Chapter 443: The Second Goal
Intermission. With-Dream- . lā
The Millwall players were concentrated in the dressing room and the players were not in a good mood as they were leading in the first half only to be equalised by Real Madrid.
Even though the score was a draw, there was always a mental gap when they were equalized, and they felt that they should have taken the lead.
Seeing the expressions of the players, Zhang Yang probably knew what they were thinking, but smiled indifferently, "It's just that we played very well." It was at the Bernabeu Stadium, and there were not many teams that could draw against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. You're all so good, no matter how hard you are, you can't say anything. ”
The players were relieved and smiles were put back on their faces.
Zhang Yang was very pleased with the players' dissatisfaction with the score when they were drawn.
The team has enough to win.
This is important.
If every player feels like a draw is a win, and a half-time draw feels relaxed, that's the real danger, but now is not the time to talk about that, they have to keep trying.
Next, Zhang Yang talked about the style of play in the second half.
At the end of the first half, the situation was already very dangerous, when Real Madrid played the state and suppressed with absolute strength, the team became very passive, and the head-on confrontation was at a disadvantage, Real Madrid attached great importance to defense, and it was difficult to counterattack, in this case, the team was defeated and winless.
Zhang Yang considered retreating on all fronts.
If it can end 1-1, the team can fully accept it, after all, it is an away game, and back at Neil Stadium, the chances of beating Real Madrid will be much greater.
But will the team be able to hold on to the end?
Zhang Yang finally vetoed the defensive plan, not to mention any tactics or anything like that, Real Madrid's squad is too strong, and a single player is taken out, all of them are the world's top stars, and only a certain player is needed to perform well temporarily, which is enough to break through the team's door.
It's too much luck to retreat across the board and want to defend the goal!
That's the next step!
No matter what the situation of the game is, it is still necessary to take the initiative to strive for opportunities, and the team is not thinking about playing defensive counterattacks before the game, but to deal with Real Madrid head-on with a double-core style of play.
Now that Real Madrid's attack is very fierce, the team should also appropriately increase the means of scoring goals, and use direct threats to make Real Madrid feel the crisis and resolve the defensive problem.
Offense is the best defense!
Zhang Yang talked about the strategy of the second half, one is to let Livermore increase the number of insertions.
Livermore's shot is still very threatening, and when Real Madrid's attention is focused on Braniff, Livermore is likely to find an opportunity, and as long as he can play well on the spot, it will be enough to break through the Real Madrid goal.
Second, it is necessary to support the middle lane more from the side.
Last summer, the arrival of Piret and Quaresma gave the team a boost on the wings, but neither was the kind of player who scored goals individually, and it was difficult to rely on the wings to solve problems, and with Simpson and Braniff switching to the middle, the team's attacking focus was still in the middle.
Simpson's set-pieces and Livermore's long-range shots were the main means of scoring.
In the past games, Darren Bent can still threaten the opponent's goal with his strength, and the take-off of the wing has become very important, but Real Madrid's restriction on Darren Bent is very dead, he is about to become a tactical striker, even if the side is constantly supported, it is difficult for Darren Bent to break through the blockade of Ramos and Cannavaro to find opportunities.
Therefore, the wing has become an auxiliary means, and it is necessary to cooperate with the central players appropriately and increase the number of passes to the front of the penalty area, so as to be able to play a role in the attack.
With wide support, the pull of the front line, and Branifer's attracting firepower, Livermore is prone to chances, and his long-range shots may pose an immediate threat to Real Madrid.
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The second half began.
Zhang Yang explained many offensive details, but Millwall experienced difficulties at the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took advantage of the opening time to continue to attack, continuous siege, on-the-spot counter-robbery and fast forward passes, so that Millwall's goal could be broken at any time.
Real Madrid's continuous attack lasted for five minutes.
In the space of five minutes, they had three shots, two corners and a set-piece, and although they didn't score, they put a lot of pressure on Millwall's defence.
When Raul's shot flew high out of bounds, the Millwall players let out a long breath.
I can finally take it easy.
Just waiting for the restart of the game made the players on the field feel relaxed, which shows how strong Real Madrid's offensive pressure is, and every player is in a tense state at any time, lest a mistake will allow Real Madrid to complete the goal.
Millwall then attacked.
Goalkeeper Graham took the ball in goal and passed it to his team-mates at the back, and Millwall launched a frontal push.
The Simpson organized the offensive.
The ball passed a few kicks at the back, slowing the tempo slightly, before Pire dribbled the ball from the flank, and after a one-two with Simpson, he kicked the ball down the middle, where Livermore rushed up and fired a direct volley.
"Bang!"
Thirty meters from the goal, Livermore did not stop the ball and shot directly at the goal.
The shot surprised many, with many first thinking 'Livermore wasting his chance', but the next moment they found that the ball was rushing towards the goal like a cannonball, and Casillas struggled to save the ball off the line.
"Shot...... Pounced! Kathy! It's too dangerous! Just now, by Millwall's midfielder, David Livermore completed a long-range shot! Thirty meters away from the goal! It's hard to imagine how he decided to shoot at such a distance! ”
The Spanish commentator said fearfully, "His strength is quite strong, fortunately, Cassie is concentrated, otherwise he may be 'stolen' by Millwall...... Real Madrid still have to pay attention to Livermore, an English player who is stronger than he looks, and his long-range shot threat is no less than Carlos......"
The Real Madrid players don't need to be reminded by anyone else to know how dangerous Livermore is.
As soon as they remembered the shot they had just taken, they felt chills, and Casillas got up from the ground, directing his teammates to lay out the corner kick, and shouted at Ramos, "Don't let him get off easily!" ”
Ramos nodded hurriedly, feeling a little helpless.
In the big group of Real Madrid, all of them are big-name stars, and his reputation is not small, and he is considered the best defender in Spain, but he is still very young and can only listen to the reprimands of various seniors.
But what can he do?
Ramos is a central defender, standing on the line of the penalty area just now, more than ten meters away from Livermore, and Casillas complains about him, which is completely unreasonable.
And...... Why not yell Cannavaro?
Cannavaro was closer to Livermore than he was, and he couldn't stop it, but why should he yell at him? In addition to Cannavaro, there are also Diarra and Emerson, in fact, the closest is Emerson, who has been eyeing Braniff who is 'off the ball'...... Anyway, Casillas didn't have a reason to yell at him.
Ramos was a little dissatisfied, and his face was not very good.
Pire's corner kick was cleared by Cannavaro, and Real Madrid continued to attack, and after two successive waves of attacks, Millwall launched a quick counter-attack.
This time Braniff is in power!
The game was the fastest way to improve, and Braniff broke through many times with the ball in one game, collided directly with Real Madrid defenders, and his skills and experience at his feet also swished.
When facing Emerson, Braniff had already found a pattern, he turned in the direction the ball rolled over, and at the same time flicked the ball to the left with his right foot, and he twisted his waist to rush over from the right, leaving Emerson directly behind him in the way of splitting the ball.
Emerson was not willing to be overlooked, and he chased after him angrily.
Braniff took two steps forward, quickly carrying forward, but also limiting his speed and not fully rushing.
Diarra came to intercept.
Braniff suddenly accelerated, taking advantage of the slow to fast transition, and Diarra was left behind.
After passing Emerson and Diarra in a row, Real Madrid fans began to worry, and many fans booed, hoping to affect Braniff, but they probably didn't understand that Braniff was such a person!
To Braniff's ears, the boos of Real Madrid fans are a compliment to themselves!
Affirmation of yourself!
Braniff was not only unaffected, but ran more steadily, his mind became more agile, and when he noticed that Cannavaro was catching up, there was still a gap to observe left and right, his feet kept drawing circles on the ball, as if trying to break through Cannavaro.
Cannavaro judged it the same way.
Others did the same, such as Roberto Carlos on the penalty line, who was worried that Cannavaro would continue to be shaken over, and was ready to come over to make up for it, and took a slight wrong step in this direction.
It was a missed step that allowed Braniff to find an open space and immediately swing the ball to the left.
"It's ——! passing"
With the commentator's exclamation, the football passed through Carlos, and as soon as Carlos turned around, he saw Livermore plugged in behind, and saw that Livermore had already waved his foot, and the Brazilian didn't think about it, and directly hit it.
This collision saved Real Madrid!
Considering Livermore's threatening shot from 30 yards out, anyone can imagine how dangerous Livermore's shot from the line of the box could be.
Probably Casillas didn't have time to save?
Carlos is very strong, and when it comes to the strength of his leg muscles, Livermore is not necessarily an opponent, and he was knocked to the ground.
Many people watched Livermore fall to the ground and subconsciously worried about him.
The same goes for Zhang Yang.
He stood up from his seat and looked at the court with a frown.
The next moment there was nothing to worry about, Livermore quickly stood up, rubbed the butt that was hit, and his expression was a little grinning, it must not be very comfortable, but it seemed that he was not hurt at all.
Carlos couldn't help but give Livermore a thumbs up and shout, "You're so strong!" ”
Livermore's English with a strange South American pronunciation is difficult for Livermore to understand quickly, and seeing Carlos's thumbs up, Livermore seems to understand something, and he makes a bodybuilding movement that extends his arms, showing off his muscles towards Carlos, showing that he is a big man.
The referee ran over and showed Carlos a yellow card, and Millwall was awarded a set-piece that pressed the line of the box.
It's a bit of a pity.
The location of Carlos's foul, as long as it is less than half a meter forward, is on the penalty line, and if it is fouled on the penalty line, it becomes a penalty, not a set-piece.
Set-pieces in this position are not easy to play.
If the position is too close to the goal, it also means that it will be very close to the human wall, which can completely block the goal, and will also seriously interfere with the view of the penalty taker, and must kick the curve ball to have a chance to score.
That kind of ball is too difficult.
It's not easy to play with the game, the range of the penalty area is so big, the opposing players will come to defend, and it is very difficult to play the game.
Millwall sent the player, still Josh Simpson, when Simpson stood in front of the ball, the Real Madrid players did not dare to ignore it, in the first half Simpson wonderful shot, but also deeply imprinted in the minds of Real Madrid players, they all know that the Canadian boy, absolutely not to be underestimated.
While Real Madrid was setting up the defense, Millwall was also arranging the way to cooperate, Darren Bent and Braniff were crowding positions, and Quaresma and Pire were responding from afar.
Millwall made a gesture of wanting to cooperate to grab the point.
Real Madrid take defending against others very seriously, as it is difficult to score directly from close range and the opposition is likely to play free-kicks.
Finally, the referee signaled for the penalty kick to begin.
Simpson's face was flat, he glanced at the goal and then at his team-mate's position, as if intending to hang the pass into the box and give his team-mate an opportunity, then he took a few steps back and trotted forward with a kick...... Push sideways!
Real Madrid players were shocked!
Following the direction of the football, they suddenly noticed that one of the players had run away.
Livermore!
Livermore and Simpson were more than a dozen meters away, and the football rolled over a dozen meters, just staggering the wall defense, leaving a large enough angle.
Livermore ran two steps forward, swung his right foot high in the most comfortable position.
Boom!
The football rushed through the box like a cannonball and appeared in front of the goal in an instant.
Casillas jumped high, stretched his arms in the air as far as he could, forward, and forward, as if time had been frozen, but it still didn't help.
The ball was so fast that he couldn't stop it!
The soccer ball rushes into the goal in an instant!
Casillas turned his head in the air, only to watch the football burrow into the net, his expression full of helplessness and annoyance......