In the first round of La Liga of the new season, Real Madrid's opponent is Villarreal, and last season's runners-up will face off against the seventh-ranked team in the league last season.

Qin Xiong made pre-match preparations step by step, and Capello emphasized the defense in the game in his pre-match speech.

With the end of the preparations, Capello also has a general understanding of some of his tactical ideas in the minds of the players.

As for whether it can be successfully implemented, it can only be observed in actual combat.

Qin Xiong was keenly aware that many of his teammates were resisting Capello's tactical arrangement.

In addition to the two double midfielders in the middle, Qin Xiong's defensive area is directly pulled back into the penalty area, and the fullback's activity area is limited to the midfield, and the winger needs to return to the front of the penalty area!

In other words, probably all the players except center Vanney who doesn't need to retreat to the second half, have defensive requirements to retreat to the front of or inside the box!

As for the offense?

Defend well and then play depending on the situation.

Italy is indeed a country with strong tactical heritage, but can Italy's tactics keep up with the times, and can it survive in today's Spain?

It's all a question.

Just because Capello was successful here a decade ago doesn't mean he can be just as successful.

In particular, his success ten years ago came at the cost of losing the "hearts of the people".

When night falls, Madrid lights up.

Qin Xiong, wearing Real Madrid's traditional white home jersey, followed captain Raul and stood in the tunnel of the players.

His mind was empty.

He doesn't get his ego off because of a great performance in the warm-up and he knows the real challenge is only now.

Players from Real Madrid and Villarreal walked into the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and the stadium, one of Europe's top stadiums, erupted in deafening cheers.

It came out after a long time. The new season of La Liga has finally begun!

"Welcome to the Santiago Bernabeu. The 2006-2007 Spanish Primera Liga season officially kicked off today. Real Madrid, who finished runners-up last season, have regrouped and spent around €100 million to rebuild their squad in the summer, will they be able to make a difference in the new season? The whole world is watching!

Let's take a look at today's starting lineup.

Real Madrid started 433.

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Salgado, Cannavaro, Bravo, Carlos.

Midfielders: Diarra, Qin Xiong, Emerson.

Striker: Cassano. Vanney, Raul.

Real Madrid's new signings are all on the line, Capello's midfield is a new combination, the front, center and back three lines, especially the changes in the central axis are clear at a glance, will the Bernabeu forget Zidane? Let's take a look.

Villarreal started 442.

Goalkeeper: Vieira.

Defenders: Venta, Alvarez, Peña, Arua Barena.

Midfielders: Carney, Riquelme. Senna, Sosa.

Striker: Forlan. Nihat.

The game is about to start and Real Madrid will kick off first. ”

Cheered on by the passionate fans at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid kicked off first.

Villarreal contracted their formation after the opening kick-off and did not rush to intercept and counter-attack in the frontcourt.

Their coach Manuel Pellegrini's defensive assignment for this game was mainly focused on Qin Xiong.

The trident composed of Fanny, Raul, and Cassano is not as important as Qin Xiong.

The reason is simple, two of these three strikers are past the age to fight the team on their own, and the other is delaying their own growth because of their own professionalism.

It is undeniable that the three of them are still very threatening and popular.

But they need to feed the ball and deliver shells in the midfield, and in the opportunity creation link, Qin Xiong's creativity is the strongest, which is also what Pellegrini has seen with his own eyes.

Last season, Villarreal was double-killed by Arsenal, and Qin Xiong contributed a lot, and it was Qin Xiong who fell on Villarreal with a knife in his hand and left painful scars.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid's offensive played very badly and chaotically!

Qin Xiong fell into a trap in the middle, and he did not force a breakthrough, because the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent after losing the ball was too great.

Although the opponent was Villarreal, which he had fought against, it was not Arsenal's central midfield defence standing behind him!

And Real Madrid's defensive problems really don't lie in the individual ability of the players, but in the overall defensive tacit understanding and the offensive and defensive posture of the whole team.

Qin Xiong didn't have a feeling of being overwhelmed and resistant.

Including Fran and Nihart will encircle and suppress him from behind, Senna is eyeing ahead, Carney and Sosa are ready to make up for the defense at any time, he is not worried, and he looks calm.

When Forlan came to press and Nihart blocked his lane, he took a stroll and protected the ball 180 degrees to dodge Forlan before passing it back to Emerson.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Emerson pass the ball directly to Raul, who was picking up on the wing.

He played a ball at his feet and Raul was forced by Venta, and after barely controlling the ball, he tried to pass the ball to Ruud van Nistelrooy in the middle, but Senna scrambled to cut it off.

Qin Xiong glanced at Emerson and began to defend as usual.

Villarreal played a very high quality attack from the first attack.

Even if Real Madrid's players are actively defending back, Villarreal is still very smooth in attack when Riquelme reduces stickiness to avoid being entangled and delayed by Qin Xiong.

Sousa played a simple diagonal cross forward with Forlan on the left.

Forlan cut into the rib gap between Salgado and Cannavaro, then flashed the ball back from a tight angle and shot straight at goal, Casillas held the ball securely, and the Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu stand made a false alarm.

This seemingly simple attack actually exposed a fatal hole in Real Madrid's defense.

It's not that the players have poor one-on-one ability, but that the area control ability in the overall defensive thinking is too weak!

Full-backs like Salgado and Carlos are all side-catchers, and they have been involved in attack more than defense in their careers for a long time!

This has led to a decrease in the ability of full-backs on the back line to protect centre-backs or the penalty area!

It's not a one-on-one play on every offense on the court.

Especially in the competition between strength and weakness, the strong team may be able to rely on the individual ability of the super player to defeat the opponent, but the weak team does not attack without a superstar?

Of course not, teamwork!

The most basic condition for teamwork is space, and without space, it is impossible to derive a high-tech offensive combination that catches the opponent off guard!

Therefore, limit the opponent's cooperation, and the first priority is zone control, that is, to compress the defensive space.

Real Madrid has done a poor job in this regard, even if it seems that the back line is evenly matched, but when the key defensive decision moment comes, whether the previous step or the step back will determine the control of the area! (To be continued......)