Chapter 2016 If you can’t score a goal, you will die
Facts have proved that Catalan United head coach Reilly Vicente is not bragging. He has really made very serious preparations and used various means to ensure that his preparations not only remain on paper, but also fall into place. Reality.
Because after the Madrid Pirates scored, Catalonia not only withstood the opponent's onslaught, but also had the ability to threaten the Madrid Pirates' goal with a counterattack.
The good thing like "winning two cities in a short period of time" that Pirates fans were looking forward to did not happen.
However, as the game time went by and the score remained unchanged, the previously high emotions of many Pirates fans gradually dropped.
Thirteen minutes after Hulay scored, in the 70th minute of the game, the score was still 1:3.
"The offensive structure of the Madrid Pirates has been greatly damaged, so that they can provide too little help to Hu Lai..." Yan Kang analyzed what he saw in these ten minutes. .
"Vukovic lacks a good helper in the middle of the midfield. Joaquin Vela is diligent but not talented. If Catalonia continues to put pressure on the Madrid Pirates' defense, there will be more room for Vela to play. . But if he is asked to help organize the offense, his performance will be worse. Unfortunately, the Madrid Pirates do not have the right person to provide support to Vukovich on the bench...
"In addition, the two wingers used to be the sharpest offensive weapons of the Madrid Pirates, but now Hodet on the right faces Catalonia's shrinking defense and has no space to use his speed advantage. He might as well stand in front of the goal. As for the center...where is Farias? I can see that There are still some problems with his cooperation with other players... The Argentine genius is indeed top-notch in talent, but he is also too self-centered. Even if Ion Martinez actively presses forward and participates in the attack, it will be difficult to compete with Farias. Form an effective collaboration...
"The Catalan United side seized on this and frequently launched counterattacks through the right wing, so that Ion did not dare to press forward too frequently. I think Parotti should make adjustments to the personnel. If it continues like this, it will be very dangerous. It is difficult to break the deadlock. Catalonia will only become more confident as they defend, while the Madrid Pirates players will become more impatient.”
Not long after he finished speaking, the TV broadcast showed Parotti pulling the team's right midfielder Alejandro Lopez for a face-to-face meeting.
Yan Kang's tone became more encouraging: "Sure enough, we have to make adjustments!"
He Feng was standing by to introduce the upcoming players to the audience:
"Alejandro Lopez is a player trained by the youth training of Madrid Pirates Club. He is 22 years old this year. He was transferred from the B team to the first team last season, but he did not have many opportunities to play. This season he has many opportunities to play. A little more. He is a versatile wing player who can both attack and defend. It is precisely because of his versatile attributes that he can be regarded as one of the few most trusted by Parotti among the young players. One..."
Parotti prefers the older players who have conquered the world with him, and lacks trust in young players. It is not a secret that cannot be told.
When the team performs well, this is not a problem at all. Instead, everyone praises his steady coaching style and his masterful style. He was also said to be affectionate and a humane head coach, which further contributed to Madrid Pirates' reputation as "the most affectionate and wealthy team".
But when the team performs poorly, this is one of the crimes. The words "conservative", "stubborn" and "conformist" are all used to describe the same style of the same person.
After a dead ball, Madrid Pirates completed this substitution adjustment.
The person who was replaced was right winger Wesley Hodt, who started but did nothing.
This substitution adjustment did not arouse any doubts, everyone guessed it.
Although Farias has many flaws, he is after all the player with the strongest individual combat ability on the Pirates field. Keeping him on the field means retaining hope.
If he is replaced, at most it will only satisfy the wishes of those who hate Farias, but it will be detrimental to the overall situation of the team.
After replacing a right midfielder, Parotti also adjusted the team's formation - from the opening 433 to the current trapezoidal midfielder 442.
Lopez, who just came on the field, is fixed in the upper right corner of this "trapezoid", on the right rib of the court.
Farias changed from the left winger to the forward, and Vukovich went from the center to the left rib to cooperate with Farias.
It can be seen that although Lopez was replaced on the right, Parotti still had to make a fuss on Farias's side.
Farias moved in and Vukovic leaned left, which also opened up a channel for left back Ion Martinez to advance forward.
After Lopez came on the field, he passed a message to Ion. Parotti asked him to actively move forward and not pay too much attention to the space behind him.
With the current situation of the Madrid Pirates, there is really no way to "want both."
When trying your best to score a goal, you can't think about "What should I do with the defense behind me?"
what to do?
Serve cold.
If you can't score a goal, everyone will die.
What's the point of continuing to concede goals defensively?
In response to Parotti's adjustment, Riley Vicente also made his own adjustments.
He did not change players, but made a gesture to Kabangka, asking him to focus on attacking behind Ion Martinez.
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As the head coaches of both sides made adjustments, the game entered a fierce stage after seventy minutes.
The Madrid Pirates' offensive was stronger, and Catalonia's counterattack became more threatening.
Here Vukovic suddenly took a long shot, and the football hit the Catalan United defensive player Rino Sosa. It was refracted, catching goalkeeper Toney Schulman off guard and unable to make an effective save.
The football finally slid out, causing the Catalan United fans and Madrid Pirates fans in the stands to scream in surprise.
Catalan United soon responded with a counterattack - Kabangka indeed used Ion to get forward and participate in the attack. Before he had a chance to return to defense, he took the ball from here and attacked.
Madrid Pirates centre-back Danny Drew had to come from the center to cover.
After he made up for it, Kabangka passed the football to the center.
To Reynaldo Lima.
The Brazilian forward took a shot after facing the goal.
After saving the penalty kick, Haywell, who was in full form, made another key save and blocked the football from the baseline with his feet.
Catalonia's corner kick became a prerequisite for Madrid Pirates' counterattack.
After their corner kick was taken, it was cleared by Drew's header.
Vukovich passed the football to Lopez, who had just come on.
Lopez has excellent physical strength, dribbling the ball to the 30-meter line of Catalan United and sending a cross at a 45-degree angle.
Under the close pressure of the Catalan United central defender, Hulay failed to grab the spot.
But he also attracted the attention of Catalonia's defensive players, leaving Farias almost unmarked at the back.
It’s just that after Farias ran sixty meters at high speed, he hit the ball passed by Lopez directly into the stands behind the goal...
Even the neutral commentator Sanchez sighed:
"O Farias! Farias..."
Farias looked very upset for missing this opportunity. He fell to the ground and got up from the ground with his head in his hands.
There were sporadic boos in the stands for his shot, but more Pirates fans still applauded the Madrid Pirates' counterattack.
When the team falls behind, they know that what the team needs is encouragement and applause, not boos and criticism.
They are still different from those demanding Kings fans.
The strict demands of Kings fans are well-known throughout Europe. After leaving the team, a Kings player said about the game atmosphere at Crown Stadium: "This stadium is not only a devil's stadium for the away team, but also for the home team players. It's crazy to say that the pressure of playing here is even greater than playing away from home..."
Pirates fans don't want their team to be under more pressure when playing at home.
Even if they are disappointed with the team's performance, most people will choose to remain silent instead of putting pressure on their players with violent boos.
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Although Farias did not seize this opportunity, it does not mean that the Madrid Pirates' offense cannot pose a threat.
There was no goal in this counterattack, and the impact on the team's counterattack was not as great as the commentator on Radio Catalonia thought.
Soon the Madrid Pirates pushed their offensive outside the Catalan United penalty area.
Huraira came out of the penalty area to get the ball, and then when he caught the ball, he knocked the football behind him with his heel.
The ball passed between the legs of Catalan United centre-back Paul Fortune, who was defending him.
He quickly turned around, caught up with the football, and before other Catalan United defenders could close the door, he took a kick and shot directly!
This kick was very sudden and powerful.
It's just that the angle is slightly correct.
It hit Catalan United goalkeeper Tone Schulman in the chest and bounced back.
Catalan United's Argentinian midfielder Dino Sosa jumped up and headed the ball back with his back to the direction of the attack.
The football fell to Kabonka's feet. He caught the ball and turned around at the same time. Using his speed and flexibility, he got rid of the Pirates midfielder Juan Ramirez who was originally stuck behind him.
Then he took the ball and launched a counterattack!
“This is Catalonia’s counterattack!”
the Radio Catalunya commentator shouted excitedly.
The players of Catalonia United and the players of Madrid Pirates are like the ebb and flow of the tide, one side is rushing forward and the other side is retreating.
The rising tide wants to use the momentum of the receding tide to create a bigger wave that directly submerges the Pirates' goal.
The ebbing tide hopes to push back the rising tide.
In the end, the Pirates were slightly better. They blocked Catalonia's counterattack outside the penalty area.
Then they also fought back.
A counter-tide!
Their counterattack is simpler and more direct than that of Catalonia.
Danny Drew, who successfully intercepted the ball, did not hand the football to any "middleman". Instead, he kicked the ball directly outside the penalty area and passed the football to the front court.
The one who rushed to the front was not the faster Farias, but Hulay who started earlier!
He advanced diagonally from the ribs and ran towards the middle.
And Paul Fortune stayed with him.
Under the personal interference of the French central defender, the running Hulay directly used the outside instep of his left foot to direct the ball in front of him.
The speed didn't slow down at all, and Fortune didn't find a chance to steal the ball.
He could only continue to run towards the penalty area with Hu Lai.
"Madrid Pirates' counterattack! Beautiful! Hu!!"
The cheers grew louder at Pirates Park.
He Feng only shouted: "Opportunity!" and then said nothing.
It seemed as if he was afraid that his voice in the studio behind would affect Hu Lai.
Catalan United goalkeeper Toney Schulman has abandoned the goal and rushed towards the football.
Although Paul Fortune was still following Hu Lai, Schulman did not dare to bet that Fortune could successfully defend Hu Lai.
He must put pressure on Hu Lai and form a double flank.
Fortune also continued to use his body strength advantage to squeeze and collide with Hu Lai during the pursuit.
But he didn't dare to use too much force, for fear that Hu Lai would fall down and he would be given a foul... At this time and in this place, he would probably be sent off with a red card.
When Fortune didn't dare to go all out, it wasn't difficult for Hu Lai, who was wearing a worn Bears jersey, to deal with it.
He faced Fortune's physical confrontation, caught up with the football at the top of the penalty arc, and then shot with his left foot!
Facing the attacking Schulman, he didn't lob, but used the inside of his left foot to create an arc!
Schulman saw Hu Lai take a shot and pounced!
He judged the right direction and pounced on the right side of his body. But the arc created by Hu Lai's kick was very large, and it happened to bypass the side-splitting Schulman!
The cheers almost lifted the roof of Pirates Park!
The football hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the net!
In the 76th minute of the game, Madrid Pirates scored another victory. Their total score was 2:3, only one goal behind Catalan United!
(End of chapter)