Chinese champion

Chapter 186 Duel
As soon as Pei Wei stepped into the locker room, Eto'o put his arms around his neck from behind: "Hey! Pei, your series of breakthroughs just now are really cool! How did you use that leapfrog? I haven't seen it before. Have you practiced?"

Pei Wei scratched his head: "At that time, I just wanted to avoid that big guy's grabbing the ball! That guy was too big, and once I fell down, I couldn't avoid his defensive range no matter how I swipe the ball to that side. So just jump over it!"

"Then you have to teach me! How about I worship you as a teacher!" Eto'o said jokingly, of course this was just a joke, he knew that he and Pei Wei were completely different types of players. The action may not be suitable for him.

"Stop joking!" Manzano, who came in behind, interrupted him: "Pei's movements on the court are all improvised, that's not what others say, you should train yourself more, so that you can Do what works best for you on the court!"

Seeing Manzano come in, the players who were chatting on chairs stood up one after another: "Coach!"

Manzano nodded and waved his hands: "Everyone sit down and have a good rest. There will be a fierce battle in the second half."

When the players were all seated, Manzano said: "Everyone performed very well in the first half! We seized two opportunities at the beginning and at the end. Of course, the biggest credit is our No. 10."

Teammates congratulated Pei Wei one after another, and Pei Wei touched his head in embarrassment: "How can I do it alone? Without your support and Arsenal's attention, how can I do it alone."

Manzano is very satisfied with Pei Wei's performance. In his opinion, being able to correctly recognize the help his teammates give him on the court is the essential quality of a good player, but what he wants to say now is not this: "The first half We conceded two goals in three minutes."

The players were stunned for a moment, wondering what Manzano meant by this sentence, and Nadal and Bolano, who were directly related to the loss of the ball, lowered their heads in shame. Manzano glanced at the two of them: "This It's not your fault, it's my tactical mistake, and you don't need to blame yourself for it."

"Miguel, your defensive experience is the best in our team, but your speed is too slow, it's impossible to keep an eye on Henry. I've given you too many tasks, I'm sorry." Manzano Solemn apologies to Nadal.

"Teacher, it's nothing, I'm not afraid of that guy in zone defense, even though he is the hottest striker in Europe now." Nadal said hurriedly: "But I can't keep up when I run, after all, he is faster than me. nearly ten years younger."

"How are you doing now?" Manzano asked.

"Not good." Nadal said honestly, "I'm afraid I won't last long in the second half."

Manzano fixed his eyes: "Then let's change."

"I have no problem." Nadal knew that his physical fitness was not enough to keep an eye on Henry in the second half, but he had a new question: "Then who should be replaced? Ballesteros? Although he is physically fine, but in terms of With experience and speed, he can't catch up with Henry."

Manzano smiled, and pointed to a person who surprised everyone: "Curtis, you go, replace the captain."

Everyone else was stunned, and even Curtis himself was very surprised. He asked Manzano in a daze: "Coach, do you mean to let me replace the captain?"

"Of course, who else but you." Manzano said naturally.

"But coach, I have never played a central defender, and I can't keep an eye on Henry." Curtis couldn't help reminding Manzano that he was a full-back, and he was only 1.7 meters tall...

"Who said you were asked to play central defender? After you play, you will still play your old job, left back! You just need to give me a solid guard on the left! You don't have to worry about other things!"

Wang Xiaomin next to her opened her mouth wide and couldn't help asking: "Then...coach, what position do I play?"

"Of course it's a central defender!" Manzano felt that Wang Xiaomin's question was very stupid: "You have good physical fitness and a good header. More importantly, you have the speed to catch up with Henry! In the second half, you took over as the captain. Keep an eye on Henry for me!"

"And I made a mistake in the first half, that is, when facing a team like Arsenal, defense alone is not enough! We need to strengthen our offense! Give me a resolute breakthrough from the middle! Their midfielder Gilberto is not Pei's opponent at all, give the ball to Pei's feet more, and the two forwards should pull more, just like they did at the end of the first half!"

"No problem!" Eto'o said, "in the first half, Pei already shook the Brazilian to the point of collapse. In the second half, they must not be our opponents! What do you think, Pei?"

Pei Wei, who was moving his right ankle, raised his head: "No problem! We will leave the offense to us!"

"Very good!" Manzano's eyes focused on Pei Wei's feet: "Is your foot okay?"

"No problem!" Pei Wei stood up and jumped twice: "I was a little uncomfortable just now, but I'm fine now!"

Manzano said slightly reproachfully: "Don't use such a dangerous celebration next time. It would be a big joke if one of the players was injured because of celebrating a goal!"

Pei Wei hurriedly said: "It has nothing to do with them, it was caused by that fellow Campbell hooking my foot!"

"Alright then." Seeing this, Manzano did not continue, "Take a good rest and work harder in the second half!"

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and when the Mallorca players came to the field, Pei Wei suddenly found that Gilberto was no longer in the opponent's team, replaced by a handsome young man.

Manzano on the coach's bench also quickly discovered the situation, he turned around and asked Ferrando: "Luis, who is that little guy?"

"Francisc Fabregas, born in 1987, a member of Barcelona's youth academy, was signed by Arsenal in July last year, and now...he is not yet 7 years old." Ferrando immediately reported the young player's name. material.

"Under 17 years old?" Manzano said in surprise: "Is Wenger crazy? He dared to use such a young player in the Champions League? And...is his defense good? Substitute Gilberto?"

"I don't know..." Ferlando shook his head: "I don't know if there is any record of his playing in the Premier League. It is impossible for us to record every game of Arsenal, but his body doesn't look like that. It hits the lower back, not even 1.8 meters."

"Then pay attention, that guy Wenger is very ghostly, so pay close attention."

Soon they discovered Wenger's intention to send Cesc Fabregas. In the second half, Mallorca kicked off the ball. When Pei Wei ran to the middle to receive a pass from Campano, Vieira suddenly rushed forward. With a fierce and quick tackle to break the ball down.

Pei Wei immediately stepped forward to fight back, Vieira resisted him with his body, and passed the ball to Fabregas, who was a little ahead.

Cesc Fabregas dribbled through the midfield, watching the situation as he dribbled, without the nervousness that a rookie should have.

Ismail stepped forward to intercept with a bit of arrogance. He thought in his heart that this kid had nothing to be careful about. Fabregas took advantage of his contempt and avoided Ismail with a beautiful smash. intercepted and passed the ball.

Henry received the ball, and Wang Xiaomin stared at him immediately. With his back to Wang Xiaomin, Henry flicked the ball to the side, then forcibly turned around and shot!

Wang Xiaomin responded in time and stretched out his foot to block it. The castration of the ball slowed down, and Bolano attacked to get the ball.

Bolano ran to the penalty area and threw the ball to Ibagaza. Ibagaza took a few steps and saw that Pei Wei was beckoning for the ball, so he passed the ball.

Pei Wei noticed Vieira's attack this time. He accelerated the ball and stopped first. Vieira was not slow, and stuck to him tightly behind him. Then turn around!

Vieira also turned around at the same time, and then with one hand, he used his strong body to block Pei Wei. Pei Wei hit Vieira's body at once, and he fell on his back because his strength was completely inferior to Vieira's. Going down, the rolled ball was caught by Campbell, and Campbell immediately cleared the siege.

"This guy is like a wall!" Seeing that the referee didn't make a penalty, Pei Wei got up from the ground muttering.

Campbell's clearance ball was pushed down by Nino, and Ismail was about to catch the ball when Fabregas suddenly rushed over from him, stretched out his foot to break the ball, and then took advantage of the opportunity to take a long shot!
Bolano narrowly saved the ball, and Curtis had to kick the ball out of the sideline under Ljungberg's pressure. Arsenal's frontcourt throw-in.

Lauren ran up to throw the ball. After receiving the ball, Ljungberg forced a breakthrough from the baseline. Curtis followed closely behind him. Seeing that Ljungberg could not get rid of it, he had to pass the ball into the penalty area. Bolano judged correctly and advanced Break the ball.

"Be careful! That kid is now the core of their organization!" Manzano finally saw Wenger's intentions and shouted loudly.

Sure enough, the next few attacks were organized by Cesc Fabregas. Ismail began to pay more attention to this young boy after suffering a few losses. In addition, Wang Xiaomin followed Henry closely at all costs. Mallorca's defense finally stabilized.

However, in terms of offense, Mallorca encountered new problems.

Vieira retreated to Gilberto's position in the first half, and focused on Mallorca's playmaker Pei Wei. Physically, he was no worse than Gilberto. In terms of defense, he gave up offense and concentrated on defense. Vieira is even more above Gilberto.

According to the coach's instructions at halftime, the Mallorca players concentrated on passing the ball to Pei Wei, but the result...

After receiving the ball, Pei Wei approached Vieira at high speed, shaking continuously while running, and then picked the ball from behind him to prepare to pass, but Vieira, who is 1.9 meters tall, jumped up and easily broke the ball from the air, and then Passed to Fabregas in front.

Fabregas dribbled forward and passed the ball to Ljungberg before Ismail came up. Ljungberg dribbled the ball to the middle, threw Curtis away with speed and shot from outside the penalty area. The ball slides out.

Ismail received the ball from Nino behind him and handed it to Pei Wei in front. This is the strategy set by Manzano, and he also has full confidence in Pei Wei's strength.

Looking at the approaching Vieira, Pei Wei originally wanted to pass the ball and then get a chance by pulling himself, but when he saw Vieira's slightly excited expression, Pei Wei changed his mind. idea.

Although one-on-one duels on the court are rare, they are not rare. Since Pei Wei joined professional football in the past three years, he has also played against many excellent midfielders, but no matter who they are, Even if he lost the game, Pei Wei never fell behind in the one-on-one contest.

Cocu, Makelele, Baraja, Zanetti, Deco... Pei Wei lost in some games, but in personal confrontation, no one thought that Pei Wei lost to these famous midfielders, whether it was Who, Pei Wei is always in a very good state when facing these excellent midfielders.

At this time, Pei Wei suddenly felt a sense of enthusiasm, which was a kind of excitement and desire to meet a strong opponent.

Just like medieval European knights throwing gloves at each other during a duel, just like ancient Chinese swordsmen flashing their swords when they met their enemies.

Come on, Vieira, let me see what kind of strength I have reached, and see what kind of strength I can show when facing a midfielder like you!
Just when Pei Wei was about to get close to Vieira, he seemed to stumble under his feet, staggered, and the ball rolled past him!
Vieira immediately came up to poke the ball out, Pei Wei put his hand on the ground, he stood up immediately, stretched out his left foot to step and pull on the forward rolling ball, avoiding Vieira's attack Grab the ball!
Immediately burst into applause from the stands, Pei Wei pulled the ball back and flicked to the left, his whole body shot to the right like an arrow!
The ball is divided!It's a pity that Vieira's reaction speed is really amazing, he stopped abruptly, fell to the ground and shoveled the ball to the other side!
The ball was taken by Ibagaza. Although Mallorca was still attacking, in the first match between Pei Wei and Vieira, Vieira won.

Pei Wei was not discouraged, he still underestimated Vieira's reaction, so he should pay more attention next time.

And Vieira was also in a cold sweat. This kid was very cunning, and he pretended to make a mistake to lure himself into being fooled. Fortunately, he was rich in experience and didn't completely shift his focus forward, otherwise he would have been broken by Pei Wei just now.

In the remaining time, I have to be more careful, this duel has just begun.

The two thought at the same time.

(End of this chapter)