Chapter 90: Come to life (Second update with guarantee)
Neither Valencia nor Real Madrid made substitutions in the second half. Real Madrid naturally had no need to make substitutions, after all, they were the leading side.
Valencia did not make any substitutions, which was a bit surprising.
In the first half, many players in Valencia performed poorly and were in a sluggish state. This is obvious to anyone who is blind. If they still want to compete for victory, they should at least replace someone or something.
But Chang Sheng did nothing in this regard.
This inevitably makes people wonder if Chang Sheng has resigned himself to his fate.
The reporters from the Madrid area in the media gallery looked quite pleased with themselves.
Journalists in Valencia were outraged.
If Chang Sheng really gives up this game, even if they take the most extreme risk, they will still lash out at Chang Sheng for being a courageless coward!
At this time, they will definitely not remember how pessimistic they were before the game, thinking that Valencia could not beat Real Madrid away from home.
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After the start of the second half, Real Madrid took advantage of their home court advantage and leading momentum to launch a fierce attack on Valencia's goal.
Valencia is still holding on.
I can't see any difference from the first half.
Maybe Chang Sheng really wants to give up.
Real Madrid's first wave of offensive lasted for three minutes, with two consecutive shots, but no goals were scored.
Then the opportunity to attack fell to Valencia.
Canizares did not directly kick the football out, but used a short pass to center back Ayala who was just outside the penalty area to meet him.
Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque has obviously studied his opponents. He asked Real Madrid to move forward and press forward.
The advantage of this is that it prevents Valencia from using short passes to send the football to the frontcourt, and forces Valencia to only use long passes and high balls.
Although Ibrahimovic is 1.91 meters tall, he is not good at heading the ball.
So if Valencia passes the ball long, their offensive effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
Judging from the first half of the game, Bosque's plan was successful.
Because the Valencia players were impatient in the first half and were affected by the missed penalty kick, they had no intention of slowly organizing an attack from the backcourt and passing the football up layer by layer. Under Real Madrid's pressing defense in the frontcourt, it was very difficult to
He quickly chose to deal with it by kicking forward.
But Ibrahimovic is really not good at heading the ball and doesn't like headers, so the effect of playing like this is extremely poor.
Now Real Madrid still wants to do this, forcing Valencia to miss the ball in the backcourt, causing mistakes, and directly attacking Valencia's goal. Just like their goal in the first half.
When they faced Valencia in the second half with the same mentality as in the first half, they found that the situation was a little different.
Because Valencia's passing speed in the backcourt has obviously accelerated.
When Raul Gonzalez ran up and tried to press Ayala, Ayala quickly passed the football back to goalkeeper Canizales.
Canizares then transferred the ball to left back Aurelio.
At this time, football was no longer on Ayala's side, and Raul's pressing against Ayala was meaningless. So Raul did not continue to press Ayala.
But Ayala did not stand still, but started running. He ran to the next place - he ran back and ran into the penalty area, forming an angle with Aurelio.
Luis Figo came up to press Aurelio. Aurelio didn't have much possession of the ball. He turned around and passed the ball back to Ayala.
Ayala is in a completely unmarked situation because Raul is far away from him, so he can control the ball calmly.
He moves the football forward.
Raul, who had originally retreated, rushed forward again. Before Ayala could reach him, he sent the football out and passed it to midfielder Albelda.
Albelda quickly crossed the ball after receiving the ball, and Guardiola, the brains of the team, received the ball.
When the football is at Guardiola's feet, it means Valencia's attack is about to begin.
For Guardiola, Real Madrid must also focus on guarding him.
Immediately, two players came forward.
One is Zidane and the other is Makelele.
Zidane is actually the attacking midfielder, he does not need to defend.
However, in order to integrate into the team when he first arrived, he still obeyed the coach's request. He would do whatever the coach asked him to do.
Real Madrid's superstars began not to defend at all, except to attack and just walk on the court. This was all in the later stages of the Galaxy.
Now, everyone is quite honest.
After all, they have not yet won the Champions League, nor have they been called "Galactic Battleship" by the media.
They haven't reached the point where they are in a state of ecstasy yet.
Faced with the challenge between two people, Guardiola also appeared to be very experienced.
Zidane is naturally the top star in world football, but Guardiola is not weak either. He is the main midfielder of the Spanish national team, the core midfielder of Barcelona and the Dream Team, and he is also someone who has seen big scenes.
Guardiola was not greedy for possession, but quickly moved the football away.
It looked like a particularly ordinary pass, the simplest instep pass, and he passed the football to Albelda.
But the key is not how exquisite the pass is, but how to move after passing the ball, and then catch and pass the ball.
Guardiola, who is running without the ball, can easily break through the press of two people.
He moves actively, while Real Madrid moves passively.
So he quickly took the initiative.
Albelda immediately passed the ball to Guardiola.
Guardiola received the ball again, made a slight adjustment, and Makelele pounced again.
But Guardiola didn't intend to break through directly with the ball, so Makelele came up to press him, and he just passed the ball out.
This time it was passed to Aimar.
The Valencia team moved forward little by little amid this constant short passing and movement.
Soon, the football was played past midfield.
Aimar's ability to lead and break out is quite similar to that of Messi in the later Barcelona team.
Therefore, Changsheng gives Aimar greater freedom, allowing him to decide whether to dribble or break through.
Aimar began to dribble the ball diagonally, and Helguera followed him closely. At the same time, Guardiola also began to move to cooperate with him, restraining Makelele.
In addition, all Valencia players are running and constantly moving.
From a visual point of view, this is real flowing water.
Aimar finally handed the football to Ibrahimovic.
When the ball reaches Ibrahimovic's feet, Real Madrid's defense will be facing a formidable enemy.
Hierro must be closely guarding this young man with a strong body and surprisingly good foot skills, while Campo is responsible for protecting him from the side.
In the first half of the game, Valencia did not attack much, and Ibrahimovic's role was not very obvious. Therefore, Real Madrid still does not understand the specific role of Ibrahimovic in this game.
What role does it play?
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When Chang Sheng saw this scene on the sidelines, the corners of his mouth turned up. This was Valencia's opportunity!
Ibrahimovic's taking of the ball made Real Madrid's defense very nervous. They thought Ibrahimovic was going to do it by himself, so they defended very tightly.
But Ibrahimovic didn't. He passed the football to Vicente who came in behind. Vicente's shot was high and did not threaten Real Madrid's goal.
Vicente looked annoyed.
But Chang Sheng is not at all.
Because he has seen what he wants to see from this offense.
Valencia has indeed come alive.
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But Real Madrid didn't seem to realize this, and their countermeasures were no different from the first half.
So soon, they learned a lesson!
When Valencia launched the attack again, it still started from the backcourt with short passes.
After a series of passes and moves, the football was finally sent to the frontcourt.
The football once again fell to Ibrahimovic's feet.
Real Madrid's defense is also facing a formidable enemy.
Especially this time Ibrahimovic tried to turn around and break through!
Real Madrid's defense suddenly became more serious.
Ibrahimovic was half turned around, but his limit seemed to be here.
Because he met the captain of the Spanish national team, the legendary center back Hierro!
It is very difficult for Ibrahimovic to break through Hierro.
He can only maintain a semi-sideways posture, stepping on the football with his outside foot, keeping the football far away from Hierro to avoid being broken by Hierro.
But he couldn't protect him for long because other Real Madrid players rushed up.
Campo came up from the side, intending to intercept the ball from Ibrahimovic's feet.
At this moment, Ibrahimovic pushed Hierro with one hand to block the defense, and then suddenly stepped back with his foot on the football!
The football was kicked out by him!
Campo came up to steal the ball but missed it!
So where did he push the football to?
In fact, it's not that far away, just two meters behind Ibrahimovic.
Because he had to hide, Ibrahimovic couldn't use too much force.
However, he believed that someone would catch his ball, because this is an offensive method that has been practiced countless times in team training.
Before he passed the ball, he saw Guardiola seemed to be rushing up at speed.
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"Ibrahimovic tried to turn around and break through, but he was blocked by Hierro. Hierro's defense was impenetrable and the Swede had no choice. It looked like his ball was about to be intercepted... passed the ball!
He passed the ball! He passed the football to...Guardiola!! Guardiola received the ball! He cut in at high speed and entered the penalty area in an instant!"
Narrator Moen exclaimed.
In his exclamation, Guardiola took Ibrahimovic's pass. Because his sudden intervention completely broke the balance of offensive and defensive power in the local area, he encountered no obstacles.
, simply rushed into the penalty area...
The Bernabeu stands erupted into huge boos at this moment! The boos were louder than they had ever done before! (To be continued.
