Midfielder Ruler

Cristiano Ronaldo has made great contributions to Real Madrid's home win against Getafe and away win over Elche. The same is true for Tang Zheng. His kick in the away game against Elche helped Real Madrid win three points. Fast updates and no ads.

Real Madrid has won two consecutive league victories, but the ranking has not changed, because Barcelona at the top of the list and Atletico Madrid at the second place have both won two consecutive league victories and continue to rank in the top two.

Real Madrid's 1:1 away draw with Villarreal made them two points behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, which means that Real Madrid's home game against Atletico Madrid will directly affect the competition for the league title this season.

Judging from the current situation of the first six rounds of the league, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are the most promising contenders for the league title this season.

The confrontation between the top three in the league means that whoever wins the game will increase the possibility of winning the championship.

On the contrary, if you lose, you may be devastated.

If the game ends in a draw, only top-ranked Barcelona will profit.

Before the Madrid derby, Barcelona played away to Almeria, a team that has yet to win a game.

It is equivalent to saying that the probability of Barcelona winning is infinitely close to 100%, but the two sides of the Madrid derby are fighting to the death...

The 153rd Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid attracted the attention of sports media all over the world.

According to the usual practice of attention, the Argentine media will not pay attention to the Madrid derby, but the first Madrid derby in the 2013-2014 season of La Liga was the reunion of the brilliant creator of River Plate, which made the local media in Buenos Aires full of interest, especially It is the media who are pro-River Plate.

The attention from China can be said to be no surprise. When Tang Zheng was still playing for Dortmund, the Chinese media almost stayed in Dortmund or Gelsenkirchen. This summer, Tang Zheng transferred to Real Madrid for a sky-high price, causing a large number of Chinese media to shift positions. , came to Madrid.

In the past, at best, the domestic media hired local overseas students to shoot and translate local media newspapers, but not now, all eyes are on the star-studded Tang Zheng, and it is no longer news when the overseas students finish translating, so immediately It is the most sensible choice for journalists to be based in Madrid.

Huge expenses are inevitable, but the returns received are geometrically rising.

As early as a week before the game, Real Madrid's home game against Atletico Madrid was sold out.

As the game time draws closer, tickets for the 153rd Madrid Derby in La Liga history have been sold at sky-high prices, and the supply is still in short supply.

After all, there are only so many tickets, but there are so many fans who want to watch the game.

Of course, most of these fans who want to watch the game are fans from China,

Among these fans, apart from some Chinese citizens who were working or studying in Spain, there were also some who came to Spain all the way to watch Tang Zheng's first Madrid derby in his career up close.

Even fans with better financial foundations are waiting for the El Clasico in Catalonia a month later.

Closer to home, Real Madrid's first-team players at the Valdebebas training base are conducting technical and tactical drills under the arrangement of assistant coach Clemente, preparing for the Madrid derby at the Bernabeu two days later.

From the perspective of head coach Ancelotti and assistant coach Zidane, the connection between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo is basically negligible, which means that Real Madrid's offense has to be divided into two by the two of them. Sets' tactics.

Against a weak team, you can use each other's advantages, but against a strong team, it will be troublesome.

Especially the steel Atletico Madrid built by Simeone, the players have outstanding running ability, the defensive system is solid, and the overall tendency is full. If there is no way to twist the entire team into a rope,

It is difficult to beat Atletico Madrid even at home.

If Atletico Madrid can seize the limited offensive opportunities, it is not impossible for Real Madrid to lose at home.

Meanwhile, Atletico players at the Espino training base prepare for the Madrid derby under the watchful eye of coach Simeone.

Since Simeone took over Atletico Madrid, he has experienced four Madrid derbies, with one win and three losses.

Among them are three league games and one Copa del Rey.

The losers are all in the league, and the winners are the Copa del Rey.

The record is a bit unfavorable for Simeone, but it is not all. The loss of three games in the league is the first time he has just taken over Atletico Madrid for one and a half seasons, and he has not yet fully stimulated the combat effectiveness of the players.

However, it is not what it used to be. Last season's Copa del Rey final proved that his Jagged Atletico Madrid has the overall strength to beat Real Madrid.

away game?

Why not win?

But then again, Real Madrid has the uncertainty that Simeone worries about.

That's right, it was his former lover Tang Zheng.

When Tang Zheng was first discovered, he had already thought about his future, but Tang Zheng's development track still surprised Simone...

From the age of eighteen to twenty-three, he has grown into one of the best midfielders in the world in five years. This speed is really amazing.

Assistant coach Boggs is in charge of the team's tactical drills. Simeone is still standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed, thinking about the Madrid derby two days later.

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In fact, judging from the reputation of the players, Real Madrid absolutely beat Atletico Madrid in seconds, but the competition in football matches is not fame, but performance on the spot.

Since Simeone took over Atletico Madrid in December 2011, the team has improved rapidly.

He took over during the season and brought Atletico Madrid, who only scored 20 points, to fifth place in the league, and even won the Europa League championship that season.

In the first full 2012-2013 season, he led Atletico Madrid to third place in the league, but defeated rival Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey.

If you look carefully, Simeone's experience of coaching Atletico Madrid is one step at a time.

In the past six rounds of La Liga this season, Atletico Madrid has become the only team other than Barcelona to win all games.

According to the current Spanish media, Atletico Madrid is the strongest contender besides Barcelona and Real Madrid who have the best chance of competing for the La Liga title this season.

Since they are strong competitors, the performance of each other's confrontation is particularly important.

Atletico Madrid has won six consecutive league victories, and the momentum is like a rainbow.

Real Madrid's three consecutive victories in all competitions, coupled with the complete victory of the Madrid Derby in the past eight league games, made Real Madrid fans full of confidence.

Real Madrid's home game against Atletico Madrid is at 8:00 pm local time in Spain on September 28, which is 4:00 am Beijing time the next day.

Although the game time does not match the schedule of Chinese fans, there are still a large number of fans waiting in front of the TV or computer to watch the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga Madrid derby.

While the Real Madrid team was heading from the hotel where they were staying to the Bernabeu, Tiger Falcao, currently playing for Monaco, sent Tang Zheng a text message.

The content of the text message was very concise, just asking him to be careful.

Why did Falcao remind Tang Zheng?

The reason is simple. Falcao, who also played for Atletico Madrid last season, has a thorough understanding of Atletico Madrid's tactical characteristics.

Now Tang Zheng represents Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are standing opposite each other. Facing Falcao's old club Atletico Madrid, Falcao, as a good friend, naturally wants to remind Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng shook his head. Before the Madrid derby, he had studied the full-court pressing tactics of his teacher Simeone.

The advantages and disadvantages of this challenge technique are obvious. It is easy to say that it is easy to crack, and it is also difficult to say that it is difficult.

Simeone's full-court pressing can be said to have concentrated the characteristics of Dortmund/Barcelona's frontcourt pressing and Mourinho's bus, but the tendency is significantly higher than that of Real Madrid during Mourinho's period.

Full-court pressing consumes more physical energy than high-position pressing and placing the bus. This is something Tang Zheng can use.

But the problem is that getting rid of the high pressure on the court requires the tacit cooperation of the entire team. Once a player makes a mistake, it will be a fatal blow to the control of the team.

Almost all Real Madrid players have superb footwork, with flowers under their feet, and all kinds of tacit pass and cut cooperation are not a problem.

However, the problem is that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are like the same poles of magnets, repelling each other, expecting them to play various small-scale cooperation in the game, it is difficult to reach the sky.

There was still an hour before the game, and players from both sides appeared at the Bernabéu Stadium to warm up.

Because of the high criticality of this game, there was no communication between the Spanish internationals, giving people a depressive atmosphere of the national derby.

After more than half an hour of warm-up, players from both sides entered their locker rooms, waiting for the start of the first Madrid derby of the new season.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has never been the kind of coach who would stir up players' emotions. He repeated the techniques and tactics specified before the game in an amiable tone to impress the players.

The away team coach Simeone is different. He has been full of passion during his career, and it has continued after becoming the head coach.

Tang Zheng, who used to be Simeone's disciple, experienced it, it was really a kind of enjoyment, and he wished he could play for 90 minutes immediately.

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After the head coach's inciting remarks in the locker room, the Atletico Madrid players appeared to be full of excitement and extraordinary combat effectiveness.

Real Madrid players are the same as usual, they don't look like anything special.

Actually?

My heart is surging!

Perhaps it was difficult for Tang Zheng to feel it, after all he did not participate in last season's King's Cup final.

Although Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid home and away in the league, the Copa del Rey final was not enough.

Tang Zheng was following his teammate Coentran, and his attention was already on the upcoming Madrid derby, but at this moment he saw a gangster face from the corner of his eye.

That's right, it was Diego Simeone, his mentor at River Plate!

It is worth mentioning that after winning the UEFA Champions League, Tang Zheng was interviewed by the Argentine media. He admitted that if Simeone hadn't had the discerning eye, he would not have achieved what he is today.

From this, it can be seen how much Tang Zheng respected his teacher Simone.

He even thought about joining Atletico Madrid and creating a new era with his mentor Simeone.

But the reality is very cruel in many cases. Atletico Madrid is not a traditional giant club. They are not like Real Madrid who launch a transfer of 100 million euros at every turn, and even have to sell the head striker Falcao in order to survive.

Tang Zheng won the Champions League on behalf of Borussia Dortmund, and he was worth a huge premium. Even if there was no premium for 10,000 steps back, based on Germany's estimate of 80 million euros, Atletico Madrid would not be able to afford it...

Seeing his teacher Simone, Tang Zheng's handsome face instantly filled with a smile, he opened his arms and greeted him.

Seeing Tang Zheng approaching, Simonyi turned his head and whispered to his assistant Boggs, then walked towards Tang Zheng, also opening his arms.

The master and apprentice meet again after more than four years, even if it is a clang man, there will be a moment when it is difficult to suppress emotions.

Simeone not only discovered himself back then, but also cultivated it carefully, otherwise there would not be a super modern 2B2 all-round midfielder.

Thinking of Simeone giving advice to himself after get off work when he was coaching River Plate, Tang Zheng embraced Simeone with both hands, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your cultivation back then."

At the same time, the camera of the on-site director was also aimed at Tang Zheng and Simeone.

Central 5 commentator He Wei saw Tang Zheng's serious expression in the live broadcast, and was touched by the scene: "Tang Zheng didn't stay in Riverbed for a long time, but Diego Simeone had a huge influence on him. I remember Tang Zheng once revealed that he was During the youth team of River Plate, Simeone often gave him a little trouble, and Tang Zheng's superb long pass skills were inseparable from Simeone's careful teaching. Now that the master and apprentice are fighting each other, for Tang Zheng... It didn't adjust."

British Sky commentator Andy Gray commented on Tang Zheng and Simeone’s master-student encounter: “In Tang’s self-report, the person who had the greatest influence on his career is former River Plate coach and current Atletico Madrid coach Diego. Simeone, I think this master-student battle will definitely attract countless attention. Real Madrid has won five and one tie in six league games this season, and Atletico Madrid has won all six games. For both sides, it is a game that cannot afford to lose The game, because as early as two hours ago, Barcelona had defeated Almeria 2-0 and won the league for seven consecutive victories..."

Simeone stood on tiptoe, patted Tang Zheng's shoulder, and said with a smile, "You kid didn't embarrass me."

"That must be done." Tang Zheng let go of Simeone, patted his chest and said, "I don't even look at who I am! But..."

Speaking of this, Tang Zheng looked at his mentor Simone playfully, and said with a smile: "Don't blame me for not being merciful when you lose."

"Oh?" Simeone looked at Tang Zheng with a half-smile, pinching his little finger with the thumb of his right hand, and said with a smile: "Don't say I didn't reveal it to you in advance, I want to open a gap in my defensive system, now You're still a little short."

"Really?" Tang Zheng said unwillingly.

"Yes." Simeone nodded lightly.

"Okay!" Tang Zheng stretched out his right hand: "Then let's wait and see!"

Simeone greeted him with his right hand, smiling all over his face: "Don't cry if you lose."

Tang Zheng smiled, didn't say anything else, but greeted him and walked to his queue, waiting for the match.

Not long after, Lajoz, the Spanish golden whistle, stepped forward, leading the players from both sides of the match to be inferior to the Bernabéu stadium through the player tunnel.

The Bernabéu stadium was full of seats, and it looked like a vast white ocean from a distance.

The 153rd Madrid derby in the history of La Liga, because of the current points ranking, the fanaticism is more violent than in the past...