Soccer: The Road to Extraordinary

Chapter 499
"We were inactive in the first half, guys, show all your passion and fighting spirit. We need to get our firepower back.~~~"

In the visiting team's locker room, Chelsea's coach Conte spoke excitedly, obviously he was not satisfied with the performance of his disciples in the first half.

"We are too silent. Although the opponent's defense is indeed very good, but I believe you are invincible. Take out your stormy offense, they are absolutely powerless to resist."

"In the second half, we're going to change direction, from here, from here ```"

On the other side, in the locker room of the home team Granada.Pirlo was smiling, and his usually half-asleep eyes were full of light, which gave people a very confident feeling.

"Benkovic, you performed well in the first half. It seems that you have withstood the test of the Champions League. I believe you will definitely perform better in the second half. Are you confident?" Pirlo was the first to point to Benkovic. name.

Ben Benkovic was still a little apprehensive, but when he heard what Pirlo said, his face brightened instantly. "Well, well, I~ I have confidence."

"Modric, it looks like you've been targeted again."

"Yeah." Modric nodded.In the first half of the game, his performance was not good, which made him unhappy.

"You have to get used to it early. This is not the treatment of ordinary people. I used to hate this kind of situation the most when I played football. But I believe that these cannot bind your feet." Pirlo said with a smile.

"I understand." Modric looked up at Pirlo, then nodded heavily.

Over the years, especially in Real Madrid, although he is an extremely important part of the midfield organization.But he is not the main core.The opponent's main attention is not on him.But now it is different in the Granada team. He is the absolute core of the team's offense, which naturally makes him the focus of the opponent's attention.

These are things he has to overcome.Otherwise, he will not be able to lead the team to the level he has been pursuing in his heart.

And Pirlo is a player of the same type as him, so he himself can learn a lot from Pirlo.

Seeing that Modric is no longer depressed, Pirlo's smile looks more confident.

Pirlo's eyes shifted to Yan Feng's body, and after looking at Yan Feng for a while, he nodded, and Yan Feng also nodded with a firm look in his eyes.

Pirlo looked away and put it on other people.

"Lin, keep up your aggressive running, that's what the team needs."

"Martial, you have to cross more```"

"Mahrez, we need to increase cooperation with the middle lane ```"

"``````" After naming some other people, Pirlo made a brief evaluation and then turned to the tactical arrangement for the second half. "Now, let's talk about the second half. We need some changes ```"

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At halftime, both sides returned to the court.

After returning to the pitch, Chelsea made a substitution.Pedro was replaced and Willian was brought on.It seems that Conte was not very satisfied with the team's offensive performance in the first half.

As for the Granada team, although Pirlo said that he would make changes during the intermission, there was no change in personnel.Judging from where everyone stands, it seems that there is no difference from the first half.

Soon the game will begin.

The changed Chelsea team really stepped up their offense.The new William appears to be very active and has a lot of impact.This put more pressure on Lin Fan.

Moreover, William and Hazard seem to be on call, and the cooperation between the two is very tacit and effective.After the cooperation of these two people is played out, it is extremely threatening.Both Yan Feng and Lin Fan had to increase their defensive efforts together.

At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea's adjustments seemed to be quite effective.The obviously enhanced offensive has brought a lot of confidence to the Chelsea team, making their momentum begin to rise.

"That's right. That's it, keep it up. Keep putting pressure on them. They won't be able to withstand it soon." Seeing that his adjustments were effective, Conte shouted with some enthusiasm from the sidelines.

"As long as the floodgate of goals is opened, no one can stop us from winning." To win, this is something Conte has never doubted since before the game.Now there is no doubt.

"Pirlo's command is not bad, but unfortunately he is too young. If you want to compete with me, you have to accumulate more command experience."

Compared with Conte's confidence, Pirlo seemed a little calm.Sitting on the bench, he was half asleep, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

"Sure enough, it's the same as what the coach said. Brothers, don't worry. Hold on first. When the time is right, we will flatten them." responsibilities.

"Lin Fan, take care of him. Magic Flute, take a step back. Interfere with their organization```"

Under the leadership of Yan Feng, Granada's defense is very calm and steady.Chelsea did not reveal many flaws.

In the first half, Benkovic, who was the Chelsea team's main focus on weaknesses, has become more and more adaptable to the field after the praise of midfielder Pirlo, coupled with the tempering of the first half.This allowed Benkovic's performance to be greatly improved compared with the first half.

When self-confidence came, Benkovic's excellent physical fitness began to be fully displayed.At the beginning of the second half, Yan Feng was still worried that Benkovic would not be able to hold on.And after Benkovic failed to defend Morata several times, Yan Feng also began to have enough confidence in Benkovic.

Seeing that Benkovic's performance is getting better and better and more confident, Yan Feng's defensive burden has been eased a lot.

Granada's defense is still so stable, and it is always difficult for opponents to break through.With Yan Feng's defense on the field, it seems that there is no need to worry about anything.

"Our team's defense is really solid. It can be seen clearly that Chelsea have strengthened their offense. Look, even if this is the case, they still can't do anything about our defense. This is reassuring!"

Originally, the fans were very worried about Chelsea's enhanced offense.After all, Chelsea's 6-0 massacre of Karabakh in the last game was still amazing.Everyone can't help but worry that their team will end up in the same way.

And now, fans find themselves seemingly at ease.This makes them feel happy, but also a little proud.

"Chelsea have such a strong attacking team and we can defend well. Defensively, we look, we are very strong."

"The defense is good. But it is not enough to go further in the Champions League. The offense also needs to improve."

There is no need to worry about the defense, and the fans began to care about the offense of the Granada team.After all, what everyone prefers is to win, especially at home.

In basketball, defense wins championships.But in football, it is the attack that wins.A team without offense will never try to win a championship.

"Modric. Hurry up and let us see your assist. Come on!"

When it comes to offense, especially when it's crunch time.Last season, fans will definitely focus on Yan Feng.But now, everyone will invariably turn their attention to Modric.

Modric is now the offensive engine of the Granada team, the core of the organization, the team's assist leader, and the key to winning.

So far this season, almost every goal has something to do with Modric.He didn't assist, but he initiated it.

Even the fans know that Modric is the key to Granada's offense, so the Chelsea team naturally knows it as clearly as Der Spiegel.

Therefore, in the second half, Modric is still the focus of Chelsea's attention.And it's still the kind of personal service with or without the ball.

Are you not an engine?That makes it difficult for you to even catch the ball, so why don't you start it for me?
This is Conte's arrangement against Modric in this game.

No matter who it is, it will be extremely uncomfortable for anyone to receive intensive care.And Modric even more so.In terms of physical talent, Modric is actually not outstanding, and even has many weaknesses.What he relies on to survive on the court is his excellent skills and extremely high ball intelligence.Physical thinness makes it very difficult for him to face strong confrontational personal care.

If it was Yan Feng who encountered these things, it would be much easier.Yan Feng has extremely strong confrontation, super fast speed, strong running ability and extremely excellent physical fitness.He can consume opponents alive.

Unfortunately, Modric is not Yan Feng.This is doomed, when facing the Premier League team, he will have greater difficulties and his performance will be greatly restricted.

Modric is naturally unwilling to be limited.He is trying to get rid of the opponent's entanglement.Borrow his own flexibility and more active running to make it difficult for those marking him to get close.So that he can have more opportunities to catch the ball.Only when he receives the ball can he display his talent.

Modric's efforts really paid off.He started to receive passes from his teammates, he started to have more opportunities to play his role.

Seeing Modric use backrunning and movement to get the ball and use it to have a positive impact on Grenada's attack.Conte immediately waved his hand, the midfielder compressed, and in addition to the single man's personal marking, one more person approached to encircle and suppress.

Modric was in trouble again, but with his efforts, he quickly got out of it.It's just not possible if you want to do your best.

Seeing this, Conte did not continue to increase his manpower.After all, there are only so many people on the field, if one more is added.If Modric is locked, the others will attack with ease.It is absolutely impossible to do so.However, for him, it was enough to stifle Modric's performance at a certain cost.Without Modric's organization, the Grenada team would only fall into a single battle of wasted opportunities.

In fact, Modric is not the only one who can organize the Granada team. Before Modric came, Lin Fan was the team's core organizer.

It's just that in this game, Chelsea's strong offensive ability forced Lin Fan to put more energy into defense, so he didn't have much energy left to organize the offense.Moreover, Lin Fan's organization is obviously not as good as Modric's.

After seeing that Modric was restricted again, Lin Fan was determined to take over the important task of organizing.However, he was quickly marked.It seems that Conte has thoroughly studied Chelsea's offense and is fully prepared for it.

In this way, after a battle of wits and courage, the two sides once again fell into the dilemma of not breaking the defense but fighting with the midfielder.

Chelsea's offense has reached its strongest, and the best offensive players are on it.They can't replace the three forwards with four forwards, can they?
For this kind of offense, Conte has no better way than directing the team to attack with passion.We can only hope to win the midfielder, so as to use more offensive opportunities to score goals.After all, there is no such thing as an infallible defense.

The fighting on the field became more and more intense, but a balance of power in the midfield was formed.Seeing this, Pirlo first looked down at his watch, then stood up.Coming to the sidelines, Pirlo stretched out three fingers to the players on the field. "Start now, implement Tactic No. 3!"

It was when the ball was dead that Yan Feng noticed Pirlo's gesture.His eyes lit up, then he turned his head and shouted loudly. "Strategy No. 3, brothers, you can start implementing Tactic No. 3."

"Okay, Tactic No. 3. It's changed, it's changed." The others responded.

"Success or failure depends on one action. I hope that the No. 3 tactic will be successful." Yan Feng thought to himself.At the same time, he was also excited.

Following Pirlo's command, many players on the Granada team changed their positions.

Modric started to back up and came to Yan Feng's right, and Yan Feng also came to the middle position.Sander, who was at the front, pulled back, and the positions of Martial and Mahrez were slightly raised. The 4231 array changed back to the 433 array.

"The Granada team seems to be changing their formation. It has become a 433 formation. Is this a signal to attack with all their strength?" People who pay more attention to tactics quickly discovered the change of the Granada team.

That's right, this is the signal for the Granada team to attack with all their might.This is their home stadium, and they are going to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona for the La Liga title.A home draw has never been an option for them.

After consuming and dragging Chelsea down for nearly 70 minutes, that's when the pair's gestures started to drop.

The change of the Granada team made the Chelsea team really uncomfortable for a while.Especially Kanter, who was originally in charge of marking Modric, became in a dilemma.Modric ran to the wing, should he follow?
After Kanter hesitated for a while, he finally couldn't help but look at Conte on the sidelines inquiringly.Conte signaled him not to follow.

In fact, this change of the Granada team also put Conte in a dilemma.Because this is not the formation commonly used by the Granada team, after Modric retreated and pulled to the wing, the starting point of the Granada team's offense was no longer just him.Instead, it became the two starting points of Modric and Lin Fan.As a result, Chelsea couldn't tell which side was the focus of attack for a while, or maybe both sides.

The change of the Granada team really worked.The attack launched from Lin Fan or Modric made Chelsea unable to focus on defense in advance.This made the Granada team's offensive efficiency begin to improve, and the threats it brought naturally increased.

After playing for a while, he felt that the Granada team was on the rise, and Conte decisively made a substitution.Kante was replaced by Bakayoko, who was more defensive.

Chelsea's targeted adjustments soon had an effect.Granada's offense was limited again, and it became difficult to score again.

As the game progressed, 75 minutes passed without knowing it.But at this time, because there are too many single-handed fights ahead.The physical fitness of Martial and Mahrez seems to have dropped significantly, and it seems that they have to be replaced.

After Pirlo hesitated for a while, he had to replace Martial with Aslan.After a few more minutes, he again had to replace Riyad Mahrez.This time, Pirlo used Costa.

After the substitution, the Granada team's offense on the two wings has been weakened a lot.After all, Aslan and Costa, who is also on the wing, are far inferior to the two horses in terms of personal strength.

The just-started Granada team could not bring more threats to Chelsea's defense.

After 80 minutes of the game, it seems that the two teams are likely to draw today.

draw?At this time, Conte also had to accept this possibility.

"The defense of the Granada team still exceeded my expectations. Their strength is much stronger than the information. However, after all, this is an away game, and the draw is barely acceptable."

Compared with Conte's passionate command, Pirlo is similar to when he played football. When he became a coach, he still looked sleepy.But at this moment, his sleepy eyes were on Yan Feng.

Pirlo didn't come to Granada this season. After coaching last season, he knew that Granada still had the last card.

Yan Feng seemed to feel Pirlo's gaze, turned his head just to meet his gaze, and he nodded slightly.

"Huh~, it's my turn. Even if the brothers can't solve it, then leave it to me!"

The game is still going on, and it seems that there is not much change from before.Chelsea were attacking but there wasn't much to do about Granada's defense.Granada's defense is too solid.

After some killing, Chelsea's offense returned without success again.Chelsea's retreat, ready to intercept Granada's attack.

Soon, the Granada team kicked off.

The ball came to Lin Fan's feet.The Chelsea team immediately shifted their troops to the area close to Lin Fan's side. "This time it's from Lin's side."

Lin Fan advances with the ball as before, and when encountering obstacles, he will immediately distribute the ball.Will go to the wing or to Modric on the other side.

Lin Fan soon met the air defense man, and when he was about to split, a familiar voice sounded. "Stinky boy, this way."

Lin Fan's eyes lit up, and his heart became excited.He flicked his feet, and the ball that was originally distributed turned into a horizontal strike towards the middle.After the ball went out, he immediately rushed forward with all his strength.

When Lin Fan was rushing forward, he turned his head and saw that his buddy Yan Feng rushed up quickly and quickly got his point.And farther away, he saw Modric turn to approach the middle.

Bakayoko, who had stepped forward to guard against Modric, immediately wanted to block Yan Feng's way when he saw this.But after Yan Feng took the ball, he suddenly accelerated, which made him realize that he could not arrive in time. "Come and stop him!"

Gary Cahill rushed to the middle in order to stop Yan Feng.

At this time, the disadvantages of Chelsea's three backs were finally exposed.Gary Cahill came to cover, but only one of the central defenders looked at Sandel.

Yan Feng pushed the ball towards Sandel with one kick.And Sandor gritted his teeth and carried David Louis behind him.Although Louis's force behind him prevented him from stabilizing his heels, after he leaned back with his force, he used the reaction force to move forward against the ball.Sandor quickly approached the rolling ball, followed by a horizontal knock.

The cooperation between Sandor and Yan Feng has long been well-known, and he knows where to kick the ball even with his eyes closed.And as long as he can kick the ball, Yan Feng can arrive in time.

Sure enough, after Sandel knocked the ball horizontally, Yan Feng just passed Cahill's side quickly.Then, amidst Cahill's futile pursuit and terrified shouts, Yan Feng rushed to the ball and plunged into the penalty area in one go.

Let Yan Feng enter the restricted area, and there is still no one around.As long as he kicks, except for kicking flaws, or the goalkeeper is lucky to be hit.Otherwise, the result is only one.

"Bang!" "Huh~!"

Goalkeeper Courtois only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and subconsciously waved his hand, of course he didn't feel anything after waving.Then, he heard cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly sounded from all around.

"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(End of this chapter)