legendary midfielder

Chapter 113 The feeling of exhaustion

At the same time, in Hollywood, far away in the United States, Nicola had just finished filming the morning scene, and before she had time to eat lunch, she hurried back to her hotel, turned on her laptop, skillfully entered a website, and then saw the match scene far away at the Bernabéu Stadium in Spain.

"Zhang, dear, you are the best! I believe you can do it!" Looking at the computer screen, Nicola silently prayed for Zhang Xu in her heart.

At this moment, Zhang Xu is accepting the final mobilization from head coach Ortra: "Guys, it's time to really test our level. Whether we are a weak newly promoted or a dark horse that can break the La Liga pattern depends on this battle!"

"Guys, the opponent is very strong, there is no doubt about it, but we are also very good. Our offensive ability is enough to scare all the teams, and our defensive ability, with the perverted Chinese zhang, what else should we worry about?"

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, turned their heads to look at Zhang Xu, and found that Zhang Xu was smiling wryly, so there was another series of loud laughter.

Amidst the laughter, the nervousness of the team members was greatly relieved, and their mood suddenly became more comfortable.

In the locker room of the home team, Mourinho is also mobilizing before the station:
"I told everyone a few days ago that we are the great Real Madrid, we shouldn't have five rounds in the league, but we only have 7 points!"

"So, this game, we have to win no matter what! Everyone, the time has come to defend the dignity of Real Madrid. What should we do?"

"Damn Deportivo!" Real Madrid players immediately roared loudly.

"That's right, I want to kill them! Here, let me emphasize again and again, if this game is not won, then some people must bear the consequences of the loss. At that time, don't blame me for being unkind!" Mourinho solemnly warned all the players.

This sentence immediately made all Real Madrid players tremble in fear. Mourinho's strength is well-known in the team, and there is no player who is not afraid of him.

Then, Mourinho emphasized what the team should pay attention to and the Deportivo players that should be focused on.

"The first thing to pay attention to is their captain Belleron. Although his confrontation ability is not very good, his passing ability is very good, so we should try our best to prevent him from passing the ball. I will leave this matter to Essien. Is there any problem?"

"No! Don't worry, boss, I will definitely stare him down!" Essien immediately replied loudly.

"Very good!" Mourinho nodded with satisfaction: "The other thing that needs attention is the Chinese Zhang. Don't underestimate this Chinese kid. His defensive ability is indeed very good. Ronaldo, when you break through him, try not to make physical contact with him. This kid's body is terrifyingly strong!"

"I will, boss!" Ronaldo nodded and said. He was really not familiar with the Chinese Zhang at the beginning, but after getting to know the Chinese Zhang in the past few days, he found that this Chinese Zhang is indeed an excellent defensive player, so he showed more respect in his words.

"In addition, this kid has a strong desire to attack. His ability to shoot from long distances and headers is outstanding. Therefore, we don't give him a chance to shoot from long distances. In addition, when fighting for a header, we must get in position in advance. It is best not to give him a chance to take off. Pepe, if he participates in the offense, then the defense of him will be up to you!"

"Haha, okay, boss, I'll let him know what real defense is!" Pepe replied with a grin.

"Pepe, pay attention to the scale of defense. I don't want to cause the team an unexpected loss just because you got me a damn red card!" Mourinho also has a headache for Pepe's temper, but Pepe's ability really has nothing to say, so he had to explain a few words again and again.

"Don't worry, boss, I don't need those moves to deal with this brat!" Pepe said nonchalantly.

"Okay! Pay attention!" Mourinho shook his head and continued to explain to the players what they should pay attention to.

At 7:50 p.m., the focus battle finally officially started with the whistle of the referee.

After the game started, Zhang Xu finally saw the strength of Real Madrid.

The first is strong defensive ability.

The defensive midfielder Essien has plenty of physical fitness, active running, and outstanding defensive ability. He has established a solid line of defense in the midfield.

On the back line, there are a group of strong players such as Ramos and Marcelo, who have made Real Madrid's defense line solid.

Here I have to mention Pepe. Although Pepe's ball quality and temper are criticized, his defensive ability is indeed outstanding. After the game started, Belleron's through balls were successfully predicted by him several times. Destroyed in time.

The second is that the midfield organization has a strong sense of hierarchy.

The midfield moves from back to front, with Essien in the back and Harvey in the middle with outstanding organizational skills.Alonso, flanked by Modric and Maria, with the famous Ronaldo in front.

Such a very layered formation makes Real Madrid's midfield organization very strong.The most intuitive feeling is that the pass frequency of the midfielder is very fast. Often after a few passes, the football can be passed into the penalty area in the shortest time.

There are two people who give Zhang Xu the most headaches. One is Alonso. With him in the midfield, Real Madrid's midfield is very active. The old Belleron can't fight against him at all.

However, there is another person who is more difficult to deal with than Alonso, and that is Ronaldo.Although Ronaldo has been criticized by many media in his private life, on the court, Ronaldo deserves to be a superstar comparable to Messi.

Every time he moved, he was able to run to the weakest defense of Deportivo; every time he passed, he could be sent to the most suitable teammate in the most suitable position;

In front of him, Zhang Xu's originally extremely powerful defensive skills were a little stretched now.

In fact, when it comes to one-on-one defense, Zhang Xu is not afraid of Ronaldo's breakthrough at all, but Ronaldo played very smartly and basically did not give Zhang Xu the opportunity to get close to the defense.

In this way, Zhang Xu can only speed up his running, try to get as close to Ronaldo as possible, use his strong physical fitness to put pressure on the opponent, and then wait for an opportunity to break the football under the opponent's feet.

However, even though Zhang Xu has increased his speed, the effect is not very significant when facing Ronaldo, who is also fast.

At this time, prediction becomes very important. Only by judging Ronaldo's running direction or passing direction in advance can he take the lead and lay the foundation for subsequent close defense.

Zhang Xu was ruthless, and decisively added all 5 free attribute points to the prediction. In this way, Zhang Xu's prediction suddenly increased from the original 70 points to the current 75 points.

After the attribute points increased, Zhang Xu immediately felt that his mind suddenly became much clearer, and he seemed to understand a lot about Real Madrid's offensive route and direction. In this way, when defending Ronaldo, he became a little easier and was no longer in a completely passive situation.

Finally, Real Madrid's offensive ability is outstanding.

There was Cristiano Ronaldo interspersed in the frontcourt, and there was striker Benzema in front. The two frequently created murderous intentions, which brought great trouble to Deportivo's defense.

The strength of Real Madrid is obvious. Nearly 10 minutes after the start of the game, Deportivo was basically in a passive situation. Zhang Xu had to devote all his energy to the team's defense.

Blocking again and again, stealing again and again, header clearing again and again... Zhang Xu felt a little tired for the first time.

In fact, it wasn't that he was really tired, but that the frequent steals and tackles made him feel a little exhausted and tired!

Now, Zhang Xu has shown all his defensive abilities. His 95-point speed and 86-point explosive power enable him to truly cover his defensive area to the entire midfield.

But even so, the situation in Deportivo has not improved significantly.

In the 13th minute of the game, Essien used his strong physical fitness to hold Belleron's body firmly, and suddenly stabbed the football under Belleron's feet with his right foot.

After Alonso got the ball, he immediately started quickly and quickly crossed the halfway line.At this time, Zhang Xu was the first to push forward. From time to time, he used his body to block the route of Alonso's pass to Ronaldo. Alonso was very uncomfortable, so he had to turn around and pass the football to No. 19 Modric.

After Modric got the ball, he immediately turned around with a wonderful pull, passed Aguilar, and then advanced along the touchline at high speed towards the hinterland of Deportivo.

Pablo immediately greeted him and stopped Modric at a position slightly level with the edge of the penalty area.

Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Modric directly pushed the arch of his right foot and pushed the football to Ronaldo who was responding.

Marchena followed immediately, and even Zhang Xu had to quickly approach Ronaldo who was receiving the ball.

However, Ronaldo didn't give Zhang Xu a chance to get close to him at all. He didn't stop the ball, and pushed it directly to Benzema in front, and then he quickly passed Marchena and inserted diagonally into the penalty area.

Benzema leaned on his left foot, and the football came to Ronaldo's feet again. Ronaldo made a fake move to break through on the left.

Ronaldo didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't have time to hesitate, because Zhang Xu was already approaching at a high speed, and the distance from him was only about two meters away. If Zhang Xu got close, Zhang Xu's strong defensive ability would not give him a chance to shoot.

So, Ronaldo shot!

He volleyed directly and shot the football to the lower right corner of the goal!
(End of this chapter)