Chapter 41: The First Ball of the Smoking Gun
ps: Before writing this chapter, I was asked to observe silence for Brazil. The inner football king was not worthy of his reputation. Sure enough, if Brazil wants a gold medal, he should kill Pele. The god of Beli is optimistic about Japan's bronze, Japan kneeling, Brazil wins gold, Brazil kneeling, it's a real god! It seems that Pele is optimistic about Chinese football entering the Olympics and the Brazilian World Cup next time...
With Gago's full defense, he finally suppressed the explosive Aguero. Then Real Madrid began to recover and attacked Atletico's goal. Guti passed the ball to Gago, and under Aguero's interference, Gago gave the ball to Reyes.
Speaking of which, Gago and Reyes have a tacit understanding, and they are the player who has been cooperating with him for the longest time. The two often teamed up to play exquisite cooperation, and this time Reyes did not disappoint Gago. After receiving the ball from the left, Reyes attracted the attention of two opponents and passed the ball to the middle. Gago, who got rid of the defense, received the ball and rushed into the penalty area.
Higuain, who had been paying attention to Gago's pass, turned around and received the ball and got rid of the shot. This series of movements was very beautiful, but the final shot missed the post.
"Good opportunity, Gago, Reyes and Higuain made a wonderful cooperation again. The tacit understanding of the three players earned Real Madrid's first shot in this game. If Higuain's last shot could be adjusted, I'm afraid this ball would have."
The commentator of Spanish TV was very sorry, but on the other hand, the commentator of Argentina TV was excited again. After all, Gago and Higuain are both Argentine players, and their children perform well, and it is inevitable that they are excited.
Aguire on the sidelines his heart beat when he saw Higuain's shot, and then looked at Gago with a serious expression. At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid was dizzy by Atletico Madrid's three-pronged axe. Now after he recovered, he began to show the strength of the giants. The cooperation between Gago and Reyes easily tore open Atletico Madrid's defense line, which made Aguire very worried.
At this moment, Gago cut off Atletico Madrid's pass again, then controlled the ball under his feet, and pressed the rhythm down. Seeing Atletico Madrid's defense line approaching his side, it shifted a large range and divided the ball to the right. Reyes, who was on the side, initiated the offside, and Higuain cut into the penalty area and shot low. Frango, who was very focused, confiscated the ball.
In just two minutes, Real Madrid, who came to his senses, calmed down the smug Atletico Madrid players with two shots. Let them know that the players in the giants are not only worth a lot of money, but also have better strength than them.
At this time, Aguire was a little unable to sit still. He came to the sidelines and made a gesture at Lucin, asking him and Aguero to join Gago so that he could not easily catch the ball.
"Oh, what did we see? Aguire instructed Lucin and Aguero to join forces to siege Gago, wanting to separate him from Real Madrid's formation. But is this useful?"
Just as the commentator on the scene was questioning, Gago controlled the ball with a beautiful stop and then prepared to pass the ball. But at this time, Aguero and Lusin stood in front of him and blocked his passing route. They also knew that Gago had excellent ball control ability, and it was almost impossible to cut the ball from his feet. So he stood smartly and prevented him from passing the ball. This was also one of the tactics arranged by Aguire.
Gago, who did not see a good pass route, had no choice but to pass the ball back to Emerson, and then started running without the ball himself.
It's impossible for two people to follow me all the time.
Gago was right in his mind. When there was no ball under his feet, only Aguero was guarding him, but as soon as he got the ball, an Atletico player would appear nearby, surrounding him with Aguero. Moreover, they were very calm and unable to step down, making Gago unable to find a gap to break through or pass the ball.
Seeing that Gago was blocked, Real Madrid's ball rights were gradually handed over to Guti, and the organization of the offense was moved from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Although the Fourteenth Master had little organizational ability, his ability to pass the fatal first pass was one level higher than that of Gago. As long as the ball was under his feet, he could always find opportunities to create a shot for the forward.
However, because it cannot control the rhythm, Real Madrid cannot suppress Atletico Madrid on the scene. Guti is a double-edged sword. Although it can damage the opponent, it will also be backfire on himself.
In the 36th minute, Maniche directly grabbed the ball from Guti's feet, and then made a long diagonal pass. After Hurado received the ball from the side, he made another cross, and Torres shot again. Fortunately, Casillas was brave and blocked the ball.
Next, Aguero completed a breakthrough when he used his teammates to block Gago, but was decisively tackled by Cannavaro. Lucin sent a free kick into the penalty area, and Castro grabbed the first nod in front of the goal and headed the ball slightly higher than the crossbar.
When Gago was watched by two Atletico players and could not control the rhythm, Atletico's offensive started to go crazy again. One shot after another kept testing Casillas' nerves.
In the 39th minute, Torres received a ball in front of the penalty area and hit Jurado. The latter dodged the defense and then received the ball and passed it to the goal. Casillas scored the ball before Aguero encircled it. This goal was very dangerous. Aguero had already arrived in front of Cassi and was one step away from starting a shot.
"This is not OK. If you don't equalize the first half, it will be difficult to play in the second half."
After Gago noticed the situation on the court, he thought anxiously. At this time, Capello was also very worried on the sidelines. Not to mention equalizing the score, it would be good to not concede a goal. He took advantage of the opportunity of a dead ball and called Gago over.
"Feer, run more, shoot the ball when you have the chance, and use your personal ability to break through without the chance, create an opportunity for the striker to shoot and play against each other!"
Capello's words woke Gago up. It would be a bit difficult to control the rhythm now. Atletico Madrid has been completely crazy now and has exploded with his own strength of 200%. Even if he wants to suppress their rhythm, it is not possible for a short time. In this case, he can only fight against each other and increase his speed with the opponent's fast pace.
"This is a gambling, it depends on whether we can equalize the score before Atletico Madrid scores. Boss, you really respect me."
After Gago understood Capello's meaning, a fighting spirit suddenly ignited in his heart. To be honest, he played very depressed in this game because he had to defend Aguero, so he could not organize the team's offense with all his strength.
Without Beckham's running in the midfield, Gago's defensive task had become twice as heavy. However, Aguero played well with the help of his teammates. Even he could only barely suppress it and could not freeze it. In contrast, Gago's more favored before the game was a bit sluggish.
After telling Cannavaro Capello's instructions, Gago began to thrust forward, Emerson returned to the midfielder position to help defend. Gago, Guti and Reyes lined up to form the front line, echoing Raul and Higuain in the forward line.
After Gago did not defend him, Aguero suddenly felt less pressure and his attack became more comfortable. But gradually, he felt something was wrong. After only halftime, his physical strength was a little unable to keep up. Not only him, but the players around him started to breathe, and the sweat on his body was twice as much as usual.
As Atletico Madrid players' physical strength began to decline, Real Madrid's defense gradually began to be able to take a breath.
Aguire on the sidelines was a little surprised why his players had less running, but when he got the data handed to him by his assistant coach, he was shocked.
"How is it possible for each person to run an average of 6,000 meters?"
Aguire screamed in surprise, looked at his assistant coach and asked him if he had made a mistake.
"Except for the period when Gago controlled the rhythm in the whole first half, the rest of our players were attacking and attacking with all their strength. Real Madrid later began to speed up the rhythm, and the players followed suit. It can be said that the players are now attacking with all their strength for almost the entire first half."
The assistant coach's words made cold sweat suddenly appear on Aguire's forehead. He knew that the situation was going to be bad. After looking at the time, fortunately, it was already forty minutes and there was an immediate break. If you were to adjust it, it would be still time.
But at this moment, Gago made the most beautiful one in the game. Aguero's physical strength was a bit unfollowed, and there was a gap between Lusin's closing. Gago, who noticed this, directly picked the ball from Guti and turned around and rushed through the two.
"Gago, he passed, Aguero and Lucin made a mistake in closing the ball, beautifully picked the ball, and Setaridis rushed over from behind, preparing to grab the ball... Beautiful... Another jump ball passed by, entered the penalty area, raised his foot and shot!!!"
The Argentine commentator was very excited to explain Gago's various movements, but he was wrong in the last sentence. Gago lifted his feet to shoot with two defenders and made a fake move, then shook his ankle and sent the ball to the goal.
Higuain, who was paying attention to Gago's movements throughout the game, was sure that he would pass the ball over. Anyway, he ran to this position. The goalkeeper was just pulled away by Gago's fake shooting. The little smoke gun that received the ball faced an empty goal, and was only one meter away from the goal.
"Don't be nervous, this goal can be scored."
Even the person who just played the ball could kick in at such a close position to the goal, let alone Higuain, a professional player. His shooting skills he practiced every day had disappeared in his mind at this time. With a burst shot, the ball crossed the white line and flew into the net.
The first goal of Real Madrid is in such an important game in the Madrid derby.
Chapter completed!