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Chapter 974 Mistakes

Some people say that Mourinho's expression can easily understand his team from the expression on his face.

This may not be very accurate, but the entire European football world knows that Mourinho has been in a good mood recently.

The draw in the quarterfinals of the Champions League was not very lucky, and he drew Manchester City in Ancelotti. However, in La Liga, Real Madrid ranked first with a ten-than-leading Barcelona. With eleven rounds left in the league, the Galaxy Battleships are very likely to win the league championship.

Everything was going smoothly, Mourinho was in a good mood and had a smile on his face.

At the press conference before the game, he highly praised Chinatown, believing that Chinatown is a very good team and has a group of very outstanding players. He also believes that Chinatown has the strength to return to the top four in La Liga. At the same time, he did not forget to take the opportunity to tease Guardiola's Barcelona game.

"I even think that they should be in the top four of the Champions League, why not? They have that ability."

Mourinho is relatively low-key about Real Madrid's lead, saying that it is too early to talk about winning the championship, and Mourinho said that the team will do its best in the next league.

"There is no doubt that we will continue to defend the team's winning streak at the Bernabeu Stadium."

Yes, since losing to Barcelona at home in December last year, Mourinho's team has won a row of victories, and scored eleven consecutive victories in the La Liga with lightning speed. This wave of winning streaks allowed Real Madrid to be at the top of the La Liga.

But Real Madrid is not completely without problems. For example, the midfielder James Rodriguez, who was introduced at a high price this summer, has not fully released his potential yet, and the compatibility issue between Diego Costa and Higuain has never been resolved, and Di Maria is also dissatisfied with his long-term exclusion from the lineup...

However, these did not hinder the rapid progress of Real Madrid.

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On the evening of March 18, the Bernabeu Stadium.

Mourinho arranged a four-two-three-one formation, with goalkeeper Casillas, defense lines are Cointran, Bruno Alves, Albiol and Aveloa, the two midfielders are Moutinho and Felipe Melo, James Rodriguez as the front midfielder, Ozil on the left, Diego Costa on the right, and Higuain broke in the middle.

In this game, Di Maria continued to sit on the bench.

Pochettino still adopts a 433 formation, with goalkeepers de Gea, defense lines being Alba, Miranda, Godin and Carvajal, behind the midfield are Ilia Lamendi, Rakitic and Herrera in the center, and the tridents in the frontcourt are Hazard, Pelle and Aubameyang.

Before the game started, both team players appeared in T-shirts that bless Abidal and Mwanba. This was a joint move between the clubs of both sides. Abidal of Barcelona is about to undergo a liver transplant, while Bolton player Mwanba fell out in the previous game and is currently in a high-risk ward for rescue.

The righteous act before the game did not affect the game. It directly entered the fast lane from the beginning of the game. Both sides did not test at all and launched an offensive directly towards the opponent.

Just two minutes into the game, James Rodriguez got the ball in the middle of the midfield and was assigned to the right. Diego Costa passed to the bottom line again. Aveloa inserted at high speed and made a cross from the right, but the ball was calmly confiscated by De Gea in the penalty area.

But soon, Chinatown changed its color.

Hazard dribbled the ball from the left and passed it to Herrera. After getting rid of Moutinho's entanglement, the Spanish midfielder passed it into the penalty area.

After Pelle used his body to withstand Albiol, he turned around and shot with his left foot, but failed to hit the main part and slightly missed the goal.

This is also the first shot in this game.

Real Madrid soon organized another wave of offensives.

Moutinho dribbled forward from the middle and passed to James Rodriguez.

Colombia's midfielder calmly rubbed the ball and made a pass behind him. Higuain quickly inserted into the penalty area and caught up with the ball before everyone, but at the critical moment, De Gea made a decisive attack and saved the ball.

Chinatown quickly returned to the color again. On the right side, Kavajal crossed across the middle, and Ilia Lamendi dragged it behind. After receiving the ball, he calmly passed the ball with a long diagonal pass, transferring the ball to the left side.

Alba quickly dribbled the ball and used his speed to force Aveloa to cut inside, and passed it to Hazard at the front of the penalty area. The Belgian made a curved ball with a back point, Aubameyang inserted it at high speed, pushed the ball from close range, and the ball missed the goal again.

Real Madrid failed to create a threat in both attacks, but Chinatown's two attacks formed shots, and they were all very threatening shots, which made Casillas in front of the goal completely furious and shouted at his teammates, obviously very dissatisfied with the defense of his teammates in this game.

But the Galaxy Battleship obviously did not take Chinatown seriously and still fought against each other.

Diego Costa soon got another chance on the right side of the penalty area. After throwing away Alba, he directly shot, but he deviated slightly from the goal and failed to pose a threat.

The two teams have been fighting against each other since the beginning of the game, and the offense and defense pace is very fast, which makes the fans of the Bernabeu all fascinated. Moreover, their offense and defense efficiency is also very high, but neither side was able to break through the opponent's goal.

It was not until the 35th minute that Chinatown's defense line made a mistake.

James Rodriguez passed the ball to the left, Ozil failed to get rid of Carvajal's defense, but he crossed the ball to the back point with a curve. Diego Costa arrived and took advantage of his physical fitness to score a close header before Alba, opening the first record for Real Madrid.

One to zero!

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When everyone in Gao Han's office was not surprised when they saw Diego Costa score a goal.

With Real Madrid's attack power and eleven consecutive victories, it is really normal to score.

It can even be said that it is only now that the goal has been scored, and I have missed many opportunities.

"Both teams missed a lot of scoring opportunities, but Mourinho's team finally seized it once. Diego Costa was quite reliable at the critical moment." Zidane laughed.

Before coming to Paris Saint-Germain as Gao Han's assistant, he was the chief assistant coach and special counsel for the chairman of Real Madrid, a person who could speak in front of Florentino.

"Pochettino was a little anxious." Gao Han shook his head.

"There are not many problems in Real Madrid in this game. Mourinho's high pressure at the opening is not surprising, but Pochettino's direct attack face to face at the beginning is up to debate. Even if you want to grab a team at the beginning, you should take a break in ten minutes and control the ball and rhythm."

Zidane doesn't think so, "After Mourinho's opening, three offensive players pressed against Chinatown's defense line. Look at Alba and Kavajal, they dare not push up. The restrictions on Hazard were also very good, and the offense and defense conversion was very good. This made Chinatown unable to launch a rapid attack from the backcourt like before, and the two full-backs did not press up, and the frontcourt offense lost its width, and the formation could not be completely opened."

When Gao Han heard this, he couldn't help but nodded to Zidane in admiration. He was talking about the key points.

Indeed, as Zidane said, both of these problems in Chinatown are fatal, making it difficult for the frontcourt offense to create a threat.

Losing width, the formation cannot be opened, and everyone squeezed into the middle, but Mourinho arranged two back midfielders here, so the offensive effect can be imagined.

While everyone was talking, the game on the live TV continued.

After scoring a goal, Real Madrid continued to launch a fierce offensive against Chinatown.

When James Rodriguez was getting the ball from a long distance, no one defended him and shot from a long distance. As a result, the ball hit the crossbar and almost bounced into the goal.

This heavy artillery long-range shot shocked everyone and broke out in cold sweat.

Sergio Garcia was watching the game data through her tablet.

"From the game data, we have the advantage in ball possession, but we make many passes and catch mistakes. Real Madrid has more counterattacks, more shooting opportunities than us, and more fouls than us..."

Except for one who has the advantage of ball possession, almost everyone else is at a disadvantage. So what should you do with such ball possession?

"What do you think should you do at this time?" Zidane asked with concern.

This game was held at the Bernabeu, and Real Madrid scored the first goal, which was the first to take the lead. Chinatown basically had no chance of winning, not to mention that Chinatown is not as good as the Galaxy Battleship in overall strength.

"If it were me, the formation will not change. Retreat first, stabilize your position, and let Real Madrid fight."

Gao Han pointed to the live TV camera, "Ilia La Mendi performed well in this game. With the assistance of Marcos Senna, this young player has made great progress. Now he is the main midfielder of the team. His defensive position selection, replacement and goal output are excellent. In addition to Miranda and Godin behind him, our defense is not bad."

Marcos Senna is old, and it is natural for Ilia La Mendi to come up with it, and it is also chosen by Gao Han.

Facts have proved that the main player of the Spanish national youth team has made great progress, and he is vaguely competing with Barcelona's Busquets. He has attracted the attention of two giants, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. However, how could Chinatown's midfielder who was finally trained to be sold easily?

"Real Madrid's formation is not tight, especially the pair of two midfielders, Felipe Melo and Moutinho. As long as we retreat and let them press forward, we will definitely have a chance to fight back, especially at Hazard."

Real Madrid has won eleven consecutive games in recent days, and its offense is thriving. It seems to be very outstanding, but in fact, behind the winning streak, especially the surge in offensive capabilities, the hidden dangers of defensiveness have been exposed. In the last fifteen games, the number of games has been lost in eleven games. Real Madrid has conceded four goals in the last three games.

"If I remember correctly, Real Madrid should be one of the teams that conceded the most goals at home in La Liga this season, right?" Gao Han looked at Sergio Garcia.

The latter nodded heavily, "Yes, 14 home games, 12 wins, one draw and one loss, and the results are good, but in order to strengthen the offense at home, they have to sacrifice some defense. Their home defense ranks close to the bottom in La Liga."

"Especially set pieces." Gao Han pointed out Real Madrid's weakness.

This is why he pointed out Pochettino's tactical mistake in opening game.

Mourinho's team has been disliked by Real Madrid fans before, but he feels that the offense is not sharp enough, so at the Bernabeu Stadium, Mourinho's team has always been more inclined to attack.

Facing such a Real Madrid, Chinatown, who plays away, should play more patiently, instead of focusing on attacking them, which is not true to Mourinho's wish?
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