Chapter 223: Equalizer
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Hoffenheim are still playing very positively after falling behind, or they are playing very actively under the leadership of Chu Zhongtian, and it seems that they are not affected by the goal conceded at all, but continue to play against Real Madrid. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It wasn't a desperate counterattack, they were still very organized and disciplined in attack.
Chu Zhongtian still sent a through pass under the entanglement of Khedira, Van Nistelrooy cut in diagonally to receive the ball and shot with his feet, and the football was blocked by Casillas with his foot, which shocked the Real Madrid fans in the stands to shout.
The Hoffenheim corner was taken by Salihovic, who kicked the ball towards goal, and Simunic almost got the ball on the head, but the ball was finally punched away by the onrushing Casillas.
The ball didn't go far, and Sana from outside the box received a powerful volley from the football, which eventually went over the crossbar.
Hoffenheim made a comeback three minutes later, with Kolarov dribbling up the flank and forcing a break against Abeloa. Abelloa couldn't stop him, and as soon as he turned around, he was already left behind by Kararov.
The Hoffenheim fans at the scene cheered when they saw such a wonderful performance.
Kararov, who broke through Abeloa, did not cross directly to the goal, but with a button, he deducted the pounced Aberoa and passed the ball again!
He passed the football to Chu Zhongtian in the ribs, Chu Zhongtian did not shoot, nor did he cross, he directly sent a direct pass after receiving the ball.
Kolarov, who had passed Aberoa past him, did not stop there, but flashed past Aberoa and ran straight into the box.
At this time, he received a pass from Chu Zhongtian!
"Nice fit!" The commentators exclaimed.
Kolarov received the ball in the box and then he got up to shoot and he shot very hard, but Casillas also made a brilliant save as the Spaniard international picked the ball accurately and held Kolarov's shot firmly in his arms. It looked like Kolarov kicked the football straight into his arms.
There was applause from the fans in the stands, and the Real Madrid fans applauded Casillas' save, knowing that they were really shocked when they saw Kolarov burst into the box to receive a pass, and there was not a single Real Madrid player around Kolarov at that time, which was too dangerous! Thankfully, Kolarov's shot was on target...... And the Hoffenheim fans were applauding, they were applauding Hoffenheim's successful attack. Whether there is a goal or not, as long as the team can play this kind of football, it deserves their applause and applause. Hoffenheim is not a big team like Real Madrid who have failed to finish second in the league, and the fans are much less demanding, as long as the team can play football that is pleasing to their eyes and can show courage. So even though they were one goal behind at the Bernabeu, the fans still supported them and booed their players, something like that would happen to Real Madrid fans, but definitely not to Hoffenheim fans.
Although there were no goals, Hoffenheim's courage was evident in those attacks. They were not intimidated by Real Madrid's goal and continued to try to find the goal.
Even in the face of adversity, never give up on the offensive. It was a great stage to show the world what Hoffenheim was all about.
From 32 minutes to 45 minutes, Hoffenheim did not give up attacking for a second, and the excitement of the game was not diminished with Real Madrid's goal.
The kind of crazy scoring moment that many people thought did not come, and Hoffenheim's offensive was so crazy that Real Madrid even had to choose to retreat and avoid the attack. There are not many teams that can make Real Madrid shrink their defense at the Bernabeu.
What used to be the preserve of the top teams is now being given to a small team from the countryside.
Hoffenheim were unable to equalise even at the end of the first half, finishing the first half with a 0-1 draw into the dressing room. But when the whistle blew at the end of the first half, the Hoffenheim fans in the stands still stood up and applauded the team.
"At the end of the first half, Hoffenheim was 1-0 down to Real Madrid! Please note that the score came after 45 minutes of playing against Real Madrid! Hoffenheim were only one goal down at the Bernabeu, which is quite remarkable! 'The German commentators were very happy with the first half.
But the Spanish commentators don't see it that way.
'In the first half we deserved to be three or four goals ahead! But Jose Mourinho's side are still squandering those opportunities. Hoffenheim chose to play against Real Madrid, which is a good thing. But the Real Madrid players didn't catch it! Hoffenheim are a very attacking team and if we waste chances over and over again, I'm afraid there will be some inexplicable mistakes at the back – as they have done so often over the past few seasons! So there's nothing to be happy about leading by just one goal in the first half. In the second half, Real Madrid must step up their attack and try to score as soon as possible! ”
The Chinese commentator He Ping is a bit more neutral, he himself is a Real Madrid fan, but Hoffenheim has Chu Zhongtian. He felt that both teams were doing well, and there might have been some people who thought Hoffenheim beat Real Madrid away from home before the start of the game that it was an incredible thing, but he believes that after watching this first half, no one will think so. Judging by the performance of both teams, it is normal for anyone to win.
"Of course, maybe a draw would be better, ha!"
After a first-half that ended with only one goal down after 45 minutes against Real Madrid, the Hoffenheim players returned to the dressing room.
It was only by this time that they were able to calm down. Think about it, we played against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu for 45 minutes!
This is not something that any team can do easily!
The thought that they had actually done it made them a little excited, and they all discussed it in the dressing room, and there was still some smugness in their words, completely forgetting the frustration of conceding the goal. "Hey, did you see that breakthrough I just made to Abeloa? I think that's beautiful! ”
"Casillas is very good, but I don't have any doubts when I shoot at him!"
"That's just the case with Ronaldo, I don't think he's causing me any trouble anyway......"
However, after Chu Zhongtian came in, he shouted loudly: "Brothers! Don't rejoice too soon! We're lagging behind now! ”
Hearing him say this, everyone stopped discussing and turned their heads to look at him.
Chu Zhongtian took off the jersey that had been soaked with sweat on his body, and then shook his head, his hair was also covered with sweat. In the first half, he ran back and forth with all his might, and he was a little more tired than usual. But if it weren't for his running tandem, Hoffenheim would never have been able to match Real Madrid's attack in those 40 minutes.
Chu Zhongtian stood in the center of the locker room, and the head coach Rangnick had not come in yet, he planned to say a few words first. Now in the dressing room, he is also half a head coach, and it is not surprising that he speaks like a head coach.
'Even though we played against them for 45 minutes, it was not bad to be down by one goal. But we're not here to chase down one goal, guys. If possible, we should try our best to score points! ”
His teammates, who had been quite proud before, lowered their heads. yes, have they all forgotten what they came here for? They weren't here to see the locker rooms and the turf. You must know that they are behind now, how can they be so happy when they are behind by a score?
"In the second half, we should keep attacking, brothers!" Chu Zhongtian waved his hand and said. 'Not only that, but we have to try to score goals. We created some chances in the first half but we didn't score, which is a shame. In the second half we had to improve our shooting accuracy! ”
He looks like a manager. In fact, it doesn't make a difference what Rangnick said here afterwards. It's just that Rangnick also praised the team's performance, saying that everyone did a good job, and in such a game, facing such an opponent, they can fight against them without fear, and only concede one goal, which is remarkable.
The head coach considers a different angle from Chu Zhongtian, after all, there is a layer of relationship between him and the players, and sometimes he needs to say good things first to win over the relationship. Chu Zhongtian himself is a player, and he mingles with his teammates, so he can speak more directly, without thinking about it so much.
In the dressing room at Real Madrid, Mourinho was pleased with his team's performance, especially against Hoffenheim's equally sharp while not conceding a goal, which is remarkable. However, he also told his players that it is not safe to be one goal ahead, especially against a team that is good at attacking, and the score can be rewritten at any time. Therefore, he asked the team to take advantage of Hoffenheim's attacking opportunities against them in the second half and try to score a few more goals. A score of 2:0 is much safer than 1:0.
※※※ After the second half of the game started, everything was no different from the first half, at least it looked like this. Both Hoffenheim and Real Madrid are on the offensive and they want to score. Real Madrid need goals to extend their lead and put them in a safe position, while Hoffenheim need to equalise as soon as possible to keep the game in suspense and hope for themselves.
The second half was a fierce contest from the start.
"Cristiano. Ronaldo! His feints are truly amazing! Successfully deceived Baker, who was defending him! ”
Ronaldo bumped the ball with a heel to Marcelo, who was cut in from behind, and Baker was unresponsive to the pass, completely attracted to Ronaldo and forgot about Marcelo, who had come in from behind.
Marcelo's cross was headed over by Camper, and the two sides battled in midfield.
Here, Ronaldo thrilled the Bernabeu fans with a beautiful back-heel pass. Here, Chu Zhongtian immediately returned the color. When teammate Sana passed the football to him, he turned his back to the attack, turned his hip, and made a feint to catch the ball and turn and break through from the right, tricking Khedira into blocking his right side in advance, but he let the ball leak through his side, and then turned from the left side to complete the escape.
His move was also applauded by the Hoffenheim fans.
After getting rid of Khedira, Chu Zhongtian took the ball forward, and just as he was about to split the ball, his ball was lost to Harvey. Alonso tackled.
Chu Zhongtian was tackled to the ground, but the referee did not say anything, and the Hoffenheim fans in the stands booed.
Real Madrid used the break to impress the fast attack, Alonso sent the ball in front of him, C. Ronaldo jumped high and headed the ball to Higuain in the middle, Higuain stopped the ball and lost the chance to turn, he turned his back to the goal to pass the ball back. As soon as Alonso received the ball, he was stabbed by Chu Zhongtian from behind him with his foot stretched out...... The ball is poked open!
Alonso rushed to chase the ball, but the ball was intercepted by Sana, who had been guarding the side.
But don't think it's safe to do so, as Sana was about to take the ball forward, but he was intercepted by Khedira. The two men faced each other in midfield, neither of them won, and the football slipped out of the two men's control.
This time it was replaced by Harvey. Alonso and Chu Zhongtian faced off, and the two ran towards the football almost at the same time.
In the end, Chu Zhongtian had a slight advantage and rushed to the ball first, but Alonso was very, very close to him, and if he wanted to take the ball out of the danger zone, he would have to face Alonso's fierce defence. Chu Zhongtian did not choose to dribble the ball, he rushed to the ball, directly pushed the pass, passed the football from Alonso's side, and passed it to the side.
Quaresma was plugging in from there and he got the ball!
After Quaresma received the ball, he was in front of Marcelo.
Facing the Brazilian defender, Quaresma swiped the ball along the sideline at high speed. He didn't make any fancy dribbles, just ball and ball and ball and he was undaunted by Marcelo's defence. From Barcelona to Porto, from Porto to Inter Milan and now from Inter Milan to Hoffenheim, it seems that his career has really gone downhill, and the whole of Europe knows that he is a big parallel import.
Even Marcelo seemed a little careless when defending him, always moving a little slower when raising his legs.
Quaresma's performance in the first half was indeed quite flat, with no sharp breakthroughs and ** outside instep. It's ordinary, more often than passing, rather than breaking with the ball.
While Quaresma was playing the ball on the wing, Chu Zhongtian and the other Hoffenheim players followed up at high speed in the middle.
Chu Zhongtian was halfway through the run and suddenly turned to the side, looking like he was going to pick up Quaresma.
Marcelo also noticed the situation, and he hesitated. Mourinho stressed to them more than once before the game that the only real threat to Hoffenheim is Chu Zhongtian, who is the heart of the team's attack, and will always be the center of his team-mates' passes, no matter which side the team plays. He felt that Quaresma should pass the football to Chu Zhongtian, just like in the first half, Quaresma always made a feint to break through, and then passed the football to other teammates. He looked like he was running low on self-confidence.
So Marcelo slowed down, he planned to block Chu Zhongtian, whether he was passing or dribbling. As for Quaresma...... He caught a glimpse of Quaresma lifting his foot, which was not a normal leg swing on a run, but a preparation for a back-heel pass! Brazilian Marcelo was well aware of these small moves, and he immediately realized that Quaresma really wanted to pass the football to Chu Zhongtian.
So he braked sharply and turned around to pounce on Chu Zhongtian.
How could Quaresma lift his foot up and down, do nothing, and the other foot continued to knock the football forward!
That's how he got rid of Marcelo's entanglement!
Marcelo then realized that he had been fooled.
And Chu Zhongtian, who had completed the task, also turned to rush to the middle again.
Quaresma, who had completed the breakthrough, had already rushed to the line of the opponent's 30-meter area. He didn't go under, he cut inside.
"Oh! It's a familiar practice! The outside of the right foot! The narrator shouted in anticipation.
Jose Mourinho is also clearly familiar with the player he once brought in, so he warned his players before the game that if Quaresma crosses, let him go, but if he cuts inside instead of bottoming, he should be extra careful with the outside instep.
This player is in the Nerveknife category and you can't guarantee when he's in a slump or when he's in good form. Like his outside instep, maybe he failed with ten kicks, but what about the eleventh kick in the door? Therefore, he must be guarded strictly in the area at the edge of the penalty area.
Quaresma did raise his right foot to shoot into the far corner with the outside of his right foot, and centre-back Carvalho immediately blocked with his back.
Unexpectedly, Quaresma did not shoot, but used his right foot to tip the ball into the middle. Then he paused and stepped into the box.
Seeing Quaresma make such a move, the fool knows that he is going to make a two-one, and at the edge of the penalty area, such a two-one-one is very threatening. Carvalho was still half-kneeling and did not get up, and Marcelo rushed in from outside to chase Quaresma.
So who did Quaresma pass the football to before?
The football fell to Chu Zhongtian's feet. He's making a gesture to pass the ball! Everyone thought he was going to pass to Quaresma, and everyone except Pepe turned their attention to Quaresma's side.
Pepe came up, Chu Zhongtian made a pass, but it was actually a smash!
Pepe stretched out his foot and swept it, touching the football, but he didn't kick the football out completely, and the football he kicked up hit Chu Zhongtian's raised calf, and it just happened to knock the football forward again, and the football rushed past him!
What a mistake!
Chu Zhongtian reacted quickly, and he rushed out with the football.
Pepe didn't have time to pull him if he wanted to, he could only watch Chu Zhongtian break through his defense line and enter the penalty area!
"Chu! He broke through! It's beautiful!! ”
The commentators suddenly shouted, and the sound of the scene suddenly soared at this moment.
Chu Zhongtian's breakthrough broke the defensive balance of Real Madrid. Faced with this player who suddenly rushed in, the Real Madrid players didn't know what to do for a while.
Chu Zhongtian will not give them a chance to pounce to defend himself, he rushed into the penalty area, and now he only has a huge goal and that "Saint-Igor" Casillas in front of him.
He kicks up and ejects!
The soccer ball jumped from the turf to the bottom left corner of the goal!
Casillas fell to the ground and pounced on the football.
However, compared to the speed of his saves, it is still better in football...... "ball, ball...... The ball is in!! He Ping couldn't believe it at first, but he confirmed it before shouting. All he could see was the net shaking, and he thought it had hit the side netting. When he saw the Hoffenheim player closest to goal, Ibisevic raising his arms and cheering, he roared violently.
"Beautiful! It's beautiful! Chu Zhongtian, he scored! He scored a goal for Real Madrid!! He broke through Casillas' goal! He equalised for Hoffenheim!! ”
(To be continued)