Chapter 1244 What Do You Think?

This is a make-up match for the sixteenth round of La Liga.

Since Real Madrid went to Morocco to participate in the Club World Cup in mid-December, the sixteenth round of La Liga against Sevilla at home had to be postponed to early February, which made Real Madrid's tight schedule of three-line battles changed. more densely.

It can be said that from the beginning of the season, except for a week off during the Christmas period, Real Madrid basically played two games a week for the rest of the time, and the schedule was very intensive, which brought enormous pressure to the team.

After the winter break, the hidden dangers brought about by the intensive schedule soon broke out.

In the eighth minute of the game, Ramos sat on the grass, clutching his left thigh, looking quite painful. The team doctor quickly checked inside and signaled the sideline coach Ancelotti to make a substitution.

Substitute Nacho replaced Ramos, and Real Madrid were forced to make substitutions and adjustments in just the eighth minute.

In the twelfth minute, Marcelo made a pass from the left, and James Rodriguez, who successfully reversed offside, dived to the top of the small penalty area and scored with a header, opening the scoring for Real Madrid and taking the lead.

After breaking the deadlock, the game began to show an openness. Both teams played more boldly and at a faster pace.

But in the 27th minute, James Rodriguez was also injured and unable to persist in the game, indicating that the coaching staff on the sidelines had to be replaced, so the teenager Jesse was substituted.

In less than half an hour, Real Madrid changed two players in a row, and most of them were injured without physical collision with the opponent. This is also very worrying, because it often means that the injury is not simple.

In the 36th minute, Suarez pulled the ball to the right and made a pass. Isco failed to stop the ball in the middle, but Jesse, who was in the back, ran to the position smartly and easily volleyed, 2-0.

This score was maintained until the 80th minute of the second half before Sevilla scored a goal.

In the end, Real Madrid narrowly beat Sevilla 2-1 at home.

However, it is clear that everyone's attention is on the wounded.

In less than half an hour, two players were injured in a row, which is definitely not unusual.

What is really worrying is that the wave of injuries is affecting Real Madrid.

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Immediately after the game against Sevilla, the injury report for James Rodriguez's side came out.

The fifth metatarsal of the right foot is fractured and surgery must be performed immediately. It is expected that he will be out for at least two to three months.

Ramos has a muscle strain on his left leg. The condition of the injury is unknown at present. It is expected to be checked within 48 hours. It is conservatively estimated that he will be out for a month.

Both generals will miss a month or two due to injuries, which has a great impact on Real Madrid, because there are already many wounded in the Real Madrid team.

Modric, who was injured in the national team in November last year, has not yet returned from injury. As for when he will be able to return, the team doctor has not given an accurate timetable; Harvey Martinez suffered a rib injury, and it is conservatively estimated that he will need a truce One month; Danilo was also injured in the previous training. This time against Sevilla, he failed to make the squad.

In addition to injuries, there are suspensions.

The main left-back Marcelo received a yellow card in the game against Sevilla. He will be suspended for one round and will miss at least the game against Atletico Madrid.

In other words, at least six main-level players will be absent for the Atletico Madrid game next weekend.

The game has not yet started, and Real Madrid has already lost most of the main lineup. What can they do to fight Atletico Madrid and avenge the beginning of the season?

More importantly, after playing Atletico Madrid, the next two rounds of the Copa del Rey semi-final will be against Villarreal, who is very strong. After the Copa del Rey semi-final, it will be the knockout round of the Champions League.

It can be said that Real Madrid's schedule is so dense that it is second to none in world football.

Although Ancelotti stepped up his rotation during the winter break, he still has to ensure the competitiveness of the team, so more can only take turns. For example, when playing against Sevilla, Yang Yang will take a break and Suarez will start. And sometimes it's the other way around.

But even so, the players are still under a lot of pressure in the game, especially in the strong dialogue.

For example, in the next match against Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Schalke 04 in the top 16 of the Champions League, would Ancelotti still dare to rotate like this?

The answer is simple, at least not in the first round, and the second round also depends on the score of the first round.

In this case, the pressure on the players will inevitably be very high.

The team went smoothly in the first half, and there seemed to be few injuries. Only Modric was seriously injured. But in the second half, many problems were exposed, especially some players who participated in the World Cup, the risk of injury will be greater.

Toni Kroos has reacted before that his body is very tired, because he has not had a good rest since last season. In this case, how to ensure his state?

On the contrary, it was Yang Yang, because he did not participate in the competition in the first month of the season, which made his situation even better.

The competition is intensive, the schedule is tight, and the team has many injuries, but the game will continue.

Many media, including Aspen, believe that Real Madrid's coaching staff should consider giving up some dispensable games, such as the Copa del Rey.

There are very few bonuses, and the gold content is also very tasteless. The teams that reached the semi-finals are Real Madrid, Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol. No matter how you look at it, it is not considered a gold content event in La Liga, right?

It can be said that playing the King's Cup is purely for an honor.

Professional football pays attention to trade-offs. When the team has a wave of injuries, it is not worth the loss for an honor that affects the lead in the league and the Champions League.

Regarding this point, the coaching staff is obviously hesitating and weighing.

To put it bluntly, what professional football pays attention to is profit.

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On the afternoon of the second day after playing Sevilla, the Real Madrid players received the news that James Rodriguez had a successful operation. Everyone was relieved and thankful for the Colombian players.

Although many people compete with him, as a professional player, no one is willing to deal with injuries.

It can be said that in the face of injuries, the position of professional players is the same.

Captain Ramos also did not come to training. He is currently an injured soldier and needs a good rest. Although he is not in a wheelchair like James Rodriguez, he also needs to use crutches.

Before the training session started, Marcelo, the interim captain, called everyone together to ask for their opinions.

Although not directly, it is clear that the coaching staff wants to know the players' thoughts on the upcoming schedule.

Surprisingly, after Marcelo finished speaking, there was silence in the locker room, and no one spoke.

"What's the matter? Everyone talk about it, it's okay, talk about your own opinions, and say everything you have." Marcelo encouraged.

But everyone was still silent, and many people even simply lowered their heads so that no one could see his expression clearly.

Since the winter break, Real Madrid has indeed encountered difficulties in a row, and the experience has been much more bumpy than the first half, but this is also the norm throughout the season, because it is too long, almost a year.

Let alone a professional player, even an ordinary person, or a student, who can guarantee that his work or study status will remain stable for as long as ten months?

"Why is no one talking?" Marcelo was a little anxious.

But everyone in the locker room remained silent.

Maybe they are all confused, maybe they know but don't want to say it, maybe they dare not say it, or maybe they don't know how to say it...

But Yang Yang felt that at this time, what Real Madrid needed most was not democracy. It was not for everyone to stand up and express their opinions, but for someone to stand up and tell them what they should do next, leading them to take this step, to walk out of it. dilemma.

This should have been the responsibility of the captain, but since Raul left, Iker Casillas is the goalkeeper, and he is often away from training, Ramos is injured, and Marcelo can't control the situation...

Thinking of this level, Yang Yang secretly sighed in his heart and stood up.

"Since you don't want to say anything, I'll say it first."

As soon as Yang Yang stood up, everyone in the audience raised their heads to look at him in unison.

Obviously, they were all waiting for Yang Yang's next words.

"The triple crown is a great honor, but it is not unprecedented. Before us, many teams have won the triple crown. I even won the quadruple crown in Liverpool."

"But..." Yang Yang suddenly emphasized his tone, "The defending of the Triple Crown has never been achieved. For all the teams that have successfully won the Triple Crown, I can guarantee that they are following closely behind. In that season, the goal must be to defend the Triple Crown, but they will encounter various difficulties and obstacles during the season, which will eventually prevent them from achieving it."

Speaking of this, Yang Yang exhaled softly and slowed down his tone, "Everyone should still remember that we were at Real Madrid's Christmas lunch in the Bernabéu's honor room more than a month ago. Passionate, we promised to Real Madrid TV that we would try our best to defend the Triple Crown, do you remember?"

Many people nodded, and some were moved.

In the first half of Real Madrid, everyone was full of confidence. At the Christmas lunch more than a month ago, no one would have seen today's predicament. At that time, they were full of confidence and morale. Invincible.

But now...

"Difficulties, they always exist. We didn't encounter difficulties last season? If we choose to escape and choose an easy route because of difficulties, how did we get the Triple Crown last season? How did we get the triple crown before? Has everyone forgotten?"

Facing Yang Yang's questioning, the locker room was still silent, but the expressions of the players were obviously different from before.

Instead of the sluggishness just now, they are all trying to regain their confidence and fighting spirit.

None of the players who can come to Real Madrid is simple, and they are all the top players in world football today.

"If you want me to say, don't care about multi-line combat, don't say whether the Copa del Rey is important or not, it is not important, it is also a championship trophy, and for us Real Madrid, for our Real Madrid players, as long as it is a championship trophy. It will never be allowed to slip through our fingers."

"What do you think?" Yang Yang spread his hands and looked around his teammates with burning eyes.