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43-year-old Long Ge is amazing: Real Madrid changes moves three times, desperate situations turn into carnival! Master-level conductor performance

12:51am, 28 June 2025【Football】

Focus match between the H Group of Club World Cup, Real Madrid vs Pachuca. 3-1, 70,248 spectators witnessed Real Madrid's first victory in the Club World Cup. In the desperate situation of 10 to 11, coach Alonso continued to change his moves, bringing key victory to Real Madrid. Real Madrid, with 4 points in 2 games, is in sight to advance to the top 16.

4 days ago, Real Madrid's debut draw with Riyadh Crescent 1-1 in the Club World Cup, missing a good start. The 43-year-old Xavi Alonso is under a lot of pressure.

However, in the 7th minute of this game, Alonso felt a chill. Pachuca's counterattack, Long Dong dribbled the ball, and the last player on the defense, Raul Asensio, made a foul and was sent off with a red card! Real Madrid fans were a little confused in the desperate situation of playing 11 against 10. For Alonso, this is a more severe test. How should Alonso deal with it after coming to Real Madrid for less than a month and the training camp lasted less than two weeks? Taking advantage of the water replenishment time (about 30 minutes), Brother Long made drastic adjustments:

Joan Améni retreated to fill the vacancy of Raul Asensio. This is a routine operation and is not surprising. Alonso let Guerre play the right front midfielder to enhance the delicateness and technicality of the pass in the frontcourt. Valverde returned to the right midfield to assist Arnold.

On the front line, Alonso topped Vinicius to the middle, and young player Gonzalo Garcia was on the left, changing to a simple and smooth wing attack idea. Bellingham assumes a heavier responsibility, not only to take care of the defense, but also to keep rushing on the left rib.

Alonso's idea is actually very clear: if one less player fights, Real Madrid must run more, at least in local offense and defense, the number of players is not at a disadvantage. After the adjustment, Bellingham and Guerre scored 2 goals in just 8 minutes!

These two goals are the result of Alonso's tactics being implemented:

The first goal, a fast attack on the left, Fran Garcia gave Bellingham a cross, and Belling scored; in this process, Gonzalo Garcia passed with a quick kick on the left, which played an extremely critical role. Just imagine, if Vinicius got the ball on the left, it might delay the offensive speed.

The second goal, Real Madrid's large-scale transfer, Arnold passed by, Gonzalo Garcia swam to the middle to make the ball, and Guerre scored. This attack was concise and clear, without any extra dribbling or passing.

After the change of sides, Alonso changed his moves again, replaced Gonzalo Garcia, allowing Brahim Diaz to appear, and changed to 450. After playing for 60 minutes, Modric and Sebalos, two controlling midfielders, replaced Guerre and Bellingham. Real Madrid, with a forward-free formation, focused on counterattacking, released Valverde's impact, and the Uruguayan superstar scored the third goal!

The 78th minute, Alonso changed the team again, Rudiger appeared, Real Madrid tried 531 formation, Joan Améni, Wyson and Rudiger joined hands with three central defenders. Alonso's signal is very clear: 10 players have been fighting for a long time, and the players' running consumed too much, so it is time to turn to defense, slow down the pace, and save the victory.

Alonso's three moves - from 433 to 432 at the beginning, 10 people fought, but the attack space was greater. After scoring 2 goals, he quickly changed his team to 450 strikerless style; in the last 15 minutes, the team consumed too much and changed to play in 3 central defenders. Alonso's every move has a clear goal and will never drag on the mud. After the game, players such as Bellingham and Valverde praised Alonso as a "magnificent coach."