Chapter Twenty-Three: Not Qualified to Be an Opponent
This game is worthy of the Madrid city derby, and at the beginning of the game, the smell of gunpowder on both sides was very strong.
There's no temptation, there's no such thing as finding your game form.
In the fourth minute, Koke was shown a yellow card by referee Javier Estrada Fernandez for Pepe, who picked up the ball in a flying tackle on the wing.
Generally speaking, the game has just begun, and the referee will not take out the cards immediately, even if there is a foul, it will be mainly a verbal warning, which can ensure that the game can be carried out smoothly and the excitement of the game will not be reduced.
But this game was different, and referee Fernandez may have been worried that if he didn't use the thunder to calm the players on both sides, he might have thrown the game into complete chaos.
And the thirty-seven-year-old Javier Estrada Fernández is also very strict as a referee, and he is particularly good at dealing cards.
He officiated 21 La Liga games last season, showing 103 yellow cards and 7 red cards.
In a total of 102 La Liga games he has officiated, he has shown a total of 553 yellow cards and 27 red cards.
An average of 5.4 yellow cards per game.
At its peak was the 2011-2012 season, officiating 22 La Liga games and showing 133 yellow cards, an average of six yellow cards per game.
arranged for him to blow this game, obviously hoping to use his eyes to deter the players on both sides and make them converge.
But whether that works or not, that's hard to say......
In the twelfth minute, Atletico Madrid's left wing-back Siqueira was shown a yellow card for a foul on Gareth Bale while defending.
Obviously, Fernandez's yellow card strategy did not work much against Atletico Madrid, and two yellow cards were issued to Atletico Madrid players in the opening 12 minutes, which did not serve the purpose of deterring Atletico Madrid players.
“…… Simeone, like last season, used a more aggressive tactics against Real Madrid's players, forcing them to be unable to control the ball well under high pressure. However, it is also easy to put the players into the dangerous situation of frequent cards, and the game has only started for twelve minutes, and Atletico Madrid has two players who have received yellow cards......" The commentator José Maria speaks super fast, which is the characteristic of the Spanish commentators, and when watching the game, the chatter of the Spanish commentators can always be heard in the ears, but no one will feel noisy, because excellent commentators will only make you surging with the progress of the game and their commentary.
"But I'm afraid his wishful thinking for this game will fail. Because Ancelotti arranged the three midfield configuration of Xavi Alonso, Toni Kroos and Modric in this game, with these three midfielders, Real Madrid's control ability has been greatly strengthened. Atletico Madrid also continues to adopt this set of strategic play, I am afraid that not only will not oppress the opponent, but will make themselves lose their combat effectiveness because of too many cards...... In fact, just before Siqueira fouled Bale, Bale had a shot on goal, but it was just slightly wide of the goal......"
Not long after Maria said this, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Moya kicked the ball in the backfield and kicked the football to the front, and the forward Raul Garcia jumped up to head the ferry, and after running flexibly in the front position, he stopped Raul Garcia's ferry with his chest, and then volleyed directly without waiting for the ball to land!
It's just that the ball was pumped a little positively, and it was held in the arms of Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas.
"It was Gao's first shot of the game, a volley, the football was pressed well, but it was too good to threaten the goal that Casillas was guarding!"
The TV broadcast gave a close-up of Gao Zheng after the shot, and Gao Zheng in the shot did not regret his kick, but turned back to Raul Garcia and gave him a thumbs up and thanked him for his beautiful pass.
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Atletico Madrid fans were still regretting that Gao Zheng's volley was saved by Casillas, and a minute later, Real Madrid made a mistake in his own return pass.
Their centre-back, Sergio Ramos, didn't listen well when he stopped his team-mate's return half-high ball, and the ball bounced off his thigh!
Gao Zheng, who had been cruising near him, took an arrow step, and with agility that others could not imagine, he chased to the landing point of the football.
"Ramos made a mistake! This is Atletico Madrid's chance! High! He caught up with the football and volleyed straight away!! ”
In the shouts of the commentator José Maria, Gao Zheng pumped the football to the near corner of the goal, and the football rushed forward against the turf at an astonishing speed.
Fortunately, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas was attentive and immediately moved his feet after Ramos made a mistake on the ball. If he waits until Gao Zheng shoots with his foot to make a save, it is likely to be too late......
And this time, he kicked out with all his might, pounced sideways, and at the same time stretched his left hand against the turf as much as he could, and finally pulled it out of the bottom line before the ball was passed into the goal!
Casillas ——!! He saved Real Madrid's goal! A brilliant save that almost knocked the ball out with the tip of your fingers! If it's a little later, Atletico Madrid will be ahead! ”
There was also a loud exclamation from the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium, a cry of fear from Real Madrid fans.
This time, Gao Zheng couldn't help but grit his teeth and wave his fist, feeling sorry for not being able to score.
And his teammates gave Gao Zheng a thumbs up or applauded him to praise his performance.
"During this time, Atletico Madrid's offensive came up, and Gao was very active. It was his first competitive game for Atletico Madrid and he was excited to play against Real Madrid......"
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As soon as Casillas got up, Ramos ran back and gave him a hug – if it weren't for the captain's attention, he might have been the culprit for Real Madrid to concede.
The mistake just now came from his carelessness, he didn't expect Gao Zheng to be so clever and able to quickly catch his mistake.
To be honest, none of the players in Real Madrid have played against Gao Zheng before, and they don't know much about Gao Zheng.
After Gao Zheng said the famous "I want to beat Real Madrid", the players of Real Madrid did not bother to understand him.
Generally speaking, tall forwards are inevitably clumsy, even if they are not strong, such as the famous high school striker Crouch, who is as thin as a bamboo pole, and I don't see how agile he can move.
But looking at the step that Gao Zheng kicked out just now in order to grab the second drop point of the football, it was really an arrow step to kill the football, so that Ramos didn't react at all.
When Ramos and Casillas embraced, Cristiano Ronaldo set his eyes on Gao Zheng.
He thought of what the kid had said to himself before the game.
Unceremoniously, unabashedly, ** naked expression of hostility towards himself.
And he's not just talking, judging from the two attacks after the opening, he is working in the direction of turning this sentence into reality.
In Ronaldo's view, Messi is the only one who can be regarded as his opponent, and as for others, they are not qualified to be their opponents. But this does not mean that he will laugh at Gao Zheng's provocation.
When someone says they want to beat themselves in front of them, if they can endure it and nothing happens, it is definitely not Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo pursed his lips and decided to give this boy a little color to the boy who didn't know how thick the sky was.
He believed that as long as he defeated this man, he should have a chance to know how to be polite when he saw him again from now on.