After the whistle blew, the players from both sides stopped playing and started walking to the locker room.

However, the status of the players on both sides is completely different at this time.

The players of Atletico Madrid were all in high spirits, talking and laughing.

The players of Real Betis all had solemn expressions.

If you don’t know, you would think that Atletico Madrid is leading at this time.

The Atletico Madrid players who returned to the locker room, except Adrian, all looked happy.

But for Adrian, no one cares.

Because you are not strong enough on the court, cannot help the team, and are always lagging behind, you will face rejection from your teammates.

As the player who broke the deadlock for the team, Lin Rui naturally received courtesy from his teammates.

This made Adrian even more unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

While the players were laughing and playing, Simeone opened the door and walked in with a gloomy face.

Seeing Simeone’s face, the locker room that was bustling just now suddenly fell silent.

“Gentlemen, it looks like you are very satisfied with the first half of the game.”

Simone’s tone was a little cold, which made the players who heard it feel tense unconsciously.

Seeing that everyone became serious, Simeone slowly said:”What I want to tell you is that now you can It’s too early to relax like this, no, it should be said to be stupid. Because the current situation is that we are still one goal behind. remember! We are still the chasers. Don’t think that just because we beat the opponent in the last few minutes of the first half, we can easily score in the second half.”

“Let me tell you, if you think so, you are totally wrong! The second half of the game was not that easy to play. Our opponent is a team that scored two goals against us at our home court. They are not as weak as you think. I ask you to keep this in mind!”

The more Simeone spoke, the more stern he became, and in the end he was almost stern.

All the players at Atletico Madrid lowered their heads after what he said.

They were really a little carried away just now.

Seeing that the players realized their problems , Simone then softened his tone.

“Of course, while we pay attention to our opponents, we must not be timid. In the second half, the opponent will definitely defend desperately, hold on to a one-goal advantage, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack us. And what we have to do is to break through their intensive defense.”

“In the second half, we played long passes and sent the ball over Lin’s head.”

“Lin, I want to use your body to resist the opponent’s defensive players, and then form a fulcrum. If you have a chance, you can shoot yourself. If there is no chance, then create a shooting opportunity for your teammates. Can it be done?”

Simone looked at Lin Rui with questioning eyes.

“no problem!”

Lin Rui’s answer was very straightforward.

This made Simeone very satisfied. His originally serious face finally showed a smile, nodded and said:”Lin, I want to praise your performance in the first half. You are very good.” Well done, you have completed the task I gave you and let us bite the opponent tightly. I hope your performance is not a flash in the pan.”

“Don’t worry, boss! I’ll get the job done.”Lin Rui’s voice was not loud, but very firm.

Simeone nodded with a smile, and then began to arrange the tasks that other players need to undertake.

After he finished explaining everyone’s responsibilities, the halftime break The time was almost up.

Soon, the players from both sides returned to the field.

With the referee’s whistle, the game restarted.

The situation of the second half was exactly as Simeone expected. Real Betis began to shrink from the beginning. formation, resolutely launched a defensive counterattack.

It seems that they want to hold on to this one-goal advantage.

For this situation, Atletico Madrid players have also been prepared.

During the halftime break just now, Simeone’s arrangement It was not for nothing.

They directly started to play with long passes.

This suddenly made the entire game look rough and completely lost the unique passing and control characteristics of La Liga teams.

In the 49th minute of the game, Turan After going down the left wing, he made a direct pass and kicked the ball to the center of the penalty area. Lin Rui overwhelmed Amaya and Martinez and hit the football.

However, this time his header was not suppressed, and the football rubbed the top of the crossbar. Flying out of the baseline.

Seeing that the football did not go in, Lin Rui shook his arm with some annoyance.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Gabi was tripped by a defensive player in the frontcourt, and Atletico Madrid won a free kick in the frontcourt.

This position is far away The goal was more than 40 meters away, and it was close to the wing. There was no way to hit the goal directly, so Lin Rui did not think about taking a free kick, but ran into the penalty area and prepared to fight for the top.

Raul Garcia took a free kick..

The free kick he took drew an arc and went straight to the left side of the goal.

At the same time as the football was sent, Lin Rui judged the landing point of the football, and then rushed directly to the landing point.

And followed him Amaya and Martinez also activated at the same time and followed him closely.

While following Lin Rui, the two of them made small movements with their hands.

Amaya secretly held Lin Rui’s hand. Lin Rui’s clothes tried to affect his sprint speed, and Martinez took advantage of Lin Rui’s forward momentum and pushed him very covertly.

Under this push and pull, if it were replaced by a normal The player must have lost his center of gravity a long time ago.

But Lin Rui is not an ordinary person after all. His body only staggered slightly before he stabilized his body.

And after he stabilized his body, he saw the right moment and made an emergency stop. Martinez, who was charging forward, bumped into his back.

Martinez suddenly felt like he had hit a wall, and he almost couldn’t lift himself up. At the same time, his body was also affected by the reaction force. He fell out all of a sudden.

Lin Rui used the force of the collision to continue to accelerate forward, used his body to hold Amaya, who was competing with him for position, and jumped directly towards the football to compete for the top.

And Amaya When he was fighting for position with Lin Rui, he was squeezed away.

In desperation, he could only grab Lin Rui’s clothes and try to pull the opponent down.

But he underestimated Lin Rui’s abnormality.

This time Instead of pulling Lin Rui down, he was pushed to his side, and fell to the ground.

At this time, the football had already flown over, and Lin Rui jumped up high, shook his head, and knocked the ball to the ground. The ball headed toward the goal.

This time, Lin Rui’s header hit the goal range. However, due to Amaya’s interference just now, it still affected the angle of his header. The ball was headed straight and was directly hit by the Royal Betis’ goalkeeper saved the bottom line.

Seeing that his attack was saved again, Lin Rui cursed unconsciously.

At this time, the two Real Betis defenders who were guarding him got up from the ground, looking at Lin Rui’s face full of anger and solemnity.

Lin Rui put too much pressure on them.

A strong man like Amaya, who was over 1.9 meters tall, was knocked off balance by Lin Rui, a guy who looked smaller than him.

Not to mention someone with a body as small as Martinez. I still can’t stand up straight now.

This guy is so scary!

However, after several confrontations, several Real Betis defensive players���Lin Rui’s playing style has also adapted somewhat.

Although Lin Rui’s strength was not something they could contend with, the big man’s skills at his feet were beyond words.

Therefore, when defending the opponent, these defenders can concentrate on guarding Lin Rui’s upper three lanes without having to guard his lower three lanes too much.

In this way, their defensive pressure will be slightly less.

Coupled with the deepening familiarity with Lin Rui, there are more ways to defend.

For example, when competing with Lin Rui for the top, don’t try to confront the opponent head-on. Instead, use some small means, such as pulling and tugging, or when the opponent jumps up, you can covertly hit the opponent to let his header. The top is not that comfortable.

Although this cannot win Lin Rui’s header, it can affect the quality of the opponent’s header.

For example, just now, although Lin Rui successfully squeezed Amaya and Martinez away, Amaya still managed to pull Lin Rui’s shirt from a hidden position.

This resulted in Lin Rui’s header not being fully launched, so it was jumped by the goalkeeper.

At this time, Lin Rui was also a little annoyed. Although he could easily squeeze away the opponent’s defensive players, the defenders in La Liga were all experienced people.

Those little defensive tricks come easily and are not easily discovered by the referee.

Lin Rui has been interfered with by these methods several times, so that several of his attacks were in vain.

This gave Lin Rui a headache, but he knew that this was a difficulty that he had to overcome.

If these methods cannot be dealt with, then there will be no way for him to gain a foothold in La Liga.

Because a single power forward is not a necessity for a team.

So now he needs to think of a solution.


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