Chapter 73: Make it a habit
Although a foul prevented Dai Zhiwei from breaking through into the penalty area, the Spaniard's crisis was not resolved.
As Villarreal prepared to take a free-kick, Dai Zhiwei found himself "taking care" of two Espanyol defenders next to him.
Although it is said that in football, players should not have too much movement on their hands, but how is that possible?
In many cases, as long as the players on both sides do not use the takedown action, the referee will turn a blind eye.
Just when Dai Zhiwei was still looking for an opportunity to get rid of the Espanyol defenders around him, Trigueros on the right side of the penalty area had already taken a free kick.
The football bypassed Dai Zhiwei, who was stared at at the front point, and flew directly to the middle of the goal!
Espanyol goalkeeper Paulo jumped up first and struck the ball straight out.
Because the ball Trigueros passed very quickly and with great force, Paul just felt the ball far away, but when it was still falling, he heard a loud shout suddenly sound in the stadium.
This cry was definitely not a cheer for Paul's attack!
Paul's ball was flying towards Dai Zhiwei, who had just gotten rid of two defenders.
When the football flew over, Dai Zhiwei had already run a little, so he didn't turn around and use his head to top it, but leaned back directly with his back to the goal!
Robert Hongo's Upside-Down Golden Hook!
This time, he hit the ball in the right spot.
Paul had no time to retreat in front of goal, and there was a central defender Javi Lopez at the near post who had not had time to retreat, and he only saw Dai Zhiwei in front of him suddenly lean back, and then the football suddenly appeared in front of his eyes!
The reflex made him jump on the spot, stretching his neck as long as he could, hoping to block the ball with his head.
But Dai Zhiwei's barb shot was accurate and ruthless, drilling through the gap between the crossbar and the head of Harvey Lopez!
When the football was caught by the net, Dai Zhiwei also landed on all fours.
Lying on the ground, he looked up at the goal behind him, and he saw the football fall and bounce on the ground.
“gooooooooooooool!” The local commentator in Spain is crazy, no matter what country it is, barbed shots are not common goals, and they are such stretches upside down golden hooks!
"The ball is in! It's so beautiful! We saw Dai Zhiwei's iconic barb shot again in La Liga! There is no doubt that this should be the best goal in this round of La Liga......" The commentator of Huaxia TV's sports channel began endless praise.
My own children, how can I not praise them for being so good?
Amid the cheers of commentators from various countries, Dai Zhiwei rose from the ground. Like Inzaghi, he opened his arms, waved, his mouth wide open, roared, and rushed to the sidelines.
Scoring in such a way was unbelievable to even him, and this barb was not something he had carefully planned and prepared.
When Paul hit the football, Dai Zhiwei turned around and saw the card football coming over.
The soccer ball flew in front of him, and there was no other thought in his mind at that time, his body moved backwards, and he leaned back directly, and came with a volley barb!
2:0!
"Haha! 2 pcs! Dai Zhiwei gestured with a "2" and ran to his teammates with a smile.
Although he only made two appearances for Villarreal, he has become the third player with the most league goals among the team's forwards!
The Villarreal players celebrated with Dai Zhiwei in their arms, and the Espanyol players still didn't come to their senses – our goal was pierced?
When Dai Zhiwei barbed the goal, Maldini was not by Dai Zhiwei's side, and Dai Zhiwei ended the celebration and ran back to the court surrounded by his teammates.
He hadn't forgotten to shake his fist at the Villarreal fans in the stands who supported him.
Let me use the continuous goals to become Villarreal's new habit!
Seeing that they were about to lose at home in their first league game, the Espanyol players became more and more anxious.
In the 68th minute, Asensio received a yellow card for a comeback tackle after a goal that was arguably unnecessarily unnecessary.
Two minutes later, Yellow Submarine midfielder Trigueros, who was particularly active in the game, took the ball again on the right side and walked for a long time before getting up and passing, and Dai Zhiwei, who had just scored a goal, shot again from the edge of the penalty area.
Unfortunately, his good fortune was no longer on this occasion and his shot was a little weak and Paul saved in the near corner.
In the 71st minute of the game, the head coaches of both sides began to deploy troops to make more targeted adjustments to the lineup of players on the field.
Sergio replaced full-back Xavi Lopez with striker Fuentes and the Spaniard's on-field formation changed to a more aggressive 3-4-3, and it looked like the young boss was ready for a last-ditch push.
Sergio's substitution didn't look effective this time, 2 minutes later, the Yellow Submarine launched a quick counterattack after a steal at the back, Dos Santos dribbled the ball nearly 40 meters later and crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Dai Zhiwei's 25-yard shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by the Spaniard goalkeeper Paulo, who played well today.
Although the Spaniards have scored twice in this game, one is an own goal from a teammate and another is a volley barb from Dai Zhiwei, and the Espanyol goalkeeper Paul still performs remarkably.
However, this shot was also Dai Zhiwei's last shot of the game, and one minute later, in the interval between a Villarreal sideline ball, Marcelino replaced Dai Zhiwei with Castillo Ho.
Originally, Dai Zhiwei didn't look at the electronic screen raised by the fourth referee on the sidelines, because he was used to playing the whole game during the Evergrande period, and he didn't react until his teammates reminded him.
"Go!" Dai Zhiwei made a list of mouths, trying his best not to reveal his unhappy expression, but there was inevitably a trace of gloom in his heart.
However, he also knows that if he were to rate the player with the worst fitness in the current Villarreal squad, he would definitely be in the top three of the list.
Unlike other Villarreal players who have only played for half a season, he has had a chance to rest in late December from March 2015 in the Chinese Super League, AFC Champions League, national team world preliminaries, and Club World Cup, but he didn't wait for 10 days of rest to report to Villarreal, jet lag + training with the team, and the physical reserve can be said to be almost non-existent.
In addition to physical fitness, it is also related to Dai Zhiwei's current status in the team.
If it is Ronaldo and Messi, even if there are physical risks, which coach dares to easily replace these two superstars?
When he was about to walk to the sidelines, Dai Zhiwei had already adjusted his facial expression, no matter what, he must not show dissatisfaction with the head coach when he first arrived, and must show a posture of obeying the coach in everything.
Unlike European and American geniuses who can vent to their heart's content, Chinese men have long been accustomed to suppressing their emotions, and unruliness has never been our label.
Dai Zhiwei, who returned to the sidelines, waited for a hug from Marcelino, and it was obvious that his performance was still very satisfactory to Marcelino, who was the head coach of the team.
Castillojo, who replaced Dai Zhiwei, is also an excellent striker, but his impact on the Espanyol backline is not at the same level as Dai Zhiwei.
Castillo is at best a small embroidery needle, while Dai Zhiwei is a peerless sword.
To put it mildly, both sides have kills, after all, the embroidery needle is also invincible in the undefeated hands of the East, but Marcelino is not undefeated in the East.
It was the lack of Dai Zhiwei's containment on the back line that the Spaniards' offensive power suddenly improved, and for a while, the yellow submarine was in danger in front of the goal.
First Asensio's cross from the left was headed wide by Caicedo from seven yards, then the Spaniard's substitute striker Fuentes burst into the box and was caught off guard by a volley, and Musacchio was fouled for a kneeling handball in the box.
The referee not far from Musacchio directly blew the game to stop, and for Musacchio to show a yellow card and a penalty, Asensio naturally did not waste such a good opportunity, and then he took the penalty in one fell swoop.
1:2, the Spaniards pulled back a city!
Then the Spaniards, who were unwilling to lose, also set off wave after wave of attacks: in the 91st minute, Moreno crossed from the left, and Caicedo's header from the back of the head was narrowly lifted over the crossbar by Areola.
In the final minute of stoppage time, Asensio's cross from the left was met by Caicedo's header from eight yards, and this time the shot finally broke Areola's ten fingers.
2:2, Villarreal was equalized by Espanyol in the last moments, conceding almost the three points in their hands, which is a pity.
However, Dai Zhiwei has another view on this result.
"Look, I'm so indispensable, replacing me is like losing the victory."
Although the words are secondary, there is no shortage of superstitious people on the green field.
For example, Marcelino.