Chapter 117: Santos' Samba Football
On the football field, there are many factors that determine victory or defeat. There is the strength of the team, the tactics, the psychology and competitive state of the players, the on-the-spot command of the head coach, the flash of inspiration of the stars, the influence of the fans, the biased judgment of the referee, and the ...... Luck.
Zinedine Zidane, who has almost never scored a header, scored two headers in the 98 World Cup final, is this strength? Or luck?
Defender Thuram, who has never scored in the national team, scored at a critical moment, one goal is two, helping France reverse and eliminate Croatia, which is in good form, is this strength? Or luck? You know, these are the only two goals in his international career.
On the football field, the stronger team has a greater probability of winning, but only more, not absolutely.
Otherwise, you don't have to play the game, everyone shines on your strength, and then declares that the strong one wins, and the weak one loses.
It's because of the uncertainty that football is so fascinating.
Sometimes, the strong team can bombard the weak team indiscriminately, hit three or four goal frames, and the opponent only has one chance to counterattack, resulting in a goal, and the weak beat the strong.
Sometimes, the strong team may be in no state at all, and the weak team has played with momentum and passion, but it is one-sided on the field, and the strength and weakness are different.
Sometimes, the two sides may be evenly matched, but suddenly a star on one side has a flash of inspiration and scores a fairy ball, which can make or break the game.
Sometimes, I can only sigh, and I can only sigh at the time, and I will also die.
In today's game, Santos is undoubtedly the weaker side when it comes to strength on paper.
The development in the first 15 minutes of the game also confirmed this.
However, when Arauyo scored a balloon, everything changed.
Some players in São Paulo felt that the opponent was too lucky and began to hold back; Some players were not convinced by this, and their movements became rough, and their kicks became more and more awkward.
Santos' players, on the other hand, felt that they had won the favor of the goddess of fate, so they played more and more relaxed.
What are the characteristics of Brazilian players playing? Some people describe Brazilian football as like samba, passionate and sexy.
Of course, there is no lack of freedom and looseness.
Brazilians don't value tactics as much as they do on the talent of their players.
There's nothing a talent of a star can't solve.
If there is, then two. Even three, more.
And there has never been a shortage of genius in Brazil.
When this group of talented people comes together and plays relaxed and smooth, they are the strongest team in the world.
Now Santos is relaxed, so he plays football as passionate and sexy as samba.
Robinho, Elano, Willian and Diego played a smooth cooperation between the four.
Not according to the tactics laid down by their coach Celsorot, but from an impromptu show between them.
It also makes their movement and passing even more unpredictable and difficult to prevent.
Sometimes they intersected, sometimes interspersed, sometimes used their individual ability to break through with the ball, and sometimes played subtle small combinations to make Sao Paulo's defence exhausted.
As the situation on the field changed, the commentator also shouted from time to time.
Renato broke the ball from Kaka's feet and played a long pass to Robinho on the left. Robinho made a feint, managed to break through, continued to burst in, and unexpectedly passed the ball with his heel, Willian swept the ball directly in front of goal, and Elano shot! The ball was saved by Cheney. Santos wins a corner. ”
"Santos kicked a tactical corner, Almeida hit the ball to the edge of the box and Diego got straight to the goal! Blocked by a defender. ”
"Robinho took the ball, he made a combination with Willian and burst into the box! Pass to Elano. Elano doesn't have a chance to get up, return pass! Diego followed up with the shot and missed a little bit, the ball was very dangerous! ”
"It's Robinho again, pedaling twice, feint! Past Simplicio, dunk again, and shoot directly from a small angle! Cheney was attentive and blocked the ball. ”
"Diego picks the pass! Strike! Willian played the ball down the middle, and Lugano returned in time to kick it off the line. It's a dangerous ball, Elano has already run into position, and if Lugano doesn't touch the ball, Elano in the middle will have a great chance. Santos was awarded another corner. ”
Sao Paulo's backline is teetering under such an attack.
But fortunately, the first half was over quickly.
When the referee blew the whistle for half-time, the Sao Paulo players breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, São Paulo was completely suppressed and had no power to fight back.
As they walked into the tunnel, the Sao Paulo players looked tired. Of these, Cheney's was the most tired.
In the second half of the first half, he became the busiest man in the game, taking high and resisting, without a moment of leisure. It is precisely because of his undivided concentration that he was able to keep the goal intact. Otherwise, the score is by no means 1:1 now.
Back in the dressing room, the players were still panting heavily. Passive defensively, they consumed more physical strength than usual because of their high mental tension.
Osvaldo's face was gloomy, and after tapping on the tactical board to attract the attention of the players, he said: "You played a good game for 15 minutes, but for the next half an hour, you played like!" ”
"Look at the game statistics. On the ball, Santos 55 per cent, we only have 45 per cent. On goal, Santos had nine shots and six on target, we had only five shots on goal and only two on target. Corners, Santos got four, we only had one. Now we can maintain a 1-1 scoreline, and I really have to thank Rogerio. ”
"What the hell are you doing on the field? You didn't show the motivation to win the game! Is this a team that wants to compete for the title? I only saw a team that looked weak under Santos' attack and played a bad stink. ”
Some of the players below were absent-minded, some were angry, and some seemed ashamed. Ricardo, on the other hand, looked calm. He really tried his best and had a clear conscience.
After venting a lot, Osvaldo tapped the tactics board again, "Now listen to me!" I need to see the difference in the second half! We had no problem with our tactics and the absolute dominance in the opening 15 minutes was proof of that. We don't need to change the way we play, as long as you show how well you play in training, you can win this game! ”
However, he did make a little tweaking for the midfield. 'Ricardinho, you're a little bit further up, you're a little out of touch with the front. Julio, you have to pay attention to the protection of Ricardinho, if he loses the ball, I want you to counter-attack on the spot. Alessandro, you have to protect the two central defenders, I don't need you to be involved in the attack, give me a good defensive job. If you can't do it, I'll do it somebody else! ”
"Yes." Alessandro replied briefly, suppressing his anger.