After losing to Barcelona and then to their Madrid "little brothers," Getafe, Real Madrid had suffered two straight defeats in just four days, causing an uproar outside the club. The league had only just begun, yet Real Madrid already seemed to be falling behind.
Could it be that the rule of flourishing before declining was once again being proven true at Real Madrid?
The atmosphere at Valdebebas had also turned strange after the two consecutive defeats, and the players spoke to one another much less.
Many times, they were clearly in the same locker room, sitting close beside one another, yet they did not exchange a single word.
The two straight defeats had brought more than setbacks on the pitch. They had also dealt a psychological blow to the players.
If Real Madrid had been an invincible force over the past three years, then now, someone had forcibly pinned them to the ground and rubbed them into the dirt.
Everyone knew that they would face Barcelona again three days later. The team had no time to slowly lick its wounds, yet they still could not help wondering inwardly: What was all this happening for?
Yang Yang was already a seasoned "veteran." He had played in the top leagues for six years, so he knew very well that psychological problems were often far more serious than problems on the pitch, and much harder to resolve.
The defeat to Getafe was merely a continuation of the loss to Barcelona.
Solving this problem was simple in one sense, yet difficult in another.
As long as they defeated Barcelona in midweek and came from behind to win the Spanish Super Cup, all their problems would resolve themselves.
But defeating Barcelona would not be easy.
Judging from the coaching staff's arrangements and training over the