As soon as FIFA's transfer ban was released, it undoubtedly made Real Madrid's already difficult situation even worse.

Although the management and coaching staff quickly made moves to appease the players in the team, the crowd outside was in a big way. In addition, the media's inspiration, they first conspired to accuse Barcelona of reporting Real Madrid, and then pointed the finger at Bayern Munich, which even forced Bayern Munich's Rummeniger to personally defy the rumors.

It can be said that after the media hype, the whole world has begun to pay attention.

Real Madrid is in the stage of adjusting physical fitness and state, and coupled with the influence of public opinion, their performance is also greatly reduced.

On January 20, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Kings Cup REE, Real Madrid faced Atletico Madrid at home.

The two sides fought hard for 90 minutes, and Real Madrid performed poorly and failed to break the Atletico Madrid goal at home.

Oblak once again played his bravery and won the best player in the game, helping the Bedding Legion win Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

But what really makes people worry is Real Madrid's own state, which is really not stable enough.

But what is even more surprising is that in the 21st round of La Liga in three days later, Real Madrid challenged Real Betis away.

As a result, just seven minutes into the game, Real Betis scored a goal by Carmona, and Real Madrid did not equalize the score until the 71st minute.

Afterwards, neither team was able to score again, and Real Madrid finally drew 1-1 away against Real Betis.

With twenty-three shots in the game, eight shots on the right side, only one goal was scored. Real Betis shot four shots, two shots on the right side, and one goal was scored. Real Madrid's scoring efficiency did drop a lot.

But what is really worrying is that when Real Madrid encounters two consecutive draws, they will be away from Calderon Stadium and challenge Atletico Madrid away. How to play in this game?

If he loses away to Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will be eliminated from the Copa del Rey.

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As night fell, after a day of training sessions, Valdebebas returned to peace.

Yang Yang finished taking a shower in the locker room and changed into dry clothes. When he went out, he saw that the lights in the head coach's office were still on. He shook his head and smiled slightly, and walked over.

Real Madrid's situation has indeed been unsatisfactory recently, especially after experiencing two consecutive draws, the team's morale and fighting spirit have been greatly hit.

So far this season, Real Madrid has maintained an unbeaten record, which has brought strong self-confidence to the team. However, with two consecutive draws, everyone clearly realized that Real Madrid encountered problems, but they didn't know how to solve this problem.

Especially in the second leg of the looming Cup 8 quarter-finals knockout match, Atletico Madrid was waiting for Real Madrid at Calderon Stadium. Simeone's team just tied Real Madrid with zero-to-zero at the Bernabeu Stadium. How to play in the second leg?

Not only are the players worried, but the pressure on the head coach Zidane is also quite high.

When Yang Yang walked to the door of Zidane's office, he saw the French bald man sitting on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling in a daze.

The head coach is actually a very brain-killing profession, but it is also very challenging, especially when you see your players performing your tactical arrangements and defeating powerful opponents on the court, the sense of accomplishment is very charming and addictive.

Of course, the huge pressure the head coach silently bears is not something that anyone can bear.

Knock.

Yang Yang gently knocked on the office door, and Zidane on the sofa was startled. Seeing that it was Yang Yang, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speak out first next time, I'll be scared." Zidane complained.

Yang Yang walked in with a smile, sat down directly opposite Zidane, "Why haven't you gone back yet?"

The answer to him was Zidane's long, mixed sigh.

Without answering, Yang Yang could guess the answer himself, but he didn't say much. He took out the tea and started boiling water, preparing to make a pot of Tieguanyin for himself.

"We and Atletico Madrid are all too familiar with each other." Zidane suddenly spoke.

Yang Yang nodded slightly, can he not be familiar with it?

How could you not be familiar with it if you play at least a few games a year and you are all in Madrid?

With Real Madrid's strength in recent years, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have increased their attention to the King's Cup, so that the top three teams have taken it for granted, which has increased the number of matches between the top three teams.

The enemy's journey has been narrow for so many years, and they all know what tricks the other party can do.

The best proof is that Simeone can draw Real Madrid from zero to zero at the Bernabeu Stadium.

"When he returns to Calderon Stadium, he will definitely continue to play like this. We must find a way to break through their goal, but you can see the current situation of the team." Zidane shook his head and sighed.

Some of the current situation of Real Madrid is within expectations, but some are unexpected.

The unexpected factor is that the team consciously carried out physical intensive training in batches, which was smooth under the execution of Penttus, while the unexpected is that some players have injuries and some players have failed to adjust their condition in time.

The human body is the most complex existence in the world. Even professionals with extremely rich experience cannot fully control the changes in their bodies, let alone control the adjustment of players' state.

Some people have made good adjustments, but some people have not made adjustments. This is a hidden danger.

Many head coaches, even some world-class coaches, dare not take action easily because of this.

Real Madrid's current situation is caused by these unexpected factors. If it cannot be adjusted in time, it will probably continue to be sluggish and may even lose.

"Why don't you seem to be worried at all?" Zidane suddenly raised his head and looked at Yang Yang with resentment, as if he was saying, "You are our chief assistant coach, how can you be so heartless?"

"Aren't you worried about this?" Yang Yang laughed, "Even if the sky collapses, there will be you, a tall man, who will be holding on to you."

Not to mention, Zidane is 1.85 meters tall and Yang Yang is 1.83 meters tall. The sky collapsed, and he was the first to hit him.

Of course, if Yang Yang counts his hair, he will be almost the same as Zidane.

Seeing Zidane's completely speechless expression again, Yang Yang began to become serious and smiled.

"You're right. Both teams are too familiar with each other, and our current state is not ideal. Many players have not adjusted yet, or their condition is relatively fluctuating, so we need more time."

But the match against Atletico Madrid is the day after tomorrow!

"I personally think that in such a game, you still have to choose the best player in the game."

Zidane nodded, "I know, but the question is, how do we beat our opponents away?"

This is undoubtedly Zidane's most troublesome thing.

At Calderon Stadium, facing the well-prepared Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, in poor condition, does not have much bargaining chips, especially considering the opponent Simeone, the bandit coach, the Argentine is a very cunning guy.

"I think there is someone who can consider using it."

"who?"

“Isco.”

"Isco?" Zidane said the name again.

He was a little surprised. He didn't expect Yang Yang to mention Isco because Espanyol has made considerable progress this season, but his performance has also fluctuated greatly, and it is difficult to shake the positions of David Silva, Modric and Tony Cross.

However, Yang Yang was right, Isco is in good condition recently.

"Back to the double midfielder, Casemiro and Modric are in good shape at present. Vosques is on the right side. In terms of strength, he really cannot compete with Di Maria or James Rodriguez, but he has always been trustworthy in role-player, hardworking and has maintained a good state recently."

Zidane frowned, "Do you want to use Isco to hit the left side?"

Hazard was not in good shape in his first game against Atletico Madrid, and he also did not perform well on the weekend, and his condition was fluctuating.

There is also Suarez. Although he scored a goal against Real Betis, his overall performance was not very ideal.

"No, use Di Maria to play the left side and let Isco play the free agent, just like he did when he was in Malaga."

During his time at Malaga, under Pellegrini's tactical system, Isco acted as a free agent, and his teammates around him took him as the core and moved around him. This greatly exerted Isco's ability, made up for his shortcomings, and created the Spanish Golden Boy.

But in Real Madrid, it is obviously impossible to position him in such a role, because there is only one core of Real Madrid, that is Yang Yang.

In fact, since Ancelotti, Isco has been a particularly headache-inducing player in Real Madrid because he needs to occupy a lot of ball rights, but he is too sticky to the ball that he always misses the best pass opportunity.

In the years since joining Real Madrid, he has made significant progress, his defensive and running abilities have also improved significantly, and his game investment has also been impressive, but some things are engraved into his bones and cannot be changed.

"You want him to get the ball and use him to attract Atletico's defensive attention?"

"That's right." Yang Yang smiled slightly, "Atlanie Madrid's defense is indeed very solid, and it can even be said to be unbreakable. Head-on-head, I can guarantee that no team in the world can easily tear their defense. Instead of doing so, we might as well just mess up the game and completely disrupt the rhythm."

"Isco dares to drive the ball, can do it without losing the ball. He is like a messing stick, inserted into Atletico Madrid's defensive system, completely disrupting it. As long as it gets messed up, flaws will be revealed and we have a chance."

After Yang Yang said this, Zidane thought it was feasible, but...

"Do you think Isco can take on such a task?" Zidane was a little suspicious.

This is a bit of a big risk.
Chapter completed!