Two hundred and ninetieth chapters preemptive strike
Seeing Bale quickly approaching Azpilicueta, Chiellini knew that Azpilicueta would definitely be passed because there was a large space behind him.
With Bell's characteristics, he definitely accelerates towards the ball and does not make physical contact with you at all. Even if he does it five meters away from you, you can't stop him.
So he planned to go up and cover up the defense, narrow the gap between himself and Azpilicueta, and cover up the situation. When Bell passes the football over, he will immediately hit him Chiellini. Maybe he can force Bell to slow down.
But just as he was about to do so, a figure rushed past him.
At the same time, he dropped a sentence: "Pay attention to Crouch in the middle!"
It's captain Jose Passarella!
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"Bell! Bell! Bell -! Beautiful breakthrough, the third! He passed Azpilicueta!"
England's commentator almost burst into tears.
Lazio, which has swept across Europe and is invincible, even Barcelona can't do anything to them, has ever been so embarrassed?
Their players lined up for Bell to blast one after another!
Now Tottenham Hotspur and Bell's momentum has completely increased, and the commentator believes that the goal is likely to be scored!
Because all of Lazio's defensive attention was attracted by Bell, Crouch who followed up from the center and Lennon who cut in from the right were left alone.
As long as Bell passes the ball and passes the football, it's basically a one-shot!
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Bale passed Azpilicueta and then he caught up with the ball.
At the same time, Lazio's captain, center back Jose Passarella, also stood in front of him.
This is the fourth defensive player he has encountered.
"Get over him!!" Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands chanted.
In pubs large and small in North London, England, Tottenham Hotspur fans were also shouting: "Pass him, Gareth! Pass him!!"
However, Bell did not immediately accelerate with another pass.
After accelerating three times in a row, his speed has reached an extreme. If he continues to accelerate now, his pace will be messed up because he is also tired.
He is a human being, not a machine. He has done a very physical thing like continuous acceleration three times in a row, which is already very impressive.
The fourth time, he had to slow down a little and change the rhythm.
So he slowed down and didn't rush the football out immediately, then accelerated. Instead, he set out to chase the football.
His specific plan was to use deceleration to confuse the opponent, and then pretend to cut to the center. When Jose Passarella was defending in the center, he used his right foot to push the football to the left and to the outside.
Following him, he turned around and accelerated... Breakthrough!
This is the complete battle plan in Gareth Bale's mind.
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"Gareth Bale! Huh?"
Originally, the commentator was going to say something like "Gareth Bale! He broke through again -!" with such passion.
He thinks Bell will continue to accelerate forward.
But Bell slowed down, obviously slowing down.
So he said "Huh" and felt very strange.
Before he could continue, he saw Bell move again, his body undulated and he moved the football inside.
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The time between Bell's deceleration and restart is very fast. This is a change in rhythm that makes it difficult for the opponent to guard against.
After starting, he suddenly used the outside instep of his right foot to push the football inward. His body also leaned to the right, making a fake move of cutting in to break through.
Sure enough, Jose Passarella was fooled and followed him to the inside.
When Bell saw that his goal was achieved, he stopped talking to him. He quickly threw out his right foot and buckled the football away. At the same time, he started, planning to have a fight with Jose Passarella.
Just pass by!
But just as he dunked the football with his right foot, Jose Passarella, who was moving his weight inside, suddenly turned around and turned outside!
Bell lowered his head to smash the ball and did not see this scene.
And when he looked up, he saw Jose Passarella already appearing on the football route!
Because he smashed the ball with great force again, the football was kicked a little far. It was impossible for him to regain control of the football immediately.
He sped up to catch up, but was still a step too late. He watched as Jose Passarella took the football out before he arrived and avoided him!
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When he saw Bell changing direction and breaking through, the England commentator cheered again. This was really a clever change of pace!
But the result was different from what he thought. He only let out half of his cheer before it got stuck in his throat and couldn't come out!
Because the football that Bell dunked was intercepted early by Jose Passarella!
As if he knew that Bell was going to do this, he turned around suddenly while turning his center of gravity to the inside, without even waiting for Bell to spike the ball.
This is a very risky defense. If Bell did not smash the ball to the outside, but really went inside, then his defense would be said to be wide open and a complete failure.
The Tottenham Hotspur fans in front of the TV only cheered half way and then lost their voice.
The ball has been broken, so why cheer?
This time it was the Italian commentator's turn to feel proud.
"Jose Passarella! He was keenly aware of Bell's intentions! A perfect early defense! This is Jose Passarella's signature! He can always see through the opponent's intentions! Bell's speed is in his
There is no room for performance in front of me!!"
The Lazio fans in the stands let out huge cheers, and they could finally have fun for once.
Are you Bale great? We have Jose Passarella!
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Bell turned his head in surprise and looked at Jose Passarella who had already passed the football.
I don't understand how he knew he would do this.
Naturally, he has also learned about Jose Passarella. He knows that this person is famous for making defensive moves in advance because his ability to predict is very good.
There are still many rumors about this.
Some people say that Jose Passarella has special powers and can see into people's hearts and know what they are thinking.
Some people also say that Jose Passarella has the ability to predict the future. He can know the future a few seconds in advance.
But these are too fantasy and are not serious enough to appear in this reality-themed story...
In fact, Jose Passarella's excellent prediction ability comes from his calm mentality and keen observation ability, as well as his rich experience.
When he was still young, he lacked experience, but he would watch his opponents' game videos thousands of times. In this way, he would naturally know what their opponents' habits are and how they played football.
What is the style.
Based on this characteristic, and then making judgments based on the actual situation in the game, it will be almost the same.
For example, in the ball just now, Jose Passarella felt strange when he saw that Bell did not directly break through him.
He came mentally prepared for a foul. If Bell really wanted to speed up and force a breakthrough, he would directly tackle him. Even if he got a red card, he would never let this kid humiliate the entire Lazio defense by himself!
But Bell suddenly accelerated, which made him feel strange and wary.
He didn't think Bell made a mistake. He must have had other motives for slowing down.
Sure enough, he saw Bell push the football inward, making a gesture of cutting inside.
Generally speaking, slowing down and cutting inside is a very reasonable explanation. Generally, defensive players will immediately rush to block his cutting route. Because the inside is more important than the outside. Defensive players will give priority to defending the inside and abandon the outside.
If Jose Passarella hadn't seen Bale's little move before this, he might have done the same.
He saw Bell's center of gravity fluctuate before cutting inside, and he jumped up slightly. Then after falling down, he pushed the football away with his right foot.
It was this action that made him think that Bell couldn't really cut inside. It was more likely that he was deceiving himself to go inside, and then he broke through from the outside.
Because when a player wants to cut inside, he or she will directly move the ball and cut inside without any ups and downs of the body, which will make the center of gravity unstable. Players will not do this until they really want to accelerate.
If his center of gravity is to sink first and then rise, then Jose Passarella may be deceived.
Because sinking is an action of accumulating force, many people will sink unconsciously when they use force.
But Bell was just the opposite. He chose to focus first.
According to Passarella, there is only one explanation for this. He wants to make his body more rhythmic. He is moving his center of gravity, so that when he changes his center of gravity again, it will be very smooth, very natural, and faster.
This small movement is a warm-up for the center of gravity.
The purpose of frequently changing your focus is to deceive yourself...
So Jose Passarella simply used the trick, pretending that he had been deceived, and then tricked Bell into acting according to his own plan, and he was waiting for him in the future of this plan.
Sure enough, he successfully blocked Bell's breakthrough.
Bell's long run from the backcourt was smothered by Jose Passarella.
Tottenham Hotspur fans are lamenting, while Lazio fans are cheering up.
But this is not over yet.
Lazio will not give up.
How could they allow themselves to be humiliated by Tottenham Hotspur in a cover-up manner, but did nothing or fight back?
Bale's breakthrough boosted Tottenham's morale, but also angered Lazio.
Throughout their history in European football, have they ever encountered such an obstacle?
If Tottenham Hotspur is not destroyed, how can they demonstrate their power? Will a team with such a fast player dare to tease Lazio's defense in the future?
In this way, Lazio launched a fierce offensive against Tottenham Hotspur!
