Super Marshal

"We're not good enough!"

The Spanish newspaper Aspen published such a headline on the front page of the next day.

In the article, they described this world-renowned derby as an asymmetric war between adults and children.

"Even if we don't want to admit it, we have to say that Atletico Madrid does play more holistically."

"They have a legendary coach from ancient China in the East, they have an excellent Kaka, they have the best scorers Villa and Torres, they also have..."

"If you want to write why Atlético Madrid won so easily, anyone can write a bunch of them, but if you want to write why Real Madrid lose, there is only one..."

"We're not good enough!"

"Our defense is poorly organized, there is no integrity at all, and the frontcourt and the backcourt seem to be separated by the English Channel."

"Our frontcourt looked superstar-studded, but our backcourt was shabby, especially our centre-backs."

"Although it is unfair to say so now, and no one can deny that Hierro is one of the best legendary players in the history of the team, the reality is cruel. He is already old, thirty-five years old."

"The three goals in this game are all inseparable from our captain."

"He worked very hard, he was the most professional player on the field, but he was exhausted throughout the game, but it was ineffective. Whether it was facing Kaka, Torres, or Villa, he was powerless to stop him."

"It's time we take this seriously!"

In addition to the headlines on the front page, the Aspen newspaper also published another commentary article, which specifically bombarded Hierro's performance in this game.

They even believed that after this game, Hierro should be completely sidelined.

"He can no longer meet the needs of Real Madrid!"

Not only that, they even vaguely aimed their gunfire at Bosque, thinking that the indecision of the Real Madrid coach made him unable to be cruel and put Hierro in the cold palace.

"We saw that during Hierro's injury, the teenager Pavon performed very well. He should win more playing opportunities. This is not only in line with the team's needs, but also in line with the club's strategic plan."

"But Del Bosque has stubbornly chosen Hierro again and again, which, I have to say, is regrettable."

It is very close to the comments of Aspen. After praising Atletico Madrid in a large space, Marca criticized Real Madrid's performance, and the focus was on Hierro.

But in Mattayana's column, the Marca newspaper's number one reporter believes that Hierro should not be blamed for all the team's losses, even the defense. responsible behavior.

"I was particularly impressed by the fact that before the game, Bosque once commented on Atletico Madrid, saying that Gao Han's team can play the best offense and the defense can organize an unbreakable line of defense."

"At that time, many people thought it was a deliberate show of weakness and psychological warfare, but I thought it was sincere."

"In terms of offense, Atletico Madrid is more organized and has more means and routines, but Real Madrid has a lot of stars and better overall strength. The two teams are similar. No one should deny this."

"But at the defensive level that caused Real Madrid to lose, we can see that Atletico Madrid's defense emphasizes integrity, from Villa and Torres on the front line, and even Kaka, to the midfield to the backcourt, and even Including goalkeeper Cech, it is part of the overall defense of the team."

"When Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United in England, the British media called this style of play a Europeanized Latin style. On-the-spot counter-attacks and on-the-spot counterattacks are a major feature, much like Bielsa's Argentina team. In this regard, Bielsa played I also appreciate it very much during the interview.”

"But Real Madrid is different. The team has piled up more and more superstars in the frontcourt. They only think about offense and don't care about defense at all. This has led to all teams facing Real Madrid. Go through their central midfield and face the backline with any tackle."

"Under such circumstances, even if the world's best central defender comes, I'm afraid there is nothing he can do."

"As for Pavon, he is indeed a player with great potential, but we should know that there are two completely different levels of pressure when playing as a substitute and in rotation, and as the main force, especially when playing against Atletico Madrid. strong team."

"In this case, Del Bosque would have chosen Hierro more safely, there is no problem at all."

"Also, let's look at the team's team strategy. Before the season, it was promised to introduce three players, but the management focused on Ronaldo from the beginning to the end, which delayed the introduction of the midfield and defense. Time to help."

"Nowadays, everyone knows that Real Madrid's defense needs a high-level central defender, but the management is frantically pursuing Manchester United's Beckham. What is the reason?"

"Whether it's Roma's Samuel or Ajax's Chivu, neither can satisfy the team's one-year superstar signing strategy."

Not only that, Marca and some other newspapers, in addition to praising Atletico Madrid's outstanding performance, also focused on the head coach Gao Han, thinking that Gao Han's formation and on-the-spot skills completely subverted the Galaxy Battleship.

Catalonia's World Sports Daily even praised Gao Han's skill over Bosque, and at the same time mocked Real Madrid, thinking that the Galacticos was like a docile lamb in front of Gao Han.

On the contrary, it was the parties involved. After Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid again at home, the management including Florentino apologized to the fans, but promised that the team will definitely strengthen signings during the winter break.

Many defensive stars including Roma's Samuel, Ajax's Chivu, Valencia's Ayala, and Juventus' Thuram have been linked to Real Madrid.

This finally extinguished the anger of the Meilingers for the time being.

But it's certainly not that simple.

After the Madrid derby, the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey ushered in the knockout round in the middle of the week.

Both Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid are in the quarter-finals, where they face rivals Huelva and Real Mallorca respectively.

Relatively speaking, the opponents of the Galaxy Battleship are more difficult.

As a result, Atletico Madrid used a rotation lineup and beat Huelva 1-0 in the away game, while Real Madrid also rotated against Real Madrid, but they drew 1-1 with Real Mallorca at home.

On the weekend, Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao in an away game. The points gap between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid widened to 23 points, ranking third in La Liga after Real Sociedad.

What's more, in the middle of the week, in the second round of the knockout round of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid challenged Real Mallorca in an away game. As a result, they lost 0-4 to the Aragones team.

Eto'o, whom the Spanish wise man has always trusted, scored twice in five minutes in this game, helping Real Mallorca slaughter Real Madrid at home, and then the total score was 5-1, beating the Galaxy. The battleship was eliminated.

This also shocked the whole of Spain.

This Eto'o was originally a player of Real Madrid, and was later loaned to Real Mallorca. After his performance was recognized by Real Mallorca, he sold half of the ownership.

In other words, Real Madrid still has half of Eto'o's ownership.

This feeling of being slaughtered by their own players must have made Real Madrid feel sympathetic.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid beat Huelva 2-0 at home, and then successfully advanced with a total score of 3-0.

The other two teams that entered the semi-finals were Deportivo and Osasuna.

After a draw, Atletico Madrid drew Osasuna.

The continuous poor performance in La Liga and Copa del Rey brought the anger of Real Madrid fans to a peak, and some fans even began to turn their finger on the management, bombarding them for incompetence.

At this critical moment, on the second day after Real Madrid's disastrous defeat to Real Mallorca, which is the last day of the transfer during the winter break, the official solemnly announced that they had introduced from Leeds United at a high price of 15 million euros. Powerful defender Woodgate.

Real Madrid finally introduced a central defender!

This news quickly spread all over the world in a short period of time, and countless Meilingers cheered and celebrated wildly.

Woodgate's name spread all over the world in just one night.

His performance in the Premier League, his status at Leeds United...

Everything has been dug out by fans and the media.

The final conclusion is that he is not inferior to Ferdinand at all!

Fifteen million euros, this blockbuster deal has also become the highest record for European winter break transfers.

But soon, the media revealed again that in addition to the transfer fee of 15 million euros, Real Madrid also promised to loan the teenager Raul Bravo to Leeds United for half a season for free, but the latter did not buy out the right.

No one will care about Raul Bravo, everyone only cares about the arrival of Woodgate.

This is the first central defender introduced by Florentino in the three years since he took over the Bernabeu. Some excited fans even said that this will be a memorable historical moment for Real Madrid.

Aspen spoke highly of this transfer, believing that Real Madrid will not only continue to promote the superstar strategy, but will also further implement the team's team formation ideas, and at the same time increase efforts to promote young teenagers.

As if responding to the fans' cries, Real Madrid ushered in the twentieth round of La Liga after entering February.

After joining the team for only two days, Woodgate made his debut, partnered with Elguera, played away against the Espanyol, and performed well in this game, trying to keep the goal.

Real Madrid, who stabilized the defense, beat the Spaniard 4-0 away, not only brought back three points, but also won the fans' affirmation.

A week later, returning to the Bernabéu Stadium, Galacticos continued to perform at a very high level, beating Real Betis 4-1 at home.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid's defense was a bit chaotic, and Real Betis took the lead in attacking and scoring.

But soon, the Galaxy Battleship stabilized its defense and returned the favor.

The successive goals of Raul, Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo helped the Galacticos reverse Real Betis 4-1 at home.

But what is even more satisfying is that Woodgate and Hierro's partner, except for a little rusty in the opening stage, basically made no mistakes in the rest of the game.

The combination of Makelele and Erguera's double midfielder made Real Madrid's midfielder straighten up again.

Two consecutive victories have made Real Madrid full of confidence.

AS even shouted loudly on the front page after Real Madrid beat Real Betis...

Tremble, Atletico Madrid!

The strongest Real Madrid is back!