The entire Santiago Bernabeu stadium was in an uproar in an instant.
Penalty kick!
More and more fans were shouting loudly, obviously seeing Ronaldo fall into Barcelona's penalty area.
At first glance, it looks like a penalty kick.
But Gao Shen and others saw clearly that Pique's position was at the edge of the penalty area and not in the penalty area at all. This was more of a free kick than a penalty kick.
Facts also proved that after the referee Gomez blew the whistle, he did not point to a penalty kick, but a free kick. However, he walked towards Pique again, waved to Pique to come over, and quickly raised the yellow card.
"Twenty-nine seconds into the game, Real Madrid got a very good free kick opportunity in the frontcourt."
"Barcelona defender Pique received a yellow card."
"It is true that Pique's foul was outside the penalty area, but this free kick position is still very threatening."
"Now it depends on what style of play Real Madrid are going to adopt. They can definitely shoot directly."
After Benzema pulled Ronaldo up from the ground, several Real Madrid players began to gather at the front of Barcelona's penalty area, and Barcelona began to gather around to study the free kick defense this time.
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Gao Shen stood on the sidelines. Although the whole audience was booing and complaining that the referee did not give a penalty kick, Gao Shen was not surprised.
This penalty is very accurate.
"Ronnie should be quite sure of this position," Zidane said.
He has practiced free kicks with Ronaldo and knows the Portuguese's shooting percentage in this position.
Barcelona obviously knew this, so they arranged for Pique, Busquets and other high-profile players to build a wall, and even tried to push out as much as possible, but the referee blew the whistle to signal them to move back.
It is not popular for referees to carry a bottle of white foam with them. Otherwise, it would be simple and clear to just slide it around.
"This position is either good or bad. It's difficult to press the arc. It has to press the arc and hit the angle. It's very difficult." Hierro himself can take free kicks and analyzed.
Gao Shen nodded. In fact, if it was farther away, it would be better.
"If we cooperate, it might be easier to score goals," Gao Shen said.
Zidane and Hierro looked at each other and couldn't help but nodded.
This distance is basically played directly, because it is right at the front of the penalty area, but it is severely left.
But it is precisely because everyone feels that this position is more suitable for directly hitting the goal, so a sudden cooperation may have miraculous results, especially when Barcelona calls tall players over to form a wall.
Pique originally wanted to follow Benzema and guard the back position, but now he was called over by Xavi.
"I didn't pay attention before, but now I feel that Harvey has the potential to be a head coach." Gao Shen laughed.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo Reading recently to catch up on books, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
During his time traveling, Xavi did become a head coach, but not in La Liga, but in Qatar.
Many people think that Xavi is likely to become the second Guardiola.
Because Barcelona has always had a tradition of coaching midfielders, Xavi may be the next one.
But looking at it now, Barcelona's players seem to be following Xavi's instructions, and they feel a bit like the head coach on the field.
At this moment, Real Madrid's players also dispersed, leaving only Ronaldo on the scene.
This is a very clear signal that Real Madrid intends to shoot directly.
Everyone knows that what Ronaldo is best at is falling leaves.
The players made decisions on the court, and Gao Shen would not interfere and watched silently.
…
Following the referee's whistle, Ronaldo took a quick run and kicked a free kick with his right foot.
I heard a bang and the football quickly crossed the wall.
But what was unexpected was that the kick was not aimed directly at the goal, but fell towards the back of the small penalty area.
When everyone reacted, they saw that Benzema had quickly rushed into the small penalty area, almost unguarded, without even taking off, and directly headed the ball.
After the ball was headed by Benzema, it changed direction and went into the goal near Chi Chi.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
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"Real Madrid's free kick coordination!"
"One to zero!"
"Less than two minutes into the game, Real Madrid used a wonderful free kick to open Barcelona's goal!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick was completely unexpected."
"I guess fans all over the world thought the same as us. They all thought he would hit the goal directly. This is in line with the Portuguese's character. But I didn't expect that at the critical moment, he chose to assist."
"This is Ronaldo! This is a superstar!"
"You'll never guess what he's thinking."
"Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty kick was very beautiful, and Benzema's movement was also quite accurate. Alves was blocked behind him, but he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of height. The Brazilian defender didn't even take off and watched helplessly.
Benzema headers the goal."
"Real Madrid's cooperation was very sudden and unexpected."
Gao Shen was full of surprises on the sidelines and cheered with his arms raised high.
He also didn't expect that Ronaldo would choose to assist, and the quality of the free throws was very high.
"To be honest, Cristiano Ronaldo has really changed." Hierro praised repeatedly.
The sudden assist was truly unexpected.
Let me ask, the Real Madrid coaching staff was shocked, not to mention the Barcelona side, they should all be shocked.
But this is football!
"Yes, he has become more integrated and no longer just wants to show his personal heroism. This probably has a lot to do with his performance this season. He scored a lot more goals." Zidane analyzed.
road.
Gao Shen still remembers that when he first took charge of Real Madrid, he kept trying to suppress Cristiano Ronaldo. Now it seems that the effect is really good. Cristiano Ronaldo has also enlightened himself and now plays with a more integrated sense. This makes him
On the contrary, it is more threatening.
Just like just now, the reason why this free kick occurred was because Ronaldo retreated further back, so he stepped in and got the ball before Alves. If he had pressed very high, it would have probably been
No more chance.
He earned a free kick, took it himself, and assisted his teammates to score goals.
The first two minutes are completely Ronaldo's performance time.
"This kid, you can do it!" Gao Shen smiled from ear to ear.
He was also happy to see Ronaldo's transformation.
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Real Madrid's opening goal completely ignited the enthusiasm of the Bernabeu Stadium.
But after the game restarted, Barcelona immediately launched a counterattack.
At this time, Real Madrid as a whole was still forming its formation near the midline in an orderly manner.
After half a year of adjustment and running-in, Real Madrid's defensive system, which has been highly trained, is still very layered and flexible. The players cooperate with the team through running back and forth, making it difficult for Barcelona's passing penetration to pass through the midfield.
Gao Shen is different this time from before.
In the past, when coaching Naples, Gao Shen used the 4-2-3 formation that was often deployed from a 30-meter area to the midline. Once the opponent entered this area, Naples would launch a fierce press.
Especially when the situation is conducive to double-teaming, Naples will not hesitate to increase its troops and invest in pressing and pressing. For example, on the wing, Naples often adopts a fan-shaped defense.
This tactic requires a relatively high number of midfielders, such as four, two, and three. It is often easy to put three or four players on one wing to quickly form a small team that presses and presses.
But in the 4-3-3 formation, because the two wingers are high up and there are only three people in the midfield, it is difficult to form such a small team, so this style of play is no longer possible.
But what Gao Shen did this time was to have Ronaldo and Di Maria withdraw, and the full-backs press up. Together with Modric and Toni Kroos, they can also quickly form a pressing group on the wing.
Benzema completely gave up pressing Pique and Puyol and focused on containing Busquets.
This put Barcelona's organization and passing into big trouble.
Xavi and Iniesta frequently retreated, but it was okay to retreat to catch the ball, but when they tried to push forward, sorry, they hit the wall!
Gao Shen has been standing on the sidelines, observing the team's defensive position solemnly.
As the game time progressed, he found that Barcelona had a very high ball possession rate. Even when the score was behind, they also showed an active desire to attack forward. Messi, Sanchez and Aguero also actively responded.
The response was withdrawn, but the effect was not very good.
Tonight, at the Bernabeu, Barcelona's midfield seemed to be stuck.
There have always been no surprises on the football field.
When Barcelona's passing penetration was curbed, and they had a lot of possession of the ball, but there was nothing they could do against Real Madrid's defense, Barcelona's shortcomings were gradually exposed, especially what Gao Shen had emphasized before the game.
That was Barcelona's on-the-spot counterattack.
When many people hear this, their first reaction is nonsense. What the Barcelona Dream Team is most proud of is its on-the-spot counterattack after losing the ball. Why are they now saying that there is a problem with Barcelona's on-the-spot counterattack?
In fact, it's not that Barcelona didn't counterattack on the spot, but that their ability to counterattack on the spot has weakened.
This is closely related to Barcelona's running ability.
When Barcelona became obsessed with the passing and controlling system and felt that their passing and scheduling could always effectively attack their opponents, especially when Xavi and Puyol and others got older, their running ability declined, and their willingness to counter-attack on the spot weakened.
Later, it became more obvious.
Originally, Barcelona had strengthened in this area, such as Seydou Keita, or recently Alexander Song.
In Gao Shen's previous life, Barcelona introduced Mascherano in order to strengthen his ability to counterattack and intercept, but he was transformed into a central defender.
But the problem now is that Barcelona's counterattack went wrong.
Not every time, but if exposed once, it's almost fatal.
Just like in the 18th minute, Barcelona tried to pass the ball behind Real Madrid's defense, but Varane headed the ball back to the midfield.
The young central defender performed very well tonight. He prevented Messi from losing his temper several times in the past, and this time he made the same clearance.
Toni Kroos overpowered Xavi, grabbed the first goal, and headed the ball back to the center of the midfield.
Xavi Alonso came up to get the ball, but at this moment, there was not a single Barcelona defender within nearly ten meters of Real Madrid's midfield.
Of course, it can be said that there was a problem when switching from offense to defense, but Xavi Alonso immediately took the ball forward and Xavi did not attack immediately, forcing Iniesta to go up.
As a result, Di Maria immediately retreated and ran to Iniesta's position to raise his hand for the ball.
At the same time, Carvajal decisively advanced from the right wing at top speed.
