Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Despite being unexpectedly held to a draw away from home, Real Madrid still sit atop the La Liga table.

But this game, which should have been won, was lost in such a dramatic way at the last moment, naturally drawing criticism and ridicule from the outside world.

After the match, many media outlets criticized Mourinho and his tactical choices.

Marca suggests that Mourinho shouldn't have substituted Lin Feng so quickly.

After Lin Feng left the field, the situation on the field got out of control. Without him as a shield in the midfield, Guti and Gago alone could not withstand the opponent's attacks, which led to the bitter result of the defeat later.

According to AS, Real Madrid has too many attacking midfielders but lacks a defensive midfielder who can shoulder heavy responsibilities. Real Madrid should focus on strengthening the defensive midfield position during the winter break.

Real Madrid suffered a setback, and Barcelona fans started to gloat.

[Heh, where are those fans who were so arrogant before the game? Why don't they dare come out and take a few steps?]

I still prefer the rebellious spirit of you Real Madrid fans; you need to get back to normal!

Barcelona defeated the second-placed team in the league, while Real Madrid were held to a draw by the bottom-ranked team. I don't need to elaborate on who's stronger, right?

When you were leading us by four points, you were bragging like crazy. Why aren't you bragging anymore?

Barcelona's mouthpiece, Mundo Deportivo, also seized the opportunity to launch a sarcastic attack on Real Madrid:
"Real Madrid's midfield is in complete disarray. Neither Gago nor Guti has the ability to play as a defensive midfielder. Apart from Diarra, there is no other true defensive midfielder. This weak midfield is dragging down Real Madrid's performance. Perhaps Mourinho will have to put our €100 million man in the defensive midfield position to save the day in the next game!"

Real Madrid spent so much money to buy Lin Feng, not to have him play defense; there are no defensive players in the world that expensive.

At least not at this time!
Although the words are harsh, it must be admitted that Real Madrid is indeed short of players in the defensive midfield position, and this problem has now become a major issue troubling Real Madrid.

For Mourinho and his preferred counter-attacking style of play, the defensive midfield position is crucial. A collapse in the midfield will directly affect the operation of his tactical system and consequently lead to the team's poor performance.

However, when interviewed by the outside world, Mourinho said that his team was very good and Real Madrid had no shortage of defensive midfielders.

This statement left everyone completely bewildered.

Diarra is still in the hospital. Real Madrid's bench has no defensive midfielder who can take on the main responsibility. Mourinho actually said that they don't need any more players.

Isn't this just a dead duck talking stubbornly?
Everyone assumed he was just putting on a brave face and didn't take his words seriously.

But Mourinho genuinely believes Real Madrid doesn't lack defensive midfielders, because he has found a suitable candidate: Pepe, who played as a defensive midfielder for 20 minutes in the last match.

Pepe's strengths are so outstanding that Mourinho has started thinking about converting him into a defensive midfielder.

Mourinho and Guardiola are a perfect match; one likes to convert defensive midfielders into defenders, and the other likes to convert defenders into defensive midfielders.

Pepe is Portuguese, so it's much easier for Mourinho to do his job than to do anyone else's.

Under Mourinho's coercion and enticement, Pepe agreed to change positions and play as a defensive midfielder.

Although there is only a one-word difference between defender and defensive midfielder, the requirements for players are completely different.

It takes a long time for someone who is used to playing as a defender to adapt to playing as a defensive midfielder.

During the adaptation process, some tuition fees are inevitable.

……

September 26, La Liga Round 9.

Real Madrid will host their younger brother Real Betis at home.

These kinds of competitions are basically just going through the motions.

When Real Madrid's younger players encounter their older brother, as long as it doesn't involve them needing points to avoid relegation...

At other times, they would obediently give points to the leader, especially when the leader was competing with Barcelona for the top spot. They not only had to give points to the leader, but also had to play the role of blocking Barcelona.

Like Espanyol, another team in the Catalan derby, they are also Real Madrid's junior team. When they meet Real Madrid, they are as docile as sheep and fall over at the slightest touch.

But when they face Barcelona, ​​they become as ferocious as a crocodile, determined to take a bite out of Barcelona.

Real Madrid has many similar allies, including Real Sociedad, Getafe, Celta Vigo, Malaga, and nine other teams with close ties to the club.

Real Madrid's excellent record over the past few decades is inseparable from the fact that they have many junior teams in the league.

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing; Jianghu is about human relations.

This royal derby was a foregone conclusion, with Real Madrid easily defeating their opponents 2-0 at home.

Lin Feng's performance was still outstanding, contributing one assist and one goal to score both of Real Madrid's goals.

Since joining Real Madrid, he has scored a total of 9 goals in 6 games, averaging an astonishing 1.5 goals per game!
It's important to know that he doesn't play as a striker, but as a midfielder.

But this scoring efficiency is already more exaggerated than that of most forwards.

What's even more commendable is that Lin Feng, while scoring his own goal, didn't forget to assist his teammates.

Since joining Real Madrid, he has provided 5 assists, ranking first in the team and topping the La Liga assist chart this season.

Such a phenomenal performance quickly won over the hearts of Real Madrid fans.

Because Lin Feng has scored in six consecutive games, Real Madrid fans have changed their nickname for him, starting to call him Crazy Lin. When this got back to China, it became known as "Lin the Madman."

Now, Real Madrid fans all over the world are wondering how long Lin Feng's madness can last.
Just as Lin Feng was performing exceptionally well for Real Madrid, Messi was also rapidly rising to prominence for Barcelona.

In this round of league matches, Barcelona defeated Zaragoza 4-1 at home. Messi scored two goals in the game, marking his second consecutive match with a brace, and bringing his total league goals to four.

Without Lin Feng, Messi would already be at the top of La Liga's scoring charts with four goals.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng currently holds the top spot in the La Liga scoring charts, having scored 8 goals in the first five league matches, twice as many as Messi.

Even so, it did not prevent Messi from becoming famous in one match.

Thanks to his outstanding performance, Messi has begun to attract wider attention from the outside world.

Many people even predict that Messi might catch up with Lin Feng in the future.

As for surpassing Lin Feng and becoming the number one active player, few people dare to make that prediction because Lin Feng's current performance is too crazy.

But Lin Feng knew very well that in the original plane, Messi was already on the verge of exploding this year, and next year he would start to dominate the world.

My arrival might give him extra stimulation, causing his explosive period to occur earlier.

Thinking about this, Lin Feng felt a sense of urgency!

……

September 30th, La Liga Round 9.

Real Madrid will travel to face their rivals, Getafe. In preparation for their midweek Champions League match, Mourinho made significant changes to the starting lineup.

Lin Feng was given a rest day and was not included in the roster.

Real Madrid secured a narrow 1-0 away victory against Getafe thanks to Raul's goal, achieving their second consecutive win.

However, Barcelona continued their 4-1 thrashing of their opponents, keeping the total points of both sides very close at 2 points, with neither side able to widen the gap.

Not only are Real Madrid and Barcelona neck and neck in the standings, but Messi's pursuit from behind is also fierce.

In this match, Messi scored one goal and provided one assist, bringing his total goals to 5 and his assists to 4, just one assist away from matching Lin Feng's.

Ronaldinho has been in terrible form this year, missing several rounds of matches after getting injured in the second round of the league.

But after Ronaldinho's injury, the young Messi shouldered the responsibility of attacking, delivering a spectacular stat line of 5 goals and 3 assists in three rounds of matches.

This delighted Barcelona fans, especially the more conservative Catalan fans, who clamored for Ronaldinho to leave, arguing that they already had Messi and didn't need the 'lazy' Brazilian!

Luo was sitting at home when trouble came knocking on his door.

He did nothing, just quietly recovered from his injury, yet he was still relentlessly attacked and insulted by fans, as if even breathing was wrong.

……

3 games, 5 goals: Argentine prodigy makes a strong comeback!

Lin Feng is sidelined, Messi is making a strong run, and the La Liga top scorer rankings may change hands!

"Challenging Lin Feng? Messi: My goal is Maradona!"

Two geniuses compete on the same stage, La Liga officially enters the era of two unparalleled superstars!

Last year, media reporters were still hyping up Lin Feng and Kaka, believing they were the two greatest players of the new generation in football.

In less than a year, they lost Kaka and started hyping up the rivalry between Lin Feng and Messi.

Judging from this trend, will they bring Ronaldo into the hype next year as well?
It's true that Lin Feng is a constant, while his opponents come and go!
However, to be fair, it's actually a bit inappropriate to hype up Lin Feng and Kaka together.

The two are quite different in age; Kaka was born in 1982, while Lin Feng was born in 1988.

The two players are six years apart in age, making them almost impossible to consider as players of the same generation.

It's perfectly fine to say that Lin Feng is a new generation player, but to say that Kaka is a new generation player is a bit of a stretch.

Ronaldinho was only two years older than Kaká; they were actually players of the same era.

The reason why Ronaldinho seems much older than Kaká is probably because of Ronaldinho's precocious development and early death.

At 22, Ronaldinho served as the team's midfield core in the Japan-Korea World Cup, forming the 3R combination with Ronaldo and Rivaldo, while 20-year-old Kaká could only watch his older brothers perform from the bench.

But by 2010, when 28-year-old Kaká was leading the charge at the South Africa World Cup, 30-year-old Ronaldinho was practically a nobody in the Brazilian national team!

If Ronaldinho's peak period had been extended by just a few years, there wouldn't have been such a strong sense of disconnect, and people wouldn't feel that he and Kaká were not players from the same era.

Lin Feng (born in 88), Messi (born in 87), and Ronaldo (born in 85) are all players born after 85, with an age difference of less than 3 years. It is barely appropriate to classify them as belonging to the same era.

……

Thanks to the abundance of younger teams in the league, Real Madrid has not been too physically exhausted in these few rounds of matches.

Therefore, Real Madrid is paying extra attention to the crucial midweek match that will determine the top spot in their group.

Mourinho led his team to Rome, the Italian capital, three days in advance to prepare for their match against another Roma team – Lazio!

Lazio finished third in Serie A last season, one point ahead of AC Milan.

However, this does not mean that they are stronger than AC Milan or ranked higher than Milan. The main reason is that AC Milan was penalized with points due to the Calciopoli scandal.

Even so, Mourinho dared not be careless.

Lazio and Werder Bremen are arguably the only two teams Real Madrid could potentially pose a threat to in the group stage.

Real Madrid had already defeated Werder Bremen, figured out their strength and knew they weren't a threat. Now it's Lazio's turn.

This is Lin Feng's first time in Italy since leaving Inter Milan in late August.

Although it was in Rome, more than 700 kilometers away from Milan, it still moved him deeply.

When he first joined Inter Milan, he did indeed intend to use Inter as a stepping stone, and did not plan to spend his entire career there.

But just when Lin Feng had developed a sense of belonging to Inter Milan after leading the team to the Champions League title, he was suddenly sold.

It can only be said that life is unpredictable, and nothing can always develop smoothly according to people's wishes.

……

Compared to Real Madrid, who are currently top of the league, have recently secured two consecutive wins, and have achieved a resounding victory in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Lazio's form is much worse.

Although Lin Feng's departure led to a decline in Inter Milan's strength.

But the return of Juventus, the resurgence of AC Milan, and the rise of Roma have made the new Serie A season even more intense.

Lazio, who performed well last season, have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss in the first six rounds of this season, and their league ranking has dropped to 11th, with a further downward trend.

However, Lazio's slump is not only reflected in the league.

In their first Champions League match, facing Olympiacos, the weakest team in their group, they only managed to secure one point, immediately making their qualification prospects precarious.

If they fail to win or gain points against the formidable Real Madrid in this round of matches, they will have a very high chance of falling to third or even fourth place.

Therefore, facing a formidable opponent, Lazio shouted the slogan "Defend Rome" early on.

But why does this slogan sound a little strange?

Anyone who didn't know better would think Real Madrid's opponent was Roma!
However, there's nothing wrong with Lazio's statement. They are a team based in Rome, and their home stadium is the same as Roma's, the Stadio Olimpico.

Lazio's cry to "defend Roma" most likely refers to protecting their home ground from being breached by Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Lazio have not faced each other many times, except for one time in the Champions League group stage in the 01/02 season.

Lazio lost 2-3 away and drew 2-2 with Real Madrid at home, demonstrating impressive fighting spirit.

But times have changed, and Serie A is no longer as formidable as it once was.

The "Seven Sisters" of Serie A in their heyday have lost much of their prestige. (End of Chapter)