Football: After listening to the persuasion, I became the strongest free man!

Chapter 351 Zidane’s Tactics

These three Real Madrid midfielders who deliver cannonballs and help him clear obstacles are the source of power for the galactic battleship led by Zidane.

In this game, the midfield trio completely controlled the entire midfield hinterland.

Even Atletico Madrid's famous "midfield meat grinder" is dwarfed by these three people - the midfield line composed of Koke, Gabi, Saul and Carrasco has a total of 9 times in this game. Mistakes were made, and Real Madrid's midfield trio handed the ball over to their opponents only once.

Modric and Bai Ran's use of passing to control the rhythm of the game in this game can be said to be extremely wonderful - Modric passed the ball 83 times, 78 of which were accurately passed to the feet of his teammates;

According to the post-match statistics of the live broadcast, Bai Ran made 96 passes in the game, and his passing accuracy was as high as 99% - he only missed one pass. Since the quarterfinals, the passing success rate of this super star has not been low. Over 90%, and can contribute no less than 2 key passes per game.

Modric and Bai Ran play more of a role in controlling the rhythm of Real Madrid's midfield system. They first need to ensure the stable operation of Real Madrid's entire system.

And Casemiro is the player who provides changes - Casemiro can not only fill the gap between the midfield line and the back line, blocking Griezmann's retreat to receive the ball, he also plays a role in the transition between offense and defense. The connecting role is also the basis of Real Madrid's fierce counterattack.

In such scenes in Real Madrid games, you can often see Casemiro stealing the ball in the backcourt, passing the ball to Modric to advance, or making a direct pass to find Cristiano Ronaldo to start a counterattack.

This young player who had no place in Real Madrid in the past is now a core part of Real Madrid's midfield.

Since the Champions League quarter-finals, Casemiro's total steals and interceptions have reached 10 times.

Zidane has never been stingy in praising Casemiro: "I don't need to tell Casemiro how to play, his performance is so perfect."

Bayern's method is to surround Casemiro and cut in from the wing to put defensive pressure on him. Once Casemiro grabs the ball, he immediately surrounds him. This was very successful in the first half of the first round of the Champions League.

Thank God, Ronaldo!

When facing Barcelona, ​​Barcelona's strategy is more direct, which is to let Messi eat up Casemiro's defense zone, causing fouls and yellow cards, and combined with the atmosphere created on and off the court, it puts physical and psychological pressure on Casemiro. .

You can find Isco on the left wing, the right wing, the edge of the opponent's penalty area, and the front edge of his own penalty area; he retreats to the center back position to help deliver the ball, and he breaks through in the frontcourt. Isco's running range covers Almost the entire stadium, and this is also his tactical role in this game-"let the team have one more person at any time."

However, long-distance and frequent running exhausted Isco's physical energy. In the 68th minute of the game, Zidane made the first personnel transfer of the game and asked Asensio to replace Isco.

On offense, Isco's starting position allowed Casemiro to breathe a sigh of relief. In the previous three midfielders, no matter who was further forward, Bai Ran and Modric were parallel most of the time.

Casemiro also praised the two partners. You can think of Casemiro as a car, Modric is the fuel, and Bai Ran is the engine.

However, Qi Xuanxue's Xuanxue Ronaldo cooperated with the atmosphere of the Bernabeu to complete an incredible equalizer. Real Madrid was already playing crazy when there was one less player. Without a defensive hub, there was almost no hope of defending.

Barcelona's tactic has been successful. Real Madrid had basically lost when Zidane couldn't bear the pressure and replaced Casemiro.

Ramos's first shovel reflected the Real Madrid captain's interpretation of Barcelona's tactics at that time:

Casemiro comes off the field, and I have to step forward to relieve the pressure on the defensive midfielder.

Isco replaced the injured Bell in this game. Isco, who served as an attacking midfielder, was not limited to the center. He was more like a free man.

Because he is the only player in Real Madrid's midfield who has excellent one-on-one defensive ability. The others, including Modric, Bai Ran and Kovacic, all have excellent assisting defensive abilities, but they face one-on-one opponents with excellent dribbling. He seemed very tired.

Casemiro was intercepted a lot in the first and second half. However, Atletico relied on forwards to retreat to help. After the interception, the forward depth was not enough. Griezmann and Gameiro's ability to protect the ball was average. , Casemiro and other Real Madrid midfielders have enough time to return to defense.

Based on the two games, the best way to deal with Real Madrid is to kill Casemiro and apply pressure both offensively and defensively.

Even when Casemiro is being focused on, Real Madrid can start an offensive line of Modric/Bairan-Marcelo/Carvajal-Isco, bypassing those with poor ability to escape. Casemiro, this makes Atletico very difficult to defend.

The Brazilian is one of the most critical figures in Real Madrid's tactics today. His irreplaceability is second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, and even higher than the two organizational masters.

Carvajal praised.

It's up to them and Isco to complete the push forward.

Casemiro is a separate point. He needs to be responsible for the advancement of the team's defensive third zone to the midfield. If he only relies on delivering the ball to the wing, when both sides are full of physical fitness, Marcelo and Cava will Hal often faces the dilemma of being cornered.

In this game, Isco made 3 successful dribbles, tied with Cristiano Ronaldo for the most in the game; out of 60 passes, 59 were accurately passed to his teammates, with the highest passing accuracy in the game.

After Isco came on the field, Modric retreated to the back line when advancing, and he was lifted up parallel to Casemiro, or even a little further forward. After Casemiro completed the steal, he could easily hand over directly. Pass to Bai Ran or pass back to Modric.

But Casemiro still frightened Real Madrid in the two rounds because his defensive task was too heavy and he received a yellow card early, causing everyone to worry about him being sent off.

The "BBC" combination is no longer Real Madrid's signature dish. Bale is often troubled by injuries. Benzema only had 4 shot on target from 1 shots in this game. However, Zidane also has Isco, Vazquez, Asensio, and more. Ronaldo, who had few opportunities but performed well.

"The extra person in the midfield" in Bai Ran's mouth is Isco.

Bayern and Barcelona actually seized on this vital goal and beat him hard, but their player configurations were different and they chose to deal with Casemiro in different ways.

Normally we play with a midfield three, but today with four midfielders we controlled the game. "Bai Ran said after the game.

Of course the results were disastrous.

It also allowed Bayern to suppress Real Madrid throughout the first half, but in the second half, Real Madrid adopted a strategy of attacking through two full-backs.

Qi Xuanxue's tactics have actually been seen through by Casemiro.

Real Madrid's wild attack gave Barcelona a chance to counterattack 7 on 3. Kovacic should have directly put Barcelona's players on the ball to block the counterattack, but he didn't, and Messi's goal was a matter of course.

“We performed very well today and had a great tactical strategy. We always had one more player than our opponents in the midfield today.

Not usually good at defense, he made all three tackles in this game, second only to Casemiro and Ramos.

But this is due to the aging of Bayern's wing lineup. In the second half of the game, it was no longer able to bring suffocating pressure to Real Madrid's full-backs.

While destroying opportunities for opponents, of course there are also those who create opportunities. "I have Bai Ran and Modric beside me. They are both at the same level as Zidane."

It is true that Real Madrid's Champions League record this season is inseparable from Ronaldo's outstanding performance, but the stable output of Real Madrid's midfield line day after day can at least ensure that Real Madrid's opportunity creation efficiency is still the world's top level.

Robben is okay, but Lahm can't hold down Marcelo. Ribery's physical fitness really cannot keep up.

Real Madrid's two full-backs, Carvajal and Marcelo, may not necessarily have the strongest overall strength, but their ball ability is definitely the best in the world. By increasing the points for handling the ball, Casemiro's output after stealing the ball is reduced. The difficulty of the ball also makes Real Madrid's offense more calm.

The loss to Barcelona was of greater tactical value to Real Madrid than to Barcelona. Barcelona was able to survive, but Real Madrid completely understood their tactics.

"When the ball is at Isco's feet, it's perfect. The coach may have to think a little bit more about who he puts on the pitch."

Modric can complete all football tasks on the field, controlling the field, advancing, mobilizing long passes, and defending (you can see that he frequently helps Carvajal flank Carrasco, filling Carvajal's position behind the front)

And his partner Bai Ran set the tone for Real Madrid's midfield - he did a good job in protecting the ball. He was rarely intercepted by opponents due to procrastination and was able to control the ball at his feet. In this game, Bai Ran controlled 10% of Real Madrid's ball possession, the highest rate in the game, and made no mistakes.

Isco fully implemented Zidane's tactical instructions. If you have to find fault, Isco's ball is not fast enough, and he is too sticky to the ball, which also makes him easily trapped in the opponent's defense in the frontcourt. In this game, Isco made 3 turnovers, second only to Cork's 5.

However, Atletico Madrid does not have players with the ability to break through in a straight line in Casemiro's defense zone (defensive third zone). It is relatively easy to defend Casemiro. All Atletico Madrid can do is to frantically surround Casemiro. This is still true for them. well-done.

Therefore, on the field, there is not much pressure on the defensive barrier, and Real Madrid, whose offensive line is perfectly guaranteed, can perfectly suppress Atletico Madrid without being dragged into their rhythm by the crazy running Atletico Madrid. The tactical value of losing to Barcelona actually lies in the starting price of 14k.

He can release too much pressure for Casemiro. I think when Bell comes back, Bell should be allowed to replace Benzema instead of 14k, because Real Madrid's current midfield strength should be confident that they will not lose to anyone. The team, the BBC's strongest counterattack defense, rarely appears in games anymore.

Even when playing against Barcelona, ​​Bairan Magic Flute's midfielder suppressed Xiaobai to a great extent.

When Bell's injury is not completely healed, he can be temporarily substituted, playing 14k or Asensio (whose ability with the ball is slightly better than Vazquez), and then in the second half, he can be replaced with Bell, who has a physical advantage. This is when his impact is the most terrifying, and it is also a strategy that can reduce his injuries.

Modric and Bai Ran play more of a role in controlling the rhythm of Real Madrid's midfield system. They first need to ensure the stable operation of Real Madrid's entire system.

And Casemiro is the player who provides changes - Casemiro can not only fill the gap between the midfield line and the back line, blocking Griezmann's retreat to receive the ball, he also plays a role in the transition between offense and defense. The connecting role is also the basis of Real Madrid's fierce counterattack.

Coach Louis van Gaal has been on fire lately.

He led the team against Real Madrid, a 3:0 score, and was called the double godfather of Barcelona and Bayern by busybodies on the Internet.

A game came to Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The old coach also vowed before the game, vowing to dedicate a wonderful game to Manchester United fans and ensure that Manchester United can advance to the next round of the Champions League knockout rounds.

What is the probability that Real Madrid can come back from being 0:3 behind?

I can only say that the probability is not impossible.

Anyway, all major handicaps in the European gambling industry can show that bookmakers are not very optimistic about Real Madrid.

There is also news that Real Madrid chairman Florentino is selecting a coach. Once Real Madrid is eliminated from the Champions League and competes with Barcelona in the Spanish League, there will be no way to win.

Then even Zidane is in danger of being dismissed from get out of class. This former superstar's first first-team coach job in his life seems to be coming to an end.

Faced with this difficult game, Zidane's elite used all their main players to play, leaving no backup. They were already 0:3 behind, and there was no need for any backup.

In the player tunnel, Ronaldo was not very interested.

Former teammate Rooney said hello to Ronaldo, but Ronaldo didn't say much to him. This Manchester United team made Ronaldo feel very strange. Basically there are not many of his former teammates at Manchester United.

It is said that Van Gaal plans to sell the Raphael brothers, Anderson, Nani and others in a package.

Even compatriot and national team favorite Van Persie is ready to sell to Fenerbahce of the Turkish League.

This sense of strangeness may help Ronaldo score more goals.

Bai Ran knew that the reason why Ronaldo was not particularly happy was that the team scored so many goals in the last game, but none of them were scored by him.

Of course, Ronaldo's bad face was not directed at his teammates, but at himself.

When Bai Ran first joined the team, Cristiano Ronaldo learned that Bai Ran was from China. He was very excited and said that he played table tennis very well. As a result, he invited Bai Ran to play table tennis with him, but Bai Ran abused him.

Then Ronaldo bought a table tennis table in his mansion in Madrid, and even hired a professional table tennis coach to practice hard for a month before challenging Bai Ran.

This kind of person will never stop competing with himself.

Perhaps this is why Cristiano Ronaldo is so successful. After all, he already won the World Footballer and Ballon d'Or at the age of 23.

Anyone else would have been lying down and playing.

All in all, anyone in the world may surrender when faced with a game that is difficult to win, but Ronaldo certainly will not.

This also gave Bai Ran a lot of comfort. After all, this game was very difficult, and it was not easy to get the rewards from the system. Having a teammate like Ronaldo who refused to admit defeat was naturally good news for Bai Ran.

After walking out of the players' tunnel, everyone came to the scene and everyone formed a circle.

"Come on, we will definitely be able to reverse today, we will definitely win today."

Ramos looked at Bai Ran who issued a declaration of war...

"Uh, did I steal your lines?"

"It's okay, that's fine."

"Do you want to be the captain?"

"I didn't..." Bai Ran quickly denied that he was trying to usurp the throne.

"Players who don't want to be captain are not good players. Don't deny it, come on, let's go! This is the Bernabeu, not Old Trafford. They are not allowed to run wild here!"

Having said that, how this game goes depends on the specific results. Everyone knows that Manchester United will definitely use the large circle tactic recently studied by Van Gaal.

If there is no way to break this tactic, it will definitely be walked by Manchester United.

But Real Madrid belongs to the Cosmos team Barcelona, ​​which has experienced its peak.

Face this next-level parody.

Although it is a headache, as long as everyone is willing to put in 120℅ of effort, it is not completely impossible.

In the pre-match arrangements, head coach Zidane did not give any ingenious tactics. It's just about exploring the players' fighting spirit from a spiritual level.

The game kicked off first with Real Madrid.

On the striker, Benzema passed the ball back.

Ronaldo and Bale on both sides were like two sharp knives piercing behind Manchester United.

The ball was passed to Bai Ran, who directly passed a long pass to Ronaldo.

When encountering top strikers, passing the ball is so simple and violent, just aim and pass it accurately.

Cristiano Ronaldo plays precise football, preparing to attack people on the wing.

It passed Damian, but the ball was destroyed by Jones who came over from defense.

Manchester United's side is also simple. Facing Real Madrid's full line of attack, it is also a big foot to destroy.

In the midfield position, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is back here to help the team's midfielders control the ball.

In the contest with Modric, Rooney had the last laugh with his strong body.

After taking control of the ball, Rooney turned around and hit a through ball.

The play is quite simple, completely different from the previous large circle tactics.

Van Gaal is indeed an old fox, knowing that the team has a big lead, and Real Madrid is a very sharp offensive team, so he did not play a large circle tactic, but launched a quick counterattack.

Van Persie gets the ball on the striker.

At this time, he had not entered the penalty area and was about 25 meters away from the goal. Varane, who was defending Van Persie, did not stick to him. You must know that when Van Persie debuted, he started as a winger.

If you stick it too close, it will be easy for Van Persie to get past him.

It turns out that Varane also ignored a problem, that is, after Van Persie enters the 30-meter area, he can shoot from the corner anywhere.

This is a super shooter whose shooting skills are not inferior to Ronaldo's.

Although he was far away from the goal, Van Persie felt that there were too few Manchester United players in the Real Madrid half and he would not get much offensive support. If he passed the ball again, it would delay the opportunity, so he started decisively.

If there are jujubes but not jujubes, hit three poles first, and start with a knock on the mountain to shake the tiger.

The quality of this shot is extremely high.

It stuck directly to the turf and flew towards the goal at extremely fast speed.

(End of this chapter)