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173. El Clásico (3)
Real Madrid looked quite dangerous at the beginning of the game.
It feels like Barcelona's play is being neglected.
Until last night's night training, some Real Madrid players were not convinced by Schuster's tactics.
One of them was Raoul.
Raul was actually a player with a very high understanding of tactics.
Still, he had doubts about the tactics Schuster had devised.
I was worried about whether it would work in practice and whether it could be used against Barcelona.
But today, as I played in the first half, I slowly started to feel it.
I think this tactic will work.
And now.
[Raul rushes to the front door!]
[Carlos' ground ball cross falls exactly in front of Raoul's feet!]
I completely realized.
This worked.
Crash!
[Gooooool! It's a goal! Real Madrid scores first!]
Waaaaaaaaa!
While about 100,000 home fans were silent, fierce cheers came out from one of the away seats.
"Essssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ats at me! Raoul!"
Raoul celebrated his score by kissing the ring.
Meanwhile, everyone's colleagues came up to Raoul and enjoyed the joy together.
"Rauuuuuuuuuuu! "I knew I could do it!"
"You're the captain after all!"
"Carlos it was an amazing cross. And it was a fantastic kill pass by Jiju. "Cannavaro's tackling skills were without question."
As expected, it was Raul who, like a captain, praised each player and boosted their confidence.
and.
When Woo Ho-young approached and congratulated him, Raoul held out his palm and met him violently.
"It was very good."
He did not know that this tactic was created based on Woo Ho-young's opinion.
It wasn't just Raoul.
Except for Schuster and some of the coaching staff, no one knew about it.
So Raoul was thinking like this.
'Director Schuster… he was a much greater person than I thought.'
A master among masters.
It was surprising that such a customized tactic was created in just one week.
but.
"It was the best response ever. Let's do it again like before. "We have to become stronger partners than Xavi and Iniesta."
"All right."
"Believe."
Zidane was slightly aware of that fact.
The fact that Hoyoung contributed to building this customized strategy.
But now is not the time to discuss such things.
It is not too late to give praise and admiration even after 70 minutes.
"Okay, everyone, let's go back. The game starts now. We have about 70 minutes left. It's times when we have to stop them and times when we can add extra points. "You just have to do what you trained until the end."
After hearing Zidane's words, the players gathered their excitement and returned to their seats.
1 to 0.
As the score became lopsided, the atmosphere at Camp Nou began to change.
The 100,000 people who filled the stands could not escape their shock.
Real Madrid's first goal was that shocking.
[Has Barcelona ever allowed the first goal at Camp Nou this season? There was none! Until Raul just scored!
[And giving up the first goal to Real Madrid? It might be a terrible day for football fans in Barcelona. Unless Barcelona wins.]
[But there is still a lot of time left. It's fully possible to turn things around. Likewise, it is too early for Real Madrid to be complacent. Barcelona is a particularly strong team at the end of the first half and the end of the second half. Los Blancos should take note of that.]
Barcelona fans, regardless of nationality, were in despair.
In particular, 'Real Party' and 'Korean Curre', which were in a state of truce.
The two sides agreed to allow each other to attack for just one day today, and it was Korean Curai who attacked first.
The members of Real Party, who had been waiting for this moment, started running wild on the Korean Curé site like colts with no reins.
[Barcelona has been good until now. As soon as I met Real, I immediately dived. You can clearly see the level, right?]
└The tactic is to hide as soon as you meet a strong team. Just like Guardiola's hair. └LOL
But there's still a lot of hair left. Don't be too harsh.
└I feel like I lose a handful every game. I'm going to lose a lot of weight today as well. If we lose to Real, the stress won't be a joke haha
└Damn. Are you saying that Barcelona only does Yanghak? We won a landslide victory over AT Madrid, but is that a good thing?
└They are better than Real Madrid haha
└Ah~ Then Real is not good at playing well so they got beat up by Real Union in the 3rd division haha
└Real Union hahahahahahaha the level of royalty hahaha 3rd division hahaha
└the level of Barca who got the first goal at home by 'that royalty' hahaha
└Tiki? Taka? what? What is that? Are you eating it?
└Luis Figo, who will be watching this match, must be proud.
The atmosphere began to become increasingly heated as the name 'Luis Figo', which is considered a taboo in Korean culture, was mentioned.
Accordingly, the heat in the stadium became increasingly hotter.
The group, who were speechless due to shock, soon regained their energy and shouted cheers of support.
Barcelona's players concentrated on their play.
The performance slowly began to revive with Xavi and Iniesta at the center.
It had tremendous synergy with Messi.
[Lionel Messi digs in from the right side. He taps the ball and goes into the box. We engage in psychological warfare with Carlos.]
[Messi! Turn left and try to break through! Carlos quickly tries to stick together, but he folds once more!]
[Immediately followed by Swoouuut!]
Whoop!
Unfortunately, Messi's one-man show was stopped by Casillas' save.
The second ball, which rolled after being punched, was immediately handled by Ramos, who was right in front of him.
After all, Barcelona was Barcelona.
Even if they lost the first goal, they were still strong and tried to escape the pressure by supporting each other.
He constantly pounded on the goal of Real Madrid, which was down to five back.
At the center was Messi.
However, Madrid did not suffer like that.
Pow!
"Ugh."
A rough fight broke out as Carlos and Cannavaro began marking Messi 2-on-1.
At times like that, Messi rolled on the floor once and the referee blew the whistle.
This didn't just apply to Messi.
A fight to the death was taking place everywhere.
As the first half drew to a close, the players' struggles became more intense.
It's so bad that one yellow card comes out every three minutes.
And their fighting spirit soon bore fruit.
It was the 38th minute of the first half.
[There is a lot of space left for Lionel Messi, who caught the ball in the second line. Lionel Messi attempts a surprise breakthrough without missing the opportunity. The Real Madrid players are a bit slow to react.]
[You have to concentrate. There is nothing more stupid in the world than Messi looking away when he catches the ball.]
A surprise breakthrough.
Lionel Messi easily passed Diarra with his unique agile movements reminiscent of Maradona in his prime, and then succeeded in deceiving Ramos.
There was no special foot technique.
He entered the penalty only with his dribbling skills and fluid movements.
It felt like the ball was stuck to my foot like a magnet.
Pepe tried to tackle him right in front, but he ended up slipping after getting caught in the grass, and his last line of defense collapsed.
If luck was a skill, it was a skill.
In an instant, Messi, who was standing in front of the goal with three people back, aimed for the empty space in the goal with his left foot.
And this time, Casillas showed miraculous reaction speed.
Pow!
[The ball hit Casillas' hand!]
But the goalkeeper had his limits.
There was no guarantee that the teammate would always get the second ball, which was in charge of punching, and Eto'o, the black leopard who rushed in without missing the opportunity, made sure to finish the game.
Crash!
[goal! Samuel Eto'o scores!]
[Barcelona manages to equalize before the end of the first half.]
"Fuck you! "Why is the grass so long?"
Pepe slipped and fell on the grass and lost his temper.
If the grass is long, it sometimes happens that you get tangled in your soccer shoes and fall, but today was that day.
[Barcelona finally succeeded in fully unfolding their own play. Now that this has happened, it is no exaggeration to say that the game is over. Barcelona's merciless attack will begin. Madrid needs to wake up.]
[Real Madrid tends to allow Barcelona to play too easily. We need to fix that problem quickly. I can't understand what Director Schuster is thinking.]
1 to 1.
As Barcelona regained momentum, commentators from each media outlet spoke in unison.
The game is over.
Ignoring Barcelona's play is a huge mistake.
But Hoyoung thought differently.
'Opportunity will definitely come again.'
Neglecting Barcelona's play was planned in the first place.
This was because they had to play the way they wanted to deploy the customized tactics they had prepared.
To put it simply, it was no different from a strategy of giving up the flesh and taking the bones.
In fact, at first, Klopp's Gegen pressing, known as Tiki Taka's hard counter, was considered.
However, that tactic was not one that Real Madrid could use because it required a huge amount of activity.
So the weapon that Hoyoung took out was the 3-5-2 model.
It was a strategy to give possession to the opponent and catch Tiki Taka off guard through tactical and systematic defense and attack.
'But this won't last long either.'
Because it is a tactic that requires tremendous stamina from the left and right wingbacks, the game had to be decided in the first half before Carlos and Robben get tired.
just now.
As the promised time approached, the Madrid players' movements began to intensify.
[The game is heating up towards the end of the first half. Barcelona's attack is getting stronger.]
[Real Madrid is not backing down easily either. Until now, they were blocking inside the box, but now they are going out of the box and applying forward pressure!]
This time, they persistently disrupted Barcelona's play and embarrassed them.
Zidane and Hoyoung interfered with Xavi and Iniesta's ball distribution, and Diarra and Robben blocked Henry's straight penetration.
And Eto'o's penetration was blocked by Cannavaro and Ramos, and Messi's amazing breakthrough was blocked by Carlos and Pepe.
Still, Messi was Messi.
[Lionel Messi, who is on the defensive, tries to dribble with Carlos and Pepe in front of him.]
[Ah, Lionel Messi! With his agile movements, he overtakes Carlos in an instant!]
[Messi neutralizes Pepe's next tackle! Messi! Drive the ball and run! Lionell Messi! Still running the ball! It's still Messi!]
A dribble break that was overlooked even though he knew it.
Indeed, he was at a level worthy of being called a soccer player of the New World.
However, the bold shot inside the box did not result in a goal.
A miraculous save by Casillas, commonly known as 'Saint Iker', saved Madrid.
which.
"get out!"
It soon turned into a chance for Real Madrid.
The build-up of modern soccer begins with the goalkeeper.
As if to prove it, the ball thrown by Casillas flew powerfully and fell at Woo Ho-young's feet.
Hoyoung, who received the ball with stable ball trapping, looked to the side.
Zidane's sharp eyes were speaking.
'Now'.
And it was that moment.
Tap, tap, tap.
Percussion!
Tiqui-taca.
The two players repeatedly made short and quick passes, covering the midfield.
It was a scene the world of soccer would never see again.
[Zidane and Woo Ho-young are moving forward at a fast pace with fantastic chemistry!]
[How can this be? It shows a build-up that can only be admired. Zidane and Ho-Young Woo continue to exchange passes. The speed is incredible.]
[Zidane and Woo Ho-young! Finally, he escapes from the pressure of Xavi and Iniesta! Busquets then runs in…!]
Crash.
Whoop.
As expected, Zidane, like the master of the Marseille turn, succeeded in turning Busquets away with a 360-degree turn.
The passage of time accelerated.
Hoyoung's penetration into space became faster, and as a result, both Zidane's passing speed and power were amplified.
The passes they shared contained an accurate message.
[Woo Ho-young, who received the 7th pass, penetrates the second line!]
[Real Madrid succeeded in taking control of Barcelona's camp in an instant!]
Where the two advanced while exchanging passes, four attackers were already in the optimal position. .
This was a decisive chance created by the two's build-up.
What's left is to finish.
Robben and Carlos and Van Nistelrooy and Raul.
Barcelona's defense was busy marking them.
Everywhere was full of loopholes.
And Hoyoung aimed for just one point among many places.
Right between Puyol and Marquez.
"landlord!"
Hoyoung ran towards there, and before he could say a word, Zidane's kill pass split the ground.
The place where the sharp rushing ball stuck like a magnet was on the inside of Hoyoung's foot.
Percussion!
And in front of him, Victor Valdes, the guardian of Camp Nou, was guarding the goal.
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