Chapter 406: Crotch piercing
But not only the Barcelona players, Barcelona coach Rijkaard is also quite angry, his anger is also on his face, and he is very worried at the same time.
Liverpool's continued contraction defence is what worries him most.
Barcelona is one goal behind, they have to score to eliminate Liverpool, although Barcelona has the initiative on the field, but in fact, the initiative is on Liverpool's side, Liverpool can defend with peace of mind, and they can eliminate Barcelona if they can defend the goal, this is the initiative of the score.
What about Barcelona?
They have to attack, they have to score. They have no other options, and despite being in control of the game and controlling most of the possession, they are actually passive, and when Liverpool shrink their defence, it is obviously more difficult for Barcelona to score.
He was worried about more than that.
The Dutchman's eyes were on the halfway line, at the Liverpool number 13 standing there, and that was the focus of his concerns, the goal was one point, this number 13 was another.
If it were anyone else, Rijkaard wouldn't be too worried, but the number 13 was particularly worried because the individual quality of the player was a little too good, and if the football was at his feet and the chances were good, he would certainly not mind scoring a goal on the counter-attack.
If the team does not pay attention to defense because of Liverpool's comprehensive contraction of the defensive line, it is likely to be attacked and scored a goal, after all, the individual ability of this 13 is too strong, fast, explosive, although the individual skills are average, but the physical advantage is enough to make up for a lot of things, coupled with the desperate shooting ability Rijkaard feels that he should remind the players to pay attention to this.
But. He couldn't do that.
The team must have a goal first, and if you tell everyone now: you must pay attention to the opponent's number 13, and pay attention to the defense while attacking, then the attack will be timid, and it will be difficult to break the Liverpool goal with such a goal.
Now they still have to go one goal first.
Wait.
Rijkaard thought.
What he didn't expect was that the wait was more than twenty minutes, and in more than twenty minutes, Barcelona launched countless attacks, again and again, and they were always attacking. Liverpool's counter-attacks were few and far between. Even if they have the ball and have the opportunity to attack, they won't have more than three players cross the halfway line, so it's no wonder how much threat can be in such an attack. It didn't take long. Football is back at the feet of Barcelona. Then there was the turn of Barcelona to attack.
Liverpool's style of play is like telling Barcelona: you guys attack! We give up football to you, and we defend passively.
So Barcelona attacked more brazenly
The game on the field is really lethargic to watch.
Barcelona have been attacking, but even the Barcelona players find it boring. Liverpool's formation is really tight, they just put ten players into a tight bus defense, so that Barcelona can't do anything near the penalty area, in the face of such a defense, Barcelona want to find opportunities, so they are near the halfway line constantly passing, constantly passing, such passes can be wonderful occasionally, but most of the time it is very boring.
The fans of both teams felt drowsy, and many Barcelona fans began to angrily denounce Liverpool's 'hateful behavior', but unfortunately their angry rebuke was to no avail, Liverpool seemed to have become more defensive under this kind of rebuke, and they completely took the rebuke of Barcelona fans as an encouragement.
Perhaps the Liverpool players have been prepared for a long time.
In the game against Barcelona, they have been passive, this is already the second half of the second leg, they have been passive and passive, they don't need to take the initiative anymore, in order to win, there is no need to fight for that breath, then just stick to it, hold on until the end of the game, they will eliminate the opponent, this is the best result.
The two teams are still playing on the field, but the commentators have begun to desert.
The England commentator talked about Liverpool's title last season, about the quarter-finals, about the semi-finals with Chelsea, and then looked ahead to Liverpool's potential to become Champions League champions this season, "Liverpool had a tough road last season, but they survived and staged a three-goal comeback miracle in Istanbul, this season they are a little smoother, but their schedule is much more difficult than last season, as long as they can get through it, they can defend the Champions League title, they will make history, since the Champions League reshuffle, No team has yet been able to defend this honor. ”
The Spanish commentator was not as casual as the England commentator, and he was worried about Barcelona's goal, and if the game ended here, it was obvious that Barcelona would be eliminated, so he began to criticize Liverpool's football, "It's too utilitarian! This is a step backwards for football! It's a disgrace to European football! ”
But no matter what he says, it can't change Liverpool's determination to defend.
Barcelona really felt a little 'dragged down' on the field, but they were still attacking steadily, constantly using their cooperation to find opportunities, their appearance was very calm, and anyone believed that as long as there was a little hole in Liverpool's defense, Barcelona was likely to take advantage of the opportunity to score.
But maybe God is on Liverpool's side
Just when the Barcelona fans were still angry at Liverpool, Liverpool got a chance, which was in the 77th minute, Barcelona's pass was cut off by a kick from the backfield, and he didn't even look at it, just drove to the front with a big foot.
This is Liverpool's 'counter-attacking tactic'.
Hypia has been doing this before, and other Liverpool players have also done this, but this is not called passing the ball at all, the gap between the football landing point and Zhang Tiehan's position is too big, even if he is faster than the average person, but he has not reached the superhuman Cheng dù, naturally it is not strong enough to reach the ball, not to mention, many balls are directly out of bounds, and he has no chance to grab it if he wants to.
But this ball is very 'accurate'.
The football landed a little in front of Zhang Tiehan.
Zhang Tiehan didn't know how long he had been standing in the front court, he only knew that he hadn't touched the ball for about ten minutes? Even if you are mentally prepared. He is also very depressed, when his teammates are constantly defending, he can only stand in the front court to kill time, he is the most idle person in the field, many people forget about his storage, and only when the camera points past with the football, the fans notice - it turns out that there is a Liverpool player in the middle line, oh? That's their thirteenth.
And then? No then.
After all, Zhang Tiehan didn't get the ball, and the game had nothing to do with him.
But when the ball flew over, Zhang Tiehan immediately felt a lot more energetic. He glanced at the football. Immediately used the 'see-through' to know the next trajectory of the football, and then took two steps forward to stand on the landing point.
He just waited for the ball to fall.
Puyol came to defend, but Zhang Tiehan was already firmly on his feet, and Puyol could only interfere on the side. He could only watch Zhang Tiehan kick the ball at his feet.
"Beautiful!"
Zhang Tiehan's action is quite gorgeous. Soccer balls fall from the sky. Falling directly to his feet, Zhang Tiehan squeezed Puyol and kicked the ball directly when the football fell to the grass. Keeping the ball on the grass is not something that ordinary players can do, and this kind of stopping the ball is also very rare in the game, and it is eye-catching just to look at.
Even Barcelona fans can't help but give a thumbs up in their hearts.
Of course, they won't really praise Zhang Tiehan, they are more worried about whether this ball will pose a threat to Barcelona By Zhang Tiehan's side, there is only Puyol, and another central defender, Max, has just stepped in, and now he is running back, maybe he can catch up?
While they were thinking, Zhang Tiehan had already activated.
His action is very simple, knock the ball with his back heel, turn around directly to accelerate, Puyol has to block Zhang Tiehan with his body as soon as possible, that action is a foul, but not a strict zhòng foul, but if he succeeds, then this attack is tantamount to failure.
finally waited for an opportunity, Zhang Tiehan would not let it go!
Facing Puyol's sideways body, Zhang Tiehan twisted an arc to the side, that action seemed to others to be a little worried about whether Zhang Tiehan's waist would be sprained, after all, he didn't seem to belong to that kind of dexterous player, but belonged to some rough type of physical players, such players are often not very good in terms of flexibility, but Zhang Tiehan just did it, he used a waist twisting action to jump directly over Puyol, and even after crossing Puyol, Puyol didn't react, He obviously didn't expect Zhang Tiehan to jump over him like that.
Everyone at the Camp Nou was stunned by Zhang Tiehan's action.
"Oh my God! I can't believe what I just saw? Is that a big man of 1.9 meters? ”
"How is that possible?!"
"God! No, he is really God! That action! I think Messi can probably make it, Zhang? Liverpool's number thirteen? Is today April Fool's Day? ”
"But no matter what, Zhang did it"
"Puyol didn't react at all, maybe he will feel powerless against a tall, muscular and nimble opponent like Zhang, right?"
"Tall, muscular and flexible? I don't even know how these words are connected. ”
The various commentators were amazed.
In fact, they don't know that in terms of physical flexibility, Zhang Tiehan is no worse than those small players, he has the ancient strength attribute of 'doubling the sensitivity', his body can definitely not be measured by the eyes of ordinary people, even if he is one meter nine tall, he is still very flexible.
But now Zhang Tiehan on the field is not in the mood to think about what many commentators think and what fans think, he is already excited!
Leaping over Puyol, there was an empty space in front of him!
There was only one goalkeeper between Barcelona and him, and he knew very well that what he needed now was to be calm and then quickly dribble towards the opposition goal.
It was the best chance of the second half.
Maybe it's the only chance!
Lao Tzu cherishes this opportunity, let you know that your overall strength is excessive, you attacked the whole field around our half, and you work hard, but it is not as important as Lao Tzu cherishing the opportunity!
Zhang Tiehan roared in his heart!
This is a kind of venting, the whole game is depressed, he played very depressed throughout the game, except for the opening goal, he has almost nothing to say, he is like a passerby in the game, he has been standing in the front court can only watch others play, that feeling is not as good as being a defender to face Barcelona's stormy attack!
He dribbled straight to Barcelona.
Valdés rushed out!
Valdés is a true Barcelonan, he is only 24 years old, but in 1992, when he was just 10 years old, he joined the Barcelona echelon, but in September of the same year, he moved with his family to Tenerife, where he remained until he returned three years later.
He was only thirteen years old at this time.
Talent always shines, and back in the Barcelona echelon, Valdés quickly rose to prominence in youth teams at all levels and in Barça's B team, and the club's coach decided to promote Valdés to the first team in the 2002/03 season.
At first, Valdés rotated with Bonano, but by the end of the season he had become the first choice for goalkeeper under Antic.
Valdés cemented his position in the 2003/04 season, playing in most of Barca's games throughout the season, with a number of excellent appearances and a runners-up finish in the league.
This season is the second Champions League of his career, and Valdés has been a stellar performer, conceding just three goals in eight games before the Liverpool game, including two in six in the group stage and one in the knockout rounds with Chelsea.
Such a statement is remarkable.
Valdés was also very happy that he could play so steadily, and because of this, he was even more impressed by Zhang Tiehan, he didn't expect that he would concede so many goals in the two legs against Liverpool, three in the first game, and one in the second game.
Now it seems like it's going to 'welcome' another one?
What's more, these goals all came from one of the opposing players' players - No. 13, Zhang! Barcelona deeply remembers Zhang Tiehan's face, since he participated in the professional league, he has not remembered a certain player of the other side so deeply because of two games, but Zhang Tiehan, he remembered.
But now he had to face this face again.
The game isn't over yet!
Is there really going to be a fifth ball? In two games, one player from the opposing side scored five goals, maybe he will become the laughing stock of many people?
As he rushed forward, many thoughts crossed Valdés' mind.
But his movements were not affected by this, he still rushed over without hesitation, and then when he estimated the most appropriate position - two meters between the two people, he opened his hands and pounced forward.
At the moment of lunging forward, Valdés' eyes widened.
If the camera replays it in slow motion, it is obvious that there are two expressions in his eyes - surprise and annoyance.
Surprised by the choice of Liverpool's number 13 in front of him; What is annoyed is also the choice of the other party.
Camp Nou, Barcelona half-time penalty line.
Zhang Tiehan and Valdés collided together, and almost everyone in the audience, including the TV, watched the confrontation between the two. At the moment when Valdés rushed over to save, Zhang Tiehan also chose to shoot, which was not wrong, but the key was the way he chose to shoot-
Push through the crotch!
The ball passed between Valdés' legs, rolled straight towards the Barcelona goal, and then, under the gaze of countless people, rolled past the threshold, rolled into the goal, and then no one paid attention to it, more people paid attention to Valdés who was throwing himself on the grass.
A goalkeeper with a single knife pierced through the crotch (to be continued......)