Football’s First Defender

Real Madrid has an absolute offensive advantage on the court, and also has a clear lead in possession of the ball, but for Real Madrid, how to break through the iron barrel formation of Kashima Antlers is to find a way to complete the goal at this stage.

Kashima Antlers know the strength of their team, and if they fight against Real Madrid, they will not be able to win the game.

Then Kashima Antlers really managed to put the game at a lower level, put out their best efforts, and just compete with Real Madrid.

You must know that the iron barrel formations that Real Madrid faced in the past tried to maintain the integrity of the lineup as much as possible, to defend the area of ​​​​the position during the game, to limit Real Madrid's offense.

But today, the iron barrel formation put out by Kashima Antlers is not only to maintain the rigor of the lineup, the players also use their very active running to increase the mobility of defense during the game, which can give Real Madrid Attack the ball holder and apply pressure.

Of course, Real Madrid, facing Kashima Antlers' defense, did not rush to attack.

Because of such a defensive rhythm, Kashima Antlers really can't last the whole game, and may not even be able to support half of the game.

Real Madrid has been launching an attack on the periphery during the game.

While the opponent's defense is kept tight enough, Real Madrid has no way to pass the ball directly into the penalty area to create a threat, and can only use long-range shots from the outside to create opportunities.

In the Real Madrid lineup, Toni Kroos and Modric are the highlights. As the core of the team's midfielder, their long-range shooting ability can also help Real Madrid try to break the deadlock.

Judging from the situation of the game, Modric is indeed the point where Real Madrid can increase the most variables in the game.

Under the tight defense of Ronaldo and others, Real Madrid relied more on the long-range shots inserted by the midfielders on the offensive end to put Kashima Antlers without defensive pressure.

Real Madrid is not in a hurry in the game, because Kashima Antlers' defense, although it has an excellent defensive effect, consumes a lot of energy for the players. Real Madrid has the patience to wait for the opponent, because of the decline in physical fitness. opportunity to be exposed.

As far as the actual situation of the game is concerned, Real Madrid didn't even wait until the opponent had physical problems, and Real Madrid took advantage of its super long-range shooting ability on the periphery to create a murderous opportunity.

Using his excellent personal ability, Modric received a pass from Vazquez on the right during the game, and then made a horizontal dunk to force a breakthrough. The defensive player leaning on Kashima Antlers directly completed a kick outside the penalty area. Shoot the goal.

Modric's long-range shot is full of power, and the angle is tricky, flying straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

The goalkeeper of Kashima Antlers flew to save and successfully blocked the ball.

It's just that although the goalkeeper of Kashima Antlers blocked the ball, the ball was still in front of the goal, and Real Madrid was in the penalty area. The two forwards, Ronaldo and Benzema, reacted quickly and took the first step. It was Benzema. Facing the football blocked by the Kashima Antlers goalkeeper, Benzema lobbed the ball into the empty goal without stopping the ball.

1 to 0!

Relying on Benzema's complementary shot, Real Madrid broke the deadlock on the field in the 21st minute of the game and took the lead.

This is the third goal scored by Benzema in the history of the Club World Cup. It also tied Anelka's record and tied with his fellow countrymen for the second place in the historical scorer list of the Club World Cup.

In the last ten games, Benzema also scored five goals for Real Madrid, becoming the most stable striker in the Real Madrid team.

After Real Madrid really scored a goal, for the Kashima Antlers players who are playing at home, there is nothing they can't let go of.

We all know that Real Madrid's counterattack is powerful, but since the team is already behind, the Kashima Antlers players will naturally not be willing to give up the game like this.

This is also the tactic that Kashima Antlers made clear before the game. If the team can successfully defend the game, it will continue to defend with the iron barrel, but if it is true that Real Madrid scores first in the game , then Kashima Antlers will also give it a go at home, showing their offensive strength, creating threats to Real Madrid's defense in the game, and striving for an equalizer.

Kashima Antlers, as a team known for their offense in Japan's domestic league J-League, their offensive strength is very strong.

Relying on the team's super offensive ability, Kashima Antlers passed all the way in the league, won the J-League championship, and was able to represent the host country in this Club World Cup.

And when Kashima Antlers really came out and launched an attack, Real Madrid's midfielders did feel a different attacking style, which was the quick-witted offensive coordination that Asian teams tend to be good at.

Although it may be said that Kashima Antlers players' pass control level is not as high as that of Barcelona, ​​​​the Real Madrid team itself is an expedition to the Far East. For Real Madrid players, their state adjustments encountered such as jet lag. Fatigue and many other reasons actually caused the real competitive state of Real Madrid players to be not at their best.

So when Kashima Antlers really attacked, it was discovered that Real Madrid's defense was not as solid as imagined, and even Real Madrid's counterattack did not create an excellent threat as imagined.

The right time, place and people are all on the side of Kashima Antlers, making up for the huge gap in personal strength of the Kashima Antlers players as much as possible.

In the first attack just after kick-off, Kashima Antlers played a wonderful offensive coordination.

After the team's tactics changed, Kashima Antlers began to invest more players on the offensive end to play their own offensive characteristics to threaten Real Madrid's defense.

And this attack after the kickoff. Kashima Antlers showed an exquisite pass coordination. In the end, Shuto Yamamoto completed a pass in the game and found Mitsuo Ogasawara in front of the penalty area.

After receiving a pass from his teammate before the penalty area, Ogasawara Mitsuo stepped sideways and directly chose to hit the goal with a heavy kick. This was Kashima Antlers' first goal kick in this game. Although he missed the target, but But it's only one ball higher than the crossbar, and it can be regarded as creating a threat.

Yang Feng kept shouting to his teammates in the penalty area, he must be vigilant, and he must not give the opponent too easy a chance to hit the goal.

Although his team has taken the lead, Yang Feng did not dare to be careless at this time. After all, the tenacious willpower of the Japanese team is the same as the undead Koreans. The gap is relatively large, but that is only the gap in the physical confrontation ability of the race. Asian football actually has its own technical characteristics, especially East Asian football, which is very distinctive.

If it is really played by the opponent, Real Madrid actually does not have a good way to fall into the opponent's small and quick offensive combination on the defensive end.

Later in the game, the two teams fell into a confrontational posture. This was actually a surprise for the Real Madrid team before the game. , Kashima Antlers directly changed the iron barrel formation to an offensive formation, and fought against Real Madrid.

In the 24th minute of the game, Lucas Vazquez was in the middle of the penalty area. After receiving a direct pass from Modric, he got rid of it sideways and completed a volley with his right foot. It was a pity that although Vazquez's action The shot was very coherent, and he avoided the defensive circle. Could it be that this kick was slightly higher than the crossbar?

And Real Madrid's offense had just been completed, and Kashima Antlers' offense followed immediately.

One minute later, Doi Shengzhen sent a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Mitsuo Ogasawara followed up and hit the goal, but it was a pity that the ball was judged by Yang Feng first. Yang Feng rushed to the defensive position and stretched his foot to hit the goal. All the goal routes were blocked, and the ball bounced off Yang Feng's leg, which did not pose a threat to Navas.

Of course, the more aggressive Kashima Antlers' offense is, the greater the gap left by the defense, giving Real Madrid players enough ability to counterattack.

In Real Madrid, everyone can serve as the starting point for a counterattack, and everyone can pose the most direct threat to the opponent's defense after receiving the ball in front.

Kashima Antlers failed to attack again, but Yang Feng caught the opportunity. After completing the steal, Yang Feng directly sent a long pass from the backcourt to look for Benzema ahead.

Benzema used his physical advantage to unload the ball, then turned around and made a breakthrough, and went straight to the front, putting tremendous pressure on the defense line that entered the antlers.

While Benzema was in the process of breaking through, he was also watching all directions and listening to all directions. On the one hand, he was looking for gaps in the opponent's defense line to see if he could complete a one-stop breakthrough by himself, and on the other hand he was observing the running of his teammates. If the teammate runs out of the opportunity, Benzema will also send the pass immediately.

Some people always say that Benzema is Real Madrid's backer. In fact, players like Benzema have always been the first choice of Real Madrid's striker since they won the competition with Higuain. A very comprehensive forward, he can play a huge role in the game.

Whether he hits the goal by himself or plays for his teammates, Benzema can play all the offensive attributes of the frontcourt during the game to contribute to the team.

This time, after attracting the opponent's defensive attention, Benzema observed that there was a large defensive space on Modric's forward side, and directly sent a diagonal pass to Modric. Modric can rush to the passing position at full speed without slowing down, directly posing an offensive threat.

It's just a pity that Modric's attack after outflanking the right rib did not achieve very good results this time. When Modric received the football, he volleyed with his right foot and hit the goal directly, attracting the defensive player to fly to block. With a dunk of the right foot, the defensive player was shaken away, and the left foot completed a kick without any defensive pressure, but this time the goalkeeper of Kashima Antlers made a very good save and hit the ball directly Outside the penalty area, Real Madrid has no way to form a supplementary shot in front of the goal.

The Kashima Antlers offensive continues. Especially after falling behind, when the antlers of the deer are fully attacking, not only to use the pass, but also to use interspersed to cause offensive danger in the penalty area of ​​Real Madrid. Even if it is a long-range shot from a long distance from the outside, Kashima Antlers cherishes it, and will complete a long-range shot without any hesitation to pose a threat to Real Madrid.

Another excellent pass from Shuto Yamamoto from the right side of the box.

After Yasushi Endo received a pass from Shuto Yamamoto in the middle, he directly volleyed the ball and hit the goal with a long shot.

The ball was powerful and fast, and the shot flew right into the goal.

Fortunately, Navas was focused, flew sideways, and blocked the heavy footed goal from the goal, which did not allow Kashima Antlers to equalize the score.

However, Real Madrid continued to create opportunities for Kashima Antlers on the defensive end, but it also increased the confidence of Kashima Antlers in attacking.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Kashima Antlers finally played the offensive coordination they wanted in the game.

Doi Shengma showed his super personal ability in the game. Facing Carvajal's defense on the left, Doi Shengma played his best competitive state.

In the game, he used continuous emergency stops and changes of direction, spiking balls, and repeated fake moves to directly get rid of Carvajal's defense and successfully sent a pass from the bottom.

It is the No. 10 player of Kashima Antlers, the absolute core Shibasaki Yue, who grabs the spot in the middle.

For Shibazaki's ball, he inserted from the back and did not stop the ball. He chose to hit the goal with a volley pad.

Ramos, who defended the ball in the middle, defended fairly well. He stretched out his foot to block the ball, but because Shibasaki Yue's shot angle was relatively large, Ramos had to extend his foot outward, although it was blocked. Football, but it also loses the space for further actions in the next step.

However, Shibazakiyue immediately moved forward again to complete a supplementary shot regardless of whether the shot was blocked.

Shibazaki took a supplementary shot from the left to the lower right corner of the goal, catching Navas who was rushing up by surprise.

The ball went in!

During the game, Shibazaki also relied on a supplementary shot to equalize the score for Kashima Antlers, who are playing at home.

The whole scene has gone crazy. In Japan's home court, the Japanese team and Japanese players scored the first goal of an Asian club team in the history of the Club World Cup final on the stage of the Club World Cup final. The first goal in the history of the Club World Cup.

Shibazaki made history, and this goal also ended the Champions League champion's four-year record of seven clean sheets in the Club World Cup final.

Real Madrid paid the price for their poor defensive performance. This time, Ramos did not handle the ball delicately during the game, which instead caused the opponent's offense. Of course, this is related to the fact that the wing did not limit the opponent's cross. It can be said that Real Madrid's entire defense line looked a little messy when facing the impact of Kashima Antlers. After all, as a midfielder, Shibazaki Yue can go straight to the front of the small penalty area without receiving too much defensive interference. A passable defensive loophole.

And the unexpected goal of Kashima Antlers unexpectedly equalized the score, which also caught Real Madrid by surprise.