1251 Walk down the altar
Ancelotti's Real Madrid is sick!
And it's very ill!
This is the conclusion everyone came to after Real Madrid drew Schalke 04 with three to three.
After the game, almost all media agreed that Real Madrid lost and Ancelotti was the number one sinner, and they couldn't understand why Modric, who had recovered from serious injury, reappeared in the starting lineup. Doesn't he need to give him some time?
Ancelotti's explanation for this is that Modric has been training with the team for a while and his condition has been well adjusted during training.
But Alfredo, editor-in-chief of Ass, pointed out in the column that training and actual combat are two rounds. Similar to wounded people like Modric, he should be substituted, let him adjust slowly and get back in shape, instead of pushing him to the starting lineup in an instant.
Alfredo believes that Ancelotti is very stubborn and even wants to prove that his idea is right. He still hopes to get back the unstoppable Real Madrid in the first half of the game.
"He hopes to reorganize the combination of two technical midfielders of Modric and Tony Cross, and then drive Real Madrid's overall offense and allow Real Madrid to recreate the offensive football of the 22-game winning streak in the first half, but it is obvious that he lost the bet!"
Marca also bluntly accused Ancelotti of losing trust in the Bernabeu and even Real Madrid locker room.
"Modric's return is certainly a pleasure, but Ancelotti's stubbornness is also unimaginable. Why does he have to regain the configuration of a technical double midfielder when both Mascherano and Ilia La Mendi are performing stably?"
"Even against Schalke Zero Four, even in the final stage of the game, he still refused to replace a defensive midfielder. This is incomprehensible. Ancelotti seems to be trapped in his own thinking trap and cannot get out."
Marca believes that Real Madrid did play beautifully in the first half, with a tide of offensives, but that is already over. Now the best and most beautiful player in La Liga is Barcelona. The two giants each played offensive football for half a season, but Real Madrid fell into a trough.
In this case, Real Madrid should choose stability rather than take risks and try.
"Ancelotti should thank Azpilicueta and Suarez. Without them, Real Madrid is likely to be rejected outside the Champions League quarterfinals, and this game is also worth our thinking. What exactly does Real Madrid need?"
Marca finally stated that against Schalke Zero 4, the Real Madrid team, there is no possibility of winning the cup. Even if you barely enter the quarterfinals in this state, you will only be eliminated by your opponent in the end and cannot go further.
Even if Real Madrid does not improve again and faces Barcelona in such a state, they will probably lose, and they may even give up the position of the league leader.
"Ancelotti mentioned Yang Yang. Indeed, Real Madrid relies heavily on Yang Yang, but we cannot shift all the responsibilities and pressures to Yang Yang. That is irresponsible. We need to build a strong and competitive team around Yang Yang, but now it seems that Ancelotti seems to be going further and further away from this road."
Catalonia's World Sports News made a sarcastic statement, believing that on this night at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid was like a soulless headless fly. Real Madrid played many bad scenes in the game, and fans booed the players. Real Madrid players' game investment was also very bad, and they did not have the spirit of unity and mutual assistance in the past.
"A team like this dare not make people hope!"
World Sports concluded that if Real Madrid does not improve, Barcelona, which has been in a hot state recently, will give Real Madrid a shameful defeat.
"Even if Yang Yang returns, he cannot change this result!"
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Yang Yang did not participate in the discussions from the outside world. He neither put any suggestions on Ancelotti's injury nor expressed any opinions.
Everyone felt uncomfortable if the team lost the ball, including Ancelotti.
But this did not prevent him from conducting research and analysis of this game.
According to the statistics given by UEFA after the official match, in this game against Schalke Zero 4, the total running distance of the German team was 121.8 kilometers, while the total running distance of the Real Madrid team was only 112.4 kilometers, which means that the running distance of the Real Madrid team was nearly ten kilometers less than that of the opponent.
This is a pretty incredible number, as almost one person is missing.
Let me ask, if there is one less person in the whole game than the opponent, how can I play the game?
Schalke Zero Four was indeed full of fighting spirit in this game. It was obvious that they had made good adjustments before the game. Their team had the least running. In addition to the goalkeeper, they were central defender Matip, but they also exceeded ten kilometers. There were three people running more than twelve kilometers in the team, including former Real Madrid player Hunter Lar.
The one who runs the most in Real Madrid team is Tony Cross, 11:8 kilometers. It can be seen that he has been working hard to cover and maintain Real Madrid's weak midfield, but he spends most of his time chasing his opponents, and the effect is not obvious.
In addition to not being active in running, Real Madrid's team only had 347 accurate passes, Schalke Zero Four reached 421 times, nearly a hundred more than Real Madrid, which is incredible.
You know, Real Madrid's goal of letting Tony Kroos and Modric partner with two midfielders is to control the midfield, but in terms of passes, it is far behind Schalke's zero-fourth, which is incomprehensible.
It is obvious that this is not just a problem of poor condition and excessive fatigue.
These factors certainly exist, but more importantly, Ancelotti is gradually losing the trust in Real Madrid's locker room.
In other words, many players are worried about him or are not satisfied with his squad.
From this point of view, Modric returned to the starting lineup and directly replaced Mascherano and partnered with Tony Cross with two midfielders. Although it did not arouse strong opposition from the locker room, the players also cast a vote in their hearts.
Football is always complicated.
Ancelotti has stepped onto the altar at Real Madrid, and now it seems that he will probably step down this season.
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There is a saying that goes, it rains all night long, and the boat is late and the wind is on the head.
When Real Madrid was in a state of unstoppable state in the first half, everything went smoothly, but Real Madrid began to have bad luck in the second half, and all opponents emerged one after another.
The results of the Champions League quarterfinals draw came out, and Real Madrid once again drew their arch-rivals in the city, Atletico Madrid.
What an unimaginable fortune!
In the Cup of REE knockout stage, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona encountered one after another, and finally got through the Champions League quarter-finals again.
Another matchup with Real Madrid in the same district is Juventus and Monaco. The Serie A team has really had good luck and won the weakest Monaco among the quarterfinals.
In other words, even if Real Madrid eliminates Atletico Madrid, their next opponent will be the difficult Juventus.
So much so that when the lottery results were released, all the media and fans close to Real Madrid were shocked.
The luck in the second half was really too memorized, and I was extremely memorized.
Of course, if Real Madrid wants to encounter Barcelona in the Champions League again, they will have to reach the finals.
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It's one thing to be lucky, but the game will continue.
On the evening of March 15, Real Madrid took over the Bernabeu Stadium and welcomed their 27th round opponent, Levante.
Yang Yang returned to the starting lineup, and Ancelotti also adjusted Real Madrid's lineup.
In the midfield, Tony Kroos rested, Modric returned to partner with David Silva, Mascherano served as the team's single midfielder, and Real Madrid returned to the 433 formation.
In the 18th minute of the first half, Modric made a straight pass, James Rodriguez made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Yang Yang made a barb on the edge of the small penalty area, breaking Levante's goal and opening the first record for Real Madrid.
In the 40th minute, Real Madrid expanded the score again.
Modric quickly sent a free kick in the frontcourt, Kavajal inserted into the side, dribbled the ball into the baseline and passed it back. Yang Yang followed up and shot with his right foot, breaking Levante's goal again, 2-0.
The score was also maintained until the end of the game. Real Madrid defeated Levante with Yang Yang's double score.
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In another match against Real Madrid, Barcelona defeated Eibar 2-0 with Messi's double score away. One of Messi's goals was a penalty kick.
However, the best performance in this game, and the one who was elected as the best player in the game was Croatian midfielder Rakitic. He performed very well in the game. With Busquets absent due to injury, he led the Barcelona midfielder to completely suppress Ebar and created many opportunities for the frontcourt.
But in the game that defeated Ebar, Neymar in the Trident was replaced early again, and Pedro was replaced.
The Brazilian winger looked ugly when he left the court, and at the same time he refused to show his dissatisfaction with being replaced. However, his performance throughout the game was indeed not ideal. Not only did he miss out on scoring opportunities, but his condition was also very bad.
This is also a hidden danger in Barcelona's formation.
Although the trident in the frontcourt is full of superstars, it is fearful, but the three superstars have never been able to form a joint force, which is also a major problem that Barcelona has faced in the past two seasons.
Real Madrid has problems with Real Madrid, and Barcelona also has problems with Barcelona, but overall, Barcelona has better momentum, which also makes the outside world full of concerns about the next round of the century-old derby. After all, Real Madrid is going to visit the Camp Nou Stadium.
On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, this team can only play the role of disruptor.
After Simeone's team defeated Almeria 3-0 in the 24th round, they encountered three consecutive draws in three rounds. Although their opponents were powerful teams like Sevilla, Valencia and Espanyol, they had already made three consecutive draws, and Atletico Madrid had basically announced their withdrawal from the league and maintained the top three.
Real Madrid is the leader in the standings with a four-point advantage, and Barcelona follows closely, which also makes the Century Derby an important node in the La Liga this season.
As long as Real Madrid wins this game, their lead will be expanded to seven points, basically locking in the overall situation.
Chapter completed!