Chapter 291 I Would Rather Make a Mistake than Do Nothing
Bai Ran also obeyed the coach's will. After all, 80% of the team's spiritual strength is contributed by Zidane and Bai Ran.
As long as these two people exist in the team, this galactic battleship will never fall apart.
Because the influence of Bai Ran and Zidane has surpassed most of the master-disciple combinations in football.
Even Guardiola and Messi's status in Barcelona is probably not as good as Zidane and Bai Ran now.
The game on the field is still going on. After seeing Bai Ran leave the field, Real Sociedad tried to seize this rare opportunity.
This strong player has a huge deterrent power on the field. Real Sociedad had to send heavy troops to guard, otherwise this young player could easily find opportunities on the field, which is a point that cannot be ignored.
After Bai Ran left the field, they had a lot of energy to organize the attack.
The counterattack launched from the wing and Juanmi's quick breakthrough directly hit the heart of Real Madrid.
To be honest, Toni Kroos's defensive ability is comparable to Bai Ran's. Modric still showed no signs of fatigue in the second half. After running half the field, he resolutely sacrificed himself to block the opponent's Juanmi, putting huge offensive pressure on him.
Modric is getting better and better on the defensive end, which is undoubtedly a training task assigned to him by Zidane.
When Bai Ran was active in the frontcourt, Modric needed to do a better job of coordinating with Casemiro in the backcourt, combining steals, interceptions, and organization, while the work on the offensive end could be slightly reduced.
Juanmi did not choose to pass the ball in the first place when facing Modric, but kept the ball firmly under his feet. Although Modric's body is not thick, his strength is definitely not small.
His core is the typical low-weight and strong type, which is the opposite of De Bruyne. As a high-tonnage midfielder, his advancement speed is faster, but his core strength is not strong, so his performance on the defensive end is very poor.
These two midfielders, one is a fast talent, the other has accumulated many game experiences. First of all, there is no doubt that Modric and De Bruyne are both top midfielders. They are all for a team. It is undoubtedly lucky to have one of them. If there is someone better, Modric is undoubtedly better at the moment.
Modric can be called a midfield master because he is excellent in both offense and defense, while De Bruyne's personal talent is more reflected in offense, so their styles are actually different, but from our current performance, Modric still has a slight advantage.
On the football field, every position is very important to every player. In addition to the striker position, the competition between midfielders is also the most intense. These all-round midfielders can retreat and defend, and they also have the ability to advance and attack, so this is the most perfect performance of personnel.
So in addition to the strongest core players, it can be said that the midfielder has won the support of the world's players, because the soul of the team is nothing more than the midfielders. Secondly, the midfield is very important to the team. In this position, it can be said that this is the most critical place to connect the front and back fields. If a team has a strong vision of the overall situation, if the midfielder has excellent passing ability.
Modric and De Bruyne have two things in common-their vision is broad.
If a team's midfield can have this characteristic, then the team's passing can be said to be almost without any problems, and their team's offensive sustainability is also the strongest. If a team's midfield is strong, then the team's control of the court will not be bad. Modric and De Bruyne are the representatives of the midfield.
In recent years, the absolute number of Premier League fans has dominated the number of fans in the five major leagues. Manchester City fans may not account for the majority of them, but fans of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and other teams can have more opportunities to directly feel De Bruyne's strength through their home teams' matches with Manchester City.
Although Modric became famous earlier and played for Real Madrid, in reality, fans who can watch Modric's complete games every year may not exceed five games. Modric is a player whose greatness cannot be felt if you don't watch the whole game and only watch the highlights.
The reason for this is that De Bruyne is a midfielder who focuses on the last shot and the last pass, while Modric, who is in a deeper position, needs to use his comprehensiveness to shoulder the organization, advancement and defense.
De Bruyne's style of play is unrestrained, and his position is closer to the front court. With his excellent footwork and vision, he can always deliver a fatal pass or complete a fatal blow in the opponent's core area, and he is cool and elegant enough.
The fast pace of the Premier League and the open and closed style of play always provide a lot of gaps and space, which objectively gives De Bruyne room to play with the ball, and this kind of game rhythm is also the rhythm that De Bruyne likes.
In addition, Manchester City's strong midfield and frontcourt strength also allows Ding Ding to play the football he likes without distraction and do what he is good at. Toure and Fernandinho are in defense, and Silva is in organization and advancement, which invisibly ensures that De Bruyne's ability is maximized.
However, these external factors cannot erase De Bruyne's talent. In the opponent's core area, De Bruyne's direct lethality is unique. Whether it is a long shot from the middle, a cross from the side, or a high ball, a close ball, or a half-high ball, De Bruyne can do it with ease.
With his awareness, physique, explosiveness and flexibility, De Bruyne can even extend this lethality to the opponent's goal.
But to be honest, what De Bruyne did in the core area can actually be done by Modric. Whether it is shooting or the last pass, Modric has incomparable inspiration.
Modric's position on the field has always tended to be a front midfielder + back midfielder before Bai Ran's arrival.
Modric's dribbling and backpass in the local space are not as direct as Xavi and Iniesta, and his skills are not as refined as theirs.
Modric's ball path is more unrestrained and tough. He prefers macro-level operations to micro-level operations. He is diligent in running and interweaving, actively defending, has a wide field of vision, and has stronger spiritual attributes.
Modric's talent cannot be felt from the highlights. Only by watching the whole game can you feel his superb ability to read the game and solid basic skills, as well as the glimpse of surprise that he inadvertently showed.
Of course, with the huge changes in Real Madrid's lineup in the past two seasons, Modric's work now is more about interception and organization in the midfield and backcourt.
Modric can be said to be the spokesperson of this word, who is good at attacking and defending.
The game reached the final stage, and the score of 3-0 was still fixed. In the 87th minute of the game, Real Madrid attacked again.
Modric's dispatch in the midfield was passed to the feet of Vazquez on the wing.
Isco was on standby at the other side and was very active in running.
Decisive and bold, Vazquez resolutely passed the ball long and accurately found Isco on the wing.
This pass was very difficult, but Vazquez remembered that Bai Ran told him that you need to give full play to your imagination on the court, don't be afraid, if you have a good idea, then put it into action.
Because if you keep it in your mind, the idea will always be just an idea.
Whether it succeeds or not, you will know after trying it.
If it succeeds, it will be an attempt that will amaze everyone, and if it fails, it will be a very valuable experience for yourself, just try it next time.
Compared to making mistakes, Bai Ran will never do nothing.
This is also the regret left by his last life. In this life, he is also adhering to this way of doing things, and he never wants to let regrets haunt him for the rest of his life.
At this time, Isco got the ball and stirred the defense line on the right, shaking the center back of the opponent's center back left and right, and then made a very small move to pass the ball, and the ball came to Morata's feet.
Good ball!
The ball was passed very accurately, and the movement was surprisingly small, with Bai Ran's flavor!
Morata took the ball and crossed, Vasquez flanked from the back, and then pushed the ball. The goalkeeper had no time to react and could only go to the net to pick up the ball.
The ball went in again!
The game was coming to an end, and Real Madrid scored another goal. Vasquez organized the frontcourt, Isco initiated the attack, and Morata finally got an assist.
The goal was scored by Vasquez!
In this game, he has scored twice.
After coming to Real Madrid, this young player performed very well!
Without Ronaldo, Real Madrid's offensive firepower was reduced a little, but with Bai Ran feeding the ball in the midfield, Real Madrid lost its absolute killer weapon, but it was still not at all inferior to these ordinary opponents.
Real Madrid once again took a huge lead, and the fans on the sidelines cheered loudly and cheered for Real Madrid's victory.
There was little time left in the game, and Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad with a huge score difference of 4-0, which was something all fans were proud of.
Sure enough, a few minutes after this goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
In the opening game of the league, Real Madrid got off to a good start, winning a hearty victory with a score of 4-0 in the first game.
Such a huge score difference also allowed all Real Madrid players to regain their confidence and play in form.
In particular, the performance of Real Madrid's midfielders in this game was indeed remarkable, feeding a lot of key balls to the forwards.
Only when the midfield performs well can the forwards play like a fish in water.
After the game, the players were overjoyed, and Zidane also looked very happy in the press conference.
When asked by reporters, Zidane expressed his thoughts on the game.
"As expected, we won the game. This was a wonderful match, which laid a strong foundation for Real Madrid this season."
"Similarly, this game is also the best test for us to return to the league since this rest period. I think every player has given me a satisfactory answer."
"We made a series of tactical changes to some players, and also introduced some new players. Their performance is remarkable. This game is not bad."
"If we keep this momentum, I think there will be no problem this season."
Zidane is very confident in the players. This is also their peak period, and also Zidane's peak period.
Zidane is the strongest in dealing with interpersonal relationships in the locker room.
The last one who did a good job was Ancelotti. He led Real Madrid to four championships in one year and was invincible in the 14-15 season. Mourinho before him was obviously not as good. Although his iron-fisted rule cultivated the bloodiness of Real Madrid, conflicts would break out internally once problems arose.
Let’s not talk about Benítez…
In comparison, Zidane did almost perfectly. He easily controlled the locker room composed of children who grew up watching him play football. This is no exaggeration. Asensio’s agent once said that Asensio’s room hung Zidane’s poster.
Moreover, Zidane used his historical status to effectively persuade Ronaldo to make changes and help him complete the transformation. He knew the importance of team rotation, so he guaranteed everyone’s playing time and formed healthy competition. In addition, Zidane even took the initiative to ask the players to replace the photos posted in the locker room with photos of several teammates, just to create a harmonious locker room atmosphere.
Don’t forget that Zidane still has an outstanding performance in the deployment of troops in this galactic battleship. The choice of substitutions is often bright and rarely becomes a failure.
Real Madrid’s strong performance at the last moment is enough to illustrate Zidane’s substitution and on-the-spot command ability. As a historical midfielder, it seems natural for him to have this ability.
In the second half of the 15-16 season, Zidane gave up Real Madrid's persistent pursuit of so-called beautiful football in the strong dialogue, but lowered his posture in the league against Barcelona and the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid, and concentrated on defense and counterattack.
He withdrew James Rodriguez and boldly used Casemiro, who was more practical, and achieved remarkable results in the league and Champions League.
At the beginning of the 16-17 season, Zidane left his mark on Real Madrid. He brought a recognizable style of play to the team.
First, the active pressing and high-position pressure in the front court often made the opponent unable to play well, even stumbling and making mistakes when the ball possession rate was far ahead.
The second point is the use of the width of the field and the cross from the full-back.
Under Zidane's guidance, the two full-backs Marcelo and Carvajal began to run more forward. Morata's return also allowed Zidane to let go of his hands and feet, allowing the full-backs to cross the ball as soon as possible, so that there would be outflanking points in the penalty area to respond. Moreover, Bai Ran's organization and dispatch in the midfield made the full-backs' insertion more effective.
Third, it is also a small-scale cooperation, a three-to-four-person stranglehold or ball control game. In addition, the talented midfield players have considerable freedom. Several people frequently change positions and advance, and the clever breakthroughs of Modric, Isco and others can always be responded to.
In addition, Zidane himself is a green dancer. His arrival directly inspired the spirituality of Real Madrid players.
Take Marcelo for example. With Modric and Casemiro standing near the center circle to protect him, he can advance more freely and make bold moves. An average of one Marcelo turn per game makes the opponent's right side defenseless, making up for the degradation of Ronaldo's breakthrough ability.
As for the midfielder, Modric's talented performance was even more amazing. His small-scale escape made even an iron-blooded defensive team like Atletico Madrid feel helpless.
The midfield attack group can bring the game into Real Madrid's own rhythm, and then quickly advance the front line with heel passes or even passes without the ball falling to the ground. This kind of cooperation, including substitute midfielder Kovacic, can be said to be competent for everyone.
In Europe, the only team that can have so much fun and rarely make mistakes is Real Madrid, right?
Young midfielders, such as Isco, Asensio, Vazquez, etc., have grown rapidly under Zidane's training, and Zidane has also done a great job in working with young players.
It can be said that since this coach came to Real Madrid, everything is moving in a good direction.
In terms of mentality, Zidane can also help the team to a great extent. Under Zidane's rule, Real Madrid is even less affected by away games, so that there is almost no difference between playing at Camp Nou, Calderon, and Bernabeu.
This is due to Real Madrid's experience in big games in recent years, and also to a reasonable age structure - "old men" such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo, Modric and others bring "young calves" such as Vazquez, Bai Ran and Asensio.
Although Bai Ran's skills and ability to control the situation on the field are very mature, and he is not as immature and reckless as a young player, after all, his age is here, and his experience on the field is not that rich.
What is more important is a kind of confidence. No matter when the game ends, he will not give up or be impatient until the final whistle blows. He is much stronger than the Real Madrid that lost to Dortmund in the 12-13 season.
This kind of confidence is the key to Real Madrid's various lore and draws. In addition to technical and tactical skills, it is also due to self-confidence. In a strong dialogue, whoever has a good mentality can win!
In this way, the game came to an end. After the opening game of the league blew the final whistle, the ranking of the points also jumped out of the paper.
Real Madrid won the first game and ranked first by three points. After all, it has a lead of four goal difference, which is beyond the reach of other teams.
The second place is Atletico Madrid. In the first round, Atletico Madrid won 3-1 against Celta, with two goals and three goals, leading all other teams.
Other teams tied, lost, or won the game by one goal, and have not yet entered the first echelon.
Real Madrid has maintained a leading position at the beginning of the schedule, which is very shocking.
It seems that the Galaxy Battleship is still vigorous this season.
Bai Ran also followed his teammates back to the locker room to celebrate the opening of the league, and was also very excited for the prospect of the new season.
At the beginning of the season, they had already won three trophies.
Whether we can achieve the feat of winning six championships depends on our performance this season!