Frontcourt.

Barcelona has been constantly controlling the ball, constantly passing the ball to the front to find opportunities, their style of play is indeed very effective, continuous possession of the ball makes Newcastle United have no good way, the backfield does not dare to pull away from the formation, can only be stuffy near the penalty area, the physical energy consumed by the defense is not much, but the energy consumption is also very large, they must always pay attention to the opponent's forward pass, even if it is a little distraction, the football may quickly pass to the penalty area.

No doubt.

Barcelona's style of play has been played to the extreme, and it has an advantage against most teams.

Newcastle United is no exception.

Newcastle United plays very passively, even if there is a ball advantage, whether the heart is a little more relaxed, or can only defend passively, but defense is not something that can be defended if you want to.

Keegan's tactics were not bad, and the players on the field played well.

Barcelona attacked several waves in a row and didn't find a good opportunity, they simply handed the ball directly to Messi, and handing the ball to Messi was Barcelona's tactic, Messi took the ball twice to start a breakthrough, and almost helped the team find a good opportunity.

In the 21st minute of the game, Barcelona still scored.

Messi!

Messi retreated to receive a pass from his teammate, and then made another breakthrough posture to attract the attention of the defence, but immediately handed the ball to Xavi.

Xavi picks up the right pass!

Samuel Eto'o takes the ball on the right and kicks it to Messi, who then passes to Henry on the left.

Henry!

Henry has rarely heard the name since his move to Barcelona, but Henry has not been without performances, scoring 19 goals in La Liga this season, making him the third most-scorer in Barcelona.

The reason why Henry has been reported less is simply because Samuel Eto'o and Messi have scored more goals.

It can be seen from the goal data how fierce Barcelona's firepower is, nineteen goals can only rank third, and the leading scorer Eto'o has scored thirty goals, Eto'o, Henry and Messi form a forward line, the scary is very obvious.

Henry takes the ball!

The series of passes just now helped to attract most of the defence's attention, and Henry even had time to stop the ball after receiving the pass.

Subsequently--

Shoot hard!

The ball raced to the near corner of the goal, but Given's failed save and could only accept the result.

1 to 1!

Thierry Henry helped Barcelona equalise.

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Thierry Henry's goal was a huge boost for Barcelona.

Zhen Shaolong's goal just now was too big a blow to Barcelona's morale, and many players still remember the group stage meeting, they lost two games to Newcastle United, all because Zhen Shaolong performed too well, and his efficiency alone exceeded Barcelona's entire striker.

Don't worry about it now!

Although Zhen Shaolong scored first, Henry helped the team equalize, and they couldn't help but think of Pep Guardiola's words, "We are a unit, and each of us is a star, a top star, and the squad is much better than them." ”

"We have no reason to lose, even if the opponent (Zhen Shaolong) is very efficient, but we will have more possession, more chances, and more goals!"

That's right!

Judging from the previous games, this is indeed the case.

Zhen Shaolong completed a goal, his efficiency was indeed very good, and his performance was also very amazing, but they had more attacking opportunities, more chances in front of goal, and their forward efficiency was also very high, and there was no reason why they would lose to Newcastle United.

Meantime.

Newcastle United have not been greatly affected.

It's mostly mentality.

Everyone in Barcelona thinks about the game and wins, and Newcastle United, the vast majority of players never want the result, because the past games have proven that it is Zhen Shaolong's performance that determines the result......

Ahem.

Although it is a bit strange to say this, but the fact is that this is the case, especially in the game against strong teams, Zhen Shaolong's performance plays a role in determining the outcome of the game, what is the use of them thinking so much?

They can't decide anyway.

Since it is something that cannot be decided, there is no need to shoulder the pressure, and the idea of most players is, "do your best and play your ......"

That's it.

It's probably also a very good mentality that allows most of the players to perform normally and not be affected by the game situation.

Zhen Shaolong is indeed under pressure.

He also felt a little helpless after seeing Thierry Henry finish the goal, because he had so few chances.

So far in the game, Zhen Shaolong has only touched the ball three times, the first time is a goal, needless to say, it is difficult to find opportunities just now, and when he received a pass in front, the opponent did not give him space to rush up at all.

Also, the number of offenses is a problem.

Football is controlled at the feet of Barcelona most of the time, Newcastle United do not attack many frontally, it is difficult to hit the counter-attack to get past the halfway, and the big-foot pass at the back is not so accurate.

Zhen Shaolong has fewer opportunities to stand in front.

"It's not going to go on like this......"

"The other side has too many opportunities, if it drags on...... Maybe another one? "Zhen Shaolong really has no confidence in the backcourt defense, the main defense is not something he can decide, his teammates have problems playing, or the opponent relies on a strong lineup, and there is no way to force him to find opportunities.

If Barcelona has been performing very well, even if there is an improvement in the effect of temporary tasks, it may not be able to lead the team to beat Barcelona.

So......

"The lead is very important, the score must be ahead, which affects their mentality......" Zhen Shaolong thought carefully, or decided to score a goal to regain the lead.

"Forget it, let's go first!"

When Zhen Shaolong made a decision, he couldn't help but speak up, and sighed with a long sigh, as if he was talking about helpless things.

Busquets was a little confused, and he felt that he had misheard, "What did you say?" First ball? Is that so? ”

"Huh? Right? ”

"Right?"

"Ahem...... Take care of yourself, I really didn't find out that you have so much trash talk......" Zhen Shaolong shook his head helplessly, looking like he didn't understand you.

When Busquets saw this action, he felt very depressed, and he decided not to speak after that, but to express it with practical actions.

First ball?

This is looking down on Lao Tzu!

Zhen Shaolong is not in the mood to pay attention to Busquets, he dares to say that the 'first goal' is also confident, the effect of "Attack" plus the effect of "Must Kill", as long as there is a pass in the penalty area, the squandering comes out together, the goal cannot be said to be 100%, it is more than 90%, and it is really a bit of a waste to use two active skills in one breath, but the form of the game in front of you is also very important to use the lead and your own performance to affect the opponent's mentality.

Maybe that's more important than an Action Skill.

Zhen Shaolong began to try to find opportunities, he asked Barton and Geremi to pay attention to the front of the pass, but soon found that it was still difficult to pass to the penalty area.

Mainly......

Barcelona's back line is almost on the penalty line, and he can't rush into the box at all, otherwise it will be an offside foul.

Newcastle United did not invest much in the attack, and the midfielders could not play too much cooperation, each time it was three or two feet through the midfield, and it was necessary to rely on the frontcourt players to fight to pass the ball to key positions, and the result was that two consecutive advances were futile, but Barcelona took the opportunity to play a strong attack and almost broke through the Newcastle gate.

"Let's retreat and get the ball!"

When Newcastle United launched a frontal push again, Zhen Shaolong was simply ready to retreat some to find opportunities.

That's when Barton kicked a long pass.

Zhen Shaolong stood on the line of the penalty area, only Busquets was a little further back than him, and there was Yaya Toure on the right side.

Seeing the football rushing towards this side, Yaya Toure immediately squeezed Zhen Shaolong, and Busquets was about to clear the ball with a header, but Zhen Shaolong realized that it was a good opportunity, and he did not compete with Yaya Toure for position, but stood behind Busquets.

“——？”

Yaya Toure was a little confused, but he didn't have time to react.

Busquets jumped.

Meantime.

Zhen Shaolong has been paying close attention, and found that "Attack" can be used and activated immediately, and the effect is immediately apparent.

Sergio Busquets headheaded......

The ball hit Sergio Busquets' shoulder and fell, and Zhen Shaolong buried his head in the penalty area, and the ball rolled in front of him.

In the eyes of others, Busquets misjudged and failed to reach the ball, the football hit his shoulder and slowed down and flew backwards, Zhen Shaolong used the leg of his right foot to make a very superb stop during the run.

Football is ready to be held in front!

Barcelona immediately panicked.

With the loud noise of the surrounding stands, goalkeeper Valdés rushed out of the goal, but Zhen Shaolong was already one step ahead -

Kick and shoot!

"Bang!"

The ball flew over Valdés' head and landed accurately into the goal behind him.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! ”

"Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong! In the thirty-sixth minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong once again helped the team complete the goal! This ball is a one-shot ......"

"Busquets made a mistake, Zhen Shaolong seized the opportunity accurately, his reaction was too fast, and the ball was stopped smoothly during the run, and it did not hinder the run at all. This is the best craftsmanship in the world! ”

"This stop is so wonderful......"

In the shouts of the game commentator, the TV screen kept replaying the process, and the key was Zhen Shaolong's stop ball, his right foot just knocked on the ball while running, and the football was hit in front of him instantly, and he didn't even look back in the process.

"This requires a very good ability to predict the trajectory of football in advance......

French sports television, special guest Zinedine Zidane explained the stoppage, "This is the knee-jerk reaction of a top star, he simulates the trajectory in his mind the moment he sees the fall of the football." ”

"Looking at the shot just now, we can see that when he takes a step, there is a back-to-back movement in the right back heel, which is a real stopping action."

"That's enough."

"When the skill of ball control reaches its peak, the simplest is the most effective...... With just this one stoppage, I can be sure that his technique has reached the pinnacle, and even the pinnacle of what an athlete can achieve, football can be said to be part of the body. ”

"That explains why he shoots so accurately."

"I've seen a lot of reports before, saying that his skills are very poor, only the shooting is accurate, that's all false, in fact, Zhen Shaolong has never said that his skills are poor, they are all random comments from the outside world, can people with poor skills stop this kind of ball?"

"If you make a comparison, I'm sure he's the best on the pitch. Even Messi can't compare at all. ”