football's most handsome

Chapter 157

Deportivo de La Coruña did take a aggressive offensive at the beginning. When they played against Zaragoza at home, they were quite polite and gave others face.

But in this game, Zaragoza's coach Munoz was simply frightened.

——The disasters of Lyon and Albacete are still vivid in his mind. Although he asked himself that he didn't say anything to slander Deportivo Deportivo throughout the season, he was still a little worried that something might go wrong.

What if Deportivo goes crazy and hits everyone he sees? ?

So in the locker room, after being silent for a while, Munoz sighed and spoke in a very difficult voice.

"Don't put any pressure on everyone... Even if we lose this game, it's no big deal. We are still No. 12 in the league. We have already determined a place for relegation, so let's go to the game with peace of mind, Deportivo. The strength should be even better, but we are not easy to bully."

When he said this, in order to encourage the atmosphere of the whole team, he coughed lightly and said: "Let's deal with them patiently in the midfield, try to put pressure on their midfield, and then prevent their counterattack, Gabriel , Boldly press forward in the second half, Deportivo's main defensive targets should still be Harvey and Jose, maybe if you advance suddenly, we can have a windfall."

Of course he said that, but he himself had no hope at all.

When shaking hands before the start of the game, he looked at Juan Diaz, who was calm in front of him, and finally couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"??" Juan was a little confused by his smile at the time, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's just..." He sighed and shook his head, "Come on for this game, I really hope our team won't be blown away by you."

"No." Juan said seriously, "Zaragoza is a very respectable opponent."

Hearing what he said, Muñoz didn't relax at all, but wanted to smile even more.

What kind of opponent is worthy of respect? When Juan said this, he felt that his team was not good.

"The game begins, Zaragoza's possession!"

"At the beginning of the game, Deportivo's defense started to press forward. They had two centre-backs who were very good. Pablo Ibáñez was a typical centre-back. He was tall and good at heading the ball. The confrontation is fierce, but turning around is a problem."

Frank looked at the people on the field. He really couldn't help but want to talk about Deportivo's defenders. After all, such a tall man is hard to find in La Liga.

Dean echoed: "Yes, Valente can make up for Ibanez's shortcomings on the court, but this does not mean that he has no problems. He likes to attack forward, and sometimes he is prone to rashness. , This can be seen in both the performance of the national team and the club... These two points may be the only places Zaragoza can take advantage of."

"One more thing," Frank coughed lightly, "Capdevila is still injured, maybe he won't last long, but the right side he let go is a more difficult part to deal with, Zaragoza can hit them more The idea of ​​the left side, although Andrade is a good player, but his own shortcomings are also obvious, this will be a good place to open the gap."

"Zaragoza should not use any defensive counterattacks to deal with Deportivo. There are already two lessons learned... because Deportivo's midfield defense is very good, although Zaragoza's striker is very good. Cy Camacho is a technically sensitive player, but he is not enough to break through Deportivo."

"If they want to attack, they can only press in the midfield, try to steal the ball from the midfield and launch a fast break to have more chances to score goals, but now Deportivo's defenses are actually quite stable , plus the return defense of the midfielder, Deportivo is almost impeccable in defense... Wait, wait!!!!"

Frank directly uttered a scream like a woman who was frightened without defense: "what the hell?!! Fuukoff!! Jose Camacho's goal!! In the opening 2 minutes, Zaragoza Relying on Gabriel Milito's forward penetration and Xavi Moreno's screen, he took a long shot and sent the football into the gate of Deportivo!! Yes, audience friends, you heard it right , the shot was indeed Deportivo!!"

"Diego Lopez was obviously very annoyed, he picked the football out of the goal, there was still a trace of daze on his face, obviously he didn't expect such a fast shot in front of him, and he didn't at all Get ready..." Dean sighed and said quickly, "Pablo Ibáñez missed someone in his place, and Capdevila next to him is obviously still not ready..."

Capdevila was indeed unprepared. He was the only player present with a little injury.

There are very few people who rotate on the defensive line, and almost none can replace him. Before the two Brazilian boys grow up, he hardly has any chance to rest.

However, he didn't expect that one of his negligence would actually lead to a goal, because usually, he trusts his teammates very much!

However, before his heart was shaken, he had already seen his coach on the sidelines.

Juan applauded on the edge of the court very calmly, as if he was just congratulating the opposing team for scoring a beautiful goal, without any panic or dissatisfaction at all. The Deportivo players on the court saw him like this and were puzzled. Then I couldn't help laughing.

What kind of self-confidence is this? He doesn't think he will lose at all, so he can congratulate others so calmly, right?

"Juan Diaz showed the general style that a coach should have. He is congratulating the opponent's goal...but I seem to see his mouth move. What is he talking about? Let Let's ask our lip expert and he said that Juan said something - 'football is interesting'. Does that mean anything?"

"I don't know exactly what it means, but I think Deportivo seems to have been awakened on the court." Dean was a little helpless and a little gloating, "I saw that the expressions on the faces of several players seemed to have changed. ..."

It has indeed changed. When kicking off in the middle circle, the Zaragoza players clearly felt that the players on the opposite side had some inexplicable smiles on their faces, but their hearts were chilled when they looked at them.

The referee also seemed to feel the momentum of the Deportivo players a little bit, and soon blew the whistle to start the game.

Diego Forlán kicked the ball to Riquelme and then ran quickly across the board - the game started again!

Riquelme passed the ball back and dropped back himself to get the ball again from the feet of Fernando Gago, remembering Juan's tactics - all attacking, but at the same time Riquelme needed to control the football first , and then wait for an opportunity to launch an attack.

"Don't worry, we have patience and time to take it easy. At the beginning they will want to catch us by surprise immediately. Even if we really can't defend, don't worry. There is still a long time in the game."

Riquelme looked up at the Zaragoza players who were rushing towards the La Coruña half like a tide. He still remembered what Juan said before the opening, so he was very calm. Turning around, he passed the ball to David Silva behind him, and then he made a few gestures to appease the people around him, telling them not to worry and play their own rhythm slowly.

The captain of this game is Capdevila, but to be honest, the Spaniard has always been at the back, and the command of the frontcourt still depends on Riquelme. After all, no matter how you say it, organizing the offense This thing still needs a professional to come!

With Deportivo's quick and skilful passing back and forth, Zaragoza's players who wanted to take advantage of the heat simply couldn't make their pressing work very well, and Deportivo remained in control of the football. , and it doesn't mean to relax at all.

"There it is, Deportivo's terrible possession rate... But what we can see is that they themselves seem to care a little bit about that goal. David Silva distributes the football to the wing, Fernando Gago receives the ball and he attacks on the left!"

Zaragoza defender Quartero came up to meet him, and then cautiously retreated while blocking Fernando Gago's advancing route. He didn't have a clear concept of Gago's speed, but in his opinion, it was anyway It's right not to let people pass by.

Seeing the opponent defending so cautiously, Gago felt flattered.

What's the situation, is he going to be listed as a key defensive target now?

What he didn't know was that everyone in Zaragoza could be said to be in a panic now, and they were nervous when they saw who had the ball, so the person who thought the team's focus would shift to him quickly transferred the football to Riquelme .

Riquelme couldn't laugh or cry when he received the football. Gago didn't know what was going on, didn't he know?

At this moment the ball came to him, and Zaragoza turned all the arrows in an instant. Before Zaragoza's defender Alan Zabal pressed over, Riquelme immediately passed the ball to the left. Capdevila on the ball, Capdevila was about to break through with the ball, but was directly knocked to the ground by Oscar Gonzalez who returned to the defense.

The referee's whistle blew almost simultaneously, and Deportivo won a free kick from the sideline.

Deportivo's free kick this time did not go directly into the penalty area. After all, the ball is too far away, 40 meters away from the goal, and the angle is not very good. If it is the main players of the first team Maybe you can try it, but they?

At a distance of 40 meters, no one has the foot strength to ensure that Zaragoza's defensive players and goalkeepers are not in a hurry to make timely judgments when they shoot this long-distance flying shot.

So Capdevila just passed the ball to Riquelme, Riquelme then gave the ball to Fernando Gago on the right (.), but Gago just got the ball and went back to defend Mobilia kicked his shovel directly and knocked him to the ground.

The referee immediately came forward to warn Mobilia. Gago rolled on the ground twice, moved his feet and stood up. Nothing serious happened. After all, the opponent did not intentionally hurt anyone. Actions are just forced tactical fouls.

Although everyone on the court felt that it was not time to have to, how long did the game start?And the leading person is obviously Zaragoza, right?

At this moment, they have fouled twice in a row. Is this showing their fighting spirit in this game, or testing the coach's bottom line?

No one knew what Zaragoza's plan was, but seeing how frightened they were, I don't know why everyone felt a little helpless and funny on the court.

What's all this about?

Juan stood on the edge of the court and watched the situation on the court expressionlessly. To be honest, he was really relieved by the referee's penalty just now.

Deportivo Deportivo currently use this style of play that has very high requirements for football passing and control, and the front line is pressed very far ahead. The most feared thing is losing the ball in the midfield.

He has absolute confidence in the ball-handling ability of Deportivo players. However, if the penalty scale is too loose and the ball is stolen with an action close to a foul, then the Deportivo players will suffer a lot in the game , Obviously, the referee's scale in this game is not loose, which is a good thing for Deportivo.

Generally speaking, a competent referee must be prepared for a severe warning in advance at the beginning of the game, so that the actions of both sides are restrained, and the game can be controlled from the beginning. In the situation, the game can proceed smoothly.

Youfangduo referees didn't know Liwei at the beginning, and they could neither knock mountains and shake tigers nor fight cattle across mountains, which caused the game to lose control directly under certain unclear circumstances, and the situation on the court was chaotic It can't be cleaned up, and it will be useless no matter how you play your cards.

Some players, after getting angry, no matter what red card or yellow card they have, they still have to continue to fight each other, anyway, they can't do it until they feel comfortable!

This is also the main reason why red cards and yellow cards often fly all over the field in some games. Although the players have most of the responsibility, the inaction of the referee is the first trigger (,).

What reassures Juan a little is that at least their referee is not like this.

Five minutes later, Zaragoza defender Gabriel Milito brought down David Silva who was breaking through, and Deportivo won a free kick close to the goal.

Although it was relatively close to the goal, Riquelme chose to pass the ball into the penalty area out of caution, but the opponent's defender Cesar Jimenez shook his head first and pushed the ball out.

"Zaragoza was very desperate in this game... But I feel that it may be the reason why Deportivo has rotated too many people at one time, otherwise, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless." Frank said. It made Zaragoza's crowd feel aggrieved, but they really didn't find any reason to refute...

Juan looked at the situation in the frontcourt and made a gesture of pressing down. Riquelme saw his movement and nodded subconsciously.

Juan's intention is obvious. This is to ask Deportivo not to play too many high-altitude balls, but mainly to play ground balls and give full play to their own advantages.

The players in Deportivo are actually not bad at their feet during training. In the ground attack, no matter who they are, it is no problem to make a few shots, and most of them have good shooting ability. Strong, so the ground ball is more dominant than the high-altitude ball.

The ball from Cesar Jimenez's clearance was once again taken by Deportivo, and they began to back and forth in the midfield, while Zaragoza pressed very high, after all, at this moment they also had nothing to do. There is no way but to win the goal through desperate fighting.

In one of these closes, Capdevila's pass hit Zaragoza midfielder Zapatel's calf and went over the touchline, a throw-in.

Capdevila trotted to get the throw-in. When he was holding the ball and was about to throw it, he saw Morientes cruising behind Zaragoza's defense line - Zaragoza's defense line was still under pressure. Relatively high, there is simply a big gap behind.

As soon as the Spanish defender's eyes lit up, he immediately threw the ball vigorously into Zaragoza's penalty area!

One thing must be explained here-the throw-in is not restricted by the offside rule.

That is to say, even if there is no opponent player within a few meters of your own, but the pharmaceutical teammate throws the ball over, the player will not be penalized for offside after receiving the ball!

This is a rule that most people who have watched football for a long time are well aware of, and the players naturally know it too. However, in the game, not everyone can quickly change their minds.

The Zaragoza players ignored this at this critical moment!

When Capdevila threw the ball into Zaragoza's penalty area, all the Zaragoza defenders were stunned because they determined that Morientes was in an offside position. Goza defender Alan Sabal even raised his hand to signal that Morientes was offside, but they quickly reacted-the throw-in is not offside!

However, it was too late! !

Morientes received a throw-in from Capdevila in the penalty area, facing Zaragoza's goalkeeper Luis Garcia and volleyed directly sideways, and the football flew past Luis Garcia , and then flew directly into the point in front of the goal!

? ? ? ?

Before everyone could react, the referee's whistle had already blown, and the line referee made a move.

The goal is valid! !

Most of the people were still in a dazed state, until the referee stretched out his finger to the middle circle, most of the fans in the stands reacted, but at this moment they looked at each other, not knowing whether to boo or what to do... …

Deportivo's goal came too suddenly. No one expected such a quick goal. Just now, Capdevila was still preparing to throw a throw-in. Who knew that Deportivo would equalize at this moment. The score!

"Goooooooal!! Fernando Morientes!! No one expected, there will be such a goal! Capdevila throws the ball, Morientes in the penalty area receives the ball and breaks easily Luis García's cross! Zaragoza's defenders are too careless, how could they forget that throw-ins are not restricted by the offside rule!"

Frank yelled and jumped up with excitement, and Dean glanced at him: "You remember?"

"……I don't……"

"That's it!" Dean sighed.

"I don't know who came up with this tactic, it was simply too unexpected, a genius idea... Maybe Zaragoza's attention is all on the pressing in the frontcourt, and all of us have ignored this genius One point! Anyway, Deportivo tied the score, I don’t know whether Juan planned it or luck, but Deportivo’s goal is very beautiful!”

He specifically mentioned Juan because the players on the court rushed towards Juan like crazy, especially Capdevila. Obviously, he never thought that this tactic would be successful at the beginning, but When the goal was scored, he hugged his head directly, in disbelief.

"Boss, we really succeeded!!!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Boss, why are you so smart and witty?!"

In the excitement of all the players, Juan smiled and hugged everyone.

What he didn't say was that in the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Deportivo a few years ago, Deportivo conceded a goal like this, which caused a lot of discussion at the time-about Deportivo making such a low-level mistake. Mistakes—and yet, after a few years, this trick still works.

After celebrating with the players for a while, Juan patted everyone on the back of the head one by one, and directly patted them onto the court one by one. The starting and movements were very skillful - the reason is that the boss is not on the court today, otherwise He didn't dare to act like this.

"We continued to attack as before, playing with the characteristics of Deportivo and dealing with them!"

What are the characteristics of A Coruña?

Difficult!

Especially in this game, there was almost no slow player on the field of Deportivo. Under the leadership of Riquelme, although their offense was not so gorgeous, it was very simple and effective. The back pass control quickly transfers the ball, and hits the penalty area through sidewalk breakthroughs and long-range shots from the center, looking for various opportunities. ,

Generally speaking, the two wings of Deportivo are not strong, but general breakthroughs can still be achieved. After the breakthrough, they will pass to Diego Forlan and others who are inserted in the back row, allowing them to create opportunities ... Such a simple offense has become their own system, and they will naturally perform extremely well.

And even if the two sides of Deportivo are not obvious now, what about the future?

You know, the people standing on their two sides at this moment are Ricardo Quaresma and Diego Forlan on one side, and Fernando Gago and Lionel Messi on the other. !

In 05, most people would have laughed at the two sides of such a weak chicken, but what about ten years later?

Who wouldn't shudder at a lineup like this?

In this game, Fernando Gago's performance was still very impressive. He was already a midfielder who could play his own role when he was in River Plate, but when he came to Deportivo and Redondo, he Maintaining a humble heart, he quickly grew into one of Deportivo's well-deserved midfield cores and offensive and defensive hubs. Such growth is not insignificant!

Obviously, when he first came here, he would only rush forward rashly, but in just one season, his growth is simply amazing.

And he is also a fairly comprehensive player, covering areas from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area. This feature is learned from Redondo, but his speed is faster, and Redondo's skills are more comprehensive. , he still has to learn.

In the 15th minute, Fernando Gago, who changed his position, forced a breakthrough. Gabriel Milito was forced to join forces with Quartero, who had replaced him. Free kick from the touchline.

Riquelme stands in front of the ball.

Deportivo's tall players all rushed into the penalty area, and Zaragoza's Zapatel and Oscar Gonzalez also returned to the defense. There are many tall players in Deportivo, and Pablo · Ibanez and others are players with excellent header ability.

The two sides are constantly vying for positions in the penalty area. Although the head coach keeps blowing whistles to warn them to be quiet, as soon as the head coach looks away, these honest-looking people will immediately get entangled again.

With the coach's whistle, Riquelme swung his right foot directly, and then sent a beautiful curve ball to the penalty area!

"Riquelme!! He almost didn't shoot from the front in this game, but was trying to be a gun carriage for delivering shells! Diego Forlan and Pablo Ibáñez jumped up at the same time, But neither of them touched the ball at all, Zapatel in the middle was about to take off to make a clearance, and Lionel Messi jumped in front of him!"

No one expected that among so many tall men in Deportivo, the one who tried to jump up and was the closest to football was actually the petite player.

In physical confrontation, Messi is definitely inferior to others, but he has an advantage in the speed of take-off. The Argentine took off before everyone around him, and he also got stuck in the position in front of him.

Under the interference of the Zaragoza players behind him, Lionel Messi still grabbed the first goal. When the header seemed difficult, he shook his head awkwardly and headed towards the ball. ——

"Gooooooal!! Lionel Messi!!" Frank waved his fist, even a little intoxicated. "What a miraculous and weird goal... The football drew an arc in the air and went directly towards the dead corner behind the goal. Luis Garcia, who was standing in the middle and was ready to save at any time, was obviously completely unexpected. At this point, when he judged the arc of the ball's flight, it was already too late!"

It was indeed too late. Luis Garcia started backing away in shock at the start of the game, and then stretched out his hand, trying to stop the ball halfway with all his strength——

However, there are not so many dramatic events in the world. The football flew past his fingertips in a whirl, and then fell obliquely into the dead corner of the goal!

"This is really a weird goal." Dean also sighed, "Zaragoza has really reached the limit of what they can do in blocking this free kick, but this kind of player himself The curveball that may not be able to be copied is simply an unexpected visitor, and the entire Zaragoza has no defense..."

Unprepared, of course, and in a fight for headers like this, who would remember Lionel Messi, a small, taciturn little player who was almost transparent from the start?

"However, I still want to say that the performances of Deportivo and Zaragoza in the first half were a bit weird. First, Deportivo was sleepwalking at the beginning of the game and directly gave Zaragoza a lead. The ball, and then Zaragoza actually forgot the rule that the throw-in is not offside..."

"At the end, this Deportivo goal, Zaragoza had done his best in the defense, Lionel Messi just jumped with all his might and hit the football himself, So the football flew into Zaragoza's gate in such a weird arc... So both teams are under witchcraft?"

Frank's guess made Dean glance at him subconsciously, then shook his head: "Frank, feudal superstition is not a big deal."

After the re-kick-off, Zaragoza launched a crazy press. They seemed not afraid of their position at the front. Of course, this may be mainly because Zaragoza's defense does not lack reaction speed. If the front three are positioned high, they will fall into the trap of offside - Lionel Messi, who was not noticed at all, was also directly noticed after that goal.

Moreover, the out-of-bounds trick like the one just now can only be used once, and it won't work if it is used again.

Because of the fierce pressing, the players of the two teams were flying around on the court for a while. In Zaragoza's desperate pressing, Deportivo could only use a faster speed. To pass and catch the ball, however, as the passing speed increases, the turnover rate will naturally increase. Even if Deportivo's passing is very good, mistakes will always appear.

In this case, Deportivo appeared to be somewhat passive on the field, and Zaragoza also created some opportunities, and their offensive became stronger. They chose to frequently attack on the left, allowing Diego and Quaré Sma's side seems a bit precarious, after all, their defensive ability here is much weaker.

No.15 minutes, David Silva, who cut in from the wing, received a pass from Riquelme and then made a cross. Diego Forlan cruised silently to the far corner and lobbed the ball to the far corner. The football was caught by Luiz. Garcia accepted it firmly and held it in his arms.

No.17 minutes, Mobilia's wing breakthrough was brought down by Fernando Gago, Zaragoza got a free kick, Zapatel passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, Jose Camacho was outside the penalty area With a direct long shot, the football was blocked by Capdevila's body.

No.201 minutes, Mobilia scored the ball in midfield, Oscar Gonzalez crossed the ball after receiving the ball, Harvey Morello, who was inserted from the wing, kicked a strong shot from the front of the penalty area, Diego Lopez rushed Come over and block the ball with your body.

Facing Zaragoza's wave after wave of crazy attacks, Deportivo relied on their fairly reliable defense to block them.

At this time, we can see what kind of power the defensive lineup Juan managed has.

When the whole of Deportivo was flying, their backcourt and goalkeeper performed calmly, which is why Deportivo is confident at the moment.

The defender is working hard, and the goalkeeper's attention is also very concentrated. Since Juan and Zubizarreta took a lesson together last time, Diego Lopez will never think about it on the grass, especially in the middle of the game. At that time, his spirit was almost concentrated to a level that made people sigh.

And it is precisely because of his concentration that he has become more and more stable. Although there are many good goalkeepers in the Spanish national team, he cannot become the main force in the national team, but at least he is currently under Casillas. , he is still stable as a substitute goalkeeper, and he can have the opportunity to come off the bench!

No.20 In the second minute, a save by Diego Lopez showed his potential value as a Spanish rookie goalkeeper. Zaragoza passed a high-altitude ball to the front of the penalty area, and Zaparte overwhelmed Capdevila with a header On the ferry, Pablo Ibáñez's marking error caused Oscar Gonzalez to drive into the penalty area from the wing after receiving the ball.

At this time, Diego Lopez attacked quickly and resolved the crisis perfectly and quickly!

"Zaragoza's offense has been fierce during this period... They seem to have shown their determination to fight to the death in this game, and they are bound to fight Deportivo. From the initial temptation and subsequent goals, all It can be clearly seen that Deportivo's defense seems to be in jeopardy, although the current score is Deportivo, but the game has just begun!"

The commentary at the La Roma Radar stadium is very optimistic about the situation of the scene. After all, it is their own home court, so no matter what, they still have to show their momentum!

On the other hand, Sky Sports didn't give face at all.

"Although Zaragoza's offense is ferocious, Deportivo's defense is quite stable... This approach is very wise. Zaragoza's momentum cannot last for too long, as long as they can If you perform better, it will be easy to take the initiative!"