When the referee Perez blew the whistle for the end of the game, the 78,000 Real Madrid fans in the stands of the Bernabeu Stadium went crazy. They stood up from their seats, cheered hoarsely, and applauded the team vigorously.
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Three to zero, this is what is shown on the scoreboard, the final result of this game.
It was also a result that surprised everyone.
No one expected that Real Madrid could beat Barcelona 3-0 at home after rotating nine players.
Real Madrid fans went crazy.
If the game hadn't ended yet, they would have been cheering and celebrating in the stands.
Another three to zero!
This is the fourth time Real Madrid has defeated Barcelona this season!
What is even more exciting is that Real Madrid is dominated by young players in this game.
On Barcelona's side, the iron triangle in the midfield is there, as are Messi, Villa, Pedro and other stars. Although there is rotation, it is not very intensive.
But Real Madrid is different. Except for central defenders Pepe and Vara, Real Madrid rotates nine positions.
You know, before this game, almost all betting companies concluded that Real Madrid was unlikely to win.
But who would have thought that the result of the game would be three to zero?
After changing sides in the second half, in the 72nd minute, Verratti showed his excellent footwork and dribbling skills in the midfield. When advancing with the ball, he faced two Barcelona defenders.
During the double attack, the Italian midfielder moved around and took the ball out in a small space.
After taking the ball out, Verratti passed a long pass over the top to the back of the defense. Jese crossed the line between Alves and Thiago Motta. After stopping the ball with his chest, he shot with his right foot and broke through Bale again.
Des goal.
In fact, Real Madrid still had a good chance, but Morata was not calm enough to seize the opportunity in front of the goal. He hit Valdes with a single shot and was confiscated by the Barcelona goalkeeper.
If Morata had scored that goal, Real Madrid would have been 4-0.
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It was an almost one-sided match.
But Real Madrid is not suppressing Barcelona, but Barcelona is suppressing Real Madrid.
The 78% ball possession rate reflects Barcelona's huge passing and ball advantage on the court.
But just four shots made this huge ball control advantage very heavy.
As Sky Sports said in summary after the game.
"Barcelona has entered a strange cycle now."
"They are chasing the ball like crazy. Everything is arranged to control the ball, but they don't have a good plan for what to do after they have the ball. They rely more on the players' individual performance on the court."
"This is a very serious problem!"
But Barcelona's problem goes beyond that.
Judging from the running data, Barcelona during Vilanova's period has declined significantly compared to Barcelona during Guardiola's period.
Specific to this game at the Bernabeu, Barcelona has experienced a cliff-like decline.
On the one hand, this is because they just played a game at Camp Nou three days ago and the consumption was too high, but on the other hand, it also reflects Barcelona's problem, that is, their players are not willing to run anymore.
Marca previously published an article analyzing the problems Barcelona is currently facing.
The article pointed out that Vilanova has gained support from the locker room when he took charge of Barcelona, and the most critical reason is that he is always meeting the players' requirements, and he is always accommodating and catering to the players.
The benefits of this are obvious. Barcelona players all like Vilanova, and they even "betrayed" Guardiola, the godfather of the Dream Team III. However, on the other hand, the result of over-involving the players is that the team's daily training
The intensity begins to decline.
A decline in training intensity will inevitably lead to a decline in players' performance on the court.
This is no accident.
Back then, didn't Real Madrid's first phase of Galacticos start playing healthy football after they became successful and the stars got older?
The current Barcelona is just repeating the mistakes of Real Madrid.
Sky Sports believes that Barcelona's three goals conceded are almost the same if counted.
They failed to counterattack on the spot in time, causing Real Madrid to quickly counterattack after grabbing the ball.
In this case, Barcelona's weak defense directly faced Real Madrid's attack and was simply unable to stop it.
Not to mention facing superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria and Benzema, even facing young players such as Jose and Morata, they can't stop him.
"This is a Real Madrid team full of energy and passion."
"Through the live broadcast footage, we can see that the entire Bernabeu Stadium is cheering and applauding Gao Shen and his team."
"They deserve this honor."
"I still remember that at the beginning of the season, Gao Shen asserted that Real Madrid would be a team full of potential this season. At that time, everyone did not believe it and felt that he was making excuses for himself."
"But looking at it now, neither the devilish schedule brought about by the super death group in the first half nor the devilish schedule in February in the second half can stop Real Madrid."
"This is a team worth looking forward to!"
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In the Bernabeu Stadium, after the game, Gao Shen immediately walked to the visiting team's coaching bench and shook hands with Barcelona's acting head coach Jordi Luela.
But the two didn't talk much, they just shook hands. Gao Shen asked him to bring him Vilanova's blessings, and then turned around and left.
He believed that at this moment, Lula and the Barcelona players did not want to see him either.
Before he returned to the coaching bench, Hierro opened his arms excitedly and hugged Gao Shen.
Beat Barcelona four times in a single season!
When have you ever seen such a tough Real Madrid?
When have you ever seen Real Madrid so hopeful and exciting?
"Listen to the applause at the Bernabeu, hey, these are for you!" Hierro shouted loudly.
Gao Shen looked around. Really, all the Real Madrid fans stood up and applauded. There was endless applause.
This is the recognition that Real Madrid fans have for this team!
But Gao Shen was very sober and breathed out heavily, "It's still early."
There are 12 rounds left in the league, and Barcelona is still 1 point ahead of Real Madrid. The situation is still difficult to predict.
The most important thing is that Real Madrid must insist on fighting on three fronts.
Among them, the King's Cup has reached the final, and the competition is still in May, so forget it.
But in the Champions League, Real Madrid faces crises anytime and anywhere.
"Do you know? In fact, Barcelona is better at playing football."
If Gao Shen's words spread, he might be ridiculed as a violent comment, or he might be deliberately trying to attack Barcelona.
But really not.
Why is Barcelona better?
"Because we have figured out Barcelona's routines, they will always play in your rhythm, and they will definitely press out to attack. Their tactical characteristics are very single, so our focus is to defend well and wait for the opportunity to counterattack."
This is of course a style of play without pursuit.
If you are pursuing Gao Shen a little bit, you can definitely adopt the tactic of going against Barcelona, but the risk will be relatively high.
"But other teams in the league are not like this. When they encounter us, they often take a defensive stance, which makes our attack more difficult and even risky."
Everyone understood what Gao Shen meant.
There are good and bad, gains and losses, this is normal.
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They defeated Barcelona 3-0 and received huge applause from the Bernabeu. The players were extremely excited after returning to the locker room.
Especially this group of young players, all of them seemed extremely excited.
Real Madrid President Florentino, accompanied by Valdano, Butragueno and others, came to the locker room, and then Spanish King Juan Carlos also came.
Everyone is congratulating Real Madrid.
After this game, Real Madrid is only one point behind Barcelona, which is full of hope for everyone.
Gao Shen is no exception.
In the head coach's post-match speech, Gao Shen focused on praising the players in the team for their outstanding performance.
For example, Jose scored twice. Gao Shen was very satisfied with his performance, but at the same time reminded him to forget about this game as soon as possible because it has passed.
"Don't let this game stand in your way."
Hesse understood what Gao Shen meant. He was not convinced by anyone, but he had great respect for Gao Shen.
Because it was Gao Shen who dug him out of the youth team.
More importantly, in Real Madrid, all youth team players will hear the legend of Gao Shen.
Gao Shen also spoke highly of Morata's passing and shooting, but also pointed out some of Morata's problems.
The main problem with Jesé is that his shot is not powerful enough, but the angles are very good, but the problem with Morata is more obvious.
Gao Shen has communicated with him that he is positioned as a center, which requires him to have a strong body, but Morata is not enough in this aspect and needs to be strengthened.
You know, Morata positions himself as Ronaldo.
Don't laugh too quickly, at least the two of them are very similar in terms of height and body shape.
But Gao Shen had told Morata very clearly in private that he was not Ronaldo and could not become Ronaldo. He should become Morata!
A center named Morata!
At least in one thing, he is inferior to Ronaldo.
That's the love and obsession for the gym.
Verratti contributed two assists and Varane defended impeccably. These two players were also among the best players tonight.
And Casemiro, his defense and interception in the midfield, especially his follow-up defense against Messi, were very good.
Gao Shen did not hesitate to praise these three players.
Real Madrid's current starting lineup is not only strong, but the substitute lineup is also quite good.
The only problem is that I am still too young and a bit tender.
Gao Shen believes that next season, this group of young players will perform better and better than now.
"I want to say I'm proud of your performance tonight!"
"The applause and cheers from our fans outside are the best recognition and affirmation for you and the team."
"But I also hope that you can forget about this game as soon as possible and reinvest in more games in the future."
"Believe me, we will definitely win the championship this season!"
The players cheered and clapped vigorously from the locker room.
Florentino, Juan Carlos and others were all in the locker room. Listening to Gao Shen's promise to the players and hearing the players' applause and cheers, their blood boiled with excitement.
Real Madrid has not been as full of passion and vitality as it is now for a long, long time.
