white tour

Although it was not easy, Real Madrid still won a draw, not to mention qualifying for the Copa del Rey.

In the next two days, Blancos borrowed Real Betis's training base to prepare for the next round of the league.

Training at the home of the sworn enemy, although he did not share a training ground, Antonio, who was glared at by the Betis people at every turn, still felt uncomfortable.He doesn't care about other people's eyes, but he doesn't like Betis himself.And in these two days of training, the only role he can play is as a partner.

As early as many days ago, Zidane began to consider changing to a three-back formation.Real Madrid's defense has always been very fragile. Marcelo and Carvajal, the two full-backs, like to insert themselves into the front of the opponent's penalty area and wreak havoc. Among the two defenders who are left behind to protect the goalkeeper, there is Laura who will turn into a striker at every turn. Moss exists.In this way, Varane is the only one who is willing to work hard and defend full-time.

Of course, substitute player Nacho can do the same.It is precisely because of the existence of Nacho that Zidane had the idea of ​​changing to play three central defenders.

一旦在阵容中放上三名中后卫,就可以根据对手的风格灵活地进行调整。想打防守反击时可以踢5-3-2，想加强中场的控制力又可以踢3-5-2,甚至变阵为平庸一些的4-4-2也没有问题。

On the one hand, Zidane is trying to improve his tactical system; on the other hand, the large area of ​​​​injury of midfielders also makes him have to make some adjustments to the formation.

Three central defenders and two full-backs. In the midfield, Kroos, Casemiro and Modric are solid, plus Ronaldo and Benzema who are in good condition and can change positions flexibly. Seems like nothing more than reasonable.

However, in the actual combat exercise, some problems, large or small, still appeared.

Although the two full-backs can complete the up and down coverage of the wing, they are still inferior to the authentic midfielders in terms of creativity and breaking into the penalty area to provide support for the opponent.Now Real Madrid is short of manpower on the wing, and the offense can only be based on straight line delivery and rib assault. I have to say that this is a pity for fans who like to watch Real Madrid attack aggressively.

There is also the problem that Ronaldo's ability to counterattack has declined significantly in recent years. Without the fast Bale and Vazquez, and the lack of Antonio and Isco who are good at dribbling and passing, the number of explosive points in the frontcourt has dropped sharply.

But since you want to improve your defense, you have to give up some things appropriately. It is impossible for a team to maintain a perfect state all the time.

On the night of January 1th, still at the Pizjuan Stadium, the 15th round of La Liga is about to start.

Antonio did not enter the squad for the game, firstly because he will not have a place in the 3-5-2 formation, and secondly because the Copa del Rey game a few days ago made Zidane not at ease about his state.

Antonio, who joined his family, appeared in the main stand. He hugged Sofia, feeling very relaxed. From time to time, fans would come over to ask for autographs or group photos.

"Hello Rodrigue!" The short-haired lady swallowed nervously, and even quietly rubbed her palms on her clothes before reaching out.

"Hello!" Antonio smiled and shook hands with her, "I remember you, you often appear in the North Stand to watch Sevilla's games."

"Ah... yes! Yes!" The face of the short-haired lady blushed suddenly. Since she joined the work, she thought she was mature and would not be shy when facing men.But now, her heartbeat is getting faster and faster.

Sofia, who was sitting in Antonio's arms, twisted her body unhappily, and then frowned. She wanted to talk to her elder brother who had finally met, but someone always came to disturb them.

"Sorry...uh... the game is about to start, I'm leaving first." The short-haired lady who noticed Sophie's emotions immediately apologized. She is a member fan of Seville and has a fixed seat in the North Stand. Today It was to meet his male god Antonio that he deliberately crossed half of the court to the main stand.

Although he didn't understand why the other party apologized, Antonio, who was impressed by the lady, stood up immediately. He put Sofia on the seat, and then opened his arms to hug the short-haired lady.

Antonio knows that the other party is not only Sevilla fans, but also his fans. He always hopes to do something for those who like him.

"Oh!"

The sudden hug made the short-haired lady dumbfounded. She covered her open mouth and tried hard to maintain a good image, but when she found it was useless, she hopped away like a rabbit.

This amused Antonio and a lot of people around him.

"Brother! Look at me!" Sofia tugged on Antonio's pants dissatisfied, and the brown-haired youth who turned around smiled and hugged him.

"What's the matter? What are you trying to say?"

"Slightly~" Sophia, who successfully made a face, was obviously very proud. She pinched Antonio's ears and laughed happily.

Ms. Lopez and Mr. Rodrigue were talking in low voices while paying attention to the brothers and sisters who were in a good mood. As for the bear boy Fidel, he was rolling his eyes again.

However, as the game progressed, the smile on Antonio's face gradually disappeared, and Sofia seemed to feel the seriousness of the atmosphere, obediently sitting in Antonio's arms and playing with her elder brother's fingers.

On the field, Real Madrid's 3-5-2 formation encountered more trouble in the game than in the training game.Sampaoli, who is good at lineup switching, successfully suppressed Real Madrid's formation back to the low position by using the crushing of the double midfielders and the repeated use of the ball by the three No. 10 players.

迫不得已的情况下，球员们只能保持5-3-2三条战线，甚至一度被挤压成5-4-1。

The midfielder retreated too deep, and the two full-backs had difficulty in teamwork on the wing, plus Benzema who was in poor form.In this game, Real Madrid could not pose a threat to Sevilla's defense at all.

The two forwards lacked support from the wingers and attacking midfielders. Several times, Real Madrid, who successfully played a defensive counterattack, had to face the embarrassing situation of two-on-six in the frontcourt. Feng's attempt also failed under the opponent's key encirclement and suppression.

In this game, it was the same as when they faced the Mexican American team in the Club World Cup. The opposing coach completely crushed Zidane at the tactical level.But this time, the gap in personal strength between the opponent and the Blancos is not that big.

Sevilla players change positions very frequently within the 30-meter area of ​​the frontcourt. Nasri, Vitolo and others are used to interspersing between Real Madrid's defense lines from the side. Grasp is very sophisticated.

Another striker, Franco Vazquez, although his foot frequency and local connection ability cannot be compared with his teammates, but his advantage is that he can complete one-on-one breakthroughs or protect the ball through his physical fitness and sense of rhythm. He can also move forward into the penalty area and act as a temporary center forward.

But to be honest, his football style did not adapt to Sevilla, so he was also replaced by Sampaoli first when he launched a general attack in the second half.

From then on, Ivora, who is 1.9 meters [-] in height, began to move forward to the forward position as the fulcrum of offense.

Emery often used Ivora in this way last season when Antonio was not promoted to the first team.But then with Antonio, poor Ivora let alone play as a striker, even the chances of playing are greatly reduced.

The captain of Sevilla, who intends to express himself, began to lead the team to continuously attack Real Madrid's goal. Although he lost to Antonio in the last Copa del Rey in one-on-one, this time he has the grace to cooperate with him tacitly. Zong Qi, he will definitely be the best performer in the audience.

However, although Sevilla completely suppressed Real Madrid on the scene, the Los Blancos were the first to complete the goal.

In the 65th minute, Carvajal dribbled the ball into the penalty area after stealing the ball from the front court. The goalkeeper Rico tripped him and the referee awarded a penalty!Then Ronaldo tricked Rico into the lower left corner of the goal, and Sevilla fell behind Real Madrid 0-1!

Neither the Sevilla players nor the fans could accept this result. Obviously they performed better, but it turned out that Real Madrid was the first to score the goal?

Antonio breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that God has always favored Real Madrid.He still hopes that the current club can win, because if they lose three points at the Pisjuan Stadium, the score gap between Real Madrid and direct competitors Sevilla, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be narrowed, and the trouble will be big.

I remember that in the season when Barcelona achieved the treble, Real Madrid won countless games in a row. In January, they seemed invincible at all.But Real Madrid lost at Valencia and then at home, and Barcelona won three titles.

With such a lesson, the slightest reduction in the gap with competitors can make Real Madrid fans tremble with fear.Moreover, Real Madrid, who went to participate in the Club World Cup, now has one game less. Once they lose this game, the crown of the league will fall to Sevilla.

But soon, Ramos' own goal wiped out Real Madrid's lead.

Sevilla fans still remember how the Real Madrid captain provoked them three days ago. Although most fans don't like the small group of extreme fans who affect the reputation of the overall fans, this does not affect their hatred of Ramos.

Ramos, who was already in a bad mood because of scoring an own goal, was even more angry at the jeers from his hometown in the stands. At the same time, he still had some grievances.Obviously he has always advertised that he is from Seville, and he also apologized to those real fans, but why does everyone here not like him?

No one can give Ramos an answer to this question.

In the final stage, Sampaoli successively replaced offensive players to put pressure on Real Madrid's defense.On the other side, Zidane seemed to have forgotten the two substitutions in his hand, and he directly began to consider whether to maintain the tie because of his gains and losses.

Then, Sevilla overtook the score!