Tang Zheng was outstanding in the second round of the league away game, with a goal and an assist to help River Plate to victory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But the reporters who had no bottom line did not deter from this, believing that Rosario Central was no longer a strong team with the departure of Da Lisandro, and that River Plate's victory was a matter of course.

And Tang Zheng's ability to play well can only be said that the opponent's ability is limited, and Falcao's presence allows him to reduce a lot of offensive pressure, so that he can sit back and relax most of the time.

In other words, the overall strength of Rosario Central is not as good as River Plate, and Tang Zheng's excellent performance is not convincing.

The outside media's doubts about Tang Zheng made him very annoyed, so he bluntly said in an interview with "Clarion": "In this world, I know that dogs that can bark will not bite, so they can bark more fiercely, and I have been vaccinated against rabies, so I am not afraid of them." ”

Tang Zheng's description is very apt, and the fans of River Plate applaud loudly and support at the same time.

But at the same time, Tang Zheng's relationship with most of the Argentine ontology media has become worse and worse.

But Tang Zheng doesn't care, anyway, he is a reporter who is ready to slap these dog-eyed reporters in the face after the season, why bother to welcome them?

River Plate's win at the weekend lifted them up a few places in the league table, from 13th to seventh.

River Plate will host Banfield at home, a team to be reckoned with this season, who are currently unbeaten and have a two-win, one-draw record with River Plate, and an upset win over one of the favourites in La Plata last time out.

However, River Plate needs to take into account that there is still a group stage game in the Copa Libertadores in the middle of next week, so Simeone still hopes that the team can keep some reservations at home, after all, the league is a long season, and the first round of the Copa Libertadores must be defeated, and the morale must be boosted.

Of course, there are no reservations for Tang Zheng, he will play 100% strength in any game, especially now that his identity has improved, he is the core of the team, and he must play a role model.

In preparation for the league game against Banfield, Simeone is ready to implement the brilliant tactical supplement of the last round away to Rosario Central - an instant counter-attack after conceding a goal.

However, the on-the-spot counter-attack after losing the ball requires a certain amount of physical support, so intensive physical training has become a new training program.

So...... In the training session to strengthen physical fitness, most of the River Plate players looked miserable, and even Tang Zheng, who has always been excellent in physical fitness, was a little nervous.

In the blink of an eye, the weekend league is on the horizon, River Plate hosts Banfield, and Monument Stadium is once again full.

Perhaps the reason for the big away win in the last round of the league, the home fans created a terrifying home atmosphere early on, hoping to inspire the home team's competitive form earlier.

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In the warm-up before the game, Tang Zheng saw a familiar figure in the crowd of the away team Banfield.

That's right, he is Colombian James Rodriguez, who participated in the Boca trial with Tang Zheng the year before.

In fact, before the start of this game, Tang Zheng knew that James Rodriguez had been promoted to the first team, because he became the youngest foreign player to appear in the Argentine top flight when he came off the bench in the first round of Banfield's away game against Godoy Cruz.

At that time, the Clarion newspaper and several influential media in Argentina reported on it.

"Hey, long time no see, finally promoted to the first team?" Tang Zheng deliberately slowed down after finishing the warm-up, waiting for James Rodriguez.

James Rodriguez's young face was full of surprise, but then he looked very excited, and he took the initiative to hug Tang Zheng: "Yes, long time no see." ”

"Congratulations on becoming the youngest foreign player to play in Argentina's top flight. Tang Zheng patted James Rodriguez on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm really looking forward to fighting you again." ”

"Me too. James Rodriguez subconsciously clenched his right fist and lightly touched Tang Zheng's outstretched right fist.

"I'll be waiting for you on the field. Tang Zheng rubbed Hames Rodgris's short hair a few times with his backhand, waved goodbye by the way, and quickly followed Falcao.

James Rodriguez looked at Tang Zheng's tall back and clenched his fists again.

The year before last, they participated in the Boca trial together, and last year they played against each other in the youth league, Tang Zheng's progress made him feel terrified, so their life trajectories are also developing in different directions, and now Tang Zheng is the absolute main force of River Plate.

And he has only just moved up from the youth team to the first team, playing less than 40 minutes in the two rounds, so he cheered himself up: "If I have the opportunity, I will definitely take the opportunity and beat you!"

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Simeone's on-the-spot counter-attack for the team is a reference to Barcelona, which is currently performing well, and implements a two-to-three-person encirclement of the opposing player at the moment of losing the ball, causing huge pressure on the opponent's player, so that he can rush the ball and reduce the success rate of the pass.

However, this tactic is also very risky, if the front court fails to break the ball or slow down the opponent's attack, it will bring great threat to the goal.

Considering that Banfield is not strong overall, Simeone is ready to test it out at home.

With the referee's whistle, the final match of the third round of the 2008-2009 Autumn League season was played at the Monument Stadium.

The River Plate players sitting at home once suppressed the away team in the 30-meter defensive area of their own half under the cheers of the fans in the stands, and Banfield, who had already made up his mind to defend and counterattack, did not feel any discomfort.

The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth.

They adopted a defensive strategy of compressing the space at the front of the penalty area, minimizing the power of Tang Zheng to participate in the top battle in the penalty area.

The visiting Banfield also had a few backcourt breaks and wanted to play a quick counterattack, but River Plate, who was fighting at home, was obviously prepared, and counter-grabbed on the spot at the moment of losing the ball, forming a local defensive advantage, making the opponent rush out of the ball and minimizing the success rate of passes.

The second rebound of the local counter-attack also allowed River Plate to take the lead in the score, and the score was 1:0 at the end of the first half

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Throughout the first half, River Plate, who were playing at home, had a very high success rate of counter-attacking on the spot, so much so that they had 75% possession.

However, it was only in the case of this advantage that the one-goal lead made the fans a little dissatisfied.

Ten minutes into the second half, River Plate doubled the score.

It was Tang Zheng who stepped forward to the penalty area to participate in the header scramble, causing the opponent's central defender Balasa to make a mistake, and an own goal assisted Ortega to score.

With the home side leading by two goals, the home fans in the stands could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Two minutes later, Banfield made his first change of the game.

Tang Zheng naturally turned his head to look at the substitution, where James Rodriguez, wearing the No. 13 jersey, stood next to the fourth official, waiting to play.

The change was immediate for Banfield, and although James Rodriguez is not yet 18 years old, his dribbling skills are excellent, and he has a wide field of vision and a good combination of man and ball, and Poncio, who did not know his characteristics at first, was divided by a young James Rodriguez.

Tang Zheng had already taken precautions against this, and directly blocked James Rodriguez behind him in a sideways position and distributed the ball to Rosales on the side.

James Rodriguez looked up at Tang Zheng, who was more than half a head taller than him, and subconsciously frowned.

The green face looked particularly heavy.

He's stronger than ever!

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"I can't imagine that this foreign player who has just set a new record for the youngest appearance in the Argentine top flight really has a certain quality, he is definitely not fast, but the combination of man and ball is very good, and the most important thing is that he has a wide field of vision, and every time he presses high in River Plate, he always sends the ball to the safest place. Abel Claudio has some appreciation for the newcomer.

With James Rodriguez coming alive, Banfield's offense has picked up a lot.

Banfield, who did not complete a shot in the entire first half, actually completed two consecutive shots after James Rodriguez came on, one of which was James Rodriguez on the edge of the penalty area to receive the return ball from striker Santiago Silva to complete the shot, and Tang Zheng, who arrived on the horse, did not block the football.

It was goalkeeper Daniel Bega who reacted quickly and made a maximum save.

James Rodriguez, who did not score, was very regretful, lying on the grass with his hands in his hair.

Tyc Sports TV commentator Shorili Termer also regretted: "Fortunately, Daniel Bega didn't get distracted at the crucial moment, otherwise the 17-year-old and seven-month-old Colombian would have set a new record for the youngest foreign player to score in the La Liga......"

Tang Zheng pulled James Rodriguez up and said with a smile: "Yes, it's much stronger than the same period last year." ”

"That's a must. James Rodriguez's green face showed a hint of determination: "I'm going to score!"

"Okay!" Tang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "But ...... It's going to be a difficult task to accomplish. ”

"We'll see. James Rodriguez said, holding his head high.

River Plate, which has the home advantage, still has the initiative, but Banfield's counterattack is impressive, so that Tang Zheng has to put more attention on the team's transition from offense to defense.

Tang Zheng glanced at James Rodriguez, who sent a precise straight kick again, and he muttered, "I underestimated you." ”

In the 68th minute, Falcao's shot from the right side of the penalty area was held in the arms of goalkeeper Bologna, who first threw the ball to find James Rodriguez on the touchline, who dribbled past Poncio and Cabral before passing straight to fellow post-90s striker Facundo Ferreira.

Thankfully, Musacchio, who was quick to chase back, was right, otherwise Banfield would have played a high-quality quick counter-attack.

Subsequently, the live director gave a panoramic shot of Banfield's rapid counterattack.

The commentators in the pit were full of praise for James Rodriguez's performance after he came on the pitch, and some commentators even thought that he was likely to help Banfield narrow the score or even equalise.

(To be continued.) )