Chapter 187: World Wave, First Goal in La Liga
After a set of pre-match procedures, the players of both sides returned to their respective positions, the referee Pavares blew a long whistle, the fans erupted in huge cheers, and the first game of Atletico Madrid's new home stadium officially began.
Garcia was extremely quick to sort out the highlights of the game: "Atletico Madrid and Malaga didn't start well, but Malaga are in much bigger trouble, they didn't win one of their first three games, to be precise, they lost all three. If Atletico Madrid loses McCity at home, Michel Gonzalez's position could be in jeopardy. For Simeone, this is a chance to bottom out in the league. They had just beaten Roma on the road, and with so many heavyweights on the scene, there was no reason not to go all out for the three points. ”
After the start of the new season, there were many surprises in the La Liga standings. There are dark horses in the top half, such as Real Sociedad, and the most surprising is Malaga, which was a La Liga powerhouse in previous seasons and even a Champions League quarter-final in 2012-13. This year, it looks like he can only fight for relegation. With the departure of Isco and Demichelis, Malaga's competitiveness in La Liga has been declining year by year. Facing Atletico Madrid away, Michel Gonzalez put on a mournful posture before the game, complimenting Atletico Madrid's strength, saying that the best result is to fight hard, and striving for a draw is the best result.
Málaga's smoke bomb is very standard, Atletico Madrid players played a little carelessly on the field, felt that the pace did not have to be too fast, and wanted to use the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water to wait for Malaga to make mistakes, but not only did not have an advantage on the field, but the scrappy away team organized several very threatening attacks, which surprised the home fans into a cold sweat. If it weren't for the limited level of the opponent's goal, the first to concede the goal would probably be Atletico Madrid, who are playing at home.
When Wen Zhihao is on the field, the criterion for judging whether Atletico Madrid is playing well is very simple, depending on Wen Zhihao's running range. If Wen Zhihao is running all the time on the pitch and can be seen in the front court at all times, it means that there is nothing wrong with Atletico. But if Wen Zhihao becomes a spectator on the field, at least Atletico's attacking problems are more serious.
Wen Zhihao couldn't get the ball for a long time and said that he was also helpless, Gabi relied too much on the two wings, Saul and Koke on both sides were stared at by the opponent's two fullbacks Rosales and Rika, and it was difficult to give the ball to the middle, Wen Zhihao and Correa could only stare at the middle. Neither of them is an air bully who eats by their height, and if they can't get the ball under their feet, their role will be greatly reduced.
Wen Zhihao stretched out his hands at Gabi and smiled bitterly: "Captain, give me the ball at your feet, OK?" Playing together like in the previous games. ”
If it is a newcomer who joins the team in the first season, most of them dare not make this kind of request to the veteran meritorious captain of the team, but Wen Zhihao just came, Gabi behaved very friendly, and there was no veteran and star frame, so Wen Zhihao felt that there was nothing wrong with this request, and he was working hard for the interests of the team.
In fact, Correa also thought so in his heart, but he was more introverted, and Wen Zhihao said what he wanted to say.
Gabi realized that his split was not very reasonable, and Simeone asked the attack to be as concise as possible, as if he did snub the striker in the middle, and waved his hand at Wen Zhihao, indicating his mistake.
In the first half, both managers were annoyed. Simeone was very dissatisfied with this situation of fighting separately, feeling that the whole team was a little careless today, the pre-game warnings were not heeded, the offensive and defensive ends were not at a normal level, he smelled a hint of danger, and came to the sidelines to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players on the field with various body language and movements.
Málaga boss Michel González was more hungry for a win than Simeone and had a rare chance to open the scoring while the Atletico stars were napping, but the striker's skill made him want to explode. The first half was close to thirty minutes in the blink of an eye, and such a good opportunity could not be seized, once Atletico grinded through the first half and woke up at halftime, the team still had a chance?
Gonzalez really didn't have that kind of confidence. Four of the six goals conceded in the first three rounds came in the second half, which shows how bad the team's performance was in the second half.
Gabi did consciously increase the through ball, and Wen Zhihao took the ball a lot more than at the beginning, but the Malaga defense was targeted. The four defenders and the double back are all recycled to cover within 35 meters in front of the penalty area, and the distance between each other is very suitable, obviously fully studied Atletico Madrid's attack, strengthen the protection of the ribs, Atletico Madrid wants to play directly from the middle to the heart of the penalty area, the difficulty coefficient is as high as five stars.
Obviously, Atletico Madrid does not have the Tiki-taka possession gene of the peak "Cosmos Team" Barcelona, and can pass the ball into the goal with more than 100 passes in a round, which will be in trouble under normal circumstances, and Gonzalez believes that even Simeone will feel a headache. But he overlooked the fact that it is true that Atletico Madrid does not have that kind of skill, but there is a person who often does not play according to common sense on the field - Wen Zhihao.
The Malaga defender must not have been fully aware of the potential threat of Wen Zhihao before the game, Wen Zhihao himself broke through Recio to the edge of the penalty area, and central defender Diego Gonzalez was a step slower, Wen Zhihao was undisturbed for a second, but it was only a fleeting opportunity, and the next second Gonzalez Jr. would be close.
There was an uproar of excitement at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, and Garcia's commentary was full of anticipation: "Winn, what will he do?!" ”
"Wen Zhihao's fire area! Golden opportunity! This is the voice of He Wei in the Beijing studio.
In the next second, Wen Zhihao's right leg quickly flicked the ball to the side, eliminating the possibility of destruction in the back position, and then in the horrified eyes of everyone, with a "bang", the arch of the foot exerted force, and the ball flew directly towards the goal without any rotation.
Do you want to stick to it? I don't go into the penalty area either, and I will kill you with a long-range shot!
After Wen Zhihao finished shooting, he was brought down on the turf by the inertia of Gonzalez Jr.'s tackle, but there was a smile on his face, and he was looking forward to the effect of the ball with a long-planned blow.
Goalkeeper Roberto was shocked, his feet kicked the ground abruptly, and the whole person flew towards the left side gracefully like a roc spreading its wings, and at the same time stretched out his long arms with all his might. At 31 years old, he feels like he's regained the feeling of flying as a 21-year-old.
Roberto's hand touched the ball, but it was only a slight touch of his fingertips, he felt his body go down further, and the ball did not listen to him, it was still flying up, Roberto thought that the ball would fly off the crossbar, but half a second later he heard the most familiar sound of the goalkeeper, the sound of the ball and the net colliding, he glanced at it in horror, the ball was already in the goal.
“GOOOOOOAL!!!” Garcia instantly pulled out a long voice and burst out, "Incredible, absolutely unsolvable world wave!" Winn's first league goal! He brought the surprise of the Champions League back to the league and his form is still hot! ”
"First goal! The first goal is here, Wen Zhihao's first goal in La Liga, such a wonderful, such an amazing world wave! ”
Wen Zhihao was surrounded by his teammates to enjoy the cheers of all the fans in his new home stadium, and the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was as hot as a volcanic eruption.
King Felipe VI, who was sitting in the VIP seat, couldn't help but stand up and applaud, and when Wen Zhihao came to the bottom of the stands, he saw Wen Zhihao's appearance clearly.
"Enrique, I can't imagine that there are still East faces in La Liga, where is he from?" The king asked in amazement.
Cerezo replied respectfully: "It's Chinese, Your Majesty." ”
King Felipe's face was slightly stunned, and Cerezo added: "Your Majesty, this is our most successful deal of the summer. Maybe this year, or maybe in the next few years. ”
PS: There are more classes in the afternoon, and Wednesday is even earlier in the morning, and all after that, great good morning everyone