Chapter 472: Loss of a Fierce General
Diego Costa, who had been lying in ambush near the penalty spot, immediately moved towards the back of the goal after seeing Gabi, who was in charge of the corner, raise his left arm high. However, just as Alexis, who was in charge of marking him, followed him in the direction of the back point, Diego Costa suddenly made a sharp stop, and then quickly broke free from the opponent's entanglement and rushed in the direction of the goal point.
At the same time, Gabi, who was in charge of taking the corner, immediately fired a very fast high ball in the direction of the goal point.
Just as Diego Costa jumped high in the direction of the incoming ball and was about to shake his head at the goal after getting rid of Alexis's marking, goalkeeper Moya, who played extremely well in this game, scrambled to knock the ball out of the penalty area.
And at the next moment, due to the inertia of the body, the head of Diego Costa, who was ready to head the goal, staged a "close contact" with Moya's fists who had just put the ball in and out of the penalty area.
Immediately afterwards, Diego Costa, who was hit in the head by Moya's double fists, immediately fell directly to the lawn from mid-air as if he had received a heavy blow from a boxing master.
The moment Diego Costa fell on the turf, there was a burst of exclamations from the stands at the Wonderland Metropolitano Stadium, followed by more than half of the home fans' cries for a penalty.
However, although the referee blew the whistle in his hand the moment Diego Costa fell to the ground, he only blew the game to allow medical personnel outside the stadium to enter the stadium to treat him, and did not "conform to public opinion" to award a penalty to Atletico Madrid.
The next moment, after seeing that the referee did not award a penalty, deafening boos broke out in the stands instantly, and at the same time, many more radical fans also issued insulting words such as "shameless black whistle" and "referee, you bitch".
In fact, from the perspective of the rules of the game, the penalty of the referee on duty is still relatively fair.
That's right, Diego Costa's fall to the ground was indeed caused by a double fist blow from Getafe goalkeeper Moya. But Moya, who knocked him down, did not do it intentionally, but after knocking the ball out of the penalty area, due to physical inertia, he inadvertently knocked down Diego Costa, who was about to grab the goal.
In addition, the rules of the football game clearly stipulate that the goalkeeper has the supreme right to make physical contact with the opposing player in the small penalty area.
Although Diego Costa's intention was to go for a header and grab a point, rather than hoping to gain advantage by relying on physical contact. But with Moya already hitting the ball first, even if he knocked down Diego Costa, who was about to grab a point, it was not a foul.
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After Iker Aduris's emergency treatment, Diego Costa barely stood up from the lawn, but his eyes were not only full of "little stars" of various colors, but also the feeling of "floating" under his feet. Without the support of the team doctor and staff, Diego Costa is likely to fall on the turf again.
In desperation, Iker Aduris had to make a substitution gesture towards Diego Simeone, who was anxiously standing on the sidelines.
Although it was not his intention to put the wind on the bench, Diego Simeone, as the manager of the team, clearly still values the overall interests of the club. Therefore, the Argentines still hope that the team can win this game without the wind.
However, the fact that Diego Costa was unable to stay on the pitch due to injury left Diego Simeone in a dilemma.
On the one hand, apart from Diego Costa, the only player in the team who is a full-fledged center forward, and Adrian Lopes can break through to the center forward position.
However, even Diego Costa, Europe's hottest striker at the moment, can't break through Moya's ten-finger barrier, so how can Adrian López, who has not started this season so far, be the hero who saved the team?
On the other hand, although sending Feng Quan to play can greatly improve the team's offensive speed, in this way, it is equivalent to standing on Feng Quan's side and working against the club's top management.
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Although purely from the perspective of team-mates, Feng Quan, who was warming up on the sidelines, was worried about Diego Costa's fitness. However, the thought of the club's "kicking" himself to the bench because he was unwilling to accept the liquidated damages clause of 150 million euros made Feng Quan's heart faintly rise a hint of retaliatory "pleasure".
If Feng Quan starts this game, he will be able to divert the attention of at least one or two Getafe players. As a result, Diego Costa will have to bear a lot less attacking pressure. With this happening, it will be more difficult for Getafe to maintain a one-goal lead.
However, due to the fact that Feng Quan was unable to start, the disadvantages of Atletico Madrid's attacking players lacking the speed advantage were shown under the high pressing tactics of the Getafe team.
That's right, with Getafe's defensive ability, it is difficult to completely trap Atletico Madrid, which has technical midfielders such as Koke and Alda Turan. However, due to the lack of absolute speed of the attacking players, even if Cork and others can successfully break the opponent's high pressing and victory, before the attacking players can actually bring the ball into the danger zone, the Getafe team has been able to set up a relatively complete defensive line.
In fact, the reason why Getafe goalkeeper Moya was able to put on a magical performance in this game was not because he was already at the level of the world's top goalkeepers, but because whenever Diego Costa broke into the box, there were at least two defenders by his side.
Even if Diego Costa, who is physically strong and has excellent sense of grabbing points, can force his opponent to force a shot, but the quality of his shot will inevitably be affected by the interference of the opponent. In this way, goalkeeper Moya's saving difficulty is naturally reduced.
Just when Feng Quan was "happy" because of the team's unfavorable situation, the team's assistant coach Herman Boggs came to him.
"Wind, the boss asked me to ask you if you're ready to play." Herman Boggs asked, slightly anxious.
Hearing this, Feng Quan immediately replied confidently: "There is no problem." ”
Immediately afterward, Feng Quan followed Herman Boggs to the side of the fourth official to complete the formalities related to coming off the bench.
That's right, Diego Simeone, who was hesitating a moment ago, finally made up his mind to replace Feng Quan. After all, as long as you can lead the team to victory, what does it mean to offend the club's top management?
Moreover, Feng Quan, who came on as a substitute, only took less than 3 minutes to prove that he was the irreplaceable offensive core of Atletico Madrid with his actual actions.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Gabi and Raul Garcia combined to cut off the ball at the feet of Pedro León and immediately sent a long ball over the top to the unguarded area on the left side of the field.
Although Diego Simeone put Feng Quan in the central striker position, when the team was in defensive position, Feng Quan still appeared on the left side as in previous games.
However, Fengquan's seemingly "disobedient behavior" is actually the result of Diego Simeone's instructions.