Chapter 513 Ronaldo's locker room speech!
"Well done, guys, I'm so proud of you!"
Guardiola was very satisfied with the result of the first half. Although Real Madrid scored a goal, it was not a big deal.
As long as they still hold the lead, the initiative in the second half will still be in their hands.
Guardiola prepared several tactics before the game to deal with different situations.
Now that they are leading in the score, their tactics in the second half will be to focus on controlling the situation and consolidating their existing advantage.
On the other hand, Real Madrid's tactical choice was completely different.
After returning to the locker room, Zidane's expression was very serious.
He raised his hand to signal the noisy players to quiet down: "Take this time to rest well, don't waste your energy, and listen to me next!"
After saying that, he quickly took out the tactical board, found a position facing all the players, and then began to gesture on the tactical board.
"In the first half, our offense didn't work and there were some problems with the connection in the midfield. Modric, Isco, you two need to step up and share the team's worries!"
When Isco heard his name being called, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately became nervous.
"Yes, Boss!"
Zidane nodded, then drew out Real Madrid's offensive route in the midfield and asked him to play according to this routine.
Real Madrid's lack of offensive firepower in the frontcourt in the first half had a lot to do with Isco's abnormal performance.
To solve this problem, he must be made to move and cannot be completely targeted by the opponent.
If he can't successfully dribble the ball and make threatening passes on the court, it would be better to replace him with someone more suitable.
Real Madrid has James Rodriguez on the bench. If Isco's performance does not improve in the second half, Zidane will have to play this card.
As for Modric, with his football IQ, Zidane only put forward some requirements and did not emphasize the rest. With his football IQ, Modric would definitely be able to think of it even if he didn't say it.
In addition to Modric and Isco, two midfielders with offensive responsibilities, Zidane also made some demands on Casemiro.
Let him take advantage of his good physical fitness and wide coverage area to assist his teammates when defending and completely keep a close eye on the two most threatening points in Manchester City's midfield - De Bruyne and Lin Quan!
Yes, Zidane positioned Lin Quan as a midfielder.
Because he had seen Lin Quan's organizational ability on the wing in the previous match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, he did not simply treat Lin Quan as a winger.
If this guy really dribbles the ball towards the goal, then the defenders will naturally be needed to defend. But if he plays the role of organizer, then Real Madrid's midfielders cannot hesitate and must step up! After explaining the midfield, Zidane glanced at his own defense line with a headache.
The performance of Ramos and Pepe today can be said to be quite bad, especially the second goal conceded, which was simply a low-level mistake.
"Ramos, Pepe, forget the failure in the first half, play with full energy and play well in the second half, can you do it?"
Ramos and Pepe both lowered their heads, thinking that they would be punished by the head coach with a hair dryer, but unexpectedly the head coach did not scold them.
This surprised them very much: "Don't worry, boss, I promise I won't let that guy succeed again!"
Pepe was instantly revived to full health, as if what happened before had never happened.
This Peking Opera face-changing transformation made his teammates look at him one after another. Isn't this guy too shameless?
"Lin is very strong, don't try to challenge him one-on-one. Your task is to stop him and prevent him from shooting. Remember, don't kick blindly to grab the ball!"
Zidane had not intended to say anything, but after hearing what Pepe said, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch a few times, and he gave a few more instructions out of concern.
"Ramos, when the ball is kicked off, don't rush to kick it. We need to control the ball under our feet and make the best use of every offensive opportunity!"
After Real Madrid fell behind in the first half, the players were in a rather anxious state of mind. Several times after successfully defending, they were so anxious to launch a counterattack that they kicked the ball directly to the forwards.
However, the success rate of this tactic was very low. Most of their attempts failed and the ball was returned to Manchester City, giving them more offensive opportunities.
Now Manchester City is leading. If nothing unexpected happens in the second half, Manchester City may try to control the tempo of the game, keep the ball under their feet as much as possible and not give Real Madrid too many offensive opportunities.
In this case, Real Madrid must improve its offensive efficiency.
After giving instructions to the players in the midfield and backcourt, Zidane turned his attention to the three players in the frontcourt.
Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo are all famous attackers in football.
However, in the first half of the game, the performance of the three players was not particularly outstanding.
This is certainly due to insufficient support from teammates, but it is also related to their own poor condition.
"In the second half, our offense needs to be more layered..."
Zidane talked about offensive tactics for five minutes before he stopped.
"Do you all understand your respective responsibilities?"
"Understood!"
"Okay, then rest assured!"
Zidane finished speaking. He is actually not the kind of coach who is very good at boosting morale and saying some passionate words.
Even if he was allowed to continue speaking, he could probably only say something like "come on" or "work hard".
But at this time he actually needs to say something, because Real Madrid's morale is obviously low, and someone needs to stand up to boost morale.
Since Zidane has not taken on this responsibility, someone must do it.
Ronaldo, who was lying down to rest, suddenly stood up and looked at his teammates.
"Listen, I have to remind you of one thing. We are only 45 minutes away from making history!"
Ronaldo's sudden remarks surprised all the Real Madrid players.
They stopped their private conversation and looked at Ronaldo in unison.
Ronaldo was not afraid of the gazes of the crowd. He faced them and continued his speech:
"We have to do our best in the next 45 minutes, give it our all and squeeze out all our potential!
This is not only because we are wearing the Real Madrid jersey and representing this great team with a long history.
It’s because we are the best players on the planet and we have the ability to do this.”
Ronaldo's speech had a good effect, and he successfully inspired the fighting spirit of many Real Madrid players.
"I know that many of us have never been to the Champions League final and have never experienced the test of such an exciting game, but it doesn't matter, I have such experience and I will lead us all to victory!"
Most of the Real Madrid players are making it to the Champions League final for the first time, and tension is permeating everyone's heart.
Ronaldo's words just now were like a lighthouse in the darkness, dispelling the fog, illuminating the direction of their future, and allowing them to find support.
Some players, especially the young ones, began to applaud enthusiastically.
This is the first time that they regard Ronaldo as a true team leader, rather than just a high-priced and capable superstar.
Seeing this scene, Bell's face looked a little lonely.
He knew that he had completely failed in the competition with Ronaldo, and as long as Ronaldo himself did not leave, he would never be able to replace Ronaldo's position in Real Madrid.
Ronaldo was very satisfied with the effect of his speech, so he continued:
"For many of us, this may be our only chance in this life. If we miss this opportunity, we will regret it for the rest of our lives!"
"So, let's risk everything we have and fight with all our might!"
"fighting!"
"fighting"
"fighting!"
The morale of Real Madrid players has been completely aroused. They waved their arms and shouted, completely forgetting Zidane's previous instructions to them to rest well and conserve their energy.
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The soundproofing in the visiting team's locker room is not very good, and Manchester City can hear the noise made by Real Madrid very clearly.
"It seems that they have not been defeated. The battle in the second half may be more intense than we thought!"
Guardiola, who had already finished explaining the tactical arrangements, joked when he heard the noise coming from the dressing room next door.
"Haha, then let's beat them until they are convinced and help them face reality!"
Manchester City's players are also in high spirits and don't even need any extra morale boosting.
The fifteen-minute break ended quickly and both sides quickly returned to the field.
Before the game started, Lin Quan felt someone on the opposite side was looking at him.
When I looked up, I found that Ronaldo was looking at me with a challenging look.
That look seemed to be saying: Let’s have a good match next!
Lin Quan raised his eyebrows and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Why not?
Beep! A long whistle sounded, and the second half of the Champions League final between Manchester City and Real Madrid officially began! The two sides changed sides, and Real Madrid kicked off.
Ronaldo kicked the ball to Benzema, Benzema passed it back to Isco and quickly rushed forward.
At the same time, Ronaldo, Bale and others also pressed forward.
Not only them, Real Madrid's midfielders and even the backcourt players began to press forward! At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid launched a massive attack on Manchester City.
Here we come!
The fans at the scene and in front of the TV all felt excited and were looking forward to seeing Real Madrid's next attack.
“This scene feels a bit familiar!”
In Manchester City's coaching booth, Guardiola and the assistant coaches felt that they had seen this scene before. At the beginning of the first half, Real Madrid seemed to have played like this as well.
Is this an attempt to seize the opening opportunity, take advantage of the opportunity at the beginning of the game when the players have not yet fully adapted to the rhythm of the game, and catch Manchester City off guard?
The tactic of rushing to start the game is nothing new. Teams often use this tactic in games. If the opponent is not focused enough and the players are busy getting into the game, they may be caught off guard.
For example, the fastest goal in the Midfield League was scored by Jiangsu Suning in the first half, catching Guangzhou Evergrande off guard. Before most of Evergrande's players had time to react, the ball was sent into Evergrande's goal with just a few passes.
Real Madrid obviously also wants to achieve such an effect, but the actual effect does not seem to be ideal.
Although Isco successfully passed the ball to Benzema, Benzema was about to pass it to Ronaldo who was making a forward run.
But at this moment, the experienced Kroos made a direct tackle and knocked Benzema down with the ball.
Manchester City disrupted Real Madrid's attempt with a tactical foul.
However, Kroos also received a yellow card for the foul just now. For a defensive midfielder, the cost of this yellow card is actually quite high.
Fortunately, it was Kroos who received the card, not Kante.
Kroos does not have a heavy defensive task in the midfield and backcourt, and the probability of him receiving a second yellow card and being sent off is low.
The location where Manchester City committed the foul was quite far from the goal. After discussing with each other, the Real Madrid players decided that Ronaldo would take the penalty.
Ronaldo took several steps back, stood with his legs spread out, and looked towards the goal with a determined gaze.
This iconic move caused cheers from the audience, and some Real Madrid fans began to shout loudly:
"One goal!"
"One goal!"
C Ronaldo's free kicks are still very threatening, and he has scored many goals with free kicks.
Among them, his iconic elevator ball makes many goalkeepers shudder.
Navas is well aware of Ronaldo's free kick strength, so he was very serious when directing his teammates to form a human wall, trying to block all of Ronaldo's shooting angles.
Lin Quan and Aguero were relatively short in height, so they formed the first human wall, standing not far from Ronaldo and providing symbolic interference.
Ronaldo withdrew his gaze from the goal and his eyes stayed on Lin Quan for half a second.
Ronaldo knew that the guy opposite him was also a free kick expert, and even eliminated the Real Madrid led by him with an amazing S-shaped free kick at the Bernabeu.
That game and Lin Quan's free kick are deeply engraved in Ronaldo's heart and he will never forget them in his life.
Thinking of this, Ronaldo planned to show his skills to the other party, to let the other party know that you are not the only one who can take free kicks, I can do it too, and I am even better than you! Retracting his gaze from Lin Quan, taking a deep breath, and calming down, Ronaldo started to run!
One step, two steps, three steps...
His footsteps became faster and faster, and he was getting closer and closer to the football.
When approaching the ball, Ronaldo had already completed all the shooting movements such as swinging his arms and raising his legs! With a loud bang, the ball whizzed over the heads of Lin Quan and Aguero.
The two of them jumped symbolically, with no chance of touching the ball at all.
The two men subconsciously turned their heads to look behind them in mid-air, and at this time the football had already flown over the second human wall.
Even the taller second human wall couldn't stop the ball.
And the height of the ball is still rising! Could it be that it was hit too high? Seeing the height of the ball rising continuously, many people had this thought in their minds.
But the next second, they changed their minds!
(End of this chapter)