Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 131 Strength gap
After the substitutions and adjustments between the two sides, Barcelona took control of the situation again. Schalke 04's frontcourt could no longer continue to press wildly. The backcourt could not continue to keep up, and the pressing in the frontcourt had no effect, so the whole team was in automatic recovery, and Barcelona took the opportunity to press out.

Zhang Yuan was sitting on the bench, with his hands on his knees and his chin in his hands. Even if the Schalke 04 players thought it didn't matter any more, they couldn't calm down now. After all, the score was equalized. In the ball game, it may not be possible to eliminate Barcelona by then.

Zhang Yuan and other players on the bench watched the game nervously, worried about the passivity on the scene. Slomka also stood on the sidelines and loudly directed the team to defend. Now it has reached a critical moment and must be sustained.

In the 85th minute of the game, the aggressively attacking Barcelona still failed to break through the gate of Schalke 04. The fans at the scene began to be uneasy, booing the field, waving white handkerchiefs, and shouting for Rijkaard to dismiss get out of class .

Rijkaard is still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, with a calm expression on his face. Of course, he can't see his anger. His complexion is relatively dark, and it is difficult to show his inner activities. In fact, Rijkaard is really angry at this time. up.

He thinks that he has dedicated everything to Barcelona. Who built the Dream Team [-]? It was him. Who led Barcelona back to the top of Europe?Still him!But the fans don't remember this at all, and the club doesn't remember this at all. Now that his performance is poor, he is used as a scapegoat. I am not responsible for the problem. It is really sad!

In the face of boos and white handkerchiefs, he still sat on the coach's bench and did not move. He had already arranged what should be arranged, and whether he could score a goal could only depend on luck.

Rijkaard is now on the verge of getting out of class, but God is favored for him. In the 87th minute, Barcelona's continuous attack finally scored a goal. Henry attracted two Schalke 04 players from the wing and passed back At the foot of Iniesta in the middle, Iniesta shot and was blocked by Kristajic. The ball flew into the air, but it happened to fly to Iniesta again. Iniesta passed the header into the penalty area this time. Eto'o grabbed the barb, Neuer failed to save the ball, and Barcelona once again exceeded the total score.

Slomka was dumbfounded. This kind of result was a story that he had prayed so much that it would not happen, but life was not a fluke, and the story finally happened.

There is a man named Edward Murphy in the United States. He is a captain engineer of a certain air force base in the United States. One of the most awesome things he has done in his life is to propose Murphy's Law, which contains this aspect "If you are worried about a certain If that happens, it's more likely to happen."

Unfortunately, Murphy's Law came into play today, and what Slomka was most worried about, what a group of Schalke 04 players sitting on the bench were worried about finally happened.

Zhang Yuan was very annoyed in his heart, but what about the ball, the players on the field did what they should do, Bolton failed to watch Eto'o?He has done well enough, but facing a super shooter like Eto'o, it is not enough to be good enough.

Eto'o has maintained a very high scoring rate since he came to Barcelona from Mallorca. Mallorca is limited by the overall strength of the team. When he comes to Barcelona, ​​he gets more opportunities and scores quite a lot. , just like Klose, who started in Kaiserslautern and became an all-round shooter in Werder Bremen, Eto'o also came to Barcelona to make more outstanding progress, and now he is a superstar, deep Loved by Barcelona fans.

After the goal, Eto'o was very excited. He put his right palm on his right ear and made a gesture of listening. All the fans cheered for him. This goal can be said to be a final goal. Schalke 04's chances of scoring another goal are slim.

"Eto'o's goal is really beautiful. Barcelona has already pressed the whole line from behind, but Schalke 04's defense is really tenacious, and they didn't give Barcelona any decent chances. This time Eto'o seized the opportunity. You are indeed a super shooter!" He Wei praised Eto'o.

"Yeah, this ball basically announced Schalke 04's death sentence! There are still a few minutes left, and Slomka still has a substitution card in his hand. Who should he replace? But no matter who goes up, after all, there are only a few Minutes to go, and there is little hope of scoring another goal!" Tao Wei felt sorry for Schalke 04, and in his heart, according to Schalke 04's strength, the game was played very well.

"Yeah, it seems that Zhang Yuan's Champions League journey this season is coming to an end! Of course, if Schalke 04 can score in the last period of time, then they will eliminate Barcelona with an away goal advantage, so next Barcelona still can't relax after a few minutes, don't let extreme joy turn into sorrow!" He Wei seemed to warn Barcelona.

As Tao Wei said, Schalke 04 is now basically sentenced to death, but Slomka has not given up after a short period of loss, and hastened to propose a substitution to the fourth official, replacing Altintop Jr. Asamoah, the twin towers tactic, not only that, but he also put the central defender Kristajic on top. Kristajic is 191cm tall. Slomka used a 343 formation, and the front is not the twin towers. But three towers!

Zhang Yuan and other substitute players stood up involuntarily, waiting for a miracle to happen on the sidelines, but obviously this three-tower tactic did not have much effect on Barcelona. After all, Barcelona is much better than Schalke 04 in passing and controlling the ball. Slomka's tactics did not have the desired effect.

At the end of the 90-minute game, Barcelona successfully eliminated Schalke 04. Looking at the cheering fans and the Barcelona players celebrating wildly on the field, Zhang Yuan was in a panic, and the tears in his eyes were spinning .

The players of Schalke 04 were very depressed. Before the game, everyone was still smiling, and there was no pressure in their hearts. But when they were really eliminated, everyone felt so uncomfortable for a moment. They passed their own With great efforts, the score was tied, but it still fell short in the last 10 minutes.

Rakitic stood beside Zhang Yuan, hugged Zhang Yuan tightly, and said in Zhang Yuan's ear: "Let's fight again in the coming year!"

Zhang Yuan wiped his eyes with his hands, stopped the tears that were about to fall, and said softly: "Yes, we will fight again in the next year!"

The two of them went to the court with other substitute players to comfort their teammates who were still sitting on the court. Everyone tried their best. This is the difference in strength. An upset is always a small probability event. It is sad but there is no regret.

One by one, they hugged the hard-working teammates and comforted them in a low voice. The players of the whole team finally stood together again and went to the fans’ stand of the visiting team to thank the fans who came all the way to watch the game. The fans gave this group of players warm applause. Schalke 04 is not too much.

"Hey, Zhang, can we exchange jerseys?" A voice rang in Zhang Yuan's ear, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Henry!
"Hello! Thierry! Of course, thank you!" Zhang Yuan took off his jersey and handed it to Henry, taking Henry's wet No. 14 jersey.

"Don't be sad, you are still young and you still have a chance, let's fight again next year!" Henry said with a hug to Zhang Yuan.

"Thank you!" Zhang Yuan expressed his gratitude. Unexpectedly, Henry took the initiative to exchange jerseys with him and comforted himself.

In fact, as a superstar, Henry has not won the Champions League so far. In the 05-06 UEFA Champions League, he led Arsenal and Barcelona led by Ronaldinho and Eto'o in the final We met, but in the end he lost the championship, which is also the main factor that contributed to his transfer. He wanted to win a Champions League trophy too much, but in the past two seasons, there were many contradictions in the Barcelona team. They got nothing last season. This season, the league and the Copa del Rey are basically useless. , the UEFA Champions League has eliminated Schalke 04 and entered the semi-finals, but there are still two games to come. It may not be possible for Barcelona to enter the final, and it may not be able to win the championship in the end. After all, Barcelona's current state is really not good. Playing against Schalke 04 is so difficult, and changing to a stronger team, it is estimated that the state will definitely be eliminated.

Therefore, Henry, who has experienced big storms, is obviously more qualified than Zhang Yuan to say, "Baby is suffering!"

Maybe it was because of comfort from his favorite football star, Zhang Yuan turned around temporarily. On the way back to the locker room, several reporters on the scene wanted to stop him from interviewing him, but he ruthlessly refused. Mai Xuewen followed him and told the reporter We explained that Schalke 04 was eliminated, and Zhang Yuan was in a bad mood. I hope everyone understands.

Slomka attended the post-match press conference alone. He didn't bring the players with him, and everyone was in a low mood. He didn't want the players to be tortured at the press conference.

"Mr. Slomka, it is a pity that Schalke 04 was eliminated. What do you think of this game?"

"The boys have tried their best on the field, but this is football, sometimes hard work does not necessarily lead to a good result, I am proud of my players!"

"Shortly after Kuranyi scored, you replaced Zhang Yuan, who performed well in this game, and adjusted your tactics accordingly. Do you think your tactics are too conservative?"

"I don't think so. This game is very difficult for us. Zhang Yuan was replaced because his physical fitness can't keep up. He just came out of injury and needs time to adapt to the game! Later The tactical arrangement is because we used up a lot of physical energy in the early stage of this game, so I hope to strengthen the strength of the midfield!" Slomka defended his tactical arrangement.

"What do you think of the opponent's performance today?"

"They didn't create any good opportunities today, but luck is on their side!" Slomka was not convinced by the loss.

(End of this chapter)