St James' Park.

In the fourth round of Group C of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Newcastle United hosted Barcelona, and it was fully ready, with the cheers of the fans in the surrounding stands, and the players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel.

The starters trotted into the pitch in two rows.

As the players entered, the cheers in the stands became louder, and one of the loudest voices in the noisy cheers was the loudest, and you could tell the player's name when you heard it casually--

"Zhen Shaolong!"

"Zhen Shaolong, come on!"

After the starters of both sides officially entered, they stood in a row and faced each other.

Zhen Shaolong was opposite Eto'o, he really didn't want to observe the strong man, so he looked left and right at the surrounding stands, and then waved at the fans, which immediately caused even more violent cheers.

The entire stadium was filled with voices supporting Zhen Shaolong.

The Barcelona players couldn't help but look left and right, and everyone was sighing at Zhen Shaolong's popularity, "This guy is really popular!" ”

"Even when Xiao Luo is the most popular, he can't compare to him at all, right?"

The support at the Camp Nou will always be given to the whole of Barcelona, not to a single player, and the popularity of the other side even surpasses that of the entire Newcastle United, which is incredible to think about.

Back two seasons ago, Ronaldinho was also very popular, and in the Camp Nou game, fans could occasionally be heard shouting the name of 'Ronaldo', but only a small number of fans did that, and most of them still supported the entire Barcelona team, after all, there are many stars in the team, and Ronaldinho's performance is very good, but it is not overwhelming.

Ronaldinho can't do it, the others are even worse.

Now Barcelona's most popular star is Messi, Messi is Ronaldinho's successor, and has been given great expectations by the club and fans, but so far, Messi is only famous and popular, and he has not really made much contribution to Barcelona.

At this time.

Messi looked at the stands around him and thought enviously, "When will I be so popular with the fans." ”

Amid the support of the fans in the stands all around, the players from both sides took their positions.

"Beep~~~"

The referee's whistle announces the start of the game.

Newcastle United kick off.

Martins kicked the ball back to Barton and then ran forward quickly.

Opposite side.

The Barcelona players stared at Zhen Shaolong, and Pique, who was told to be responsible for marking Zhen Shaolong, ran forward as soon as possible, wanting to rush to Zhen Shaolong's side to mark, but he soon discovered something strange, the other party did not rush forward at the first time, but retreated more than ten meters back and ran to the Newcastle United half.

"What is he doing?"

Not to mention that Barcelona couldn't understand it, and Newcastle United's teammates couldn't understand it, the cameras were all pointed directly at Zhen Shaolong, and his teammates didn't know so they immediately passed the ball over.

Zhen Shaolong received a pass.

When he took advantage of the kick-off, he got the ball in his own half, and the opponent hadn't reacted yet, but Eto'o ran forward and approached, wanting to come over and bring pressure to Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong dribbled the ball forward without hurry, his speed was very slow, it seemed like a walk in his back garden.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Eto'o finally couldn't help but rush over, Zhen Shaolong calculated that the time was almost up, and he immediately ran forward with the ball, and when he took a step, the effect of "Roar" could be activated.

"Be careful!"

Zhen Shaolong roared.

Eto'o was stunned by the sound, a little confused.

After Zhen Shaolong activated the skill effect, the football was controlled in front of his body, he didn't have to pay attention to the football, and the moment he approached Eto'o, there was no false movement, he just accelerated and ran to the side, leaving Eto'o behind him immediately.

Eto'o slowed down and turned his head, a little depressed, "This guy actually affects me with his voice!" ”

"I'm still being bluffed!"

In fact, Zhen Shaolong's roar had no effect at all, and it was entirely by virtue of explosiveness and speed that he passed Eto'o.

Many players who saw Zhen Shaolong with the ball couldn't help but sigh, "This guy's ball control ability is really good." ”

The speed and explosiveness of Zhen Shaolong rushing up with the ball seem to be the same as running without the ball, but the football is firmly controlled in front of the body, reflecting an extremely superb level of ball control.

After crossing Eto'o, Zhen Shaolong rushed forward two steps and immediately met Messi who arrived in a hurry.

Messi stared at the ball at Zhen Shaolong's feet, he planned to try to steal and see, otherwise he would also put pressure on the opponent, Zhen Shaolong seemed to be affected, he slowed down slightly, and then kicked the ball to the left with a swing of his foot.

He's really kicking hard, and he's faking it.

The skill effect of "Roar" is not closed, and there is less than a second to go, the time is very short, it is enough to complete the foot swinging action, he is not actively closing the effect, and the skill suddenly plays a role, he seems to have made a mistake, the surface of the foot can not be aimed at the ball, if you rub the football past, the football just rolls forward a little bit, or in front of the body.

Zhen Shaolong actually hit the ball under the force, but the system controlled the ball not to roll forward, but his center of gravity still moved back a little, but no matter how big the center of gravity moved, it was not as big as Messi in front of him.

When Messi saw Zhen Shaolong's pass, he immediately waved his foot to the left side to block it, because it was a conscious block in a sudden situation, he didn't control his center of gravity and fell to the ground crookedly.

After Zhen Shaolong adjusted his center of gravity, he calmly took the ball next to Messi, and then had no idea of continuing to carry the ball at all, and directly handed the ball to his teammate Milner on the side.

His series of actions are incomprehensible.

This is how the Barcelona players understand, "This guy brought the ball for half a day, just to break through Eto'o, or to break through Messi?" Messi was indeed shaken. ”

"He made a mistake just now, right? Who would have thought that he would make a mistake if he didn't pass the ball well......"

"Was it a deliberate mistake?"

"Definitely not on purpose, looking at his movements, how is it possible? He almost fell himself. ”

"But in the end it was Messi who was shaken to ......"

Messi is really depressed, blocking the ball to the side is a knee-jerk reaction, but I didn't expect the other party to kick it?

Is it intentional?

If it's deliberate, it's terrible, the other party's actions are the same as the real one, such a realistic fake action, no one can see through it!

"Maybe it's a coincidence?"

This makes it even more depressing.

Coincidences can let themselves be shaken, and the opponent can easily dribble the ball and continue to move forward, Messi feels that God is unfriendly.

In fact.

Zhen Shaolong didn't take it seriously at all, he was just experimenting with the ideas in his heart to see if the new skills could perform 'feints', just like the effect of "Attack", and he couldn't even pass the ball in the process.

The experiment just now proved that "Roar" can also be used, and it is true that I didn't plan to pass the ball in advance, but just planned to make a feint.

It had a little effect.

Of course.

It's still chicken ribs.

"Roar" is activated by five seconds of possession, and trying to keep the ball in front of the court for five seconds during a game feels like a dream.

He couldn't do it anyway.

Newcastle United's first wave of attack only hit near the right side of the penalty area, and was grabbed by the opposing full-back Silvinho, and then Barcelona launched the attack.

Barcelona still use possession tactics, their style of play has never changed, and they will not change because of the opponent, they don't even need to adjust to the opponent, because the possession tactics are both offensive and defensive, and they will always be effective.

Barcelona took advantage of constant possession of the ball, grasped the initiative on the field, and also launched continuous attacks.

Newcastle United defended tightly.

Compared with the previous game, Newcastle United's defense has been more stable, one is because of the experience against Barcelona and the ability to adapt quickly to the home game.

The second is the work of Kevin Keegan.

Kevin Keegan is an advocate of attacking football, but his success has been in Fulham, Manchester City and other teams, and his successful resume is also 'promotion', 'relegation', etc., and one of the advantages of coaching a small ball club is that he will know how to set up a dense defense to play against the top clubs.

Newcastle United on the field now is to respond to Barcelona's continuous offensive with an orderly and dense defense at the back of the small club, their defense is very tight, almost every position is marked, the opponent occasionally makes breakthroughs, and there will be players to make up for it immediately.

The British commentator couldn't help but praise, "The Newcastle penalty area is very tightly defended. ”

"It's going to be a headache for Barça......"

That's the way it is in football, poor defense doesn't necessarily lead to conceding goals, and good defense doesn't necessarily mean keeping the goal.

In the thirteenth minute of the game, Messi's diagonal pass found Andres Iniesta, who burst into the box, and the latter won the ball and fired a powerful shot for Barcelona to complete the goal.

1 to 0!

Barcelona celebrated the goal with excitement.

"Iniesta, this youngster and Messi work very well together, he rushed over just to receive the ball, no one paid attention to Newcastle at the back, and there will be opponents on the side to keep up with ......"

"The ball is in! 1 to 0! ”

"In this game, Newcastle is a bit out of play......"

In fact, Iniesta can complete the goal, not only because of his good personal performance, but also because of the tacit cooperation of his teammates, but also because of Newcastle United's defensive mistakes.

Of course.

The game is not the time to be held accountable, Eto'o's position also needs to be defended, and Jean cannot be blamed entirely.

After Barcelona completed the penalty area, morale also became even higher.

They are even better.

In the course of the game on the field, the Barcelona players passed the ball continuously, and the fans were dazzled, and everyone must admit that Barcelona was skillful in cooperation, the players' ability level was excellent, and the overall tactical play was superior.

Barcelona not only played with confidence in attack, but also with confidence in defense.

Zhen Shaolong's performance in the last game can be said to have left a shadow on Barcelona, but Barcelona summed up the experience in this game, Pique, who was responsible for defending Zhen Shaolong in the first pick, has been quite experienced in defense, and his approach is to keep an eye on Zhen Shaolong at all times, it is best to be able to defend closely, reduce the opponent's possible touch, keep the opponent from kicking up at close distance, and put pressure on the opponent at any time.

This kind of all-round defense is tiring, but I can tell Zhen Shaolong that it is worth it.

Pique's defensive effect was remarkable.

The game lasted more than ten minutes, Zhen Shaolong did not show anything, he was indeed very depressed, it was difficult to catch the ball in the front court, and it was difficult to control the pass, and the opponent began to ignore the foul and prevent him from any possibility of getting up.

The defense is breached.

The offense can't be played.

As long as you watch the game, you know that Newcastle United are not in a good situation and the game is very bad for them.

Zhen Shaolong also knows.

He was worried that the team would not be confident and felt that he should do something to increase the confidence of his teammates.

Confidence is important.

A team with confidence will perform better, and conversely, if you don't have the confidence to play, your performance will be compromised.

So......

"What could bring more confidence than scoring goals?"

"Forget it!"

"Let's go first!"

Zhen Shaolong made a decision and began to constantly look for opportunities, and his running was obviously much more positive, which also made Pique, who was defending next to him, miserable.

Pique needs to put in more energy and physical fitness if he wants to defend comprehensively, he is much more tired than Zhen Shaolong, and in just ten minutes, he is already sweating profusely, and occasionally needs to stop and rest.

After Zhen Shaolong increased his running, Pique felt more tired, his physical fitness was keeping up, and his energy was a little unable to keep up.

In the 19th minute of the game, Newcastle United's attack hit the wing.

Zhen Shaolong rushed towards the side.

Pique tried hard to follow, but because the start was a little slower, he was still pulled more than three meters, and the distance of three meters on the football field was very short, but it was enough for Zhen Shaolong to get up.

After getting the pass from his teammates, Zhen Shaolong stood on the left sideline of the penalty area, glanced at the goal and kicked directly.

"Shoot!" The British commentator shouted it out.

Zhen Shaolong crossed too little, as long as he kicked in the direction of the goal, nine out of nine were direct shots.

It was indeed a shot.

The shot was a bit far from the goal, and the angle was a bit small, and Barcelona didn't pay much attention to it.

Valdés was standing right in front of the door.

He wasn't flustered.

Valdés judged the course of the football first-time, had plenty of time to prepare, and jumped at the most suitable time.

And then......

"Click......

Valdés felt a sudden chill underneath him, and his jumping movements were suddenly affected, and he failed to catch the ball accurately, and the ball fell above his fingers, and then flew directly into the goal.

Suddenly.

The stadium was shocked.

"The ball went in?"

"What's going on?"

"Valdés didn't even catch the ball?"

In everyone's doubts, after Valdés landed, he didn't look at the goal behind him, but looked down at his pants, and he opened his legs to find that the crotch of his pants had been torn a big hole, and the color of the pants inside could be seen.

"Is it red?"

Everyone who saw this scene was shocked.