Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 128 Missed Opportunity
However, it is normal to face a situation like Barcelona, ​​but Schalke 04 is not a vegetarian. In the 8th minute, Schalke 04 got a counterattack opportunity. Passed to the penalty area, but was cleared by Bolton. The ball flew to the midfield. Zhang Yuan and Puyol competed for the top. In terms of height, Zhang Yuan is taller than Puyol, but the captain of Barcelona is not a vegetarian. He is more experienced than Zhang Yuan. Although Zhang Yuan touched the ball first, he still failed to hit the ball well under the interference of Puyol. His plan was to hit Kuranyi. Fortunately, Kuranyi He took the initiative to catch the ball and grabbed the ball in front of Thuram to control it.

Kuranyi is tall and big, and Thuram failed to stop the ball from his feet even though he was experienced. Thuram saw that the situation was wrong, so he pulled Kuranyi covertly with his hands, trying to stop Kuranyi by fouling .

If it were normal, Kuranyi might have fallen to the ground, but today is different. Such a counterattack opportunity will not leave much for Schalke. He did not want to waste it, so he stretched out his thigh when he fell to the ground The long legs stabbed the ball back to Rakitic who had already come up. Rakitic did not stop the ball and directly made a through pass from the left.

On the left is Zhang Yuan, who was advancing forward. Zhang Yuan just got up and rushed forward. How could Puyol let him go, and he was still chasing him. Rakitic saw this situation Or choose to put the ball straight to the left, all you need is Zhang Yuan to fight for speed.

It is clear that Puyol is no match for speed. As soon as Zhang Yuan started, it blew past like the wind. Puyol was also fast but couldn't catch up with Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan didn't stop the ball and continued to move forward.

He went to the penalty area with this kick, and all Barcelona's defensive forces were chasing back. It can only be said that Zhang Yuan ran too fast. Puyol and Thuram were a little behind him. Thuram is old. The speed really couldn't keep up, so he had to follow Kuranyi to the penalty area, and if he could catch one, Zhang Yuan had to hand it over to Puyol.

Zhang Yuan entered the restricted area, Valdez attacked, his speed slowed down, and he hadn't chosen the right time to shoot. As a result, he missed the opportunity because of his slowness. Puyol had already caught up, regardless of whether he was in the restricted area or not, he directly The ball was tackled from behind, Zhang Yuan was unprepared for this, the shot had completely occupied his head, and the tail behind him - Puyol was temporarily forgotten by him.

Puyol's tackle is very risky, but there is no way not to shovel. Fortunately, Zhang Yuan hesitated at this moment and did not shoot decisively.

Puyol didn't care what Zhang Yuan was thinking. This tackle was ruthless and accurate. He successfully tackled the ball first, and Zhang Yuan was inevitably brought down.

The line referee did not indicate a foul, and the referee also indicated that the ball was not fouled. He stretched out his hands and waved upwards to signal Zhang Yuan to stand up quickly. The ball was not fouled.

Puyol's tackle didn't take the ball out of bounds, and Yaya Toure, who dropped back, got the ball and Barcelona had the ball.

Zhang Yuan buried his head in the grass, he was so frustrated with the ball, he was too indecisive in his final shot, thinking too much.

For Schalke 04, this ball is really crucial. The more critical it is, the more Zhang Yuan wants to be more on the safe side. He must choose a good shooting method and angle. I can't tolerate his hesitation in that moment of choice.

As a result, such a good opportunity was missed like this, damn it, what was he thinking, why didn't he shoot earlier? !
After Puyol cleared the siege, he saw Zhang Yuan still lying in the penalty area, ran over and stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Yuan up from the grass, patted Zhang Yuan's head, and smiled slightly.

Zhang Yuan finally came to his senses, no matter what, the game must continue, isn’t it just a chance, there must be another chance next time, no more hesitation, no more hesitation, shoot as you like, don’t think so much anymore, Zhang Yuan secretly warned himself.

Puyol did tackle the ball first, and Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand in front of the opponent, expressing his acceptance, stood up and continued to chase the ball.

Slomka on the sidelines watched intently Zhang Yuan rushing towards the opponent's penalty area. When Puyol made a shovel, his first reaction was that the ball was a foul, a penalty kick, a real penalty kick, and his second reaction was Zhang Yuan, what the hell are you eating, what the hell are you hesitating? !

He went to the sidelines to complain to the fourth official, damn, is this a penalty?Why didn't the referee whistle?The fourth official signaled him to calm down and respect the referee's penalty.

Going back to his seat chattering, he drank the water angrily, and Jevedic comforted him and said: "Don't get excited, we still have a chance if we continue playing like this!" .

This ball sounded a wake-up call for Rijkaard. Zhang Yuan really broke out in a cold sweat just now. This is not a joke. He almost scored a goal.

He thought about the situation in the previous stage, and finally understood that Slomka was probably trying to lure Barcelona to attack and take the opportunity to counterattack.

Zhang Yuan’s threat in the counterattack is too great. Barcelona’s ball-holding style of play is frequently used on the two sides. A little carelessness may give Schalke 04 a chance to counterattack. Think about countermeasures, do you recycle?
This was vetoed by him himself. Barcelona has never been a defensive-oriented team. It has always been an offensive-oriented team. If they are afraid of the opponent's defensive counterattack, they will withdraw. This is not a style of play that Rijkaard and Barcelona are used to. , Barcelona is more suitable for me as the main style of play, and now Barcelona needs to score goals to completely dispel the morale and determination of Schalke 04, and recover and reduce the number of frontcourt personnel. It's hard to find opportunities.

After thinking about it for a while, Rijkaard felt that there was no need for him to make any changes. Why should I change myself?I am the one who has the advantage, how many opportunities can you get for counterattacking, I play with possession of the ball, which does not leave many opportunities for Schalke 04.Let's take a look now and see who scores the goal first. I use the style of play that penetrates the center and flies on both sides. If you counterattack with defense, it depends on who scores the goal first.

Rijkaard's idea is correct. Barcelona really don't need to make any changes. It took 8 minutes to give Schalke 04 the first chance to counterattack. Barcelona's ball control style tries to control the ball at their feet. However, it is very difficult for Schalke 04 to get any good counterattack opportunities at all, so the opportunity that Zhang Yuan missed just now is really unforgivable.

After a stalemate for a while, Barcelona began to create a murderous intention in front of Schalke 04. Today's tactical arrangement is different from the previous game. The defenders on both sides advanced more frequently, and because of Slomka's active recovery, it seemed that the formation was compressed. It is good for defense, but in fact it is not. Harvey and Iniesta, including Yaya Toure, are closer to Schalke 04's penalty area. Their organizational position has come to within 10 meters of the front of the penalty area. It put a lot of pressure on Schalke 04. The more players in the frontcourt of Barcelona, ​​the more flexible their running positions, and they can always play some exquisite short pass coordination. Schalke 04's central defender is tall and strong. The game failed a bit, and Barcelona was unable to break through the gate guarded by Neuer during this period of time due to their tenaciousness.

Seeing this situation, Slomka really became anxious. Today, Barcelona's style of play is obviously more active than the away game. The three lines actively press up. Schalke 04 is struggling to defend. Now, if it continues like this, it will be broken by the opponent Goals are a matter of time.

Barcelona and Getafe scored 0:0 in the last league game, but Barcelona actually hit the goal post three times. It can only be said that Barcelona's luck in the last game was really not very good. Slomka did not dare to put fate Pinned on the post help.

In the 28th minute of the game, Slomka finally couldn't bear the pressure. Like the players on the field, he conveyed the high-position press tactics. Defensive pressure.

Sure enough, Zhang Yuan didn't get any good chances during this period. There were one or two chances to counterattack, but they were not as good as last time. Strictly speaking, they were not counterattack opportunities. Once it was broken, and the other time it was Thuram even stopping Kuranyi with a foul.

"During this period, Barcelona has exerted strong pressure on Schalke 04. Hey, it seems that Schalke 04 is very difficult. We must push Barcelona out. The pressure on the defense is too great. If this continues, Barcelona Goals come sooner or later!" He Wei said.

"Alas! Zhang Yuan missed an excellent opportunity in the first half. If that goal had been scored, the situation would have been completely different!" Tao Wei said.

"Yeah, is Zhang Yuan too nervous?"

"That's not true. In fact, Zhang Yuan's mental quality is quite strong. He missed the opportunity and quickly got up and went into battle. Although there was no bright performance in the back, he was still very active in running and returning to defense. I guess he still I think too much, after all, this ball is very important to Schalke 04, Zhang Yuan is young, and he will inevitably worry about gains and losses when shooting!" Tao Wei defended Zhang Yuan with a smile.

Slomka's change of formation really brought trouble to Barcelona. After receiving Slomka's order, Schalke 04's players pressed very aggressively. Several lines pressed upwards to varying degrees. Barcelona's players must play the ball quickly. Under such a high position, it is difficult for them to play smooth short passes.

This high-position press tactic is different from positional defense. Players take the initiative to attack instead of passively defending positions. It's more compact than a defense.

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