Chapter 73 Adding to the Troubles
When Florentino saw Sneider's celebration, he really couldn't laugh on the rostrum.
He was not stupid, he knew what Sneider's celebration was meant - it was for himself
Fasim around him was cheering for Sneijder's goal.
This made Florentino even more uncomfortable.
When he sold Sneijder to Manchester City, he finally got rid of a burden in his mind.
As a result, this burden gave me a heavy blow...
If Real Madrid loses to Manchester City at home, it will be a disaster for both themselves and the team.
The group stage is halfway through, and Real Madrid has only scored one point. How can we compete for the first place in the group?
Not to mention the first place in the group... Damn, it's very difficult to even qualify in the group
But he didn't regret that he let Sneider go because of this.
He firmly believes that his decision must be correct.
Now he is just a little uncomfortable because he was slapped in the face on the spot...
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Sneijder's goal helped Manchester City take the lead, and when the game restarted, when Real Madrid players took the ball, the Bernabeu Stadium booed for the first time in this game.
Although not big, there are scattered stars.
But Rongguang is no stranger to this situation.
After hearing the boo, he looked up and looked into the stands.
It's a familiar recipe, a familiar taste...
The Real Madrid fans were running out of patience.
Then work harder and let them completely let go of their unrealistic fantasies
Three consecutive wins in the group stage, Manchester City not only has to qualify in the group, but also be the first in the group
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In the first half, it ended with a score of 2l, and Manchester City, who played away, temporarily led the way.
However, the morale of Real Madrid players was very low. When they left the court, they all lowered their heads and walked in a hurry, while booing sounded in the stands. The booing was bigger than in the game, fully expressing the dissatisfaction of Real Madrid fans.
After hearing the boo, Sneider looked up and saw that in the stands, Real Madrid fans even waved white handkerchiefs.
At this moment, one hand was placed on his shoulder, and it was glory.
He turned his head and looked over, and Rongguang smiled at him.
"Let's go."
Sneider nodded and walked into the passage with Glory, leaving all the booings and white handkerchiefs behind him.
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During the halftime break, the atmosphere at Manchester City was a little relaxed. Now everyone found that Real Madrid was a paper tiger. After defeating Bayern Munich at home, they were full of confidence. Now Real Madrid has not caused them much trouble. They began to look forward to something like beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Manchester City never dared to think about such a thing in the past.
Now, not only dare to think, but also do it
On the contrary, in the dressing room of Real Madrid, the atmosphere was a bit weird.
Pellegrini is giving the players a plan for the second half.
"...We can't play like we do in the second half like we do at work. We have to do something to do in the second half. The control over Sneider must be strengthened. It is obvious that he is Manchester City's midfield core..."
He was talking endlessly, but not many people listened to him.
Everyone seems to have their own mind.
Some people are desperate about the current situation, sit in their seats with their heads down, without saying a word, just looking at him, you can feel the full of negative energy.
Some people have good fighting spirit, but they don’t even listen to Pellegrini’s words. They feel that they can defeat their opponents with their own abilities and do not need to listen to the nonsense of this head coach.
"No level", this is the inner evaluation of many Real Madrid players on Pellegrini.
They feel that this head coach with a not-so-dazzling resume cannot convince them at all.
A team like Real Madrid, who can play here, are naturally world-class stars. Which one is not a big brand?
Since the players are big names, the head coach must be big names, otherwise why should those big names listen to you, the unknown one?
This is why everyone was surprised when Real Madrid Club officially announced that Pellegrini was the team's head coach.
I think this is like an April Fool's Day joke.
There was no belief that Pellegrini would succeed, and no one believed that Pellegrini would be here for a long time. Everyone thought he was just an over-coach. Because Real Madrid did not succeed in seducing Mourinho, he temporarily found such a person to make up the numbers. Once they got Mourinho, Pellegrini had to get out and make up the spot for Mourinho.
Such a head coach who started counting down the get out of class at the beginning of his tenure is actually quite sad.
Pellegrini himself knows this.
He is not blind, and he can see clearly what the situation in the locker room is now.
No one convinced him.
In fact, when he received the olive branch from Real Madrid, he was quite surprised. He didn't expect that he would be valued by a wealthy family like Real Madrid.
Just like any player dreams of playing for a big club like Real Madrid, any head coach also longs to coach a big club like Real Madrid.
Pellegrini, who was born in the football field, was valued by Real Madrid, as if a pie fell from the sky and hit him on the head.
He was ecstatic, full of confidence and full of energy. He planned to have a bigger game in Real Madrid.
But soon he realized that the situation was not as beautiful as he thought.
After coming to Real Madrid, almost no one listened to him. Some people respected him very much on the surface, but they didn't take him seriously at all.
Real Madrid's poor performance in the Champions League is related to this.
There are many factions among the players in the locker room, and the situation is complicated. He, the head coach who is completely unable to convince the public, cannot suppress the locker room at all, so the situation naturally can only get worse and worse.
Logically speaking, this game is a life-and-death battle for him, and it should be true for Real Madrid players. But when Real Madrid's team was in trouble, it was split. It is easy to imagine what the result of this game will be.
Pellegrini sighed. He, the head coach, was really frustrated...
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After the second half of the game began, the two sides changed their places to fight again.
Manchester City took advantage of the momentum of the first half to launch a fierce offensive into Real Madrid's penalty area, which looked as if the Bernabeu was their home court.
Real Madrid's performance did not improve after fifteen minutes of adjustment and rest.
There is no clue at the attack, and everyone is fighting wherever they go.
Raul is very diligent and keeps going back to defend, but his active running did not have a positive effect. He is the center, but he often returns to his baseline to defend, which is a positive performance. But after he comes back to defend, once Real Madrid wants to attack and quickly advance to the frontcourt, he can't find the center. How can Real Madrid's attack be played?
So sometimes, as the captain, Raul actively returns to defense, but what he doesn’t see is a good thing.
But as the captain, Raul's sense of responsibility does not allow him to remain indifferent to the team's defense in the frontcourt.
With Raul's age, it is difficult for him to persevere in such a large-scale running.
The result of his doing so, although occasionally helping the team to defend successfully, he is a center forward. His role is to score goals. He cares too much about defense and puts the cart before the horse.
In terms of defense, Real Madrid's defense has always been unstable.
I have always complained about why Casillas is awesome, and they are all tricked by Real Madrid's defense team.
I can't remember exactly when Real Madrid's defense line started to become a scam, but for a long time, there was a saying: "Real Madrid's offense depends on Ronaldo, and Real Madrid's defense depends on Casillas."
Because he was forced by the defense team to make wonderful saves repeatedly, he was called "Saint Igor".
Therefore, the defense of Real Madrid is not very good either.
The offense is not strong, and the defense is too casual.
The fate of Real Madrid can be imagined...
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The 63rd minute, eighteen minutes after the second half of the game began, Manchester City launched an offensive, and a series of passes passed the football in front of the penalty area.
After Sneider took the ball at the front of the penalty area, he pretended to shoot from a long time, and tricked Xavi Alonso to come up to block it, but Sneider just dunked Alonso away.
At the same time, the people he was waiting for arrived.
So without hesitation, he passed the lead
Central defender Albiol jumped up and wanted to push the football out with his head, but he was empty-handed - he was still far from the football
Pepe turned around and looked back, and found that glory appeared behind him like a flash of lightning. He reflexively raised his hand to signal glory to offside.
At this moment, Rong Guang turned around and glanced at the football, then swung his left foot while running.
“HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—”
Amid the commentator's roar, Rong Guang swung his left leg out and kicked his straight instep on the football
The football picked by Sneijder was directly drawn to the goal by Rong Guang
Near the penalty spot, Rong Guangshi shot with a strong volley. It was already amazing that Casillas could still make saves, but in fact his save did not touch the football at all...
The football flew into the goal from above his head and then he jumped up with his hands, but it was too late...
It is almost impossible for someone to stop the powerful shot at such a close range.
Everyone was stunned.
Manchester City actually led Real Madrid two goals away
I believe that those Real Madrid fans never expected this scene before the game, otherwise they would not be silent now
Chapter completed!