Fifty-Six Tonight's 14th Master, I Love It!
On the evening of March 19th, at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
In the twenty-eighth round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Real Betis at home.
In stoppage time in the first half, the score was still zero to zero.
In the stands of the Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid fans couldn't stand it anymore, especially some radical fans in the South Stand, even started booing the team in the stands, especially the head coach Gao Shen.
Many fans lashed out again, and even insulted the advanced slogans and slogans.
They are venting their dissatisfaction.
But just when the patience of all the fans was about to be exhausted, the Real Madrid midfielder suddenly completed a steal.
After Gravesen steals, the ball is quickly passed to Guti in front of him.
The Golden Wolf, who replaced Zidane in the starting lineup, stopped the ball, took two steps forward, and sent a sharp through ball, which was accurately given to the left side of the front of Real Betis' small penalty area.
Negredo pulled away the defender, and Raúl tactfully stepped in behind, and before the defender settled down, he poked with his foot. The ball rubbed against the bottom of the left post and entered the Real Betis goal.
In an instant, the entire Bernabéu stadium boiled up!
Raul also turned around and rushed out of the field excitedly, running all over the field amidst the cheers of the Real Madrid fans.
Since Gao Shen took office, he has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, especially after arranging Negredo to share the defensive pressure for him, Raul has been completely liberated, scored goals again and again, has overtaken Ronaldo, and has become Real Madrid's main player. The leading scorer of the season.
Tonight, it was Raul's final decision at a critical moment, allowing Real Madrid to take the lead in the first half.
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Standing on the sidelines, Gao Shen jumped up excitedly after seeing Raul's goal.
After landing, he turned around and gave Lucas, Maqueda and others high-fives one by one, then stretched his hand towards Buenaventu. When the physical coach clapped his hands with him, he pulled hard and gave the other party a warm welcome. hug.
All around Buenaventura's ears were deafening cheers, mixed with high-pitched laughter.
Raul's goal did not come easily.
Or it should be said that every goal of Real Madrid at this stage is hard-won.
After releasing Buenaventura, Gao Shen turned around, exhaled heavily, and roared forcefully, venting all the tension and pressure.
Tonight, Real Madrid's starting lineup did not include Zidane and Beckham, and the Frenchman did not even enter the squad.
When announcing the 18-man roster, many people thought that after blocking Ronaldo and Carlos, Gao Shen aimed the butcher knife at Zidane. As everyone knows, the main reason is that Zidane participated in the national team match in the middle of the week.
Beckham's situation is different from Zidane's. It is mainly Buenaventura's idea to let him substitute or even not let him play. He gave suggestions based on Beckham's physical condition.
So tonight, Real Madrid's 4231, the goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Felipe, Woodgate, Ramos and Arbeloa, the double midfielders are Gravesen and Borja, In front are Raul, Guti and Cassano, and Negredo is ahead.
Not to mention anything else, with such a lineup at home, and the fact that the team has been adjusting the team's training plan according to Buenaventura's plan in the past few days, the players are still trying to adapt and adjust.
The downturn is palpable.
Even, Gao Shen is already mentally prepared to be tied at home.
Guti's deadly through ball was given just right, and Raul's back thrust was also very tacit.
This made Gao Shen greatly relieved.
"Tonight's Fourteenth Master, I love it!" Gao Shen laughed loudly while being excited.
Everyone knows that Guti is really a nerve knife, and the biggest shortcoming is instability.
But Gao Shen has let him start for two consecutive games,
And let him play Zidane's midfielder position, completely control the overall situation, do not need him to participate in the defense, trying to maximize the release of Guti's offense and creativity.
In the last game against Valencia, Guti's side-splitting diagonal pass made Callejon's bottom pass. This time it was even more straightforward, sending out a scalpel-like through ball directly, allowing Raul to score.
How can people not love such Guti?
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In the end, Real Madrid narrowly beat Real Betis 1-0 at the Bernabeu with Guti assisting Raul's goal.
Although the game was won, there were still boos when the final whistle sounded.
Real Madrid fans are still very dissatisfied with this kind of game, because the game is too dull and ugly.
Real Madrid did not seize much of an offensive advantage throughout the game, and even had six fewer shots than Real Betis, Real Madrid had 13 shots, and Real Betis had 19 shots. This is also a disadvantage for Real Madrid.
The ball possession rate is 60% to 40%. Real Madrid has the advantage, but the number of shots is at a disadvantage. How can the fans accept this?
A team in the relegation zone at home is playing like this, what can I use to fight against Barcelona?
Also, why didn't Zidane and Beckham play? Are Ronaldo and Carlos really going to stand in the stands?
After the game, the Spanish media were also dissatisfied with Real Madrid's performance, especially criticizing Gao Shen's absence from the pre-match and post-match press conferences again, thinking that this was a very unprofessional behavior.
On the contrary, Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of AS News, took the initiative to defend Gao Shen in his column, thinking that Real Madrid has been improving, especially on the defensive end.
"Although Real Betis has 19 shots, but the number of times they shot the goal is only one, that is to say, Casillas only faced one shot threat in the whole game, which was unbelievable in the past .”
Alfredo said that the improvement of Real Madrid's defensive level is obvious to all, and the price paid is the weakening of offensive ability.
"According to the news we got from inside Real Madrid, before the game, Gao Shen had a thorough discussion with Chairman Martin and Technical Director Butragueno. Grabbing stamina."
Real Betis at home on the weekend, Zaragoza away in the middle of next week, Deportivo in the next weekend at home, Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Champions League next week, Barcelona in the weekend next week National derby.
Alfredo listed Real Madrid's devil's schedule in his column, "If Barcelona's devil's schedule is in February, then Real Madrid's devil's schedule is in March and early April."
"Gao Shen believes that Real Madrid must reserve enough ammunition for the devil's schedule."
But Alfredo's rational voice did not get much response amidst the overwhelming boos and doubts.
Especially after Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 away, it caused panic among Real Madrid fans.
The end of the season is getting closer.
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Amidst the doubts, Gao Shen was most concerned about a piece of news from Aspen.
Ronaldo said in an interview with Aspen that he has no plans to transfer to Serie A, and he still wants to stay in Real Madrid.
The Brazilian alien clarified that he did not authorize his agent to contact the Serie A team, nor did he receive any invitation.
This is the first time Ronaldo has publicly refuted rumors since the rumors spread outside.
Gao Shen noticed this news more because he sensed that it was a signal.
Ronaldo's attitude changed.
In fact, it's not surprising. In the past four games, he didn't even make the squad. Can he bear it?
Besides, now Raul has scored more goals than him, can he bear it?
Real Madrid has won four consecutive victories in these four games. If this continues, Real Madrid will really have nothing to do with Ronaldo.
He was arrogant before because he felt that the team needed his offense and his goals.
But now?
Gao Shen would rather play ugly, play conservatively, and score fewer goals. He must be suppressed and marginalized.
Ronaldo has only two choices, either continue to be marginalized and wait for his fate after the end of the season, or give in.
However, if you continue to be tough, Ronaldo's position in the Brazilian national team may be hanging in the summer World Cup in Germany.
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The overwhelming doubts from the outside world did not disrupt Gao Shen's deployment and rhythm.
On March 22, Real Madrid was once again a guest at the La Romeda Stadium in Zaragoza.
The last time Real Madrid came to this stadium was in the Copa del Rey. They suffered a 1-6 disastrous defeat in that battle, and now they are making a comeback again.
Gao Shen has learned the experience and lessons of the Copa del Rey fiasco, coupled with the fact that the team is still adjusting and continues to carry out a substantial rotation. This time, Raul, Gravesen, Negredo and others have all entered the rest list, replaced by Baker Ham started and Zidane entered the squad.
Both sides played very patiently, but the game was indeed dull.
Gao Shen did not want to leave room for Zaragoza to counterattack, and attached great importance to oppression and pressing, which also prevented Zaragoza's offense from being contained.
The most threatening offenses of the game occurred in stoppage time.
The first half was a counterattack from Zaragoza. The former Real Madrid midfielder Celades sent a direct pass. Everton made a cross, and Diego Milito shoveled in front of the goal.
Woodgate defended at a critical moment, blocked Diego Milito's shot, and after changing the direction of the football, Casillas saved the ball steadily and resolved the crisis of scoring.
In stoppage time in the second half, Real Madrid created the most threatening attack in the game.
Beckham made a diagonal pass from the right to the goal, and Zidane, who came on as a substitute, quickly jumped in. Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Cesar decisively abandoned the goal, but they collided with Zidane, and neither of them could hold the ball.
In the penalty area, Soldado, who has a keen sense of smell, got ahead of everyone and swept the ball into Zaragoza's goal.
One to zero!
Real Madrid finally relied on Soldado's goal in stoppage time to beat Zaragoza 1-0.
The game is still boring, Real Madrid is still playing badly, and the fans and the media are also as dissatisfied as ever.
Especially in another game at the same time, Barcelona defeated Getafe 3-1 at home with Eto'o's brace and continued to maintain its lead.
On the one hand, it is powerful and exciting, and at the same time, it is dangerous and dull.
Not to mention that the media and neutral fans fell to Barcelona, even many Real Madrid fans accused the team, thinking that Gao Shen played too conservatively, and it was simply pursuing the Italian one-to-zero doctrine, which seriously violated Real Madrid's tradition.
Gao Shen declined to comment.
not the right time yet.