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Chapter 137 There are many times, recklessness is the best way to break the game
"Barcelona won again?"

"Well, 1-0 Granada, Harvey succeeded in winning at the last moment."

"Ah, Granada didn't defend, what a pity."

On the evening of September 9th, on the bus to the Vallecas Stadium, Vallecano's home stadium, some Real Madrid players were feeling sorry for the results of a La Liga game that had just ended.

Barcelona beat Granada at the last moment of the home court and won another La Liga victory. It has already won five consecutive victories at the beginning.

This performance is much more stable than last season.

Last season, because Barcelona had repeatedly lost the chain from the beginning of the season, Real Madrid opened up a huge point difference in one fell swoop in the middle of the league.

The competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga has mostly been the same in recent seasons.

In the few seasons when Real Madrid was stepped on by Barcelona and lost the championship, most of Real Madrid lost too many links to the middle and lower reaches of the league and lost many points that should not be lost.

Last year, Barcelona lost the championship. In addition to Real Madrid's own performance being too strong and stable, in fact, the biggest reason was that Barcelona's abuse of food was unstable.

Looking at this season, Barcelona was still not played very well by Real Madrid's tactical restraint in the previous Western Super Cup.

But in the current league, Barcelona has recovered the ability to stably abuse food during the three consecutive championships.

The recovery of Barcelona's strength will undoubtedly increase the difficulty for Real Madrid to defend the league title this year.

However, such a situation is not completely useless, there is motivation when there is pressure.

There is Barcelona in the league that has been putting pressure on, Real Madrid's preparations, and the players' game state can always maintain a high level.

For Real Madrid's league and Champions League defending career, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

"This game was not very easy to play, but fortunately, the players haven't felt much pressure yet."

Mourinho and Karanka, who were sitting in the front row of the bus, were also constantly communicating.

Vallecano's performance at the start of this season is very good. He currently has two wins, one draw and one loss, temporarily ranking sixth in La Liga.

Their team's ability to seize opportunities and mental tenacity are still very good.

At least in the pre-match tactical meeting of the Real Madrid coaching staff, both Mourinho and Karanka gave a relatively high evaluation of Vallecano's tenacity in the game.

In the last round of La Liga, Vallecano scored three goals in the last 10 minutes of the second half after being advanced by Atletico Madrid by four goals.

To deal with such a team that has exploded recently, we can't just look at their league rankings and some old data last season.

Mourinho is [-]% vigilant at the tactical level.

After arriving at the Vallecas Stadium and before warming up, Mourinho once again emphasized that Real Madrid's opponents are not easy to deal with today.

It's rare to see his coach attach so much importance to a mid-range team, and all the stars of Real Madrid have also put away too much relaxation.

After the start of the game that night, facing Vallecano's proactive attack, Real Madrid, as usual, first gave up part of the midfield control.

This set of "fishing play" is already quite proficient for Real Madrid players.

As long as Vallecano takes the bait and the overall forward pressure leaves enough space in the backcourt, Real Madrid can play a very threatening long pass counterattack as soon as they make a steal.

The script seemed to have been written from the beginning, and the game was indeed progressing according to Real Madrid's expected rhythm from the beginning.

It's a pity that their opponents today obviously have their own ideas, and they don't want to be a supporting role at their home court.

Vallecano, who played a four-two-three formation in the starting lineup, showed the vigor of total attack and defense.

Real Madrid's players have had enough rest during this period, and Vallecano's players have naturally had enough rest, and their physical fitness is not bad.

For the players of these mid-range teams, exchanging physical fitness for a relatively balanced situation is really a bargain.

Their offense is very methodical, and the teenager Baptistan also dares to make moves in the midfield.

Modric was swayed by this kid with the ball several times.

It can only be said that the young man is in good health and courageous, even if he dares to rush and fight, Vallecano relied on the simplest side pass to play, and he really got a few chances to grab some shots in a short while.

Li Ang is quite at ease about his own defense.

Even if Vallecano scored two shots in the opening 5 minutes from the data point of view, they were all data from the header competition.

Vallecano's high center forward Deli Basic is in good form today, but if he wants to compete for the goal in front of Pepe and Ramos, he is still far away.

What makes Li Ang feel a little bad is Vallecano's defensive arrangement on the two wings today.

Their full strength and full defense style of play is also more reflected in the offense and defense of the two wings.

Baptistan and Domingos can press Real Madrid halfway with the attack.

But when Vallecano needs manpower to return to the defense, they can also actively retreat to the full-back at the first time.

In the 7th minute of the first half, Real Madrid made the first long pass counterattack attempt of the game.

As a result, Ronaldo's possession of the ball on the left was destroyed by the combination of Baptistan and Vallecano's right back Tito who returned to the defense.

This level of active defense obviously brought a lot of trouble to Real Madrid on the counterattack end.

However, after Li Ang had a brief exchange with Alonso, he also began to frequently walk the ground with the ball to pass the ball to his teammates in the frontcourt.

There are still many ways to connect the front and back courts, and short passes on the ground are also Li Ang's strength.

And Real Madrid doesn't necessarily have to play a set of offensive tactics, without Mourinho opening his mouth to adjust, Alonso and Leon have already begun to seek changes in their style of play.

Modric still played the role of a midfield metronome first.

The main task of advancing is still borne by Li Ang.

Thanks to Vallecano's lack of a first-class defensive midfielder, Li Ang's offensive goal today is still very smooth.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria also consciously began to drop back and catch the ball frequently, attacking Vallecano's defense in turn on both wings.

At the moment, Vallecano coach Antonio, who was standing on the sidelines, still didn't immediately ask the frontcourt players to follow the shrinking formation and return to defense.

Before that, too many teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga placed their buses and were finally forcibly besieged by Real Madrid and broke the line of defense.

Antonio obviously doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes again, and has learned a lesson. No matter how heavy the defense pressure is, he must insist on putting pressure on Real Madrid's defense.

And the high center forward Deli Basic in their formation can also provide a lot of fulcrum, supporting Vallecano to play more concisely and efficiently on the counterattack end.

The counterattack effect is always good, and Vallecano's tenacity to seize counterattack opportunities also limits Real Madrid's overall pressure.

After all, Real Madrid must keep people in the backcourt to guard against Vallecano's counterattack, right?

Alonso couldn't press the center line, Real Madrid's offensive rhythm could not be full, the number of offensive rounds could not increase, and Vallecano's defense barely stabilized its position.

Using offense instead of defense, and exchanging physical fitness for the situation, this set was thoroughly played by Antonio.

Li Ang felt that if he wanted to continue the strong attack, it would be better to just go all out.

Real Madrid's two full-backs also pulled to the center line. The big deal is that they will explode with Vallecano. Is it possible that Vallecano can support the entire game without making mistakes on the defensive end?

However, Mourinho obviously had more considerations and did not make radical tactical adjustments in the first half of the game.

And after Ronaldo missed an excellent opportunity to grab a point to break the deadlock, the game remained at a 0-0 deadlock and entered the intermission.

Real Madrid, which used to be sharp in attack and counterattack, was very tired in today's game.

Combined with Barcelona's difficult lore performance not long after the end of this round, many fans believe that Real Madrid is also too much affected by the summer European Cup.

The core players in the Real Madrid team have almost finished all the European Cup matches in the summer, and the rest time is still less.

In the new season, this is the league and the world preliminaries. In addition, Real Madrid just finished the Champions League match against Manchester City not long ago, and it is time for the state to be affected.

There is some truth to these fans' guesses.

However, the status of the players in the Real Madrid team is not that bad.

If Ronaldo scored the goal near the end of the first half, the public opinion in the outside world will change it now.

In today's game, Vallecano was well prepared, and they performed quite well on the defensive end.

After all, Real Madrid was out of luck.

And Mourinho also straightened out Vallecano's key offensive and defensive areas in the first half during the intermission.

Walking the wing and defending the wing is the smartest point of Vallecano's game.

It was the right decision not to compete head-on with Real Madrid's powerful midfield.

Mourinho also admired Antonio's tactical choices.

However, now that the opponent's tactical intentions have been clarified, Mourinho will not continue to allow the opponent to attack and defend in the second half.

After the emergency tactical adjustment, the Real Madrid players also had a bottom line.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Benzema, who actively retreated to the side, made way for Ronaldo and Di Maria to cut in.

Real Madrid's two wing kings began to test Vallecano goalkeeper Martinez time and time again with their personal abilities and long shots after cutting inside.

This tactical change is very simple, but also very rough.

But Real Madrid's offensive rhythm came out, so they cut to the middle to find a chance to shoot, and it would be better if they got a set kick.

Regardless of whether it is a set kick in the frontcourt or a corner kick opportunity, Real Madrid's header attack group performed very well.

Only 15 minutes into the second half, the fans at Vallecano's home court couldn't sit still.

Vallecano's head coach Antonio also lost his composure in the first half.

"Should we continue to put pressure on Real Madrid's two wings?"

A tactical decision was clearly placed in front of him.

Is it to continue to put pressure on Real Madrid to counterattack, or to pull the frontcourt players back to make up for the defensive loopholes in the middle of the midfield?

Let Real Madrid continue to bombard so brutally, even if Antonio is not worried about his goalkeeper's saving ability, he will also worry about his psychological endurance.

And just when he was about to make a decision, the Real Madrid attackers on the field quickly launched another wave of offensive advancement.

Ronaldo was marked by many Vallecano defenders during the inside cut. After receiving Modric's pass, he could only choose to quickly strike horizontally!
It wasn't Di Maria who caught his ball this time, but Li Ang who had advanced forward!
Two steps outside the right side of Vallecano's penalty area, Li Ang saw that there was almost no one in front of him. After stopping the ball and making some adjustments, a bold idea flashed in his mind!

It's close enough, it's easy to aim, and he's holding down his power pretty well now.
If he is 30 meters away from the goal, then he will not consider other ways of handling the ball besides passing the ball at all.

But now the distance from the goal is only a little over 20 meters!
Li Ang's ambition quickly swelled to the extreme. He opened his bow and set an arrow, and his right calf, which had been fully charged, swung quickly, and finally hit the middle and lower part of the football hard!

A rather terrifying sound seemed to tear the air instantly!

Vallecano goalkeeper Martinez only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and before he had time to see the trajectory of the football clearly, the goal post on his right hand trembled and made a dull sound!
And when he looked back again, the football had lifted the net high!

This shocking blow left most of the fans of the home team stunned!

And the thousands of Real Madrid fans who saw the football bouncing inside the goal post and finally into the net are completely crazy!
Movistar's La Liga commentator roared passionately in his broken voice as if he had an orgasm at this moment!

Long shot from Leon!
Unexpected world wave long shot!

What's more important is that the ball was TM scored!

Li Ang patted his chest, ran to the corner flag area and shouted and celebrated while pulling his jersey.

This is his first long-range goal, and he looks quite rough and reckless!
But in many cases, recklessness is the best way to break the situation!

(End of this chapter)