Chapter 21 Winning Streak
After leading with one goal, Gago glanced at the sidelines, and sure enough, Capello began to signal him to retreat.
"I am worthy of being a coach from Serie A, and this defensive attitude."
Gago thought helplessly. He didn't like defensive counterattacks in his heart. The gorgeous attack in the midfield and frontcourt was his favorite. But who made him not a coach? Gago still obeyed Capello's instructions with a professional ethics and immediately retreated after taking the lead with a goal. His position as close to the front midfield immediately turned into an authentic midfielder, sweeping and intercepting with the black and hard Diyala at the front of the penalty area.
After conceding the ball, Mallorca did not attack blindly, but instead went from being a deadly defender to a steady positional battle. Like Real Madrid just now, after controlling the ball, he paid attention to efficiency, constantly passing and receiving the ball to mobilize Real Madrid's defense line. However, the defensive ability of Gago and Diyala was there. They grabbed the other one and made up for the position, and immediately intercepted the opponent's pass from the front of the penalty area.
After Gago broke the ball, he looked up and observed it, and immediately pulled the ball with his outer instep, and a long pass hit a counterattack. However, his long pass accuracy was still not comparable to that of Beckham. Although the outer instep was not outrageous, Robinho was reluctant to take it and was stuck on the opponent's defender to poke the ball off.
With a sigh, Gago knew that his skills had not reached the point of perfection, and thought that it would be great if Beckham was still on the court.
Both sides fought in positional battles in tacit understanding. Gago and Diyala's double midfielders protected their side's front of the penalty area well. Occasionally, those who missed the past were blocked by the concentrated defense line. By the end of the first half, Casillas had not made a save.
During the halftime break, Capello was very satisfied with complimenting the defense line for not making any mistakes, allowing them to continue their efforts in the second half. However, when the second half began, Capello directly regretted not scolding them when he was in the midfield, because Real Madrid conceded the ball in one minute of the game.
After Ibagasa scored the ball in the frontcourt, she sent an accurate long diagonal pass. After receiving the ball, Lopez volleyed directly. The ball was of high quality and went straight to the upper left corner. Cassi probably did not start the first half, but although he reacted, he was still one step late.
1:1.Mallorca equalized the score.
Lopez, who scored a goal, ran to the fans happily, and slid, and was stopped by his teammates chasing him from behind to celebrate.
Gago didn't know what to say about this goal. This kind of world wave is indeed no wonder anyone, he can only blame his bad luck, and he can encounter such a ball.
But now I am thinking about how to score again. When Gago thought of this, he did not use Capello's instructions to organize the attack again. However, Mallorca did not defend the game, but instead started to attack with Real Madrid very actively. This caught Gago a little off guard, and the midfielders of both sides suddenly became fierce. During this period, Mallorca broke through Gago and Diyala's interceptions several times, and sent the ball to the feet of the two forwards.
Real Madrid's defense became nervous in an instant, and finally broke the opponent's ball without any danger.
After receiving the ball passed by Ramos to him, Gago began to organize the attack. However, Mallorca passed the first half test and probably got the guidance of the head coach in the midfield, he stood in his position and blocked Real Madrid's attack again and again. During this period, both sides had several good opportunities, but the forwards on both sides were not sure.
A long pass from the backcourt, Van Nie pulled horizontally and suddenly stepped forward, shot directly in a small angle in the penalty area, and was blocked by the opponent's defender with his feet out of the baseline.
Then, Lopez shot from a long shot from the outside, but was confiscated by Casillas. Two minutes later, Cannavaro made a mistake, Ibagasa and Lopez made a wall-to-strike cooperation and entered the penalty area. The shot was blocked by Cassie possessed by God again.
Higuain had a good opportunity to seize. It was Gago's interception in the midfield and stuffed it directly to Fanny's feet in the frontcourt. Fanny selflessly passed the ball to Higuain who was inserted on the right. Unfortunately, Xiaoyanbing was too hasty when he shot the ball and knocked the ball away. To be honest, Higuain has the potential to become a top shooter, but his basic skills are not solid.
Both sides fought back and forth for most of the game, but neither scored a goal. They each focused their main energy on defense. They would rather not score goals than let the opponent score.
Time gradually passed 75 minutes, and when the game was about to end, Capello let go and signaled to push the whole line. You should know that Barcelona, who started two hours earlier, swept Tarragona 3-0 at home, and once again led Real Madrid with three-pointers. At the same time, they caught up with Sevilla, who lost two consecutive games after the winter break, and took the top spot with a goal difference. If Real Madrid wins Mallorca, the points can tie Sevilla and Barcelona. They can breathe a little relieved in the league and focus on the Champions League in February.
But sometimes, the more anxious you are, the goal won't come. Ramos, who was inserted, was hit by his opponent twice in the penalty area, and he was unable to get up and replaced by Bravo. Then, Capello replaced Higuain with De Larez and used the impact of two new forces to hit Mallorca's defense line.
At Gago's instructions, Diyala, who also stepped forward, was put by the opponent when he received the ball. Reyes took the free kick and transferred it into the penalty area. Diyala judged that it was a drop and headed the ball, hitting the crossbar.
The best opportunity was the 86th minute. Gago and Reyes, who was in good shape today, cooperated with each other again like a genius. The two of them changed positions in the middle and left again broke through Mallorca's left. After receiving Reyes' return pass, Gago stuffed it into the penalty area again. Reyes, who was about to get the ball, was directly tackled by the opponent's defender in time.
This time is very good. If it is one step later, Reyes will insert into the penalty area and receive the ball. At that time, it will be a red card and a penalty kick. The referee saw it very clearly, so he only awarded a free kick, but a yellow card from the opponent's defender is still indispensable.
The position of this free kick is very good. Gago originally wanted to punish it, but just as he was about to speak, Reyes stood in front of the ball, obviously preparing to take the penalty himself. Gago thought that this was a free kick he made himself, so he no longer had the nerve to speak.
Gago stood in the wall. If the ball was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, he would prepare to take the shot in time.
But the position of this free kick was so good. Reyes's footwork was smooth today. He directly rubbed an arc with his left foot, bypassing Mallorca's goalkeeper Moya's right hand flying to save, and fell into the goal.
2:1.
In the last moment, Reyes seized the opportunity and overtook Real Madrid's score.
"Antonio, again, directly scored a free kick into Mallorca's goal. Today he is in a very hot state, scoring twice. It's great that Real Madrid loaned him from Arsenal. I suggest buying him immediately and let him become a member of the White Army."
The commentator on the scene saw that he was a Real Madrid fan and said excitedly. The other commentator naturally had to talk about it from a different perspective, this was the industry rule.
"Although Antonio performed well today, Gago is not bad either. Both goals were planned by him. The first goal was his two straight passes in a row that allowed Higuain to attract the attention of the opponent's defender, which allowed Antonio to easily challenge the goalkeeper. The second goal was also his consecutive passes between him and Antonio and made the opponent's defender foul. Most of the credit for creating this free kick should be counted on him. Real Madrid's most successful deal this year is probably to beat all the giants in the winter transfer."
No matter what the two commentators on the scene said, the Real Madrid fans present were all overjoyed. The overturn at the last moment made their hearts extremely stimulating. They kept beating and singing to vent their excitement, some shouting Reyes and some shouting Gago.
Capello calmed down first after the surprise, allowing the players on Real Madrid to return to defense immediately and defend the last few minutes.
Mallorca seems to have not reacted from the failure to concede the ball at the last moment. In the last few minutes, he just organized several soft and weak attacks, all of which were long shots outside the penalty area, and were blocked by Real Madrid's defense line.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Real Madrid players and fans were excited. They all knew that they had caught up with Sevilla and Barcelona in the league with two consecutive victories, but ranked third because of goal difference. However, the La Liga champions did not look at goal difference when the points were the same, but rely on their mutual victory and loss relationship. In this season's century battle, Real Madrid beat the arrogant "Dream II" 2:0 at home, making Barcelona, which could have ended with an unbeaten record in the first half of the season, lost the most critical goal.
Real Madrid players who returned to Madrid were praised by many media for their excessive rhetoric and praised Capello's coaching ability. At the same time, they also praised the players' performance. Winning in football can cover up all problems. Real Madrid's defensive line was ignored by everyone in an instant, and they praised Real Madrid for having achieved perfection and the "Galaxy Battleship" will cross the universe again.
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