From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 326 Cooperation with Ronaldo

"This is Portugal's chance!" the commentator shouted.

"Look at this ball... nice pass!"

When Joao Mario received the ball, his back was facing the direction of the goal. Another Welsh center back, Chester, rushed over, intending to block the position and prevent the opponent from turning around.

In this case, the threat of an attack can be considered eliminated.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he started, he saw Joao Mario turn around and sweep with his right foot, passing a low pass!

Neither Welsh goalkeeper Hennessey nor centre-back Chester could react and watched the football pass in front of them and roll to the goal.

What Ronaldo, who was waiting there, had to do was very simple. He blocked the football into the goal with a flick of his ankle.

"GOLOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"This is Cristiano Ronaldo's fifth goal in six league games in this European Cup! He is in good condition and has scored consecutive goals, raising his own record of goals in the European Cup to 11 goals!"

"Oh... beautiful! Beautiful! Cristiano Ronaldo scores again! Portugal leads 1:0!"

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At this time, only five minutes had passed since the start of the game.

The Portuguese fans in the stands immediately cheered. The team did not let them wait too long and used their best attack to tear open the opponent's defense.

The Welsh fans still haven't come to their senses: The game has only started five minutes, how come their team is lagging behind?

Portugal took the lead five minutes into the game, much to the distress of Wales boss Coleman.

What he imagined before the game was that the Portuguese team could not defend well. As long as Wales could continue to put pressure on the Portuguese team and continue to attack, his team would be the first to score.

Once they take the lead, the game will be pushed into Wales' orbit. In the next game, won't the Portuguese team be led by Wales?

Who would have thought that it was not his Wales team that scored first, but the Portuguese team, and the goal came so fast and happened so suddenly.

He was unprepared for this performance of the Portuguese team and was caught off guard.

What should I do if I fall behind? Coleman does not intend to modify the tactics because he requires the team to attack the opponent, which is consistent with the current situation.

Wales, which is lagging behind, must attack if they want to equalize the score.

So Coleman sat in the dugout, saying nothing and making no gestures. It's only been five minutes and he's in no rush to make adjustments.

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The lagging Wales planned to organize a counterattack, but it was stopped here by Bruno.

When attacking, Bruno can reach the front of the opponent's penalty area and make key passes. When defending, he can return to the center back and build a trustworthy barrier in front of the back line.

His physical strength and speed can ensure that he appears where he is needed in time, and his bounce and header give him the upper hand in header disputes. On the one hand, it is his excellent physical fitness, and on the other hand, his judgment of the football placement is very accurate.

Another benefit of excellent awareness is that Bruno has a high success rate in one-on-one defense.

All these make it not easy for Welsh players to easily get past Bruno and directly threaten the Portuguese team's back line and goal.

Since Wales cannot attack for a while, the Portuguese team led by Bruno will not wait politely for Wales to "reciprocate".

In the 17th minute, Welsh full-back Cancelo stepped in and passed in. Nani shot directly from the left side of the penalty area with his left foot and was blocked by defender Collins.

Nani reacted quickly and shot another shot from a small angle, which was directly confiscated by Welsh goalkeeper Hennessey.

Less than a minute later, Bruno made a long pass from the midfielder. Ronaldo stopped the ball with his chest at the top of the arc in the penalty area and then shot low with his left foot, which was saved by Hennessey.

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After being continuously besieged by the Portuguese team, Wales finally planned a relatively successful attack. Ledley made a long pass from the backcourt, but the four defenders of the Portuguese team failed to prevent offside. Bell reversed the offside and successfully inserted into the right side of the penalty area. He lobbed the ball directly from 11 meters away from the goal, but the football went over the crossbar.

Originally, the Portuguese team's continuous attacks had already made Coleman unable to sit still, but Bell's attack made him settle down on the chair again.

He knows that Portugal's defenders are used to offside, but offside is a double-edged sword. As long as Wales insists on passing the ball through the ball, even if it is offside nineteen times in the whole game, as long as one succeeds, it will be fatal.

He believed that the time to score the Portuguese goal was not too far away.

Coleman would regret his decision a little later in the game.

In the 22nd minute, Bruno once again played a one-two with Sanches and then came up with the ball.

This time, when he faced Ledley, Ledley didn't give him a chance to make a fake move to shake him. Instead, he directly knocked Bruno to the ground while changing lanes.

<divclass="contentadv">The referee's whistle sounded, and the Welsh fans in the stands cheered Ledley loudly.

The referee on duty for this game gave Ledley a verbal warning without taking out a card. Then he awarded the Portuguese team a free kick that was 23 meters away from the goal and slightly to the right.

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The number one free kick taker in the Portuguese team is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo.

When Ronaldo was holding the football and preparing to take the penalty, Bruno ran over, covered his mouth and asked softly: "How are you going to take this penalty?"

Ronaldo thought Bruno’s question was really strange. How should he be punished? How else can I be punished? Just kick the ball in with your feet.

Seeing that Ronaldo was a little confused and did not answer his own question, Bruno further explained: "Let's make a change, just like... well, we practiced extra that day."

Only then did Ronaldo remember what Bruno was going to say.

The day after winning against Poland, Ronaldo was practicing alone, but Bruno suddenly appeared and said that he would help him practice free kicks. During the practice, Bruno stood in the middle of two movable people and asked him to If you hit the football through this position, you can directly penetrate the opponent's wall.

This is not a novel free kick tactic, but the subtlety of such cooperation is not that the football must be hit through the gap, but that it allows the defensive side to focus on Bruno, while he can find other tricks. path.

He nodded and accepted Bruno's idea: "Okay."

Seeing that Ronaldo agreed, Bruno walked towards the Welsh wall and prepared to jump in the queue.

Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly remembered that when he first practiced free kicks with Bruno, he once wanted to tease the opponent and kicked the ball directly towards Bruno while he was not paying attention. However, Bruno avoided it in time.

He still feels a little incredible. He had no such idea in advance, and he showed no signs of doing so. It was a temporary move. Bruno would never know what he was going to do, but he just avoided it.

Unless it's a coincidence, how else to explain it?

Looking at Bruno's back, he suddenly thought: Why not try again?

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The human wall in Wales was already lined up, and they didn't wait for a long time to get in line.

Although Wales had lined up the human wall, Bruno still walked straight towards their human wall. He did not squeeze into the center of the human wall, even though the Welsh human wall had all turned their attention to him since he walked over.

He walked to the side of the wall and stood still.

The Welsh players lined up in the wall turned to look at Bruno standing next to them. This guy did not squeeze into the wall, which disappointed them who were nervous before and were ready to fight the opponent.

Bruno ignored the strange looks from the Welsh players. He had just stopped and was still adjusting his position. He did not turn around, but faced the goal.

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo took two steps and then took a shot!

Before the Welsh players could take their eyes away from Bruno, they caught sight of something moving in front of them out of the corner of their eyes.

And almost at the same time, Bruno, who was facing away from Ronaldo, suddenly shrank his head and bent forward as he took a shot, leaning forward and charging forward!

All this happened in an instant. Before the Welsh players had time to make any move, they still kept turning their heads to look at Bruno. At this time, what they were looking at was not Bruno, but the football flying over.

The football only stayed in their sight for less than a second. It appeared with a "swish" and disappeared with a "swish". Then they heard a huge cheer coming from all directions in the stands.

Some people reacted quickly and looked back, only to see goalkeeper Hennessey still in the air, but the football had hit the net behind him.

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Bruno had just taken a step forward at this time. His bent body became an unobstructed channel for the football. The football fired by Ronaldo crossed the Welsh wall from above his head.

Hennessy was in the air, looking back desperately at the football in the goal.

When Bruno was standing on the side of the wall, he noticed the Portuguese player. Among the black and gray, there was suddenly a touch of green. It was difficult not to notice.

He knew that Bruno might let the opponent's player take advantage of the free kick, but he didn't expect the opponent to take advantage of it so suddenly. Before he could react, Bruno had just settled down, and Ronaldo kicked the football out.

"This is a free kick from the Portuguese team. Bruno said something to Cristiano Ronaldo and walked towards the Welsh wall... Cristiano Ronaldo shot!" The commentator did not expect the Portuguese team to take a penalty so quickly. When a free kick was taken, before he could finish his words, he had to shout, "The ball has gone in! The ball has gone in! The ball has gone in!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Another goal for Portugal! Direct free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo! Beautiful! So beautiful!"

Bruno, who bent down to make way for the football, looked up and saw the football entering the net. He knew that his plan was successful, so he clenched his fists, stopped suddenly, and turned around to find Ronaldo who was shooting.