Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 521

When Real Madrid's celebration ended, the first half of the game had already progressed to the 43rd minute. Including stoppage time, the remaining game time was only about 5 minutes.However, although there is not much time left in the game, both teams want to score another goal in this final time.

For the Lyon team, if they can score another goal, then they will be in a two-goal lead again. Both the initiative and the initiative are in their hands, even if the head coach Houllier has nothing special Ordered, but the Lyon players also understand this truth.

On the other hand, if Real Madrid can tie the score in the final time, it would be great. In this way, the second half will start with a tie, and the two teams will stand on the same starting line again.

Such a situation is obviously more beneficial to the stronger Real Madrid.

Therefore, in the last 5 minutes, the two teams launched the most rapid attack since the opening. Almost all the players in the audience performed very well, which made the game enter the most exciting stage.

The fans in the auditorium also cheered again and again, and even when Lyon performed well, the Real Madrid fans did not consciously cheer for them.

For the fans, there is no distinction between national borders in a wonderful game, and such a pleasing confrontation is directly worth the fare.

It is a pity that there is too little time left in the game. Although the two teams tried their best to attack in the second half, when the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, there was still no change on the scoreboard of the Stade de France. It is 2:1, Real Madrid is one goal behind.

Such a score makes Real Madrid players very tangled.

Following the referee's whistle, the players on both sides suddenly relaxed, and all relaxed from the tense state of the game.

Wang Li took off his clothes and wiped the sweat from his brow, took a gulp of the "gudong" from the substitute player on the sidelines, and then laughed.

Although the team fell behind in the first half, he felt that he played well, at least he felt good.

"We will catch up immediately in the second half." He said this to his passing teammates.

The first half of the game was tiring, but it was nothing to Wang Li.In the first half, his performance was perfect. Although it was a pity that he only scored one goal, there were not many chances and there was nothing he could do.

However, Wang Li found that he was in a good state, and he was full of confidence in the second half of the game.

And when the two teams all returned to the locker room, the applause from the fans in the stands continued for a long time.The fans were very satisfied with the first half of the game. Both Real Madrid fans and Lyon fans felt that the team performed well. Their applause was not dedicated to their own team, but to the wonderful game.

In the Real Madrid locker room at the Stade de France, Carlo had already walked in. After he came in, he hugged every player with a smile on his face. It felt like Real Madrid was leading the score.The assistant coach also helped the players pass drinks. After all the players returned to the locker room, Carlo said: "Everyone performed very well."

Hearing these words, most people in the locker room looked bitter.

Leaving aside their performance, they allowed the opponent to score two goals in the first half, and now the team is also behind. Such a result is really not good!
You know, they are the invincible Real Madrid!

"We lost in this half."

As if he knew what everyone was thinking, Carlo said with a relaxed face: "We failed, but it was only halftime. There are still 45 minutes in the game. I hope that when the game is over, what I see is everyone's smile." Concern, not despondency."

"Can you tell me why we failed?" At this time, Wang Li asked out loud.

The other players are obviously also concerned about this issue. After all, this is how they played before. No matter what team or tactics they encountered before, they could easily win the victory, but now they are behind at halftime. first.

It is also the most critical time.
"Mentality!!"

Carlo used one word to describe the reason for the failure, and his expression became serious: "Everyone performed very well, but there is a problem with your mentality. If you talk about it separately, it is that you are too dependent on Alan gone."

After saying this, Carlo turned his head and glanced at Wang Li before continuing: "Alan is not omnipotent, he can't challenge the opponent's team alone, but in the game, I can't see the strength of other players. The role, the only goal, was also achieved by Allen with his own personal ability, so what did the rest of you do?"

Hearing Carlo's question, Wang Li showed no expression, but the others bowed their heads in shame.

Carlo was right. Although they worked hard in the first half, the only goal was actually created by the team's black-haired kid himself, which had almost nothing to do with them. So what's the point of their efforts?

In other words, they worked hard for a long time, but it didn't play a role in the team's victory.

"There is a problem with your mentality."

Thinking about this sentence, everyone thinks it makes sense.In Real Madrid, almost everyone is a star, so why do they always rely on that black-haired kid during the game?
This is especially evident in offense.

Obviously Wang Li has no chance, but everyone still wants to pass the ball to him. This has led to almost all recent assists being made by Wang Li alone.During the game, even if other players have a chance on the court, they will still pass the ball directly to Wang Li. This is a kind of trust, but it is also a bit blind.

"I hope you can trust other people too!"

Carlo continued: "Your blind trust is the biggest reason for the current situation. We must find trust in our teammates. This may be my mistake. I didn't discover this problem before the game, but now I can only rely on you !"

"There are 45 minutes left in the game, and everything will be over in an hour. It is your choice to win or not. Now, hundreds of millions of fans around the world are watching us and watching our performance. 80% of them It's all Real Madrid fans, do you really want to disappoint them after the game?"

"If we fail, what will the media say about us? If we fail, how disappointed will the fans be? If we fail, what have we done before? Think about it, I hope to see a momentum in the second half Bravo Real Madrid!"

After saying this, Carlo looked at the contemplative crowd and walked out of the locker room.

During the half-time break, the young coach did not arrange any tactics, but his words hit the hearts of every player hard. As the person involved, Wang Li was a little embarrassed in the locker room, but seeing the expressions of his teammates, he I also know that they should be allowed to think quietly at this moment.

In this way, 15 minutes into the intermission, Real Madrid's dressing room ended in this silent atmosphere.

No one said a word more! !
When the Real Madrid players walked into the stadium from the locker room one by one, each of their expressions could be described as cold, and no one showed any other expressions. This scene puzzled the fans and the media, because in their eyes In Real Madrid, no matter what they encounter, the atmosphere will be very active.

But now, Real Madrid seems to be different.

They looked dignified, and everyone was very serious. At this moment, no one denied that Real Madrid would explode with great strength in the second half! !

"That rookie coach is really good." Seeing this subtle change, Mourinho commented in the box.

"So, will they win?" asked Moratti.

Mourinho smiled disdainfully in his heart and said, "Real Madrid will definitely win!"

He has always felt so, and seeing the expression on the Real Madrid team's appearance, he is even more sure!
In the former Chelsea team, I also had this experience. At that time, Mourinho felt that everyone in the team relied too much on Wang Li, so he gave each of them a hard training.

This result is the same as the expression of the current Real Madrid players.

At the moment Real Madrid played, he thought of this. In fact, in the first half of the game, Mourinho had already discovered the problem of Real Madrid. The offensive players were too dependent on the black-haired boy on the field. The result made the performance of other players on the team completely suppressed.

Therefore, except for Wang Li, all players were suppressed.

"Perhaps, after he has been in any team for a while, this problem will appear in any team." Thinking of this, Mourinho smiled wryly.

Who said no?
With such a talented teammate, winning has become much easier, which will make other players a little slack, but they still have to be themselves, control and try to maintain the original feeling of the game, which is really contradictory!
But no matter what Mourinho thought, the game on the court started again.

Carlo's words have been lingering in the hearts of Real Madrid players, which may have played a role, at least for Baptista.

In this game, Baptista is a left winger. He stands behind Robinho and supports the offense and defense at any time. This position is what Baptista is good at.

In fact, he used to be a pure forward in Seville, but the competition for the forward position in Real Madrid was too fierce, and it was impossible for him to become the main force at all, so he found his main position in the midfield behind the forward.

Front midfielder, defensive midfielder, winger, etc., these positions, Baptista is completely competent, which is one of the important reasons why he can always become a starter.

In the first half of the game, Baptista has been working hard for the team to score goals. He didn't find his own problem. After getting the ball, he immediately looked for Wang Li's position. is the most correct ---
Even if Robinho and Raul are given a chance, can they score?

Yes, he has a feeling of not trusting other teammates, but he has complete trust in Wang Li.But after Carlo's reminder, Baptista realized after thinking about it that his thoughts had gone to extremes.

Perhaps that black-haired kid is really trustworthy, but when other teammates have a chance, they are more likely to score goals, and with the cooperation of many teammates, the fight is more penetrating. Real Madrid itself is a team that is good at Teams that play positional and attacking, and as a Brazilian he's very good at that.

Therefore, it is very necessary to cooperate more with other teammates.

But not only Baptista thinks this way, many players think so. After the kick-off, they regard Wang Li as an ordinary member of Real Madrid in their hearts, and then play an 'ordinary' attack, which makes Wang Li's The opportunities have been greatly reduced, but the fluency of Real Madrid's offense has increased a lot.

Passing the ball into Lyon's penalty area again and again, and shooting again and again, this offensive efficiency is obviously stronger than in the first half! !
This is the real Real Madrid! !

In this situation on the court, Lyon coach Houllier has always been uneasy.

During the intermission, he did not arrange any tactical changes for the team. He still chose to let the team play against Real Madrid. He had an idea in his heart that he wanted to score another goal for Real Madrid, because Houllier I know that if you choose to defend or counterattack, then under the pressure of Real Madrid, Lyon will not have any chance to score.

Then, they must not be able to defend the end of the game!

Fight!

That's what he thinks, if Lyon can score a goal in the second half, the victory is basically in his hands, and it's worth it.As for Real Madrid's first goal to equalize the score?

The result is that Lyon is facing a crisis, football games are always uncertain, and Houllier can't do anything about it.

"No matter which team scores first, we must start defending!!"

During the intermission, Houllier said this. In fact, if Real Madrid scored first, then Lyon continued to play like this, basically it would be a result of losing. Overtime, that is very unfavorable to Lyon, the most important thing is that their chances of a draw are very small.

So in order to expand the chances of winning, Houllier can only choose to stick to the tie, but now he feels uneasy because the two teams still have not scored for a long time. For the head coach, this kind of game is really a kind of torment.

When the game progressed to the 62nd minute of the game, Real Madrid finally ushered in another chance, which was a free kick.

It was Baptista who made the free kick! !
This time, on the outside of the penalty area, Baptista was flanked by two Lyon defenders. He had no space to pass the ball, so he could only use his foot skills to dribble, but the Lyon defenders did not give him this opportunity. They saw several He couldn't grab the ball for the first time, so he kicked him to the ground.

There was a price for this free kick, that is, Baptista was carried off the field on a stretcher, and Carlo had no choice but to replace Zidane.

Zidane is one of the stars of Real Madrid, but now under Carlo, he is not taken seriously, mainly because he is old.He no longer has the stamina and strength he had back then.

Now, Zidane is playing football more through experience and skills. His physical fitness can't keep up. The rhythm of the ball is very slow, which will delay Real Madrid's offensive efficiency, so he can only exist as a semi-main player.

In this game, he was not placed in the starting lineup.

Regarding this, Zida must be a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he has no choice but to understand the head coach, "If he still has the level of the year, the head coach cannot let him stay on the bench." '

However, now that he is on the court, when Zidane is on the court, the fans cheered. Don't forget that Zidane is a Frenchman! !

And two months later, he will represent the French team in the World Cup in Germany! !

This is also his last chance to participate in the World Cup.

Of course, these are irrelevant, at least they did not have much impact on this goal. When Zidane came on the field, the eyes of all the fans shifted to the Lyon penalty area, where Real Madrid's No. 21 black-haired boy stood before hitting the ball.

This free kick is about 29 meters away from the fans, and the position is slightly to the left. Wang Li is not good at kicking free kicks from this position.

However, Beckham is also not good at it, and if the ball is handed over to Carlos and others, it will almost be kicked, so Wang Li still bite the bullet and walked to the penalty spot.

He calmly looked at the opposite Lyon goalkeeper Kupet.

I have to say that at this time, Coupet is much more famous than Casillas. Although he is only a substitute goalkeeper for the French team, in world football, if he ranks goalkeepers, he will definitely enter the top ten. And the ranking will definitely be higher than Casillas.

Facing such a goalkeeper, Wang Li was also under some pressure to kick a free kick in a position that he was not good at.

But now the team is behind the score, if another opportunity is wasted, Real Madrid will really be under pressure.So Wang Li stabilized his mentality and just watched Lyon's goal silently. Under the eyes of all the fans, he seemed to be motionless, but in fact he was mobilizing his internal energy all over his body and adjusting his state by relaxing.

"Can Allen score this ball?"

The Spanish commentator said worriedly: "Yes! Definitely! We should believe in him, he can always create miracles!!" But I don't know whether this sentence is to cheer Wang Li or himself.

"beep"

With the sound of a long whistle, Wang Li finally started. He took a few steps back, then took two run-up steps, and finally swung his right leg worth tens of thousands of gold in the rhythm.

In an instant, the instep of his right foot made contact with the bottom edge of the football! !
Outer instep! !

Under this force, the football flew into the sky and spun rapidly. At this time, all the fans were staring at the ball, but it seemed that the ball was flying high and had no tendency to fall. It was about to fly out of the goal.

"He made a mistake!"

The French commentator shouted excitedly, but the next moment——
The football suddenly dived in the air and flew directly into the dead corner of the goal. Kupet, who was standing in front of the goal, did not respond.

(End of this chapter)