Chapter 40: The Test of Valencia
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The match between Real Madrid and Valencia at home is the highlight of this round of the league. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn today's La Liga football, it is not easy to find a team capable of posing a threat to Barcelona and Real Madrid, with Valencia and Sevilla being a few. Sevilla, on the other hand, have a downward trend, while Valencia have rebounded.
Originally, he sold Villa and David one after another. After Silva, everyone thought that Valencia would not be able to turn around this time, but they played well last season, and finally finished third in the league and successfully entered the Champions League qualification.
Things have been good since the start of the season, with three league games and Valencia unbeaten with two wins and one draw. Like Real Madrid and Barcelona, they are one of the three teams that are still unbeaten to this day.
All other teams lost.
In this round of the league, two teams that have not been defeated meet, and Real Madrid will never be willing to be forced to draw by Valencia at home, so this game must be a winner.
Real Madrid are in excellent form at the moment, and Valencia is not bad.
The battle between the two powerhouses is naturally a battle of high-profile focus.
In this game, Chu Zhongtian started again as a matter of course.
Alonso was on the bench. However, before the game, the media got the news that Alonso would come off the bench, and there were only two suspenses, one was that he could play for a few minutes, and the other was who he would replace at that time.
The Bernabeu is cheering on the players with a huge noise, and Real Madrid are now pressing Valencia to play.
Kaka started the game and he pushed Angel Di Maria to the bench, with Mesut Ozil in the middle. Kaka and C. Ronaldo switched positions frequently during the game.
Chu Zhongtian and Khedira sat in the midfield and commanded the battle.
The starting striker is still Gonzalo Higuain, who started in the Champions League.
Although Benzema and Bam Adebayo have worked hard, it is Gonzalo Higuain who is currently starting in the Real Madrid squad. Benzema's problem is that he is not consistent enough, sometimes he has been particularly good, scoring twice in three consecutive games, and at other times he has been terrible, failing to score a goal in five consecutive games. What about Adebayo? He was originally only bought as a supplement to Higuain and Benzema, and on some special occasions he played a bigger role.
At present, Real Madrid's main formation is 451, and there is only one striker at the front, so only one of the three strikers can play, and the other two have to sit on the bench. If all three of them are in good shape and they haven't been injured yet, it will be a waste.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian received the ball, and immediately a Valencia player pounced. Chu Zhongtian didn't even have time to see who was coming, so he passed the football out again.
He's not the type of player like C. Ronaldo, he never flaunts his skills. If you have to, you don't need to pass to get out of defense, then it's just human.
But the football soon came back to him. Real Madrid are in a bit of trouble on their home turf.
Valencia's pressing was very ferocious, even if Chu Zhongtian passed the football out, his teammates didn't have a good way. Almost as soon as he received the ball, the opposing player pressed up.
Teams with good skills are afraid of such pressing, and Barcelona is no exception, not to mention Real Madrid.
Passing alone can't break down this style of defense.
There has to be a breakthrough.
When it comes to breakthroughs, everyone thinks of C. Ronaldo. However, Valencia is now very closely marked by Ronaldo, barely giving him room to break through. Ronaldo is not the type of player Messi who can start quickly and dribble in very tight spaces.
He needs a space big enough for him to use his speed advantage, and if the space is too small, his dribbling power will be greatly reduced.
Valencia is well aware of C. Ronaldo's characteristics, so he has adopted the practice of restricting space to trap Ronaldo.
Of course, C. Ronaldo can use frequent changes to disrupt the opposition's defence while looking for opportunities. It will take time, though.
So it is unlikely that Ronaldo will use his bells and whistles to disrupt Valencia's defence at the moment.
So what to do?
Chu Zhongtian received the ball, and the opposing player pressed up again.
Chu Zhongtian passed the football out again, and then ran forward by himself, wanting to make a match with Khedira. The other party did not go to pounce on Khedira, but followed Chu Zhongtian closely. Khedira had someone else to "take care of".
Khedira passed the ball again.
Chu Zhongtian didn't stop the football directly this time, in the face of the football passed by Khedira, he first stepped on it with his right foot and turned around and pulled it, then changed his left foot and pulled it again, just like that, he turned the football out by sticking to the body of the opponent's defender!
"Oh!!" A loud exclamation erupted from the Bernabeu stands.
Even the narrator was chanting, "Oooo Pretty! It's beautiful! Marseille Roundabout!! ”
When Chu Zhongtian was seen wearing a white Real Madrid jersey and making a Marseille maneuver in front of Valencia's defenders, many Real Madrid fans even stood up from their seats. Because what they saw didn't seem to be Chu Zhongtian, but the retired Zidane...... Chu Zhongtian, who got rid of the defense, suddenly accelerated and rushed forward with the football.
After attracting more defenders, he was pushing the ball straight out. Kaka, who had been on the sideline, cut inside to receive Chu Zhongtian's pass, and then he completed a shot. The ball was pressed to the ground by Valencia's goalkeeper Cesar and did not result in a goal.
Although the attack did not score, it still won the applause and cheers of the Real Madrid fans.
Because Chu Zhongtian's unexpected sudden getaway gave Real Madrid fans a beautiful enjoyment.
The TV broadcast specially replayed Chu Zhongtian's escape twice, and also gave a close-up shot of Zidane on the rostrum, who was smiling and applauding.
"A lot of people are seen as Zidane's successor to Real Madrid, but I think only the number 10 in front of me is the real successor! Look at his calm and chic outstanding, he really has a bit of Qi Zu's demeanor back then! The Spanish commentator was full of praise for this.
In fact, it is not completely unfounded to say that Chu Zhongtian is Zidane's successor, because he and Zidane have both been trained by the same coach. Fernandez can be regarded as his and Zidane's common mentor. And all have the style and characteristics of French football.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian's performance definitely did not end here.
When Valencia received an attack, they were quickly returning to defence and Casillas had kicked the ball out. He aimed at Chu Zhongtian in front.
The ball flew from behind Chu Zhongtian, and he stopped and turned to observe, which gave Valencia midfielder Joaquin a chance to come up and defend him. Joaquin was about to jump up and fight for the top, but Chu Zhongtian turned around and ran forward. He jumped into the air, and the football slashed over his head and fell directly in front of Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian stretched out his right leg to stop the football that fell in front of him directly, the whole action was very coherent, and even the speed and pace of his running forward were not affected, the distance between the football and his body was very suitable after it fell, and he took another kick and directly threw the football out.
Of course, his move earned him cheers and applause from the Bernabeu stands once again.
Stopping the ball is one of the most basic and important skills in football, because if you don't stop the ball well, it will lead to a lot of problems, and being able to stop the ball means that you can take a lot of opportunities that would otherwise be fleeting. That's why everyone is talking about Zidane's stopping skills. Virtuoso technique doesn't mean stunting both the opponent and the audience with dazzling skills, a simple stop is very telling.
Chu Zhongtian stopped the ball and brought the football forward, he ran along the side with the ball, although the speed was not fast, but his stop saved him a lot of time, so the Valencia players could not catch up with him.
Only the full-backs then cut in diagonally from the inside and rushed to defend.
When he caught up, Chu Zhongtian made a sudden stop, buckled the football back, and then passed directly to the middle.
Valencia's defence has been torn apart by him, and now there are a lot of gaps, just pass the ball to the middle, whether it is playing two wings or shooting directly from the middle.
That's not something he's supposed to worry about. As a team commander, he has done everything he has to do.
It was Gonzalo Higuain who received the ball in the middle, and after he was about to hit the goal, and after attracting Valencia's defenders to the middle, he split the ball to the right flank, where Kaka cut in at high speed and received the ball.
Instead of shooting straight at goal, Kaka made a feint to shoot and then slammed the ball up, which went over the heads of Higuain and the centre-back, who followed up in the middle, and fell directly to the back post.
"Cristiano. Ronaldo-"
The Portuguese leap high and rush to the top!
Football hits the net!
“goooooooooooooooool!!!”
"The ball is in! Real Madrid take the lead at their home turf! It's only sixteenth minute! Although Valencia looked aggressive before the game, victory in this game is inevitable! But there is no doubt about the strength of Real Madrid! ”
'This is Ronaldo's third goal in the league this season! Two Champions League goals, three league goals. He's in great shape right now! ”
"Ronaldo-!!" There was a huge cheer from the Bernabeu stands. C. Ronaldo is a very arrogant and annoying person. But when he came to Real Madrid, he immediately won the support of the Bernabeu fans with one goal after another and a very professional attitude to the game, and now he is the most popular star of Real Madrid, and he is the number one star of the second phase of the Galaxy Battleship.
He Ping, the Chinese commentator in charge of commentating the game, focused more on Chu Zhongtian. He was full of praise for Chu Zhongtian's stoppage: "This is completely a master-level stoppage!" It's so beautiful! In the face of such a difficult ball, he turned his back to the incoming ball, didn't look at it at all, just stretched out his right foot, and stopped the ball steadily. Don't underestimate this stoppage, the Valencia backline didn't have time to organize, so they could only retreat in a hurry, all because of this efficient stop - he didn't waste time on stopping the ball, but advanced very quickly, and caught Valencia off guard! ”
※※※Although it was C. Ronaldo who scored the goal, insiders can see who has the most credit and who is the most critical link in this whole attack. Obviously, it was Chu Zhongtian.
Even Jose Mourinho, who was applauding C. Ronaldo's goal, and assistant coach Calranke believe that the talent is the most crucial figure.
"Chu entered the state quite quickly today, and he is in good shape...... "Karanka said.
Mourinho smiled: "I think he felt the pressure. ”
Karanka also laughed when he thought about the media's speculation about who Alonso would replace if he came off the bench in the past few days.
This is the kind of healthy competition Mourinho has always wanted...... and when the game is scored, the situation is opened. Valencia will have to put more energy into attacking while pressing on Real Madrid, otherwise they will have to accept defeat.
And once they come out to attack, there will be more space behind them, and with Real Madrid's attacking strength, it is very simple to score again.
A lot of teams feel that after taking the lead, how to play the game is because of this.
On the surface, it seems that Valencia has not changed much, but if you look closely, you can see that Valencia has significantly increased her through balls while pressing.
It's a sign that they're in a hurry to attack, but there's nothing they can do. If they had been organised and planned, there wouldn't have been so many through balls.
In defense, Chu Zhongtian basically didn't press closely, he just stuck the position, and then forced the opponent to move the attack to the side. Once you're on the wing, it's much easier for the defenders. If the opponent is obsessed and just wants to play in the middle, then just wait for the football to be intercepted...... Valencia lacked organization, and their counterattack in midfield was quickly suppressed by Chu Zhongtian and others. Instead of using the defense to stop Valencia's counterattack, Real Madrid used the attack. With a sharper and more powerful attack, Valencia's counterattack was beaten back.
In the fifth minute after they conceded the goal, Chu Zhongtian found the back of the Valencia backline with a long pass directly in the midfield, and Higuain broke through after receiving the ball without being offside, forming a single knife.
If it weren't for Cesar's courageous performance, Real Madrid would have doubled the scoreline.
Cesar used to play for Real Madrid, but since he went off injured in the 2002 Champions League final, he was completely relegated to Casillas's backup, and he finally left Real Madrid to get a chance to play. Now seeing him so hard to block Real Madrid's shots, Real Madrid's fans also booed.
Chu Zhongtian's long ball startled the Valencia players, as if it was a reminder not to forget the space behind them because of the attack. So Valencia quickly retreated after a few minutes of counter-attack, and they intend to stay until half-time, as long as they can keep the score into the dressing room and the manager adjusts, they should still have hope.
※※※ Of course, Mourinho knew what Valencia was going to do, he stood up from the coach's seat, walked to the sidelines, and shouted Chu Zhongtian's name: "Chu! Clear!! ”
In fact, in a noisy environment, it is unlikely that Chu Zhongtian will hear whether the head coach is calling himself, unless he looks over, and the head coach usually has gestures to explain. But just now, when Mourinho leaned over to the sidelines and was about to shout, the already noisy Bernabeu stadium suddenly became quiet, and the noise decibels were significantly lower.
So Chu Zhongtian clearly heard two "Chu".
In Hoffenheim, Chu Zhongtian is known as the "emperor" of this team. However, in Real Madrid, there is only one real king, and that is Jose Mourinho. He didn't do anything, the fans just saw the way he wanted to shout, and they consciously stopped making noise and gave Mourinho a quiet environment.
Chu Zhongtian looked at Mourinho.
Mourinho gestured at him and shouted: "You know what to do!" ”
Chu Zhongtian nodded, he did know what to do.
Stepping up the attack, trying to score another goal in the first half, completely destroying Valencia's idea of turning the tables in the second half.
He glanced up at the big screen in the stands, and it was now twenty minutes before the end of the first half.
Organize a successful attack and then send the ball into the opponent's goal, this should be enough time.
Valencia flinched, they rarely attacked, and when they attacked, they were cautious like assassins who were following their targets and preparing to sneak attack. At the slightest hint of wind and grass, they will immediately retreat into the darkness and wait patiently for the next opportunity.
They are so careful that it is almost impossible to lure them out. Chu Zhongtian had tried, they kept falling in front of the Valencians, attracting them to come up and grab them, and they did come up. But when he passed the ball back, all the Valencia players returned to their positions - they didn't give Chu Zhongtian a chance to threaten the ball at all.
※※※ Mourinho sat in the coach's seat, and Karanka next to him was frowning: "Are you counting this as an exam for him?" ”
Mourinho nodded: "Yes." I want to see how far he can go. ”
Karanka turned her attention back to the pitch.
To be honest, he was also curious to see what this Chinese would do.
Last season, he made Real Madrid suffer at one point among Real Madrid's rival teams. Since then, I have been paying attention to him. But I always feel like I don't know enough about the person.
He always surprises people. Just like in the Champions League final, he ended up as a goalkeeper and saved everyone who still wanted the game to continue, as well as the team. Of course, he also shattered many people's glasses.
What he didn't know was that in Hoffenheim, no matter what problems he encountered, no one would ever wonder if Chu Zhongtian could solve them.
That's trust.
It takes time to cultivate.
(To be continued)