Chapter 0149: One Against Two

It wasn't until night fell that Tang Zheng finished his day's training. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Back in the locker room, Falcao, Bonanot, and Musacchio had all finished their showers and were all doing their own thing, but the only thing they did now was wait for Tang Zheng.

The next day, the team put the home match against Lanús on the agenda, but what made them pay more attention was the second leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 final after playing at home to Lanús, and the 0-0 draw away from home added a lot of variables to the game back at home.

If the score is 0-0 after 90 minutes of regular time, the game will automatically go to extra time, but if the away team scores in 90 minutes of regular time, River Plate will have to score more goals at home, otherwise they will be eliminated last season due to a lack of away goals.

So with a four-point lead in the league, Simeone chose to focus more on the future knockout rounds of the Copa Libertadores.

In fact, Simeone, a player from the University of Chile, has a thorough understanding that only Montillo from Argentina has a certain threat, as long as Montillo is restricted in the process of switching from attack to defense, then the University of Chile will be strangled in the cradle like the first leg.

But not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Simeone would prefer his team to win at home and try not to let them score.

As the core of the team's midfield, Tang Zheng has a great responsibility, not only need to limit Montillo in defense, but also actively participate in the attack and increase the number of attackers in the frontcourt.

River Plate at home to Lanús at the weekend was reserved, with back-to-back Falcao and captain Ortega on the bench, with Rios and Augusto Fernandez returning from injury starting.

Despite this, River Plate, which is playing at home, still has a great advantage, and the tactics with Tang Zheng as the core have not encountered effective restrictions from opponents this season, coupled with the on-the-spot counter-robbery tactics after conceding the goal, which is almost insoluble in the Arab League.

Who makes River Plate's players so physical?

The average running distance is more than 10,000 meters per game, ranking first in the running ranking of the Arab League.

Moreover, this average still spreads the running distance of the goalkeeper, so it can be understood why the current set of tactics is inexplicable.

Among them, Tang Zheng, as the core, has a larger running range, averaging more than 12,000 kilometers per game, close to 13,000 kilometers.

Lanús, who visited the Monumental Stadium, was tenacious, but in the end he did not hold on to the score of 0-0 until the end, and Falco, who came on as a substitute in the second half, sealed the victory with a pass and a shot, helping River Plate to win two consecutive league games.

Many media believe that River Plate can beat Lanús at home, and it is very likely that they will beat the University of Chile from Chile in the next second leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 final.

After 90 minutes, River Plate defeated the visiting University of Chile 2-0.

It is worth mentioning that captain Ortega scored twice, and the assists for both goals came from Tang Zheng.

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With the end of the second leg of the four quarter-finals on the second day, it was surprising that River Plate was left alone in the La Liga, while the four teams of the Brazilian Liga, Cruzeiro, Sao Paulo, Gremio and Palmeiras, all advanced to the quarter-finals......

The most unexpected game was when Boca Juniors actually scored two away goals away from home, and the home team was 0:1 against Uruguay's defenders.

Boca Juniors have not been in good form in the league since the end of the Summer Cup, but they have won five consecutive games in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, so much so that Boca fans see the team's hope of winning the Copa Libertadores this season, but it is not as good as the sky......

There is no doubt that River Plate fans, who are Boca's sworn enemies, will launch a new round of taunting against Boca fans.

Sure enough, it was 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, last year River Plate was eliminated from the semi-finals, and this year's Boca Juniors did not even enter the quarterfinals.

Some good things in the media approached Tang Zheng, hoping to get some 'big news' from him, but they were disappointed, more than two years have passed, Tang Zheng has forgotten about the famous 'Boca trial incident', and his resentment towards Boca Juniors has also dropped a lot.

Besides, if it weren't for the ruthlessness of Boca Juniors back then, how could he be successful now?

Maybe he will cooperate with the media before the match, but now...... Not at all necessary.

River Plate is currently fighting on two fronts, Tang Zheng's spirit is tense, where is there any mind to put extra attention on mocking the now lonely Boca youth?

From another point of view, Tang Zheng feels that the current Boca Juniors have no way to compare with River Plate.

Since it's not in the same grade, why waste expressions?

Three days later, River Plate challenged the Hurricanes away.

The Hurricanes have started the season well, taking advantage of Lanus' defeat at River Plate to move up to third in the league table, just five points behind River Plate at the top of the table and one point behind second-placed Sarsfield.

Head coach Capa knows that River Plate will definitely focus more on the Copa Libertadores in the future, so he believes that this season has a good chance of competing for the league title.

Therefore, they are aiming to win at home against the leader River Plate in this round!

Pastore has officially become a key player for the Hurricanes this season, which is how Tang Zheng was treated at River Plate.

Pastore, who lost to Tang Zheng in last year's race for the best newcomer in the A-League, is ready to prove to everyone in the next league that he is better than the damn Chinese.

Before the game, Pastore told the newspaper "Ole": "Since the beginning of this season, we are unbeaten at home, with five wins and one draw in the last six games, and if it weren't for the away record, we would be the leaders of the La Liga!

"That's right! Xavier is absolutely right!" Coach Capa immediately stood up to support his protégé: "River Plate, which has just finished the Copa Libertadores, needs more time, and it makes sense for us to win!"

Almost all the media expected River Plate players to come forward and respond to the inappropriate remarks of the Hurricanes players and coaches, but until the regular press conference before the game, head coach Simeone and captain Ortega did not respond, they simply expressed their hope that the team could beat the Hurricanes at Hurakan Stadium.

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The home fans in the stands saw Pastore shake Tang Zheng with a very beautiful feint, and subconsciously erupted into a huge shout.

But as soon as the words fell, their throats felt as if they were being choked by their hands, and their voices suddenly dropped to a minimum.

It turned out that it was Tang Zheng's subconscious turn that was very timely, and with his super waist and abdominal strength, he squeezed Pastore out, and the football naturally fell to Tang Zheng's feet.

Riverplate formed a quick counterattack, and Tang Zheng also turned forward as soon as possible.

As soon as Pastore was about to complain to the referee, he saw Tang Zheng rush forward to participate in the attack, and he had to turn around and accelerate to chase Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng received a cross pass from Bonanot when he was close to the halfway line, and he took the ball to the left front, stopping past Medina, who fell up and tried to break the ball, but his speed also slowed down, and Pastore, who was following behind, saw the opportunity to speed up.

"Don's advance speed has slowed down, will he pass the ball?" As soon as Abel Claudio's words fell, Tang Zheng passed the ball to Ortega in front of him during the run, and his voice changed: "Beautiful two-by-one." ”

The football reached Tang Zheng's feet again, and the football was also pushed by him to the front court to attack the 40-meter area.

Pastore pushed his speed to the extreme, and he was already less than three meters away from Tang Zheng.

The home fans in the stands saw Pastore put his left hand on Tang Zheng's shoulder during the run, and the lower voice rose again, hoping to help Pastore at this time.

At the same time, a defender on the other side came out, and Tang Zheng, who controlled the ball, had a twinkle in his eyes.

Due to the lack of passing angles, Tang Zheng decided to use his increasingly proficient foot skills to solve the existing problems.

Esmeraldo and Pastore have gone back and forth and have tacitly known that they have had a lot of experience with the ball in the past.

Tang Zheng lowered his speed, Pastore's left elbow hung directly on Tang Zheng's right shoulder, and his speed was reduced to the minimum, and Esmeraldo waited for the opportunity to move directly in front of Tang Zheng, waiting for Tang Zheng's next move.

The referee was in a good position, with the whistle in his mouth, but he did not blow the whistle, according to the principle of offensive force, unless Tang Zheng gave up possession, he would blow the whistle to signal Pastore to foul behind him.

The football, which had been under Tang Zheng's control, suddenly jumped forward, looking like Tang Zheng had made a mistake in dribbling.

Esmeraldo's eyes lit up, and he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come, so he stomped the turf with his right foot and reached forward with his left foot, trying to poke the ball with his toes.

Pastore also realized that this was a good opportunity to break the ball, and his left elbow on Tang Zheng's right shoulder was also lowered, ready to turn and participate in the team's counterattack.

However, they didn't expect the plot to happen.

Tang Zheng's right leg, which seemed to be a dribbling mistake just now, suddenly took a big step forward, stepped on the falling football, and pulled the ball back suddenly, just avoiding Esmeraldo's elongated left foot, his left foot exerted force at the same time, and the whole body completed a 360-degree turn with the alternation of the right foot and the left foot.

"oh-my-god!!" Abel Claudio exclaimed, "Marseille Rounddown!!"

Tang Zheng's whole action was done in one go, it was too late for Esmeraldo to change his moves, and Pastore subconsciously wanted to stretch out his foot to kick the ball but didn't kick it, because while completing the turn, Tang Zheng pulled the football in the offensive direction with his left foot and regained control of the football.

Simeone, who was standing in the coach's command area of the visiting team, excitedly pulled his hair with his hands - the one-to-two passing action was so exciting!

Not far away, Hurricanes head coach Kappa did shake his arm angrily to express his dissatisfaction with the defensive line.

But Tang Zheng didn't know the surprise of the outside world at all, he used the Marseille maneuver to get past Esmeraldo and Pastore just to see Falcao suddenly accelerate from between the right center back and the right back, so he hurriedly pushed a through ball with the arch of his right foot, Falcao used his strong body to lean on the central defender Golz into the penalty area, and then scored with a low shot into the far corner with his super feeling in front of the goal.

(To be continued.) )