Midfielder Ruler

Chapter 97: The Wizard's Outer Instep Pass

With the upcoming league match against the University of La Plata at home, Tang Zheng and others did not have time to focus on Sanchez. They knew that Sanchez was a person with strong self-esteem, as long as it was something he didn't want to say, Even if you pry his mouth open, he won't say a word.

Coincidentally at this time, the captain of the University of La Plata, Veron, used the media platform to announce that the victory of the game will belong to the University of La Plata, and Veron's speech immediately won the support of the head coach Sabella, who believed that there was still hope for the league. .

However, in the eyes of many media and River Plate fans, Veron and Sabella are dead ducks with a stubborn mouth.

But some media who are good at creating public opinion don't think so. They feel that the penultimate round of the league at the Monument Stadium will have a lot of variables.

If the University of La Plata wins the away game, theoretically they still have a certain chance to reverse their hopes of winning the fall league championship, and they cannot be killed with a stick.

Ortega, who made his debut a few years earlier than Veron, couldn't sit still. He said bluntly in an interview with the "Clarion": "With all due respect, the University of La Plata can win at our home court. Unless the sun rises from the south!"

Veron was not happy when these words reached his ears, he said directly: "Let's see!"

The two veterans who were over 30 years old used the media platform to fight with great joy, and the big mouth of River Plate coach Simeone was also reflected. He said with great momentum: "The champion belongs only to River Plate! The University of La Plata is the winner. Come to Monument Stadium to pay tribute to the champion!"

Against this background, the league between River Plate and the University of La Plata at home began to be full of gunpowder, and the fans of both sides also did not see each other.

On the day of the game, the Monument Stadium was packed.

River Plate fans know that as long as they don't lose to the visiting University of La Plata in this game, they can win the league championship after four years.

Since they can win the championship without losing at home, the River Plate fans sharpened their heads and drilled in, but the tickets are limited, and most of the River Plate fans are rich.

As a result, ticket prices skyrocketed...

The most common tickets were fired up to 4,000 Argentine pesos, which was quite scary, and...supply exceeded demand.

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In the penultimate round of the 2008 A-League Autumn League focus match, Yang 5 had a live broadcast, and Duan Xuan and Zhang Lu were in charge of explaining the game.

There are still about five minutes before the start of the game. The two players came to the passage leading to the stadium for the home and away games respectively.

The on-site director then gave the camera to the player channel belonging to the home team, and the starting eleven stood in a row, waiting to play.

When the camera was on Tang Zheng, Duan Huan, the commentator of the Central 5 live broadcast room, said: "Judging from Tang Zheng's expression, he is quite relaxed. Tajikistan university student, then he can become the first Chinese to win the Arab League.”

Guest commentator Zhang Lu smiled: "That's right! If River Plate draws, they can win the league championship one round ahead of schedule!"

But the taste of the Chinese fans' ears changed when they heard these words. Chinese fans have a serious frown syndrome of "a tie is XX"...

Duan Xuan also realized that Zhang Lu's remarks were a bit inappropriate, so he said: "This game may be difficult for River Plate. The captain of the University of La Plata, Veron, has played for Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter Milan and other European giants. The club has very rich experience in the game and is a midfielder with very comprehensive skills, so this game will be a bit stressful for Tang Zheng..."

Indeed, the match process was somewhat different from Duan Xuan's analysis.

In addition to his advanced age, Veron could beat Tang Zheng by a few blocks no matter in terms of competition experience or technical level, so Tang Zheng was under a lot of pressure from the start of the competition.

This kind of pressure is different from that of Riquelme in the national derby.

Riquelme preferred to solve problems with the ball himself, while Veron was more patient.

Many times you obviously think he won't do it, and he does it in the end.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng has a strong sense of position and never lost his position.

Veron was surprised by Tang Zheng's stability. You must know that Tang Zheng is only eighteen years old this year, and he has only joined the professional league for two months...

He even had the illusion that what he was facing was not Tang Zheng, but Cambiasso.

So Veron had to increase the range of running, thus getting rid of Tang Zheng and creating opportunities for the team.

In the past, Veron has played many positions. He can play as a full-back, defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder. With his erratic running position and comprehensive skills, he can play at a very high level no matter where he is. It's just that this time he met trouble.

Before the game, River Plate coach Simeone explained that Veron had a long shot and a direct free kick.

That is to say, you must control your defensive skills near the goal 30 meters away, otherwise the seasoned Veron will teach you how to behave in minutes.

In a blink of an eye, halfway through the first half of the game, the River Plate at home was slightly ahead of the University of La Plata who was a guest in terms of possession.

However, the number of shots and the range of hits are inferior to the opponent. In other words, River Plate's offensive organization is not as good as that of the University of La Plata...

Simeone stood on the sidelines and frowned. In order to show a strong desire to win at home, he formed a relatively balanced lineup of 442. Falcao and Sanchez partnered forward, and Bonannot was deployed on both wings. Sitting in the middle with Rosales, Tang Zheng and Poncio.

The reason why he chose this formation was that he hoped to use Tang Zheng's long pass ability to create counterattack opportunities, but halfway through the first half, Tang Zheng was completely restrained by the seasoned Veron, except that he could do something on the defensive end , he didn't have any bright spots in the offense.

Could it be... Tang Zheng's offensive potential is really not strong?

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In the short time when Simeone was distracted, the University of La Plata switched from defense to offense, and the football quickly reached the feet of captain Veron.

Tang Zheng didn't go up to defend Veron immediately, because he knew that the opponent wouldn't let the football stay under his feet for too long.

But Tang Zheng was surprised by Veron's handling of the ball this time. He didn't pass the ball out, but turned around to face the ball, facing the attacking direction.

This……

When Tang Zheng headed forward, Veron distributed the ball again, which meant that Tang Zheng had been fooled by taking a trip for nothing.

But Tang Zheng didn't retreat, since he chose to go forward, there was no need to go back, he knew that the football would eventually be handed over to Veron's feet.

But Veron saw that Tang Zheng was following very closely, and his position was pulled deeper.

Tang Zheng couldn't leave his defense zone too far, so he ran back in desperation, and handed over the heavy responsibility of defending Veron to Sanchez, who was almost defenseless.

Sanchez's defensive ability is basically negligible, especially in the face of Veron, who is quite comprehensive in technology.

Although Veron does not have the speed of his youth, he knows how to use his body, and his ability to read the game is particularly strong, knowing when to pass the ball and when to take the ball to break through.

At the same time, TYC Sports TV commentator Abel Claudio said: "Juan Veron's erratic running and scoring are at the textbook level!"

Veron just ran to the attacking right rib about 35 meters away from the baseline, and he took the initiative to meet the football passed by his teammates.

Tang Zheng pushed forward immediately, not letting Veron get the ball too easily.

In fact, Tang Zheng's choice was very correct. A player with comprehensive skills like Veron should step up and interfere in the first place.

But Veron had already figured out what to do next. He saw the running position of the left forward Nunes, and used one of his trump cards when facing the far sideline head-on-a long pass with the outside of the right foot. .

"Oops!!"

Tang Zheng rushed towards Veron at the first time, but what he didn't expect was that he was still half a beat behind, his leg stretched while moving and didn't touch the football.

Out of defensive instinct, his eyes followed the flight of the football in mid-air, just like a thrown shot.

The football flying in mid-air flew towards the defensive right flank of the River Plate penalty area with a clear outer arc, which is the defensive space of right center back Tuzio and right back Billy.

When ESPN South American football commentator Mike Gervin saw that the movement of the football was exactly in line with that of Nunez, his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Nice outside instep pass!"

Billy has fallen behind Nunes, and it is unrealistic to catch up from behind, so he can only pin his hopes on the right center back Tuccio and goalkeeper Juan Carrizo.

But Nunes didn’t make extra moves. He used his chest to push the ball forward while running, and the stopping distance was moderate. He didn’t need to continue to adjust, so he swung his left foot directly about 15 meters away from the goal. Hit the door directly.

The quality of Nunes' shots is very high, which is equivalent to a half-volley shot that he suppressed very low, almost completely touching the ground, and rushed to the far corner at high speed.

The speed of goalkeeper Juan Carrizo's body pressing down is obviously slower than the speed of the football moving forward.

The visiting University of La Plata led the home team River Plate 1:0.

The momentum of the home team fans dropped to the lowest at this moment, while the University of La Plata fans who came with the team to the Monument Stadium seized the opportunity to show themselves and burst into a burst of cheers...

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