At 19:00 on the evening of April 16, 2014, the Volkswagen Arena was overcrowded.
On the field, the players of Wolfsburg and Naples have already led the ball boy on the stage for a pre-match communication ceremony.
The live footage of the game also gives the starting lineups of both sides in a timely manner.
Wolfsburg:(4231)
Door Control:Benaglio
Defenders: Vierinha, Naldo, Chu Zheng, Rodriguez
Midfielder: Gustavo Gustavo
Attacking midfielder: Caligiuri, De Bruyne, Schurrle
Forward: Dost
"Wolfsburg defeated Hamburg 2-0 in an away game on April 11. The state is not excellent. Sebastian Yong's recent state has been a bit bad."
"So Dieter Heijing won this game and continued to use Vierinha as the right back. The positions of other players have basically not changed. Chinese player Chu Zheng continues to start!"
"After returning from the international break, Wolfsburg's competitive state has fluctuated a bit. I hope they can perform well today!"
Naples:(4231)
Forward:Higuain
Attacking midfielder: Mertens, Hamsik, Callejon
Midfielder: Inler, Lopez
Defenders: Gillam, Bristow, Albiol, Macho
Goalkeeper:Andujar
"From March to now, Naples has 1 win, 3 losses and two draws in Serie A. Their state is also a bit sluggish. It can be said that they are struggling in Serie A and it is difficult to win. It was not until April 12 that Naples defeated Fiorentina 3-0 at home.
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"But the head coach of Naples is Benitez, who is recognized as a tactician in world football."
Hearing He Wei's praise, Zhang Lu smiled and nodded, saying: "In terms of technical and tactical level, Benitez is one of the few top coaches, and his coaching style can be said to be the best in today's football."
A breath of fresh air.”
"Indeed!" He Wei knew what Zhang Lu wanted to say, and his face lit up with joy, "Compared with the same tactical system lineup that many world-famous coaches have been criticized for, Benitez likes to rotate very much. He
We can even arrange three completely different tactical system lineups in three games a week, and the tactical targeting can be astonishing."
"But because of this, there is no stable tactical system, so the teams he coaches often appear weak in the league."
"But in the cup competition, anyone who encounters him will probably lose his skin even if he doesn't die!" Zhang Lu said with a chuckle.
"Yes, so Wolfsburg may encounter a fierce battle today!" He Wei nodded.
At 19:05 Berlin time, with the whistle of referee Raos, the first leg quarter-final between Wolfsburg and Naples officially started.
On the field, after the game started, Naples contracted their formation at the beginning and played very conservatively, perhaps because they were playing away from home.
Although the Naples players allowed the Wolfsburg players to control the ball in the backcourt, once the ball reached the center line areas on both sides, Naples players immediately participated in the press, forcing Wolfsburg to pass back.
Two minutes later, Chu Zheng received a pass from Rodriguez on the left side of the backcourt and was shocked.
In these two minutes, Chu Zheng could see clearly that the overall coordination of the Naples players was excellent.
It makes Chu Zheng feel that he is even much better than the Bundesliga giant Bayern.
They actually couldn't find any space to pass the ball on the two wings for two consecutive minutes.
This kind of defensive ability made Chu Zheng extremely amazed. It was completely different from Inter Milan. He felt that they had encountered a real tough nut.
Putting away his thoughts, Chu Zheng dribbled the ball toward the wing.
Naples did not press forward and press him high, but waited until he reached the center line of the wing before suddenly attacking.
Seeing Higuain in the center circle, Callejon on the wing, and Hamsik in the ribs covering each other like pockets, Chu Zheng immediately slowed down.
Chu Zheng glanced forward to the left, and Rodriguez had already retreated to the center line to respond.
However, the next second, Chu Zheng suddenly smashed the ball to the left with his right foot, and then suddenly made a long pass with his left foot, allowing Higuain and the other three to miss.
At this time, the right half was empty due to Naples' defensive focus shifting to the right.
However, Chu Zheng was shocked again after a few seconds.
Because Naples shifted its defensive focus so quickly that it was a bit alarming.
The rapid and coordinated overall linkage was so fast that Chu Zheng was frightened.
When Vierinha unloaded the ball on the right wing center line, Naples' overall defensive focus had been completely tilted.
Vierinha stopped the ball and quickly observed, and had no choice but to take a long pass.
On the right side of the top of the arc and forward to the ribs, Dost turned around and retreated to take off to compete for the top. De Bruyne pushed forward from him.
Dost used his height to overpower Naples midfielder Inler, who was only 183 meters tall.
The ball was rubbed backwards by him, and after touching the ground, it bounced directly from the right rib of the top of the arc into the penalty area.
De Bruyne wanted to get into the Naples penalty area from the ribs to get the ball, but Naples left center back Bristol and left back Guilamu reacted quickly, quickly moved closer to each other, and closed the door to defend.
At the same time, Naples goalkeeper Andujar also rushed out, bent down and hugged the ball in his arms.
On the sidelines, Dieter Heijing saw that the team had completed a good offense, but he was not happy at all.
He could tell that Naples didn't seem to be here to fight with them today, but he always felt very uneasy in his heart.
But he racked his brains and couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Dieter Heijing silently observed the Naples players on the field. The more he watched, the more frightened he became.
Because Napoli spends most of their time on defense, so far, they are doing a perfect job.
Even though he knew before the game by studying the Naples game video that this team did an excellent job in details, he couldn't help but be surprised after seeing it with his own eyes.
In a game, both sides compete not only in terms of state and player strength, but also in details.
Because the outcome of a game is sometimes hidden in a large number of details.
In the 5th minute of the game, Chu Zheng once again made a long pass from left to right.
This time the Wolfsburg players accelerated the pace of their attack and suddenly hit the 30-meter area of the Naples penalty area.
Gustavo took the ball on the right rib outside the offensive third, attracting three Naples players to double-team him, and then he quickly distributed the ball to the right wing.
On the right side of the penalty area, Caligiuri took the ball and confronted Gilam. He faked a fax dunk to get rid of Gillam, then quickly turned around and passed the ball across the penalty area with his left foot.
The moment Caligiuri passed the ball, Dost, who started diagonally forward from the penalty spot, suddenly braked and moved forward to the left after running halfway.
The next second, the ball arrived and Dost took off between the two Napoli center backs.
But Caligiuri gave the ball too deep. Even if Chu Zheng came to fight for the ball, he couldn't beat the goalkeeper Andujar with his hands raised in the air.
Wolfsburg's second attack ended hastily again.
In the next ten minutes, Wolfsburg unilaterally suppressed Napoli.
In the 7th minute of the game, Wolfsburg got the first corner kick of the game.
De Bruyne sent a corner kick on the right, looking for Dost, but Bristol's judgment of the landing point was more accurate.
He walked around to Dost, took off, intercepted in the air, and cleared the ball directly to the sideline.
In the 11th minute of the game, Inler received a pass from his midfielder partner Lopez in the left rib area and accidentally touched the ball with his left hand, allowing Wolfsburg to get a free kick of about 25 meters.
Rodriguez took the penalty, and he directly hit the inside curve ball. The curve was hit, but the line was deflected.
In the 13th minute of the game, De Bruyne picked up the ball from the left rib of the frontcourt.
He continued to carry forward, and little by little he separated the Naples right center back Albio from the back line.
When he was in the three-person cage of Albio, Callejon and Lopez, he once again used a highly concealed pass to successfully send the ball to the feet of Chu Zheng who was pressing the center line, and then quickly turned around and counterattacked along the ribs.
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At the same time, Gustavo, who was on the front right side of Chu Zheng, was also running forward in a straight line, and he was running right behind Albio.
Chu Zheng kicked the ball to the left front with his left foot, and then quickly followed up.
Suddenly Callejon in front of him quickly moved in front of Chu Zheng, cutting off the connection between Chu Zheng and De Bruyne behind him.
However, the next second, he saw Chu Zheng suddenly swinging his legs sideways, his left foot turning out very strangely.
Before he could react, the ball passed between him and Lopez on the left, and then turned in a C-shaped arc and circled in front of the forward Gustavo.
At this time, because of De Bruyne's forward penetration, he directly took Albio away, so that the joint area between the left side of the top of the arc and the ribs was completely empty.
"pretty!!!"
"A very imaginative through kick!!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, He Wei and Zhang Lu's eyes lit up when they saw Chu Zheng delivering this highly entertaining and highly technical through ball for the first time.
In their opinion, Chu Zheng's growth this year is really amazing. Sometimes it makes them feel unbelievable and they have no idea how high Chu Zheng's growth limit is.
At the scene, 30,000 Wolfsburg fans also cheered and drummed loudly to cheer for the team.
On the field, Albio realized that this guy reacted very quickly after he found out that he had been fooled.
He immediately gave up following De Bruyne, who was running to the wing, turned right and ran towards the left rib area at the top of the arc in front of Gustavo.
A second later, he blocked Gustavo.
"Louis, give it to Buzz!!"
When Chu Zheng saw Gustavo facing De Bruyne on the left, he immediately shouted.
But before the words were spoken, Gustavo parted ways.
After receiving the ball, De Bruyne entered the penalty area from the sideline, dribbled the ball directly to the bottom, and then swept across the small penalty area before Albio's sliding tackle blocked it.
Bang! A muffled sound!
Dost succeeded in grabbing the point in the middle of the penalty area in front of the goal, but due to interference from Gillam next to him, he fired an anti-aircraft gun.
Seeing that Dost missed such an excellent scoring opportunity, Dieter Heijing directly covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously. He was obviously very depressed.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!"
The Wolfsburg fans in the stands on all sides also let out a quick cry of annoyance!
On the court, Chu Zheng was also very depressed, but he was depressed because of Gustavo.
Because from his perspective just now, Gustavo actually doesn’t only have De Bruyne’s ball release point.
If he sends the ball to the right side of the penalty area, Dost, who is on the right side of the top of the arc, can directly threaten the goal after penetrating forward.
Chu Zheng felt very sorry!
He knew that Gustavo might not have seen it, but probably couldn't do it.
Because if Dost is chosen, it means that Gustavo has to send a through ball with a full arc.
If it were Chu Zheng in Gustavo's position, if he hadn't learned De Bruyne's weird arc passing technique, he wouldn't be sure to pass the ball.
