Chapter 283: Wu Lei Creates a New History?

"The ball is in! Hamburg has scored! ”

"Through a beautiful two-on-one cooperation in the penalty area, Wu Lei finally scored a beautiful push!"

"It's 1:2 and Hamburg stubbornly pulled a goal back."

"The Hamburg fans are very excited right now! They were singing non-stop from the end of the first half, which obviously gave strength to the players on the pitch. Now, the Hamburg players can finally respond to the encouragement of the fans with a single goal! ”

"It is worth mentioning that after Wu Lei started this game to create the history of Dragon Country football, this goal once again made his name in history!"

"This time it's not just the history of football in Dragon Country! He wrote his name into the history of Asian football! Because he is the first Asian player in history to score in a Champions League final! ”

In both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals, South Korean star Park Ji-sung started for Manchester United. Although he failed to score, he became the only Asian player to feature in the Champions League final until today. ”

Meanwhile, Park Ji-sung won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, making him the only Asian player to have won the Champions League so far, but he did not feature in that year's final.

"So, can Wu Lei, the young general of our Dragon Kingdom, create a new history today?"

"Can he become the first Asian player to play in a Champions League final, score a goal and win the title?"

If you had said it at the end of the half, you might have doubted it. But now it seems that after the start of the second half, Hamburg regained their usual composure and sanity, and the ball was played in a very orderly manner, as evidenced by this goal. ”

"On the contrary, Real Madrid, under the suppression of Hamburg's renewed fighting spirit, played a somewhat passive and conservative game, which also gave the Hamburg team an opportunity to take advantage of."

"For such a change, Director Zhang Lu was aware of it at the beginning of the second half, and I don't know what new insights there are now?"

After Zhan Jun's explanation, Zhang Lu also took over the topic:

"Hey, hey."

"As I said earlier, from the start of the second half, Hamburg obviously strengthened their attack, both in the midfield and at the wingbacks.

"And through this goal, we can also see that Hamburg has also strengthened the pressing of the current Real Madrid midfield engine Modric, which can make Real Madrid unable to play an efficient counterattack at the same time, but also make timely tackles to launch a continuous attack on Real Madrid."

"In terms of the line of attack, it is obvious that the line defended by Real Madrid right-back Nacho was the focus of Hamburg's attack in the second half, and several passes were passed to Wu Lei's point."

From these changes, it can be seen that Coach Pan Yi fine-tuned Hamburg's 4-3-3 tactics at halftime, making it more aggressive and deliberately creating his own attacking strength. It's very effective! ”

"In fact, Wu Lei's volley shortly after the start of the second half had already sounded the alarm for Real Madrid's defense, but it was a pity that Wu Lei was in a hurry and failed to suppress the ball."

But then Wu Lei should have been reminded by Coach Pan Yi to play no longer so impatient. Just like this goal, he took the ball and watched his team-mate's movement before choosing the most reasonable way to deal with it and passing it to Jamie Vardy. ”

And the two-year run-in has made these players in the Hamburg front line feel smart, Vardy and Wu Lei's passing and running are very reasonable, and when Wu Lei gets the ball again, it is already an opportunity to face the goalkeeper. Then, the goal is a matter of course. ”

"Speaking of Wu Lei, this young man is really good. He is fast and spiritual, and I paid attention to him when I played in China before, but at that time he was really too frizzy, handled the ball unreasonably, and had poor shooting footwork. ”

"But in just two years, his progress is very great! Coach Pan Yi really has a hand in training young people! If we are such excellent coaches in Longguo football, why worry about not making it to the World Cup! ”

Zhan Jun: "Haha! Coach Zhang Lu really cares about Longguo football all the time. ”

"But until then, we still hope that Coach Pan Yi can work with Wu Lei to help Hamburg win back a Champions League title first!"

"As mentioned earlier, Park Ji-sung is the only Asian who has won the Champions League so far. In fact, even if you broaden that range to European titles, not many Asian players will get them. ”

"The first was the UEFA Cup in 1980 and 1988, when South Korean star Cha Fan-geun won the championship in Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen respectively, and Cha Fan-geun also contributed to the equalizer in the final.

Then there was the Japanese star Shinji Ono in 2002, who spent four years at Feyenoord in the Netherlands and helped the team win the UEFA Cup final against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.

"Finally, in 2008, the Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg won the League Cup, and there were two South Korean players in the team, Kim Dongjin and Lee Ho."

"As you can see, these Asian players who have won European championships are Japanese and South Korean players. And if Hamburg can win the championship today, then Wu Lei's achievements will surpass all of them! ”

"Even Hamburg now have South Korean Son Heung-min and Japanese Makoto Hasebe in the team, because they haven't gotten a chance to play yet, so they can't score for the time being."

"Of course, Hamburg haven't won the title yet, and they're even one goal behind. It's also a real moment of truth! ”

"Can Hamburg rely on the breath of this goal and take it one by one?"

"In fact, sometimes, if you can't make good use of this qi, once you are defused by your opponent or discouraged by yourself, the momentum of the reversal will stop."

"So, the next period after the goal is the most important. If Real Madrid stabilizes the situation and delays Hamburg from getting the next chance, the momentum of the Hamburg players who have managed to get up may fade. ”

"It depends on what further adjustments Coach Pan Yi will make!"

——

On the field, the Hamburg players simply celebrated and returned to their own half to kick off.

After all, it's still a goal behind!

After taking their positions, the Hamburg players were also shouting and cheering each other on.

Including the Hamburg coaching staff and substitute players also stood on the sidelines and yelled at the sidelines, reminding.

They just want to keep the morale and fighting spirit alive!

"Keep kicking like this! They're already panicking! Hurry! Pan Yi once again rushed out of the coach's command area, and the fourth referee once again failed to stop him.

But the referee stopped him from moving forward.

He quickly ran to the sidelines and raised a yellow card directly towards Pan Yi.

For a while, the entire Stadium of Light resounded with overwhelming boos and cheers.

Needless to say, it was the Hamburg fans who booed, and the Real Madrid fans who cheered.

But Pan Yi's voice was very loud just now, not only the Hamburg players nodded their heads to indicate that they had received it, but even the Real Madrid players heard it.

"Guys, we have to be steady, keep the ball, slow down a little bit." Modric told his team-mates, "Don't let them rush. ”

But at this time, there was indeed a trace of uneasiness on the faces of many Real Madrid players.

This is the psychological gap caused by the early celebration at half-time and the contrast between the score and now after the score is pulled back.

When the script of the game is not developing in the direction they imagined, the players will always mutter:

No, it won't really be equalized, will it?

What's going on, how did they suddenly change teams in the second half?

Can we still score?

Can we still hold on to a one-goal lead?

What if I do lose? ……

If you think too much, it's obvious how you'll play on the field.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines saw such a clue and immediately issued the latest instructions:

"Retreat on all fronts! Hold on for a while! ”

It's also the smartest choice right now.

With a one-goal lead, Real Madrid are still the dominant side.

As long as this score can be maintained until the end, it will still be Real Madrid who will finally win the Big Ears Cup.

So Real Madrid don't really need a goal and don't need to rush to attack.

And for a team of Real Madrid's level, defending is attacking, and attacking is defending.

Rather than fighting with the morale-boosting hamburger at this time, it is better to stabilize the position.

When Hamburg can't attack for a long time, it will naturally show its flaws again, so that Real Madrid's counterattack opportunity will come again.

As a result, Real Madrid's offensive line, including Ronaldo and Bale, also began to return to the middle line to assist Real Madrid's midfield to defend.

It's just that in this way, the Hamburg side is even more unscrupulous.

The Hamburg front trident of Wu Lei, Vardy and Salah is not even slower than Real Madrid's BBC, and their frenzied rush up front has made it difficult for Real Madrid to pass the ball at the back.

Whether it's Ramos or Varane, it's often just a stop to the ball, the opponent kills it, and then has to pass it again.

And sometimes even before the ball is at his feet, the Hamburg striker is already in front of him, which causes the passing error rate in Real Madrid's backfield to skyrocket.

Especially the pass to the middle of the midfield!

After such a high-tempo press lasted for nearly ten minutes, Real Madrid finally couldn't stand it under high pressure.

They made a fatal mistake!

In the 66th minute, Ramos couldn't move the ball to the sides under Vardy's press, so he pushed the ball forward and passed it to the returning midfielder Khedira.

This "face brother" with a big face also has a big heart.

He is confident in his ball protection and is ready to take the ball and turn around to control it before thinking about the next move.

However, this time he had just picked up the ball and before he could react, Kante spotted a direct grab and intercepted the ball.

"Grab it back!" Ramos, who was really looking at it from behind, shouted loudly in a hurry.

Because losing the ball in the back position is very deadly!

If N'Golo Kante had dribbled forward, he would have faced two of Real Madrid's centre-backs directly!

As soon as Ramos's words fell, Khedira, who realized that he might make a big mistake, rushed to Kante to snatch the ball back as soon as possible.

But at this time, the two midfielders who were also aware of the danger, Luka Modric and Di Maria, also surrounded Kante at the same time and blocked the path in front of Kante.

That's the quality of the Real Madrid players.

They can observe the situation on the field in a split second and defend the most dangerous areas to compensate for the mistakes of their teammates.

But here's the problem......

They were all too eager to fill the position, but at that moment, a scene of three people going to encircle and suppress N'Golo Kante alone.

And if the ball can be broken immediately, if the danger is not cleared in time, such a scene also means that in other parts of the team, the Hamburg players have a numerical advantage!

That's the rib position that these two Real Madrid midfielders were supposed to hold.

At this time, Casemiro, who was already in the position, and Paulinho, together with Paulinho, quickly inserted into the ribs at the front of the Real Madrid penalty area, ready to meet Kante.

They knew that N'Golo Kante would be able to spot the gap on both sides.

Sure enough, while Kante found himself surrounded by three men, he also saw Casemiro and Paulinho reaching for the ball on either side, and after a very short period of observation, he passed the ball to Casemiro's feet.

Because Casemiro ran on the left side, it was the position of Real Madrid's right-back Nacho Town, and it was also the main direction of attack in the second half explained by Pan Yi!

And there, left winger Wu Lei has been pressing close to Nacho, preventing the Real Madrid central defender from passing the ball.

Say it's too late, then it's too fast.

From Khedira being cut off to Kante's pass to Wu Lei, it was actually three or four seconds.

Thus, in just a few seconds, Hamburg formed a two-on-one against a local area of Real Madrid.

Poor Nacho, facing Casemiro who was running in his direction, and there was Wu Lei next to him who was shaking and running, he didn't know what to do for a while.

But Casemiro is getting closer to the penalty area and he has to make a choice, otherwise the fierce-looking Brazilian will have to shoot with his feet!

It's just that Nacho just moved his body to Casemiro a meter or two, and Casemiro seemed to throw him a "I've been waiting for you to come" look, and he shoved the ball forward.

Wu Lei, who was unguarded, also got up at speed, and the route he ran coincided with Casemiro's passing route, so he received the ball smoothly and entered the penalty area.

It's called the ball to the person!

At this moment, only one thought flashed through the mind of the experienced Ramos.

"Is this all a hamburger routine? Are they just waiting to steal the ball from Khedira and then lure our midfield defence out of position and then play our wings? How else could you be so skilled? ”

But the situation on the field did not allow him to think more.

Wu Lei had already attacked, and he had to defend, so he met it.

"Wu Lei faced Ramos' defense."

"Ramos is one of the best defenders in the world, and Wu Lei must know that."

"So he had to make the best choice to live up to the subtle cooperation of his Hamburg teammates."

"Will he choose to force his way through Ramos?"

"With Wu Lei's speed, maybe he can really force Ramos, but now it's very close to the bottom line, and there is not much room to move forward."

"Wu Lei raised his feet! He...... No shots! ”

"It's a cross! And Vardy in the middle suddenly shook off Varane's defense and rushed to the front post......"

"The ball is in!!!!!"

"Burger has another one!"

"Two to two! Hamburg scored two goals in a row in just ten minutes! Now the two sides are back on the same page! ”

"The first goal was Vardy's shot after passing to Wu Lei, and this goal was Vardy's rush shot after Wu Lei's cross! The two Hamburg strikers made each other's passes! ”

'We saw that after that shot, Jamie Vardy went down in the box and he looked very excited!'

Wu Lei, who completed the assist, was also very excited, he pounced directly on Vardy, and then a group of Hamburg players also surrounded him, and they stacked Arhats!

"Burger really did it! They really equalized! It's just unbelievable! ”

"We don't know exactly what happened at half-time, but I can say with absolute certainty that Hamburg are in a state of flux and Real Madrid are in a bad situation!"

——

After Jamie Vardy's goal, the entire Stadium of Light was filled with the shouts of the Hamburg fans.

Just ten minutes ago, they were in the abyss of despair;

But ten minutes later, goals from Wu Lei and Vardy saved them completely.

It's a draw!

The shadow that hung over them in the first half has long since disappeared without a trace!

After the cheers, the Hamburg anthem in the stands of the Hamburg fans sounded again, and it became louder and louder.

They may not know if it was such a long singing voice that rekindled the fighting spirit of the Hamburg players, but they did see and feel the tenacious fighting spirit of the players on the field!

So, they just want to continue to express their joy and the greatest gratitude to the players in this way!

And on the sidelines.

After Vardy scored this goal, Pan Yi also exhaled heavily: "Whew! ”

Now he seems to have become lighter.

In the Champions League final, his team was two goals down, and it must be false to say that he was not nervous.

But as the leader of the team, the leader of the locker room, and the totem that everyone relies on, Pan Yi will never let his nervousness affect anyone else.

He wouldn't let anyone see his nervousness, perhaps.

He just forces himself to calm down, then analyzes where the problems arise in the team and immediately finds solutions, both mentally and tactically.

And now, it is clear that Pan Yi's speech and tactical arrangements at halftime have had an effect.

The score is equalized, so it's much easier!

"Finally the equalizer and the situation started to work in our favor." Nagelsmann on the side finally smiled.

From Hamburg's deficit in the first half until Vardy's equaliser, Nagelsmann was frowning and unable to laugh at all.

Now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief!

Because everyone knows that from 2:0 to 2:2, the two goals of Hamburg just now are each a blow to Real Madrid's self-confidence, and it is also a boost to the morale and fighting spirit of their own team.

It's still a draw, which means the game is 0:0, everyone is the same?

Inexistent.

Leading first and then equalising, and falling behind first and then equalizing the opponent, the score is the same, but the change of mentality is completely different.

Nagelsmann certainly knows this.

Inzaghi also nodded: "The young men's spirits are up. The Real Madrid players are feeling the same way we did late in the first half...... I'm sure if Real Madrid hadn't made any effective adjustments, we would have scored again! ”

Speaking of which, all three coaches looked at Ancelotti on the other sideline.

At this time, An Fat was indeed very anxious.

He kept shouting at the players, asking them to calm down.

And the focus of the fourth referee has now become Ancelotti, and several times he has asked him to calm down first and not step outside the line again......

"At the moment the Real Madrid players seem to be a little confused, standing on the pitch and not knowing what to do."

"Real Madrid now looks like a sailboat sailing in the Pacific Ocean, encountered a tornado and completely lost its way."

"Therefore, as the head coach, Ancelotti must find an effective way to stop the team's decline as soon as possible!"

"Oh, we saw that shortly after Carlo Ancelotti was persuaded to return to the dugout by the fourth referee, Real Madrid made a quick substitution."

'It was the first substitution of the game. Carlo Ancelotti brought on Isco for the underperforming Khedira. ”

"The goal just now was due to Khedira's attack after a careless ball guard in the midfield position was tackled. Now that An Shuai has replaced him, it should also show his dissatisfaction with his performance. ”

"However, Khedira was a little less technically but still able to contribute defensively. Now that Ancelotti has replaced Isco, who has more attacking ability, does he want to give Hamburg a go? ”

"It's still a draw! Aren't Real Madrid ready to play their best defensive counter-attack? Ancelotti did this, is it because he was scored twice in a row, which is a bit of a head? ”

——

Pan Yi was also slightly surprised by Real Madrid's adjustment, but he could probably guess Ancelotti's intentions.

As for whether to attack or defend after being equalized, in fact, it still depends on the coach's judgment of the situation on the field to do the final, and it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.

Perhaps Carlo Ancelotti thinks it is very dangerous to be pressed by Hamburg again in the current situation, and it is very likely that he will concede another one, or even more, like the first two goals conceded.

Instead of this, it is better to replace a defensive player who does not perform well, and replace it with a new force with stronger offensive attributes, to change the current backwater situation of Real Madrid.

Staying on the ground when morale is low will only make the players feel more depressed and less confident in themselves!

And once the offensive can rise, it will be possible to fight the momentum, and everyone's enthusiasm will burn!

Although this is the highest temple of professional football, it is not much different from playing wild football in terms of spirit.

Everyone is always very enthusiastic when attacking and scoring goals, which is engraved in the DNA and no one can change it.

Otherwise, why do the vast majority of children choose strikers when they start playing? It's only after the competition can't be matched, unsuitable, and untalented that it will gradually change to other positions.

Casemiro in Hamburg is an example of this.

When he went to the trial, he heard that the number of forwards was N times that of defensive midfielders, so he panicked and quickly changed his tune and temporarily signed up as a defensive midfielder.

Since then, world football has lost a second-rate striker and a world-class midfielder.

Talking far, back on the field.

After Isco came on at this time, he formed a parallel midfield with Luka Modric and Di Maria, trying to compete with Hamburg for control of the midfield.

Compared to Khedira, his strength and speed are not very good, and his defensive ability is average, but he has a strong sense of teamwork.

In addition, he is very delicate on his feet, accurate in passing, and always able to deliver exquisite passes through the opposition defence.

At the same time, his center of gravity is relatively low, coupled with his agile pace, so he is also very good at dribbling.

And in these technical indicators, Modric and Di Maria are not inferior at all.

This is equivalent to Real Madrid putting three technical midfielders in the middle, competing with Kante + Paulinho + Casemiro, of course, it will not fall behind.

As a result, the situation quickly became a bit deadlocked.

Twenty-two players on both sides are constantly draining each other's stamina in this stalemate.

'After Hamburg's equaliser, Carlo Ancelotti seemed to stabilize Real Madrid's decline with a substitution.

"And with such a draw, Hamburg's attack has become less risky and aggressive."

"What kind of changes will the managers of the two sides have in the last 20 minutes?"

"Their next choice is likely to directly affect the outcome of the game!"

"But so far, there has only been one substitution from Real Madrid, and there has been no movement on Pan Yi's side."

Of course, such caution is understandable. After all, this is the Champions League final! One of the most important matches of the year in European professional football. ”

"Not to mention the Champions League, in fact, any final is very difficult to play, and no one wants to make mistakes when they are only the last step away from the trophy......

(End of chapter)