275 awkward position
While dribbling the ball, Mark observed the players' positions. In fact, at this time, there were not many players from Atletico Madrid who were pressing on the offense. Only Torres and Portillo were in front of the game, and the remaining Atletico Madrid players were behind Mark.
It’s not that Atletico Madrid players don’t want to come up to attack, but because Mark’s speed is too fast and no one can catch up with Mark’s speed. Therefore, at this time, Mark’s online line is also in a state of fighting alone.
So there was no Sevilla player defending him in front of Mark, but at this time, Sevilla's midfielder Renato ran over, and this time he had to intercept Mark to defend.
Renato had already fought with Mark many times in the first half, and Renato also understood that Mark was very fast and he could not fight against Mark head-on.
Renato is obviously also a player who can play football with his brain. At this time, Renato was carrying a yellow card. He knew that if he wanted to stop Mark at this time, he would take a more reasonable approach.
It is obviously a very difficult thing to defend Mark and not to foul, but Renato must accomplish such a thing because no one can continue to defend against Mark on Sevilla's right side.
Mark obviously also marked Renato with his eyes, because Sevilla's only midfielder is the midfielder, and Mark knew that Renato would come up to make up for the position at any time.
If Mark wants to continue to successfully drive the ball, then Mark needs to successfully get rid of Renato. After Mark saw Renato running towards him, Mark slowly slowed down. When Renato was about to approach Mark, Mark directly drove the football forward and then continued to run towards the frontcourt with big strides.
This was Mark's main method before. Mark's previous method was tried and tested by such method. Moreover, because there were no players from Sevilla in front to defend, Mark felt that it didn't matter if he drifted a bigger football game.
So Mark tried his best to poke the football in front of him. This time Mark's dribble was very powerful, and the football flew out a long distance. Then Mark once again showed the powerful explosive power of his body. Mark was ready to bypass Renato this time.
But at this time, Renato obviously had expected what Mark was going to do. When Renato saw Mark running past him, he quickly ran towards his half, and then Renato hit Renato's shoulder with his shoulder.
Although Mark had already activated at this time, Mark suddenly suffered from external forces and Mark lost his balance. Mark's physical condition was not very strong, so when Renato hit Mark, Mark also tried his best to adjust his balance.
At the same time, Mark was still running towards the front. In fact, Renato's body was much stronger than Mark. Renato was only 1.77 meters tall, but his weight was 71 kilograms.
Mark is 1.85 meters tall, but Mark weighs only 75 kilograms.
If Mark had played in China before, Mark would have fallen under this collision. However, after two years of training in Europe, although Mark did not increase his weight, Mark's strength has obviously become stronger.
Mark was not knocked down this time, in fact, this is because Renato did not use all his strength just now, because Renato did not want to be punished by the referee for a blocking foul.
Although Mark was still in Atletico Madrid's halftime at this time, it was obvious that Sevilla had few defensive players at the halftime. If Mark could successfully break through Renato this time, Atletico Madrid's offensive opportunity would be great.
However, it is obvious that Renato's offensive rhythm was disrupted, and Mark's speed also slowed down. Navas and Alves behind Mark were both very fast players.
Naturally, they could not miss such an opportunity. Navas quickly surpassed Mark, and then he ran towards the football, and Alves was also shoulder to shoulder with Mark at this time, about to surpass Mark.
After Mark adjusted his body balance, Mark was already behind Navas and had two positions, but Mark did not give up. Mark started sprinting again and ran towards the football.
Mark's speed was indeed very fast. He gradually narrowed the gap with Navas, but Alves was still around Mark's side to interfere with him.
Although Alves' speed is not as fast as Mark's, his physical fitness is very good. He is constantly using his body to interfere with Mark's reasonableness.
Moreover, Alves obviously had a lot of small moves, and his small moves made Mark very annoyed, and Mark's speed could not be fully raised under his interference.
Navas quickly got the football, and then he passed the football to midfielder Renato. Renato had moved to the middle of the midfield at this time. After receiving the football, he quickly passed the football to Baptista, and then Sevilla started the offense again.
"This time it should be a foul. Renato just now clearly blocked Mark's offensive line." At this time, in the broadcast room of Tianchao 5, Duan Xuan Ge also spoke out for Mark's attack.
He felt that Renato had already committed a foul when he hit Mark just now, but the referee did not award a foul, which was obviously very unfair.
"Shh!" Booed in the Calderon Stadium. It was obvious that Atletico Madrid fans quit. They felt that the referee did not punish Sevilla for a foul just now, and they could not accept it.
Because Renato just now had a yellow card in the first half, if Mark's attack was normal, it would definitely be a yellow card.
However, the referee turned a blind eye to the obvious foul action this time, which made them unacceptable. They could only make waves of booing to vent their dissatisfaction.
"It was obvious that it was a foul just now," Cooper also shouted at the fourth official on the sidelines at this time.
But the fourth official seemed like a telephone pole, making no sound at all. He did not explain to Cooper, nor did he warn Cooper.
After Cooper shouted, he felt a lot more uncomfortable. He did not continue to question the fourth official. At this time, Cooper felt that although Atletico Madrid had lost a good opportunity and a possibility of getting the opponent's players out, the game was still in the hands of Atletico Madrid.
Cooper obviously believed in his players on the field, and he believed that his men could give them satisfactory answers.
However, Mark was on the stadium at this time, and Mark did not complain to the referee. At this time, Mark quickly ran towards the backcourt of Atletico Madrid.
Because Mark knew that his responsibility was to defend at this time, Mark had already rushed through the half, and there was a large gap left behind him but no one was going to defend.
So Mark was not in the mood to bother with the referee this time to foul. Anyway, the referee would not change his penalty, and what Mark had to do at this time was to block this attack.
As Mark thought, Sevilla indeed handed the football to the right, and at Atletico Madrid's left defense was only one player at this time.
Alves had already run before Mark at this time, and Alves also showed his advantage in speed. After Mark was entangled, he soon discovered that Navas would get football.
Then he also entered the attack before Mark, and Mark could only chase Alves' footsteps and ran quickly.
However, the distance between Mark and Alves is not very large. Mark is very confident that he will catch up with Alves when he catches the ball.
At this time, Alves had just received the football and was still looking into the penalty area. Mark had already rushed over at this time. Mark held up Alves at this time. Mark would not let Alves break through.
Behind Mark is Lopez. Lopez is also ready to make up for the position after Mark is broken through. It can be said that Atletico Madrid's defense line has been reopened.
"The speed of returning to defense is indeed very fast." After Caparos saw Mark's return to defense, he also praised in his heart.
In fact, the confrontation with Mark just now scared Caparos. His heart was already in his throat, but to his happiness, the referee did not show a yellow card, and even the referee did not give Atletico Madrid a chance to have a free kick.
This made Caparos feel in his stomach. Caparos felt that the referee's penalty standard in the second half of the game was relatively loose.
The relatively loose law enforcement standards are naturally very suitable for the defense of Sevilla players. You should know that when defending Atletico Madrid's defensive counterattack, most of the time they have to adopt foul tactics.
If the referee's penalty standard is loose, it will undoubtedly be very suitable for Sevilla's defensive players, and they can do their fierce defense more calmly.
Without having to worry about the referee showing them yellow or even red cards, this is good news for Sevilla.
However, this is also good news for Atletico Madrid, because Atletico Madrid will have a relatively large move during the intensive defense stage. If the referee can adhere to this kind of law enforcement style, there will be nothing bad for Atletico Madrid.
After all, if Atletico Madrid creates fewer free kicks in the backcourt, it will also have great guarantees for Atletico Madrid's goal safety.
Atletico Madrid only needs to do a good job of defense at this time. In fact, offense is just an accompanying thing. As long as Atletico Madrid ensures that the goal does not concede, they will naturally win this critical game.
"I will definitely break through you," Alves shouted loudly at Mark at this time, as if Alves' shouting was to be a courage for him.
It seems that Alves obviously does not have much confidence in breaking through Mark. He thinks that doing this should give Mark some deterrence.
Let Mark pay more attention to his breakthrough, and then he can pass the ball. Although Alves really wants to defeat Mark on the offense, it is obvious that Alves still serves the entire Sevilla team as a player.
It should be said that Alves is still a good player because he is willing to serve the team. He also knows that a team is composed of eleven players, and each player is a part of the team, and he is just a part of the team.
In fact, this is because Alves is not very famous at this time, although this is his third season with Sevilla, and his performance has always been very good.
But Alves also knew very well that this team was not his team. The soul of Sevilla team in the frontcourt was Baptista, and the soul of the backcourt was Ramos.
And he is just a foil, but Alves is not the same as ordinary Brazilian players. He still likes this kind of person who is willing to be a green leaf. He likes to suddenly insert the core players and then create a fatal blow to the opponent.
After Alves was defended by Mark at this time, he knocked on Navas who was inserted in the back row with his heel.
This is the cooperation of Sevilla's wing. Alves and Navas, both players, have the ability to break through the cross. This is a double-knife player on Sevilla's right side.
At this time, Mark also had the same defense as before. After he dropped Alves, he rushed directly to Navas, and at this time Atletico Madrid's defense line also began to move forward.
Atletico Madrid's defense line is to create an opportunity for Alves to offside, which is a kind of overall cooperation. After Navas saw Mark coming to grab it, he was indeed fooled. He passed the football to Alves again, but at this time, Atletico Madrid's offside trap had been successful.
After Alves received the football, the referee's whistle also sounded because the lineman had raised the flag and Alves had already received the ball offside.
"See it. I have the entire Atletico Madrid defense line as my backing. If you want to break through me, you have to wait a little longer," Mark said to Alves who was running backwards at this time.
Alves didn't say anything at this time. He silently headed into Sevilla's penalty area to prepare for the next Atletico Madrid offensive opportunity.
The offensive and defensive opportunities between the two sides changed hands again. Atletico Madrid took a free kick in the backcourt at this time, but it was obvious that Atletico Madrid's offensive opportunities were not very ideal.
Especially when Atletico Madrid's midfield lacks a playmaker, Atletico Madrid's pass in the midfield is not very strong.
Mascherano is able to use the ball to organize the attack, but Mascherano is more of a long pass attack. When the Sevilla players have already settled the position, Mascherano's long pass attack is obviously not very threatening.
Mark's offense on the left side also seemed very awkward, because Mark's left foot would not pass the ball at all, and Mark was more passing it with his right foot.
This also made the keen Caparos discover, and he quickly passed the information to the Sevilla players on the court, and Navas and Alves also paid attention to Mark's passing.
They soon discovered that as the head coach said, Mark did not pass the ball with his left foot, and Mark relied more on his right foot to pass the ball.
A left-hand forward often chooses to pass the ball with his right foot, which does make people who see it feel very awkward, but Mark's position on the court is so awkward.
In fact, Mark also felt awkward. It was not that Mark could not pass the ball with his left foot, but that Mark's success rate of left foot was so scary that it was so low. It was a bit better for short-distance transmission. If Mark passed the ball for a long time, basically, the players of Atletico Madrid would not receive the ball with Mark's left foot.
"He doesn't pass the ball with his right foot at all, haha, it seems that our opportunity has come, just defend his catch foot," Alves said excitedly to Navas at this time.
Alves was indeed very excited because he found a good opportunity to defeat Mark, and he felt that he would definitely defeat Mark in this way.
Navas nodded at this time, and he also discovered Mark's problem at this time. If he made good use of this opportunity this time.
Sure enough, in the 70th minute, Lusin passed the ball in the midfield. Mark received the ball at this time and then prepared to drive the ball forward. However, at this time, Navas ran over and Navas shoveled the football under Mark's feet with a sliding tackle.
Mark was stunned by Navas' tackle, but Mark quickly adjusted his mentality and caught up with Navas after the conversation. Mark also pulled the football under Navas away from the sideline.
"Damn, it turns out that it's so awkward to kick the left, it's so awkward," Mark thought to himself after the tackle.
"Haha, he has nothing to be afraid of. He will not break through. He can only use his speed to exceed people. And he will not pass the ball with his left foot. We will definitely limit him." At this time, Navas also felt confident after just cutting off the football under Mark's feet. Then, while preparing to throw the ball and attack, he said to Alves.
Chapter completed!