Chapter 1402 "MAX"
"Kyrie! Kyrie! Ooooh! Kyrie! He scored! This is his first goal in the Champions League this season... No! This is his first goal in the Champions League since he was injured before the World Cup. The first goal from Hu! What a beautiful performance! ”
"Kyrie's goal...is there! Beautiful! Beautiful! Assist from Hu Lai! I remember that in the previous game between the Pirates and Cathorn, Kyrie used a very... very wonderful heel knock to assist Hu Lai to score. The ball. And now Hu Lai gave Kyrie a beautiful back-heeled assist! Hahahaha!
Amidst the deafening cheers, the commentators, both present and absent, raised their voices and roared at the top of their lungs.
This is not because they are afraid of being drowned out by the volume of the scene, but it is really difficult to control the volume of their voices and emotions after seeing such a goal - no one can be indifferent in front of this goal.
Everyone who sees Hu Lai hitting the ball with his heels should put his head in his hands, widen his eyes, open his mouth and exclaim: "WTF!"
Seeing him being forced into a corner by Peralta, why did he suddenly suddenly have a bright future?
Heel knocking the ball is not a technically difficult move for professional players, but choosing to heel knock the ball at this time does not test the technical level at all, but the player's imagination and creativity.
"... Hu's kick and Kerry's kick against Cathorn gave me the same feeling. That is... time and space seemed to be broken by their heels, and the two scenes overlapped in front of my eyes. Overlapping together, I couldn’t tell when it was at this time..."
Sanchez’s narrator is imbued with the flavor of a certain magical literature.
In fact, these two back-heel passes were so close together that it was easy to associate them with each other.
In the TV broadcast, Kyrie's goal was replayed from different angles.
When Ramirez passed the ball into the penalty area, Carey was still outside the penalty area on the right side.
On the way Hu Lai rushed towards the football, he suddenly accelerated and cut inside and ran sideways towards the penalty area.
Next to him, the Madrid Kings left back Rafael Fonseca also ran back into the penalty area, but as a passive defender, his start was still slow, so he was half blocked by Carey.
The next step was Hu Lai's heel kick.
The timing of the pass was perfect, although the precision control of the pass was a bit poor and it almost passed behind Kyrie.
However, Carey still easily passed the football and finished the shot with his left foot.
Judging from this replay from other angles, when Carey advanced to receive the ball from Hu Lai, he seemed to know that he would pass the football back, so he cut inside in time to follow up.
After all, apart from him, there are no other Madrid Pirates players in the penalty area.
If he didn't pick it up, then Hu Lai would really have hit a dead end.
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After scoring the goal, Carey ran to the corner flag area. He did not make too excited a celebration. Instead, he gradually slowed down and finally walked to the corner flag area with a "pacing" pace.
At the same time, he held his head high and his chest high, with a haughty expression, like a lion king patrolling his territory.
It wasn't until his teammates pounced on him that a smile broke out on his face and he hugged everyone.
"In the past two years, we have rarely seen Kaili smiling like this..."
Sanchez sighed after seeing this scene.
"It's been a tough two seasons for him most of the time. But anyway, he seems to have finally come out of the mire... Even though he's not at his best yet - we can see that. Now he rarely uses his explosive power to run the ball on the court, and his physical fitness is not as good as before. But the darkness has finally passed, and the dawn is already visible on the distant horizon...
"Although because of Hu's outstanding performance this season, many people are questioning whether the team still needs Maxi Carey. But judging from the performance of this game, if we can have a healthy Carey, it will be better for the Pirates. It is definitely a very beneficial thing..."
Madrid Kings coach Royvi stood silent on the sidelines, in sharp contrast to the lively atmosphere.
He does hope that the "powder keg" of Kaili will explode, but he does not want this powder keg to explode in his own restricted area!
Next door to him, in front of the home team's coach, Parotti and his fellow coaching staff huddled together and cheered in celebration, which was in sharp contrast to the lifeless Madrid Kings coaching bench.
"Fortunately, I hesitated, aha!"
Parotti laughed excitedly.
"If we had replaced him immediately, how could we have scored this goal?! This is the role of super genius! When tactics cannot cover it, we can only rely on the player's personal talent. And super geniuses can always outperform the average Players play a bigger and more critical role! ”
Was this goal a tactic from their coaching staff?
Obviously not, this is the players' active decision on the court.
In a game, it is often the improvisation of these players on the court that can bring about breakthrough changes.
Talented players are better at improvising, and can naturally deliver decisive performances at critical moments.
This ball is the best proof.
Whether it was Hu Lai's heel knock or Kyrie's sudden inward cut, they had not been practiced in previous trainings.
This is not the team's established offensive routine at all, it is an impromptu performance by two people.
While Valentin was celebrating with his colleagues in front of the coaching bench, a thought suddenly came to his mind:
If Kyrie can still perform like this next season, will the club be willing to introduce another organizational midfielder?
Maybe... they will be more willing to give the club legend a new contract?
But Valentine insisted that the club should take advantage of the opportunity before Kyrie has fully recovered to complete the replacement.
After all, no matter how good Kyrie performs, he will be 35 years old next season.
How long can he remain at his peak?
Rather than renewing the contract with such a veteran who has suffered two serious injuries, it is better to introduce fresh blood and prepare for a rainy day...
Of course, such an idea only flashed through Valentin's mind.
He didn't speak out and tell anyone, especially not at this time.
He just cheered and celebrated with everyone.
No matter what happens in the future, at least Maxi Carey's goal now helps them regain the lead...
It would be too cruel to think about how to cleanse the goal scorers at this time.
Valentin shook his head, and then Parotti grabbed his shoulder: "Jesus!"
"Huh?" Valentin was startled. He almost thought that Parotti noticed his slight change in expression...
But Parotti just told him: "Bring Ruiz over! It's his turn!"
"Are you going to replace Kyrie?"
"Of course, otherwise who else can I replace?" Parotti felt that Valentin's question was nonsense.
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away!" Valentin also realized that he was a little out of control, so he quickly excused himself, turned around and ran to the bench.
Fortunately, during the halftime break, Ruiz, as a substitute player, warmed up under the leadership of second assistant coach Enzo Naher, so there is no need to warm up now, just simple stretching is enough.
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Kyrie ended his celebration, turned around and walked back with his teammates.
He saw Hu Lai standing in front of him, raising his arms.
"What?" he asked strangely.
"High five, high five. I assisted you with this goal." Hu Lai said with a smile.
Although Carey thought it was strange that Hu Lai smiled so solicitously, he also admitted that what Hu Lai said made sense - since he assisted me, it is normal to give him a high five to celebrate...
So he also raised his palm.
Then before he could react, Hu Lai slapped him hard!
How hard?
He even jumped when he gave high fives...
Snap!
Kaili bared his teeth and frowned - it hurts...it hurts like hell!
Then he felt that the palm that Hu Lai had photographed was almost numb...
Then it becomes visibly red.
Damn...
Kaili, who seemed to be wearing a "pain mask", looked at Hu Lai, who had turned and left. The latter waved his hands, obviously also in pain.
This petty bastard who harms others without benefiting himself!
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Carey was replaced by Ruiz after Parotti scored.
As he walked off, Pirates Park erupted in thunderous applause.
Pirates fans expressed their love and support for Kyrie in this way and welcomed his return in the Champions League.
Kyrie didn't have any dissatisfaction for being replaced early. He walked to the sidelines, raised his hands, and waved to the fans in the stands. He wanted to return the applause, but there was still a faint feeling in the palms of his hands. It hurts and it’s really hard to applaud...
Ruiz, who was waiting outside the court, raised his hands and wanted to high-five Kyrie to complete the handover procedure, but Kyrie hugged him directly.
This surprised Ruiz - the Dutchman was a little excited?
But soon he figured it out again.
After all, this is his first goal in the Champions League in two seasons!
Thinking of this, Ruiz hugged Kyrie and patted Kyrie's back hard before running onto the court.
After Kyrie came off the field, he continued to wave to the fans cheering for him in the stands.
After doing this, he walked towards the head coach Parotti who had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Perfect performance." Parotti smiled and extended his hand to him, "I don't know how to praise you anymore, 'MAX'."
Hearing the head coach's praise, Carey smiled slightly: "It's easy, sir. I just did what I should do."
"That's right, you just do what you should do, and that's enough for 80,000 people to cheer for you." Parotti raised his hand and pointed to the stands behind him.
There were many Pirates fans who rushed to the front row, waving their fists and shouting to Kyrie in front of the coach:
"Well done, MAX!"
"You're the best, MAX!"
"Congratulations, MAX, you are back!"
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Looking at these fans who were shouting hoarsely and even with tears in their eyes, "MAX" Kyrie moved slightly, and then pressed his trembling lips tightly. (End of chapter)