Chapter 523: His Ball Handling Is Too Good!
At this time.
The British BBC Sports Television is playing a slow-motion replay of the shot just now.
The replay started with Zhen Shaolong catching the ball.
The match commentator, former England star Lineker, was analysing the process, "Let's see, Zhen Shaolong, he received a pass from a teammate. ”
"Ball protection! Feints! ”
"Cambiaso's defense is very old, and he blocked Zhen Shaolong's route to the middle with his runs."
"Samuel has gone up!"
"Cambiasso and Samuel are going to flank Zhen Shaolong back and forth, they have blocked almost all the routes of Zhen Shaolong and his teammates, and it is unlikely that they will be able to ......pass the ball"
"It's now! Zhen Shaolong picked the ball...... Wrong! It was a feint, he crossed Cambiaso and the ball was kicked from the right side. ”
"Cambiaso has been deceived! Samuel has also been deceived! ”
"This feint is so exciting! One move deceived Cambiasso and Samuel all, and it was too late for them to catch up! ”
"Final shot!"
"The angle of the shot was very tricky, but unfortunately it was too far away, and it was saved by goalkeeper Cesar. Cesar looked like he was in good shape, he was quick and precise, and he made a textbook save to keep the ball out of the net......"
Lineker praised Cesar at the end, but he used a lot of language halfway to describe Zhen Shaolong's breakthrough process, and praised Zhen Shaolong's feints.
"Pretty good!"
"Superb!"
"One move deceived Cambiasso and Samuel!"
on the field.
After Newcastle United's attack, Samuel and Cambiaso glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be shocked by being broken together, they were still very confident in their defensive strength, but what they didn't expect was that the opponent's breakthrough was superb to the extreme, and the feints were so realistic that they seemed to be real.
What the two couldn't understand was, "Didn't you say he wouldn't break through?" ”
Before the game, head coach Jose Mourinho made a detailed arrangement for Zhen Shaolong's defense, "His technical flaws are obvious, and he will basically not break through." I've seen a lot of videos of his breakthroughs relying on speed, not technique! ”
"So it's good that we don't give him space, don't let him run, play in the middle and back, limit him with space and pressing......"
Mourinho's strategy for defense, the simple explanation is that the midfield and backfield cooperate with each other, as long as Zhen Shaolong goes to the front to receive the ball, he will face the front and back of the two players.
Inter Milan's central and backfield players are undoubtedly quite strong defensively.
Under the sandwich defense of the two players, even the top technical stars are difficult to perform, and they are also very targeted to Zhen Shaolong, because he has to face huge defensive pressure at any time, and the space to play is extremely compressed, and it is difficult to have a chance to shoot when he receives a pass in front.
Easier said than done.
If it is placed on an ordinary Premier League team, it is almost impossible to use the cooperation of central defenders to complete the marking of a single player, even if it is a top team such as Manchester United and Chelsea.
Because of tacit understanding.
Because of the defensive style of play and habits.
Inter Milan is different.
Inter Milan is an Italian team, the outstanding feature of the Italian team lies in the strict defensive cooperation in the backfield, in the nineties, Italy's "chain defense" is world-renowned, and the development to the present, the defense of each team is not limited to the simple "chain", the backfield player defense, there are many ways to cooperate, such as Inter Milan, the top Italian club, the defense can be superb enough to ensure that no one is missed, even if a certain point is broken, it is difficult for others to make up for the defense as quickly as possible.
Inter Milan's defense is already excellent, and Mourinho has formulated a defensive strategy against Zhen Shaolong after thinking about it.
The advantages of this strategy are also obvious.
Because they did not send someone to mark the defense, Inter Milan did not pay too high a price for the defense against Zhen Shaolong, and every player can play normally, which alone is more than a step higher than other teams in the way of sending a single defense.
Of course.
No tactic can be perfect.
Mourinho's strategy wants to be executed perfectly, the players' reaction and performance on the field must not be bad, in addition, the most feared is also the defender's player, the foot technique is very good, and the ability to break through is even more deadly.
Targeted strategies are used on stars such as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, not only to play a less than half role, but also to play a counterproductive role, as long as they can break through the front and rear defense, the front will be empty, and the goal will become very dangerous at that time.
Zhen Shaolong's breakthrough shot failed to complete the goal, and the impact was not so big, Inter Milan was a little vigilant, but most of them didn't care very much.
It's just a breakthrough.
Even if it is a strong defender, there will be mistakes, and it is very normal for a rookie striker to occasionally perform, and a good performance does not mean anything.
Inter Milan lifted their spirits and launched an attack towards Newcastle United.
Inter Milan can be considered by the Italian media as 'definitely winning the championship', even AC Milan can not compete with it, the strength is certainly undoubted, after Mourinho took the coaching whip, he quickly adjusted the formation to 433.
Inter Milan, who used the 433 formation, strengthened the defensive ability of the backfield, but the offensive ability was not affected, and the sacrifice was the movement of the players.
At Inter Milan, the average distance a player runs in a single game is one-third more than when Mancini was in charge.
The more you run, the more energy you expend.
Of course.
In the face of excellent and stable overall performance, it is nothing for players to consume more physical energy, even if there are players whose physical fitness cannot keep up, there are still many stars who want to consume physical energy on the bench of Inter Milan, and their strength is not much worse than that of the starters.
Newcastle United are much weaker in comparison.
Less than ten minutes into the game, it can be seen on the field that Newcastle United played very passively, and the reason for passivity was naturally a lack of strength.
In addition, Newcastle United's tactics are not very consistent, and the players are not very comfortable with the new style of play.
The onus for that lies with head coach Keegan.
Keegan is an advocate of attacking football, and after taking office, he made big changes to his tactics.
When a team's tactics have a big change, it is not possible to complete it in a short time to adapt, a set of inherent tactical system, it takes even a few seasons to mature, and the players who do not adapt to the tactics will leave, and some players who can adapt to the tactics will be added, and after several consecutive adjustments, a set of tactics can mature.
Tactics are something that needs to be played by the players.
So far, there have only been two months of preparation for the summer, and Newcastle United's squad has not been adjusted, and only the back line has been supplemented in terms of reinforcements, and the adaptation to the new tactics is naturally very poor.
This is also the fundamental reason why Newcastle United started the three-game winless game in August.
Now in the face of the powerful Inter Milan, the disadvantages of Newcastle United's unformed style of play have been clearly shown, and the midfielders' play is a little chaotic, sometimes the football is controlled by Inter Milan, and the players don't even know how to run.
Sidelines.
Keegan watched the game with some worries, of course he knew the reason for the team's passivity, there was a gap between Newcastle United and Inter Milan, but it was certainly not as big as on the field, mainly because the team did not fully adapt to the tactics.
There is no way around it.
It will definitely take a season or two for the average manager to put together a new team, the new season has just begun, and Newcastle United need more experience.
According to Keegan's thinking, this season should be 'no goal', as long as it can complete relegation, and in one or two seasons, Newcastle United's results will definitely improve steadily.
Pity.
Club president Ashley does not agree, and Newcastle fans will not agree, because on the surface, Newcastle United won the Premier League last season, and after the new manager took office, they are pitiful enough to aim for relegation?
So what do you do with the change of coach?
Keegan thought about it carefully, but he knew that Newcastle United's title was mainly due to Zhen Shaolong's performance, not how strong Newcastle United were as a whole.
Now we can only watch the players on the field play.
Keegan couldn't help but look at the number thirteen, and he suddenly realized that he shouldn't think so, "How can I put my hope of winning on the performance of a player!" ”
"No way!"
"I won by tactics! And not by the players! Otherwise, what's the difference with Sam (Allardyce) who doesn't have much ability? ”
on the field.
Zhen Shaolong is idling in the front court.
In fact, he wanted to play very much and wanted to work very hard, but he didn't expect the team to be suppressed so badly, and he couldn't even receive the ball for a long time in the front court.
Thereupon......
He stood in place and waved his fist lightly, shouting the slogan in rhythm, "Come on!" Newcastle! ”
"Come on! Philip! ”
"Come on! Alan! ”
"Come on ......"
Qi Wo next to him didn't know what Zhen Shaolong was doing, so he got closer and listened carefully, and his face was suddenly full of black lines, "You don't go back to defend?" ”
"Nope."
Zhen Shaolong immediately shook his head.
"Why?"
Zhen Shaolong looked down at his feet and said seriously, "My feet are used to score goals, not to defend from behind." ”
“……”
Zivo felt that he could not communicate with the genius (retarded).
Two minutes later.
Perhaps it was Zhen Shaolong's silent cheering that played a role, and Newcastle United finally stabilized the formation, firmly controlled the football at their feet, and played a steady attack.
Geremi organizes an attack.
After dribbling across the halfway line, Geremi handed the ball to Damien Duff.
Compared with the top clubs in Europe, Newcastle United's overall squad is weak, but the flanks are still very good, N'Zogbia and Milner are all very good young wingers, but they are not as competitive as Damien Duff.
Experienced, strong and consistent, Duff has been a mainstay on the wing since his return from injury last season, mainly playing on the right side of the front, which has also become Newcastle United's main attacking direction.
Now Duff is showing his strength as well.
After receiving a pass from Grami, Duff immediately used skillful ball control, quickly brought the ball forward from the side, until the left side of the penalty area, he did not do what Milner often does, stuffy head dribbling to the bottom line, but dodged the defender to intercept, and then passed the ball to the middle with a brisk kick.
Barton!
Barton didn't even think about the ball, and directly kicked the ball to Zhen Shaolong.
Zhen Shaolong was standing five meters in front of the big penalty area, and after receiving the pass, he was immediately caught by Cambiaso and Zivo.
Cambiaso and Zivo had a very good understanding, and they came from both sides to block the front and right routes.
In the face of this kind of oppressive packing, the best option is to pass the ball to the left side in advance and let the teammates on the left side cross again to look for opportunities, but Zhen Shaolong obviously doesn't want to pass the ball.
He glanced to the left.
Milner has already responded, Cambiasso and Zivo also hope that Zhen Shaolong will pass the ball, they will no longer need to defend tightly, in the eyes of Inter Milan players, Milner's threatening ability is several times weaker than Zhen Shaolong.
As long as Zhen Shaolong passes the ball, the defense is equivalent to success.
Zhen Shaolong seemed to be about to pass the ball, he swung his right foot and gently pushed it over, but at the same time, he turned on the "Forced Breakthrough" skill, and immediately put away his strength and ran towards the right front.
Cambiaso and Zivo were not deceived by the first action, but because they had to pay attention in advance, Zivo's center of gravity was still slightly offset, and at the same time, they noticed that the football was firmly controlled at Zhen Shaolong's feet, and he didn't even roll out half a meter in front of him, and every kick in the opponent's run would gently kick the ball to keep the football about half a meter in front of him.
"He's so good with the ball!"
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but admire in their hearts, Cambiaso and Zivo were even more shocked that Zhen Shaolong's speed was still very fast, as if it was a direct explosion without the ball, and the ball control did not affect the outbreak at all.
Fast!
It's so fast!
As soon as Cambiaso started, he was thrown out of position.
Ziwo's center of gravity shifted, and it was too late to keep up.
They almost looked at Zhen Shaolong and rushed forward a distance of nearly five meters.
And then.
Zhen Shaolong slowed down!
After getting rid of Cambiaso and Zivo in one go, Zhen Shaolong found that Inter Milan's defense seemed to be unguarded against him, and the other defenders were a little far away, so they didn't have time to make up for it.
The edge of the exclusion zone.
After Zhen Shaolong glanced at the goal, he waved his right foot without hesitation.
"Bang!"
A direct shot from outside the box!
Unlike the opening shot, Zhen Shaolong ran to the penalty area line, and his position was also in the middle, less than 20 meters away from the goal.
For him, it's almost the same as a penalty.
The football instantly rushed through the penalty area, and a white light appeared on the left side of the goal, no matter how fast the goalkeeper Cesar reacted, there was no way to hit the goal from this dead corner, and he could only watch the football fly into the goal against the post.
Meantime.
Lineker, the commentator, also shouted, "goooooooooal!!" ”
"The ball is in!"
"Zhen Shaolong!"
"It's the seventeenth minute, after Zhen Shaolong completed his personal breakthrough, he volleyed directly into the corner of the penalty area to help Newcastle United score the first goal!"
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