Chapter 258 Imbalance
In the 6th round of La Liga, Real Madrid beat Villarreal 0-2 away, and then beat Ludogorets 1-2 away in the Champions League group stage. Returning to their home court, they beat Athletic Bilbao 5-0 to complete a small winning streak.
Then came the national team match day.
Leandri waved goodbye to Kroos as he flew back to Germany. Germany's opponent in the European Cup qualifiers is Poland. Leandri whispered in Xiao Kuan's ear that he wished his boyfriend not to arouse Lewandowski's interest in dancing on the court.
The prince of Real Madrid packed his luggage and took Casillas' car to the national team training camp.
Bosque's moustache still looks very touching, and Leandri gave his national team coach a bag of the same chocolates as Ancelotti.
It was very bitter, but Bosque happened to like it very much. He accepted it with a kind look and said that he really envied Ancelotti. He wished he had a teammate who always paid so much attention to his physical health when he was young.
Ancelotti: ...Then let's switch? I'm a living dad!
Leandri is working hard to develop tacit understanding with a group of his old enemies on the training ground. Since Ramos injured his thigh muscle in the match against Bilbao a few days ago, he is almost completely unfamiliar with the current defense line. At the request of Bosque, he needs to quickly form a team with Pique, Albiol, Juanfran, Alba and others, most of whom are from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
At first Alba thought that things might not go smoothly as Leandri was a typical Madridista. But he gradually discovered that the goalkeeper of his arch-rival was actually quite easy to get along with. He was very good at passing the ball, filling gaps and pulling the ball. He was not biased at all because they were Barcelona or Atletico players.
"Things that happen on the field should be solved on the field. Now we are on the national team, and I still want to lift the World Cup and the Delaunay Cup!" After the competition, Leandri picked up Albala who was sitting on the ground.
"Even if you say so, I won't show you mercy in the national derby."
Leandri immediately resumed his iron-blooded and beautiful identity, "Wake up bro, you can't threaten my goal. Maybe we are leading by too much and I have to play center forward part-time, just like when I was in Leverkusen."
Alba quickly covered his face, he didn't want to recall that painful period. In the future, when evaluating Leandri, he would have to mention his part-time job. As the background board for his first time as a center forward, Barcelona would definitely be used to be whipped, and their defense would be the first to bear the brunt.
"Just come out, or we'll be able to take advantage of you again."
Leandri didn't care, "Okay, brother, instead of wasting time on thinking about it, you should think about how to defend me when the time comes!"
The second round of the European Cup qualifiers for the Russian team is against Slovakia. The opponent is not too strong, but Bosque is still prepared to send out most of the main players.
At night, the prince of Real Madrid rested in the same room with his captain, and Casillas still made himself a cup of cocoa.
"Keep your eyes away from your phone, not so close to it!"
Leandri made an OK gesture and quickly moved his head away from the phone to the same distance as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
He was chatting with Mueller.
To be precise, Leandri is outputting on one side.
How are you taking care of my brother Long? I hope he is not bullied in Bayern. If he loses even a single hair, I will make trouble with you!
You have to take care of Tony too. He is not good at speaking or expressing himself. Don't let him suffer any harm when you go back!
Muller on the other side rolled his eyes and handed the phone to Kroos and asked, "You are just going back to your national team. Leandri, do you have to act like you are being tortured?"
The “uncommunicative” Xiao Kuan forced a smile and said, “I can’t help it. Ryan is just worried about me. I actually told him that I’m OK on my own.”
Mueller looked at his roommate speechlessly, "How come you turned into tea after a trip to Madrid?!"
"I can't help it. Ryan always keeps this in mind." After saying that, Cross quickly turned over the quilt and prepared to go to sleep.
After all, he is not good at speaking.
Muller and Leandri were still chatting there. Although the two of them often quarreled with each other and blocked each other at any time, their relationship was really good.
Leandri is very worried about Muller's mental state. Although he looks happy and carefree every day, he is under a lot of pressure after winning the World Cup. This year is Muller's closest step to the Golden Ball, and he always wants to do his best in all aspects.
Muller is worried about Leandri's current situation in Real Madrid and Spanish team. Casillas has retreated to second goal in Real Madrid, but not in the national team. Spain is now at the bottom, and Leandri will have a very difficult road ahead in the future.
Some things are often difficult to say to people around you, and some people are always kept in people's hearts and worried about them.
"You have a good relationship with Muller?" Casillas waited for the two to finish their conversation.
Leandri nodded and talked again about their love-hate relationship.
Casillas couldn't help but sigh, "You have met a lot of good friends in the Bundesliga in the past few years, and the relationships are very good."
You don't have to listen to Leandri specifically, just look at Leandri's updates on social media. Apart from his teammates, most of them are Schurrle, Friedrich, Muller, Neuer and others. At first, Leandri and Muller's repeated unfollowing and blocking made people think that the two had really broken up, but in the end, the fans found out that they were the ones being played by them.
Uh-huh, the relationship between Leandri and Muller is so bad that he is blocked for 300 days out of 365 days a year, and there are more than a hundred shared groups to prevent being unable to contact them.
My worries are worthless!
But Casillas is most concerned about Kroos, they have a very good relationship.
"You have a very good relationship with Tony. I still remember that you brought him to the club on his first day."
Speaking of her husband Leandri, she was in a good mood, "Yes, to be honest, I have known Tony for a long time. Later, when I went to Leverkusen, I unexpectedly met him again. He took good care of me and we have a good relationship."
"I can see that," Cassie took a big gulp of hot cocoa, "Actually, you can let me help you with your stuff. I've gotten used to it over the years. Does it matter if I always have Tony to help me?"
"It's okay. It's not a big deal to bother him."
Cassie finished the last sip of her hot cocoa, "Okay, go to bed Ryan. Goodnight."
In the match against Slovakia, Bosque still sent Casillas as the starting goalkeeper. Leandri and De Gea sat on the bench and watched their teammates attack the city on the field.
Unfortunately, they fell behind as they attacked. After 90 minutes of the game, Slovakia defeated Spain 2-1. The Russians' offensive was not going well. It was difficult for them to get the ball from the midfield to the front court, and their forward line often failed to make any progress. It was not until the 82nd minute that Alba assisted Paco, who came on as a substitute, to score a goal.
No one could have imagined that Spain, which had won three consecutive major tournaments in the past, would actually lose to Slovakia, and no one knew where Spain's decline would end.
Some fans accused Bosque of improper command, some fans accused Iniesta of losing his style, some fans shouted that the striker of Banya was weak, and some pointed fingers at Casillas' ability.
Three days later, in the third round of the European Cup qualifiers, Spain played against Luxembourg, and Bosque rotated many players.
Spain played in a 433 formation. Paco, who came off the bench and scored a goal in the last game, started the game, and Leandri also replaced Casillas in goal.
When Leandri saw the opponent's position, he was surprised. Does Luxembourg love defense so much?
The 541 formation made Leandri worry whether he would be of any use today.
The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and from the very beginning Spain was almost dominating Luxembourg.
But the problem remains, there is only thunder but no rain.
Bosque was also anxious. The spirit of the team is very important. If they keep having the upper hand but not scoring, something bad will happen. The players are all in their twenties or thirties. If they are full of energy at the beginning and then decline and become exhausted, it won't be long before their mentality becomes unbalanced.
And the team's state has been unbalanced for a long time.
Bosque has been trying to influence the players' performance by changing the formation, but to little avail.
Leandri was also helpless watching from behind, he was really too idle.
In any case, Spain's current personnel configuration is several levels higher than Luxembourg's. Their players even find it difficult to pass the midfield, let alone break through the defense line led by Pique and Carvajal to threaten the goal. So the goalkeeper Xiaodie kept his eyes on the attack in the frontcourt. Seeing Costa, Silva and others missed opportunities again and again, he wanted to pull someone over from the front, put gloves on him and let him stand in front of the goal, and then he would rush up to demonstrate what goal efficiency is!
According to the ranking in May 2014, Luxembourg was only ranked 112th, while Spain was ranked first in the world. Although the ranking cannot explain much, the difference of more than 100 points can fully reflect the gap in strength between the two sides.
Leandri didn't understand why they couldn't score a goal under such pressure.
There is something wrong with the Spanish players' thinking.
Leandri watched with a frown in the backcourt for a long time and finally couldn't help it.
"Pass it back to me!"
Pique had just received the ball near the center circle when he heard a familiar voice behind him. Leandri had already left the penalty area.
Pique pushed the ball back, although he didn't know what Leandri was going to do, he still did it and passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.
"Forward, forward! Press forward!"
Hearing Leandri's voice, Xiaobai also found that his goalkeeper was coming up. This scene was indeed a bit shocking, but Iniesta reacted quickly and immediately got involved to help pull the defense line.
"Gerrard, go forward, to the penalty area!"
Leandri moved quickly, striding forward with the ball. Facing a Luxembourg player who was about to steal the ball, he made a Marseille turn to pass the opponent, and then passed the ball to Busquets who came over to receive the ball.
The latter made a wall pass with Leandri.
The pressure has reached the point where it is almost approaching the Luxembourg penalty area.
Defender No. 6 who came over to defend Leandri was shaken and lost his balance due to Leandri's slow and chaotic movements. Leandri seized the opportunity and kicked the ball directly.
Fake shot and real pass?
Pique headed the ball, but it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Landing point!
Leandri raised his leg again to shoot!
0-1, the Spanish team finally scored a goal!
The players in the front court gathered around, but Leandri, who was blocked by the camera in the crowd, was not in a hurry to celebrate. "Goal, goal, goal! We should score more goals! We can't go on like this!"
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