Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Fatal Pass

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"Real Madrid have announced their starting line-up! Chu Zhongtian did start the game! "Before the Champions League match began, the Chinese media couldn't wait to tell the Chinese fans the news. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Two and a half months after joining Real Madrid, Chu Zhongtian finally started for Real Madrid in an official match.

This is a good thing for Chinese fans, because they stay up late to watch the game and finally don't have to wait dozens of minutes to see Chu Zhongtian play.

'It was an earlier picture when Real Madrid arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu...... You can see ...... This is Chu Zhongtian! ”

The TV screen showed Chu Zhongtian stepping off the bus, wearing a Real Madrid T-shirt and carrying a small sports bag, listening to music. Seeing a camera camera pointed at him, he waved at the camera. Then he walked out of the frame, and the camera continued to focus on the next Real Madrid player to appear.

The last time Real Madrid played Olympiacos was in the Champions League group stage, when Olympiacos won at home to Real Madrid. At that time, Rivaldo's biggest star was Rivaldo, and now Rivaldo has gone to the Uzbek league to pan for gold, and there is hardly a familiar star in Olympiacos.

Even Jose Mourinho has a very limited understanding of this team, let alone the players of Real Madrid.

However, Real Madrid has their own way of dealing with such an opponent - the huge difference in strength between the two sides, plus Real Madrid is playing at home, so what Real Madrid has to do in this game is very simple, that is, stick to their own style of play, and they will definitely be able to achieve a satisfactory result.

Jose Mourinho's tactics for Real Madrid are not blindly fast, because it is expected that the opponents will be on the counter-attack at the Bernabeu, and there will not be much space for Real Madrid's stars to play their fast characteristics. Therefore, this is also a more test of the level of the midfield organizer, when the opponent is stubbornly defending, there will be very little space and time left for the attacker, can Chu Zhongtian complete the organizational task?

At the start of the game, Olympiacos won the right to kick off, and they retracted after completing a check-in, and even in this first attack, the two full-backs did not cross the halfway line, and it was clear that Olympiacos was playing with the idea of drawing Real Madrid away. As long as you can accomplish this goal, it will be considered a victory.

Real Madrid attacked.

Casillas kicked the ball forward with a big foot, C. Ronaldo fought for the top on the wing, he was one meter tall, he had excellent bounce and excellent header ability, so he could always grab the point in the high ball scramble in the front court. This time was no exception. He topped the ball down and gave it back to Bam Adebayo, who picked up in the middle.

Mourinho did not let Higuain or Benzema start in this game, because he knew that Olympiacos was going to play defensive counterattacks, and they would definitely shrink into a ball in defense, neither Higuain nor Benzema were the kind of strikers who broke dense defenses, and Adebayor, a strong center forward with strong body and headers and feet, is a good candidate, he can not only receive passes from teammates in the penalty area, and then shoot the football into the opponent's goal, but also protect the football when he can't turn around, Then pass the football to the teammate who comes up to pick it up.

Bam Adebayor jumped to his feet and headed in the ball to Mesut Ozil, who was following up in the middle.

Ozil had taken the ball and was going to dribble diagonally forward and break through the opponent's ribs. But he soon encountered interceptions from two players from Olympiacos. So that he could not get rid of it.

Chu Zhongtian was ten meters behind Ozil at this time, and he shouted in German: "Return!" ”

Mesut Ozil understood, didn't turn around, and slammed the ball behind him with his heel.

Chu Zhongtian took a step forward and just received the incoming ball.

"This is Chu Zhongtian's first touch of the ball in this game!" He Ping, who was in charge of commentating the game, said excitedly.

Chu Zhongtian was able to start, not only the Chinese fans were happy, but he was also happy as the commentator.

※※※ Ozil passed the football to Chu Zhongtian with his heel and immediately pulled it to the side, pulling the defender of Olympiacos.

Chu Zhongtian did not delay after receiving the ball, but directly passed the football to C. Ronaldo on the side.

Real Madrid's three most valuable stars in this game were on two, and Kaka was still on the bench.

C. Ronaldo started to perform again after getting the ball, he first pedaled two bikes in a row without shaking off the opponent. He then slammed the ball from behind to the wing with the heel of his right foot, just in time for the full-back Marcelo who had been plugged in on the wing.

Marcelo didn't manage to break through with the ball, because Olympiacos was very watchful, and as soon as he got the ball, an Olympiacos player rushed up to defend him and blocked him.

Marcelo tried it and found that it didn't work, so he quickly stopped and turned to protect the football in front of him. By this time, C. Ronaldo had moved to the middle. Marcelo looked up and saw Chu Zhongtian.

He passed the ball back.

Chu Zhongtian took the ball again.

This time, Chu Zhongtian was not in a hurry to pass forward, although C. Ronaldo was asking him. As soon as he turned, he took the long ball to the other side. Right wing-back Sergio. Ramos received the ball.

Real Madrid moved to the right in attack, with Sergio Ramos and Angel Di Maria linked.

The ball was passed to Di Maria, who tried to feint past the first, and was cut off on the second.

Olympiacos launched a counter-attack immediately after the ball was successful.

But their attack did not continue, because when they passed the football to the center circle, they were stopped by Chu Zhongtian, who had predicted the route in advance.

"Chu Zhongtian has broken the ball!" He Ping shouted.

There was a cheer at the Bernabeu, which was a cheer for Chu Zhongtian.

"Sure enough, he is a free man, ready to be where he needs to be...... "The Spanish narrator lamented.

After Chu Zhongtian broke the ball, he did not delay time, but directly made a long pass to the left side.

Olympiacos just came out of a phase of switching from defense to offense, some people pressed out, some people were ready to press forward, and there were holes in the defense. Chu Zhongtian seized this ideological inertia of theirs and directly sent the football behind the defensive line.

C. Ronaldo moved to the side, he just wanted to raise his hand to ask for it, but when he turned around and saw the football flying over, he didn't even raise his hand, and directly adjusted his body to catch the ball!

"Cristiano. Ronaldo! ”

Ronaldo unloads the football beautifully and breaks through the bottom!

Reality feigned a cross and deceived the Olympiacos defender into falling to the ground to intercept it, but gently knocked the ball forward and passed the fallen defender.

"He's in the box!"

Seeing C. Ronaldo burst into the penalty area, Olympiacos' players all panicked and rushed towards him. The goalkeeper also quickly moved to the near corner to guard against his sudden shot.

But C. Ronaldo didn't shoot, he passed the ball sideways!

"Adebayo!! Shot! Off!! It's a shame......"

Adebayo didn't expect Ronaldo's pass to reach his feet so easily, and before he could react, the consequence of his hasty kick was to shoot the football off...... "It's a pity that it didn't go in!" But Real Madrid's attack was very beautiful! Chu Zhongtian's long pass transfer was very timely, and his pass officially gave Ronaldo a chance to break through! He Ping was full of praise for Chu Zhongtian.

Off the field, assistant coach Karanka, also nodded frequently. Mourinho, who was sitting next to him, was going to get up to celebrate the goal, but Adebayo missed the football with a kick, causing him to sit down again as soon as his butt left, holding his head in his hands, very annoyed.

※※※Chu Zhongtian found that he and C. Ronaldo had a tacit understanding, which could be achieved without much training. Maybe it's because the two people have a similar attitude towards football, or maybe it's because they have no barriers to communicating with each other and are relatively close. Anyway, what he wants, the other party also wants.

It's like this attack, he saw that there was a vacancy over there, so he passed the football directly. C. Ronaldo also saw the opening, so he moved to that position, and if he waited for his own pass before running over, it would be too late. And if he runs over too early, it will cause the alarm of the opposing defender. The situation just now was just right, and I couldn't catch the ball a second earlier or a second later.

But he can't always pass the football to C. Ronaldo, he is the commander of the team, not C. Ronaldo's queen passer. Therefore, he needs to improve his understanding with other people.

After that, Chu Zhongtian blocked several more attacks, and the effect was not as good as C. Ronaldo's kick.

"It seems that he still doesn't have a tacit understanding, and he still needs to adapt to the team......" He Ping said after seeing it.

Olympiacos defended on the counter-attack, and Real Madrid could only get caught up in positional battles more often than not. Positional warfare is a special test of the organizers' skills.

Mesut Ozil is also a playmaker, and his passing from the edge of the box is subtty. But when he is under siege, his characteristics cannot be brought into play. Greece's players are generally physically strong, and their approach to Ozil is simple: using their bodies to interfere with Ozil on the ball.

Mesut Ozil, who was thin, had a perfect lunch against the Greek players, and with a slight squeeze in the opposition, his possession became a problem.

Many times when the referee does not blow a foul when the ball is lost, because the opponent is a reasonable collision.

Mesut Ozil's white jersey was stained with mud and grass clippings, which showed that he had been violated.

Olympiacos didn't mark Chu Zhongtian as hard as Ozil, because in their opinion, Ozil was closer to the goal than Chu Zhongtian, so he was more threatening. No matter how powerful Chu Zhongtian is, maybe he has to pass the football to someone like Ozil, as long as he sticks to the penalty area and doesn't give Chu Zhongtian the opportunity to pass the football directly to the penalty area, there will be no problem.

The scene was a stalemate, and Olympiacos made up his mind to be a shrunken turtle. In fact, the solution to this situation is not complicated at all, it is to score a goal, as long as Real Madrid is leading at home, then Olympiacos will have to try to attack, because they are behind.

In fact, playing at home is not always a good thing, and for Real Madrid players, playing at home is a kind of torment because of the huge pressure. Real Madrid fans are notoriously picky, they don't just want to win, they want to win beautifully. When you can't score a goal against a team at home against a team that isn't strong, their boos will ring out without hesitation. They believe that Real Madrid should easily beat all opponents in their home games, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes...... Fifteen minutes have passed, Real Madrid still haven't scored, and there are sporadic boos from the stands. This is a warning from Real Madrid fans to the team - if you still don't satisfy us, you're welcome!

Chu Zhongtian could feel that his teammates were a little anxious. On the one hand, it came from the delay in scoring against the weakest team in the group, and on the other hand, it was clearly from the fans in the stands.

Chu Zhongtian had never encountered such a situation - being booed by his own fans at his home stadium. Whether it's at Wimbledon, or at Metz, or at Hoffenheim, all they can get at home is cheers and encouragement, and there is absolutely no dissatisfaction with themselves.

Real Madrid fans are really picky. It's no wonder Drenthe has been booed by the home fans here before and is afraid to play...... However, Chu Zhongtian's psychological quality has always been excellent, so he won't feel a big deal if he is booed by the home team fans.

He is still patiently looking for opportunities. The lack of tacit cooperation with his teammates hindered him. But things are slowly getting better, for example, now he is more or less finding that feeling of cooperation.

He had just given Di Maria a through pass, which was just right and made Di Maria very comfortable. It's a pity that Di Maria thought too much, and as a result, he was forced to a dead end and could only create a throw-in.

Di Maria hadn't forgotten to give Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up, indicating that his pass was beautiful.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian looked at the big screen, there was the time of the game on it, and it had been twenty minutes. The score is still 0:0, and the anxiety of the teammates has not improved, but has become more serious. It is time to score, and a single high-quality shot cannot change the situation at this time, which will only make Olympiacos more and more confident as he defends.

Chu Zhongtian noticed that Olympiacos was very strict with Ozil's defense, but on the contrary, he did not pay much attention to himself, and always allowed himself to move freely in the midfield.

Real Madrid's attackers are all skilled and almost every one of them can make Olympiacos' players do everything they can to stop. As a result, Olympiacos' defensive strength is almost entirely concentrated on C. Ronaldo, Adebayo, Di Maria and Mesut Ozil, who have developed a fixed tactic and strategy.

What would happen if you thrust forward at this time?

The reason why the libero was formed in the first place was because the previous defensive players and offensive players were equal in number and in position. Suddenly, there was a free heat that came in from behind, and the attackers had the advantage in numbers.

Although the two sides are not equal in numbers these days, almost every two Olympiacos players have to deal with one Real Madrid player, so they don't really have the extra manpower to deal with a sudden attacker.

Chu Zhongtian felt that if he wanted to break the deadlock, he had to do this.

He had been passing the ball all the time, rarely dribbling the ball and not shooting a single shot. But now it's time for him to show a different side of him in front of the discerning fans at the Bernabeu.

Chu Zhongtian was near the center circle, Real Madrid's attack turned around in front of him and there was no result, Olympiacos's defense was very successful, almost leakless, Real Madrid couldn't find any too good way to play the football in front of the goal.

So in the end the football came back.

He asked near the center circle. The football was passed over.

There was still no one to come up and grab him, only an Olympia striker, watching him from afar.

Chu Zhongtian did not pass the ball directly to his teammates in front of him, but rushed forward with the ball!

That's when the striker came up to defend. As a striker, his defense is more of a formality...... Chu Zhongtian's upper body shook for a moment, and the football was removed from his right side under his feet, and it flashed over. The other party's feet lifted, and he didn't even touch Chu Zhongtian's shadow.

After passing this wooden stake-like striker, Chu Zhongtian still did not pass the ball, but dribbled the ball in a straight line along the middle!

Seeing that he still had to dribble the ball, Olympiacos' defenders panicked at this time. Stunned for a moment by their home player Moisés. Hurtado (moises_hurtado) rushed up for a steal.

Chu Zhongtian took advantage of his fierce pounce, knocked the football to the right with his left foot, dodged Hurtado's tackle, and then knocked the football forward with his right foot, so he dodged Hurtado's steal.

"He's got two of them!" He Ping became excited, if Chu Zhongtian connected two people in the midfield like this and broke forward, it often meant that the opponent's goal was going to be unlucky...... "Be careful of his long shots!" Olympiacos's goalkeeper and former Greek international Nikopolidis pointed at Chu Zhongtian and shouted, reminding his teammates not to let him get up easily, as the best player in the Champions League last season, everyone still knows Chu Zhongtian, his long-range shot is quite threatening and has to be guarded.

Hearing the goalkeeper's reminder, the three Olympiacos players pounced on Chu Zhongtian almost at the same time, one midfielder and two defenders.

And this is what Chu Zhongtian wants. The purpose of his breakthrough is to be able to disrupt the opposition defence, attract the attention of the opposing defenders, and create opportunities for his teammates.

After Chu Zhongtian passed Hurtado, he picked up his right foot and pretended to shoot, deceiving the three Olympiacos players in front of him to collectively throw away their center of gravity, intending to block the eye with their bodies.

After Chu Zhongtian deceived them into losing their defensive position, the right foot that fell down was gently flicked to the side, and the football rolled to Adebayo's feet like that!

"Beautiful!"

"Wonderful!"

Adebayo received the ball from Chu Zhongtian and was already in the penalty area, because it was too difficult to attract the attention of three Olympiacos players in junior high school, and there was not a single opposing player around him.

So what are you waiting for?

Kick and shoot!

Football with the resentment of the Real Madrid players blasted into the goal of Olympiacos like a cannonball!!

(To be continued)