Volume 5 Red Chapter 69 The Heart of Real Madrid
At half-time, Guti was in a situation he had to imagine in the second half. He might be able to get a feel for it in the past games, but none of those teams are Nottingham Forest, and none of those teams have a manager like Toney. Dawn.
As soon as the second half began, he quickly understood what he was going to do in the second half.
George. Wood was still there to keep an eye on him, but the people who violated him were replaced by Van der Vaart and others.
Originally, Guti made up his mind at halftime that no matter how Wood provoked him, he would not be angry, on the contrary, he would find a way to get Wood off. The current situation is completely different from what he envisioned, the Forest team has these people take turns to come up and provoke him, either directly for fouls, or rough actions between fouls and no fouls, or just engage in some small actions that the referee can't see, and make Guti's stomach burn.
There were times when he couldn't take it anymore and wanted to take revenge and walk away - he knew his revenge would be a red card.
But after all, he was just thinking about it, and he didn't put it into practice.
Now, he has indeed made great progress in controlling his temper.
The game continued, and Real Madrid's attack was still mainly organized by Guti, and when Guti was repeatedly violated by Nottingham Forest's players, the rest of Real Madrid's players consciously took over Guti's work. Diarra was very involved in the attack. While his attacking level may be the weakest of Real Madrid's four midfielders, he is indeed the most active one, as he is a midfielder and he will have more chances to get on the ball.
It's kind of incredible. Diarra is supposed to be defensive-oriented, but now he has repeatedly rushed to the front of the Forest penalty area and has not returned, sometimes on the right flank...... In short, everything he does has to do with offense. And when the Forest team counterattacked, Diarra was still running back slowly in front of him - his speed was really not fast, and with his special running position, he looked weak and couldn't run fast, which was really anxious.
Sneijder is a well-rounded midfielder, but in Donn's eyes, it doesn't make sense to let him take on the responsibility of organising the attack.
I don't know why, Donn watched Sneijder play and was always worried about him. What to worry about? Worried about his voluntary mistakes, he always seems to be unable to control the football question, and the range of movements is so large that it seems to be reckless. He is on the left side of Real Madrid's midfield, and his main task is to assist the attack and assist the defense, anyway...... At Nottingham Forest's push to let go, he was a little embarrassed.
Robinho, on the other side, is more agile and has a lot of left and right, but he is a headache for Donn, as he is very good at his individual skills and can sometimes be a big factor in the deadlock.
In general, it was Real Madrid who dominated the field, while Nottingham Forest still dominated the defense.
β»β»β» Don observed Guti from the sidelines, and he found that Guti was obviously angry, but he didn't vent, which made him very depressed. If Guti can really control his temper, then he is the one who is unlucky in the end...... Because the number of fouls increases, the chance of taking cards is also greater, and it is not a good thing to eat more and more cards.
But Donn can't change this decision, because although it is a provocation and stimulation to Guti, at the same time, from a formal tactical point of view, Nottingham Forest must also keep a strict eye on Guti. He can't be given too much room to move around, or his through ball could tear through the Forest defence.
Twelve minutes into the second half, Van der Vaart finally received a yellow card. He was booked by the referee for bringing down Guti behind his back. There were disgruntled boos from the Bernabeu stands. It's not that these fans don't think Van der Vaart deserved a yellow card, but that the referee gave the yellow card too late β by their standards, George Murphy in the first half. Wood should have been sent off, and after 10 minutes of the second half, Forest should have only one goalkeeper Van der Sar left...... Guti still didn't break out, he even had a smile on his face, whether he was ridiculing the foul Van der Vaart or Tony who came up with the idea. What about Donn?
Don sat in the coach's seat, frowning and looking serious.
The place where Van der Vaart fouled wasn't too good...... Twenty-five metres from goal, the edge of the penalty area is on the left.
Pressed by the Nottingham Forest players for 60 minutes, Sneijder, who made a lot of mistakes, stood in front of the football, wearing the number 23 shirt. The original owner of this jersey is standing in the human wall at this moment, protecting his chest with his hands, and nervously staring at the new Real Madrid No. 23 in front of him.
Since David Beckham and Robert. After Carlos left, Real Madrid's first free-kick taker became the Dutchman.
The start of the season has been perfect for Sneijder, with crazy goals, crazy wins, long-range shots and free-kicks all contributing to Real Madrid, especially after he knocked on Villarreal's goal with a free-kick, and was dubbed the "new Beckham".
Of course, Sneijder himself doesn't like to be called that, because it sounds as if he's just a replacement for Beckham, but in reality he's Sneijder, not anyone's second.
Sneijder stood in front of the ball, staring intently ahead. Guti stood next to him, everyone knew that he was covering Sneijder, and everyone looked at Sneijder.
The human wall was erected under Van der Sar's command to block the near corner, and then Van der Sar retreated to the far corner.
"Sneijder is ready to play this ......"
The referee's whistle sounded, and before the commentary was finished, Guti was seen running towards the football. The Forest's wall was unmoved, because they knew it was a false shot, and the Dutchman in the back was real.
Guti didn't run straight over the ball, he paused in front of the ball and picked up his left leg...... Don jerked up from his seat, and he shouted, "Oops......"
Sneijder stood behind Guti without even moving, and watched as the football was kicked by Guti, flew over the stunned wall, and crashed into the near corner of the goal!
Van der Sar didn't expect it to be Guti who would shoot the free-kick, he didn't react at all, just turned his head and sent the ball into the goal.
Looking back at the football in the door, Guti clenched his fists and raised his arms and shouted. Sneijder, who was next to him, wanted to come up and hug and celebrate, but he almost took an elbow. The evil qi accumulated in his chest by continuous violations before finally got a chance to vent, and at this moment he was simply an erupting crater, and it was dangerous to get close to him.
It was Raul who rushed up and hugged him tightly, containing the hot lava that Guti had spewed out.
It was too important for Real Madrid.
"Guti! Guti! Guti ββ! There was a huge cheer from the stands at the Bernabeu, who shouted the name of their vice-captain and jumped up from their seats.
Like them, there were also Schuster and others in the Real Madrid coach's box. equalized, and a boulder in his heart finally landed...... The goal was finally lost, but Donn didn't burst into a rage, he stood on the sidelines, just shook his head.
It seems that today's Guti is unbelievably tenacious, and is not at all moved by those provocations. Donn felt he had to give up on the tactical arrangements he had said at half-time. Just let Wood come alone to deal with Guti, more people will only mess up their rhythm.
While the opponent was still celebrating the goal, Donn called Wood to his side.
"George, go up and tell them that Guti is still yours and yours alone." He pointed to Wood and said to him.
Wood nodded.
"If you want to commit a foul, it's better to be near the center circle, in front of the penalty area, and try not to let him turn as the main defensive strategy. You know how to do it. β
Wood continued to nod.
'Don't give them free-kick opportunities in dangerous places like this, it's important to break down dense defence and take set-pieces. Tell them to put more thought into the counter-attack and we have to score another goal if we have a chance. β
"Okay." Wood turned to run back when Donn stopped him again.
"Be careful not to eat cards, George."
Wood hummed and turned and ran back to the court again.
Don also walked back to the coach's seat, sat down, and shrugged at Don next to him, looking helpless.
Don comforted him: "It's nothing, we have an away goal and it's just a draw now. In general, it is we who have the advantage. β
Donn shook his head, not accepting the consolation: "Before the game I wanted to leave the Bernabeu with a victory......"
"It's not over yet." Don had no choice but to continue to comfort.
Donn was silent, and he turned his head to refocus on the game.
β»β»β»Wood returned to the field with Donne's latest order, and then Guti found that the besiegers were gone, and the only people in front of him were George. Wood was alone. He turned his head to look at Nottingham Forest's dugout, and he knew it had to be the manager's intention.
Did he find it useless to have so many people against me?
Guti smirked.
Yes, at one point he was forced to make a successful through pass, except for the horizontal pass and the return pass, it was a mistake. But you can't stop me from taking a free kick, can you? Don't think that Real Madrid used to have Figo, Robert. Carlos, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, now with Sneijder, no one else will take a free-kick.
You are besieging me, and it is to my heart. So many fouls, there was always one time when I got the best free-kick opportunity I wanted.
But Guti soon stopped laughing. When he found that there were fewer people besieging him, his chances did not increase. George. Wood no longer has the number one goal of provoking him, but is serious about defending him.
As a well-known defensive genius, Guti was miserable by Wood - if he was far away from the goal, Wood would break the ball if he could, and if he couldn't, he would not hesitate to use a hidden foul to settle the battle; When he was close to the penalty area, he was mainly distracting and did not take his foot lightly, forcing Guti to hand over the football to his team-mates, and if Guti had to single out Wood, it would be as he wanted...... But Guti didn't win much.
In addition, when Real Madrid wants to attack, when passing the football to Guti from the back, Guti is used to turning his head around to look around at the position of his teammates and opponents before receiving the ball, and then he can decide what to do when he receives the ball. Wood would take advantage of this opportunity to rely on his explosive power to suddenly steal, and several times cut off the ball that should have belonged to Guti.
Later, when Guti received the ball, he could only think about protecting the football first, and then think about how to organize the attack. In this way, Real Madrid's attack was greatly reduced.
Robinho is a fantastic player, but he has not yet been able to be the playmaker of the whole team's attack, and he has been playing alone on the flanks against Forest's two full-backs, but unfortunately he has little help against Real Madrid. Some may like to watch him perform fancy skills against defenders. But in Donn's eyes, such a performance was useless, because unless he could break through in a straight line, and only make lateral movements outside, no matter how fancy, he would be no different from a circus clown.
Robinho's moves are much more practical than when he first arrived at Real Madrid, but the "flashy" side of the Brazilian's surname is still deeply ingrained. Sometimes when he's obsessed with his movements, the team has lost the opportunity to attack. And his own actions are too cumbersome, not as simple and practical as Messi. Messi's characteristics are one word - fast, fast action, fast cadence, which is the most practical technique in modern football.
Donn laughs every time he sees Robinho start pedaling against Bale or other defenders. If my defenders had been deceived by a few actions that I knew were feints, Nottingham Forest would not have been called "European champions on defense". With the kung fu of burying your head and pedaling on a bicycle, wouldn't it be better to pass the ball directly with a false shot?
When Robinho first debuted, people exclaimed that he was "Pele's successor". But in Donn's eyes, Robinho's progress in recent years has been limited, and he is still a few light years away from what people expect from him...... At least there is nothing to fear for RoΓ±o in this game.
β»β»β» Guti scored a goal after receiving a goal by George. Wood's "meticulous" personal care; Robinho is stuck in a loner and can't get out; Sneijder's form is mediar, struggling between offense and defence; Higuain was somewhat helpless under the ferocious close pressing of the Forest team, and he made frequent mistakes on his own initiative...... Only Raul is as diligent as ever, but he can't get the ball without effective support from the midfield, and he even has to defend back into his own penalty area driven by his sense of responsibility when defending, and it is doubtful how much energy he can use to participate in the attack...... Of course, it's not that he doesn't work hard, but that he thinks that working too defense may affect the offensive performance.
As for Marcelo and Sergio Ramos, Schuster is clearly afraid of Forest's wide attacks and has asked for frequent assists.
Real Madrid are helpless against a stubborn Nottingham Forest.
And what about Nottingham Forest? There were a couple of counter-attack opportunities that were not taken. In the end, Real Madrid attacked like crazy, and they simply didn't even have a chance to counterattack...... The score was 1:1 at the end of the game.
The score must have upset Schuster, but he didn't show it, he just stood on the sidelines for a moment, then turned around and shook Donn's hand, and walked into the corridor with his head down.
With away goals and a draw, Don didn't show any joy either. He was a little helpless - he wanted to win, but it was a little bit worse.
With regret, Nottingham Forest left the Spanish capital and flew back to England to prepare for the next leg of the match. And even on his home turf, Donn is not sure to beat Real Madrid, and it seems that he still has to work hard from Guti......
(To be continued)