There is a belief called football

Chapter 98 Against Buriram ([-])

When the referee blew the final whistle, Stan was standing on the sidelines. At this time, it was raining heavily. The rain flowed down Stan's high nose bridge and down to his chin, as if forming a waterfall, but Stan still stood motionless.

If someone told Stan before the game that the away game in Buriram would be difficult, Stan would say thank you, but if someone told Stan before the game that the game would end like this, Stan would probably laugh.

At this time, the opponent's head coach came over and extended his hand, and Stan also shook hands with the opponent politely, and then continued to look at the field in front of him.

"Go to hell, Buriram Telecom Stadium", Stan said the last words in his heart to this venue.

*****
"Fans and friends, good evening, tonight's match between Guangzhou Tianbao and Thailand's Buriram will be guided by Tao Weitao and me."

"How did Director Tao feel when he came to Buriram?"
"hot",
"Hehe, yes, but this shouldn't be a big problem for the team from Guangzhou."

"Fortunately it didn't rain," Shen Fangjian added.

"However, I think the weather conditions have more or less affected Tianbao," Tao Wei said.

"Yes, during the group stage, Japan's Gamba Osaka suffered a lot on this field."

"However, this course is still very modern," said Tao Wei.

"Yes, it is said that it was built in the style of the Premier League, and it is now called the Telecom Stadium."

"The boss of Buriram is also a well-known politician and capitalist in Thailand. This can be said to be the AC Milan of Thailand."

"Not much to say, the game will start soon, Tao guides you to be optimistic about which team"?
"I am optimistic that Guangzhou Tianbao can at least take a draw in the away game."

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When the players of Guangzhou Tianbao came out of the player tunnel, they were shocked. This imitation of the Premier League style stadium is characterized by the fact that the fans stand is very close to the stadium lawn. The moment they just walked out of the narrow player tunnel, the roar of tens of thousands of people is really shocking.

The referee of this game is a referee from Saudi Arabia. Before the game, the captains of the two teams, under the leadership of the referee, took sides in the middle circle.

Stan’s starting lineup was exactly the same as the last league game. When he stepped on the field before the game, Stan took a special look at the lawn. Although the six sprinklers on the field were watering, the field was fine because of the fine weather.

But according to the weather forecast, there may be thunderstorms tonight. Stan's idea before the game was to score as early as possible in the first half.

The tactic that Stan formulated for the team was to grab the start, and from the moment the referee blew the opening whistle, he gave me a desperate attack.

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"The Saudi referee blew his whistle and Guangzhou Tianbao kicked off first," Shen Fangjian said.

"Tianbao's starting lineup for this game is exactly the same as the starting lineup when he was a guest in Shanghai",
"This is also the strongest starting lineup that Steiner has made," Tao Wei said.

"The game just started, we saw Li Qiao completed a breakthrough cross from the side, but Gudjohnsen's header from the center was slightly higher."

"We obviously feel that Guangzhou Tianbao in this game is very different from Guangzhou Tianbao in the league. Guangzhou Tianbao in the league can make people drowsy, but Guangzhou Tianbao's offensive and defensive transition speed is very fast in this game," Tao Wei said.

"What is the name of the opponent's right back... His Thai name is too long, let's call him his jersey number, No. 3, this No. 3 is not Li Qiao's opponent at all. In the first 5 minutes, Li Qiao has passed him three times."

"If it weren't for Buriram's two central defenders, the Venezuelan "Tunes" and the Cameroonian "Ekwara" defending Gudjohnsen well, then Guangzhou Tianbao should have scored at least one now," Tao Wei said.

"If this pace continues, Buriram is likely to be massacred," Shen Fangjian said.

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Stan on the sidelines was very satisfied with the first 10 minutes of the game. Even in his dream yesterday, he did not expect such a smooth start. Li Qiao was on the left and Recoba was on the right.

"It seems that in the face of absolute strength, watering and so on are just clouds." Stan, like the commentator Shen Fangjian, has already begun to imagine a big victory, just like the last game, with at least 4 goals.

The opponent's coach obviously underestimated Guangzhou Tianbao, especially No. 9 Li Qiao. After all, Li Qiao was as unfamiliar to them as they were to Guangzhou Tianbao.

At 15 minutes into the game, Li Qiao made another breakthrough, causing the opponent’s Thai midfielder “Anan” to get a yellow card for a foul. At 10 minutes into the game, the head coach of Buriram couldn’t sit still.

The position of the free kick in front of the penalty area is very good, suitable for kicking with the left foot, and everyone else walked away wisely. Recoba stood alone in front of the ball. For the free kick from this angle, Stan was very relieved of Recoba and would not arrange tactical free kicks.

Before the game, Buriram also conducted a detailed investigation on Guangzhou Tianbao. They knew that Recoba’s free kick success rate was over 60%, so the coach of Buriram specially told the players not to give Guangzhou Tianbao a free kick in this position before the game.

I remember the 2002 World Cup match between Brazil and England. At that time, Scolari specifically told the players not to give the England team direct free kicks in front of the penalty area, because at that time England’s Beckham’s free kick scoring rate was too horrible, and the Brazilian players did not disgrace their mission. The whole game did not give England a free kick in front of the penalty area, so that Beckham’s full moon scimitar was useless.

But Buriram's players are not yet at this level. Fouling is the only option when the position is blocked and the replacement fails.

When Recoba stepped in front of the ball, Stan and the opposing head coach were on the sideline at the same time, and they might have leaned further forward if the rules allowed.

Recoba still made his iconic small run-up, and then kicked the ball. The moment Recoba touched the ball, he also had a premonition, "This ball is almost inseparable."

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"My God, the ball hit the joint between the beam and the column," Shen Fangjian exclaimed.

"Recoba's angle is too tricky," said Tao Wei.

"Yes, the ball is only a few centimeters away from the goal",
"It doesn't matter. Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Recoba scores in this game," Tao Wei said.

*****
When the football shot by Recoba hit the goal with a bang, the audience uttered the same exclamation. Of course, it was not a sound of regret, but a dangerous one.

When the ball bounced back, Buriram's players kicked the ball out of the touchline with a big foot, and finally caught their breath.

At this time, the coach of Buriram did not hesitate any longer, and immediately decided to change the formation to 4-5-1, leaving only one Brazilian "Diogo" to advance forward, and all the others returned to defense.

Faced with Buriram's change of formation, Stan jumped up in a hurry. The team members executed the plan he made to grab the start so well, but Gudjohnsen missed several headers, and Recoba's free kick hit the post.

If you can score a goal in these ten minutes, then the next game will be under your control. Now that the opponent has started to play iron buckets, the space in the backcourt is extremely compressed, and one of the team's advantages, "speed", cannot be used.

There is a law similar to a prophecy in the football circle, that is, whoever hits the goalpost will lose. Of course, this is not 100%, but it is true that many teams that hit the goalpost eventually lost the game. At this time, Stan already had a bad premonition in his heart.

Suddenly Stan felt something dripping on his forehead, looked up, and the last thing Stan didn't want to see happened, it was raining!
Fortunately, there is not much rain. Buriram's home stadium is a cone-shaped stadium. Do you know that Chelsea's home stadium is Stamford Bridge?Buriram's home stadium looks like an unroofed Stamford Bridge.

So when it rained, the spectators immediately put on something. If you look carefully, it is a transparent plastic sheet, and many people put on a piece of plastic sheet together. Obviously, the Thai fans are accustomed to the rain in the middle of the game, so they came up with this method.

But the players on the field are a bit embarrassed. Fortunately, the rain is not heavy now, but who knows if it will become bigger?

Stan is very anxious. He hopes that the players on the field can be more competitive and score one as soon as possible, and then Nekonen and Jeparov can control the ball very well, just like Barcelona's "Busquets" and "Iniesta".

In a game against Barcelona, ​​it would be very difficult to lose the ball first, because the opponent's possession of the ball is first-class, and they are behind and have no possession of the ball, so what else can they do except lose?
Stan and Li Qiao made eye contact, Stan made a gesture in front of his chest, and Li Qiao understood.

Kongka gave the ball to Li Qiao, and then he went forward. Recoba was also asking for the ball. Nekonan was behind him. This was the situation on the court that Li Qiao had observed before receiving the ball. At this time, Li Qiao understood that his big brother Nekonan was behind.

So he didn't choose to pass the ball, but broke through directly. At this time, in front of Li Qiao was a defense line composed of three people. The first one was Buriram's midfielder "Anan", the second was the full-back No. 3, and the last one was the mighty Cameroonian central defender "Ekwara".

What are the chances of Li Qiao breaking through?

Hard to say.

Facing "Anan", Li Qiao relied on his speed to eat his opponent raw. "Anan" already had a yellow card on him, so he didn't dare to foul again, so he could only be wiped by Li Qiao.

At this time, Li Qiao felt a gust of wind blowing from his left side. Looking sideways, it was the left back Taiwo who assisted him. "Thank you so much", Li Qiao thought, if Taiwo goes up, then the opponent's No. 3 can only follow, which greatly reduces the pressure on Li Qiao.

Li Qiao only needs to face "Ekwara" now. Facing Ekwara, Li Qiao did not choose to use speed. After all, the opponent's speed and physical condition are very good.

Li Qiao chose the most ingenious way to dribble through the crotch. When Ekvara was passed by, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to foul, but it was too late.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Li Qiao flicked the ball, and the football slowly flew towards the goal. Li Qiao glanced at it, and there was no defender chasing him back. He was ready to celebrate the goal.

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