On the evening of September 14th, Villarreal Stadium.
In the fourth round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Yellow Submarine away from home.
When the game reached the 62nd minute, two Real Madrid players stood on the sidelines at the same time.
Ronaldo was adjusting his shorts while waiting for Morata to leave the field.
After the two high-fived each other on the sidelines, the Portuguese quickly rushed onto the court.
At the same time, Modric replaced Italian midfielder Verratti.
After Morata and Verratti walked off the field, they both came to the head coach Gao Shen.
"You have done a great job. The next task is to observe carefully and study carefully. Do you understand?"
Morata and Verratti both turned their heads and looked at the court, and they immediately understood what the coach meant.
Gao Shen wants them to learn more about the playing styles of Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric, and see how these top stars with stronger strength and more experience make decisions when faced with similar situations.
The two young players nodded and returned to the bench. After sitting down, they watched the game attentively.
Gao Shen, on the other hand, was still standing on the sidelines.
At this moment, the scoreboard shows the score of the game so far.
One to zero.
International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.
Real Madrid conceded a goal in the first half, which was a mistake from the defense.
Goalkeeper Courtois performed very well in this game. If it were not for the outstanding performance of the Belgian goalkeeper, Real Madrid would definitely have scored more than this goal.
The FIFA virus still has a great impact on Real Madrid, especially some international players, who have traveled long distances and seriously affected their condition.
Gao Shen actually put all the South American international players on the bench, but it still didn't work.
Of course, there is actually another problem, that is Illarramendi.
Gao Shen talked to Illarramendi several times in the first half, asking him to control his formation and position and try not to press too far forward, but Illarramendi obviously did not understand Gao Shen's intention.
In other words, he understood it but didn't do it well.
This resulted in Real Madrid being in a dominant position and not scoring in the first half, which also exposed the problems in the defense.
In addition, the team frequently wasted opportunities, so Gao Shen had no choice but to release his main ace.
After Modric came on the field, he quickly communicated with Pogba, and at the same time assisted Illarramendi to control the midfield and pull the team's three lines back to the midline.
Gao Shen then nodded with satisfaction.
Turning his head, he looked at Verratti on the bench and found that the Italian was watching the game attentively. He sighed to himself: Verratti is still a bit young.
Modric's ability to control the rhythm of the game is really unique.
After he sorted it out, the rhythm of the game seemed to have a unique rhythm.
Sometimes it's fast and sometimes it's slow, which gives opponents a headache.
Just like now, after Real Madrid retreated, Villarreal's defense naturally followed.
At this time, three players, Ronaldo, Dzeko and Jese, were lined up on the outside of the top of the penalty area.
This is an area that is very suitable for offensive players to work hard.
Not only Modric, but Ronaldo also quickly opened up the situation on the left side of the frontcourt after he came on the field, creating two threatening attacks in a row, but neither of them resulted in a shot.
Villarreal began to deploy heavy troops on Real Madrid's left wing, which was also his right wing.
If Marcelo was behind him, Ronaldo might still want to attack, but now it is Marcos Alonso behind him, so Gao Shen just told Ronaldo that he could change positions appropriately if he saw the right time.
Hit the other side.
Not long after, Cristiano Ronaldo quietly completed a position change with Jose.
In the 68th minute, when Real Madrid launched another offensive on the left, everyone was surprised to find that it was Jese on the left. However, the Real Madrid youngster failed to break through with the ball and passed it back to Marcos Alonso.
, the latter passed across to Pogba.
After Pogba took the ball one step forward, he made an emergency stop and passed the ball to Modric.
Modric stopped the ball to take a look. When Ronaldo was in place, Villarreal's defensive players chased him. He immediately passed the ball diagonally back to Ramos on the back line. It looked like
It was forced to pass back.
Sure enough, this confused Villarreal's defenders, and they began to press forward consciously.
In the forward line, Jese and Dzeko both moved to the left, and Ronaldo followed suit.
This caused Villarreal's left center back Dorado to press forward as well.
But just when everyone thought that Real Madrid's attack was about to fail, Cristiano Ronaldo in front of Dorado suddenly stopped, turned around and sprinted forward quickly.
Almost at the same time, Ramos stopped Modric's pass and made a long pass.
Among the central defenders in the world, Ramos' long passes are definitely the best.
The long pass he gave was also very fast and urgent, and the arc was very low, but it was just enough to pass Villarreal's central defender and fall directly into the penalty area.
After Cristiano Ronaldo got rid of Dorado, he quickly moved forward, successfully countered offside, and met Ramos' long pass with a direct header.
The football touched Ronaldo's forehead, turned in a direction, and flew straight to the left side of the goal.
The goalkeeper is about to move to the right at this time. His center of gravity has already been moved out. Where can he get it back? If he wants to take action, where can he get it in time?
All I could do was watch the football fly into the left side of the goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo!"
"Just over six minutes into the game, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized the score for Real Madrid!"
After the Portuguese scored the goal in an understatement, he was not overly excited, but quickly rushed to the sidelines to celebrate. He seemed a bit calm and relaxed.
Gao Shen was not overly excited on the sidelines and just waved his hand.
One to one, it’s a tie!
…
On the bench, Morata and Verratti were stunned.
They had experienced it personally on the court just now. Villarreal's defense was really strong and the players were very active.
No matter how they pull or move, it is difficult to get rid of the entanglement of Villarreal players, which makes them very distressed.
But as soon as Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric came on the field, the score was evened in just six minutes.
Is this a coincidence?
how can that be possible?
If that wasn't enough, they soon saw another attack.
It was the 73rd minute. Villarreal hit the Real Madrid penalty area. Ramos blocked Pereira's path with his body and left the ball to goalkeeper Courtois.
After the Belgian got the ball, he quickly threw it to Marcos Alonso on the left.
The latter dribbled the ball forward, spotted the opportunity, and directly transferred a long diagonal pass to the right side of the frontcourt.
Nacho quickly stepped in and stopped the ball to Ronaldo, but Ronaldo immediately hit it back to Nacho.
Real Madrid's right back dribbled the ball to the outside of the penalty area, spotted the opportunity, and sent a direct pass to the right side of the penalty area.
Ronaldo crossed diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, but Dorado learned from his previous experience and stayed close to him, forcing the Portuguese to the right sideline, forcing Ronaldo to pass to Nacho.
Nacho headed the ball back to Illarramendi who was trailing behind.
Real Madrid's midfielder passed the ball to Modric in front.
I saw Modric stop the ball to the right easily and freely, and seeing that Nacho was ready, he quickly took two horizontal steps and suddenly sent a direct pass to the ground.
Since Dorado is still sticking to Ronaldo on the left, there is now a gap in Villarreal's defense.
The ball was passed between the two defensive players and went straight to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, while Nacho moved forward as quickly as possible.
Nacho's speed is very high even in the Real Madrid team. He immediately got rid of the defensive player, caught up with Modric's direct pass in front of the baseline, and passed the low ball with his right foot to
The front edge of the small restricted area.
Dzeko stepped in, fell to the ground and shot.
The ball hits the net again!
"Two to one!"
"reverse!!!"
"Dzeko's tackle helped Real Madrid reverse Villarreal!"
"Oh my God, Gao Shen's two substitutions, Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric, completely revitalized Real Madrid's frontcourt offense."
…
After scoring two goals in a row and successfully reversing the score, Real Madrid looked even more motivated.
Villarreal immediately made continuous substitutions and adjustments in an attempt to stabilize the position.
But soon, Real Madrid still seized an opportunity.
In the 81st minute, Villarreal's attack was on the left side of the frontcourt, which is Real Madrid's right side, and got a throw-in opportunity on the right side of the penalty area.
The Yellow Submarine quickly threw a foul ball, and the three players cooperated on the left, but Varane forced him near the baseline and passed back in an inverted triangle.
As a result, no one responded.
The ball was passed directly back to the penalty spot in the penalty area. Illarramendi made a hasty clearance and kicked the ball out of the penalty area, but it did not fly very far.
I saw Pogba quickly jump in, jump up and suppress Soriano with his body, heading the ball forward. When he landed, he quickly caught up and passed the ball before everyone else.
He caught Ronaldo, who was already sprinting ahead.
Ronaldo dribbled the ball forward, on the left side of the top of the penalty area, and seized the opportunity to distribute the ball to the right side of the penalty area.
Jesé also worked hard, chasing after him all the way. After rushing up, he stopped Ronaldo's ball and then started to hit him.
The shot was fast and urgent, heading straight for the goal.
Villarreal's goalkeeper also reacted quickly and blocked the ball in time.
But this shot was too hard, and I couldn't stop it, so I let it go.
At the critical moment, the central defenders in the penalty area were a little confused, but Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in the crucial position in front of the goal like a ghost. It was difficult to exert force with his right foot, but his left foot directly faced the flying football.
He picked the ball straight into an almost unguarded goal.
Three to one!
Scored twice!
Ronaldo was really excited now.
The Portuguese ran around the pitch excitedly, celebrating his two goals.
In less than twenty minutes, he participated in planning three goals and scored twice himself. What could be more exciting than this?
Now, who dares to underestimate his role in this Real Madrid team?
Who else dares to say that he is not as good as Messi?
Finally, the Portuguese performed his trademark Eiffel Tower-like celebration on the sidelines.
On the bench on the sidelines, Morata and Verratti were stunned.
This is the strength of a superstar!
Modric is like this, Ronaldo is even more like this!
