legendary player [football]

62 Incredible Penalties

The routine call between the two after the game was called by Leo, and it took a long time for anyone to answer the call. Ronaldo's voice sounds listless, he is not happy after losing, Leo understands.Fortunately, Real Madrid can't lose a few games throughout the year, otherwise Leo felt that he would really burn everything around him to ashes like a raging fire-breathing dragon.

Leo could hear the tiredness in his tone, and he simply cared about his knee injury, and the other party just said lightly that he was fine.Then the two of them waited for each other to speak with their mobile phones in silence.

Since neither side had much interest in chatting, Leo had an away game against Deportivo the next day, so he just said good night and hung up the phone.

Ever since he went to the national team and came back, Leo felt that the atmosphere in the team was a bit strange.Perhaps it was due to the 5-1 loss to Eibar in the last game, the team's league ranking dropped to eighth, and it was one step away from entering the European international arena. The momentum of the players seemed very low.When everyone saw Leo's return, their eyes brightened, as if they had seen hope, and then dimmed again.

Even Marchis, who usually loves to laugh and playful, seemed much quieter when he was in the club.

Leo felt strange, and asked privately what happened in the team.However, the heartless classmate Marchis said: "I don't know, I don't think everyone is very emotional, so I feel embarrassed to be too active."

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It took a few days for him to learn what happened recently from the captain.

Granada Football Club is currently controlled by the Pozzo family, and a company from China contacted the Pozzo family and Granada under the introduction of the famous Spanish football agent Pere Guardiola, younger brother of the famous coach Guardiola. teams.At the beginning of the negotiation between the two sides, Granada's performance was not good, and it was just a underdog struggling to relegation. It happened to coincide with the reform of the TV broadcasting mechanism of La Liga. At that time, Chinese companies were also on the way It is because of this business opportunity that the acquisition plan came into being.

And the variable just happened to Leo, who joined Granada in the transfer market last summer. No one thought that this "second-generation star" who was widely criticized for his mediocre performance in the Real Madrid second team came to Granada. There will be such an amazing performance, almost relying on his outstanding performance alone to lead the entire team into the top ten in the league.In this way, the value of the team is naturally not what it used to be. In addition, Leo himself was transferred from Castilla to Granada instead of on loan. Although there is a repurchase clause in the contract, no matter how it is calculated, After one season, his worth will be dozens of times higher than when he was signed.

That's why this deal has not been negotiated for a long time. Fortunately, both parties seem to be in no hurry, and the matter is still in the negotiation stage.

What makes the players panic is that once the new boss takes office, it will be accompanied by large-scale personnel adjustments. Seeing that the Chinese boss is not short of money, no one can say whether he will stay in the team next season. In, or there is no main position.

On the second day, Leo came to the Riazor Stadium with the team to challenge Deportivo in an away game. This was actually an extremely bland game with no bright spots, but it caused Leo a lot of trouble.

Deportivo is currently ranked 16th in the league standings, equal to 17th place Sporting Gijon and only 18 point higher than 1th place Getafe.In the following games, they will also face strong teams such as Sevilla, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.It can be said that the remaining 13 rounds of the league are tough battles. They are already on the verge of relegation. If they don't work hard next season, they can only play in the second league.

When the players lined up in the channel, Leo felt the opponent's aura. When every player passed by his side, the eyes were indescribably fierce.

Granada head coach Gonzalez has already foreseen this, now Deportivo has no other choice, facing a team like Granada, they can only take all three points at home, otherwise The next game will be more difficult.In this game, he formed a 4231 formation, allowing Leo to play as a single striker on the front line.The tactics are relatively conservative, and it is already very satisfying to be able to score a point in the away game.

Not long after the opening, Leo felt very uncomfortable on the court. Perhaps Deportivo suffered a big loss from him in the first round of the league, losing 3-1 to Granada.This time the opponent put a lot of effort into him, and even sent a special person to mark him.

Deportivo adopted a 433 formation today, devoting the main force to the attack in the midfield. This puts a lot of pressure on Granada in the midfield.They put their main experience into defense, so it is difficult to provide good offensive opportunities for Leo on the front line, and this is the first time Leo tries his own technical and tactical play as a single arrow. At the beginning of the game, he It seems very unaccustomed, and I can't find the feeling for a long time.

His teammates can't provide him with high-quality passes, so he can only retreat to get the ball by himself, and as long as he gets the ball in the midfield, the opponent's No. 2 defender named Juanfran will attack him immediately. He intercepts, and once the steal is unsuccessful and he passes by him, he will foul him immediately without saying a word and must keep the ball in place.Because Deportivo put most of their troops into the offense, the defense is relatively weak, and they have already experienced Leo's speed in the first round of the league. Once he is allowed to drive the ball into the penalty area, the consequences will be disastrous.

In the 22nd minute of the game, Leo received a pass from the captain Marx near the center circle. Facing the interception of the Deportivo midfielder Lucas, he was just a simple sudden acceleration and it was easy. He dribbled past the opponent's defense, and the latter reacted and wanted to foul him tactically, but Leo had already dribbled the ball through the midfield, so fast that he didn't even give him a chance to foul.

After using a fake move at the front of the penalty area to sway past the opponent's two defensive players, Leo brought the ball into the penalty area.However, just when he was about to take a shot at the right time, the No. 2 defender Juanfran made a sliding tackle from behind. Support the ankle of the leg.

Because the ankle joint is not protected by muscles and soft tissues, there is only a protruding ankle bone, and the front of the bone and the studs are bumped. The pain can be imagined.Leo was immediately shoveled to the ground, lying on the ground with one hand on his ankle, and he didn't recover for a long time.

The teammate next to him immediately raised his hand to signal the referee, and the referee on duty gave the opponent a yellow card without hesitation, but the players in Granada thought that the penalty for such a malicious foul was just a yellow card, which was too light.The referee ignored their protests and waved for Granada's team doctor to enter the field.

In the stands of the away fans, the fans who followed Granada to many cities stood up at this moment. They used loud shouts and sharp whistles to express their dissatisfaction with the violence of the home team and the bias of the referee. The fans were even more sad to see Leo injured and fell to the ground, and they were on the verge of tears.

After gritting his teeth and surviving the severe pain in his ankle, Leo slowly stood up from the grass with the support of the team doctor, and was helped out of the field while softly describing his current feelings.Granada won a penalty, but a player was injured and the game was suspended.

When Leo was being treated on the sidelines, Gonzalez came over to ask him about his condition with a worried look on his face: "How is the injury? Do you need a substitution?"

The team doctor Mr. Blanco looked solemn: "There should be no fracture, but the condition inside the joint cannot be determined yet."

Gonzalez looked at the forbearing expression on Leo's face, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's change."

"Please wait a moment." Leo stood up and moved his ankle joint. After simple treatment, the pain eased a lot: "The joints are fine, and the ligaments are fine, so there is no need to replace them."

After speaking, he didn't care about the reactions of Gonzalez and Blanco, and returned to the court.

In just over 20 minutes of the first half, the opponent has already had as many as 6 shots. Granada's formation has been severely compressed to the backcourt.The opponent's fight was decisive and fierce, and Granada was almost powerless to fight back after losing the ball in the frontcourt. If he was replaced at this time, there would be no suspense in this game, and the team would undoubtedly lose.And they are now ranked eighth in the league, and they have not even qualified for the Europa League.Although he will probably choose to leave next season, he still hopes to present the best farewell gift to the coach and teammates by bringing the team into the European arena.

At this moment, he suddenly realized first-hand how Ronaldo wanted to stay on the field when he faced his arch-enemy Atlético de Madrid yesterday, despite the old knee injury that prevented him from performing at his normal level. .

In any case, as long as the final whistle is not blown, there is still hope for everything.

It must be admitted that Leo is really a good boy who is good at learning, and he is rapidly becoming stronger through continuous learning.From his father, from his coach, from his idol, from his teammates, and even from his opponents, he inadvertently absorbed all the advantages of them bit by bit.And this kind of strength is not only on the technical level, but also on the spiritual indestructibility.

When Leo walked back to the stadium, the boos of the home fans and the shouts of the away fans in the stands rang out.Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people, he walked firmly towards the restricted area of ​​La Coruña step by step.He took the ball from captain Max, bent down and put it on the penalty spot.

This is Leo's first penalty kick in La Liga. The little face of Mini Luo appeared in his head for no reason. The little baby said to him in a childish voice: "Brother Leo, I will teach you!" Can you take a penalty kick?"

This seems a bit funny, why at such a critical moment, what lingers in his mind is the pair of father and son whose combined age is less than 10 years old

The players from both sides exited the penalty area. After the referee whistled, Leo ran forward at full speed from slightly to the left side. The moment he touched the ball, Deportivo's experienced goalkeeper decisively rushed to his right, but the ball Behind him, rolled across the goal line in an incredible way.