Chapter 157 Crazy Practice Before Christmas
Finally, in the fifth round of the Copa del Rey, La Coruña won Sevilla with a score of 2:0. As long as you don’t lose more than two goals away, you can enter the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Bayi Middle School ?Wen.com? w?w?w?
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But now, the King's Cup game can be temporarily put on hold, after all, the next game will not last until the winter break.
What is currently in front of La Coruna is the two consecutive league games before Christmas: on December 17, Valladolid's home game, and on December 2o, the away game challenge of Espanyol!
Fortunately, the opponents in these two games are not very strong, and they can be used as a practical training for Zhang Xu to practice rhythm control skills.
Since mastering the entry-level rhythm control skills, Zhang Xu has been thinking about how to improve the level of this skill, asking Belleron, asking head coach Ortra, watching game videos, and actually demonstrating and training in training and competitions. All the methods that can be thought of and all the time that can be used are used by him to learn and improve this skill level.
However, this is the ultimate mystery after all, and it cannot be understood and improved in a short time. It requires countless practices and insights to improve.
However, Zhang Xu was not discouraged. Not only was he not discouraged, but his aura of a top student came up again.
The less you make any significant improvements, the harder I will work harder!
2o12 at 7 pm on December 17, 2o12, at Riasso Stadium, La Coruña played against visiting Valladolid at home.
At the beginning of the game, Zhang Xu put out his unique skill, which is a great skill to control the rhythm.
Valladolid is the team that ranked 6 in La Liga in the O6-O7 season. Over the years, he has been struggling in La Liga for many years and the team has been fighting for relegation. This season is no exception. Although he is currently ranked 9th in the standings, there are three teams with the same points as him and are ranked behind him. There are even five or six teams with one or two points less. If you are not careful, you will fall into the relegation circle.
In fact, if it weren't for Zhang Xu and without the vigorous vitality that Zhang Xu brought to La Coruna, La Coruna might not be much better than Valladolid, and might have fallen into the relegation circle and struggled.
However, since Zhang Xu, the perverted existence, La Coruna's strength has been improved leaps and has now become the second in the La Liga standings. Such a result is envied by Valladolid.
However, some things are unenviable.
For example, Zhang Xu, who has now fully expanded his control rhythm skills.
In the thirteenth minute of the game, after Zhang Xu received a pass from Aguilar near the center line, he looked up and observed the situation ahead.
Now, Zhang Xu's vision attribute has reached 82 points. As long as he pays a little attention to his teammates' running position and the opponent's formation, he can basically grasp the situation in the whole game.
Zhang Xu led the ball forward diagonally and immediately encountered the pressing of two opponents.
Now Zhang Xu has long been famous after these battles, especially against Real Madrid and Barcelona. No matter what team it is, when facing La Coruna, he will focus on guarding Zhang Xu as the top priority, and Valladolid will naturally be no exception.
Zhang Xu no longer dribbled the ball, and passed it with one kick, passing the ball to Thomas.
After Thomas got the ball, he first played a two-pass one with Zhang Xu who was in front, and then suddenly passed the ball with a diagonal pass, giving the ball to an empty area on the left.
Of course, Thomas' pass was still very purposeful. Soon, a player came over in the empty area, which was La Coruna's left forward Gama.
Gama leaned his left foot and controlled the football. Then after adjusting two steps, he decisively made a cross.
Everyone in La Coruna knows that Zhang Xu's bounce and header are very terrifying, so Gama's cross was looking for Zhang Xu who was forward.
Zhang Xu did not disappoint everyone's expectations, he overwhelmed the heroes. He jumped high, stopped in the air, and then smashed his forehead hard on the flying football!
This header was very powerful, and Valladolid's goalkeeper had no time to react, and saw the football flew into the net!
The ball is in! 1:o!
After leading with one goal, La Coruna's offensive became more and more fierce. At the same time, the entire team showed a clear sense of rhythm under the dispatch of Zhang Xu. When it was fast, it was as moving as a rabbit, and when it was slow, it was as quiet as a virgin, and when it was fast and slow, it was very round.
Therefore, this game became a training match for Zhang Xu to practice rhythm control skills.
In the 21st minute of the game, Zhang Xu was still there. While he was slowly driving the ball, he suddenly passed the ball directly, tearing open Valladolid's defense and assisting Oliveira to another goal.
In the 43rd minute of the game, La Coruña made a series of wonderful cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt, and passed ten consecutively, all with one shot. Finally, Richi pushed and shot, rewrite the score again.
After the second half of the game changed sides, the rhythm of the field was still controlled by Zhang Xu.
In the 61st minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu again. After blocking the opponent's forward's shot, he suddenly found Thomas in front with a precise advantage. Thomas made a diagonal pass and assisted Ricky to make a cold shot!
Then, Altra began to make large-scale substitutions, substituting the team's veterans one by one, and applying some young players.
Finally, with a score of 4:0 in this game, La Coruna defeated the visiting Valladolid, and scored all three points. The league points rose to 29 points, and the league ranking was still fourth.
On December 2o, 2o12, the fifth day before Christmas, the 18th round of the league, the away game of La Coruña to challenge Espanyol began.
After this game, the winter break in La Liga arrived as scheduled. From December 21 to January 5, each team has 15 days of renovation time.
Zhang Xu and Nicola have already agreed that after the winter break officially begins, they will return to the United States together to visit Nicola's parents and spend Christmas with Nicola's family.
Espanyol is a bottom team this season. Currently, the league points are only 12 points, ranking last.
Facing such a weak team, even though it was a away game, Zhang Xu would not be polite at all. He led the team and at the beginning of the game, he controlled the rhythm of the game in his own hands, and successfully treated the game as a training match to practice controlling the rhythm skills.
In the seventh minute of the game, Zhang Xu seized a chance.
He cut off the opponent's pass in the midfield and led the team forward quickly. After passing the ball with three feet, the football came outside the arc coil in the penalty area.
Finally, Thomas' sudden powerful shot opened the Spaniard's door and changed the score to 1:o!
After this goal, Espanyol significantly strengthened its defense and wanted to curb the strong offensive momentum of La Coruna.
However, in front of Zhang Xu, these only temporarily blocked the team's offense. Soon, Zhang Xu understood the defensive rules of Espanyol, and the goals followed.
In the 29th minute of the game, Zhang Xu took the football around the center line, attracting three Espanyol players to focus on defense.
Zhang Xu has long been accustomed to this situation. He used his unparalleled degree and physical fitness to frequently cooperate with his teammates around him, tearing the Spanish formation bit by bit.
In this way, after many times of fighting with his opponent near the center line, Zhang Xu gradually wiped out the physical fitness and patience of the three Spaniards surrounding him little by little.
This was, he suddenly made a straight pass, gave the football to Thomas, and then he suddenly added, over the three Espanyol players' control, and penetrated the ball towards the front.
The three Espanyol players were shocked and hurriedly tried their best to chase Zhang Xu, who was gradually moving away. While chasing, they loudly reminded their teammates to be careful.
However, it was too late for Zhang Xu and his teammates who had completely launched the offensive.
After receiving Thomas' pass, Zhang Xu faced the two Espanyol players who were coming up, and he pushed the ball to the right side with a arch of his right foot.
Here, Aguilar successfully received the football. He did not stop the ball, but directly gave the football to Rickey in front of the game.
Ricky immediately passed the ball horizontally and once again sent the ball to Zhang Xu's feet.
Zhang Xu made a long shot, which immediately attracted the attention of the opponent's central defender. Then he picked the ball over the Espanyol central defender's head and landed on the left side of the penalty area.
Here, Oliveira arrived and shot with a cushion, breaking the Spanish door again! 2:o!
The first half ended with a score of 2-0. After the second half of the game, Espanyol seemed to have given up the game completely. Except for a forward who was heading in front, everyone else was huddled in his half and played the turtle tactic.
This made Zhang Xu a little embarrassed. After all, breaking the turtle tactic is a recognized problem in the world.
If it were someone else, maybe it would be fine, but in front of Zhang Xu, the more difficult the things are, the more interested he is in doing.
So, Zhang Xu began to patiently ponder the thick turtle shell bit by bit, and looked for opportunities to take advantage of it bit by bit.
In the end, he really found an opportunity.
In the 81st minute of the game, Aguilar immediately made a cross after running wildly on the side.
Zhang Xu grabbed the spot in the middle, but was tightly surrounded by three Espanyol players. He even managed to take off, so he didn't get the first point at all.
But it doesn't matter. When Espanyol cleared the ball, he did not kick the football far away. He was stopped by Marchena outside the penalty area.
When Marchener was about to hang the football into the penalty area again, he suddenly saw Zhang Xu reaching the far corner of the goal, and he immediately sent the football to the far corner of the goal.
And there, Oliveira happened to be unmarked. She shot the ball directly into the net with one shot!
3:o!
Chapter completed!