Chapter 878: Barcelona (3)
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When Barcelona's attack could not pose a threat to the door guarded by Toldo, the Fiorentina players who resisted Barcelona's attack began to accumulate strength in secret, ready to find a suitable opportunity to slap the opponent in front of them directly to death with a wave of rapid counterattacks!
The Fiorentina players had pretty good luck today, they didn't have to wait long before getting a good chance.
In the eighteenth minute, Cenden's cross was cleared by Stam with a header, and Makelele, who got the ball outside the penalty area, quickly passed the ball to Redondo, who didn't wait for Figo to come up and sent a long ball directly to kick the ball towards Barcelona's backfield!
Because Barcelona has been in a state of onslaught for the previous ten minutes, in order to ensure that the three lines will not be disconnected, the Barcelona back line led by De Boer pressed very high and almost rushed through the midfield line.
Therefore, when he saw Redondo's passing, De Boer's face changed suddenly, and he could certainly see that the ball was obviously behind them!
"Damn it!" De Boer didn't have time to greet Puyol, who had not yet reacted, and immediately turned and ran towards the back - in any case, he must not let Fiorentina form a one-on-one goal at this time!
However, Redondo's long pass didn't go down the middle, but slashed diagonally to the right side of the pitch, where Ljungberg was scurrying along the wing!
After unloading the ball with his right foot, facing Sergi Baljuan who was chasing after him, Ljungberg turned his body sideways, turned his back towards his opponent, and then arched his shoulder with his butt, breaking through the opponent's interception in a simple and brutal way!
Baljuan was also helpless at this time, he wanted to stretch out his foot to break the ball, but the Swede in front of him kept pushing him with his shoulder, and protected the ball tightly with his strong body, and did not give him a chance to steal with his foot at all. However, Barjuan is unlikely to give up on Ljungberg, and in the Spaniard's view, at least for now, he can slow down Fiorentina's counter-attack and buy time for his team-mates. If you give space to the Swede, then the opponent is likely to cross directly to Vieri who follows up in the middle!
So, when Ljungberg pushed his shoulders against Baljuan's defence to the edge of the penalty area, the Swede repeated his trick to get the latter a pass and then passed the ball into the Barcelona box before Puyol came to cover him!
Despite Frank de Boer's best efforts to get ahead of Vieri and get the ball out, Vieri's physical strength made the Dutch captain's efforts useless. I saw Vieri turn sideways to block De Boer behind him, and then directly picked up his left foot in the face of the flying ball, which was a half-turn and a powerful volley!
Although Hesp made a save and judged the flight path of the ball, Vieri's shot was too powerful and too close, so before Heasp could fully stretch out, the ball had already rushed into the gate behind him!
Florence, 1 to 0!
The corners of Van Gaal's mouth couldn't help but tremble when he saw Fiorentina score so quickly, and of course he knew what it meant for him and Barcelona to be scored first by a team like Fiorentina: with the score ahead, the home team could play their most comfortable defensive counter-attacking tactics more calmly, and then wait for Barcelona to take the initiative; And they were passive in the score, but they had to follow the opponent's will, not only to try hard to overtake the score, but also.
However, Van Gaal showed the mentality of a world-class manager at this time, and the Dutchman quickly regained his composure and began to stand on the sidelines and shout loudly, asking the players to stay calm and continue to play according to the tactics laid out before the game!
"Tsk, I didn't expect him to adjust so quickly, it seems that this Van Gaal still has two hits." Heynckes looked at Louis van Gaal, who was directing the team loudly on the other side, and said to Mourinho with a smile.
"That's right, Coach Van Gaal's mental quality and coaching ability can indeed be regarded as top-notch." Despite the many unpleasant things that happened with the opposition during Louis van Gaal's tenure, Mourinho tried to be as fair as possible, "However, he also has the disadvantage of being quite strict, that is, he is too conceited and does not take into account the opinions of the players and other people. So I'm not surprised at all that there will be infighting in Barcelona. ”
"Haha, it's like Jose doesn't conceit at all." Heynckes laughed and patted Mourinho on the shoulder and said, "I can see that you kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and whoever asks you to be the manager will have to be annoyed by the media." ”
"......" for Heynckes's bloody evaluation, Mourinho couldn't refute anything, so he could only be silent. After all, the person in front of him is a half-teacher and half-friend, and it is impossible for him to be angry with the other party because of this little thing.
At the same time, the Brazilian wearing Barcelona's No.11 shirt on the pitch looked at the Dutchman with extreme dissatisfaction after seeing Van Gaal's gesture - in Rivaldo's view, Luis Enrique should be the most suitable candidate in the middle of the field in the absence of Luis Enrique due to injury, rather than his team-mate Figo or the parallel trade named Litmanen.
Van Gaal is not blind, and he can certainly see Rivaldo's displeasure with him. However, in this case, the Dutch still did not change his decision, and waved his hand with a stern expression, the meaning could not be simpler, that is, to ask the Brazilian to obey his orders!
Seeing Van Gaal's tough move, Rivaldo pursed his lips and suppressed the anger in his heart for the time being. After all, the game isn't over yet, and with Rivaldo's usual professional attitude, it's unlikely that a negative match will happen. Moreover, the Champions Cup is a huge ** for any player, so under the premise that the team still has the hope of hitting the Big Ears Cup, the Brazilian industry is unwilling to have any disputes with the head coach at this time and become the culprit of leading the team out of the Champions Cup.
Rivaldo believes that if this happens, then the club will not care if they are a new Mr. Sci-O or not, and it is absolutely appropriate to be sold at the end of the season!
Forget it, the grudge with Van Gaal, the bastard, should wait until the end of the season to settle it, and it is better to concentrate on the game in front of you now. At that time, even if something happens, he will be responsible for this black cauldron, and he will not have to bear any responsibility. Rivaldo, who was heading towards his own half, thought.