Chapter 124 We Are Still Growing, Real Madrid, Still Growing! [Please Subscribe Guys! ]

"Li Ang is very clear-headed. He has not forgotten his defensive duties because of the new tactical positioning. Real Madrid's backcourt players need to find a way to get into the game faster. Nacho and Carvajal need to pay more attention to returning to defense!"

He Wei, who was commentating on Real Madrid's opening match today, couldn't help but have a hint of worry in his tone.

The smoke bombs Mourinho released before the game greatly interfered with Emery's tactical layout, and won more tactical convenience for Real Madrid in the opening stage.

However, Nacho and Carvajal, who started as left and right full-backs today, performed somewhat averagely on the defensive end.

In terms of offensive advancement and midfield scrambles, Real Madrid had the upper hand, and Valencia had to endure and counterattack.

But Nacho and Carvajal, who pressed to the midline and participated in the attack, failed to return to defense in time twice in a row.

This also led to a very good counterattack by Valencia.

For a while, Real Madrid's suppression advantage on the field turned into a defensive hidden danger.

That is to say, Li Ang did not press forward from the beginning, and Matuidi was particularly active in returning to defense today, which continuously stopped Valencia's quick counterattack.

Essien saw that the situation had changed and had withdrawn from the front court.

Nacho and Carvajal, who were awakened by Li Ang's shouting, gradually sobered up.

They were not really floating or in bad condition.

It was just because they were too excited because they started the La Liga opening game for Real Madrid for the first time.

In comparison, Varane, who partnered with Albiol today and also started the La Liga opening game for Real Madrid for the first time, was much calmer.

Fortunately, Li Ang's ruthless shouting was very timely, and the two gradually played normally after their heads were clear.

At least after focusing on defense, Real Madrid's two wings were no longer broken by Valencia.

Mourinho, who was watching this scene on the sidelines, gradually relaxed his brows.

After Leon, Essien and Matuidi all defended their own half, Valencia's offensive attempts began to hit a wall repeatedly.

The three men who let go quickly cut off the effective connection between Valencia striker Soldado and the midfield.

This striker who came from Real Madrid's youth training and has scored 72 goals in the past three seasons could only be silent helplessly.

With Jonas and Feghouli both locked up, he could only start to frequently pull out of the Real Madrid penalty area to help his teammates make balls and sort out the offensive routes.

But no matter how Valencia's midfielders transfer the ball to find opportunities.

As long as they can't break through the midfield interception line with Leon as the core, they can't deliver offensive shells to Soldado on the ground.

It's okay to play a cross tactic.

Real Madrid is not opposed to Valencia's more crosses.

After trying twice, seeing that Soldado couldn't get the advantage of Albiol at all, Valencia gave up the idea of ​​continuing to cross the ball.

Real Madrid calmly withstood Valencia's opening three-pronged attack.

Li Ang made Guardado and Jonas, who tried to hold the ball and attack Real Madrid's defense line, suffer.

In terms of flexibility, confrontation, and explosive acceleration, none of them can surpass Li Ang.

Speaking of technology.

Li Ang will really thank Messi for "torturing" him in those games last season.

After experiencing Messi's change of direction and accelerated pace, and looking at the skills of players like Jonas, Li Ang really didn't feel too much pressure.

Today, unless there is a multi-to-one situation in a local area of ​​the field, Li Ang can only admit defeat, otherwise Valencia will not have the opportunity to pass Li Ang one-on-one and face Real Madrid's defense line.

Li Ang is confident, and Mourinho and more than 70,000 Real Madrid fans at the scene are even more confident in his performance!

"Daniel (Carvajal), find an opportunity to move forward. We will pass the ball to you later, and you can pass the ball to Alvaro (Morata) who is retreating."

Li Ang took the opportunity of a dead ball to find Carvajal and gave him some instructions.

Nacho's ability to advance on the offensive end is not as good as Carvajal's, so now Nacho can stay in the backcourt to stabilize the defense.

Carvajal, who has found the balance point between offense and defense, can also start to play his ability to advance forward.

Real Madrid's front trident today is Morata, Vazquez and Callejon. No matter who retreats, they can cooperate with Carvajal to complete the advancement of the ball as soon as possible.

However, Li Ang is more optimistic about Morata on the advancement end.

In terms of technology and speed of holding the ball, Morata is the strongest in Real Madrid's rotation front line.

When playing counterattacks, the pursuit is fast speed and steady finishing.

So instead of letting Callejon and Vazquez advance, and then Morata completes the finishing blow, it is better to do the other way around.

Let Morata advance, and then let Callejon finish the shot.

Carvajal naturally understood what Li Ang meant, and Essien also found an opportunity to communicate briefly with Morata who retreated to the midline.

Valencia is still trying to dismantle Real Madrid's midfield defense.

They have been attacking for ten minutes, and the connection between the midfield and the backcourt is a little out of sync, not serious, but in Li Ang's view, that is Real Madrid's opportunity.

Under Li Ang's command, Matuidi moved to the left side of the penalty area.

Vazquez is now actively running and pressing on the left side of the half court, which is a little ahead of Matuidi.

Valencia subconsciously turned the attack route to their left, which is the right half court of Real Madrid.

Previously, Li Ang was in a very deep position, and the midfield defense on this side was basically completed by Essien first.

So Guardado, who was pulling the ball to the side, was very relieved to knock the ball horizontally to Jonas who retreated to respond.

Guardado, who played a season in the Spanish Second Division last season, did not play against Li Ang and felt that there was no problem with such a pass.

Perhaps it was Li Ang's "honest" squatting that made him lose his vigilance.

So at this moment, his passing action was relatively relaxed, and the speed of the ball was not too fast.

This was still a very normal choice, and Jonas, who was facing the Real Madrid defense line, did not think there was a problem.

But when Feghouli's exclamation sounded on the other side, Jonas's hair stood up instinctively!

A natural sense of crisis arose from Jonas' heart, but before he could respond, a figure in white who was faster than him had decisively made a shovel!

The shovel figure flashed past him, and Jonas did not stop running towards the football, and finally hooked on the opponent and fell to the ground!

The football was shoveled to the direction where Essien was, and the referee on duty did not make any move to signal a foul, and the game continued!

Valencia midfielder Costa pressed towards Essien at the first time, but Essien did not mean to take the ball and turn to advance. Instead, he simply turned his back and passed the ball to the side!

Carvajal started to speed up!

He started to run wildly on the side without stopping or running!

Costa's top defense made Valencia's half-court defense barrier like a piece of thin paper.

And Li Ang, who had completed a decisive tackle before, and Costa formed a clear gap at this moment!

This is the difference in defensive awareness, this is the difference in strength!

Mourinho also hammered his palm hard on the sidelines, and shouted loudly to let Vazquez, who had just started to insert on the other side, speed up!

After Carvajal rushed through Valencia's half, he remembered Li Ang's instructions, and Morata also ran to his side in time.

As soon as the ball was handed over, Carvajal continued to go down the side and took away Mathieu's defense, and Morata also strode forward with the ball.

Gago, who returned from Roma on loan this summer but was completely sold to Valencia by Real Madrid, was desperately chasing back!

In front of Morata, Valencia's central defender Ruiz had already pressed forward aggressively.

There is no doubt that if there is a chance to get close to Morata, Ruiz will not hesitate to use tactical fouls.

But Morata did not give him this opportunity.

At the moment when the two were about to face each other, Morata suddenly changed direction, and his whole body almost turned to the other side! He and the ball were forced into the heart of Valencia's penalty area!

Ruiz stretched out his hand and grabbed nothing but air, and Morata, who had completed the task of advancing, also made the last pass.

At the moment when Mathieu put Carvajal down and rushed over, Morata sent a straight pass forward!

Callejon was very calm.

In the previous running position, he had been observing the changes in the situation on the court very calmly.

Morata completed the breakthrough, breaking the surface with a point, and forcibly tore open Valencia's defensive deployment, and what he had to do at this time was very simple.

After leading the ball into Valencia's penalty area, Callejon completed a coherent kick while running!

This made Valencia's other central defender Ricardo Costa and goalkeeper Alves unable to react!

Because Callejon's kick angle was already very small, Alves was even sure that he would pass the ball to Vazquez at the back post.

This is also in line with Callejon's playing style in Real Madrid last season.

Calm and selfless.

But at this moment, Callejon seemed to have transformed into Cristiano Ronaldo, and he was extremely confident in his shooting skills in the penalty area!

He aimed at the far corner of Valencia's goal and the shot was close to the grass, rolling quickly past Ricardo Costa.

Alves gritted his teeth and rushed to the far corner!

His second reaction was fast and his speed was not slow, but the speed of the football at this moment was even faster!

When the football hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the goal line, Alves' intercepting palm was late!

Callejon clenched his fist, did not stop his steps, and ran all the way to the corner flag area!

He jumped high amid the excited cheers of the Real Madrid fans, turned around in the air, punched and roared!

Carvajal and Morata ran over and hugged him tightly, followed by Vazquez, Essien, and Leon.

Callejon's talent is really not very good.

But he really cherishes his chance to return to Real Madrid, so he is very hardworking, very, very hardworking.

The outside world always reports how much Li Ang likes to practice extra.

That is because Li Ang has more topics, more traffic and attention.

However, in the Real Madrid team, every player actually knows that Callejon, like Li Ang, is the most hardworking player.

He works hard on shooting and crossing, and perhaps he will never be the most dazzling figure in Real Madrid.

But he will be the most reliable teammate for every other Real Madrid player.

The reliable teammate who never lacks courage at critical moments and always makes others feel at ease!

Li Ang waited for his teammates in front to celebrate, and finally smiled and hugged Callejon tightly.

This kind of heartfelt appreciation does not need to be described in words.

Mourinho is like this, and so is Li Ang.

They all like and trust Callejon, and the lead at this moment is the best fruit they have gained after their trust.

Whether a team is united or not, every fan and commentator can tell.

He Wei praised every player in the Real Madrid rotation lineup bluntly at this moment.

"Perhaps this rotation team still has many shortcomings and many deficiencies, but they have tightly integrated each other's talents, united with each other, made up for each other's shortcomings, and continued to grow in the voice of vigilance.

They are young, but they have already represented Real Madrid on the field. Such youthful power and such growth stories are always exciting!

Perhaps, one day in the future, we will find that every member of this team has made a great name in the football world.

And I believe that day will not be too far away!"

He Wei's commentary resonated with countless domestic Real Madrid fans.

At this time, Mourinho and Karanka, who were standing on the sidelines and constantly applauding, looked at the united young Real Madrid players with a look of relief in their eyes.

When they made the decision to select such a rotation team, they were actually not so confident.

Can trusting a group of children really bring enough down-to-earth rest time to the main players of Real Madrid at that time?

The treble winners of last season may have given the corresponding answer.

This Real Madrid rotation team, most of whose members are young children, now shows the potential for further transformation.

Mourinho doesn't know. He doesn't know what kind of strength this rotation team he has established will be able to exert in the future.

But he is looking forward to it.

Perhaps, as many Real Madrid fans joked at the end of last season, Real Madrid Team A will play in the Champions League and tough battles in the future, and Team B will play in the league?

Haha, if this division of labor can really produce another Grand Slam season, then the situation in La Liga, or the entire European football world, will really change.

After the game resumed, Real Madrid, which played with momentum, was unwilling to give up the dominance of the midfield.

Valencia changed its formation to 4-3-3 under Emery's adjustment.

But unfortunately, Mourinho also adjusted his formation at this time.

Real Madrid changed to 4-2-3-1.

Emery's face instantly turned ugly after watching Real Madrid change their formation to focus on midfield control and counterattack.

Maybe Mourinho didn't mean it.

But the reality looks like Mourinho is mocking him.

"I'll teach you the formation you can't play. I'll win if I use 4-3-3 against your 4-2-3-1. I'll still win if I use 4-2-3-1 against your 4-3-3."

Emery even imagined a scene in his mind where Mourinho mocked him.

Well, in fact, Mourinho didn't think about it at all.

There are two reasons for changing to 4-2-3-1. One is that Real Madrid is familiar with it, and the other is that Mourinho wants to maintain his 1-0 lead.

When the halftime whistle sounded, Emery didn't even shake hands with Mourinho as usual, and walked straight back to the locker room.

Mourinho shrugged and didn't say much in front of the live camera.

But at the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid's resolute defense in the midfield immediately put Valencia under great pressure to organize the attack.

Real Madrid's rotation lineup may not be so strong in the back line and forward line.

But only the three midfielders are directly hardened, and their defensive strength can be said to be in the top three in the entire La Liga.

Emery didn't believe in evil, and adjusted the formation to play 4-4-2 and play two-wing strong attack.

As a result, Real Madrid's Li Ang was dragged back, Matuidi and Essien pulled to the side, and Valencia's wingers were in trouble.

The score of 1-0 was deadlocked until the 70th minute of the second half, and Emery, who couldn't sit still, was really anxious.

He withdrew Gago and midfielder Costa, and replaced them with Parejo and forward Piat.

So Valencia changed the formation again and played a set of 4-1-3-2 extreme offensive formation.

Mourinho used substitutions at the last moment.

Ronaldo and Alonso came on, and goal scorers Callejon and Vazquez came off.

Real Madrid changed to 4-4-2.

Four defensive midfielders were directly put on the midfield, and Ronaldo and Morata in front were done with long passes, just to fight the counterattack to the end!

So in the last 20 minutes, the offensive and defensive battle between Real Madrid and Valencia became more exciting and interesting.

Because Real Madrid did not defend to death, even if four defensive midfielders were put on, they wanted to create more opportunities to score and kill the game completely.

Valencia was even more crazy on the offensive end, surrounding Real Madrid's half-court attack, Soldado and Jonas also repeatedly seized the opportunity to shoot and fire!

Of course, with Li Ang and Alonso guarding the middle, Valencia could only find some long-range shots.

Adam, who started today, was still in good condition, and his saves were very cautious.

Without deliberately pursuing the confiscation of the ball, he would always choose to hit the ball out very safely.

Ronaldo was not in a hurry at all, and he was very patient in his positioning.

Maybe it's because he won too many championships last season.

He seems to be more relaxed towards his teammates and himself now.

So in the 86th minute, when Real Madrid's threatening counterattack came out, he had to be more fully prepared.

Morata's header is really impressive.

Long Ge's long pass from the backcourt was steadily headed to the back of Valencia's defense.

Ronaldo sprinted with full force and left Ruiz behind.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper Alves, he confidently chose to shoot the ball into the far corner of the goal.

And the football that entered the net again also announced that Real Madrid had won the La Liga opening game of this season steadily!

The growing young players of Real Madrid used this victory over the third place in La Liga last season to announce their progress to the world.

They are still growing, and Real Madrid is also still growing!

It's a bit late, sorry guys, we will update normally tomorrow.