Chapter 505: Resisting the King of Portugal
Although Xu Xin had built up some confidence in his strength due to his good performances in the two Copa del Rey games against Valencia, he was more cautious to focus more on defense after coming on as a substitute for Juanfran in the second half. After all, Valencia's wide players are not half a star apart from Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria.
Seeing that Xu Xin did not press the middle line even when the team was attacking, Feng Quan knew that his "little fellow" must be worried that if he pressed too high, he was likely to become the opponent's main attack point in the process of the team's transition from offense to defense. Moreover, with his own defensive ability, even if he is prepared, it is difficult to limit the breakthrough of the opposing player in a one-on-one situation, so wouldn't it be worse to be "targeted" by the opponent when switching from defense to offense?
So, Feng Quan took the opportunity of Xu Xin's throw-in to come to his side, and quickly said to him: "Brother, since the boss sent you to play, it proves that he recognizes your strength." In addition, the reason why the boss chose to send you instead of Toby, who has stronger frontal defensive ability, is also to use your speed and physical advantages to make a certain contribution to the team's attack. ”
"Also, with me on the right side of the flank, I suppressed them, and the guys on the opposite side didn't dare to press too far forward. So, when I take the ball and cut in the middle, you have to be bold and press for the assist. Not only does this increase the team's attacking options, but you also attract the attention of the opponent's defense on the flanks, which indirectly helps me share the pressure of attack. ”
After a pause, Feng Quan continued: "When it's our turn to defend, I will also appropriately retreat to help, and I won't let you fall into a lonely battle." ”
After that, after Feng Quan glanced at Xu Xin, he first pretended to move closer to the middle, and then when Xu Xin threw the football on the right side of the field, he suddenly ran in the direction of the football landing point after a sudden emergency stop.
Although Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Khedira rushed to the direction of the football landing point the moment Xu Xin threw the throw-in, they could only watch the wind stab the ball in the direction of the baseline before they were accelerated by the "King of Speed" with all their might. Then, at the moment when the football was about to roll out of the bottom line, he passed the ball to the front of the goal.
Although Diego Costa, who was outflanked in the middle, pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal before Pepe cleared it, Casillas, who was like "hanging" in this game, once again rushed to lift the ball out of the bottom line with one hand when the football was about to cross the goal line.
Xu Xin's contribution in this attack that almost broke the opponent's goal, although it was only to throw the ball to the empty space on the right side of the front field, but Feng Quan, who did his best to send a cross into the penalty area, still smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
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After Feng Quan's enlightenment, although Xu Xin still focused most of his energy on defense, he finally dared to press the middle line when the team was attacking, which played a role in helping Feng Quan "share" the opponent's defensive pressure to a certain extent.
At the same time, because Feng Quan opened the skill of [Great God's Light], which helped Xu Xin successively improve the attributes of [Reaction], [Defensive Awareness], [Positional Sense] and [Prediction], although Xu Xin failed to directly cut off the football at the opponent's feet in the direct confrontation with C. Ronaldo or Di Maria, he also forced them to use all their skills.
In the 13th minute of the second half, C. Ronaldo received a ball from Ozil on the left side of the front field, and then dribbled forward along the left sideline.
When C. Ronaldo came to the corner of the penalty area, he first pretended to cut inside the front of the penalty area, and after Xu Xin stuck his inward cutting line, C. Ronaldo, who was facing the goal, made three consecutive pulls with the sole of his right foot towards the bottom line.
When Xu Xin, who was moving laterally, was about to break the ball with his foot, the Portuguese king suddenly moved the ball to his right side with his right foot. Then, when Xu Xin quickly adjusted his center of gravity with his strong body reaction ability after the "bonus", and once again stuck the line of C. Ronaldo breaking into the penalty area, C. Ronaldo used the inside of his right foot to buckle the ball from behind him to the bottom line.
Immediately afterwards, just when C. Ronaldo thought that he had successfully got rid of the opponent's entanglement with the "signature action" of smashing the ball behind him, he was surprised to see that he had adjusted his center of gravity to the left side of the rest, and a tenacious sideways sliding tackle blocked C. Ronaldo's line into the penalty area.
It's a pity that C. Ronaldo, who has been among the world's top stars for several years, although he was a little surprised that Xu Xin was in a hurry to use the sliding tackle to block himself from breaking into the penalty area, but in the next moment, C. Ronaldo once again used his left foot to deduct the ball from behind him to his right side, and then led the ball with his right foot into the Atletico Madrid penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who burst into the penalty area, completed a curling goal, but the ball eventually slid out of the goal thanks to the combined interference of Atletico Madrid's Miranda and Mario Suarez.
Xu Xin's bold rush gave C. Ronaldo a chance to break into the penalty area, but several teammates near the penalty area did not complain about this, but came over to pat him on the shoulder in encouragement.
And the captain Gabi put his arm around Xu Xin's shoulder with a smile and said, "Good job, Xu." Even if Juan is still on the court, he can't do better than you. ”
Although Xu Xin was very pleased with the generosity of his teammates, at the same time, he also secretly vowed to repay the trust of coach Diego Simeone and his teammates with his excellent performance.
In the subsequent game, although Xu Xin still failed to directly cut off the football at C. Ronaldo's feet, Xu Xin, who never dared to stretch his feet, also forced C. Ronaldo to break into the penalty area with the ball by himself, and could only tear Xu Xin's defense through cooperation with other teammates.
Although looking at the whole world football, the fledgling Xu Xin is just a rather inconspicuous small role, but his performance after his debut has left the impression of "difficult kraft candy" in Cristiano Ronaldo's heart.
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After seeing Xu Xin's confidence gradually build, Feng Quan no longer retreated to the 30-meter area of his own side as before when the team was on the defensive, but only retreated to the middle line and was ready to launch a quick counterattack at any time.
Feng Quan, who no longer retreated in a large area, seemed to hang above Marcelo's head like a giant sword that could be cut off at any moment.
So much so that even when the Real Madrid team was in an offensive state, Marcelo did not dare to easily press the half to participate in the attack.
Not only that, but even Khedira and Sergio Ramos in the middle have to be on the lookout for the windy wide cuts at all times.
Although Real Madrid paid enough attention to Feng Quan's defense, and he did not get too many good shots after switching to the right wing. However, the other two in Atletico Madrid's forward line have more attacking opportunities.