Chapter 156: The Old Woman's Footcloth
By the end of the season, there is a short interval between league rounds.
Between the 34th and 35th rounds of La Liga, there are only 3-5 days left for teams to rest.
In the 35th round, Villarreal played first and faced Sporting Gijón at home.
From the beginning of the game to the 33rd minute of the first half, the goal-earning Dai Zhiwei shot with his right foot in the center of the penalty area, and the ball flew into the goal from the lower right corner, 1:0!
In the 47th minute of the second half, Bakambu shot with his right foot in the center of the penalty area, and the ball flew into the goal from the lower right corner, 2:0!
In the 59th minute, Dai Zhiwei created a single ball opportunity for Bakambu in the penalty area, and the latter did not waste Dai Zhiwei's assist, and it was done overnight, 3:0!
In the 73rd minute, Sporting Gijón's Victor Rodriguez assisted Douglas's right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball flew into the goal from the bottom left corner to save face for the team.
In the end, the score of the two sides was locked at 3:1, and Villarreal beat Sporting Gijón.
Among the other two games that Villarreal is most concerned about in this round, Atletico Madrid defeated Las Palmas 5-0 away, finally venting the depression of the previous round of siege to Villarreal without success, and continued to lag behind Villarreal by 3 points to occupy fourth place in the standings.
Sevilla, on the other hand, lost 2:4 away to Malaga, and has not won in the last five league games, three points behind Atletico Madrid to occupy fifth place in the standings.
With Sevilla losing, Villarreal and their points advantage has been extended to six points, and with only three rounds of the league remaining, it can be said that they will be able to secure a place in next season's Champions League.
The game that Dai Zhiwei is most concerned about in this round is not the match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, but the Barcelona city derby.
It is said to be a city derby, but in recent years, the strength of the Spaniards is really different from that of Barcelona in the same city.
In the end, Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-0 away, Suarez scored twice, and Messi assisted Rakitic to score.
Seeing that Messi did not score, Dai Zhiwei was also relieved.
In this way, after the 35th round, the number of goals scored by Dai Zhiwei and Messi has reached 33 goals, and the competition between the two for the La Liga Golden Boot this season will continue!
Because he had to prepare for the Champions League semifinals with Juventus in midweek, Dai Zhiwei was replaced after only 59 minutes in the match with Sporting Gijón, because Juventus, who had to face in the Champions League semifinals, was really difficult to play!
Although Juventus this season is still Allegri in the middle of the military tent, and the BBBC in the back line is still there, only Marchisio is left in the entire midfield, and the golden midfield of the Champions League final has long been disintegrated.
For Juventus, which does not have superstars like Messi and Ronaldo, "Uncle Awkward" Allegri is their biggest weapon.
In the past two years, although Vidal and Pogba have left the team one after another, Uncle Yu has overcome unfavorable situations one after another and led the team to perform well in the league and European competitions. This season he changed his formation to 4-2-3-1 and found a new style of play and a way out for Juventus.
It's hard to say that Juventus is not as good as the team they were in 2015 or 2016, after all, the Iron Army have played Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich many times in recent years, and they have all been tough.
Juventus have only conceded two goals in the Champions League this season, and kept Barcelona clean in the two legs of the quarter-finals.
Juventus is not easy to play, and this is already recognized.
Fortunately, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals between the two teams took place at the Love Song Stadium.
In this game, Allegri switched to a 3-4-1-2 formation, with Barzagli coming into the starting line-up, Alves playing on the wings with Alex Sandro and Cuadrado out of position. Marchisio replaces the suspended Khedira, while Dybala provides support for Higuain and Mandzukic.
It is worth mentioning that this match was Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon's 100th appearance in the Champions League.
Villarreal, on the other hand, continued their 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid, and it is clear that Escriva will be hoping for the team to maintain their recent good form.
Juventus starting line-up: Gianluigi Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Alves, Pjanic, Marchisio, Alex Sandro; Dybala; Higuain, Mandzukic
Villarreal starting line-up: Fernandes; Gaspar, Rukavina, Musacchio, Costa; dos Santos, Triguros, Bruno, Castillejo; Dai Zhiwei, Bakambu
Ahead of the game, there was a lot of buzz about Dai Zhiwei's move, with Juventus hoping that Tai Zhiwei could replace the aging Mandzukic, while Real Madrid were bullish on Dai Zhiwei to become another shining star for the Galactic, and Manchester United were hoping to find the next superstar.
And as if in order to prove their wisdom to the media hyped before the game, Dai Zhiwei began to perform at the beginning of the game!
In the 9th minute of the game, Dai Zhiwei received the ball near the center circle and swooped down, and when Marchisio was entangled, he suddenly found Dos Santos on the right side with a long diagonal pass.
Dos Santos switched to the middle after a series of unsuccessful shakes, and while successfully attracting the opposing defense, he distributed the ball to Gaspar, who was inserted at high speed on the right side.
The Spanish full-back has fully revealed his talent at this point, and while he has been solid at the back, he is also gradually showing his attacking talent, and he has managed to attract the attention of many big clubs when Villarreal has made a name for himself.
And this attack, after repeated set-ups, finally seized the opportunity, Gaspar shook off Alex Sandro's ferocious pressing from the baseline, and quickly got up and crossed.
Juventus' two centre-backs, Leonardo Bonucci and Barzagli, were not bad at heading, so instead of Gaspar passing the ball high and hitting the ground, he made a close pass.
The ball was so fast, not as fast as a pass.
But the good thing is that Dai Zhiwei's instantaneous explosiveness and adjustment ability are second to none in football, and he is always able to deal with all kinds of difficult situations in the penalty area.
This time, Dai Zhiwei grabbed the first point in front of Bonucci, but the arc of the ball has not been fully stretched, and the angle is a little small if he hits the goal directly.
At the last moment, Dai Zhiwei didn't care about the chance of scoring a goal, so he could only swing his leg forward firmly, even if the angle was not large, he still chose the best shooting method - an extremely secret toe poke.
Although Buffon is 39 years old, he is still the top goalkeeper in today's football, although Dai Zhiwei's shot is extremely hidden, but the shot that is not fully played is not a big threat to Buffon, and he blocked the football out of the bottom line with one palm.
"What an evergreen!"
Dai Zhiwei looked at Buffon and shook his head helplessly, in terms of age, the other party is definitely his uncle, but it seems that there is still a long time before retirement.
In the first half, both teams closed and did not dare to attack aggressively, and it was not until the 32nd minute that Villarreal ushered in another better chance.
It's a pity that this time after Dai Zhiwei received the ball outside the big penalty area, he was brought down by Marchisio's tackle and rolled on the ground twice.
"I'll go! Do you know how to play football? Do you want to play unrestricted fighting? Dai Zhiwei jumped up all of a sudden, and seemed to be completely enraged by Marchisio's foul that was not very big this time!
Juventus' defense of Dai Zhiwei today is really good, not giving him a chance to play at all, and his pressing defense is like two chains, as he moves the overall formation, so that the first chain is always locked in front of the ball, and the second chain moves with the first chain to protect the back.
Even if Dai Zhiwei finally passed the first chain, while the first chain was defending, there was also a second chain to defend, limiting the space for him to hold the ball and make movements.
In the last round, Juventus relied on the overall defense of Bonucci + to prevent Messi.
After feeling his weakness, Dai Zhiwei had to pick himself up again and began to try to change his way of playing.
In the next two attacks, Dai Zhiwei strengthened the breakthrough and short pass coordination, which played some role, but unfortunately Castillejo, dos Santos and Bakambu gave him too little support, and the three of them disappeared without even making a splash under Juve's defense.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Dai Zhiwei took the ball in the middle, made a small cooperation with Bruno to shake off Marchisio's close defense, and suddenly accelerated with the ball, which caught the Juventus players off guard.
Dai Zhiwei dribbled the ball in the heart of Juventus' half, and Castillejo received the ball in the box between Bonucci and Barzagli, and suddenly shot a cold arrow, but because he was worried about being blocked by Alves's tackle, he did not hold the ball and hit the anti-aircraft gun directly.
After seeing this shot, Dai Zhiwei also shook off his hand dissatisfied, this kick was created by him with great difficulty, and the difficulty was really not great, but his teammates wasted the opportunity like this, what could he do?
As the clock ticked by, Villarreal failed to score in the last time of the first half.
It has to be said that Juventus are a mature team, they have maintained a high level of concentration in the game, and they have maintained a high level of attention to Dai Zhiwei even in the five minutes before and after the most error-prone moments.
They are all well aware that the statistics given by the club indicate that the five minutes before the end of the game is the time period when Dai Zhiwei has the highest success rate of sneak attacks.
The mistake in the final stage of the first half made Dai Zhiwei feel more and more unhappy, and when he walked to the dressing room, he was still discussing the problem of movement with Castillejo.
However, today is not destined to be a blessing for Villarreal and Dai Zhiwei, and Villarreal, who wanted to make a comeback in the second half, suffered a blow to the head!
Only 6 minutes into the second half, Barzagli launched an attack on the right side of the backfield, Marchisio rubbed the pass, Dybala volleyed on the right side of the midfield, Alves received the ball and advanced through the half, crossed to find the arrow Higuain, Higuain gave a straight stopper, Alves cut in from the gap between Lucavina and Costa, carried Musacchio in the penalty area and knocked on the back heel, Higuain slapped the horse and pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, 1:0!
Villarreal are one goal behind at home, in a disadvantageous situation on aggregate and, more crucially, Juventus have an away goal!
The yellow submarine fans in the stands are not worried, as Dai Zhiwei has never let them down this season.
Just two minutes after Juventus' goal, Dai Zhiwei created the back of the net.
This time he did not break through the middle directly, but made a one-two with Dos Santos on the right flank to bypass Marchisio's pursuit, and at a 45-degree angle, he slanted to the back post, and Bakambu's volley from the back post was blocked by Buffon.
Grabbing the ball back from the rebound, Dai Zhiwei shook and dipped away from the air and fired a powerful volley, this time it was blocked by Barzagli who fell to the ground and blocked the gun's eye, and the continuous attack made Juventus's nerves highly tense, and while strengthening the defense, the offense had to slow down.
Villarreal: It's going to be a hit!
But at this time, Alves and Dybala completed the midfielder to grab Trigueros successfully, Dybala shared the ball in the hinterland of Villarreal in the half, Alves made a 45-degree diagonal pass on the right side, Higuain shook off Musacchio, and fell to the ground at the back point to scoop the goal, 2:0!
The cigarette gun scored twice, and Alves also sent two assists!
After conceding this goal, Dai Zhiwei was completely angry, but he could only stand at Juventus and spit in the half!
He felt that he was one last breath away from scoring, but now that breath was broken, he choked on himself.
After another kick-off, Villarreal, eager to equalise, attacked on the right, and Dai Zhiwei opted forward to get open when Dos Santos picked up the ball, but he passed a ball at his feet.
Dai Zhiwei, who had already started, didn't have time to brake, and hurriedly turned around to hook the ball, but he was still a step slow, and the football lost control and rolled out of the bottom line.
"Damn the weather, damn the game, let's get it over quickly, fuck it!" Dai Zhiwei felt like he was wrapped in the old lady's smelly and long footcloth, disgusting and restrained, and couldn't play at all.
Dai Zhiwei was watched, which caused Villarreal's attack to be greatly reduced, and on a big stage such as the Champions League semi-finals, Bakambu could not support the role of the fulcrum in the front court at all.
Of course, Dai Zhiwei did not play without performance after that, for example, in the 78th minute, he passed Marchisio with a right-angle fake, and then the straight line was extremely fast from Bonucci and Chiellini before the goal, but unfortunately in the end in order to avoid Buffon's block, the shot hit the post directly.
Although Allegri was already shocked into a cold sweat, he failed to score after all.
In the end, Villarreal lost 0:2 at home, and as soon as the game ended, Dai Zhiwei walked into the players' tunnel without raising his head.
He didn't like such a defeat very much, but he was helpless.
In today's away match against Villarreal, who had a bright spring this year, the Old Lady showed its most terrifying side, the astonishing stability and maturity!
Mature mentality, stable play, perfect tactical system, calm defense, passionate Dai Zhiwei's passionate impact is like a mud cow into the sea, although it creates opportunities, but it can't make waves!
(End of chapter)