Football’s First Defender

25 minutes into the game! Zenit firmly occupies the advantage on the field! As many as 70% of the ball possession, absolutely crushing shooting data and passing data, now they are short of breaking the iron barrel of Glasgow Rangers and scoring goals!

Before the game, everyone knew that Zenit not only had superior strength, but various off-field factors were also developing in a direction that was beneficial to Zenit! Especially the advantages in physical fitness, Zenit's rest adjustment, the preparation time is too sufficient!

In the game, Zenit gave full play to its own strength, although it has not yet scored a goal! But after adjusting the front sight several times, the long-range shots of Tymoshchuk and others have become more and more threatening recently!

And Arshavin, Dominguez, and Denisov, three frontcourt players with both speed and skill, used their long-term tacit understanding to create several opportunities while constantly crossing positions. It was just now that Arshavin crossed to the left side and caused confusion in Glasgow Rangers' marking by changing positions. Dominguez's pass was also a perfect grasp of timing and strength. The door is quite threatening! If it weren't for goalkeeper Alexander's excellent save, this shot hit the goal within the range of the goal frame, and it is very likely to change the score on the field!

"Now it's Zenit's corner!"

"Although the Glasgow Rangers are indeed in a weak position, they should still have the advantage in terms of set-piece defense!"

"As a British team, the tall stature of the two central defenders need not be said. The midfielder, the full-back, and the high center forward can definitely compete with the Zenit players in terms of height, and even the average height of the team. The Wanderer is a little beyond!"

"This also makes Zenit not as dominant in set-piece tactics as in previous games!"

"Arshavin's corner kick is delivered!"

"Pogrebnyak is outside the penalty area, jumping hard for the top!"

"Perhaps in sports battles, we have to consider the running factor, and Cueral can't completely restrain Boshen! But in this kind of set-piece defense, under the fixed position, the two are definitely 50-50! "

"Arshavin's pass was excellent in arc, strength and height, but Pogrebnyak still failed to directly complete the threatening goal in the competition for the top!"

"Under the interference of Cuerard's take-off, Pogrebnyak's header hit the goal before it flew out, and it also let Cuerard's head hit it, changing the route and flying to the other side!"

"Second point!"

"The side position!"

"Players from both sides huddled together!"

"Who can get it?"

After the ball was touched by Cuerard's head, it flew slightly outward, which also made it impossible for the goalkeeper Alexander to attack and win the high ball. In fact, Alexander really wanted to come out and give it a try, but after taking two steps forward, seeing that there was really no chance, he hurried back to the goal line!

"Yang Feng! In this competition for the second landing point, he has occupied the most powerful position!"

"Thomasson wants to jump up to interfere, but under the pressure of Yang Feng's physical strength, the jump height is not enough to pose a threat to Yang Feng!"

"Header ferry!"

"Yang Feng didn't choose to hit the goal with a long-distance header!"

"Instead, the ball went directly to the edge of the small penalty area!"

"Because everyone was rushing towards the ball's landing point just now, there is indeed enough space in the small penalty area!"

"Arshavin! Arshavin who delivered the corner kick earlier! Has already penetrated into the penalty area!"

The iron barrel team must not lose the ball! In the face of a team with excellent offensive firepower, the iron bucket team actually only conceded 0 goals or more conceded goals!

For a strong team with an absolute advantage, it only needs to score the first goal, and then use the possession of the ball to let the opponent take the initiative. Then Zenit, which is playing offensively, will have more opportunities to face the loose formation of the opponent. Chance to kill the game!

Arshavin now has an absolute chance to break the deadlock! Yang Feng's header was just right, absolutely open, and the only downside of hitting the goal from such a close range was that the angle was too small, but for Arshavin, this angle was enough!

"Arshavin! Lap shot!"

"Hit the door from a small angle!"

"GOAL!"

"Arshavin! Open the scoring for Zenit!"

"Facing Yang Feng's header ferry, Arshavin directly threw his body out and shot a shot from the near corner! Rangers goalkeeper Alexander couldn't make a save, and Arshavin's kick pierced the goal like this!"

"Zenit! In the 27th minute of the game, scored the first goal, leading Glasgow Rangers 1-0!"

"In less than half an hour, their own iron barrel formation was broken. Now the Glasgow Rangers can only rely on their own offense to try to tie the score!"

Perhaps, the Rangers really needed a goal to equalize the score, but before the Rangers started their own attack, Zenit's new wave of offensive came even more violently!

Taking advantage of the high-pressure defense in the frontcourt, Domingos forced the Rangers' backcourt players to make a pass error!

Ziryanov, who was in the midfield, took two steps forward and intercepted the opponent's soft pass! Zenit's counterattack on the spot!

"Ziryanov! Successful interception in the midfield! He took the ball forward with the momentum!"

"The Rangers made a mistake at a critical moment. Now there are not enough defensive players in the backcourt to complete the interception!"

"Ziryanov's advancing speed is extremely fast, and the defenders behind him can't catch up at all, so the central defender Cueral can only come to defend!"

"But in this way, the space in the restricted area has appeared!"

"During the high speed, Ziryanov saw the timing and made an accurate through after deceleration!"

"Throw the ball straight into the penalty area, and the right side behind Cuerard is empty!"

"Pogrebnyak just ran to the left and pinned another central defender Will!"

"Dominguez! Slip into this gap!"

"Ziryanov's pass was excellent in strength and angle control. Broadford, who was defending against Domingos, had no way to intercept this pass in advance! It can only be played against Domingos. Goss is right behind you!"

"Dominguez, tap the incoming football and hit the goal!"

"Broadford flew straight out! I want to block this kick!"

"But! Feint!"

"Such a moment! Domingos was not in a hurry! Instead, he used a fake kick to hit the goal, and successfully swayed Broadford who was following him!"

"Smash the ball to the other side!"

"Diagonal dribbling!"

"The goalkeeper wants to strike!"

"But Dominguez has already adjusted to hit the goal!"

"GOAL!"

"Dominguez!"

"Second goal for Zenit!"

"At such a short distance, without the interference of defensive players, the role of the goalkeeper is negligible! Domingos has no soft feet, and a volley aimed at the far corner directly sends the ball into the net!"

"Zenit, scored 2 goals in a short period of time! Almost killed the suspense of the game!"