Chapter 205 Fortunately! The goal has been scored! Frightened Van Dijk!
Chapter 205 Fortunately! The goal was scored! Horrified Van Dijk!
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 205 Fortunately! The goal was scored! Horrified Van Dijk!
In professional football matches, it’s not just scoring goals that can boost the team’s morale.
A threatening attack, a sliding tackle, a fierce physical confrontation, a wonderful pass, or a simple action can sometimes improve one's own morale to a greater or lesser extent.
Although Southampton's attack did not score a goal this time, it also boosted the morale of the Southampton players and allowed them to see that Leicester City's defense was not very stable.
As a result, the pace of the next game suddenly became faster, making the scene quite a back-and-forth attacking situation.
In the 18th minute of the game, Mane received a pass from Ward-Prowse on the right rib of the Leicester City arc and suddenly turned around and made a strong breakthrough.
Morgan's characteristic is the same as that of most central defenders. He is slow to turn around. What he fears most is a quick and agile forward like Mane who can drill.
Mane successfully took advantage of Morgan's slow turn and got into Leicester City's penalty area.
But Huth and Fox were not slow to react either.
When Huth saw Morgan being broken through, he quickly pushed forward, and Chu Zheng, who retreated from the center, took over.
At the same time, Fox also rushed over from the wing, preparing to flank Mane with Huth and Morgan.
They defended very well this time, cutting off all contact between Mane and the surrounding Southampton players who came to support him.
Chu Zheng was sitting in the middle and saw Mane dribbling the ball towards the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area. He moved forward instead of retreating and moved to the penalty spot.
Sure enough, in the next second, Mane, who was trapped in a desperate situation in front of the baseline, twisted his hips to face the middle of the penalty area, picked the ball from the circle, and the landing point was in the area where Chu Zheng was.
The moment Mane passed the ball, Southampton High School forward Pellet stepped forward in front of the penalty spot to follow up.
He took off in front of Chu Zheng, preparing to hit the ball with a hammer.
However, the next second, countless fans were stunned.
Chu Zheng, who almost took off on the spot, reached a height no less than that of Pellet, who took off with the help of sprint inertia.
What's even more outrageous is that after the two bodies collided in the air, the one who lost his balance turned out to be Pellet, who was 194cm tall and weighed 77kg.
Once again seeing the excellent defense contribution on the defensive end, the Leicester City fans in the stands were delighted and burst into violent applause.
On the sidelines, Koeman looked at Chu Zheng with an incredible expression when he saw Chu Zheng's strange bounce.
This is still taking off on the spot. If it is a running start, then this kid's jumping and staying in the air abilities can kill almost all defenders in the Premier League.
Maybe some shorter goalkeepers are no match for this kid.
This kind of bounce of Chu Zheng made Koeman think about it and was very scared.
The only thing that makes Koeman feel lucky is that Chu Zheng no longer plays as a central defender, otherwise this kid may be their nightmare.
Teams like Southampton, who are in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, rely heavily on aerial work to score goals.
Therefore, if Chu Zheng often appears in the penalty area, he will be their natural enemy!
On the court, Chu Zheng successfully cleared the ball out of the baseline. After landing, Chu Zheng smiled and sat with his hands on the ground. Pellet, who looked at him with a shocked expression, pulled him up.
Then Chu Zheng turned around and gave Schmeichel a high-five with a smile on his face.
At this time, Schmeichel felt really comfortable.
Since Chu Zheng joined the team, every time he faces the opponent's set kick or corner kick, he is not as uneasy as he was last season.
Chu Zheng's sense of crisis and positioning in the penalty area are truly the best among players Schmeichel has ever seen, bar none.
"Leicester City's defense line is a big or small problem!"
"The problem is that Huth and Morgan are a little slow to turn around. They are very afraid of such small and quick strikers!"
"As for Southampton, Mane, including Ward-Prowse, who is in very good form this season, these players are very good at drilling, and they are simply unstoppable when they rush forward, so the players on Leicester City's defense are
You must be careful in choosing the location today, otherwise you may not be so lucky next time!”
"Yes, Chu Zheng can come back this time, but not necessarily the next time!"
"In the game against Arsenal, Leicester City was almost defeated by Sanchez and others..."
While Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were talking, Southampton's left corner kick was ready.
In the penalty area of the penalty area, eight players from Leicester City and Southampton were huddled together.
Chu Zheng was also among the crowd.
There was a muffled sound! The ball was kicked out by Ward-Prowse, and it curved in the air and went straight to the front area of the small penalty area in the middle.
Suddenly all the players moved towards the landing point.
In front of the goal line, Schmeichel looked at the swarming crowd and quickly gave up his plan to attack.
The next second, Chu Zheng and Van Dijk took off at the same time on the end line in the middle of the small penalty area.
Van Dijk is 193cm tall, has sufficient running distance, a fast center of gravity and a quick take-off.
However, Chu Zheng’s starting conditions are not bad either.
After having enough run-up distance, Chu Zheng took full advantage of his 91 bounce value.
In front of everyone, Chu Zheng crushed Van Dijk. What was even more outrageous was that from the perspective of the stands, Chu Zheng jumped higher than the crossbar of the goal.
"No surprises!"
"The sky above St. Mary's Stadium today is called Chu!!!" Zhan Jun said, patting the table when he saw Chu Zheng clearing the ball out of the baseline again.
"Whether Chu Zheng is at Wolfsburg or now Leicester City, the opponent's corner kicks have one characteristic, that is, it is difficult to threaten the goal, because in terms of bounce and judgment of landing points, Chu Zheng is rarely seen.
Rival!" Zhang Lu said with an exclamation tone.
However, Leicester City was soon defeated by these two guys.
On the field, the corner kick was switched to the right side.
Tadic took a corner kick and Pellet and Morgan jumped in front of him, but the ball missed from both ends.
On the right end line of the small penalty area, Kanter stood in front of Van Dijk, jumped directly on the spot, and hit the ball in front of him out of the baseline again.
Chu Zheng, who was behind Van Dijk, was immediately happy when he saw Kanter win the ball.
The feeling that Kanter gives Chu Zheng sometimes is really magical.
Although he is only 168cm tall, he can always win some high balls in competitions.
"Southampton is under siege!"
"It's impossible to let Southampton continue to take penalties like this. Set kicks have always been one of the important means for teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League to score goals!"
While Zhan Jun was talking, Southampton took another corner kick on the field.
This time Southampton players changed their tactics again.
From the penalty spot to the right post, Southampton players were interspersed between Leicester City players, and the two sides seemed to be lining up.
Van Dijk and Pellet, Southampton's two high points, were in the middle of the crowd, guarded by Chu Zheng and Morgan.
Bang!
The moment Tadic took the corner kick, half of the Southampton players pressed forward.
Seeing Van Dijk retreating towards the mid-back point along the end line of the small penalty area, Chu Zheng immediately followed and retreated.
However, the next second Chu Zheng realized that he had been fooled. He had been tricked by Van Dijk.
Tadic's kick was forward.
In full view of everyone, in the upper right corner of the small penalty area, Jose Fonte, who was standing in front of Kanter, took off, looked back at the moon, and rubbed the ball towards the back post.
“goal!!!!!!!!!!!”
“goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“goal!!!!!!!!!!!”
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing the ball bouncing off the ground in front of the goal line, crossing the goal line and hitting the inside side netting, St. Mary's Stadium suddenly boiled like water poured into a boiling pan of oil.
In front of the post, Van Dijk saw the ball go in. The first thing that filled his heart was not joy, but fear!
Just now, when he retreated from the center, Chu Zheng did not follow him. Instead, when Fonte passed the ball, he quickly moved to the left toward the goal line and stretched his feet to reach the ball.
Van Dijk, who was behind Chu Zheng, could see very clearly that the toe of Chu Zheng's outstretched left foot touched the ball.
It was just a matter of seconds before Chu Zheng could save the siege.
This discovery made Van Dijk feel panicked and terrified.
Because this means that Chu Zheng has an extremely strong defensive sense!
As soon as Fonte reached Qiu, Chu Zheng made a move, obviously seeing through their offensive intention.
This kind of game reading ability is really scary in Van Dijk's eyes!
Fortunately, the goal went in!
On the sidelines, at the moment of scoring the goal, Ranieri shook his head helplessly.
Next to him, Southampton coach Koeman jumped up from his seat, raised his fists and rushed to the coaching area to roar in celebration!
Ranieri glanced sideways at the excited Koeman and revealed a playful smile!
With Chu Zheng on the court, Ranieri didn't believe they couldn't equalize the score.
However, the scene that happened next made it impossible for Ranieri, a kind-hearted Italian cannon, to believe in evil!
