Chapter 444 Against the Yellow Submarine

Chapter 444 Against the Yellow Submarine

Chapter 444 Against the Yellow Submarine

Seeing the state of Real Madrid returning during the winter break, La Liga was wailing, especially the Catalan side. After all, in the hearts of the Catalans, only Barcelona can compete with Real Madrid.

In other words, this is also the status quo of the entire La Liga. Although other teams will rise from time to time, Real Madrid and Barcelona will eventually compete for the championship.

For example, Osasuna has the same points as Barcelona in the standings at the moment. You must know that last season, Osasuna ranked No. 15 in the standings, and it was [-]th last season. This is a typical mid-lower team.

But this season, before the [-]th round of the league, that is, before losing to Real Madrid, Osasuna was ahead of Barcelona, ​​but even so, no one really regarded Osasuna as the final contender for the championship, including Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In the hearts of the Barcelona people, it will be a matter of time to surpass Osasuna, especially in the second half of the season, a team like Osasuna with no foundation and benches will definitely fall behind.

As for the Real Madrid led by Li Yi, to be honest, Li Yi's eyes were always on Barcelona. He didn't say he didn't see Osasuna, but he really didn't take it to heart.

With the end of the first round of the Copa del Rey, La Liga teams once again turned their attention to the league, and the next round of the league is another opportunity for Real Madrid.

Because Barcelona ushered in the Catalan derby, the derby is the most likely to expose upsets, even if the strength of the two teams hangs in the balance, so Li Yi has high hopes for the Spaniard.

However, when the result of the game came out, Li Yi was disappointed again. Although the Spaniard almost made it and scored the first goal in the game, he was overtaken by Barcelona with two consecutive rebounds.

With the end of the Catalan derby, Barcelona began to focus on Real Madrid, because Real Madrid's opponent in this round of the league is not weak, the yellow submarine Villarreal.

Villarreal ranked third last season, and this season also successfully entered the Champions League knockout round. Even though most of the energy was involved in the Champions League, Villarreal performed well in the league this season. After the 30th round, Villarreal currently ranks fourth with [-] points.

It is precisely because of Villarreal's outstanding performance that Barcelona, ​​and even the whole of Spain, have hoped for it.

It's just that Real Madrid's return during the winter break is so good that the Spanish media dare not cheer for Villarreal with much fanfare.

No matter how thick-skinned the media is, there are times when they will be beaten and swollen. There is no doubt that in the past six months, the media has been a little afraid of being beaten by Li Yi.

The media didn't jump out, but Li Yi still didn't dare to be careless, because Li Yi knew very well that the Villarreal team in front of him was very strong.

The Love Song Stadium, the stadium with the most romantic name in La Liga, can even be said to be the stadium with the most romantic name in world football, but in football matches, romance is doomed.

But Li Yi led Real Madrid to appear on this stadium, he didn't care about this romantic name, what he wanted was a victory, 3 points.

Villarreal, who played at home and got the kick-off, quickly launched an attack, but when the ball came to the feet of their midfielder Riquelme, a strong figure leaned forward.

Riquelme is known as the last classical attacking midfielder on the football field, with a very near-perfect technique at his feet, but in fact, the temper of this classical attacking midfielder is not as good as his technique at his feet.

Even many people in the world of football use weird to describe the character of this classic midfielder, and because of his weird character, Riquelme has not reached the height expected by people.

But Li Yi knew that in Villarreal, Riquelme ushered in the happiest and most brilliant period of his career, so Li Yi didn't dare to underestimate Riquelme's intentions.
In order to keep an eye on Riquelme, he even sent Baptista to watch him closely. Moreover, Li Yi gave a death order before the game, absolutely not allowing Riquelme to get the ball smoothly.

Because Li Yi knows very well that a player like Riquelme needs the ball at his feet, and only with the ball at his feet can he display his true strength. In fact, Riquelme is very similar to Zidane in this regard.

Why are there fewer and fewer classical midfielders?Or is it not because of the current development of football, the rhythm and situation on the field are getting faster and faster, and the classical midfielders who need to have the ball at their feet and slow down the team's rhythm are destined to be eliminated.

In the next decade or so, there will be basically no classical midfielders in world football, and even the midfielders will gradually change.

Therefore, if you want to curb Villarreal's offense, you must watch Riquelme. There is no doubt that the strong Baptista is the best candidate in the Real Madrid team.

Sure enough, because of Baptista's close defense, Villarreal's first wave of offense did not pose any threat. Riquelme, who was unable to send a deadly pass, could only choose to pass back, and then through full-back Sorin, he inserted a cross pass from the wing to Forlan to create a chance to shoot.

In this Villarreal team, the core is undoubtedly Riquelme, but at the same time, other players should not be underestimated, such as Cazorla and Valencia and Forlan on the front line.

Especially Forlan, although the Uruguayan striker is uncomfortable in various ways in the giants, once he reaches the middle and upper reaches of the team, he will start to cheat in various ways.

Because of this, Forlan is also the most difficult player for Villarreal to defend. No one knows if this guy will suddenly kick a fairy ball.

Really come here whatever you want. Although Villarreal's first wave of attack was not threatening, but soon, the second wave of attack scared Real Madrid into a cold sweat.

Although Riquelme still couldn't get the ball comfortably, Cazorla's side cut still created an opportunity for Forlan. After receiving Cazorla's pass, Forlan decisively blasted a long shot from outside the penalty area.

"CasillasSan Igor" I have to say that Casillas's high evaluation these years is really not blown out. Fran's shot is not only sudden, but also has a considerable speed and angle. But even so, Casillas blocked the ball before it flew into the goal.

"Sergio" Li Yi, who saw the shot, rushed out and yelled at Ramos.

Before the match, Li Yi had told Ramos that Fran should not be allowed to easily kick outside the penalty area. The reason why Fran completed this threatening shot was because Ramos didn't pay enough attention to it.

With Li Yi's prestige in the Real Madrid locker room, Ramos naturally dare not say anything, besides, this is his own problem, not to mention that Ramos is now convinced of Li Yi, and the relationship between master and apprentice has been established.

(End of this chapter)