Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 276
Kick-off was suspended as Oblak collapsed in the penalty area after Real Madrid's goal.Italian referee Rocchi signaled the team doctor to come in and check the situation.

Fortunately, Oblak was just pushed by the inertia of Ronaldo's body. It felt quite painful at the time. Dr. Haas sprayed him with some painkiller white medicine spray. Oblak took a few breaths on the ground and stood up slowly.

Boggs called back the substitute goalkeeper Moya, who was about to warm up and play, Simeone's face calmed down a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the penalty shootout, or the special need for the starting goalkeeper to be dyed red, no head coach would be willing to temporarily replace the goalkeeper.Not to mention wasting the limited number of substitutions, the most important thing is that the unstable factors are too strong.

The substitute goalkeeper is originally a long-term role on the bench. Who can guarantee his status when he plays halfway?
Especially in a high-level confrontation like this, the competition in front of the goal is especially critical.A goalkeeper throwing the ball at close range may cause a fatal reversal of the final result.

To say that the most depressing person at this time is of course the substitute goalkeeper Moya. He thought it was a godsend to be able to accept orders in such a focus game, but it turned out to be nothing but joy.

Wen Zhihao walked over to pull Obra up, and asked with a smile: "Didn't you see my gesture just now?"

Oblak looked confused: "No, what do you want to say?"

Wen Zhihao rubbed his nose, thought for a while, he had already conceded the ball, it was useless to say this, he waved his hand and replied: "Forget it, it's nothing. Don't think too much, conceding the ball is not your responsibility, it's just a draw now."

Although Wen Zhihao said so, the defenders who were close to him heard it, but now everyone is not in a relaxed mood.

When leading by one goal, there is no pressure and ease, but in the draw, the away goal made everyone feel like a thorn in the throat, which is still a bit of a burden.

On Atletico Madrid's side, only Wen Zhihao had a normal expression, and the faces of the others were more or less worried and confused.

Only Wen Zhihao faced Real Madrid for the first time, including when Costa was at Atletico Madrid, he played against Real Madrid at least twice a season, with fewer wins and more losses.The situation in front of them somewhat reminded them of some unbearable scenes in the past.

Wen Zhihao felt that the atmosphere was not right, and when he walked towards the middle circle, he clapped his hands and shouted: "Come on, please? It's only half an hour, 2:1, 3:1, what's impossible?"

Hearing Wen Zhihao's shout, Gabi encouraged everyone together without hesitation. He is the captain of the field, and this kind of thing should be his job.

Boggs whispered to Simeone: "Diego, Wen seems to be encouraging everyone?"

Simeone nodded slightly, turned his head and smiled knowingly with his assistant.

"Okay, old man, it seems that you have already guessed what I'm going to say. He doesn't seem to have any emotional fluctuations due to the change of the scene. He is more calm than Gabi who has experienced many battles." This is not the first time Boggs has been surprised by Wen Zhihao's on-the-spot psychological quality.

But this time Simeone denied it: "At first I thought the same as you. In fact, it was just that he concealed it very well and was not easy to be detected... He kept clapping his hands when he encouraged his teammates. In such an environment, he couldn't even hear the sound. This kind of action can only be noticed by teammates at close range. It is more of his own psychological adjustment and self-motivation."

Boggs looked at Simeone with both surprise and doubt, wanting to hear how he came to this conclusion.

However, Simeone did not continue to talk to him, but refocused his attention on the court.

Although it was an away game, Real Madrid players regained their psychological advantage over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League after falling behind to equalize. In addition, the players on the offensive and defensive lines of Atletico Madrid are now not unified.The offensive player wants to overtake as soon as possible, and the defender hopes that the double midfielder can recover to share the defensive pressure, and the pace is inconsistent.

Real Madrid players seized this gap to control the game, and Zidane's pass-and-control style of play finally took effect during this period of time.Modric fully demonstrated the characteristics of his midfield metronome. The combination of long and short passes fully mobilized Atletico Madrid's defensive system. Kroos played a complementary role as a partner. The iron-blooded style of German football made him dare to push forward against the defensive pressure of the midfielder.

Real Madrid's strong pressure caused Atletico Madrid's formation to be gradually flattened. Gabi and Thomas had to retreat to the defenders to assist in the defense. As for the counterattack, they could only rely on long passes to find the WCG combination to solve the problem.

Everyone knows that the first initiator of Atletico Madrid's counterattack must be Wen Zhihao.Real Madrid captain Ramos, one of the central defenders, was worried that his teammates would not be strong enough, so he personally pulled out to mark.He is very clear that as long as Wen Zhihao's pass is blocked, Griezmann and Costa are like water without a source.

After two matches in the league, Ramos also asked Wen Zhihao's ability to change speed and break through instantly. In this regard, he thought he was not Wen Zhihao's opponent, so he didn't stick too closely, leaving a certain distance, which was helpful for him to judge Wen Zhihao's breakthrough direction and passing route.

Instead of using a close press, Wen Zhihao's play happens to be more free. After being polished in the Eredivisie period, without strong physical confrontation, Wen Zhihao's dominant foot can change direction at the moment of touching the ball, and the final passing route will be different from the defender's prediction.

The opponent quickly discovered this problem, and the left back Marcelo on the same side also joined in the close defense against Wen Zhihao. The world's number one left back and the world's number one center back defended Wen Zhihao on the second and the first. He Wei looked at this scene, felt honored for Wen Zhihao, but also worried whether he could handle such a predicament alone.

Wen Zhihao quickly gave the answer.

Wen Zhihao's chances of winning by himself are very small, but he uses a wide range of running to get close to Griezmann or Costa, and uses the balanced strength of the two to hold and pass the ball to cooperate with each other to break down the wall and easily break through the opponent's encirclement.

From time to time, the counterattack between the three could pose a threat to Real Madrid's four-back system, and Wen Zhihao played a comprehensive role that cannot be ignored.

Atletico Madrid's ability to let the home fans feel a little possibility of scoring goals in an overall extremely passive situation is largely due to Wen Zhihao's strong performance.

And Zidane in the stands has serious opinions on the back line led by Ramos. At the end of Zidane's time at Real Madrid, Ramos had already emerged and was promoted to the first team.

Ramos on the field was also very anxious. He knew that this was the opponent's core attack point and the fire to counterattack, but he just couldn't hold it!
Bully people with strength!

As a top central defender, Ramos often makes the opponent's forwards fail in front of him. Every time he feels a sense of accomplishment.

And when he faced Wen Zhihao head-on one-on-one, his sense of superiority was instantly crushed, and he finally realized what it was like to be bullied based on strength.

(End of this chapter)