Real Madrid was like a giant ship that was leaking everywhere. The bow and stern of the ship were leaking everywhere, and there was no time to plug the holes.
The injury situation of the team was very serious!
The 0: 1 loss to Real Valladolid was the first time in eight months that Real Madrid failed to score in the league tournament. The last time they failed to score was only because they sent out a substitute lineup to deal with the opponent and ensure that the city gate did not fall.
What made Real Madrid worse was that under Valladolid's intensive defense and fierce pressing, Real Madrid, whose offensive strength was declining, could only rely on rushing and fighting. In the end, Robben was injured and left the field, and van Nistelrooy was seriously injured!
Immediately after the game, van Nistelrooy's knee injury was not only confirmed for the season, but he might even retire. Van Nistelrooy immediately took a flight to the United States to seek medical treatment.
The past 20 days were undoubtedly a nightmare for Real Madrid. The team was double-eliminated by Juventus, who lacked many main players, in the Champions League, and was defeated by the third-division Real Federación in the Copa del Rey. Their league results were not ideal. They were bound to win but were forced to a draw by Almería. They defeated Malaga by a reversal and lost humiliatingly to Valladolid. They were five points ahead of Barcelona.
Real Madrid, who was considered the strongest in Europe last season and was even predicted to be able to dominate European football for three to five years, seemed to be on the verge of falling apart under everyone's unexpected attention.
At the post-match press conference after the loss to Valladolid, a reporter asked Bosque for the first time, "Will Real Madrid fire you?"
Even if the old manager had just brought Real Madrid to a new height in history last season, he also fell into a crisis of confidence after the nightmare of nearly a month.
The media understood the Real Madrid Club's style of doing things. They would not give the manager too much patience and time. If there was a slight change in the results, it was bound to trigger a crisis of monstrous waves!
In fact, Real Madrid's top management did have the idea of changing the manager.
Clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona were the most in line with the rules of the game in the "European and American political circles."
When the crisis came, they had to shift the responsibility and find a scapegoat.
If the president made the people unhappy, then the president was replaced. If the president did not want to step down, then divert the people's attention or find a scapegoat to shift the responsibility.
Whether it was Calderón or Laporta, in a similar situation, everyone's choice was not right or wrong. It was only forced by the situation!
Just like the dismissal of Capello last season, if Calderón wanted to sit in the chairman's seat, at least he would not be attacked by the fans and members now. He needed to make the manager a scapegoat and find a new manager to ease the anger of the fans. He needed to let the fans have some expectations for the new manager and pass through a period of calm.
El Mundo Deportivo reported that Bosque would not lose his job immediately. The club's board of directors intended to give him more time to prove himself. If there was still no improvement by January next year, Real Madrid would use the winter break to complete the change of manager. The relevant negotiators had already begun early contact with Rijkaard and Ramos.
Rijkaard was unexpectedly first on the list of alternate candidates. As the former manager of the "arch-rival" Barcelona, Rijkaard was naturally a natural enemy of Real Madrid, but his Dutch ancestry would help him settle the locker room. There were now five Dutch players in Real Madrid's locker room.
Bosque was criticized by the outside world for his negligence in the locker room. Ramos publicly bombarded the team's tactic of not having a full-time right midfielder. In fact, he was complaining that Robben was no longer invested in the defensive end like last season. Guti bluntly said after the game against Juventus that the team lacked fighting power and unity. His words made the relationship between the Spanish and Dutch sides tense.
After the loss to Juventus, there was even a pessimistic mood in the team. Many discordant voices also surfaced. Even Raúl was once again regarded by the media as the team's bully …
Of course, it might be wishful thinking to expect Rijkaard to settle the Real Madrid locker room. An important reason for Rijkaard's "dismissal" at Barça was that the locker room was out of control. The media believed that it was a better choice to go to AC Milan to replace Ancelotti as coach. At least Rijkaard did not have to bear the public pressure of defecting to the enemy camp. The prestige that the Dutchman accumulated at San Siro during his playing days also helped him to carry out his work. In addition, the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur also extended an olive branch to Rijkaard.
There was not much time left for Bosque. His atonement period happened to be the "Devil's December" on the calendar. He had to play against Valencia, Barcelona, Sevilla, and Villarreal in a row.
To make matters worse, Real Madrid was hit by a wave of large-scale injuries. Robben and van Nistelrooy had basically said goodbye to 2008 in advance!
The FIFA match day in November arrived. Qin Xiong still did not return to China to participate in the war. During this period, he trained alone at the training base. He had already started training with the ball.
The coaching staff was very happy with his recovery from injury. Qin Xiong had a good foundation and usually paid attention to his physical care. The most important thing was his mentality in the face of injury, which was also one of the important reasons for his rapid recovery.
After the FIFA match day, Real Madrid welcomed the challenge of Vilva at home.
In the twelfth round of the La Liga, Bosque obtained a rare victory. He himself escaped death and got a chance to take a breather.
But for Real Madrid, the price of this victory was a little high. The victory over Huelva, who was struggling in the relegation zone, caused Real Madrid to pay the price of two players being injured. The midfield general, Sneijder, and the frontline pillar, Higuaín, both left the field with injuries. Real Madrid's injury list was further expanded.
To make matters worse, Higuaín's injury made the frontline, which was already stretched, even more tense. The commentator lamented after Higuaín left the field. "If Higuaín's injury is confirmed, then the White Army will probably have to ask Butragueno to come out of retirement to deal with the game against Belarus' Borisov Bate next week."
Snede was the Real Madrid player who posed the most threat in the game. He also scored the only goal in the game. However, in the 65th minute of the second half, he had to leave the field early due to injury. Bosque replaced him with Van Der Vaart.
Snede was injured by the opponent's player in the opponent's half of the field. At first, it looked like he could recover, but in the end, he could not hold on and had to leave the field early.
Shortly after the game, Snede was examined. The team doctor said that Snede's right calf had a slight injury to the triceps muscle, but it should be no problem for him to play in the Champions League next week.
Snede's injury was not serious, and Real Madrid had plenty of players in the midfield. Even if he was absent, it would not be too much of a problem for Real Madrid.
The problem was Higuaín's injury. Although the Argentine missed a few chances in the game, in terms of the overall performance, he was still better than his frontline partner Raúl. The Real Madrid captain almost disappeared in the game, but Higuaín attacked the opponent's defensive line.
However, in the 76th minute, a scene that Bosque did not want to see happened: Higuaín twisted his left ankle in a tackle. The Argentine lay on the ground and could not continue.
Bosque could only replace Higuaín with Saviola, and the latter lay on the stretcher, crying with his hands covering his face. His painful look was extremely worrying.
What made people not know whether to laugh or cry was that the stretcher also broke down, which delayed the rescue.
Real Madrid's injury curse continued. Now, Snede and Higuaín, the two players who helped the team's offense the most, were added to the injury list.
At the end of the game, the commentator said, "Real Madrid won, but the team has two heavyweight players down. Now we can only hope that their injuries are not as serious as they look, especially Higuaín. Winning three points against Welva is a morale boost for Real Madrid, even though there were boos and white handkerchiefs at the Bernabéu. "
General manager Mijatović said after the game, "The team's attitude is very good. The players did their best to fight, but unfortunately, Higuaín is injured. Now we still need to see how his injury is."
Madrid, which was as warm as spring, seemed to have suddenly entered a cold winter.
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