Chapter 522: K-type save
Maritimo took the absolute initiative on the field, but Gao Yuan's expression became grim.
Because through the onslaught during this time, Gao Yuan found that the opponent's defense line was very strong.
No wonder Hidehito Yoshikawa said that the tactics of Red Bull Salzburg and Maritimo are very similar.
It turned out that in terms of defensive organization, both teams did a very good job.
Dong Lu, a famous Chinese cross talk football commentator, once famously said, "Defense depends on organization, and offense depends on Mongolia."
Although this statement is biased, there is some truth to it. At the very least, the defensive system can be practiced.
Whether a team is well-trained or not, one is to see whether the offense and defense of the positioning are coordinated, and the other is to see whether the defense is orderly.
Compared to the multinational team on the offensive line, Red Bull Salzburg's defensive team is mostly Austrian players.
These players from the same country have a more tacit understanding in language communication, thinking awareness, and playing habits, and the long-term hard training has also made their defensive line consistent and uniform.
This line of defense caused a lot of problems for Maritimo's attack.
The Austrian is from the same source as the German, tall and strong, with excellent header skills, Maritimo's high ball has little advantage, whether it is a long pass from the back or a cross from the wing, it is easy to be cleared by the opponent.
Another of Maritimo's weapons is a direct personal attack. Whether it is Wang Zi's personal breakthrough, or Ronaldo's flash pass at the edge of the penalty area, or Vukovic's dribble shot on the long bridge, they can pose a great threat in the past.
However, Red Bull Salzburg's defense is very layered, and the help and protection between the players is very good, as soon as Maritimo's forward line gets the ball, two or three defenders outflank it in a zigzag pattern, not giving the attacking players a chance to threaten the goal.
Gao Yuan has played many strong teams in the past two years, but there are really few defenses that can be organized so tightly.
Even a top club like Real Madrid relies more on individual players in defence. To put it mildly, apart from Maritimo himself, Gao Yuan has never seen a team that can forge a defensive system so well.
If that's all there is to it, Gao Yuan doesn't have to worry too much.
Because football matches are affected by a combination of factors such as physical fitness, mentality, technique, and tactics. Just because the opponent can defend well in the first 30 minutes doesn't mean they can have that intensity for 90 minutes. If the same defensive focus and intensity can be maintained throughout the game, then Red Bull Salzburg will not only be the Olympic Super League champion, but will have won the Champions League long ago!
In addition, if the opponent always puts only the energy into the defense, then the attack will inevitably be weakened, and when the time comes, Maritimo can put more energy into the attack and create a greater threat to the opponent.
But Red Bull Salzburg's defensive horrors go far beyond that.
In the 28th minute, Maritimo's attack returned.
The ball went in and passed to the edge of the penalty area, and Ronaldo took the ball.
It's close to the J Ronaldo area, and if you get up, you should be sure nine times out of ten.
The opposing defense also realized that something was wrong, and captain Ulmo rushed out to intercept, and Ramalho and Welch next to him separated from each other to protect the defense.
J Ronaldo played very smartly, and after making a feint to shoot, he took advantage of the opponent's slow movement and immediately passed to Wang Zi on the side, and then he stepped forward without hesitation.
Wang Zi didn't stop the ball, and pushed the ball forward, and the ball passed through a very small gap between Welch and Ulmo accurately, the direction, strength, and angle were perfect, and the ball just came to the feet of J Ronaldo.
Although the defense of Red Bull Salzburg is tight, there is also a mistake in Baimi, not to mention the high-intensity confrontation under high pressure, and the decline in physical fitness will inevitably bring a decrease in concentration.
And this mistake was fatal!
Ronaldo received the ball in the penalty area, only 5 or 6 meters from the goal, and there was only the opposing goalkeeper Kleninson in front of him.
For a star of Ronaldo's level, such an easy shot is commonplace!
As he shook off the defenders, Ronaldo even had time to adjust his shooting stance, rubbing the outside of his foot lightly and the ball flew lightly towards the goal.
Just when Ronaldo was about to celebrate, he found that the ball was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper with his hand!
J Ronaldo is a world-class star, his reaction is far beyond ordinary people, he saw the point where the ball bounced back, and immediately poked it with his toes, trying to hit the ball through the goalkeeper's crotch!
Under normal circumstances, if the goalkeeper stretches his body to the extreme, then his crotch is unguarded! At this time, it is the most reasonable choice to hit the crotch ball!
But the opponent's goalkeeper didn't move, still maintaining the posture just now, and blocked J Ronaldo's stab!
Ronaldo lost his center of gravity due to his hard stab and fell to the ground.
Looking from the bottom up, the opponent's goalkeeper with a height of 1.96 meters looks like a god in front of the door!
"Wow~" A sigh of regret erupted in the stands.
While the fans regretted that Ronaldo did not grasp such a good opportunity, they also lamented that the goalkeeper of Red Bull Salzburg was really lucky, and he didn't even move, so he resolved Ronaldo's two consecutive shots!
But on the bench of Maritimo, the legendary Portuguese goalkeeper Baia jumped up in surprise and exclaimed: "Perfect K-save!"
The K-save was originally a common saving action used by goalkeepers in futsal matches.
The key is that when the goalkeeper faces the opponent's single knife, he predicts the angle of the shot and makes a K-shaped action in advance to block.
The so-called K-shape refers to one knee of the goalkeeper downward. The other knee forms a barrier perpendicular to it, while the body should be chest up and head up, arms spread out, and the defensive area should be as wide as possible. From a distance, the goalkeeper's posture looks like a big English letter "K".
It's a simple action to say, but it's not easy to execute.
First of all, the distance between the two legs should not be too large, otherwise it is easy to be pierced, and the hanging knee is suspended and cannot touch the ground, because only in the suspended state, the goalkeeper can adjust his posture in time and quickly get up to make a second save.
Moreover, the goalkeeper must have a correct prediction of the opponent's shot, see the area where the opponent is going to shoot, and which foot to use, so as to decide whether the left knee is contracted or the right knee is contracted.
In addition, there is also a great demand for the goalkeeper's stature and courage, and only when he is tall enough and when the opponent is on his feet, the fearless goalkeeper can stretch his body to the limit and expand the defensive area to the extreme.
In recent years, this move, which originated in the five-a-side arena, has been increasingly used in the 11-a-side arena. Manuel Neuer, David De Gea and Alisson all used this classic save to deflect the opposition striker's one-on-one shot.
And now, the opponent's young goalkeeper, who is only 18 years old, made a perfect K-shaped save in the face of J Ronaldo's close shot!
This save vividly showed Kleningson's comprehensive qualities such as height and arm span, saving skills, psychological prediction, and pressure resistance.
It's really a husband!
And it wasn't the first time Kleninson made a perfect save in the game.
Previously, they had blocked several dangerous shots from the home team in a row.
As the game progressed, Red Bull Salzburg's defence was no longer so invulnerable, but the young Kleninson single-handedly built an insurmountable barrier in front of the goal!
In the 31st minute, Vukovic and Aguilar played a delicate combination, penetrating the side defense of Red Bull Salzburg, and Vukovic crossed the bottom line. Kleninson predicted the line in advance, and a tiger pounced on the ball and intercepted the ball halfway through.
The accuracy of the prediction, the timeliness of the interception, and the ferocity of the rescue are amazing!
In the 33rd minute, Danso delivered a subtle cross from the wing, and this time Dzeko finally got his hands on the spot, leaping high and heading home. Kleinson, however, flew out of front of Dzeko's god like a winged roc and plucked the ball steadily in the air.
Kleningson's explosiveness, bounce and prediction of the landing point once again amazed the audience.
Two minutes later, Joao flashed open in front of the penalty area and fired a blast.
The ball was powerful and heavy, drilling into the dead corner, looking unstoppable, but it was still pounced sideways by the god-like Kleinson, dragging the ball out of the bottom line!
His movements are extremely stretched, and there is a noticeable stasis in the air.
This guy is divine!
This is the emotion in everyone's hearts.
And Takato remembered Yoshikawa Hidehito's evaluation: This guy has no solution!
With a good goalkeeper in the top half of the team, with Kleninson in front of the goal, Red Bull Salzburg can completely free up their hands and make a fuss on the counterattack.
If it's just that the goalkeeper is outstanding, Gao Yuan doesn't have to worry too much. But this Salzburg Red Bull is an invincible presence in the mouth of Hidehito Yoshikawa.
Takato believes that the proud Yoshikawa Hidehito is by no means a man of false promises, and there must be a reason why he said that.
A team that can score five goals in Auversberg in the Austrian Super Cup can never just defend well and have a good goalkeeper.
Gao Yuan is faintly worried that when will Red Bull Salzburg's offensive ability be shown?
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