Chapter 229: Breaking the Ice

After the half-time break, the two sides returned to the pitch, and the scene immediately erupted in warm applause, and the broadcast camera immediately captured Atletico's substitution, with No. 18 Costa coming on to replace No. 21 Gameiro.

Costa returns to Atletico for the third time on his debut to see if it will be another peak of his career. Of course, there was a spark between him and Wen Zhihao, which was a better scene. ”

He Wei gave his expectations in the Beijing studio.

Referee Lahoz blew the opening whistle of the second half, and unexpectedly, as soon as Atletico Madrid came up, the opponent was shocked into a cold sweat.

Valencia originally wanted to take advantage of the ball advantage of the kick-off to grab a wave, but Thomas squeezed Parejo with his body, the size of the two is not at the same level at all, Thomas directly squeezed the opponent to the ground, Lahoz raised his hands flat, indicating that this is a reasonable scramble, the fans on the scene immediately cheered, and the broken ball near the arc of the center circle was an excellent opportunity to counterattack on the spot.

Thomas didn't want to think about it, the first time to give the ball to Wen Zhihao's feet, Wen Zhihao broke through two steps with the ball, attracted another defender Kondogbia to move to his side, and then passed diagonally to Kondogbia's original position, the big space in front of the central defender, Griezmann was half a beat slow in front of the counterattack, but accidentally appeared in the most correct position. Valencia's backline has been severely porous, with only one centre-back, Garay, trailing behind to keep an eye on Costa. Griezmann gave a certain amount of advance in front of Costa, he and Costa had a tacit understanding before, and the cooperation was naturally not as rusty as Wen Zhihao's first appearance for Atletico Madrid.

Costa took a step forward and chested the ball, and many of the fans were already leaning forward, ready to jump up and celebrate the goal. The opportunity to face the goalkeeper directly, Costa was very sure in the past.

"Costa, Costa! Do you become a hero as soon as you appear? It's definitely a great gift! Garcia, as the commentator, is also full of expectations.

Costa faced interference from Garay and goalkeeper Neto and fired just wide of the post. The audience suddenly felt a sense of regret.

"What a pity! If this goal can be scored, it will definitely be the best welcome gift for return! It's only two centimeters away. After a few months of not experiencing top intensity, it will take some time for Costa to regain his goalscoring groove. "Garcia, although regretful, gave Costa enough tolerance.

Wen Zhihao walked over and encouraged for the first time: "Do a good job, adjust the crosshairs again, and you will be able to enter next time." ”

Costa was in a calm mood: "I don't need comfort. Boy, don't take me for a novice. ”

Wen Zhihao coughed dryly and smiled awkwardly. It does seem a little redundant, and I haven't experienced any scene in front of me. Champions League final, World Cup ...... It's a new experience for yourself, and you still need to tell others what to do?

I'm not the captain, it's not right to do this, and the old teammates may not mind if they understand it, but they should really keep a low profile in front of the new teammates at the god level.

The opening was beaten down, and Marcelino couldn't sit still. He sees that Atletico Madrid has signs of gaining momentum, and he must nip it in the bud, otherwise Atletico Madrid will go crazy at home, and he can't hold it down. The strategy he chose was to make the two wingers Guedes and Pereira more determined to break through the bottom and suppress the back insertion of Juanfran and Felipe, which could at least weaken the power of Atletico's wide attack.

In the first half, Valencia battled with Atletico in the middle, and Atletico's threatening attacks were all moved from the wing by Wen Zhihao and launched from Carrasco's side. Marcelino clearly summed up the experience of the first half and tried to turn the passive into the active.

However, Simeone changed his tactics faster, and Marcelino's tactics were not yet fully developed, and he had already made a second substitution. Cork replaces Carrasco.

"Koke has a certain ability to transfer and dispatch, does Atletico want to attack the middle? In the first half, neither Wenld nor Antoine Griezmann had the advantage, so the substitution was not a smart move. ”

Garcia was the first to question. But he forgot that there was also Costa.

The biggest significance of Koke's appearance is to control the tempo, smoothly transition the ball to the feet of the front trident, and the wing attack is just a front.

For the rest, Simeone can only see how much of the training results can be translated into actual combat results.

Koke came on the pitch with Simeone's latest instructions, which was actually a signal from Atletico Madrid in advance, but at this moment, no one knew except the Atletico players. Valencia's overall formation instead pressed forward, thinking it was an opportunity for them to speed up the attacking tempo.

Marcelino soon realized that he had misjudged and was wrong.

Wen Zhihao seized the opportunity of the opposition defence's position not close enough and quickly passed the ball to Costa. Garay tugged behind him, but Costa's large frame resisted physical interference and turned to face the attack. Wen Zhihao stepped forward as soon as he passed the ball, and Antoine Griezmann and Koke at the far end had already run behind the two full-backs.

If Garay had been a little smarter, not one-on-one with Costa, and on the same line as the overall defense, Costa would have been offside no matter how he passed.

But only hypothetical. The reality is that Garay is half a position behind, which will be fatal for Valencia's defence. Atletico Madrid were on the edge of the penalty area and were playing more and less in the direction of attack.

Costa was experienced and passed the ball to Wen Zhihao nearby, but Garay could only throw Costa down and turn and run towards Wen Zhihao - he must not be allowed to go one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

With the plane fleeting, full-back Montoya was back in the box and had already stretched out his foot to intercept the shot path. But Wen Zhihao thought one step more than the other party, feint and stunned goalkeeper Neto, Wen Zhihao did not shoot, but crossed the ball back to the feet of Costa, Griezmann resolutely followed up, attracting some of the attention of the defense, and Wen Zhihao's handling was indeed unexpected by everyone, Costa was completely missed. Scoring into an unguarded empty goal was no problem for Costa. If you waste such an opportunity, you can't get away with it by saying that the game doesn't feel good.

Costa opted for a volley and hit it fiercely, as if to concentrate all the disappointments of the season on this one. The hearts of the teammates next to him tightened, and only when they were sure that the ball had landed in the goal did they huddle to celebrate the goal.

Garcia laughed: "The ball is in!" The ball is in! Costa's greeting came a little late, but it came just in time, and after 65 minutes, Atletico regained the initiative in their own hands. ”

He Wei fully reflects the position of the Chinese commentary: "Costa's first goal is an ice-breaking goal for him, and it comes from Wen Zhihao's selfless feeding cake!" Wen Zhihao is really good at uniting his teammates and supporting the return of new teammates with actions, and there is nothing like this to bring the spiritual identity and tacit understanding between the two closer. If you want to gain a foothold in the big clubs, your skills and emotional intelligence are really just as important. ”

If Wen Zhihao knew that such a trivial matter could be praised so ruthlessly, he would definitely be embarrassed to tell the truth, he just made a slightly unexpected choice, and he really didn't think about it so much......