Chapter 770: Gradual Run-in
The Chinese team's correct tactical use and hard work, coupled with the Spanish team has also equalized, no intention to win under the guidance of the mentality, the two sides finally shook hands 1-1, the Chinese team this expedition to the Iberian Peninsula, achieved a very good result. After the game, the domestic media praised the Chinese team's performance, believing that Gao Hongbo created a new lineup for the Chinese team in the Asian Cup with Han Sen as the core, foreign players Wei Miao, Hao Junmin, etc. as the backbone, and new players as the supplement, which not only stood out in the face of the Spanish team, but also made people see the hope of the Chinese team in the future. Of course, the final praise is still focused on Han Sen, who believes that after two seasons of tempering in Europe's top competitions, Han Sen has now shown that he can improve the effect even if he leads a lower-level team. And this time the Chinese Football Association insisted on facing the Spanish team in the warm-up match, which also presented a win-win situation, not to mention the confidence and morale of the national football team, players like Wei Miao got the opportunity to fully show themselves, and Han Sen's advantages in the midfield of Barcelona in the face of future league opponents are also obvious to all, which makes the new Real Madrid coach Mourinho also benefit a lot.
The second round of La Liga, which is Real Madrid's first home game of the season, will face Osasuna, because the last round of matches was not satisfactory, Mourinho made a rotation in this game in response to the problem of the player's return from injury, Pepe, Ozil, Khedira and Benzema rotated to start. Jose Mourinho put up a 4222 formation, consisting of Ramos, Pepe. Carvalho, Marcelo at the back; Alonso, Khedira play in the back two. Mesut Ozil and Hansen play in double midfield; Up front, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are up front. Real Madrid has won 5 and drawn 1 against Osasuna in the last 6 league home games, and has only lost 1 game to Osasuna in the last 12 league meetings. The two sides have met 64 times in the league history, Real Madrid has the upper hand with 38 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses, including 25 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at home, occupying an absolute advantage, which is also the confidence of Mourinho to dare to boldly change the formation.
Hansen made his first appearance at the Bernabeu this season and drew applause from the audience. But compared to the grand occasion when Han Sen joined, the applause and cheers this time were not so exciting and exciting. Because after a short period of happiness, Real Madrid fans quickly found out. After Han Sen joined, the team's squad has been bloated, and in terms of forward midfield, Ozil and Han Sen are both in good shape. Also on the bench was Kaka, a former World Footballer of the Year. There are more people in the back. It's a good thing to have a lot of people, but how to really make good use of them is another matter. In the first round of the league, there has been a conflict of positions, the core is unknown, the team has such a strong firepower and has not scored a goal, today's league Mourinho may be in order to balance the team, simply let Ronaldo push to the forward line. Mesut Ozil then came on with Hansen, and then gave Hansen the freedom to switch between the front and back midfield. Keeping the big picture in mind and steady, Mesut Ozil was then in charge of threading the needle and making a lethal pass up front.
Just two minutes into the game, Osasuna dominated the game when Monreal's cross from the left was met by Casillas with a header from Aranda. Alonso's long-range shot was then met by Ricardo. In the 10th minute, the opponent Puniar took a corner kick, and Nekonan's header went wide. In the 13th minute, Alonso took a corner kick and Hansen's header went wide. In the 18th minute, Benzema crossed from the right, the ball crossed Han Sen who was fighting for the top in the middle, and the unguarded Ronaldo fired a half-volley from 8 yards away to the far corner. In the 20th minute, C-Ronaldo shot wide in front of the penalty area. Two minutes later, Ozil was covered by Hanssen, broke through the middle and passed the ball, and Ronaldo's low shot from 16 yards was saved by Ricardo.
Although it still looks like Real Madrid are squandering opportunities, it is clear that Real Madrid are starting to grasp the situation on the field. Mourinho's division of labor is clear, that is, to make Alonso the first choice to connect to the back, and then Khedira uses his physical advantage to be responsible for the whole field of guerrilla sanda, mainly for Hansen. Hansen's main range of activities is in the center circle, becoming the metronome and ball control machine of the whole team, and Ozil divides part of Hansen's passing duties, which allows Hansen to run more without the ball and have the opportunity to break into the box. As for the wings, it will be handed over to the full-backs Marcelo and Ramos on both sides! Against a team of Osasuna's calibre, the two full-backs can attack with impunity. And once it is necessary to set up the side in the front, Benzema and Ronaldo can pull to the wing, allowing Hansen and Ozil in the middle to cut in and shoot.
In this way, the midfield of the whole Real Madrid is very thick, and each player has a considerable ability to hold the ball, so that Real Madrid completely grasps the initiative, the only regret is in the front, Benzema and Ronaldo are not pure fulcrum strikers, but cruising type, which makes their space squeezed, so they always seem unprepared in terms of shooting.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Osasuna began to choose to use a tough defense to resist Real Madrid's attack, so the rhythm of the game was frequently interrupted by fouls from both sides, and in the 29th minute, C-Ronaldo's free kick from the left side went wide of the far corner. In the 36th minute, Mesut Ozil whipped in a corner from the left and Khedira headed high from 11 yards. Two minutes later, Mesut Ozil's cross from the left was deflected wide by Khedira from 12 yards. In the 39th minute, Hansen seized on a mistake by a defender to cross from the left, but Mesut Ozil did not choose to shoot at the first time from 12 yards, and finally hit the side-netting from a tight angle. In the 43rd minute, Benzema did not choose to pass the ball after breaking the ball in front, the Frenchman's shot in front of the penalty area was blocked, and then Marcelo's long-range shot from the left was deflected.
0-0 at half-time! After a stormy attack, Real Madrid still failed to score their first goal of the season, much to the disappointment of fans watching the game at the Bernabeu. Mourinho also scratched his head frequently while standing off the field, obviously, the field was dominant, the number was overwhelming, and he still couldn't take the lead, and the current situation can only be explained by luck.
"Hold your breath, hold your breath." Mourinho cheered on the players in the dressing room and said, "There are four players in our squad who have only arrived this season, and it is inevitable to be rusty, but there should be no communication barriers, everyone can talk about their opinions." ”
"Be calm!" Han Sen didn't wait for Mourinho's words to fall, "We have a lot of opportunities, but we must be calm in front of the door and grasp it!" ”
Suddenly the locker room was silent, Han Sen said that the topic of calm in front of the goal undoubtedly pushed the problem directly to the striker, but Benzema was almost invisible in the first half of the game, and it was Ronaldo who really kept shooting in front of the goal, I have to admit that Ronaldo is indeed famous for wasting shooting opportunities, but on this basis, Ronaldo has also won the European Golden Boot, this paradox makes other players unable to evaluate it under his achievements and halo, and now Han Sen is a person who can be equal to Ronaldo in terms of achievements, He put the question on the table at once. Although no one talks about Ronaldo, everyone, including Mourinho, looks at Ronaldo. I saw that Ronaldo was silent, and pulled his socks as if he was covering up, and then raised his head and deliberately said: "What are you all looking at me, didn't handsome say, shoot calmly!" ”
Seeing that Ronaldo didn't seem to be in their hearts, everyone laughed slightly.
Seeing this, Mourinho hurriedly said: "Indeed, now our team is indeed a little impatient, after all, we are still a new team, it is normal not to find the feeling of running-in, everyone relaxed a little in the second half, Osasuna is strong enough to do this, not to beat us at the Bernabeu, as for the topic of calmness, everyone grasp the opportunity in front of the goal!" ”
In this way, it seems that the whole team recognizes Han Sen's calmness, and when he goes out, everyone is even more cold without saying a word, Han Sen sees that Ronaldo doesn't even look at himself anymore, obviously this is expressing some kind of dissatisfaction with himself, to be honest, everyone is Mr. Football, if you have to distinguish between you and me, it must be an unpleasant thing.
Han Sen frowned, didn't say much, and walked straight out of the locker room. (To be continued......)