Chapter 223 This is the Champions League semi-final
In fact, Parotti ignored one thing. When his players saw Kyrie following them back to the locker room, they all thought that he would replace Kyrie at halftime. So how could the opponent's head coach Roy Wei do it?
I do not know?
Royvi didn't see it, but someone on the Madrid Kings coaching staff saw Kyrie follow the Pirates players into the locker room.
Then he told Roy Wei about the situation during halftime.
The Kings head coach deduced that Parotti would replace Kyrie at halftime...
Since Kyrie has to be replaced, it is naturally impossible to play according to the tactics of the first half.
He further analyzed Kyrie's technical characteristics. Royvi believed that after replacing Kyrie, Parotti should adopt a more proactive style of play, at least not continue to put a bus in front of the goal.
This is a good thing for the king.
Because if the Pirates stay in their penalty area and don't come out, it will be much more difficult for the Kings to score goals.
Since the pirates want to take the initiative to attack, they can be caught off guard.
So he asked the team to launch the most violent offensive at the beginning of the second half to challenge their rivals in the same city.
In the five minutes before Vandenberg's goal, the Kings had been bombarding the Pirates' penalty area.
Merry is also very active and creates murderous intentions.
That's why the Madrid Pirates focused their defense firmly on Melly.
Under such circumstances, the king suddenly changed the direction of attack, catching the pirates off guard.
When passing the ball, he deliberately looks for the area Bedia is defending and lets Vandenberg attack Bedia.
Sure enough, Bedia made a mistake and did not notice Vandenberg's position.
The goal came naturally.
After Vandenberg scored, Royvi hugged his coaching staff and cheered in celebration.
Except for them, the Kings players on the bench and the Kings fans in the stands were all cheering and roaring desperately.
They knew very well that there was still plenty of game time, and the Madrid Kings, who had equalized the score, only needed one goal to qualify for the final!
Let's take advantage of this momentum to completely defeat our mortal enemies in the same city!
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Looking at the Kings players celebrating the goal crazily, Pirates assistant coach Valentine murmured to himself: "Well, anyway, even if we don't replace Kyrie at halftime, we will replace him immediately after losing the ball."
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It seemed like he was comforting himself, and also like he was comforting Parotti next to him.
When Parotti heard this, he turned to look at Valentin who said this, and twitched his lips: "Jesus, have you ever thought about it...Roiwe may have seen that we decided to replace Kyrie.
Did the Kings launch an unreserved attack in the second half?"
Valentine shrugged: "If we don't replace Kyrie at halftime, won't they score a goal? I don't think that's possible. We are indeed more proactive, but the second half has just started and we haven't scored yet."
Being able to attack in time...has nothing to do with our adjustments. But our defense will indeed face greater pressure next than in the first half."
Parotti looked at the somewhat confused Madrid Pirates players on the court and fell into silence for a while.
It stands to reason that after the King of Madrid scores, their offensive will be more intense. In this case, it is best for the Pirates to retract their defense and withstand the King of Madrid's offensive first.
But in this case, Kyrie's presence on the court is of little significance.
And just like Valentin said, if we shrink our defense, won't they score goals?
Rather than passively defending, it is better to continue to adhere to the adjustment strategy during the half-time break.
Attack more proactively.
Take advantage of the space left behind by the King of Madrid to threaten the opponent's goal.
Moreover, the Kings, who have already equalized the total score, should now be more afraid of conceding the ball. They also know how much damage to morale it will be to be pulled back by the opponent after scoring a goal.
Therefore, as long as the Madrid Pirates can show a fighting spirit with the opponent, the King will take the initiative to slow down the pace and reduce the intensity of the attack.
This is the so-called "offense is the best defense".
After making the decision, Parotti walked to the sidelines and made simple arrangements for his players with hand gestures, telling them not to panic and to continue playing according to the halftime adjustments.
With Carey as the center of the frontcourt attack, he insisted on pressing from a high position, forcing the Kings to take the initiative to take it back.
What if the king doesn't take it back?
If you don’t take it back, you’ll score their goal!
Madrid Pirates captain Juan Ramirez also kept reminding everyone on the court: "This is the Champions League, this is the semi-finals, guys! No minute is easy! Anything can happen! Let us cheer up,
Fight them off again!"
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After the game restarted, taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity, the Madrid Pirates advanced their attack within the 30-meter area of the Madrid Kings.
Carey deceived Osei with an upper-body feint with his back to goal, but when he tried to continue to control the ball, he was knocked to the ground by Albin Estrom from the side.
The referee blew the whistle and awarded Estrom a foul, and then awarded the Pirates a free kick about 33 meters away from the goal and slightly to the left.
Toni and Carey both stood behind the football.
Tonyni covered his mouth and said to Carey: "Maxi, come on, I'll cover you."
Kaili didn't speak, just nodded.
Amidst the boos, the referee's whistle became unclear.
Tonini, who was responsible for the feint attack, ran up. When he ran to the football, he suddenly changed to the side.
Then Kyrie took two steps behind him and then took a shot!
The football successfully bypassed the wall, but went over the crossbar...
Madrid Pirates did not score a goal in this attack.
However, after the attack ended, they did not retreat to their own half.
When the Kings were about to take the goal kick, they found that the Pirates were pressing them high.
Bucker drove the football forward with a big kick. Although Moreno was not as tall as Vandenberg, he chose his position more accurately, and he rushed towards the ball, while Vandenberg headed the ball backwards. Moreno had the advantage.
He pushed the football back.
Ramirez won the battle with Dudu Carlos for the second spot. After grabbing the ball, he immediately passed the ball to Kyrie who was retreating.
Carey did not stop the ball. When he was pressed closely by Osei and could not turn around, he used the outside instep of his left foot to rub the football toward Dikunzo who was diagonally behind him.
Dikunzo took advantage of Carey's opportunity to pull Osay out, diagonally inserted in, received the ball and went straight into the space behind Osay.
At the same time, Jule stretched horizontally, restrained the Kings' center back Peralta, pinned the Madrid Kings' back line in front, and created space for Di Kunzo to control the ball.
Dikunzo continued to dribble the ball and approached the Kings penalty area.
Sequeiros stepped forward to block him, and he pushed the football diagonally into the space left by Sequeiros.
There, Joaquin Vela comes in from the back!
"DiQuinzo diagonal plug! Beautiful! Bella!!"
Joaquín Vela, who caught up with the football, took a shot and the football rolled behind him.
Goalkeeper Bakker fell to the ground and dived sideways, but failed to touch the ball!
At that moment, the hearts of countless Kings fans were in their throats!
It wasn't until they saw the football flying out of the bottom line that they heaved a sigh of relief:
"call"
"Oops!" He Feng was very regretful, "Bella missed the kick! If Hu Lai had replaced the ball, he might have scored!"
"There is no way, Peralta is almost always with Hu Lai. He rarely gets such an opportunity..." Yan Kang said next to him.
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Although there was no goal in this attack, Parotti applauded the team's performance on the sidelines.
Putting aside the results, just look at the process of this offense. The Pirates players did play the same offensive routine they usually train on the field.
The most important thing is..."smooth".
With the addition of Carey, the Pirates' frontcourt offense is much smoother than before.
He just suddenly retreated to a place close to the midline, and then without stopping the ball, he rubbed the ball directly behind him. What a "magic touch" to Di Kunzo. It can be said to be the most critical kick in this Madrid Pirates attack.
Even Valentine, who firmly believes that the club should complete the replacement as soon as possible, must admit that if Kyrie can stay healthy and control his emotions, he will still be the world's top player.
It is indeed difficult for the club to give up such a top player.
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After the Madrid Pirates used a high-position press to launch a threatening attack, the Madrid King soon responded in kind.
Melli dribbled the ball from the right wing and first made a collision with center Vandenberg in the penalty area. Vandenberg, who had his back to the goal, passed the ball from Melli and then passed it out.
Melly did not catch the ball, but directly used the toe of his left foot to poke the football sideways to Dudu Carlos who was beside him, and then he cut diagonally into the penalty area.
Dudu Carlos passed the ball forward without stopping and passed it to Mellie.
The Argentine genius first swung his left foot to try to shoot, but Bedia was deceived and blocked it with a shovel. He then used the instep of his left foot to gently push the football away, thus successfully knocking Bedia down and pulling him away laterally.
Angle, and then take the shot.
However, after continuous dribbling, Melli consumed a lot of physical energy. At this time, it was difficult for his body to maintain balance, so the ball he shot was a little weak.
Hewel blocked the bottom line with his foot...
After completing the shot, Melli also lost all his center of gravity and balance and fell to the ground. But he did not just collapse on the ground and failed to get up. Instead, he rolled back and stood up directly from the ground with his hands on the turf.
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After getting up, he saw the football being thrown out of the baseline by Hywell. He waved his fist in anger, then looked up to the sky and sighed.
Behind him, captain Cerrados clapped his hands and gave him a thumbs up: "Well done, Melly! Just play like this, sooner or later they will collapse!"
Melly turned back to the captain and nodded vigorously.
The singing and shouting of fans from both sides in the Crown Stadium were intertwined, as if the temperature in the stadium had risen by two degrees.
Being in such an environment, everyone's heart is surging and they feel that the blood all over their body is boiling...
This is the Champions League semi-final that determines who goes to the final!
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