Chapter Twenty-Nine: Massimo's Raid
(It's not in a good state today, and the chapter is a little shrunk, so I hope you'll forgive me.) Back to normal tomorrow. )
Massimo Charlie's long-range shot was so sudden that Weidenfeller, who had not been threatened until a moment, did not react for a moment, and the moment he was ready to make a move, the ball was already there.
He Xu off the field thought that the ball was going to go in, because from the perspective of one of his strikers, it was a tricky and fast bocce ball shot, which was of extremely high quality. Weidenfeller, who reacted for some reason, was almost no chance to react a beat.
It turns out that football is really round, and nothing is absolute. Just when He Xu was about to raise his hand in celebration, Weidenfeller's outstretched hand after falling to the ground touched the football with his fingertips.
The football that was about to roll into the bottom corner was touched by his fingers, changed direction, and rolled out of the baseline.
He Xu looked at Weidenfeller who was raising his arms and shouting on the field with some surprise, this guy has two hits, and such a dangerous ball can be saved. Massimo's kick was a little worse than mine, but it was of high quality.
Klopp, who was holding his breath and watching the field, also raised his arms in excitement and shouted at the Ajax dugout.
Coman gave him a very covert look, I'll let you be arrogant for a while, I'll wait to see when He Xu appears for a while, can you still laugh?
Although Coman didn't want this, he subconsciously regarded He Xu as the team's secret weapon at critical moments.
Massimo Charlie shook his head with some regret, maybe that's the beauty of professional football, you don't have time to regret or have any other emotion, the game is going to go on.
Sim de Jong had already run to the bottom line to take a corner, Massimo Charlie looked up at his front midfield, and cruied to the right side with understanding, De Jong took a tactical corner, Massimo Charlie actually has a lot of hidden methods, such as his dribbling, such as his long shot, such as his balanced left and right feet.
The moment He Xu saw his running position and receiving the ball, his eyes suddenly lit up, was it that move?
Sure enough, not to He Xu's surprise, after Massimo Charlie won the ball on the side, he rubbed his left foot, and the ball drew an arc and fell into the penalty area.
Cross? Even Midor was blinded by him and was ready to rise up and fight for the top.
It wasn't until the ball flew into the small penalty area that anyone realized: me! Is this a shot?
Weidenfeller, who was unresponsive again, hurriedly stepped back, and at the same time did not forget to stretch out his hand! Today, Weidenfeller seemed to have something wrong, took two steps back, suddenly his feet went limp, and he sat down in the goal.
Coman yelled uncontrollably, he didn't even know what he was shouting. Just an expression of unexpected excitement.
He Xu turned his head, hugged his arms, and shook his head, this ball will definitely not go in. Sure enough, although Weidenfeller did not interfere with the flight of the ball, the ball still hit the post at the far end of the goal and bounced off the bottom line.
There was a sigh from the Ajax bench as Massimo Charlie, who had two dangerous shots but no goal, was clearly unfazed and quickly turned back towards his own half.
Instead of lamenting the failure of the attack here, it is better to hurry back and do a good defense.
Koeman, who was shaken twice in a row on the sidelines, was full of helplessness, and Klopp's wild laughter, who had escaped death twice, was constantly sent to Ajax's side by the wind.
He Xu felt pity for Massimo Charlie in his heart, what two good shots. It's a pity that they all missed a fraction of a second. Would it be better if I were to play?
While he was still thinking, Weidenfeller quickly took the ball in goal. Two accidental mistakes, but twice God forbid, he wished the ball could be a little farther away from him.
The hastily driven goalball was pushed out by Enault, and Shaheen immediately returned the color and headed the ball back to the back of Ajax.
He sent the ball to the feet of Gotze with precision, and the European Golden Boy winner had excellent dribbling skills, and the ball was at his feet and he protected it well with his body.
Emmanuelsson, who marked him on the wing, was not a defensive full-back himself, so he struggled against the talented teenager, who had just turned 18.
Gotze had the ball at his feet and his wide vision allowed him to see captain Kyle in the back. After a flick, he sent the ball to the middle of the midfield.
Sebastian Kyle is aggressive and ferocious defensively, but his attacking style is completely different, and he has always been praised for his grace and calmness.
At the top of the arc of the penalty area, he unhurriedly sent forward, Shinji Kagawa let go of the football and shot directly at the goal without stopping.
Coman clenched his fists nervously, but Stekelenburg was focused and saved the shot that was dominated by angle and cleverness.
In the professional arena, He Xu has played twice and played the whole game. It was the first time he watched from the pitch as a substitute and he watched his team-mates on the pitch with great concern, not that he loved the team so much, but that he wanted to start his Champions League career with a win.
Lewandowski's shooting skills are the best of Ho Xu's current experience, and his several shots have made Coman break out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, Stekelenburg has been paying attention to the little-known thin striker since conceding the goal, and has not given him another chance.
Jurgen Klopp's side failed to score again in the first half and Ajax did little in attack, with Garrincha always looking to prove himself and help the team, but it was difficult for Subotic and Hummels to build a barrier in the box.
The two teams returned to the dressing room with a 1-0 scoreline, and Koeman, who was teased by Jurgen Klopp in the first half, was clearly in a bad mood. If he hadn't wanted to put too much pressure on the players, he would have been yelling at the players in the dressing room right now.
Mido, who was completely overwhelmed by He Xu in several games, did nothing in the first half, and if it weren't for his relatively older age, Coman might have directly deprived him of the opportunity to play.
Garrincha, who didn't have many successful breakthroughs in the first half, sat in front of his cabinet and drank water, still thinking in his heart: He Xu is simply talking nonsense with me, their defensive intensity is not comparable to those teams in the Netherlands, I can't break through them
He Xu didn't know that his partner had such a big psychological fluctuation in his heart, and he was like a young player, quietly handing out towels and drinks to his teammates.
Now in the home team dressing room, Klopp reached out in satisfaction and patted Lewandowski's thin shoulder, while opening his mouth and laughing: "Well done, Dortmund fighters!" In the first half, I was happy to see Ronald Koman's face that looked like he had a toothache! And you! ”
With that, he turned to Weidenfeller, "Great job, continue like this in the second half, don't give them any chances." Goal? Don't even think about it. Haven't you seen the look on Koman's face after you saved that kid's shot twice in a row? It was so cool! ”
In the dressing room of Ajax, everyone was lamenting that Massimo Charlie's two brilliant shots were saved, but He Xu had already begun to think about how to deal with Weidenfeller, who was in bad form today but had good luck.
Before the start of the second half, He Xu still did not play, but he had already begun to warm up on the sidelines. Five sets of fast switchback runs, plus some of He Xu's usual warm-up methods.
Koeman's expectation was to let He Xu play five minutes into the second half.
When He Xu was warming up, Mido on the field was also cherishing his last bit of time, as a center forward, he has only handed in three shots without a single shot on target. He also wanted to do something on his own before he got off the field.
It seemed that God was having trouble with him, and in the first five minutes of the second half, he didn't even receive the ball once. This made Mi Duo, who still wanted to do something, helpless, and even He Xu wanted to talk to the head coach and give him a few more minutes.
The cruelty of professional football may also be here, no matter what kind of relationship, this kind of inheritance and succession, competition and position are inevitable.
After one of Garrincha's attacks was blocked, the fourth official finally raised the sign, and on the 99th, it was Mido, who had been replaced at this time for three consecutive games.
When he high-fived and hugged He Xu, Mido's mood was a little low. He Xu obviously felt the depression of this big striker who has been soaked in wine for a long time recently and has coached him in heading.
When a striker is no longer trusted, when he becomes the victim of tactical substitutions in the team again and again. If you haven't experienced this feeling, you'll probably never understand it.
Just like now, the energetic He Xu is actually unable to understand Mido's psychology.
All he can do is replace him on the pitch, do something he can't do and help the team win.
After Mi Duo got off the field, He Xu stepped on the field with his right foot, and it was the first time he felt that the sun on the field was so dazzling.
Garrincha set the ball, Massimo Charlie, Sim de Jong and He Xu all stood in front of the ball, and the other two all looked at He Xu, who scored from a free kick in the previous game, but He Xu shook his head and walked into the penalty area by himself, standing behind the opponent's wall.
De Jong and Massimo Charlie glanced at each other, although the two were not very old and had not played a few games together, they already had a strange tacit understanding.
De Jong ran forward, and like the last game with He Xu, he opened his leg in front of the ball, this time he flicked the ball to the side, Massimo Charlie just ran at this time, and shot with his leg, and the ball flew straight to the goal against the ground!
Massimo Charlie's three shots in this game made Koeman happy, but unfortunately in the end they were all big disappointments, this time, will the situation change? Massimo's raid, will it work?
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