I Just Can Score

In the 80-year football history of La Liga, the championship has been monopolized by Real Madrid and Barcelona for a long time. It is difficult for other teams to stand out and win the championship. However, there are still seven teams that have won the league championship. Among them One of them is A Coruña.

Deportivo's recent glory is that after entering the 21st century, they broke the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona for hegemony, amazingly won the La Liga championship, qualified to participate in the UEFA Champions League, and stayed in La Liga for a long time.

2005 is a key time point.

Deportivo uses star sales as a means of income. The departure of stars Luque and Pantiani has greatly affected Deportivo's strength and made them no longer qualified to compete in the Champions League. "Super Deportivo" The era has come to an end, but their business strategy remains unchanged. Club president Rondoiro is a famous "Iron Rooster". In the context of a poor economic situation, his no-nonsense personality has become more and more obvious.

In this summer's transfer market, Deportivo basically did nothing.

In addition to the return of several loaned players, Deportivo has actually only introduced two players. One is the 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder Huka from Partizan Belgrade, and the other is Lessieu from Portugal. The team introduced 19-year-old Colombian left-back Angulo.

Deportivo also invested the least among the top seven teams in La Liga last season.

On the one hand, there is low investment, and on the other hand, it is the loss of talent. The departure of attacking midfielder Verdu, main defensive midfielder De Guzman, and main central defender Amo has a great impact on Deportivo. In the pre-season warm-up match, Depor failed to win a single game against teams of the same level. It can be said that a serious problem has been exposed.

The pre-season analysis of "World Sports News" believes that Deportivo La Coruña's only hope for good results is Belleron.

Belleron is considered the 'Spanish Zidane', and his technical level is still very recognized. He has the highest possession of the ball in the team and is the fulcrum of Deportivo's offense.

Deportivo coach Lotina also said, "The main task of others is to hand the ball to Belleron."

This is La Coruña now.

When the first round of the season was about to begin, the Spanish media began to report on the game's prospects. Real Madrid's midfield match against Deportivo La Coruna was considered "one of the games with no suspense about the outcome."

"The powerful Real Madrid can easily defeat Deportivo La Coruña relying only on the performance of its stars.

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“Maybe the thing to look at is defense.”

"But Deportivo can only play defensive counterattacks. It is not easy for them to score goals. Real Madrid can safely launch an offensive!"

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Outside public opinion is unanimously optimistic about Real Madrid and believes that there is no suspense in the game, which is enough to show how big the gap between the two sides is.

Real Madrid is also preparing internally.

Facing Deportivo La Coruña in the first round of the league, Real Madrid was not nervous at all. It may be said to be 'careless' and 'underestimating the enemy', but the gap between the two sides is obvious. Real Madrid is indeed qualified to underestimate the enemy, even if they really Even if you are careless, it is still very easy to defeat Deportivo.

This is a common view.

The players in the Real Madrid team think more about performance.

In recent days, there have been very big changes in the tactical training arranged by the coaching staff. The biggest change is Zhen Shaolong's 'tactical positioning'.

Previously, the entire coaching staff regarded Zhen Shaolong as the 'head striker', that is, a player with absolute firing rights who would also let other players take the initiative to pass the ball. However, after Pellegrini discussed with Zhen Shaolong, they decided to weaken Zhen Shaolong's tactics. effect.

certainly.

Zhen Shaolong still has the "absolute right to fire". He is a free man in the frontcourt. He can play whatever he wants after getting the ball. The change lies in the overall tactical emphasis. Others can pass the ball to him or not. , considering that Zhen Shaolong will be tightly guarded by his opponents, he truly becomes a center that attracts defensive attention when he is in front.

From a tactical perspective, Zhen Shaolong's position has been greatly weakened.

Zhen Shaolong felt a lot more relaxed. The whole team paid too much attention to it and was under pressure. He has always been clear about his own style. He is the kind of forward who is good at "seizing opportunities", rather than continuously holding the ball for personal performance or continuously cooperating with teammates.

Frontcourt libero, tactical center... very good!

Others don't see it that way.

In the 'Peace Cup' and the warm-up match in August, Zhen Shaolong performed very well. He did waste a lot of opportunities and was robbed of the ball more times in a single game, but this was mainly because the opponent's defense was tight, and in such a tight Under the defense, he can still kick the ball into the goal and score consecutive goals for Real Madrid, which is really amazing.

Now being weakened by the team's tactics is equivalent to asking Zhen Shaolong to make a personal sacrifice.

Zhen Shaolong agreed.

"He is the kind of player who can sacrifice his personal performance for the sake of the entire team!"

"This is great!"

Kaka and Ronaldo all see it this way.

C-Ronaldo and Kaká bring it to themselves and think about it. If they could have Zhen Shaolong’s performance and such a high worth and salary, they would definitely ask everyone in the team to make way for their performance, rather than making personal sacrifices to fulfill the whole. team.

Others thought much the same.

Raoul looked highly at Zhen Shaolong and said to others in private, "If it were me, I might not be able to do it."

"Yeah." Higuain sighed.

There is a reason why the two of them can talk about this topic together. They are both players who compete on the front line. Unsurprisingly, they will become partners if they play together with Zhen Shaolong.

They were all a little happy.

Higuain's feeling is a little duller. During the pre-season preparations, he only briefly partnered with Zhen Shaolong.

Raul is different.

Now Raul still deeply remembers the game against Juventus. He was a pure green leaf most of the time, and his teammates would not even pass the ball. Zhen Shaolong performed extremely well, scoring four goals in the first half. , completely dominated the entire game.

It’s not a good feeling to be a ‘green leaf’.

Now that the coaching staff has publicly stated that Zhen Shaolong's tactical status will be weakened, he will become the player with the most opportunities on the striker. He will have more opportunities to perform on the court than Zhen Shaolong. He will completely get rid of his position as a "green leaf" and become the shining point of the striker again.

at the same time.

Raul was also moved to deep shame.

As a Real Madrid man, he always felt that he was the most loyal and could make personal sacrifices for Real Madrid, but considering the sacrifices Zhen Shaolong had made, he found that his loyalty was nothing. The other party had just joined Real Madrid. He already knows how to sacrifice himself personally to achieve the success of the team, and he is still happy for more opportunities.

"I shouldn't think that!"

"If there is a chance, I still have to pass the ball to him more. His sacrifice is too great!"

After Zhen Shaolong learned about his teammates' discussion, he felt that he was very great, "I am indeed a great player!"

soon.

The time came to August 30th.

The Bernabeu Stadium was overcrowded early, and Real Madrid fans wanted to watch the first league game to see what kind of state Real Madrid was in.

The game begins.

In the previous warm-up match of Real Madrid, Zhen Shaolong performed very well. He would become the first point of fire in the first start and scored goals in every game. It gave people the feeling that Zhen Shaolong's performance can affect the outcome of the game and is the basis of Real Madrid's tactics. The most important player in the game.

The media and fans are looking forward to Zhen Shaolong's performance in the league.

There were cameras following Zhen Shaolong during the game, and the camera would cut away from time to time. The commentator also said expectantly, "We look forward to Zhen Shaolong completing his first La Liga goal!"

"Judging from the performance in the warm-up match, it is not a problem for Zhen Shaolong to score the first goal."

"It's not easy for Deportivo to restrain him!"

But what surprised the media and fans was that Zhen Shaolong didn't get the ball many times, it could even be said to be 'very few', because there were defensive players around him for a long time. During Real Madrid's consecutive attacks, he didn't participate at all. .

Correspondingly, Raul was very active.

In Real Madrid's three consecutive offensives, Raul touched the ball twice and also completed a shot. The football missed the goal post and flew more than one meter. It seemed a pity that he did not score, but considering that the game had just begun, he could threaten To the Deportivo goal, Raul's performance is worthy of praise.

Raul does feel in good shape.

Different from the warm-up match of "being a green leaf", he became the first point of firepower on the front line. His teammates passed the ball more often, and he also took the initiative to cooperate with his teammates.

Passing increased.

Cooperation increases.

Opportunities increase.

All three aspects are interrelated and Raul believes the goals will increase as well.

What Raul felt most comfortable with was that Zhen Shaolong helped attract enough attention. Whenever he got the ball, he found that the opponent's defense was not tight. Most of the defensive attention was focused on Zhen Shaolong on the other side. Give him a lot more room to play.

"This is a normal game!"

Raul couldn't help but sigh mentally, "The only thing is that Zhen Shaolong has made sacrifices. My performance will definitely be better than him, but if anyone questions his performance, I will definitely speak for him!"

Raul's room to play is indeed very good.

This is often the case in football matches. There are the same number of players on both sides. Zhen Shaolong on one side helps attract attention, and the performance space of other teammates will increase.

This is the role of the tactical center.

Real Madrid's biggest advantage lies in the player's ability. The personal level of a single player is much better than that of Deportivo. Deportivo's defense focuses on Zhen Shaolong, which greatly increases Raul's space for play and quickly finds good opportunities. .

In the seventeenth minute, Raul received a pass from the center on the left, passed the defender in front, and pressed the penalty area line to complete a wonderful shot.

Far corner!

The football flew straight to the right side of the goal.

Deportivo goalkeeper Alan Zubia reacted very quickly. He found that Raul's shot was very powerful and simply hit the ball hard with both fists.

"Hula..."

Regretful sighs from the fans suddenly came from the surrounding stands.

The next moment, the sound of the stadium changed, cheers and screams began, and everyone's attention was focused on the Deportivo penalty area.

Alan Zubia rolled towards the center of the penalty area!

A figure wearing a white Real Madrid jersey appeared in front of the ball in time, calmly and smoothly swung his right foot and hit the ball accurately.

"Bang!"

The football turned around and headed toward the goal again.

No matter how brave Alan Zubia was, he couldn't adjust his movements and could only watch the football fly into the goal from the other side.

The ball went in!

Only then did everyone notice the Real Madrid player's jersey number--

Number 13!

Zhen Shaolong!