striker cool brother

Chapter 507 Hands on Hips, Steady as an Old Dog
At the beginning of overtime, Atletico Madrid continued to retract their formation and stabilize their defense.

Once there is a chance to counterattack, the ball will quickly pass through the midfield and pass to the forwards Felix and Morata, allowing them to complete the offensive.

The striker and the midfielders are completely out of touch. This faulty offense is very similar to the Italian offensive system.

The offense is handed over to the two strikers, plus at most Max Llorente.

The rest of the midfielders defend behind, and once the opponent counterattacks, they can organize the interception at the first time.

After all, the game lasted 90 minutes, and the physical fitness of the Atletico Madrid players was no longer able to maintain the total attack and defense system. Too much pressure would cause a gap behind them, and Real Madrid would take the opportunity to counterattack.

Simeone, who has always attached importance to defense, will never take risks easily.

What's more, the current score is a tie.

In the 102nd minute, Atletico Madrid took a corner kick. After Morata stopped the ball with his chest in the penalty area, he took a barb shot and was blocked by Courtois.

Another corner kick, still being punched out of the penalty area by Courtois.

In this game, Real Madrid's defense was very stable, and Courtois' performance was impressive.

Since joining Real Madrid, Courtois has actually played well, but the offensive heart of Real Madrid's defense team has kept his conceded rate lower than Barcelona's Ter Schent and Atletico Madrid's Oblak.

In the number of zero seals, it is not as good as the two.

In this game, the left-back position was replaced by the young Mendy, and Ramos rarely turned into a forward, attacking forward, making Real Madrid's defense impregnable.

After Real Madrid made a clearance, the ball came to Modric.

The Croatian maestro dribbled the ball across half-court, before the Atlético players double-teamed it, and slid it straight to Rossi who advanced forward.

The defensive midfielder Thomas Partey moves laterally, trying to intercept Modric's pass.

But Mo's mother had already observed Partey's interception intention before passing the ball. When passing the ball, she chose an outward passing line to avoid the interception.

Rossi's start timing is still perfect, but the outward through ball also makes him miss the one-handed opportunity to directly face the goalkeeper.

The full-back Lodi, who has already retracted into the penalty area, clings to Rossi tightly, preventing him from cutting in and crossing.

Rossi knows the situation well without observation. If he is watched by the full-backs, then the two central defenders of Atletico Madrid must be in the penalty area.

At this time, no matter whether you cut in or cross, you will be destroyed by your opponent.

When approaching the bottom line, Rossi pulled the ball back, saw Modric who was going forward, and passed it quickly.

Modric followed up and shot directly, but because the angle of the shot was too small, it was blocked by Oblak's palms standing still.

But it's not over yet!

The second penalty bounced to the right side of the small penalty area and was won by Rossi.

Atletico Madrid's defense suddenly became chaotic.

"Defense, defend!"

Simeone pointed at Rossi and roared, even the audience in the front row could hear him clearly.

For most of the game, Atletico managed to freeze Rossi, preventing him from getting the ball easily.

But this guy's second attack is also threatening.

Due to the bouncing of the ball, Rossi failed to complete the first shot. When he stopped the ball, Jimenez had already pasted it.

Rossi pretended to shoot, flicked the ball inwards slightly, swayed a shot angle, and followed up with his right foot to shoot.

Another central defender, Felipe, made up the defense quickly and successfully interfered with Rossi's shot. The ball was blocked by the goalkeeper's palms.

Two consecutive dangerous situations in front of the goal made Atletico Madrid players desperate.

The ball was still inside the small penalty area. Felipe didn't dare to stop the ball in the dangerous area, and he didn't dare to observe whether there were any offensive players around him. He directly swung his big foot and kicked the ball forward.

The ghost knows where that Real Madrid No. 7 will emerge from, let's make a rescue first.

They didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the ball rolled out of the sideline.

Simeone off the court did not relax his vigilance. Rossi's two attacks with the ball made him feel like a thorn in his back.

He angrily yelled at the players for Thomas Partey's reckless interception, allowing Rossi to take the ball into the box.

Accused Jimenez of why he didn't protect the second penalty kick and gave Rossi a chance to shoot.

After this attack, Simeone immediately made a substitution, removing Jimenez and replacing him with Savage.

Jimenez's high concentration, in the 90 minutes of the game, very well limited Rossi's offense.

But after entering overtime, as his physical fitness declined, his concentration on the game also began to decline, and Simeone had to replace him.

After all, as long as Rossi is given a small chance, he may score.

In fact, Rossi's physical fitness also began to decline during the high-intensity confrontation.

The shot just now, if it was done before, there may be a better choice.

As a single arrow in this game, his offensive pressure is too great.

Zidane also saw Rossi's weakness in the attack, and he immediately called Mariano to his side.

The first half of the overtime game ended quickly, and the coaching staff and medical staff of both sides entered the field quickly, taking the time to replenish the players.

Rossi was lying on the turf, her right leg was lifted for a relaxing massage.

It was Pintus who gave him the massage.

"Luo, in the last 15 minutes, don't waste your physical energy on running positions. Your teammates can't run anymore."

Real Madrid's pass-run coordination is based on the non-stop movement of multiple people to achieve the purpose of tearing apart the defense.

But the game entered the last 15 minutes of overtime, and everyone couldn't run anymore.

Even if he runs out of an excellent position, the ball from his teammates may not be able to pass.

"Put your physical energy on grabbing the second penalty."

Rosie nodded and continued drinking.

At this time, assistant coach Betoni came over and conveyed the head coach's tactics.

Soon, the second half of overtime began.

Mariano replaced Kroos as a single arrow to attack in tandem.

Simeone was ready for a penalty shootout, and Atletico Madrid retreated across the board, posing 5-5-0.

Even if the possession of the ball is obtained, the big foot is sent to the frontcourt, allowing the striker to solve the problem.

In the 118th minute, when goalkeeper Oblak fell to the ground to catch the ball, his hand gestures had been seriously deformed, barely blocking Mariano's shot.

Although the ball was saved successfully, the ball bounced into the small penalty area.

The threat of these two penalties is greater than Mariano's shot.

Rossi rushed up immediately, but was caught by Savage who had just played and knocked him to the ground.

When the referee signaled that there was no penalty, the whole Atletico Madrid team cheered for this successful defense.

The pressure Rossi put on the defense was simply too great.

Under Atletico Madrid's tenacious defense, the two sides drew 120:0 within 0 minutes and entered a penalty shootout.

Zidane gathered all the players together, and after arranging the order of penalty kicks, he said with a smile: "The game has come to this point, you all worked hard, take it easy for the next penalty kick."

"Hala Madrid!"

The two sides officially entered a penalty shootout, and Atletico Madrid won the first penalty.

The Atlético players stood in a row, put their shoulders on each other, showed their team spirit, and stared straight ahead.

Atletico Madrid's first penalty kick was Saul. His penalty kick was hit to the left, the angle was not enough, and it was saved by Courtois.

Atletico Madrid 0:0 Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's first penalty was Carvajal, and the teammates behind him all stood with their hips on their hips.

There was none of the tension and seriousness of pre-penalty shootouts, not even a shoulder-to-shoulder show of solidarity.

The expressions of the Real Madrid players tell their opponents that there is nothing to be nervous about, it's all small scenes.

Carvajal, who had a psychological advantage, easily scored a penalty kick.

Atletico Madrid 0:1 Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid's second penalty shooter is Thomas Partey.

Under tremendous pressure, he kicked the penalty into the stands.

Real Madrid's second penalty shooter is captain Ramos.

He tricked Oblak with a feint and hit the ball to the right of the goal.

Atletico Madrid 0:2 Real Madrid.

The first two penalty shooters failed to score, putting unprecedented pressure on Morata, who played in the third place.

As a result, Morata pursued the angle too much and the ball went wide of the post.

Simeone couldn't describe his mood at the moment in words, his eyes were lax, and he stared blankly ahead.

The result of this game was completely within his expectations.

But he never expected that the top three penalty shooters arranged didn't score a single goal.

Next, Real Madrid only needs to score one more goal to win the championship.

The third player to play was Rossi.

Finished!

Simeone closed his eyes and looked up, not daring to look straight ahead.

The heads of Atletico Madrid players drooped like a defeated rooster.

With the huge cheers from the fans, Rossi, who scored a penalty kick, stood still and raised his hands, celebrating his first championship after joining Real Madrid.

His teammates rushed towards him and surrounded him.

Zidane is also ecstatic, he has always believed.

Rossi = champion.

He brought Real Madrid the Western Super Cup, and there will be more honors in the future.

Soon, the awards stage was set up, and captain Ramos, supported by the Real Madrid team, lifted the Western Super Cup.

This is also Real Madrid's first trophy since Ronaldo's departure.

Real Madrid also used this trophy to announce to the world that Real Madrid has entered the era of Rossi.

(End of this chapter)