Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 5-0 in an away game. This victory caused a huge response in Spain.
AS reported immediately after the game that it was the most exciting game Real Madrid had played this season and the most stunning victory.
In the comments, Real Madrid's mouthpiece believed that this game fully demonstrated Gao Shen's transformation of Real Madrid, especially in the midfield.
"Those who win the midfield win the world, this is the belief that Gao Shen has always implemented."
"This Real Madrid team embodies a completely different tactical philosophy from Pellegrini and Mourinho."
More ball control, more accurate passing, more running, more active defense, more imaginative coordination...
In the game against Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid showed all the qualities that a top team aiming to win the championship should possess. Even the pickiest Real Madrid fans would find it difficult to blame the team for its problems.
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"At most, it is complaining that the team's efficiency in seizing opportunities is slightly lacking. Otherwise, Ronaldo and Benzema will both have a chance to score a hat trick. Real Madrid can score at least eight goals in this game."
But Aspen believes that the five-to-zero victory is convincing enough.
Especially considering that after taking a 4-0 lead at the beginning, the senior team played very relaxedly for a long time and did not show that aggressive momentum. It was more like taking a rest.
Aspen editor-in-chief Alfredo also updated his column on Twitter after the game to comment on Real Madrid's game, believing that this victory greatly relieved Gao Shen's pressure in the past period.
"It allows everyone to clearly see the hard work Gao Shen has put into this Real Madrid team and the rewards he has received."
Alfredo said that he has always firmly believed that Gao Shen is the head coach that best suits Real Madrid's temperament, and facts have proved that in this game, Gao Shen perfectly proved this point.
"I believe that even the pickiest Real Madrid fans will not deny the excitement of this game."
"That gorgeous, artistic Real Madrid team is finally back!"
Alfredo believes that after the national team match in September, the three consecutive away games put Gao Shen and Real Madrid under tremendous pressure, especially the previous two away games, which were a draw with Sevilla and a narrow loss to Dortmund.
Real Madrid suffered a three-game winless away game.
"The profound is the profound!"
"The courage of the world's top coach was clearly reflected in the game against Rayo Vallecano. Especially at the critical moment, he still allowed Real Madrid to play their own football and play a gorgeous offense."
Alfredo believes that Real Madrid used this game to launch a charge against Barcelona, the leader in the standings.
But more importantly, after this game, Real Madrid will have a week of precious rest time.
"After returning from the national team, Gao Shen and Real Madrid had almost no rest time. This is very bad. Many of the team's problems have not been solved and adjusted in time."
"Now, Gao Shen has a week to do his own thing. I believe this will be a very valuable breathing opportunity for Real Madrid."
But Alfredo also reminded Gao Shen and Real Madrid that after a week's rest, the team will face consecutive big tests.
First, they faced arch-rival Deportivo La Coruna at home, which has always been Real Madrid's pain, especially during the 2002 centenary celebrations.
Then there is the Champions League match against Porto.
After losing 1-0 to Dortmund in the first round away game, and with the outcome against Manchester City unpredictable, the game against Porto has become a key game that must be won, especially at home, where there is absolutely no room for failure.
Not to mention, after playing Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid will go to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona away.
These three games are crucial and must be won.
"I believe that Gao Shen and his team should already have a complete set of plans. I believe that he can lead Real Madrid out of the current predicament and meet this series of difficult challenges!"
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In addition to praising Gao Shen and the entire Real Madrid team, AS and Marca also reported extensively on Gao Shen's praise for Di Maria at the press conference after the game.
Di Maria was the most threatening player in the game, bar none, and he also became the best player in the game.
He was violated by his opponents five times in the game, ranking first in the team.
Not only that, the Argentine is also Real Madrid's most threatening assist leader and most important firepower this season.
Gao Shen commented and praised Di Maria after the game, saying that the Argentine is entering his best form.
But both Aspen and Marca believe that Di Maria has begun to reach the peak of his career under Gao Shen, and the most important thing is that he followed Pellegrini and Gao Shen in Gao Shen's tactics.
The tactical roles under Mourinho are all different.
"In the game against Rayo Vallecano, his range of activities not only covered the entire right half of the midfield, but also frequently appeared on the left side, especially when he assisted Benzema's first goal.
Cooperation with Ronaldo on the left."
Real Madrid mouthpieces believe that Di Maria's change has made Real Madrid more threatening.
In the match against Rayo Vallecano, the Argentine's cooperation with Modric and Benzema was eye-catching.
"That was definitely the most exciting goal Real Madrid scored this season."
With the outbreak of Di Maria, the number of goals scored by Benzema and Yin Guain has also increased than before. Cristiano Ronaldo even scored 8 goals in the first 5 rounds of the league.
"This is the most eye-catching statistic for the Portuguese in his career, even surpassing Messi last season."
You know, Messi scored 50 La Liga goals last season, but in the first five rounds, he only scored 5 goals.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the first round of the league last season was postponed due to a strike.
So, strictly speaking, Messi scored five goals in four rounds.
But in the same period this season, Messi scored 6 goals in five rounds, and Ronaldo scored 8 goals in five rounds. No matter how you look at it, the Portuguese is slightly better.
Because of this, Ronaldo publicly expressed his support for coach Gao Shen in an interview with the media after the game.
He said in front of reporters that Gao Shen is one of the best head coaches in the world, and he is very honored to be able to play for the team coached by Gao Shen. "This is a very happy thing."
Cristiano Ronaldo also talked about some of his changes and some of Gao Shen's requirements for him, so now he is not only a scorer, but also an offensive coordinator and even an assister. At the same time, he will also actively return to defense.
"I can understand the coach's expectations for me. He hopes that I will not only score goals, but also take on more and more important responsibilities."
"I believe I can do it!"
The two major Real Madrid mouthpieces have also noticed that Ronaldo has begun to frequently change his functions this season.
For example, the ball that Di Maria assisted Benzema was a direct pass from Ronaldo.
But a question that arises is how to further tap into the potential of the connection and cooperation between Ronaldo and Marcelo?
In response to this, Gao Shen also gave an answer in the media interview after the game.
"It's not really a problem."
"The cooperation between two great talented players never needs to be deliberately arranged. You just need to give them the ball and let them perform on their own, and that is enough."
Listen, what a high praise this is!
Cristiano Ronaldo was also happy from ear to ear after the game and expressed his gratitude to the head coach for his praise.
As for his goals for the new season, he hopes to help the team win the championship and score more goals.
Obviously, Messi's 50 goals in a single season still had some impact on him.
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Compared with the overwhelming praise from the two major mouthpieces and the major neutral media, the Catalan media generally expressed doubts about Real Madrid's victory, especially the strength of Rayo Vallecano.
This team is currently ranked sixth in the La Liga standings, but this is not the true level of Rayo Vallecano.
More importantly, Mundo Deportivo believes that the failure of Rayo Vallecano's head coach Paco Jemez's formation was the key factor that led to Rayo Vallecano's defeat, and the main reason was Yu Hermes.
Metz lacks experience.
This head coach has been coaching at low levels before. The most famous one is that he successfully led Las Palmas to avoid relegation in the Spanish Second Division for two consecutive seasons. He coached Cordoba last season and successfully brought this relegation team into the Spanish League.
B ranked sixth, entered the league play-offs, and became famous in one fell swoop.
In the first two rounds of the league, they defeated Granada 1-0 at home and defeated Real Betis 2-1 away. They both performed well, but then drew with Sevilla 0-0 and lost to Atletico Madrid 3-4 away.
Jemez's formation has been questioned to some extent.
In this round, facing Real Madrid, his team's defensive performance was really unsatisfactory.
Daily Sports even stated provocatively that if it were Barcelona, they would definitely score double-digit goals.
This is actually an interesting thing about La Liga this season, that is, the matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona are almost always played on the front foot.
For example, Real Madrid plays Valencia at home in the first round, and Barcelona plays in the third round.
By analogy, Barcelona will play against Granada at home in this round, the next round will be against Sevilla away from home, the seventh round will be the Derby of the Century, the eighth round will be an away game against Deportivo La Coruna, and the ninth round will be an away game against
Rayo Vallecano.
Therefore, among the media supporting both sides, the comparison between the two teams is very clear.
For example, when Barcelona defeated Valencia 1-0, they were ridiculed by the media that supported Real Madrid. Who allowed Real Madrid to win more?
But the good times didn't last long. Later, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4-1 in an away game. The Catalan media immediately ridiculed Real Madrid, thinking that their opponent was too weak. How could Real Madrid be tied?
This kind of game of back-and-forth is played with great joy among the media that supports both sides, and the fans also watch it lively and enjoy the fighting atmosphere very much.
Especially when the seventh round is about to usher in the Derby of the Century.
In contrast, Gao Shen and Real Madrid are very low-key.
In addition to attending a press conference and accepting media interviews after the game, Valdebebas opened a training session to the media and fans the day after the game, and then closed the door of the training base again.
Gao Shen should take this opportunity to prepare well for the derby of the century against Barcelona.
