Chapter 206 The World's Best Center?!

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Atletico Madrid players celebrated at the Bernabeu, while the home team Real Madrid had to swallow the pain of being crushed by their city rivals in the Champions League again.

Real Madrid have been on the back foot in the face of Atletico Madrid since they snatched the Champions League trophy from Real Madrid last season, and now they have once again lost to their local rivals in an important Champions League quarter-final, which has to make Real Madrid's players feel bitter.

The Bernabeu fans were already unhappy with Real Madrid's performance, with a large number of fans leaving the stadium early ten minutes before the end of the game, and now at the end of the game, less than half of the fans remained in the stands.

Zinedine Zidane rubbed his face bitterly, this was his first season in charge of the first team, and now that the season has come to an end, his career as a manager of Real Madrid can hardly be considered a success.

Of course, he had many reasons to justify his failure. For example, he took over the first team manager of Real Madrid after the start of the season, and many of his pre-match preparations could not be carried out, for example, when he accepted the Real Madrid managership, the transfer window was closed, and he could not bring in the players he wanted, and the current players were all brought in by the previous managers of Real Madrid, which may not be accurate, these people were all brought in by Florentino, without his advice at all.

But as the former best in the world, Zidane is by no means the kind of person who complains.

Although this season has not been a success, with his past prestige at Real Madrid, Florentino will give him at least another season to build the team on his own terms.

As for this game, or why Atletico Madrid was able to win against Real Madrid, Zidane gradually focused on one person.

After celebrating on the field, Li Qingshan, who was about to return to the locker room.

On the players' tunnel, Li Qingshan's back went farther and farther, but Zidane's eyes never left him.

In the era when he was playing, there were many big center forwards like Li Qingshan, who relied on their physical strength, and there were many outstanding ones, but Zidane thought that if Li Qingshan was put in that era when big centers were rampant, he should also be the top role among them.

In the case of the development of modern football tactics emphasizing speed and overall advancement, the space for the survival of big centers waiting for the ball in the penalty area is becoming more and more narrow, even Li Qingshan, in order to adapt to the football tactics of this era, has changed a lot compared with the past.

At least he is no longer purely a tall striker in the penalty area, he will participate in the team's overall passing advancement, will pull down the outside of the box to play the ball for other attacking players, he even has a terrifying long shot, and now Li Qingshan is only twenty-two years old, since he entered the professional football field at the age of nineteen, in less than three years, his progress is really amazing.

But in Zidane's view, the most terrifying thing about Li Qingshan is his strong body and his cool head.

Is Real Madrid's tactics wrong in this game?

No, they have paid enough attention to Li Qingshan, and Real Madrid's players are also working hard, but why did they still lose the game.

In the final analysis, it was they who did not play a role in containing Li Qingshan.

No matter what area it is, it will be difficult for Real Madrid's defenders to freeze Li Qingshan. His body is too strong, he can almost 100% win the landing point of the high-altitude ball, and when the opponent presses him closely, Li Qingshan takes the initiative to seek physical confrontation, in this case, there are almost no football players in this world who can grab the landing point while fighting with Li Qingshan physically. It's too hard.

When Li Qingshan appeared in the penalty area, every time Atletico Madrid's cross always made Real Madrid chaotic, Li Qingshan's advantage in the air was too great.

And when Real Madrid pressed Atletico Madrid back to the backfield, Li Qingshan's presence also greatly increased the success rate of Atletico Madrid's counterattack, when Atletico Madrid was compressed too flat, they only needed to leave a Li Qingshan in the front court, and then big feet to the front to clear the siege - Li Qingshan's existence allows other players in Atletico Madrid to play this very simple football, and Li Qingshan can handle it well almost every time.

Add to that the fact that he has a growing understanding with the rest of Atletico Madrid's players, and you still have to guard against his passes, and if you think a player like Li Qingshan has a very clear mind, they always know what they should do at a certain point in a certain area, which is too difficult for a team that needs to defend him.

And Li Qingshan is only twenty-two years old now, still in the rising period of his career, far from the peak of his career, if it continues like this, I really don't know what method to use to limit this giant beast when facing Atletico Madrid in the future.

Maybe he has to wait for some big team in the transfer market to buy him.

Seeing Li Qingshan's back disappear at the end of the corridor, Zidane thought silently.

Atletico Madrid's elimination of Real Madrid would have been an upset if it had been a few years ago, but now, no one would think so.

Although on paper Real Madrid have a stronger squad, the number of big names they have is proof of that.

But football is not a game of just stacking stars, so of course, the combat effectiveness of a team cannot be measured entirely by the value of the players.

And as the previous champions, defending champion Atletico Madrid reached the semi-finals, which is not much of a surprise.

It's just that on the question of why Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid, Zidane said so.

"I think my team has done well enough, and the only thing we haven't done well is in the defense against Li Qingshan, if there was no Li Qingshan in this game, maybe the result would be very different. But that's football, sometimes the power of one person can change the game. ”

Juan Bistano walked into the press room of the post-match press conference after Zidane had been questioned by reporters.

At this moment, Juan is naturally proud of the spring equinox, and the horse's hooves are sick. However, he was stunned after learning about Zidane's statement from reporters, and then Juan, who has always been a safe and honest man, replied officially: "Lee is a very good player, he is the key to our victory, and our team has created a system that is suitable for all players, which is the most important thing." ”

Simeone was surrounded by reporters outside the stadium at the moment, and in the face of reporters' questions, Simeone answered very simply.

"Li Qingshan is already the best center in the world!" [.]