Soccer Super Marksman

Just an easy trip and a rush, midfielder Rodri Hernandez was left behind by Cui Zhen.Then Rodri Hernandez himself stopped and looked at Cui Zhen's back, as if he didn't care at all.

After Cui Zhenpan came to the front field with the football, he sent a kick to the ground before entering the dangerous zone.He knew that the closer he was to the opponent's danger zone, the tighter the opponent's defense would be, and the farther the distance would be, the less vigilant the opponent would be.

This is a mental consideration.

Because when there is a lot of space, Villarreal's defensive players will not focus all their attention on Cui Zhen, they will look left and right to observe the running of teammates around Cui Zhen.The possible threat moves, and then make defensive adjustments.

Cui Zhen took advantage of this moment to pass the ball close to the ground.The football rolled between midfielder Lava and Chuka, and then past defender P Torres. P Torres was going to intercept, but Lukaku poked the ball forward from him faster, and then strode into the penalty area. Inside!

One shot!
The Manchester United fans in the stands at Old Trafford cheered for Lukaku, and also applauded Cui Zhen for his pleasing directness!
Everyone was waiting for Lukaku to send the football into Villarreal's goal, but Lukaku in the penalty area pushed the far corner of the goal, but the football bounced off the goalpost.

Lukaku felt unbelievable holding his head in the penalty area. He felt that the shot just now was bound to go in, but he didn't expect to be turned away by the goal!
Cui Zhen saw Lukaku's shot bounce off the goal post, and after being controlled by Villarreal left back Jaume Costa, he turned and ran back with his usual expression.

The coach on the sidelines, Calleha, frowned. He had heard of Cui Zhen's reputation.I have also studied and analyzed Cui Zhen's games, but it is the first time that I can actually create an offensive threat by watching him from the sidelines and seeing him strolling around in the game!Almost killed the yellow submarine!
The defense of the yellow submarine didn't seem to have any problems, but it was easily penetrated. Cui Zhen's sense of rhythm in the game was too good.

Due to the hidden dangers in the defense line and the away game, Villarreal pays much attention to defense.

According to the attacking style of La Liga teams, Villarreal only relies on the trio of strikers Bacca, Bakambu and Rodri Hernandez in their offense, which in itself is a weak and conservative approach. Performance.

However, in the absence of offensive support from the side, the most important thing about Villarreal's offense is to create an offense in the center, which is Rodri Hernandez!
In the double-killing Real Madrid and the defeat of Juventus, Manchester United showed the speed of the attack.

It is this kind of speed threat that makes coach Calleja dare not let the wide players also assists easily, and he will not be able to come back if he goes up!
Now we can only see what kind of offensive situation Rodri Hernandez can create for the team.

Cui Zhen learned a lot from a fall, and when he defended against Rodri Hernandez again, his mind was very calm.

He was unmoved by any Rodri Hernandez's skills at his feet.He used his speed advantage to maintain the frontal defense. Rodri Hernandez dribbled laterally, and he moved the defense laterally.

Rodri Hernandez retreated, Cui Zhen didn't follow, but relaxed.

Only when Rodri Hernandez really breaks forward with the ball, Cui Zhen will have an offensive and defensive duel with Rodri Hernandez.

This made Rodri Hernandez a little crazy, Cui Zhen is too steady!
Unlike other outstanding players that Cui Zhen has defended, other players may have the ability to move forward. When Cui Zhen cannot defend directly, he has to turn around. It is impossible to be close to the opponent after turning around while defending frontally.

Some opponents confuse Cui Zhen's defensive prediction with a large number of running positions, so as to achieve the purpose of getting rid of Cui Zhen.

But Rodri Hernandez is too static!

He is not fast, and there are a few confusing moves. He belongs to the classic midfielder who walks and plays. A pause in movement or rhythm will induce the opponent to surrender the center of gravity first, and then he will easily break through the opponent to achieve the purpose of partially tearing the defense line, and then form a chain reaction that pulls the whole body, creating a wonderful shooting opportunity for the striker .

Rodri Hernandez had to pass the ball prematurely in front of Cui Zhen, but Villarreal's offense seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, unable to move an inch.

Manchester United's defense is extremely tight. After compressing the opponent's offensive space, the yellow submarine seemed to hit the rocks and it was difficult to drive into Manchester United's penalty area.It can be said that this game is a duel between the free and romantic style of football in South America and the rigorous and disciplined football in Europe!

Manchester United relied on tactical execution ability to contain Villarreal to the maximum extent!But containment is just the foundation. This is Old Trafford, the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Manchester United must win!
Even though Manchester United has the advantage on the scene, this game still encountered huge challenges.

This challenge does not come from the opponent. When the Yellow Submarine's defensive line is in a hurry, and Rodri Hernandez is frozen in Cui Zhen's shadow, and with Manchester United's solid defense that has been honed and matured this season, Villa Real can't create a threat at all.

But Manchester United missed scoring opportunities time and time again.

In the 37th minute of the game, Cui Zhen responded to Lingard's through ball in the frontcourt, took advantage of the rhythm difference between Chuka and Lava to change direction and broke through successfully, and then changed again when the midfielder Lava retreated to defend. Xiang took the anti-cutting route, allowing the active Chuka to return to the defense and make an empty attack.

After changing directions twice in a row, Cui Zhen saw the right timing and did not make a hard charge to defenders Lukawina and P Torres' ribs, and decisively sent an outswing arc ball with the outside of the right foot. ball.

The ball bypassed defenders P Torres and Victor Ruiz, and the goalkeeper's attack was even more embarrassing, unless the goalkeeper was extremely decisive. Waiting for Manchester United's offensive development in front of the goal line.

After the ball arced around the two Villarreal central defenders, it flew perfectly to Lukaku's running line from Victor Ruiz.

The football was nearly one meter above the ground, and Lukaku shot out from behind Victor Ruiz and shot directly in the air, using the arch of his foot, intending to directly let the football refract and fly into the goal.

But after he touched the ball, all the Red Devils fans in the stands let out a burst of amazement.

The arch of Lukaku's foot did not touch the football, but the front of the sole of the foot near the tip of the toe. The football flew directly into the stands and spun strongly.

"Lukaku missed another great opportunity in front of the goal! It's a pity that Cui Zhen's series of wonderful performances before! But Manchester United always occupy the advantage on the field, I believe they will create better opportunities."

Mourinho looked a little puzzled and helpless on the sidelines.He must be anxious in his heart. He must win the Yellow Submarine at home, otherwise it will be hard to say when he goes to the away game.

Lukaku stood at the shooting spot with his hands on his hips and head down. He didn't know what was going on with his state today.The physical condition is absolutely fine, but the sense of smell in front of the door is very different from usual. Could it be that excessive anticipation and excitement caused the tension at the critical moment?
Lukaku doesn't know, he won't admit that.

The super striker who has made countless teams in Europe fear, but on the European peak stage, he is very unfamiliar with the finale of the finale.

Cui Zhen stood in the midfield area, while observing Rodri Hernandez's running position, while observing Lukaku from a distance.

He doesn't blame Lukaku, but in today's game, it is really difficult to be tolerant.

In the semi-finals of the Champions League, every minute is crucial, and every opportunity is precious. If Villarreal is not defeated at home, it is not just that Manchester United missed the best time to lay the foundation for entering the Champions League final.It is also a blow to Manchester United itself, if Villarreal can get out of it.It is conceivable that the morale of the opponent will inevitably rise unprecedentedly.

The first half was over, and Villarreal managed to defend the first half, which made them equally confident for the second half.

Coach Calleja breathed a sigh of relief temporarily.It cannot be said that Villarreal's defense is perfect. The good opportunities created by Manchester United were not grasped. This is the best result.

Lukaku encouraged his teammates during the halftime break, and the pressure on his shoulders was also great.But at the same time, his determination to set foot on the Champions League final will not be lower than any of his teammates.

Mourinho did not make tactical adjustments, and the team was functioning well, it was nothing more than not grasping the opportunity.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Cui Zhen walked side by side with Lingard when he walked into the court. He said to Lingard: "In the second half, pay more attention to Rodri Hernandez's running position. Once he controls the ball Going forward, absolutely keep calm, don't rush up easily, make sure you have teammates around you, and only intercept when the opponent is advancing. Otherwise, he can penetrate any point of us, he has such ball control ability .”

Lingard nodded solemnly.

He knew that Cui Zhen told him so not because he had a problem marking Rodri Hernandez. Most of the time in the first half, Cui Zhen was following Rodri Hernandez. For the restrictions of the Spanish midfielder, although Cui Zhen has been blown up, but more often he is successful in defending Rodri Hernandez, because Rodri Hernandez His shortcomings are as prominent as his strengths.

Lingard knew that what Cui Chen said to him, there was only one possibility: in the second half, Cui Zhen would invest more in the offense!
He is not a superman, and if he is more involved in offense, he will naturally weaken the defense.

Then for most of the second half, Cui Zhen couldn't immediately form a guard against Rodri Hernandez.

As soon as the second half came up, Villarreal launched a wave of threatening offensives. The midfielder Lava lobbed the ball into the penalty area. The brave Roberto Soriano overwhelmed Lingard with a header. , Seeing that the football that would be obtained by Bakambu was cleared by Bayi in time, Manchester United failed to allow the opponent to form the final shot.

In the 61st minute of the second half, Lingard instigated a counterattack in the midfield. Since most of the first half attacked from Pogba's side, during the intermission, coach Calleja obviously had a strong reaction to Pogba's side. The defense on the side has a key deployment, so in Lingard's eyes, he saw that the attack on the right had a higher success rate than in the first half, so he passed the ball to Mata.

Mata was waving the ball forward on the right side of the frontcourt. At the same time, Cui Zhen was keeping pace with him on the right side of the frontcourt.

When Roberto Soriano came to defend Mata, Mata suddenly crossed the ball to Cui Zhen.

In front of Cui Zhen are the midfielders Lava and Chuka. He took the initiative to run to meet the football. After Mata took the ball, he rushed forward.

But when the midfielder Lava rushed towards Cui Zhen, he saw that Cui Zhen took the initiative to brake suddenly when the football was rolling, instead of controlling the ball, he ran in the opposite direction along the rolling direction of the football, just passing in front of the midfielder Lava. Pass.

The midfielder Lava almost collapsed, Cui Zhen looked like a beast that no one cares about!
Of course, without the pressure from behind, Cui Zhen could concentrate on attacking the front.

When Chuka rushed up to intercept Cui Zhen, Cui Zhen dexterously poked the ball forward from the left side of Chuka's body, and then passed Chuka head-on again, and passed by!

The ball is divided!

After Chuka braked to stop and restrained his body's center of gravity, Cui Zhen had already rushed past him.

Villarreal's midfield defense collapsed!