Chapter 160: Shake down Senna
"I hope your dreams come true!"
Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and looked directly into Musachio's eyes, his gaze sharp and unyielding. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Yes. ”
Musacchio also looked straight at him, his brain didn't think anything, and said with great certainty.
"But I think you have to do something if you want your dreams to come true. Tang Zheng's voice changed suddenly.
"What's the matter?" asked Musacchio, reflexively.
"Go to sleep. ”
Hearing this, Musacchio realized that he had been led into the language trap by Tang Zheng again, so he rolled his eyes helplessly, and pretended to be angry: "Wait and see, Tang!!"
"Hey~ I'll wait!" Tang Zheng glanced at Musachio with half-squinted eyes, and suddenly said with a smile: "Wash your chrysanthemums, and wait for your uncle and I will explode!"
"Get out, you guy!"
Musacchio couldn't help but laugh and curse.
Subsequently, the two talked about two more gossip contents, and then returned to their respective camps to prepare for the first leg of the 2010-2011 Europa League semi-finals.
Musacchio didn't walk away immediately after Tang Zheng turned around, but pursed his lips and looked at Tang Zheng's back.
His hands clenched into fists, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and he muttered in a voice that only he heard, "I will definitely defeat you!"
Although the Love Song Stadium can only accommodate 23,000 people, the momentum of the explosion is no less than that of those medium and large stadiums that can accommodate 30,000 or 40,000 people.
Thanks to the efforts of the fans, the atmosphere at the venue that hosted the first leg of the 2010-2011 Europa League semi-finals became frenetic.
Listening to the sound from the stands, Cazorla patted Musacchio's right shoulder, but his eyes followed Tang Zheng, who had already gone away.
Musacchio turned his head to look at Cazorla: "Santiago?"
"Believe me, we're going to win the game. Cassel stretched out his right hand.
"Well, I believe. Musacchio also extended his right hand and high-fived Cazorla, cheering each other on.
However, when Musacchio looked at Tang Zheng in the distance, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"Let's go, warm up. ”
Seeing that Musacchio was distracted, Cazorla elbowed his opponent's ribs.
"Good. ”
With the referee's whistle, Giuseppe Rossi kicked the ball to striker partner Nilma, marking the start of the first leg of the 2010-2011 Europa League semi-finals.
The football soon reached the feet of Cazorla, the heart of the midfield, who chose the way to attack.
Barrios and Gotze rushed from left to right, trying to slow down the attack with high press or simply cut off the ball.
But Cazorla's technique at his feet was so good that even if Barrios and Gotze were aggressive, he didn't have any nervousness, but instead made a break with a pull and a step.
At that moment, a long leg suddenly stopped in front of the football.
"Don—"
German Sky commentator Marcel Leef, who was still announcing the starting line-up for the match, suddenly changed his voice and shouted.
Cazorla had a wide field of vision, but there was nothing he could do in the face of Tang Zheng's fierce and swift tackle, and all he could do was to jump early to avoid injury.
Immediately, Tang Zheng swept the ball directly to Shahin when he fell to the ground.
Through Shahin's handling, he made a quick pass that ended in Barrios finishing with a long-range shot from outside the box.
Villarreal goalkeeper Diego López was in a good position, holding the ball tightly in his arms.
Huang Jianxiang, a commentator of New Wolf Sports, sighed: "Hey, it's a pity, if Barrios can handle it more calmly, I think the first wave of Dortmund's attack should not end so hastily......"
Also of the opinion was Sky Germany commentator Marcel Leif, who said: "Lucas Barrios is still too anxious, if the attack slows down a little bit, and when Don gets in behind, I think this attack is more threatening!"
At the same time, Villarreal coach Garrido stood on the sidelines and shouted at the players on the field: "Be careful, don't stick to the ball too much!
Cazorla first waved his hand at head coach Garrido, signaling that he had been careless just now, and then looked at Tang Zheng, who had a comfortable face, clenched his hands tightly, and was very surprised.
Just now he was absolutely confident, so he chose to break through Barrios and Gotze.
The wonderful performance at the beginning of the game can drive the state of the whole team and the fanatical atmosphere of the home field, but what he didn't expect was that Tang Zheng would be so decisive to move forward and take the initiative to defend and boldly put a shovel.
It was Tang Zheng's decisive shovel that caused Cazorla's improved state and atmosphere to have the opposite effect.
The more than 2,000 Dortmund fans who came with the team were so excited that they chanted almost frantically to show their presence.
Tang Zheng, who was running back, noticed that there was a gaze looking at him, so he turned his head to look over.
It's the heart of Villarreal's midfield!
Santiago Cazorla!
Tang Zheng grinned, and with a triumphant expression, he suddenly stopped and started running to Villarreal's defensive right rib, and a sliding tackle on the ground kicked the ball out of the sideline.
It was only then that Cazorla realized Tang Zheng's horror.
The offensive talent is unmatched, and the defensive skills are impeccable!
The two successful defenses in one minute are Tang Zheng's representative works on the defensive end.
His excellent defensive awareness allowed him to accurately anticipate Villarreal's passing routes.
It will be a very difficult game for the team, even if it is playing at home.
The same feeling was felt by Musacchio, who did his best to clear the ball in a subsequent defence.
The Valencia TV commentator commentator said: "Villarreal, who are at the Stadium of Love Songs, must find their attacking rhythm as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be far from conceding a goal......
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For five minutes, Villarreal coach Garrido was pacing back and forth in his own coaching area, frowning, apparently considering a new tactical change.
Dortmund's high pressing success rate is beyond his imagination, and if he fails to find a good way to attack, then the game will completely fall into Dortmund's offensive and defensive rhythm.
It would be forgivable if this game was an away game, but the problem is that now playing at home, it is very embarrassing to be pressed and kicked by Dortmund.
Even if they face Real Madrid or Barcelona at home in the league, they don't have this sense of humiliation, so change is imminent.
"Beep~"
Musacchio was obviously at a loss in the face of Tang Zheng, who was inserted in the back, and he had no choice but to choose to get started, and the referee was good, caught it right, and blew the whistle.
As the captain, Tang Zheng did not care about his personal friendship, he spread his hands and walked to the referee, and at the same time made a gesture of pulling out cards.
"Woo-woo-"
At the same time, the Love Song Stadium erupted in loud boos.
The home team's fans expressed their strong dissatisfaction with Tang Zheng in this way.
Perhaps influenced by the home fans, the referee shook his head with a smile in the face of Tang Zheng's pressure, meaning that he was not ready to give cards.
In fact, Tang Zheng is also mentally prepared, after all, Villarreal is playing at home, and it is normal for the referee to be a little biased towards the home team in the penalty scale.
The referee didn't mean to give a card, and Garrido and Musacchio breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
If the main centre-back receives a yellow card in less than 10 minutes of the game, it will certainly have a profound impact on the rest of the game.
Marchena defended well-rounded, but after all, he was a little older, and his physical fitness had dropped significantly compared to the previous days, whether it was the speed of recovery or the bounce.
Therefore, Musacchio is very useful for Villarreal, and his presence can make up for the hidden dangers caused by Marchena's declining fitness.
Similarly, Musacchio can make up for his lack due to his young, experienced Marchena.
Between the two, they are partners who make up for each other's shortcomings, and both are indispensable.
Once anyone gets a yellow card, it will be a test for the rest of the game.
Thankfully, fortunately!
Villarreal's first shot came on the 13th minute when Cazorla's cross from the right was headed over by Hummels, and the ball came to captain Senna, who opted to shoot straight at goal without stopping.
As a result, an anti-aircraft gun was placed.
New Wolves Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang said with a slight irony: "Is this really a love song stadium? How do I feel that they are playing Dortmund? The game did not complete the first shot on goal until the thirteenth minute......
The reason why Huang Jianxiang said this is because Dortmund has completed three shots on goal, two of which hit the woodwork.
If it weren't for goalkeeper Diego López's excellent form, Gotze would have received Tang Zheng's through ball and scrambled to shoot.
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The frenetic atmosphere at the Stadium of Love Songs is still the same, they always go out of their way to make a lot of noise when Dortmund attack with the ball, but they erupt into loud cheers when the home team attack with the ball.
I don't know if the continuous chanting of the home team fans infected the Villarreal players on the field, and the midfield attacking system with Cazorla as the core of the midfield gradually played a small range of cooperation.
"This is the yellow submarine that shocked Europe!" said the Valencian TV announcer with a feeling of puff.
Finally waiting for this moment!
But manager Garrido didn't feel that way, and he looked farther away.
Villarreal's back-to-back attacks did not make him feel safe, but rather worried about the defence.
Left-back Capdevilla and right-back Gonzalo both edged the midfield, and the assist-savvy Capdevilla even stepped into the 30-metre area of Dortmund's defence and used as a left winger.
The situation is very bad, and Dortmund's most successful tactics this season are not only high pressing, but also quick counter-attacks.
Whether it is Tang Zheng or Shaheen, even Hummels has the ability to make a long pass.
If Dortmund get their chances, they will have a much smaller chance of qualifying for this season's Europa League final.
So Garrido was prepared to alert his players to Dortmund's counter-attack when the ball was dead.
However, just then, Nilma's weak shot in front of goal was caught in Weidenfeller's arms.
Villarreal switched from attacking to defending, and Dortmund switched from defending to attacking!
"Oops!!"
Garrido's heart 'chuckled', and he felt bad.
Weidenfeller threw the ball to Piszczek for the first time, and Carney, who was about to turn back to the defense, did not hesitate and went straight to the top.
Piszczek did not stop the ball, but handed the ball to Tang Zheng.
Captain Senna has a lot of experience in the game, even if there is no special advice from head coach Garrido, he noticed Tang Zheng who deliberately retreated at the moment when he switched from offense to defense.
According to his research, this is the prelude to Tang Zheng's attack with the ball.
Sure enough, Piszczek received the ball from Weidenfeller's hand and passed it directly to Tang Zheng.
Senna is the kind of defensive midfielder with strong defensive awareness and defensive ability, who doesn't make much defensive moves but works well.
"Whew-"
When the home team fans saw the captain Senna rushing towards Tang Zheng, they immediately broke out into huge cheers, as if Senna's forward defense was equivalent to successful defense.
Tang Zheng has a wide field of vision, and he always likes to turn his head left and right to look at the opposing players around him before receiving the ball.
So Senna's forward defense was in his range of detection.
Tang Zheng in the broadcast camera did not get stuck and waited for the ball, but took the initiative to face the football.
Senna had to follow Tang Zheng's forward and try to complete the defense.
Because Tang Zheng is tall, Senna, who is only 1.77 meters tall, can't see football at all, he is going towards people.
Tang Zheng, who took the initiative to face the football, stepped away with his left foot during the run, stepped on the sole of his foot above the football, and then pulled back hard.
Faced with the football that suddenly appeared in sight, Senna subconsciously stretched out his left foot to reach the ball.
"It's over!" Senna, who had just stretched out his left foot, regretted it a little and was anxious.
It has to be said that Senna's defensive awareness is really good, and he chooses to foul when he can't touch the ball with his outstretched foot.
But...... Tang Zheng, who is also a defensive midfielder, can't think of it?
Obviously, he was prepared!
Otherwise, they will not take the initiative to face football.
The purpose of football is to distance yourself from Senna!
At the same time, Tang Zheng also consciously raised his right arm.
It takes time for Senna to go from stopping to reach the ball and then starting to actively seek fouls.
Tang Zheng has a height of 1.94 meters, but his explosive power is very good, plus he was ready to raise his right elbow, Senna capsized in the gutter!
He was a little unsteady in his center of gravity and fell to the ground.
"Woo-woo-"
A huge boo immediately erupted in the sky above the Love Song Stadium, giving Tang Zheng.
The referee was in a mediocre position, but from his point of view, both of them had hand movements, so they didn't blow the whistle.
New Wolf Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang saw Tang Zheng's wonderful action and subconsciously shouted: "Beautiful!
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif roared almost frantically: "What a wonderful way to pass! Captain Dortmund shook Captain Villarreal! Dortmund's chance!"
Tang Zheng caught up with the football that he had pulled back with the sole of his left foot, and then directly picked up the ball with his right foot without stopping the ball and passed the ball to his own side to attack the left side.
At the far end of the pitch, Gotze is accelerating towards the left space left by Capdevilla!
Senna was shaken to the ground by Tang Zheng, Cazorla was too far away, and Capdevilla's left side was uncovered.
In this case, the left centre-back Mousacchio had to pull out to fill the huge void left by Capdevilla.