Chapter 794 Yangyang Area

Real Madrid beat Valladolid 5-2 at home. Although it was once again questioned by the outside world, good news soon followed.

Barcelona, ​​who played away to Valencia, failed to break through the defense of the Bat Legion, and the two sides drew zero to zero.

As a result, Real Madrid managed to recover two points, only one point behind Barcelona.

Not only that, because neither Messi nor Villa scored this round, Yang Yang scored twice again, leading the La Liga scorer list with eight goals, allowing the entire La Liga league to see the lethality of the world's number one superstar.

This season, La Liga has played seven rounds, but Yang Yang has already scored eight goals and has four assists. Whether it is the number of goals or assists, they have obviously maintained the level of Liverpool's era, and even the overall performance is better than that of Liverpool. Even better at Liverpool.

You know, Yang Yang missed a round due to injury.

However, although the outside world affirms Real Madrid's victory, there are also many media who are worried about the hidden dangers exposed by the Galaxy Battleship, that is, the team's defense.

This is not the first time this has happened this season. Real Madrid conceded two goals against Zurich and Valladolid, both of which are clearly not strong teams.

In the strong dialogue, Real Madrid lost 1-2 away to Sevilla, which made many people worry about Real Madrid's defense.

Many people even questioned whether there was a problem with Benitez's formation?

Real Madrid's sporting director Valdano said in a subsequent interview with Aspen that the team is indeed still lacking balance.

"Judging from the few games this season, we have played very smoothly, but it is easy to have a disconnect between the front and back. These are all phenomena that will inevitably occur in the process of the team's reorganization and construction. Work hard and accumulate to get change, haste is not enough.”

Valdano believes that Yang Yang's comeback has indeed improved Real Madrid's offensive capabilities.

"Yang Yang is a phenomenal superstar. We all hope that he will recover and return to the team as soon as possible, and it turns out that his return has indeed brought a welcome change to the team's offense, but we must also realize that there are Eleven players, every player's contribution is worthy of recognition."

"In addition to Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic, Marcelo, Sneijder and Raul, they all performed very well, Yang Yang is undoubtedly the best player, but it is also inseparable from the team. Collaboration, I believe he understands that himself."

The head coach Benitez also publicly recognized Yang Yang's contribution and importance to the team at the post-match press conference, but he was also defending himself, believing that the problems that Real Madrid are exposing now are team formation. It will inevitably be experienced in the process, which is unavoidable for any team.

"What I want to say next is not to justify, but to tell you that we are still a team under construction, we restructured this summer and brought in eight players, including Yang Yang. , Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Xavi Alonso, world-class players, it's not easy to put them together."

"Last season, we conceded a total of ten goals in the first seven rounds, and this season, we conceded six goals, and everyone should pay attention that last season's Real Madrid was a team that won the La Liga title for two consecutive seasons. A more mature team."

Benitez said that the team's defense has been significantly improved this season, which is inseparable from the efforts of the players and the improvement brought by several new aids, but if you want to achieve it overnight, build it at once It is unrealistic to have a world-class defense line.

"I have full confidence in the team, we will make progress in training and games every week in the future, we will gradually change our defense, and at the same time further improve our attacking level, I have always believed that Yang Yang still has great The potential can be tapped, as can superstars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Robben."

Media reporters expressed a certain degree of skepticism about Benitez's remarks, believing that time will not wait for Real Madrid at all.

A month later, in the twelfth round of La Liga, Real Madrid will be a guest at Camp Nou. This will be the first derby of the century this season. It will also attract the attention of fans all over the world, and may even change the trend of La Liga.

Everyone is very worried. With the current defensive state of Real Madrid, what are the chances of winning against Barcelona?

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On the evening of October 21st, Madrid Bernabeu Stadium.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid sits at home against AC Milan, the strongest rival in the same group.

Although this is a strong dialogue between giants, in fact no one is optimistic about AC Milan, not only because the Rossoneri's overall strength is inferior to Real Madrid, but also because the visiting team has never defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Including the Italian media, the prediction of this game is to hope that AC Milan will not lose too much away.

AC Milan coach Leonardo also formed a four-three-two formation in this game, adopting a three-back play style, with Gattuso, Pirlo and Ambrosini lined up at the front of the defensive line. Solid protection.

On the back line, Zambrotta, Nesta, Thiago Silva and Otto form a back four, and the goalkeeper is Dida.

The two attacking midfielders consist of Ronaldinho and Pato, and the striker is Inzaghi.

Real Madrid has a full lineup. The goalkeeper is Casillas, the back line is Maxwell, Fermaelen, Pepe and Ramos, and the midfielder is Mascherano and Hazel. The combination of Wei Alonso, Kaka is in the middle, and the front field is the trident combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben.

Leonardo's thinking in this game is very clear, and he has made very clear judgments on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

On the defensive end, a dam is built at the front of the penalty area with the three midfielders. Once Real Madrid enters the 30-meter area, the three midfielders will immediately tighten and protect the front of the defense line, leaving no space for Real Madrid. .

Gattuso cooperated with Otto to limit Yang Yang on the left, while Ambrosini on the other side cooperated with Zambrotta to freeze Robben, not only to limit Real Madrid's wing. Cut inside, and even break through from the side.

After all, it is a Serie A team. AC Milan's defensive strategy is very effective. It is difficult for Real Madrid to create a threatening attack after the opening. In the first 20 minutes, there were even very few shots that actually penetrated into the penalty area of ​​AC Milan. shoot.

Targeted tactics on the defensive end worked, while the offensive end was dominated by counterattacks.

Since AC Milan adopts a strategy of shrinking defense, Real Madrid is bound to press forward when attacking, and the defense line moves forward, resulting in an empty back defense, while the Rossoneri mainly hit the back when counterattacking, Pirlo and Ronaldinho only need to take When the ball arrives, he will actively pass behind the defense line, giving full play to Inzaghi's movement and Pato's speed advantage.

The defense is tight and the counterattack is sharp. Although AC Milan's style of play makes the game very dull, it is very effective.

If it is a frontal impact, it is not easy for any team to break through the defense of a Serie A team, let alone a giant like AC Milan.

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Yang Yang clearly realized from the beginning that he is the center of AC Milan's defense.

Gattuso and Oddo, the two main defenders of Milan, followed him from the start.

Obviously, Leonardo didn't want to give him a little space.

The game went on for nearly 20 minutes. Except for a breakthrough from the left rib, Yang Yang rushed into the penalty area and was flanked by Thiago Silva and Nesta. He hurriedly kicked his feet and failed to hit the right part. Time is kept outside the restricted area.

This is certainly not aimless.

Leonardo did not want him to enter the penalty area of ​​AC Milan, or even the frontier of the penalty area.

Real Madrid had tried many times in the first 20 minutes, breaking through from the middle to the flanks, but failed to play a role. AC Milan's defense line was indeed quite calm.

After realizing this, Yang Yang also began to change his role on the court.

In the 23rd minute, after Kaka got the ball in the middle, he dribbled the ball to the left to break through. Yang Yang supported the ball on the outside and raised his hand for the ball.

Kaka quickly divided the ball to the left, and after Yang Yang stopped the ball, he dribbled the ball to Odo.

AC Milan's right back and Gattuso formed an horn, which firmly restricted Yang Yang. Since Yang Yang was already standing near the penalty area line, they were more restricting Yang Yang's inward cuts.

Everyone knows that the area on the left side of the top of the arc at the front of the penalty area is dubbed the Yangyang area by the media and fans.

Yang Yang knew this clearly in his heart, so after stopping the ball, he didn't think about cutting inside, but went straight to Oddo and Gattuso, not giving AC Milan's defenders any chance to observe the surrounding situation.

In the face of Yang Yang, any defensive player is like a big enemy, for fear of being thrown away by Yang Yang inadvertently, and it is not that Gattuso and Otto have not suffered from Yang Yang's big loss.

Under the circumstance of learning from the past, neither of them dared to be careless, and their attention all fell on Yang Yang.

But just when Yang Yang was about to start with the ball, he suddenly divided the ball to the right of Odo and passed it to the bottom line.

This sudden change shocked both Otto and Gattuso, and then saw a high-speed figure passing by Yang Yang's side, crossing Otto at the same time, and catching up with the ball before the bottom line. .

Maxwell!

damn it!

Oda was shocked and turned to chase immediately. He regretted that he should have guessed Yang Yang's intention, and deliberately slowed down the rhythm and approached with the ball. The purpose was to delay time and buy time for Maxwell.

But by the time Otto turned around to catch up, Maxwell had caught up with the ball in front of the baseline and made a pass with his left foot to the back point.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was very strong and slammed all the way from the penalty spot, as if he was a heavy tank starting at full speed, blocking Nesta with his back and pressing Thiago Xi in front. Elva, headed from the front of the small penalty area and headed the ball from Maxwell into AC Milan's goal from close range.

Although Nesta behind him fell to the ground, and although Thiago Silva in front of him signaled that Ibrahimovic had a small movement to interfere with his take-off, the referee still ruled that the penalty was valid.

One to zero!