Chapter 284 Benítez is too strong
On August 23, the La Liga war officially ignited. Real Madrid's first game was an away game against Sporting Gijon. However, even an away game did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the Melineks to watch the game. After a summer vacation, they were almost bored to death without any official games to watch.
The most serious player in the whole stadium was Benítez. This was his first official game as the head coach of Real Madrid. His dream of playing for Real Madrid finally came true one day, and every strand of Benítez's hair looked extremely excited.
In the locker room, the traditional Real Madrid program of taking numbers and lining up to draw lots was just about to begin. Kroos had already opened his notebook and was about to write down the name of the cheating Ramos as the first one when Benítez came in.
"What are you doing?"
Ramos grinned and explained, "We are preparing to draw lots. Hope for good luck."
Benítez said that this was meaningless, and what was more important now was to prepare well and not let the body temperature drop, and Real Madrid could not lose the good start.
Ramos still explained that they were like this in the past two seasons and that Leandri was still very lucky.
Benítez looked up at everyone in the locker room, "But your performance in the first two seasons was not good. You might as well use this time to remember your running positions."
Benítez's assistant coach failed to stop him, and Rogo got angry, "During this period, we won the tenth championship for Real Madrid."
Kroos put away his notebook and began to study his white shoes. Leandri stopped smiling and looked in the mirror to see if he had put on his headband. The silence in the Real Madrid locker room was not broken until the staff came to call everyone out.
In the first round of La Liga, Benítez directly used his specialty, and the 4231 formation was placed in front of all the fans.
Jesse is the lone striker at the front, followed by Ronaldo, Bale and Isco. In midfield, Modric, Kroos is firmly in the main position, Marcelo, Varane, Danilo and Leandri are in front of him.
Danilo is also the only player bought by Real Madrid in this transfer period who started directly.
Sporting Gijon is not a tough nut to crack, especially when compared with Real Madrid's starting lineup that costs hundreds of millions.
All the Melcos were waiting for Real Madrid to win big at the start of the season to make them happy, and the loud team song had been resounding from the moment the fans entered the stadium.
But God is not willing to grant people's wishes easily. After 90 minutes of the game, Real Madrid drew with Gijon away.
Real Madrid played very hard, with a ball possession rate of 65% and 12 shots on target, but they just couldn't score a goal. Leandri was so anxious that he tried his best to get Marcelo and others to move forward and participate in the attack in front of the goal, but it was in vain.
In the second round of La Liga, Real Madrid finally had its turn to play at home. As soon as Leandri stepped onto the grass, he felt that he was in excellent form today.
In the match against Real Betis, Benítez made two substitutions, J Rodriguez replaced Isco and Benzema returned to being the lone striker.
Before Leandri came on the field, he saw James Rodriguez who was also full of fighting spirit and joked with him, "Come on, brother, show our head coach that you are not a fat guy, score two goals against him today!"
James Rodriguez pretended to be angry and punched Leandri twice, then prepared for the game with a smile on his face.
Two minutes into the game, Modric and Xiao Kuan adjusted Real Madrid's attack route with a back pass, and then suddenly kicked the ball to James Rodriguez. After getting the ball, James Rodriguez made a direct cross on the spot, and Bale jumped easily and sent the ball into the goal!
Okay, okay, that’s it! Leandri was about to cry. In the past, Real Madrid would be attacked fiercely by the opponent at the beginning of the game, and he felt so helpless standing alone in the back. But today was different. Real Madrid stood up!
[Ahhh, a goal! First goal of the season! ]
[How happy James Rodriguez and Bale are smiling]
[I suggest you look at Ryan Deli in the backcourt to understand what a bright smile means]
[Hahaha, Ryan, finally he doesn't have to endure being bombarded by the opponent at the beginning of the game, right? The opposing goalkeeper is your colleague, Ryan, you can't be so unsympathetic! ]
In the 15th minute, Real Betis finally organized a decent attack. No. 16 Cejudo intercepted Marcelo's pass on the wing and headed straight for the goal.
Leandri took it very seriously. Just as he opened his hands slightly in preparation for a save, Ramos appeared. The good captain moved his body forward to defend. Cejudo had no choice but to pass the ball to Sabalos in front of the goal. The latter saw Leandri in front and Varane next to him and could only kick the ball hastily in the penalty area.
The ball went straight past the goal post and flew out of the field.
In the 24th minute, Real Madrid got a free kick in the frontcourt. Roco was very excited today and shot directly at Kroos, but unfortunately the force was a little too strong and the ball hit the post and went wide.
In the 38th minute, Leandri easily intercepted Vargas' long shot, then ran a few steps with the ball and kicked the ball in front of the penalty area line, aiming directly at J. Rodriguez who had just gotten rid of the full-back!
The ball was flying faster and faster. James Rodriguez made an abrupt stop and got rid of Bruno who came to assist in defense. He easily unloaded the ball, and with a pull of his left foot, he shot the ball at an angle in front of the attacking goalkeeper Adam and easily went into the net!
James Rodriguez, who scored the goal, was very happy. He ran back to his own half with a clear goal and climbed up the tree towards the goalkeeper. The two handsome guys smiled at Meilingge with their hormones overflowing.
"Score one more goal, your daughter is still watching you from up there!"
During the half-time break, the Real Madrid players, who were leading by two goals, were in a very relaxed state of mind. In the first half, Real Madrid still controlled more than 60% of the ball, and the game was full of their offensive lines.
Leandri sat and drank water. He basically did not move in the first half. The opponent's attacks were almost all resolved by the defense. The few shots that managed to penetrate either hit Varane and others or went directly out of the goal.
Leandri was still there indulging in his own luck. He hoped that the opponent would continue to have zero shots on target in the second half. At this time, Benítez spoke to break the silence in the locker room.
The head coach tapped the tactical board, and a group of enthusiastic young people were waiting to receive the head coach's praise.
"2-0 in the first half." Yes, yes, are you satisfied? Even if you are unsympathetic, you will definitely praise us. We can forgive you for your stiff and poor expression. It doesn't matter, we can hear the approval in your words.
"But you should have done better, Chris. You were in such a good position for that corner kick that you could have scored. The same goes for you, James Rodriguez. If you had paid attention to your positioning in the middle, you wouldn't have been caught offside by the opponent. If you all did your best, we should be at least 4-0 now!"
"And Leandri, I've said it many times, you should focus more on defense, we have a lot of offensive players."
ah?
Even the dumbest people knew very well that their head coach really wasn't praising them. No, when did they start to blame others when the score was 2-0 at halftime?
Luo Ge was so angry that he was half dead, and Cross next to him pulled him back.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and started the game again, but Real Betis didn’t quite understand why the players next to them looked unhappy even though they were clearly leading.
Betis goalkeeper Adan is from Real Madrid's youth training. He was also the captain during Leandri's time in Castilla. "What's wrong?"
Ryan shook his head helplessly.
How could he tell Adam that our head coach felt that our players didn’t play well enough and that you should have scored four or five goals just now?
Leandri was afraid that if he told the truth, Adam would break off all ties with him on the spot.
Perhaps stimulated by Benítez, Real Madrid expanded the score again at the beginning of the second half. Bale assisted Benzema with a pick-and-roll in front of the goal.
The French spoke up for themselves in their hearts: My buddy scored a goal, don't let me take the blame for Real Madrid anymore!
There is no such thing as a peaceful life, it's just that the horse is carrying the load and moving forward!
Leandri's eyes were about to fall out in the backcourt. Is this still the Real Madrid that always makes mistakes? He should be thankful that they didn't get outwitted at the beginning of the game, but today they scored goals after just two minutes of play in both the first and second half?
Leandri's strong heart was shaken. Although Benítez can be annoying sometimes and just talked back to me about my assist, it seems that this kind of defense is really good. Could it be that I misunderstood him, and is there really something wrong with me?
It's not that Leandri's mind is unstable, it's just that Benítez is too strong!
What made the Melcos happy was that before they could get over the joy of Benzema's goal, Real Madrid's fourth goal had already appeared.
Just three minutes after Benzema scored, Kroos made an ultra-long-distance pass to the ball in front of James Rodriguez. All James Rodriguez had to do was sprint and then shoot at a small angle at the bottom line!
4-0! Real Madrid, who were not favored before the game, had already secured three points in 50 minutes!
James Rodriguez was even happier. He avoided Kroos's "celebration request" and ran straight to Leandri. The two of them went to the stands where James Rodriguez's little princess was.
Okay, okay, it seems that Benítez didn’t make a mess of the locker room, and everyone is still happy! Stupid Maca, Stupid As, all they do is spread rumors and cause trouble all day long!
Perhaps because they didn't want Leandri to be bored to the point of falling asleep in the backcourt, the friendly French gave Leandri a big gift package.
In the 61st minute, Varane tackled Ruben Castro who was dribbling the ball.
The crime scene was located in a restricted area.
Leandri looked at Valanciunas, who was embarrassed, with a pockmarked face. Even though he was in a state of confusion, he could only wave his hand and promise them a happy ending. "It's not a big deal. I will definitely get the shutout bonus today!"
Having said that, Leandri was still a little worried. Today he could either do nothing or get good news about a penalty save. He glanced casually and saw that the head coach's expression was not very good.
Leandri was not willing to have him and Varane scolded by Benítez because of a harmless penalty, so he focused all his attention as he watched Ruben Castro walking towards the penalty spot.
The whistle blows and the kick is fired!
Leandri stared at his opponent's footsteps without blinking, and it was a powerful shot that defeated all opponents with force!
Leandri did not give in at all. He quickly changed his body posture and dived to the left, then steadily pushed the penalty kick away with his right hand.
"Beautiful! Leandri's penalty save success rate is amazing."
"4-0 and 4-1 are two different things. Seeing his performance, I think all the fans have more trust in him wearing the No. 1 jersey."
"The camera was focused on Casillas who was sitting on the bench. The glory in the eyes of the Real Madrid captain was visible to the naked eye!"
"This is the best era for Real Madrid!"
In the 89th minute, Bale, who was shifted to the core of the tactics, lived up to expectations. Casemiro, who came on as a substitute, made a straight pass, and Bale passed two players in the middle and scored a goal for Real Madrid with his strong personal strength.
In the second round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Real Betis 5-0.
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