Having just beaten Milan at the San Siro Stadium, Real Madrid were exhausted physically and mentally, while Osasuna was at home and had a week to recharge their batteries and wait for work.
Gao Shen had to be rotated in this game, and Ramos's red card and suspension had a huge impact on Real Madrid.
Goalkeeper Casillas, the defense is Raul Bravo, Helguera, Javi Garcia and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Graveson and Pablo Garcia, the frontcourt
It is Robinho, Baptista and Cicinho, and the lone forward is Ronaldo.
In the frontcourt of Real Madrid's lineup, Gao Shen lined up an attacking lineup with four Brazilian players for the first time, and it was the first time that Cicinho was used as the right winger.
One of the important reasons for this arrangement is that Real Madrid's defense is somewhat empty.
This is the first time Xavi Garcia starts for Real Madrid, and he is also the team's vital central defender, facing a famous player like Milosevic.
Gao Shen was very confused before the game. He tried to pair Woodgate and Helguera. Woodgate himself also felt that he could handle double matches in a week, but this would make it very troublesome to play Racing Santander three days later.
Javi Garcia performed well in training. He is tall and strong and has good defensive ability. In addition, Real Madrid's defense has now become a system. After comprehensive consideration, Gao Shen and the coaching staff felt that he could give it a try.
As long as they survive the Osasuna game, Racing Santander will arrange a combination of Woodgate and Ramos in the middle of the week, and the defense does not need to worry too much.
In the end, Gao Shen decided to take a risk.
But just in case, he arranged Pablo Garcia, who was familiar with Osasuna, to partner with Graveson in front, using this pair of strong men to protect the defense, plus a Baptista on the right.
Cicinho, who is both offensive and defensive, is already equipped to strengthen defense.
As for Robinho and Ronaldo, they are the two knives Gao Shen uses to attack.
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After the game started, Baptista's long shot sounded the horn.
Then Ronaldo broke through the right rib of the penalty area and passed the defender, and his shot was saved by goalkeeper Ricardo.
Then Robinho dribbled the ball from the left and passed it back. Baptista took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, but still failed to score.
The first eight minutes belonged to Real Madrid, and then Osasuna entered the rhythm.
The home team also tried to break Real Madrid's goal, but their 4-4-2 formation prevented them from gaining an advantage in the midfield and were forced to use long passes and crosses from the side as their main means.
This was also within Gao Shen's expectation.
Raul Bravo and Arbeloa actively intercepted on the wing. Players such as Helguera, Harvey Garcia, and Pablo Garcia all actively controlled the center, coupled with Graveson and Active return defense.
With Baptista, Real Madrid still controlled the high ball in the middle quite well and did not give Osasuna a chance.
The most threatening thing was in the 28th minute. Osasuna forward Weber tried to stop the ball with his chest in the penalty area. He jumped at the same time as Arbeloa who was behind him. He grabbed the point, but fell in the penalty area and fell.
The ground cannot rise.
Osasuna players rushed over and pushed Arbeloa, thinking it was a bad foul.
Gao Shen warned his players many times before the game that at Osasuna's home court, the referee's enforcement always favors the home court because the fans here are really brutal.
Therefore, Arbeloa did not resist when faced with the push from his opponent, but simply "fell to the ground."
I have to say that this guy still has the potential to be an actor, but it's a pity that it is not produced by La Masia Film and Television Base.
The referee also knew what was going on, so neither side made a penalty, but gave each a warning, and the game continued.
But the competition is obviously becoming more and more intense.
In the first thirty minutes, both sides had seven shots, but none of them were on target.
But in the 31st minute, during an attack by Real Madrid, Robinho got the ball from the left, cycled continuously, threw away the defensive player, cut inside, and passed the ball to Ronaldo, who was retreating to meet.
The Brazilian alien turned his back to the direction of attack. After retreating to get the ball, he released the ball in time.
I saw Baptista quickly come in, stop, and rush into the top of the penalty area. Without waiting for the defensive player to get close, he shot directly.
This is already the third shot from the front of the penalty area by the Brazilian Beast.
The previous two times he missed the target, but this time, he blasted the ball directly into the bottom of Osasuna's goal net.
One to zero!
"yeah!!!!"
Gao Shen couldn't hold himself back on the sidelines and jumped up excitedly.
The entire stadium was booed, and Real Madrid players rushed out of the stadium to celebrate.
In particular, several Brazilian players such as Ronaldo danced samba on the sidelines to celebrate the goal.
"Well done!" Gao Shen clapped vigorously and shouted loudly.
Baptista's running back has always been his biggest threat. The reason why Real Madrid spent a lot of money to bring him in from Sevilla was because of his ability.
But it is a pity that Real Madrid has never made good use of him before.
After the celebration, Gao Shen loudly reminded the players on the sidelines.
"Be careful and cheer up!"
"You can do it, come on!!!"
The scene of Gao Shen cheering for the players on the sidelines was also captured by La Liga live cameras.
"Real Madrid's formation tonight is still a bit conservative, but it's actually understandable."
"With Real Madrid's current age, lineup, state, and the schedule they have to deal with, it is absolutely difficult for them to play a satisfactory game in every game."
"Gao Shen looked very nervous and passionate tonight."
"He is also under a lot of pressure now, because just yesterday, Barcelona defeated Cadiz 1-0 at home, which means he must win Osasuna tonight."
"In consecutive away games, they are all such difficult opponents. Ramos was given a red card and suspended, and Zidane and others need to be rotated. This makes Gao Shen really stretched."
Just when the live broadcast screen was focused on Gao Shen, he saw a plastic bottle suddenly thrown from the stands, flying directly over Gao Shen's head and landing in the stadium.
"Osasuna fans were very dissatisfied and threw debris in the stands. This bottle of drink almost hit Gao Shen."
"Although it was a live TV broadcast, we could still hear the sound from the scene. Osasuna fans were cursing Real Madrid's head coach. They were obviously not satisfied with the goal they just conceded. They believed that Gao Shen's actions of encouraging the players were a provocation to them.
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Gao Shen complained to the fourth official on the sidelines, but the other official had no choice but to suggest that Gao Shen had better go back to the visiting team's coaching bench. There was a roof there, so at least he didn't have to worry about being hit by debris.
"But Gao Shen is still standing on the sidelines. He wants to use this behavior to tell his players that he is fighting side by side with them!"
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The first half ended with Real Madrid taking a one-goal lead.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Osasuna launched a wave of fierce attacks, trying to kill Real Madrid in one go.
This was the case when they defeated Valencia before.
At the beginning of the second half, he scored two goals in a row, which stunned the bat army.
But Real Madrid is not Valencia. Gao Shen had already made adequate plans before the game, and he also gave many instructions in the locker room just now.
Although the team was forced into a dangerous situation, the presence of Casillas and the defensive system that the team had worked hard to build over the past period of time all showed results at this time.
The player made a mistake but did not concede the ball.
As Osasuna's attack was thwarted and retreated, Gao Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After entering the 65th minute, Gao Shen took the lead in making substitutions, replacing Ronaldo with Soldado.
The Brazilian alien contributed an assist and was also very active in running in the frontcourt, consuming a lot of physical energy.
Osasuna also quickly made substitutions, replacing Claveiro with attack player Moha, and at the same time replaced Franho with center back Munoz, adopting a three-back style of play.
This is a very radical offensive adjustment, and Aguirre clearly wants to fight Real Madrid to the end.
Gao Shen also quickly made adjustments, replacing Robinho with Juan Mata as the left winger.
This is not the first time Juan Mata has played. He has played as a substitute before, but it was either some garbage time or a lackluster performance.
But this time, the 18-year-old Real Madrid player finally had a chance to perform.
In the 79th minute, after Pablo Garcia successfully intercepted the ball, he handed it to Graveson and quickly launched a counterattack.
The Danish midfielder passed the ball to Juan Mata who was retreating from the left wing. After the Spanish winger got the ball, he started quickly, followed by two Osasuna defenders in hot pursuit.
Mata decisively passed the ball to Baptista and signaled him to pass it back.
The Brazilian midfielder understood the idea and knocked the ball back to the left side of the penalty area.
Mata quickly broke into the left side of the penalty area, got ahead of central defender Cuellar, and pushed the ball to the baseline. After avoiding Cuellar, Mata chased to the baseline, and when he had lost the angle, he rubbed his left foot.
The ball is passed.
Right in front of the goal, Soldado has been waiting for an opportunity. As soon as he saw Mata passing the ball, he immediately followed up and hit the goal with a header from close range, and scored the ball into Osa who was close at hand.
Suna's goal.
The referee's whistle sounded again to confirm that the goal was valid.
Not only the Real Madrid players on the court were shouting crazily, but even the senior players on the sidelines were stunned for a moment, then burst into cheers, and everyone was a little carried away.
He really didn't expect that Mata would be able to seize such a counterattack opportunity.
Well deserved!
Who told Aguirre to risk a back three?
"Wow! Well done!" Gao Shen roared vigorously.
The boos in the stadium became even louder.
But everyone knows that Osasuna can no longer stop Real Madrid tonight.
More importantly, in addition to the three Brazilian players who helped Real Madrid defeat Osasuna, there were also two youth training players, Juan Mata and Soldado.
At the critical moment, Real Madrid's foundation still showed its effect.
Two to zero!
Gao Shen laughed loudly and thought: Now no one will scold me for one-to-zeroism, right?
