All-around center

After the tactical meeting, everyone went to the equipment room to prepare for strength training.

Su Ke went straight to Zidane.

"Let's talk about the problem just now!"

Hearing this, Zidane showed excitement. Obviously, he was ready.

The two came to the corner of the corridor and saw Zidane taking out a palm-sized notebook from his pocket.

There are many special words densely written on it, and there are also many logos. Judging from the looseness of the paper calipers, it is obvious that many pages have been torn off this paper.

Zidane turned to a certain page seriously, and then said to Suk: "It's not that I'm unprepared, but I have really thought about this issue."

"Free man in the frontcourt! There are many people playing in this position, such as Messi, but I feel that no one has fully demonstrated the essence of this position!"

"Let's talk about Barcelona first. Messi's playing style is the traditional No. 10 playing style. His movement is uncontrollable in the frontcourt. He can even drop back half-court to meet the midfielder and use his dribbling and passing. To activate the whole team’s advancement.”

"It can be said that the current overall state of Barcelona is declining, especially as Xavi's football is no longer so amazing, but the reason why Barcelona is stable is in many ways because Messi's performance has replaced some of Xavi's roles."

"So, I was thinking, can I graft this way of playing to Real Madrid?"

Zidane looked at Suker: "Barcelona has Messi, but we also have you. Even in terms of versatility, you have to be more outstanding."

"In fact, you have many qualities that Messi does not have, the most obvious of which is your stealing ability!"

"Remember, when you first joined Real Madrid, in the game against Barcelona, ​​you grabbed the ball from Messi's feet and then launched a counterattack. This is the best interpretation of the free man in the frontcourt!"

"Steal - push - score! These are all things you do alone, even if the team plays around you, I feel this is the characteristic that a free frontcourt player should have!"

Looking at the excited Zidane, Suk thought for a while and said, "There are still people who play like this, such as Yaya Toure!"

"But his scoring efficiency, advancement efficiency and even dribbling are all lagging behind compared to you, and his condition is gradually declining."

Zidane said: "Your position should not be locked in a certain area, but cover the front midfielder. You can wait for the pass in the frontcourt and then launch the attack. You can wait for the pass at the opponent's back line and score goals. Even in stalemate situations, you still have the ability to steal, counterattack, and shoot!”

"Of course, I know that playing like this puts a lot of pressure on you and consumes a lot of physical energy. But once the results are effective, your role in the team will be greatly increased."

"The most important thing is that in the Juventus game, our midfielder was able to compete."

Suk looked at Zidane and shook his head: "Although I am very confident in myself, I am not as good as Andre in terms of rhythm control!"

Zidane waved his hand: "You don't understand what I mean. I mean, let you be responsible for the ball and promotion work, and let Cross be responsible for organization and rhythm control. If you carefully differentiate your respective abilities, you can play a perfect rhythm. "

Suk lowered his head and thought for a while.

This can be regarded as transferring the pressure on Cross onto himself.

However, Su Ke is not worried. He can withstand the pressure, and after increasing his range of activities, he will indeed perform better.

"One more thing," Zidane continued.

Su Ke looked at Zidane in surprise. This guy kept talking. This was not like a whim, but the result of preparation and consideration.

"Don't you always want to improve the striker combination?" Zidane said: "I think this is an opportunity!"

"The perfect forward combination must have two characteristics!"

Zidane spread his right hand.

"First: The forwards initiate the attack independently and do not rely on the midfielder."

Zidane showed his left hand again.

"Second: The forwards can also connect with the midfield during the attack."

The two sides suddenly joined together!

With a snap, Zidane pointed at Suker and said: "You are the starting point for the forward's independent attack, and you are also the connection point between the forward and the midfield!"

"Your running in the midfield and frontcourt determines the team's threat, advancement and other directions." Zidane's eyes were bright and divine; "What do you think?"

He didn't even ask Su Ke if he could do the job. In his opinion, Su Ke was fully capable of doing it.

On the other hand, Suk began to think deeply.

Zidane has already said it in detail. Obviously, this is something that has been carefully considered.

In fact, he may have more detailed mission details, but all of them require Su Ke's nod.

As for Suker, can he play?

able!

In fact, during the Pellegrini era, he was the free agent in the frontcourt.

But the difference is that Pellegrini restricted Suker to the left wing and did not fully open it up.

But Zidane is obviously more courageous and more willing to take risks.

He directly completely released the restrictions on Su Ke, allowing him to play freely and use Su Ke's ability to drive the whole team.

What's more, this can also be used with XJBT tactics, which can be said to serve multiple purposes with one stone.

But there are problems.

That's uncertainty and a violation of your teammates' rights!

Let’s not talk about other things first. It’s a bit too much to ask Kroos to give up the work of advancing.

As midfielders, they naturally want to play a more important role on the court. Although this tactic seems to reduce the pressure on Kroos, it also reduces his tactical proportion.

But if they don’t do this, Real Madrid’s imperfect XJBT tactics will also easily go wrong.

Although they still have the system left by Mourinho, this is the tactic that Real Madrid least wants to play.

Since they have tasted the sweetness of attacking and suppressing, it is really difficult for them to go back to defend honestly.

It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it’s difficult to go from luxury to frugality!

They can finally suppress the opponent’s play, but suddenly they are asked to retreat to defend. No one really wants to do this.

Even if they know that this is for the team, they don’t want to play like this.

Suk also knows their thoughts.

We are Real Madrid. What if we can’t play against each other?

Real Madrid’s stars naturally have a sense of arrogance, which sometimes brings motivation, but sometimes it is also troublesome.

Just like now, they obviously have a good set of tactics, but they just choose not to see it.

They don't want to defend with all their players, they just don't want to defend with all their players.

In the first round of the Champions League round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain, Casillas suppressed them and played a defensive counterattack.

Since then, Benzema and others no longer care about Casillas, treating him as transparent.

Even if they pass by, they pretend not to see.

Even Suker, to be honest, he doesn't want to play a defensive counterattack.

Who doesn't want to play more actively, who doesn't want to suppress the opponent.

Therefore, listening to Zidane's proposal, Suker was also slightly moved

"Try it first!"

Suker couldn't be sure immediately, after all, he had to go through training matches and games.

"Okay!"

Zidane looked excited.

With Suker's words, many things and work were easy to start.

Soon, Zidane found Kroos, Benzema, Bale and others to explain one by one.

As soon as Zidane proposed, the brows of the three people frowned immediately.

Among them, Kroos was particularly dissatisfied. After all, who wants to be divided into tactical proportions?

But soon, Zidane brought up Suker. When Kroos heard that it was Suker, he nodded even though he was still a little reluctant.

If it was someone else, he would try his best to fight for it.

But if it was Suker, he was willing to give up resources.

On the one hand, it was Suker's performance and status.

On the other hand, Kroos was really grateful to Suker, so he was willing to make some sacrifices.

Zidane's lobbying was much easier than expected. Of course, Suker's name played a key role here.

Real Madrid originally played around Suker, and it was not excessive to give him more resources now.

Isn't Barcelona playing like this?

After finalizing these things, Real Madrid immediately entered the training match.

In the next round, Real Madrid's opponent is Espanyol.

Espanyol is currently in the upper middle and lower positions of the standings. It has neither relegation pressure nor the qualification to participate in the European war.

Therefore, in terms of playing style, it is not as fierce as the relegation team.

Real Madrid can take this opportunity to test tactics.

Of course, the training match must be passed.

On the sidelines, Zidane looked at the field seriously, holding a notebook in his hand, recording in detail.

In the field, Suker's figure was active in various positions.

Sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right.

He shot in the front court!

He would also retreat to the half court to receive the ball.

Casemiro kept following Suker, but he was just following, he couldn't even put pressure on Suker.

Suker received the ball with his back, turned his head to the right, shook his right ankle, and did pass the ball to the left.

Casemiro's vision was blocked, he could only judge according to the direction of Suker's head turning.

But in the end, he missed the opportunity to intercept.

"Retreat!"

Ramos yelled.

Casemiro was about to retreat, and he saw Suker strolling slowly, with no intention of advancing at all.

For some reason, Casemiro felt dangerous.

Sure enough, Bale suddenly passed the ball to Suker.

"Sure enough!" Casemiro was about to intercept, Suker took a step forward and blocked Casemiro again, while letting the ball pass through his crotch.

The ball rolled to the left rib area, and Marcelo received the ball at this position.

He shook his ankle and completed the cross.

Benzema headed the ball in the air!

The whole offensive process was effortless.

Obviously, they were not careless at all, but the main forwards tore open the gap and scored a goal.

"I can't limit it!"

Casemiro turned his head and said.

He was afraid that Ramos and other teammates would blame him.

But both Ramos and Pepe were a little helpless.

They didn't blame Casemiro, they saw it clearly in the backcourt.

Suker's running position was unpredictable. He received the ball at a certain point and then moved immediately.

The passing line was even more hidden and unpredictable.

When they press forward, Suker will drop back a bit

or even cross with Kroos, or even switch positions directly.

How big is Suker's range of movement?

If there is a running heat map, then you can clearly see that the midfield and frontcourt are evenly distributed in red.

The ribs on the left and right sides are the most distinct.

"Suk, you can make more bold breakthroughs and don't always insist on passing the ball." Zidane reminded.

Midfielders sometimes become addicted to passing the ball and lose the essence of moving forward. Instead, they keep passing the ball, making it difficult for the offense to advance.

Suk nodded towards Zidane.

He really hasn't tried much to break through, and the reason is very simple, that is, he is still trying to get used to it.

For example, he is also observing the movements of Bell and Benzema, and even Srna, Marcelo and Kroos need to be taken into consideration.

Since this warm-up match, Su Ke's head has been running at high speed.

If you are a forward, you will purely rely on your body's function and short-term decision-making to play football.

Then the midfielder is constantly observing and using his brain.

It is not only necessary to observe and predict the movement of one's own players, but the opponent also needs to take it into consideration.

"I have a headache!"

After the warm-up match, Suk couldn't help but rub his temples.

Kroos on the side couldn't help laughing: "Appropriate and reasonable laziness is very important. The midfielder is not like the front. Except for the sudden burst of attack, other times he will be in a waiting state."

"The midfielder is constantly running and passing and receiving, so how to be lazy is very important."

Suk nodded; "So, you guys who play midfield are all very thoughtful!"

Cross sneered, Suk was right.

The role of the midfielder is the command tower, so you must learn to be cunning.

"But it feels good." Su Ke stretched his shoulders and turned around and said, "This way of playing is only temporary, don't worry, we will be on the right track starting next season."

"I know!" Cross nodded.

To be honest, he also knows that he has not reached his peak yet, and if he is locked in a fight with Pirlo, the situation will really not look good.

Although his talent is very good and his potential is sufficient.

But the growth curve has not yet been completed, and he needs more training.

This time against Juventus, with the help of Suker, it will definitely be easier.

"Tomorrow's game, if we score quickly, let's give it a try!"

Real Madrid has played two rounds of the league, and then they will play in the Champions League.

Therefore, we need to take advantage of these two rounds of league games to practice this tactic again.

On March 16, in the 28th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Espanyol at home.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, Real Madrid scored.

Bell assisted Suker, and Suker scored in front of the goal.

In the 17th minute, Su Ke passed the ball and used his speed to break through the Spaniard's defense and score again with the ball.

After Real Madrid took a two-goal lead, they began practicing new tactics.

The Spaniard was a little stunned by Real Madrid.

While they were still recovering, Suker suddenly ran in a wide range, leading their entire midfield defense to run around. In this case, the already chaotic defense became even more chaotic.

Su Ke also observed this scene.

He suddenly pulled back, looked at Cross and made a gesture.

Cross immediately passed the ball and immediately dived behind Suker.

Su Ke pretended to twist to the left, then took a penalty kick with the toe of his right foot, then suddenly reversed and turned again.

This time, the Spaniard's midfielder couldn't keep up.

He could only marvel at the flexibility of Suk's body.

The pressure on Su Ke's ankle was also great, but he still endured it and completed the turn.

Facing the attacker, Su Ke's vision suddenly became brighter.

He moved forward with the ball. When the Spanish center back couldn't help but move forward, Suker's calf landed slightly and poked the ball with his toes.

The ball passed between the two central defenders, and Bell burst out from the side, faced the ball, and scored with a powerful shot.

In the 31st minute, Real Madrid led by 3 goals.

This goal made the Real Madrid players extremely excited, and the effect was achieved

In the second half, Real Madrid made persistent efforts.

In the 61st minute, Suker made continuous dribbles, pushed into the far corner, and scored again, completing his hat trick in this game.

In the 78th minute, Suker passed forward to Benzema.

Suker moved forward toward the left rib area, attracting a lot of defensive attention. Bell on the other side immediately ran out of the space, received Benzema's pass, and scored again.

In the end, the game ended with Real Madrid defeating Espanyol 5:1.

The Spaniard's goal was an own goal. The ball hit the foot of Kroos who was retreating and bounced into the goal.

After playing this round of games, the Real Madrid players left the training base and headed towards their respective national teams.

There are two World Cup qualifying matches in mid-March.

Suker and Srna also returned to Croatia immediately.

These two games for Croatia were not easy either.

Play Serbia and Wales at home and away respectively.

Serbia attaches great importance to this game, but the gap in hard power cannot be made up.

But this game was also full of gunpowder, and the game once got out of control.

It was not possible to open up the situation until the 70th minute.

Until Su Ke suddenly scored with a cold shot in the 73rd minute.

Then in the 89th minute, he scored a goal with a header.

Croatia won the game 2:0 at home.

This is also Croatia's five consecutive wins in the qualifying stage.

On March 27, Croatia went to Wales to play.

In this game, Suker and Bale became opponents.

But facing the strong Croatia, Wales is a newcomer.

Even if they have Bale, it is difficult to compete with Croatia.

Moreover, Suker's state is extremely hot.

In the first half, he got one shot and two assists.

In the whole game, he scored two passes and two shots.

Croatia defeated Wales 4:1 away and won the sixth round, continuing to lead the group with a perfect record.

So far, Croatia is the only team that has won all the games.

Germany and the Netherlands, who also performed well in the qualifiers, were tied by Sweden and Romania respectively.

Currently, they have a record of 5-1-0!

And Croatia's performance has once again attracted the world.

The World Cup has not yet started. With its outstanding performance in the qualifiers and the blessing of the European Cup champion, Croatia's qualification is almost a foregone conclusion.

At the same time, it also surpassed Brazil and became the top of the current FIFA national team rankings.