Riquelme stood before the football, and he was also preparing to imitate Mark, because Mark was standing before the football just now and then directly used a free kick to shoot.

For Rikelme, who is already very strong, he thinks this is a challenge for Mark to him. He thinks that since Mark can directly use a free kick to shoot in this way, why can't he?

And he also felt that Mark's free kick was nothing, and Rikelme could also score a high-quality free kick directly.

Riquelme has a lot of offensive firepower this season. He has scored ten goals this season. Such a result is no longer low for a midfielder.

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Martin seemed very nervous at this time because he knew Riquelme's strength very well, but he was somewhat doubtful whether he could save Riquelme's shot.

This is a very unfavorable situation for the goalkeeper, because a goalkeeper should be confident and have absolute confidence in himself, believing that he can save all the opponent's shots, which is what an excellent goalkeeper should have.

However, Martin lacks the confidence that goalkeepers should have. If a person without confidence, no matter how good his talent is, he cannot show it.

However, Martin is not the kind of player with good talent. He is just an ordinary goalkeeper. Therefore, Martin's fear when facing Riquelme's free kick has a great psychological impact on Martin, who is not very capable.

Under such influence, Riquelme scored a free kick. The angle of Riquelme's free kick this time was very reversible, and the football flew straight into the upper corner of the goal.

This is similar to Mark's previous shot. Compared with Villarreal's goalkeeper Reina, Martin's strength is naturally a little worse. Martin made a mistake in his judgment this time, and he watched the football fly into the net.

The entire love song stadium suddenly became excited, and the fans of Villarreal were very excited about Riquelme's outstanding free kick performance this time.

"Romie!!!" They shouted Riquelme's name, which showed that all fans love Riquelme. This can also be said that Riquelme won the respect of Villarreal fans through his performance on the stadium.

After scoring the goal, Riquelme ran towards the stadium, putting his hands on his ears, as if he was listening to the cheers of home fans.

Such a move has brought the Villarreal fans to shout harder, all cheering for the heroes in their hearts.

However, on the side of Atletico Madrid, Martin, who had just lost the ball, collapsed to the ground. He was very upset because it was his mistake that caused such a goal. Martin hated himself in his heart. If he hadn't judged the wrong direction just now, he would have a chance to save the football.

However, even if Martin regrets it, it is useless, because the score has been rewritten. Atletico Madrid is behind Villarreal away. If Atletico Madrid loses the final game in this game, then Martin will be the biggest sinner of the entire Atletico Madrid team.

You should know that Atletico Madrid and Villarreal are the main competitors in competing for the Champions League qualification, and the victory or defeat relationship between the two teams will directly affect the ranking between the next two teams.

"Damn, his free kick is too accurate." Mark thought with some envy after seeing Riquelme celebrated.

This game was Riquelme's second chance to take the free kick. I didn't expect that he could score directly in this way. This persistence is a bit exaggerated.

Mark even doubted whether Rikelme had cheated, otherwise how could he have such a perverted performance? Mark thought about his own free kick scoring probability, and he was indeed a little ashamed.

But Mark turned his head and saw Martin kneeling on the ground. He didn't get up for a long time. Mark knew that Martin must have been hit hard. Although Mark was not a goalkeeper, Mark could also understand what it was like to let the opponent's player score a goal.

It's like a defender who lets the player he defends pass it, and then scores a goal, which is a truth, so Mark feels that he should comfort Martin.

"Ruben, what's wrong? Don't kneel like a coward. You have to find a way to make up for your previous mistakes." Mark said to Martin, and at the same time, Mark also reached out to pull Martin up.

After Mark heard Mark's voice, he gradually came back to his senses. Then he stood up with Mark's help, but it was obvious that Mark's words did not have any effect on Martin's actions.

Martin was still deeply involved in self-blame. Martin originally had a goal, but Martin was only twenty-four years old this year, which happened to be the age of goalkeepers to achieve results.

And God also gave him such a good opportunity. The main goalkeeper Franco was injured. In this way, Martin, who was a substitute goalkeeper, found an opportunity to play. Martin hopes to use his outstanding performance to determine the main position.

But Martin thinks this is a little too difficult. He thinks Riquelme's threat is too great. If his performance is really bad in this game, Martin thinks that Cooper may replace him with the third goal in the next game.

"Concentrate, don't be like a woman" Mark patted Martin on the shoulder and walked away.

After all, Mark is not the head coach, so he can only comfort Martin. As for other things, head coach Cooper still needs to do. Mark does not have the ability to replace the head coach.

After seeing Martin's performance, Cooper couldn't help but get angry. He shouted on the sidelines. This was Cooper's hope to use his angry performance to remind Martin not to scatter during the game.

Skipping numbers during the game will be a fatal matter, and Cooper has no way to run to Martin to guide him, because Cooper's command area is only within the small area of ​​the bench, and Cooper cannot leave this area during the game.

Unless it is during the intermission, Cooper can leave his command area and return to the locker room, and the rest of the time will be in this area.

"What is this kid thinking in his heart? Why do you often make such mistakes?" Cooper felt that he could no longer tolerate Martin's mistakes.

Although the free kick this time is not too much responsibility. Although Martin made a mistake in his judgment, Riquelme's free throw angle is very tricky. Even if Martin's judgment is correct, it will be very difficult to save.

But what Cooper thought about was Martin's mistakes, because Martin often had intermittent slips, which was a normal phenomenon for young players.

However, Cooper felt that this should not happen to the goalkeeper under his coach. Among the players Cooper coached, especially among the goalkeepers, there are very good goalkeepers.

Canisarez of Valencia is Cooper's favorite goalkeeper, and goalkeepers like Canisarez are also very suitable for La Liga.

But after all, Cooper has another goalkeeper, that is Franco. Cooper is also looking forward to Franco's return. At the same time, he also hopes that Martin can make fewer mistakes before Franco returns.

After all, Atletico Madrid's defense line has been done very well, but if the goalkeeper often makes low-level mistakes, even the best defense line will be broken.

"That's great, this game should be at our pace." Pellegrini was very happy to think of Riquelme's goal.

At this time, Villarreal can get a one-goal lead at home, which will be of great help to their tactical performance in the next game.

Pellegrini can be more conservative in tactics, allowing Riquelme to take possession more balls, and then give Atletico Madrid a fatal blow at the last moment.

Villarreal is going to control the ball and then gradually eliminate the fighting spirit and self-confidence of Atletico Madrid players.

Pellegrini believes that young players like Atletico Madrid will not have too much patience, and they will make mistakes in an anxious situation. At that time, Villarreal can seize the opportunity and expand the score continuously.

Next is Atletico Madrid's kick-off time. After Atletico Madrid's Torres and Portillo kicked off in the midfield, the game continued.

However, the Atletico Madrid players did not seem to be too anxious. Although they are very young, their mentality is not immature. The disadvantage of a ball score is not enough to affect Atletico Madrid's offensive players.

Moreover, it was only more than 20 minutes in the first half, and Atletico Madrid still had a lot of time to equalize and even overtake the score.

In the next game, Villarreal did make tactical changes, and Villarreal's formation has been recovered.

Such a tactical style is obviously to prepare for a defensive counterattack, allowing Atletico Madrid to attack and attack.

They waited for the opportunity to give Atletico Madrid a fatal blow because Villarreal has an offensive finisher Fran. Fran has a strong long-range shooting ability. If he is not careful, he can score that kind of world-class long-range shooting.

So for Atletico Madrid, they were still a little uncomfortable in the first half, especially because they lacked a midfield organizer.

The previous injury of Van der Fate brought some hidden concerns to Atletico Madrid's formation. Atletico Madrid played defensively in this game.

They didn't need a midfield position attack at all, but it was different at this time, because Villarreal had given up control of the midfield and they were ready to launch a defensive counterattack.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid needs someone to control the football in the midfield, otherwise Atletico Madrid's offense will be paralyzed.

Atletico Madrid is obviously not very adaptable to attacking such a position, and among their midfield trio, only Mascherano and Lucin have the ability to pass the ball.

Corsa is just an interception, Corsa does not have the ability to pass threatening balls, and Mascherano and Lucin are the kind of players who prefer to pass long passes.

As for the passing of short passes, that is not what they are good at. Mark also tried to press forward to assist, but after Mark pressed, Villarreal's counterattack was very threatening.

Riquelme is also very good at playing defensive counterattack. Basically, Riquelme is doing a dribbling breakthrough and then passing the ball at will.

Although Riquelme looks very slow, his passing was not slow. The cooperation between him and Fran was also very tacit. Basically, Riquelme's passing line was leading Fran's running position.

After getting the ball, Fran kept stopping the ball and shot directly. This shot was even more sudden. In addition, Villarreal's attack on both sides was also very threatening.

The left-hand forward Thorin showed his speed and physical advantages. Thorin is not very old, and he is only twenty-eight years old this year, which is the golden age of a football player.

So when there is no injury, Thorin is still very trustworthy, especially his attack and excellent physical condition.

Thorin's abundant physical fitness can ensure that he can continue to attack up and down the left side of Villarreal, which is very annoying, making it very difficult for Atletico Madrid right-back Velasco to defend.

Because Velasco's physical condition is not particularly good, he is not used to back-and-forth impacts like Thorin. Although Thorin's personal skills are not very good, if he often does this, he still makes Velasco exhausted from defense.

Velasco's point was also suppressed by Thorin. Velasco's ability to intervene assault was also good, but unfortunately, it was difficult for Velasco to have the chance to intervene in this game.

Moreover, Solin is a very passionate player. He can drive the fighting spirit of Villarreal, which is what a small club like Villarreal needs.

On the right side of Villarreal is the former Spanish cannon of Atletico Madrid, Jose Mali, who was the player who played for Atletico Madrid before.

The biggest feature of Jose Mali is his ability to shoot from a long time, which is why he can appear in the starting lineup of Villarreal.

Atletico Madrid's left-back Lopez should have been successful in defending Jose Mali, but this is also due to his sacrifice of defense, Jose Mali's defense.

However, after Villarreal gave up the offense in the frontcourt, Atletico Madrid's offense showed vitality.

Lopez and Velasco can also frequently intervene in to attack, and this offensive method can allow the entire Atletico Madrid to show off its offensive diversity.

However, although Villarreal paid attention to the defense, they did not completely hand over the midfield to Atletico Madrid. Villarreal still used their active fighting to confront Atletico Madrid. This confrontation method also created a delicate balance between the two teams.

Although Atletico Madrid has an advantage in the scene, they do not have a good chance to score. Although Villarreal seems to have a disadvantage in the scene, they do not give Atletico Madrid much chance to shoot.

The first half of the game was about to end soon, and the players on both sides became more cautious. Mark had already exceeded the halftime to participate in the offense.

However, under the intensive defense of Villarreal, Mark seemed very helpless. Mark passed the football to Torres in front, and Torres received the ball with his back, and then directly passed the football to Mark.

Mark directly took a long shot, which was completely helpless, because Mark didn't feel that there was any good opportunity, so long shots were also a good way to deal with the opponent's defense.

Reiner was obviously very focused, so he directly pushed the football out of the baseline. Although Mark's shot seemed casual, Mark was also prepared when shooting. Mark was also aiming and playing. If Reiner hadn't been focused, then this shot might not have been a result.

Soon Atletico Madrid got a chance to get a corner kick, which was taken by Atletico Madrid's left-back Lopez, and Mark could have taken such a corner kick.

But Cooper obviously needs Mark to compete for a header in the penalty area, so Mark has no chance to take a corner kick. Mark's task is to help the team score, rather than take a corner kick.

Mark had no objection to this, because after Atletico Madrid's corner kick player Van der Fate was injured, the Madrid corner kick player was not sure.

Cooper has tried many players to take corner kicks, but the results are not very ideal. I guess if Cooper can't find a suitable candidate, it's really possible that Mark will take corner kicks.

In fact, Lopez's footwork is also very good. After all, he is a left-back with strong offensive ability, so his footwork is naturally not wrong, because full-backs with offensive ability all need to cross. If the cross is good, the ability to take a corner kick is naturally not wrong. Atletico Madrid's corner kick this time should be their last chance in the first half. I wonder what the luck of Mark in this game will be, and whether it can help Atletico Madrid equalize the score.


Chapter completed!