On Monday evening, Real Madrid captain Raul held an in-squad meeting to organize the meeting in the form of a gathering.
The team members came to a high-end restaurant in the city to have a party in casual clothes.
After eating and drinking, the waiter removed the tableware on the table and poured everyone a fragrant special drink, and the theme of the meeting began.
Raul said straight to the point: "Guys, we are about to have a national derby with Barcelona this weekend. I believe you all understand Barcelona's performance this season, and we have problems of one kind or another. Now we need to calmly analyze the team's status, everyone unites to win at the Camp Nou, everyone should know the consequences of losing. We are now behind to give Barcelona 8 points. If you lose, the gap will widen to double digits!"
Casillas immediately said: "We must first improve our defense. Barcelona will be the strongest opponent we have encountered this season, but we have been defeated twice by Juventus. The situation in the defense must improve!"
Cannavaro said helplessly: "The back line is always exposed to the opponent's gun. How can we improve it? The defense line is so long, we only have two legs, and the opponent only needs to simply pass and run, and we have no choice."
Guti was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Our tradition is offense. Midfielders must follow up and insert it. If they always stay in the backcourt and the front offense cannot start, what do you think they should do?"
Cannavaro immediately retorted.
"But the offense has not been effective, but it allows the opponent to frequently counterattack fast attacks. Our midfield defense is useless!"
Gago dared not speak at such meetings. He was very afraid to participate in such a "war" within the team!
Because he is not under the protection of a strong backer group.
When Raul saw a quarrel between Cannavaro and Guti, he immediately stopped it and said, "We are here to solve the problem. First of all, we need unity. Please be calm."
At this time, Qin Xiong spoke.
"I think there are problems with the offense, but the root of the problem is mentality. If anyone thinks I am above my teammates on the court, please tell me, if I think I don't put the team's interests first, please tell me, and I will apologize. I will correct it."
The purpose of Qin Xiong's words is to hope that everyone will reflect on themselves rather than blame others.
The problems on the defense line are actually correct. Cannavaro and Guti are not wrong.
The only problem is that Diyala, who did not attend the meeting today, is recovering from his injuries!
The combination of Guti and Diyala was balanced last season. Diyala was full-time defending, and Guti participated in the offense. No matter how unreliable the defense line was, it would occasionally get nervous. At least there would be no problems with the iron triangle system of the defense, which could ensure that Real Madrid's defense line was still in a stable state for most of the time.
This is a flaw!
It is difficult to solve it by reaching a consensus in just a few words.
Qin Xiong believes that the bigger problem is not whether the lineup structure is balanced and reasonable, but that the team's hearts are dispersed.
It makes no sense to simply discuss defense, especially for Real Madrid's technical and tactical style of attack instead of defense.
When the attack group cannot bring strong offensive pressure and situation-shaping capabilities, the defense line is naturally in danger.
Robben and Van der Fate remained silent, and Sneider, who was sitting next to Qin Xiong, spoke: "I think we should be calm and patient in the game, pay more attention to the running of teammates, and create more opportunities for teammates just like before."
Although Robben and Van der Fate sounded harsh, they didn't want to cause trouble again in such a meeting atmosphere.
It has been a day or two for the Dutch Gangs to fight each other.
During their time carrying the team forward, they were praised by the media and enjoyed the vanity of fanatical support from fans. However, when the team's situation took a sharp turn, they only wanted to turn the tide by themselves, but ignored whether they could truly carry the team!
Failure can lead to conflicts, and blaming each other has become the norm in the locker room.
It cannot be said that Boske does not have enough deterrence to suppress the Dutch Gang. You should know that the coaches of the Dutch national team are not all able to make Dutch players obey, and internal problems always exist.
The entire European football world may also be the most unruly and difficult to deal with.
"What we need to do now is unity, unify our ideas, and put team honor first!"
Raul was final.
The Real Madrid generals sitting around the dining table nodded one after another, at least on the surface everyone reached an agreement.
Not only Real Madrid players are holding meetings, but the coaching staff are also having headaches for the technical and tactical design of the national derby.
Although Qin Xiong returned to the team, Bosque does not think that Real Madrid can compete with Barcelona head-on!
There are many reasons. The most important thing is that Real Madrid's lineup is not neat, and the team has no high tacit understanding since the new season. Players were injured every few days, and there is no fixed 13.14-man lineup to make the team reach a level of tacit understanding that is approaching perfect.
There is also the factor of playing away. Real Madrid is obviously not as confident as Barcelona when they are trapped in the quagmire.
What about the individual player?
Whether it is comparing Messi and Qin Xiong, Etoo and Raul, or Xavi and Guti, etc., to compete against each other, Real Madrid is at a disadvantage!
Why are you facing Barcelona?
What to fight Barcelona?
Is it passionate?
Will Barcelona fight after getting out of the trough, be weaker than Real Madrid?
Boske discussed with the coaching staff for a long time and finally formulated a tactic that he thought was the only way to compete with Barcelona.
Defensive counterattack!
The situation is stronger than others, so I have to bow my head!
It seems that the final match of the mid-week Champions League group stage has been forgotten by the Spanish media.
Of course, Barcelona locked in the top spot in the group, and Real Madrid advanced early. Although there is a hint of reversal of Juventus to top the top spot in the group, the probability is always too slim.
While Real Madrid needs to win at home, Juventus also loses to a bottom-skin like Borisov Barth.
How is that possible?
Real Madrid faced Zenit's challenge in the middle of the week.
Qin Xiong made the game in the last 30 minutes of the second half, assisting Higuain to score the third goal of the game.
Real Madrid beat Zenit, who was 3-0 at home, and Juventus tied with Borisovbat at home.
The Champions League group stage ends.
Juventus scored 12 points.
Real Madrid scored 12 points.
The two teams have the same points, but Juventus has beaten the top spot in the defending champion group by qualifying with the advantage of winning the game with the home and away double defeats Real Madrid.
After the Champions League match, the entire Spain and even Europe began to look at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona.
Chapter completed!