The game had already begun.
Li Ang sat in the technical area on the sidelines and stared at the Real Madrid players on the field.
"Single vanguard formation?" Li Ang pondered.
Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper was still Casillas. The center-back combination was Helguera and Samuels. The right-back was the young Bravo. On the left was the Brazilian star player, Roberto Carlos. In the midfield was Gravesen, Beckham, Solari, Figo, and Guti. In front was the lone striker, Ronaldo.
Looking at the starting lineup, Li Ang's lips curled into a smile. "This match is in," he said to his assistant Banderas.
In Li Ang's eyes, Luxemburgo's starting lineup for Real Madrid was simply a trap.
The 23-year-old Bravo played as the right-back. This young man, who came out of Real Madrid's youth training, was a standard versatile player. He could play as a defensive midfielder, a full-back, a center-back, and a side midfielder. However, his performance in each position could only be said to be very average. Luxemburgo's placement of Bravo in the full-back position was the biggest mistake in Li Ang's eyes. He did not know if it was because of the influence of Roberto Carlos on the left, but Bravo on the right also liked to assist very much and pressed very high. Full-backs liked to assist, which was nothing. However, the problem was that after Bravo assisted, he often did not return to defend in place. In addition, Roberto Carlos on the left was also heavy on offense and light on defense. Li Ang's mind was already filled with the huge gap after Real Madrid's two full-backs pressed hard. This was simply wonderful for Sporting de Gijón, who were good at playing fast counterattacks.
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In the center-back position, Helguera and Samuels were partners. Helguera played as a center-back, which was a trap. Sporting de Gijón had previously defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. Helguera was attacked by Mata and Ribéry one after another, which made him very embarrassed.
The other center-back, Samuels, was an Argentine center-back nicknamed "The Rock." Objectively speaking, he was one of the best center-backs in football today. However, this referred to Samuels during his time in Rome, not the Samuels during his time in Real Madrid. During his time in Real Madrid, Samuels's performance was a disaster. In the beginning, because Real Madrid had sent away Makelele, the defensive midfielder position was weak and often the center-back had to directly face the opponent's striker. This caused Samuels, who had just transferred to Real Madrid and was still in the adaptation stage, to be repeatedly beaten by the opponent's striker. He directly became the scapegoat for Real Madrid's weak waist. For a period of time, criticizing Samuels became the daily homework of the Madrid media. Later, Samuels experienced an injury and had just returned from his injury. Although Real Madrid learned from the painful experience and brought in the Danish Gravesen in the midfield to provide protection for the rear defensive line, Samuels, who already had a certain psychological shadow and was affected by the injury, would not have an easy time facing the attacks of Ribéry, Mata, and the others.
In the midfield, Real Madrid had brought in the Danish player, Gravesen, in the winter. It could be said that he had improved Real Madrid's defensive toughness to a certain extent. However, Gravesen was an engineer type player and did not pose much of a threat to Sporting de Gijón. Most importantly, Real Madrid might only have Gravesen as a defensive player in the entire midfield. It was basically impossible to expect the Figos to actively return to defend. Therefore, Li Ang also had a way to deal with Gravesen.
Beckham was placed in the defensive midfielder position by Luxemburgo again today. The England national footballer's work ethic was unquestionable and he worked very hard. However, Beckham played in the defensive midfielder position too hard and was very average. In addition to being careful of Beckham's sudden assists and passes, Li Ang had already made arrangements to deal with Beckham, who "did not know how to pass people" and "was not fast."
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In the left midfielder position was the Argentinian star player, Solari. The Argentinian's footwork was good, but his biggest problem was that he was slow.
On the right was Figo. The 32-year-old Figo had a lot of experience, but his stamina was not as good as before. He did not run actively. Without speed and explosive power, his strength had decreased a lot.
As for the attacking midfielder position, Guti, the vice president of the Real Madrid team and Sporting de Gijón, had a deep enmity with Li Ang. The key was that Guti had a bad temper and played with resentment. Li Ang was considering whether to let the players provoke the "Blonde Wolf King" again and let him leave the field with a red face. In addition, Guti played too casually. For the Real Madrid fans, it was simply too familiar to see Guti lose the ball in the front field and then walk back slowly. He even stood in the same place and watched the opponent's counterattack. Although Guti's performance at times was still outstanding, in Li Ang's eyes, a Guti with a bad temper was also a trap!
As for the front line, although Ronaldo was already a fat man, he was still one of the most terrifying strikers on the planet. Li Ang would not let his guard down. However, the current Ronaldo was no longer at the peak of his youth. Ronaldo could now pass one or two people, but it was difficult to continue to break through. Therefore, as long as Ronaldo's passing route was blocked, the threat of the Brazilian star player would be greatly reduced.
Real Madrid's two center backs, one was a trap, and the other was not very reliable. The two full backs were thinking about pressing up to attack. The midfielders, except for Gravesen, were basically of no help to the defense. The most important thing was that Real Madrid's midfield was too slow. It was like a luxurious and bright luxury car, but it was as slow as an old car.
Although Real Madrid's strength on paper was far stronger than Sporting de Gijón, Li Ang had a lot of confidence in winning against this opponent that he had seen through very clearly.
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"It's too fast! Sporting de Gijón's tempo is too fast! "The commentator, Dagestino, exclaimed.
On the field, after Sporting de Gijón passed the ball several times in the front field, Di Natale sent out a horizontal pass. Benzema, who followed up, directly shot at the goal, but the football was saved by Casillas.
"Ten minutes into the game, Sporting de Gijón has already shot four times! Their attacking speed is too fast, and Real Madrid is a little unprepared for it. " González had just finished speaking when Di Natale sent in a corner kick. Benzema's header brushed back, and Modric's header went slightly over the crossbar!
"It's too fast!" In Real Madrid's technical area, Luxemburgo frowned. Sporting de Gijón's tempo was too fast.
On the other side, Li Ang's face showed a smile. Yes, it was fast! The tactics that he had formulated for Sporting de Gijón today could only be described in one word: fast!
At the beginning of the game, they would use a fast pace to attack Real Madrid. They would use continuous attacks to wear down Real Madrid's glamorous and slow old car!
In fact, it was exactly so. Real Madrid, who had been used to slow ball control at the beginning of the game, were directly stunned by Sporting de Gijón's fast straight punches. They were not used to it.
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