green mercenary

Chapter 438

"Roben fell in the Real Madrid box!"

"Is this a penalty?" Huang Jianxiang trembled with excitement.

In an instant, the Real Madrid players raised their hands and ran towards the referee.

But the referee from Germany ignored it, but watched the ball roll out of the baseline, and then pointed his hand to the corner.

It's a good shot!
Real Madrid players and fans breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that their side escaped a disaster.

At this time, PSV's players ran outside and surrounded the referee.

"Hey! That's a penalty! Don't you see it?"

"Foul! That's a shovel foul! Referee, you should award a penalty!"

But the German referee was unmoved and still upheld the original verdict.

In the replay footage, Hierro, who defended against him, rushed towards Robben as soon as Elguera was shaken away.It was almost the same time as Robben's shot. At that moment, the captain of Real Madrid "shot" himself without hesitation.

Few defenders dare to tackle in the penalty area if they don't have a double shot.And in some teams, some young and inexperienced players are clearly prohibited from tackling in the penalty area.

But for Real Madrid, Hierro is indeed a player who is qualified to do so.

Hierro was born in Barcelona in 1968.But Hierro, who grew up in the Mediterranean sunshine of Andalusia, started his football career in Malaga.

But not long after, he moved to Valladolid and became the "Basque fighter" here!In the second year of Hierro's arrival in La Liga, he was valued by then Real Madrid chairman Mendoza.Although the transfer fee of 100 million US dollars did not cause any sensation at the time, a legend of the Iron Age has unfolded since then.

Before coming to Real Madrid, Hierro played as a center forward.

But after coming to Real Madrid, Hierro was placed in the position of the midfielder.

In the 91-92 season, Hierro, who served as the team's offensive and defensive commander, scored 21 goals in the position of the midfielder, becoming the second scorer in La Liga that year.

In recent years, with the maturity of newcomers such as Raul and Guti, Hierro officially retreated to the back line.But in the central defender position, he is still the most insurmountable iron gate in La Liga.

Such a comprehensive player is rare now!

Today, Hierro has spent 13 years at Real Madrid.The Matador captain unreservedly dedicated the golden period of his football career to the Bernabéu lawn.

For so many years, Hierro has been a defensive player, but his offensive talent has never been annihilated.

As Raul's big brother, Hierro has a flag that Raul doesn't.

Hierro's perseverance and unyielding cannot be seen on Raul's handsome face. Many of Raul's temperament comes from Hierro, but Raul is not Hierro after all.

Hierro has won the unanimous respect of his teammates with his open-mindedness. Under his cold appearance, there is a fiery heart with white blood hidden.

Today, the armband that symbolizes the captain of Real Madrid is once again worn on this detached veteran, and he also shoulders the important task of saving the team in times of crisis.

In the screen, Hierro's tackle was played back countless times.

At the end, even Huang Jianxiang had to sigh, this is indeed a clean and neat tackle!

How much courage and skill is needed to tackle the ball in one's own penalty area!It can be said that Hierro at this time is the big heart of Real Madrid's defense.

Robben got up from the ground and didn't say much.

Maybe a few years later Robben will put on a show in the opponent's penalty area, maybe he will get up and ask the referee to reason.

But at this time, Robben was young and immature. After Van Bommel's questioning didn't work, he could only get up silently and wait for the corner kick in the penalty area.

This is PSV's second corner kick of the game and PSV's first corner kick in the second half.

Van Bommel stood in the corner, raised his right hand, ran up, swung his legs, and made a long pass.

The ball flew in an arc at low altitude and was easily destroyed by Roberto Carlos standing in the front point.

Players from both sides ran out of the penalty area with a "Hula", attacking and defending.

Seeing this, Gretz couldn't help shaking his head.

The ratio of the number of corner kicks between the two sides is 13 to 2.There has been no chance to kick a corner kick, and even Van Bommel has a rough foot.

Gretz looked at the time and gritted his teeth.

So far, the situation on the court is still "under control".All PSV has to do now is fight for time.

Hold the goal when defending, so that you can have sufficient physical strength when attacking.

Fortunately, so far, except for a few "small troubles" falling to the ground, there have been no injuries on the pitch in Eindhoven.

In this way, Gretz's "change the gun" tactic can be implemented.

But this time Robben's assault sounded a wake-up call for the Real Madrid players.

Bosque shouted loudly from the sidelines, directing his players.Through word of mouth, three messages were sent to all Real Madrid players: 1. A one-goal lead is not safe; 2. Eindhoven has never given up the game; 3. Eindhoven does have the ability to launch a threatening attack!

To sum up, Bosque reminded his players not to be dazzled by the current situation of the game. If PSV is allowed to seize a little chance, the outcome is uncertain.

In the 67th minute of the game, the Eindhoven players kept defending more and more smoothly.Moreover, when the players spend most of the time defending, their physical reserves have exceeded that of the home team.

When Robben used his speed to break through Makelele's defense for the fourth time, the coaches on both sides of the field were cheered up, and it was time to make adjustments.

After Peter Pan's speed increased, besides Carlos, even Salgado felt a headache.

What's more, due to the existence of Makelele and Hierro, Real Madrid is playing a tactic of flying on both wings.

With Carlos and Salgado often adding assists, as long as Robben rushes past Makelele's defense, Real Madrid's two full-backs will not be able to get back in place immediately.

Peter Pan is still running with the ball in the frontcourt. He has already driven to the maximum speed, and he looks so isolated and helpless in the frontcourt.

But in his heart, his goal is clear.

Dribble the ball to the opponent's hinterland as much as possible, shoot when there is a chance, and take a free kick or penalty if there is no chance.As long as the coach has not ordered a general attack, he will continue to dribble the ball without any scruples.

There was another muffled "poof", and Makelele and Hierro, who were rushing towards him, teamed up to trap Robben in the middle.

After a "simple" physical contact, the young Robben fell sideways on the ground, and the ball rolled out of bounds.

As a "glass man", Robben's thin body is indeed one of his weaknesses.But at this time, no matter whether it was Marklek or Hierro, the two veterans of Real Madrid's defense were panting heavily, seeing a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.

When did you become so tired?

Eindhoven obviously only has one striker. In this case, it should have saved more effort!Why, why is there a feeling of being out of breath now?
Throw-in by PSV Eindhoven.

But the referee blew his whistle and pointed to the sidelines.

Van Persie stood next to the fourth official, flexing his ankles.

Theo Lucius trotted to the sidelines with his arms raised.After the two clapped their hands and hugged each other, Van Persie ran to the frontcourt in a hurry.

Robben's eyes lit up. Although he didn't like this guy who was as independent as him, Van Persie's ability, he was very admirable.Now the coach sends him to replace him, which means that the total offense begins.

Eindhoven's May [-] iron barrel array began to transform into a May [-] double arrow.

John de Jong threw the ball to Robben, and Robben directly stopped the ball with his chest to Van Persie who had just entered the field.

Although Van Persie's feet are not hot yet, this does not affect the quality of his through ball.

An instant pass, an accelerated ball and an accelerated figure immediately appeared behind Real Madrid's entire defense line.

"Stuck! Block the position!" Hierro shouted hastily.While directing others, he followed Van Persie and ran to his own penalty area.

Robben touched the ball three meters before the baseline, stopped the ball, swayed his feet, and then kicked a pass directly.

In the center of the penalty area, Van Persie and Hierro, who had just played, slammed into each other in the air, and both fell to the ground.But the ball was hit by Van Persie first and flew towards the goal.

Casey stretched his body and stretched out his hand, but didn't touch the ball that went over the crossbar.

But in any case, Eindhoven's attack was considered a success.

"Not good!" Bosque muttered.Immediately without hesitation, he called back the players who were warming up.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded again.

"Oh? It's Real Madrid's turn to make substitutions this time. This is the first time Real Madrid has made personnel adjustments in this game."

"The one standing on the sidelines is the one standing, that's right, it's Pavon!"

"It seems that Bosque believes that the most important thing is to stabilize the defense first!"

"Elguera, who had no outstanding performance in this game, was replaced by Real Madrid's own youth training talent, the teenager Pavon!"

(End of this chapter)