Chapter 490 What does it mean to be caught off guard?

Author: Sanjingshou

After winning the Madrid Derby, Real Madrid went unbeaten in seven league games and became the leader of La Liga with 19 points.

Rossi leads the scorer list with 6 goals.

The perfect start has allowed Real Madrid to take the initiative since the start of the new season.

In the following October, Real Madrid achieved a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in five games. Their strong momentum began to decline, and they were tied with Barcelona in the standings.

This is also normal.

I believe that except for Bayern, there is rarely a situation where one company dominates the top of other leagues.

The new BBL combination has scored 17 goals in various competitions and is an important force behind Real Madrid's success.

Benzema has 4 goals and 2 assists.

Bell has 4 goals and 3 assists.

Rossi has 9 goals and 4 assists.

Rossi's performance is still stable, but his role in the team is not only reflected in goals and assists.

Offensive involvement and pass threat.

The improvement of these two statistics has made Real Madrid a team that makes players all over Europe tremble on the offensive end.

After defeating Galatasaray 6-0, Real Madrid also secured a place in the Champions League group qualifying in advance.

The only thing in front of them is Paris Saint-Germain, who is first in the group.

If they can defeat their opponents in the final round of the Champions League group stage at the end of November, Real Madrid will qualify first in the group with a goal difference advantage.

For Saturday's game against Real Sociedad, Kroos, Bale, and Benzema will rest, and Zidane will begin preparations for next Wednesday's Champions League game.

Barcelona, ​​which started the game first, beat Atletico Madrid 1:0, temporarily leading Real Madrid by 3 points. This put some pressure on Real Madrid, who started the game in the later period.

Real Madrid's opponents are not easy to deal with either.

Real Sociedad, also known as the Real Triad, started in the first half of the 2014-15 season when they only won four games, three of which were consecutive defeats to Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

What’s even more amazing is that the director’s three victories were feats accomplished under the joint guidance of Arthur, Santana, and Moyes.

At this point, the notoriety of the "gangsters" spread, and they became giant killers in La Liga, robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

In this game, Rossi also took the lead at the Bernabeu for the first time and became the team's only starting center.

As soon as the game started, Real Sociedad turned on their "gangster" attributes and stormed towards Real Madrid's goal.

Playing against the visitors, Real Madrid players were a little unprepared.

In the second minute of the game, captain Ramos made a mistake in returning the ball, and Real Sociedad's high forward William José seized the opportunity to score the first goal.

After that, Real Sociedad launched a fierce frontcourt pressure, which once destroyed Real Madrid's passing rhythm to pieces.

They restricted Real Madrid's core player Modric very tightly. Almost as soon as he got the ball, he was immediately robbed.

Replacing Kroos was youngster Valverde.

His characteristic is to push forward with the ball, but he also struggled to move forward under the fierce pressure of Real Sociedad.

If the situation continues like this, Zidane should consider letting Kroos play in the second half to help the team sort out the midfield attack.

"Hey Federico!"

After passing the ball to the wing, Modric pointed to his eyes and reminded Valverde to always observe the situation around him.

Be especially careful when catching the ball in the backcourt, because once your opponent steals the ball, they can launch a violent attack on the goal.

The reason why Real Madrid's offense is difficult to advance is that Valverde's passing success rate in this game is too low.

Therefore, Modric hopes that he can participate in the team's passing coordination and not blindly advance with the ball.

Seeing that the team's midfield was in trouble, Rossi dropped back from the striker to help.

"Pass the ball!"

Just after Valverde received the ball, Rossi quickly retreated and reached for the ball.

Rossi's retreat made Real Sociedad's midfield defense a little flustered and failed to cause interference immediately, giving him space to receive the ball.

When they reacted and rushed toward Rossi, Rossi stood there, put his right foot on the ball, and pushed slightly to the left.

Modric, who came in behind, accelerated while receiving the ball, and then Rossi covered the ball, breaking through Real Sociedad's defense in an instant and heading towards the penalty area.

Because one central defender was brought out by Rossi, the other central defender did not dare to fight when defending.

Once a foul is committed, a red card is absolutely inevitable.

"Come out quickly!"

In desperation, central defender Eluston wanted the goalkeeper to attack and block the shot route.

Remiro also struck decisively, lowered his center of gravity, and was ready to fall to the ground at any time, trying to block the angle of Modric's shot as much as possible.

Just when Mo's mother was trapped in a double-team, he passed the ball behind him.

That’s right!

Under the pressure of the opponent and with no vision, Modric used his heel to knock the ball back.

Rossi, who was outflanking from behind, faced the empty goal and accepted it easily, leveling the score.

The Bernabeu, which has been silent for a long time, is finally boiling.

This was entirely due to the exquisite cooperation between Rossi and Modric, which tore through Real Sociedad's carefully arranged defense line.

The commentator on the scene was even more excited than ever.

【GOAL!!!!!!】

[The ball goes in, Rossi equalizes the score for Real Madrid!]

[The cooperation between him and Modric is simply picturesque!]

[His lazy push creates space for Modric to break through!]

[And Modric’s imaginative heel strike resulted in this great goal!]

[The two of them tore apart Real Sociedad’s defense line almost effortlessly! 】

【It’s so chic and relaxed!】

With a score of 1:1, the two sides ended the first half of the game.

During the halftime break, Zidane emphasized that the offensive pace must be accelerated as soon as the second half begins.

Because Real Sociedad's high-position pressing in the first half cost them too much physical energy, they must seek stability first.

If you speed up suddenly, you will definitely catch your opponent by surprise.

Following the instructions of the head coach, Real Madrid attacked their opponents frantically at the beginning of the second half.

Rossi continued to drop back to support, and after bringing out Real Sociedad's defense, Modric sent a through ball through the defense.

Rossi serves as a single arrow. After retreating, the full midfielder on the strong side must insert behind the defense in time to receive the pass.

Not only that, as an offensive midfielder, Valverde also has to move forward immediately.

Modric's through ball directly found Valverde who penetrated the midriff.

Step up your offense!

Caught off guard!

These words have been echoing in Valverde's mind.

As he advanced, he secretly made up his mind that he would tell his opponents that they would be caught off guard.

In the process of galloping, he adjusted his steps and shot directly towards the ball.

Defender Diego Llorente never expected that he would shoot directly without stopping the ball.

When he fell to the ground and made a sliding shovel, trying to block it, it was too late.

The ball went from the upper left corner of the goal into the net like a cannonball.

2:1!

Real Madrid, after the start of the second half, also only needed two points to respond to Real Sociedad with a goal.

At the Bernabeu, don't be arrogant!
Chapter completed!