Chapter 57: Pirlo's Slap in the Head
I was drinking water when I saw Pletticosa take the goal kick. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It was the midfielders who fought for the header ...... Rakitic, his height is 1.84 meters, and he can still be used when competing for the top.
However, Motta's height is as high as 1.87 meters! And as a Brazilian-Italian player, he is physically strong and has excellent flexibility! His ability to bounce, his ability to stay in the air, is quite a strong level, and compared to Rakitic, who is used as a technical player, the header is Motta's advantage!
Sure enough, Rakitic didn't fight Motta, and the ball was pushed back to the Croatian half from the Italian half!
Pirlo got the ball again! He took advantage of his good possession of the ball, got rid of Perisic's entanglement, and then used a cross to the striker who came to pick up - the bad boy Cassano!
Cassano is known for his temperament, but his skills are also known to the world. He's fast, and his dazzling feints are the ones he relies on to survive. However, he is not the kind of striker who can only play with his fists, especially as he matures with Roma, and he pays more attention to the efficiency of attack. Such a striker who can break through, pass people, and not stick to the ball, and have a shot on goal is what all teams dream of!
Cassano accelerated, he wanted to get rid of our captain Srna! However, the captain is also a player who is known for his speed, and his speed is not below Cassano! At the same time, Srna was more physically fit than Cassano, and slowly he forced Cassano near the bottom line on the left side!
However, Cassano is also a man, he was once known as the talented teenager of Italy, and his foot skills are also very outstanding among the Italian stars! In the midst of his high speed, he was able to stop and brake sharply, and flicked the ball back with his foot, Srna was taken aback and almost fell, but fortunately his balance was excellent, and he immediately turned back to catch up with Cassano with his hands! The duel between the two sides this time was earth-shattering, although Cassano's group was already a world-class one, but Srna's return was even more wonderful! The two continued to fight, one-on-one, body-to-body, Cassano leaned on Srna, Srna couldn't grab the ball, but he didn't let Cassano move another step. Under Srna's tough defense, Croatia's midfield group, which had not yet been defended, was put in place, and a good opportunity for Italy to counter-attack came to an end.
"Cassano, give me the ball!"
No one thought that the person who shouted this sentence turned out to be the magical black boy Balotelli!
He swam from the right to the left! As soon as Cassano saw that Balotelli's position was unguarded, he made a cross and gave the ball to Balotelli. What a Balotelli, rushing straight into the box with the ball! His speed, his body, leaves every defender on our team helpless! Joel Luka just stuck to his side, and was directly knocked away by Balotelli's strong body!
"Balotelli, eat the ball!"
Captain Srna, slash out of the stab! He used a vicious tackle to cut off the ball at Balotelli's feet cleanly! No fouls! A tackle in the box, if it deviates a little bit, it's a penalty! But Srna has such strength, his tackle is stable, accurate and ruthless! He tackled the ball from Balotelli's feet and quickly got up and kicked it out!
The Croatian backline has once again withstood the test!
However, the Italian midfielder once again controlled the first point! Motta won again in the rivalry with Rakitic, and his header went straight to Pirlo!
Pirlo didn't stop the ball, he flicked it in the air with his right foot, and the ball went to Balotelli's feet!
Balotelli didn't have a chance to burst into the box this time, he played the ball back to Pirlo, who quickly crossed to Motta on the right and Perisic was quick to get on the line! Two tall men with a height of 1.87 meters were fighting on the wings, Mota's body was stronger than Perisic, and finally squeezed away Perisic and dribbled forward!
At this time, Rakitic felt the danger and returned to the position of the midfielder to assist Modric in defending! Modric moved slightly to the left to grab the ball at Motta's feet!
However, Modric was a step too late......
Motta crossed, Balotelli received the ball in front of the penalty area, and was about to turn and shoot, when Rakitic fouled from behind!
Kick! Top of the arc!
This location, this location!
Pirlo ...... This is a prime location for Pirlo!
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I was reminded of the scene where Bilic and Pletikosa practised free-kick shots and saves on the pitch this morning......
Pletticosa, who was so afraid of Pirlo's free-kicks, allowed Bilic to train him hard in the final moments so that he could adapt to Pirlo's Machemitar......
However, what a free-kick master Andrea Pirlo is, even if he was a midfield master like Boban and Boksic back then, and now our number one star Modric, he can't consistently play such a beautiful moon scimitar......
What's more, Bilic is just a defender after all.
When facing Pirlo in real time, no goalkeeper can take it lightly......
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Andrea Pirlo stood in front of the ball.
His run-up distance is not long. One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps.
Shot!
Really! This is a typical Pirlo-style moon scimitar!
Pleticosa pounces into the near corner! Will he be able to save the ball!
Yes!
Dead end, dead end!
Pirlo's ball, hanging directly in the top left corner of the goal! It's really not bad at all! If the ball goes up or to the left by a centimeter, it will hit the post! If you go down or to the right by a centimeter, you will be pounced on by Pleticosa! However, this goal is exactly that, and it is exactly the same as hitting the corner that Pletikosali can't reach!
It's the size of a football, and it's a dead end!
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Pirlo, gave us a slap in the face! In the first 30 minutes, we had the advantage of possession and the threat of attack, but we were first scored by the Italians! The group stage of this group really has the flavor of the group of death......
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"Coach Bilic, I want to play, I want to contribute to Croatia and use the tactical ...... you taught me and Mandzukic"
I can't stand it anymore, I want to fight, I want to play, I want to use my sweat and blood to win honor and dignity for the Croatian team!