Chapter 306: Osasuna's performance is too good!
Under Mrs. Flor's hospitality, Zhen Shaolong almost stayed at Flor's house, but fortunately, he held on to his principles and firmly chose to leave.
"It's too late, don't go back. You're going to stay in a room today. β
Mrs. Flor was indeed welcoming.
Zhen Shaolong thought about it for a while, but still shirked and decided to leave, the atmosphere in Flor's house was too embarrassing, not to mention, he was not arranged with Lisa......
"It has nothing to do with this, I didn't want to live in the first place." When he walked out of the door with his head held high, Zhen Shaolong thought very firmly.
He was already very satisfied to be able to complete the task normally, and to be able to walk out with his whole body.
When he returned to the residence, Zhen Shaolong's whole body relaxed, and he planned to wash and sleep directly, but he faced an embarrassing problem.
Alice walked over and asked, "You drove out?" See what's on the co-pilot? Did you help me get it? β
"What?" Zhen Shaolong was stunned.
"That's the mask and cream I bought, and two lipsticks, which were very expensive, and cost almost a thousand euros." Alice grinned as she spoke, but her eyes were full of enthusiasm, "It's the first time I've bought such an expensive one, it's a world brand, and the effect is definitely ......"
The latter words were not heard clearly.
Zhen Shaolong had vaguely remembered that before walking into Flor's house, he saw a beautiful packaging bag from the co-pilot, and he picked it up as a 'souvenir'.
He couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.
Shut up.
Use silence to indicate that you don't know.
Zhen Shaolong suddenly understood the reason why Mrs. Flor was so enthusiastic.
Meantime.
Seeing Alice's expectant gaze, he also knew what to do.
He called Huzi, "I'll give you a task, a very important task, go to the mall early tomorrow morning, buy masks, creams, and lipsticks for women, any brand, but the total cost can't be less than 1,000 euros...... No, two thousand euros. β
"Got it?"
Huzi hesitated and said, "But I won't buy these ......."
"It doesn't matter, it's all clearly priced, you just need to talk to the salesperson."
"But I don't know the brand......"
Zhen Shaolong listened to Huzi's words, and also felt that it was unreliable to let him buy these things, so he could only call Eva at the door and let her go with Huzi, and then fell asleep with peace of mind.
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The next morning, Zhen Shaolong told Beard and Eva again, asking them not to let Alice know about things, and put the things they bought directly in the co-pilot.
As for the fact that things are different......
"It's okay, right? I bought a better one, as a gift for Alice, and she would probably be happy and not bother. β
Zhen Shaolong thought.
When he came to the club, he didn't have time to think about it, and the team's training was only two things.
Warm up.
Tactical lessons.
The warm-up is to adjust the state of the players, and the tactical class is arranged by the coaching staff, explaining the style of play with Osasuna, and explaining the problems to be paid attention to in the game.
Afternoon time.
St. Pauli flew to Pamplona, Spain, to prepare for the first leg against Osasuna, and every player was in good spirits, because it was the semi-final of the UEFA Cup, the level of attention was even higher, and for each player's own development, it was very meaningful to perform well in the game.
Because the game is very important, the club manager Retig, who goes with the team, personally takes on some logistics to ensure that other tedious things do not affect the team's state of the game.
Meantime.
As the big game approaches, media coverage on both sides has begun, and the German and Spanish media are very concerned about the game.
In Europe this season, both Spanish and German football have been underdogs, and neither team has managed to reach the last four of the Champions League.
The defeat of German football was to be expected.
Germany competes in the Champions League, only Bayern Munich has a highlight, but Bayern's results are not good, the domestic league can not enter the top four, and the Champions League is eliminated early, which is also a very normal thing.
Spanish football is a surprise.
Real Madrid and Barcelona all fell in the round of 16, and the only remaining seed, Valencia, was also eliminated by Chelsea of the English Premier League in the quarterfinals.
The Champions League semi-finals were almost occupied by English football, with Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool all reaching the semi-finals, and the remaining team being AC Milan in Serie A.
Germany and Spain, neither team reached the last four of the Champions League, the Champions League game seems to have nothing to do with the two countries, but they have occupied the last four of the League Cup, and the two semi-finals of the League Cup are Germany and Spain -
St. Pauli against Osasuna.
Werder Bremen against Espanyol.
The 'two-on-two matchup' between Germany and Spain is also considered to be a 'collision between German football and Spanish football', but the Spanish media does not quite agree with this statement, because it is only Espanyol and Osasuna who represent Spain.
These two teams are so bad!
If it is Valencia, Sevilla and other teams, the Spanish media still have some confidence, but Espanyol and Osasuna are only the middle teams of La Liga, and the 'representatives' of Germany are different, Bremen and St. Pauli are the third and fourth in the Bundesliga, and the outside world is more optimistic that they can beat the Spanish team and meet in the final of the League Cup.
Although Spain's two teams are at a disadvantage in terms of strength, ranking, and performance, the Spanish media still hope that their own team can reverse the disadvantage and successfully beat the German team.
They started building momentum before the game.
The match between San Paoli and Osasuna, the first match of the semi-finals, received a lot of attention, and the Spanish media began to analyze the possibility of Osasuna beating San Pauli from all angles.
Meantime.
Many Spanish media have also begun to give advice to Osasuna, one of the key points is, "How to block Zhen Shaolong!" β
Anyone who knows a little about St. Pauli knows the importance of restricting Zhen Shaolong's play, as long as Zhen Shaolong is restricted, St. Pauli's strength will immediately drop a notch.
But how?
One by one, the media used their brains.
The German media naturally did not dare to lag behind, they waved the flag for St. Pauli, and sent 10,000 blessings to Zhen Shaolong, in the confrontation between the two national teams, the German media stood on the side of St. Pauli and Zhen Shaolong.
All kinds of news came out one after another.
Watching football reports in Germany and Spain, it feels as if the match between St. Pauli and Osasuna has become the most classic battle of the century.
In fact, it was just a League Cup semi-final, and the two sides were only their own dark horses.
That's all.
It is difficult for the outside media to influence the two teams, and the key to the victory or defeat of the media's public opinion depends on the performance of the two teams on the field.
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El Sadar Stadium.
Overcrowded.
It was the most significant match ever played at the Sardar Stadium.
The UEFA Cup semi-finals are nothing for the European giants, but for Osasuna, they are the pinnacle of club history.
The number of fans who wanted to watch the game in person was very large, but unfortunately the Sardar Stadium was too small to hold less than 20,000 spectators, so the vast majority of fans could only watch it live on TV, but the fans of Osasuna were still very excited.
Because Osasuna is doing very well!
At this time.
In the 56th minute of the game, the surrounding stands erupted in loud cheers, just now, Osasuna's Argentine striker Romeo took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity to break through Zihenger and hit the ball into the goal with a single knife in the penalty area.
1 to 0!
Osasuna leads St. Pauli!
The Osasuna fans in the stadium cheered for the goal.
They were so excited.
Osasuna's entry into the last four of the UEFA Cup has already made club history, and even the most demanding fans could not have hoped for better, but now that Osasuna has shown that they may beat St. Pauli and advance to the UEFA Cup final, the hearts of fans are completely filled with excitement, and many fans are beginning to look forward to the League Cup final belonging to Osasuna.
St. Pauli was a little down.
Head coach Bergman stood on the sidelines, the expression on his face was a little helpless, although the opponent only scored one goal, but thinking about the lack of goals in the first fifty minutes, he almost knew the situation of the game.
Osasuna are really defensive!
As a Spanish team, it is a bit unimaginable that they will be dedicated to defense at home, and only occasionally play counter-attacks.
Osasuna's style is indeed conservative, but to this extent, it was also something that was not expected before the game.
St. Pauli ...... Of course, it is also very conservative.
St. Pauli is an away team, and compared with Osasuna, it basically does not have an advantage, and defense is the best choice.
When both teams are not active, the situation of the game is drowsy, each team is very focused on defense, and there are not many troops to put into the attack, which also leads to the first half can be said to be spent in the 'peace ball', and the fans in the stands are drowsy.
The second half became a bit more intense.
Both sides stepped up their attacks slightly, but it was Osasuna who took the lead and took advantage of the sudden tackle to play a rather powerful counter-attack.
"1 to 0! Osasuna played very well today, not only solidifying the defence, but also playing a strong counter-attack, as evidenced by the scoreline. β
"They have also been successful in defending St. Pauli 13 and Zhen Shaolong, so far, Zhen Shaolong has only had one shot on goal, no threat to the goal, and the number of touches is even less pitiful......"
The Spanish commentator spoke as if Osasuna had beaten St. Pauli to secure a place in the UEFA Cup final.
In reality, the score was just 1-0.
Zhen Shaolong stood in the middle circle, kicked the ball back to Bol, and then immediately rushed to the front, continuing to find a position and wait for opportunities.
He's always done that.
is different from what the outside world imagined, Zhen Shaolong is not a little impatient or anything like anything because of his 'poor performance', but he is very calm.
Don't score at half-time?
Isn't that normal?
Zhen Shaolong was mentally prepared before the game, because he had studied Osasuna and had a lot of understanding, and the opponent would definitely put on an iron bucket formation, but it was just a difference in degree, and St. Pauli's style of play was also defensive counterattack.
With both sides playing like this, there will definitely be fewer chances ahead.
Zhen Shaolong's participation in the competition does not depend on his state or anything like that, even if he is not in too good shape, his skills will have the same effect.
So he's not in a hurry.
In the previous game time, he almost figured out Osasuna's defense, and the opponent was purely a crowd tactic, relying on the accumulation of numbers to defend intensively.
It's a really good defense.
Even if the "Assault" skill is activated, there are four or five opposing players in the penalty area, and they will definitely be stopped halfway, so they can only continue to wait for now.
In addition, opportunities are not just waiting for them, they are also created.
Bergman is also prepared for Osasuna's conservatism, one of the ways he formulated the play, is to break through at the edge of the penalty area, Zhen Shaolong, Bor, Albrecht, several players with good skills, can break through in key positions, and the advantage of individual breakthroughs is that as long as the breakthrough is successful, it is easy to find opportunities, and it can also force the opponent to foul.
As long as the opponent fouls, there will be set-piece opportunities.
'Making set-pieces' is an important part of St. Pauli's style of play, Zhen Shaolong's direct free kick ability is recognized by the whole of Germany, and it doesn't matter if Europe recognizes it or not, the whole St. Pauli team trusts him very much, as long as he continues to make set-pieces, the chance of scoring goals will be greatly increased.
Osasuna did not realize this.
Maybe they knew that Zhen Shaolong's direct free kick was very threatening, but at the moment of crisis in the game, they didn't care about it so much.
In the 68th minute, St. Pauli succeeded.
Seven metres from the penalty line, Bol broke through the opposition's midfield, and then stepped on the surface of the opposition player in the process of passing the ball with his feet.
This is not actually a deliberate foul.
During the game, it is easy to foul in the scramble, even if the defender does not mean it, but if there is action, he will definitely be whistled for a foul.
The referee blows the whistle and stops the game.
Subsequently.
Zhen Shaolong's free kick hit the top left corner of the goal.
"The ball is in!"
βGOOOOOLοΌ Zhen Shaolongβ"
Amid the shouts of a handful of St. Pauli fans, the home team Osasuna fans couldn't get any more excited.
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