Because he saw Valencia's continuous through balls in the attack, he obviously increased the number and frequency of through balls.
The reason for this was clear to Bosque.
Valencia hopes to use quantitative changes to induce qualitative changes.
They plan to exchange ninety-nine offsides for one chance of success. As long as they succeed again, that's it.
Because they are already leading by one goal, if they score another goal, this game will be even more difficult for Real Madrid.
But Bosque had no better solution.
This can only be done on defense. If you want to turn the tide of the battle, you have to look at the offense.
Compared with defense, Real Madrid's offense is much more gorgeous.
The only way to break the current situation is to score goals.
As long as Real Madrid can equalize the score, they can regain half of the initiative.
Then he scores another goal, and the initiative is all on his side.
By then, every offensive opportunity of Valencia, which is lagging behind, will be precious, and they will no longer be able to continue to waste and squander it. In this way, Real Madrid's offside tactics will naturally have decisive power.
But how to score a goal and break the tie?
Valencia's defense really gave him a headache.
Their defense looks like a bunch of mad dogs, and any Real Madrid player with the ball is like a piece of meat for the mad dogs to fight for.
No matter who gets the ball, at least two players will immediately surround him.
For those players who focus on taking care of, there are three Valencia defensive players.
In many attacks, Real Madrid was disrupted or delayed by Valencia in the backcourt, and lost its best opportunities.
Del Bosque even felt that the name "Mad Dog Tactics" for the victory must be based on the characteristics of Valencia's defense, not the offense.
Finally, Real Madrid pushed the football into the frontcourt, and Valencia changed again and adopted a new style - sticking to the thirty-meter area. You could kick back and forth outside, but they wouldn't go out. In the end, they could only get one kick away.
Something happened.
And although everyone is cheating, Real Madrid's cheating and Valencia's cheating are obviously not the same thing.
Valencia's counterattack is actually to open up the opponent's defense through continuous passing and movement, while Real Madrid's counterattack is really just passing the ball back and forth.
The key difference lies in Valencia's reverse footing. Many players are running, constantly passing, running, catching, passing, running, catching... It's like this cycle. Running can make
Valencia's offense looks like running water. Only running water can maintain vitality.
Real Madrid was relatively smooth in the midfield and backcourt, but once they played at home and encountered Valencia's iron wall, they came to a standstill.
Most of them were standing still or running very slowly.
After passing the ball, it seems that the offense has nothing to do with him and he just needs to wait where he is.
Even if they pass a hundred passes like this, they still won't be able to break open Valencia's defense.
In this way, we can really only rely on the individual strength of the stars to shine.
But now it seems that those stars are trapped in the quagmire of Valencia.
He must not know that the three game skills used to win this game are all defensive skills.
The purpose is not to concede goals, or to concede less goals. Only then will we have a chance to win Real Madrid in the next round at home.
In this game, Chang Sheng used three defensive skills: [Elementary Defense], [Great Wall of Flesh and Blood] and [Forcing Encirclement].
[Primary Defense] is aimed at the overall situation and improves the team's overall defensive ability.
[Great Wall of Flesh] is to enhance the team's performance when defending the opponent's long shots. This is mainly used in the second period of defense.
[Pushing Surround] is used in the first period of defense, which can improve the success rate of pressing. Although it has the side effect of accelerating physical energy consumption by 3%, the season has just begun at this time, and after a summer of physical reserves,
The whole Valencia team is very physically fit and not afraid of such side effects at all.
So Bosque feels that those superstars have not shown their strength, but he doesn't know that the three defensive skills that always win are playing a role...
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Until the end of the first half, although Valencia did not score, they were offside as many as ten times. However, Real Madrid also failed to score, and the score was still 1:0, with Valencia leading away from home.
When the first half of the game ended, the reporters in the media box, the TV commentators, and the commentators all looked at each other in shock.
Those who support Real Madrid have an ominous feeling in their minds.
Maybe the team will lose to Valencia...
Let's look at the game scene. In fact, there is nothing to say about Valencia's offense. The key is defense.
Real Madrid's attacking group is not unpowerful. Raul, Ronaldo, Figo, and Zidane, these four people are enough for countless wealthy clubs, plus Roberto Carlos who frequently comes in behind.
Such an excellent offensive combination did not score in the first half...
This is somewhat surprising.
Before the game, when the media analyzed the game, although they were optimistic about Real Madrid winning, they also believed that Valencia should be able to score. But the key to Real Madrid winning this game was that Real Madrid
Their attacking lineup is stronger than Valencia's and if they score more goals, Real Madrid will not be afraid of anyone.
Unexpectedly, such a powerful offensive lineup could do nothing against Valencia!
Valencia's defense is better than they thought!
Facing the four superstars, their defense was like the Great Wall of China, unmoving!
This performance surprised everyone.
In fact, they don't know that the goal of winning this game is to test the team's defensive ability while striving for victory.
There is no more suitable touchstone than Real Madrid, because Real Madrid's frontcourt is full of world-class superstars.
As a result, he was satisfied with the team's performance in the first half.
During the halftime break, Chang Sheng encouraged everyone's defensive performance and told them to continue playing like this in the second half. Anyway, they are in the lead now and they have no reason to take the lead in adjusting. Let Real Madrid worry!
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Everyone on Valencia's side is full of hope to win against their opponent, but on Real Madrid's side, Del Bosque has encountered problems.
Before he entered the dressing room, he received a call from club president Florentino.
On the phone, the club's president asked him why he didn't let Mendieta play.
Del Bosque said there is currently no place for Mendieta in the team.
But Florentino didn't care about that much.
He only needs to see Mendieta play, and he firmly believes that Mendieta is the player who can help Real Madrid defeat Valencia.
"He is very familiar with Valencia. You should let him play. He can help us defeat Valencia!"
The given arm can't twist the thigh. In Spanish football, the will of the club president often means everything. They can interfere with the head coach's formation. They can name who should play and who should not play. The head coach is only responsible for leading.
The team trains and then plays games.
This is even more true in a giant club like Real Madrid.
Bosque couldn't disobey Florentino's words.
But how did Mendieta appear?
Playing as a right midfielder? Figo will definitely not be willing.
In fact, since Mendieta came to the team, Figo did not show any favor to Mendieta.
This is a player who has clearly come to steal his position...
Therefore, Mendieta must not be placed in the midfield position on the right.
In this case, where else can he go?
Attacking midfielder? He is not the person to do this. Although he is a free agent in the frontcourt.
Finally, after thinking about it, Bosque remembered that Chang Sheng once used Mendieta in this way.
It was during Valencia's game against Barcelona. Baraja was injured and Guardiola was unable to play due to contract restrictions. In order to have a double midfielder, Changsheng finally moved Mendieta to the midfielder position.
In that game, Mendieta's performance in the defensive midfielder position seemed to be... quite satisfactory?
In fact, I don't expect Mendieta to make any contribution to the team. It's good if he's just average.
But if you want Mendieta to play as a defensive midfielder... you have to withdraw one of the defensive midfielders.
Makelele's defense is better than that of Helguera, and he is also responsible for guarding Deco.
His mission is very heavy, and if he cannot win it, the only choice is to sacrifice Elgra.
So during the halftime break, Real Madrid completed its adjustments.
Mendieta comes on and replaces Helguera.
When Bosque announced this decision, he saw a look of dissatisfaction on Helgra's face.
He knew why Elgra was dissatisfied.
Herguera's performance in the first half was acceptable, but he was sacrificed in order to make way for Mendieta.
Bosque sighed in his heart.
Mendieta and Ronaldo both made the locker room a little uneasy... This is just the beginning of the season. How will we spend the next season?
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When the second half of the game started, Chang Sheng saw that Mendieta finally came on the field, but when he played not as a right midfielder, but as a midfielder, he couldn't help but smile directly on his face...
This nail of mine finally worked!
Mendieta plays as a defensive midfielder, which means that Real Madrid's defense in the middle of the midfield is weaker, which is a good thing for Valencia.
"Mendieta finally appears!" This was a gimmick that the media was hyping up before the game, and now it has finally become a reality. Can everyone not be excited?
But what disappointed them was that Mendieta did not show his excellent form in Valencia because he played as a defensive midfielder.
The second half of the game looked the same as the first half.
Real Madrid intends to test the individual strength of the stars to resolve the battle.
Valencia, on the other hand, uses its entire team to deal with Real Madrid's stars.
After the first ten minutes, the gap between the two sides began to show.
After all, Real Madrid lacks a defender in the midfield. Although Mendieta works very hard in the defensive midfielder position, if his task is to defend, no matter how hard he works, his performance will not be much better.
In fact, Mendieta's fight got worse and worse later on, which is related to this.
He was asked by the head coach to participate in defense, and all his talent and aura were consumed by constant tackles. He could never regain his original form.
Now it seems that he has officially embarked on the old path. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
