Chapter 145: Mourinho's smile
After Deco's goal, Queiroz on the sidelines became nervous. For him, Real Madrid's Champions League table is an important basis for whether he can hold his job. Standing on the sidelines, he shouted criticism at the players on the pitch, but sadly, not many people paid attention to him as a manager. In fact, Queiroz is such a cousin, no wonder he can't suppress this group of bigwigs, as the head coach of a giant club, Queiroz's appearance at this time is too substandard, his face is angry, there is also a trace of panic.
However, the Real Madrid stars on the pitch at the moment did not have much thought about the goal conceded, after all, they had not seen anything in their careers. It was Zidane who looked at Lao Lei with interest, and seemed to be very interested in the Marseille maneuver that Lao Lei had just used. After the resumption of the game, Real Madrid took control of the football and continued to attack the Porto line, which was still retracting in their own half.
Real Madrid's increasingly aggressive offensive soon made Lao Lei and them come out of the joy brought by the goal. It was Zidane who took the football to face Lao Lei's defense, although Lao Lei was very tight, but because he was afraid of Real Madrid's free kicks, he couldn't make moves unscrupulously, and in such a situation, there was always some bogeys in the face of Zidane. After playing a one-two-one cooperation with Raul who pulled out of the penalty area again, Zidane accelerated forward, causing Lao Lei's center of gravity to move, and then immediately a Marseille maneuver to entertain Lao Lei. Although Lao Lei wanted to forcibly shift his focus back, he didn't have enough spare energy.
Seeing Zidane flashing in front of him very elegantly, Lao Lei had to admit in his heart that Marseille maneuvered at Zidane's feet, and there was always a taste of elegance that he couldn't express. Seeing that Zidane was about to pass. Lao Lei reluctantly stretched out his hand and pulled down Zidane. Real Madrid was given a free kick from the left side of the penalty area, 23 meters from the goal. This is a dangerous position. It's within Beckham's range. Beckham is best known for his appearance, in addition to his looks, is his unique Beckham arc, the full moon scimitar, and this is the biggest reason for Lao Lei's defensive mouse thrower at the edge of the penalty area.
Real Madrid have two free-kick masters, the technical Beckham and the powerful Carlos, which is also the biggest reliance on their team that is not afraid of dense defense. However, this free-kick was clearly more suitable for David Beckham, who also stood in front of the football. Porto's human wall and goalkeeper Baia, who are also facing the enemy, carefully arrange the defensive line. Beckham's full moon scimitar, like Ding Peng's scimitar in Gu Long's novel, is beautiful but deadly.
What makes Beckham's free-kicks unique is the peculiarity of his serve. Compared with other free-kick positions, Beckham's free-kick kick twisted from the moment he kicked it out was beyond the ordinary, and the angle of his whole body tilt was much greater than that of other free-kick positions. This is one of the reasons why his free kicks have such a large arc, and if people want to practice this kind of free kicks, they also have to consider whether their ankles can withstand such twists. England's Sky TV once did a show about David Beckham's free-kick. Every detail was explained in great detail. At the end of the show, they made the point that Beckham's ankle structure is unusual, and if someone else practiced Beckham's free kick, it was likely that his career would end early. In a certain way. This is also a reason why Beckham's free-kick is a big deal.
Anyway, with the referee's "beep", Beckham's full moon scimitar officially appeared at the Dragon Stadium and appeared in front of the fans of Porto. The soccer ball draws an exaggerated arc in the air. In Baia's eyes, the football first headed for the corner flag area, but suddenly there was a big change of direction in the air. It's like an invisible hand forcibly changing the trajectory of a soccer ball in the air. Such a shot is the most difficult for the goalkeeper to judge, and what is even more terrifying is that Beckham's free-kick is not only a curling one. The same pace is not slow, leaving the goalkeeper with very little reaction time. Perhaps the best description of David Beckham's free-kick is from Gu Long's novel: "It's like the moon, and when you see it, the moonlight is already in front of your eyes." ”
If Baia knew this, he must be the person who felt the most about it at this time. When Beckham's shot came to the goal with an exaggerated arc, Baia realized that he was slow. By the time he took to the skies, he could no longer put up any resistance to football. But just when he was in despair, a "clang" sound saved him, and with the exclamations of the Porto fans in the stadium, the football hit the crossbar and flew off the bottom line.
Seeing such a situation, no matter what the outside world says about Beckham, Lao Lei feels that with only this free kick, Beckham has the capital to be proud of in football. After Baia drove the football out, Lao Lei led his teammates to firmly control the situation with passing, and they needed time to calm down the bombardment of Real Madrid just a while.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, after Alenichev gave the ball to Real Madrid after a wrong pass in front, Carlos got the ball and then raced down the flank. In the face of Ferreira, Carlos kicked the football 5 or 6 meters away, and then forced his speed to overtake. Sometimes a simple approach works better, and Carlos' speed advantage is such a good way, and the speed disadvantage cannot be remedied with enthusiasm and hard work on the field. Ferreira wanted to knock Carlos down, but Carlos was short and strong, and his center of gravity was low and steady. Ferreira's collision did not affect Carlos, but allowed him to fall completely behind Carlos.
Carlos's successful bottom pushed Porto's entire defensive line into the penalty area, and the protection and defensive strength at the edge of the penalty area were greatly reduced. Coming to the baseline, Carlos did not choose to cross, but knocked the ball straight to the edge of the penalty area. Lao Lei kept squeezing his body against him behind Zidane, preventing him from receiving the ball smoothly. And although Zidane stubbornly stuck the old Reka behind him, he couldn't handle the ball lightly. So he faced the ball and stretched out his right foot to make a gesture to stop the ball. Suddenly, he gave way to the football.
And because Lao Lei's vision was blocked. So in the face of Zidan's sudden concession, the preparation was also insufficient. Although he barely stretched out his foot and touched it. But it's not enough to change the trajectory of football. Solari caught control of the ball before Kostiani and then flicked the outside of his right foot to Ronaldo's feet. Ronaldo, who is getting more and more bloated, once again showed the top striker level in front of the penalty area. In the face of Solari's pass, he led with his right foot, then immediately turned with his left foot as the axis, and hit the goal with a shot on his right heel. This action was very coherent, and Carvalho's block was still a step slower after all.
The ball barely spun in the air and went straight to the right corner of the goal. Ronaldo's sudden shot on goal. Bea couldn't react and the ball bounced on the inside of the right post and into the back of the net. Ten minutes after Deco's goal, Real Madrid equalised through a shot from alien Ronaldo, and Porto missed the goal.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Aliens have come to Earth!! Ronnie hits a beautiful world wave! "The Real Madrid commentator was happy, and when Porto took the lead, he was held back for a long time. Ronaldo, on the other hand, made his standard celebratory gesture and shook his right index finger.
Perhaps Ronaldo at this time is no longer the alien who killed thousands of miles of enemies and ran rampant in the past. But his talent as a shooter is also good enough for him to be a top striker. Mourinho on the sidelines was also helpless about the goal conceded, the player who conceded the goal did nothing wrong, and Real Madrid's superstar changed this with his own personal ability. Thankfully, he was well prepared for the fact that the impact of the goal was expected in his plan.
After the celebration of the players of Real Madrid. McCarthy drove the ball out again in the center circle. After the opening, Porto still followed Mourinho's instructions and controlled the game with their own rhythm steadily. There was no impact from the change in the situation on the field. Mourinho looked at Queiroz, who seemed to be still immersed in the joy of the goal, and smiled mockingly. I look down on Queiroz's posture. And that's what he thinks is Real Madrid's third weakness, the manager. At this point, Mourinho is confident that he can beat Queiroz outright. Mourinho may not have an advantage in terms of tactical arrangement, but when it comes to the ability to control the team and command on the spot, he is confident that he is a step ahead. Seeing the Porto players on the pitch clinging to the Real Madrid players on the pitch, always looking for physical contact, Mourinho showed a meaningful smile of victory.
In the final stages of the first half, Real Madrid's attack on the left became more and more powerful under Carlos's brave play. Alenichev was pinned to his own half under Carlos' back-and-forth sprints, and Porto's attack on the right was completely dead. The left-sided king seemed to be in the mood for action, cutting forward more and more often, moving forward and moving forward, with Porto's right side of the line struggling. Lao Lei looked at this scene and felt that it was necessary to stimulate Carlos not to let him be so unscrupulous.
After Carlos rushed to the front court again, Lao Lei suddenly shook off Zidane and ran towards Carlos. Carlos was about to shake off Alenichev's defense at this time when he ushered in a tackle from Lao Lei. The football was left at Ray's feet, and Carlos stumbled on the field. Lao Lei propped up his right hand, and the whole person was like a spring, and he fought again. Then he immediately accelerated forward with the ball, and Alenichev immediately turned around and accelerated. In the face of Beckham's blocking, Lao Lei gave a straight plug to Alenichev's route.
Perhaps he was too crushed by Carlos, and at this time Alenichev showed his fastest speed. Advancing in great stride, in front of him was the back line of Real Madrid who were struggling to defend. Alenichev unceremoniously dribbled the ball in front of the Real Madrid backline in front of him, came to the edge of the box, and then suddenly cut inside with his right foot. When he came to the middle of the field, he suddenly struck the inside of his left foot and stuffed the football into the penalty area and gave it to the feet of McCarthy, who was leaning in. Although McCarthy's shot was saved by Casey bravely, it also made Carlos no longer able to push forward with impunity.
In the last minutes of the first half, after this attack, the situation finally returned to normal.
In the end, the two sides also scored 1:1 and shook hands.
But the smug smile on the corner of Mourinho's mouth is not in line with this score. (To be continued......)