There is a dream called football

Chapter 153 Core Injury
Li Qiao took the ball.

Huang Jianxiang will immediately strengthen his tone, and the audience will know what happened even if they don't watch the TV screen.

But Li Qiao just touched the ball and then gave it away.

"For positional warfare, Li Qiao doesn't have much space." Duan Xuan said, with a slightly regretful tone.

Because there is one less player and the ball is at a disadvantage, Li Qiao and Alberto have speed, but they can't get the ball.

Deco couldn't send the ball away, so he could only choose to try his luck, and shot a long shot to the far corner of the goal. The Monaco goalkeeper was well prepared and held the ball out with a single palm.

corner kick.

Mourinho stood up and rolled up his sleeves. The blue shirt was soaked with sweat. The weather in Germany was not yet hot, but Mourinho was very hot in his heart.

A corner kick is a good opportunity, or a set kick is a good opportunity, and several big and tall players in the team rushed up.

This leaves an opportunity for the opponent to counterattack, and of course it may score a goal. The game of football is going on all the time.

Deco was standing in the corner flag area, and he made 3 gestures towards the penalty area, which meant that he wanted the landing point in the middle of the penalty area, where Carvalho and Costa were both in that area.

The ball comes out.

The placement is very accurate, just looking for the middle of the penalty area, but Monaco's defenders are also big and tall.

So there was a mess in the middle of the penalty area. Five or six big players were fighting for the top. A shorter player jumped up from the crowd. He flicked the ball and headed it into the goal.

Goooooooal.

After scoring the goal, everyone was surprised to find that it was Li Qiao, who was of average stature, who scored the goal with a header.

"Li Qiao scored a goal."

"And it's a header."

In the league, Li Qiao rarely used his head to score the ball, but in the most critical Champions League final, Li Qiao scored with a header.

This is a bit like the 1998 World Cup final in France, Zidane, who was so skilled, scored with a header.

Grabbing points in the penalty area is not for anyone who is tall and has long legs. For example, Italian defender Cannavaro is not tall, but he is often very accurate in judging the landing point.

Li Qiao suddenly ran towards the middle from the back point just now, and the ball happened to miss, so he took advantage of the opportunity and jumped up.

The ball is in.

Mourinho knelt down and yelled, it is still very important to lead again, especially for the side with a numerical disadvantage. After leading, they can take the bus.

Deschamps looked very ugly. He felt that Porto's offense was very average, but luck was too good, which made him very unhappy.

"There are still 30 minutes. Whether this goal will be the winning goal or not, we will look forward to it." Huang Jianxiang laughed.

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Next to the Monaco bench, there are two tall guys who have been warming up. One is white and the other is black. It really feels like black and white.

Both Pursau and Adebayor were fully warmed up. They just waited for Deschamps to give them instructions and send them on the field, but Deschamps did not act because it was not yet time to gamble.

Deschamps gestured and asked his players to control and not press.

That is to say, firmly control the midfield, but not flatten the opponent's formation. The purpose is very clear, that is to let the opponent come out.

However, Mourinho showed his very old and spicy side. He waved his disciples back to the 30-meter defense zone.

Of course, Monaco also has a way to deal with this. Bernardi shot a shot from the front of the penalty area, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.

If the opponent gives up the defense in front of the penalty area, then I can only be rough on you, which is what Monaco means.

Of course Mourinho is also worried. For an opponent of this level, the midfielder is definitely not bad, and he might score with a burst shot.

Then Monaco has another trick, which is to divide the ball frequently, to the left for a while, and then to the right for a long time. Through sufficient tearing, it can also tear apart the opponent's defense.

Deschamps is a rookie coach, but he is indeed one of the most successful players. He knows how to break through dense defenses.

In the repeated passing, Monaco suddenly found an opportunity, and a gap appeared in the midfield of Maniche and Costinha.

Eduardo Cisse flicked the ball through the gap, and the ball passed Porto's defense after passing diagonally.

Just when everyone's hearts were agitated, and when Bella attacked to block it, an unexpected scene appeared.

Jiuli clutched his thigh and fell to the ground.

Li Qiao's heart skipped a beat again, remembering that one of the important reasons why Monaco lost so badly in the previous life was that the captain Jiuli was injured 23 minutes into the first half, but this time...

Jiuli clutched the back of his thigh, Deschamps already knew that if the muscles in this place were strained, he would not be able to persist in the game at all.

He gestured to Purshaw, "Get ready."

As expected, the team doctor did a simple inspection, and after confirming that it was a muscle strain on the back of the thigh, the team doctor let the stretcher enter the field without saying a word.

Huang Jianxiang and Duan Xuan could see the slow motion.

"Giuly wanted to score a goal too much. This kick was too hard, and he pulled himself away."

There are twists and turns.

The process of the game ebbed and flowed, Porto sent off the goalkeeper, and the captain was injured here, so it was evened.

After Purshaw came on the field, he formed a twin tower tactic with Morientes.

Deschamps comforted himself in his heart, maybe this is the best, let's use high center forward tactics to attack.

Putting on a taller one and killing the opponent, the most successful one is Belgium in the 2018 World Cup.

Monaco also started to take the high-altitude ball at this time, but Porto's judgment on the high-altitude ball is not weak, especially Carvalho.

He can hit the high-altitude ball very accurately, and Li Qiao is happy. He is going to Chelsea in the future, and he is not afraid of high-altitude balls in the Premier League.

"Give me the ball," Morientes yelled at his teammates.

Morientes looks tall, but he is actually a technical center, a bit like Lewandowski, and he is not suitable for pure high-altitude balls.

So his teammates could only pass the ball to him, but without Giuly, Monaco's strength dropped a lot.

The reason why Porto didn't dare to push out before was mainly because they were afraid of Giuly's breakthrough behind him. The speed of this little French man is as terrifying as a sharp knife, but now, Monaco's three midfielders are directly facing Porto's midfielder.

Maniche and Chikos are facing each other, and the European Cup schedule has been confirmed, so the two will definitely face each other in the opening game of the European Cup.

This time it was Maniche who put Chikos on the ground, and Deschamps was roaring, but he also knew that his opponent was no longer afraid of Monaco's counterattack.

Mourinho has even considered removing a defensive player and adding an offensive player, but he has not done so for the time being.

At this moment, Porto sent a kick through the midfield, and the ball rolled in the direction of Li Qiao.

(End of this chapter)