Chapter 21 Farias’ Solo Dance(1/2)
After Hu Lai scored, it was Catalonia's turn to kick off.
They were not in a hurry to kick the football out. The team's captain, Kabangka, stood in the center circle with the football under his feet and made a gesture to his teammates, telling them to be steady and in control.
"Kabonka is such a good player!"
Seeing this, Jesus Valentin, assistant coach of Madrid Pirates, sighed with emotion.
"Reilly Vicente is also a good coach." Parotti said. "Although he conceded two goals, he did not panic. Only when the coach remained calm did the players calm down. They were able to win the Champions League last season.
, makes sense. If they can really eliminate us in this game, then I think they can also successfully defend the title."
"I don't want them to successfully defend the title..." second assistant coach Enzo Naher said.
Parotti smiled and did not continue.
This is not something we hope for or not.
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"Come on, pirate!"
“Advance pirates!
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When the game restarted, the Madrid Pirates fans in the stands became even more excited, shouting at the top of their lungs to cheer for their team.
If you can come back from behind by three goals, that would be a great achievement.
For the Madrid Pirates team, which is at a trough, this reversal victory seems to be a shot in the arm. Maybe the victory in this game can also change the atmosphere within the team.
Amid their cheers, the Madrid Pirates launched a fierce attack on the Catalan United goal.
A wild shot from long range was saved by Tony Schulman.
Vukovich's follow-up shot missed.
Farias broke away continuously in the penalty area and caused chaos. Unfortunately, his last shot was interfered by the opponent's personal interference and did not have any power. It was easily saved by Catalan United goalkeeper Schulman.
Juan Ramirez took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but Catalan United forward Reynaldo Lima blocked it with his body.
Even the team's forwards retreated to the front of the penalty area to defend, which shows how fierce the Madrid Pirates' offensive is.
But from another perspective, this also shows how hard the Catalan United players can work to maintain this goal advantage - even the forwards have turned into defensive players.
When a giant team is so united, it is not easy to defeat them.
Once the ball comes to the Catalan United side, they are not in a hurry to pass it forward, but use their excellent passing and running abilities to pass the football back and forth.
The Madrid Pirates were not polite to them either. When they saw them slipping in the midfield, they rushed up to press them high.
Will this lead to a lot of gaps in the defense behind you?
of course.
But the Madrid Pirates players can't control that much.
There is not much time left in the game. If you don’t go all out and go out in full force, how can you create a miracle?
After Farias retracted, the corridor on the left was opened up for Yin Weng Martinez.
When Joaquin Vela got the ball in midfield, he came in from behind at high speed.
Bella passed the football to him, and he moved the football forward while catching the ball, and then started to accelerate!
Kabangka came over and competed with him for speed.
Facing Kabangka, who was not very slow, Yin Weng sprinted for about 20 meters without being able to shake him off. He had to make a pass and then stop and change direction.
Kabangka was not easily deceived, but followed the same sudden stop and turned around, continuing to get stuck on the inside of Yin Weng.
After Yin Weng cut inside, he used the outside instep of his left foot to move the football outward, changing direction again and continuing to turn towards the baseline.
Then he no longer dribbled the ball, but raised his left foot and passed the football towards the goal.
In front of the goal, Farias grabbed the lead and ran around in the middle.
Farias reluctantly hit the ball at the front point, and the ball went directly over the crossbar.
This caused He Feng to shout with regret and dissatisfaction: "Farias should have missed this ball! He is not good at heading the ball!"
Although even after Farias leaked the ball, Hu Lai might not be able to score under Paul Fortune's close defense.
But He Feng was a little unhappy, feeling that Farias had robbed Hu Lai of a sure goal scoring opportunity.
If Farias hadn't grabbed the header, maybe the Madrid Pirates would have equalized the score...
It's normal for He Feng to think so.
Because in front of the goal, Hu Lai has the power to turn corruption into magic, and the more unfavorable the situation is for him and the more it seems that there is no chance, the more likely he is to score goals.
Who dares to say that if the ball was played randomly, it might not be scored?
Then let Hu Lai kick you!
When the cross was passed, Yin Weng Martinez spread his hands and made a very dissatisfied gesture - he was just looking for a random pass. Why are you, Farias, joining in the fun? It was obviously not a cross for you, but you must
Can you not force it? Now it seems like I didn’t pass the ball well...
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During this period, the Madrid Pirates offensive was very strong, and the Catalan United did not fight back.
Even if the ball is at their feet, they just pass it back and forth.
There is no rush to pass forward, especially no rush to pass forward.
I have to say that the passing and controlling abilities of Catalonia players are indeed outstanding.
Although Madrid Pirates also plays this trick, no one is more proficient than Catalonia United.
Utilizing skillful passing, Catalonia United delayed the game time minute by minute.
Whenever they pass the ball, Pirates fans will boo in the stands.
Everyone knows what Catalonia United wants to do.
It's nothing more than delaying time.
With a one-goal lead and ten minutes left in the game, we dragged on and won.
There is absolutely no need to take risks at this time.
If Catalonia's opponents were other teams, perhaps they would not choose such a conservative approach and would definitely take advantage of the opponent's opportunity to attack and steal another one.
In fact, with the Madrid Pirates, Reilly Vicente also thought the same way at first.
As a result, the sneak attack failed and the Madrid Pirates seized the opportunity to counterattack and scored.
The key is that the Madrid Pirates have a super-efficient shooter who is messing around.
If he hadn't acted recklessly, he certainly wouldn't have been so cautious...
Now, even if he is ridiculed by the Madrid media after the game that this is not the style of Catalan football, Vicente will still do it.
Nothing is more important than winning.
Riley Vicente raised his head and took another look at the game time on the big screen.
Eighty-fifth minute of the game.
There are five minutes left in injury time.
The injury time may be seven or eight minutes.
The total time does not exceed fifteen minutes.
After Vicente calculated the time, he frowned.
This time is still too generous for the Madrid Pirates who only need to score one goal...
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Nestor Farias looked around him and saw that they were all Catalan United players.
Although Parotti kept him on the pitch and played him as a forward.
However, this position is actually not suitable for his own performance, at least Farias himself does not like it.
He still likes to move on the wing, and not just on the forward line, he also likes to drop deep.
Because this way he has more opportunities to get the ball and there is enough space for him to dribble.
On the contrary, in the penalty area, he may not even be able to catch the ball.
Even if you catch it, it's easy to lose it.
Not free at all.
He is a winger, not a center forward.
He decided not to listen to Parotti's arrangements and to make his position more flexible.
For example, he would drop back to midfield to get the ball.
To be continued...