Finally, in the first match of the fifth round of the Copa del Rey, Deportivo La Coruna won Sevilla with a score of 2:0, and as long as they do not lose more than two goals away from home, then they can enter the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But for now, the Copa del Rey game can be put on hold for a while, after all, the next game will not be until after the winter break.

What is currently in front of Deportivo is two consecutive league games before Christmas: at home to Valladolid on December 17 and away to Espanyol on December 20!

Fortunately, the opponents in these two games are not very strong, which can be used as practical training for Zhang Xu to practice his rhythm control skills.

Since mastering the entry-level rhythm control skill, Zhang Xu has been thinking about how to improve the level of this skill all the time, asking for advice from Belleron, asking head coach Ortra for advice, watching game videos, actually demonstrating and training in training and games, all the methods he can think of and all the time he can use are used by him to learn and improve this skill level.

However, this is the ultimate mystery after all, and it is not something that can be comprehended and improved in a while, and it takes countless exercises and perceptions to be able to improve.

However, Zhang Xu was not discouraged, not only was he not discouraged, but the bullish energy of his super scholar came up again.

The more you don't improve, the harder I have to try!

On December 17, 2012 at 7 p.m., at the Stadio riaço, Deportivo La Coruna hosted the visiting Valladolid.

At the beginning of the game, Zhang Xu put out his best trick - the skill of controlling the rhythm.

Valladolid is the team that landed in La Liga in the 06-07 season, and over the years, after many years of climbing in La Liga, the team has been fighting for relegation. This season is no exception, although he is currently in 9th place in the standings, there are as many as three teams with the same number of points as him and behind him, and there are five or six teams with one or two points less, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the relegation circle.

Actually, if there is no Zhang Xu. Without the vigor that Zhang Xu brought to Deportivo La Coruna, Deportivo may not be much stronger than Valladolid, and may have fallen into the relegation circle and struggled.

However, since there is the existence of Zhang Xu, a pervert. Deportivo La Coruna's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and it has now become the second place in the La Liga standings, which is the envy of Valladolid.

However, there are some things that cannot be envied.

Like what. Zhang Xu, who has now fully developed his rhythm control skills.

In the thirteenth minute of the game, after Zhang Xu received a pass from Aguilar near the middle line, he raised his head slightly to observe the situation in front of him.

Now, Zhang Xu's vision attribute has reached 82 points, as long as he pays a little attention to the running position of his teammates and the opponent's formation, he can basically grasp the situation of the whole game.

Zhang Xu took the ball diagonally forward and immediately encountered the pressure of two players on the opposing side.

The current Zhang Xu, after these several big battles, especially the games against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, has long been famous. No matter what team it is, when facing Deportivo La Coruna, it will focus on Zhang Xu as the top priority, and Valladolid will naturally be no exception.

Zhang Xu stopped carrying the ball and pushed the ball to Thomas.

After Thomas got the ball, he first played a one-two with Zhang Xu, who was inserted in front, and then suddenly made a diagonal pass to send the football to the empty area on the left side.

Of course, Thomas's passing was still purposeful. Soon, a player came running into that empty area, it was none other than Deportivo left midfielder Gama.

Gama leaned on his left foot and took control of the ball. Then after adjusting two steps, he decisively got up and crossed.

Everyone in Deportivo knows that Zhang Xu's bounce and header are very terrifying, so Gama's cross is looking for Zhang Xu who is in front.

Zhang Xu also lived up to expectations, he overwhelmed the crowd. Leap high, stop in the air obviously, and slam your forehead on the flying football!

The header was so powerful that the Valladolid goalkeeper didn't have time to react when he saw the ball fly into the net!

The ball is in! 1:0！

After taking a one-goal lead, Deportivo La Coruna's attack intensified. At the same time, the whole team showed an obvious sense of rhythm under Zhang Xu's scheduling. When it is fast, it moves like a rabbit, and when it is slow, it is quiet like a virgin, and the conversion of one fast and one slow is very mellow.

As a result, this game has completely become a training match for Zhang Xu to practice his rhythm control skills.

In the 21st minute of the game, it was still Zhang Xu, who was slowly dribbling the ball, and suddenly kicked the ball through, directly tearing apart Valladolid's defense and assisting Oliveira to another goal.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Deportivo La Coruna played a series of wonderful combinations in the midfield, ten consecutive passes, all of which were one-kicks, and finally, Riki pushed and rewrote the score again.

In the second half, Yibian fought again, and the rhythm of the field was still controlled by Zhang Xu.

In the sixty-first minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu again, after he stopped the opponent's striker's shot, he suddenly made an accurate move and accurately found Thomas in front, Thomas made a diagonal pass and assisted Ricky to score a cold shot!

Subsequently, Ortra began a wide range of substitutions, replacing the team's veterans one by one, and topping up some young players.

In the end, the match ended with a score of 4-0, Deportivo La Coruna defeated the visiting Valladolid, taking all three points, and the league points rose to 29 points, and the league table is still fourth.

On December 20, 2012, the fifth day before Christmas, the 17th round of the league began, Deportivo La Coruna's away match against Espanyol.

After this match, the winter break in La Liga came as scheduled, with each team having 15 days to recuperate from December 21 to January 5.

Zhang Xu and Nicola have already agreed that after the winter break officially begins, the two will return to the United States together to visit Nicola's parents and spend Christmas with Nicola's family.

Espanyol are a fish-belly team this season, with only 12 points in the league and the bottom of the table.

In the face of such a weak team, even though it is an away game, Zhang Xu will not have the slightest politeness, he led the team, at the beginning of the game, he controlled the rhythm of the whole game in his own hands, and successfully used the game as a training match to practice the rhythm control skills.

In the seventh minute of the game, Zhang Xu seized an opportunity.

He cut off a pass in midfield and then led his team forward quickly, and after three passes, the ball was just outside the arc of the penalty area.

In the end, Thomas's sudden shot opened the door of the Spaniards and rewrote the score to 1:0!

After the goal, the Spaniard clearly stepped up their defence and tried to contain Deportivo La Coruna's strong attacking momentum.

However, in front of Zhang Xu, these were only temporarily blocking the team's attack, and soon, Zhang Xu figured out the defensive rules of the Spaniards, and the goal followed.

In the 29th minute of the game, Zhang Xu swam near the center line with a football, attracting the focus of three Espanyol players.

Zhang Xu has long been surprised by this situation, he uses his unparalleled speed and physical strength, frequently cooperating with his teammates around him, and tearing apart the Spaniard's formation little by little.

In this way, after Zhang Xu fought with his opponent many times near the halfway, he gradually wore out the physical strength and patience of the three Spaniards around him.

It was, he suddenly made a through stop, gave the ball to Thomas, and then he accelerated sharply, past the marking of three Espanyol players, and slashed forward at high speed.

The three Espanyol players were shocked, and hurriedly tried their last bit of strength to chase Zhang Xu, who was gradually moving away, and loudly reminded their teammates to be careful while chasing.

However, it was too late for Zhang Xu and his teammates, who had completely launched the offensive.

After receiving Thomas's pass, Zhang Xu faced the two Espanyol players on top, and he pushed the ball with the arch of his right foot and sent the football to the right side.

Here, Aguilar received the ball smoothly, and he did not stop the ball, but gave it directly to Ricky in front of him.

Ricky immediately passed the ball laterally and once again sent the football to Zhang Xu's feet.

Zhang Xu made a long-range shot, which immediately attracted the attention of the opponent's central defender, and then with a toe pick, the football was picked over the head of the Spaniard central defender and fell to the left side of the penalty area.

Here, Oliveira slapped his horse and shot with one foot, and once again broke the door of the Spaniards! 2:0！

The first half ended with a 2-0 scoreline, and after the second half of the restart, the Spaniards looked to have given up on the game altogether, with all but one striker up front, all but one of the players cowered in their own half and played turtle tactics.

This made Zhang Xu a little embarrassed, after all, breaking the turtle tactics is a recognized problem in the world.

If it was someone else, maybe it would be okay, but in front of Zhang Xu, the more difficult things he was, the more interested he was in doing them.

So, Zhang Xu began to patiently ponder this heavy turtle shell little by little, looking for opportunities little by little.

In the end, he really found an opportunity.

In the 81st minute of the game, Aguilar immediately crossed after running all the way down the wing.

Zhang Xu grabbed a point in the middle, but was tightly surrounded by three Espanyol players, and even jumped a little reluctantly, so he didn't grab the first point at all.

But it didn't matter, the Spaniard didn't kick the ball far when he cleared the ball, and was stopped by Marchena outside the penalty area.

Marchena was about to hoist the football into the penalty area again when he suddenly saw Zhang Xu only towards the far corner of the goal, and he immediately sent the football to the far corner of the goal.

And there, Oliveira happened to be unmarked, and the flying football was a sweeping shot, and the football was swept directly into the net!

3:0！

In this way, Deportivo La Coruna, under the leadership of Zhang Xu, defeated Espanyol with a score of 3-0 away and got the last victory before the winter break! (To be continued.) )