Real Oviedo is a team in Spain's third tier C1 league.
Maybe many people have no idea about this league. It will be clear if you find a comparison.
Real Madrid's second team, Castilla, was the champion team of the C1 League last season. It was promoted to the Spanish Second Division with a score of 14 points ahead of the second place Tenerife. After Castilla was promoted to the Spanish Second Division,
, Real Madrid’s C team, which has been working hard in the fourth level, finally came out and was directly promoted to the C-1 league.
This is because, according to the rules of the Spanish Football Association, team C cannot be in the same league as team B, or in a higher level.
Oviedo was in the C1 league last season, and they were ranked sixth, on the same points as Atletico Madrid's second team.
However, that being said, Castilla lost both games against Oviedo last season.
A double defeat at home and away.
When the team went north to Oviedo, Gao Shen accepted interviews with reporters from AS and Marca and said with a smile that he wanted to avenge his younger brothers in the youth team.
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That being said, it can be seen from the starting lineup that Gao Shen actually did not try his best at all.
Goalkeeper: Courtois.
Defense: Marcos Alonso, Pepe, Ramos, Carvajal.
Midfielder: Kaká, Granero, Verratti.
Forwards: Jese, Morata, Vazquez.
This looks more like a drill on the team's defense.
Only nine minutes into the game, a long pass came from Ramos in the backcourt. Jesse suddenly exerted his strength in the frontcourt and successfully countered offside. After dribbling the ball into the penalty area from the left, facing the attacking goalkeeper, he calmly scored with a single shot.
Real Madrid opened the scoring.
Just six minutes later, Morata first threatened Oviedo's goalkeeper Barrio with a long shot. After being saved, Kaka, who came in behind, took another long shot and missed it slightly.
Four minutes later, Vazquez forced a breakthrough pass from the right, and Morata volleyed in front of the goal, giving Real Madrid another victory.
Two to zero.
In the 35th minute, after Morata stopped the ball and was double-teamed by two defensive players, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and suddenly knocked back. Kaka came in and easily pushed the ball and scored, 3-0.
Real Madrid launched a wave of offensive.
Four minutes later, Morata sent a direct pass, and Vazquez broke into the right side of the penalty area and scored, 4-0.
In the 41st minute, Jesus broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed in, causing the opponent's own goal, 5-0.
After sealing the victory in the first half, Gao Shen completely changed his tactics in the second half and adopted a three-back style.
Varane, Nacho and Albiol served as the three defenders, and the team's frontcourt was also adjusted repeatedly.
Higuain, Di Maria, Granero and other players also appeared one after another.
In the end, Real Madrid scored three goals in the second half to help the team defeat Oviedo 8-2 in the away game.
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After returning from the warm-up match in northern Spain, Gao Shen severely criticized the team's defense in his summary and analysis the next day.
In fact, the first half was okay, but in the second half, after the team took a big lead, the pressure on the opponent was not strong enough, and the cooperation of the defense players was not tacit enough, which led to Real Madrid giving Oviedo at least three times.
Great opportunity and conceded two goals.
Gao Shen believes that the tacit understanding between players and their incompatibility with tactics are understandable, but the lack of execution of tactics, or that players are careless, is unacceptable.
Gao Shen told everyone very clearly that there are only 22 people on the training list for the United States at the end of the month.
"You can take care of yourself!"
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Three days later, the team departed from Madrid and headed to Lisbon, Portugal.
This is a warm-up match for Real Madrid being invited to participate in the Eusebio Cup.
At the Stadium of Light, Real Madrid once again adopted a three-back style of play.
But the difference from before is that this time Gao Shen asked Pepe, Xabi Alonso and Varane to partner.
As a result, a goal was conceded in the first four minutes.
Afterwards, Real Madrid took the lead with Di Maria's brace, but was quickly equalized again.
In the second half, after Gao Shen made substantial substitutions and adjustments, Benfica scored three goals.
Kaká started two consecutive games and his performance was unsatisfactory.
In the second half, Ronaldo, Benzema, Toni Cross, Verratti and Modric also started one after another, but the team's performance was still sluggish. New aid Toni Cross performed well in the central defender position.
It's a disaster.
Gao Shen said in an interview with the media after the game that this is because the team has just undergone more than two weeks of physical reserve training and is still adjusting.
What surprised the players was that Gao Shen had a higher evaluation of this warm-up match within the team. He did not blame the players for conceding five goals, but said that he was happy to see the team's progress.
This is somewhat incompatible with the outcry and even doubts from the media and fans outside.
The whole world knows that Gao Shen never pays attention to warm-up matches, but conceding five goals is still embarrassing.
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After playing in the Eusebio Cup in Lisbon, Real Madrid returned to Madrid.
The next day, Gao Shen took 22 people to the United States. The first battle was in Los Angeles on the West Coast.
On August 2, Real Madrid faced the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center.
Gao Shen once again adjusted the team's tactics, this time adopting a 4-4-2 formation. In the first half, they took a 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Higuain, Di Maria and Vazquez.
Former Real Madrid star Beckham used a free kick to assist his teammate to score a goal.
After changing sides in the second half, Morata and Jese scored goals successively.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 5-1.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the team's top scorer, played for 45 minutes in the second half and performed very actively, but his feet were not smooth and several shots failed to score.
Real Madrid seemed to have won a big victory, but neither the smoothness of the game nor the quality of the defense was satisfactory.
The comment in Marca is that the sophisticated Real Madrid are far from mature.
Aspen Editor-in-Chief Alfredo believes that Gao Shen's team has shown a different tactical style than in the past. It is more aggressive and strives to control the ball and rhythm during the game. This is also Gao Shen's consistent behavior.
style.
"But with the current performance, it is not enough to compete in La Liga."
However, the two major Real Madrid mouthpieces have also repeatedly stated that Gao Shen has never paid attention to warm-up matches.
So far, in the three warm-up games, Gao Shen has chosen six different starting lineups and tactics.
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On August 5, Real Madrid welcomed Santos Laguna, the defending champion of the Mexican League, in Las Vegas.
This time the team fell into a tough battle. The strength of the opponent and the personal abilities of the players were both outstanding.
Real Madrid opened the scoring in the first half with Xabi Alonso's long shot.
But in the 25th minute, the Mexican team successfully equalized the score.
In the second half, Gao Shen replaced all the starting players as usual, and the team's tactics also adjusted accordingly.
Toni Kroos scored the winning goal for Real Madrid with a trademark long shot in the 72nd minute.
Two to one, Real Madrid narrowly defeated their opponent.
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On August 8, Real Madrid flew from the west coast to the east coast to face AC Milan in New York.
This is a long-distance game, and it is also the most important focus game in this summer's US tour warm-up tournament.
According to the previously signed contract, Real Madrid's starting lineup will be all-stars.
Gao Shen also named the team's main lineup for the first time.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defense: Pepe, Xabi Alonso, Ramos.
Midfielder: Toni Kroos, Kaka, Modric, Di Maria.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain.
All the stars did play, but Real Madrid's tactics adopted a three-four-three style of play. This was the first time in a summer warm-up match, especially when Toni Kroos returned to the left midfielder position, Kaká and Modry.
A strange partner in the middle.
This sophisticated style of play made Real Madrid perform quite amazingly for a time.
In the first half hour of the game, Real Madrid completely controlled the ball and the rhythm. AC Milan did not even have a shot. On the other hand, Real Madrid frequently created opportunities.
But whether it was Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema or Di Maria, they all missed the opportunity.
Until the 24th minute, Ronaldo's pressing in the frontcourt caused Bonera to lose the ball. After the Portuguese broke into the left side of the penalty area, he passed the ball to the back point. Higuain rushed over and pumped his left foot.
Scored a goal.
But after taking the lead, AC Milan came back to life.
Real Madrid's defense made consecutive mistakes in the first half, and Cassano and El Shaarawy scored two goals in a row, falling behind 1-2.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, both sides launched a wave of offensives, but Gao Shen still made extensive substitutions and tactical adjustments. As a result, Real Madrid's performance in the second half did not improve much.
Especially after Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half, AC Milan defeated Real Madrid 5-3 with Kevin Boateng's brace and Emmanuelson's goal.
This summer, Real Madrid has played five warm-up matches so far, and conceded five goals in two of them. This is simply outrageous.
Media and fans around the world have expressed concerns, especially about Real Madrid's new season journey.
Catalonia's Daily Sports believes that from Pellegrini to Mourinho, in the past few years, Real Madrid has only conceded five goals once, and that was against the sophisticated Manchester City.
But now, Gao Shen has conceded five goals in two games in less than half a month.
What is even more disappointing is that in Philadelphia on August 11, Real Madrid lost 0-2 to Celtic of the Scottish Premiership.
Six warm-up games, three wins and three losses, scoring 15 goals and conceding 16 goals.
No matter how you look at this report card, it is unqualified, especially considering that eight of these fifteen goals were scored against teams in the Spanish Third Division.
Facing the stronger Benfica, AC Milan and Celtic, Real Madrid not only lost three games in a row and scored five goals, but also conceded a total of 12 goals, which is a shame.
In contrast, as the mouthpieces of Real Madrid, Aspen and Marca are more patient, saying that Gao Shen's team has always been very bad in warm-up matches. More importantly, judging from the six games, Gao Shen has been making adjustments.
Constantly changing player positions.
Obviously, this is military training.
But for the media and fans, consecutive losses like this and such disastrous defeats are really worrying.
Various news has also begun to emerge.
From Gao Shen's coaching position being in doubt, to Real Madrid only being able to abuse people, Gao Shen being questioned by the locker room, etc., anyway, all kinds of news are buzzing around.
This creates the illusion that Real Madrid is finished!
But Real Madrid has never clarified the matter.
Only Florentino was in New York, USA, and reiterated his support for Gao Shen after the team lost 3-5 to AC Milan.
