Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Counteroffensive Is Not Easy
"Hey, guys, those guys in Granada seem to be getting up. "Fun,www.biquge.info" Piati said to Gerald, who was not far away.
"Hmph, a bunch of big talkers. It's just a shot. No matter how bad a team is, there will always be a chance to shoot. If we push harder, we can get another one, and they'll be completely out of action. Gerald said dismissively.
"That's right. Enter it one more. Wait a minute, if I have a good spot, remember to pass it to me. I'd also like to try what it's like to wear a hat if I can," Piati says with a laugh.
"No problem!" Gerrard gestured OK.
"Hey Kessel, it's time for you to play the ball. Piatti turned and shouted to Kessel, who was more than a dozen meters away. The latter nodded.
The Espanyol goalkeeper throws the ball to the defender. The defender then passes to the midfielder to organise the attack. After a few passes, the ball was at the feet of Kessel again.
"Kessel!" Piatti shouted as soon as he saw Kessel get the ball and quickly ran behind the defenders.
Kessel glanced up at his teammate's position, and then pushed it out with a straight stopper. The goal is in front of Piati's position, but also behind Lumban. "Get it for me. β
Kessel's through ball was pushed out less than 10 meters before an opponent's figure came out halfway and intercepted the ball.
"It's this Chinese again. Kessel was very depressed when he saw that the person who intercepted the ball this time was Yan Feng. Someone cut off the pass halfway again, but it was all his mistake.
You have to grab it back, and you can't let your opponent get complacent. Kessel ran towards Yan Feng, who was advancing after getting the ball.
Yan Feng, who was carrying the ball, was about to speed up, when he suddenly saw a black opponent approaching him menacingly, and hurriedly suppressed his speed.
"Give me the ball back!" shouted Kessel, who rushed over, and then fell straight to the ground and slid towards the ball.
This sliding shovel with the inertia of sprinting and running is terrifying. If you don't do it right, you will not only lose the ball, but also risk injury. However, Yan Feng did not have the slightest panic on his face in the face of this kind of sliding shovel. He just flicked the ball in the direction of Kessel's momentum and then flicked it out with the other wrist. The reversal is even pushing.
"Wow, that's beautiful!" β
"It's fried croquettes again, and Yan is not losing to Iniesta at all when he uses this trick. The action is so beautiful, it's like drifting. β
Yan Feng passed Kessel cleanly, which made the fans who saw it all marvel and praise.
"Does anyone think that Yan is actually better to use than Iniesta's croquettes and has a higher success rate?"
"It seems to be. I haven't seen it, Yan Yong failed to be cut off after coming out. β
"Iniesta doesn't always succeed in using it himself. β
Yan Feng didn't know that his superiority caused a lot of discussion among fans. He was being intercepted by his opponent at the moment.
"Go on, or divide the ball?" a thought quickly flashed through Yan Feng's mind. Soon, out of the corner of his eye, he swept the figure of his teammate and chose to pass the ball without hesitation.
The person who passed the ball to Yan Feng was none other than Sandel. His position is good, which gives him enough time to get Yan Feng's pass steadily.
There were no problems with the opposition's defense, and the close following prevented Sundell from having a chance to face the goal after getting the ball.
Fortunately, Sundel's technique at his feet is very delicate, and after controlling the ball, the defender can't easily break the ball, so he has to choose to use his body to press Sundel, whose strength has not yet fully grown.
Sandel wanted to seek to get rid of it, but under the confrontation of the opponent, he could not achieve it, so he could only try to protect the ball first. The ball was protected, but at the same time he was surrounded by the opponent's defenders.
"Sandel. Give me. The voice of support rang out. This time, though, Samper.
Hearing this, Sandel stabbed the ball to Samper before the opponent who was in the middle of the attack broke the ball. Samper picked up the ball, adjusted his feet and fired a long-range shot from outside the box.
It's a pity that Samper's long-range shot was blocked with his foot by defender Reyes, who was in time to make up for it.
"Well done, Reyes. Goalkeeper Lopez couldn't help but praise when he saw a crisis being resolved by his teammates first. But before he could finish speaking, there was a sound of a huge foot on the ball.
Lopez heard a "thud", then a terrible whistling sound, and then he felt something toss the net behind him.
Lopez subconsciously looked back at the amniotic fluid, and then froze.
Why is the ball just blocked by Reyes in the goal?
For a moment, Lopez didn't realize that the goal he was guarding had been scored.
βGOAL!!!β
"yes, we scored. We scored!"
When he heard the cheers of the Granada players, Lopez's eyes widened. "Scored? Am I scored?"
Lopez rubbed his eyes, then looked again, and the ball was indeed in the goal, by which point it had stopped rolling. But it did stay within the goal line. At first, he suspected that he had misheard and misread, but when he turned his head, several defenders were frustrated after losing the ball.
"Really scored. What's going on? Who got in?"
Who scored the goal?
Sandel, Samper, Perareh and others all ran excitedly towards the corner flag as they chased the goalkeeper. And at the corner flag is a guy with two fingers to the sky, and the number 44 behind him is particularly eye-catching.
"Strict, strict, strict!"
The shouts of the fans in the stands let Lopez know who did the ball that he couldn't even react to.
"No. 44, Yan, that Chinese!" At this moment, a wave of chagrin and powerlessness rose in Lopez's heart.
This Chinese was the most vigilant player of the team before the game. The coaching staff had been telling him to keep an eye on the man's long-range shots. He said that his long-range shot was very threatening, and he was not afraid to compare it to other people's shots in the box. Unfortunately, the leading situation and the incompetent performance of the opponent in the first half made him forget about this stubble.
On the screen, the TV that broadcast the game began to replay Yan Feng's goal.
It turned out that Yan Feng did not continue to rush forward after passing the ball to Sandel, but slowed down to keep the opponent's counterattack at any time. He needs to make sure the team doesn't get scored again.
After Sundel's shot was blocked, seeing the ball that bounced back, Yan Feng rushed over, and then directly came to volley.
The volley of the bouncing ball made the ball reach a very alarming level. So, the ball speed is very fast, and the defense is estimated at 300 km/h. Coupled with a little more external spin, after bypassing the defenders in front of him, he flew straight into the goal. And the goalkeeper, who was blocked from view, couldn't see the ball at all, and didn't even react.
'The good thing is that we have two goals in hand and a goal ahead. As long as we pay attention, we can still win. Lopez finally comforted himself.
After being chased by an opponent, the rest of the Espanyol team was almost as self-consoling as Lopez.
"We're still ahead. β
'Such a goal. Just luck. β
After Yan Feng and the others finished celebrating, the Espanyol team restarted. Striker Steven Gerrard kicked the ball straight back to Kessel.
"Offense. After stopping the ball, Kessel shouted loudly and told his teammates to press forward and prepare to attack.
In fact, at this time, Kessel's best choice is not to attack, but to control the rhythm. After all, they have a one-goal lead in hand, but Granada's morale has risen at this time, and some of them have the momentum to attack aggressively. In the face of such a situation, you still want to strengthen the attack, which is not a good choice.
It's a pity that Kessel was intercepted halfway by Yan Feng in the first two times, and the team was chased back by the opponent. It's all about his mistakes. In order to make up for his mistakes and not admit defeat, he wants to use his opponent's attack to suppress the momentum of his opponent's rise.
Kessel began to dribble forward, split the ball when he encountered a defense, and then ran to the open space to ask his teammates for the ball. Once you get the ball, you push forward quickly.
Seeing all this in the eyes of Espanyol coach Ferreros, he couldn't help frowning a little. What Kessel is doing now is to play against his opponents, which is not in line with his tactical requirements. However, Kessel is the core of the captain's organization, and he can't say anything for the time being. I can only choose to wait and see what happens.
Kessel's playmaking managed to push past midfield and start slowly approaching the final third. Due to the leadership of Kessel, Espanyol had a lot of people involved in the attack, and everyone started to run cooperatively.
Granada did not panic in the face of Espanyol's attack. They have completely regained their old mentality, and they have enough confidence and enthusiasm in defence. They run quickly, follow up aggressively, and try not to make mistakes.
Kessel once again got the ball from his teammate and frowned slightly. The opponent's defense this time was surprisingly good. That neat and fast defense line allowed him and his teammates to find no loopholes.
"It can't be without flaws, I must find out. "Kessel, who is determined to let his team score again, is thinking about how to make up for it.
It's a pity that the more he thinks about it, the more anxious he becomes when he can't find a flaw.
Suddenly seeing his teammate Gerrard, running behind the defender, Kessel didn't think much about it, and passed the ball directly to the open space in front of Gerrard's running direction.
Passing the ball to the gap in front of a team-mate is a sign of passing awareness. It's a pity that this time he forgot that there were defenders in front of him. Moreover, it is also overlooked that the game where he passes the ball is close to the defensive guards.
It was Yan Feng who was defending Kessel, he saw the opponent passing, went out to block the ball, but did not stop it. However, behind him, Lumban intercepted the ball. Letting Gerrard's run go to waste, Kessel added another pass error.
"Ahh Yan!" Longban, who had broken the ball, waved and shouted to Yan Feng with excitement on his face, and directly passed the ball to Yan Feng, who was pulling away.
"How so. I made another mistake. Kessel was extremely annoyed that his pass had been intercepted halfway through.
When Kessel recovered from his frustration, he found that Yan Feng, who had just blocked in front of him, had already distanced himself from him and received a pass from Longban.
Grab it back. Be sure to grab it back. Kessel rushed towards Yan Feng with determination. But this time, Yan Feng didn't even give him a chance to fall to the ground and slide. Yan Feng suddenly started to accelerate forward when Kessel just started running. This made Kessel only hurriedly stop the momentum and turn around to chase Yan Feng.
Yan Feng did not continue to carry the ball all the way by himself, but passed the ball to a better teammate when he encountered an interception. After passing the ball, Yan Feng did not slow down like the last time, but continued to follow up.
Without a football in his feet, Yan Feng moved faster. This made Kessel, who wanted to chase behind, stunned and couldn't keep up.
This time, Granada's offensive advanced at an unusually fast pace. Whether it's advancing with the ball or passing the ball very quickly. Soon it was pushing into the centre circle and starting to approach the penalty area.
"Defensively. Block them. Espanyol coach Ferores, who was on the sidelines, was in a hurry at this time and hurriedly shouted on the field.
This time, Espanyol's back line was quite fast, and they organized a complete defense at the edge of the box. So Pereira's push couldn't break through the defense. The attack was thwarted and Pereira opted for a diagonal return pass to the middle.
Pereira's forced return pass made Ferores on the sidelines even more anxious.
"Stop that Chinese. Hurry up, get in front of him, don't let him get up and hit the door!"
It was Yan Feng, who was following quickly, who received Pereira's reply. Follow up, and then plug in and hit the door, how could Yan Feng's specialty be missed?
Yan Feng faced the ball that rolled over, and directly hit the goal.
"Bang!" The ball was drawn by Yan Feng.
But just when the ball was off his feet, Yan Feng, a defender of the Espanyol team, put himself in front of him.
Yan Feng's shot was blocked, and the ball that was deflected and the ball speed dropped was finally saved by goalkeeper Lopez before going out of the bottom line.
"It's a pity. It's blocked. Yan Feng was a little disappointed. Nothing, though. Just come back next time. Now the momentum is up and he has absolute confidence that he can continue to score goals.
"It's okay, it's blocked. Cheeres on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. Then he was quick and shouted to the players on the field: "Steady." Don't rush to attack. Step back a little and don't give your opponent too much space. β
Under the command of Ferorores, Espanyol, who had realized that Granada had become different from the first half, began to strengthen their defense.
Espanyol's strengthened defense caused the newly impressive Granada team to run into problems.
Espanyol have always defended very fiercely, and once they defend seriously, even Barcelona can't easily break down their defence.
Needing to score, the Granada team, which wanted to overtake, began to press hard. But then, they were greeted by the Spaniards' ferocious and desperate fight.
Collisions, impacts, tackles, straight downs. As long as it can stop the Granada team's attack, all the players on the field are using it. This made the Granada team's attack seriously hindered for a while.
"There's no need for this, right?" Yan Feng asked a little weakly after being directly knocked down by the opponent just after taking the ball and trying to get rid of it.