From coaching Real Madrid

No matter in his past life or in this life, Gao Shen feels that Di Maria is an underestimated star.

Or should I say, he was born at the wrong time.

Many fans have the impression of Di Maria as a winger.

Indeed, the first impression he had when he appeared in front of the world was that of a winger.

Some people also say that he is a typical Latin American forward, with fast speed, good skills and strong breakthrough ability.

But the current European football world belongs to the era of big centers. It is difficult for South American forwards like Saviola to survive in European football. They must either transform or develop stumblingly.

Therefore, Di Maria will develop to the side.

It's hard to say whether this is the case, but one thing is for sure, Di Maria is really underestimated.

Winger?

His speed, technique and breakthrough ability are indeed very threatening on the wing. The most personal characteristic among them is his unique sense of rhythm when dribbling the ball, which is the aura unique to South American players.

This is also true when Suarez plays football, but in a different way.

But is that all?

In Gao Shen's previous life, during the Carlo Ancelotti era, he used Di Maria as a left midfielder with a 4-3-3 position. The Argentine did a pretty good job, both offensively and defensively, and was the MVP of the Champions League final.

Playing in the left midfield position not only reflects the unstoppable physical ability contained in Di Maria's lean body, but also his characteristics of both offense and defense. His defense is really not the coping style of other stars.

Way, he's really playing defense.

that's all?

Gao Shen has led Di María for three years, and he found that the Argentine has been making progress. Even after joining Real Madrid, he has been making continuous progress, but some of his characteristics have remained the same.

One is the ability to get the ball and advance in high-pressure situations.

This ability was very obvious in Gao Shen's previous Champions League final. Under the high pressure of Atletico Madrid, Di Maria was one of the few players in the Real Madrid team who could stand out with the ball by relying on his personal ability.

If this is the only thing, it may not be a big deal. The key is that after he advances, he has the creativity and passing ability of a South American player, which is very scary.

Who else has a player as rich as Di Maria in his arsenal?

Modric!

But the Croatian is different from Di Maria. He does not have Di Maria's speed. Whether it is short-distance explosive power or long-distance running, he is far inferior to Di Maria, but Modric's defense is worse than Di Maria's. Leah is even better.

Yes, Di Maria is both offensive and defensive, and is willing to invest in defense. Even in the attacking hands, his defense is very good, but this does not mean that his defense can be compared with Modric in midfield.

There is another obvious gap, and that is the stability of passing.

how to say?

Di Maria belongs to that type of South American player, who is spiritual and has ideas, but is not stable enough.

Modric belongs to that European style. His spirituality and improvisation are not as good as those of South American players, but his stability is stronger.

This is especially true for Toni Kroos, another midfielder in Real Madrid.

Among these three players, Toni Kroos's passing success rate has always been above 90%, which is the highest among all Real Madrid players; Modric is around 867%; Di Maria is around 80%.

To some extent, this reflects the different characteristics of the three players.

Di Maria's comprehensive characteristics allow him to play more roles at the tactical level.

The inverted winger is only part of the team, he can also retreat and do many things.

Previously, Gao Shen tried to have Di Maria and Arbeloa switch positions, with the purpose of using the full-backs to pull away the defenders. Di Maria suddenly came in from behind, using the Argentinian's ability in a short distance.

sprint ability.

But later it was discovered that Arbeloa's performance in attacking from behind was really unsatisfactory. With Carvajal still unable to shake Arbeloa's position, Gao Shen chose another method.

That is to let Di Maria and Modric cooperate between the right midfielder, the right rib and the right wing.

Just like this in the twenty-fourth minute.

…

Benzema suddenly retreated and moved to the right rib of the front edge of the 30-meter area to catch the ball.

Di Maria ran to the center position and completed a cross-change with Benzema.

When the French center stopped the ball with his back, there was a defensive player behind him and he was forced to take two steps back. At this time, the right midfielder Modric suddenly came from behind Benzema's retreat and quickly penetrated the right side of the penalty area.

The line just happened to cross with Benzema.

After being interfered by Modric, Benzema also gained space to turn around, immediately dribbled the ball forward, and quickly passed it across to the feet of Di Maria who retreated to the gap in the center.

After passing the ball, Benzema quickly crossed from the right side of the top of the arc to the direction of the penalty spot, directly taking away the attention of the defensive players, because everyone was afraid that Di Maria would pass directly to Benzema.

This creates a shooting opportunity.

But in this way, Modric in the right corner of the penalty area is free.

As soon as Di Maria stopped the ball and tried to pass it to Benzema, he suddenly sent a pass.

The ball passed over the defensive player's legs and fell to the right side of the penalty area.

Modric crossed diagonally into the penalty area from the right corner and caught up with Di Maria's pass. His chest stopped, he took a step and just passed the Rayo Vallecano left back Casado who was guarding him.

He crosses the ball with his right foot before the attacking goalkeeper.

At this time, Benzema rushed to the front of the small penalty area, easily pushed the ball into the goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

!

!

"

“Four to zero!

!”

"Real Madrid scored four goals in a row in less than half an hour!"

"My God, the Galactic Battleship has had an amazing explosion!"

"Before the game, all those who thought Real Madrid's offense was not good should be regretting it now!"

"Look at Gao Shen's team. Each of the four goals was very exciting, especially the continuous cooperation just now. It not only reflects the exquisiteness of the offensive line, but also the players' skills and consciousness.

combination!"

"This is the football that Real Madrid expects! This is the football that can be called art!"

…

Real Madrid fans throughout the stadium were shouting at the top of their lungs.

Gao Shen couldn't help but raise his hands high and cheer loudly for the players' wonderful performance.

"This goal is so wonderful!" Zidane praised repeatedly.

"Who says it's not? Oh my god, it gives me goosebumps. Every time I think about it, they do it."

"Three players, the opponent had at least five defensive players, and they were completely outplayed."

"More importantly, all the players looked relaxed, very calm, and showed a sense of elegance."

"This is the football we want at Real Madrid!"

The assistant behind him was full of witty words and praised the players on the court.

Gao Shen was also very happy, but he had been mentally prepared for this because he designed this offensive line.

Of course, the specific details of the execution depend on the players' on-the-spot performance, including Di Maria's pass and Modric's cross. These are all impromptu performances by the players.

On the left, the combination of Marcelo and C Lo, on the right is now Di Maria and Modric, and then there is Carvajal. Gao Shen wants Real Madrid to play the strongest on both wings.

threats.

…

After taking a four-goal lead, Real Madrid began to slow down its offense and rhythm.

This is also normal.

After the team fights continuously, it consumes a lot of money. When the overall situation is determined, it is not cost-effective and makes no sense to continue to try its best.

However, even if Real Madrid slowed down their offensive, they still continued to create opportunities, but the players started to play a little too relaxed and failed to seize the opportunities.

Di Maria still creates good opportunities frequently.

It can be seen that this 24-year-old Argentine player is ushering in the golden period of his career, and Gao Shen has higher expectations for him than in his previous life, because he has no intention of letting Di Maria fail during his peak period.

He went to Manchester United to have a look.

What's more, looking at the current European football world, if Real Madrid can buy it, is there a better winger than Di Maria?

Even when the team was too relaxed, it was not without mistakes.

That was Arbeloa's return pass shortly after the start of the second half, which resulted in a single attack from the opponent. Fortunately, Courtois reacted sharply and saved the ball in time, resolving a goal-breaking crisis.

Gao Shen also called Arbeloa's name loudly on the sidelines, telling him to play more steadily, especially in passing.

Benzema soon scored a solo goal, but as soon as the French center rushed out to celebrate his hat trick, he was called back by the referee for offside!

Benzema was so angry that he kept complaining and was almost given a yellow card.

Gao Shen also quickly substituted Benzema and replaced him with Yin Guayin.

Another person who is eager to score goals is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Shortly after Yin Guayin came on as a substitute, in the 73rd minute, after receiving a direct pass from Modric, he broke into the right side of the penalty area against offside. When he could take off, he made a selfless cross and Ronaldo followed.

Pushed the goal and scored another victory for Real Madrid.

Five to zero!

Scored twice!

Gao Shen watched with laughter from the sidelines, and then asked Jesus to get ready to play.

In this round, Barcelona defeated Granada 2-0 at home, but Messi did not score, still scoring six goals.

Ronaldo's two goals allowed him to score eight goals in the first five rounds of La Liga, once again widening the gap with Messi.

As the head coach, Gao Shen is really looking forward to seeing the goal-scoring game between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. It is best to score a few more goals. In this case, Real Madrid's scoring efficiency will be higher.

Humans are lazy by nature, and only competitive pressure can spur progress.

Top superstars with outstanding talents like Ronaldo and Messi should inspire each other. This is also the secret of the two of them being able to maintain their glorious peak for ten years.

I just don’t know, after Ronaldo and Messi grow old, can Haaland and Mbappe arouse the high expectations of fans and become the unparalleled twins of the new generation?

After traveling through high and deep places, you won’t be able to see it for a few years.

But he is very concerned about Haaland. No matter what Mbappé does, he wants to train Haaland anyway.

This is a valuable asset for Leeds United in the future!