In the thirty-sixth round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Racing Santander away.
Gao Shen always stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, enduring the tsunami of wild cheers from the home team's fans in the stadium stands.
The noise generated by more than 20,000 people was still very shocking.
But this is far less attractive than the offensive storm Real Madrid unleashed from the very beginning on the court.
Gao Shen still used the 4-2-3 formation that Real Madrid is most familiar with, but the difference is that the starting lineup has been adjusted.
The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Felipe, Woodgate, Ramos and Cicinho, the double midfielder is the macho combination of Pablo Garcia and Baptista, and Robbie is in front
Neo, Guti and Beckham, the lone forward is Negredo.
Zidane, Raul and Ronaldo were once again placed on the bench by Gao Shen and were not even included in the squad.
This is mainly because Buenaventura must prepare for the Champions League final and must adjust the physical fitness and condition of each player.
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At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the initiative, pressing and pressing from a high position, mainly attacking the visitors, and suppressing Racing Santander.
But it was Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo who scored the first shot of the game for Racing Santander.
Gao Shen was impressed by this player. He is good at both offense and defense, but his long-range shot failed to threaten Real Madrid's goal.
Then Pablo Garcia responded with a long shot from outside the penalty area.
Both Guti and Robinho kicked off one after another, but neither could score.
As the game progresses, Real Madrid's advantage on the court becomes more and more obvious, the ball possession rate continues to increase, opportunities are frequently created, and the goal is getting closer and closer.
In the 26th minute, Robinho dribbled the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough, causing a foul. Real Madrid won a free kick opportunity on the left side of the front court. Beckham took the penalty and accurately sent it into the penalty area.
In the last round of red card suspension, Ramos, who was carrying a heavy burden, jumped high and opened the scoring for Real Madrid, one to zero!
Just six minutes later, Beckham made another quick pass from the right. Negredo shook off the defender and hit the goal with a header, giving Real Madrid another victory, 2-0!
After scoring two goals in a row, Real Madrid played more relaxedly, and Racing Santander did not dare to attack rashly anymore.
The first half ended with 2-0, Real Madrid taking the lead.
What really excites Gao Shen is the competition process.
Real Madrid's passing success rate reached the highest since he took over, 87%, and the ball possession rate also reached an astonishing 72%. The team created 11 shooting opportunities in the first half.
Scored two goals.
Maybe simply looking at the data is a bit vague, but what is reflected behind the data is that Real Madrid players have a clearer understanding of the advanced tactical system and their implementation is more complete.
These are two completely different situations from when he first took over the team.
From this we can also see how difficult it is to train and build a team.
It has been more than two months since Gao Shen took charge of Real Madrid, and he has barely allowed the players to get familiar with and adapt to it, and he has still gone through so many hard-fought games.
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After changing sides in the second half, Real Madrid continued to maintain pressure on Racing Santander.
In the 60th minute, Felipe quickly stepped in from the left, broke into the left rib of the penalty area, and kicked the goalkeeper to save it. Negredo followed up and grabbed the ball, turned around to protect the ball, and passed it back to the point.
Near the ball point, Guti quickly followed up and succeeded in pushing the ball into the empty goal.
Three to zero!
With a three-goal lead, Real Madrid basically sealed the victory.
Gao Shen quickly made adjustments.
Juan Mata came off the bench again, replacing Guti as the team's attacking midfielder.
No one expected that after this substitution, Mata would once again put in an amazing performance.
He pulled directly to the left wing, cooperated with Felipe and Robinho, forced a breakthrough on the left wing and passed the ball. Robinho ran to the left side of the penalty area and received Mata's cross pass.
He volleyed and penetrated Racing Santander's goal again.
Four to zero!
Gao Shen didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise, and he laughed loudly with joy.
He originally played with a semi-main lineup, just thinking about training the young players while ensuring victory, but he didn't expect that there would be such a surprise.
He quickly made a second substitution, replacing Negredo with youngster Daniel Parejo.
After the substitutions, Robinho served as the forward, Juan Mata on the left, and Parejo as the central midfielder.
Then, Gao Shen replaced Beckham with Callejon.
After several adjustments, Real Madrid's frontcourt is dominated by young players.
Perhaps the young players are eager to express themselves, or perhaps Racing Santander's morale has been greatly reduced after conceding four goals in a row. It is more likely that Real Madrid players are more relaxed. Anyway, on the court, Real Madrid still steadily suppressed Racing Santander.
, constantly created opportunities and played a very exciting offensive storm.
It can be seen that these players are very hardworking and work very hard. After losing the ball, they immediately counterattack and after getting the ball, they all rush forward, looking very energetic.
More importantly, they are all extremely powerful.
Even Parejo, who was playing for the first time, got rid of the ball in the middle, passed two players of the opponent, and sent a wonderful pass to Mata on the left rib, but unfortunately Mata failed to score.
Gao Shen was overjoyed to watch on the sidelines.
He really didn't expect that these young players would bring him such a surprise.
But when I think about it again, it’s actually not surprising.
Although they are young, each of these players will be a famous player in Europe in the future, or even the core of a strong team. They are all very capable. Once they are given a chance, they will shine immediately.
In Gao Shen's memory, this group of young players had not emerged so early, but now, everything has been changed by him.
This is something to be proud of.
Because everyone will remember that it was Gao Shen who discovered this group of players when he was coaching Real Madrid and gave them a chance to shine.
Gao Shen even thought that if things continue like this, when it comes to exploring young players in the future, Wenger may not be able to do anything.
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Real Madrid finally defeated Racing Santander 4-0 at the Sardines Stadium.
This is the most heartfelt victory Gao Shen has achieved since taking charge of Real Madrid.
The ball possession rate reached 73%, 23 shots were taken, and four goals were scored.
Regardless of the game process or the final result, it was the most satisfying game since Gao Shen coached. Regardless of the strength of the opponent, it was even more exciting than the game against AC Milan.
At the post-match press conference, Gao Shen once again provoked Barcelona.
This round, Real Madrid will play first, and Barcelona will play one day later.
Gao Shen said at the post-match press conference that Real Madrid had proved its determination and fighting spirit to everyone through a wonderful offensive football. He firmly believed that Real Madrid's players would achieve complete victory in the remaining two rounds of the game.
"In the last round, Barcelona played one day earlier than us. This round is one day later than us. They have more time to prepare, but I still have to remind our opponents that Celta Vigo is not easy to play at all."
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I don't know whether it was the sophisticated psychological warfare that played a role or whether there was a problem with Barcelona itself. In the away game against Celta Vigo, Rijkaard's team failed to score.
Regardless of the overall strength or the scene, Barcelona controlled the advantage, but they could not break through Celta Vigo's goal.
Even Ronaldinho was chased and intercepted by Celta Vigo in this game and failed to perform.
Until the 75th minute, Eto'o received the ball in the frontcourt and sent a wonderful pass. Afterwards, Iniesta ran into the gap and volleyed with his left foot in the unguarded area, hitting the inside of the left post.
, rebounded into Celta Vigo's goal.
One to zero!
Subsequently, Rijkaard immediately replaced Ronaldinho with Edmilson, and then replaced Van Bommel with Xavi.
Barcelona finally defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 with Iniesta's goal.
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The game was a close call, but Barcelona's 1-0 victory was somewhat overshadowed by Real Madrid's 4-0 victory. What was more gratifying was that Xavi came on as a substitute again.
He came on as a substitute for two consecutive games and his playing time was extended from the previous ten minutes to half an hour. This is obviously preparation for the upcoming Champions League final.
More importantly, defenders such as Marcos and Edmilson have already returned one after another. Today's Barcelona is strong, except for Messi.
Rijkaard congratulated Real Madrid on their big victory at the post-match press conference, and also believed that Barcelona could have produced a big victory.
"But our opponents showed more tenacity."
Regarding Xavi, Rijkaard said he was satisfied with both his performance after his comeback and his recovery.
"He is a very exciting player. I believe he will bring great help to the team. His timely comeback is our biggest help."
Messi, another seriously injured player, has also begun training with the team. According to sources, Messi is likely to return before the Champions League final. Rijkaard said that he has not received a report from the team doctor.
"I can't give an accurate statement yet, but whether it's me, the players on the team, or even all Barcelona fans, they are looking forward to Leo's comeback. He will make our frontcourt better.
Very offensive."
As for whether he can make it to the Champions League final, Rijkaard is also at a loss.
"I can't tell clearly, it depends on Messi's recovery."
But Rijkaard also said that if Messi can reach the Champions League final, it will be another big help to Barcelona.
The reason why we lost points continuously before was because the team had too many injuries and the schedule was too tough.
Now, Real Madrid's schedule is more difficult, and Barcelona's injured players are also returning one after another, which makes Rijkaard full of confidence.
"We will not lose, whether it is La Liga or the Champions League, we will not give our opponents any chance!"
"This season, we are going to win the double crown, and no one can stop us!"
