The Spanish Super Cup is a back-up game before the start of each season. The league champion faces the Copa del Rey winner. The winner can also be regarded as the king of kings...
If the La Liga and King's Cup champions are won by the same team, the opposing team will be replaced by the King's Cup runner-up, so Real Madrid still has a chance to seek revenge from Valencia in the Super Cup.
If the rules stipulate that the league runner-up is the replacement, Real Madrid will not even have the opportunity to take revenge - Valencia will compete with Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Madrid's lineup in this game is not much different from last season. It's just that Morientes was replaced by Ronaldo.
The topic that was hotly discussed by the media before the game was that Mendieta was sitting on the bench in this game and did not get a chance to play.
The TV cameras kept showing close-ups of Mendieta, just to see his expression.
The transfer from Valencia to Real Madrid is considered a peak in Mendieta's career. Not surprisingly, he will end his career here.
When he moved to Real Madrid, even Valencia fans believed that Mendieta would have a bright future.
This feeling intensified after Real Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen and became Champions League champions.
Mendieta's agent Tordella is even more proud. Bringing Mendieta to Real Madrid is really his best masterpiece!
Therefore, before the game, the media was most concerned about Mendieta meeting his old club.
They want to see how Mendieta and Valencia clash.
Who would have thought that such a topical figure would be put on the bench by Del Bosque.
This has to make people have some doubts about this player's future at Real Madrid.
Chang Sheng does not care about the future fate of Mendieta on the bench.
This game was the first time he debuted the new formation in an official game.
He cares deeply about the team's performance.
He wanted to see how his new formation would perform against a team of Real Madrid's caliber.
The league has not even started yet, and we can play two real games with Real Madrid. Using the Galacticos Real Madrid as a touchstone, Chang Sheng feels that such a luxurious opportunity is really rare.
Although he knew that Barcelona, the second team of the Dream Team, had no temper at all when they played Real Madrid, it was Barcelona after all, and Real Madrid itself had begun to decline at that time. In fact, since the end of this season, Del Bosque was driven away.
After Hierro transferred, Real Madrid began to decline.
But after all, the season hasn't started yet, and Real Madrid hasn't really started to go downhill yet.
Therefore, Chang Sheng was unsure of how useful his tactical formation was.
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After the game started, Real Madrid took advantage of this being their home court and launched a fierce attack on Valencia's goal.
Valencia took the initiative to retreat in order to avoid the limelight.
This only made Real Madrid even more excited.
Being able to attract Ronaldo to the team, Florentino completed a transfer deal that others thought was impossible, which was a great boost to Real Madrid's morale.
So when Real Madrid faces Valencia now, they feel that they are confident of defeating Valencia.
Real Madrid's team strength has increased during this summer transfer period, while Valencia's has weakened.
Seeing this comparison of strength, any fool thinks Real Madrid will win at home.
Especially in the first ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid almost overwhelmed Valencia and attacked.
If it weren't for Canizares' outstanding performance, Valencia's goal would have been penetrated long ago.
Especially Ronaldo. This new player who joined the team is full of motivation and fighting spirit. He is eager to prove how right Real Madrid was in buying him and to prove that he is still one of the best strikers in the world.
He is very active in looking for opportunities in the frontcourt.
This put a lot of pressure on Valencia's defense, so they had to defend across the board and defend the penalty area.
Watching just these ten games, it's hard to believe that Valencia played enjoyable tiki-taka football last season.
Watching Real Madrid siege Valencia, beating Valencia to the point where they couldn't even get past halftime. Mr. Florentino, who was a little unhappy because of Mendieta's absence before, also had a smile on his face again.
This is the Real Madrid he wants to see, this is the Real Madrid-Valencia game that should happen!
Florentino felt proud.
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Real Madrid bombarded Valencia's goal for ten minutes. Although they had an absolute advantage, they failed to score a goal.
Real Madrid fans have been excited for nothing on several occasions...
Ten minutes later, Real Madrid began to adjust its rhythm and set its offensive pace to avoid running out of energy too quickly.
At this time, Valencia regained the initiative.
When Canizares passed the ball to center back Ayala, Valencia began possession.
Chang Sheng, who had been standing on the sidelines, also squatted down and began to stare at the court nervously, trying to get an answer, an answer that satisfied him.
Real Madrid's tactics against Valencia are very simple, which is to identify the players in the core positions and defend them tightly, like maggots attached to the bones.
The previous player in this position was Guardiola.
Now that Guardiola is seriously injured and sidelined for half the season, the main player in this position has become Deco.
He is naturally the core of Valencia.
Whether it's the reporters in the media box, the fans in the stands, or the Real Madrid players, they all have a common view.
That means no one takes Deco seriously.
They believed that Deco's first official match for Valencia was the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid. He should be very nervous and at a loss.
Deco's appearance does tend to give people the impression of a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.
His thick eyebrows drooped down, and his face always had a bitter expression, as if his family had been hit by a disaster and he couldn't afford to eat.
Compared with a sunny boy like Aimar, this kind of appearance is simply weak.
So Real Madrid players went up to defend Deco with a contemptuous attitude.
If the opponent is Guardiola, Real Madrid players will have to be wary of a lot.
But Deco...
To use a media headline: "Who is Deco?"
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When Deco returned to the car to get the ball, Raul Gonzalez rushed forward, trying to steal the ball and counterattack while Deco was unstable with the ball.
But when the football was passed, Deco, who did not look back, seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. Although he did not turn his head, he accurately saw the situation behind him.
He was trying to stop the ball with his right foot, and his whole body tilted that way.
Raul then pounced on his right foot, intending to steal the ball.
Unexpectedly, Deco let the ball pass with one side of his body, and then suddenly twisted his body back!
He turned around and chased the ball, but when Raul Gonzalez reacted, he realized that he had been blocked by the opponent.
Deco easily got rid of Raul's press and dribbled the ball forward.
At this time, Ronaldo also came from the side. He had just joined the team and was eager to express himself, so he worked hard in defense.
Facing Ronaldo's pressing from the side, Deco did not covet possession of the ball, but quickly moved the football and passed it to Baraja who was a little in front of him. There was no sloppiness, and naturally there was no left for Ronaldo.
Seize your own opportunity.
When Ronaldo saw Deco passing the football, he stopped and gave up tracking.
But Deco did not stop, he continued to run forward, ready to receive the pass from his teammate at any time.
Chang Sheng laughed when he saw this scene.
Facts have proved that Deco did not suffer from stage fright. He faced Real Madrid in the game and performed very steadily and calmly.
In fact, it's quite normal. Although Deco is playing for Real Madrid for the first time, he is still a player who has participated in the UEFA Champions League.
Moreover, players who usually look like they have never woken up basically don’t know what “nervousness” is.
After seeing Deke's performance, Chang Sheng finally felt less worried.
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And many people have gradually discovered this, that is, Deco does not seem to be as easy to deal with as they thought.
From receiving the ball in the backcourt to delivering the football to the frontcourt, Deco's performance in the midfield is very active.
He can be found almost everywhere, either catching and passing the ball, or creating opportunities for teammates to cover.
His position is quite flexible, he can drop back almost to the same line as the central defender, or he can rush to the attacking midfielder position to complete the final pass.
Such a large range of activities made Real Madrid's defensive players feel at a loss.
Under the leadership of Deco, Valencia's offense was implemented smoothly.
Only then did everyone realize why Chang Sheng chose Deco to mention Guardiola.
The 25-year-old Deco has better running ability than Guardiola!
Where Guardiola cannot cover, he can basically cover it comprehensively.
The better the running ability, the better the control ability of the team's midfield.
Coupled with his non-fancy but very practical technical moves, he does not look as conspicuous as Aimar in the midfield, but he is truly indispensable.
Guardiola, who was sitting on the bench, also nodded, feeling reassured by Deco's performance.
Under Deco's tireless promotion, Valencia gradually took control of the situation and the initiative.
Real Madrid people were surprised to find that the siege scene in the first ten minutes seemed to be an illusion, because when Valencia took possession of the ball, they found that the scene was very familiar - wasn't this the most common scene in the three games last season?
A scene?
Valencia passed the ball back and forth, but Real Madrid had nothing to do except run!
When they were shocked to realize this, Valencia had already played the football to the front of their penalty area... (To be continued.
