Chapter 26: Nirvana (Part II)
"Nice break! Thierry. Henry really lives up to the reputation of a top superstar, although he has passed thirty, his breakthrough ability is still the best in the world! ”
"Header! Gary Cahill's header was saved again by the goalkeeper...... He had a really bad chance of scoring today......"
"I think that under such a ferocious attack, it is a matter of time before the LA Galaxy goal is lost!"
"The New York Red Bulls are not bad, they have just been unlucky this year. If they can maintain their form in this game, then next year's MLS will be in the best hands! ”
On the commentary bench, as the New York Red Bulls became more and more ferocious on the offensive and the situation prevailed, the commentators from various live TV channels changed their previous mockery of the New York Red Bulls, whether overt or covert, and began to cheer for the Red Bulls and sing carols.
The chubby commentator pouted disdainfully, and was also very proud in his heart, suppressing the champion of the western half in his own territory, although it was only a less important game, even if the opponent did not send all the main forces, but the picture of pressing the opponent to beat him like this made people can't help but be excited.
"The New York Red Bulls have fully dominated the field and believe that they are not far away from scoring." "Of course, we can't ignore the defense at the back, if we get the advantage and are suddenly counterattacked by the opponent, it will be a heavy blow to the team's morale." ”
Speaking of this, the chubby commentator smiled again: "But such worries are obviously a bit too much, under the sudden outburst of our No. 28 player, the LA Galaxy's offensive has been difficult to organize." The Chinese player, Qin, seems to have opened his mind, and his aggressive movement in midfield has made a mess of the opposition's attacking tempo......"
As the chubby commentator said, the New York Red Bulls finally turned their advantage into a goal at the end of the first half.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, center forward Cahill's sudden long-range shot from outside the box was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Henry followed up to pick up the ball and send the ball into the empty goal, and the score was pulled to 1:1.
It is worth mentioning that Qin Shou was also involved in this goal, and of course, he just played a soy sauce. His teammates handed him the ball and he, as in training, did not hesitate to touch the ball and move it to the side. And Cahill also received a pass from the wing and suddenly shot from a distance. So, this time the assist is counted on Cahill's head.
The cheers in the stands were once again fierce, and Thierry Henry, who had scored the goal, waved his arms and cheered, and his teammates who were close to him swarmed around, shouting and hugging Henry, cheering.
Qin Shou was too far away in the midfield, so he didn't step forward. But after seeing the football go into the net, he couldn't help but jump. Although he didn't score the goal or assist it, he doesn't deny his credit. It was his aggressive defence in midfield that allowed the team to dominate on the pitch. His dedication paid off, and the guilt of conceding the goal in his heart was slightly lessened.
It's just that what Qin Shou didn't expect was that Henry and his teammates only celebrated slightly, and then ran back to the half court and walked towards Qin Shou.
"Well done, Qin!" Henry smiled and patted Qin Shou's shoulder, with a bright smile on his face, which was similar to the angry look just now.
'I didn't do much, it was your goal that was beautiful.' Qin Shou replied.
"I'm sorry, Qin, I was a little impatient just now." Henry grabbed Qin Shou's shoulder, and without waiting for Qin Shou to answer, Henry Thief smiled and whispered, "I know your temper is not very good, I heard old Carl and them say that you often beat people up if you don't agree with each other." It's really scary to think about it now, if you suddenly hit me up, then I would be really embarrassed...... I have to thank you for saving me face. ”
As he spoke, he lightly punched Qin Shou's chest.
Qin Shou also smiled, and Henry's joke made him completely relax in his heart. Originally, he thought that his performance had disappointed Henry, and he was worried that there would be a problem between himself and Henry, but now it seems that he has thought too much.
"Thank you for bringing me to my senses, Thierry." Qin Shou looked at Henry, his eyes were extremely focused and serious, "I don't think I will let you down." ”
Soon, at the signal of the referee, the game resumed.
Although the New York Red Bulls wanted to take advantage of the victory to score another goal, there was not much time left in the first half, and when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half, the score was still 1:1.
With the same scoreline, the players from both sides began to leave the field, ready to return to the dressing room to rest and rematch in the second half.
In the tunnel of the players, Henry was stopped by his old acquaintance David Beckham.
"Hey, Thierry." Beckham walked up to Henry, snorted in front of him, and asked, "Where did you find this guy, it's so good at running." You know who he reminds me of...... Hey, he reminds me of Claude! This guy has the same physical strength as Claude, and has an extremely accurate judgment of the timing of the card steal...... No, he's a lot faster than Claude......"
Looking at Qin Shou's figure disappearing around the corner of the players' tunnel, Henry turned his head and smiled lightly at the chattering Beckham: "How is it, do you think he is very good?" ”
"Aside from his lack of experience, he really has a lot of potential." Beckham nodded noncommittally, "This is a young player that the New York Red Bulls Academy has developed itself?" ”
"It's not. He was discovered during a friendly match against a local university team. Henry shook his head.
"Oh my God, you say he's an amateur?" Beckham exclaimed.
"In fact, he has only been in vocational training for more than half a month." Henry looked at Beckham, whose expression was shocked, and suddenly felt very refreshed, and he laughed and said, "Do you believe it? ”
Beckham shook his head.
"But that's just the way it is." Henry spread his hands with a smile, and then added, "He's the most talented player I've ever seen, David, you don't know Qin, in my opinion, maybe he is similar to Claude in many ways, but I'm sure, he's not Claude, and he won't be Claude." If I had to look for a shadow of a player in him, I think he was more like ......"
Henry sold out, and Beckham really asked impatiently, "Who?" ”
"A person you and I know very well, uh, very familiar ......"
"You and I are very familiar with each other? Could it be Gattuso? …… Eh, no, that guy's defense is straightforward, not clingy at all, like this kid...... Someone I know very well? Beckham's eyes suddenly lit up as he racked his brains for reminiscences, thinking that Henry and himself had been opponents in the Premier League, and then thinking about the battle between Arsenal and Manchester United, Beckham had the answer in his heart, "You're talking about Patrick (Patrick. Patrick Vieira) ......"
Henry didn't answer, waved his hand, smiled and turned to walk to the home team's dressing room.
"Well, I said you...... Don't go, isn't that Patrick guy......"
Behind him, Beckham, who was hung up by Henry, but did not get a definite answer, looked lamented.
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The 15 minutes of the break passed in a flash, and in the locker room, New York Red Bulls head coach Dietmar did not make adjustments, nor did he comment on the performance of Qin Shou and the whole team, he just instructed the team to use the attack to suppress the opponent while consolidating the defense as in the first half.
Soon, the players from both sides returned to the pitch, and after the exchange of courts, the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the second half.
The New York Red Bulls were eager to pick up on the momentum of the first half and continue to attack and beat their opponents to death. However, it was clear that the LA Galaxy, who had made changes in midfield, did not give them many chances, and at the beginning of the second half, they strengthened the defense and took advantage of the home team's big pressure on the back air defense, but instead got a few good counter-attack opportunities, creating a lot of threat to the home team. If it weren't for Qin Shouman's rushing rush in the backfield, maybe the Red Bull team's goal would be in danger of being lost.
After all, it is a giant team in the league, and its strength should not be underestimated. In the first half, Qin Shou disrupted the rhythm of the game, which made them extremely uncomfortable, but after adjustment, they changed their tactical play. On the one hand, they stabilized their defence, on the other hand, they began to stop in the midfield more than entanglement, directly moved the starting point of the attack to the back, and took advantage of the captain David Beckham's long pass accuracy to play a long pass rush.
In this way, Red Bull's midfield advantage becomes very small. The reason why they were able to occupy the advantage on the field was Qin Shou's unreasonable defense and active running, and when the opponent retreated to organize the attack, Qin Shou was a little useless as a hero. As a defender, Qin Shou can't cross the half court and run to the opponent's position to grab a pass. If Qin Shou really did this, it is estimated that it would only be the Los Angeles Galaxy who snickered. Because without Qin Shou's "-stirring stick", the midfield advantage of the Red Bull team no longer exists.
The two teams gradually became evenly matched, with the home team constantly pressuring the visitors on the ground to push forward, while the visitors were unequivocal and extremely calm defensively, not giving the opponent too much space at all. In attack, from time to time harassing the home team's defense with long passes, although the number of times is not much, but each time it will pose a big threat. This also made the home team have a lot of scruples, and they were a little unable to play in attack.
As time passed, the game gradually reached a stalemate. The two teams attacked and defended each other, but they had no way to take each other, and they couldn't score goals for a long time.
However, it is commendable that despite the lack of goals, both sides fought fiercely and the game was fast-paced, with the home team attacking one second, and probably the next second, the visitors began to counterattack with long passes.
This made the tens of thousands of fans at the scene fascinated. Before the game, no one thought that an innocuous regular season would turn into such a high-paced, high-confrontation fight. It seems that the two sides are really on fire.