Grass roots glory

Chapter 300

"CCTV, CCTV! This is the Bernabéu stadium in Madrid. This season's UEFA Champions League final match, the first ever UEFA Champions League final involving Chinese players, has officially begun."

Accompanied by He Wei's strong CCTV-style opening remarks, the bald referee Webb from England gave a long whistle, starting the highly anticipated final.Barcelona, ​​which won the kick-off right before the game, took the lead in the kick-off attack.

"Guardiola still played his handy 4-3-3 formation. In the absence of Ibrahimovic, Henry topped the striker arrow, Messi and Pedro were responsible for the left and right flanks respectively. And Magath arranged today. 4-4-2 formation, but the biggest test for Schalke today will be defense. Whether it can prevent Barcelona's strong firepower will be the key to success or failure."

He Wei hadn't finished analyzing the starters of the two sides. Barcelona had taken the initiative to speed up without any temptation. The left back Daniel Alves Alves received a long pass from the other side and moved directly along the left side at high speed. Farr It was too late for Fan to return to the defense. Alves dribbled the ball at high speed and directly attacked the full-back Rafinha.

Rafinha didn't expect a full-back to start so aggressively. Seeing that Alves was about to change his direction and go to the middle, he couldn't keep up with the first step, so he could only stretch out his hand and pull it from behind.

Rafinha looked at the referee with some trepidation. Fortunately, Weber only came up to give a verbal warning and did not reach out to touch his pocket.

"You fans have seen it, this is what we are worried about. Alves is the best left-back in La Liga and even in European football, but he is a defender after all, and he can cause damage to Schalke's defense. If always Forming a local one-on-one, Schalke's defense will be passive everywhere."

Barcelona's frontcourt set ball is not a high ball directly into the penalty area. In the absence of both Pique and Puyol, even if the central defenders come up to compete for the top, they may not be able to take advantage.Barcelona players know their strengths very well, and they have the confidence to be invincible if they control the ball at their feet.This is also the concept that Guardiola has repeatedly instilled, using the ball to disintegrate the will of the opponent-Alves quickly sent it to the midfielder on the spot, and Harvey immediately moved laterally to respond.

Harvey noticed that in the opening game, Zhou Tiancheng was nailed to his side closely, and his hands were at the level of his waist at any time, which could ensure the most effective interference in the first time he made the action.But Harvey didn't feel the pressure at all.If the positions and roles of the two sides were reversed and Zhou Tiancheng was on the offensive side, he might really have nothing to do, but if he wants to defend him... Harvey snorted coldly in his heart.

Young man, you are too young.Let you see what an offensive organization that can't even touch the ball is!
Harvey completed the next step of the connection almost at the same time as he was catching the ball-a horizontal left foot drove the body to turn slightly, and swept the ball to the left with a swing.The movement is extremely concealed, and at the same time, he can complete the threatening pass in the shortest time. As a defender, Zhou Tiancheng is deeply touched by this movement. He is indeed the world's top midfielder.

If it wasn't for the well-targeted research before the competition, there might really be no breakthrough...

But being prepared is another matter.

When Zhou Tiancheng approached Harvey, he didn't run over to fight directly. On the contrary, he was observing. The focus was on Messi's position. He repeatedly studied Harvey's first pass choice when he encountered defense through video discs. If he can go forward, he will never pass back, and when passing the ball forward, he must first find Messi... So Zhou Tiancheng has already predicted Harvey's oblique pass in advance, and when the ball quickly swept past him, he was alert. Stretched out his right foot, left the ball directly under his feet, and then took advantage of the fact that Barcelona's defense line was still high and did not fully retreat, and quickly opened the frontcourt. Wiped into the restricted area.

The audience was silent for a second. After confirming that Zhou Tiancheng's long pass accurately found Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Schalke fans immediately realized that they had an excellent opportunity to take the lead, and the cheers instantly overwhelmed Barcelona. Fans, several Schalke fans in the stands did not need a unified order, they all stood up and stared at the direction of the penalty area.

And He Wei didn't change his mood for a while. He was still worried about Schalke in the last sentence: "Dangerous, Xavi wants to connect with Messi!" In the next second, he widened his eyes and was surprised to find that the ball From that halftime directly to the penalty area of ​​Barcelona, ​​the voice suddenly raised: "Van Nistelrooy!! Great opportunity! Entering the penalty area, this is his territory!"

Van Nistelrooy turned around to face the goalkeeper Valdez who was attacking at high speed. Seeing the opponent's two steps kicking the ground with extremely fast explosive force, Van Nistelrooy swung his legs on the spot and volleyed directly in order to fight the opponent's time, but this did not open the angle. , The ball was finally touched by Valdez's left fingertip, and it flew slowly out of the left baseline.

"Heroic Victor! With Pique and Puyol unable to play, he assumed the responsibility of the defense. We need such a Victor, he makes Barcelona's goal unbreakable!" Catalan TV commentary The members praised with all their might.

But He Wei sighed and expressed regret: "Time is not forgiving. If Ruud Ruud was five years younger, he would never miss such an opportunity. A beautiful steal by Zhou Tiancheng was wasted, and what he broke was Harvey's ball." !"

Harvey was a little depressed.Careless!

There is a nine-year age difference between Harvey and Zhou Tiancheng. In the field of professional football, there is no more than five years between each generation of players, and the difference is nine years. This is basically a contest between two generations of players. How can Harvey not be depressed, being beaten by a player who is two years younger than himself? The young people of the older generation have figured it out.

He shook his head and shook his shoulders, and he would not make such a mistake again.

However, this steal made a difference in the morale of Schalke. Van Nistelrooy gave Zhou Tiancheng a thumbs up: "Nice job, Zhou!"

"Zhou, you broke Harvey's ball just now, I'm convinced." Rakitic said.

"It's not worth being happy, Ivan. First of all, we didn't score. Secondly, Harvey is only a little bit better. He is not a god, so why can't he be intercepted."

"It's my responsibility not to score, Zhou." Van Nistelrooy took the initiative to self-reflect.

"Let's not talk about it now." Zhou Tiancheng smiled, clapped his hands and shouted to the field: "Everyone move, go grab, we want to attack!"

However, it is impossible for Schalke to play in the mode they are used to.Their ball handling ability can reach the diamond level, and they can take the initiative against teams like Bayern and Inter Milan, but their opponents today are full-level kings.Since the establishment of the tradition of pass control in the Cruyff era, pass control football has accumulated in Barcelona for nearly 40 years.

Although offense is fundamental to victory, it also depends on the opponent. If you take the initiative to attack, it is definitely not fast enough. Schalke's only chance is to "humble", defend firmly, and take advantage of the counterattack opportunity just now.

And such a counterattack opportunity... still exists!
Harvey once again took the ball in the midfield. This time he saw Zhou Tiancheng behind him from the corner of his eye. The huge coverage area covered his vision. Harvey quickly turned to the side while catching the ball. Turning around to face the attacking direction gave him a chance to output firepower.In addition, he suffered a loss from the quick pass just now, so he decided to change his method. He really didn't believe that he couldn't handle Zhou Tiancheng!

Regardless of the huge height gap between the two sides, Harvey's core strength is not weak at all.Under Zhou Tiancheng's defense, he could still complete the turn.But when the person turned around, there was nothing under his feet.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't fight against him with all his strength at all, his attention was always on the ball. The moment Harvey passed him, Zhou Tiancheng nimbly poked the ball with his toe and left the ball right in front of his body.

"Schalke's counterattack is coming again! Hahaha! It's beautiful, it steals Xavi twice, Barcelona's strongest brain, fell ill today, still seriously ill, rare cerebral obstruction!"

He Wei was extremely excited.Zhou Tiancheng stole the ball one-on-one with Harvey twice, what is the concept?
Marcel Leff gave a straightforward explanation: "Even Harvey can't take advantage. After the season, the Schalke executives may feel panicked. According to this momentum, Zhou is valuable to any giant. Infinite, although he just renewed his contract last season, but he is only 21 years old, his abilities are already top-notch, and there is the largest Chinese fan market behind him. Schalke's liquidated damages will become useless, and some wealthy clubs are willing to wave money. Dealing with all kinds of offers about Zhou may become a daily worry for Schalke executives after each season, haha!"

(End of this chapter)