Soccer Super Marksman

Walking into the locker room, the atmosphere in the Real Madrid team was heavy.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, some veteran players should be able to feel that the team has not been reborn.

And obviously, they were tired out on the pitch!Some players even feel it is a kind of suffering!
For example, defenders Carvajal and Marcelo are not allowed to assist them, and they are stipulated that they cannot cross the half court, which seems to make them difficult to breathe.

Most offensive players in the frontcourt also feel isolated and helpless in positional battles.

Lopetegui gave a lecture during the halftime break. He started to talk about how to improve the defense and how to adjust it. Cui Zhen listened very carefully, although Lopetegui also implicitly criticized him for not targeting Villarreal. Cui Zhen accepts more restrictions on Lava's performance, but he also senses that many players in the locker room are not interested in Lopetegui's rhetoric.

Defend, defend, defend!

God!

This is the Bernabéu, what we want is offense, what we want is gorgeousness, what we want is a crushing victory!

How to attack?
Lopetegui did not come up with a specific policy, it was just an "effort" for the players to make up their own minds, "Be more calm when opportunities arise" and so on.

After the halftime break, the starters walked into the field.

Modric walked over to Cui Zhen on purpose, and said naturally, "You feel good on the left?"

Cui Zhen nodded and said, "Well, it's more comfortable to cut inward along the right foot. Over the past two years or so, I have deepened my training and improvement in this area."

After thinking for a while, Modric said: "In that game, we can change positions under the right environment."

Cui Zhen thoughtfully looked back at Lopetegui, who was walking at the back of the team, then turned to Modric and said, "No problem, let's try, I'm just afraid that if such an attack fails, I won't be able to finish the coach's job." Arranged defensive mission."

Players on the side and the center can switch positions at will when only discussing offense.

But the football game is a coherent and smooth game. Once the attack is terminated, the opponent starts to attack and you have to defend.

If Cui Zhen ran to the left side of the frontcourt to attack, but failed to make it, it would make him unable to become the defensive point of the midfield in the first time when the offense and defense transitioned.

In this regard, Modric said confidently: "Relax, according to the situation on the field, we can directly exchange defensive tasks."

After thinking about it, Cui Zhen did not suspect that Modric was talking nonsense.

You must know that in the past few years Modric has often been forced to sacrifice offense to invest in defense. He is no longer able to score 20 goals and send 20 assists in a season like before. His number of goals has dropped significantly in recent years. The sacrifices he made are inseparable. The Lord of the Rings at the Bernabeu only scored 8 league goals last season!
The second half of the first round match between Real Madrid and Villarreal in the new season of La Liga began.

Villarreal took the lead in kicking off, midfielder Lava actively pulled to the wing, and then directly sent a wonderful pass to striker Bakambu.

Cui Zhen was very helpless, and couldn't tell whether Lawa was afraid of him or learned to be smart.

Before he gets close, the midfielder Lava will pass the ball decisively, and then he runs away at a slow speed. Lava doesn't care whether Cui Zhen follows him. After all, Real Madrid is going to attack, so Cui Zhen He must also take the initiative to participate in the offensive movement, and then Lava will naturally be able to get rid of Cui Zhen.

Forwards Bakambu and Baka wanted to penetrate Real Madrid's defense through a two-for-two cooperation, but defender Varane's precise interception brought an end to Villarreal's offense.

Real Madrid turned around and attacked.A bad sign appeared. In the link of attacking from the backcourt to the frontcourt, defender Marcelo directly chose a long pass. His long pass made Benzema lose in the top battle with opposing defender Victor Ruiz. Come down.

Villarreal regained the ball in less than 10 seconds.

Perhaps it was due to the suppression for a long time in the first half, and Real Madrid was playing at home again. In the second half, their mentality would start to be anxious. In addition, some players who used to be very aggressive in the past were suppressed in their offensive ability. , but will use unreliable methods to realize the ambition to participate in the offense.

The long pass style of play is not suitable for La Liga at all, because it pays too much attention to technology and does not pay attention to physical confrontation.

Real Madrid's backcourt players also realized that such a style of play would not work after Real Madrid tried three times in a row to find a forward teammate with a direct long pass from the midfield and failed.

Cui Zhen remained silent.

If it is changed to Manchester United.Can't say enough about the first season.If in the second season the team bypassed the midfield organization and played long passes directly, Cui Zhen would have the confidence to talk to his teammates directly, not to mention whether Mourinho agreed or not.

But he is still able to maintain his peace of mind, because the team itself does not have a clear idea of ​​how the offense will be played.

Lopetegui only said that the core of the striker is Benzema. Everyone thinks that it is to create opportunities for Benzema.

But how to achieve it?Lopetegui still hasn't made it clear, maybe it has something to do with him still inspecting the team. After all, there are players with good offensive capabilities such as Casemiro and Asensio on the bench.

In the 55th minute of the game, after a short period of offensive chaos, the only thing that Real Madrid can be thankful for is the midfielder. Lopetegui's adjustment of defense still has an immediate effect.

Even though it is impossible for Cui Chen to closely guard Lava, Lava is also afraid of attacking Cui Zhen's defense zone, which makes Lava only serve as a passer in the midfield, while Baka and Bakambu on the front line are trapped. It is difficult for Real Madrid's defense to do anything in dense double-teaming.

Real Madrid's offensive turning point also appeared at this time node.

In the 56th minute, Isco cut off the ball from forward Bakambu in the backcourt, and then turned around and kicked the ball forward. Cui Zhen and midfielder Lava competed for the ball at the same time. He was at a disadvantage in terms of speed and physical confrontation. Advantage.

So Cui Zhen and Lawa kept pace.He personally slowed down Lava's speed on his own initiative, and it could even be said that he was suppressing Lava.Let the opponent rush forward, but cannot invade Cui Zhen's track.

The football rolled towards him, Cui Zhen did not touch the ball head-on, but blocked Lava, causing Lava to rush past the football, Cui Zhen stopped suddenly and then turned forward, easily controlling the ball and dribbling forward.

Striding the ball across the midfield, Cui Zhen noticed Modric's lateral movement before he came to the front waistline. When the midfielder Rodri Hernandez came to intercept Cui Zhen, Cui Zhen slanted the ball The pass ran to the feet of Modric in the middle.

Modric kicked the ball and crossed the ball, just letting the ball roll to Cui Zhen's forward running line.

After passing the ball, Modric rushed directly into the penalty area, forming a double ghost shot with Benzema!
Villarreal's back line defense shrunk to the front of the penalty area, and Cui Zhen sent a diagonal ball from outside the penalty area.

Still looking for Gareth Bell!

The ball was passed to the back of the goal and penetrated the space between Villarreal central defender Victor Ruiz and full-back Jaume Costa.

Countless fans at the Bernabéu watched Cui Zhen's scalpel-like through pass, which created a very good scoring opportunity. As long as Gareth Bale pushes the ball with his arch from the back point, the ball can be sent-in In the almost mid-air goal, the goalkeeper Barbosa was obviously moving slowly, because Cui Zhen's pass seemed to be passed to Modric at the beginning, making Modric still out of reach after the emergency stop. A deceptive pass!

Under Cui Zhen's expectant eyes, Gareth Bell ran to the back of the goal with all his strength, but unfortunately Gareth Bell only ran halfway, and Cui Zhen showed disappointment.

Gareth Bale started slowly. According to his explosive speed, he couldn't catch up with the ball!

The fact is as Cui Zhen expected, Gareth Bell wanted to shovel, but the football went out of the baseline ahead of time!
There was a sigh of loss at the Bernabéu.

"Real Madrid once again missed a good chance to score. Cui Zhen, who has been elected as the European assist leader for two consecutive years, created very threatening opportunities in the first and second halves, but his teammates on the front line did not grasp them. This is simply too embarrassing. Real Madrid, but there is no killer who can seize the chance of finishing in the front line!"

Lopetegui stroked his glasses on the sidelines, then turned around and gave instructions to the assistant coach: Substitution!

After 1 minute, Real Madrid made the first substitution of the game.

Exit Gareth Bale!
Enter Asensio!
Gareth Bale was replaced in less than 60 minutes of the game. This is probably something that the media who paid attention to the game before the game did not expect.Because Bell should be the direct descendant that Lopetegui wants to help.

In this regard, Lopetegui still has the courage of a champion coach.

A game is a game, and if it wasn't for the inextricable conflict, he wouldn't be so dazed that he would ruin the game just to revive Bell.

Asensio is also a big-name star that Lopetegui can't get used to. Asensio belongs to too many commercial activities and makes Lopetegui feel dissatisfied.

So in the first game of the season, Asensio sat on the bench, and now he can only come on as a substitute.

But this substitution did not satisfy the Bernabeu fans.

First of all, Bell is a forward. Strictly speaking, Asensio is a midfielder and wide player. It seems to be a conservative substitution.

Although Asensio's situation and status at the Bernabeu have always been embarrassing, his professionalism cannot be questioned!

Cui Zhen knew his attitude in training very well during the past month.

It's just that in terms of personal career choice and development, Asensio does not belong purely to football.

Cui Zhen does not belong purely to football, but he is higher than Asensio in terms of football investment and priority.

After Asensio played, Real Madrid's frontcourt offense has obviously improved.

Because after removing a striker and adding a midfielder with good assist ability, Cui Zhen also has more options to organize the attack forward, and the offense is obviously enriched.

In the 63rd minute of the game, he and Asensio started a tacit cooperation on the right side of the midfield.