Green Destroyer

Chapter 64 Textbook Counterattack

Lionel Messi was on the visitors' bench.

For the bench, he is actually very unfamiliar.

In the 2014-15 season, he played 57 games for Barcelona and 14 games for Argentina (including the 15 Copa America). In 71 games, he only served as a substitute in the 17th round of the league. All are starters.

And the only time a substitute... Barcelona lost (0-1 Real Sociedad).

This defeat is said to have ignited the fire of conflict between Messi and Enrique, and it was even revealed that the two had reached the point of incompatibility. However, it was from this defeat that whether it was the Barcelona team , or Messi personally, have ushered in a huge peak and climax!
The league, the Champions League, and the Copa del Rey, Messi had a very successful season at the club, but in the following summer, he fell into a trough again!

His Argentina once again fell one step away from the champion!

His team lost to Chile. In the entire tournament, Messi, known as the world's number one goalkeeper... only scored a mere penalty!
Before he had time to enjoy the honor of the triple crown, he was knocked to the ground by overwhelming criticism, questioning, ridicule, and sarcasm!
The 71 games, the peaks and valleys like a roller coaster, have already exhausted Messi physically and mentally. Enrique chose to let him rest properly. From the original intention, there was nothing wrong.

What's more... Messi has never been a physical madman like Ronaldo and Lampard!
But... Messi, who was sitting on the bench, still felt a strong unwillingness.

He clenched his fists tightly, but a man with fluttering blond hair and a few freckles on his face flashed across his eyes.
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"GOOOOOL!"

A cheerful and excited voice echoed over the Calderon Stadium:

"In the first minute of the game, Atletico Madrid scored a goal! The scorer...Number 1, Fernando..."

The announcer at the scene deliberately protracted the sound, and the [-] fans stomped their feet and shouted out:

"...Torres!"
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"Torres, who returned to Atletico Madrid, is really getting older and more demonic. Many people questioned that he has lost the feeling of scoring goals, but he responded with one goal after another. Last season, he faced Real Madrid and Barcelona. He's scored lightning goals like that before."

The commentator He Wei said with some emotion:

"The former Spanish golden boy has regained his confidence in his old club. Although he can only play a role in the rotation here, in the first three games of the league, he has handed over two goals and two passes..."

Xu Yang smiled and answered:
"Messi and Ronaldo combined don't score as much as Torres!"
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In the cheers of more than 5 home fans, Torres knelt down to celebrate without any scruples, and his teammates who came from behind were equally excited to hug him.

This lightning goal came a bit too suddenly. Barcelona made a mistake in the midfield pass. After Felipe stole the ball, he made a pass along the right. Torres stretched out his right foot before Mascherano and lightly passed The ball cushion shot into the net!

Football tactics are complicated, but sometimes they are very simple. Only two people and one cooperation are needed to penetrate the opponent's goal! -
Looking at the celebrating Torres, Busquets shook his head helplessly.

If it wasn't for the coach's thousand exhortations, he had almost focused all his attention on Chen Hao. How could this pass make Mascherano, a 1.7 meter four defender, face a 1.8 meter six defender? Torres?
Enrique on the sidelines was also a little helpless.

This national team game week not only exhausted the core ace Messi's physical fitness, but also caused Barcelona to lose a number of first-team players, including No. [-] goalkeeper Bravo, main defender Pique, and Alves. For most of the day, the defense line collapsed.

Losing the ball may be expected, but he just didn't expect it to come so early! -
But Enrique doesn't need to be too surprised, because he will feel even more helpless next time!

After losing the ball, Barcelona quickly organized an offensive. They used continuous precise passes to gradually advance to Atletico Madrid's half-court area.

During the nearly 10 minutes they were in possession of the ball, the Atletico players couldn't even touch the shadow of the ball!

Compared with Guardiola's period, although Barcelona under Enrique lacked Xavi, the midfielder brain, the team's passing seems to be more efficient and smooth!
Iniesta suddenly made a pass at the top of the penalty area, and Suarez, who turned his head and ran, caught up with the football along the right side of the penalty area, and was about to pass it to Neymar, who was outflanking the goal, but the football he passed failed to pass Atletico Madrid The line of defense, but hit Jimenez's elbow attached to his waist!

Suarez slapped his arm for the first time and appealed to the referee Laos:
"Handball! Foul! Penalty!"

But the referee ignored the Uruguayan striker's complaint at all, and instead turned his head and ran in the other direction!
Atletico Madrid has launched a counterattack! -
Jimenez's elbow popped the ball out of the penalty area. The old captain Gabi quickly protected the landing point and passed the ball to the left back Juan Forlan.

Forlan took advantage of the situation to get rid of the Barcelona midfielder Rafinha who was trying to block him, and then sent a fast forward pass.

"Atletico Madrid's fast break! Just three passes and two passes, it has already crossed the center line! The left pass from Cork! Chen Hao broke through with the ball!"

The narrator He Wei was refreshed. This was the scene he had been waiting for for more than ten minutes!

"Chen Hao and Torres played two against two! Can Vermaelen and Mascherano complete this difficult defensive task?"
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Busquets is trying his best to chase back. Although he looks a little clumsy in his tall stature, once his two long legs are thrown away, he is still very fast, and his speed is not slow at all.

But he still couldn't catch up to Atletico Madrid's No. 11 player who was galloping with the ball!
Chen Hao has already approached the city, and the one standing in front of him...is Barcelona defender Vermaelen!
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Mascherano has no choice. He has been involved by Torres. No matter how important Chen Hao is, he cannot give up his defensive goal and turn to help another teammate.

So, from five meters away, he watched Chen Hao's legs sway strangely to the left and right, and he even broke through Vermaelen's defensive area with the ball!

Chen Hao first flicked the ball to the right with the outside of his foot, luring Vermaelen to tilt his center of gravity outward, and then swept the ball to the left with the inside of his foot, completing a textbook dribble!

The oxtail is amazing!
Unprepared, Vermaelen could no longer maintain his balance during the two consecutive center of gravity shifts, and fell backwards with his legs hugged!
"Beautiful! This ecstasy is so wonderful!"

He Wei couldn't help being overwhelmed.

He wanted to scratch his head and think about how to praise this extraordinary person, but he had to immediately return to the work of explaining:

"Chen Hao formed a single sword! He faced Ter Stegen head-on! How would he deal with it?"

Chen Hao, who broke into the penalty area, didn't need to think about the way of shooting at all. He just rubbed the arch of his foot, and a black and white arc spun towards the upper corner of the goal!

Ter Stegen just raised his arm symbolically, then dropped it helplessly!

2-0!

12 minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid took a two-goal lead!

　On November 11th, the list of rewards: Tony Geng, 12;
　　
　
(End of this chapter)