Chapter 140: Countdown to the lore, three consecutive victories! (Part 1)
Two minutes later Li Chuanqi was standing on the sidelines.
Malaga fans from afar cheered and whistled.
Pellegrini's expression did not change this time.
When he learned that he had been replaced by Joaquin, Li Chuanqi did not feel too happy.
If possible, he hopes to play with Joaquin on the field.
But this naturally has problems, because the two of them play the same position.
Unless Pellegrini adjusts himself to the left.
In Zaragoza's command area, coach Simones saw that Li Chuanqi was about to come on the field, and quickly called the captain to his side and told him to tell the defenders to keep an eye on Li Chuanqi.
He felt that this might not be safe, so he asked the forward to come back to help.
Still feeling uneasy, he told the captain that once Li Chuanqi got the ball, the defensive midfielder would come over to help.
The Copa del Rey game last season gave him too many "surprises". He thought that defeating a D-level team would be an easy and satisfying thing, but this D-level team gave him a hard blow.
It was this little guy who was about to play, who scored a goal and created a penalty kick to kill Zaragoza.
This caused him to be bombarded by the media in Zaragoza.
During this meeting, he wanted to prevent Li Chuanqi from using his abilities.
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Amid the applause of the fans, Li Chuanqi gave Joaquin a big hug.
"Boy, there is still time, come on!"
Joaquin patted Li Chuanqi on the shoulder.
Li Chuanqi nodded silently.
After Li Chuanqi came on the field, he informed his teammates of Pellegrini's tactical adjustments.
When the game restarted, Li Chuanqi directly cushioned the throw-in ball thrown by full-back Sanchez, and then accurately moved forward.
Zaragoza winger Postiga immediately stepped forward and blocked Sanchez's passing route to Li Chuanqi.
Li Chuanqi did not lose and moved again.
In the subsequent game, other players in Malaga's midfield and frontcourt felt a lot more relaxed because Zaragoza focused their defense on Li Chuanqi.
Whenever Li Chuanqi gets the ball, he will be surrounded by the opponent.
This has not happened in his past experience. In the past few years, due to his young age, he had few opportunities to play in Santa Malaga.
Even after he came on the field, no one defended him like this.
As for last season's Copa del Rey, Santa Málaga was at a disadvantage against everyone and had few opportunities to play positional offense. Li Chuanqi's goals basically came from quick counterattacks.
Since it is a quick counterattack, of course there will be no situation of being surrounded.
The first few times, Li Chuanqi chose the safest approach, moving the football to the center or passing it back.
But doing so doesn't help the offense.
In the following time, Li Chuanqi chose to make a breakthrough.
Like a dragon, Li Chuanqi caused a bloody storm on the right wing.
Aren't you trying to block me?
Then I'll give it a try and see if I can stand out from your encirclement!
Young people are like this, they are very competitive. If you want to block me, I will break out of your blockage!
But how could Zaragoza's defenders let him succeed, pull, pull, and charge reasonably...
If you still can't grab the football from Li Chuanqi's feet, then it's a foul.
As a result, the atmosphere on the court became heated, and conflicts almost broke out several times.
Itura said to Sanchez: "The coach has long said that you can't work alone, but look at the result, he works alone when he comes up! Why did the coach replace him?
Are you here to demonstrate your extraordinary skills?"
Sanchez hesitated for a moment and then said: "This is a matter for the coach. We just need to play well."
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In a male dormitory at the University of Malaga, Li Chuanrui was watching the live broadcast on his computer and frowned at this moment.
A roommate came over with a coffee cup: "Li, what are you looking at?"
Li Chuanrui responded calmly: "The match between Malaga and Zaragoza."
The roommate became interested, moved a chair and sat next to him, looked at the video screen and said: "I heard that Malaga introduced a genius, who scored a hat trick in his debut last week!"
Having said this, he turned to look at Li Chuanrui: "Do you know him? He is also Chinese. By the way, his surname is also Li. Do you..."
Li Chuanrui didn't speak. He was thinking about the difficulties his younger brother encountered during the game.
It stands to reason that Hu Zi has attracted so much defensive attention from the opponent, and as long as other players move well, they will get opportunities.
What puzzled him the most was that few people moved.
Of course, this is not a bad thing. At least Huzi can hone his extraordinary skills and lay a solid foundation for future development.
By not moving, do you want Huzi to be criticized by the head coach?
This will cause dissatisfaction with the head coach and reduce his playing time?
Or even put him on the bench?
Li Chuanrui immediately refuted himself. Huzi now has a high status in the hearts of the fans. The fact that Huzi was able to play in the last game had something to do with the fans.
More importantly, couldn't Pellegrini see that this was the result of conflicts within the team?
So this matter will not affect Huzi. The biggest criticism is that he dribbles too much.
Huzi dribbled the ball suddenly, although he did not directly create a chance, but he won several direct free kick opportunities for Malaga in the frontcourt.
He suddenly realized that the roommate next to him seemed to be talking to him, so he turned around and asked, "What did you just say?"
The roommate shook his head with coffee in his mouth, indicating that he didn't say anything and asked him to concentrate on watching the game.
Li Chuanrui turned his head and looked at the computer screen again.
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The match at the Rome Lida Stadium is still stalemate, and the match has entered the final moments.
After containing Malaga's attack, Zaragoza began to strengthen their attack. In the 43rd minute of the second half, they tore apart Malaga's defense from the left.
After forward Postiga received a pass from his teammate on the wing at the corner of the penalty area, he forced his way into the penalty area and hit Verrigton with a low shot!
The football flew towards the lower left corner of the goal like a sharp arrow sticking to the ground!
The home fans became excited, they saw the hope of scoring!
Malaga goalkeeper Kameni disappointed Zaragoza fans and stood up in the face of crisis!
I saw him make a flying dive and miraculously save the football from the bottom line!
"coax!……"
There was a huge cry of regret at the Roma Lida Stadium.
Zaragoza once again created a good chance to score at a corner kick. They took a tactical corner kick and full-back Parades passed the ball to the back near the baseline.
Zaragoza's right winger Gracia jumped up high at the back point and hit the football with his forehead. The football changed direction and headed towards the goal!
To Malaga's surprise again, the football finally hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
The fourth official came to the sidelines and raised the sign: four minutes of additional time.
After the game restarted, Malaga did not quickly move the football upfield, and it seemed that they had accepted a draw.
However, Zaragoza, who was playing at home, did not want to get a draw and immediately stepped up their frontcourt pressing.
With a serious decline in physical fitness, Malaga had problems handling the ball in the backcourt.
Zaragoza forward Apponio took advantage of the Malaga defender's passing error, stole the football and headed towards the penalty area.
Malaga central defender Demichelis stepped forward and took advantage of Apponio's eagerness to make a contribution. He seized the opportunity to release the football and snatched it away, thus resolving the crisis.
This made Pellagrini, who was standing in the command area, very dissatisfied and signaled the defenders to move the football to the frontcourt as soon as possible.
Four minutes is a very short time, and three minutes passed in a short time.
Will this be a draw?
Are there any surprises yet?
Even the Zaragoza TV commentator who was commentating on the scene said: "As expected, this is a dull draw."
A draw?
Actually it's not bad, at least he remains undefeated after three rounds.
The Malaga fans who came from afar could accept this draw. Except for Saviola's empty goal, the team did not create several good scoring opportunities.
What's more, it's an away game.
At this time, the referee looked at the watch on his wrist.
The football once again came to Isco's feet on the left.
Isco wanted to break through and tear apart the defense, but he could never find a chance. Just when he was hesitating whether to distribute the football to the wing, Málaga left-back Monreal rushed forward from behind along the sideline!
Isco made a diagonal pass and the football flew in front of Monreal.
Monreal flew over and made a slight adjustment before passing the ball!
