Chinese champion

Chapter 117 Pressure
"Pay attention to defense! The protection in the penalty area must be tight! The full-backs should be withdrawn, and the defense must be layered!"

On a piece of green lawn, a group of players are running on this field. If you look carefully, the two sides are wearing vests of different colors. It is obvious that the players of a team are training.

Although the coaches on the sidelines continued to guide, the players on the field were weak.

Manzano sighed on the sidelines. It seems that his decision to choose the career of football coach was a wrong decision. His reform in the team violated the interests of some players. The players did not work hard on the field and their results were terrible. Now at the bottom of the ranking, the chairman has given himself an ultimatum. If he can't win the next game against Mallorca, his future in this team will come to an end.

It's a pity that the Mallorca team, which has won six consecutive victories, is coming aggressively. Looking at the players under my team who are listless in training, even at home, it is even more difficult to beat their opponents.

Not reconciled... Manzano gritted his teeth and thought, he has seen the weakness of Mallorca, but there is no trustworthy player to implement his strategy. For a coach, there is nothing more sad than this It's over.

There was sparse applause on the court, and Manzano looked over, just in time to see the main team score a goal through a counterattack.

Ruiz Salmon Ismail, this is the name of the player who scored just now. This young Spanish player who was promoted from the second team this year is probably the only player who can correctly execute his strategy , As a midfielder, he is tall and strong, has a good outlook on the overall situation, and is also very capable of attacking. It can be predicted that his future future will be unlimited.

It seems that Ismail is a very important pawn if he wants to make a difference in Sunday's game.

On November 11th, Mallorca's away game against Racing Santander began.

Nearly ten Mallorca local reporters and more than 3000 fans rushed to the home stadium of Racing Santander, and they all came to this place to witness this historic moment.

"It has been 42 years. The record of six consecutive victories set by the Mallorca team in the 1960-1961 season has been dusty for 42 years. No one can break the record of this club, although this record is nothing in the eyes of those giants. , but for the Mallorca Club, it is an insurmountable moat, we have come to this edge today, the only difference is this step, do we have the confidence to achieve this goal?"

"Yes!" Mallorca players replied in unison.

"Very good," Aragones said with satisfaction: "The game is about to start, and we may become the new record holders in nine or 10 minutes. This requires our efforts. The opponent is not strong. This is a good thing." Opportunity, although we are away, we must attack with all our strength and use our offense to break this record!"

"Yes!"

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"In this game, our goal is to defend." Manzano's voice was calm, but it sounded like a bomb had been dropped in the locker room, and the players of Racing Santander started talking.

The top scorer in the team, Croatian Bescanic was the first to attack: "Why? Coach, we are home, there is no reason to show weakness!"

"Yes!" The other team members echoed.

"Idiot!" Manzano cursed in his heart, but he didn't say it: "It's very simple. If Mallorca wants to break the record, they must attack. In this way, their offense will be very fierce. If they don't strengthen their defense, they will lose. After the ball, we will make them play better and better, but as long as we hold them back and prevent them from attacking, they will definitely become anxious. When our counterattack works, they will become more and more anxious. Ultimately, it leads to an imbalance of mentality."

"Cut!" Several main players thought disdainfully in their hearts. This guy who talks about war on paper only talks about mentality and psychology all day long. Of course, football still depends on the strength of the players. What's the use of mentality!

Manzano knows exactly what these guys are thinking, but they can only be used now, otherwise winning the game is just a joke. I hope they can do what they say on the court.

Seeing that the game was about to start, Manzano seized the last time to make arrangements for the players, but how much they listened to was beyond his control.

The game started, but the protagonists in the stands seemed to be fans of the visiting team who came from afar. They neatly called for "seven victories in a row" and welcomed their heroes.

Aragones' formation is still the 4-4-2 he is most used to. After thinking about it, he still decided to use me as the main one, so as not to change.

Racing Santander has a 5-3-2 formation, and the meaning of defense is obvious.

"Want to wear down our energy first?" Aragones thought to himself: "Interesting, let me see how long your defenders can support under my attack line."

The game started, and Mallorca immediately put on an aggressive momentum, and launched a fierce attack against the guest.

Manzano's strategy played a certain role. The defense of the three central defenders and the two defensive midfielders was very layered. Although Mallorca's offensive was fierce, there were few truly threatening attacks.

Both Ibagaza and Campano made easy breakthroughs on the wing, but Delgado in the center was tightly entangled by the opponent's 1.9-meter-tall defender, and he couldn't shoot comfortably even if he got a few spots occasionally. , and Eto'o was also firmly pegged, coupled with the experienced sweeper, there was no good shot at all.

In desperation, Ibagaza had to pass the ball back to Pei Wei's feet after a breakthrough.

Pei Wei stopped the ball, and immediately there was a figure in front of him.

"Marking people? It's still one-on-one. It's interesting. I'd like to see what you can do!" Pei Wei thought to himself.

It was Ismail who stood in front of him. The task Manzano gave him before the game was to freeze Mallorca's engine Pei Wei.

Pei Wei slowly started to dribble the ball, while Ismail squatted down slightly, his eyes fixed on Pei Wei's whole body.

"One, two, three..." Pei Wei counted slowly in his heart, constantly estimating the distance between himself and Ismail, and when he was about one meter away from the opponent, Pei Wei started to move.

Pei Wei's body leaned forward sharply, and Ismail was already prepared, and he was still looking at Pei Wei's feet while going up to him.

The ball disappeared behind Pei Wei's right foot, and Ismail immediately put his whole body on it. He had watched Pei Wei's move no less than a hundred times, and he came to the conclusion that he wanted to guard against this move. It can be done before Pei Wei finishes the action, otherwise at Pei Wei's speed, there would be no time for him to react.

Pei Wei let out a slight "huh", then withdrew in a big stride, and looked at Ismail with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Ismail's confidence increased greatly, and his judgment was indeed correct!

Pei Wei passed the ball to Panovic behind him, and Panovic immediately distributed the ball to Pablo's feet on the right.

"Okay!" Manzano on the sidelines nodded vigorously, and Ismail did not disappoint him.

Pablo stepped forward with the ball, and when the opponent's full-back came up to defend, he quickly played a two-for-one with Campano. He went directly to the bottom and made a pass.

Ismail kicked the ball to his midfielder partner ahead of Pei Wei, and another midfielder immediately made a long pass to attack. Beschanic received the long pass and shot before Nino came up to block it. , the ball was held by Franco.

The scene once again fell into a stalemate. Ismail never left Pei Wei's side. Mallorca's two strikers were also submerged in the opponent's iron barrel formation. Time passed by and the first half was over. It's been three 10 minutes.

"This group of guys are really annoying." Mallorca's defenders were a little breathless. After playing for almost 10 minutes, the opponent didn't have a few decent attacks at all, but they defended impeccably in their own penalty area, allowing Mallorca's The offensive line was helpless.

"The two of us go up?" Pablo winked at Curtis. Curtis, who is usually steady, thought about it. It seems that the opponent does not have any offensive ability. It is better to strengthen the offense, as long as one goal is advanced. That's easy.

The two looked at Nadal, and the captain thought about it. Although he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to make a big push early on, but in the end the desire to break the winning streak overwhelmed everything. Nadal nodded, and the two sides The defender immediately rushed up excitedly.

"Oops!" Aragones groaned in his heart. There is no need to be in such a hurry. The first half is not over yet. We are in an away game, and the pressure should be on the home team. Why can't I lose my temper? ?

Aragones stood up and was about to convey his intentions to the players on the field when an accident happened at this moment.

Pablo's cross was pushed out by the opponent's defender. Ismail immediately cleared the siege with a big foot. The two strikers of Santander Bescanic and the Spanish international Munitis have been wandering around the center circle. , Ismail's clearance ball was just caught by Bescanic, and the ball fell to Munitis' feet. After receiving the ball, Munitis passed the ball directly behind Nadal, and then quickly passed from Nadal. Dahl ran past.

Munitis and Nadal are teammates of the Spanish national team. He knows that Nadal's rich defensive experience is unparalleled in La Liga, but his turning has always been a big problem, and now Nadal is near the middle circle. When you have the advantage of speed!
As soon as Nadal saw the ball behind him, he knew that something was wrong. He immediately thought of a foul. When running past Nadal, he made a special detour. Nadal's outstretched hand caught the air, and Munitis rushed towards Mallorca's half court quickly.

"Oops!" Nadal yelled secretly, but he didn't delay for a moment, and quickly chased after him.

However, although he is nearly 36 years old, he has richer experience than before in getting stuck and judging in advance. Unfortunately, he is absolutely powerless when turning around to chase the ball. Munitis still throws him further and further away.

After catching up with the ball, Munitis kicked the ball forward again, and then chased forward by himself. Although this action was very amateurish, in the empty half of the opponent's field, François This amateur action turned out to be the most practical action when my brother didn't dare to attack rashly.

Nino stood slightly behind at the beginning, and when he saw Munitis make a breakthrough, he immediately chose to retreat into the penalty area-he succeeded, at least he is now the closest to Munitis It's a pity that the Mallorca players of Thies, another Racing Santander striker Beschanic also rushed into the penalty area almost at the same time.

"I'll keep an eye on him! Pay attention to that guy behind!" Nino yelled at Franco. Franco understood his meaning and replied loudly: "OK!"

Munitis made a shooting posture, and Nino immediately shoveled over, damn, do you want to score?Get past me first!
Nino's tackle is very good, as long as Munitis has a slight hesitation, Nino will intercept the ball.

Seeing that the ball was about to be shoveled away, Munitis could only pass the ball to Beschanic's feet, although he really wanted to score.

Franco immediately attacked, and he wanted to resolve the danger before Beschanic could not control the ball well.

Beschanic was not to be outdone, he finally had such an opportunity under the circumstances of being beaten all-round, if he couldn't grasp it, what kind of top scorer in the team would he be?
The two collided almost at the same time, and in the end, Beschanic failed to shoot and Franco failed to hold the ball in his arms.

The ball rolled out between the two of them and was rolling in the penalty area.

Nino and Munitis, who had fallen to the ground, desperately tried to get up and make up for it. Just when the fans were cheering for their players, a figure appeared in the penalty area and gently pushed the ball. After a moment, the ball rolled into Mallorca's gate.

In the No.304 minute of the first half, Racing Santander took a 1-0 lead at home!

It was Ismail who got in behind and scored the goal!

"Fuck! How did that guy appear in that place?" Aragones couldn't help cursing!
It seems that Manzano really hit the spot. Pressure, this is pressure. It is precisely because of the record-breaking pressure that the two full-backs stepped forward to assist so recklessly, which led to the opponent's counterattack.

My team is still too young to fall into the opponent's trick to lure the enemy so easily, but there is also a mentality of eagerness for success in it, right?

(End of this chapter)