Chapter 136 The Dragon in the Sky Over France
England's passion for football as the birthplace of modern football can be seen in their "famous" football hooligans, but unfortunately, as a country so fanatical about football, they have not won many glory in the world, except for a World Cup in 1966, when they took advantage of the hosts' advantage, they have not won any other glory, even the final of the European Championship they have never played. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
As a result, England have long been seen as a "periphery" in European football, and their tactical level should be "stupid and dark" in the image of the continent.
However, the Arsenal team that won the Champions League with Real Madrid at the Stade de France today has dazzled fans in France and even other European countries, not to mention how delicate the Arsenal players' foot skills are, just from the passing and cutting skills they showed in the control of the midfield, it is enough to see how high the technical and tactical level of this team is, and Real Madrid once couldn't even touch the ball for a period of time.
For Liu Han, this Champions League final did not make him too nervous, in contrast, he has participated in the NCAA finals, participated in the NBA finals, although these basketball games in terms of influence can not catch up with the influence of the Champions League finals in the world, but Liu Han did not feel too nervous because of this, he still kept running in the midfield, receiving the ball, passing, and then running to the next location to meet his teammates, the Arsenal midfielder controlled the rhythm of the game well under his leadership.
Real Madrid also organized a few effective attacks after the start of the game, but gradually they found that their possession rate began to decline, and the defense began to unconsciously return to their own penalty area, and the Arsenal team formed a siege on Real Madrid.
Real Madrid coach Bosque on the sidelines touched his already bald head with some depression, this is a small habit of his, when Bosque first realized that he was starting to lose his hair, he would touch the hair that was about to fall out when he was nervous, and now he can only touch his smooth scalp.
Although Bosque knows that he cannot fully control the transfer of the team in the management of Real Madrid, which has many factions, but he wants to have enough suitable players at his disposal, but for now, he is just trying to ensure that the current squad performs at the maximum level.
Bosque has always felt that the team lacked enough players in control in midfield, Redondo was indeed talented enough, but his liberal personality did not prevent him from being the leader of the team, you know, he even missed the '98 World Cup in France for refusing the "short hair order" of the then Argentine coach Passarella. At that time, Passarella, who was the head coach of Argentina at the time, asked his players not to wear long hair and earrings on the field, and even the "God of War" Batistuta cut his trademark long hair short, but Redondo chose to fight to the end, and he finally failed to participate in the World Cup in '98.
Originally, Bosque thought that Real Madrid had a lot of very good midfielders, such as Makelele, Seedorf, etc., but these players that Bosque thought were suitable were sold by Chairman Sans one by one, which made Bosque now overstretched in the midfield, and now this midfield lineup is the only midfielder in the team that Bosque thinks can play.
Now that the Arsenal team is gradually beginning to dominate the midfield, Bosque can't help but be a little annoyed, if Makelele is still there, if Seedorf is still there, Bosque thinks that he can make a set of lineup to restrain the Arsenal midfield, in Bosque's opinion, as long as Liu Han is strangled, Arsenal's lineup is useless.
After Arsenal gradually took control of the midfield, they began to organise attacks that threatened the Real Madrid goal.
Liu Han in the midfield around Redondo inch, although Redondo rarely make a lot of defense in the game, but I have to admit that Redondo occupies a very important position in Real Madrid's defensive system, his defensive awareness and decisive position have made him one of the best midfield defenders in this Champions League, Redondo from a middle-class family is like a medieval knight holding a sword on the field, with a sense of nobility.
But today, Redondo's extravagance is gone, and Liu Han makes Redondo feel a huge pressure, and this pressure comes from all directions.
Redondo found it difficult to keep up with Liu Han alone, the opponent's running position was quite erratic, and every time he ran with a certain purpose, which made Redondo not dare to have the slightest carelessness, after losing the qualification to participate in the national team, Redondo regarded this Champions League final more as his World Cup final, after all, the 98 World Cup final was also played on this venue.
Twenty minutes into the game ended with neither side scoreless, but Arsenal gradually took control of the tempo of the game, with possession rising all the way while Real Madrid were on the defensive.
In the twenty-sixth minute, Redondo made his first tackle of the game, against Liu Han, of course.
Liu Han stopped the ball with his right foot after receiving Ljungberg's pass, and at the same time slid over the ball with his left foot, making a feint to break through to the right.
Lei Dondo was deceived by Liu Han's realistic feints, because he felt that Liu Han's entire center of gravity had shifted to the right side of his body, so Lei Dondo did not hesitate to get stuck sideways, but Liu Han controlled the center of gravity in the extreme position of his body.
After deceiving Redondo, Liu Han pulled the ball with the outside of his left foot and broke through from the right side of Redondo's body.
Realizing that he had been shaken, Redondo didn't dare to let Liu Han go over like this, because it had reached a distance of less than ten meters on the left side of the big penalty area, and entering this range, Redondo knew that Liu Han had the ability to break Real Madrid's goal, so Redondo didn't hesitate to tackle it after turning around.
However, Redondo's tackle failed to touch the football, and the ball was deflected away by Liu Han in advance, and Redondo's foot tripped Liu Han who was about to break through without the slightest mercy, and Arsenal won a well-placed corner.
Referee Colestensen did not hesitate to stop the game, but he did not show Redondo a yellow card, although it is understandable to get a yellow card for this foul just now, Colestensen must take into account the fluidity of the game, once too early to give a yellow card to either side will ruin the rhythm of the game.
After Liu Han got up, he stood in front of the football that had been placed, he took the ball as a priority, although the position was a little off, but it was very suitable for the right foot to exert force, and the Arsenal team faced such a free kick in addition to Liu Han as a second candidate.
The nineteen-year-old Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas did not hesitate to direct his teammates to stand on the wall, and in the face of Liu Han's free kick, the Real Madrid players did not dare to be careless, and the opponent's free kick goal rate was the first in football.
Real Madrid's wall blocked the near corner under Casillas' command, while Casillas stood at the far end.
Colestenson's whistle blew, and Liu Han started to run towards the football, his acceleration was not fast, but seemed to be walking slowly.
As usual, the free kick kick is kicked, but this time Liu Han made a small upward movement when he kicked the football, which made the spin of the football after it flew quite weird.
As we all know, when the ball rotates at high speed in the air, the resistance of the air will cut the running line of the ball in the air, so that the original line of the ball changes, such a change is predictable under ideal conditions, but in the real situation, when the football is hit by a huge force, the shape often changes, this deformation will make the running line of the football in the high-speed cutting of the air uncontrollable changes, so there are sometimes some very weird curved balls on the football field.
Liu Han sent such a curved ball this time, when the ball just flew up, it flew towards the near corner of the goal, and the high-speed flying football flew directly over the human wall to the near corner of the Real Madrid goal, Casillas did not dare to have the slightest carelessness and immediately saved to the near corner.
But when Casillas pounced, the movement of the ball changed strangely, and the ball suddenly swung in the air and began to turn towards the other side of the goal. The lines of the soccer ball are connected like an oriental dragon writhing in the air.
Casillas watched in the air dumbfounded as the ball flew off the other side of his body and grazed the crossbar and into the back of the net.
The Stade de France was silent for three seconds, and then a huge cheer shook the sky, and everyone was shocked by such a strange curved goal. (To be continued.) )