Chapter 43 Why don't you laugh?
"Schalke 04 deployed a 4-3-3 formation and had a strong desire to win.
Goalkeeper: 34 Hildebrand;
Defenders: 22 Atsuto Uchida, 14 Papadopoulos, 32 Matip, 23 Fuchs;
Midfielder: 13 Jones, 17 Farfan, 31 Draxler;
Forwards: 7 Raul (c), 25 Huntelaar, 9 Yang Feng.”
"Holy shit! Are you using Raul to his death? Are you really going to leave and squeeze out the last drop of residual value?"
"Raul's physical ability is really nothing to say."
"Who could have imagined that this was a thirty-four-year-old veteran?"
They played Twente away on March 8th, played Hamburg at home on March 11th, and today, March 15th, played Twente at home. Raul started all the games and played the full game in the first two games.
.
Three games a week.
This physical ability makes Yang Feng extremely envious.
"Twente 4-5-1.
Goalkeeper: 13 Mikhailov;
Defenders: 20 Tindali, 5 Bengtsson, 19 Douglas, 15 Rosales;
Midfielder: 14 W. Janssen, 6 Brama, 18 Logues, 11 Bajrami, 9 L. De Jong;
Forward: 22 Shadley.
With a single forward and two defensive midfielders, Schalke 04’s forward line will face a huge challenge in this game.”
Compared to Twente, who barely has the word "defense" printed on their jerseys, Schalke is a thoroughly offensive lineup.
Uchida Atsuto and Fuchs are both full-backs with strong offensive attributes, and even Matip is a forward lurking on the center back line.
Of the three midfielders, Farfan and Draxler are both pure offensive players.
Not to mention the three forwards, they are only used for violent attacks.
Huntelaar is in the center, Yang Feng is on the left, and Raul is on the right, but Raul is required to retreat in time and take on part of the task of organizing the offense.
After the opening, Schalke, which was trailing 0-1 in the first round, immediately launched a fierce attack.
Naturally, Douglas came to defend Yang Feng. Both parties were not very gentle, but they both knew that they must be on the referee's focus list, so their movements were relatively clean, that is, they immediately tensed up their muscles as soon as there was physical contact.
Just hit hard.
Yang Feng, who seemed to be a whole size thinner, was not at a disadvantage in the muscular confrontation with Douglas, which made the other defenders marvel and at the same time be secretly wary.
In the 7th minute of the game, Farfan took the ball in the midfield and made a strong breakthrough. Raul retreated to respond. Huntelaar and Yang Feng were also sideways, ready to charge at any time.
Douglas pushed Yang Feng with both hands and said with a smile: "Chinese, don't you like lying down in the restricted area very much? Why don't you lie down anymore?"
Yang Feng's face turned cold, his eyes widened, his body leaned back slightly, and he made a movement to accumulate energy.
Douglas was overjoyed and secretly adjusted his steps, preparing to fall to the ground immediately when Yang Feng collided with him.
Stupid yellow-skinned monkey is really easy to fool.
As a result, the expected angry collision did not come, and Yang Feng suddenly turned around and ran away.
Douglas felt as sick as if he had swallowed a fly, and quickly chased after him.
Raul looked at six routes and immediately pressed forward to the ground.
This ball has a bit of Guti's style, it is silent and just right.
Although Douglas was deceived by Yang Feng's acting skills, he was only delayed for less than a second. However, in the penalty area, even a slightly slower reaction can affect a lot of things.
Yang Feng almost stretched his body to catch the football.
Bengtsson cursed secretly and rushed over to fill his position.
Yang Feng had no time to adjust and hit the goal with his right foot.
"Oops..." The moment the ball flew out, he knew it was gone.
I originally wanted to hit the upper right corner, but missed the target and the football rolled directly from the right side of the goal and out of the baseline.
Huntelaar, who ran out of space on the other side, kicked the turf angrily, and Stevens on the sidelines also cursed and walked back to the coaching bench.
From a God's perspective, as long as Yang Feng passed the ball to Huntelaar, he could directly hit the empty goal, which was absolutely guaranteed. However, Yang Feng only had football and goal in his eyes, and he didn't even have the slightest awareness of passing the ball.
This time, even Raoul didn't side with Yang Feng. Instead, he shook his head and sighed secretly, "You still need to grow up."
After having many contacts, he knew that Yang Feng was not a selfish person. The fact that the ball was not passed was entirely a matter of tacit understanding and vision.
Yang Feng also saw Huntelaar after finishing the goal. Although he felt a little regretful, it was natural for the striker to shoot. He naturally had no sense of guilt, but he still raised his hand to express that the goal was indeed his fault.
My teammates didn't pass the ball when I had the chance, and I didn't play well. There's nothing to defend. I'll learn from my experience and be careful next time.
Bengtsson and goalkeeper Mikhailov let out a sigh of relief. Mikhailov directly said to Douglas dissatisfied: "What are you doing? What do you think?"
Douglas had no choice but to walk away with a bad face.
McLaren was also dissatisfied with Douglas's performance and yelled a few curse words at the stadium.
The commentator of Sky Sports added: "Douglas was completely helpless against Yang. He stood there and watched Yang complete the shot as if he was bewitched. Unfortunately, Yang and Huntelaar still lacked some tacit understanding. He could have gained something.
An assist..."
Schalke 04's offensive did not stop.
The football was played into the midfield, and Logues was about to stop the ball when Matip rushed out of his own penalty area and poked the ball out first.
Draxler took the ball, broke through from the wing and passed the ball over the top.
Jones hit the goal hard with a kick from 25 meters away, and Mikhailov struggled to save the ball out of the right post.
Schalke 04's corner kick, many players from both sides crowded into the penalty area.
Douglas clung to Yang Feng, tugging hard on his jersey with both hands, almost hanging on him.
Yang Feng put his hands on his hips speechlessly and looked at the referee helplessly.
The referee also shook his head speechlessly and pointed at Douglas to tell him to pay attention.
Douglas reluctantly let go of his hand.
The home fans immediately booed him unceremoniously.
"How scared are you of Yang Feng?"
"Believe me, he must have been scared to death by Yang."
"Yang is still too weak. He should be beaten until he calls mother."
Yang Feng failed to win the corner kick and the football was cleared out of the penalty area. However, Twente's counterattack failed and the two sides fought in the midfield.
Schalke's offensive was very fierce and once threatened Twente's goal. However, after Yang Feng missed the opportunity, Huntelaar also took a flight. It seemed that Schalke 04's forwards did not wear shooting boots.
There is a rule that works sometimes in football: wasted opportunities will be punished.
Schalke's retribution came quickly.
In the 14th minute, Twente advanced the ball to the front point through a smooth and fast cooperation. Shadley seized the space left by Fuchs's assist, started dribbling the ball from the left and passed it directly to De Jong.
The latter caught the ball on the front left side of the penalty area and then knocked it across. Jansen, who was inserted in the middle, directly pushed the ball with his left foot and hit the lower left corner of the goal, 1-0.
"Goal! Twente scored first and now lead 2-0 with a total score. Schalke 04 is on the edge of the cliff!"
"It's really unexpected. Schalke 04 had a strong offensive but missed opportunities continuously. Twente scored a goal the first time they created a threat. From defenders to forwards, miners need to reflect on it."
The Twente players celebrated wildly.
Douglas put that lopsided smile on his face again, "See? You need to learn how to shoot from our forward."
"Has anyone ever told you that you look really ugly when you smile?"
"Can I take that to be jealousy?"
"...Of course, as long as you are happy."
After the chatter, the game continues.
Schalke, which was trailing 0-2 with the total score, could only attack with all its strength, but the defense became even more empty as a result, and the opponent almost seized another opportunity. Fortunately, Shadley shot with his right foot from 12 meters away on the left side of the penalty area.
Being higher than the lintel, Schalke 04 was not attacked again.
Yang Feng simply withdrew from the restricted area, but he didn't expect the results to be achieved very quickly.
Raul made a short pass with the intention of hitting the wall with him. Unexpectedly, Yang Feng suddenly stopped the ball, then leaned back heavily to deflect the lingering Douglas, and then came towards the left.
A kick that looked like he was trying to help Twente out of a siege.
Draxler ran up in a hurry and made a pass before the ball was about to roll out of the baseline.
The unguarded Huntelaar headed the ball into the lower right corner from the back post, 1-1.
After the whistle sounded to indicate that the goal was valid, Huntelaar immediately ran into the goal and picked up the ball.
Chapter completed!