After two national team games, Hulay returned to the club.
After returning to the club, he immediately ushered in the first "Madrid Derby" of the season.
However, due to the influence of the national team match day, neither the Madrid Pirates nor the Madrid Kings were in good condition in this game, but the Madrid Pirates' condition was worse.
So the first derby of the season ended with the defeat of Madrid Pirates - they lost 1:2 to the Madrid Kings away from home.
Hu Lai started the game in this game and played the entire game. However, he also failed to lead the team in poor overall condition to win the game.
To the relief of Hulay fans, he scored a goal in the game and helped Madrid Pirates save a little face.
This is also his ninth goal in the Madrid derby.
And this is only his fifth Madrid derby. If this momentum continues, it won't be long before he surpasses the "King of Madrid Derby" Cerrados, whose number of goals in the same city derby is 16.
After losing the game, head coach Parotti said at the post-match press conference that he was also helpless: "The players have just finished participating in the national team game and have to return from all over the world to participate in the 'Madrid Derby'. I hope they can still play.
It is difficult to perform well in this game... Hu? Hu is very good, he has no problem. Even after flying tens of thousands of kilometers and playing two national team games, his physical fitness is no problem. So I let
He started and played the whole game. And everyone saw that he scored goals, which is already very good considering what he has experienced in the past week. But unfortunately, we were unlucky..."
The Chinese team's away game against Thailand is on September 5th, and the Madrid derby is on September 9th, three days apart. Since there are no flights from Bangkok to Madrid on the night of September 5th, Hu
Rai departed from Bangkok the next day, September 6th.
By the time he got home, it was already the evening of September 6th, Madrid local time—the whole day was spent on the road.
I will return to the team for recovery training on September 7th, pre-game training on September 8th, and the game on September 9th.
Even the jet lag hasn’t completely reversed yet.
Under such circumstances, Hu Lai could still start and score a goal. There is really nothing to criticize about this performance.
It can only be said that this city derby came at the wrong time. After all, football matches are not decided by Hulay alone. He performed well, but if his teammates are not in their best condition, they will face an opponent of the same level as the King of Madrid.
, even if we lose in an away game.
No one wants to lose, but the objective situation is here, and Hu Lai is definitely not responsible for the loss.
It's just that Hu Lai is famous now. As the team's number one star, winning or losing is tied to him. It's impossible to say that winning a game is your fault, Hu Lai, and losing a game has nothing to do with you.
And if it must be said, losing is the responsibility of every player. As a member of the team, how could Hu Lai have no responsibility?
Although you scored one goal, if you could score one more goal, wouldn't the Pirates have to lose? If you could score two more goals, wouldn't the Pirates win?
So there will definitely be criticism against Hu Lai after the failure.
Parotti's words were at the post-match press conference, where he defended Hulay in advance and gave him support and affirmation.
This may not change the public opinion environment in which Hu Lai is in, but it can show goodwill to Hu Lai and avoid some false rumors such as "Pirates generals are at odds" after the game.
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After the game, Melli fans were elated because Melli was the biggest contributor to helping the Kings win at home - he scored a goal and assisted the Kings in defeating the Pirates 2:1.
Because Melli also participated in the Argentina national team game and was still in such a state after returning, Melli fans almost blew him away.
This was also Melli's first club game this season. "Marca" newspaper simply printed the title "Return of the King" after the game, and coupled with the photo of him showing the European Ballon d'Or trophy before the game, it explained what "
King".
"... After Kabangca transferred to Catalonia, his performance was very good, which made people exclaim 'Wolf!'; Hu scored with his first touch of the ball after coming off the bench in the last round of the league, which fully proved that he is in good condition.
How good... The outstanding performance of the two of them seems to make people forget about Melli. Due to participating in the Olympics, Melli missed the first two rounds of the league, but this Madrid derby let people know who is the best among the young players.
leader!
"Meli was very active throughout the game, as if there was a perpetual motion machine in his body, passing people, passing, breaking through, shooting... he could do everything, completely tireless! He was reminding those who sang for Kabangka and Hu
The person who sings the praises - I, Mery Banega, is the winner of the European Ballon d'Or!"
The Champions League group match in midweek also proved that Melli's recent form has been extremely good - in the home game of the Madrid Kings against Swiss giant Basson, Melli scored twice and assisted one goal, helping the team 5:1.
Defeated the opponent, won a good start to the new season of the Champions League, and also took the first step, a solid step, to defend the title.
In contrast, the decline of Madrid Pirates continues:
They were actually tied 3:3 by the Greek team Piraeus in the away game...
Although Piraeus is a Greek giant, the strength of the Greek giants is weaker than that of the Spanish giants.
The Pirates scored two goals in this game, one of which was scored by Hulay and the other was scored by center back Riva Moreno from a corner kick.
The remaining goal was an own goal scored by a Piraeus player.
After the game, the local Greek media were still a little unconvinced, claiming that Piraeus scored four goals in the game but could not win the game, and regretted that they could not defeat Madrid Pirates at home.
After the first round of the Champions League group stage, the Turin Bulls, who defeated Ribesborg 1:0 at home, temporarily ranked first in this group. Madrid Pirates and Bierevs ranked second and third. Ribes from Sweden
Fort ranks last.
In the fourth round of the league the following weekend, Madrid Pirates shook hands with Samirspor at home 2:2.
In this game, Carey opened the scoring for the team, and Kamara also scored his first goal after joining Madrid Pirates.
However, Samir Sports performed very well. They fell behind twice in the game and equalized twice. In the end, they forced a draw by holding on to the bus. Gu Yi
After four league rounds, they had one win, two draws and one loss, ranking ninth with five points.
The team's performance did not reflect everyone's expectations, especially the new players.
Among the several important signings, except for Ismail Kamara, whose performance was normal, the remaining two were not very satisfactory.
Vukovic's problem is defensively.
After moving to Madrid Pirates, he needed to take on more defensive tasks than when he played in Vesseldorf. This is where he did not adapt well.
He used to play in Vesseldorf and was the team's core organizer. His position was closer to the opponent's penalty area and he was responsible for the final pass. It was a typical attacking midfielder style.
But when he came to Madrid Pirates, the head coach asked him to move back and play as a central midfielder. He must not only attack and organize, but also take into account defense and protect the back line.
He has not yet adapted to the change in his new position and new responsibilities.
So the performance was a bit stretched.
There were problems with position selection in defense, and the defensive attitude was not active enough. As a result, Madrid Pirates' midfield defense made many mistakes.
Except for Vukovich, Drew's performance was also unsatisfactory.
After coming to Madrid Pirates with a sky-high transfer fee of 98 million euros, it was a huge pressure and burden. His performance in the game did not meet people's expectations of him, or it did not meet his worth.
——Everyone originally thought that after the "billion-dollar central defender" came to the team, he would immediately show his super abilities and talents and become the anchor of Madrid Pirates' defense.
The Madrid Pirates lost 1:2 away to the Madrid Kings in the same city derby. This was Drew's first game on behalf of the Pirates, and it was also the first game he started.
This central defender who had frozen Melli in the World Cup had high hopes from Madrid Pirates fans, but when he met Melli again, he was in a very awkward situation. Melli's goals and assists in the game came from Danny.
Drew found a breakthrough here.
After the game, Danny Drew even received the lowest rating on the team, and there was a lot of criticism against him.
The Dutch media defended Drew. He still needs to adapt to the way Spanish football is played. For example, when defending, the frontcourt players will not be too involved in defense to help the defenders share the pressure, so the center back must bear more pressure. He has to solve a lot of it himself.
problem, and you can't expect your teammates to help.
The Spanish media bluntly criticized Drew's performance for not being as good as expected. The top talent from the Netherlands was like a primary school player in front of the top talent from Argentina - this was said very seriously.
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It wasn't until the fifth round of the league in midweek that Madrid Pirates won again.
They defeated the Phoenicians 1:0 away from home.
Hulay scored the only goal for the team.
Although they won the ball, it still attracted many people to ridicule: "The battle between the ninth and tenth leagues is so fierce, the outcome is decided by one goal!" - As of the last round of the league, Madrid Pirates ranked No.
nine, and the Phoenicians ranked tenth.
They were mocking the defending champion of the league for having such a hard time beating the Phoenicians. You must know that the Phoenicians ended up ranking 17th last season and barely managed to avoid relegation.
In sharp contrast is the city's archrival King Madrid.
Their performance in the first two rounds of the league was also unstable, with one win and one loss. However, since defeating Madrid Pirates 2:1 at home in the third round of the league, the team has been on the fast track.
In the fourth round of the league, they defeated newly-promoted club Kvette Athletic 8:2 away from home. In the fifth round of the league, Kings Madrid beat Aijer 5:1 at home. In addition, they swept Bassong 5:1 at home in the Champions League group stage. They have scored in the last four games.
Twenty goals and four consecutive victories in all competitions.
Melly scored in these four games, scoring a total of eight goals, including six in the league and two in the Champions League. Although he missed the first two rounds of the league, he came from behind to rank first in the scorer list.
This performance indeed corresponds to the headline of "Marca" newspaper:
King's return.
There are two teams in Madrid. One is simmering with fire and flourishing. It seems that it is going to avenge its past humiliation and return to the top. The other team seems to have not yet found the right direction and is struggling to move forward in the quagmire.
Under such circumstances, Madrid Pirates are about to face another "devil's schedule":
On September 23rd, Saturday, in the sixth round of the league, we will face the feuding Sevilla Navigators at home, ranked third in the league.
On September 27, Wednesday, the second game of the Champions League group stage was against the Turin Bulls, the biggest competitor in the group, at home.
September 30th, Saturday, the seventh round of the league, an away game against Valentia, currently ranked first in the league.
It seems that the future of Madrid Pirates is not optimistic at all.
In the past, gamblers had to endure huge pressure when they were playing at the gambling table.
It's impossible to leave the table midway. You have to either go upstream and make a desperate comeback, or you can kneel down and lose everything.
