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"I would have said that Rafael's tackle was too forward, not very accurate...... Sure enough, he was still not very skilled, who knew that his reaction could be so fast, almost at the same time as the opponent's kick, he was lying on the ground and had already raised his foot, and as a result, he hooked the ball that had just hit him to the sideline. Be careful! This is not the refraction of the ball bouncing on his leg! Apparently he was premeditated, not just a coincidence!"
In any case, Riverplate's escape from death was all thanks to Raphael's defense.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Rafael show such incredible speed, how do I feel...... He's faster, isn't he?"
Do the math, he and the Tolima striker were nearly 40 meters apart from the beginning, but he chased after him stubbornly, and even overtook him, how terrible!
Tsitsizzola went over and hugged Raphael: "Thank you!"
If that goal had just scored, he would have been even more rated by the fans...... Fans and journalists alike will say that River Plate's new goalkeeper is like a piece of wood, his only role is to be the team's third goalpost, and even more unreliable than the goalpost...... Don't doubt it, after the last round of the group stage, he got such a taunt.
Raphael patted his arm: "Don't be nervous, do you think they are more terrible than me?"
"Of course not. ”
"Then take it easy and believe in yourself. ”
Under Raphael's gentle comfort, Tsitzzola finally felt that his body was not so tight, he let go of Raphael, only to find that his jersey was wet with the cold sweat just now, and smiled at Rafael a little embarrassed.
At the moment, he didn't remember that the other party was four years younger than him.
Raphael gave him a smile back, a warm smile.
The camera captured this scene, Carroll sighed: "River Plate's young goalkeeper is the biggest weakness of the team now, his poor reaction just now almost made River Plate fall into ruin, but the angel did not blame him, he gave the other party encouragement and hugs, maybe we should also be more tolerant of this youngster, after all, he is only 21 years old, not long after being promoted to the first team, experience needs to be accumulated slowly." ”
Hey, hey, who of you remembers that angels are four years younger than each other.
Tolima's throw-in failed to pose a threat to River Plate, which had returned to the defense, and after this round of offensive, the two sides instead entered a relatively stable trial, but it was still River Plate who attacked, and Tolima defended, which was the first choice for every team that played away. However, River Plate learned the lesson and finally did not press the front too hard.
Rafael took the initiative to go wide with Pavoni and Lamela both in the middle.
He was also followed by a Tolima player, who was specifically targeting him.
In any case, after Rafael participated in the South Youth Championship, his reputation in South America is far greater than that of his teammates, even if he is now basically not holding the ball, he is still being watched.
Others don't have that treatment.
Rafael went to Lamela during a throw-in: "Eric, make sure you pass the ball to me when I raise my hand to ask for it. ”
Lamela actually found out that something was wrong with the opponent, and always felt that except for that return to defense, Rafael was silent, and even the number of times he raised his hand to ask for the ball was reduced a lot. Lamela was a little weak-hearted, and it seemed that he didn't pass the ball to him on a couple of occasions...... But he's an organizer, so he should have his own judgment, right?
But he didn't know if Raphael was dissatisfied with him to say such things, and he turned his head a little awkwardly: "I know." ”
Rafael smiled: "Please be, otherwise, I will have to steal the ball myself." ”
Lamela's heart jumped, and when he looked back, he saw the smile on the other party's face, and he couldn't tell if the other party was joking or serious.
Rafael returned to the wing, and the Tolima player who defended him followed, and Rafael smiled at him: "Hey, man, what are you doing with me? Don't you notice that I can't get the ball?"
The man ignored him, though he was also very strange...... This doesn't seem to be the same as what their coach said, doesn't this kid be the team......'s biggest killer feature? He didn't feel how much his teammates supported him.
The Tolima player, who is one of the team's midfielders, began to feel that he should be involved in the attack rather than wasting time with the opposition, so when Rafael raised his hand to ask for the ball, he did not immediately take precautions, and when Rafael got the ball near the left side of the center circle, he simply turned and smashed the ball, and he lightly threw him behind.
During this time, Rafael came out harmless, successfully making opponents lower their vigilance against him, but also causing misunderstandings among his fans.
Carol was puzzled: "What's wrong with Angel? He seems to be a little out of shape today." I barely saw him on camera a few times. ”
And Kappa is also deliberating with his coaching staff: "It's not just Rafael, I don't think they're out of shape. ”
"No, Angel, didn't you notice it because they were all fighting alone? You see, except for the opening game after Rafael took the initiative to cooperate with Hugo, they never communicated again, and Eric was too sticky in the middle, but Walter (Acevedo) was responsible for the playmaking task at the back, but as soon as the ball reached the front, it was disjointed and out of control, like a plate of loose sand. ”
Otherwise, it's been half an hour, and when the opponent's counterattack is weak, why still haven't they scored?
Because the opponent has found that River Plate's attacking means are too one-dimensional, and even in the absence of a red card, it produces a subtle effect of 11 to 10.
"Rafael is really inactive in this game, but I don't think he can be blamed for it, he was forced to be invisible, Angel, you see, as long as he doesn't raise his hand, even if he is in a good position, he will be ignored,"
"Why is this happening? How to play still need me to teach them?" Kappa thought it was terrible, it was normal in training, and wasn't it the same lineup last season?
"Because of you. The assistant shook his head, he didn't think that Capa couldn't see it, but he ...... I don't want to admit it.
Geniuses are arrogant, no matter how modest Raphael is, he has such pride in his bones.
As for Capa, he has to put his teammates who are weaker than him above him, and these people ...... But there is no self-knowledge.
So these two parties, one side wants to work hard to prove that their value is worthy of today's status, but they are getting more and more deviated, and the other side is dissatisfied with this phenomenon of people who have no strength.
And Raphael ...... The assistant teacher felt in his heart that this teenager might have been wronged...... It's like being angry, well, if you don't play with me, don't think I'll play with you.
But did Raphael really think so?
Just when everyone was talking, he raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Lamela, who was feeling worse and worse, saw it, and this time, he didn't dwell on his opponent in midfield anymore, almost instinctively pushing the ball through.
Rafael, who got rid of the defenders, faced the opponent who piled up the defensive force in the middle because of River Plate's long-standing attacking focus, and even because the full-back had just stepped in to assist, what was in front of him was like an empty corridor.
When he ran all the way with the ball, the Tolima coach on the sidelines jumped straight up, because he realized that the viper in River Plate was out of the hole......
He was on the sidelines in the shape of a trumpet with one hand, and eagerly pointed at Raphael with the other, shouting: "Stop him, hold him!"
But his voice only came out 5 meters, because the Monument Stadium was like an active volcano erupting at this moment, oh, don't ask why, just seeing their angels spread their wings and fly, this picture alone is enough to teach them to be crazy, this is the excitement that speed brings to people, this is the purest viewing experience!
Tolima's midfield was left behind by Rafael, and the No.9 striker, Medina, who had been eager to make a comeback, even wanted to make a maximum comeback, and then ran a dozen or so meters...... He gave up, he still saved the dot and used it later,
Soon, Tolima was left with only three defenders in front of Rafael, two in the middle and one on the right. One in the middle ran towards the left side where Rafael was to intercept, and one did not rush too much, but kept a distance of four or five meters from Rafael to prevent him from cutting inside or suddenly shooting from a distance, and the right side was also coming to help the defense, and even gave up on marking Pavoni, who was coming over quickly to support.
When they saw Rafael dribbling the ball, they remembered the manager's advice...... This is the scariest person in the whole River Plate team!
Pavoni ran into the open space and was watching out for himself not to be offside, he felt that he was in a good position, and although Rafael was far away from him, he knew that he could get a very comfortable pass with the opponent's accurate mid-length passing......
But Raphael ignored him.
In the face of the Tolima player who proved to be defending, he made a sharp stop in the high speed and changed direction, and swept past the opponent lightly. Then another central defender hurriedly stepped forward, and at the moment he took a step, Rafael poked the tip of his left foot quickly, and the ball passed between his legs, the man quickly turned around, Rafael directly accelerated, his body just turned halfway, Rafael had already crossed him half of the body.
This series of actions was so fast that it was like someone pressed the fast-forward button, and the defender who assisted in the defense had just come to the middle at this time.
Rafael quickly cut in, just in front of him, and shot with his feet, the other party didn't want to directly use his body to block the muzzle, but this was just a realistic feint by Rafael, his foot thundered and rained down on the ball, and with a flick, the ball bypassed him with an unstable center of gravity, and then he himself flashed.
Perhaps for the goalkeeper, he may have only blinked an eye, and this man has already broken through his last barrier with ease.
Rafael threw his arm to the right and the goalkeeper thought he was going to shoot into the bottom left corner, but the ball flew straight to the top right corner of the net......
"RAFAEL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! HE WENT FROM BREAKTHROUGH TO GOAL, AND HE COMPLETED IT SO EASILY AND FREELY, LIKE WALKING IN HIS OWN BACK GARDEN...... Do you think he's invisible? No, he just likes to be there when he scores!!"
If the Monumental Stadium was a volcanic eruption before, now it is a volcanic eruption and an earthquake, but what makes people wonder is that Rafael only began his routine celebration, just jogging under the stands, the cheers and shouts turned quiet, and the River Plate team song that had always accompanied it before did not even sound.
Raphael was a little confused, huh?
Soon, however, he felt a burst of singing, but if there was nothing at it, he almost wondered if he was hallucinating.
He made a gesture of listening, and then the song began to grow louder and louder, and gradually spread throughout the stadium!
"There is an angel who grows in the riverbed!
His name is Raphael, Raphael oh Raphael!
He scored one goal after another,
Defend the glory of millionaires!
With unparalleled speed,
Take us to heaven!!
Raphael!
You are our angel,
Raphael!
Thou art with us,
I love you in red and white robes,
Love you to death for one goal after another,
La-la-la, one after another!
Crush your enemies,
La-la-la, one after another,
Hold up our trophies,
La-la-la~
You will be our eternal pride!"
Rafael froze, his hand down, as if frozen, and the fans were once again in a revelry, singing more and more neatly, expressing their affection for the team's angels with almost roaring force, this is their ...... Songs written for him! Since the beginning of the new season, they have been waiting for this moment, waiting for the moment when he will score, and then, sing it to him!