The "civilian version" of Real Madrid relies on discipline to win, and it is still the strongest king in Europe after losing its star flavor

Rising star

2024-06-02 23:24Published in Zhejiang

Before the start of the game, the Big Ear Cup was brought into the field, and before the Big Ear Cup was brought to the podium after the game, it was all Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane; The French king was a player in 2002 and dominated the Champions League for Real Madrid for three consecutive seasons from 2016 to 18, perhaps no one is more emotional than him, and now the "civilian" Real Madrid can easily beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and lift the Champions League for the 15th time. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who used to be a man of the best players, is now much more pragmatic, making the "Galactic Fleet" even more unbreakable.

Zinedine Zidane scored a game-winning goal with a left-footed shot in the 2002 Champions League final to help Real Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga 2-1 to win the cup. Chairman Florentino Perez then continued the "one star a year" policy, and also signed Ronaldo, Beckham and other superstars, but could not win the Big Ears Cup again.

It was 12 years before Real Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy again. Florentino Perez stepped down for a time, and after taking charge again, he continued the superstar policy, and the lineup at that time included the hot Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema, Di Maria, Varane, etc., as well as Modric, who started the future of Real Madrid, and Daniel Carvajal, who scored this game.

Another 10 years later, that is, this year in 2024, Daniel Carvajal is still in the team, and the "old courtier" Nacho was not even eligible to fill the bench that year, but now he is winning the cup as the captain.

In fact, Real Madrid's successive captains have all been prominent stars, in addition to the aforementioned Hierro, followed by Casillas who won the trophy in 2014, Ramos who won three consecutive championships from 2016 to 18, and Benzema who won the title in 2022; The 34-year-old Nacho was at most a substitute when Real Madrid won the cup in the previous times.

Therefore, today's Real Madrid, compared with the previous 20 years, can be said to be the most civilian team, and the only real world-class may be the German veteran Toni Kroos (Modric has retired to the bench) and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Although Jude Bellingham has great potential, if you compare him with Zinedine Zidane, who also wears the number 5 shirt, I believe that no one thinks that the two are at the same level.

Vinicius Júnior, who scored a goal in this game, is in a similar situation, although he has good skills and good shooting skills, but if you compare it with the Brazilian predecessor Ronaldo, I am afraid it is also a notch or two lower.

However, this "civilian" Real Madrid team played with discipline, they won 95 points in La Liga, not only left second-place Barcelona by 10 points, but also conceded only 26 goals in 38 games, and the defense was very solid. They have also shown this style in various Champions League battles, seemingly without much tactics, but beating one opponent after another, including Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

In fact, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti's best thing is not to force his subordinates to meet his tactical requirements, but he will formulate tactics according to the future of his soldiers, for example, two years ago he also had a full-fledged center forward like Benzema, so the formation can be 4-3-3; The veteran Frenchman moved to Saudi Arabia this season, while Carlo Ancelotti was replaced by England young midfielder Jude Bellingham, who then changed his formation to 4-4-2 and deployed Jude Bellingham as an attacking midfielder and fully exploited his goalscoring talent, scoring 23 goals in the season, not only becoming the team's top scorer in the league with 19 goals, but also setting a career high, winning La Liga's Player of the Year award in his first season.

The news of Real Madrid's signing of French star Mbappe is very loud, and it seems that it is only waiting for the official announcement; However, it will be interesting to see how the 25-year-old striker will line up and play against Vinicius Júnior, but it is certain that they will remain the favourites in the Champions League.

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