The Godfather of Football

"Hello everyone, my name is José María. Welcome to the Spanish Radio and Television Sports Channel's live broadcast for you. The first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round of the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League in the 2008-2009 season. We are at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for everyone. Live broadcast of this game!”

"The game is about to start!"

Jose María was sitting in the media stand area of ​​the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and commentating on this game. He is regarded by many Spanish fans as a national treasure commentator. Along with England's Andy Gray and Germany's Stephen Simon, he is known as one of the top three commentators in Europe. The famous speaker is Spain's ace commentator.

It can be said that these three major commentators each have their own characteristics. Andy Gray is a professional player and has a prominent football career. He has won the title of best player in the English top league, so his commentary has a strong sense of style. Professional, always able to explain everything that happens on the court in simple and easy-to-understand terms.

Stephen Simon is another type. He is very controversial. It may be a kind of adjustment. For the stereotyped Germans, they prefer to have leisure and entertainment. When they hear this, they always judge it with a very positive tone. Guys who are disappointed with the future direction of the game may even be happy about it.

Jose Maria is different. The reason why he can get a huge annual salary of 6 million euros is actually related to his native Spanish, because Spanish itself is a fast-speaking language, and He Se Maria's commentary style is fast. When you see something, he has already said it to you, and he can always speak very quickly and rhythmically, making you feel a kind of passion and excitement.

Many Spanish female fans have said that the most charming moment for Jose María is when he plays the long note of "GOAL", which is probably the longest in the world. They find it very charming.

Just like in this game, he started to speak a lot of words without any rest or pause, and he made you hear clearly and introduced everything in one go.

"We have already got the starting lineups for both sides of this game!"

"Real Madrid has performed very well in the past period. Juande Ramos has no intention of adjusting the team's main lineup. The goalkeeper is still Casillas, and the defense is Heinze, Cannavaro, Pepe and La Moss, the midfielders are Vargas, Gago, Lass Diarra and Robben, and the forwards are Higuain and Raul.”

"Real Madrid's starting XI is no surprise, but neither is Tottenham."

“The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Zygrinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, and the three midfielders are David Silva, Yaya Toure and Francesco Bregas, Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie and Messi in the frontcourt.”

“Unfortunately, Ribery strained his groin before and has not been able to return to the game so far. It is expected that he will not be able to see him until the second round at the earliest. Compared to the match against Real Betis, Real Madrid only replaced Huntelaar, who was unable to play in the Champions League, with Higuain at the forward position!”

"The referee of this game is Roberto Rossetti from Italy. He once refereed the European Cup final and is regarded as the most authoritative referee in Italy after Colina. UEFA arranged for him to Come and enforce this game!”

"By the way, Roberto Rossetti is fluent in Italian, French and English. His usual job is the director of a hospital, but he looks a bit fierce."

"Okay, the players from the two teams slowly walked into the Bernabeu Stadium under the leadership of Roberto Rossetti. We saw a burst of warm cheers from the scene to welcome the players who have performed very well recently. The home team players, and some Tottenham Hotspur fans followed the team to the away game, and the game is about to start!”

With the referee's whistle, away team Tottenham Hotspur took the lead to get the kick-off.

Van Persie passed the ball to Messi, who quickly passed the ball back and quickly passed it to the back line after the midfield transition.

Real Madrid started very fiercely. They rushed towards Tottenham Hotspur's defense from the very beginning, and they were ready to use the momentum after the opening to suppress Tottenham Hotspur. Higuain and Raul also quickly pushed towards the back line, forcing Thiago Silva to launch a long pass directly from the backcourt.

When the ball reached the frontcourt, Cannavaro quickly grabbed the first point and quickly passed it back to Gago in the midfield. The Argentine quickly distributed it to the right. Robben took the ball, but Marcelo blocked it behind him. He caught him in advance, blocked the pass he had not yet stopped, and then passed it back to Zyglinski.

Real Madrid's entire formation was pressing very high, with both Raul and Higuain pressing Tottenham Hotspur's defense. The center back had no choice but to pass forward again, but this time it was Pepe who was still pressing. Robin van Persie stopped and headed the ball back to the midfield, but the ball was still at the feet of Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid pressed very hard after the start. This was also the tactic used by Juande Ramos when he beat Real Betis!"

Jose María also commented on the game when Real Madrid beat Real Betis 6:1, and he was still quite impressed.

"If Real Madrid can make good use of its technical advantages at the feet in this game, I believe there will still be a certain chance, but Tottenham must not be allowed to control the rhythm and situation, otherwise, Real Madrid will be in danger. "

This is a Champions League match, and Jose Maria is facing Spanish fans, so his commentary will be slightly biased towards Real Madrid, but not too biased, after all, everyone hopes that the commentator can remain neutral.

The game lasted for more than three minutes in this fast-paced game, and time passed quickly. Real Madrid pressed hard, while Tottenham Hotspur was a little uncomfortable with such sudden pressing, which is also very normal. After all, you have just come to a strange stadium, a strange environment, and meet a group of strangers who are as fierce as wolves and tigers. It is natural to be uncomfortable.

"The key issue is that Real Madrid must not give Tottenham Hotspur a chance to catch their breath!" Jose Maria said.

Many home wins are like this, relying on the opening to seize the initiative, and then putting the game into a rhythm that you are very uncomfortable with, so that you can't play your strength throughout the game, then I win.

In the fourth minute, Real Madrid finally launched an attack. Las Diarra cooperated with the retreating Raul in the midfield, and then he got the ball and sent it to the right. Robben finally seized an opportunity on the right and quickly broke through with the ball.

Marcelo followed Ye Qiu's previous instructions and arrangements, always paying attention to Robben. Seeing that he could not stop Robben from getting the ball, he simply went around Robben's inside, forcing Robben to cut in.

If Robben on the right could not cut in, and he was asked to cross from the bottom, although Ye Qiu asked him to practice his right foot when he was in Ajax, it was still not feasible, so the threat would be greatly reduced.

But Robben is Robben after all. After playing for Real Madrid for a few years, Robben's strength is not as good as before. After a quick stop and change of direction after accelerating on the left side, he turned the bottom into a cut in at the front of the penalty area, and at the same time blocked Marcelo with his body, gaining the initiative to cut in.

Robben cut in from the right along the penalty area line. When he was about to reach the top of the arc, Ziglinski had to come out, and Yaya Toure also quickly wanted to come over to double-team him, but Robben passed the ball straight between the two and passed it into the penalty area, and then saw Raul diagonally inserted behind Ziglinski from outside the penalty area.

Thiago Silva leaned against Raul tightly, forcing Raul to receive the ball and unable to get in touch with Higuain who was unguarded on the right, forcing Raul to shoot himself, or pass to the right side of the penalty area, waiting for Ramos to insert and reorganize.

Raul finally chose to shoot, and he had a tacit understanding with Thiago Silva, blocking Raul's shooting angle. In the end, Raul's shot almost seemed to hit Cech's arms.

Although he failed to score, Real Madrid's attack still won cheers and applause from all the fans in the Bernabeu.

Ye Qiu obviously realized the problem, walked out of the coaching seat, walked into the command area, and made adjustments to the players on the field.

First, Marcelo. Ye Qiu asked him to follow Robben and block the inside route. Then, Yaya Toure. Ye Qiu asked him to pay more attention to the protection of the front of the penalty area, because once Real Madrid advances from the side and cuts inside, they must seek cooperation in the front of the penalty area, so the protection of the front of the penalty area is very important.

"Ye Qiu made adjustments first. He obviously also realized that Real Madrid's offensive in this game was very fierce, which was a bit beyond his expectations. Just now, Robben got rid of Marcelo on the right and cut inside to pass directly into the penalty area. It was really beautiful!" said Jose Maria.

The Bernabeu fans at the scene were also cheering happily, cheering for the team.

After the first threat, Real Madrid seemed to have confidence and continued to stick to the pressing tactics in the middle and front fields, but soon, Ye Qiu noticed a very serious problem of Real Madrid.

"Mauro, did you notice it!" Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at Mauro Tassotti who was standing with him.

In almost every game, as long as Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines to direct, Mauro Tassotti would follow. The two would often discuss some tactical issues and experiences even during the game.

Mauro Tassotti nodded, "The formation is too long!"

The players in front were almost sticking to Tottenham's defense line, and their positions were probably at the front of the penalty area, while the players behind were standing in their own half, that is to say, there was a large gap between the front line and the back line, but their midfield was only Gago and Las Diarra.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and waved to Messi and Gareth Bale in front, signaling them to retreat a little, let Van Persie be at the front, and Messi and Gareth Bale retreated.

When Tottenham pulled Gareth Bale and Messi back, it was a bit like showing weakness. Since you are so strong in attack, I will retreat to defend you, so when the two players retreated, Real Madrid's full-backs naturally pressed forward.

If Messi's side still has the Argentine's superstar aura, then as soon as Gareth Bale retreated, Real Madrid, who originally hoped to suppress Tottenham Hotspur with the right attack, immediately pushed up their right wing and used Ramos to support Robben in front.

Yaya Toure landed at the front of the penalty area. The Ivorian's physical confrontation, active running and coverage, as well as his ability to fight and intercept the ball were still very good. After his arrangement and interception, Real Madrid had few opportunities to threaten the goal. Even if there were some fish that slipped through the net, Thiago Silva and Zielinski were able to deal with them well.

But Real Madrid's offensive is still very fierce, and they have the idea and intention of directly swallowing up Tottenham Hotspur.

This puts heavy pressure and burden on Yaya Toure and the defense.

Judging from the situation, Tottenham Hotspur seems to be in danger.

In one of the VIP boxes at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Florentino, Zidane, Valdano and Redondo were all watching the game nervously, obviously fascinated by the climax of this game from the beginning. The game was filled with attention.

The Redondo sitting next to Florentino is not the Argentine superstar Redondo, but Florentino’s confidant and chief assistant in the ACS Group. He is almost Florentino’s spokesperson. Dardenne and Valdano are both former stars of Real Madrid, and they have met together more than once to watch Real Madrid games at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

"Juande Ramos was fooled!" Valdano was the person with the most tactical sense among the group. He quickly realized the problem, and their VIP box was condescending, so they were not aware of everything that happened on the field. Obviously he saw it more clearly, "He was too anxious and was taken advantage of by Ye Qiu!"

"Oh?" Florentino tilted his head, a little confused, "How do you say that?"

"The forward and back lines were stretched too long, and Ramos pressed too high. After Yaya Toure guarded the edge of the penalty area, Real Madrid's offense looked very fierce, but it actually created a threat in the penalty area. There were very few opportunities, let alone scoring opportunities. On the contrary, after Ramos pressed forward, the entire right wing was exposed. "

Zidane, who was on the sidelines, loved watching football and Tottenham Hotspur games. He immediately went on to say: "Gareth Bale is very fast and may have to counterattack!"

Before Zidane could finish his words, Higuain was seen pulling to the right side of the front edge of the penalty area. After receiving Robben's pass, he wanted to step into the penalty area and pass Zygrinski, but The Ukrainian used his body to hold Higuain and at the same time intercepted the ball with his foot.

After Zyglinski intercepted the ball, he did not pass the ball directly, but took the ball forward himself. Robben rushed over immediately to counterattack, while Ramos reacted immediately and quickly went to Run back and get close to Gareth Bale on the right as quickly as possible to prevent Tottenham Hotspur from counterattacking.

Zygrinski got ahead of Robben and passed the ball directly to the feet of David Silva who was on his own 30-meter line. The latter had his back to Real Madrid and retreated from half-time to take the ball. After blocking Gago with his body, he stopped the ball and turned around in one go. He calmly threw Gago behind him, and then passed the ball directly to the left with his left foot.

Gareth Bale was close to the left line. His position just now was in the middle line, but when he saw David Silva get rid of Gago, he rushed forward quickly, and he did not When turning, you just stick to the left line and sprint forward with all your strength.

Ramos chased desperately, and although Gareth Bale caught the ball, he took advantage of Gareth Bale's catch and took the lead, but when he was close, he wanted to entangle Gareth. When S. Bell was playing, he saw the Welshman suddenly kick the ball forward, then quickly bypassed Ramos, sprinted forward like a gust of wind, forced the ball past him, and used his speed to force the pass. Ramos.

Everyone in the entire Bernabeu Stadium let out a burst of exclamation. No one thought that Tottenham Hotspur's counterattack would be so fast. It almost took half a blink of an eye to kill them and reach their own goal. .

Gareth Bale forcibly overtaken on the left. This kind of overtaking was full of power, full of conquest, and full of shock. He almost suppressed the entire right side of Real Madrid by himself, and then saw Pegasus in the penalty area. When Pepe rushed over, he made a very simple but very practical emergency stop and then accelerated, passed Pepe, and made a cross.

The most important contribution of Moniz and Meulensteen, two technical experts, to Tottenham Hotspur is that they are very good at formulating some simple but very practical skills for players that suit their technical characteristics, so that they can Players perform on the court.

For example, just now David Silva retreated to get the ball and then stopped the ball to get rid of Gago. For example, Gareth Bale passed the ball past Ramos on the left. It seems that this time he suddenly stopped and changed speed to break through Pepe. The speed with which Les Bell rushed up. This very simple technical action can be done by almost any player, but it is very lethal.

Gareth Bale passed Pepe on the left side of the penalty area and rushed into the penalty area. At this time, both Cannavaro and Heinze were attracted by Robin van Persie. Gareth Bell did not choose to pass the ball. He went to find Van Persie in the penalty area, but instead passed a diagonal pass to Messi near the penalty spot.

This pass was very fast and powerful, but Messi's stop made the ball stop on his left side obediently. Then he caught up a step and hit the ball with his left foot with a light challenge. Shoot, the ball hits the upper left corner of the goal!

Clean and neat, without any sloppiness!

All the Bernabeu fans at the scene were stunned. In less than a few seconds, Tottenham Hotspur used a quick left counterattack to tear open their defense and score a goal. This surprised and panicked them all.

Over the years, Real Madrid's defense and games have always made people feel worried and uneasy. Finally, Juande Ramos' arrival brought Real Madrid nine consecutive wins and stability, making them feel as if the worry was about to pass. But now, Tottenham's counterattack has once again opened their scars.

Revealing this bloody wound reminds them that you are still the same as before!