Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 207 Are World-Class Defenders Underpaid?

The first Madrid derby this season is more interesting than ever. Real Madrid's state in the league and the Champions League this season is not outstanding.Halfway through the La Liga schedule, it is rare to even make it to the top three. In the crucial battle for the top spot in Group H in the Champions League, they faced Tottenham back-to-back with one draw and one loss. If they want to avoid strong teams in the first round of the knockout round, they have to be distracted by the Champions League, which can also become a drag on their preparations for the Derby.

In contrast, Atletico Madrid's recent performance is much stronger, with five consecutive victories on three fronts, showing the domineering multi-line championship. Simeone said before the derby: "The Champions League match against Rome is no longer in my plan. All our preparations are to face Real Madrid. This is one of the most important games of the whole season."

Zidane is not a person who likes to take the initiative to create topics. Although he once beat Materazzi in the World Cup final and left an alternative classic, it was not his original intention. Similarly, it is not his habit to fight with Atletico Madrid before the game. Instead, he said in an interview with reporters: "It is indeed more behind Barcelona..."

Many media were surprised. Is Real Madrid going to give up the league early and focus on the Champions League?Will Real Madrid have any reservations about the remaining two rounds of the Champions League group stage in the derby?
Real Madrid's mouthpiece media "Marca" slammed Zidane's remarks. It is not a good time to admit the gap before the derby.

Real Madrid fans have a lot of opinions on the club's timidity before the battle. In fact, the Chinese media are also very disappointed.The first Madrid Derby with Chinese players may be less exciting.

Real Madrid has a huge number of supporters in China, some of them quit and support Atletico Madrid, but they have nothing to do with Wen Zhihao.It is because Real Madrid's performance this season and Zidane's remarks hurt their feelings.

How can a team that has lost its pride, even if it is a wealthy team, make the fans pour their passion into it?

Of course, there are veteran Real Madrid fans who are infatuated and criticize: "A young man knows what a fart, and soldiers are not tired of cheating, do you understand? You have to talk about winning to be ambitious? Qi Zu directly smashed the trophy from last season and slapped him in the face."

The two sides announced the starting lineup before the game. Zidane formed a formation similar to 4-3-1-2. Kroos, Casemiro and Modric formed a three midfielder.

He Wei immediately became interested when he saw such a starting lineup: "Huh? Now it seems that Zidane's remarks before the game are just smoke bombs. Real Madrid's midfielders are all offensive. Even if it is an away game, Zidane wants to use offense to dominate the game."

The derby has always been a stage for the coaches of the two sides to battle wits and courage. Naturally, Simeone also has special arrangements. Carrasco was hidden on the bench. He declared that his knee injury has not healed, and the possibility of playing is extremely small, but in reality?

Carrasco did suffer from a knee injury before, but he has recovered to the point where he can play.Simeone will decide when this second player will play a role according to the development of the game situation.

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Before the match, Wen Zhihao ran into Real Madrid captain Ramos on the outfield, and he took the initiative to go up to express his friendliness. Unexpectedly, Ramos glanced at him, and Benzema came to look for him.

Wen Zhihao has worked hard in Europe these years, what is the most unbearable thing?Belittled!

Griezmann saw Wen Zhihao standing there in embarrassment and annoyance, walked over and said, "Wen, why are you trying to please him when you have nothing to do? It's all right now, let's make fun of yourself."

"He's always been like this?" Wen Zhihao thinks it shouldn't be. Barcelona's stars are on the same level as Real Madrid, and I haven't seen anyone like this.

Griezmann is used to it: "In the same city, two championship teams, do you think they can be harmonious? He looks down on us the most. In the Champions League final that year, if he hadn't equalized with a header in the final stage of stoppage time, the championship would have been ours. It was only a minute away!"

Wen Zhihao also knew about this classic battle. At this time, he could only comfort him: "It's over, this year's champion must be us, and I will do my best to help you realize your wish."

Griezmann did not answer, and taught Wen Zhihao: "Wen, I know that China emphasizes harmony and being kind to others, but respect is earned by strength, and the stadium is the battlefield. Since it is an opponent, it doesn't matter whether he is convinced or not, let's fight first!"

Wen Zhihao nodded, but felt deeply strange in his heart. Superstar players are considered leaders after all. Shouldn't they have a wider heart and a bigger pattern? Isn't the defender an exception?
World-class defenders are too flat, and they will only accept it when they hurt?
When this idea came up, the first thing that popped into Wen Zhihao's mind was Pique!

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The two teams are already the most familiar opponents. After the opening, there is no need to test it. It is a real fight with real knives and guns. Naturally, Atletico Madrid is an expert in this kind of pure physical strength.In the opening 2 minutes, Marcelo passed back Varane's coordination error to give Atletico Madrid an excellent opportunity. After Griezmann steals the ball, he passes it to Wen Zhihao next to him. Ramos is the closest and immediately puts down a shovel.A series of reactions were presented in the live broadcast within a few seconds, giving people the impression that Wen Zhihao passed the ball at the moment of jumping, which was enough to excite everyone's nerves.

"WOW! Perfect cross! He is like having God's perspective!" Garcia cheered for this moment of perspective.

All Atletico Madrid fans stood up and prepared to celebrate the goal, but Correa's push into the penalty area was blocked by the tip of Casilla's left finger and slowly slid out of the goal. Atletico Madrid fans hugged their heads in regret.Madrid TV [-]'s commentator Colin, as a hardcore Real Madrid fan, praised Casilla's save to save the team.

On -site commentary, He Wei was emotional in front of CCTV, and his praise for Wen Zhihao was overflowing: "The first attack threat of Atletico's opening came from Wen Zhihao's exquisite dynamics before the penalty zone. Ramos's steal also made every effort, but obviously Wen Zhihao was better in the first confrontation. Dare to fight and fight when we are guarding. Zhang relaxing is really a rare enjoyment. "

When the ball was saved from the bottom line, Wen Zhihao went straight to Ramos, ready to ask Ramos for an explanation for his dangerous tackle just now: "Hey, you are a world-class player after all, can you show some face? Has no one taught you that shining your spikes can hurt people?"

Ramos himself has a bad temper, and the two had a confrontation at the beginning of the game.

But no one was surprised. Garcia looked excited instead: "This is the correct way to open the derby. There must be goals, war of words, and conflicts. But I didn't expect Wen to become the protagonist besides goals."

Wen Zhihao, who never clashed with others on the court, took the initiative to provoke a war of words, and Garcia felt that he saw a fake Wen Zhihao.

Derby itself means unexpected and unusual, this scene is just an appetizer.

(End of this chapter)