Chapter 489 Real Madrid Suffered a Heavy Blow During Warm-Up
The word "Red Devils" was not originally a name for Manchester United in the football world, let alone Kaiserslautern. In the 1980s, 'Red Devils' was the exclusive nickname for the Belgian national team.
At that time, the Belgian national team was a powerful team in Europe. Although it failed to win the championship in many competitions, it was always a strong contender for the championship, and there were also players such as Jan Thelemance, Enzo Schiff, Georges. World-class stars like Glenn and Wilmots.
After entering the 1990s, the Belgian national team fell into depression. When European powers encountered the "Red Devils", they would feel that they were lucky. When the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America encountered the "Red Devils", they would gain confidence in being upset.
1Without the cooperation of Belgium, how would Europeans know that there is football in Saudi Arabia, and how could Overland become a masterpiece?
The European Championship has become even more difficult for the national team. In the five editions, there was only one group tour, and the other four editions did not even enter the main draw.
The World Cup also failed in two consecutive qualifying rounds. After 2002, Belgium has not been heard of in international football for a long time.
Now calling the Belgian national team the 'Red Devils' is tantamount to exposing one's shortcomings and pointing one's nose at the public.
The Belgian national team is absent from the European Championship again this year, and Belgian clubs have also become weak in the Champions League. However, in the eyes of those who are interested, Belgian football is about to usher in a recovery.
There is a saying in world football about the 'golden generation'. Putting aside those powerful players who have always been at their peak, there was the Hungarian golden generation at the earliest, and later the famous Portuguese golden generation emerged.
Detu, Robben, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, and Van Persie are also known as the Dutch golden generation. Now it is the Spanish golden generation that rules the world.
Discerning people have discovered that Belgian football is about to usher in its golden generation. A large number of young Belgian players around the age of 20 who are favored by various experts have emerged one after another.
21-year-old Hazard, 21-year-old De Bruyne, 1-year-old Courtois, 11-year-old Meunier, 23-year-old Shadley, as well as the slightly older Kompany and Verma Len, Verhentong, Fellaini, etc., a large number of talented Belgian players are pouring out from every corner.
Witsel, the attacking midfielder in Benfica's team today, is also one of them.
Some people attribute the outbreak of young players in Belgium to the extensive immigration policy, because most of this group of people are the descendants of immigrants. Whether this is the case is hard to find out, but Witsel’s ancestral home is indeed the French island of Martinique.
Martinique is an interesting island, located in the Caribbean Sea. Generally speaking, people in hot places are relatively short, and the colder the area, the taller they are. However, Martinique is obviously an exception. The indigenous residents here are generally a head taller than other Caribbean people.
Legend has it that the Martinique people have a mysterious height-increasing technique that is kept secret. As a result, some smart people vigorously promoted the unique black crystal stones on the island to have unique height-enhancing effects, and then sold these ordinary black stones at sky-high prices around the world, and many people in China were fooled.
The 23-year-old Axel Witsel is balanced with both left and right feet. His idol is Zidane, and Witsel's style of play is somewhat similar to Zizou.
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After Zhuoyang left, the pressure on Mosquera, the captain of the second team, increased greatly. Although Callejon retreated and worked with him, Xiaoka was a serious winger, so asking him to sort out the midfield was basically just a show.
And Di Maria and Cheryshev in front of them have devout faith on the wing. Morata is in the middle, but he just wants to compete with Higuain for goals.
As a result, Mosquera saw a smooth road in front of him, an empty and open wilderness in the middle.
In the 50th minute, Mosquera defended one against two and was forced to pull down Uruguayan full-back Maxi Pereira, and Benfica won another free kick in the frontcourt.
Martins passed the ball, and Witsel suddenly appeared from behind Juan Fran and hit the goal with a beautiful header to make the score 2:3.
This was Witsel's first performance.
In the 53rd minute, Martins took a tactical corner kick. Witsel cut in and sent a reverse through ball. In the second half, the rabbit who had played for Barcelona and Real Madrid as a substitute, the famous Argentine star Saviola, made a single push. The shot tied the score at 3:3.
Messi's status now is what Saviola's status was in Argentina eleven years ago.
In fact, before Zhuoyang, Saviola also transferred directly from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2007. It was still a free transfer, but it did not cause any public opinion turmoil. After three years at Real Madrid, he was sold to Benfica for 5 million.
This left leg, which used to be worth US$30 million, is now 31 years old this year.
In the 58th minute, Benfica made a comeback. Another Argentine, Enzo Perez, kicked back with his heel. Witsel lobbed the ball directly from outside the corner of the penalty area. The football went over Adan's head and fell into the far corner. Benfica 4:3.
Less than 15 minutes into the second half, Real Madrid seemed like they couldn't play football anymore. Not to mention Mourinho, who was so angry that his nose was twisted, Zhuoyang and Kaká were also dumbfounded.
Jese, Mateos, Lucas, Fabinho... a bunch of names that Mourinho has never heard of were pushed onto the field one after another like a chicken.
In the 70th minute, the two captains had a collision with each other. Higuain and Luison, the main center back of the Brazilian national team in the 2010 World Cup, had a head-to-head fight. Then the little smoker was carried off with his legs covered. Alex... Fernandez replaced him.
After looking around, Adan took over the captain's armband of Real Madrid.
Two minutes later, Witsel passed back from the right side of the penalty area, and Carlos Martins scored with a powerful shot from 13 yards. Captain Adan fished the football out of the net for the fifth time in the game.
In the 85th minute, Witsel broke into the penalty area and was blocked. He leaned on Varane and passed the ball to the center with a shovel pass. The 20-year-old Dutch winger Ola John followed up and smashed the goal to pieces.
The one with so many goals for Real Madrid is the six-time champion named Barcelona.
Even if it’s mainly second-team players, you’re still called Real Madrid;
Even if it's an insignificant warm-up match, you are Real Madrid.
Benfica only had 5 shots in the second half, with a 100% hit rate, while Real Madrid shot 13 times in the second half, none of which were successful.
In this miserable 45 minutes, Real Madrid created more and better offensive opportunities, but they were always just a hair away from scoring. Benfica's overall performance was not smooth, but Witsel defeated the Galacticos with three passes and two shots.
Real Madrid even played more organized than Benfica, and there were no mistakes in tactics. Even if the field was mainly reserved players, they were all elites carefully selected by Real Madrid. They indeed showed stronger tactics than their opponents. ability.
But the score is 3
The day after the game, Witsel moved to Zenit for 40 million, Saviola was called back by La Liga Malaga, and Xavi Garcia1 all got what they deserved with their performance in Real Madrid. willing.
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