The entire Bernabeu stadium first let out a burst of exclamations, and then a burst of disappointed sighs.
When Ruud van Nistelrooy headed the ball towards the goal, Naples goalkeeper Handanovic made a flying save and pushed the ball out of the goal with one hand. Although Real Madrid was given a corner kick, he tried to keep Naples' goal intact.
This made all the Real Madrid fans sigh.
Gao Shen shook his head as he watched from the sidelines and couldn't help but walk forward and call out to his players.
"Di Maria, pay attention to Ramos' position and follow him."
"And you, Biglia, what's going on? Where is your position?"
"Vargas, pay attention to the full-back's cover. We have cooperated in training."
Gao Shen looked a little anxious when he shouted.
The live TV camera specially gave him a close-up, obviously to highlight his anxiety at this moment.
At the same time, a close-up of Schuster, the coach of the home team, was seen, and Real Madrid coach Damascus was sitting in the coach's bench, looking like an old man, with a face that said he had a chance to win.
"Real Madrid's start was very successful, taking the lead and frequently creating threats."
"Now it looks like there is a chance to score."
"Naples seems a little nervous, which is not a good sign."
Schuster did become more and more confident the more he watched, because the trend of the game was just as he expected.
Especially when he saw Gao Shen nervously adjusting the defensive order on the sidelines, he felt even more proud.
Keep it!
What I want is for you to switch to defense!
Only in this way can I defeat you legitimately!
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"Napoli suffers greatly in terms of experience."
In the VIP box of the Bernabeu Presidential Stand, Valdano shook his head and sighed after seeing this start.
"Lack of enough experience, and being a guest at the Bernabeu, it was a little difficult to adapt to the intensity of the Champions League, and Real Madrid's offensive ability is still very strong."
These players are not fake, they are all famous European players. How could they not be strong?
Under the repeated attacks, Naples was naturally in a hurry.
"Do you think we can win?" Florentino asked.
After Valdano thought for a while, "I can't say whether we can win or not, but there is a high possibility of scoring first."
In fact, if it weren't for Handanovic's heroic performance in the shot just now, Van Nistelrooy would have scored.
The king of the small restricted area does not deserve his reputation for nothing.
"However, with his high degree of caution in preparing for war, I believe he should have been prepared for such a situation. He may even have had sufficient preparations, so it depends on how he resolves it." Valdano said.
As outsiders, they know nothing about the actual situation of both sides of the game. They can only judge the intentions of both sides and judge the direction of the situation based on the situation on the spot. The specific details are definitely not as familiar and understanding as the head coach.
"But there is one most obvious situation." Valdano said again.
"What?"
"After the opening, our entire midfield and frontcourt pressed heavily. From Van der Vaart to Van Nistelrooy to Robben and Raul, they all actively pressed and pressed, so Napoli was a little confused. The two full-backs also actively pressed to participate in the attack.
, so the offensive momentum is very strong.”
"But how long such an offensive can last is a question."
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Under Real Madrid's aggressive opening attack, Gao Shen chose to avoid the edge temporarily.
The whole team began to stabilize their defense, more because they wanted to gain a firm foothold and control the rhythm of the game so as not to be in a hurry again.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, wanted to create a threat through Robben's side.
First, Robben dribbled the ball from the left. After getting rid of Vargas and cutting inside, he suddenly pushed the ball straight into the right side of the penalty area. Raul stepped in. Fortunately, David Luiz intercepted the ball first and made a big-footed clearance.
Got out.
Then Robben dribbled the ball from the right and forced a break through Vargas. After cutting into the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, he tried to cross the ball, but Bonucci blocked it from the baseline.
Another corner kick opportunity was given to Real Madrid.
Real Madrid continued to launch offensives on the right, frequently creating threats.
Gao Shen could not allow Robben to attack so unscrupulously on his left, so he adjusted his tactics again.
Soon, Robben discovered that as soon as he got the ball, there would immediately be two players around him to block him on the wing, preventing him from breaking through or cutting inside. Even his pass would be blocked by Thiago Mo.
Towers was cut off from David Luiz and unable to contact his teammates.
It was like this once, and it was like this twice.
By the third time, Robben didn't even have a chance to pass it back to his teammates, and directly took the ball out of the sideline himself.
By this time, Real Madrid's attack had lasted ten minutes.
Robben was frustrated on the left, Napoli began to gradually stabilize their position, and Real Madrid's right back Ramos moved forward more actively.
This is also a very important reason why Ramos has been criticized this season.
He shoulders a heavy offensive task on the right wing, but everyone knows that once he is pressed forward to attack, problems will be exposed behind him and the ball will be lost. The responsibility will be on him.
But he can't fly, so he can't rush forward one moment and fly back to the back line the next.
But now, Robben is alone on the right and Schuster asks him to press on. Can he not press on?
Gao Shen began to adjust his defensive tactics.
It was left to Vargas and David Luiz to contain Robben.
Vargas was always close to Robben, especially when Robben retreated, while David Luiz was wary of Robben forcing a breakthrough.
In other words, Vargas will guard the inside and David Luiz will guard behind Vargas.
When David Luiz pulls wide, Thiago Motta retreats to the defense line, while Biglia and Rakitic protect the defense line. In this way, Naples' midfield mobility will be stronger
Some.
After the tenth minute, Gao Shen also made a slight adjustment, which was to ask Cavani to withdraw.
The Uruguayan center is very capable of running, very tenacious, and has extremely strong physical fitness. Gao Shen asked him to actively pressure Diarra and Gago, making it impossible for Real Madrid's two midfielders to move forward to support the attack with confidence.
At the same time, it can also create a problem for Cannavaro and Heinze.
Do you want to follow?
After Cavani withdrew, Napoli's two wingers were like sharp knives, able to hit him anytime and anywhere.
It has taken fifteen minutes to complete these layouts.
Real Madrid created several more opportunities in a row, but failed to pose a threat.
After restricting Robben on the left, it will be easier to restrict Van der Vaart on the right.
In terms of personal ability, Van der Vaart is not as good as Robben.
Gao Shen began to wait patiently for the opportunity.
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In terms of the situation, Real Madrid had an overwhelming advantage from the start, while Napoli felt a little passive.
Except for one or two sporadic counterattacks, Naples did not have too many threatening attacks.
This made everyone, including those at Real Madrid, feel that Napoli seemed to be an inexperienced recruit.
As soon as I entered the Champions League, I was immediately frightened to the point of weakness. I couldn't bring out many of my skills and tactics, and I could only barely stand firm.
Real Madrid began to invest forces on the offensive end, especially Marcelo and Ramos, who were more active in the offense on both wings, which made Real Madrid look more powerful on the offensive end.
Naples continued to defend, but after fifteen minutes, Gao Shen once again adjusted the team's tactics. After grabbing the ball, he passed the ball more in the midfield and backcourt, inducing Real Madrid players to counterattack on the spot.
, rather than retreating.
As long as Real Madrid cannot position themselves in time, the long passes of Napoli's two central defenders will be effective.
Compared to Raul's aggressive pressing, Van Nistelrooy seemed a bit lazy.
Firstly, he is taller and stronger and consumes more energy when running. Secondly, he is the core of the team's offense and should reserve more energy for offense instead of wasting it on running and pressing.
This also made Gao Shen interested in playing Bonucci.
After fine-tuning, Naples created an excellent opportunity in just three minutes.
After a series of passes from the backcourt, Real Madrid players did not grab the ball.
Raul, in particular, pressed back and forth against David Luiz, Thiago Motta and others, but never got the ball.
David Luiz passed the ball to Rakitic, but due to interference from Van der Vaart, Rakitic passed the ball back to Bonucci who was deepest.
The Italian central defender stopped the ball without any defender and seemed to be passing it to Lichtsteiner. Marcelo suddenly leaned over quietly and tried to make a sudden move when Bonucci passed the ball.
Unexpectedly, after Bonucci stopped the ball, before Van Nistelrooy could get closer, he spotted an opportunity and directly passed the ball long.
The ball quickly flew from the backcourt, flew over half of the field, and landed on the left side of the outside of Real Madrid's penalty area.
Like a bolt of lightning, Di Maria tore through Real Madrid's defense in an instant, passed Cannavaro, and quickly chased the ball.
Casillas reacted the quickest and abandoned the goal directly to attack.
After the Real Madrid goalkeeper rushed out, he suddenly discovered that the ball landed not in the penalty area, but outside the penalty area.
This frustrated his original plan to pick up the ball. After he rushed out of the penalty area, he tried to use his head to get the ball.
But just when Casillas miscalculated, Di Maria took the opportunity, jumped up, and headed the ball to the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area.
Casillas blocked the air with both hands, but failed to stop the ball from flying over. In shock, he turned around and ran back.
Heinze and Cannavaro were both scared to death and ran back as fast as they could.
But Napoli's players are faster.
Sanchez quickly stepped in, got ahead of Heinze, and sent the ball into the unguarded empty goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"In the 23rd minute, Napoli opened the scoring!!!!"
"Goal from Sanchez!"
"This is a very exciting long pass to initiate a counterattack."
"Real Madrid's defense revealed its most fatal flaw, Bonucci's long pass was just right, and Di Maria's counter-offside and header pass were also very exciting!"
"Naples used a sharp counterattack to create the first goal of the game!"
As Sanchez rushed out of the court, Naples players also rushed out one by one.
