Football’s First Defender
Chapter 224: Midfield break
This is a free kick slightly to the right before the big penalty area. Because the distance to the goal is too close, Ronaldo’s elevator ball has no room to play, so this time, Ronaldo did not choose to try to hit the goal by himself. Instead, give the free throw to Giggs!
The free kick in this position is indeed very suitable for left-footed players like Giggs to directly complete the goal, and Giggs's passing ability is also very good. You can also choose to take an external spin and pass the ball directly. In the penalty area, let the Manchester United players go to the top!
"Giggs! Stand alone in front of the free kick, pass or hit the goal?"
"Giggs, run-up!"
"Just hit the door!"
Giggs kicked a curve ball and directly bypassed the wall and flew to the upper right corner of the goal. Unfortunately, this kick hit the goal and the ball fell too slowly. It did not fall within the range of the goal frame within the flight time. Inside, it has flown directly out of the beam!
This time the two teams have created good offensive opportunities after the continuous conversion of offense and defense, but unfortunately, there is still no player from the first team who can seize the opportunity and take the lead in getting the first goal.
After the two teams re-completed their positions and entered the tactically arranged offensive and defensive rounds, Chelsea, who returned to the conservative state, and Manchester United, who were unable to threaten the attack on the offensive end, once again fell into a well-matched state in the game, and the rhythm of the game was again. Fall into a standstill!
In the last 10 minutes of the first half, Chelsea and Manchester United basically made no achievements on the offensive end. Most of Manchester United’s control of the ball was in the vicinity of the midfield, making meaningless footfalls. It is really impossible to use cooperation to break into the danger zone of Chelsea!
Under Chelsea's tight defense, Manchester United's offense can create good long-range shots and shots, which can be regarded as an offensive success!
Giggs completed two long shots late in the game. The use of Ronaldo and Rooney and others to play the role of the Chelsea defenders pay more attention to Giggs’s breakthrough threat, so that Giggs can barely still have a certain amount of space in the midfield and can seize the opportunity to play two. Long shot!
On the Chelsea side, after Manchester United deliberately controlled the pass success rate, although Manchester United's threatening attacks have also decreased, the corresponding Chelsea counterattack opportunities are even less pitiful!
Before the end of the whole half, when Anelka had a chance to counterattack barely, under the double-teaming of many Manchester United defenders, there was a long-range shot that exceeded 25 meters outside the penalty area. Just this kick hit the goal, the ball flew out of the crossbar!
Both goalkeepers, Van der Sar and Cech received little threats at the end of the first half! If the two teams did not shoot in the right direction, it is considered a benefit to the goalkeeper of the two teams!
It is worth mentioning that Cristiano Ronaldo's positional attack was completely restricted by Essien who defended him closely in the final half of the game. Essien's personal defensive ability was once again shown!
In the midfield position, Essien made Cristiano Ronaldo's progress as if he was stuck in a quagmire. Cristiano Ronaldo could not receive the ball comfortably. Even if he forced to get the ball, he could barely gain the advantage under Essien's 1v1 defense, but he wanted to Hit Chelsea's defenses more deeply, but they are somewhat incapable! Chelsea's defense, behind Essien, gave him enough support!
Although Cristiano Ronaldo once wanted to enter the penalty area and rely on his height advantage to deal with Essien’s defense, Essien and Yang Feng’s transition were very tacit. When passing the ball, Yang Feng always appeared directly at the critical moment, and Essien was responsible for the change of position, blocking in front of Ronaldo!
When Cristiano Ronaldo, the absolute core of the attack, was gradually consumed by Essien, the defensive line composed of the remaining Chelsea players showed their strong defensive ability and brought the game to its own rhythm!
At the end of the half-time 0-0, the players of both teams walked into the locker room unwillingly. This game is destined to be a fierce battle and is destined to be anxious to the last moment of the game!
In Chelsea's dressing room, after all, it was the Champions League final. Hiddink was rarely in the locker room and showed some anxiety. During today's intermission, Hiddink said a lot!
There was both an emphasis on tactics and so-called "chicken-blood" speeches. Watching Hiddink talking there endlessly, Yang Feng felt that he had never heard this old Dutch man say so much "nonsense"!
Maybe this is the Champions League final. Even if you don't care about it, it doesn't matter, but in the game, in many details, it is still impossible to conceal a person's inner tension!
Hiddink's performance before the game was as if he was holding the winning ticket. The players have always eased their minds and have been showing their calmness in front of the media. However, during the game, the "abnormal" Hiddink still made everyone discover that the Netherlands People still care about this champion!
After all, Hiddink managed to lead the team here. Even though it was only a half-season of the "fire fighting" coach, Hiddink still has a lot of effort and affection for this team and for these disciples. Of course he does. I want to use a champion with enough weight to end my magical experience for half a year!
The Chelsea players, while listening to Hiddink’s indifferent "nagging", they should relax. The energy-supplemented energy big guys are talking and laughing. They distract some attention through some things to relieve themselves. Nervous!
Yang Feng leaned directly on his seat, closed his eyes and pondered. He was thinking about his performance in the first half and how to play in the second half to help the team best! For his first experience facing Ronaldo directly, Yang Feng felt very bad!
Even though he watched a lot of Ronaldo’s offensive videos before the game, Yang Feng was still impressed by Ronaldo’s excellent physical talent when he really faced Ronaldo!
Unlike the defensive Messi in the previous Champions League semi-finals, Messi is outstanding in the sense of the ball under his feet, as well as his excellent foot technique and dribbling rhythm!
Perhaps when Yang Feng faced Messi 1v1, most of the time Messi might have lost his football dream, but when a teammate interfered with Messi in the front, it affected Messi’s dribbling rhythm and forced Messi into it. When the direction of the dribble must be carried out, Yang Feng made up the defense in time at that time. Messi's ability to change is actually not strong. Yang Feng's success rate in completing the defense is still very high!
But in the face of Ronaldo, Yang Feng still remembers the situation of his yellow card in the first half. After unloading the ball, at the moment of landing, Ronaldo forced a change of direction in an instant, the perfect combination of strength and technology, really It surprised Yang Feng, who rushed over and thought he could steal the ball successfully!
Also at the beginning of the game, Ronaldo turned half-turned under Yang Feng's defense and hit the goal with his left foot, which also caught Yang Feng by surprise!
Regarding Ronaldo’s ability to hit the goal, as well as the various tricks of the goal, it really made Yang Feng too late to deal with it!
Not to mention, Manchester United still has many players on the field. Their offensive ability is also world-class. If they get the opportunity to hit the goal, Yang Feng believes that when facing them head-on, it is also not an easy opponent to deal with. !
Although the teammates performed extremely well in this game, and Yang Feng faced the Manchester United offensive players very few times, no matter how good the defense line is, there may be mistakes, and Manchester United's offensive tactics may not be the same in the second half!
You know, on the Manchester United bench, there are still the Argentine "Beast" Davis, and there are powerful forwards such as "Brother Chic" Berbatov, and even Rooney can switch positions and come to the center. Location, directly facing Chelsea's central defense line!
The duel with Ronaldo made Yang Feng understand that he must not underestimate any opponents. These are powerful offensive players who have left their names in football. Perhaps in a game, the number of counter-defenses may be the same. Twice, but in such a critical match, Yang Feng must not be allowed to adapt to the opponent's attack mode on the spot, to think about the opponent's greatest possible attack method, and to take precautions. Yang Feng must be foolproof!
Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, and even Park Ji-sung, Giggs and others’ past offensive clips flashed in Yang Feng’s mind over and over again. Yang Feng will go through it again in a limited time. These players are the ones who are most willing to use, UU reading www.uukanshu.com also has the goal of hitting!
You know, in the past three weeks, Yang Feng has been watching the edited video of Manchester United attacking players in addition to training time.
Talent and hard work are what makes a player go further and further on the road of football! Yang Feng thinks that his talent is not bad, but relying solely on talent, Yang Feng feels that his achievements may also be an excellent defender, far from becoming a defensive master!
Do the best in everything. Since he chose to take the road of football, Yang Feng did not intend to do "just enough". He must pursue the best and become stronger!
Perhaps now, Yang Feng cannot prevent Ronaldo. After all, players like Cristiano Ronaldo may be more arbitrary on the offensive end, and their bodies can reach inhuman standards to make some abnormal movements and have strong body control capabilities.
So for defending Cristiano Ronaldo, for Yang Feng, his personal defensive skills are insufficient. Now he can only try to block Cristiano Ronaldo and try to block him to give his teammates time to make up defense!
But for others, in Yang Feng’s current position, they don’t want to let them get the chance to hit the goal so easily. Yang Feng does not intend to consume too much Chelsea’s defensive strength, but intends to rely on himself. , Complete the task on the defensive end!
The rest time passed quickly. Although Hiddink's "pre-war declaration" in the second half was not over, Chelsea's players walked out of the locker room "easily" and came to the court amid the urging of the referee. Amidst the cheers of nearly 100,000 live fans, the players of the two teams walked to their respective half courts in twos and threes. The players of the two teams were very solemn and surrounded a circle at half court for each other. Come on!
The second half of the game is about to begin!