Chapter 9: Atletico 10 vs. Liverpool! What is the role of a super shooter?! (8k for a monthly pass)

"I'm sorry, brothers, I'm really sorry, I was impulsive, I can't blame anyone else." Godin, who received the red card, gritted his teeth and waved his hand to the crowd.

His expression was full of frustration, and he turned his head and walked off the field in despair.

Even if he is experienced in a hundred battles, he has never left the field straight at the beginning.

The other players of Atletico Madrid who watched this scene were a little sad, especially Saul, who made a mistake in passing, and rushed to Godin at this moment.

"I'm sorry, the responsibility must be on me, you don't have any guilt or anything, I'm sad to see you like this." Saul patted Godin on the back and blamed himself.

"Play well, it's a friendly game, but try not to lose, there are a lot of people who are expecting us to win." Godin touched Saul's head and motioned for him to return to his place.

After a few more steps, as if remembering something, he removed the captain's armband from his right arm and prepared to put it on for Torres.

But on second thought, Juanfran on the sidelines had already warmed up, and Torres was very likely to be off......

To Chen Yufeng?

Godin shook his head slightly, Chen Yufeng may be the best candidate for Atletico Madrid's captain in the future, but he has just come to the team, and wearing the captain's armband at this time is easy to attract criticism.

Whether it's inside the team or outside, there will be a lot.

This is something that can be avoided entirely.

"Felipe." Godin took the armband off and glanced at Felipe's position, seeing that the opponent was in the backfield, too far away from him.

It just so happened that Chen Yufeng was called to the sidelines by Simeone to talk at this time, and Godin simply handed the armband to Chen Yufeng's hand and advised: "I will play for Felipe later." ”

Chen Yufeng seemed to hear it, and patted Godin on the shoulder with a firm expression, then turned his head to continue the conversation with Simeone.

'It's not realistic to play alone, Koke can drop back a bit to ease the pressure in midfield, but Griezmann has to come up when he is attacking, and that's what I want.

"If Antoine Griezmann can fin off one or two enemies at my side, I can guarantee that I will pose a threat on every counter-attack."

After listening to this, Simeone put his right hand on his chin and thought for a few seconds, then nodded, "What you said is right." ”

'Liverpool's lead is bound to be in crazy high pressing mode, with their midfielders having a hard time coming back when defending.'

'If somebody holds you back, then we probably have at least 1.5 goals and it's up to the defence.

"I'll tell Griezmann, get back to your place."

Simeone patted Chen Yufeng on the shoulder, and Chen Yufeng nodded and turned to leave.

Looking at the captain's armband in his hand, Chen Yufeng ran a few meters and then turned back to Godin and waved his hand, and then wrapped it around his arm with ease.

Behind him, Simeone was stunned when he saw this, and then looked at Godin sharply, his face full of question marks.

Godin didn't notice at first, his gaze first moved to Simeone's face, and then to the field.

After seeing Chen Yufeng wear the captain's armband of Atletico Madrid, his expression suddenly became wonderful.

The next time he met Simone's eyes, they both saw a sentence in each other's eyes: "I didn't instruct it, don't look at me." ”

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Chen Yufeng, who wore the armband of the captain of Atletico Madrid, seemed to feel that he had attracted a lot of attention.

He knew it would be bizarre to wear the captain's armband in his third friendlie, but since Godin, the team's first captain, was willing to believe in himself, he could take on the responsibility.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, Chen Yufeng understands this truth.

Soon, the sideline substitution card was raised.

Fernando Torres came off and Juanfran came on and played at full-back.

Lucas Hernandez, who had played at full-back, moved to central defence and a new, combative defence was reorganized.

The formation of 442 has become 441, and Atletico's defense does not look so worrying.

The only thing that worries them is their offense.

Single striker Chen Yufeng, even if he has strong personal ability, it seems that he is difficult to support alone.

Under the watchful eye of Matip and Jogomez, and in the readiness of Arnold and Lovren to fill in at any time, his strong body is more like a sharp knife meets chopsticks that have become unusually tough and thick when entangled.

It's easy to cut one, and it's not difficult to cut two.

But four, some are too difficult and too difficult......

"Attack! Bring up your energy! Press me to the front, if I can't see your hard work, I'll change people, I promise! ”

As Jurgen Klopp's big hand swung into Leicester's half, Liverpool's strong attack officially began, "This is your best chance to win the game, take it!" It's also to grasp the starting position of the new season! ”

Attacking and defending, Atletico Madrid's start was not over, and they had to fall into a 90-minute passivity.

Salah, Origi and Firmino all three arrows.

Milner and Emre Can also tore apart Atletico's defence with relentless running and impact.

In the fourth minute of the game, Liverpool played a quick combination.

"Bang bang bang!"

Milner and Mohamed Salah played brilliant crosses down the right, and in the final step, Milner took the ball into the box and fired a violent volley into the far corner.

"Smack!" Felipe dodged out and blocked the shot with his own flesh and blood.

The soccer ball slammed into his stomach, causing him to lie on the ground in agony and not get up for a long time.

Six minutes later, the danger returned.

Roberto Firmino leaned on Felipe to play for Pharaoh Salah, who scurried in the box and scurried around to open up a shot for himself.

"Bang!" With a shot straight into the far corner, Oblak reacted quickly to the ground, using his chest to block the ball and then confiscate the ball.

Still didn't get in!

It's a pity!

Salah stared painedly at the sky, then took a deep breath and jumped back to his place.

His excitement for the game today was strong, maybe it was because of the final, or maybe he wanted to use the title to give Liverpool fans a greeting gift.

But no matter how many factors there are, one of the essential points is that he wants to compete with Chen Yufeng on this field!

Especially after Godin went down, this thought became even stronger.

Salah is not stupid, knowing that Chen Yufeng will definitely hold his limelight to death in the 11-a-side game.

But there's one more person on my side......

Then don't blame him for being polite, the victory of one more person is also a victory.

To be able to win in front of a top scorer like Chen Yufeng is a very strong sense of achievement.

Salah feels that the confidence he brings can even make him a top scorer.

"Keep it up." He ran to the back, looking forward to his next opportunity.

When the time of the game gradually passed by more than 20 minutes, watching Atletico Madrid not have the momentum of counterattack, watching Liverpool hit more than five goals and could not convert the dilemma of scoring.

Jurgen Klopp called No.66 Trent Alexander-Arnold next to him, "You have been playing in the heart of the midfield in the youth team, are you confident that your team can score goals and win in a game of this intensity? ”

Arnold nodded, a little wistful in his expression.

'I'm giving you more power now to go up every time you attack, and I can make sure you have enough time to come back when you move from defence to attack.

"Of course, it's up to you to find the right balance, and I hope you can do both."

"Definitely." Arnold nodded and ran back onto the field.

Klopp looked at his back, his eyes full of affection.

Subsequently, he issued an order to the team's defender Grujc, "Don't press too high, you have to fill in the position of the back line as soon as you change, understand?" Usually you need to organize, but when you defend you are a defender. ”

Grujci immediately took the tactical command and gave Klopp a thumbs up, signaling that he was fine.

At that moment, Liverpool suddenly made a mistake at the back.

On the other side, full-back Alberto hesitated for too long to aim when he passed the ball with a big foot, and Atletico full-back Koke gradually approached him.

"Bang! Boom! ”

Two voices sounded at the same time, and the long pass looked like the emperor had collapsed in the middle of the road, hitting Cork's shoulder and flying to the other side.

In the middle of the road, Chen Yufeng's eyes lit up.

He quickly came to the landing point of the ball, stopped the ball and turned boldly to face the attack.

This is very important for an attacking player!

He also has the confidence to turn around directly, and when someone comes up to grab him during this period, he can use his body to knock him out of the way, and by the way, the opponent loses the opportunity and position to defend.

After turning around, Chen Yufeng saw Lovren approaching first, Matip waiting to fill in behind, and there was a big gap in the ribs.

Maybe Klopp just said something to Alexander-Arnold, the full-back just pressed up and was ready to attack, and it won't come back......

"Bang!" Simple and rough, Chen Yufeng kicked the ball to the ribs, and then began the race with Lovren.

Matip also joined in halfway, and the two didn't even dare to show their bitter feelings, so they gritted their teeth and chased after Chen Yufeng.

But obviously, they are not as fast as Chen Yufeng.

The color of the jersey that first came to the football was red and white.

"Bang!!" There was no stopping the ball and no extra movements, Chen Yufeng shot low into the far corner of the goal, and the second goal of the Belgian national team, Mignolet, stood stupidly in place, and seemed to have given up the extremely tricky and fast football save at this angle.

"Boom!" The sound of hitting the post sounded, and the ball hit the outside of the post and deflected off the baseline.

From Chen Yufeng's point of view, the outside of the column is a very small piece, and the probability of hitting it is very low.

It can only be said that the times are not good......

"Smack!" Chen Yufeng clapped his hands, adjusted his breathing, and turned to walk, and he had no regrets.

It's good to probe the bottom of Liverpool's defenders, not every shot can be scored, don't affect your mentality.

These two people don't seem to have made much progress this year...... If you get a good opportunity later, you will definitely be able to go in and shoot, Chen Yufeng smiled at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't know if he was a little inappropriate like this, his way of improving his ability was very simple and fast, but he compared himself to these two people.

"Fack, it's fucking fast." In front of the Liverpool goal, Matip only had time to sigh at this time, and the corners of his eyes were full of sourness.

"Huh" Lovren breathed a sigh ......of relief, if one more person was scored by Chen Yufeng first, he really didn't know how to explain.

Thinking of the frequency and amplitude of Chen Yufeng's steps, both of them felt afraid for a while.

How is this person getting stronger and stronger?

On the sidelines of the pitch, Klopp, who had been sitting in the coach's box, stood up.

Seeing Chen Yufeng's state, he suddenly hesitated whether to let Arnold step forward to strengthen the attack.

After thinking about it, Klopp, who wanted to win more, still didn't say anything about Arnold, he yelled in the direction of Alberto: "Get out of the ball fast!" Observe more! Have you forgotten how their red cards came about? Why make the same mistake again! ”

At this time, an offense and defense that was broken by a mistake must be like this...... Chen Yufeng has the ability to pass people continuously, but he can't pass people in a row every time, and it is unlikely that he will score goals in a balanced state of attack and defense.

People are good gamblers, and there is no doubt that Klopp started to gamble.

But from any point of view, his idea is right, one more, what to strengthen without strengthening the offense, strengthening the defense?

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In the next ten minutes, Liverpool forgot about Chen Yufeng's threat just now and began to work the attack.

With the addition of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool's forward line began to become more and more creative, the attacking tricks gradually increased, and Atletico's backline gradually weakened.

"Bang!" Mohamed Salah almost found the back of the net with an in-cut volley in the 30th minute, but Felipe came to the far corner to block the goal.

"Smack!" Firmino also came close to smashing the ball into the net with his calf in a corner kick on 37 minutes.

The greatest threat also belongs to a wave of successive attacks before the end of the first half.

From Alexander-Arnold's cross and Firmino's header, seven Liverpool players pressed near Atletico's penalty area, and the football seemed to have eyes, specifically looking for Liverpool players' bodies as their own two points to land.

Oblak saved the ball and Milner followed with a volley.

"Bang!"

Lucas Hernandez's laborious tackle blocked the ball out of the box, Emrejan smashed the ball back and Firmino shot again!

It wasn't until Mohamed Salah finally volleyed high that the attack was over.

“Ohh……!!” The fans on the sidelines were both entertained and disappointed, and the expectation of a goal was at its highest.

Whoever scores at this time will be able to get the shouts of all of them.

The referee blew the half-time whistle to save the Atletico players, and the half-time ended with both sides returning to the dressing room with a score of 0-0.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can guess that according to the development of this situation, it is only a matter of time before Liverpool wins.

"Beep!"

As soon as the second half began, they began to bombard even more indiscriminately.

It seems that only by constantly shooting the ball towards Atletico's goal can they forget that Chen Yufeng is standing behind them, and the psychological shadow he once brought to them.

Offense is the best defense!

The Liverpool players are well aware of this and have applied it in this game and have received some feedback.

If they play hard enough, Atletico will lose the momentum of the counter-attack due to exhaustion.

Even, if they were a little more ferocious, Atletico would not have been able to attack half the court at all.

Even if they lose possession, they can quickly regain the ball through the numerical advantage and balance of power in the half!

"Well done! That's what I'd like to see, come on bro! Come on!! Jurgen Klopp clapped his hands on the sidelines and he saw the beginning of his football philosophy.

Finally, in the sixty-second minute of the game, the goal came.

Atletico Madrid launched an attack with a long pass after breaking the ball, but unfortunately the height was not enough, and it was directly intercepted by Liverpool defender Grujic and headed it to Alexander-Arnold.

The young Trent Alexander-Arnold drove straight inside with the ball, watching and looking for opportunities.

"Bang!" As he played a very personal long pass, the ball landed precisely in front of Divock Origi at the far end.

When Origi unloaded the ball, he was already facing goalkeeper Oblak.

Oblak, who had been brave for most of the half, also became helpless at this moment, there was no way, the distance was too close, and he didn't have time to attack out to block the angle.

"Huh!" Origi fired a shot into the far corner and the ball hit the net.

The deadlock is broken!

1 to 0!

“Yeah……!!” More than 60,000 fans shouted, and the whole stadium suddenly became shaky, and the remaining 10,000 people may really like Atletico Madrid, or a member of the Atletico team.

"Oh!" Origi spread his hands and rushed to the sideline laughing.

Instead of opting for a corner flagpole, he rushed towards manager Jurgen Klopp.

The others ran in his direction, and everyone was secretly relieved.

Playing 0-0 with one more person, there is only an advantage, no win.

But at one to zero, the victory came out.

The opposition will have to attack and try for an equaliser, and at this point, their numerical advantage will become more obvious.

"I'm so proud of you, Origi, Arnold!" Klopp also let out a long sigh of relief and sent his blessings to the two.

There is a feeling of joy that comes naturally, and this is a feeling that a strong team must find.

The teams that come to the Audi Cup to play the pre-season warm-up matches are all strong teams!

Everyone has to admit it.

But if you find the strength and play better in the new season, you need moments like this.

On the other side, Simeone let out a long sigh and suddenly felt a little guilty.

On the one hand, the guilt is for Atletico Madrid fans, participating in this kind of pre-season cup competition, gaining so much support and attention from everyone, but the result may still be in vain, and they did not give back to them with the championship.

On the other hand, it is for Chen Yufeng, a new recruit.

Over the years at Atletico Madrid, Simeone has felt extreme sadness and helplessness more than once.

But Chen Yufeng is not, since the day he was 30 years old, his career has been smooth sailing, and he has won awards for what he has participated in.

As a result, this time, in a pre-season warm-up game, the golden body was broken.

Is it Atletico's responsibility?

Is Godin's responsibility?

Simeone didn't dare to say that, and his long-term failures had made him often wonder if he wasn't doing well enough, which led to frequent accidents in the team.

"Whew!" Simeone exhaled again and stood on the sidelines with his arms folded.

His emotions went downhill from this moment on.

Seventy-sixth minute of the game.

Desperate to counter-attack, Atletico lost possession in midfield and the ball was dribbled by James Milner and handed to new signing Mohamed Salah.

This time, Salah was given a one-on-one chance.

Atletico are no longer on the bus, they have put more people into the attack, so that their midfield is disjointed and there are not enough defenders.

......After two fast-paced dunks broke past Felipe with two fast-paced dunks in quick succession, Salah fired a low volley out of Felipe's crotch.

The ball flies to the near corner, whether it is the timing, the angle, or the power, it is top-notch.

Salah showed what he is capable of as a top wide player in this situation.

"Huh!" Oblak didn't have time to react, and the ball flew into the net, once again triggering the shouts of the fans, "Oh......!!" ”

The Egyptian pharaoh showed his edge, smiled and danced, and twisted his body to the sidelines.

"Beautiful! The championship is won safely! ”

"I knew you were going to score, you were in great shape today!"

"Hahahaha! How do I feel like we're all very competitive in the Champions League this year? Link Bayern and Atletico Madrid, or Atletico Madrid with Chen Yufeng. ”

"That's right, we're going to win in this year's Champions League!"

The teammates behind him quickly followed, and everyone looked excited, as if they had seen the Audi Cup champion lifted high by them.

The Atletico players bowed their heads and walked towards their positions with some sadness.

Ten people beat eleven people, it really hurts too much.

Even if Chen Yufeng was injured, there was no way to save them.

Chen Yufeng looked at their appearance, but didn't say anything.

He had a lot of early behind-the-scenes at Leicester and they were often able to solve that problem.

On the one hand, of course, the Blue Lagoon is more cohesive, and the players are used to the reversal game.

Atletico's cohesion was okay, but they didn't have a big explosion before, there were too few reversals and the players were too poor in the headwind.

'As long as there is a goal, there is hope.' Chen Yufeng muttered.

The feeling of familiarity returned, only this time, he was facing a group of unfamiliar people, a group of people who needed his guidance.

With the captain's armband on his shoulders, he knows he has that responsibility.

"Beep!" The game soon resumed.

On the pitchside, a smiling Klopp called for a defender and a midfielder.

One, naturally, is ready to replace Alexander-Arnold, and the other is ready to replace Origi.

It's time to step up the defense.

This is a must for coaches, the timing of substitutions.

You have to keep uncertainties to a minimum and make the right decisions at the right time.

Atletico Madrid will definitely fight back wildly, so let them fight back, we won't attack you anymore, so we will be cheeky to fight you in defensive battles.

With less than twenty minutes to go, the probability that the opponent will be able to score two goals is very small.

Unless Chen Yufeng can have the performance of a heavenly god, it is impossible...... But will he?

Judging by the first 70 minutes, Klopp was not convinced.

Today's Chen Yufeng seems to lack support and a bit of luck.

In the 80th minute of the game, Alexander-Arnold and Divock Origi were substituted, and the two of them scored the first goal together, which is considered Liverpool's siege cone today, so they are respected by everyone.

The two sat down on the bench resting with satisfaction and joy, ready to welcome the victory they had won with their own hands.

Simeone on the other side was the same, except that he fell into a deeper silence.

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After 80 minutes, it was clear that the Atletico players were gradually becoming a little impatient.

From Chen's point of view, this is actually a good thing.

The format of the Audi Cup, with no extra time.

Ninety minutes have passed, and if there is a draw, a penalty shootout will be played directly.

It's actually a temptation point, a temptation point that can give Atletico players an attacking hope.

As long as they score two goals in those 10 minutes, they don't have to take the risk of playing with 10 men...... They must have a more resilient mentality in penalty shoot-outs, and then the advantage will roll in their way.

The balance that seems to be falling steadily to Liverpool's side actually contains a hint of murderous intent, although this murderous aura becomes smaller and smaller with the passage of time, but the colors are getting more and more vivid, or the mood of a single point is getting stronger and stronger.

"Bang!"

Atletico hoisted another high ball into Liverpool's penalty area, and Liverpool had already returned to the defense, with eight men in the box filling in for the ball and two harassing from outside the box.

Matip cleared the ball with his height advantage, and Chen Yufeng chased the ball towards the outside of the penalty area with the ball landing, and he was not ready to stay in the dense box.

Antoine Griezmann catches the second penalty and leads it to the wing.

"Cross! Cross! ”

"In the middle!"

"Rear point! Someone! Rest assured! ”

The Atletico players who entered the box shouted loudly, everyone was hungry for a goal and wanted to try it at the last minute.

The more desperate you are, the more courage and motivation you have to rebel.

The destruction of the boat illustrates this motivation.

Of course, if you are cohesive enough.

"Bang!" Antoine Griezmann passes the ball with his feet, and it's not a curling cross, it's a lob pass.

If this kind of ball is passed to the vicinity of the small penalty area, the goalkeeper has a 90% probability of controlling or clearing the ball, and many Atletico Madrid players have no hope for this goal when they see Griezmann's footwork passing.

Moreover, the ball still seems to be passed to the outside of the box......

Outside the box?

Not passed on to them?

Many people immediately turned their heads to look, only to see that outside the penalty area, Salah was the first to rush to the landing point of the football, ready to clear the ball directly with the arch of his foot to the front court.

But a figure approached him at a very fast speed.

"Bang!!"

Salah felt a sharp wind and a sharp murderous aura coming from behind him, which made him close his eyes as he struck his feet.

A familiar voice sounded, but the familiar touch of the ball did not come, and he felt him kick on someone else's shin.

At this moment, Salah seemed to wake up from a nightmare, and he had already guessed what was happening in front of his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, he could only see Chen Yufeng's body soaring into the air, a dashing and firm volley with his feet, and then because of the inertia of sprinting, he flew sideways in front of him, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

"Huh!" But the sound of touching the net has already sounded, and no matter how fast Salah reacts, he did not see the route of the football's flight, and when he turned his head, the football was already nailed to the net, and Mignolet fell to the ground.

Volley!

Or a volley that throws itself out after rushing at high speed!

Salah can't imagine what a handsome kick this ball would have been if it had been watched on TV!

But now he can't appreciate the ball anymore, because the ball has hit each of them heavily!

One to two!

Suspense regenerates!

Atletico seemed to have hope of taking the game to penalties.

“Yeahhh……!!!” The fans at the scene fell into a frenzy, Chen Yufeng stood up and excitedly waved his fist to a place in the stadium to celebrate, and he himself shouted to release his emotions: "Roar......!" ”

Griezmann watched Chen's volley from the best viewing angle, and as he was shocked, he quickly ran to the goal to scoop the ball out, and then beckoned his teammates to quickly return to the center circle and restart the ball.

He knows it's going to give their players a three- to five-minute period of excitement.

Seize this period of excitement and they have the potential to overtake the score!

"Oh, oh......!" Simeone hugged his head with a shocked expression on the sidelines, and he looked back, wanting to find someone to share his joy with.

But I found that everyone was busy celebrating, who cares about him as a coach?

Simeone simply stopped sharing, and clenched his fists and shouted.

The frustration that has accumulated throughout the game is all thrown out in this moment, and even if you can't win in the end, it is worth it to see in the last moments of the game that the players still have the desire to score and succeed in doing so.

Atletico Madrid's bench was collectively boiling, especially Torres, whose face had been black for a whole game, also walked to the sideline with his mouth wide open at this moment, and there was a light in his expression.

It's so handsome.

It seems that it is right to keep Chen Yufeng on the field.

Because towards the end, they don't seem to have lost all their disappointment.

The other side.

Liverpool's side is not so comfortable.

A long silence hung over their benches, leaving each of them a little breathless.

Arnold and Origi, who had been laughing and teasing this and that just now, were also confused at the moment, sometimes looking at each other, sometimes observing Klopp's back.

It's not going to be overturned, is it?

Hit one more and lead 2-0.

This is going to be turned over, who is going to say?

Where is the responsibility?

"I ......," Klopp's stubble squirmed because of his gradually distorted face, "I made a mistake again." ”

In this moment he discovers that anything you worry about will eventually seem to happen.

Even if you just mentioned it before, you just said, "If you're lucky......

That could also happen.

What is the role of a super shooter?

The role of a super shooter is that he can turn his head and rush at you with a knife when everyone is going against the trend, killing you!

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ps: Eight thousand a day, brothers, don't raise books, the data is already very bleak. There are still bad things these days.

(End of chapter)