Mario Salado raised his hand for the ball on the wing.
Catalan United midfielder Victor Campuzano transferred the football.
But Salado stopped the ball directly from the sideline with almost no physical confrontation or pressing...
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The Catalan United fans in the stands were still shouting to cheer for the team, but when they saw his mistake, they let out a loud and obvious sigh.
"The Catalan United players are a little panicked..." He Feng said upon seeing this. "Salado's mistake is really hard to explain. This is not his normal level."
Yan Kang laughed: "It's normal to panic. They haven't been in the game since the beginning of the game. Hu Lai scored two goals in a row, which made everyone panic. Bernal has not faced the ball after losing the ball."
No matter what adjustments he made to the team's tactics, he still let the team continue to attack like this, but in fact the players of Catalonia United are a little confused now... They want to attack, but they are afraid of conceding another goal."
In fact, the reason why Catalan United head coach Jose Bernal did not make adjustments was because he was still hesitant and didn't think clearly about what he should do.
Should we let the team continue to attack, or should we shrink our defense and slow down for a while?
Until he saw Mario Salado's mistake, he realized that although he should attack hard after losing the ball and seek opportunities to get a goal back, the current situation is that since the beginning of the game, Catalan United has not been stable.
Lived in the trenches...
They were overwhelmed by the Madrid Pirates.
Therefore, what we should do at this time is not to encourage the players to continue attacking, but to slow down the pace and let the players take a break. Otherwise, there will be many mistakes like Mario Salado. Every active mistake is a mistake.
A heavy blow to the morale and confidence of his team.
Moreover, he saw that the Pirates did not pursue the victory after the goal, but shrank. He was worried that the Pirates were planning a counterattack and a sneak attack.
After Hu Lai scored two goals in nine minutes, he admitted that he was really scared, for fear that this man would score another hat trick.
In fact, it is not surprising that Bernal suddenly became "cautious".
There are indeed “painful” lessons learned from the past:
In last season's Champions League group stage, Hulay was still playing for Leeds City. He visited the Holy Family Stadium for the first time with Leeds City. That game was Hulay's first visit to the home court of Catalonia United.
No one was optimistic about Leeds City before the game.
But Hu Lai scored a hat trick in this game!
Helped Leeds City beat Catalonia 4 away games...
In fact, after seeing Hulay score twice in nine minutes, Bernal had a strong sense of déjà vu, and then began to wonder if Hulay felt better at the Holy Family Stadium?
How else to explain that every time he comes here, it's like he's been injected with chicken blood?
When he was still in Leeds City last season, Leeds City faced Catalonia United at home. Leeds City lost 1:1 in that game. The only goal scored for Leeds City was Jay Adams. Hulay failed to score.
In La Liga this season, Madrid Pirates faced Catalonia United at home, and the two sides played to a score of 0:0. Hulay still failed to score.
So as long as the opponent is Catalonia United, his performance in the away game must be better than at home?
Does the Holy Family Stadium have any status bonus for Hulay?
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After Jose Bernal made his decision, he conveyed it to the players on the court through gestures on the sidelines.
"Catalan United slowed down, and the Pirates slowed down before... After a fierce first twenty minutes of the game, both sides died down. It's really surprising that this game ended like this. I think
Most people probably never expected that the Pirates, who were playing away from home, could score two goals so easily after the start of the game... Pre-match analysis believed that even if the Pirates could win, they would be in a hard fight and pay a high price. Because Catalonia
United also has the possibility of winning the championship...but now it seems that maybe we have overestimated the determination of Catalan United to win the championship?"
Commentator Sanchez analyzed.
"After all, compared with Pirates and Kings, Catalonia United has the smallest hope of winning the championship. Not only do they have to work hard to defeat Pirates, but they also have to look at the results of the game between Kings and Saria. This may lead to low motivation for Catalan United players...
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Although the performance of the Catalan League players after the start of the game was indeed not very good, it would be a bit exaggerated to say that they lacked motivation to win the championship.
After all, as a wealthy team, they also face the problem of championship PI.
They reached the final of the Copa del Rey, but lost to the Kings of Madrid.
If we can't win the league championship again, this season will really be a waste of water.
This is a complete failure for the giant Catalan United, and head coach Jose Bernal is under tremendous pressure.
So how could they not be motivated enough?
It can only be said that they were stunned by the combination attack of Madrid Pirates after the opening game.
After booing wildly, the Catalan United fans in the stands fell into silence watching the team's performance.
The pace of the game between the two sides was slowed down, and the fiery atmosphere at the Holy Family Stadium gradually cooled down.
Han Shuyu stood in the media box and looked around, taking in the silent Catalan United fans and the cheering Pirates fans. He was still a little confused. Wasn't it said that this was a difficult game?
How difficult it is!
It's only half an hour and we're already leading by two goals. If we keep playing, we might be able to score 0 in the first half, right?
Wouldn't that be...
No, you can’t think like that!
Han Shuyu shook his head vigorously to get this somewhat optimistic thought out of his mind.
What if the situation changes suddenly and Catalonia United chases three goals in a row?
Anything can happen in a football match. Even if the Madrid Pirates have the upper hand now, if Catalonia scores a goal, regardless of how the goal is scored, the direction of the wind will change...
So you can’t lose your character, you can’t stand it up!
Han Shuyu suppressed his inner joy and tried hard to maintain a tense expression.
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Melli had just completed a wonderful pass, and his shot was saved by Saria goalkeeper Frederic Bahun.
Although I didn't make it, it was still a very exciting performance.
Logically speaking, the stands should have applauded him for this wonderful performance.
But all he heard were boos.
Melly looked up in surprise:
Did the Madrid Pirates score again? Who will score this time? Is it Hulay or someone else?
Melly didn't feel that these boos were for him. He immediately thought of another game.
This is because Kings fans have booed twice before.
So the Madrid Kings players know very well that this boo is not for them.
But it is not good news for them, because every time the boos sound, it means that the Madrid Pirates have scored a goal. Although they have not confirmed this through other channels, judging from experience, it should be like this.
wrong.
But this time Melli and the other Madrid players guessed wrong.
"Cathay United recycled it?"
"Is this still their home court? Is it actually the Pirates who are playing at home?"
"Damn it! That coward Bernal!"
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In front of the Madrid Kings coaching bench, the coaches expressed their opinions on the latest news. Most of them were dissatisfied with Catalonia United's tactical adjustments.
Catalan United did not continue to attack when they fell behind by two goals. Instead, they shrunk their front line, slowed down their pace, and went on the defensive.
This made the coaches of the Madrid Kings very dissatisfied. They still expected Catalonia to fight back and equalize the score.
"It's really unpleasant... The Pirates only need to win Catalonia to win the championship, and we still have to see their faces..."
I don't know who complained in the end, and the rest of the discussion disappeared.
Because this is really a frustrating thing...
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Zhang Qinghuan also heard the boos from the Crown Arena and came to the same conclusion as other Kings players:
It must be another goal from the Madrid Pirates side...
In addition to the previous boos, this is the third time.
So this means that Pirates of Madrid leads Catalonia United away from home: 0?
Zhang Qinghuan suddenly found it funny that he had planned to make Hu Lai owe him a favor before.
As a result, people don’t need help at all and can solve the problem on their own...
It's only been half an hour, and we can lead Catalonia United by three goals. No matter how much we think about it, there is no possibility of overturning. So the champion Madrid Pirates should be determined...
Although Zhang Qinghuan doesn't know who scored these three goals, based on his understanding of Hu Lai, at least one of the three goals will be scored by Hu Lai, and most of the rest are closely related to him.
That stingy bitch, did you fight so hard to avoid being treated?
Zhang Qinghuan thought this and shook his head slightly.
fair enough.
After all, we are not here to provide Hu Lai with some divine assists...
It’s here to bring our season to a perfect end! (To be continued.)