Chapter 79: How can it be as good as it should be
As soon as the second half began, Griezmann began to continue the coquettish performance of the first half, after breaking through on the right side in succession, he hit a ball that looked like a pass and flew into the far corner of the goal, and the ball slid past the goal again after Areola couldn't save.
Although the French striker's breakthrough was quite flashy and exciting, his last shot on goal was never a real threat to the goal, which is the biggest reason why Villarreal can now draw with Atletico Madrid.
In Dai Zhiwei's view, even if the former Spanish golden boy arrives in the Chinese Super League, he may not be able to rank at the top of the scorer list.
In the following minutes of the game, Villarreal, who was passive on the field, almost had a chance to take the lead.
Villarreal's long pass from the back field directly found Dai Zhiwei, and he did not choose to stop the ball by relying on Godin, but with a cushion of his foot, he directly picked the ball into the penalty area.
Bakambu finally honed a tacit understanding with Dai Zhiwei after many games, and the moment Dai Zhiwei picked up the pass, he quickly started to step forward, but unfortunately under the interference of Savic, Bakambu's shot was too straight and was blocked by Oblak directly in the chest.
As the saying goes, if you don't take it, you will be harmed.
3 minutes later, Villarreal suffered a blow, the veteran Rukavina was yellow carded for a foul on Felipe Luiz in the defense, and a total of two yellow cards were sent off.
After the 10-man team set up the bus against Villarreal, Atletico Madrid didn't have a good solution, and the attack was mostly thunderous and rainy.
After seeing Marcelino replace Bakambu with Bailly to continue to strengthen the team's defense, Simeone was also anxious, and changed two offensive players in a row, naturally unwilling to lose these three points at home.
Simeone's substitutions had an immediate effect, at least on the pitch, and Atletico Madrid's attack looked like it was going well.
Halfway through the second half, Atletico Madrid created three consecutive corner kicks, but with Dai Zhiwei retreating into the box, Atletico Madrid's set-piece advantage was difficult to play.
After a long attack, Atletico Madrid's defense finally leaked.
Areola kicked the ball off with a big foot, and Pina didn't stop the ball and pushed the ball directly into the open space in front of Dai Zhiwei.
"Beautiful!" Dai Zhiwei had a rare opportunity to run freely, and he opened his legs and ran all the way.
Godin and Savage also reacted quickly, one after the other towards Dai Zhiwei.
Dai Zhiwei glanced at it, and in addition to Godin and Savic, other Atletico Madrid players also quickly caught up.
"Here it is!" Dai Zhiwei didn't dribble anymore, adjusted his pace, and adjusted a strong volley at a distance of more than 40 meters from the goal.
With a "whoosh", the ball roared like a tiger tearing through the air, scurrying between Godin and Savage, drawing a wonderful straight line in the air, and it was about to hang in the upper left corner of the goal!
Just as the Villarreal fans were ready to cheer in front of the stadium and on the television, they erupted in the biggest wail of the game so far – the football hit the post and bounced off the bottom line.
"Dead on the streets!" At the cheers of the home team fans at Calderón Stadium, Dai Zhiwei couldn't help but scold.
"Alas!" Even Marcelino, who had always been calm on the sidelines, couldn't help but smash the water bottle in his hand on the grass.
It was one of the few opportunities that Villarreal could threaten the Atletico Madrid goal in this game, but unfortunately this time Lady Luck turned them down again!
The failure to score this time also affected Dai Zhiwei's mentality, and then in a defense, he received a yellow card for overplaying.
However, even Dai Zhiwei, who has a rough defensive ability, has returned to participate in the defense at the back, which also reflects how passive Villarreal is on the field.
While Dai Zhiwei was collecting his topaz card, Villarreal made another substitution, with Marcelino replacing Castillo with teenager Innicoz to strengthen the defense and try to secure a 0-0 draw.
And Marcelino's idea of trying to keep the goal and trying his best to hold the draw was also passed to the Villarreal players on the field through this substitution, and Dai Zhiwei also frequently retreated to participate in the defense.
Although his defense is too amateurish, and the opponent can completely shake him off with just a feint, his speed and sense of complementing the Yellow Submarine are still a great complement to the Yellow Submarine backline, and Atletico Madrid's passes have been intercepted out of the danger zone by this "-stirring stick" again and again.
Atletico Madrid dominates the field, but it is also difficult to break into Villarreal's penalty area, and the long-range shots from outside the box can only be useless to waste the opportunities on the field.
As the final stoppage time heading into full-time, Atletico Madrid launched the final wave of attacks, with Savic as a centre-back providing an assist to Villarreal's edge of the box.
And at this time, Dai Zhiwei scared Atletico Madrid again.
In the last 3 minutes of injury time into the game, Villarreal's sneak attack shocked the home fans at the Calderón Stadium in a cold sweat, Bruno got the ball straight through, Pina suddenly stepped forward to cleverly divide the ball, Dai Zhiwei met the incoming ball on the penalty line and was ready to kick a strong direct volley without stopping.
Unfortunately, Godin made up the defense in time to clear the ball in front of Dai Zhiwei, but the Uruguayan captain also paid the price - Dai Zhiwei had already kicked forward with his left foot ready to shoot before Godin's arrival, and the Uruguayan reached in front of Dai Zhiwei's left foot after clearing the ball.
Caught off guard, Dai Zhiwei retracted his strength as much as he could, but still kicked to the right of Godin's left foot.
Fortunately, Dai Zhiwei has recovered at least seventy percent of his strength, otherwise Godin would definitely be reimbursed in advance this season, instead of just a hard injury like now, just a pain for a while.
Dai Zhiwei's performance of taking the initiative to collect his strength was also applauded by the fans at Calderon Stadium at the scene, and Godin hugged Dai Zhiwei gratefully after getting up.
You know, he took the initiative to close his leg this time, but it may lead to injury.
However, Dai Zhiwei's time could only be counted as a small episode of the game, and Atletico Madrid began the final madness around Villarreal's goal at the last moment.
After a burst of indiscriminate bombardment, the yellow submarine was in a mess and precarious, but it held out until the last moment.
With Koke's free-kick in front of goal, the referee finally blew the long-awaited final whistle of the Yellow Submarine soldiers after being pushed out of the penalty area by Gaspar in the six-yard box, and the game was over.
The score remained 0-0 until the end of the game, with both strikers failing to find the back of the net.
Dai Zhiwei had nothing to gain in this game except for a yellow card, playing the full 90 minutes of the game, contributing 5 shots on goal, including 2 on target, both of which were the highest in the team.
Although it is true that his performance in this battle was not satisfactory, it is fair to say that it is not entirely his own fault.
For example, Villarreal was beaten under Atletico Madrid at home throughout the game, and how much troops were invested in the attack.
For example, when two Atletico Madrid centre-backs flickered around Dai Zhiwei, the rest of the Yellow Submarine team-mates did not give him enough support.
For example, in the last game against Napoli, Dai Zhiwei was overdrawn a lot of physical fitness and so on.
"Alas!" Dai Zhiwei scratched his almost soaked hair and walked to the sidelines very dissatisfied.
"Hey, boy, don't be depressed, you're doing a great job!" Godin put his hand on Dai Zhiwei's back, and Dai Zhiwei's previous move to close his feet won Godin's favor.
"Don't comfort me!" Dai Zhiwei said angrily.
"It's not me who blows." Godin said with a little pride, "Even if it is Real Madrid led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona led by Messi, it is extremely difficult for them to break through our defense. To be able to single-handedly bring us such a big threat, you are one of the best in Europe. ”
"Hey, when you say that, I'm in a better mood......"
Although Dai Zhiwei thinks that his performance is not good, the highest score in the team after the game still shows that the outside world recognizes Dai Zhiwei, and the evaluation of Dai Zhiwei by various football media also thinks that he is remarkable, and is more trapped by the gap in the overall strength of the team.
However, for Dai Zhiwei, who is determined to chase the throne of the ball king, this battle is his own Waterloo.
After returning to Villarreal from Madrid, Dai Zhiwei, who was holding his breath, was ready to vent all his anger in the training match, even during the training the yellow submarine soldiers felt the murderous aura exuded by Dai Zhiwei, and even Marcelino felt sad for Villarreal's next opponents in Napoli and La Liga, of course, more of a stealing joy.