Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Your legs are pretty nice
After defeating Bayern 4-2 in the quarter-finals of the German Cup, Leverkusen immediately faced the 23rd round of the game, where the Bayer continued to face Bochum at its rented home stadium.
In the match against his old club, Kroos won the trust of Labbadia with a sharp through pass, and the 18-year-old German talented midfielder was once again included in the team's roster.
Before going on the court, goalkeeper coach Forborn put his arm around Leandri's shoulders and talked to the young goalkeeper about the opponent's shooting data preferences in the midfield and frontcourt. Forborn feels that the current situation is pretty good. Every time he talks about "XX's chance of getting forward is what, XX's shot is what percentage he likes to kick to the left", he can just report all the data to the goalkeeper. Anyway, Leandri will remember it himself and can analyze it based on the situation on the field.
Although he has played for Leverkusen for more than half a season, Leandri does not have many acquaintances in Germany. However, he still knows who is stronger by watching game videos and on-field confrontations.
In the 32nd minute, Bochum took the lead.
Leandri tried very hard to save the ball. He threw his body into the air, but he couldn't stop the ball, which was accelerated by the toes of the opponent's midfielder. The ball was fast and had a strong arc, and it brushed Leandri's arm and flew into the net.
Leandri, who was still lying on the ground, was a little annoyed. His body almost touched the ball. If his speed could be faster and his reaction could be quicker, he would definitely be able to save the goal.
The players have been training hard for more than a decade just to improve a little bit on the field.
0-1, Leverkusen is temporarily behind.
However, it was no pushover for Helmes to get a starting position directly from a German second division team. Ten minutes later, he received a pass from the midfield, changed direction a few times and dribbled past the defender. With a lift of his right foot, the score between the two sides returned to the starting point again.
In the 35th minute, the opponent's No. 10 broke through the Leverkusen defenders in the frontcourt, cut inside horizontally to find an open space, and directly sent the ball to the far corner!
Leandri had noticed this situation long ago, and made a prediction the moment he kicked the ball, and he jumped up and easily took the ball off.
In the 40th minute, Bochum once again raised the banner of attack and rushed towards the gate of the pharmaceutical factory, but the opponent's defender Fox made a timely forward run! The ball was passed directly to his feet, and then Fox shot from a small angle on the side of the penalty area!
Ryandley got angry when he saw Fox making a forward run. You are a defender. Although the tactics are diverse now and defenders will have more and more opportunities to make a forward run, who will talk to you about reason?
Every time Leandri saw the defender in front of him chasing lightning and power with the wind as if he was on a Hot Wheels, afraid of missing a goal or an assist, his heart bled. You have no heart, whether it's the coach, players or fans, you don't care about the mental health of our goalkeeper at all! Do you know how much security our goalkeeper loses the moment the defender starts moving? Do you know how sad we feel every time we see a defender driving backwards like crazy?
In fact, we goalkeepers are the only ones in the world who hope that the defenders can successfully advance. After all, this way we won’t be counterattacked and have to fish the ball into the net with tears in our eyes! But you, my fan friends and coach, you only care about whether the game is good or not, whether the game is won or not, and you have no idea how difficult it is to care for sensitive skin!
In order to expand the role of defenders and to reduce the KPI pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, Leandri took decisive action!
When Fox rushed over with the ball, he saw the opponent's goalkeeper suddenly became furious. Before he could figure out what was going on, the opponent suddenly lowered his body and used his toes to send the ball he had just kicked to the front court.
Fox was a bit embarrassed. He failed in a one-on-one opportunity, which was like he had actively passed the ball to Leandri and let the opponent's goalkeeper kick the ball.
Leandri looked at Fox's back and silently cheered for them in his heart, "You defenders should do a good job of defense first and then think about other things. You look so embarrassed when you chase back."
Goalkeeper Xiaodie feels that his ideas will definitely get a lot of likes, attention and comments from the goalkeepers, and this must be the true words of every one of them!
"Nice attack! Leandri chose the timing very correctly. If he had hesitated for one more second, the score on the field might have been widened by Bochum." The commentator at the scene was still frightened. When he saw the opponent's one-on-one attack just now, he wished he could jump onto the field and become a stumbling block.
"The ball was sent to the front court by Leandri, Vidal received the ball, there was only one defender in front of him, Mavraj, Leverkusen's chance! He pulled the ball, lowered his shoulders, and shook it off! Hey, hey, hey, Vidal fell down!"
The commentator's mood, which had just turned from sadness to joy, was lifted again as Vidal rolled on the court holding his legs.
The referee stopped the game in time and let the team doctor in.
Mafraj tackled Vidal in the defense just now. Although he retracted his studs, Vidal felt uncomfortable in his ankle. The team doctor checked and suggested to Labbadia that Vidal's condition needed further examination.
Castro squatted beside Vidal, Rolfes, wearing the captain's armband, surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation, and several Bochum players also pleaded with the referee. When the other players on the Bayer Leverkusen field saw their good brother Vidal being injured by a tackle, the opposing team surrounded the referee and put pressure on him, and the two sides gradually began to argue. Leandri rushed over from the goal like a gust of wind. Standing at 1.9 meters tall, he was ready to provide fire support at any time. Fortunately, the referee today was able to control the situation. He sternly warned the players from both sides and gave Mavraj a yellow card and a free kick to prevent the dispute from escalating.
Kroos was hurriedly substituted in the 42nd minute and he didn't even have time to warm up. Fortunately, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half in just a few minutes.
In the 73rd minute of the second half, Leandri was troubled as he looked at Fox who was rushing towards him with the ball again. He couldn't help but complain to his teammates in his heart, "Oh, big guys, how come you left such a big space to the opponent?" We are opponents. You can't let him go just because you are both defenders and think "there is no need to rush to fight each other"!
That's right, the opponent's defender Fox found an opportunity to move forward again, and Leverkusen's defenders were now pinned down by Bochum's frontcourt players, and Leandri once again got a chance to be alone with the opponent's defender.
Fox continued to advance from the wing, and when he saw Leandri moving to attack, he unexpectedly passed the ball to the striker who was also in the middle, and the opponent shot directly in front of the penalty spot!
The Bochum fans were ready to celebrate, but the next second they saw Leandri brake hard on the grass, turned around and threw himself out! The ball hit Leandri's forehead and was deflected out of the penalty area. Castro, who was chasing back, quickly passed the ball to Kroos from the danger zone.
Behind Leandri's goal was where the Bochum fans were. Although his posture lying on the ground was a bit embarrassing, it was enough to make the Bochum fans reluctantly swallow their joy.
Before Leandri could get up, he saw the referee in the frontcourt stop the game again. As soon as he stood up, he saw the player with number 39 lying in the opposite penalty area.
His good brother seemed to be injured. Leandri ran directly from in front of the goal to the front court and pushed Mavraj, who had just kicked the ball, so hard that he staggered.
"It takes only two of us to play a game, right?" Leandri relied on his 1.9-meter height to confront others without fear. Moreover, when he was in La Fabrica, he could have a fight with Pique every time he met him. So he was not afraid now.
Before either side could get angry, the referee quickly took out cards from his pocket. Leandri, who pushed the opponent, was given a yellow card, and Mavraj, who had just shown his studs, was given a yellow card. Then the two yellow cards turned into a red card and they were sent off directly.
Both sides began to plead at the same time. Bochum was unwilling to play with ten men, while Rolfes was pleading for his young goalkeeper.
The referee insisted on his decision and asked Mavraj to leave the field immediately. Leandri ignored the commotion nearby and watched the team doctor disinfect Kroos. The studs on his shoes scratched his leg, but luckily it was a minor injury and it was no big deal if he just endured the pain.
Cross was sitting on the grass with his hands on the ground. Leandri looked at his friend. The 18-year-old Cross had soft and messy hair and sunflower eyelashes on his eyes. He looked like a sweet boy. Cross is also full of youth, with eyes like deep blue planets full of fighting spirit. Although he is introverted and quiet, he has never lost the youthful vigor and ambition.
"Tony, I noticed you have nice legs."
The team doctor laughed. "Come on, you just stood up for someone and you're teasing them. If we're really talking about it, your legs are better looking, right Tony?"
Cross looked towards the destination along with the figure standing next to him, and after careful exploration, he nodded honestly.
Leandri turned and left, yelling, "I won't take you home today!" The team doctor was still smiling when he carried the medicine box back and sat down. The middle-aged man lamented that the relationship between young people is always so close and relaxed, which makes people smile knowingly for this beauty.
Mavraj committed a foul in the penalty area, the referee gave him a yellow card and a penalty kick, and Kiessling scored the goal.
In the last twenty minutes, neither side scored any more goals and the two sides shook hands and made peace with the score at 1-1.
Leverkusen fans on the sidelines celebrated the victory with the players by singing, but the more Leandri listened, the more he felt something was wrong. What was going on with this strange tune?
After the game, although Labbadia criticized Leandri's uncalm behavior, he also affirmed his enthusiasm in standing up for his teammates. The football field is filled with an exciting atmosphere. Violent shots, elegant offense and defense, long passes, precise interceptions, saves in front of the goal... all make countless fans cheer. People talk about every wonderful moment with relish and are moved by the friendship between the players. If everything is measured by value, then where is the unity and cohesion?
Labbadia said a few words and asked Rolfes to go with him to the post-match press conference. The players quickly ran into the shower room. The faster they showered, the faster they could get off work!
Cross couldn't stand Leandri's washing machine. Although he was not good at housework, he was a bit of a germaphobe and couldn't stand Leandri wrapping all the things together and throwing them in at once, so he chose to do it himself.
After blow-drying his hair, Leandri saw his good roommate helping him clean up. He was obviously the one who insulted him first, but he just ignored him.
Cross was not angry. He packed Leandri's sports bag and put it on his shoulder, then patiently asked his landlord, "Do you want to take me home?"
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