Chapter 20: Beams
A fast-paced half-court offensive and defensive drill gave the fans on the sidelines a full visual experience, and in terms of mood, with the skillful but fast counterattack of the two sides on the field, it was also full of ups and downs. Any fan would have hoped that their home side would have taken even one chance to give the team the lead, but both sides had a goalkeeper who played well and a post that was kissed by Lady Luck.
After Hu Xuefei was sent off, the Spaniard's on-the-spot command was handed over to Horion. Blanco was introverted, Tony specialized in physical fitness, and after politely declining on-the-spot command, only Horion hardened his head and stepped on top.
A few minutes before half-time, Horion sent the Spaniard's Under-19s to the defence, keeping the score unchanged and then making plans. And the coach's box of the Barcelona Youth Army is also intended, allowing the Barcelona players to move back slightly.
All of a sudden, football returned to Barcelona's and Espanyol's favourite rhythm of possession, with slow possession, interspersed with passing runs and finding gaps.
"Beep.."
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the half. Both teams returned to their own locker rooms.
At the end of the first 45 minutes, the score was still 0:0.
Horion looked at his panting teammates in front of him, cold sweat was pouring out on his forehead, and his brain was a mess, and he didn't know how to arrange tactics in the second half.
"Coach Horion, where's the boss?"
Ivan, who was drinking water, had just fallen on the butt before he sat down, and his eyes were looking around, but the locker room was so big, and after a few glances, Ivan didn't find his boss.
Horion looked for the entire locker room before the players came in, and Hu Xuefei did not hide in any corner, which can only prove that Hu Xuefei left the field directly.
Horion: "I don't know, he should be in the dressing room or on the sidelines. ”
Ivan: "What about the second half?" Or is it still a tactic laid out by the boss before the game? Ivan was very anxious, and Ivan was very uncomfortable with the departure of the main backbone, and his breathing became a little short.
Horion: "Don't worry, don't worry, there will be a way." Horion panicked and tried to find Blanco and Tony. And at this time, only Blanco was around.
Horion had no choice but to turn his eyes to Blanco.
Blanco ignored Horrion and just shook his head, knowing that he was an introvert and not a coach at all. Usually, after Hu Xuefei said a general tactical intention, he Blanco professionally relayed it to the players.
If he is asked to directly command and arrange tactics on the spot, it is estimated that it will be impossible to train in a lifetime.
"What about Tony?" Horion searched for his strength and conditioning coach, Tony, and found that there was no one at all.
"Coach Horion, don't waste time, the boss is not here, and you are the coach who has been with the boss for the longest time, you must know more about his tactics than the other two gentlemen, and it is perfect for you to be the on-the-spot commander." The captain of the Espanyol youth army, Carlos Garcia, saw that Horion was still hesitating, and more than half of the break had passed, but he couldn't let Horion do such inaction.
"Uh....... Or follow Hu's instructions before the game to play the second half of the game. The opponent's head coach also went down for treatment, and it is estimated that he will not play again for a while and a half, so we will stabilize the situation first. Horion was forced to give tactical instructions according to Hu Xuefei's pre-game arrangement.
"Okay, then let's move on to the boss's tactics. In the second half, the Spaniards cheered. "Carlos García just wants a clear directive, and as a captain, he can't be brought down by the situation. Injuries and arrests of generals in the army will affect morale, not to mention that Hu Xuefei has left the game, and Carlos Garcia feels that he has an obligation to gather the sluggish morale of the team.
"For Hovre, for Roger, for Espanyol, for the boss, this game has to be won." Carlos García and his friends sat in a circle and continued to work towards the same goal.
At the end of the 15 minutes of half-time, the players of both sides returned to the playing field, and in the second half, Barcelona kicked off.
Horion replaced Hovre with Zhang Aokai, who asked the team doctor, and the team doctor's advice was to go to the hospital immediately for a check-up and not be able to continue playing.
As Horion had guessed, the Barcelona lads did not storm the attack as they did in the first half. The pressure on the Espanyol Under-19s was not as tight as in the first half.
In the first 10 minutes of the second half, the two sides instead returned to their normal tentative session.
Horion is restless, his heart is on fire, a point of Spaniards can be accepted, but the opponent is stronger, and he may not seize an opportunity to score a goal, not to mention that the Spaniards are not incapable of attacking, but how to attack, Horion has no clue.
Horion's face flushed, like an athlete who had just finished a marathon, and he was short of breath. He was now standing in the command area, feeling an unprecedented pressure, a pressure from all hopeful eyes. He could feel that everyone was pinning their hopes on the manager in this kind of game that couldn't open the situation, and that kind of pressure was overwhelming him.
Fortunately, the other side has also adopted a conservative approach.
The game came to 57 minutes, like a backwater game, between the two sides of the passing, full of boring nature. The fans on the sidelines were drowsy.
On the pitch, Marquis dropped back again to catch the ball and then knocked it back to Gonzalez. After Gonzalez received the ball, he found that there was no one around him for two meters to help defend, and Gonzalez, who felt the breath of freedom for the first time in this game, had a happy face, did not continue to pass the ball, strode forward, and directly advanced with the ball himself.
After pressing hard in the first half and slowing down in the second, the Espanyol's youth gradually relaxed their spirits, and finally gave the Barcelona players a chance to take a break at this moment.
As soon as Marquis saw his teammate Gonzalez get up and dribble the ball forward, he instantly realized the hole of the Spaniard, and immediately accelerated to abandon Ivan, who had been following him.
After Roger went down, the task of defending Marquis in midfield was more handed over to Ivan. Lozano is the brains of Espanyol's midfield, with more of an attacking playmaker, and although he will come back to help Ivan in defending Marquez, it will not help.
Gonzalez and Marquis accelerated at the same time, like a boulder stirring up a thousand waves, and the Spaniard's defense and midfield quickly contracted. Zhang Aokai, Ivan and Krominas formed a trap and did not give Marquis a good offensive environment. After Gonzalez, who was out of the control of Lozano and Daniel, accelerated to dribble, the Spaniard's backline big man Polsot quickly came to Gonzalez's forward path.
Gonzalez glanced up at Polsot, but he didn't slow down, flicked his left foot, buckled his right foot, and made a croquette.
Polsot was like a wall, and when the other party left the range of the wall, he could only watch Gonzalez pass by him.
Like a butterfly in flowers, Gonzalez left Porsoter's gaze in a very gentle way.
Gonzalez is in the box.
At this time, Carlos Garcia went to fill in the position, and Horion, who was now standing on the sidelines, clearly saw that when Carlos left his defensive position, Marquis was now in an empty position, and even goalkeeper Garcia was not in front of him. Gonzalez burst into the penalty area, faced Carlos, did not hesitate, as usual in training, without observation, and directly kicked a low ball across the small penalty area.
Carlos followed the roll of the football and saw Marquis surrounded by empty people, and a thought flashed through his mind: "That's a great empty goal." ”
Marquis had been waiting in front of goal for a long time, and when he watched the football roll towards him step by step, he shouted in his heart: "It's time to go in this time!" ”
No, you're wrong again.
The crossbar of the Darhark Stadium tells you that you Marquis didn't have a goal to luck this time.
A clear sound of a football colliding with the crossbar reached everyone's ears, and Marquis's loveless expression became the talk of the Spaniard fans for after-dinner refreshments.
Marquis got rid of Ivan and Zhang Okai, and the last man who was dragged in the defense of Marquis's group, Krominas, changed the course of football with an unbelievable flying tackle. There was a slight collision between the instep and the bottom of the ball, and the moment Marquis shot the ball, Krominas' flying tackle also made the ball kiss the crossbar.
After being brought down by the inertia of the Crominus Shovel, Marquis lay on the ground, looking at the sky red by the setting sun, and his heart was dripping blood.
Is it that hard to score goals?
Horion jumped with excitement after seeing Crowe shovel the ball, and he finally understood why Hu Xuefei was so excited every time the opponent's attack failed.
That's a catharsis of stress.
After Horion vented, he learned from Hu Xuefei to applaud and clap his hands to the players on the field, "Don't let your guard down, concentrate." ”