Dominate the Greenery

Chapter 49
On the weekend, in the 10th round of La Liga, Real Madrid resumed the double midfielder lineup. Xie Rui, who returned to the team later, did not play. His late return made him miss the medical examination arranged by the team doctor, and then he was forced to rest and undergo a comprehensive examination.

Although the final physical examination results proved that his body was as strong as a pit bull and there was no hidden danger of injury, he still missed the league after all.

Under the coercion of the media, Raymond also had to adjust the team's starting lineup.

Salgado missed the game, Abiroa replaced him, and Mejia seemed to be completely sidelined.

In the frontcourt, Guti and Celades partnered with double defensive midfielders, and striker Irving did not enter the starting list because of his previous outstanding performance.Such an arrangement did not satisfy the fans, but the result of the game made them shut up.

Xie Rui did not go to Malaga with the team. The result of the game proved that Xie Rui was not the only magic weapon for Real Madrid to win.

Although Calatayud's performance was quite eye-catching, Real Madrid's attack line also showed very gratifying stability and creativity.

Although Real Madrid controlled the frontcourt, their chance to take the lead was a controversial penalty.

Gerardo tripped Zidane just outside the edge of the box, but referee Iturralde Gonzalez awarded a penalty and Malaga appealed to no avail.

Facing Calatayud, who has saved Real Madrid twice in a row, Figo chose the lower left corner, and the football went into the net, without giving Calatayud any chance to save.

At the end of the game, Owen, who came on as a substitute for Ronaldo, received a cross from Abiroa, stopped the ball with his chest and passed Sanz. Failed to stop Owen's shot.

The league scored consecutive goals and didn't have much playing time, but Irving's efficiency was enough to allow Ronaldo to give up his starting position.

How will Raymond choose?

A week is obviously not enough to make a choice, and Real Madrid continues to catch up with Barcelona in the standings.

Real Madrid will continue their away game against Tenerife in the middle of the week.

In this game, Raymond once again used the combination of Owen and Morientes.

Although it was only a Copa del Rey game, Real Madrid fans thought it was a signal to replace Ronaldo. The poor Ronaldo was taking Xie Rui to change clothes and walk the street.

Real Madrid played in the away game very difficult, without Zidane's rhythm control, after the game opened, Real Madrid was even led by Tenerife to run, and the rhythm of both sides seemed slow and monotonous.

The tentative attacks of the two sides almost used up almost the entire first half, and the second-tier lineup that Raymond arranged did not reflect the strength of the opponent, even though the opponent was only the 14th-ranked team in the second division.

Tenerife chose to deal patiently with the La Liga giants.

Even if Real Madrid got a penalty in the 40th minute.

Borja, who was boldly transferred from the youth team by Ramon, was hit by Tenerife goalkeeper Coleman in the penalty area. Although the opponent was not sent off by a red card, Real Madrid won a crucial penalty.

However, the penalty shot by Morientes, who was limited in playing time, was not sharp and the speed was not fast.

Coleman made the correct judgment and made up for his mistakes and put football under him.

Borja is also considered good. It may be unrealistic for Raymond to try to dig out a Xie Rui again, but as a qualified substitute player, he is capable of doing it.

But don't think that everyone can be Shrek. At the end of the first half, home team forward Marrero was brought down by Borja who was chasing back at the top of the penalty area. Tenerife won a free kick.

Forgiani's free kick was blocked by Cesar, but Marrero, who won the free kick, poked the ball in front of Bravo.

Lei Meng sat on the coach's bench with a rather ugly face. He never thought that just after pressing forward to open up the situation, the defense line went out and made a foolish mistake.

The time is coming to an end, and he has no intention of adjusting the lineup.

However, something that surprised Raymond happened. In just 2 minutes, after the 1-minute stoppage time sign was raised, Real Madrid also won a free kick in the frontcourt.

Solari also chose to shoot directly. The football kicked by the Argentine flew into the goal guarded by Coleman with a nearly perfect arc, and Real Madrid equalized the score.

The two sides continued to enter the second half on the same starting line.

However, Real Madrid's second-tier lineup really couldn't show the strength to make Tenerife surrender. After the stalemate in the second half, the two sides ended flat.

Young striker Soldado came on as a substitute for Morientes, who was kicked with an ankle injury. The game without any performance made Morientes' future in Real Madrid gloomy.

According to the Copa del Rey system, the two sides will continue for half an hour of overtime.

Soldado, who obviously lacks tacit understanding with Owen, has a close transition with Borja.

The two frequently created opportunities in the frontcourt, almost holding back most of Tenerife's defense.

However, having an advantage does not necessarily mean scoring a goal. The overtime game is about to end, and Raymond's scalp is about to be peeled off.

Solari stepped up again, with a free kick in almost the same position as in the first half.

It was also a direct shot, but it was a beautiful curve ball in the first half, but this time it turned into a powerful low shot.

The football went straight to the lower left corner and rolled into the goal, and Coleman still had nothing to do.

"If there weren't so many big names, Real Madrid's lineup could have become more reasonable. Multi-polarity and multi-core didn't make Real Madrid achieve obvious results. On the contrary, it often destroyed Real Madrid's overall rhythm like a burden."

The second round of the Copa del Rey is over. Even though they played from the bench, the difficulties of Real Madrid still made the media reflect to the whole team. A team without any way to control the rhythm, is this Real Madrid?

"Now it seems that the results of the league really cannot fully reflect the strength of a team. This description is often used to describe the lower-ranked teams, but now it is used to describe Real Madrid, which is temporarily second. Not too much, they won as convincingly as Barcelona."

"That's true. Although Real Madrid has won a lot of victories in recent games because of Shrek's amazing performance, in the final analysis, Real Madrid's tactics have not changed much. Everything still depends on the individual strength of the stars, and the reason for this was temporarily covered up. , but only because Shrek didn’t have much fame at the beginning. However, with Shrek’s prominence, all these will be exposed to the sun, and everyone can see clearly. This is a team that has always lacked an overall sense.”

Raymond has too many problems to face.

After a week's rest, Xie Rui felt that he seemed to be a little loose, it was really hard work!
(End of this chapter)