Since Mertesacker's arrival in Aachen, his performances have been mixed.

Rather, if it weren't for the fact that he was still very young and that the German media was not the type to ruin people, the newspaper reports would never have been so gentle as mixed reviews.

To put it mildly, apart from the game against the original home team Hannover 96, Mertesacker's performance was not excellent, let alone consistent.

But even so, Hach has always been willing to give him a chance, why is that?

Because Mertesacker is close to two meters in size?

Considering the popular tactics of long passing and rushing in the Bundesliga, it cannot be said that there is no reason for this.

But that alone is certainly not enough.

Just like in this game, among Leverkusen's forwards, there is no one who is good at heading, and the so-called center Berbatov is impossible to risk his hairstyle being disrupted to hit the goal with a header.

So why is Mertesacker the main central defender in this game?

In the 54th minute of the game, Lucio's through ball to Berbatov was intercepted by Mertesacker's accurate prediction.

Glancing forward, Mertesacker clearly saw Zhuo Cunzhi's gesture.

Without thinking too much, Mertesacker kicked a big foot directly into Bayer Leverkusen's half.

Although he didn't look back, Lucio just subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

And this time, he immediately saw Zhuo Cunzhi rushing.

Not good!

Lucio chased after him desperately, but what was the point?

Assuming the length of the course is 100 meters, the half court is 50 meters.

If the 30 meters in the threat area are removed, Zhuo Cunzhi only needs to run about 20 meters.

The speed of Zhuo Cunzhi's explosion was almost 10.5 meters per second.

So here comes a simple math problem -

How long will it take for such a Zhuo Cunzhi to rush from midfield to Bayer Leverkusen's threat zone?

Lucio, who knew the answer, ran back and despaired!

On the other side, Zhuo Cunzhi watched the long pass above his head, constantly adjusting his running position with the flight trajectory of the ball.

As the ball got closer to the ground, Bayer Leverkusen's defenders arrived.

Even if there is some laxity, it is impossible for the pharmaceutical players to ignore the big threat of Zhuo Cunzhi.

Especially the fullback Hanno, he was almost crushed by Zhuo Cunzhi in this game.

So much so that thinking of having another person to fight against Zhuo Cunzhi below, Hanno felt that his legs and stomach were pumping!

Faced with an invincible enemy, he was able to summon up the courage to face it, and at this point, Hanno had no reason to be blamed.

However, with Zhuo Cunzhi's pick, Hanno was directly passed by stopping the ball and passing people, and Zhuo Cunzhi also opened the angle of inward incision.

From this point of view, Hanno's courage and efforts seem to be completely meaningless!

Looking at Zhuo Cunzhi, who was two positions away from him, Hanno deeply felt powerless.

On the other side, because Lucio stepped forward, only Juan was left in the penalty area.

"Come on, bastard!" Juan snorted and rushed straight over.

He wants to foul!

Turning his head, Juan's undisguised expression and ferocious intent, Zhuo Cunzhi suddenly understood.

But......

It's the 55th minute of the second half.

The 15-minute appointment looks like there's still 5 minutes left.

But Zhuo Cunzhi is well aware that after missing this rare opportunity, the defense of the pharmaceutical players will definitely be more cautious.

Lucio, in particular, is known for being a superstar at the knife, which is enough to show that even if he is forward, he is rarely counter-attacked.

In other words, even if he is a time bomb, it is the kind that has been set for a long time.

If it's only 5 minutes, there's really no way to do it except for a strong burst.

And in that case, will it be better than the current situation?

In fact, in the time of electric light, Zhuo Cunzhi did not have the leisure to think so much.

Subconsciously, he had already made a decision.

Put together!

But for the sake of the Champions League, for the sake of the league, you can't get hurt!

In the next moment, Zhuo Cunzhi's overall speed did not change, but the pace under his feet was faster.

Between the extremely fast shaking, Zhuo Cunzhi quickly completed the change of direction and shifted to the side position.

Zhuo Cunzhi's current position is only about 26 meters away from the goal.

If you take a free-kick from this position, to be honest, it's a little too close.

If you kick on the wing, the angle can easily be blocked.

And when you get a free-kick in the middle, you have more options.

Juan obviously understood this, and hesitated for a moment.

Juan was hesitating, but Zhuo Cunzhi would not slow down.

In a short period of time, Zhuo Cunzhi moved forward again, and he was about to break into the forbidden area!

Who doesn't know in the current Bundesliga that as a wing core, Zhuo Cunzhi's shooting skills can be regarded as the top.

A full-back can score almost 15 goals in a single season, and his shooting skills can be said to be comparable to that of a superstar striker!

What are the consequences of letting such a player burst into the box?

Bout knows very well, so he is like a great enemy!

Juan was also very clear, so he didn't hesitate any longer, and directly pulled down Zhuo Cunzhi!

Zhuo Cunzhi could not control his balance and could only fall to the ground.

After rolling two laps to reduce the cushion momentum, seeing himself fall in the penalty area, Zhuo Cunzhi began to recall.

Did you get fouled in the penalty area, or did you roll around twice and then enter the box?

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded as promised.

Looking at the referee's majestic expression, Juan inexplicably felt that he had a smile on his face.

Thinking back, Juan realized the seriousness of the problem -

This man, he has offended before!

The referee pulled a yellow card out of his pocket.

Previously, at the beginning of the game, Juan had already received a yellow card.

If you add this yellow card, two yellows and one red.

The referee pulled another red card out of his pocket.

"You're revenge!" Juan roared.

"You should get a card for this action!" The referee replied reluctantly.

Even if he is investigated above, he will never talk about this ball.

After all, if Juan hadn't pulled Zhuo Cunzhi, this would have been a one-handed ball!

"You bastard, I knew you were a black whistle! You were the same in the first half, and so are you now! Juan couldn't calm down at all and said a bunch of things that could be dealt.

The referee turned pale when he heard this.

However, he has already been sent off, and if he really wants to be investigated, he will be punished after the game.

"You! Stand immediately! Pointing at Juan, the referee had already looked at him and didn't want to say anything more.

"I'm not leaving! You have what it takes......" Juan was still unconvinced, and his teammates at the pharmaceutical factory had already stopped him.

In this game, Juan was already destined to be sent off.

However, there is not only one game in the league.

If Juan is additionally suspended, it will not be a good thing for Bayer Leverkusen's future schedule.

And the next moment, a scene that Juan couldn't accept even more appeared.

The referee and linesman discussed for a moment and seemed to have an answer.

His finger clearly went down to the penalty position.