Section 503 Flirting
When the match between Atletico Madrid and Wolfsburg finally arrived on April 24, the Wolfsburg players who came to Madrid again after a year, the semi-finals of the Champions League, under the intense preparations and preparations, finally arrived.
Standing on the court, Gao Shunyao was also full of excitement at this time. This is the first time he has played in such an important game as the Champions League semi-finals, and he is extremely happy in his heart. After spending a season of hard work, his team finally arrived at this piece of plug in the Champions League, listening to the cheers of the surrounding fans, and seeing the strength of the opponent he was playing against, Gao Shunyao was also full of pride in this game.
For some of the top players, the Champions League semi-finals may have been just a routine fixture for the umpteenth time of his career, but for Ko Soon-yiu, it was one of the most important games he has ever played in his life. And this game, I have to play well no matter what, and I must not go wrong in any way, which is also the biggest idea in Gao Shunyao's heart.
It's just that, as a Champions League semi-final, this game is still quite difficult. Not to mention the strength of the opponent, even if you want to adapt to the rhythm of this game, it is not an easy task. After the start of the game, Gao Shunyao's excitement had not yet passed, and he had already unconsciously ushered in the dismount prepared for him by Atletico Madrid.
Atletico's first strike came very suddenly: the pace of the match against Atletico Madrid was not too fast at first. The Champions League semi-finals are both new and extremely important games for both teams, so the two sides of the game did not get into the groove immediately after the opening. The players on both sides were still testing each other at the beginning of the game, and the attacks on both sides were not particularly sharp. Atletico Madrid and Wolfsburg both seem to want to see how strong each other is, and they are afraid that they will show their flaws first.
Therefore, the offensive of both sides is at the beginning stage. It's not particularly thorough, either. When Bellio got the football once, he also kicked the ball straight away with a big kick and kicked the ball through the half. However, no one expected that this kick would kick off. But it allowed Atletico to find an opportunity.
When the football flew in, Gao Shunyao was still near the midfield. The game had just begun, both sides were still probing, and Wolfsburg did not immediately launch a ferocious onslaught. However, even so, Atletico's defence must have been unrelenting. By the time the football flew by, their players were ready to greet it.
When Gao Shunyao was about to jump off the football, Godin behind him also leaned over silently at this time. The two of them ran together in the midfield in order to compete for a header, and Gao Shunyao stuck Godin behind him at this time, and when the two jumped up at the same time, Gao Shunyao also blocked Godin behind.
This one battle, it seems that Gao Shunyao completely blocked Godin behind him, but Godin's purpose. Obviously not a battle for the top. Godin, who jumped in the air and was stuck behind Gao Shunyao, had no idea of fighting for the top at all, what he did behind Gao Shunyao was something else: others were in the air, suddenly stretched out his elbow, and hit Gao Shunyao's ribs fiercely
Gao Shunyao, who was in mid-air, originally thought that he had succeeded in fighting for the top, but he never expected that he would be elbowed at this time. Caught off guard. He had been hit hard in the ribs, and he couldn't keep his balance in the air. Under the pain, Gao Shunyao fell forward and fell directly to the ground, and the football flew over his head. Sitting on the ground, he also raised his head and glared at Godin.
This foul is really a bit too arrogant, and it can even be said to be an act. It seems that Godin is more interested in fouls than in the fight for the top. Such a rough approach, even Gao Shunyao has long heard that Atletico Madrid plays roughly, and he can't bear it. The elbow action directly behind the game is a bit too ruthless.
This kind of action is too intolerable, these guys, it's just here to fight.
The only thing that made him happy was that the referee also saw the foul. When he fell to the ground, the referee also came over. However, when Gao Shunyao raised his head, he saw that the referee was also reprimanding Godin, and he didn't seem to have the idea of taking out the cards at all, and Godin was also smiling at the referee's reprimand, nodding again and again.
It seems that the referee only gave him a warning. And his nod seemed sincere, but in Gao Shunyao's eyes, there was no sincerity at all: this was not careless during the game, the action was too big, and the elbow hit someone, this was already a malicious foul. Obviously, his actions were not accidental, but deliberate.
The game has just begun, and Atletico are also tentative at this time. However, unlike Wolfsburg's temptation, which is familiar with the rhythm of attack and defense, what Atletico Madrid did at this time was a test of the referee's penalty scale.
This foul, in fact, Atletico Madrid did not have any real strategic and tactical considerations at all: the game had just begun, and Wolfsburg's attack had not yet shown its power. And the place where Gao Shunyao receives the ball is still near the midfield, and there is no threat to the goal at all in this position. Godin's foul didn't seem to have any effect on the overall situation, and it wasn't meant to target Wolfsburg.
This foul was directed at the referee from the beginning.
Atletico Madrid's team can be said to be quite rough in their style of play, and it is precisely because of their rough style that they will also eat many more fouls than their opponents in the game. Although Atletico Madrid's players are very clever and will not do deliberate red card actions, it is still difficult for them to avoid yellow cards when they play, and the referee's penalty scale is loose or tight, which also has a great impact on their strength.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid also has this habit in the game: at the beginning of the game, there is a foul that is not light or heavy. It seems to be a big move, but it does not affect the process of the game and has nothing to do with the overall situation. Such a foul appeared at the beginning of the game, and the referee naturally did not blow the penalty, and once the referee did not blow this time, then the whole game, the scale of the penalty was difficult to be more severe, and Atletico Madrid was naturally like a fish in water in the next game.
Of course, sometimes they will be unlucky and encounter some extremely harsh referees. But no matter how strict the referee is, it is difficult to send off a player in the opening game, a large range of movement in an unimportant position, and Atletico Madrid can also ensure that they will not lose money. And if the referee's penalty is not very harsh, then Atletico will naturally commit further fouls.
That's what Atletico is doing at the moment. Watching the referee run over, although the whistle was blown but he didn't take out the card, Godin basically knew the psychological scale of the referee, and after learning about this scale, he also walked towards Gao Shunyao with a smile. He stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, as if he wanted to pull Gao Shunyao up, but just when Gao Shunyao suppressed his anger and stretched out his hand to shake hands with him, his hand moved quickly, not to pull Gao Shunyao's outstretched hand, but to gently pat Gao Shunyao's face.
The shot he took can be said to be very light, and it didn't hurt at all when he hit his face, and it could even be said that he didn't feel anything. If it's a player who knows each other very well, moving like this is not a big deal at all, it can only be said to be a joke. But Godin's moment towards Gao Shunyao was full of ridicule: he and Gao Shunyao were not familiar with each other, and of course it was impossible to joke with each other. He ignored Gao Shunyao's outstretched hand, but slapped it directly on his face, which was undoubtedly also provocative.
He was not joking at all, he just wanted to tell Gao Shunyao: I fouled you, not only just now, but also continue to foul. But even if I'm a foul, there's nothing you can do. I fouled you, what can you do to me
For such an action, the referee will definitely not chase the penalty. Godin was smiling all the time, and it didn't look like he was going to fight at all, but like he was joking. And although he hit Gao Shunyao on the face a little frivolous, this time it was not heavy, and it was not a malicious foul. Naturally, the referee will not punish such an action, and Gao Shunyao's breath can only be swallowed.
Atletico's style of play has always been like this. They always like to use some small seemingly meaningless small actions to foul and provoke the anger of their opponents. This childlike prank may seem a bit too boring in a football game, but Atletico Madrid uses it very well.
Godin's action made Gao Shunyao a little stunned. He originally thought that the opponent was here to show goodwill to him, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't want to show goodwill, what he wanted to do was to demonstrate. Looking at the smug smile on the other party's face, and then looking at the inactive referee, Gao Shunyao was also a little angry in his heart.
He didn't expect that Atletico's foul came so quickly, and from the beginning, it was already so infuriating. In his heart, he even remembered that Turan joked a few days ago that he would fall when he should fall. This kind of action, although very light, but it is indeed a physical contact that should not be, in O4, Porto against Laco, Andrade was directly sent off with a red card for a joking kick to Deco, and such cases are not unprecedented.
However, although he thought so in his heart, Gao Shunyao still didn't do it. First, he knew very well that the referee would not be so partial to Wolfsburg, and secondly, it would be a bit embarrassing to win the game in that way.
The opponent is disgusting, and you can't follow the disgusting. At this moment, he could only warn himself that no matter what, he couldn't be in a hurry.
Atletico Madrid's purpose is to provoke his own anger, if he is really anxious with him, then he will not be able to concentrate during the game, and he will naturally not be able to play well. When I watched Atletico's highlights, I had already seen similar behavior at Atletico Madrid. After the foul, they took advantage of the referee's non-judgment to add a little action, which was originally one of the most important means they used to provoke the anger of their opponents, and they knew that it was so, so they couldn't be fooled.
These small actions are just unimportant details. The most important thing in this game is still the game itself. Gao Shunyao warned himself in the bottom of his heart, and forced himself to shift his attention to the game: he believes that Atletico Madrid's current position in La Liga is definitely not due to their roughness, compared to the appearance of roughness, their skills are more noteworthy. To be continued.