Soccer Super Marksman

Real Madrid was divided into Group E. The opponents in the same group were Lyon, the Ligue [-] team, as well as Dynamo Kiev and Steaua Bucharest in Eastern Europe.

The result of the draw did not attract any media attention.

In this era when the Champions League is becoming more popular, if there are still media reports on the results of the Real Madrid group draw, it is even unfounded to analyze the strength of the opponents in the group.It would be ridiculous to predict who will make things difficult for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's Champions League performance in recent years has been declining year by year, but it has not reached the point where there is even suspense about qualifying for the group.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. In the past ten years, Real Madrid has won the most Champions League titles.

At noon on August 8th, Cui Zhen had lunch at home and took a nap. After waking up, he walked into the bathroom for a simple wash. Lei Tianjiao had prepared a new set of casual clothes for him, starting this summer.All the casual clothes of Cui Zhen and Lei Tianjiao are new clothes of their own brands to increase their exposure.

Cui Zhen speaks for herself!

Before leaving the house, Lei Tianjiao gave him a farewell kiss, and then watched Cui Zhen walk out of the house and get into the car.

After Cui Zhen's car drove away from the villa, there were paparazzi on both sides of the road. Cui Zhen drove the BMW from slow to fast to the Bernabéu Stadium with a normal expression.

Playing for Real Madrid, he has already made up his mind that his private life will be covered by the media more.

Perhaps some reporters have already prepared two sets of press releases. If Real Madrid can win, they will praise Cui Zhen’s professionalism. If the team loses, Cui Zhen’s performance is not good. Maybe he kisses Lei Tianjiao goodbye at the door of his house. , will be misinterpreted as he did not have a good rest at home.

Near the Bernabéu Stadium, many fans recognized Cui Zhen's car and waved to him one after another. Many people took out their mobile phones to take pictures of him driving, and some hoped that he would stop to sign.

When BMW came to the parking lot of the Bernabéu Stadium, there were still reporters who had already ambushed there. They were not allowed to have physical contact with Cui Zhen, which was against the law, so they surrounded Cui Zhen all the way, competing to ask him questions.

"How do you feel today? How does Real Madrid feel about Villarreal in the opening game?"

"Last season, you defeated Villarreal with ease on behalf of Manchester United. You must be full of confidence today, right?"

"Are you satisfied with the tactics formulated by Lopetegui? In the warm-up match, you are still a little less free than in Manchester United?"

Cui Zhen's head was bombarded with various questions, and he looked as usual as if ignoring everything.

It's not that he doesn't respect the reporters, it's that the reporters around him are actually not high-level and have no deep experience in the industry, so they use this method to try to obtain some news materials.

On the contrary, many senior reporters have their own news channels, and they don't need to surround the stars with arrogance, expecting the stars to open their mouths to confide in them some valuable information.

What's more, professional football stars would never pay attention to this kind of interview without an appointment.

Superstar, even more so.

Let's be realistic, superstars also need money to speak.

After Cui Zhen walked into the entrance of the Bernabéu, the reporters who surrounded him could only stay away.

His firm and powerful footsteps formed a crisp sound in the passage, full of a sense of rhythm.

Da da da da da!

There are also cameras in the tunnels inside the stadium, recording everything that happens here, some will be public, some will not, depending on what happened.

Cui Zhen walked to the team's locker room and opened the door to enter. It was a busy scene inside.

He took a look, Asensio, Isco and others were all sorting their equipment in the locker room, preparing for the game tonight.

There is almost half a day before the start of the game, and the routine of life in Spain is slightly different from other places in Europe.

Generally, dinner is relatively late, and eating at 7 o'clock in the evening is considered early, so the game will be held at a later time, when everyone is full, and then come to the stadium to watch a game.

The most important games are usually played at night, so when it comes to the Chinese mainland, La Liga usually plays games late at night or in the middle of the night, unlike the Premier League, which puts games in the afternoon in order to open up the Asian market.

Cui Zhen greeted his teammates calmly, then changed his jersey and sneakers, and then walked to the gym alone to do some simple activities.

In the first round of La Liga in the new season, Real Madrid's opponent is Villarreal. Last season's runner-up and the seventh-ranked team in the league last season launched an already high-level duel.

Cui Zhen was preparing for the game step by step, and Lopetegui emphasized the defense in the game in his pre-match speech.

With the end of the preparations, Lopetegui also had a general understanding of some tactical ideas in the players' minds.

As for whether it can be successfully implemented, it can only be observed in actual combat.

Cui Zhen can keenly perceive that many teammates are resisting Lopetegui's tactical arrangements.

In addition to the two double defensive midfielders already equipped in the middle, Cui Chen's defensive area is directly pulled back into the penalty area. The full-back's activity area is limited to the midfield and the backcourt, and the winger needs to return to the front of the penalty area!
In other words, almost all players have a defensive requirement to retreat to the front of the penalty area or in the penalty area!

As for offense?Do a good job of defense and play according to the situation.

As night falls, the lights of Madrid come on.

Wearing the traditional white home jersey of Real Madrid, Cui Zhen stood in the player tunnel behind captain Modric.

His mind is clear, Cui Zhen will not be self-inflated because of his outstanding performance in the warm-up match, he knows that the real challenge begins now.

Players from both Real Madrid and Villarreal walked into the Bernabéu stadium, and deafening cheers erupted in one of the top stadiums in Europe.

The long-awaited began to come out.The new season of La Liga has finally begun!

"Welcome to the Bernabéu Stadium. The 2017-2018 Spanish Football League officially kicked off today. Real Madrid, who finished second last season, regrouped and spent about [-] million euros to rebuild the team in the summer. What about the brand-new changes in the new season? The whole world is watching!
Let's take a look at today's starting roster.

Real Madrid starting 442.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

Defenders: Marcelo, Varane, Nacho Fernandez, Carvajal.

Midfield: Kroos, Cui Zhen, Isco, Modric.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Benzema.

The midfield created by Real Madrid coach Lopetegui is a brand new combination. The front, middle and back three lines, especially the changes in the central axis are clear at a glance.

Villarreal started 442.

Goalkeeper: Barbosa.

Defenders: Rukavina, P Torres, Victor Ruiz, Jaume Costa.

Midfield: Chuka, Lava, Rodri Hernandez, Roberto Soriano.

Forwards: Baka, Bakambu.

The game is about to start and Real Madrid will kick off first. "

With the passionate support of the Bernabéu fans, Real Madrid kicked off first.

Villarreal shrank their formation after the opening, and would not rush to intercept and counter-robber in the frontcourt.Their coach Calleja's defensive tasks for this game mainly focused on Cui Zhen.

The trident composed of Benzema, Modric and Gareth Bale is not as important as Cui Zhen.

It is undeniable that the three of them still have a very high threat and popularity.

But they need the midfield to feed the ball and transport the shells, and in the opportunity creation link, Cui Zhen's creativity is the strongest, which is what Calleha has seen with his own eyes.

Last season, Villarreal was double-killed by Manchester United. Cui Zhen contributed a lot. It was Cui Zhen who raised the knife and left Villarreal with painful scars.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid's offensive was very bad and chaotic!

Cui Zhen fell into a double-team state in the middle, and he did not force a breakthrough, because the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent after losing the ball was too great.Although the opponent is Villarreal he has fought against, what stands behind him is not Manchester United's midfield defense!

And Real Madrid's defensive problems really do not lie in the individual abilities of the players, but in the overall defensive tacit understanding and the team's offensive and defensive posture.

Cui Zhen didn't feel like he was overwhelmed with resistance.Including strikers Bacca and Bacambu will attack from behind him, midfielder Rodri Hernandez is watching in front, Chuka and Roberto Soriano are ready to defend at any time, he is not worried, A calm look.

When striker Baka came to press and Bakam blocked Cui Zhen's forward line, he walked around to protect the ball 180 degrees, turned around to avoid Baka, and then passed the ball back to Isco.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Isco pass the ball directly to Modric who responded from the wing.

Isco's pass was a low-footed ball, and Modric was pressed by defender Lukavina. After barely possession, he tried to pass the ball to Benzema in the middle, but was missed by midfielder Rodri Hernán. Des intercepted the ball first.

Cui Zhen glanced at Isco, and began to defend as usual.

Villarreal played high quality in their first attack.

Even though Real Madrid's players are actively returning to defense, Villarreal's offense is still very smooth when midfielder Lava reduces sticking the ball to avoid being entangled and delayed by Cui Zhen.

Midfielder Roberto Soriano played a very simple diagonal pass forward with striker Bacca on the left.

Baca cut into the space between defender Marcelo and Varane, then kicked the ball back from a small angle, and completed the shot directly. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas hugged the ball securely, and the Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu stand made a false alarm. field.

This seemingly simple offense actually exposed a fatal loophole in Real Madrid's defense.This is not because the player's one-on-one ability is poor, but the area control ability in the overall defensive thinking is too weak!

Full-backs like Marcelo and Carvajal are all one-sided roles. In their careers for a long time in the past, the participation in offense is much more important than defense!This has led to a decline in the protection ability of the full-backs on the central defenders or the penalty area on the back line!
Not every offense on the court is played one-on-one.Especially in the contest between strength and weakness, a strong team may be able to rely on the personal ability of a super player to overwhelm the opponent, but wouldn't a weak team not attack without a superstar?

Of course not, teamwork!
The most basic condition for teamwork is space. Without space, it is impossible to derive a method with high technical content, so as to catch the opponent by surprise.
Therefore, to limit the opponent's cooperation, the first priority is to control the area, that is, to compress the defensive space.

Real Madrid has not done a good job in this area. Even if it seems that the defense line is stable, when the critical defensive decision-making moment comes, the previous step or step back will determine the control of the area!