Chapter 343 Difficulty Difficulty
Xu Qi really felt the difficulty of this game when the first half is about to end, if the team can score another goal in the last two minutes, then there is still hope of equalizing this game or
But if the first half is about to end with two goals behind, after the second half, this game will be too difficult.
In the injury stoppage time in the first half, Xu Qi carried the ball and carried Maikon from the left side forcibly cut in, and then used his toes to pull the ball into the penalty area. Soldado stepped forward in time, and Xu Qi created an excellent opportunity again!
"The opportunity in front of Soldado's goal! Pass from Xu Qi, shot!"
However, Cesar's attack was very timely. With the interference of Cesar and Lucio, Soldado did not seize the opportunity to score this time. He kicked the ball high and an excellent opportunity was wasted.
This means that Valencia was unable to narrow the gap in the first half.
One to three, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half, and Valencia fell behind the defending champion two goals.
Emery walked back to the locker room. He was not satisfied with the current score, but in fact he actually felt that the performance of the team on the court was pretty good.
The team clearly performed well, but the score was two behind. Emery did have a headache. He had to let the team attack with all his strength, but there would definitely be loopholes in the defense line.
He really doesn't want to lose to the team coached by Benitez. Since he came to Valencia and started coaching Valencia, countless Valencia fans and media have compared him with Benitez. In everyone's eyes, Benitez is always the most successful one. After all, Benitez has brought Valencia a real La Liga championship!
This also makes Emery difficult to say. After all, this era is different from that era. Valencia of that era has the top lineup of La Liga. Although Real Madrid was full of stars in that era, it could not form a whole well. Barcelona is also at the trough of their club, which also created Valencia's two La Liga champions.
But now, the two teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid are now far superior to other teams, and Valencia's investment is not as good as others. Although they signed Xu Qi this season, neither Villa nor David Silva have been retained.
It's too difficult to compare with that era.
In the locker room, Emery just asked the players to continue to strengthen their offense, allowing the two full-backs to actively move forward, and look for opportunities on the wing.
Emery asked Xu Qi and Mata to look for more opportunities in the middle, and must handle the ball safely and not be stolen casually.
They all saw Inter Milan’s counterattack ability, and it was very dangerous to be stolen by them.
At the beginning of the second half, neither side made any adjustments to the personnel.
However, Inter Milan quickly completed a staffing adjustment because their players were injured.
And the injured player is their goalkeeper Cesar!
This is good news for Valencia.
Not long after the second half started, Valencia created a corner kick opportunity.
It was this corner kick that Maduro, Lucio and Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar collided hard.
When Cesar landed, he fell to the ground because his body lost his balance.
This time I fell quite hard.
In the end, after the team doctor's diagnosis, Cesar was unable to hold on, and he was replaced and Castellazi came on as a substitute.
Now, the goalkeepers on both sides are called Cesar.
"It seems that Cesar cannot hold on. Castellazi is ready to play as a substitute. In such an important game, being suddenly arranged to play at such a sudden moment is a challenge for Castellazi."
The game continues and Valencia still controls the ball.
Their ability to run in the midfield is obviously stronger than Inter Milan.
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The game continued, and Castellazi was shocked by Valencia as soon as he came on the court.
Xu Qi set up a cannon for Mata, and Mata shot a long shot outside the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Zivo and created a sideline. Castellazi had already reacted in advance, so he didn't have time to save the ball.
Although he couldn't save the ball, he was really lucky. The ball rubbed the post and rolled out of the baseline, and Inter Milan escaped.
But again, they didn't escape.
In the 54th minute of the game, Xu Qi forced a breakthrough and caused Macon to foul. Valencia won a free kick opportunity at the front of the left side of the penalty area. This time the position was very good. For many professional players, it is easy to score a free kick in this position.
This time, Xu Qi, Mata and Huajin stood in front of the ball.
Xu Qi is actually a cover for standing here. He has not practiced his free kick level until now, mainly because his right-footed arc ball on this side is pretty good, so he is also standing here.
His arc ball is good but only in the case of mobile battles. If he wants to bypass the human wall, he probably has to practice more.
Therefore, this time, Joaquin accelerated and ran up and rubbed the ball directly.
A perfect arc ball, which was in a dead corner, made Castrozzi confused.
The ball has entered!
With two or three goals, Valencia won the game again with a free kick from Joaquin!
Emery on the sidelines seemed quite excited. The score difference is only one point now, and Valencia has the opportunity to equalize the score.
This free kick score came at a very time!
However, at this time, Inter Milan's defense line began to become more dense, and they would never allow them to concede the ball again. It was very difficult to break through Inter Milan's goal.
Moreover, there is still a threat to Inter Milan's counterattack. No, it is not just a threat, but it can still score a real goal!
This itself is not a Valencia offensive and defensive drill. At this stage, Valencia forgot how he was scored three consecutive goals by Inter Milan in the first half!
This time, it was the black African cheetah!
He assisted Sneider in the first half to score, and this time it was a reward for Sneider's favor.
The two superstars Sneider and Etoo's reaction again this time and quickly connected. Sneider made a long pass to find Etoo. Etoo also seemed to have a jerk today, receiving the ball and breaking into the penalty area, as if entering a no-man's land.
Facing Cesar Sanchez who was attacking, Etoo, as the top striker, was calm and he actually drifted past Cesar Sanchez directly and then pushed the ball into the empty goal.
The score was four to two, and Valencia was two goals behind. For this Valencia team, the blow was really too big.
"I've lost the ball again. Today, Valencia is really not conservative at all. Their overall formation has many premises, so there is too much room behind him. Another counterattack, Valencia's defense line was really blown up. This should be a day that Cesar Sanchez doesn't want to experience."
Chapter completed!