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Real Madrid won the Super Cup in dramatic fashion in a soaking wet, chilly Trondheim, Norway, while Sevilla lost the trophy in a patchwork and fragmented match, having lost all their strength by the 120th minute. But here it is not even so important who won this Cup. I would like to start with something else - all roads, from any match, lead to our football. That's why he's ours.
When the Russian championship was not transferred to the “autumn-spring” system, when the appearance of foreign players of the level of Ivica Olic When we admired Lokomotiv in the Champions League, and our clubs won the still alive UEFA Cup, our coaches used the term “spring football”. The season begins, the game doesn’t go well – and immediately, even if the match is hopelessly lost 0:5, the excuse is already ready. The coaches chatter into voice recorders, the experts repeat after them: they are growing potatoes in the fields, it’s cold, it’s hard to breathe, the long sleeves of their T-shirts are pressing, team chemistry not established, and in general we did not understand who should be included in the squad. During the preseason, of course, it was impossible to improve the composition, tactics, and physics.
Now we start in the summer, in July we play in hot Krasnodar, in December in cold Tomsk, but our coaches and experts have the same excuses. The term “spring football” has disappeared, it has become “summer football”.
During the first two rounds of the Premier League, we heard this on Match TV, we read this from Oleg Terekhin after Spartak's relegation from AEK. Honestly, I want to rip my head off for saying such words. (Yes, yes, it’s also worth remembering that the system was changed in order for Russia to play better in European competitions. Help Dasha find the logic here - first we move away from spring football and the destabilization of teams in half a season, then we repeat about summer.)
I really hope that everyone who blames the low performance of the starters RFPL rounds, and in the relegation of Spartak summer football, saw the match between Real Madrid and Sevilla.
Are you saying that in two or three training camps, in half a dozen control games, it is impossible to establish team play, hone tactics, and integrate newcomers into it? Are you saying that teams have lost their taste for football, which is bound to come with time? Now look at Sevilla, which played in Norway today.
How I spent this summer. "Seville"
Sevilla will try to break through the ceiling and reach the knockout stages of the Champions League with a new coach, Gameiro's replacement and a host of attacking midfielders.
If you didn’t read it on the eve of the match, Sevilla has changed by 80 percent both in its composition, in its coaching staff, and in its perception of football. To replace the Basque Emery, who bet on “digital football” for three years and showed the same statistics year after year, came eccentric, crazy, ready to climb a tree to win (literally) Jorge Sampaoli. To find great antipodes, Sampaoli would need to come to Rostov after Kurbana Berdyeva. His Chilean team was a noble juicer that pressed, pressed, pressed... And mercilessly killed the opponent with its pressure.
And now this “Seville” with a completely different vision of football, with a crowd of newcomers who are almost entirely ready to play “ten”, with clearly shifted accents, comes out against the winner of the Champions League. And in the very first official match of the season he does what Sampaoli has been instilling in the Chileans for years: presses, presses, presses! The mechanism malfunctioned for about 25-30 minutes - then it began to work at full capacity. Vazquez, Vitolo, Iborra, Nzonzi Real Madrid's central defenders and midfielders were attacked so often that they found themselves in a dead end.
This Sevilla improves sharply as the game progresses Kiyotake, who missed almost the entire preseason. The silent and very militant Franco Vazquez, who hid in a white vice for 40 minutes to then find a small hole between Kovacic And Carvajalem and punch right there. Vitolo immediately understands how to move in the unfamiliar position of the left lateral, and in overtime he knocks the ball out of the empty goal. Central defender Kolodziejczak allows Vitolo to move to the middle and runs along the left edge. All this movement looks very powerful - especially for the first serious match of the season. I'm in sweet anticipation of what will happen to this team when the long neck comes up Ganso and ebullient Ben Yedder.
Fine. Are you - still speaking to our summer football fans - are you saying that it's too hard for the players to get into the groove? Now look at the magical Marco Asensio. When Real was losing, Asensio began to freak out at the final whistle and look for someone else's legs with his spikes - but it is much more important that Marco was the first to make a bid for the title of man of the match. He struck from afar, so cleverly that Sergio Rico He spread his arms, thinking that the ball was flying “into the milk.” And the ball flew exactly, right into the top nine...
And this kid, Asensio, he's not just a favorite Valeria Karpina– you already know for sure about this. All summer, while the Air Force troika was resting after the Euro, Marco dispersed the attacks of Real Madrid on the American tour and played in such a way that Zidane admired him, and Spanish journalists, fascinated by Asensio no less, sent him for sale from Madrid Isco, That James Rodriguez. Now, after this goal in the Super Cup, no one will understand Asensio’s next business trip on loan. Sevilla, by the way, has the same player - Evgeniy Konoplyanka, who is all last season I got used to the team and Spanish football, had great summer matches under Sampaoli, and in the Super Cup came on as a substitute, went to the spot after Vitolo fell and hit it so easily, as if he had scooped borscht out of a plate. Both saw the goal and came to it. And both should have a strong season - the European Super Cup will be the starting point for both.
Are you saying there isn't enough drama in spring/summer football? Take Real Madrid, pressed against the wall, coming up with the last attack and turning it into a goal thanks to their main saver - Sergio Ramos. Moreover, Ramos, experienced in these matters, scored another goal in extra time (it’s strange that Milorad Majic canceled the goal due to a light touch from the defender). In the first half, this “Real” pressed Sevilla with four players, then it seemed to sag – but in the extra half, it flew forward, as if on wings, and pressed the Andalusians to their goal. This is a consequence not only of physics, but also of psychology (it was painful to watch the Sevilla players after the lost victory), however, in combination, both qualities are characteristic only of a strong team.
You say that there is no spectacle in this kind of football - but you get a gorgeously twisted plot, you see Carvajal dribbling (more cool than dribbling Arbeloa, by the way!), grieve with the new “Seville” or rejoice for this “Real”, which is strong even without the Air Force trio. You say that the Spanish drama refutes everything.
“Real” and “Sevilla” in the first official game of the season played a powerful match with a vivid plot, beautiful goals and tension until the last seconds. Surprisingly, after this I don’t feel like talking about summer football, bad fields, hot weather, scandals, coaching resignations and lost tone.
Apparently, spring and summer football is played only in Russia.
UEFA leaders quite unexpectedly sent the Super Cup to Trondheim, where they have been missing top-level football for a long time, because Rosenborg has ceased to be a frequent guest of the Champions League. However, this fact did not reduce interest in the game, which was intended to open the new European Cup season.
All pre-match layouts were known in advance, so the very unusual starting lineups of the teams should not have come as a surprise to the fans. Real Madrid, for various reasons, could not count on a number of key players, while Sevilla this summer lost not only three leaders, but also head coach Unai Emery.
The debut of the meeting showed that both teams are still far from the best conditions, and the players still need time to play with each other. Despite the fact that Sevilla had a little more possession of the ball, Real Madrid players were more interesting in attack in the first half. “Cream” more often managed to connect several good passes near someone else’s penalty area, but they almost never got around to making shots.
However, this did not stop Real from opening the scoring in the middle of the half. Asensio scored a great shot, taking Rico by surprise and hitting the number nine - 1:0. No chance for the goalkeeper.
Having taken the lead, Zidane's men gave the initiative to Sampaoli's guys and they gradually began to create a threat to Casilla's goal. So, Mario shot wide from an excellent position, and a little later the Real goalkeeper parried the shot to Karris. Sevilla continued to act actively and at the end of the half they were rewarded for this: Vazquez understood the situation better than anyone and fired a free kick from the left into the far corner - 1:1.
Madrid started the second half more energetically, but created only one chance - Isco's scathing strike was a little lacking in accuracy. Sevilla tried to keep up and soon also organized several good approaches, but Sampaoli’s charges failed to turn them into something truly dangerous.
By the middle of the second half, the nominal guests improved their ball control, began to get closer to Real's possessions more often, and eventually earned the right to a penalty. Ramos put out his leg, which Vitolo caught, and the referee pointed to the spot. Only Konoplyanka, who came off the bench, deftly beat Casilla from the spot - 1:2!
Real needed to improve, but it was felt that Madrid were still far from working conditions. Sevilla began preparations for the season two weeks earlier, and this factor played into the hands of Sampaoli's team.
Due to control of the ball, Sevilla did not allow the clearly tired Real to organize an assault, but Madrid still found their chance in stoppage time. IN Once again Ramos came to the rescue, going on the attack and finishing Vazquez's serve without interference, sending the game into overtime - 2:2.
At the beginning of the first overtime, Kolodziejczak met his opponent rudely, saw a second yellow card in front of him and went to the locker room. Real realized the majority very quickly when Ramos scored again, but the Madrid celebrations were interrupted by the refereeing team - Sergio's goal was canceled due to the fact that he barely grabbed Rami.
The second half of extra time also went with Real's advantage, but Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico played reliably. It seemed that everything would be decided in a penalty shootout, but Carvajal had a different opinion: Dani himself got through the opponent’s defense and accurately hit the target - 3:2!
Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup, Sevilla suffered their third defeat in a row in this one-game tournament.
Real Madrid - Sevilla - 3:2
Goals: Asensio, 21 - 1:0, Vazquez, 41 - 1:1, Konoplyanka, 72 - 1:2 (penalty), Ramos, 90+3 - 2:2, Carvajal, 119 - 3:2
"Real": Casilla, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kovacic (Rodriguez 73), Casemiro, Isco (Modrić 66), Lucas Vazquez, Asensio, Morata (Benzema 62).
Sevilla: Rico, Mariano, Pareja, Carriso (Rami, 51), Kolodziejczak, Nzonzi, Iborra (Kranevitter, 74), Vazquez, Kiyotake, Vitolo, Vietto (Lonnet, 67).| http://site
Igor Pavelko
“Football 24” presents an announcement of the match for the title of UEFA Super Cup winner, where the winner of the Champions League “Real” and the winner of the Europa League “Sevilla” will meet.
Real Madrid - Sevilla
Chief referee: Milorad Majic (Serbia)
TV broadcast on the "Football 1" channel, online text broadcast on the "Football 24" website
Today's Super Cup match will be the 3rd consecutive Spanish confrontation in the history of the sport, as well as the 3rd in a row involving Sevilla. For the Konoplyanka team, this match at the beginning of the season is already traditional, because the Andalusian club has not let go of the Europa League trophy for 3 years. In 2014, Real Madrid and Sevilla already had to play out the UEFA Super Cup, and in this confrontation Madrid were stronger, defeating their opponent thanks to a double by Cristiano Ronaldo (2:0).
Real Madrid is approaching the match with a far from optimal lineup. Zidane had especially pressing personnel questions regarding the team's midfield line. Several main performers, including star wingers Ronaldo And Beila, will not be able to participate in the match. But in the “Galacticos” there will always be those who could qualitatively replace the leaders, in particular on the flanks of the attack, most likely there will be Lucas Vazquez And James Rodriguez. Other positions will also have the opportunity to test players who typically receive less game practice. There is a chance that he can play as a center forward Alvaro Morata, who returned from Juventus and will fight for a place on the field with Karim Benzema.
Zinedine Zidane at the pre-match press conference he said that he would hope for a sufficient level of players' readiness to confront the opponent.
This is a cup final that both teams can win. All I care about is our own readiness, and we are ready. We spent the pre-season usefully. We had time to prepare. We need to show everything we are capable of, give our all from the first minute. In football you can't know anything in advance. Chances are 50/50.
Sevilla, although a proven UEFA Super Cup fighter, is 2 last match I was never able to win this trophy. Today they will have a chance to do this on the third try, and with a new mentor. Jorge Sampaoli replaced Unai Emery as head coach of Sevilla in the summer and, of course, is keen to start straight away with a trophy at the helm of his new team.
I am very glad to be here and participate in such a prestigious match. It takes time for the team to adapt to the new style. The most important thing is that the players believe in him. Real Madrid have already had several sparring matches against world-class opponents. The absence of several leaders does not make Madrid weaker.
In addition to changes in the coaching staff, Sevilla also underwent significant personnel changes in the team. Four players from the squad that competed in May's Europa League final left Sevilla in the summer. This Grzegorz Krychowiak, Kevin Gameiro, Ever Banega And Coke. But the team was replenished with several new performers, including Luciano Vietto, whose loan became part of the agreement for Gameiro's transfer to Atlético. Together with the changes in the team, he will probably have the opportunity to start today against Real Madrid in Sevilla's starting line-up. He has positive experience in the Super Cup last season, when he scored against Barcelona.
Approximate team compositions:
"Real": Casilla - Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo - Casemiro, Modric, Isco - James Rodriguez, Lucas Vazquez, Morata.
Sevilla: Soria - Ferreira, Pareja, Carriso, Escudero - Kranevitter, Correa, Iborra - Sarabia, Konoplyanka, Vietto.
Will not play: Ronaldo (knee), Navas (Achilles), Coentrão (sprain) back surface hips), Kroos (fitness), Bale (fitness), Pepe (fitness) - Tremoulinas (knee), Kron-Deli (knee).
Questionable: Benzema (back)
Trondheim. Lerkendal Stadium
Chief referee: Milorad Majic (Serbia)
Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain) - Sevilla (Spain) 3:2
Goals: Asensio 21, Ramos 90+3, Carvajal 119 - F. Vazquez 41, Konoplyanka 72 (pen)
"Real": Casilla, Asensio, Isco (Modrić 66), Morata (Benzema 62), L.Vazquez, Kovacic (Rodriguez 73), Casemiro, Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Carvajal
Sevilla: Rico, Ferreira, F. Vazquez, Pareja, Vitolo, N'Zonzi, Kiyotake, Vietto (Konoplyanka 67), Iborra (Kranevitter 75), Carrisu (Ramy 51), Kolodziejczak
Warnings: Carvajal 84, Asensio 86, Rodriguez 93 - Vitolo 39, Kolodziejczak 90+1, Kolodziejczak 94
Deletions: Kolodziejczak 94
There is perhaps no better season rehearsal for team coaches than a Super Cup match. These are no longer pre-season matches, but rather official ones, which, however, the public still does not take seriously. However, the status of the meeting that opens the season (in this case, the main stage of European competition) allows coaching staff set up your players for a serious battle for the trophy, while the commanders themselves continue to test various schemes. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to explain the absence of literally all the stars in the current Champions League winner. It seems that if this meeting had been of greater importance, at least some of the injured and resting ones would have been able to get back on their feet by the Los Blancos medical staff by this evening. In general, it’s like a dress rehearsal on the eve of the start of a tour lasting nine calendar months.
For Ukrainian fans, watching a Sevilla match traditionally begins with a look at the Andalusian lineup. This is about the same ritual as the rest of the world looking for Ronaldo and Messi to start in their teams. In the absence of Konoplyanka at the base in this case, there is a possibility that the television crews will miss the ratings at least in the first half. Evgeniy was not in the team, which, of course, was upsetting. However, the status of a semi-important meeting leaves hope that in the regular season the Ukrainian midfielder will become a permanent resident of the starting lineup.
One of the unpleasant things about the match as a whole was the stands. While the teams were playing their cards on the field, it seemed like there was no one outside. As if it was just another UPL match at Meteor, which was attended by onlookers. This trend, unfortunately, has been observed for a long time and at all levels. A similar “dryness” of spectators is remembered at the Ukrainian Super Cup a month earlier, at the French Super Cup literally this weekend, which, for the sake of expanding influence, they decided to hold in Austria. All football without stands loses emotion. It’s as if people come to the theater, where expressing their feelings is bad manners.
The fight itself did not have any special dynamics. As if confirming the thesis that the meeting did not have the highest ratings, the opponents acted half-bent. With a game like this, you can only attract fans to the stands and to the screens with a storyline, and this was in complete order. In principle, it is precisely the development of the “score-by-score” situation that remains attractive to all super cups in recent times: just remember the super-effective match last year between Barcelona and Sevilla. Yes, even the duel of our internal cuisine between Dynamo and Shakhtar this summer in Odessa: in a raw game, a strong-willed victory for one of the sides, and this is already grounds for conversation and discussion the next day.
“Real” looked prettier in the opening quarter, but it cannot be said that “Sevilla” did not find a place for itself on the field and in a panic made a number of outs. And based on such a game, Real's goal should rightly be classified as “unexpected” rather than “overdue.” But it all started with a mistake after a strikeout. Kolodziejczak did not execute the throw-in well, allowing Los Blancos to grab the ball and redirect it to Asensio. He took a step forward and fired a great shot into the left "nine" from the left.
“Sevilla” increased its momentum after conceding the goal. The main problem of the Andalusians was physics, which would affect later. The team looked downright heavy, as if they were still under stress.
However, even this fact did not prevent the Europa League winner from winning even before the half-time whistle. There was an attack from the right flank, Vietto made a pass to the penalty line, Vitolo took the ball on his chest and not in the best way, but still extended it further to Vazquez, who shot diagonally into the lower right corner.
In addition to the two mentioned moments, both some had the prerequisites for changing the score in the first half, but the teams no longer created any clear scoring chances.
The second half did not add any aggression to the match. Both teams continued to carry out the “mandatory program”, leading the match to an unknown ending. Just like the opening 45 minutes, Real started the second half more actively, but the Andalusian defenders coped with both a cross from the right flank and an attack from the opposite edge, which ended with a transfer to the center and a shot by Isco (next to the right post).
A revival for the Ukrainian fan occurred 23 minutes before the end of regular time, when a new “ten” of Sevilla appeared on the field: Evgeniy Konoplyanka. The midfielder only needed five minutes to score a goal in the second UEFA Super Cup match in a row.
The goal came, however, only from the penalty spot. Vitolo found Ramos' leg in the Los Blancos' penalty area, which the referee considered to be sufficient reason to award a penalty. Evgeniy's shot from the spot can be entered into the books - he calmly and very confidently rolled the ball under the left post.
“Real” went to recoup and finally achieved their goal. Eighty seconds before the end of stoppage time, Ramos, who by that time was in someone else's penalty area more often than in his own, finished off a flank pass. Hello, 2014 and Sergio’s goal against Atlético in the Champions League final.
Sevilla didn’t have enough for overtime, but Real did what they wanted. During the first 15 minutes, Los Blancos even scored. Ramos won the fight for the ball from Adil Rami and headed the ball into the air. However, the referee team canceled the goal after seeing a foul on the part of the Madrid captain.
On top of all the problems with physics, Kolodziejczak was sent off for two yellow cards, which he managed to earn in just seven minutes. And almost nine men had to finish the game: Pareja pulled a muscle in his right thigh and played the role of a dummy on the field for the final ten minutes.
Real simply had no right not to take advantage of the opponent's problems. At first there was no luck: James failed to hit Rico with a roundhouse kick after Benzema's sighted throw; Vazquez failed to beat the goalkeeper, jumping out with him one-on-one; James made a spectacular touch from about fifteen meters after a pass from the right flank, but even here the Sevilla goalkeeper rose to the occasion.
Quantity turned into quality a minute before the match went into the penalty kick stage: Carvajal took the ball from Konoplyanka, walked towards the goal without any resistance, moving from the right edge to the center, and pushed the ball into the far corner - 3:2 .
It was not the most impressive match, but the most persistent managed to win.
Hello everyone, Madrids!
There was so much talk before the match, so many events that we discussed on the blog. Finally, today the first official match of the season took place - the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla. There were a lot of different events in the fight, let's discuss them in a traditional review.
1) Before the start of the match
We really discussed a lot of events before the match. The results of the preseason, the readiness of the players, losses before the meeting, the physical fitness of the players and more. But even this was not enough to cover all the events. For example, for the first time the team entered the field with the patch of 11 Champions League cups.
A nice addition and reminder greatest achievements club.
2) Tactical features of the match\Starting lineup
The team operated in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Unusual? It's a stretch. Firstly, this formation is a kind of variation of the traditional 4-3-3 formation for Real under the leadership of Zidane. The fact is that the wingers stayed closer to the midfield line, which is why the tactical pattern was in favor of 5 midfielders on the field. Secondly, it is necessary to clearly note some features that were not there before. But, more about everything.
Casilla Today I played a pretty good match. He repelled several dangerous shots, successfully came out of his own goal, and was not to blame for the missed goals. But there were also negative aspects. Terrible kicking game. Kiko indicated with his entire appearance which zone of the field he wanted to pass to. But when it came to execution, the ball kept flying in the wrong direction. At one point, even Marcelo told him that he needed to play more accurately.
Since we're talking about the Brazilian, let's discuss his game. Today (I personally) made a huge bet on Marcelo. It was the left lateral who showed himself best in the preseason matches, he acted very dangerously in attack and scored a lot of goals. In today's meeting, Marcelo tried to help the attack, but it didn't work out very well. The player was unable to carry out traditional crosses into the penalty area; more often than not, the ball went further than the target. In defense, despite conceding 2 goals, he made no mistakes. On the other hand, the player, of course, created a numerical advantage when the team stormed someone else's goal.
Ramos, Unfortunately, I screwed up pretty bad today. The fact is that today Sergio can be credited with a penalty against Real Madrid. The most “traditional” thing is the captain’s face when the referee calls a penalty. At such moments, the player pretends that he did not touch the opponent at all, and he himself fell under the weight of the air or something else. Maybe the Spaniard didn’t take this trophy too seriously and didn’t have time to fully get into shape. Or maybe he just made a huge mistake. On the other hand, it should be noted that Ramos joined the game after this moment, and thanks to such actions he scored a goal that brought Zidane’s team into overtime. Moreover, the defender scored another goal in extra time, but it was canceled by the fourth referee. In my humble opinion, this decision was wrong. I am sure that all Spanish newspapers will issue an unsatisfactory assessment for the referee behind the opponent's goal. In general, the captain of Real Madrid has something to work on.
Varan looked very good. Won a huge number of air combats. As always, I made excellent use of my speed. To be honest, I can’t remember a single mistake by the Frenchman during his entire time on the field. He kept his position correctly, no sawed-off shotguns or anything like that. Looks like I got the job done today.
If you followed the pre-season materials, you might have seen my opinion that Carvajal still haven't gotten into shape. It would be more correct to say that he still hasn’t regained his form from last season. This did not stop Dani from having time to return to her goal after supporting the attacking group. But the difference was that this was not always possible. What else to say? In fact, Carvajal snatched victory for our club. Dani made an incredible pass along his sideline through 6 opponents and scored the winning goal for his home club. I don’t want to write anything negative about Carvajal. Today he was our hero!
Casemiro failed. It was because of the actions of the defensive midfielder that there was a goal and a very dangerous shot on Casilla’s goal. It's simple, the defensive player should impose a fight in such moments, but this did not happen. Let's add to this unsuccessful passes both at medium and long distances. It seems that his physical form was enough for the entire match, but from a game point of view Casemiro did not act in the best way.
Asensio Here are the predictions coming true. Marco took the position of left attacking midfielder. You need to understand that he was assigned a huge role in Zidane’s formations: to act in attack, managing to return to defense. The Spaniard coped with it perfectly. As in all matches pre-season training, the football player was in excellent physical shape. Constantly created dangerous moments at the Sevilla goal. And this is the very case when quantity turns into quality. Asensio scored an incredible goal. He took the ball, looked around, assessed the situation, and struck with the most accurate shot:
Congratulations to Marco on his “first-born” for Real Madrid in the 2016/17 season. I hope no one now doubts that Asensio’s presence at the club does not mean the sale of one of the Isco-James pair. He plays in a different position on the field where Jese just left.
Kovacic Now we’ve reached the first tactical feature. The fact is that in the first 25 minutes of the meeting the Croatian moved very high to create high pressure. At the same time, Casemiro took Kovacic’s position, resulting in a line of 4 midfielders and 2 players for high pressing. It turned out great. But such actions were enough for exactly those 25 minutes of the meeting, then they gave the ball to the opponent, trying to defend themselves competently. It turned out so-so. I would like to note that the midfielder managed to escape the pressure of the opposing players alone, which is encouraging. As expected, Kovacic entered the field from the first minutes and demonstrated an excellent physical readiness play intensely and successfully. The footballer fully deserved his playing minutes with his actions in the preseason.
Isco Today he started in the position of central midfielder. Unfortunately, not everything worked out. For example, almost all aerial combats were lost. He couldn't get through by dribbling, rather he held the ball. However, he created a dangerous moment by hitting from long range. Even in this form he looked much better than James.
Vasquez Had a great meeting today. I didn’t expect it from him, because in the preseason matches Lucas looked downright weak. Well, it’s good that he showed his best game today. Vazquez has an excellent assist to Ramos, excellent body play, good speed and dribbling. The only negative point was that we were unable to beat the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation. The footballer added variety to the attack on the right flank during Bale's absence. I'm very pleased with his performance.
Morata didn't show anything new. Everything is the same as in the preseason matches. On the one hand, excellent body play and good movement across the field. On the other hand, no aggravating actions, a lot of words addressed to the referee, no scored goals.
They entered the field from substitution Modric, James, Beznema. Let's keep it short. Karim, having missed all the test matches, only recovering from a hip injury, created many more chances than a healthy Morata. Modric beautiful, it's a pity that it's missing physical strength To play all 90 minutes of the match, he would quickly get into excellent shape. Hames very unfortunate. Everything is very bad with physical fitness, the player is very heavy, no speed. Still an excellent passer to free zones, but lost duels to defenders who played 90 minutes on the field. At the moment - Asensio, Isco and Vazquez have a great chance of playing minutes on the field. Let's see how Rodriguez will correct this situation.
3) Impressions
What are your impressions after the match? First of all, congratulations to everyone with the FIRST TROPHY OF THE 2016\17 SEASON! Secondly, the physical strength was enough for about 30 minutes, then we sagged a lot. They showed team spirit, unity, and fight until the very end. It was the struggle that made it possible to win the cup with such difficulty. In some places the judge got in the way, in others we were lucky, but where would we be without that? The point remains the same - Zidane has won another European final. I hope everyone at the club understands that there is still a lot of work ahead. Kroos, Bale, Ronaldo, Pepe, Benzema, Navas - everyone must be in the right condition for the start of the championship, in which you cannot lose points in any matches.
Thanks to everyone who read the post to the end and thanked for it by upvoting it. Once again, congratulations to all of you Madridistas!
HALA MADRID! VAMOS REAL!
