Chapter 300 How did Zidane do it
(given ten thousand words!)
As Tiger dribbled the ball and rushed past Maclale, Maclale felt cold.
Because he had just judged that Tiger was about to pass the distance, Marklele's body had completely faced his left side, but Tiger used his right foot to make a wall and hit a wall-to-slamming cooperation to deceive him. Marklele suddenly felt that it seemed unacceptable to be removed by such an action...
But Marklele did not give up. He stretched out his right foot back and tried to make the final struggle, but he still failed to break the ball. Tiger supported the floor and exerted force again, dribbled the ball quickly and rushed over Marklele, and then quickly advanced!
Now is a very classic three-on-two situation - Tiger dribbled the ball in the middle, and Karu and Villa were running in front of Tiger one left and one right, and only two defenders were Yero and Carrick...
Kalanca quickly threw Villa away and rushed towards Tiger. At the same time, Yero also moved forward and wanted to throw Villa in the offside position. However, Villa showed his extraordinary position in the running position at this moment. He did not run forward blindly, but followed a step back and kept himself in a place parallel to Yero...
A flash of sword light!
At this moment, Tiger completed a beautiful straight pass, and the ball passed directly to Villa. After Tiger passed the ball, Villa suddenly changed the direction of his running and directly caught up with Tiger's pass!
Jero moved his body and wanted to intercept Villa, but it was too late. Facing Casillas who were attacking, Villa calmly twisted his body and pushed a far corner. The timing of the shot was just right. The ball rolled through Casillas' armpit and then quickly flew into the far corner of the goal!
The stands were quiet for a second, and then a huge cheer burst out!
After nearly half an hour of continuous suppression of the attack, Valencia finally took the lead!
Villa opened his arms and rushed to the stands, waved his fists hard, then turned around, and hugged Tiger tightly!
"Calm shot, David!" Tiger slapped Villa's back and said with a smile. Although Tiger's pass was exquisite, it was just a combination of Villa's running frequency. However, Villa's decisive and direct shot was also a necessary factor in the goal. Moreover, Villa's shot was quite tricky, almost flying into the goal against the inside of the far post. Even if Casillas reacted quickly, it would be difficult for him to save the ball.
Cooper clenched his fists and waved it. Although Valencia had the advantage just now, if he could not gain a lead, it might be increasingly unfavorable to Valencia. After all, this kind of oppressive play is not what Valencia is good at.
Now that he has taken the lead, Valencia can completely turn to the defensive counterattack and incorporate the game into his own rhythm.
However, Cooper did not direct the team to recover - the offensive advantage just now was basically achieved by sacrificing defensive ability. There was only one defensive player in the middle of the midfield. If it was recycled now, Valencia's defense would never be as good as usual. Real Madrid does not have many ways to deal with Valencia's all-round attack. Instead of recycling, it is better to continue to strengthen the offense. If you can lead two goals, then you can safely launch a familiar defensive counterattack.
After the kick-off, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack, while Valencia blocked the midfield without showing any weakness. Real Madrid's midfield is quite famous, but Valencia's is not bad either. Two Spanish internationals, one Argentina international and the other England international. In terms of fame and strength, it is really not worse than Real Madrid's. At the same time, there is a problem with Real Madrid's midfield, that is, the one responsible for offense is average in defense, and the one responsible for defense is average in offense...
In this regard, Valencia's midfielder has the advantage. Kili and Mendeta are both wing players who can attack and defend. Although Baraja is mainly defense, his forward attack threat is not small. He has also scored four goals in various games this season. In this game, Tiger, who has begun to actively run and participate in the defense, also has the ability to both offense and defense, which makes Valencia gradually gain the upper hand in the midfield competition!
In the midfield and defense line, Valencia performed better than Real Madrid in this game, but Real Madrid is not without its own outstanding features, that is, their forward line - the front line composed of Raul and Morientes is at least one level higher than Valencia in terms of strength and fame. It is this advantage that allows them to unexpectedly equalize the score before the end of the first half!
After Karu received a cross from Mödita and pushed the ball to Real Madrid's goal post, Real Madrid launched a counterattack. Figo, who had been under the tight defense of Valencia's players, suddenly broke out. When he came to the middle, he and Guti cooperated to continuously get rid of the defense of Baraja and Kili, who returned to the defense, and then passed directly to Raul at the front of the penalty area. Morientes's running blocked Ayala. Pellegrino was forced to pounce on Raul, but Raul used a beautiful turn to get rid of Raul. Raul, who broke into the penalty area, immediately shot and was blocked by Canisales, but Raul quickly shot and pushed the ball into Valencia's goal!
After scoring the goal, Raul kissed his left ring finger, and then he was surrounded by his teammates who rushed forward!
Cooper shook his hand hard, Valencia's defense did not make much mistake in conceding the ball, but the inspiration between several players in the frontcourt scored a goal. How could this convince him?
This is the benefit of having a top striker. Valencia has not played exquisite cooperation in the frontcourt before, but except for Villa's goal, other opportunities were basically wasted by the strikers. It was not a good result for Valencia.
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"We played well in the first half... but we didn't do well enough in some offenses." Cooper glanced at the players in the locker room and said slowly: "In the second half, we will continue to press in the midfield. The offense was initiated by Tiger, combining the wing and the middle. But you must remember that when there is a chance, calm down and be more active, and don't waste opportunities. Facing such a top opponent, wasting opportunities is equivalent to suicide. Do you understand?"
His voice was not high, but the players who were familiar with him already knew that Cooper was very upset at this time...
Tiger grabbed his head, and he was quite satisfied with his performance in the first half. At least Cooper's tactical adjustment was quite good, and he completely suppressed the midfield. At the same time, Tiger's retreat and got the ball, the opponent had no way to deal with it, but Valencia's forward power was highlighted at this time. No matter how outstanding he is, he cannot retreat and organize the offense and score the goal by himself...
How did Zidane do it? Such a question suddenly flashed through Tiger's mind.
Of course, Zidane does not need to worry about the forwards' inability to score goals in the current French national team and in Juventus. In the national team, there are some strong players such as Henry Trezege, and Piero and Inzaghi in front of Juventus. However, in the World Cup more than two years ago, the French national team's weak forward was not an ordinary situation. After qualifying in the group stage, the forwards did not score a goal. Among the six knockout goals, three of the defenders accounted for and three of the midfield accounted for. Two of them were scored by Zidane in the final. However, Zidane was still mainly responsible for the organization. How did he score goals in the final?
Settings! Corner kick! Although using corner kicks to score two headers in a row are luck and coincidence, it is obvious that as a midfield commander-like figure, if you want to seize opportunities in limited offense, then settlings must be well grasped!
Free kicks and corner kicks, then let these guys from Real Madrid be surprised. Tiger thought to himself.
"Tiger, what are you thinking?" Looking at Tiger's thoughtful look, Mendita hit him with her elbow and asked.
"Gezka, I was wondering, in the 98 World Cup final, did Brazil head two times because he didn't expect Zidane to compete for a header?" Tiger suddenly asked in a daze.
Menditta was stunned for a moment, and he quickly understood what Tiger meant, but he asked hesitantly: "Do you also want to use a corner kick to score a header? But you don't seem to be able to header."
"That's what I'm too lazy to use," Tiger said proudly: "As long as I want, I can head the ball."
In the last two sentences, Tiger's voice became louder, and the locker room became quiet. After a few seconds, all Valencia players booed Tiger - so what if you are the number one star? We should despise you too!
"Why, don't you believe that my heading ability is actually very good?" Tiger asked in surprise.
"We don't believe it-" Mendeta took the lead, and all the Valencia players shouted.
"Then make a bet." Tiger laughed: "When there is a corner kick in the second half, you will cover me well. If I can score a corner kick, you must agree to a request. As for what the request is, it will be kept confidential for the time being. Anyway, there will be no loss to you. If you fail to score, I will invite you to my house to visit for all holidays at the end of the season. How about it?"
"Okay, then I'll make up!" Menditta looked at the other players, then nodded hard at Tiger.
Cooper looked at this scene with a smile. His bad mood suddenly became a little better just now. To solve the problem of forwards seizing opportunities, in addition to trying to give forwards better opportunities, set pieces are of course the best way to solve problems. Moreover, Cooper understands Tiger. Basically, Tiger is a very cunning person. If he is willing to make such a bet, he must be quite sure...
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The second half begins.
Regarding the draw in the first half, it is impossible for Valencia fans to say that it is not disappointed. They also know that Valencia almost has to win in this game to gain an advantage. However, they can also see that Valencia performed much better in the first half and the draw was not fair.
So at the beginning of the second half, they cheered Valencia with higher enthusiasm, and shouts surged from the stands like a tide, hitting the eardrums of both players - it brought shocks to Real Madrid players, and it brought great encouragement to Valencia players!
The battle in the midfield began to become more intense, and neither side made a substitution in the second half. Boske's method to deal with Valencia's midfield is to push the defense forward, compress the space in the midfield, and create opportunities for the forwards!
Although Villa has excellent single-player skills, his speed is not very fast. Karu is a striker who turns a little slow, and it is no problem to have a large space left in the backcourt. If he can try his best to suppress Valencia's overall defense line, Raul and Morientes can better play out.
With no advantage in the midfield and defense, Boske wants to maximize the strength of Real Madrid's forward line!
Tiger began to face a more difficult situation than in the first half. He was a player who needed space. The greater the space, the greater the room he had. Boske's tactical transformation undoubtedly hit the nail on the head.
Carlos also frequently inserted from the left to strengthen the impact and speed of the midfield. Salgado on the right was not idle - Salgado himself was a full-fighter and had strong offensive ability.
Tiger's response to this was to start breaking forward after getting the ball, disrupting the opponent's overall formation. Anyway, there were people who made up the position behind him. After he was the main offensive force, Kili and Menditta naturally took over the task of making him make him break through with no scruples.
How many threats can a madman breakout hand create? Tiger can now give the answer.
Although Tiger is a player who needs space, his little skills are destined to keep those who defend him from focusing infinite attention so that he can avoid getting rid of it. Even so, Tiger's imaginative breakthrough ability can bring huge lethality...
Even a solid city wall will reveal cracks under continuous impacts. Although Real Madrid's midfielder is a solid wall after the siege, after Tiger's desperate dribbling breakthrough, their midfielder began to slowly appear.
If Tiger in the first half used organization and dispatch to allow the team to attack, then after the second half, Tiger fully demonstrated his breakthrough ability!
Anyway, there are three reliable teammates behind him who are defending and filling up positions. Not afraid of losing the ball and being counterattacked by Real Madrid, Tiger started to break through without any scruples, and immediately messed up Real Madrid's midfield!
In the thirteenth minute, Tiger made two wonderful Marseille swings in the narrow space, and rushed through between Marclayle and Elgra to break through!
Real Madrid, whose defense is very high, is empty in the half. Boske's previous judgment is correct. Valencia's forward lacks the ability to fight individually, and it doesn't matter if the backcourt is empty at all. However, once Tiger, a midfielder with extremely outstanding personal abilities, becomes a forward again and becomes the role of a forward, Boske's previous arrangement will have fatal flaws!
Kalanka followed Tiger tightly, but Tiger's ball control and center of gravity were beyond his expectations. Kalanka, who even pulled and pulled, could not stop Tiger. It was not until Tiger was about to break through to the top of the penalty area that Kalanka desperately used an extremely obvious action of pulling Tiger's jersey down to knock Tiger to the ground...
The moment Tiger fell on the lawn, a huge boo broke out over Mestalia!
"Damn foul! Red card!" Countless fans of the Bat Legion shouted loudly.
The referee's whistle rang, and then he ran over and showed Kalanka a yellow card.
"Tiger has already scored one by one, this should be a red card!" Mendita ran up and negotiated with the referee.
"This foul is not serious, and he is not the last defender." The referee briefly explained: "There is still a defender on the back, and Tiger has not been able to completely break through him."
"Okay, just yellow cards." Tiger seemed generous.
Casillas commanded Real Madrid players to build a wall, and Tiger and Mendeta both had good records of free kicks, and this position was also quite dangerous.
Tiger and Mendeta stood in front of the ball at the same time. Mendeta stood directly opposite the goal on the middle, and Teger stood a little more tilted - but Casillas did not relax his vigilance against Teger. Tiger's free kick posture was similar to Beckham, and the threat of exerting force from the side was no worse than a head shot.
Although Tiger played continuously during this period, his condition was surprisingly good. He scored five goals in four games, and Casillas did not want the sixth goal to happen to him.
Tiger looked at Real Madrid's man wall, which was a man wall from high to low. Starting from Morientes, who was closest to the far post, were Guti, Raul, Figo, Salgado and Marklele, and the other four defenders defended in the penalty area.
After seeing that Maclalele, who was closer to the middle, was the shortest link in the human wall, Tiger had plans in his mind.
Seeing that the wall had been laid out and there was no move forward to take advantage of it, the referee took two steps back and then blew a whistle that could take a free kick!
Without running, Tiger raised his right foot directly, then his body leaned to the left side with a sharp tendency, twisting his body and shooting the ball hard!
After Tyger's inside of his foot touched the ball, the ball flew off the ground and flew over from the middle Lions!
When the ball reached its highest point, it flew over Maclale's head and then began to fall rapidly - not completely downward, but rotated and flew directly to the left side of the goal, which was the far corner of the goal!
A spinning ball with extremely obvious arc!
Casillas responded immediately, but when he flew up, the arc of the ball he could hit during his calculations was larger than he expected. He almost wiped his fingertips and flew over, and then directly hit the net behind him!
Chapter completed!