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"Valencia leads again! Beautiful free kick! Let's take a look at the slow motion of the replay... This free kick is a classic. Tiger completely uses the surrounding environment. The downward arc of his free kick is not very large. He flew over Marklele's head, but the horizontal arc is quite obvious. It not only avoids the highest place on the opponent's wall, but also hits a dead corner... I'm afraid no one would have thought Tiger would use this method to shoot before shooting!"

Tiger raised his head and ran to the sidelines, patting his chest with his right hand. As he moved, the Valencia fans in the stands began to burst into louder cheers!

At this time, the pleasure in Tiger's heart was indescribable.

So what if you are at the back? You can better organize the offense of the entire team and let the entire team run around you. The number of times you go forward may not be too many, but it can cause threats every time, and you can also score points through set pieces...

Zidane has now won two world football players. Did he score a lot of goals in those two years? Not many, but his control and organization in the midfield can help the team win the championship, and at the same time score a key goal. This performance is more convincing. Tiger used to score a lot of goals and a lot of key goals, but no one has ever called him a midfield master - while Zidane is a recognized midfield master in world football.

Now Tiger has to use his performance to prove that as long as he wants, he can also become a top midfield conductor and midfield master.

Tiger's free kick not only gave Valencia another lead, but also brought a heavy blow to Real Madrid.

After the start of the second half, the two sides could be considered a balanced power in the midfield competition. However, Valencia gained the upper hand in this competition of will and tenacity, or Tiger's personal performance gained the upper hand. After the breakthrough, Valencia took the lead again. Although there was more than half an hour before the end of the game, the advantage had returned to Valencia's side again!

When the game reaches this point, both sides are much worse than when the game starts, and the physical strength decline is certain, which means that no matter what action you do, it will no longer be as perfect as before, and there will be more flaws. However, Valencia's defense itself is very good, and their defense may make much less mistakes than Real Madrid. If you continue to play like this, Valencia's chances will be more than Real Madrid.

Boske frowned and made the first substitution in this game. He replaced Guti with Munitis. This move is actually equivalent to admitting that Real Madrid will not have the upper hand in the midfield confrontation, and is preparing to focus more on the offense - Munitis's breakthrough on the flank is quite threatening, but he does not have much ability to organize offensively.

Although this substitution admits in disguise that Real Madrid can no longer win in the midfield confrontation, it can be regarded as a very targeted substitution, strengthening the attack on the flank, suppressing Valencia's attack on the flank, and blocking Tiger's breakthrough in the middle, taking advantage of the accumulated advantages in this area to launch a counterattack.

Soon, Cooper also made adjustments. While the wings were gradually being suppressed, Karu's role on the court was no longer too great. He replaced Karu with Zahovic and gave Tiger more support in the middle - Didn't Real Madrid start to play on the wings? Then I might as well let the wings defend and concentrate the offense in the middle!

This substitution immediately reversed Valencia's disadvantage in the midfield. After Zahovic came on the court, he cooperated with Tiger and Villa in a very tacit understanding. Although Zahovic is not happy now, he is willing to accept the bet and lose. As long as he is willing to cooperate with Tiger and others on the court, he can also have a good effect. After all, his personal ability is there, Tiger and Villa are not players who are unwilling to cooperate with others.

Real Madrid wants to launch an attack as soon as possible, while Valencia is unyielding to fight with the opponent in the midfield, reducing the number of times the opponent attacks in the penalty area and increasing the number of counterattacks.

Under this targeted tactic, Real Madrid's offense was like being involved in a millstone, and slowly began to slow down, and this was exactly what Valencia wanted to see.

Valencia's offense began to focus more on Tiger, Zahovic and Villa, and the three of them quickly created an opportunity. Tiger suddenly stepped forward to attract the opponent's attention, and then he cleverly made a ball to Villa with his heel. After Villa broke through, the pass came back. Zahovic, who followed, kicked it, and was saved by Casillas, who was quick to react. Salgado immediately cleared the ball with his feet.

"Hey, Tiger, you said you'd still have to head the ball." Zahovic sighed after the shot, and then said to Tiger with a smile.

Tiger shrugged: "There is no corner kick, how can I score the header?"

"We will definitely create a corner kick." Zahovic laughed haha, and Villa who ran back nodded: "Yes, I will definitely do it."

Zahovic really didn't speak vernacularly. Five minutes later, he completed a breakthrough at the front of the penalty area, and then immediately took a long shot. Kalanka, who had saved from the middle, blocked the ball out of the baseline with his body and a corner kick.

"The corner kick is here!"

This idea flashed through almost all Valencia players on the court, and immediately, all Valencia players began to become a little excited...

The atmosphere on the court was a bit subtle. For a moment, almost all Real Madrid players also noticed the changes in their opponents, and then they thought strangely - what's wrong with these guys...

Marklele looked at Tiger who ran into the penalty area with some vigilance. He should have been defending at the back post because his height was not helpful in heading. However, Tiger also ran into the penalty area and had to make him pay attention.

However, he was not worried that Tiger would head the ball. Although Tiger was over 1.8 meters tall, he left a deep impression on people. He was a player who almost didn't need to head. Although he had a record of heading the ball before, it was too few.

So, sometimes the impression is that it will kill people...

Marklele followed Tiger, but at this time, what Real Madrid lacked in the penalty area was not a person. Tiger was quite flexible, interspersed back and forth in the crowd, and after running a few times, Marklele was thrown away by Tiger. Moreover, other players in Valencia were intentionally or unintentionally blocking players who might defend Tiger...

If Marclayle was not a Frenchman, he might not have noticed this so quickly. However, when he saw Tiger turn around in the penalty area and then run out but not out of the penalty area. Instead, he stood on the penalty area line, the scene in the World Cup final three years ago flashed through his mind...

Just when Marklele reacted, Mendeta had already driven the ball out!

This is a well-known corner kick. The ball draws a slightly outward arc, which makes the goalkeeper dare not attack easily, and after flying into the penalty area, it begins to spin and fall.

Seeing the ball coming, Tiger rushed forward two steps, then kicked the lawn with his left foot, and then jumped high!

At this time, Marklele also rushed out of the crowd, trying to block Tiger's header or clear the ball first, but he was still one step slower. Tiger jumped to the highest landing point than him, then concentrated on his stomach and pushed the ball directly out with force!

The ball suddenly fell and hit the small penalty area heavily, then bounced up and plunged into Real Madrid's goal!

The one guarding the front post was Robert Carlos. Although his reaction was fast, he could not stop this close-range header!

"Three...three-to-one! Mendeta took a corner kick, and Tiger scored a header! This is really a rare thing. In the Valencia game I broadcast, Tiger seems to have never scored a header yet. No, he rarely even used a header! However, he showed his bounce ability and point-pickering ability on this ball! Real Madrid's defenders did not expect that Tiger would header. They were defending Valencia's Pellegrino, Zahovic, Villa, Baraja and even Kili Gonzalez! Only Marklele noticed this, but he still failed to catch up! Tiger's seventh goal in the last five games, Valencia took an important step towards the league championship!"

Casillas kicked the ball far away with a frustration. He had thought that Tiger's sixth goal in five games could not happen to him. Now, he has the seventh goal. Do you still have to play a hat trick? That's really bad luck...

In a private room above the Mestalia stands, Florentino looked at Garcia, cheering with his hands raised and cheering with no expression on his face.

However, he almost hated the Valencia Chairman in front of him - and the entire Valencia team! This season he just became the chairman of Real Madrid, and what he wanted was victory to consolidate his position. You must know that it was not easy to grab the position of the chairman from Sans. If he hadn't brought Figo... However, if he still couldn't win any championship this season, his position as the chairman was also in danger!

Then his eyes were on Tiger, who was raising his hands on the court to receive celebrations from his teammates: "This is such an excellent player... It's a pity that he is wearing Valencia's white jersey... If he could bring this guy to Real Madrid and join forces with Figo, is there any midfielder that can compete with Real Madrid? There won't be so many people who miss too much Redon, right?"

After the celebration, Garcia turned around and saw Florentino looking at the stadium thoughtfully, and couldn't help but jump in his heart - he certainly knew how outstanding Tiger performed in this game. In fact, Tiger performed equally in the past two seasons, so outstanding that no giant family would not be moved by him...

If Garcia can completely control the club, no matter how much money anyone pays, he will not sell Tiger. He knows the value of Tiger and keeps Tiger. Even if everyone else leaves, it will not take long to build a top team. Last season, Gerard, Farinos and Lopez, two midfielders and one striker performed well by Tiger? Now? Gerard became a substitute in Barcelona, ​​Farinos performed mediocrely in Inter Milan, and Lopez played in Lazio until now... It's not that they are just parallel products, they don't have the strength, but Tiger can make them perform better. This is the best thing about Tiger.

However, in fact, as long as there is a club that offers a price that is shocking enough, he is powerless to refuse - because Valencia can make decisions more than members of the board of directors. After having a price that is shocking enough, they can sell anyone, such as Lopez, Gerard and Farinos, who sold more than 60 million after the end of last season...

When Garcia thought of this, she suddenly felt a little excited.

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Valencia's third goal in the 73rd minute set the victory of the game. Seeing the advantage of two goals, Cooper made another substitution. Deschamps replaced Villa to strengthen the control and defensive ability of the midfield. This substitution also means that Valencia will develop their more familiar defensive counterattack tactics. Real Madrid's offensive ability is not particularly outstanding. Although Morientes, an excellent center forward, it is difficult to break through Valencia's goal.

When Valencia had the advantage of two goals and began to defend intensively, it was difficult for the team with the best offensive in the world to break through their goal.

In the following period, Valencia, who was concentrating on defense, withstood Real Madrid's fierce offensive. With enough defensive players and a complete defensive system, Real Madrid's offensive methods actually have little choice. Tiger and Zahovic, who pushed the forward line, also restrained the attention of many Real Madrid defenders, making them afraid to easily press the attack. At least Carlos, who was the fastest on Real Madrid's defense line, always worried that when assisting, if he didn't return to defense, no one else could catch up with Tiger's speed...

Time passed by minute by minute, and the cheers of Valencia fans sounded over Mestalia were getting more and more, because victory was getting closer and closer!

Although Valencia looked embarrassed and was bombarded in half by Real Madrid during this period, Valencia's fans didn't care about this - if you want to play, just fight, anyway, we are really not afraid of being suppressed by you...

Before the end of the game, Real Madrid finally scored a comforting goal. Munitis made a cross from the side, and Morientes headed and was saved by Canisales. However, Raul scored a point immediately, but he still couldn't take a point away from the Mestalia Stadium.

When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, and when the score was frozen to 3-2, huge cheers erupted in Mestalia's stands - after this great victory, Valencia once again took the first place in La Liga after four and a half months!

Although there are eight rounds left in the league and although Real Madrid still has a certain advantage over Valencia when they are split, at this moment, Valencia's fans just want to enjoy this pleasant moment!

"You guys performed well in this game."

After sighing, Boske came over and shook hands with Cooper. Although Valencia won this game very dangerously and used two set pieces to win, Boske knew that Cooper boldly changed his tactics in such an important game, and the success of this adventure was the most critical factor in determining the outcome of this game.

"We also have some luck in winning." Cooper replied, very happy about the victory of this game, but he also knew that if it weren't for Tiger's outstanding performance in set pieces, just wasting so many opportunities in the first half would have been enough for Valencia to be repaid. Although he led Real Madrid by three points, Valencia would still play against strong teams like Barcelona and La Coruna in the remaining eight rounds of the game. It is not the time to relax.

"Tiger, I want to ask you something."

When Tiger hugged his teammates, he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him.

Tiger turned his head and saw Marklele standing peacefully behind him, with inquiries in his eyes.

"Is there anything?" Tiger asked curiously. At least Marklele was not here to settle the score with him...

"Did you specifically target my height in the second half of the free kick and corner kick?" Marklele asked, and only then did he show a hint of dissatisfaction in this sentence.

Tiger laughed silently, and then he nodded: "Yes, to some extent... I can say this. Because in other aspects, I don't think it's easy to beat you. Only this can make me take advantage of it... You know, I usually don't like to use headers, even if it's half a high ball, I'd rather use my feet."

Marklele stared at him for a long time before slowly showing a smile. He shook his head while smiling: "I originally thought I should be angry, but now I suddenly feel that you seem to be praising me..."

"I'm really praising you. I'm a lazy person and I like to find opportunities from the worst places of the other party. In you, I only found the weakness of height." Tiger shrugged and replied.

Marklele continued to smile. Tiger's free kick was scored from the top of his head. If Marklele was a little taller, that corner kick might be able to interfere with Tiger. He had a little questioning before. However, after Tiger's honest answer, he felt that he should be a little happy - after all, it is really a thing to be proud of for a player like Tiger to admit that he has no weaknesses other than height.

After exchanging jerseys with Marklele, Tiger glanced at Marklele's back. Maybe in the national team, he would have to face this troubled opponent in the future. At that time, he would have to rely on other methods to deal with this guy.

But no matter what, this game has been won! Now, it’s time to celebrate!
Chapter completed!