Chapter 098: Pass it to yourself three seconds later
With Baltra's header equalising, Barcelona's attack became increasingly threatening, with Casillas in danger of keeping the back of the net.
The Barcelona fans at the Mestalla Stadium were so excited that they hysterically created a deafening cheer that made the Real Madrid fans a little overwhelmed during this time.
The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo has made them feel uncertain, coupled with the fact that Barcelona is now attacking like a tide, Tang Zheng, who they have high hopes for, is tired of defending and has no time to attack.
Fans who know a little bit about football know that the defence can only remain unbeaten, and only the attack will win the game.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti looked nervously at the pitch from time to time because of the difficulties his team encountered, but he and the coaching staff did not yet think of a suitable solution, so the game could only be played according to the tactics of half-time and temporary supplements.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to the 70th minute, and Barcelona had already made two substitutions, while Real Madrid had not made any substitutions.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei's tone sounded more anxious than Ancelotti, he said: "Barcelona's offensive is getting more and more fierce, Tang Zheng is now no longer in time to participate in the attack, Ancelotti should solve not defense, but offense, because the offense can not bring enough threat to Barcelona's defense, so Barcelona dares to boldly participate in the attack, the top priority should be to liberate Tang Zheng, so that he has more thoughts on the offensive ......"
In fact, Ancelotti is also considering whether Tang Zheng should be released, but he does not dare to make adjustments easily now.
First of all, the substitutes need to adapt to the game, Casemiro or Khedira can indeed free Tang Zheng, but they will inevitably make mistakes when they go on the pitch and face Barcelona's tidal attack.
Tang Zheng can relieve the defensive pressure of the entire backline, so Ancelotti did not dare to release Tang Zheng.
At the other end, Martino was ready to make the last substitution of the game to try to overtake the score before full-time!
"Oh, oh, oh-"
At that moment, Pedro's long-range shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the outside edge of the right-hand post of the goal, and the Real Madrid fans erupted into an exclamation.
Ancelotti subconsciously looked up at his own penalty area, assistant coach Clement came over and said to Ancelotti seriously: "Hey ~ Carlo, we have to make adjustments, liberating Tang is the best solution at the moment, believe my judgment." ”
Clement was very serious, his tone was slightly agitated, and Ancelotti frowned and paused, obviously still thinking.
But Clement was worried that Barcelona would score goals in the next successive attacks, so he emphatically said: "The decision of the top management to buy Tang is to hope that he will play the effect of Cristiano on the offensive end, not let him defend, Carlo, you should let go of your hands and feet, our defense is in a hurry not because there is a problem in defense, but because the attack cannot bring enough threat to Barcelona!"
"Hmm!"
Casillas took over the ball from the caddie and Carlo Ancelotti seemed to have made up his mind: "Call Sammy over and get ready to play." ”
Real Madrid's goal kick at the back was deliberately controlled by Xavi Alonso and Tang Zheng to stabilize the situation, but once the attack reached the 30-meter area, it seemed that there was no good way, Modric's aimless pass was cut off by Baltra, and Barcelona switched from defense to attack.
Due to Barcelona's repeated attacks, Real Madrid's frontcourt players have given up the so-called front-court pressing and retreated directly to the half.
Messi handed the ball to Andres Iniesta, who handed it to Neymar, who dropped back to pick up.
Neymar, who received the football, faced Tang Zheng's defense, and he handled the ball slightly slowly, so he lost the best time to pass.
When Neymar wanted to pass the ball, Tang Zheng saw through it and stretched out his foot to stop him, but Neymar fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity.
Immediately, the referee Laos whistle sounded: "Beep~"
However, it was not Tang Zheng who fouled, but Iniesta, who was pressed by Tang Zheng, the ball holder, for the first time.
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Real Madrid did not take a quick free-kick at the back because referee Laos pointed to the sidelines at the same time and Real Madrid called for a substitution.
Khedira replaces Luka Modric.
For this substitution, many commentators still have a lot of complaints.
There is no problem with Modric's physical fitness, so instead of consuming a substitution adjustment, it is better to directly let Modric and Tang Zheng change positions.
Of course, Ancelotti has his own considerations.
Modric can indeed switch positions with Tang Zheng, but the problem is that Modric has played a lot of games recently, and he is relatively tired mentally and physically, and his running enthusiasm is much less than where he started.
In addition, Khedira is a professional defensive midfielder, and his appearance can truly liberate Tang Zheng.
In addition to standing in the defensive midfield position where Tang Zheng was originally located, Khedira also brought Tang Zheng the latest tactical arrangement of head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Although Tang Zheng is no longer a defensive midfielder, his position is not obvious, and he is at most a central midfielder.
Because Khedira has just been substituted on the field, it will take a little time to adapt to the rhythm of the game, and Tang Zheng's position is slightly precedent to effectively make up for Khedira's shortcomings in the transition from attack to defense.
As Khedira gradually adapted to the rhythm of the game, Tang Zheng was finally able to leave some baggage behind and participate in the team's overall attack.
At this time, the last thing Barcelona coach Martino wanted to see was the game situation that appeared.
Tang Zheng's bold involvement in the attack caused Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta to not dare to be mentioned too highly, and the extent of the two wings involved in the attack was greatly reduced.
Seeing that the effect of Khedira coming on the field to liberate Tang Zheng was gradually reflected, Ancelotti finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sanchez, who was still pressing in the warm-up area, looked at his friend Tang Zheng, who was performing better and better, and felt very aggrieved.
It stands to reason that this kind of final should be sent to itself.
But...... Head coach Martino even chose Cesc Fabregas and did not let himself start.
This summer, must leave!
As Sanchez wandered, the game time came to 80 minutes, and the score was still Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Barcelona.
But now the game is much different from the last few minutes, from Barcelona dominating the game to now attacking and defending each other.
Overall, though, Real Madrid's offensive is the more threatening.
Tang Zheng has a super ability to read the game, he knows when to break through, when to pass, and when to shoot from a distance.
So Real Madrid's attack became more effective under his combing, but then the problem was that the defensive line was not solid enough, and every now and then there would be a hint of leakage.
However, Barcelona's attack was affected by the backcourt defence, and the attack appeared cautious, even if the Real Madrid defence exposed problems during the movement, they did not succeed in taking advantage of it.
In the 82nd minute, Tang Zheng got a one-on-one opportunity with Busquets in the 30-meter area.
Although the two are also tall, Tang Zheng's ability to move under his feet is obviously stronger than Busquets, so he used his upper body to deceive Busquets' body center of gravity to shake to the left, and then slammed the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot.
Tang Zheng's next connection action was very fast, his left foot stepped forward, and his right heel was a powerful long-range shot.
The shot was so powerful that it didn't spin in mid-air, and goalkeeper Pinto flew all the way without touching the ball.
"Oh, oh, oh-"
At the same time as the Barcelona fans made a loud exclamation, there was a crisp collision sound in the stadium.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei's passionate tone suddenly changed: "This ...... Barcelona dodged a catastrophe! Tang Zheng's long-range shot hit the outside of the right post of the goal and went out of the bottom line! What a pity! Real Madrid missed the chance to kill the game!"
The Catalan TV commentator held his head in his hands and his mouth was half-open, and after a long time he said: "Oh-My-God!
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti waved his hand dissatisfiedly, meaning how could he be unlucky at this time?
Barcelona coach Martino was stunned, and in a panicked state, he ran to the coaching area of the visiting team and roared towards Busque.
Busquets was very unhappy when Tang Zheng was easily passed, and now Martino vented to himself again, so his brain was short-circuited for a while, and he waved his hand angrily in Martino's direction, and his mouth was still vibrating.
With that angry look on his face, it's not hard to guess what Busquets probably said.
The on-site director keenly captured this interesting picture, which immediately caused a heated discussion among all the commentators.
But as the game continues, the commentator's attention has to return to the game itself, because the game is the focus of attention, and the events can only entertain the public.
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Since the appearance of Tang Zheng's long-range shot that is infinitely close to scoring, Barcelona's defensive attention has become very concentrated.
The result of the concentration was that the attacking side could not pose enough threat to the Real Madrid defence, and Martino was keenly aware that the team's attacking problems were caused by the players paying too much attention to the defense, so he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to pull Iniesta and say a few words.
Immediately, Barcelona's attack was significantly strengthened.
In this situation, both sides are attacking and threatening, so the frenetic atmosphere at the Mestalla Stadium has never been stronger.
The fans in front of the TV are even more intent, for fear of missing the wonderful shot in the blink of half a second.
In the 86th minute, Messi got the opportunity to break into the penalty area on the line of the big penalty area, Tang Zheng didn't pay attention to being in the penalty area at a critical time, chose to put a decisive tackle, and shoveled the ball to central defender Pepe from the side.
Due to inertia, Messi fell to the ground.
Suddenly, the Barcelona fans in the stands jumped up, raised their arms excitedly, and signaled Tang Zheng to foul.
The same was true of the Barcelona players near the penalty area, who turned to look at the referee Laos in high spirits.
But Laos had a calm expression, crossed his hands, and waved them from the inside out.
The meaning is obvious, Tang Zheng did not foul!
Pepe, who had the ball, was about to make a subconscious kick clearance, but he heard the left-back Coentrão shouting, so he put his left foot back and pushed it to the unmarked Coentrão instead.
The Barcelona players had plenty of experience and didn't complain too much about referee Laos, and Iniesta turned and ran towards Coentrão, who was in possession of the ball.
In addition, Alves turned to help defend Coentrão and wanted to complete the encirclement with Iniesta.
Coentrão didn't have a sticky ball at his feet and quickly handed the ball to Di Maria with his left foot.
Alves had no choice but to turn and chase Di Maria, who took advantage of the ball and went forward.
Perhaps because of the decline in physical fitness, Alves reached out to La Di Maria and did not pull it, but it effectively slowed down Di Maria's speed, and the responsible Iniesta chased Di Maria, who accelerated the ball on the right sideline of the broadcast change.
Busquets noticed Tang Zheng's movement area after completing the defense and participating in the attack, but he did not choose to stay close to Tang Zheng, but blocked Di Maria's passing route with Tang Zheng, and there was central defender Baltra behind him as protection anyway.
At this time, Tang Zheng, who was in the ribs, suddenly ran close to the sideline, and at the same time signaled Di Maria to pass the ball along the sideline.
Di Maria didn't hesitate to pass a ball to the ground, the ball rolled to the halfway line against the touchline, and Busquets couldn't do anything because of space and could only pin his hopes on Baltra.
"Whoa—"
The Real Madrid fans and neutral fans in the stands erupted in loud cheers.
Tang Zheng noticed that Busquets did not speed up to make up for the gap in the middle of Balterra's side defense at the moment of receiving the ball, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
His left foot slammed the ball forward about thirty metres before rounding off the touchline to keep his balance.
Baltra already knew that Tang Zheng was extremely fast before the game, so he realized that fighting with Tang Zheng was tantamount to taking the initiative to die.
So, Baltra very smartly chose to squeeze Tang Zheng with his body, even if he fouled.
In fact, Tang Zheng, who was backward, was indeed squeezed out of balance by Baltra.
But Tang Zheng didn't give up, he gritted his teeth and had a direct physical confrontation with Baltra, while his left foot kicked towards the sturdy aluminum alloy billboard.
"Bang!"
The aluminum alloy billboard explained was instantly deformed under Tang Zheng's hard kick.
However, it was Tang Zheng who kicked towards the aluminum alloy billboard on the sidelines and brought a huge reaction force to his body, allowing his gradually unstable body to regain his body's center of gravity.
After Baltra and Tang Zheng made physical contact, the two of them were flicked out by their respective reaction forces, Tang Zheng's arms swung rapidly, driving the frequency of his legs swinging, and Baltra was the same, but his speed was obviously not comparable to Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng went around the pitch from outside the sideline, and then chased after him for a football thirty meters away in advance.
At the end of the race, Baltra's fitness dropped significantly, and speed was not his strength.
At this time, Baltra was very helpless, because of the space, he couldn't even foul, so he could only watch Tang Zheng surpass him.
"Whoa—"
Tang Zheng caught up with the football from outside the touchline, and then walked the football into the penalty area, and the frenzy of the Mestalla Stadium came to its peak, and every Real Madrid fan and neutral fan was hysterical
Even countless fans sitting in front of the TV subconsciously stood up and watched the incredible scene.
At the same time, British Sky commentator Andy Grey exclaimed: "Don...... Pass it to yourself three seconds later. ”