There is a belief called football

Chapter 396 Russian Roulette
Enemies meet each other and are extremely jealous. Do you still remember how the German team led by Hummels ravaged Brazil in the World Cup in Brazil?

In that game, Thiago Silva was suspended. He sat in the stands and watched his team swallow the worst game in the history of the World Cup. In that game, Thiago Silva did not have the opportunity to compete head-on with "Hummels", but now, the opportunity has come.

If I were to choose the top 5 best central defenders in the world, I would choose Boateng, Thiago Silva, Hummels, Kompany, Ramos (Real Madrid).

At present, the requirements of world football for central defenders are not the standards of the era of "Baresi". In the past, central defenders required accurate positioning and accurate prediction. Now, the requirements for excellent central defenders are not only retained in the era of "Baresi", but also many new requirements have been added.

The most important thing is that central defenders are now also required to have a strong assisting ability. Take a look at the top 5 central defenders I have given as an example. They can all go up to the center forward when they set the ball.

Another requirement is a bit more difficult, that is, the central defender has the ability to step forward and assist in sports games. The best at this point are Dortmund's "Hummels" and Real Madrid's "Ramos".

Everyone knows Ramos very well. Ramos, nicknamed "Master Water", played as a full-back when he debuted in "Sevilla", and he was good at attacking and defending.

In fact, in terms of offensive ability, Hummels is stronger than Ramos. In the Bundesliga, he often goes straight into the opponent's penalty area from the position of the central defender during the game. This is also a landscape in the Bundesliga.

At this time, the two took off at the same time, but Thiago Silva suffered a bit because he took off on the spot, while Hummels rushed up with inertia, but that's it, the two finally split [-]-[-] and hit the ball at the same time.

After the ball was jacked up, it jumped up, so after landing, Hummels and Thiago Silva were still back to back, fighting for the second point.

Just when the two were struggling, an incomprehensible person intervened, and Sirigou jumped up high and picked the ball.

"What are you doing"?asked Thiago Silva.

Immediately, the Brazilian realized that he was ridiculous. As a goalkeeper, isn't it the most natural to pick a high ball in the penalty area?

The Brazilian raised his hand to express his apology. Sirigu had no time to pay attention to him. He threw the ball and launched a fast break. When "Thiago Silva" turned around, he found that Hummels had already returned to defense.

Sirigu's fast break was interrupted by Gundogan, then Dortmund switched to a fast break, and Hummels returned to attack. In this way, they repeatedly lost the ball, intercepted the ball, and lost the ball again in the midfield. The two sides played chaotically for a while.

In fact, no matter how high the level of the team is, at this time, when the physical fitness is at the end of the crossbow, the game will become more and more chaotic. When the brain is hypoxic, the ball will not be thinking, as long as it is not under my feet.

Gradually, after being able to continue to descend, even the chaos disappeared and turned into calm. It's very simple, I really can't run anymore!

A dead ball opportunity after the ball went out of bounds, Hummels finally couldn't run anymore, he was lying on the ground, Weidenfeller came to help him press his leg, he was already too tired to cramp.In addition to Hummels, Shaheen can't do it anymore, and Piszczek is also pressing his legs on the spot. This method of leg pressing is very limited and treats the symptoms but not the root cause, but it can only be like this now. After all, Klopp can't replace these two people.

Immediately, someone from Paris Saint-Germain also had cramps. Blanco asked the team doctor to enter the field. He looked at his watch and said, "It is estimated that a penalty shootout is inevitable." Blanco turned and went back to the bench to pick up a small book. He was already preparing the list of penalty kickers.

The same is true for Klopp. Uncle Zha is thinking about the order of penalty kicks. Don’t think that there are 5 players in a penalty shootout, and it’s the same for whoever goes up and kicks.

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Along with the extensive cramp of the players of the two teams, the scene became slower and slower. The professional players knew very well that the cramp was an early warning to the body, so most of them dared not exert their strength. Now everyone on and off the field knew that a penalty shootout was the only option!
Klopp and Blanc were nervously scribbling and drawing on the paper. How to line up these five players is actually more difficult than imagined. The penalty shootout is inherently a bit of a gamble, so it is more likely to make people worry about gains and losses.

The first player to play was the one with the most pressure. Klopp wrote "Royce" after thinking for a long time,
Blanco wrote "Ibrahimovic". Although the Swede missed a penalty kick in 90 minutes of regular time, Blanco still chose to believe him.

The second kicker, Klopp chose "Gündogan",
Blanco chose "Cavani". It seems that Blanco's idea is to play good cards first.

The third kicker, Klopp's rough-footed "Bender", someone joked that the defensive player is better than the forward when kicking a penalty kick. Why?Because the defender doesn't even know where he will play.

Like a tacit understanding, Blanco also chose a central defender to take the third penalty, David Luiz.

In the fourth, Klopp chose "Shaheen" and Blanco chose "Lucas".

When the tip of the pen moved to the bottom of the paper, the coaches of both sides hesitated. The fifth and last penalty shooter was arguably the most critical one, and of course the most difficult to choose.

Finally Blanco wrote "Thiago Silva",
And Klopp wrote "Hummels",
If nothing else, one of the two will use his own penalty kick to decide the outcome of the game.

Of course, this is just the list in the head coach’s mind, and the final list still needs to be communicated with the players, because penalty kicks are stressful, so they must get 2012% consent from the players. In the [-] UEFA Champions League final, Bayern’s match against Chelsea was dragged into a penalty shootout. Originally, Heynckes was going to place Robben third, but Peter Pan refused to take the penalty, and finally replaced it temporarily with Neuer to take the penalty.

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The clock on the big screen has reached 120 minutes, and the referee may blow the final whistle at any time. Ibrahimovic looked at the Dortmund goal. He remembered that basketball usually reaches the final stage, and the player will take a super long-range shot.

This was originally a joke, but after the ball went out, it almost became a lore. The ball flew to the goal with precision. The terrible thing was that Weidenfeller stood forward and it was too late to retreat, but when the ball hit the crossbar, the audience burst into exclamation. If this goal is scored, Dortmund fans really want to die.

With the ball out of bounds, the game is over and the penalty shootout is about to begin!
In the penalty shootout, it is necessary to toss a coin to decide who will be punished first and who will be punished later. When others were nervously surrounding the head coach to determine the list, "Hummels" and "Thiago Silva" re-chosen sides under the leadership of the referee. Finally, after tossing a coin, Paris Saint-Germain won the right to take the first penalty.

"No problem, just tell me if you have any questions," Klopp asked one by one, and he wanted to confirm that everyone on the list was willing to take penalties.

"No problem, Jurgen",
"That's good",
Then the 18 members of the team plus the medical team, the coaching team, and Li Qiao formed a circle, and Klopp was doing the final mobilization, "Boys, no matter what the result is, what I want to tell you is that you have performed well enough."

"Into the semi-finals"!
After a loud slogan, everyone dispersed, Weidenfeller ran to the bottom line, and the others stood shoulder to shoulder in the middle circle.

"Roman wait a minute",
Weidenfeller heard Li Qiao calling him behind him, and looked back, "Joe".

"Does your promise to me still count?"Li Qiao asked.

"Of course, let's go to Berlin together",
Li Qiao stepped forward and gave Weidenfeller a big hug, "Come on, Roman".

Weidenfeller patted Li Qiao on the back, "Get ready to treat me to dinner."

Seeing Weidenfeller walking towards the bottom line and standing in front of the goal like a lone hero, Li Qiao felt excited, "Football is a game for the brave."

*****
Ibrahimovic was the first to come out from the middle circle. He walked towards the penalty area, and Weidenfeller pointed at Ibrahimovic with his right hand, showing a provocative expression. Ibrahimovic is very experienced. He didn’t look at Weidenfeller.

After receiving the ball from the referee, Ibrahimovic placed the ball on the penalty spot. At this time, Weidenfeller protested again. He felt that Ibrahimovic's ball was not placed on the penalty spot, which was a bit off, but the referee ignored it and blew his whistle.

Once the whistle is blown, it means that the opponent can kick at any time, so Weidenfeller did not protest anymore. He stood in front of the door, ready to fight.

If there is any advantage for Dortmund in this game, it must be tens of thousands of diehard fans at home. At this time, they booed loudly and tried to interfere with Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic kicked the ball to the left this time, and Weidenfeller still threw himself to the right as in the first half. With a "boom", the boos turned into cheers, and Weidenfeller saved Ibrahimovic's penalty.

A philosopher said, "You can never step into the same river twice", but today Ibrahimovic fell on the penalty spot twice.When Dortmund cheered up and down, Ibrahimovic shook his head helplessly and walked back.

The penalty shootout came to the fifth round, and now the score is 4 to 3. In the first four rounds, except for Ibrahimovic who missed a penalty kick, the other players made all 7 free throws.

Now standing in front of the penalty spot is Paris Saint-Germain's captain "Thiago Silva". How much pressure is he under?If this goal is not scored, Paris will lose. If this goal is scored, it depends on the upcoming "Hummels".

With a strong volley, the Paris captain chose the most domineering shot. The ball was too fast, and Weidenfeller was beyond his reach. 4 to 4, Thiago Silva threw the pressure on Hummels, who played later.

At this time, there was a very interesting scene. Thiago Silva walked from the penalty area to the center circle, while Hummels went from the center circle to the penalty area. At the moment when the two intersected, they did not look at each other, but they were actually competing in their hearts.

The crowd held their breath as Hummels set the ball in place, a kick that would decide who made it to the semi-finals.

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