Ball king grower

Different from the previous games, the third round match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad was the last to be played, so those teams that had already finished their third round matches began to pay attention to this game. It would be boring to be idle anyway.

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Under the intense attention of the media, Pogba started this game and played a very important midfielder position.

So some people began to wonder again. Didn't Zidane give up on Pogba? Why did he start again today?

Some people also expressed gloating - hey, Pogba is on the field, Real Madrid's game today will definitely backfire, and it is estimated that like Barcelona, ​​it will capsize in the gutter.

But no matter how the outside world evaluates and speculates, Pogba himself is full of confidence today. He will prove himself and defend his reputation through this game.

The other Real Madrid players don't want to imitate Barcelona's thrilling game and must win any game they can win.

But sometimes, the more you don't want something to develop, it will develop in a direction you don't want.

Real Madrid are in trouble on the road.

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Perhaps because Real Madrid's offense was too sharp, Real Sociedad gave up offense from the beginning and focused entirely on defense.

Although Real Madrid is not afraid of intensive defense, after all, in this case, scoring goals will become much more difficult, so the game has been going on for thirty minutes. Although Real Madrid is basically playing around Real Sociedad's goal,

But he couldn't score a goal.

Of course, Real Sociedad didn't score a goal. So far, they haven't even had a shot. But don't worry, what they want in this game is just a draw. Unlike Real Madrid, Real Madrid wants three goals.

point.

At the critical moment, Lin Yu stood up and relied on his violent long-range shots to help Real Madrid score a goal in the 35th minute of the game, finally taking the lead.

I originally thought that Real Sociedad would find a way to attack after falling behind, but what makes people unhappy is that Real Sociedad doesn't seem to care about conceding a goal. They still defend intensively according to their own ideas.

From the looks of it, even if they lose, they can accept it, they just don't want to lose too much.

In fact, according to this rhythm, most of Real Madrid's players are satisfied. As long as they get three points, it doesn't matter what the score is, but some people are not satisfied.

Pogba started the game and although he made no mistakes, it was almost forty minutes and he still had not performed well, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Now he and Lin Yu have decided to fight against Real Sociedad. Aren't you guys going to defend intensively? Then we will go in until you cry, and let's see if you dare to continue like this.

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Although both Lin Yu and Pogba wanted to continue scoring goals, due to Real Sociedad's dense and hard defense, the score could not be expanded again until the end of the first half.

A score of 1:0 can satisfy Zidane. It can also satisfy most of Real Madrid's players, because such a score can allow Real Madrid to get three points and achieve three consecutive league victories.

They are not worried about being equalized by Real Sociedad, so why would they be worried? Look at the opponent. In the entire first half, not to mention scoring a goal, there was not even a decent shot. What is a team like this afraid of?

This kind of mentality is too stable, and on the contrary, it loses the fighting spirit and morale it should have. Because of this, although Real Madrid had a great advantage in the first half, the ball actually bounced around in the midfield and backcourt many times.

, it almost feels like Barcelona.

This is originally an away game. If you maintain this mentality, the more you play, the more bored you will become and the less enthusiastic you will feel. Therefore, only Lin Yu scored a goal in the first half. This is really normal.

Just like that, during the halftime break, Zidane also told the players that it would be good to maintain the current rhythm. We don't need to score so many goals, as long as we can score three points, it will be enough.

Zidane's idea is good, and as a head coach, his idea is not wrong, but it makes Lin Yu and Pogba miserable.

Lin Yu is a goal-scoring madman, and he will be unhappy if he doesn't score.

Pogba is starting for the first time. If the game ends like this, others will only say that he has no effect. Although he has made no mistakes, he is just a soy sauce.

So he has to score goals or assists, no matter what, he has to show his ability.

The result was like this. In the second half, the game situation still did not improve. Even Real Madrid's rhythm slowed down a lot. Real Sociedad gradually seized the opportunity to counterattack.

As soon as Zidane saw this, he knew something was in trouble. He was trying to keep the team in rhythm, but he didn't expect the team to play more and more casually. This is definitely a bad sign.

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Soon, trouble came. Real Sociedad finally seized the opportunity to counterattack and passed the ball from the wing to the center. If this ball could not be blocked, it would be very dangerous.

In the end, the ball was blocked, but it was even more troublesome.

Because the one who blocked the ball was David Luiz, who was starting the game today. He used too much force on his feet, and as a result, the ball was not kicked out, but instead was kicked directly into his own goal.

"Oolong——!"

"At the 70 minute mark, Real Madrid made a mistake and gave their opponent an own goal!"

"Louis, I used to be very irritable when I was at Chelsea. I didn't expect that it's still the same now. This ball shouldn't be blocked."

"Actually, I can't blame him. If he hadn't blocked the ball, it would have reached the feet of the opponent's forward and he would have scored a goal! In the end, he was still too lax. In the second half, Real Madrid was just like walking on the field."

Seeing this, Zidane shook his head helplessly. He knew that there was a problem with his judgment, which led to the current situation. It was still too late to save it. Although Pogba performed well on the court, there was nothing exciting about it.

Performance. He felt it was time for Pogba to come off and rest.

So Royce, Khedira, Jesus, and Isco all went to the sidelines to warm up. No matter how you look at it, it means that the midfielder needs to be replaced.

Pogba also noticed this change, and his mentality began to go wrong. He became a little anxious, and with this anxiety, his old habits came back again. He took long-range shots rashly and did not seize the opportunity at all.

Fortunately, Lin Yu ran over at this time and said to Pogba: "Don't be nervous. Follow your pace. If you panic, it will be faster. I will go talk to the boss. In the next game, the two of us will

Just cooperate and try to overtake the score again with dribbling and long-range shots. I believe you can do it."

After speaking, Lin Yu ran directly to the sidelines and muttered a few words with Zidane near the bench.

Zidane nodded seemingly thoughtfully.

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Soon, Zidane made a substitution, but it was not Pogba who was replaced. Instead, it was Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, who obviously had no fighting spirit. Both of them were good friends of Lin Yu.

Naturally, I hope they can stay on the court, but the problem is that these two people performed too poorly today. They also have mental problems, probably because they are a little tired because of consecutive starts. It is understandable.

There is no shame in being substituted after seventy minutes.

Reus and Hussey came on, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale.

At this time, the commentators and reporters had objections to the substitution.

"I don't think I've scored a goal for such a long time. The one who should be replaced most should be Pogba. His performance in his first start was mediocre, not at all as amazing as expected!"

"Pogba's performance is much better than before, but this is not enough to support him in starting. When starting in Real Madrid, it is not enough to just be satisfactory. He must contribute to the team. Zidane asked him to stay

On the court, are you still looking forward to some wonderful performance from him?"

In the commentary, he was relatively restrained and did not say anything too outrageous, but the reporters in the media box had no scruples in speaking.

"Stupid substitution. The one who should be substituted most should be Pogba, not Ronaldo or Bale! Just look at Pogba's aimless long shot just now. He has lost the calmness that a player should have.

mentality, I am sure that if he continues to stay on the court, it will only make Real Madrid appear more passive and stop attacking! He will definitely drag down Lin Yu, for sure!"

"Does Zidane want to use this method to express that he still trusts Pogba? In fact, it is completely unnecessary. If this leads to the team losing in the end, can he afford this responsibility?"

"I think after this game, Pogba will definitely become the target of public criticism again. Even Lin Yu can't help him."

"Zidane is also whimsical. He really thinks that Pogba can save the team and keep him on the court?"

"Well, at least Zidane has reserved a substitution spot. In this case, if Pogba does not perform well, he can make adjustments in time. Hopefully it won't be too late."

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As if to go against reporters, Zidane made another substitution adjustment five minutes later. This time it was not Pogba who was replaced, but David Luiz, who had performed poorly today.

It is Real Madrid's backcourt star Ramos.

"Crazy! Really crazy! It's understandable to replace Louis and let him calm down for a while, but I still feel that Pogba should end up more."

Most people in the media gallery felt that Zidane had made a mistake. He used the last substitution spot. In other words, now the midfielder could only leave it to Pogba. Pogba

If Ba does not perform well, then the team will have to finish the game. If Ba performs well, the team will win.

This game was actually in the hands of a player they didn't expect. This kind of thing is really intolerable.

In the eyes of reporters, Zidane is too timid. Instead of changing defenders, it is better to take Pogba, then bring on Benzema and let Lin Yu play as a shadow forward. This is what Real Madrid used to do.

The tactics mentioned above are very useful against dense defenses.

But what's the use of keeping Pogba on the court now? Really.

And if you keep Luis, Real Sociedad may plan to counterattack again because of the instability of your defense. This is the legendary luring the enemy deep. Once the opponent comes out, the goal will be easy to score.

But now it's better. As soon as Ramos came on, Real Sociedad simply gave up the counterattack. With a score of 1:1, they didn't suffer at all. They could maintain a draw at their home court and give the fans an explanation.

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What the reporters thought was also what the head coach of Real Sociedad thought. Anyway, we had equalized the score, so there was no need to take any more risks. We just had to hold on to the goal until the end of the game.

Your midfielder Pogba didn't have any outstanding performance today, so we don't have to worry about him passing the ball, we don't have to worry at all.

If we can draw with Real Madrid, it will be a great honor for the entire Real Sociedad. After this season, we will definitely play better because of this.

On the sidelines, Zidane was also a little nervous. Although he listened to Lin Yu's suggestion and did not take Pogba off the field, even he could not guarantee whether Pogba could perform well. After all,

He hasn't fully integrated into the team yet.

However, considering that if Pogba was replaced today, it would completely cause the player to lose his confidence, he still accepted Lin Yu's suggestion.

"Come on, kid, it's time for you to clear your name!" (To be continued...)