: The virtual is the real

Within two months, this is the second time that Jose has come to Madrid, and there are many people in the Mallorca formation who are revisiting the old place...

Etoo seemed a little worried, while Capdvilla and Gamara were filled with emotion. As for Piri, they stayed in Mallorca at all and did not come out. Since becoming Mallorca's technical director, Piri began to observe the status of all team members of Mallorca from the first team to the youth team after sorting out the information at hand, including the first team games. However, he only watched Mallorca's home games on the spot, and stayed in Mallorca to watch TV away games, and this time was no exception.

But I believe Piri will feel very complicated when watching this game...

Of course, Ronaldo has no psychological burden. This is the first time he has come to Madrid. He is full of interest along the way, just like he is not here to play football but to travel.

Jose has no opinion on this. The relaxed mood before the game will help the players perform better on the court, as long as it is not too relaxed...

The previous two consecutive victories have made Mallorca's points reach 28 points, continuing to rank sixth, and still five points behind Barcelona, ​​which is ranked fourth. Real Madrid is in a very good state this season, with 13 wins, three draws, two losses and 42 points ranked first, leading Valencia, which is ranked second, by more than six points. The half-time champion has been securely won. Now Mallorca is facing Real Madrid, who is in extremely outstanding shape recently.

However, Jose did not feel afraid of this at all.

"We don't need to have any pressure in this game. No one has been able to escape from the Bernabeu this season in the entire La Liga. Their scores on this stadium are seven games and seven wins! Faced with such a home court, no one will demand us, and losing will not have any impact, but if we win...hehe..."

Jose laughed, looking very slutty.

However, his words made the Mallorca players very excited - yes, other teams lost one on this field, including strong teams like Valencia and La Coruna. The two games they lost so far were away games, one was scored by the opponent in boundless insults and flying pig heads, and the other was an unexpected loss to Numancia away, but this would not affect their current ranking as the first in the league.

If they can beat Real Madrid away, then even if Mallorca's title as a strong team killer has been implemented, they have tied with La Coruña in such a chaotic situation in the first half of the season, and they even beat Barcelona two rounds ago, plus Real Madrid...

But is this possible?

"How is it impossible!"

Jose said confidently, and then called the players to come and see - this is Real Madrid's recent record.

Starting from defeating Las Palmas 5-1 at home on November 2 last year, to defeating Real Oviedo 4-0 at home in the last round, Real Madrid has won eight consecutive games in the league, and it is so good that it is in full swing. In these eight rounds of the league, Real Madrid scored 24 goals, scoring three goals per game on average, and its attack power is amazing.

Seeing Real Madrid's terrifying results, Mallorca's players were also a little shocked, but at the same time they were also a little confused about why the head coach asked them to see this...

"They are in good shape recently, but in fact, their condition has also begun to decline a little. They won a difficult victory in the two rounds of the league before the winter break. After the winter break, they tied 1-1 to the 70th minute. Alaves's defender made an own mistake and allowed Real Madrid to lead the way. The third goal was scored in the 90th minute. What about Ovedo in the last round? Figo scored so early, Ovedo also received two red cards for a foul. Real Madrid, who was 11-9, won until ten minutes before the final game, grabbed the opponent's physical strength and scored three goals. So in fact, their condition is not as terrifying as the results and the number of goals seem. We definitely have a chance to defeat them!"

First let the players see how good Real Madrid's performance has been recently, and then tell them that Real Madrid is not as good as they look. Jose is very good at playing this kind of skill.

"There is another point. What tactics did we use in the first two rounds?" Jose said with a smile.

"Occurrence tactics!" The players answered proudly in unison.

"Then what tactics do you think Real Madrid will use?" Jose then asked another question.

"It should be an offense..." Many players answered.

However, many smart players began to think about Jose's intention to ask this question - the head coach likes to do some unexpected actions. Was the first two games just for this game layout?

However, they still didn't guess Jose's idea.

"You can think like this, Bosque can think like this... Although our offense was beautiful in the first two games, there were many loopholes in the backcourt. Facing the fiercest firepower and the most scattered offensive lineup in Spain (although Raul scored a lot, Real Madrid did not rely on him to score goals this season. Figo, Morientes and others also scored a lot, and Guti, McManaman, Munitis, Savio and others who were in the rotation also scored quite a lot. Basically, everyone in the front-court offensive players can score goals. Facing such a team, it is simply seeking death... However, in fact, we are not seeking death. I firmly believe that our offense is not worse than Real Madrid, and our defense is stronger than Real Madrid. Recently, our state has been rising, while Real Madrid's state is declining! It is precisely because of various reasons that I firmly believe that we can also defeat Real Madrid away by relying on offense!"

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For Boske, he has only one goal for coaching Real Madrid this season, which is to regain the league championship that has been away from for three years - winning the Champions League last season has stabilized Boske's position. Even though Florentino has always disliked the direct coach left by his ex Sans, Boske brought Real Madrid the eighth Champions League championship, but it made Florentino unable to touch him. Selling Redondo can also make up for the deficit brought by the acquisition of Figo. However, for no reason, Florentino can't do it without any scruples.

So Boske must win this league championship, and this idea is even stronger than winning the Champions League. For Real Madrid fans, they are much more interested in league championships now!

He has basically done this, with the advantage of six points that they have secured a half-time championship, and they are also the team that is most promising to win the league championship this season!

After the initial running-in, Figo began to get better and show the style of a top player. Although he lost to Zidane in the selection of World Footballer, the European Golden Ball Awards awarded by France were not given to his compatriot Zidane, which also made Figo's Golden Ball Awards worth a lot of gold and Raul was in excellent condition. So far, he has scored twelve league goals, and the attack power of multiple points has made them in the league all the way...

Now they have met the mid-range team that is the most popular after the winter break, Mallorca.

In the two rounds of league games after the winter break, Mallorca scored seven goals in two games, but those who watched the game would feel that Real Madrid's condition seems to be as good as Mallorca. Compared with Mallorca's natural goal reliance on continuous offense, some goals in Real Madrid's two games have certain luck or relying on the stars' inspiration. Bosque is also very concerned about the achievements of this team during this period.

Etoo's performance was eye-catching after transferring to Mallorca. He has now scored four goals in the league. In terms of the number of goals scored in these six rounds than Real Madrid's top scorer Raul, but Bosque did not regret letting Etoo away. He could see that Etoo's performance was more because Mallorca's tactics were more suitable for him. Real Madrid obviously could not formulate special tactics around Etoo. He was not as good as Raul in terms of skills, and he was not as good as Morientes in terms of impact and involvement ability. The only thing better than them was speed. However, in Real Madrid's tactical offense, speed is an insignificant link, especially the striker.

Thinking carefully about the next game, Boske began to consider a possibility - will Mallorca use the tactic of defensive counterattack in this game?

He is not particularly familiar with José Bosque, but he is not unfamiliar with him. Bosque has been paying attention to his performance last season and this season. What he can see is that in addition to the young coach's tactical skills, it is the ability to make advance arrangements. For example, in the away game last season, José unexpectedly used offensive tactics to win in the previous few games. At the same time, he habitually retained his strength against the strong team in the case of League Cup games, and successfully confused Van Gaal. Then he won a three-to-zero victory at Camp Nou with solid defense and sharp counterattacks. The entire layout was wonderful, and the final effect was also excellent!

It was precisely because of this that Bosque hesitated a little. He felt that Jose was likely to do the opposite and adopt a more stable defensive counterattack tactic in this game - everyone knows how lethal this tactic is in La Liga, but few teams can play well. Valencia is one, but Mallorca is one.

Last season, using almost extreme defense to prevent Barcelona and Arsenal from breaking through Mallorca's goal, it has proved Mallorca's defensive ability. Although Mallorca's defense seems to have weakened a lot this season, after all, their defensive foundation and framework are all there. If you adjust the lineup, you will soon be a defense line that cannot be killed or smashed!

What's more, Boske believes that if Jose is preparing to use defensive tactics in this game, he must have started to get out of the trap two rounds before. Such a long time is enough for him to adjust a reliable enough defensive tactic.

"It must be careful about this." Boske thought to himself.

Jose wants him to think so.

Whether it is virtual or not, it is better to make the opponent unable to guess what he is doing. First of all, you must have this kind of strength to fool the opponent - Boske's idea fell into Jose's guess. It is precisely because of Mallorca's defensive ability before and the offensive ability now that Boske feels afraid. If he changes to other mid-level teams, Boske may not consider anything else, and just use the tactics he is best at to go through.
Chapter completed!