Chapter 87: The National Derby (5)
Zhang Yuan doesn't necessarily have expectations, but at least it's not a bad thing, and Ronaldo probably agreed to Zhang Yuan's suggestion with this idea. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Yibian fought again, and it was Barcelona that took the initiative, and the effect of playing three defensive midfielders is still not obvious for the time being.
Responsible for marking Zhang Yuan is Puyol, Puyol is not tall, outstanding bounce, he is shorter than Zhang Yuan, although the top may not be able to compete for Zhang Yuan, but Puyol is very experienced, and he and Pique form a partner, itself in the face of a single striker Puyol with excellent steals, Pique to help defend the position.
But at this time, he can't count on Pique, because Ronaldo also resisted Pique, and Real Madrid suddenly changed into a double striker.
These two people can't be negligent, Zhang Yuan's poor performance in the first half does not mean that he has no strength.
And after the start of the second half, Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo did not return to defense, but pressed Barcelona's two major central defenders, Pique and Puyol, and they did not necessarily force Barcelona's penalty area, but did not let the back line go outside the 40-meter line.
Of course, Barcelona will not be unaware of such a situation when playing possession, they are now leading by two goals anyway, and if you like to force it, you can force it, and simply put your own possession area no longer forward, but play possession in the backfield, attracting Real Madrid to come out and press.
If this plan fails, it is dangerous to reverse the ball at the back, but for Barcelona, what they often do is to reverse the ball at the back, they do not think it is a dangerous move, and the past facts have also proved that their players have a very strong ability to play the ball, and it is not a problem to reverse the ball at the back.
Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo are very anxious, Barcelona's possession of the ball can be said to declare zero pressure on the two of them, because high pressing requires other teammates to move forward as a whole, but Mourinho obviously does not allow Real Madrid's midfield players to press too much.
Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo were busy for a while and could only give up, there was no way to grab the ball, the more fierce the two of them, the more Barcelona was willing to reverse the ball in the backfield, it must be difficult to force the ball down with the strength of three people, unless the opponent made a serious personal mistake.
Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo had to retreat their positions, Barcelona controlled the ball to the midfield, Zhang Yuan's head was thinking about the attack, he didn't want to participate in the defense at all now, he has been paying attention to two things, the first Ronaldo and Di Maria's position, where the second ball is.
These two things will determine the success or failure of his striker today.
Mourinho's tactics in the second half are actually not much different from Zhang Yuan's tactics against Barcelona in Schalke 04, that is, to defend and counterattack, relying on Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo to solve the problem, Di Maria is a winger but he has a defensive task, only Zhang Yuan and Ronaldo don't have to worry about defense at all, and they don't need to think about defense, just think about how to send the ball into Barcelona's door.
In the 52nd minute, Barcelona finally lost the ball in the front, Khedira, Carvalho, and Las Diarra worked together to encircle and cut the ball off Xavi's feet, and there was a suspicion of fouling, but the referee Gonzalez did not blow it.
Las Diarra handed the ball to nearby Alonso, who had used his long ball today, but he may have faced too much pressure today, and Alonso couldn't find his place accurately on several long balls.
It's the same this time, he originally wanted to make a long pass to find Zhang Yuan, but unfortunately he didn't pass the ball quite well, but passed it a little close.
But it's really a coincidence, Zhang Yuan just hopes that the ball doesn't need to be too close, he doesn't like to fight hard with Puyol, he doesn't think he has much advantage, even if he can win, but with Puyol's experience, it will be difficult to get rid of him in the future.
It was better to retreat to catch the ball, which gave Zhang Yuan time to find a way to get rid of it.
Puyol is still two or three meters away from Zhang Yuan, and it is very difficult to grab the ball with Zhang Yuan at this distance.
Down with him! Down with him! That's what Puyol had in his head at this time.
Zhang Yuan rushed back to catch the ball, Puyol also acted, he was going to put the tackle, Zhang Yuan he had a hand, he understood that this person's advantage was there, if he let him complete the turn, maybe he couldn't prevent Zhang Yuan's speed at all, and he had to use the tackle to intercept the ball together.
Puyol's inner voice told him to go up and tackle Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan was destined to disappoint him, perhaps because he had already figured out how to get past Puyol.
Zhang Yuan did not stop the ball, but turned sideways halfway, used the heel of his right foot to bounce the ball that had landed on the ground, and directly added a force to pick the ball towards the direction of the Barcelona half, and the ball formed an arc and crossed the small Puyol.
Puyol's plan was unsuccessful, Zhang Yuan's way of handling the ball exceeded his expectations, this turn was a passing action, but Zhang Yuan's side turn was still dozens of centimeters away from him, Puyol was able to reach Zhang Yuan with his hands, but Zhang Yuan's start speed was very fast, his leg strength was very strong, the right heel jumped the ball, the left foot kicked the ground to exert force, all in one go, Puyol happened to grab Zhang Yuan's jersey with his left hand, and he grabbed Zhang Yuan's very dead.
"Roar!" Zhang Yuan roared angrily, like an angry lion at this moment, he broke free from Puyol's pull, but the jersey was torn, what a lot of strength was used!
Puyol's move won a certain opportunity for Barcelona's defense, Pique saw extraordinary, seeing Puyol's move, he did not choose to fill in the position to grab, but quickly moved to the direction of the penalty area, ready to stand in a good position for Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan now has a lot of options, he can divide the left side, he knows Ronaldo from the beginning of receiving the ball, Ronaldo will definitely catch up from there, no one in Barcelona can stop him, Ronaldo will form a single knife, and Zhang Yuan has a Pique in front of him, and the ball is the best choice.
Zhang Yuan didn't choose to pass the ball, but took a small step directly and shot directly with his feet, oh my God, this is a shot of almost 45 meters, but Zhang Yuan did it!
He saw Valdés, saw Pique, Pique was about 3 meters away from him, and Valdés didn't move at all in the penalty area, because this situation told him that Zhang Yuan was more likely to divide the ball, he was moving fast among the goalkeepers, and he also thought that Zhang Yuan was on Ronaldo's side, and he would take the initiative to attack and block the ball.
At this time, seeing that Zhang Yuan had already made an ultra-long-distance shot, he reacted and retreated into the goal while watching the ball.
Zhang Yuan deliberately took such a step, he just wanted to add strength, this is not a hanging door, this is a shot, a strong shot, he just wants to make Valdes unable to catch up with the ball at such a fast speed.
His footwork was surprisingly well controlled, and he also had an outside spin, Valdés was already dual-minded and had to run and predict the direction of the ball, and the speed was naturally not as fast as his attack, but before he could run to the net, the ball was already one step ahead of him and drilled into the top left corner of the gate.
Before the ball was scored, Zhang Yuan had a hunch that the goal would be scored!
He raised his hands high and looked at the Camp Nou, and was beaten 0-2 by Barcelona in just 20 minutes, which was a shame for Real Madrid.
But Zhang Yuan's long-range shot is also a shame for Barcelona, Valdés was humiliatingly hung the door, often walking by the river without getting his shoes wet, as an attacking goalkeeper, he will often be seen by such a long-range shot, and it is a bit embarrassing to see it under the noses of Barcelona fans at Camp Nou.
Mourinho finally regained his vitality, the moment Zhang Yuan shot the goal, he involuntarily stood up from the coach's seat, and when the ball went in, he clenched his fists and raised his hands like Zhang Yuan, Real Madrid has not equalized, but such a goal is too relieving, Real Madrid has hope!
"Wow! Incredible goal! Incredible Zhang Yuan! In the 52nd minute of the second half, Zhang Yuan... Zhang Yuan pulled back a point for Real Madrid! Zhang Yuan's shot was so beautiful! It was beyond our belief, I didn't expect him to shoot from such a distance! Beautiful goal......" Duan Xuan on the commentary seat was excited, and he kept repeating the beautiful goal, because he really couldn't think of any words to describe Zhang Yuan's goal.
"Valdés is too far forward! They are still negligent to Zhang Yuan! Zhang Yuan's shot is too sudden, and Ronaldo on the left side has already stepped forward, but Zhang Yuan actually chose to shoot instead of passing! This is definitely beyond the imagination of everyone present!" Another commentator, Zhang Gui analyzed.
Valdés is now sitting in the net with his head down, and the Barca defenders are collectively silent. (To be continued.) )