Chapter 457 The Strong Rise of Newcastle's 'Two Parallel Goods' Fourth
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By this time, football had come to Shepchenko's feet.
ββ¦β¦ Shepchenko picked up the ball on the right flank, and defending him was 20-year-old Ajax rookie Ismael Asati, and it will be interesting to see how Shepchenko handles it...... Whew, beautiful smash, simple and practical, too fast...... Shepchenko easily got rid of Asati! β
Because he did not expect that the Ukrainian nuclear warhead would use such a fast speed to easily get rid of Asati's defense in the first time, there was a brief vacuum in Ajax's originally tight defense...... And it was this precious moment that gave Shepchenko plenty of time to watch his team-mate's movements, and then he passed the ball.
Two or three seconds later, the ball drew a pleasing white semi-ellipse on the grass and came to the feet of Juan Mata, who had already swam to the middle of the field, while Shepchenko himself did not stop at all, and continued to run down the flank...... Because in his brain, a familiar and strange sensation kept telling Shepchenko: run down, don't stop, run, keep running...... And when he ran near the edge of the Ajax penalty area, the magical effect came out, and a white light flashed in front of him...... Football is coming!
It was Juan Mata, who used his unrivalled individual ability to deliver the ball from the skies of Ajax's 'human walls' with precision.
It was a well-aimed cross that went just over the heads of the two centre-backs and fell between Shepchenko and goalkeeper Stekelenburg...... "...... Juan Mata...... An incredible pass that penetrated the Ajax defence...... Single-handed!! Offside? The linesman did not raise the flag and was not offside!! Shepchenko single-handedly! Opportunity, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Newcastle!! β
St James became agitated and fans involuntarily jumped from their seats...... Will this goal be scored?
on the field.
Shepchenko, who was running, did not choose to stop the ball, but directly used the high-speed running to swing his leg and shoot at the goal!
Bang!
White lightning reappears!
In the loud noise, the Ajax goalkeeper could only subconsciously protect his 'handsome face', and the football flew over his head like a spinning fireball...... with a scorching breath flying over his head "Oops, lost the ball......" Scottremburg was shocked.
As the captain of Ajax, the battle-hardened Stekelenburg knew that if Shepchenko scored in such an exciting way at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable - Newcastle's morale, which was so hard to be suppressed by Suarez's goal, was likely to be rekindled by this goal and burn Ajax to ashes...... However, it was at this time ...... "Shepchenko!!" β¦β¦ Shot!! This goal scored...... Oh? How can it be? Didn't enter? Such a great opportunity? β¦β¦ God, Shepchenko shot the football away, he was too strong and too strong, and he didn't suppress the angle......"
On the commentary bench, Sester couldn't help but beat his chest in frustration: "Alas, Shepchenko really wants to score too much, in the case of Crespo's injury, he finally got the chance to start, but he missed the opportunity too much to make a contribution...... It's a rush to get there!! β
The complete opposite of Seist's performance was the Dutch commentator Nigel van Bronn, who longed to wrap a red silk girl around his waist for a big Yangge - "Oh? The goal didn't go in...... Hahaha, didn't enter!! Shepchenko proved his parallel nature...... It was almost empty, but he lifted the football to the third level of the stands...... Faced with such an opportunity, if it were Huntelaar or Suarez, there would be 11 million ways to send the ball into the goal...... Wow-ha-ha, Newcastle's biggest weakness compared to Ajax is that they lack a really strong super goalscorer......
β¦β¦ After the goal, Shepchenko, watching the football whizz away against the goal, couldn't believe his eyes...... "This, how can this be?" β
By this time, he could even imagine the impending boos from St James, who had been booed by the Newcastle fans every time he had squandered a chance over the past month...... However, the boos did not sound.
Applause!
ββ¦β¦ Hey Andrey, nice shot! It's just a little bit off, don't worry, I'll pass you the ball again. β
Juan Mata appeared behind Shepchenko and reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be so nervous next time, though, I'm sure you'll score, because the boss said you're a natural goalscorer!" β
"Boss?"
Shepchenko couldn't help but look to the sidelines.
Of course he knows who Juan Mata is referring to, and unlike at AC Milan or Chelsea, Newcastle players refer to their manager as their manager, not as an owner or a gentleman or anything serious...... Shepchenko saw that at this moment, the black figure was turning around and inciting the fans in the stands to cheer and applaud even more, and it seemed to sense Shepchenko's gaze, and the back suddenly turned around and gave a thumbs up to Shepchenko on the field...... Although the distance was far away, the huge wave of cheers and applause from the fans made it impossible for Shepchenko to hear himself...... But, strangely, he could clearly hear what the figure on the sidelines was saying, he was saying, "You are a natural shooter, you are the greatest shooter, you can do it......"
At this moment, when Juan Mata, the 'junior', stood beside him and said this, when Shepchenko saw the scene on the sidelines, the Ukrainian striker suddenly felt an unprecedented relaxation in his heart.
In the past three years, at Stamford Bridge, at the San Siro, he is desperate to prove himself in front of the fans, it is an invisible pressure, the huge fame and the performance that does not match the fame always makes him carry the label of parallel goods and depravity on the back of the media and fans, and the repeated efforts are exchanged for more violent ridicule...... At the beginning of his hopeful move to Newcastle, things didn't seem to have changed much, and the hard work and pressure, like a 'seven-day grudge', were still entangled in his life...... The goal against West Bromwich Albion in the last game gave Shepchenko a glimmer of hope, but the mistake on goal just now gave him a vague sign of shattered dreams when he raised hope...... However, at this moment, the black figure on the sidelines, with a simple gesture, made him suddenly feel extremely relaxed, a kind of relaxation that he had never felt in three years!
The whistle blew and Ajax goalkeeper Stekelenburg took the goal-kick.
Shepchenko turned and ran towards the center of the court.
No one knows what kind of struggle and transformation the Ukrainian striker's heart has undergone in just a few seconds............ Stekelenburg's goal kick flew down after crossing most of the pitch, and the 'Hunter' Huntelaar was about to unload the ball when a huge force came from behind him, a shadow was over his head, and the football was pushed out...... "Beautiful! β
Sester slapped: "Steven Taylor boldly stepped forward from the box and pushed the ball out......"
The football fell at the feet of Arshavin.
At this moment, Newcastle's midfield began to surge towards Ajax's goal like a flood...... [Tsar] Arshavin showed that he was not inferior to Juan Mata's small-range escape technique, after wearing a butterfly-like real and false move, connected two defenders on the left side of Ajax, and in a blink of an eye came to the top left corner of the penalty area...... In the middle, Owen and Shepchenko have followed up one after the other.
On the right, Juan Mata also pinned down one of Ajax's defenders...... Another chance to attack!
ββ¦β¦ Four against four in the frontcourt! Another great chance, it's time for Arshavin to pass the ball! Excitement and nervousness made Sester shiver.
However, the [Tsar] on the field did not pass the ball, but made a gesture to cut to the middle of the penalty area, Ajax's left wing-back Gussens did not dare to slack off, and immediately crossed his legs to intercept, but when he made a move, he wanted to slap himself twice...... Because, he was deceived!
At the moment when he kicked out, Arshavin suddenly made a jaw-dropping change of direction on the spot, and with a 'whoosh', he knocked over the football, and suddenly stopped cutting inside, but whizzed down the side...... Ajax's left flank, suddenly empty!
At this moment, the two central defenders had to divide their energy to support the wings, so when Arshavin galloped to the bottom line, the route that continued to the middle was finally blocked...... "Haha, he's finished!" β
Dutch commentator Nigel Van Brunn shouted excitedly.
However, soon Van Bronn lost his excitement and he whimpered in shock: "Woo, God!!" Cunning Russian, he passed...... Danger, ahh......hh
Arshavin passes football.
It was an inverted triangle mowing pass, and the two Ajax centre-backs were so fierce that they could only watch the ball roll softly within three or four centimeters of their feet, and they couldn't make even the slightest effective block because of their habitual role...... Football came to Irving's feet.
A once-in-a-lifetime shot opportunity, no one in front of him, Owen's right foot was already swinging, and that was the position of the shot.
St. James cheered...... However, at this moment, Ajax defender Gabri rushed out with a gust of wind from the diagonal stab and blocked Owen's shot with a very crucial downfall...... Shot? The best opportunity has been lost.
"Okay......"
Dutch commentator Nigel van Bronn once again clapped and shouted.
But as before, his face immediately collapsed again.
Because Owen didn't shoot, the right foot that had been raised was still raised high, and it was cleverly leaked...... Like a maglev train through a tunnel, the soccer ball continues to gallop backwards in the direction of ...... Shepchenko!
On the sidelines, Ajax manager Van Basten's heart was beating wildly, and at this moment he smelled a strong smell of danger, but at this time, there was nothing anyone could do...... This time, faced with an imminent opportunity, Shepchenko stopped the football with an unusual calmness, and then raised his foot and gave it a gentle push...... No suspense!
The football rolled into the Ajax goal in the open.
From Shepchenko's feet to the goal line, the ball did not touch a single Ajax player for a short but long distance of eight yards...... Because Arshavin's breakthrough helped Shepchenko attract the central defender, while Owen's fake shot leaked helped Shepchenko deceive the goalkeeper's attention and focus...... Shepchenko was faced with an empty goal.
ββ¦β¦ Irving's Chances...... Wow, he slipped the ball through, followed by ...... Shepchenko!! Stopping the ball...... Shot...... goooooooooooooooalοΌοΌοΌοΌ The goal is in! Entered, this time really entered!! β
Sester almost jumped on the table, and there was a tsunami of cheers in his ears, and he had to shout loudly, or he wouldn't be able to hear what he was saying - "Shepchenko, goal!" Less than four minutes after Ajax's goal, Newcastle pulled the scores back and Shepchenko scored his second goal since joining Newcastle as he set off a counter-attack by the Magpies...... The Dutch commentator Nigel Van Bronn jumped too, but unlike Seist, he was annoyed - "this...... Shepchenko...... He actually scored?? It was such a stroke of luck that the Ajax reserve defenders were able to score the ball in the face of such empty chances...... However, the Newcastle man rejoiced too soon, it was just a goal that didn't matter the big picture, and Newcastle still needed to score three goals in the next game and make sure they didn't concede a goal to qualify for the next round, and I swear they will never be able to do that......
on the field.
After the goal, Shepchenko raised his head to the sky and let out a roar.
The long golden hair flew in the night sky of St. James, like a yellow flame that was mobilizing, and anyone could feel the terrifying enthusiasm and energy released from the flame!
He took the initiative to run up and hug Owen, Arshavin, and every teammate...... Then, to the applause and cheers of more than 55,000 people in St. James, the nuclear warhead smiled and walked slowly to the sidelines, hugging the madman Lee warmly, like two old friends who had finally reunited, hugging and receiving the cheers of the Newcastle fans behind them...... Hug, wave, smile!
That's all Shepchenko uses to express his emotion and excitement at this moment, tears are no longer needed, they have already flowed after the goal against West Bromwich Albion last time out...... Tears belong to the past.
Now, Shepchenko knows that he needs to welcome a new student with a smile and happiness!
"I said, you are a natural shooter, and all those who have doubted you will pay the price, bloody price!"
In the hug, Li Tongfan boasted triumphantly.
β¦β¦ββ¦β¦ Shepchenko's goal boosted Newcastle's morale and the Magpies went on a stormy attack, with Ajax having to defend in full force to avoid being punctured in one shot...... Hehe, it's not the style of Dutch football, they're dangerous, haha......"
Although in the process of commenting on the semi-finals of the English League Cup last time, he was severely criticized by the leaders of the TV station for not correcting the neutral position of the commentators, but at this moment, watching Newcastle press Ajax hard at the back and beat him wildly, Sester began to get carried away again.
β¦β¦ For 10 minutes after Shepchenko's goal, the Magpies dominated the field.
Alan Smith's toughness, Fernando Gago's delicacy, Juan Mata and Arshavin's quickness and agility were all on full display in the course of ten minutes, and Newcastle's wave after wave of attacks was like a rushing wave in the English Channel, which overwhelmed the Dutch and was about to suffocate...... Van Basten saw that his opponent's attack was too fierce, so he simply waved his hand and motioned for Ajax to counterattack.
Although it looks like Ajax is passive, Van Basten is not worried at all.
Everyone knows that the Netherlands is rich in attacking talents, and they also know that Dutch football is famous for its all-out attack and defense, and in this world image, attack is the blood flowing in the whole body of Dutch players...... So, if the team that has been coming from the Netherlands is dominated by the opponent in attack, then a rout is not far away.
However, few people know that Van Basten's Ajax is a team that is known for its defensive counter-attacks!
Because, on its body, it is engraved with a strong 'Van Basten style'.
After the unsatisfactory reform of the Dutch national team, Van Basten transferred his 'testing ground' to Ajax...... And today, Van Basten is going to use the crazy Lee, who is unparalleled in attack, to test the effect of his painstaking management for most of the season!
"Come on, Crazy Lee, prove the power of my football philosophy with your best offensive football! Let me shatter the myth of your invincibility! β
Van Basten is full of confidence.
β¦β¦ Time passes.
10 minutes ...... 20 minutes ...... 30 minutes ...... When the game reached the 30th minute, although Newcastle's offensive did not stop at all, the score remained 1:1, which made more and more Newcastle fans begin to become anxious...... Every second that passes is the equivalent of a piece of meat being torn off the minds of Newcastle people.
The current Magpies lack nothing, only time and, of course, goals!
Finally, in the 34th minute, the situation on the field changed.
Newcastle, which had been unable to attack for a long time, finally inevitably had a gap, but it was this fleeting fear of standing that was seized by Ajax, who had been waiting like a rattlesnake for a long time...... Flashes of cold light!
The Dutch counterattack, here!
The horn of Ajax's counterattack was sounded by the Brazilian player Leonardo who "defeated Newcastle by himself" in the first leg of the two sides at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam!
He caught a big stop from Newcastle full-back Gareth Bale and sped down the flank...... 'This is the chance!!' Ajax's counter-attack ......"
Dutch commentator Nigel van Bronn's face was flushed, to the point of slamming the table and screaming.
"Buzz ......"
There was a burst of exclamation from the St James' stands.
Van Basten craned his neck and was so nervous that he didn't even blink an eyelid: here it is, this is the time to show Ajax's new style...... In front of the Newcastle coach's bench, seeing that the situation was taking a turn for so bad, assistant coach Alan Shearer couldn't help but take three or two steps to the sideline at this time and shouted loudly, as for what he was shouting, he couldn't hear it clearly in the noise of St James...... However, when Alan Shearer inadvertently turned his head, he was surprised to see that Lee Tongfan, who should be the 'most anxious person' in the audience, did not have the slightest anxious expression on his face, but just looked at the court quietly...... Seeing this scene, Alan Shearer suddenly felt that maybe ...... on the field.
Leonardo, a Brazilian who has a double 16 of [speed] and [explosiveness], swept towards Newcastle's big penalty area like a wind...... Since it was left wing-back Gareth Bale who made the mistake, there was no defender on the left side of Newcastle who could effectively interfere with Leonardo...... It wasn't until near the arc of the big penalty area that Leonardo's speed slowly slowed down.
And at this time, Steven Taylor, who was desperately chasing back, finally returned to the defense out of breath and stuck the Brazilian's forward path!
However, the situation in Newcastle has not improved in the slightest.
Because, there are only three people who have time to make up for the defense, Taylor, Manzioni and David Thornton, and the attacking force that Ajax broke out at this moment is as many as 5 people...... This was clearly a premeditated counterattack.
So sharp, so deadly!
"Wahahaha, 5 to 3, Newcastle are in a desperate situation......" Nigel Van Brom almost bit his tongue in excitement.
on the field.
Without any hesitation, Leonardo opted for a pass.
Because before the game, coach Van Basten explained and analyzed the characteristics of each player in Newcastle in detail, and the big man named Taylor who stood in front of him was the object of Van Basten's emphasis!
ββ¦β¦ Steven Taylor, the heart of Newcastle's defence, has the reputation of 'the world's No. 1 central defender' and 'Little Superman', and his frontal defense and physical confrontation are among the top ......"
In the face of a player of Van Basten's height, Leonardo did not grasp the success of the breakthrough at the first time, and wanted not to delay the team's advancing speed and rhythm...... And seeing Leonardo's choice, Van Basten on the sidelines nodded with satisfaction, obviously very satisfied with such a handling of the ball!
The ball arced in a half-high arc in the air and flew past Taylor's waist.
This height is the most difficult place for defenders to deal with, Leonardo's pass is a thief, Taylor has nothing to do, and the football ends up on the other side of the penalty area...... The Ajax players who appeared there were none other than Luis Suarez, the striker of St. James, who attacked St. James in less than a minute, and it was still the handsome Italian Thornton who defended Suarez!
"Come on, I won't give you any chance this time, don't want to pass me again!" Thornton roared angrily, lowering the center and rushing over.
However, at this time, a mutation suddenly occurred...... Suarez didn't give Santon any chance to redeem his previous mistakes, and he didn't have the idea of stopping the ball to get the ball, but directly pushed the ball back into the middle...... In the middle, the player who followed up the insertion was Ajax's top 'hunter' Huntelaar!
A non-stop pass on the left and right of Kajax's attack line tore a huge gap in Newcastle's weak defense in the middle, so that when Huntelaar got the ball, there was no Newcastle player around him...... Single Knife!
Face goalkeeper Hugo Lloris directly!
At this time, there were already countless Newcastle fans in the stands of St James, who couldn't help but cover their eyes, and everyone knew that in the face of such an opportunity, a goalscorer like Huntelaar would almost certainly send football to the goal...... The Dutch fans who came from afar cheered as they began to jump!
"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Huntelaar!! As soon as this goal is scored, Newcastle will be finished, and the myth of Crazy Lee will disappear......"
At this moment, the world does not know how many people have the scene of the collapse of the madman Li Myth in front of their eyes, but ...... One man stepped forward!
"Don't think about it!!"
The moment Huntelaar raised his foot to shoot, a yellow figure suddenly appeared in front of the football as if teleporting, and when Huntelaar's instep touched the football, the football did not fly out as he thought, but a huge force came from the football field and shook Huntelaar away...... Hugo Lloris!!
The football was held in his arms!!
When Huntelaar shot the football, the football was already in Lloris's arms, and it was not the football that shook Huntelaar, but Lloris's chest behind the football!
"It's Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Lloris ............ "Sester was already incoherent with excitement, and every muscle in his body was trembling: "Lloris made a successful attack, he grabbed the football before Huntelaar, and unbelievably saved an almost inevitable shot from Ajax......"
"Whew, this, that's possible?"
Dutch commentator Nigel van Bronn's eyes went dark and he passed out.
Sidelines.
Van Basten's disappointment and Alan Shearer's ecstasy were intertwined, with shouts and exclamations being the leitmotif of the St James' stands...... Only Li Tongfan's face was calm, because the stuffy man knew that this was just an appetizer, and the real feast was about to come-on-field.
After Hugo Lloris kept the football, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately got up and ran a few steps, and threw the football in his arms high...... "Go, let's score!!" β
Lloris looked at the ball flying towards Juan Mata, filled with anticipation and guilt.
In the past winter transfer window, the news of Irish goalkeeper Given's transfer from Newcastle to Aston Villa shook the entire Premier League, and as a member of Newcastle, Lloris certainly knows what the reason for Given's departure is...... Until then, Lloris had positioned himself as a replacement for Given, and he had never expected to be the starting goalkeeper for the Magpies in such a short period of time...... And the man who brought him from Ligue 1 to St James', whom he called 'The Chief', unexpectedly gave him more!
For a young player who has joined the team for less than a year, deprived of the main position of the old qualification with outstanding merits, such a thing, you can imagine how much pressure the madman Lee is under, such a grace of knowledge, so that Lloris is grateful, and he has been training and playing with the strictest standards all the time, hoping to repay the promotion of the madman Lee...... However, today, in a game that was crucial for Newcastle's revival, he was so easily scored in less than a minute of the opening game that Lloris felt guilty...... "I, Hugo Lloris swear, will never let Ajax score any more goals!" β
...... "Newcastle's counterattack, danger, ahhh......h
On the scene commentary seat, the Dutch commentator Nigel van Brunn, who had just woken up, saw the thrilling scene that was happening on the field, just shouted a sentence, and once again rolled his eyes and fainted.
on the field.
The ball was tossed by Hugo Lloris to the foot of Mata, who was located to the right of the arc of the centre circle.
Lloris's clever toss hit Ajax with a fatal time difference, and when the Dutchman was still running forward to counterattack more than ten seconds ago, he would never have thought that they would become the ones who were beaten back after only ten seconds...... By the time Juan Mata unloaded the ball near the centre circle, Spain's Angel Wings were already facing Ajax's backline, and Ajax had caused a fatal flaw in the counter-attack...... The Dutch are desperately chasing back.
But Juan Mata didn't give them any chances, he didn't choose what he was best at, dribbling and instead passing the ball straight away...... This is a straight plug to the ground.
There were no Newcastle players on the way to the pass, and just when the Ajax people thought it was a passing error, a figure suddenly swept through the diagonal spur like lightning, easily got the ball, and then kicked the ball forward...... "Mata's pass, it looks like no one is answering...... Whoa, whoa, whoa! Shepchenko, he inserted it from the back like a nuclear bomb, and the anti-offside position was successful...... Single-pole !! Sester screamed in desperation.
"Just ...... Single Blade? β
Van Bloun, the Dutch commentator who had just woken up, got up with a puzzled face, but when he looked up, Shepchenko was thundering with a football and swept towards the goal of only goalkeeper Stekelenburg, and suddenly his eyes went black, and he fainted for the third time.
...... "Don't enter, don't enter, don't enter!! The Ajax fans cursed silently in their hearts.
"Definitely go in, go in, go in!!" Newcastle and Shepchenko fans folded their hands and made the most humble and devout prayer to God Allah Buddha.
on the field.
Shepchenko had already entered the Ajax penalty area with the football in a menacing manner, and goalkeeper Stekelenburg did not choose to attack, but slowly paced as much as possible to block the space for the shot, while lowering his center of gravity and waiting for Shepchenko to make a decisive save when he was close...... 5 m ...... 4 meters...... 2 m ...... 1 meter ...... "Opportunity, this is the time!" β
When the distance between the two was less than one meter, Stekelenburg's eyes lit up, thinking that if you don't shoot at such a close distance, then don't blame me for saving your ball, after all, in the penalty area, our goalkeeper can 'do it'...... So, after believing that he had blocked all of Shepchenko's frontal shots, Stekelenburg confidently made a 'hungry tiger pounce' and leaped forward...... After 0.01 seconds, Stekelenburg felt like his fingers had touched the football, and the cold touch that came from his fingers made the Ajax goalkeeper ecstatic...... However, at this time...... Sou!
The football disappeared from his eyes!
"What's going on? That's impossible? β
Stekelenburg was shocked, he could see clearly that Shepchenko did not make a shot on goal, and the football did not fly past him...... "Football, where did it go?" β
Stekelenburg couldn't see where the football went, but the rest of St. James's saw it clearly, and in the face of the flying Stekelenburg, Shepchenko did not choose to shoot, but ...... Instead, at the last moment, gently flick the football to the side!
Although he collided with the goalkeeper next, on the other side, Michael Owen, who was plugged in at high speed, got a chance to face the empty goal...... [Lightning Killer] did not waste the good intentions of [Nuclear Warhead] and smiled at the gift!
Shepchenko...... Single-handed...... Oh oh oh oh oh he didn't shoot, pass! Shepchenko passed the ball to the better-placed Owen for a chance to push into the empty net...... The ball is in! Faced with such an opportunity, Owen can't make any mistakes! β
ββ¦β¦ 2οΌ1οΌοΌ Newcastle scored their second goal of the game, a classic example that could be written into a textbook counter-attack, from Lloris to Owen's final shot from the time it took less than 30 seconds, 25 seconds less than Ajax's attack at the start of the game...... I think this should also be the fastest counterattack record in the top five leagues this season! β
Seist's mouth was like a cannon, 'thump' and 'thump', while the Dutch commentator Nigel van Bronn was lying unconscious under the table in the commentary booth.
At this time, the broadcast camera was focused on the coach's bench on the sidelines, and everyone saw an interesting scene.
(To be continued)