Chinese champion

Chapter 95 Desperate
Although Mallorca drew with the visiting Eindhoven at the last moment relying on Pei Wei's goal, both the Spanish and Dutch media expressed pessimism about Mallorca's promotion prospects because they wanted to beat Eindhoven in the away game. Wen is too difficult, they have maintained 26 unbeaten games at the Phillips Stadium, and they want to draw with their opponents with more than two goals... Mallorca without Eto'o want to score in one game The probability of PSV's three goals is probably no greater than the probability of the Chinese Football Association not doing stupid things.

Aragones began to miss Eto'o who was lying on the hospital bed. In the home game, Mallorca had a chance to solve the opponent, but so many opportunities created by Pei Wei were not grasped by the strikers. If Eto'o If To'ao is here...he shook his head, and drove out of his mind the idea that it was completely useless to the game.

And the consequences of the last match against Eindhoven showed that the players were very tired in the second day's training, and three days later there was a La Liga match against another Chinese player Zhu Jun's Sevilla team.

The Sevilla team has no European competition tasks. In the Copa del Rey match, they were also unlucky to meet Real Madrid and were eliminated early, which also allowed them to concentrate on the league.

In order to allow the players to have a better physical condition to meet the challenge of the second round, Aragones repeated the same trick and sent all the substitutes. Pei Wei also sat on the bench because he could not face Zhu Jun again. The reason is that Pei Wei is a little unhappy, but he also understands Aragones' mood. After all, the team is still ranked fifth now. , It means an extra income, and the better the performance in the European arena, the more good players can be attracted to join next season. This is very important for small and medium-sized clubs that are not financially strong.

For example, isn't the reason why Mallorca can let Pei Wei and Eto'o join this year is that Mallorca can make them participate in the UEFA Cup?

Aragones wanted to repeat the miracle of using a substitute to tie Barcelona, ​​but the result of the game gave them a blow. The visiting team Sevilla received Baptista's return from Oliveira in the second minute of the game. Pass the ball to the next city first!
After conceding the goal, Mallorca launched a counterattack, but the midfielder was firmly controlled by Sevilla and was completely unable to organize an effective attack.

The first half ended in Mallorca's constant mistakes.

The game entered the second half, and Mallorca, which had regrouped, was hit hard again. In the 409th minute, Zhu Jun broke through from the wing and made a cross pass to the back point. Reyes, who followed, easily scored the ball into the empty goal. Villa extended his lead.

Mallorca, who fell behind by two goals, launched a counterattack amidst the cheers of the fans. Gonzalez sent a direct pass after swaying the opponent's midfielder.

After the goal, Mallorca saw the hope of equalizing, but Reyes played too well in this game. His two outbursts made Mallorca lose the goal again. He played in No.604 minutes and 71 minutes respectively. Received a pass from Gallardo and Oliveira and scored a goal each, completing a hat-trick of the game and giving Sevilla a 4:1 lead.

Disappointed Mallorca fans left the field, unable to bear the sight of their beloved team suffering their first home defeat of the season.

Although Gonzalez's long-range shot hit the opponent's defender's leg before the end of the game and refracted into the net, he was still weak. 2:4, Mallorca lost for the first time at home this season, and the ranking fell to sixth. : 4 victory over Real Betis over Bilbao.

The game was lost, but the local media and fans in Mallorca did not criticize the team. They knew Aragones' difficulties. After all, the UEFA Cup is more important than the league that has already settled in the middle.

After the loss, Mallorca took a hasty rest and immediately rushed to Eindhoven's Phillip Stadium for training to adapt to the venue.

"Pei, do you know? We can only wear black jerseys in this game." Ibagaza said to Pei Wei during training.

"Really? Why pass the black jersey? Isn't our jersey mainly two, red and white?" Pei Wei asked a little puzzled.

Ibagaza shrugged his shoulders: "No way, Eindhoven is the home team, and their home jersey is red and white, so we can only choose jerseys other than these two colors." He exaggerated Gesture: "Oh, My God! I hate black, black represents depravity..." As a devout Catholic, the Argentinian memorized the sentences in the Bible.

Pei Wei pondered, and he subconsciously said: "I hate black too." But what he thought was different from Ibagaza's. Whenever black was mentioned, he remembered the "Black 3" which had a profound influence on Chinese football. minute".

After the training, on the way back to the hotel, Campano put Pei Wei on the shoulders with a smile on his face, and said wretchedly: "Hey, Pei, the Netherlands is known as the 'European Capital of Sex', do you want me to take you to see it? ah?"

Pei Wei rolled his eyes, and said slowly: "Tomorrow is the game, do you think the old man will give you a chance to sneak out?"

Ibagasa next to him added: "Don't bully Pei for being young and ignorant. Isn't 'European Sex' a nickname for Amsterdam? When did Eindhoven have this nickname? Why didn't I know?"

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!" Campano glared at Ibagasa, but saw Aragones turning his head, stuck out his tongue and remained silent.

There was nothing to say all night, and the fans of Eindhoven did not come to disturb their rest, because this is not a very important game, and the fans of Eindhoven would not do this.

However, on the second day, the Phillips Stadium, which can accommodate [-] spectators, was full, and the entire stadium became a sea of ​​red and white. The fans kept singing Eindhoven's team anthem and waved flags and scarves in their hands. .

During the warm-up, Pei Wei searched around for a long time before finding the less than [-] Mallorca fans. They were squeezed into a stand, and they looked so small in the red and white waves that were almost submerged. out of sight.

After a 10-minute warm-up, the players returned to the waiting room to listen to the coach's arrangements for the game.

In this game, Aragones gave up the usual 4-4-2 formation and changed to 3-5-2. The poor performance of the two full-backs in the previous game made Aragones determined to abandon them. Nadal, whose suspension expired, was given the important task of sweeper by Aragones, while Nino and Ballesteros played double central defenders, responsible for marking the opponent's two forwards, and Panovic and Marcos formed a double defensive midfielder. The front midfielder is still Pei Wei, Ibagaza and Campano are on both sides, and the forwards are Luke and Robert's partners.

This lineup is somewhat unexpected, because both of PSV's wingers are speed players, and giving up the wing in this situation is tantamount to suicide.

However, Aragones' idea is that since the existing full-backs in his hands can't keep a close eye on Ruben and Romedal, it is better to give up the defense on the side and strengthen the defense in the penalty area in the middle. At that time, Nadal will be responsible for filling the position, let them try to cross instead of cutting inside, and at the same time, the midfielder will also be responsible for protecting the wing, mainly paying attention to Ruben's point.

Because although Romedal is a Danish international, his speed and body are very good, but his technique is a bit rough, as long as he does not break into the penalty area.

In terms of offense, Aragoneste explained to Pei Wei: "Don't limit yourself to the middle, and switch positions with Campano and Ibagaza. The opponent's two full-backs are not very strong. You have to Try to confuse their defenders and don't fight Vogel in the middle."

Pei Wei nodded his head to express his understanding, it seems that he is going to compete with Li Rongpyo a few more times.

Eindhoven has also made some adjustments in the lineup. The original main central defender Faber, who did not play in the last game, started this game. Booma replaced Aiduo, who performed poorly on the field, as the left back. Booma was originally a player. An all-round defender, he can play both central defender and left back, but his height is more suitable for full-back.

The four players in the midfield have not changed. Another Dutch striker Bruggeinger on the forward line has replaced Hesselink and Kežman. satisfy.

Unlike Mallorca's disastrous home defeat in the middle of the league, Eindhoven slaughtered Utrecht 24-4 at home in the league on the 0th. Bruggeing performed well and staged a hat-trick. It was also the reason why Kretz was determined to let Bruggeing start, and Kežman also scored a goal.

Whether it is the momentum or the state before the game, Mallorca is more than one step behind Eindhoven. No wonder even the Spanish media thinks that Mallorca’s game will be bad, and the fans of Eindhoven have even begun to discuss it. Who is the next opponent.

But Mallorca, who took a breath shortly after the start of the game, slapped Eindhoven hard with his performance.

Eindhoven kicked off the ball first, and after a few kicks, it passed to Romedal's feet on the right. Eindhoven's entire formation immediately pressed forward, posing a strong attacking posture.

After getting Mallorca's roster, Kretz immediately decided on a strategy to attack the wing. You must know that the attack on the wing has always been the characteristic of the Dutch team, and it is also their strength. Since Aragones The old guy gave up the sidewalk in a muddleheaded manner, so how could he be polite?

Romedal took the ball from the wing, and Mallorca's two midfielders immediately made a clear division of labor. Panovic, who was close to Romedal's side, immediately rushed towards Romedal, while Marcos on the other side He retreated to the center and stared at Van Bommel who was attacking forward.

Under Panovic's marking, Romedal did not find a chance to break through, so he had to use his speed to forcefully go down to the bottom and then passed a high-altitude ball.

Ballesteros grabbed the ball over Kezhiman's head and pushed the ball out. The 1.8-meter-three Kezhiman and the 1.9-meter-one ballesteros are still a bit worse than the header. Ballesteros Rose's advantage is still obvious.

Van Bommel intercepted the ball outside the penalty area and took a long shot, but the ball was blocked by Marcos to the right side of the court. Campano retreated a little, grabbed the ball in front of Bouma, and then kicked it in a wide range transfer.

The ball reached Ibagaza's feet on the left, and Lee Yong-pyo immediately stepped up to defend, but Ibagaza didn't break through to the bottom line, but ran to the center with the ball.

Lee Yongpyo hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to follow up or stand in his defensive position. At this time, Ibagaza had already run to the center, and Vogel came up to defend, but he did not notice that Pei Wei had quietly run to the left.

Ibagaza saw that Vogel's attention had been attracted to him, and immediately leaned against Vogel who came up to grab the ball with his body, and accurately handed the ball to Pei Wei's feet.

Li Rongpyo was not Pei Wei's opponent in the first place, what's more, his attention was mostly on Ibagaza just now, so that when Pei Wei broke through to him, he still didn't react.

Pei Wei easily accelerated past him, and then broke into the restricted area!
Eindhoven's defensive level immediately became chaotic, but Hofland immediately showed the demeanor of the core of the defense. He saw that Booma had returned to the penalty area to defend, and he immediately left Luke and ran towards Pei Wei .

However, there will always be a moment of confusion when changing the marking target. Pei Wei seized this opportunity, and the ball crossed the penalty area of ​​Eindhoven and landed accurately at Luke's feet!

At this time, Bauma just ran behind Luke, Luke leaned against Bauma with his body, turned around and hit the door!
Luke's shot is also very fast. Although Faber threw Robert to block him, the ball still flew past him.

The angle of the ball was very tricky. Waters quickly fell to the ground and stretched his fingers as far as possible. He did it. Although he only touched the ball lightly, it was enough to change the final result. The ball hit the ground Bouncing off the goal post!
Although this shot did not go in, the catastrophe of Eindhoven was not over. Robert, without Faber's defense, appeared in front of the ball. There was only a huge empty goal in front of him. All he had to do at this time was use The arch of the foot sends the ball forward gently...

1:0!Mallorca lead away!

When the Mallorca team launched an attack, the cheers of the Eindhoven fans had gradually weakened, and when the ball rolled into the goal, the Eindhoven fans were collectively silent. The big Philip Now there are only less than a thousand Mallorca fans cheering unscrupulously in the stadium.

After scoring the goal, Robert stretched his arms and flew in the field. Although he has scored a few goals, they all scored when he was ahead or behind. The first record was opened, and his teammates also went up to congratulate him.

After the celebration, Robert shed tears. After all, he wasted several opportunities in the last game against PSV. After the game, some media believed that he was responsible for a large part of Mallorca's draw at home. This is for only He is under a lot of pressure.

This is good, with this goal, I believe the pressure will slowly disappear.

Play football happily, Robert, Pei Wei silently blessed him in his heart.

Conceding a goal first seemed to make Eindhoven a little confused. In the next game, they seemed to be a little bit tied, and they couldn't let go of the attack. Instead, Mallorca completely controlled the midfield. Constantly put pressure on their defense.

Pei Wei, who had rested for seven days, fully recovered his physical strength. He became a free man running all over the frontcourt. He can be seen no matter whether it is the left, right or center. He even rushed into the field several times. If it weren't for Hofland's good positioning, he would have had the chance to score the second header of his career.

Eindhoven's home fans are dissatisfied. In their view, it is completely unacceptable to be beaten by Mallorca at home.

The stimulated Eindhoven players began to counterattack under the roar of Kretz. Although their attack on the wing went smoothly, it was only limited to the wing-once they tried to enter the penalty area, they would be punished. Mallorca's dense defense with three central defenders and two midfielders.

When Eindhoven attacked, Mallorca's two wings would retreat to defend, but Pei Wei and the two forwards did not return to defense, and they were still wandering in the midfield. Dare to let go of the attack, and can only watch as Mallorca's defense is still rock-solid under the indiscriminate bombing of Eindhoven.

At the end of the first half, Mallorca led by one goal. If this score can be maintained until the end, they will eliminate PSV Eindhoven at home and advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Aragones lavishly praised the players, and at the same time he did not get carried away: "There are still 45 minutes, we must pay 89 points of attention, because although we are more advantageous now, if we make a mistake and let the opponent If the score is equalized, then we will be eliminated. Don’t underestimate PSV’s attack power. Their [-] goals in the Eredivisie last season were not obtained by chance. In the second half, we have to strengthen the defense in the penalty area. Besides, Panovic and Marcos, you two defensive midfielders should pay attention to Van Bommel, his long-range shooting ability is very strong, if PSV wants to break through our dense defense, he will be a very dangerous player Weapons, and Campano and Ibagaza, you should recover a little more in the second half. To deal with those two wingers, it’s okay to let them cross, but you must not let them cut inside! Pei Wei, Luke, and Robert, you guys in the second half We also need to contain a lot of their defensive strength, and if there is a chance, we must fight back resolutely! Also, we will kick off the ball at the beginning of the second half, and we will attack violently at the beginning of the game to give them some color, and then defend. do you understand?"

"Understood!" The players said in unison.

The second half began. Mallorca's players faithfully implemented Aragones' tactics. After the kick-off, they first stepped back in the backcourt unhurriedly. Nino immediately launched a long pass!

Luke got the ball over Faber's head and swung it back.

After receiving the ball, Pei Wei got rid of Vogel's defense under the cover of Robert, and after attracting Bouma's attention, he made a wonderful pass to Campano's feet.

Campano broke into the penalty area smoothly, facing the goalkeeper and kicked the goal!
The sound of congratulations on the Philipp Stadium could not suppress the violent heartbeat of the PSV fans.

Waters' miraculous save blocked Campano's shot from close at hand to the bottom line, and Campano hugged his head. If he scored the second goal, he would basically be able to qualify, right?
But the attack was not over yet, Pei Wei took a corner kick, Nino got in from the back row, Hofland was obviously still afraid of the shot just now, and Nino easily grabbed the point, but it was a pity that Nino took off a little A little early, the ball went over the lintel, and PSV escaped again.

Mallorca's violent attack after the opening disrupted Eindhoven's deployment at halftime. Let go of distracting thoughts and concentrate on attacking.

But at this time, about ten minutes had passed in the second half, which was exactly the goal of Aragones. The longer the time dragged on, the more confident Mallorca would be defensively, and the more likely PSV players would be anxious.

The situation is indeed developing towards Aragones' vision. Facing the end time of the game getting closer and closer, the players of PSV Eindhoven began to show anxious emotions. All the shots went flying, which is also a manifestation of the mental imbalance of the Eindhoven players.

So far, Kežman has not had any outstanding performance. Ballesteros' performance can be described as "perfect". Being able to use his body to stick to him firmly made it impossible for Kezhiman to turn around.

Kežman's characteristic is to look for opportunities in the penalty area, but holding the ball with his back and long shots are not what he is good at.

Just when the Mallorca players saw the dawn of promotion, the situation on the field changed suddenly.

Kezhiman ran out of the penalty area to get the ball again, Ballesteros followed closely behind him, and still stuck behind him when he got the ball. Facing this kind of defense, Kezhiman had no temper and just Can knock the ball back to Van Bommel behind.

As soon as Van Bommel made a long-range shooting posture, Panovic and Marcos came over, and Van Bommel had to give up the idea of ​​​​shooting and controlled the ball to his feet.

As soon as he took control of the ball, Mallorca's two strong midfielders immediately surrounded him with murderous intent. Although Van Bommel is also a strong man, he is one against two, especially when the opponent is not inferior to him physically. Now, he is far from an opponent.

At this moment, he saw a teammate running towards him. He didn't think much about it, and in fact he didn't have time to think about it. He immediately passed the ball.

It was Ruben who received the ball. Mallorca's two defensive midfielders were pinching Van Bommel. Ballesteros also followed Kežman into the penalty area. Campano followed. Just break forward.

But Ruben didn't do anything else, he just swung the ball to the left side quickly, and then kicked a long shot!

Campano was shaken by Ruben's movement of the ball, and when he blocked it again, it was too late to block Ruben's shot.

Ruben exerted all his strength, and after the ball was shot, his whole body was raised.

Although he didn't block it, Campano was still very confident, because he had never seen Ruben's outstanding performance in long-range shots in the previous game. Although he had two long-range shots from outside the penalty area in the first half, but Either high or biased.

But Roa felt completely different from him. As soon as the ball left Ruben's feet, Roa's keen goalkeeper's sense of smell immediately sensed the danger instinctively. Hold or hit the ball in the first time.

"It's over..." Aragones on the sidelines noticed something was wrong when the ball was flying. Although Roa had already reacted, the sharp-eyed Aragones could see that this shot was definitely a goal. foot world wave.

He closed his eyes in pain, and the huge cheers of the Eindhoven fans in his ears proved that he guessed the right answer, although this answer was definitely not the one he wanted.

The ball shot by Ruben stuck to the upper right corner of the goal and entered the goal between the crossbar and the post. Although Roa judged the right direction, he still couldn't stop this wonderful long shot.

The Phillips Stadium was boiling, and the emotions of the PSV fans that had been suppressed for eight or 10 minutes burst out. They danced and sang frantically, as if they had won the European Champions Cup.

Ruben was surrounded by teammates, and they celebrated wildly.

Aragones shook his head feebly, this is football, no one can completely play with it in the palm of his hand, even if you are the wisest coach in the world, with the best players under you, maybe a young Negligible reasons will make all your arrangements and efforts come to naught.

This is called people's calculations.

There are only 10 minutes left in the time, and Mallorca is in a desperate situation. If they can't score a goal in the last 10 minutes of this game, then their road to the UEFA Cup this year will come to an end.

Do they still have this chance?Maybe only God knows.

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