Chapter 836 Benitez's Bottleneck

"Real Madrid intercepted the ball in midfield and launched a quick counterattack."

"Yang Yang dribbled the ball very fast and entered the 30-meter zone of Manchester United all at once."

"Gary Neville stepped up and wanted to stop Yang Yang..."

"The ball has been divided by one person..."

"Beautiful! Yang Yang easily got rid of Gary Neville and continued to drive the ball straight into the penalty area."

"Vidic followed the defense all the way and blocked Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Manchester United are in danger!"

"Emergency stop, kickback, horizontal cut..."

"Vidic and Fletcher were dumped by him at the same time..."

"Carrick rushes in, tackles..."

"Yang Yang took the lead and kicked the door..."

"ball……"

"Vandersall!"

"At the critical moment, Van der Sar flew like a god to save the ball!"

"The great Van der Sar, the Dutch goalkeeper saved Manchester United at a crucial moment!"

"We saw that Carrick knocked down Yang Yang in the penalty area. Will the referee award a penalty?"

"The Real Madrid players were negotiating, but the referee seemed to think that it shouldn't be a penalty, because Carrick didn't stop Yang Yang from hitting the goal, and then tripped Yang Yang because he didn't Pick up the momentum in time.”

"Real Madrid's half-time offensive was very violent, especially Yang Yang, who seemed to be stimulated by Cristiano Ronaldo and performed quite well."

"Just now this time, I dribbled the ball directly from the midline, drove straight in, passed three Manchester United players, and got ahead of Carrick in the penalty area. He kicked and hit the goal. The quality was very high, and the angle was very tricky, but Van der Sar flew away. Save the ball with one hand."

"It can be said that Yang Yang has done everything a player can do, but unfortunately, he encountered Van der Sar, who was in great shape, and the Dutch goalkeeper seemed to be playing super-level tonight, with high blocks and low catches in a row. Stopped Real Madrid's tidal wave."

"The first half was fantastic, both teams played without reservation, showing the highest level of technical and tactical performance from the top teams in European football, and thanks to Manchester United's goal in less than two minutes, it was completely Broke the deadlock."

"But Real Madrid will certainly not be satisfied with this result, especially Yang Yang."

"If you only look at the performance, he was definitely one of the best players in the first half, especially this time he single-handedly dribbled the ball for a long distance and went straight to Manchester United's penalty area, almost breaking the Manchester United goal."

"Judging from the opening performance, Yang Yang really lacked some luck tonight. He had already hit the crossbar once, but this time he was saved with one hand by Van der Sar, who played well. Yang Yang's luck tonight is indeed It’s a little bit worse, but the overall performance is still satisfactory.”

"Looking at Manchester United, luck is really good. They scored a goal with a direct free kick in the opening game. Cristiano Ronaldo was also very active. The Portuguese obviously wanted to compete with Yang Yang."

"Both teams played their best form, and the game was very unrestrained. Neither side had much reservations, but the battle between you and me was really exciting."

"However, relatively speaking, Manchester United still needs to pay more attention. After Real Madrid stabilized the rhythm, they basically controlled the ball, and several attacks were also quite threatening, especially Yang Yang, which will affect Manchester United's defense. It's a pretty big test."

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The first half ended 0-1.

United took the lead for the time being thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's goal less than two minutes into the open.

The fans of the Bernabeu stood up and applauded, cheering for the team.

For Real Madrid, a goal behind is not a disaster, not to mention here is the Bernabeu.

Everyone at Real Madrid returned to the dressing room slightly frustrated, with everyone clearly unhappy with the first half.

Whether it is possession, shooting opportunities, passing success rate, or even excellent scoring opportunities, Real Madrid has to beat Manchester United, but they are behind zero to one in the score, and Manchester United took the lead with the opening goal.

The central defender combination of Ferdinand and Vidic, plus Van der Sar, Manchester United's defense is quite well organized. These three players can be said to be the strongest defensive triangle in European football at the moment.

The only big weakness is the full-backs.

Gary Neville is old, Evra is weak in attack and defense, coupled with the weak defense in the midfield, and can only rely on Carrick and Fletcher to support, Manchester United's defense is actually very problematic.

But Real Madrid obviously has no targeted tactics in this regard.

From the current point of view, Real Madrid is a typical bilateral striker, but Yang Yang and Robben are more of the inward cut route. Marcelo on the left is also strong in attack and defense, but Abeloa on the right belongs to the defensive type. This also led to the fact that Real Madrid's right wing was more relying on Robben to attack alone, and it was difficult to speak alone.

Yang Yang has a feeling that although Manchester United's defensive weakness is obvious, Real Madrid's offense has not shown results. It is completely different from the team's smashing of the Quartet in La Liga. When it comes to the Champions League, the pressure on defense is even greater, and many problems are exposed. Out.

For example, Real Madrid's current offensive methods are not rich enough. It is obvious that the left and right sides lack echo.

That is to say, both Yang Yang and Robben are fighting each other a bit.

This is not because Yang Yang and Robben are both very independent, but because Benitez's tactics limit them to the death.

Sometimes, Yang Yang is thinking, there are outstanding mid-to-long-distance passers like Sneijder and Xavi Alonso in the Real Madrid team, why can't they adopt more long-distance transfers?

For example, when the team launched an offensive on the left, Yang Yang and Marcelo put pressure on the opponent at the same time, forcing the opponent to tilt the defensive focus to this side. Ben, the right flank at this time must be very weak, and Robben will easily get one-on-one opportunities and create a threat.

Transferring the ball from a distance, which is really not considered by many teams, because the success rate is too low.

Modern football is about precision, efficiency and stability, and a low success rate represents a high risk.

But Real Madrid is different. There are mid-to-long-distance passers like Sneijder and Xavi Alonso. This kind of long-distance transfer is not difficult for Real Madrid, and the success rate is also very high.

Benitez's personality doesn't like taking risks, so he's never taken it too seriously.

Real Madrid also has transfers, but it is mostly done through short-distance passing and mid-field backcourt and then re-playing the ball, which is too inefficient.

After coming to Real Madrid, with the deepening of the season, Yang Yang has many different feelings.

There was no problem with Benitez's coaching and tactics when he was at Liverpool, but after coming to Real Madrid, Yang Yang gradually felt something that he couldn't feel before.

Even, he faintly felt that Benitez's stubborn tactics began to limit Real Madrid's offensive ability and encountered a bottleneck.

But what was going on, Yang Yang couldn't say for the time being.

Maybe it's because of the overall strength of the Real Madrid players.

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At half-time, Benitez pointed out several problems with the team in the first half.

Basically, he is satisfied with the overall performance of the team, and it is indeed a bit of luck that he is behind.

"Manchester United were over-contracted in the midfield for most of the first half and obviously they were afraid of our attack."

Benitez pointed out the problem with great certainty.

There is Yang Yang on the left, Robben on the right, and a Nordic giant Ibrahimovic standing in the middle. If you switch to any team, I am afraid you have to be afraid, and you have to pay close attention to the defensive position.

"Manchester United's midfield is not strong at all, once the contraction is too large, it will be a problem to play the ball in the midfield. This is our opportunity, and their two full-backs will still be the focus of our game, especially Gary. On Neville's side, if Fletcher hadn't always actively defended, we would have already opened the channel from this side."

Benitez analyzed the confrontation between the enemy and us in the first half, focusing on explaining how to break through Manchester United's attack.

In addition to the tactical level, Manchester United relies more on the player's running coverage to make up for the lack of ball control when the ability to pass and control the ball is not as good as that of Real Madrid, so on the surface, the two teams are a bit evenly matched. Attack, but in fact, Manchester United players consume a lot.

Both teams are facing a tough schedule. Manchester United will face Chelsea at home this weekend. This is the Premier League's first battle of the season. Both Manchester United and Chelsea are determined to win.

Real Madrid is going to usher in a derby against Atletico Madrid this weekend, which is also a decisive battle that cannot be lost.

It can be said that whether it is Real Madrid or Manchester United, in addition to worrying about the two rounds of the Champions League, they must also consider the weekend league, and they are bound to be unable to go all out. However, the thickness of Real Madrid's bench is obviously better than that of Manchester United.

"Not to mention Gary Neville, Evra has started all 32 Premier League matches this season, and he has also played seven games in the Champions League. I dare say that the physical fitness of these two players is at the limit, so , we still look for breakthroughs from two flanks in the second half and completely disintegrate Manchester United's defense!"

There is no winter break in the Premier League, so every March is the limit period for players' physical fitness, and they have to grit their teeth to survive.

Yang Yang has played in the Premier League for three years and Benitez has coached in the Premier League for five years. They know this better than anyone else.

"Everyone." Benitez walked in front of the Real Madrid players. "At the Bernabeu Stadium, taking away an away goal for the opponent is enough. We must play 12 points in the second half, and we must not give it any more. The opponent has the slightest chance."

"Especially the closer we get to the final stage of the game, the greater the opportunity for us. Manchester United's players have no advantage over us in terms of physical fitness or tactical consumption. As long as we make good use of this, we will be able to Dismantle United's defence."

Benitez's confident remarks also rekindled the fighting spirit of the players in the locker room.

Including Yang Yang, everyone is full of confidence in Benitez's tactics.

Since he said so, there must be nothing wrong.