There is a belief called football

Chapter 99 Fighting against Buriram ([-])
An excellent striker, just like an excellent sniper, probably knows whether he can hit the target the moment the trigger is pulled.

When Li Qiao lobbed the shot, from his point of view, the goal was 100% scored.

Unexpectedly, the moment the football hit the ground, it suddenly stopped, as if it was sucked by something, and stopped rolling forward.

It turns out that this is because so far in the first half, Buriram was beaten by Guangzhou Tianbao, causing at least 9 opponents to move in the penalty area, so the lawn in the small penalty area was trampled badly, and the sudden heavy rain caused serious water accumulation in the area in front of the goal, so when the football landed there, it seemed to be sucked.

At this moment, Buriram's returning player kicked the ball out of the baseline.

Guangzhou Tianbao's bench immediately exploded, and Stan found the fourth official to complain, asking for the game to be postponed or played on a third-party stadium.

According to the rules of the football game, if bad weather occurs, the referee has the right to suspend the game, but the premise is that it really affects the operation of the game, so what is the standard?The standard is that if the football can no longer bounce on the lawn, but floats, then the game can be stopped.

The Saudi referee picked up the ball and smashed it hard on the lawn. Although the football was not as high as usual, it was not up to the standard for suspending the game.

The current situation is that the lawn of the whole court is in good condition, only the small restricted area of ​​Buriram has some problems. Under such circumstances, the Saudi referee finally decided to continue the game.

Stan couldn't believe the decision made by the referee, and he held his head and made an unbelievable expression. Guangzhou Tianbao is really dumb and eats coptis, it's hard to say.

This kind of situation is rare in football games, but indeed, if something unexpected happens, you can only admit that you are unlucky. I remember that there was once a Liverpool Premier League game. At that time, Liverpool's goalkeeper was the Spaniard "Reina".

In the Premier League game, the spectators were very close to the stadium. I didn’t know that the fan threw a big balloon into the stadium. As a result, the balloon floated in front of Reina, and the opponent’s shot happened to hit the balloon and refracted, so the ball went in.

Of course, Liverpool quit. After arguing with the referee, the referee still judged that the goal was valid, and Liverpool could only admit that it was unlucky.

This is the situation that Guangzhou Tianbao is facing now, and a must-goal is gone.

*****
"Oh my God",
This is the nth time Shen Fangjian shouted to the sky today.

"what is this"?
"Director Tao, have you ever seen such a situation?"
"When I played in the youth team, the field was not good. I have encountered such a situation, but in professional games, especially in such an important game as the AFC Champions League, such a situation should not happen."

Shen Fangjian said: "Yes, this place looks very modern."

"Like San Siro in Italy, the stadium is very modern, but the lawn is terrible," said Tao Wei.

"I hope that the players of Guangzhou Tianbao will not be affected by this ball and score one as soon as possible. Looking at the rain, there is a growing trend," Shen Fangjian said worriedly.

*****
This is indeed the case. In the past few minutes, the rain has obviously intensified. The assistant coach Pekovic sent Stan a jacket. Stan pushed it and said no.

But in such a field situation, ground coordination is impossible. The only option is to bomb from high altitude, kick the ball up high, and adopt the British high center forward style of play. Basically, the second-tier English teams play this way, such as Reading and Stoke City.

The only comfort for Stan is that the team still has Gudjohnsen, the Icelander has outstanding physical fitness, and now this style of play is most suitable for him.

And Li Qiao, Kongka, and Recoba are completely useless on such a field.

Stan turns to look at the bench, and he sees Brahimi.

"Prahimi starts warming up",
Without saying a word, Prahimi ran to the side of the field to warm up.

Ten minutes later, Stan replaced Conca with Brahimi. The Argentine was replaced midway through the second consecutive game, but the difference was that the Argentine was not upset this time, because he really couldn't play at his own level on such a field, and being replaced might be the best choice.

The reason why Konka was replaced instead of Li Qiao or Recoba, Stan has his own considerations, he wants to keep Li Qiao, Recoba takes a free kick on the field, Stan understands that in the current situation, there are only three ways to score - long shot, long pass and free kick.

Of course, Stan does not forget to complain to the referee about the rain from time to time, hoping that the referee can stop the game.

In this way, the first half of the game was anticlimactic and ended in a boring scramble. Guangzhou Tianbao had a fantastic start, but after missing several good scoring opportunities, the score was still 0-0. After 20 minutes, the heavy rain was pouring, and the two sides could not create a single shot opportunity, which turned into a tug of war.

*****
Stan walked into the locker room, he didn't speak immediately, he knew the players needed a change of dry clothes.

"Hi lads, we only need one ball, one ball can make each other crash".

Everyone understands this in their hearts. Regardless of the score being 0-0, the players are still very confident. It's not like they haven't played this kind of water polo before. They all know what to do, that is, long shots, long passes, and free kicks.

But Stan repeats it anyway.

"Nekonan, Jeparov, don't give the ball to Li Qiao and Recoba in front of you, just shoot long-range, even if it's outrageous," Stein said.

In fact, Nei Kenan has long wanted to do this, but he needs to cooperate with Li Qiao to get the ball. Recoba was arranged by Stan before the game, and he will not make his own claims.

"OK, coach," Nekonan replied.

"Li Qiao, Recoba, you two don't go down after you get the ball, just pass it diagonally at 45 degrees, and find Gudjohnsen. The simpler the ball is, the better."

Li Qiao and Recoba also understood.

Apart from these Stans, there is nothing to say. The current situation is not important for the formation or style of play, and there is no way to talk about it. It just depends on luck.

*****
After 15 minutes, Stan was the first to walk out of the locker room. When he came to the side of the field, there was a scene that shocked Stan, that is, the 6 sprinklers on the field were spraying water.

Stan found the fourth official angrily, but the fourth official said that it seemed to be controlled by a computer, and he didn't know who was in charge of the sprinklers in the venue.

Under normal circumstances, in modern stadiums, during the intermission, the sprinklers shrunk underground on the field will stick out and spray water automatically, but that is on sunny days or when the temperature is very high.

"I'm going to have to complain to the AFC," Stein growled at the fourth official.

"Coach Stan, watch your behavior," the fourth officer warns Stan.

Stan looked around for the man in charge of the field management, but thanks to the high technology, the management is indeed fully automatic now.

Stan looked at his watch, the second half was about to start, and he could only suppress his anger for a while, he knew it was Buriram playing tricks.

The advantage for Guangzhou Tianbao in the second half is that after the exchange of venues, the half of the court that Guangzhou Tianbao mainly attacked was in better condition.

At the beginning of the second half, Guangzhou Tianbao's players strictly followed the arrangements made by Stan in the locker room during the intermission.

Nei Kenan's continuous long-range shots, unfortunately, are not accurate.

Players are like this, after a few outrageous shots, they will also be embarrassed. Nei Kenan looked at Stan, and Stan made a hand gesture to pass the ball. Nei Kenan was very happy, and he still gave the ball to Li Qiao.

Li Qiao followed Stan's arrangement and passed the ball as soon as he had it, but it was difficult for Gudjohnsen to catch the ball alone when he was trapped in the opponent's crowd.

*****
Li Qiao faced the opponent's No. 3 on the sidewalk, raised his legs back, and made a posture for crossing. The opponent's No. 3 half-turned and pouted his buttocks to block Li Qiao's cross.

Li Qiao saw the situation and decided to break through instead of crossing. After quickly passing No. 3, Li Qiao faced the Cameroon defender "Ekwala".

When Li Qiao was placed, Stan on the sidelines almost shouted "YA". He knew how powerful the team's free kick was, but unfortunately, Li Qiao's breakthrough was on the side. This free kick from the side cannot directly hit the goal, and he can only cooperate.

There will not be many such opportunities, so Stan decides to take a gamble. He motions to Li Weifeng, and Gabriel steps forward to compete for a free kick.

Stan's arrangement has great hidden dangers, but the current situation is that the sooner the goal is scored, the better. As the team's physical fitness declines, the opponent's confidence will be stronger.

Li Qiao and Recoba are both standing in front of the ball, who will take the penalty?

If Li Qiao comes to play, then he can pass and shoot, and the opponent will be more difficult to defend. If Recoba plays, then the passing accuracy will be higher.

At the moment of the last kick, it was Recoba who kicked.

The football draws a beautiful arc in the sky, and the players in the penalty area all have hideous faces, and everyone wants to grab the point.

"Bang", after a war-like scramble, the ball was pushed up, and the one who hit the ball was the tallest of the 22 people on the field, the Venezuelan "Tunez".

When Tunes hit the ball, Stan exclaimed in his heart: "Not good."

Tunez's ball did not go far, and when it reached the feet of the Thai midfielder "Anan", Anan didn't care about 21 [-], a big foot, similar to taekwondo movements, and he opened his big foot forward.

At this time, a person jumped out like a black panther. Stan saw that it was "Achim Peng" from Ghana, and there was only one Sun Jihai in the backcourt.

After Achim Peng passed Sun Jihai, he pushed easily, and the ball rolled between the legs of "Isaacson" and into the goal.

1 to 0, Buriram took the lead.

Stan in the heavy rain was a little stunned, "Why? It's because he hit the post in the first half"?
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(End of this chapter)