Yesterday evening, Real Madrid ushered in the first game of the new year. Against the relegation team, almost no one thought the Galacticos would lose before the game, and the result was that the door was black. In the case of conceding a goal in the first half, the team attacked the entire game without success, and finally had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit of the loss, which also ended their fifteen unbeaten records. At the same time, it was the first time in a decade that rival Getafe had won against each other. Real Madrid have more leading points in the league, in fact, losing one or two games is harmless. What's really worrying is that this game exposed the biggest problems of the team at this stage. If Paris were to do so in the Champions League knockout stages, they would be put to a severe test.
Compared with the large-scale infection of other competitors in the league, Real Madrid's lineup is relatively complete, only five people missed the game, and still sent a top starting lineup. In addition, it is against the relegation team, and it has the psychological advantage of being undefeated for ten years. In fifteen encounters, Real Madrid won thirteen games and only drew two, so the outside world generally predicted that the White Army would win nine times out of ten. But from the very beginning of the game, you can feel the performance of the players on the field: this situation is not good! Sure enough, in the eighth minute of the game, Militang made a big mistake. Absent-mindedly with the ball, he was snatched by the opponent's forward, courtois could not cope, the team fell behind 0:1.
I thought it was fortunate to be a long way behind at the beginning, leaving a lot of equalizing and overtaking time, but it turned out that Real Madrid did not deserve to win this game. Throughout the game, the whole team was sleepwalking. Militang's deadly dribbling, Benzema's long pass without a crosshair, Courtois's absent-mindedness, even the most stable Kroos played. Ironically, on the contrary, Hazard, who came from the bench, performed decently. So where does the problem arise? First of all, of course, it is inseparable from the epidemic. In this starting lineup, there are many players who have not recovered, and the physical and mental need to re-adapt to the intensity of the game.
The second is the holiday, after all, after spending Christmas and New Year before, the players may still be in a festive mentality and have not adjusted. In addition, the team has always had the habit of being very slow and hot in the early games. On the other hand, the huge pressure of relegation has made them fully prepared. Every player maintained a high intensity of concentration from the start of the game to the last minute, and it was bound to score points, and the result also surprised them. Of course, it is undeniable that the epidemic and the opponent's determination to win more is one of the reasons for this upset, but the biggest problem is real Madrid itself, and this game has completely exposed the shortcomings of the team.
Since the beginning of this season, Real Madrid, which has been on the smooth side, seems to have won the league steadily, and the Champions League can continue to look forward to the championship, and it is almost impossible to see how much problems the team has. But it is precisely too smooth, covering up some of the team's problems, mainly including key players and tactical play. Under Benzema's excellent data, the bear's light was hidden. In fact, his role is more important than that of the Frenchman, as can be seen in this game he is absent. Rodrigo, who came on the bench, did not have a sharp breakthrough and offensive depth, and did not threaten the opponent. More deadly, it also has a knock-on effect. For example, Benzema kicked awkwardly, gave space to Mendy and limited his play, and it seemed that the front court could not play at all.
Not only that, the absence of the Cubs confirms that Real Madrid is difficult to cope with the current situation of the iron barrel array. This has already happened in previous league draws with Cadiz. Now the only sharp knife is gone, and the team has no way to do it. This problem can still be solved in the league, and it can be crushed with absolute strength. But in the Champions League knockout rounds, it gave Paris a huge revelation. Pochettino just needs to solidify the defense and send someone to keep an eye on the Cubs. As for the midfield, rest assured to hand messi tandem and Mbappe to break through. When tactics can be defined in advance, Pochettino's ability will not deviate too much from the worst.