[Football] I'm just a defender

Fran pulled the grass off his face and turned around to apologize to Casillas.Casillas hammered the turf dejectedly. Only then did he understand why Fran didn't choose to let the front attack directly but chose to pass back. The midfielder attacked too hard, and even the back line moved too far forward. .Fran wants to suppress the rhythm and adjust his position back, but he is the one who has the least say in this team.

Of course he couldn't be blamed for this, so there was nothing to apologize for.

The 1:1 draw was maintained until the intermission. Although the score was a tie, Villarreal was very motivated because of this goal.Everyone in Real Madrid became sober because of this goal. It was obvious that the yellow submarine did not intend to play a role that they could manipulate, but these big names were used to the storm and quickly adjusted.The second half will start from scratch.

But in addition to the performance on the court, many people also pay attention to the factors on the sidelines, "Alvarez seems to want to control and slow down some offensive rhythms. It can be seen clearly. But Queiroz did not adjust the situation. He probably thinks that the team will not have any crisis within 10 minutes. This shows that the Portuguese has been worried about the lack of ability to perform on the spot. He I hoped for a midfield adjustment, but it was still a step too late.”

And in the locker room, Fran, who was sitting obediently in the corner with Casillas leg to leg, really looked pitiful and regretful after making a mistake.No matter how nice it sounds, Carlos advanced too hard and Pavon lost his position defensively. After all, Francisco Alvarez's position in the team is to drag the central defender, the last barrier between the opponent and his own goalkeeper .He didn't expect the defense line to be broken through easily, but in fact, his supplementary defense did not pose the slightest threat to the opponent's forward at all.

Sure enough, Queiroz ignored Forlan's previous intentions during the midfield summary and criticized him by name.Villarreal's first half, as they said to the newspaper, "seeing through Real Madrid's loopholes" is still unclear for the time being, but only Forlan stayed in front of Casillas obediently when the line was pressed You can see the clues more or less.Unless it is Francisco Alvarez's deep love for Igor Casillas, in fact, Real Madrid's double central defender combination, which is mainly defensive, is actually not Pavon, nor Elguera .

That being the case, Queiroz finally tapped the folder on his knees, "Fran, the previous ones probably won't work anymore, let's just follow the usual team training method."

As the team walked out, Guti patted Fran on the shoulder, hoping that he would not be depressed because of the conceded goal in the first half and the coach's criticism, "Look, this is a blessing in disguise?" This way of playing is indeed uncomfortable. As a rookie, the most important thing now is to adapt to the field and integrate into the team.

At the beginning of the second half, although Real Madrid as a whole is still coherent, its position has moved back a lot.It doesn't mean they gave up offense, it just didn't feel like they gave up defense like they did in the first half...desperately.

Forlan and Pavon looked side by side on the scene, but once the attack started, after the midfield shifted the ball, it was found that Forlan's position was no longer as close to the midfield as in the previous games, but gradually retreated.Compared with team defense, what will be shown next is more about Forlan's personal defensive ability.Close defense, fierce pressing, blocking holes and all kinds of shovels are piled up in front of Villarreal like this. If the main purpose of close defense is to prevent the opponent from receiving the ball smoothly, then blocking is to interfere with the opponent's exit. ball line.

Riquelme, who was holding the ball, faced the defending Pavon with a protruding body and seemed to be planning to pass through immediately, but when Pavon stretched out his feet to grab the ball, he pulled the ball back, turned around and dribbled the ball past Pavon.The home fans at the Estadio de l'Eau were cheering for the beautiful performance of their star. Seeing that Riquelme was about to break into the penalty area, he only had to face Casillas. In the next second, the football in front of Riquelme had disappeared. In front of him are brown sneakers and a pair of white socks that have been stained.

The corner of Fran's mouth that appeared in the camera was unknowingly curled up. The speed of this kick behind the tackle was extremely decisive, and the timing was extremely precise. Even the picky critics had to raise a question for this defense. thumbs up.The football was won by Salgado, and Riquelme staggered forward but did not fall completely. He turned his head to look at the young man who had just got up from the field. The head coach told him to be careful of the boy's interception And card positions, but it doesn't mean that he still has such a beautiful tackle.Seeing that the penalty area is in front of him, if he makes a slight mistake in this shovel, it will cost him a penalty kick. How can he have such confidence as a rookie?On the premise that he has already defended a goal in the first half?

Fran looked up and met Riquelme's eyes. He was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled at the Argentine.At the corner of his mouth was a weird smile that had succeeded in a prank but couldn't be restrained. His honey-colored eyes were slightly curved, but there was no clarity and innocence. On the contrary, he was as proud as a fox that had successfully captured its prey.

A reporter on the sidelines clenched his fists, feeling like he was being fooled by this guy.Little Nesta, what little Nesta?The Italian is an elegant gentleman's defender. How does this man's playing style look like Nesta from the beginning to the end?

If Fran knew what he was thinking, he would frown innocently. If you insist on labeling me as Nesta, why don't you ask if I agree?

"The game is over, and in the end the hyped game ended in a 1-1 draw, which really says a lot. Villarreal didn't really get the point, Before the game, Villarreal said that Real Madrid's key breakthrough lies in their rookie defender, but I think this is a bit unfair to this kid. I believe that the audience who watched this game will find that it is mainly based on predicting the card position before. The defensive ability that Alvarez showed from the second half should be the key factor that really allowed Real Madrid to promote him from the reserve team. Of course, this also made the "Little Nesta" that was even circulated before. The statement has become a joke.

So what is the problem?Real Madrid's offensive ability is still perfectly demonstrated in this game. We don't need to analyze and explain in detail how powerful this all-star lineup is.If before this, Queiroz was criticized for relying on this lineup and not choosing to rotate, then we can now see that compared with the extremely sharp offense, this team's defense is far from solid.

But what's interesting is, why did Real Madrid's opponents before Villarreal mostly focus on defense and did not choose to attack?First of all, Real Madrid's opponents did not have a real strong enemy before this, and secondly, these superstars on the court are too dazzling.When any of these players who can be the core and top card in other teams are concentrated in the same team, it is reasonable to tiptoe.

But after a long time, they may (should definitely) find that although this Real Madrid team is not a show, it is far from indestructible as they imagined.

That's the real test for this team, and that's the crux of the matter. "

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When the game was over, Fran took a shower, walked out with a towel on his shoulders, and his upper body was covered with water. His thick soft hair was lying on the top of his head. He looked a little lazy after strenuous exercise, and he sat on a chair when he came out. On the ground, he leaned against Casillas as if he had no bones.Cassie, who had just got dressed, was dripped with water, rolled her eyes at her best friend, pulled out the towel he was wearing, and put the whole towel on top of Fran's head, going crazy in the name of 'helping Fran wipe his hair' Rubbing her hair under the towel, Fran, whose eyes were covered by the towel, kept shaking her head following Cassie's movements without protesting, and even touched her socks and put them on her feet.It's just that when Casillas took the towel away, even Raul, who was a little upset because he won a draw, laughed when he saw Fran's hair after being raped.

Amid the laughter of the crowd, Fran raised his hand to touch his hair, and after confirming that it had been dried by Cassie, he yawned, slowly got up with a comb, and went to the mirror to tidy up the mess.After the group packed up, the team boarded the bus and returned to Madrid. Iker Casillas, who was used to sitting together, sat next to Zidane first. Fran rubbed his nose blankly and was dragged to sit next to him by Beckham. Down.

As the bus started, Fran took out his earphones and began to listen to music, but before the end of a song, Beckham pulled off the earphone on his right ear.Beckham looked at his teammates who were doing their own things, and lowered his voice, "I thought you would be upset at least?" After hearing this, Fran said, "Huh? ’ told him, and he had no idea what he was talking about upset about.It seemed that the frustration on Beckham's face was too obvious, and Fran pulled off the other earphone, "I'm upset... because of what? Because I was breached?"

Of course it was because of Queiroz's reprimand in midfield, Beckham thought, but he couldn't say that, "Robert was too aggressive, Sisko will catch you by surprise when he misses the defense, and he will be caught off guard when he is defending." Breakthrough." After saying this, Fran was taken aback, and then quickly signaled him to keep his voice down. It's not worth offending the two defensive partners. Shrinking down, I heard my teammate say it for granted, "But the ball really slipped away from my feet."

After making sure he wasn't putting on an act, Beckham sneered and raised his hands to rub his hair, "You have a stubborn temper!" Fran shook his head helplessly, "Have you formed a habit?"

Beckham smiled and withdrew his hand, "Have you ever tried to retreat?" "For a defender, retreat is a disaster," he tilted his head and looked at the Englishman, and at Casilla who was squinting by the window in front of him. Snu pursed his lips, "He's right behind me, where else can I go?"

Beckham followed him and looked at Casillas, his heart became softer because of his words, "It's true, it's the same for the midfielder."

"So, you solve the disaster?" Fran said jokingly, facing those olive green eyes, Beckham's eyes were full of seriousness, Fran swore he would smile at any beautiful woman with such eyes You can gain a heart, and then hear him say solemnly, "I am not enough alone, you have to be with me."

...Okay, don't you just want to conquer my knees with your looks?give you give you.