Chapter 700 Who is the strongest center? (Part 2)
Only the world's martial arts are fast and cannot be broken.
This was an accidental opportunity. Everyone saw the ball flying towards the midfield, but the one who got the ball in the end was the fastest reaction.
Gerald, Riser and Chen Yu partnered for quite some time. When he saw Chen Yu coming to get the ball, he consciously blocked the players who came to Fiorentina to compete for while running, leaving enough time for Chen Yu to handle the ball.
Chen Badminton handled the ball very quickly. Gerald and Riser just used their bodies to block the Fiorentine players. Chen Yu completed the three movements that stopped the ball on his chest and thighs, controlling the ball under his feet. The movements were very simple and smooth, without any extra fancy movements, which was completely Chen Yu's style.
Montolivo arrived only after Chen Yu finished handling the ball, but at this time Montolivo had missed the best defensive opportunity and became very passive.
Chen Yu was of course confident in his face back then. He held the ball without hesitation and broke forward against Montolivo without hesitation. He seemed not to take Montolivo seriously, but in fact, Chen Yu did not underestimate Montolivo. His speed of dribbling was not very fast, and the ball was always under his feet. Except for fouls, he did not give Montolivo a chance to steal and destroy.
Less than three minutes into the game, Montolivo did not want to foul rashly. If he received a yellow card, he would not be able to play later. He did not want to use killing tactics to intimidate Chen Yu. After all, he was still his original teammate. Montolivo learned a lot from Chen Yu, and using killing tactics was really a bit unsightly. So Montolivo began to retreat quickly and waited for his teammates to come up to double-team.
What kind of player Chen Yu is and how powerful it is, Fiorentina's players are even more clear than Liverpool. After Chen Yu successfully controlled the ball, almost all of Fiorentina's midfielders were surrounded and refused to give Chen Yu a chance to get close to the penalty area.
Just as the players in Fiorentina are familiar with Chen Yu, Chen Yu is also familiar with the players and playing styles of Fiorentina. When he saw his former teammates coming to assist in defense, he immediately distributed the ball to Gerald and ran the open space quickly.
Chen Yu's pass is very scheming, and Rise's position is actually better than Gerald. According to common sense, Chen Yu should give the ball to Liser, but Chen Yu gave the ball to Gerald. This is because Gerald's pass and dribble threat is much greater than Liser. Chen Yu passed to Liser, and Fiorentina sent at most one player to defend Liser, but Chen Yu passed to Gerald, and Gerald had to attract at least two Fiorentina's troops, so Chen Yu would be under less pressure.
Sure enough, after Chen Badminton gave the ball to Gerald, two Fiorentine midfielders Donadale and Levilani came to attack Gerald, and only Montolivo continued to follow Chen Yu.
Chen Yu did not relax when he was out of the ball. While he was roaming around the penalty area quickly, he observed Gerald's movements to see if he had any hope of getting Gerald's pass.
Gerald did not dare to break through easily when facing two defensive players. He has experienced Italy's defense. Although it is not as fierce as the Premier League, it is even more difficult. However, it is difficult to pass forward. The Fiorentine players came up quickly, and the route of the forward pass was blocked. Gerald chose to pass steadily.
The ball was passed to Alonso's feet. Alonso pushed the ball across, avoiding the forward Mutu who came from behind to press from the side and passed the ball to Fiorentina's penalty area.
There is a commanding height in front of Liverpool. Alonso's long pass is very accurate. Taking long-range strikes is one of the tactics they formulated before the game.
Alonso was looking for Crouch, but Crouch was double-teamed by two central defenders. He wanted to jump but couldn't jump up. He wanted to move but had no space. The ball was passed very accurately, and it was less than two meters away from Crouch, but Crouch could only look at the ball and sigh.
It doesn't matter if Crouch didn't touch the ball, Liverpool and Chen Yu are also there.
Chen Yu just saw that Crouch was double-teamed by Dainelli and Gambelini. Chen Yu knew that Crouch would definitely not be able to grab the ball. Gambelli and Dainelli have rich experience. Crouch's height is not enough to suppress the two top Italian defenders, so Chen Yu ran to the landing point in advance without running, waiting for Crouch to ferry.
Chen Yu's prediction was correct. Crouch did not grab the landing point, but Gambelini and Dainelli were also attracted by Crouch and did not find Chen Yu's running route. Montolivo, who had been guarding Chen Yu, showed his physical weakness at this time. Chen Yu accelerated in a few steps and threw Montolivo away, flew to head the ball.
"Ah Chen headed the ball Chen headed the ball"
When Gambelini, Dainelli and Crouch were competing for the header, because the situation was dangerous, the fans on both sides forgot to applaud and cheer, and focused on the three people and the ball. Chen Yu's sudden header and the commentator's voice scared the fans.
The distance of the header was too long. Even though Fiorentine goalkeeper Frey already knew Chen Yu very well, such a shot was beyond his expectations. The header's power outside the penalty area was definitely far less powerful than kicking, but Frey was still in a hurry and finally barely saved the ball from the bottom line without being able to hold it.
After saving the ball, Frey seemed not satisfied with him enough. He looked at Chen Yu, shook his head awkwardly, and immediately arranged his teammates to defend the corner kick.
This is the first set piece of both sides since the opening. Basically all players on both sides will participate in offense and defense, and it is also a serious battle against the offense and defense strength of both sides.
The Fiorentine striker also participated in the defense. Tony was used to guard Crouch. Although Crouch was less than ten centimeters taller than Tony, Tony was more than ten kilograms by Crouch and was not at a disadvantage.
However, Plandley did not dare to let Mutu, who was similar to Chen Yu, defend Chen Yu alone. Although Mutu was as flexible and smart as Chen Yu, Chen Yu was more than better than Mutu in header. If Mutu defended Chen Yu alone, he would definitely be tortured by Chen Yu.
Dainelli is the main defense of Chen Yu, and Mutu is responsible for assisting the defense. Dainelli is experienced and has a good header, which can completely make up for Mutu's shortcomings. In the view of head coach Plandley, Dainelli and Mutu have a partner, so there should be no big problem limiting Chen Yu.
Is it Gerald, not Alonso, who took the corner kick, but full-back Finnan. This is a special arrangement for Liverpool. Benitez is preparing to free all his heavy gunners and let Riser and Alonso stand in a good position around the penalty area. If he can grab the second landing point, he will shoot directly from a long shot.
Finnan's set-piece penalty was not bad. He kicked a high-top curve ball, but the players at the front point did not meet it. The competition in the middle immediately became fierce. The players on both sides pushed and pulled, hugged, pressed, squeezed, pushed, clamped, and clamped, and did everything they could.
Under such a fierce confrontation, Crouch's height advantage did not work. He was squeezed out by Tony and did not jump up. Instead, Tony jumped high and rubbed the ball. However, the rub was too thin, which only slightly changed the ball's flight route and did not achieve the goal of clearing.
Although the route has only changed slightly, the back point has put forward high requirements for both players on the offense and defense, because they have just followed the normal flight route of the ball. Some people have worked hard to get rid of the opponent who is being targeted, but they have actually lost their money. It is conceivable how difficult it is to change it.
However, for Chen Yu, this is a good opportunity. Because he was double-teamed by two opponents, Chen Yu, who was originally fighting for the top not far from Crouch, temporarily changed the route. He knew Dainelli's strength, and with a very mobile Mutu, he basically had no chance in the middle. If he wanted to shoot, he had to run out of the opportunity.
So the moment Finnan drove the ball out, Chen Yu was so cunning that he hit Dainelli with his shoulder and moved backward quickly. Dainelli's hand was originally secretly pulling Chen Yu's jersey and pulling it down. Chen Yu hit him, and he struggled and ran, and he could not catch his hand, so he could only watch Chen Yu run backward.
Mutu did not have close friends with Chen Yu. He and Chen Yu have always kept a little distance. The Romanian striker nicknamed Viper does not like close friends. He must leave some space for himself to play to his own speed and flexibility advantages.
Chen Yu led Dainelli to run backwards. Mutu did not pull Chen Yu, but followed closely. The arrogant Mutu never agreed with the tactical design of head coach Plandley's defensive corner kick. He did not think that he could not defend Chen Yu alone. Seeing Dainelli easily being thrown away by Chen Yu, he was very happy and sneered, thinking, "He is not useless in defense, he still has to rely on me."
Tony changed the ball's flight route, causing most players to lose. Only Chen Yu and Mutu were not disturbed.
The two of them ran to the back point almost at the same time, and jumped almost at the same time. The difference was that one tried to top the ball towards the bottom line, and the other was going to top the ball towards the goal.
In comparison, Chen Yu's movements are more difficult because both of them are running in the direction of the ball flying. Chen Yu needs to stop quickly and turn one and a half before he can reach the near corner of the goal. Mutu only needs to change the direction slightly along the direction of the ball.
Mutu and Chen Yu were both 1.8 meters tall, and Mutu was only five kilograms less than Chen Yu, but the difference in speed and strength between the two was very big. They jumped almost at the same time, but Chen Yu jumped at least twenty centimeters higher than Mutu. In terms of strength competition, Mutu was unable to knock Chen Yu away. Instead, he was pressed under his body like a mountain of Taishan and completed a header.
Although Chen Yu grabbed the back point, goalkeeper Frey couldn't run back point at the first time. He didn't know which point he got the landing point. He could only stand in the middle and wait until no one in the middle to grab the landing point before running back point. At this time, it was difficult for him to block the back point. The defense at the back point basically relies on the full-back Pasquiel who was standing on the side of the goal post.
Chapter completed!