Chapter 311: A Stage for One Person
"It won't work like this..." Ronaldo flexibly controlled the ball with his right foot and avoided pressing from Martini and Serginho (substitute Seedorf in the 86th minute), while thinking distracted, "Xavi (Alonso)'s advantage is that his overall situation is excellent and his passes are accurate and his coverage is large, but he has gotten rid of the bad ability and lack of fine skills on the spot, which makes it difficult for him to play his due strength in the situation of small space for movement. Although Edgar has strong abilities and is also very adapted to this intensity of defense, but at the age of 32, he does not have enough physical strength to maintain this high level of performance in overtime. Didier is restricted by Stam and Nesta again... tsk, it seems that he can only find a breakthrough from me or Frank."
As one of the top superstars in international football in his previous life and also George's most valued player in this life, Ronaldo relies on his not-so-top football talent (to be honest, in terms of football sense and talent alone, Ronaldo is not even as good as Quaresma, who is also a Lisbon Gemini), but relies on his training method that is so hard that he can be called self-abuse. Especially in this life, with the strong support of Tottenham's laboratory and George equipped the Portuguese with a complete extremely professional training team, Ronaldo's progress can be said to be a thousand miles a day, matured earlier and faster than in his previous life, and became an indispensable member of Tottenham's first team!
Although he does not have the speed of Ribery and Robben, his breakthrough ability is worse than these two, and he does not have the signature inward shooting skills of Robben, but he can firmly control the position of Tottenham's main right winger through hard training. Robben relies on his strong body and nearly comprehensive ability to train through hard training - whether it is a breakthrough or a pass-cut cooperation, a heavy shot or a snatch in the penalty area. Robben has reached a first-class level with his efforts. In addition, the physical fitness far exceeds most players and good field insights, Robben's threat on the court is getting bigger and bigger with time!
Therefore, when Tottenham's offensive was in trouble because of AC Milan's intensive defensive strategy, Ronaldo did not feel anxious or sigh in his heart, but actively activated his brain to try to find a way to break through the defense line of the Red and Black Legion. After personally experiencing the miracle of three goals in seven minutes, Ronaldo seemed to have absorbed enough nutrients from that period of time, and his understanding of football and game began to enter a new level!
So, in the following time, Ronaldo, who had made up his mind, began to make various attempts on the court. After breaking through, he attracted a large-scale transfer after defense, cut in and shot, and sought direct passes and cuts with his teammates... Ronaldo kept showing his increasingly rich arsenal in front of people, becoming the most eye-catching one of Tottenham in overtime!
"What a promising young man!" Seeing Ronaldo's wonderful performance in overtime, Florentino, Mo Lao Fox and Galliani couldn't help but be moved by it, and even thought of attracting the Portuguese in the summer transfer window. But soon, Lafar and the others shook their heads and left this idea behind - after all, Ronaldo and George's close relationship is almost well-known in European football, and everyone can see George's care and preference for the Portuguese. In this case, it is obviously unrealistic to recruit Ronaldo from a prosperous Tottenham Hotspur!
George naturally noticed these actions of Ronaldo, but he did not do like Ferguson or Mourinho, because the players did not strictly abide by his tactical deployment and were furious and even directly replaced him out of the field to reflect on himself. In George's view, without touching the big tactical framework, players should be given a certain degree of freedom and allowed them to have a space to play freely. After all, players are not robots and it is impossible to perfectly execute every tactic set by the head coach. If they are strictly restrained against their players for a long time, it is very likely that they will arouse their dissatisfaction and have a negative impact on the atmosphere in the locker room.
In this way, with AC Milan's tenacious resistance and Ronaldo's continuous thinking and attempt, the first half of the overtime game was announced to end under the whistle of Mehuto Gonzalez. But soon, after the interchange of halfs, the two teams continued to confront each other fiercely on the court!
"George, isn't it a bit inappropriate to let Ildirai play now?" Seeing George greeting Bastulk from the bench, Old Charlie asked with some concern, "Although Ildirai has better breakthroughs and more physical strength, his defensive ability is much worse than Edgar. If he is allowed to play, I worry that the defensive hardness of the midfield will be affected..."
George, who was concentrating on observing the situation on the court, ignored Charlie's concerns. Because he knew very well that under the strong pressure exerted by his own players, AC Milan now has no strength to counterattack! Since that's the case, why not continue to strengthen the offense so that the opponent has no strength to use it on counterattack?
George's move to replace Davis with Bastulk did not attract much attention. In their opinion, this was just an ordinary counter-substitution and would basically not have much impact on the game. However, what no one expected was that it was George's substitution adjustment that opened the door to victory for Tottenham, who was in a stalemate on the court!
Indeed, as Charlie Old said, Bastulk is not as good as Davis in defense, but he is physically strong and skilled, but he can help Tottenham open a breakthrough from the middle, forcing AC Milan to spread its troops to defend. In this way, Ribery and Ronaldo on both wings can get more space and opportunities!
Now, Bastulk's first time after taking the ball, he directly accelerated and forced the Milan's defense line in the middle. After attracting the attention of Gattuso and Pirlo, he divided the ball to the left. After getting the ball, Ribery accelerated and threw away Kafu, and sent a high ball, sending the ball to the back point of AC Milan's penalty area!
Since Nesta and Stam are focusing on defending Drogba in the middle at the moment, at the landing point of the ball, only Ronaldo who was plugging in at the high speed and Maldini, who was about to run after nearly two hours of playing!
Yes, everyone unconsciously ignored one thing, that is, Ronaldo has become famous in European football with his gorgeous footwork, excellent skills and increasingly amazing scoring ability. He is regarded as Figo's natural successor to the Portuguese national team. At the same time, this young man from a small fishing village on Madeira has a height of 1.85 meters and a strong body carefully recuperated in Tottenham's laboratory!
With such a top-notch body, coupled with its already slow speed and excellent consciousness, and its physical strength to run all over the field, Ronaldo was able to instantly accelerate over the already exhausted Maldini at this time, and pushed Ribery's cross into the goal guarded by Dida without anyone defending it, which is naturally not surprising!
Four to three! In the 108th minute of the game, Ronaldo, who conceded the team's goal in the first half because he was addicted to the one-on-one match against Maldini, made up for the team's success, scoring a crucial goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
At this moment, the entire Ataturk Stadium became a stage that belongs to Ronaldo alone!
Chapter completed!