After being drawn into a super group of death for three consecutive seasons and facing Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, the whole world is saddened by Real Madrid's fortune. At the same time, they are also speculating in conspiracy theories whether UEFA is really going to get rid of Gao Shen.
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With four Champions League titles, Gao Shen is the number one player in football today.
In Gao Shen's coaching career, he has encountered the group of death in four consecutive Champions League seasons.
Napoli once, Manchester City twice, and now it's Real Madrid's turn.
However, Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of Aspen, analyzed the draw in his column and believed that Real Madrid's draw was basically doomed as early as when the team fell into the third gear and was irreversible.
In the previous two seasons, it can be said that the draw was a bit unlucky, but it fell into the third tier. What else is there to say?
This is not the first time that Gao Shen's visa application was bad.
When coaching Naples, he encountered Serie A teams early in the Coppa Italia. When coaching Manchester City, he was placed in the group of death in the Champions League in two seasons, but he qualified first in the group both times.
Even when he coached Napoli, he performed well in the group of death.
But things are different this season.
Italian legend Sacchi said in a column that the challenge for Gao Shen this season will be more difficult because he does not have time.
Sacchi analyzed in his column that there are generally two types of head coaches in world football today, one is to rely on others to do their bidding, such as Ancelotti, Heynckes, etc., and the other is to bring their own tactics.
System, such as Guardiola.
Advanced is one of the few types that possesses both.
But in Real Madrid, he obviously wants to create a complete tactical system for this team, which will take time.
"In Naples, he first spent a year in Serie B to train Naples into shape, and then spent another year in Serie A. Only then did he shine in the Champions League in the third year."
"At Manchester City, Gao Shen also spent a season in the Premier League to polish the team before performing well in the Champions League."
"But now, at Real Madrid, he simply doesn't have enough time."
Sacchi believes that Real Madrid's decline in the past few years has left Gao Shen with no ample time to slowly polish his team and tactics. He must produce the best results in the shortest time and lead Real Madrid out of the trough as soon as possible.
This is a huge challenge for any head coach, including Gao Shen.
"It took Pellegrini one year and Mourinho two years. What neither of them could do, it is really too difficult to ask Gao Shen to do it within one year."
But Sacchi also believes that Real Madrid's problems are now urgent, especially after being drawn into the group of death, Gao Shen has been forced into a corner and cannot retreat.
"Many people have speculated that this is likely to be Gao Shen's first Waterloo, but I don't think so."
"Gao Shen is a very resilient person. The harder he is pushed, the more tenacious he becomes."
"Fighting feeds fighting. Gao Shen has said before that Real Madrid will be a team with great potential."
"Let's wait and see!"
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On September 2, in the third round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Granada at home.
This game has a very special meaning, that is Marcelo's return.
After participating in the London Olympics, Marcelo returned to the team and has been training with Buenaventura and Pintus, mainly for physical reserves, so he has not been able to participate in the competition.
Marcos Alonso played two full games in a row, and his performance was quite satisfactory. There were no major problems, but there was no great performance either. This is actually quite good for a young player.
But this time, Marcelo is back.
Marcelo plus Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the left channel carefully built by Gao Shen for Real Madrid, and it has only just come together now.
It's a pity that this is the only game where we can get used to each other, and then the team will be temporarily disbanded and each will return to the national team.
Another sign is that Gao Shen replaced Yin Guayin in the starting lineup with Benzema.
In other words, the trident of Benzema, Ronaldo and Di Maria has finally come together.
After scoring goals in two consecutive substitute appearances, especially the equalizer at the critical moment in the last round, Gao Shen can confidently continue to let Benzema start.
The midfielder is still the combination of Toni Kroos, Modric and Xavi Alonso.
On the right, Arbeloa started, while Carvajal is still waiting for an opportunity on the bench.
The goalkeeper is Courtois.
In the last round away game against Getafe, Casillas made mistakes that shouldn't have been made and conceded two goals. It is reasonable to continue to let Courtois start this round.
Gao Shen has been paying close attention to public opinion in the locker room, especially the players' emotions.
Now, everything is going smoothly.
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After the game started, Real Madrid took the lead in attacking Granada.
Granada also learned from experience and lessons. They visited the Bernabeu as a guest and adopted a 4-2-3-1 defensive tactic. They first took advantage of Real Madrid's unsteady footing to grab an early start, disrupting Real Madrid's deployment, and then steadily defended and counterattacked.
Gao Shen actually has a headache with this style of play.
If it is the mature stage, the players cooperate tacitly and have a clear understanding of the coach's tactical intentions. Granada's pressing just fell into a sophisticated trap, and he likes to press the team to beat.
But now Real Madrid is still very immature and seriously lacks tacit understanding, so it was suddenly beaten into chaos.
It wasn't until about ten minutes later that we gradually stabilized our position.
In the 16th minute, Real Madrid played the most threatening combination since the start of the game.
Ramos sent a direct pass forward from the left to the left side of the frontcourt.
After Benzema came to the left to receive the ball, he passed it across to Cristiano Ronaldo who was running inside. The Portuguese passed the ball again. Toni Kroos protected the ball with his back and moved his right foot to the outside of the right corner of the penalty area.
When Di Maria stopped the ball, he got rid of Siqueira who was closely guarding him, cut inside, and sent a diagonal pass behind him with his left foot.
Modric quickly stepped in, went straight to the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area, received Di Maria's pass, and scored with a low shot with his right foot!
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
!
!”
The atmosphere in the entire Bernabeu Stadium was instantly ignited.
Gao Shen couldn't help but cheer for the Real Madrid players on the sidelines.
This is what he wants.
No matter how strong your defense is, I will keep pulling, pulling, and pulling again, and I will always be able to create a gap for you. Then I will suddenly make a deep pass and attack, directly breaking through your defense.
"Did you see that? At that moment, Benzema, Ronaldo, Toni Kroos and Modric were all at the front of the penalty area. As long as Di Maria can pass the ball from this point, no matter what the ball is,
, we can all take it.”
"Arbeloa was still hesitant to make a late pass. If he had been more determined, Di Maria's inward cut didn't work. He immediately split to the right and Arbeloa made a pass from the bottom. The ball would have been a sure shot!"
Gao Shen analyzed Zidane, Hierro and others on the sidelines.
The most critical move of the entire attack was actually the one that Benzema received, and quickly advanced the ball from Real Madrid's own half to the edge of Granada's penalty area.
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With the first goal, Real Madrid gradually opened up.
Basically, the offense was carried out according to Gao Shen's ideas, and there was even a continuous three-person cross pass directly in the penalty area.
But it is a pity that when Benzema received the cross from Ronaldo, it was obviously unexpected. As a result, he stopped wide and missed an excellent opportunity.
This cannot be blamed on Benzema, because Ronaldo has always been able to play by himself and never pass the ball.
Who would have thought that he would pass the ball even though he was already in the penalty area? This is really surprising.
But at the 26th minute, there was another transfer pull.
The cooperation between Di Maria and Modric on the right attracted the attention of the defense, and then passed the ball to Xavi Alonso, and then to Toni Kroos, switching to the left, and Marcelo quickly moved forward.
When he reached the edge of the penalty area, he took the ball and passed the defensive player, then sent a through ball to the left side of the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo threw away the defensive player at great speed, went straight to the left side of the penalty area, and scored a low shot from a small angle near the baseline with his left foot, which he is not very good at.
The ball passed under the goalkeeper's crotch!
Just that extremely narrow gap, just that slight angle, just that moment of opportunity...
He caught it!
The key is the left foot!
After scoring the goal, Ronaldo stood on the sidelines cheering excitedly.
Gao Shen was also on the sidelines, applauding the Portuguese's wonderful shot.
"Well done, Cristiano!"
The Portuguese also heard the cheers from the head coach, especially when he saw Gao Shen give him a thumbs up, grinning very happily, and kept high-fiving his teammates who came forward.
"This is already Cristiano Ronaldo's fourth goal of the season!"
"In three games, he has scored four goals!"
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After consecutive goals, Real Madrid's condition is getting better and better.
Especially the left wing where Marcelo and Ronaldo are located are becoming more and more active.
Less than six minutes had passed since Ronaldo's goal. Marcelo sent another wonderful direct pass from the left. This time, Benzema quickly stepped in, used his body to squeeze away the defensive player, and received Marcelo's pass.
After passing the ball, he shot angrily with his left foot.
But unfortunately, the shot hit the side netting.
The angle is too small!
Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score in this position just now, but Benzema was slightly inferior.
I have to say that this is the gap in players' personal abilities.
In terms of shooting skills or personal strength, there is still a big gap between Benzema and Ronaldo.
In today's world football, Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely the only superstar capable of competing with Messi!
However, before the end of the first half, Real Madrid formed a siege on Granada. After Di Maria dribbled the ball from the right and cut inside, he suddenly shot a cold arrow with his left foot and was blocked by the opponent's central defender. Tony Kroos will
After the ball stopped, it was passed to Marcelo.
The Brazilian talent is bold, dribbling the ball to the left side of the penalty area. When facing the defensive player, he confidently breaks through one-on-one, and passes the ball from the baseline to the back point.
I saw that Benzema, who had missed the opportunity just now, finally seized the opportunity this time. Facing Marcelo's cross, he shot directly without stopping, and hit a wonderful volley, volleying the ball again.
