Chapter 171: Refraction

Although Tang Zheng is tall, his frequency of movements is not slow, and he grew up in Argentina, he is very skilled at his feet, can pass and shoot, and the data in all aspects is gorgeous, even if Garcia marks him closely, it is difficult to suppress Tang Zheng's offensive attributes. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Aimar's successive chances on goal at the edge of the penalty area can only be said to have made Shaheen a little nervous in the Europa League final, coupled with Aimar's really good form in the game, it is also understandable that Benfica's threatening attack comes from Aimar.

The first 10 minutes were quite exciting, with a total of seven shots on goal from both sides, with Borussia Dortmund contributing three and Benfica contributing two.

However, if you look at the problem in more detail, you will find that Dortmund's attack is more comprehensive, with striker Robert Lewandowski shooting twice and Tang Zheng and Kuba each completing one shot.

Benfica's threatening shots all came from Aimar, which was too monotonous.

As the tempo of the attack slowed, the Dortmund midfield defence gradually increased the constraints on Aimar.

The Chinese New Year's Eve is not as physically fit as it was then, and both Shaheen and Kyle are playing in the Bundesliga that emphasizes physical confrontation, and the physical confrontation ability is stronger, and it is difficult for Aimar, who is not tall or strong, to be as star-studded as the first ten minutes of the game.

Tang Zheng is different, he is young and strong, full of physical energy, and can attack and defend well.

One of Dortmund's core exclusives is high pressing, Tang Zheng, who has strong defensive ability, is like a defensive midfielder in front of the back during the team's transition from attack to defense.

In the face of Dortmund's high pressing, Benfica's team carrier could only pass or clear with a big foot in order to avoid conceding the ball.

But no matter what you choose, football will quickly fall into the hands of the Dortmund players.

A continuous pass is a great test of a player's basic skills and vision, and not all Benfica players have good foot skills and vision, so a continuous pass and a big foot clearance is tantamount to changing the ball on its own.

In the seventeenth minute, the football came to Gaitan again.

Gaitan, who received the football, noticed that Shaheen had not yet made up the defense, and he had a kind of year of wanting to break through.

"Be careful!"

However, at this moment, Aimar, who was about to answer, suddenly shouted.

Gaitan subconsciously stretched out his foot and pulled the ball backwards, and the action rate was very fast.

But in the end, it was half a beat slower, Tang Zheng fell to the ground and slid the tackle, and even the ball led people to shovel together.

The referee on duty blew the whistle after a slight hesitation, signaling that Tang Zheng had committed a foul.

"NONONO!!" Tang Zheng didn't even look at Gaitan, but got up and faced the referee with an innocent look on his hands: "Mr. Referee, I obviously shoveled the football first." ”

The referee was patient and explained: "According to the latest FIFA rules, there is a high chance that a tackle from the side behind will cause a huge injury to the player, so I hope you will be restrained. ”

"Okay. Tang Zheng had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and agree with the referee's statement.

Gaitan, who fell to the ground, covered his right foot with his hands and grinned in pain.

He thinks Tang Zheng did it on purpose!

In fact?

Tang Zheng did it on purpose.

He remembered that Gaitan had a bad temper two years ago, and this time the defensive move between foul and non-foul was to leave a seed of anger in Gaitan's heart......

In the case that multiple main players are unable to play, it is necessary to use the rules as much as possible to increase the team's chances of winning.

Although Dortmund are actually more effective than Benfica, the game is often full of uncertainties, and this is the only way to ensure victory.

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Aimar drove a direct free-kick down the left and the ball was headed out by Subotic, but the ball was saved by Martins, who was defending from the edge of the box.

Forced by Shahin's forward pressing, Martins, as one of the two midfielders, did not dare to control the ball, and he slashed directly at the incoming ball.

Martins was not the kind of playmaker known for handling the ball, and his shot naturally did not dare to compliment, and he directly put an anti-aircraft gun.

As the game continued, the atmosphere of the Europa League final at the Dublin Stadium remained frenetic, with Borussia Dortmund, Benfica and neutral fans chanting almost frantically, making the players on both sides of the game show their better selves.

The scouts of the giants who came to the scene nodded again and again, especially Dortmund's No. 10 Tang Zheng, whose performance was amazing.

Playing as a midfielder, he is not only able to complete the responsibility of playmaking well, but also can do an excellent job of completing the tasks assigned by Klopp when defending.

Andy Gray, a Sky TV commentator who has been commenting on high-level games all year round, also has a certain understanding of Tang Zheng, he shook his head and said: "It is undeniable that Don's personal ability is very good, but Jurgen Klopp has given too many heavy responsibilities at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so he can't focus more on attacking, people's energy is limited after all, his position is a forward midfielder rather than a central midfielder......"

In fact, it is not the case that Klopp is so strict with Tang Zheng because Tang Zheng's ability is too comprehensive, and considering the factors of the scene and the lack of personnel, it is understandable to choose this way.

If he could, Klopp even hoped that all the players could be as comprehensive as Tang Zheng, which would enrich the team's tactics.

As the game deepened, Tang Zheng's excellent ability to read the competition slowly showed its power.

It's just that Garcia's continued close-quarters defense hasn't fully shown.

However, Tang Zheng's continuous large-scale runs had already put Garcia under a lot of pressure, and it was only in the twenty-fifth minute of the game, and it was as if he had been playing for an hour.

If the rest of the first half continues, he will be worried about how he will hold on in the second half.

Although the Europa League final is not as good as the Champions League final, it is also a top European league in the final analysis, and the gold content is very high.

Besides, a lot of players have worked hard all their lives to make it to this final, and now he wants to give everything he can to help the team win the game.

He clearly remembered that before the game, the head coach Jesús took his arm and said solemnly: "Andre, your task is very important! It is no exaggeration to say that if you complete the task perfectly, you will be the biggest contributor to the team's championship!!"

Before the game started, he didn't think much of Tang Zheng, and only now did he know that the best player in the Bundesliga this season really deserved his name!

Gaitan wants to show himself in front of Tang Zheng, but Tang Zheng's ability has grown beyond imagination, and Tang Zheng will always anticipate and prepare to make a key defense whenever he tries to pass one.

So much so that Gaitan didn't dare to try to break through, so he didn't choose to break through when he received the football again, but passed the ball to Aimar, who received it, but his pass was once again accurately predicted by Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng fell to the ground at the moment of Gaitan's pass and kicked the ball to Piszczek.

Piszczek handed it over to Tang Zheng who got up as soon as possible, and Gaitan's passing mistake was the responsibility, and he did not hesitate to stretch out his foot behind the side to put down Tang Zheng who turned to meet the ball.

Tang Zheng, who was violated, rolled twice on the green grass, giving the referee a visual impact.

"Beep~"

The referee on duty blew the whistle decisively and then gave Gaitan a yellow card.

Seeing Gaitan receive a yellow card, Tang Zheng, who was still holding his ankle just now, immediately got up and jumped around.

Where is the pain you just felt?

"!!"

Gaitan spat out his saliva in displeasure.

Captain Louison almost frightened his soul when he saw Gaitan's action, and he quickly pushed Gaitan away.

If the referee thinks it's disrespectful to himself, he will definitely make up a yellow card.

Two yellows turn into one red, and then there will be a turning point in the game!

However, the referee did not see this, and he bowed his head and wrote Gaitan's '20' on one side of the yellow card to avoid a mistake at that time.

It's better to remember than to have a bad pen.

But this picture was seen by Tang Zheng, and he was a little pity.

Immediately, he also noticed Gaitan's gaze and sneered in his heart.

Just you scum?

I'm so stunned!

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Gaitan's yellow card was Benfica's first and the first of the game.

Soon, Benfica received another yellow card.

The defensive titan Garcia was broken through by Tang Zheng with a 'Marseille slalom' and had to hug Tang Zheng behind him, so Tang Zheng was stagnant and knocked out his arms to face the referee.

Since Garcia was already the last defender of Benfica's central defense, Tang Zheng had faced the central defender directly in the past, and Garcia's defense was not allowed by the progress of world football rules.

So the referee on duty immediately showed a yellow card and gave Garcia.

In the space of two minutes, Benfica received two yellow cards and manager Jesús was so upset that he came to the fourth official to complain.

He felt that the referee's penalty scale was not fair enough.

In fact?

Not really.

Dortmund's defense is dominated by high pressing, maintaining a good defense through each other's positions, and forming more defenses with active running in the defensive phase, never taking the ball lightly.

Coupled with Tang Zheng's active pressure in front of the back midfield, with Kyle and Shahin, the defensive stage can be said to be leaky.

After the first ten minutes of activism, Aimar was so much suppressed in the rest of the game that Benfica's attack was greatly suppressed.

Striker Cardoso is the kind who needs two wings to support the ball, and Aimar's limitations have prevented Benfica's attack from unfolding.

Dortmund began to take the initiative, and Benfica became dangerous and rumored in front of the goal.

"I thought before the game that the absence of Mario Gotze and Lucas Barrios would have a huge impact on Dortmund's attack, but Don is world-class and his presence makes up for it. Marcel Leif looked at Tang Zheng in the camera and said excitedly.

In the blink of an eye, the game entered half an hour.

Benfica were forced by Dortmund's targeted tactics and they had to defend passively.

Head coach Jesús stood on the sidelines and walked back and forth, looking nervously at the pitch from time to time, directing the players to change tactics.

It's just that it doesn't look good.

In the 39th minute, Dortmund switched from defense to attack.

The Benfica players took into account Dortmund's quick counter-attack, except for the striker players who stretched out their feet at will, the other players returned to their own half to organize the defence.

Tang Zheng did not signal his teammates to pass the ball forward, but pressed down with both hands, signaling to slow down the pace of the attack and slowly advance.

After a multi-foot pass, the ball advanced to the attacking area of 30 meters in the front court.

Tang Zheng raised his left elbow, carried Garcia away reasonably, and then motioned to Kuba to pass the ball sideways.

Garcia wanted to stretch out his foot to break the ball, but Tang Zheng's reasonable left elbow made him farther away from the football, and he could only pull his hand at Tang Zheng's jersey at his side to prevent him from getting off.

However, after running with Tang Zheng for most of the first half, there were some problems with his physical fitness, and then there was a decline in physical confrontation.

Tang Zheng raised his right foot to step on the ball, and Garcia exhausted his way behind him.

Suddenly, after passing the football, Kuba ran to the right rib of the attack, which is the left rib of Benfica's defense.

Kuba's speed is fast and explosive, left-back Coentrão is half a beat behind and it is no longer realistic to chase Kuba, and the central defender was pressed by Lewandowski on the line of the penalty area, and he can only rely on Garcia, the defender who defends the left rib.

Garcia's defensive awareness is very strong, and his vision is quite broad, when Tang Zheng is holding his elbow, Kuba is passing by Tang Zheng's body at a high speed, even if he thinks about it with his toes, he knows that Tang Zheng and Kuba want to make a cooperation.

So Garcia gave up marking Tang Zheng, and pulled Tang Zheng's shirt hard to borrow strength, and then stepped forward to block Kuba and step forward to catch Tang Zheng's feet and step forward.

But just then, the unexpected happened.

Running forward, Kuba stretched his left foot forward and didn't hit the ball.

Of course, it was not Kuba who did it deliberately, but Tang Zheng had a flash of inspiration, and the sole of his right foot jerked the ball back, and Kuba, who was about to cooperate with Tang Zheng, was stunned for a moment.

Hairy?

Even the head coach Jurgen Klopp, who was standing on the sidelines, used his good body to interfere with the team's tactical drills before the game, and then Kuba or other players stepped forward to kill a bloody way.

But......

Tang Zheng pulled the ball back with the sole of his foot, like playing with the broken ball of a defender.

However, Klopp was only surprised, he knew Tang Zheng very well.

There must be a reason for this!

Between the lightning and flint, Tang Zheng took advantage of the moment when Garcia took a step, and he jerked the football forward, which was equivalent to using Kuba as a cover to open the shooting angle and adjust the step point.

At a distance of about twenty-six meters from the goal, Tang Zheng picked up his right foot without hesitation.

"Don!" Marcel Leff raised his voice: "Straight shot!!"

"Whew-"

At the same time, the Dublin Stadium erupted in loud cheers.

Tang Zheng's right foot was like a rounded bowstring, and it shot out with a 'whoosh'.

As Tang Zheng adjusted his steps forward, he gave goalkeeper Cesar and the defenders some time to prepare.

Cesar moved two steps to the near corner the moment Tang Zheng completed his shot, and then saw the momentum of the football and pounced sideways.

But in his expectations, he didn't expect that Tang Zheng's shooting route would suddenly have more captain Luisson.

At the moment when Tang Zheng adjusted his pace and picked up his right foot to shoot, Luisson gave up helping to defend Lewandowski, put his hands behind him, held his head up, and jumped sideways, wanting to block Tang Zheng's shot with his flesh and blood.

Luisson's block did act as a blocker as the ball hit the edge of his left thigh.

The contact area is so thin that the ball does not fly high, but changes direction slightly......

The football, which was supposed to fly to the near corner, was turned into a flight to the middle.

"Refraction!"