Mister Legend

Chapter 401

If you compare the real strength gap between the two sides, Lokomotiv Moscow is at least the leader of the Russian Super League this season. If it can play to its full level, it will indeed not be suppressed so badly.However, before the game, with the mentality that an away game is acceptable, even a small loss is acceptable, they arranged a set of tactics with nine points of defense and one point of offense, and they were directly beaten by the crazy offensive of the Turin team. Coupled with the fact that there is no ability to keep the goal with full defense, it will definitely be affected emotionally.

Competitive competition is not only about professional skills, but also willpower, mentality, luck and other aspects will have a great impact on the final result.The locomotive players who didn't have any confidence in defeating their opponents today, under the constant impact of the home team's offensive like a tide, allowed the opponent to score a world wave. It can be seen from their faces that morale and The physical condition began to decline, which also caused the visiting team's goal to be declared lost again not long after.

No. 301 minutes, Fabas' diagonal pass allowed Boyer to use the advantage of an early start to insert in the back row. The Argentine winger threw off the marking player and then cut two steps into the middle, kicking off and sending a fast cross.Belotti, who outflanked in the middle in time, showed his jumping ability. Although his height is just over 1.8 meters zero, he is the ace bomber who scored the most headers in the five major leagues last season. There is indeed a superior ability in grabbing high-altitude balls.His anticipation and strong waist and lower body strength made it easy for him to get stuck in front of Joel Luka, and jumped high to face the body of the Croatian central defender behind him, and headed the ball towards him. A little earlier.

This is not a direct attack, but a header ferry. The teenager Pellegri, who has improved rapidly for more than half a season, has rushed to the landing point without anyone noticing, and made what he thinks is the best in the blink of an eye. good decision.When the ball enters his control range, it is a half-high ball. According to the normal handling method, he can choose to block the defensive player, stop the ball with his abdomen, and then shoot.You can also take the risk of volleying with your right foot directly, but the difficulty is not so high, because the speed of the ball is a bit fast, if you can't accurately place your weight, it will basically be the rhythm of kicking away.

However, this young man, who will celebrate his 17th birthday in nine days, resolutely chose to lean over and head the ball. You must know that another central defender of the visiting team, Kvirkvilia, is already preparing to make a kick. A careless move to clear the siege would kick him on the head, which is very likely to cause serious injuries.

Fortunately, the tragic scene did not happen. Pellegri's head hit the oncoming ball first, and he also used his strength to push out with great force, and went straight to the right side of the goal ten meters away. go.At this time, Kvirkvilia's right foot just arrived to make a clearance. Although the Georgian international is close to two meters tall, he reacted very quickly. When he realized that the situation was not good, he immediately forcibly restrained his strength. , but still kicked the Turin striker's left shoulder, but the strength was not too great.

The body of Pellegri's diving header has undergone obvious displacement changes in the air, and the visual impact is so strong that everyone who saw this scene couldn't help trembling.Everyone subconsciously ignored Lokomotiv goalkeeper Guilherme's behavior of blocking the ball out of the goal with a world-class flying side throw, and all focused on the young player of the home team who fell to the ground and held his left shoulder with his right hand.

The referee's whistle blew very quickly. He first ran to Pellegri to inquire about the injury, and then drove away the other Turin players who were surrounding him to put pressure and the visiting team's central defender who tried to defend himself. Extremely teammate, pointed to the penalty spot and was sentenced to death, then took out the yellow card in his jacket pocket to warn Kvirkvilia who was performing dangerous actions, and finally signaled to the sidelines for the team doctor to enter the field.

Boos and cheers broke out in the entire Olympic Stadium. The home team fans naturally supported the penalty kick by 1, but they obviously thought that a red card was a more appropriate punishment. .The Russian fans who traveled with the team to Italy did not agree with the referee's judgment at all. Although they are a small number of fighting people, the energy they erupted is really not small. The security and support policemen on the scene were frightened and rushed into the stadium. The highest level of preparedness is for fear of violent conflicts.

Fortunately, the dissatisfaction did not escalate further after venting, otherwise, once a violent conflict broke out between the most passionate Turin fans in Italy and the Russian fans who are almost comparable to British football hooligans in world football, the consequences would obviously be unimaginable of.

While Pellegri was carried to the sidelines for examination and treatment, Belotti's powerful shot sent a penalty kick into the Locomotive net, helping the Red Bulls extend their lead to two goals, and the audience The home team fans cheered wildly.But none of these things made Li Moody feel any better. The FM system showed that this young striker, who was desperate to win a penalty as a team, suffered a certain contusion on his left shoulder. Fortunately, there was no ligament or bone damage. But it still takes five to seven days to recuperate, and he will definitely miss the weekend league match with Roma.The conclusion given by the team doctor is similar, and it is judged that if they continue to stay on the field, the injury that is not too serious will be exacerbated.

The Turin coach had to immediately summon several offensive players on the bench to warm up quickly. The addition of another player to the team's injured list made him frown, and the joy brought by the current good situation on the court was completely dissipated. Alright, worrying about the upcoming game took up most of Li Modi's mental space at the moment.

On the court, the home team with a two-goal lead is still in control of the situation, but the previous aggressive momentum has slowed down. After all, people are not machines, and continuous high-intensity investment will bring huge physical loss. The vigilance of the quick counterattack is also very tiring mentally. Now it is time to let myself take a little breather by slowing down the ball possession tactics of the game.The uninterrupted alarm in front of Lokomotiv Moscow was finally lifted temporarily. They then planned two or three offensives, but they didn't get a chance to threaten Casey. Only then did the flames of war burn into the home team's penalty area again.

No.403 minutes, Alexei Miranchuk (the twin brother of Anton Miranchuk), the core midfielder of the visiting team, drove the ball into the left side of the penalty area, between Goldaniga and Silvestri. Grabbed and fell to the ground, but the referee punished him for diving and showed a yellow card to warn the new generation of Russian midfield leaders. No. 405 minutes, Jesse, who replaced Pellegri, also broke into the penalty area with the ball and was brought down, but this time the referee indicated that there was no foul, nor was it a flop, and the game continued.It seems that after awarding a penalty to the home team, the referee should not easily make a penalty that affects the balance of the game, which somewhat dissatisfied Turin.

However, the Red Bulls quickly proved to the world that they can continue to expand their lead without the referee's "extra" care.After Li Moody emphasized during the half-time break that he still needs to invest enough troops in the attack at the beginning of the second half, the home team played for the third time in just one and a half minutes after another battle. The goal guarded by goalkeeper Guilherme.

Baselli, who switched to the left, made a 45-degree cross from the frontcourt. Boyer, who suddenly went up to the striker, volleyed a shot from the front of the small penalty area and was saved by the visiting team's goalkeeper. Belotti from the back point easily scored an empty goal. , rewriting the score to 3-0.This goal is the ninth goal he scored in this Europa League. It is ahead of all participating players and ranks first in the scorer list. It proves to the outside world the strength of the top scorer in Serie A last season. There are doubts about his scoring too few goals in this year's league.

Lokomotiv Moscow, which fell behind by three goals, finally could no longer shrink back, because they felt that if they continued to defend like this, the game returning to the home court seven days later would lose its meaning early.

In the history of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, the chances of a team that loses by more than three goals in the first leg to eventually succeed in making a comeback are so small that they are almost negligible.In addition to the game between Barcelona and Paris last year, in the quarter-finals of the Europa League in the 2013-14 season, Valencia lost 0-3 away to Basel in Switzerland in the first leg. They also responded with a 10-3 within 0 minutes, and finally succeeded in a thrilling 5-3 promotion through overtime.Similar examples are indeed rare among the two events combined for more than 120 sessions and thousands of games, and it is extremely rare to see them.

If they want to retain the possibility of promotion, the current leaders of the Russian Super League must narrow the difference between the two sides to within two goals or even one goal in the first round of confrontation, otherwise they are very likely to be eliminated in advance. After all, in March Although Moscow in the middle of the game is a special threat to the Central European teams, this home court advantage is not enough to even out the three-goal gap.So the coach of the visiting team, Yuri Xiaoming, immediately adjusted the players on the field. He replaced the underperforming Antoni with the 29-year-old Russian midfielder Kolomyitsev, who has outstanding long-range shooting ability and stronger teamwork ability. Don Miranchuk, at the same time, instructed the two wingbacks to put more energy into the offensive end, and the formation completely became a 3-5-2.

After seeing the opponent's change of tactics, Li Mudi responded immediately. The Torino team began to play the best defensive counterattack tactics, and replaced the previous yellow card with Kanneman in the No. 605 minute. Diego Llorente, adjusted the formation to 4-3-3.Jesse, Belotti and Boyer formed a trident in the frontcourt, Silvestri retreated to the defense line to play the right back, and then replaced the core midfielder Baselli with Toulalan, the French veteran and Muses Formed the two defensive gates in the midfield, leaving Fabas alone to organize the attack.

After some personnel adjustments between the two sides, the situation on the field began to develop towards a stalemate. The offenses of the two teams failed to form too much threat, and the number of shots was pitifully small.However, the Turin team is still slightly better in strength and has the advantage of home court, so they still have some upper hand on the scene.

No. In the 604th minute, Fabas found an opportunity to send a through pass in the middle of the front court. Jesse inserted to the right side of the penalty area from the back row and shot from a small angle under the interference of the opponent's defensive player. Although he kicked a certain amount of power, he could not Guilherme made a mistake and the ball was saved by the latter. After 4 minutes, the home team took a corner kick from the right to the penalty area, and Joel Luka headed it out from the front point. Goldaniga, who grabbed the second point on the left side of the penalty area, volleyed, but his defender It is difficult to complete such a difficult movement with his footwork, and the ball missed the goal post greatly.

No. 705 minutes, Fabas shot a long-range shot 35 meters away from the opponent's goal in the middle of the front field, slightly higher than the crossbar, but it also received applause from the fans.After that, Belotti also had a volley from the right side of the penalty area, but unfortunately it hit the side net and failed to complete the second hat-trick of this season after facing Austria Vienna in the first round of the group stage. No.803 minutes, the visiting team finally completed today's first shot on target. The 20-year-old Lisov, who came off the bench, took a long shot from the left side of the front court and was easily wrapped in the arms of the well-prepared Cassie.

Just when everyone thought that there would be no further changes in this game, the home team locked the score at 4-0 through a wonderful teamwork, which plunged the stadium into a crazy celebration. No.809 minutes, Silvestri chose to go forward after stealing the ball from the backcourt. After completing a collision with Toulalang and the retreating Jesse in turn, he broke through to the right side of the penalty area, and then sent a reverse Triangle strikes back.Fabas crossed in the middle and volleyed the ball one and a half meters to the right of the penalty spot. The ball passed the fingertips of Guilherme who made a save at a very fast speed, and hit the left side of the goal. in the side mesh.

The goal essentially sealed Torino's place in the quarter-finals, and unless Lokomotiv Moscow can be bent over by Barcelona a week later, turning their home stadium into the Nou Camp, the final result should be no different. There was an accident.However, Li Moody said that even if Barcelona really came, he is not Emery.Judging from the current strength of the Turin team, if the tactics are chosen properly, there is more than 98% chance that they will not be reversed, not to mention the Russian team whose strength is far from the La Liga giants.It can be said that the tickets for the quarter-finals have been firmly placed in the pocket of the red bull, and everything will be fine when the last button is fastened.

In the post-match press conference, the head coach of the visiting team, Yuri Xiaoming, expressed his admiration for the opponent in a gracious manner. Although he had some doubts about the penalty kick awarded in the first half, he also admitted that both sides played today. are at two levels.However, the old coach who has started his coaching career since 1982 has not given up hope of a comeback. He believes that the locomotive returning to the home court still has a certain degree of competitiveness. Although it is extremely difficult, the team will still hold the attitude of striving for it To face the second round confrontation.

This statement is also a warning to the Torino team not to relax too much. Although the leading advantage is great, it is possible to play together on the football field. , It is indeed difficult for the red bull who is full of wounded soldiers at this moment.The grim expression on Li Mudi's face proves that the team's difficulties have just begun, and even he himself doesn't know how to deal with the next week's double-match test. When it gets better, it will be a ghost.

(End of this chapter)