Football’s First Defender

Chapter 25 Fierce competition (1)

(People go home o(╥﹏╥)o on the train, and when they get home, they can guarantee the two updates and subsequent manuscripts!)

In order to ensure the fairness of the game, the focus of this battle was not whistled by the Russian local referee, but the Russian Football Association, which specially invited the famous whistler Roberto Rossetti from Italy.

With a whistle from Roberto Rossetti, the game officially begins!

The home team CSKA Moscow took the lead to kick off, and Zenit took the tactical position and put on a defensive counterattack posture in the away game!

"Fans who expected the two teams to play against each other before the game may be disappointed!"

"Based on Zenit's positioning in the opening game, Advocaat still chose to be conservative in the away game, first to stabilize the defense, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack!"

"Zenit only left Pogrebnyak, who has been in hot form recently, in the frontcourt. Other core offensive players such as Arshavin and Dominguezgo are required to participate in the defense!"

"Look back on the field first!"

"CSKA Moscow, as always, launched a fierce attack on the opponent in the opening stage of the home game!"

"It was the striker of the home team just now, the Brazilian João kicked the goal!"

"In the opening stage, I took a long shot and shot it within the range of the goal frame. It seems that the home team's top scorer at this stage has a smooth kick today!"

"On the other hand, although the players are all piled up in their own half, it is obvious that Zenit's offensive players are still not focused on defense. There was an empty space, which led to João having a chance to kick outside the penalty area!"

Well, at this time CSKA Moscow's talented Brazilian striker João is the future Brazil international, affectionately called the "weak" João Silva by the fans!

In the era when Brazil's No. 9 player withered, even Ruo, a player who could only be counted as a second-rate striker, could be selected for the Selecao. It can be seen how sad it was for Costa to choose Spain and the Brazilian coach at the time!

Of course, Joao in 2007, although his name is pronounced as Ruo, is not really "weak" after that. Joao in CSKA Moscow is worthy of his name as a genius. Every season, in the Russian Super League, this kind of restricted striker In the scoring league, Joao can guarantee more than 10 goals. Although he has not won the top scorer, he is also a stable first-tier scorer!

"Now it's Zenit's turn to control the ball. In the away game, Zenit didn't press aggressively as usual, but obviously passed many back passes to slow down the rhythm of the game!"

"but……"

"The home team, CSKA Moscow, obviously don't want Zenit to take the ball leisurely in the backcourt!"

"Joao and Zhirkov are both running wildly in the frontcourt, looking full of energy!"

"Skrtel was forced to clear the ball under pressure!"

"The ball is back at the home team's feet!"

………………

"Defend! Defend! Dominsko pay attention to your position! Just hold your position, don't need to shoot, wait for Anyukov to double-team, and then think about stealing the ball!"

"Arshavin! Pay attention to your position, don't be too far ahead..."

Timoshchuk on the field not only has to do his own defensive work well, but also constantly reminds himself of these defensive "temporary workers" of the team!

Although defensive counterattack tactics have been used when leading other games, but the original opponent, Zenit, believed that he had a strength advantage, so Timoshchuk did not care about the defensive quality of his back-defense teammates.

But now it's different!

"This is the Red Army! In the away game, we can't tolerate any mistakes in our defense!"

CSKA Moscow was originally a team directly under the Soviet Red Army. Throughout the vast area of the former Soviet Union, there were a large number of die-hard fans in the Soviet military system. As a Ukrainian international, Tymoshchuk was also a member of this team back then. Fans also understand how strong the CSKA has received all kinds of support over the years!

"This time is Zhirkov's breakthrough!"

"Facing Yurkov's defense on the wing!"

"Can you go there?"

"I still chose to pass back!"

"Sure enough, they are teammates of the national team. It seems that both sides know each other very well. Zhirkov doesn't want to make meaningless attempts!"

"Pass the ball back to midfield and reorganize the attack!"

"The home team's defensive midfielder Sergey also plugged in, and the ball went directly to a long-range shot! What a pity! It went empty!"

"Although Zenit's midfield defense may not be oppressive enough due to some technical players, but the entire conventional defense line is still firmly erected, and the home team obviously does not get too good a chance! "

"Especially with Zenit's double central defenders, Skrtel can really show his greatest strength in the positional defense. Compared with the recklessness when defending the opponent's counterattack in the previous game, Skrtel at this time basically No big mistakes!"

"The rookie central defender Yang Feng also obviously showed no stage fright in this national derby. Yang Feng, who was mainly responsible for marking Joao, did not let Joao get a chance in the penalty area!"

"The home team wanted to pass the ball to Joao in the penalty area before, but Joao, who is good at speed and grabbing ability, was in front of Yang Feng, as slow as a robot! The ball was always predicted by Yang Feng first and destroyed! "

Joao, who is 189cm tall, is actually not a traditional high center forward! What he is famous for is his explosive power, speed, and his sense of grabbing points in front of goal!

It is this kind of guerrilla style of play, coupled with his long legs, that allows Joao to shoot at various points in the penalty area. It is also a speed that essentially bullies the slow movement of the Russian central defender. For Yang Feng who is facing up, Ruo Ao has met his opponent!

It is true that Yang Feng's physical confrontation needs to be improved, but it is aimed at the traditional Russian Super League, tall forwards and defenders, against Joao, purely in terms of physical fitness, Yang Feng, as a central defender, can even have an advantage!

As for consciousness and judgment, Yang Feng is more confident in this aspect! So this is also the reason why Advocaat focused on making Yang Feng stare at Ruoao before the game. Compared with Skrtel, Yang Feng Tianke Ruoao!

"Damn it! Can't get rid of him!"

Ruoao also tried various off-ball runs in the penalty area, trying to get rid of Yang Feng, but Yang Feng is still very different from those tall, slow-moving traditional Russian defenders. Ruoao tried several times, but still couldn't Chance to get an open seat!

"Oh! He went out!"

After trying a few times, Joao chose to go out of the penalty area to try a long shot, or respond to a pass from his teammates, and wait until there is a breakthrough from the side, and then find a chance to insert into the penalty area!

Yang Feng naturally firmly occupied the penalty area. After leaving the penalty area, his teammates naturally defended him. It's just that Yang Feng needs to share his attention with Joao to prevent him from returning to the penalty area!

"It's still Zhirkov's strong side. This time, he took advantage of Yurkov's time to step forward and stick to the defense, and directly passed the ball without stopping. This is a half-high ball!"

"The ball is very fast, flying towards the small penalty area!"

"Joao! Plugged in! Any chance?"

"Hit the door?"

"Joao touched the ball!"

"But, no chance!"

"Yang Feng has arrived at his position!"

"Ruo Ao's shot, before the ball flew out, Yang Feng who rushed to block it with his body!"

"A big-footed clearance! The ball flew out of the touchline!"

"It's a pity that Zhirkov's pass is excellent from an angle. It's a pity!"

………………

"CSKA Moscow's offensive..."

"Skrtel headed it out..."