"My first was game against Atletico Madrid," former Real Madrid defender Pepe has told Marca.
"I was coming from a club that was organised tactically that, if the ball was on the left, you have to press there. If it was on the right, you press there - things like that, the basics.
"And what I came across at Real Madrid was chaos. In the 30th minute, our attack broke down and they came at us one against one and we ran backwards.
"I looked back to Fabio [Canavaro] and said to him: 'Fabio! Fabio! Cover, cover!' And he said to me: 'No, no, we don't do that here. Each person has their own side.' And I was like: 'It's like that? F*** me.'
"I was looking around and saw the full-backs high up, the defensive midfielder forward... And I was thinking: 'What? There's fifty metres behind me and I'm here to play one against one?'"
Pepe played for Real Madrid between 2007 and 2017. In total, he made 334 appearances, registering 15 goals and 20 assists. He helped Madrid win 13 trophies, including three Champions League titles.
