princely elegance

Chapter 42

Ps: Let me mourn for Brazil before writing this chapter.Sure enough, if Brazil wants a gold medal, it should kill Pele. Pele is optimistic about Japan to win the bronze. Japan kneels down, and Brazil wins the gold.It seems that Pele is still optimistic about Chinese football entering the next Olympic Games and the World Cup in Brazil...

Under Gago's full defense, he finally suppressed the explosive Aguero.Then Real Madrid began to slow down and attacked Atletico Madrid's goal.Guti passed the ball to Gago, and under the interference of Aguero, Gago gave the ball to Reyes.

Speaking of it, the tacit understanding between Gago and Reyes is still good, and it can be regarded as the player who has cooperated with him for the longest time.The two often teamed up to play exquisite cooperation. This time, Reyes did not disappoint Gago. After receiving the ball from the left, Reyes attracted the attention of two opponents and then crossed the ball to the center.Gago, who got rid of the defense, received the ball and stuffed it straight into the penalty area.

Higuain, who had been paying attention to Gago's pass, turned around instantly to catch the ball and get rid of the shot. This series of actions was very beautiful, but the final shot missed the post.

"Great opportunity, Gago, Reyes, and Higuain played wonderfully together again. The tacit understanding of the three brought Real Madrid's first shot in this game. If Higuain's last shot can be adjusted again If not, I’m afraid the ball will be there.”

The commentator of the Spanish TV station looked very sorry, but the commentator of the Argentine TV station on the other side became excited again.After all, Gago and Higuain are both Argentine players, and their children performed well, so excitement is inevitable.

Aguirre's heart skipped a beat when he saw Higuain's shot, and then looked at Gago solemnly.At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid was dizzy by Atletico Madrid's imposing three-axes, but now they have recovered and began to show the strength of the giants.The cooperation of Gago and Reyes easily tore apart Atletico Madrid's defense, which made Aguirre very worried.

At this moment, Gago cut off Atletico Madrid's pass again, and then controlled the ball under his own feet, suppressing the rhythm.After seeing Atletico Madrid's defense approaching his side, he made a wide-range shift and distributed the ball to the right.Reyes, who switched to this side, instigated the offensive, and Higuain cut into the penalty area and kicked a low shot against offside.Franco, who was very focused, confiscated the ball.

In just 2 minutes, Real Madrid, who came back to their senses, calmed down the complacent Atletico Madrid players with two shots.Let them know that the players of the giants are not only worth more, but also stronger than them.

At this time, Aguirre couldn't sit still. He came to the sideline and gestured to Lucin, asking him and Aguero to close Gago so that he could not catch the ball easily.

"Oh, what we saw, Aguirre instructed Lucin and Aguero to encircle Gago, trying to separate him from the Real Madrid formation. But does this work?"

Just when the commentator at the scene questioned, Gago controlled the ball with a beautiful stop, and then prepared to split the ball.But at this time Aguero and Lucin stood in front of him, blocking his passing route.They also all know that Gago's ball control ability is very good, and it is almost impossible to steal the ball from his feet.So it was very smart to stand in position and prevent him from passing the ball.This is also one of the tactics arranged by Aguirre.

Gago, who didn't see a good passing route, had no choice but to pass the ball back to Emerson, and then began to run without the ball.

It's impossible for two people to follow me all the time.

What Gago thought was right, when he didn't have the ball at his feet, only Aguero was marking him, but as soon as he got the ball, an Atletico Madrid player would appear nearby and surround him with Aguero he.And they are very calm and do not step down, so that Gago can not find a gap to break through or pass.

Seeing Gago's side blocked, Real Madrid's possession of the ball was gradually handed over to Guti, and the organization's offense was moved from the backcourt to the frontcourt.Although the fourteenth master's organizational skills are not very good, his deadly pass skills are a level higher than Gago's.As long as the ball is at his feet, he can always find an opportunity to create a shot for the striker.

But because they couldn't control the rhythm, Real Madrid couldn't hold down Atletico Madrid on the scene.Guti is a double-edged sword. Although it can hurt the opponent, it also has to bite back on itself.

In the 36th minute, Maniche grabbed the ball directly from Guti's feet, and then made a long diagonal pass. After receiving the ball from the side, Jurado crossed again, and Torres outflanked the goal again.Fortunately, Casillas was brave and blocked the ball.

Next, Aguero made a breakthrough when he used his teammates to block Gago, but was decisively tackled by Cannavaro.Lucin sent a free-kick into the penalty area, and Castro grabbed the first header in front of the goal, slightly over the bar.

When Gago was caught by two Atletico Madrid players and couldn't control the rhythm, Atletico Madrid's offensive became crazy again.One kick after another kept testing Casillas' nerves.

In the 39th minute, Torres received the ball in front of the penalty area and knocked it across to Jurado. The latter dodged the defender and then received the ball and passed it to the goal. Casillas rushed the ball before Aguero outflanked it.This ball is very dangerous. Aguero has already reached the front of Cassie, and he is just one step away from kicking the goal.

"This is not good. If you don't equalize in the first half, it will be difficult to play in the second half."

After Gago noticed the situation on the court, he thought anxiously.At this time, Capello was also very worried on the sidelines. In the current situation, let alone an equalizer, it would be good not to concede a goal.He took advantage of a dead ball to call Gago over.

"Fair, run more, kick the ball when you have a chance, use your personal ability to break through if you don't have a chance, and create a chance for the striker to shoot. Play against each other!"

Capello's words awakened Gago, and it may be difficult to control the rhythm now.Atletico Madrid has gone completely crazy now, with [-]% of his strength exploding, even if he wants to suppress their rhythm, it will not be possible in a short time.In this case, you can only fight against each other, and use the opponent's fast pace to increase your own speed.

"It's a gamble to see if we can equalize before Atletico Madrid scores. Boss, you really think highly of me."

After Gago understood what Capello meant, a fighting spirit suddenly ignited in his heart.To be honest, he played very depressed in this game, because he had to defend Aguero and he couldn't go all out to organize the team's offense.

Without Beckham's running in the midfield, Gago's defensive tasks have become twice as heavy in vain.However, Aguero played well with the help of his teammates. Even he could barely suppress it and could not freeze it.In contrast, Gago, who was more optimistic before the game, performed a bit sluggish.

After saying Capello's instructions to Cannavaro, Gago started to go forward, and Emerson returned to the position of the midfielder to help defend.Gago, Guti, and Reyes lined up to form the forward line, echoing Raul and Higuain in the forward line.

After Aguero didn't defend him in Gago, the pressure suddenly eased, and the offense became more comfortable.But gradually, he felt that something was wrong. It was only half of the game, and his physical strength could not keep up.Not only him, but the team members around him began to pant, sweating twice as much as usual.

As the physical strength of the Atletico Madrid players began to decline, Real Madrid's defense gradually began to breathe.

Aguirre on the sidelines was a little surprised how his players were running less, but when he got the data handed to him by the assistant coach, he was taken aback.

"The average person runs 6000 meters, how is it possible?"

Aguirre yelled in surprise, looked at his assistant coach, and asked him if he had made a mistake.

"Except for the period when Gago controlled the tempo throughout the first half, the rest of our players were attacking all the time, and they were attacking with all their strength. Real Madrid also began to speed up the tempo later, and the players followed suit. It can be said that the players They were attacking at full strength for almost the entire first half now."

The assistant coach's words made Aguirre's forehead burst into cold sweat, and he knew that the situation was going to be bad.I looked at the time, fortunately, it has been 10 minutes, and the halftime break is about to come, and there is still time to make some adjustments.

But at this moment, Gago made the most beautiful dribble in the game.Aguero's physical strength did not keep up a bit, and there was a gap in closing the door with Lucin.Aware of this, Gago tiptoed the ball passed by Guti, turned around at the same time, and rushed between the two.

"Gago, he passed, Aguero and Lucin made a mistake in closing the goal, a beautiful dribble, and Setaridis rushed over from behind, ready to grab the ball... Beautiful... Another jump ball, In the penalty area, raise your foot and shoot!!!”

The Argentine commentator was very excited to explain Gago's actions, but he made a mistake in the last sentence.Facing the two defenders, Gago lifted his foot and faked a shot, then flicked his ankle and sent the ball to the goal.

Higuain, who had been paying attention to Gago's movements throughout the game, didn't know why he was sure he would pass the ball. Anyway, he ran to this position. The goalkeeper was distracted by Gago's fake shot just now.The smoker who received the ball faced an empty goal and was only one meter away from the goal.

"Don't be nervous, this ball can be scored."

Even someone who has just kicked the ball can score it so close to the goal, let alone Higuain, a professional player.At this time, the shooting skills that I practiced every day have all disappeared in my mind. With a burst shot, the ball crossed the white line and flew into the net.

Small smoking gun Real Madrid's first goal, in such an important game in the Madrid derby.

(End of this chapter)