Chapter 29 Deadly Pass
"Real Madrid has announced their starting list! Chu Zhongtian did start!" Before the Champions League game began, Chinese media couldn't wait to tell the Chinese fans the news.
Two and a half months after joining Real Madrid, Chu Zhongtian finally started for Real Madrid in the official game.
This is a good thing for Chinese fans, because they stay up late to watch the game and finally don’t have to wait for dozens of minutes to see Chu Zhongtian play.
"This is the scene from earlier. Real Madrid arrived at the Bernabeu Stadium... You can see... This is Chu Zhongtian!"
On the TV screen, Chu Zhongtian walked off the bus. He was wearing a Real Madrid T-shirt and carrying a small sports bag, listening to music. He saw a camera pointing at him and waved at the camera. Then he walked out of the picture, and the camera continued to point at the next Real Madrid player who appeared.
The last time Real Madrid played against Olympiacos was in the Champions League group stage, when Olympiacos reversed and defeated Real Madrid at home. At that time, the biggest star in Olympiacos was Rivaldo. Now Rivaldo has gone to the Uzbekistan League to make gold. There is almost no familiar star in Olympiacos.
Even Mourinho has a limited understanding of this team, let alone Real Madrid players.
However, Real Madrid has its own way to deal with such an opponent - the huge strength gap between the two sides, and Real Madrid is playing at home, so what Real Madrid has to do in this game is very simple, that is, stick to its own style of play and you will definitely be able to achieve a satisfactory result.
Mourinho's tactics for Real Madrid are not blindly fast, because it can be foreseen that the opponent will defend and counterattack at the Bernabeu, and there will be no room for Real Madrid stars to play their fast speed. Therefore, this also tests the level of the midfield organizers. When the opponent defends, there will be little space and time left for the offensive side. Can Chu Zhongtian complete the organizational mission?
※※※At the beginning of the game, Olympiacos got the kick-off. They retreated after entering the palace once. Even in this first attack, the two full-backs did not cross the center line. It can be seen that Olympiacos's idea was to draw Real Madrid away. As long as this goal can be completed, it is considered a victory.
Real Madrid launches an attack.
Casillas kicked forward with a big kick, c. Ronaldo competed for the top of the wing. He was 1.89 meters tall, had excellent jumping and excellent heading ability, so he always got the point in the high ball competition in the frontcourt. This time was no exception. He pushed the ball down and then rubbed it to Adebayo, who was supporting the middle.
Mourinho did not let Higuain or Benzema start in this game because he knew that Olympiacos would play a defensive counterattack. In the defense, they would definitely shrink into a group. Neither Higuain nor Benzema were the kind of striker who broke the dense defense. He was strong, with headers and strong center Adebayo was a good candidate. He could not only receive the pass from his teammates in the penalty area, then shoot the football into the opponent's goal, but also protect the football without turning around, and then pass the football to the teammates who came to pick up the football.
Adebayo jumped up and headed the ball again, passing the ball to Ozil who followed in the middle.
After Ozil took the ball, he planned to dribble the ball in front and break through the opponent's ribs. However, he soon encountered an interception from two Olympiacos players, which made him unable to get rid of it.
Chu Zhongtian was ten meters behind Ozil at this time, and he shouted in German: "Return to the pass!"
Ozil understood it, but did not turn around, and directly knocked the football behind him with his heel.
Chu Zhongtian took a step forward and just happened to receive the incoming ball.
"This is the first time Chu Zhongtian touched the ball in this game!" He Ping, who was in charge of commenting on the game, said excitedly.
Not only did the Chinese fans be happy that Chu Zhongtian was able to start, but he, the commentator, was also happy.
※※※Ozil passed the ball to Chu Zhongtian with his heel and immediately pulled the ball to the side, pulling Olympiacos' defensive player.
Chu Zhongtian did not delay after receiving the ball, but directly passed the football to C. Ronaldo on the wing.
In this game, Real Madrid's three most valuable stars were on two, and Kaka still sat on the bench.
c. After Ronaldo got the ball, he started performing again. He first rode two bicycles in a row without shaking the opponent away. Then he used the heel of his right foot to knock the ball from behind to the side, which happened to give the full-back Marcelo who was inserted into the side.
Marcelo did not successfully drive the ball and break through because Olympiacos was very strict. As soon as he got the ball, an Olympiacos player rushed up to defend him and blocked him.
Marcelo tried it and found that it was not possible. He quickly stopped and turned around to protect the football. At this time, c. Ronaldo had moved to the middle. Marcelo looked up and saw Chu Zhongtian.
He passed the football back.
Chu Zhongtian got the ball again.
This time, Chu Zhongtian did not rush to pass the ball, although C. Ronaldo was asking him. He turned around and passed the ball to the other side. Right back Sergio Ramos received the ball.
Real Madrid moved to the right in the offense, and Ramos and Di Maria cooperated.
The football passed to Di Maria's feet, and he tried to make a fake move. After passing the first one, he was cut off when passing the second one.
Olympiacos immediately launched a counterattack after successfully intercepting the ball.
But their offense did not continue, because when they passed the football to the middle circle, they were stopped by Chu Zhongtian, who had predicted the route in advance.
"Chu Zhongtian intercepted the ball!" He Ping shouted.
A cheer appeared at the Bernabeu, which was a cheer for Chu Zhongtian.
"It turns out that they are free people, they appear where they need it at any time..." the Spanish commentator sighed.
After Chu Zhongtian cut off the ball, he did not waste time, but passed it to the left side with one kick.
Olympiacos happened to be in a stage of defensive transition from attack, and some people were pressed out, and some people were ready to press forward, and there was a loophole in defense. Chu Zhongtian seized their ideological inertia and directly sent the football behind the defense line.
c. Ronaldo moved to the sideline. He was about to raise his hand and ask for it. When he turned around, he saw the football flying over. He even saved raising his hand and adjusted his body to catch the ball directly!
"Cristiano Ronaldo!"
Ronaldo beautifully removed the football and broke through the bottom!
Reality pretended to make a cross, tricked Olympiacos's defender to fall to the ground to block it, but gently knocked the football forward and passed the fallen defender.
"He broke into the penalty area!"
Seeing C. Ronaldo breaking into the penalty area, all Olympiacos' players panicked and rushed towards him. The goalkeeper also quickly moved to the near corner to prevent him from shooting suddenly.
But c. Ronaldo did not shoot, but passed the ball horizontally!
"Adebayo!! Shooting! It's a pity..."
Adebayo did not expect that Ronaldo's pass would pass to his feet so easily. Before he could react, the result of his hastily kicking was to miss the ball... "It's a pity that it didn't make any attempt! However, Real Madrid's attack was very beautiful! Chu Zhongtian's long pass transfer was very timely, and his official pass gave Cristiano Ronaldo the opportunity to break through!" He Ping praised Chu Zhongtian.
The assistant coach Kalanca off the court also nodded frequently. Mourinho, who was sitting next to him, was planning to get up to celebrate the goal, but he didn't expect that Adebayo missed the football, which made him sit down again as soon as he left his butt, holding his head with both hands, and was very upset.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian found that he had a tacit understanding with C. Ronaldo, and he could achieve it without much training. Perhaps it was because the two people had similar attitudes towards football, or perhaps it was because they had no obstacles to communicate with each other and had a relatively close relationship. Anyway, what he wanted, the other party wanted to get.
For example, this time, when he saw that there was time for him, he passed the football directly. c. Ronaldo also saw the time for him, so he moved to that position. If he waited for his pass, it would be too late. If he ran over too early, it would be alert to the opponent's defender. The situation just now was just right, and he could not receive the ball one second or one second later.
But he can't always pass football to C. Ronaldo. He is the commander of the team, not C. Ronaldo's passer. Therefore, he needs to improve his understanding with others.
After that, Chu Zhongtian stopped the attack several times, but the effect was not better than C. Ronaldo's kick.
"It seems that he still doesn't have a tacit understanding enough. He still needs to adapt to the team..." He Ping said after seeing it.
Olympiacos counterattacks, and Real Madrid can only fall into positional warfare more often. Position warfare particularly tests the organizers' skills.
Ozil is also a organizer. His passes at the front of the penalty area are very exquisite. However, when he is trapped in a heavy siege, his characteristics cannot be displayed. Greek players are generally strong, and they are very simple to deal with Ozil, which is to use their bodies to interfere with Ozil's takeover.
The thin Ozil competed with the Greek players for lunch. When the opponent squeezed over for a moment, his possession became a problem.
Many times, the referee will not call a foul if he loses the ball, because the opponent is a reasonable collision.
Ozil's white jersey was covered with soil and grass clippings, which showed that he was violated by the young man.
Olympiacos's defense against Chu Zhongtian was not as strict as Ozil, because in their opinion, Ozil was closer to the goal than Chu Zhongtian, so it was more threatening. No matter how powerful Chu Zhongtian was, he might have to pass the football to someone like Ozil. As long as he defended the penalty area and did not give Chu Zhongtian the chance to pass the football directly to the penalty area, there would be no problem.
The scene was a bit stalemate, and Olympiacos made up his mind to be a turtle. In fact, the way to change this situation is not complicated at all. It is to score a goal. As long as Real Madrid leads at home, Olympiacos will have to try to attack because they are behind.
In fact, it is not necessarily a good thing at home. For Real Madrid players, home games are actually a torment because of the huge pressure. Real Madrid fans are famous for their pickiness. They not only have to win, but also have to win beautiful things. When you face a team with a weak strength but are unable to score goals at home, their boo will sound without any scruples. They believe that Real Madrid should easily defeat all opponents in their home game like cutting melons and vegetables, and scored two goals in the first fifteen minutes... Now that fifteen minutes have passed, Real Madrid still has not scored, and sporadic booing sounded in the stands. This is a warning from Real Madrid fans to the team - if your performance still cannot satisfy us, we are not polite!
Chu Zhongtian could feel his teammates were a little anxious. On the one hand, he came from facing the weakest team in the group but was unable to score goals. On the other hand, it was obviously from fans in the stands.
Chu Zhongtian has never encountered such a situation before - being booed by his fans at home. Whether at Wimbledon, at Metz, or at Hoffenheim, they can get cheers and encouragement in addition to cheers and encouragement, and there is absolutely no dissatisfaction against themselves.
Real Madrid fans are really picky. No wonder Drente was booed by home team fans here before so he didn't dare to play... However, Chu Zhongtian's psychological quality has always been strong, so he wouldn't think it's a big deal if he was booed by home team fans.
He was still patiently looking for opportunities. His lack of tacit understanding with his teammates hindered him. But the situation was getting better, for example, now he found that feeling of cooperation.
He just gave Di Maria a straight pass, just right, making Di Maria very comfortable to catch. Unfortunately, Di Maria thought too much, but was forced to a dead end and could only create an out-of-bounds ball.
Di Maria had not forgotten to lose a thumbs up to Chu Zhongtian, indicating that his pass was beautiful.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian looked at the big screen, and there was a game time on it, which had been twenty minutes. The score was still 0:0. The teammates' anxiety did not improve at all, but there was a trend of becoming more and more serious. A goal must be scored. At this time, a high-quality shot cannot change the situation, which will only make Olympiacos more confident the more he defends.
Chu Zhongtian noticed that Olympiacos' defense against Ozil was very strict, but on the contrary, he did not attach much importance to it and always allowed himself to move freely in the midfield.
Real Madrid's attackers have unique skills, and almost everyone can make Olympiacos' players do their best to stop them. Therefore, Olympiacos' defensive power is almost concentrated on C. Ronaldo, Adebayo, Di Maria and Ozil, and they have formed fixed tactics and strategies.
What would happen if you suddenly fucked forward at this time?
The reason why the libero was formed was that the defensive and offensive players in the past were of equal numbers and counterattacks. Suddenly, a free heat inserted from behind came, and the offensive side had the advantage in terms of numbers.
Although the two sides are not equal in terms of number of players, almost every two Olympiacos players have to deal with a Real Madrid player, so in fact they can't free up extra staff to deal with an offensive player who suddenly appears.
Chu Zhongtian felt that if he wanted to break the deadlock, he had to do this.
He had been passing the ball before, rarely dribbling the ball, and didn't shoot a goal. But now he is going to show his other side to the critical fans of the Bernabeu.
Chu Zhongtian was near the central circle, and Real Madrid's attack turned around in front but had no results. Olympiacos' defense was very successful, almost without any leakage. Real Madrid could not find any good way to hit the football in front of the goal.
So in the end the football was passed back.
He asked near the middle circle. The football was passed.
There was still no one coming up to force him, there was only one Olympia's forward, looking at him from a distance.
Chu Zhongtian did not pass the ball directly to his teammates in front, but drove the ball forward!
At this time, the forward came up to defend. As a forward, his defense was more like a form... Chu Zhongtian shook his upper body, pushed the ball away from his right side, and flashed over. The opponent's foot lifted, and even Chu Zhongtian's shadow was not touched.
After passing this wooden stake-like forward, Chu Zhongtian still did not pass the ball, but dribbled the ball in a straight line along the middle!
Seeing that he had to dribble the ball, Olympiacos's defensive players were panicked at this time. They were stunned for a moment, and their home player Moises Urtado rushed up to steal.
Chu Zhongtian took advantage of his fierce swing and knocked the ball to the right with his left foot, dodged Urtado's interception, and then knocked the ball forward with his right foot, and avoided Urtado's steal.
"He passed two consecutive times!" He Ping was excited. If Chu Zhongtian passed two consecutive times in the midfield and broke forward, it often means that the opponent's goal would be in trouble... "Be careful of his long shot!!" Olympiacos' goalkeeper, also the former Greek national goalkeeper Nicopolidis, pointed at Chu Zhongtian and shouted, reminding his teammates not to let him kick easily. As the best player in the Champions League last season, everyone still knows Chu Zhongtian. His long shot is quite threatening and has to be guarded.
After hearing the goalkeeper's reminder, three Olympiacos players rushed towards Chu Zhongtian almost at the same time, one midfielder and two defenders.
What Chu Zhongtian wants is this result. His purpose of breakthrough is to disrupt the opponent's defense, attract the attention of opponent's defensive players, and thus create opportunities for his teammates.
After Chu Zhongtian passed Urtado, he swung his right foot and pretended to shoot, tricking the three Olympiacos players in front of him into throwing away the center of gravity, intending to use their bodies to block the eye.
After Chu Zhongtian deceived them to lose their defensive position, his right foot fell gently rolled to the side, and the football rolled to Adebayo's feet!
"pretty!"
"Wonderful!"
Adebayo received Chu Zhongtian's ball and was already in the penalty area. Because it was too difficult for junior high school to attract the attention of three Olympiacos players, he did not have an opponent player around him.
What are you waiting for?
Shoot!
The football rushed into Olympiacos' goal with the resentment of Real Madrid players like a cannonball!!
Chapter completed!