Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Buy a few more boxes of Bayer products
The first half of the game ended quickly, and the players were busy sitting down to rest and listen to the head coach's tactical arrangements.
Labbadia was also speechless about the opponent's five-defender lineup. Come on, brother, there are still ten rounds of games left. Are you already parking the bus for points? Then in the last few rounds, you will have to come up with a 10-0-0 formation to amaze the Bundesliga!
Labbadia did not make any substitutions. Even though Hertha Berlin had several threatening attacks in the first half, in fact they had more shots and more shots on target. Labbadia asked the midfielders to take bold long shots in the second half, and to take a shot whenever they got the chance. Maybe God would bless them and they would get the ball into the goal.
The two sides changed sides and fought again.
After the kick-off, Helmes stayed directly in the opposing defender circle. Kiessling was not idle either. He kept pulling the opposing defense line while running without the ball. Banetta and Rolfes passed the ball from the midfield to the front. After making a few passes, they found that the pot was covered and they could only make and eat by themselves. Several other midfielders also remembered the "temporary unlimited firing rights" granted by the head coach in the locker room. Whenever the forwards had no chance and their teammates' chances were not good enough, they would happily take a kick. If they could kick the ball into the goal, they would score. If they couldn't, at least they felt good!
The midfielders kept kicking the ball, and the defenders became more and more anxious. Leandri saw his own defense line moving further and further forward. He shouted to them to retreat a small step, but when he went to shout to others, the previous defender had already sneaked forward two big steps!
In the 49th minute, Rolfes saw that the routes of Kiessling and Helmes were blocked and the available space in the midfield was pitifully small, so he shot directly at the ribs, but unfortunately the ball hit the opponent's defender and bounced out.
In the 52nd minute, Banetta avoided the opponent's pressure and found an opportunity to shoot with a light touch. At this time, Helmes also stared at the two defenders and came to the front of the goal. Banetta lifted the ball into the penalty area and Helmes headed the ball, but unfortunately Hertha Berlin's goalkeeper performed very well today and he held the ball firmly in his arms.
So Hertha Berlin launched the attack in the second half of the game that most touched the hearts of Leverkusen fans.
The goalkeeper threw the ball to the center back, who then passed it to his teammate. He himself was stationed at the end of the defense line, but the others had already pressed forward.
After Germany won the World Cup in 1990, it entered a 10-year hiatus, with both the national team and the Bundesliga clubs beginning to fall into a trough. At the beginning of the century, German football chose to learn from its mistakes, launched a national youth training reform, and built more than 300 youth training bases. It is in this context that the young players on the field now have very solid basic skills, and the veterans have experience and accumulation, so their performance on the field is naturally more stable.
The players of Hertha Berlin reached the front of the penalty area after a few passes. Leverkusen's lineup is strong in offense but weak in defense. Once the attack is not smooth, it is very easy for the opponent to counterattack. Their current situation is 4 against 6 in the backcourt. Rolfes has returned to defense, but Bayer Leverkusen does not have an advantage in numbers.
The fans on the sidelines now have no hope that any defender can explode and destroy the opponent's attack with fewer people. They just wonder if their young goalkeeper can hold on for a while. Anyway, you have already been guarding for 50 minutes. It’s not a big deal for you to hold on a little longer, right?
Rafael was almost advancing into the penalty area with the ball. There was only Castro in front of him, and his other teammates were constantly running to tie down Leverkusen's defense. At this time, Hertha Berlin could score a goal at any time.
Leandri kept observing and judging the possible running trajectories of the opposing players, but he was alone after all, and his two fists could not defeat the 12 feet and 6 heads of the opponents. He was under tremendous defensive pressure at the moment.
"Enrique, watch No. 11, I'll go to the side!" Leandri asked his teammates to move forward. If the ball really appeared in an empty space on the wing, he would rush for it himself. The opponent had so many opportunities, and it would not work if the defense was not decisive.
Rafael no longer maintained a stalemate with Castro and prepared to break through a few steps. His teammates were right next to him and could cooperate with Leverkusen at any time. With the numerical advantage, they could even pass the ball to create space for shooting. But the next second, Raphael found that his feet were empty, and then he lost his balance and fell heavily on the grass.
Hertha Berlin players immediately signaled to the referee for a penalty kick. Castro did not argue. It was a tactical foul and the probability of a penalty kick being lower than allowing the opponent to score with more people in the penalty area. Sure enough, the referee touched his pocket, looked through the empty frame, pointed directly at the penalty spot, and the yellow card set was served steaming hot.
Hertha Berlin was indignant, Leverkusen was frowning, Castro was next to Leandri, put his head over and said, "Relax, they can't score."
The young goalkeeper looked indifferent. Penalty? That's what other goalkeepers are afraid of, but I, Lai, am fearless!
"I guess he will shoot to the right." Leandri thought about the opponent's penalty kick habits, and he didn't look nervous at all when he walked back to the goal. Leverkusen fans were sitting behind his goal. Leandri made an OK gesture to the fans before standing still and preparing.
Don't worry, I'm here.
The penalty kick was taken by Rafael, the top scorer of the opposing team who had just been brought down. Before the penalty spot, Leandri stared into the eyes of the opposing team, with his arms wide open and his body slightly leaning forward. After the referee blew the whistle, he kept clapping his hands and shouting, using his voice to encourage himself and put pressure on the opposing team.
Rafael ignored the pressure from the opposing goalkeeper, glanced at Leandri's position, then took a deep breath and began to retreat. Rafael's running speed was not fast, but he suddenly slowed down after three or four steps, causing a jam, and then he accelerated again to shoot.
Rafael thought that his feint would make Leandri move in advance, but the opponent did not move at all before he touched the ball, as if he had predicted it. Facing the incoming ball, he suddenly dived to the right side of the goal, and the ball hit Leandri's folded gloves and he caught it tightly!
"His ok, his smile stole my heart!"
"I don't care. This player must stay in the pharmaceutical factory! He saved several dangerous situations in front of the goal, and now he saves the penalty so calmly! Did you see that? He smiled so sweetly at us after saving the penalty. Is he asking for credit and reward from us? I'll give you all my money!"
"Look at your beer belly. You're old and ugly. Forget it! Damn, he looks so good when he fixes his hair back!"
"I'm going to buy two more boxes of cockroach medicine so that Bayer can make more money. This way, we can treat Ryan better. The young master must be raised in wealth!"
"Völler has kept him all the time. Leandri is not German, so there is no possibility that he will be poached by Bayern!"
"Bayern Munich can't keep Leandri because his father is the chairman of Real Madrid. Bayern Munich can't poach him, but his father can."
"You are a spy from the other side, right? Why are you making trouble at this time? Brothers, there is someone from the other side here, kill him!"
Leverkusen fans were in the best spot to watch the goal. They saw with their own eyes that their young goalkeeper, who was not even 20 years old, made a gesture to them to reassure them. When he saved the ball, he was not affected by the opponent's fake moves. He caught the ball steadily in his hands. After standing up, he smiled at them with a smug look on his face, as if to say, "See, I said they couldn't score!"
The German guy who was walking on the street with an expressionless face now completely released his excitement on the court. The beer in his hand accidentally spilled on the person next to him because of his action, but the other person was not angry. These people's minds were full of Leandri's OK gesture. Leandri hugged the ball, Leandri stood up and turned around to smile at them.
Not to mention that the fans were left with the thought of Leandri in their minds after hearing this save, the players and coaching staff on the bench also rushed to the sidelines and cheered.
Because the penalty was saved, Bayer Leverkusen's form became better and better. Their attacking line was originally stronger than that of the opponent, and now they had more shots on target.
In the 78th minute, Labbadia replaced the exhausted Banetta with Kroos, and pulled the white and tender Kroos with wide acne but not much expression to admonish him, "More long shots, more set pieces!"
After coming on the pitch, Kroos conveyed the coach's request, and then quickly took over the position of the biscuit master. Seeing that the striker was being sticked to by the opponent again, he chose to eat while working so as not to go hungry.
Rolfes took a kick, Kroos took a kick, Castro took a kick, even Enrique who came in took a kick, everyone was shooting, the quality was average but the kicks must have felt great! Standing alone in front of the goal, Leandri suddenly had an outrageous idea in his mind: I just saved a penalty, can you reward me with a long shot?
However, Leandri immediately shook his head and threw away this horrible idea. If he also moved forward to join the attack, the scene would be too suffocating. He couldn't let the central defender guard the goal with his header, right?
The opposite of Tiangang! The opposite of Tiangang!
Enrique had a great time with a bang in the front, and just when he returned to his position, he saw his own "Big Daddy" in the back shaking his head in pain. He thought that it was his forward run that made the opponent feel insecure, and he never expected that the evil thought of swapping positions with him flashed through the opponent's head for a second.
Perhaps the fans' love can form telekinesis, and this magical power also allowed Leandri to participate in an attack and even go one step further.
In the 87th minute, Rafael attacked again, but Leandri, who was already in extremely confident form, deflated the attack with just his hands. After taking a look at the front court, Leandri kicked the ball to Kroos who was reaching out to ask for it.
He took the ball off steadily. There was a midfielder standing in front of Kroos, but he pulled the ball calmly and then changed direction and passed it!
The other players of Hertha Berlin noticed the threat and immediately got into position, but Kroos didn't even wait for them to react. He shot the ball with his right foot and the ball spun into the upper right corner of the goal!
In the 87th minute, Leverkusen took the lead 0-1 away from home with a last-gasp goal.
Goal: Toni Kroos (Midfielder)
Assist: Leandri Perez (goalkeeper)
When they saw the ball fall into the net, Kroos turned around and Leandri also ran towards the goal. The two good brothers didn't care about their teammates who were going to celebrate with them. Their goal was very clear, which was to find the partner who had just cooperated with them.
Leandri was tackled by Kroos with great momentum. As he was gently embraced by the grass, he was still wondering why this guy had such a strong impact!
At this time, at Cross's home, his parents and grandfather were watching the broadcast.
It was rare for the mother to see her eldest son showing such a crazy expression on the field. He knocked the handsome goalkeeper to the ground with two thuds. The little goalkeeper was lying on his back. Even though Kroos was on top of him, he still excitedly stretched out his arms from beside his head and clenched his fists. His brown and black curly hair was scattered on the green grass and swirled around. He really had a handsome face.
Cross's father pointed at the good friends on TV and said to his wife and Cross's grandfather, "This is Leandro." Tony said this is his best friend.
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