Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada and the Yellow Sparrow Follows
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Flores got up from his seat, stood on the sidelines, and waved his arms to signal Atletico Madrid to attack a little harder, especially on the side, to open the situation from the side, and then pull Chu Zhongtian out of the middle. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Chu Zhongtian was completely unmoved, just like a pass, always guarding the middle lane.
The head coach off the field is fighting wits and courage, and the players on the field are also fighting wits and courage.
Reyes faced the combined defense of Di Maria and Ramos and did not break through on his own. He knew that the odds of a breakthrough success were low. Sergio Ramos defensively and Di Maria are physically and fast, and it will be difficult to get rid of the two of them.
So he made a gesture forward, but made a sharp stop, and then pulled the ball back slightly with his right foot, dodging Di Maria's sweeping leg. Then he passed the ball out.
The group rose and landed to Harvey. Garcia's feet. The player plugged in from the back position and finally met Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian was guarding the ribs, but Garcia didn't have a one-on-one confrontation with him, and when he saw Chu Zhongtian in the ribs, he passed the football to the middle.
Chu Zhongtian followed the football and moved to the middle.
The man who received the ball in the middle was the retreating Sergio Aguero.
Aguero still did not go head-to-head with Chu Zhongtian. In La Liga for nearly a season, Chu Zhongtian has proven his ability in one-on-one defense with game after game, and even players like Messi have nothing to do in the face of Chu Zhongtian, let alone others.
Sergio Aguero continued to move the ball across the ball, this time to the right flank. Juan Fran receives the ball.
Although Atletico Madrid moved the football from the left side to the right side, Real Madrid's defense was not chaotic, and Chu Zhongtian did not follow it as soon as he saw the football on the right side. He was afraid that Atletico Madrid would use a "strategy to divert the tiger from the mountain".
Juanfran saw that Chu Zhongtian did not come, and his intention to transfer him from the middle was not realized, and it was not good to pass the football back again, so what does it mean to fall from left to right and from right to left in front of the penalty area in the world...... Simply broke through from the side. Flores asked them to use the side as a feint to attract Chu Zhongtian to leave the defense area, but if it was just such a reversal, it would be strange that the other party was willing to come out. Of course, it is necessary to create some threat on the flanks so that the opponent's defense may loosen.
So you have to look for opportunities from the wings.
Marcelo was not far in front of Juanfrán, and he did not come up to force it, for fear of being shaken by the other party.
Juanfran looked at Marcelo and couldn't find a flaw to break through. The Brazilian full-back is getting more and more mature. Remember what he was like when he first arrived at Real Madrid? The heavy attack and light defense made him always broken through in defense, and even for a while Real Madrid manager Juande . Ramos played Marcelo as a wing-back instead of a full-back. Mourinho also had a deep distrust of him at the beginning of his tenure and approached Fiorentino to buy another world-class left wing-back. But how rare an excellent left wing-back in today's football is, and in the end he didn't buy it, but made Marcelo's explosion, he suddenly became mature under Mourinho, both offensive and defensive, and quickly grew into the top left-back in La Liga.
Juanfran didn't go toe-to-toe with Marcelo, he just made a gesture to break through, and after deceiving Marcelo to retract it sharply, he decisively crossed with his feet!
Because it was a rush to cross, the quality was not high, and it was pushed out by central defender Pepe.
The centre-back who partnered Pepe in this match was not Carvalho, but Albiol.
Strictly speaking, Mourinho's Real Madrid team is not even the main squad that swept La Liga, first the main striker Higuain did not play, then the main defender Alonso was absent due to injury, and then Kaka and Carvalho rotated to rest.
Flores takes this game very seriously, and judging from this starting line-up, Mourinho does not seem to be as important as Flores.
Or maybe he thinks he can beat Atletico Madrid with this lineup.
Pepe pushes the ball out.
The football fell at the feet of Chu Zhongtian.
Flores' pupils narrowed when she saw this. He stared at Chu Zhongtian closely, paying close attention to his next move. If Chu Zhongtian wanted to rush forward with the ball by himself, then he would have to stop him at all costs, and then directly hit the empty space behind him. In the league, Chu Zhongtian has done this a lot, he often runs out with the ball when the situation can't be opened, and the same is true in the Champions League, how did Inter Milan lose the game? It was because they were not prepared for Chu Zhongtian's insertion.
And Flores thinks she's prepared.
Young midfielders Camacho and Raul. Garcia will form a defensive posture against Chu Zhongtian.
Losing the ball at the back can be very fatal.
Of course, Chu Zhongtian also knows this, he focuses on stability in this game, and the risky things are done by Ozil, C. Ronaldo and Di Maria and others.
He got the ball and turned and passed the ball to Di Maria on the wing.
I still didn't rush forward with the ball.
Flores frowned and shook her head, disappointed. How can you do that? How can you do that? You should dribble the ball and kill it! Clear!
Chu Zhongtian couldn't hear the voice in his heart, after he passed the football to Di Maria, he did run up, but the range of pressure was very limited, but Ozil retreated a little, not letting the back and front waist disconnect.
※※※ Twenty minutes have passed since the game, Atletico Madrid still has not found a way to open the Real Madrid backline, more often they can only seek a breakthrough on the side, and after failing to do so, they will move from this side to the other side, passing through the area where Chu Zhongtian is located in the middle. But that's all.
The game's possession so far was played under the TV screen, with Atletico Madrid leading Real Madrid's 36 per cent with 64 per cent.
"Ah...... Jose Mourinho's side once again dominated possession...... Atletico Madrid's offensive is strong, but in reality there is no threat at all! Said the Marca radio commentator. I suddenly had the idea that if Flores could see that possession, then he should be careful. Real Madrid are clearly continuing their strength and looking for opportunities. If they continue to suppress it like this, they are afraid that there will be problems behind them......"
"But Flores must have thought that if Chu didn't press, his backline would be fine. Had he forgotten Ozil? There's Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria, and Bam Adebayo is also a physical and technical centre-forward, and any one of these four can pose a threat to their defence......
Atletico Madrid fans didn't think there was anything wrong with that, but they saw their team suppress their arch-rivals Real Madrid on the pitch, which gave them confidence and they sang loudly from the stands.
However, not all commentators have as much confidence in Mourinho as the commentators of Radio Marca.
Someone also complained about Mourinho's conservative tactics...... "I thought he was playing as a lone midfielder to have a brave confrontation with Atletico Madrid, but Real Madrid was guarding cautiously most of the time in the game...... Jose Mourinho's tediously conservative football is back! I think that's why so many people in the world love our Barcelona football and delay Jose Mourinho's football! The Catalan commentator did not forget to tout his team, even though the team he supported did not even make it to the Copa del Rey final.
"Real Madrid have a large group of talented attackers, but under Jose Mourinho, they can only be shrunken turtles! Chu is a very talented playmaker in the midfield, but now he is doing the dirty job of interception, acting like a blue-collar worker! And what about Di Maria? He is now shuttling back and forth between the upper and lower ends of the side road without listening, where is the physical strength to dribble and assist? Cruyff is right, Real Madrid are fully capable of doing better, it is Mourinho's cowardice that limits them! ”
It seems to make sense at first glance, but anyone who knows Real Madrid knows that if they really do what the Catalan commentator says, Real Madrid may not lose to Atletico Madrid, but they will definitely lose badly against Barcelona. It's no longer a matter of "standing and talking without back pain", it's a deliberate hope that Real Madrid will do what they say, and that Real Madrid will be no threat to Barcelona.
In fact, Chu Zhongtian didn't feel that Real Madrid's possession rate was less at all, the accurate data counted was one thing, and his own feelings were another. In fact, Madrid actually has a lot of possession in front of the Real Madrid defense back and forth, as long as they can not find a loophole, then this kind of horizontal pass is regarded as meaningless ball control by Chu Zhongtian. The real value of possession is in attack. Who says Mourinho is conservative in football? Each attack is razor-sharp, as if it were able to pierce the enemy's chest. Ninety-eight goals have been scored in 33 league games so far this season, and there are only two goals left before the 100-goal mark. Barcelona, who is considered to be the ultimate representative of attacking football, scored 105 league goals in the 2008-2009 season, so why is Real Madrid, who are about to break 100 goals, conservative?
If Real Madrid can score, the suspense of this game will be much smaller, after all, in the face of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid still has some psychological advantages. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, must also have a psychological shadow, they are now temporarily suppressing the shadow, but as long as they fall behind, the shadow will stubbornly struggle to crawl out from the depths of their hearts and spread in everyone's hearts.
Judging from the situation, opportunities exist, but Chu Zhongtian saw these opportunities but couldn't make a decision, because he could only be responsible for controlling the rhythm and direction of attack on the field, and how to implement it depended on Ozil and other teammates.
He believes that Ozil's ability can also see these opportunities, but the problem is that Ozil's body is thin and lacks the ability to protect the ball, and when he encounters the opponent's tough physical confrontation, his ability to control the ball and pass the ball will be greatly reduced.
This is Ozil's biggest problem, and the fatal factor that restricts him from becoming a world-class midfielder, and his current approach is to dodge, using his flexible body shape and short-distance acceleration speed to avoid these body collisions, but if the opponent wants to let you lie down, he will not be able to avoid the fifteenth year of junior high school.
There have been several times when he has passed the football to Ozil, but Ozil has been squeezed away by the opponent's body. Sometimes the referee will blow for a foul on Atletico Madrid, so at least Real Madrid can get a free kick in front, and C. Ronaldo can use the free kick to threaten the Atletico Madrid goal. But more often than not, the opponent collided reasonably, only because Ozil himself was not strong enough, and he was squeezed to the ground, and the referee would not pay attention to such a fall.
Chu Zhongtian was wondering if he should take a risk and press up to participate in an attack to help Ozil break the siege?
He was very hesitant, after all, no matter what he said before, there was a partner who could escort him, but it was in Promans in Metz or Lorik in Hoffenheim. Senna.
There was no such person around him in this game.
※※※ Flores found that Real Madrid's attack is now in a difficult situation, and it seems that his adjustment for Ozil is correct, Ozil's body is not good, this is something that everyone knows, once he encounters a tough defense, his performance will be greatly reduced. At the same time, as the season came to an end, his fitness was not as good as it had been at the beginning of the season, and he was not very active on the pitch.
With the combination of these factors, Mesut Ozil's performance in Real Madrid's attack has not been outstanding.
As long as Real Madrid are limited in attack, sooner or later there will be holes in their defence. Flores felt more and more that the hope of winning this match was greater.
Jose Mourinho sat in the dugout and didn't seem to anticipate Mesut Ozil's lack of form. But truth be told, Mourinho prefers to think it's because Atletico Madrid's rude style of play has limited Ozil's possession.
But how can this be changed?
Ozil is desperately trying to get rid of those defenders, but this will only consume his physical strength in vain, his physical fitness is not good enough, if he tosses it like this, I am afraid that he will have to change Kaka in the second half...... ※※※ Chu Zhongtian decided to bypass Ozil directly, who said that you can't organize an attack in the backfield?
It's just a little longer and more precise. Chu Zhongtian was confident that he would do that.
Let Mesut Ozil continue to pretend to be a specific attacking implementer in front to attract the attention of Atletico Madrid's defence, and then send lethal long and through balls himself from behind, as long as the timing is right, no less than letting the forward midfielder organize the attack...... This is called "praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind"!
After making up his mind, Chu Zhongtian began to pay close attention to the situation on the field.
Atletico Madrid's backline is clearly revolving around Mesut Ozil, and where Ozil is, their defensive focus is where they are, because they know very well that Real Madrid are now responsible for organising the attack with the German midfielder, not Chu Zhongtian.
For the most part, Atletico Madrid's defense is very well organized and rigorous. But there are always exceptions, there is no such thing as a tight defense at all times in this world, not to mention that Atletico Madrid is not good at this kind of thing at all, and Mourinho's team is even better...... Whenever he had the chance, Mesut Ozil drew the Atletico Madrid players to one place, and he passed the ball to the other, which had to penetrate the Atletico Madrid defence, and had to go directly to the attacking players, preferably with him facing the goalkeeper and forming a one-on-one ...... Chu Zhongtian passed the football to Ozil to try Atletico Madrid's reaction, and sure enough, Atletico Madrid immediately had two players rushing up to force Ozil, and another player was nearby to help defend. Mesut Ozil is surrounded by three players and will have no problem breaking through with his skills, but if the opposition uses physical confrontation...... That's a different story.
Mesut Ozil was knocked out of balance from the side, followed by another Atletico Madrid player who quickly stabbed the ball from under his feet, when the assistant defender rushed up and snatched the ball.
The process is very fast, and the three of them work together very skillfully. Apparently trained.
As for Ozil having fallen to the ground, then no one cares, anyway, the referee didn't blow it, which means that they didn't foul!
The Atletico Madrid defender, who had robbed the football, immediately passed it to Camacho, who was delivering the football.
Chu Zhongtian is already completely clear that Atletico Madrid's defense of Ozil has reached the point of tightness, and it may be difficult for Ozil to get rid of these people. However, it is just right that Ozil invisibly helped him and other Real Madrid teammates to attract the attention of Atletico Madrid's defense, which is a very serious problem, but the defenders of Atletico Madrid are only satisfied with keeping an eye on Ozil and cutting off Real Madrid's offensive line, and they do not realize it...... You have to put it to good use as soon as possible.
※※※ In the thirty-first minute, such an opportunity came.
Atletico Madrid organized the attack, but Juanfran was only concerned with dodging the middle of the sky when the cross was diverted, ignoring the other Real Madrid players, and his cross ball was too close to Real Madrid's back line and was intercepted by Pepe, who suddenly cut in.
Seeing that Pepe broke the ball successfully, Chu Zhongtian turned around directly and ran forward.
Pepe also noticed Chu Zhongtian's movements, and he quickly passed the ball over.
"Real Madrid's counterattack!"
"Chu got the ball!"
The commentators shouted.
And the players of Atletico Madrid immediately formed two forces at this moment, one force killed Chu Zhongtian, and the other closely watched Ozil.
The football came up from behind, Chu Zhongtian spread his legs and let the football in front of him, and then he did not continue to carry the ball, but directly ...... Direct pass!
The soccer ball sped up and flew against the turf.
Whether it's Camacho or Raul. Garcia was not able to stop this pass, because Chu Zhongtian's pass was too sudden!
This is how football penetrated the midfield defence of Atletico Madrid.
Next up is the guard line!
Chu Zhongtian's pass was in the opposite direction of Ozil's run, so Atletico Madrid's defenders were concentrated on Ozil's side, and there was only one defender in front of the football, and it was still a little far away...... It's a very, very obvious vacancy! was caught by Chu Zhongtian like this!
The ball slashed five metres in front of the Atletico Madrid defender, who could do nothing but watch.
At the same time, behind him, a white figure swept by...... "Cristiano. Ronaldo!! ”
"No offside! Not offside at all! ”
Ronaldo caught up with Chu Zhongtian's pass, and there was no one else in front of him except a goal and goalkeeper De Gea.
It's like a training opportunity for him.
Ronaldo scrambled to take the lead against the attacking De Gea, and the ball went straight from De Gea to the far corner...... All eyes were on the football to see if it hit the post and bounced out, or if it went straight away, or if it was ...... Hit your head in the net!
The forward momentum of the football is stopped by the net!
“goooooooooooooooooool!! Real Madrid have a one-goal lead in the Copa del Rey final!! ”
(To be continued)