102. One-on-one that breaks fate
Mackay was 24 years old when he moved from Tenerife to Super Laco, and it was thanks to this Laco's outstanding performance in the first year and Ruud van Nistelrooy's injury that he was finally brought home by Rijkaard.
Despite his height of 1.88, Mackay is not as stable in the box as Kluivert, and he has become a super-killer by relying more on erratic movement and balanced shooting skills with overhead kicks.
As a centre-forward, Mackay may be inferior to Kluivert, but his ability to take chances is no weaker than any of his top goalscorers of his time, and that's exactly what the Dutch team needs most right now, because they desperately need a goal!
The opposite Italian team lacks Zambrotta, it is already one less person to fight, and secondly, the offensive organization of the midfield is equal to a void, under the defense of Davies, Fiore in the midfield is like disappearing, not to mention that Iuliano and Di Biagio are players who are defensive engineers, and the long pass that Italy relies on to communicate the forward line is very ineffective because of the lack of a strong center forward, counting on Piero and Inzaghi to grab the landing point, and then protect the ball and wait for teammates to organize the attack, It is better to hope for the Dutch defenders to deliver assists......
Therefore, replacing a defender at half-time with a striker is not a risk, and Jiang Qi knows very well that with the Italian's tenacious defensive system and Toldo's brave performance, surviving the second half for 45 minutes is not their limit, and even extra time is an appetizer.
Mackay's position after coming on the field is more in the area of the penalty area, and Bergkamp's range of activities has been completely opened, leaving Kluivert alone at the front, in fact, Kluivert's performance in the national team has always been bug-level, coupled with Bergkamp, who has been adjusted to the semi-finals and is almost at the peak, the cooperation between the three forwards in the Netherlands really gives Jiang Qi some confidence, and the key depends on Ma Kai's play.
If he can make some gains, the super goalscorer's national team path may be different!
In a high-profile tournament like the European Cup, becoming famous in a fight is really not just talking!
At the beginning of the second half, Zoff should have asked the Italian players to press out at half-time to attack, and the first half was too passive, so the start of this half should be a grab, trying to pull the almost one-sided game back to normal.
However, Mr. Zoff is still conservative, it is difficult to make a difference in the attack with the combination of Fiore and Piero and Inzaghi alone, only one or two attacks with individual ability, and when the opponent's defense has a focused marking and the physical fitness of the attacking players declines, the offensive will naturally be suppressed.
On the contrary, what the Italian team needs most at this time is to replace a striker who can act as a pivot in the frontcourt, such as Delvicchio.
So, after Fiore's shot was saved by Edwin van der Sar and Piero converted a free-kick that hit the wall, Italy's attack was over.
The attack on the two wings of the Dutch team began to be active again, because Mackay was more active on the left side, and the passing and cutting were smart enough, so Cenden's performance was more prominent, and Mackay could occasionally make a cameo appearance as a winger cross, after all, there was Tristan in Laco, and he also brushed 14 assists in a single season at Bayern, and Mackay's pass was enough......
On the Italian side, after Zambrotta's departure, the gap on the left flank was filled by Iuliano, but the Juventus centre-back is more accustomed to being close to the middle, so it is often caught by Zenden, Mackay and even the running Kluivert.
Time continued to pass little by little, Jiang Qi stood on the sidelines and took out a stopwatch, the game had passed for an hour, and when he raised his head again, Cen Deng suddenly picked up a pass on the left side and ran to the penalty area line!
"Well, it's not Davis!"
This is Lao Jiang's first reaction, because there is a big difference between long hair and short hair, which can be seen from the back.
And this player has a different approach to the same pass.
The bridge section that was originally placed on the boar to stop the ball on his chest and accelerate straight into the penalty area fully demonstrated Davis's strength and explosive impact, but the situation was completely different when he changed to Ma Kai, who had short hair but was slightly weak.
In the same chest stop, Davis used his body to turn his back to Iuliano to protect the football tightly, and Mackay deliberately added a turning movement, and the ball hit his body with a forward rush towards the penalty area, and this forward speed made the football and Mackay's body pull away for some distance......
Iuliano behind him immediately reflexively rushed up, he thought to himself from the blind spot of Mackay's field of vision, such a sudden rush was a great opportunity, otherwise it would be really difficult to stop him when the Dutchman accelerated and rushed.
Iuliano's step was fast and his feet were faster, but when his body was fully stretched and ready to break the ball, Mackay did not accelerate first, but used a deft cushion on his toes.
It's a pre-set trap that bets that Giuliano behind him will make a steal, and what is left for the Italian is Mackay's extremely fast pick-and-roll!
Different processing actions have received different effects, Iuliano can no longer adjust his center of gravity at the moment, watching Ma Kai pick the ball and suddenly accelerate straight into the middle of the penalty area, and Nesta behind the two people is too late to fill the position!
Single Knife!
In this era, the striker with the highest goal percentage in one-on-one against the goalkeeper, Mackay can probably be in the top three, and if you think about it, the one who can squeeze in front of him is Ronaldo, who is no more than a goalkeeper.
Mackay is very calm in front of the goalkeeper and will push the goalkeeper's armpit position more than the crotch.
This time he faced San Toldo!
This may be the most depressing one-on-one Jiang Qi has seen since he came to this magical plane......
The blood seemed to be coagulated, but the heartbeat was accelerating uncontrollably, Toldo had already pounced, and Ma Kai hadn't kicked out yet!
Jiang Qi has been able to foresee that this one-on-one duel will be the only chance to change the fateful outcome of this game! There won't be and can't be a second time!
He held his breath and watched as Mackay suddenly accelerated sideways with ease, as if he was intent on getting past Toldo, which was indeed the safest way.
Without hesitation, San Toldo leaned down and aimed his hands at the football at Mackay's feet, his body in front of his opponent to block the angle of his shot, like a leopard jumping down from a low tree, as if the football at Mackay's feet had become his possession!
But just as all his attention was on the rolling football, it suddenly vanished......
Looking at the past from Jiang Qi's point of view, this scene can be clearly engraved into his memory, Mackay's horizontal dribbling is another trap he laid for Toldo, when Toldo is about to fall to the ground, the Dutchman hooks his toes, and the football moves over Toldo's body and falls towards the goal!
Nesta desperately chased back, her body was completely thrown out, trying to hook the ball out before it hit the net, but Mackay's power was so good that the ball drew a parabola and plunged into the net.
When Jiang Qi saw the German Merck pointing his finger to the center circle, he could no longer contain the hidden impulse in his body, and ran out all the way along the sideline of the court with his hands raised, his mind was already blank, and he suddenly stumbled under his feet and slipped out of his knees.
In the midst of the mountain roaring tsunami, perhaps only he could hear the cry coming from his mouth, "Broken!" It's broken! FateTMD is broken! ”
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