The Ball at Your Feet

When standing on the turf of the Schalke Stadium, Zhao Yaning realized that this might really be the most important game of his life.

Although I am still young, I still have the opportunity to challenge the Champions League in the future. But things like luck are bad. Nedved has won the Ballon d'Or. Haven't he played in the Champions League final yet?

After all, this is the pinnacle of the club's honor. For people like Zhao Yaning who are destined to have no chance of getting World Cup honors, the club's highest honor is the greatest honor he can strive for.

This is a game worthy of your hard work. And the team in front of them, since they can get to this point, it is also their own strong enemy.

He recalled the characteristics of this team that Deschamps said, recalled everyone's name, and speculated on the other side's thoughts.

Baia, Portugal's No. 2 national gate, it is normal for him to be the main force. George Costa, their captain, left-back, is good but only quite satisfactory, Carvalho and Valente, their pair of guards, the former has better defensive ability, aggressive attack, and good technical skills. , Can plug in support, is a strong enemy. Right back Paulo Ferreira is good at strength, but it seems that the speed is not fast enough to deal with him in a targeted manner.

Costija, Mendes, a pair of double midfielders, defensive ability are very good. Maniche, Deco, two central midfielders, excellent offensive and defensive-none of the opposing four midfielders is a real offensive player, each of them has a good defensive ability.

And their striker, Brazilian Delle, has always been a player from Portugal who wants him to transfer his nationality, but he is very determined not to play for Portugal. This is a strong junior player and cannot be taken lightly. The other is Alberto, a speed-type striker who is also a typical example of strength greater than fame.

Deschamps said that the biggest feature of this team is excellent defense and excellent collaboration, so let yourself see how good they are.

As the whistle blew, the two sides began the game. Soon, a pass from Deco allowed Zicos to intercept it. After receiving the pass, Zhao Yaning speeded up and rushed, and the moment Mendes intercepted him, he kicked the ball to the right.

Jiuli succeeded in reversing offside and got a single-handed chance in just two minutes.

This made the fans shouted in excitement, but Baia had already rushed out at this time. Jiuli was a little far away from the goal position, which gave him enough confidence. He shoveled directly in the penalty area and took the ball from Jiuli. The foot broke off.

This made the fans all sigh: they did not support Monaco, they just hoped to score at the beginning of the game, staged a big score.

After stabilizing, Porto quickly launched an attack. Dellai's assault on the wing was knocked down by Evra, but their free kicks did not reach the standard.

With these two tentative offenses, both sides also began to compete in the midfield.

At this time, Zhao Yaning also began to perceive the characteristics of this team. Of their four midfielders, none of them has a strong defensive ability. But each of them can defend, and they are good at card positions. It is not difficult for Zhao Yaning to pass one, but the difficult thing is to face the next after passing one. Their blocking is not to completely block Zhao Yaning’s breakthrough, but to grab one person, and the people behind are stuck. After Zhao Yaning has passed one, the people behind make up, and those who have been passed will continue to intercept them behind—continuously. There are always problems with the action, and as long as Zhao Yaning has problems, they will naturally be able to intercept the ball.

Really interesting defense. Zhao Yaning is more knowledgeable about his one-on-one defensive midfielder, and he feels quite strange for this kind of defense. They don't value one-on-one defense, but a continuous combination of positions to restrain the opponent's reunion tactics. It looks like a Dutch tactic, not a Portuguese style of play.

But it seems that this coach used to be Van Gaal's assistant...no wonder.

Zhao Yaning knows that in the face of such a defense, blindly bowing his head and belting, he will only get lost in this kind of blockade. What he needs to do is not just to break through, but to think about how to break through their defense.

In this way, the two sides stuck together. Monaco can't attack, and Porto is the same. As the core of the midfield, Deco was also watched dead by Yaya Toure. He was restricted. For Porto, it was naturally a big bad news.

"The game between the two sides was a little dull." Seeing that for nearly twenty minutes, both sides had only shot a goal, Thierry complained a bit.

"Sure, there is no good game in the competition. The strength of both sides is strong enough to achieve balance. But there is a lack of people on the court who have enough ability to break the balance. Naturally, the game is not easy to play." Wenger felt this way. The game is normal.

"At this time, isn't it time to watch Deco and Zhao Yaning's performance?" Thierry said. It's just that he also knows that Deco is now being entangled by Yaya Toure, Zhao Yaning's breakthrough has been restricted by Porto's defense line, and both sides are waiting for a fatal opportunity.

And soon, Zhao Yaning found such an opportunity.

When he stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled it back, Maniche rushed forward at the moment he turned to the right to split the ball. Zhao Yaning saw the right time, took a step to the left suddenly, swiped the ball out, and then caught up with him.

Maniche was passed, and Mendes made it up. Zhao Yaning shook the spot for two times, guessing that Kostija, who had made up his defense, was about to arrive, and then suddenly he passed the ball and kicked the ball behind Mendes.

At this time, Morientes had already accepted the penalty area. When the tower received Zhao Yaning's pass, Carvalho behind him had already squeezed the space for him to turn around, but Morientes just moved the ball to the left. Knock, to Roten who plugged in.

Take the ball, kick and pass.

Roten beautifully made the action in one go, but in the penalty area, Morientes was marked too deadly, Zhao Yaning suddenly shot in and shot, but the position was too right, Baia held the ball firmly. In his arms, he refused to let go.

"Monaco's offensive efficiency..." Thierry couldn't help sighing.

And soon, this kind of thing happened again. Giuli's cross was sent to the penalty area, but Morientes, who was disturbed, capped the ball, and the ball was cleared by Carvalho from the sideline.

"Monaco has the advantage on the field, which is a good thing. But the problem is that Monaco's attack seems to be problematic. They have missed three good opportunities. Such a wasteful behavior is simply shameful."

It was Thierry who explained the game, and the coach who explained the game with him was the most proud coach in France: Arthur Wenger.

"I don't think it is good for Monaco." Wenger said, "You know, Porto is a team that is good at defending and counterattacking. Their football philosophy does not emphasize the control of the midfield. Although Monaco is relying on Yaya Touré’s defense and Zhao Yaning’s excellent performance controlled the midfield, but as we can see, Porto’s defense is actually very stable. Morientes had to be big under the interference of Carvalho. The range is running, which is not good news for Monaco."

Wenger's analysis is very reasonable, this is not only known to him, but also to Zhao Yaning on the court. Although he now has a lot of room for action, he knows very well that this is Porto’s consistent faction. If his team dares to press on, then they will definitely take advantage of it. Facing a defensive counterattack team, taking advantage of the midfield is not something to boast about.

It’s better to find a way to win.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yaning also began to target their weaknesses and began to fight.

After playing for half an hour, Zhao Yaning also realized that their weakness is not in the middle. The effect of the accumulation of four players who can play midfielder on the court is terrible. Although these guys' personal defensive ability is not up to Lyon's level, their cooperation is more tacit, and the tactics are more mature. Easy.

There is no need to hang around with them in the midfield. Apart from giving yourself a few shots, there is no other help at all. Realizing this, Zhao Yaning immediately resolutely began to support the side lanes.

And their bilateral, it seems that Paul Ferreira is weaker.

After making a simple cooperation with Roten, Zhao Yaning rushed towards Porto's right. Facing Paulo Ferreira, he stopped the ball directly, and when Ferreira had a stop, he suddenly accelerated and rushed past.

And Carvalho, who was filling up, jumped out at this time. Zhao Yaning shook his body for a while, trying to induce him to grab, but Carvalho was not stupid. He saw Zhao Yaning's extraordinary ability, he did not take the initiative to grab, but kept backing to prevent Zhao Yaning. Suddenly accelerate.

However, Zhao Yaning watched him retreat in small steps~www.ltnovel.com~ suddenly retreated with a big step, and then prepared for a long pass!

This is a bit beyond Carvalho's expectation. Whether it is pre-match preparations or performance in this game, Zhao Yaning is very interested in his breakthrough, but what is going on with this pass?

He quickly kicked it with a sliding shovel, and while shoveling Zhao Yaning to the ground, he also ushered in the referee's whistle.

"Porto's first yellow card. This has some impact on them. Moreover, this free kick is in a very good position. Zhao Yaning's free kick has a high success rate. I don't know if it will be effective this time..."

When Zhao Yaning stood in front of the penalty spot, Deschamps also stood up. This ball should still look promising...

But he turned his head and saw the smile of the opposing coach.

Where is the problem? Deschamps was a little puzzled.

The free kick was initiated and directed towards the penalty area. Baia rushed out, struck out with both fists, and knocked the ball out with one punch.

Maniche, who got the ball, gave the ball to Delle on the wing, and Delle immediately rushed.

Big trouble! Deschamps saw that Yaya Touré's position had another problem, and he reacted immediately.

Zhao Yaning's free kick is excellent, which has become Monaco's killer. But because of this, they forget that the more happy they are, the more dangerous they are. Yaya Toure wanted to go forward to grab a long shot, but he missed the position behind, and naturally there was a problem.

Delle made a pass, Alberto received the ball in the penalty area, held the ball with his back, and then turned around and suddenly shot!

"Gooooal!!!"

Listening to the shouts around, Deschamps suddenly felt a little frustrated: This time, it was not the players who lost, but his coach.