Chapter 73: Ronaldinho is unstoppable
Before the century derby, a Catalan media published a math problem.
One Eto'o is equal to three Ronaldos.
Barcelona's 1R is greater than Real Madrid's 4R.
Question: How much is Barcelona's Eto'oga's 1R equal to Real Madrid's?
This question is actually humiliating the superstars of Real Madrid.
Eto'o and Ronaldo competed in goals, 1R refers to Ronaldinho, and Real Madrid's 4R refers to Ronaldo, Robinho, Roberto Carlos and Raul.
The implication is that Eto'o and Ronaldinho are worth the entire Real Madrid team.
What's the point of playing the so-called derby of the century?
Many pro-Real Madrid media, including AS and Marca, were angry about the humiliation of the Catalan media, but their counterattack seemed so pale and powerless in the face of real results and performances.
Especially in the first century derby between the two sides, the Bernabeu fans stood up and applauded Ronaldinho.
This is equivalent to official stamp of approval.
Is Ronaldinho really that strong?
Just two minutes and thirty-seven seconds into the whistle at Camp Nou, the Brazilian superstar made an incredible straight over-the-top pass, allowing everyone to see his strength and his recent excellent form.
The pass passed Real Madrid's three lines of defense and landed accurately in the penalty area.
Casillas decisively left the goal to attack, but Eto'o, who came from the back row, still got the better of him and shot.
Fortunately, Real Madrid's goalkeeper blocked most of the shooting angles, and Eto'o wanted to avoid Casillas' control when he kicked the ball, but the ball slipped slightly out of the goal.
It was a false alarm!
But, the whole Camp Nou exploded!
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"what happened?"
In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, Gao Shen became furious and rushed to the sidelines shouting.
On the court, Casillas was also furious and roared at Elguera to vent his dissatisfaction.
That was an offside mistake.
Ramos and his teammates had already pressed forward, but Elguera was obviously a beat slower, which gave Eto'o the opportunity to seize the opportunity, easily counter-attack and get a one-on-one chance.
Although there was no goal, Barcelona's first shot of the game directly broke through Real Madrid's defense.
Three lines of defense!
"Ivan, cheer up!"
"Sergio, watch this."
"And you, David, follow up, follow up, everyone is running to the middle, where are you?"
"Zinedin, he is near you, where are you?"
Gao Shen mentioned several players' names in one breath, including Beckham and Zidane.
The problem exposed in this attack was not just Elguera's failure to create offside, but also Ronaldinho's long pass.
The Brazilian's movement this time was very smart. He retreated from the front, formed a cross position with Van Bronckhorst, then suddenly cut inside and made a long pass over the top.
He retreated too deep and there was no way Arbeloa could catch up, but Beckham did not follow Ronaldinho immediately.
Beckham on the wing did not follow, and Zidane in the middle was distracted by Deco and Van Bommel who came in from behind, and did not follow up immediately, which allowed Ronaldinho to calmly kick a long pass.
From forwards to defenders, three of Real Madrid's four lines of defense were torn apart by Ronaldinho's long pass.
Even though it happened suddenly, even though no goal was scored, even though the game had just started, these are not reasons.
If Eto'o seized the opportunity, Real Madrid would be finished!
Fortunately, Eto'o's goal scoring form has not been very good recently.
Originally, Gao Shen wanted to have a confrontation with Barcelona in the opening stage to gain more defensive space for the rest of the game.
But now it seems that he still overestimated Real Madrid's defense.
It was penetrated just over two minutes into the game. What else can we do?
Keep it!
Gao Shen had no choice but to signal the team to retreat and adopt a tight defensive posture.
He was actually very reluctant to do this because it was too passive.
Barcelona is in very good shape now and the players are very strong, especially Ronaldinho.
Today's Brazilian genius is not the fat and unable to run Ronaldinho of two years ago. He is like a mobile card-dealing machine with a large running range, and he can create threats no matter where he is.
The most profound memory of Gao Shen’s previous life was Messi’s goal.
When Messi came on as a substitute, Ronaldinho told him to stand in a certain position, wait for his pass, and then just shoot to score a goal.
What a terrifying personal ability!
The results of it?
Ronaldinho really created such an opportunity for Messi, but unexpectedly Messi didn't score.
The Brazilian genius didn't care and comforted him, saying, "It's okay, I'll make another one for you later."
Then, he really gave Messi another shooting opportunity in the same position, and Messi seized it.
This is in La Liga, not team training, not bullying!
It can be said that Ronaldinho in the past two or three years has been .
It is impossible to keep him safe with just one person, or even just two people.
Because his running range is too large.
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Gao Shen was angry!
The Nou Camp is boiling!
After breaking out in a cold sweat, the Real Madrid players gradually began to get into the game, especially after Gao Shen decisively took a defensive stance, the overall formation remained more compact.
This also allowed Real Madrid to gradually stabilize.
After entering the rhythm of the game, Real Madrid's defensive level began to show.
Gao Shen's targeted defense at Camp Nou is mainly used for cutting. He wants to separate Barcelona's three lines of left, middle and right.
Chief among them is Ronaldinho.
Arbeloa is the one defending the Brazilian genius. De La Red and Gravesen form a double defensive midfielder. The most important task of the two is to protect the defense line . De La Red should pay special attention to Ronaldinho's lateral cut-in.
After the Brazilian genius cuts inside, whether he passes the ball directly to Eto'o or diagonally to Larsson, it is Barcelona's regular tactic.
He can even pass the ball to the front of the penalty area, allowing Deco, Iniesta or Van Bommel to come up and shoot.
In yesterday's targeted drill, Gao Shen let Robinho play the role of Ronaldinho to help the team practice this set of targeted defense, especially the central protection of De La Red and Gravesen, which was crucial.
Beckham was responsible for restraining Van Bronckhorst, Zidane was responsible for suppressing Van Bommel, and Raul kept a close eye on Belletti.
Since Eto'o was not good at connecting the left and right flanks, and Larsson was only good at scoring goals and running, after Ronaldinho was locked up, the effectiveness of Barcelona's central and right-wing attacks was greatly reduced.
The only way to create threats is through long shots.
Barcelona found it difficult to enter Real Madrid's penalty area. In the first ten minutes, they only managed a second shot through Van Bommel's long-range shot.
In the 13th minute, Eto'o's long shot from the left edge of the penalty area failed to pose a threat.
Just three minutes later, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball inside, broke through De La Red and forced a shot from more than 20 meters away. The shot was blocked by Ramos out of the penalty area and failed to threaten the goal.
In the 17th minute, Real Madrid took advantage of Van Bommel's foul on Beckham and created a free kick in the frontcourt.
But Beckham made a wonderful pass and Ramos headed the ball, but his shot was slightly off target.
There is a very obvious difference between Rijkaard's Barcelona and Guardiola's Barcelona. Although they also counterattack on the spot after losing the ball, the intensity is not as strong as that of the Dream Team III. Instead, when switching from offense to defense, they return to their position as soon as possible and organize a tight defense.
The advantage of doing this is that when Real Madrid switches from defense to offense, Barcelona has already organized a tight defensive formation, but the disadvantage is that when Real Madrid switches from defense to offense, the pressure they face will be less.
Twenty minutes later, Gao Shen saw that Real Madrid had stabilized its defense, and signaled to the players that when switching from defense to offense, they should play fast if possible, and if not, they should hold the ball first and advance slowly.
In the 21st minute, Real Madrid intercepted the ball and advanced across the center line, but encountered Barcelona's pressing and interception. Felipe quickly inserted himself on the left, received the pass from Zidane, quickly went to the left side of the penalty area, and kicked a low cross.
Raul and Negredo both responded in the middle, but neither could catch up with the pass and were blocked by Puyol out of the penalty area.
Rijkaard and Ten Cate also saw the improvement in Real Madrid's defense, especially Real Madrid's targeted strategy, so they made decisive adjustments, allowing Deco and Iniesta to move forward more and participate in the attack.
In the 27th minute, Deco suddenly made a run from behind and went straight to the left side of the penalty area. After receiving the pass from Ronaldinho, he rushed to the baseline and made a triangle pass back to find Eto'o.
The Cameroonian cheetah seized the opportunity smartly and kicked the ball directly from the left corner of the small penalty area, but Ramos got there first and blocked it with his foot, and the ball was saved by Casillas who fell to the ground.
Just one minute later, Deco got the ball and made a straight pass, trying to find Eto'o in the penalty area, but Ramos successfully intercepted the ball and took it away.
In the 31st minute, Eto'ola came out of the penalty area, received the ball and made a straight pass to Larsson, but Casillas left the goal and saved the ball.
Continuous attempts at attack failed to result in a goal, and it was even difficult to create a chance to shoot.
So, Barcelona quickly returned to the long-range shooting route.
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Except for the moment of anger at the beginning, Gao Shen remained calm throughout the rest of the time.
The most important thing is that the mistake came too suddenly and was too inappropriate.
However, that attack also stimulated Real Madrid and made everyone wake up, and the subsequent defense was stabilized.
As for long shots, I am not afraid of depth.
After playing for more than half an hour, Real Madrid only had two shots and possessed the ball for just over 30%, far lower than Barcelona.
But these were all within Gao Shen's expectations.
Most of Real Madrid's counterattacks were directed at Negredo or Zidane, especially Negredo, who had a wide range of movement and was not fixed in the middle of the frontcourt.
This is also the task given to him by Gao Shen. As long as the central defenders of Barcelona are willing to follow him, he will just run, regardless of his physical strength, and engage in more physical confrontations with Puyol and Oleguer to consume more of their physical energy.
What Gao Shen was plotting was not some conspiracy, but an open plot that both Rijkaard and Ten Cate could see through.
Puyol has just recovered from a serious injury, Oleguer has started in consecutive games, and Negredo's role is to consume them.
It’s almost time to use Ronaldo!
