Chapter 129 Away Goal
"Chu...oh! Marseille whirlpool! Beautiful! Haha!"
Chu Zhongtian used the Marseille swing to swing past Ramilao and organized an attack. Unfortunately, Ribery's single-handed opportunity was not sure, so he pushed the football sideways.
This is the most rare offensive opportunity for Metz. You should know that before that, Metz defended more. After all, this is Leverkusen's home court, and the home team has a great advantage here.
In the two-round elimination system, the teams who play at home first must exert their strength as soon as possible and enter the game state as quickly as possible. Make full use of these ninety minutes at home and try to win the opponent with a large score, so that the second round of the game will lose suspense.
Leverkusen's head coach Michael_skibbe knew this well, so his tactic was to attack at home, strive for more goals, not only win, but also win big.
Driven by Schneider's tireless running, Leverkusen's offensive was very fierce. Most of the time, Metz implemented the head coach's tactical requirements for "defensive counterattack" in the backcourt.
The counterattack just now was the best opportunity for Metz after fifteen minutes of the first half.
What a pity.
Ribery was also upset that he had wasted an excellent opportunity. When the football was paddling out, he held his head with both hands, very frustrated.
The commentators in charge of broadcasting the game in various countries kept praising Chu Zhongtian's performance.
"It's surprising and impressive." This is what the commentator said the most.
"For a long time, Chu gave us the impression that he could only pass the ball, but was not good at dribbling, had a slightly rough footwork, and had first-class football awareness. I didn't expect that he could make such smooth movements now. It's amazing..."
With Metz's appearance in the European arena, Chu Zhongtian, as the team's absolute main core, has gradually been recognized by football commentators from more countries.
But the French commentator was not too surprised, but was proud of it.
"Please imagine what Chu was before coming to Metz - an amateur player who had played in the amateur league for two years and had no professional training at all! Now, please look at his performance on the court. It is so easy and freehand that you can't tell that he was an amateur player who went to school and worked while playing football! Under the influence of the French football environment, he has also become a skilled player!"
The French have always believed that everything about France is good and they don’t even miss football.
However, Chu Zhongtian's performance did indeed confirm his words well.
Chu Zhongtian spent his rapid growth in football in France. The training and education he received in these two seasons in France are the fundamental reason why he can perform like this today. No matter where he goes in the future, the most influential stage in his career must be the years he played in Ligue 1 Metz.
Ribery was very upset. He could continue to stand in the frontcourt and hold his head in his hands. Chu Zhongtian didn't have the time to regret what had happened. He turned around and ran back - so far, defense is still the most important thing.
※※※Leverkusen took the lead in the 18th minute. First, Schneider used a long shot to create a corner kick, and then Brazilian central defender Juan scored a corner kick and smashed the ball into the Metz's goal with his head. Goalkeeper Winby's previous attack mistake was the direct cause of the loss. He attacked to catch the ball, but unexpectedly saved it. Juan, who was ambushing behind, easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.
This season, Metz's performance on all fronts was a great contribution to the whole team, but there was only one hidden danger, that is, the goalkeeper. Compared with the teammates on the other three lines, Old Winby is no longer able to keep up with the team's pace. It was just that he could not find a suitable goalkeeper, so Fernandez continued to use Winby as the main goalkeeper.
Last summer, he also wanted to find an excellent player to take over Wynby in the future, but unfortunately he has never had a suitable candidate.
Now it seems that how long Mes can go in the League Cup this season, perhaps Wimbie's performance is a very important factor.
In the twenty-four rounds of the league, they conceded thirty goals, ranking fifth in the league. At the same time, they scored forty goals, ranking second in the league, only two fewer than Lyon, who scored the first goal. The offensive football pursued by Fernandez is fully reflected in this goal number.
"Wimby's mistake is too amateur!" The French commentator criticized Metz's goalkeeper's performance, and his mistake left the team behind. "As a 34-year-old goalkeeper, how could he make such a mistake without encountering the ball? Is he really old and can't jump?"
Wenbi was also very depressed when he made a mistake. He stood there, shrugging his shoulders and muttering, but no one heard it clearly.
Chu Zhongtian was also very disappointed with the team's conceding goal. If it were normal, he would wave his hand helplessly or shake his head and sigh.
But it doesn't work now, he can't do this because he realizes that he is the captain. What should a captain do at this time? Chu Zhongtian did not refer to others, but thought about what he should do as a captain.
He went up and patted Winby on the shoulder, snatched the football out of the net and handed it to Ribery.
The game has to continue, but he lost one goal. There are still 75 minutes left. Can Mess, who is good at attacking power, still score?
※※※After the game restarts, the football will continue to be handed over to Chu Zhongtian to organize. As long as Chu Zhongtian enters the opponent's half, what is waiting for him is Ramilao's tough defense.
Since Chu Zhongtian swirled him once in Marseille, he found that the technology flow was very good at dealing with German players, because these players were generally big, had a high center of gravity, slow movement and slow movement.
So he began to frequently try to use his skills to shake off Ramilao. Sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he failed. It doesn’t matter if he fails, just grab it back. Anyway, while he is the organizational midfielder, he is still a defensive midfielder. In the past season, people have only seen his offensive talent, but completely ignored his contribution in defense.
Ramilao and even the entire Leverkusen did not thoroughly study Chu Zhongtian. They were probably not good at defending Chu Zhongtian... In the 37th minute, when Chu Zhongtian was stared at by Ramilao and could not turn around, when he was planning to knock the football to Ribery with his heel, Ramilao saw the opportunity to stab the football in advance.
Next, Ramilao rushed forward and planned to get off the position and take the ball completely. Chu Zhongtian's movements were quick, and after realizing that his football had been stabbed, he immediately followed. The two of them squeezed together and kept colliding, and neither of them was willing to give up control of the ball.
The final result was that Chu Zhongtian used his physical and explosive power to snatch the ball under Ramilao's feet back.
When the ball was just broken, the Leverkusen players were about to launch a counterattack, so they all ran forward. Unexpectedly, the ball changed hands a few seconds later, and the football returned to the feet of the Metz team... The offensive and defensive transfer was too fast, which would cause the team to delay the corresponding time.
So when Chu Zhongtian grabbed the ball again, Leverkusen's defense revealed a loophole. Chu Zhongtian also saw the loophole and directly passed a penetrating ball behind him!
Ribery originally planned to return to defense, but when he turned around, he found that Chu Zhongtian had broken the football again. He immediately knew what to do - if there was time in front, he would insert it!
At this time, Chu Zhongtian's pass happened to find that gap. The two of them thought about it together, and Ribery succeeded in the offside and received the football!
When Leverkusen's players were still raising their arms to signal Ribery to offside, their goalkeeper Butte had already attacked. At this time, he didn't care about scolding his teammates, and saved the ball first and then settled the score with the bunny!
Not long after the game started, he saved Ribery's single shot. He was very confident in his condition today and believed that he could save Ribery's single shot again.
Actually, he thought well, but he could save Ribery's single shot, but he might not be able to save the cooperation of the two... Ribery faced Butt who was attacking again this time, but did not shoot by himself, but passed the ball to the middle!
"Chu's pass... is not offside! is not offside! Ribery received the ball and was single!... He passed the ball! is crossing, beautiful!"
The person waiting for Ribery's pass in the middle was center Ibissevic. Facing the huge empty goal, all he had to do was adjust his ankle in one direction.
The football hit the inside of his foot and changed direction and bounced into the goal.
"The ball is in!! Vedad Ibissevic! He equalized the score for Metz! Twenty minutes after conceding the ball, Metz got a valuable away goal!"
Ibisevic, who scored the goal, ran to the corner flag, but was stopped by Ribery halfway. The other Metz players ran towards them one after another, including Chu Zhongtian.
"This is the offense that Metz has presented many times this season!" The French commentator introduced excitedly. "Simple and fast transmission, Chu, as the core of the team's organization, can always find loopholes in the opponent's defense line and exploit it! And Frank Ribery is no longer the young man who only knows that he is acting reckless after getting the ball! His passing to the middle is very appropriate and timely... Ibisevic's job is simple next, and scoring is natural! Such a goal is really a pleasure!"
In the commentary of the commentator, the Metz players hugged each other and celebrated their goals.
"Good job, Ibi! Now we have a away goal!" Ribery said as she patted Ibisek's head.
"That's right, right! We're relieved with a away goal!"
"So there is nothing to be afraid of for them to score goals. They scored one of us and we scored one of them too, and see who took advantage of the end! Haha!"
The Metz player who scored an away goal is in a good mood now, although he only equalized the score. But fools know that one away goal is topped by two. Now that he scored one goal, returning to home is equivalent to 2:1, and they lead.
※※※Mes, who tied the score, had a great morale. They took the lead in the away game and bombarded the goal around Leverkusen. In the 43rd minute, they got another chance for a free kick in the frontcourt. Generally, Proman took the free kick in the frontcourt, but he was injured in the warm-up before this game and could not play in this game.
But it doesn't matter. A team doesn't have only one set-piece penalty player. No. 2 free kick free thrower Frank Signolino came up to take the penalty.
Signolino's free kick hit the wall and bounced back. Leverkusen's player originally wanted to take the opportunity to intercept the ball and counterattack, but Vorenin, who had not come back to participate in the defense in the front, did not snatch Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian cut off the football from him, then protected it with his body, and then handed the football to Signolino who came back to pick him up.
While passing the ball, he made a "stable" gesture to Signolino.
Don't rush to react quickly. Although Leverkusen's players are rushing forward now, the same as the goal that Metz equalized the score five minutes ago, Metz's players themselves are not ready. They will pass it in a hurry and will not create any opportunities. They will only waste this ball possession.
Signolino is not Traore, he has only been to the team for less than a season. As an old Metz player, Signolino is a promising young man trained by Metz himself. He has made his debut in the Metz youth team since the 2000-01 season and has played with Chu Zhongtian for more than two seasons. At first, he was also suspicious of Chu Zhongtian's leadership team and was slanderous about Chu Zhongtian's words, but this situation is no longer the case.
After two and a half seasons of tacit understanding, he would do whatever Chu Zhongtian said.
Since you are not allowed to launch a fast attack, then be stable.
He passed the football directly to the feet of the centre-back Rodriguez in the back. At this time, Chu Zhongtian had already run to the backcourt and went to find Rodriguez to ask for the ball.
Rodriguez did not kick the football forward like Traore at the beginning of the game. He passed the football to Chu Zhongtian. So far, no Leverkusen player has come up to force Chu Zhongtian, because in his half, Ramilao could not run so far to intercept the ball, so he would lose his position. In football games, the consequences of losing the position are more serious than the consequences of letting go of the target.
As long as it is only half the game, Chu Zhongtian can organize the offense calmly - of course, he can only rely on long passes. The German team is not weak in header air defense.
Chu Zhongtian controlled the ball in the backcourt, then dribbled the ball across the center line and re-entered the half of Leverkusen. He looked at the situation and then hooked his "apprentice" Yaiovi.
Come up and pick me up, don't be so far away from me.
After Yayiouwei came up, he also attracted the attention of Leverkusen's players. Seeing that Schneider was always around him, Chu Zhongtian turned around and passed the ball to the right defender Ibrahim Kabo who was inserted from behind.
Yayi Ovi ran for a while, Chu Zhongtian made a gesture to him and rushed forward.
Kabo is a full-back with strong assist ability. Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether he is a full-back or a full-time forward.
He dribbled the ball on the wing, while Chu Zhongtian was in the middle position with him, ready to respond at any time. Of course, Kabo could not pass the ball to him, as long as he had a better pass option.
And when Kabo finds that it is impossible for a man to break forward and there is no better pass option, he will pass the ball to Chu Zhongtian, who is receiving him.
Just like this time.
He found that there was little room for breakthrough, and he was not sure of success, and there was no good choice for passing the ball. He didn't guarantee that he would definitely pass it when he had a free time. So he passed the football to Chu Zhongtian.
At this time, Ribery also pulled to the sidelines, hoping that Chu Zhongtian would pass the ball to him.
Chu Zhongtian didn't look at him, turned around and headed to the other side, as if he was going to pass it to Oblaniak who was rushing on the left, or center Ibisevic who pulled out from the goal.
He always waved his hand there, indicating that there was no one here for the time being, and he just took his back to Ribery.
Leverkusen's players thought Chu Zhongtian would pass the ball there, so they consciously shifted the focus of the defense.
At this moment, Chu Zhongtian suddenly turned around and made a pass over the top!
The goal is Ribery, whom he had always turned his back to!
The football passed over Leverkusen's left-back Athirson, and although the Brazilian jumped up, he could not touch the football unless he reached out.
After completing this difficult, it was very difficult to turn around and pass the ball, Chu Zhongtian did not stop and sat down. Then he sat on the ground and watched the football pass over Asilson's head. At the same time, Ribery inserted forward as if he had received a signal in advance, stretched his legs and stopped the football in the air.
Ribery's stop was great because he didn't stop the ball and instead dropped the ball on his inside so that he could just walk the ball into the penalty area. Once he was allowed to enter the penalty area, this attack would most likely have a good result.
As Chu Zhongtian guessed, Ribery used his left foot to drive the ball into the penalty area, and entered the penalty area like a flash of lightning!
When Ribery broke into the penalty area, there was no Leverkusen player around him. Because Chu Zhongtian's pass was too unexpected, Leverkusen's defense line was still unresponsive.
Ribery, who was unmarked, took the ball and went straight into the penalty area. The next thing was much simpler for him, the French international... After breaking into the penalty area, he had only one idea - shot!
Facing goalkeeper Butt, who had a look of despair flashed across his face despite blocking the angle, Ribery decisively shot with a small angle!
He straightened his toes and shot a football that was rolling rapidly against the turf.
Butt originally thought that even Ribery shot, he would shoot a high ball. Many players would choose to shoot a high ball at a small angle because the goalkeeper was below and the space above their heads could be used.
When he found out that the ball Ribery shot was a rolling ball, he quickly lowered his center of gravity and tried to block the football with his body or legs. He almost succeeded... The football penetrated between his legs, then hit the heel of his right leg, bounced up, and flew into the goal!
"Messe 2:1! They scored another goal within five minutes! At Leverkusen's home court, Baier Stadium, the French team has scored two away goals!!"
Chu Zhongtian, sitting on the ground, straightened his back, raised his arms high, and showed a happy smile on his face.
As the commentator said before, he was in good shape in this game.
The captain's armband gave him great motivation.
Chapter completed!