Bosque hung his head in the technical area, which was a rare sight.
The old manager might have really looked forward to using a tactical change to solve Real Madrid's structural imbalance.
The effect of letting Qin Xiong return to the midfield as the commander was obvious.
In the positional game, Real Madrid's offense could flow smoothly.
But it also weakened the offensive strength of the frontline.
The combination of Qin Xiong and Raúl was definitely stronger than Higuaín and Raúl.
Therefore, Qin Xiong occasionally had to plug in to attack the frontline. At this time, once the attack failed and gave Liverpool a chance to fight back, then Liverpool's counterattack would crush Real Madrid's defensive line like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood!
Some of the injuries really left the top manager at his wit's end.
After Real Madrid restarted the game, Qin Xiong temporarily stabilized the situation in the midfield.
In the 14th minute of the game, he sent a diagonal straight pass to Robben. Robben made a cross cut in front of Liverpool's penalty area and made a wall combination with Raúl. He cut into the penalty area and shot a goal under Agger's interference.
As long as Qin Xiong did not assist, his ability to predict the direction of the opponent's attack and plug in after blocking the opponent's movement was still obvious. It would not make Real Madrid's defensive line seem to be on the verge of collapse.
But Liverpool would not invest too many troops on the premise that there was no great opportunity.
In the 19th minute of the game, Ramos assisted and sent a pass from Qin Xiong to Robben's feet.
Peter Pan made a cross cut in front of Aurelio and deceived his players. At this time, he passed the ball back to Ramos, who passed it across the middle.
Qin Xiong took large strides and rushed up to receive the ball. He raised his leg and angrily shot!
The football drew a rainbow trajectory and bypassed the heads of Liverpool's defensive line. Everyone looked toward Liverpool's goal and saw that the arc of the rainbow finally landed on the top of Liverpool's goal. They breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Xiong secretly clenched his fists, turned around and walked back.
He knew in his heart that it would be difficult to break through Liverpool's defensive line with Real Madrid's current frontline alone!
A methodical attack was simply powerless in the face of Liverpool's defensive counterattack tactics!
Just like how Benítez once used the same tactics to exhaust Chelsea, Chelsea's attack lacked novelty and it was difficult to shake Liverpool's defensive line.
In the 21st minute of the game, Qin Xiong came to the right wing. His pass to Robben was broken by Aurelio and went out of the sideline.
Qin Xiong ran to serve the ball out of bounds. When he took the football from Robben's hands, he said to Robben, "Alger, attack the right wing, you alone!"
Robben nodded thoughtfully. He did not know what kind of earth-shattering contribution Qin Xiong expected him to make. If one person could break through Liverpool's defensive line, then Robben thought that Qin Xiong should go by himself instead of letting him go. At least he thought that in terms of individual ability, Qin Xiong was stronger!
But since it was Qin Xiong who said it, Robben did not question it. The personal relationship between them was average, but heroes appreciated each other on the field. Perhaps it was because the two people's trajectories were very similar.
They debuted together in Eredivisie and even faced each other.
They were rivals in the Premier League and became teammates in La Liga.
In the 24th minute of the game, Liverpool launched an attack from the left wing. Riera charged into the attacking danger zone and passed the ball to Gerard.
Qin Xiong and László Diarra sandwiched Gerard from the front and back, but Gerard passed the ball back behind him. Alonso followed up and directly shot a long shot!
The football flew straight to Real Madrid's goal. Casillas flew to save the ball and blocked it. Torres, who followed up, subconsciously headed the ball for a rebound shot. Unfortunately, the football was headed too high!
Pepe, who missed Torres, was angrily reprimanded by Casillas after he stood up.
"If his header had gone in, we'd be finished! Keep your spirits up! Don't be distracted for even a second! "
Pepe did not dare to rebuke Casillas, but he felt very aggrieved.
Real Madrid began to frequently attack the right wing. Qin Xiong seemed to want to pass the ball to Robben even with his eyes closed.
Robben was constantly single-handedly attacked by Liverpool's defenders and was often knocked to the ground.
In the 27th minute, Aurelio pulled down Robben after he was bypassed by Robben.
Real Madrid's free kicks on the right wing of the front field were handed over to the left-footed player, Robben.
Unfortunately, Robben's shooting today seemed to be very bad. His two consecutive free kicks did not hit the goal range.
When Liverpool's defensive midfielder began to frequently assist in defending Aurelio's side, Qin Xiong, who organized the attack in the midfield, thought: It's about time.
In the 30th minute of the game, Real Madrid was awarded a free kick again. This time, Robben was knocked to the ground by Alonso, causing Alonso to receive a yellow card.
Qin Xiong and Snede stood in front of the football. Both of them could take the free kick. Robben could also do it, but Robben gave up.
It looked like the two were discussing who would take the free kick, but Qin Xiong was talking to Snede about something that had nothing to do with the free kick.
"Before the end of the first half, you'll take over from me to organize the midfield. I'll play as the winger."
Snede asked in a low voice without changing his expression, "Do you need me to assist in front of the penalty area?"
"That's fine. It's about the same anyway."
Qin Xiong's "about the same" was actually referring to the defensive effect.
The fundamental reason why Qin Xiong could not frequently assist in the frontline was that he still contributed to the defense.
But what if it was Sneijder?
The effect might not be great. First of all, there was a gap between Snede and Qin Xiong in terms of speed. Secondly, there was the confrontation ability, the ability to read the game, and so on. In terms of overall ability, Qin Xiong was clearly better.
Snede nodded and asked again, "Are you going to kick this ball, or am I going to kick it?"
Qin Xiong turned his head and stared into his eyes and asked, "Are you confident?"
Snede looked around Anfield. The Liverpool fans were putting pressure on them.
Snede said faintly, "What's the big deal?"
Qin Xiong took the initiative to walk away.
After the referee's whistle, Snede took a high-quality free kick. The football bypassed the human wall and was about to fall into Liverpool's goal. Reina leaped across and blocked the ball out of the end line with one palm!
Snede's face flashed with a ferocious look. He was obviously unhappy that he did not score the goal from the free kick.
"Real Madrid almost equalized the score with a free kick. Snede's free kick was done beautifully. The football bypassed the human wall and fell. Reina also made a positive response. He defended Liverpool's goal with a world-class save!
A wonderful shot and a beautiful save! "
Although Real Madrid's attack from the corner kick ended in failure, Qin Xiong's mentality became more positive.
After Liverpool's positional play failed, Heinz, who controlled the ball in the backfield, passed the ball to Qin Xiong in the midfield.
Qin Xiong controlled the ball and turned to face Liverpool's half of the field. He looked like he was going to pass the ball to Robben on the right flank. At the same time, he thought to himself, It's starting!
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