Chapter 3 For the Spanish Super Cup

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the peak showdown between Real Madrid and Manchester United in the third round of Group A of the 2014 Guinness International Champions Cup came to an end. However, according to the rules of the competition, a draw would require a penalty shootout.

Manchester United's new head coach Louis van Gaal has a headache. The Dutch national team he coached suffered consecutive penalty shootouts in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

I don’t know if Van Gaal was rewarded for losing to Argentina on penalty kicks in the semifinals. In the five rounds of penalty kicks, Real Madrid only scored two goals by Tang Zheng and Modric, and the other two teammates who took penalty kicks all missed. , so much so that Benzema, who was about to take a penalty kick in the fifth round, had no chance to take a penalty kick.

Real Madrid's three games in the International Champions Cup were unsatisfactory, with one win and two losses. The only game they won was a draw that went into a penalty shootout.

Although Real Madrid's investment this season is less than in the previous two seasons, the addition of James Rodriguez and the core player of the German team Toni Kroos, the new World Cup champion, still attracts Real Madrid's attention.

The effect of joining James Rodriguez has been seen in three International Champions Cup games. He has not lost his reputation as Brazil's top scorer in the World Cup. However, Toni Kroos's performance was somewhat unsatisfactory and gave the media a place to criticize. .

As Xabi Alonso gets older, it stands to reason that Real Madrid should find a player with similar technical characteristics to Xabi Alonso. Although Toni Kroos has very strong offensive ability, his tactical system in Real Madrid The offense couldn't find its position, and the defense couldn't see anyone.

Therefore, it was difficult for Real Madrid to attack in the three International Champions Cup games in which Toni Kroos played, and even if they did, they would avoid Toni Kroos.

The huge problem manifested itself when Tang Zheng came on as a substitute for Toni Kroos in the third International Champions Cup game. After Tang Zheng came on as a substitute, Real Madrid's offense improved significantly, and the impact was immediate. In just five minutes, he sent two assists to equalize the score.

If Tang Zheng's personal condition had not been adjusted to the best, it would have been difficult for Manchester United to hold on to the 2:2 score at the last moment.

This is the saying that there is no harm without comparison.

However, Toni Kroos joined Real Madrid for a short time and the running-in period with the team has not passed. Therefore, Ancelotti still supported Toni Kroos when interviewed by the media and asked the media and fans to be more patient.

Tang Zheng, who was interviewed by the media, also supported Toni Kroos. He said: "Every player needs time to adapt to a new group. I hope everyone will give Tony some time to adapt to the new environment. He can play in the German national team and Bayern Munich plays at a high level and I believe Real Madrid can do the same..."

In the information age, news spreads very fast.

The video of Tang Zheng’s interview with the media has appeared on all major platforms.

Fashionista Toni Kroos has his own Twitter account, and the account authentication has changed from a Bayern Munich player to a Real Madrid player. He saw this video when he had nothing to do, and he felt mixed emotions.

He joined Real Madrid not to succeed Xavi Alonso, but to replace Tang Zheng.

When he was playing against Tang Zheng, he always thought that Tang Zheng was not that strong. His strength was mainly due to the strength of his teammates. However, as the team's training time increased, Toni Kroos gradually discovered that Tang Zheng was really strong.

Now after watching this video, Toni Kroos realized that in addition to his superb football skills, Tang Zheng also has a great personality...

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After Real Madrid's three International Champions Cup games, they did not immediately return to Spain to prepare for the European Super Cup. Instead, they participated in a series of business activities in the United States and Canada.

Real Madrid originally planned to go to China to make gold this summer, because Tang Zheng performed so well in this summer's World Cup in Brazil. Under this background, going to China to make gold will definitely make a lot of money.

But due to time constraints, head coach Carlo Ancelotti hurriedly called a halt.

Chairman Florentino also realized that flying from the United States to mainland China would have a great impact on the players' physical fitness. Next, they have to prepare for the European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and the 2014-2015 La Liga season.

Sevilla, the 2013-2014 Europa League champion, cannot be underestimated, and the same goes for Spanish Super Cup opponent Atletico Madrid.

If you want to achieve good results with high investment, it is very necessary to ensure the health of core players.

When Mourinho was coaching Real Madrid, it was because he made too much money in the summer that the players' physical reserves at the beginning of the season were not ideal enough and they fell off the chain early.

With the lessons learned from the past, Florentino, who is in charge of the luxury battleship, has to consider the possible consequences.

When the Real Madrid team returned to Madrid to prepare for various competitions in the new season, the official website of the Real Madrid club was updated again. Tang Zheng, who represented the national team in the World Cup 1/8 finals and faced the Costa Rican goalkeeper Navas, joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of 10 million euros. Madrid.

At the same time, Barcelona also had official transfer news updates. Belgian international Vermaelen moved from Arsenal to Barcelona for 15 million euros plus 4 million euros in floating terms.

In fact, what Tang Zheng is most concerned about is whether the club has any plans to recruit players at the forward position. Morata has excellent ability and is young. He was the first to leave and join Juventus this summer. He only relies on Cristiano Ronaldo and Benze on the forward line. Horses are far from enough. If you want to achieve good results in the new 2014-2015 season, the depth of the bench must be sufficient, especially the forward players responsible for attacking the city.

Di Maria and Jese are more suitable for the winger position. The technical characteristics of Isco and James Rodriguez tend to be offensive organizations in the frontcourt, so they must be found for Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo who are capable of the center position. A suitable substitute player.

Real Madrid is a world-class wealthy club, so naturally they need to find a decent substitute forward.

It's a pity that until the 2014 European Super Cup, there was always thunder but little rain.

The 2014 European Super Cup was held at the City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The Real Madrid team arrived in Cardiff two days before the game. Their European Super Cup opponent Sevilla obviously paid more attention to this event and arrived four days before the game.

But in many cases, good results can be brought about by not paying attention. Real Madrid's overall strength is stronger than Sevilla, and Tang Zheng, the best player in La Liga last season, performed well as always, assisting Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the first half. Second time, two goals ahead.

In the second half, the game changed sides and the dominant Real Madrid continued to take control of the game under the deliberate control of Modric, Xavi Alonso and Tang Zheng.

Sevilla, who were two goals behind, wanted to increase their offensive, but they gradually found that they felt that they were unable to use their strength.

Seventy minutes into the game, Real Madrid began to make continuous substitution adjustments, with new players Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez replacing Xavi Alonso and Jese respectively.

As a result, a very interesting scene appeared on the Real Madrid field. Cristiano Ronaldo wore No. 7, Toni Kroos wore No. 8, Benzema just wore No. 10, Tang Zheng wore No. 10, and James Rodrigo Si wears number eleven.

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, a straight flush.

Think of Barcelona's latest offensive combination MSN, No. 7 Pedro, No. 8 Iniesta, No. 9 Suarez, No. 10 Messi, and No. 11 Neymar, also forming a flush.

The new season of La Liga will be even more interesting!

Closer to home, James Rodriguez and Tang Zheng, who came off the bench for Real Madrid, seemed to have a natural chemical reaction, and they cooperated very well in passing and cutting.

Only Toni Kroos, who serves as the organizational midfielder, is somewhat uncomfortable and is outside Real Madrid's entire tactical system.

As the core of the midfield, Tang Zheng consciously approached Toni Kroos to help him integrate into the team's tactics, but he thought it was not a good idea.

However, Tang Zheng was not discouraged. Toni Kroos is a very capable midfielder. He believes that Toni Kroos will one day be integrated into the whole team.

Real Madrid's offense did not run smoothly enough after having Toni Kroos, and even made mistakes.

In this case, Sevilla got multiple offensive opportunities.

At this time, Tang Zheng's superb ability to read the game, sense of responsibility and positioning were fully demonstrated, and he appeared in Sevilla's passing route many times.

Coupled with the decline in offensive ability caused by the transfer of Sevilla midfielder Rakitic to Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's 2:0 lead was maintained until the end of the game, thus winning the second European Super Cup in the club's history.

It was no surprise that Real Madrid won the game and won the championship, but a series of statistics from the game became the focus of the media and fans.

Real Madrid's victory ended the European Super Cup championship that had alternated between the Champions League champion and the Europa League champion for eleven consecutive years. The last time the Champions League champions won consecutive European Super Cup championships dates back to 2002 and 2003, when Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice in this game, also scored a record. With 70 European goals, he surpassed Gerd Muller and Messi and tied for second place in history with Inzaghi, only behind Real Madrid star Rauco. Seven goals.

Head coach Ancelotti tied with Guardiola and became the second coach to win the European Super Cup three times.

In terms of European championships, he also tied with Ferguson and Trapattoni with six championships, and won an astonishing 13 of the 17 finals in his coaching career.

Captain Casillas became the first player to win the World Cup, European Cup, Champions League and European Super Cup as captain. His career championships reached 20, tied with Puyol among Spanish players, only behind. Xavi, Gento, Iniesta and Valdes.

Considering the special nature of Casillas' goalkeeper position, the 33-year-old is very likely to surpass Xavi and others at the end of his career.

Tang Zheng also added another trophy in terms of personal glory, from the original nineteen championships to the current twenty championships.

Of course, these twenty championships are a bit 'watery'.

During his time with River Plate, Tang Zheng's three A-League championships can only be counted as one and a half, because a full season of the A-League is divided into spring and autumn leagues.

But among these twenty championships, every championship was won by Tang Zheng through his own efforts.

The representatives are the UEFA Champions League champion in the 2012-2013 season and the UEFA Champions League champion in the 2013-2014 season. It was Tang Zheng's outstanding performance that helped Dortmund and Real Madrid win the Champions League championship respectively.

After the game, the Chinese domestic media and fans' love for Tang Zheng increased. In addition, he led the Chinese team to the quarterfinals in this year's World Cup in Brazil. Tang Zheng has become the most popular athlete in China in 2014. .

No one knows it, no one knows it.

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Real Madrid were crowned European Super Cup champions in Cardiff and naturally became the focus of fans around the world.

The next day, the Real Madrid team returned to Madrid and the players were given a two-day holiday.

The 2014-2015 French Women's First Division Football League season has begun. As Lyon's starting goalkeeper, Zhao Lina returned to Lyon, France early to prepare for the game. Tang Zheng's parents are in Shanghai again, so he habitually returns to Valdebebas for training when he has nothing to do. Additional training at the base.

Surprisingly, as soon as I arrived at the first-team training ground, I saw that James Rodriguez, who had just joined this summer, was already training with the ball. Thinking of James Rodriguez's professional attitude, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. , jogged over and said hello.

The club has not yet signed a player capable of playing the center position. According to Tang Zheng's understanding of head coach Carlo Ancelotti, the team is likely to adjust its tactics in the next 2014-2015 season.

Di Maria's playing time has dropped sharply after joining a star player with outstanding skills and appearance like James Rodriguez. Recently, he has been involved in a transfer. Once Di Maria transfers and leaves, the fast attack from the wing is likely to be abandoned. , after all, James Rodriguez is not the kind of player who relies on speed.

Naturally, James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos, who transferred to Real Madrid at a high price, will not sit on the bench. The European Super Cup that just ended has begun to show signs of this.

James Rodriguez's integration into the team was very smooth, but it did not mean that he had fully integrated into the team, so... James Rodriguez, who knew that Tang Zheng had the habit of extra training, came in advance Training Course.

Everyone knows that Tang Zheng is the core of Real Madrid. If he can maintain a tacit understanding with Tang Zheng, James Rodriguez believes that he will be the first choice of coach Anceloretti.

One person's additional training is lonely and boring, but two people's additional training together is different, and the content can be richer.

News that James Rodriguez and Tang Zheng were training extra at the Valdebebas training base spread like wildfire. It was normal for Tang Zheng to train extra. He had developed a habit from the beginning of his career, so much so that fans There is a wrong world view - it is normal for Tang Zheng to practice more, but it is abnormal if he does not practice more.

There is no precedent for James Rodriguez to practice extra time during the team's holiday, so it is naturally surprising.

His unexpected behavior earned him a lot of points in the hearts of Real Madrid fans.

During Real Madrid's preparations for the Spanish Super Cup, the signings of rival Atletico Madrid continued. Following Mandzukic, Oblak, Griezmann, Siqueira, Correa, Moya, Ansaldi and Gamez, Then introduce a powerful player, Mexican international Jimenez.

Although Tang Zheng did not wait for the club to introduce forward players, he believes that with the team's current strength, it can still defeat Atletico Madrid and win the first Spanish Super Cup championship in his career!