Chapter 17 Spanish Super Cup
Hoffenheim is trying to adapt to the days without Chu Zhongtian, and Real Madrid is also adapting to the days with Chu Zhongtian.
Time passed quickly, and Real Madrid encountered problems in signings on the right forward. So Mourinho could only let Ozil play on the right forward.
Fortunately, Di Maria rarely got injured and his physical fitness was fine. Last season, he was basically monopolized by Real Madrid's right-side corridor. The attendance rate was quite high.
Chu Zhongtian joined Real Madrid in order to break the monopoly of Barcelona against La Liga and even European football. However, he did not expect that his first encounter with Barcelona, as a Real Madrid player, would have come so quickly.
On August 16, in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid faced Barcelona at home.
When Chu Zhongtian joined the team, he completely forgot that there was something like the Spanish Super Cup.
Because Barcelona won two domestic championships in Spain last season - the league championship and the Copa del Rey championship, the Spanish Super Cup, which should have been a domestic league championship and the cup championship, became a battle between the double champion and the second in the league.
In this way, the first showdown between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the new season appeared dramatically in advance.
Barcelona's performance in Spain last season was dominant. Although Mourinho's team worked very hard, they had formed a season after all, and they really couldn't compete with Barcelona, who had been in the team for more than 20 years.
Real Madrid is still facing the problems of last season this season. Because Chu Zhongtian came, the team is almost a brand new one. After all, Chu Zhongtian is the core of the team, and his joining means that the team has to change its tactics.
So to be honest, this season is still not the best opportunity to catch up with Barcelona. But Real Madrid's senior management and fans do not care about the objective rules. They can only get their team slaughtered by Barcelona 5-0 at Camp Nou last season, and they can only tie the opponent when they return to their home court. Such performance is really inconsistent with Real Madrid's level.
Any Real Madrid fan could not remain indifferent when he saw the team's 0-5 defeat to Barcelona away.
So regardless of objective laws, Real Madrid fans demand that Mourinho's team must pull Barcelona off the throne this season!
You should know that Mourinho only stayed in Inter Milan for two seasons, and in the second season he led the team to create the great achievements of the triple-champion.
Is Real Madrid not as strong as Inter Milan? Could it be that Mourinho can create a treble championship in Inter Milan but not in Real Madrid? - Real Madrid fans will have this idea.
And from Mourinho personally, he is a person who will take revenge. He cannot lose five goals to Barcelona away without being indifferent and does not want to take revenge. No matter how low-key he performed before, when he faces the team led by Guardiola again, the flames of revenge will burn in his heart.
From the perspective of subjective intentions, Real Madrid must defeat Barcelona this season and break their dominance over Spanish domestic football.
As for whether they can do this, it is not something that Real Madrid fans need to consider, but something that Mourinho has to worry about. Florentino gave Mourinho the highest annual salary in the world, not to make him get five goals from Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
※※※In fact, the Spanish Super Cup is quite useless, and many times it has been reduced to the opportunity to train before the start of the league. It is very attractive to the weak teams, but it is not so wonderful to the giant teams. This time, because of the confrontation between Real Madrid and Barcelona so far, these two Super Cups have also attracted much attention.
It even attracted the attention of countries outside Spain, and China is one of them.
Originally, the collision between Real Madrid and Barcelona was attractive enough, but now there is another Chu Zhongtian, which makes Chinese fans more expectant. However, CCTV does not have the right to broadcast the Cup of Kings, so if Chinese fans want to watch these two games, they can only go online or watch exciting highlights in sports news the next day.
Many Chinese media believe that this game will be Chu Zhongtian's first appearance at the Bernabeu. However, Mourinho did not rank Chu Zhongtian on the starting list.
Not only Chu Zhongtian, but even Bale and Adebayo did not qualify in the starting roster. Mourinho still used the old lineup last season. The starting goalkeeper was Casillas, the starting center back was Pepe and Carvalho, the starting right back was Ramos, and the starting left back was Marcelo. The two starting midfielders were Xavi, Alonso and Khdira, Ozil, Di Maria and C. Ronaldo in the front, and the forward Higuain at the front.
Real Madrid's bench is shining with stars and priceless--70 million Chu Zhongtian, 65 million Kaka, 35 million Benzema, 30 million Gareth Bale, and 15 million Adebayo. These people alone are worth 215 million euros.
Chu Zhongtian sat Kaka on the left and Bell on the right, but he did not chat with others. Instead, after the game started, he looked at the stadium with a serious expression and paid attention to the game.
At the Bernabeu Stadium, every time Barcelona players take the ball, they will cause themselves a deafening booing sound in the stands.
Barcelona had the advantage in multiple rounds of national derby last season, and they did have such capital. The loss in the Champions League final was just a small mistake for Barcelona. It doesn't mean anything.
Or they lost the Champions League purely because Chu Zhongtian was too buggy.
Barcelona's football is in control, and under Mourinho, Real Madrid has brought their fast and direct characteristics to the extreme. Chu Zhongtian watched while watching his new club. In terms of player speed alone, Hoffenheim is not as good as Real Madrid, but Hoffenheim has Chu Zhongtian, so the overall speed can be used to make up for the players' personal speed shortcomings.
What about Real Madrid? Alonso is a very excellent midfield commander, but obviously he is not a very fast player. He often needs to control the football, then observe left and right, and then see how his teammates run and where their position is. Only after observing it properly can he pass the football. Many times Real Madrid's offensive speed is slowed down like this.
When Real Madrid plays fast, they basically rely on the quick and concise transmission between two or three players, hitting the football to an open position, and then the fast players dribble the ball to form a single-shot momentum.
In fact, there are very few times when the whole team is close.
The main reason why Alonso couldn't get faster was because he had to observe. But Chu Zhongtian did not have such a situation. He had to look up and observe. Before the football was passed to his feet, he knew what he did. So Hoffenheim's speed was always surprising. It can also be said that Rangnick fully utilized Chu Zhongtian's specificity.
If Real Madrid can unleash their full potential, can they compete with Barcelona?
After the Champions League final, Chu Zhongtian's answer was yes. Hoffenheim could defeat Barcelona, why is it not possible to be as strong as Real Madrid in both individual and overall strength?
Barcelona are good at controlling the ball, but they are afraid of teams with strong impact and simple and direct play. Real Madrid's style should have been able to be longer and shorter than Barcelona, but unfortunately they did not exert all their abilities. This means that Real Madrid has been using 60% potential ability to compete with 100% Barcelona.
Chu Zhongtian believes that 100% Real Madrid will definitely be able to break Barcelona's rule.
Even so, Barcelona was not comfortable in the away game against Real Madrid. At its home court, Real Madrid was able to exert their abilities to 80%, and waves of offensives came to Barcelona's penalty area.
Although Barcelona is on the defensive, their offense is also very sharp. When football is at the feet of Barcelona players, they can always create threats.
Xavi is the commander of Barcelona, and Messi's flexibility has made Real Madrid's defensive players miserable.
Chu Zhongtian sat on the bench and watched the players from both sides fight and create opportunities.
Just now, Ronaldo and Di Maria made a beautiful cooperation, and the powerful shot in front of the goal was saved by goalkeeper Valdes.
Not long after, Barcelona organized another typical Barcelona-style attack. After continuous passing and possession, Messi found a chance, but unfortunately he shot the football directly high.
Kaka, who was sitting next to him, suddenly turned his head and said to Chu Zhongtian: "What do you think, Chu?" He asked in Portugal.
"Barcelona is indeed very strong." Chu Zhongtian replied uncreatively.
"I watched the finals between you and them. What surprised me was that you were not at a disadvantage in the scene. How did you do it?" Kaka asked. After seeing Chu Zhongtian, he had this doubt and kept asking, but he didn't know how to ask.
"Speed." Chu Zhongtian's answer was very simple. He did not explain in detail, but Kaka's eyes lit up, obviously he understood.
※※※The game deadlock was broken in the 35th minute, and the home team Real Madrid relied on a direct free kick from C. Ronaldo to break the goal guarded by Valdes.
The Bernabeu stadium was thunderous, and Chu Zhongtian and other substitute teammates stood up from their seats, raising their hands high to cheer for the team's goal.
c. Ronaldo ran to the corner flag area and waved his arms at the Real Madrid fans there. The entire Bernabeu stadium seemed to have an earthquake, making a rumbling sound, deafening sound.
However, Real Madrid was not happy for too long. Barcelona tied the score at the end of the first half, and the goal was Villa. A typical Barcelona-style goal.
In this way, both sides entered the intermission with a score of 1:1, and Chu Zhongtian, Kaka and others were left on the court to warm up.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Real Madrid took the lead in substitution. Mourinho replaced Di Maria with Kaka.
Chu Zhongtian continued to observe Kaka. He found that the problem of rubbing Kaka was not solved. Kaka is characterized by strong impact, fast speed and good explosive power. Although these advantages have been weakened due to injury, the level is still there. Why is Kaka unable to play to his level in AC Milan in Real Madrid?
Some people say it was because of his injury, but it has been more than half a season since the injury was recovered, and it has long been confirmed that his health is not seriously injured.
Some people also say that he has a psychological problem. Because he has been injured, as long as Kaka accelerates and fights, he will feel unconscious of his injury experience, which will lead to him not daring to exert force.
Chu Zhongtian felt that Real Madrid did not give Kaka the opportunity and space to play his strengths. Kaka was eager to prove himself in Real Madrid, which led to him like to take too much ball when he came on the court. When Real Madrid's opponents shrink their defense, the space ahead will be very small. Kaka is not the kind of player who can control the ball in a very narrow space. He is not Messi or Ozil. His characteristic is that he turns around and gets rid of the ball, then takes big steps forward and relies on his own breakthrough to disrupt the opponent's defense line. Therefore, the threat of Kaka taking the ball is far greater than that of him taking the ball on the spot.
The problem is that when he was in Real Madrid, Kaka often stopped to get the ball on the spot, which made his specifics unable to play at all. Once he stopped, his opponent could easily force him to prevent him from dribbling and accelerating.
Chu Zhongtian sat on the bench, observing while thinking about how to create opportunities for Kaka if he was on the court... Kaka is indeed very hardworking, but his style and characteristics cannot be used, so it will naturally be pitiful to the team. He often catches the ball, stops the ball and passes the ball, and rarely breaks through the ball. He is not the kind of player who stands in place and can help the team by relying on deadly passes alone. In terms of passing, he is not as good as Ozil.
Although Kaka's role is very small, Real Madrid still led the way again in 77 minutes.
The person who scored this time was Higuain. Kaka passed the ball to Ozil, who assisted Higuain. Argentine Gun seized the fleeting opportunity and scored a goal.
The Bernabeu Stadium was in full swing for the second time.
Everyone was very satisfied, except for the Chinese fans. They stayed up late to watch the game for almost 80 minutes, and they could only see Chu Zhongtian through the camera turning to the bench.
Chu Zhongtian stood up to celebrate the two Real Madrid goals. Everyone was very happy to see him seemingly being gradually integrated into the team.
But that's all. Chinese fans stay up late not to watch Chu Zhongtian participate in the celebration of the goal on the sidelines.
In the 82nd minute, Mourinho called Chu Zhongtian from the bench as if he suddenly remembered it and asked him to warm up.
At this time, he still has two substitutions. Granero, Benzema and Gareth Bale were also with him.
When Chu Zhongtian was warming up on the sidelines in a vest, the TV camera was aimed at him again, and the Spanish commentator said: "Chu from Hoffenheim finally got up and warmed up! There are about ten minutes left before the end of the game. Isn't this time too little?"
The Real Madrid fans next to the warm-up area were very happy after seeing Chu Zhongtian. They shouted Chu Zhongtian's name. Chu Zhongtian is quite popular in Real Madrid because he defeated Barcelona in the Champions League final, and the enemy's enemy is a friend. So although he did not swear allegiance to Real Madrid at the transfer franchise ceremony, he was still loved by many Real Madrid fans.
Even in the stands, a group of fans belonging to Chu Zhongtian had appeared. They waved the Chinese flag, held the portrait of Chu Zhongtian, and hung slogans with the name of Chu Zhongtian to cheer for Chu Zhongtian. It is worth mentioning that these people are not Chinese and overseas Chinese in Madrid, or Chinese students, employees of Chinese-funded institutions in Spain... They are all native Spanish.
"Chu! Chu! Come on! Chu! We all know you can defeat them!" Real Madrid fans next to the warm-up area leaned out and waved to Chu Zhongtian.
In the 86th minute, Chu Zhongtian was finally replaced.
"I don't know how many Chinese fans will pay attention to this game in front of the TV, but I think they will be very happy to see this scene because their heroes have appeared!" The Spanish commentator did not know that no Chinese TV stations broadcast the game, but one thing he said was right, that is, after seeing Chu Zhongtian replace Ozil, the Chinese fans waiting in front of the computer were really happy, excited, and excited.
"Lin Danda finally appears!"
"In the 86th minute, Chu Zhongtian replaced Ozil!"
Of course, some people doubted what the purpose of letting Chu Zhongtian play at this time: "Even if the injury time is added, there are about ten minutes left, what's the use? Three midfielders, is Mourinho planning to strengthen his defense?"
Mourinho really intends to strengthen his defense, so his task for Chu Zhongtian is not to organize an offense after he comes on the court, but to curb Barcelona's midfielder.
When Chu Zhongtian ran to the stadium, Barcelona players also turned their attention to him. They may not have forgotten this person for the rest of their lives. Since the Champions League final that had just ended not long ago, he has left more or less psychological shadows on all Barcelona players.
Kaka stretched out his hand to Chu Zhongtian. When Chu Zhongtian passed by him, he waved and slapped it. Then he conveyed Mourinho's tactical intentions to his teammates on the field.
"We have to defend!"
He yelled in Spanish.
Then he turned to Barcelona players, and felt relieved that Messi was looking at him, so he opened his mouth and smiled at Messi.
Messi turned his face away.
Seeing him like this, Chu Zhongtian's mouth opened his mouth even more - he smiled even happier.
The introduction of Chu Zhongtian by pro-Real Madrid is also very inflammatory.
"This is Chu-Zhong-Tian who defeated the entire Barcelona team by one person!!"
Chapter completed!