First win in the new year? Just the opposite. Ending 2021 in a hopeful posture, Real Madrid will taste defeat in the first match of 2022. Lost to Getafe 0 to 1, the momentum of 15 unbeaten games stopped here. Occasionally losing a game is not a problem, but many things still lack answers: Is this team really suffering from "Venicius dependence"? Ancelotti really has a prejudice against Hazard? Most importantly, is this a bad omen that repeats the mistakes of the past?
The good news came before the game that Real Madrid "only" 5 people were absent in the New Year's opener. Among them, Vinicius and Jovic were quarantined due to COVID-19, Kamawenga was suspended, Carvajal and Bale were injured. Compared with Barcelona and Vallecano, who are unable to make up the entire lineup due to widespread infections of players, Real Madrid, which broke out first, also unblocked first, and can take advantage of the current peak of infection to continue to expand its lead. According to estimates from the transfer market website, Vinicius is the player who has risen the most in value in the past half-season, soaring by 50 million, ranking first in the league with a current value of 100 million euros. But after being tired for several months, it should be fine for him to rest.
Facts have proved that without Vinicius, a lot of things are really bad. Rodrigo, who replaced him as the left winger in this field, is difficult to create a considerable offensive depth, and the choice of dribbling and passing routes is also very different. This makes Benzema, who is habitually inclined to this side, feel very awkward. Rodrigo was very hardworking and generous. He gave up the left to Mendy who had stepped in, and instead narrowed his room for activity. On the other side, Asensio played very comfortably, too comfortably, and was replaced by Hazard at halftime. Real Madrid fans commented on the Internet: "Lucas Vazquez and Asensio should stay in Getafe, that team can meet their standards."
However, it is not appropriate to blame the weak offensive combination on the right. It was Millitang who was recently praised by the media that caused a defeat. In this adjustment of the "transfer market", his price increase was second only to Vinicius, rising by 20 million to 60 million, standing side by side with the Frenchman Conte of Seville, as if he was already at the top of La Liga. , The most powerful and potential central defender. Unexpectedly, he made a mistake in the 9th minute of the game, when the Turkish striker Hunar steals from the back and played a relaxed and happy game. He was not the only one who made the mistake, Alaba also made a return error and almost pitted Courtois.
Real Madrid has always been slow to enter the state, not to mention the players have not yet adjusted from the soothing atmosphere of the New Year party celebration. And Getafe seems to have never had a Christmas holiday at all, and the degree of pressing and defensive willpower in the audience is like fighting the last point of the final game of the season. In addition to the players’ inherent hard work, Getafe’s coach Kik Flores’s arrangement is also in place: both sides are tightly deployed to prevent Real Madrid’s attack on both sides, the central position is neatly aligned, never shrinking easily, but keeping a close eye. Real Madrid's forward player. Real Madrid's inherent influx of play and penetration in front of the midfield is targeted, most of the game can only launch attacks or long shots far away from the goal. And Getafe's close steals have no scruples. He would rather position the kick or even a penalty in the threat area than let people pass.
Real Madrid is not without opportunities. In the first half, Modric had a strong shot that was blocked by the crossbar. The impression at the time was that "Real Madrid can score a goal sooner or later." However, when Ancelotti was also given a yellow card for complaining loudly, everyone found that the situation did not seem to be under his control. Real Madrid really let their opponents give up midfield harassment and counterattack to achieve full suppression, in fact, after Marcelo and Mariano appeared on the field. Because Hazard who came off the bench can only guarantee that he will not lose the ball in the frontcourt, but he cannot open the gap in the dense crowd. Marcelo and other old teammates' near-natural ability to carry, once opened a continuous pass in the penalty area, but luck is obviously not on Real Madrid's side, Mariano and Isco's headers are almost the same. cabportal said that Real Madrid can use all the tricks, this defeat can not blame others.