Chapter 160 La Liga: vs. Real Sociedad (Part 2)
Although Real Madrid scored the first point, Zidane on the sidelines couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw the faces of the Real Sociedad players on the opposite side.
Real Sociedad was not in a hurry at all, it seems that they were well prepared. Zidane is never afraid of being left behind, and Eggsy on the field seems to have noticed something is wrong and is talking to Ronaldo.
"This kid has grown up." Zidane suddenly sighed. Guti, who was recording on the side, raised his head and looked at Zidane in surprise, then looked at Eggsy on the field, and seemed to have discovered something.
Eggsy now trotted back to his position, turned around and made a gesture to the defenders behind him. Eggsy made a step back gesture with both hands and made a plus sign with two fingers.
Back? Add?
The defenders were stunned for a moment, but they understood what Eggsy meant and nodded immediately. They then ran to Navas and gestured as well.
Now Navas understood what Eggsy meant. Eggsy meant that when Real Sociedad attacked, he would retreat and join the defense.
The action is simple, but the meaning behind it is not. Now is Real Sociedad's attack time, why does Eggsy retreat to defend?
Could it be that Real Sociedad has some tricks up their sleeve?
In any case, the entire Real Madrid team became alert after getting one point, and when Real Sociedad attacked, they really started to use their tricks!
Real Madrid's defenders today can be said to be a reduced version of the starting lineup, but no matter how reduced they are, they are still Real Madrid's defenders! So when Real Sociedad attacked, they did not break through from both sides as expected, but were blocked outside the penalty area and tried to break in in a roundabout way.
At this time, Ronaldo had already taken the lead in sneaking as Eggsy had told him before, and he had reached the left midfield of Real Sociedad. He was just waiting for Eggsy to successfully counterattack from behind, and then he would brake the ball in the half court and completely seal the victory with a score of 2:0.
The reason why Eggsy dared to let Ronaldo run away and not come back to participate in the defense was because he guessed Real Sociedad's tactics, and he must want to attack and equalize the score. Moreover, he saw that although Real Sociedad's tactics were 4-3-3, his wing midfielders and wingers on both sides were more agile, so he retreated to the left back position to help defend.
Because Real Madrid had been anxious for a long time in the second half, Zidane was also worried that something might happen, so he made a special gesture to Eggsy and shouted: Steal the ball!
Eggsy immediately understood what Zidane meant and intercepted Real Sociedad striker Jumian. Jumian panicked because he had just received the ball from his own striker Bella. It was obvious that the right side was not working, so he had to break through on the left side.
Humian was also anxious. He had no way out of Eggsy's defense. He didn't care about anything else and started to hit Eggsy with his body!
Eggsy was indeed temporarily knocked off balance by the sudden impact, and it was at this moment that Humian wanted to speed up and break through Eggsy.
But he didn't expect that Eggsy adjusted his balance in an instant, turned around and blocked him again!
"Are you super glue?!" Humian himself was stunned. The force he had just used to hit Eggsy was not light. Because the angle was right, most people would have fallen down, or even directly to the ground.
But Eggsy was fine. He caught up with Humian in less than a second and even took the opportunity to kick him.
"Super glue? Look at me!"
Humian was shocked. Not only was the ball taken away by Eggsy, but he also failed to move his feet in time due to the sudden interception and fell directly to the ground.
The referee had been watching the sidelines since Jumian hit Eggsy. If Jumian hit him again, he would definitely blow the whistle. But unexpectedly, Eggsy took the ball back on the spot, and Jumian lost his balance and fell to the ground.
So the referee said nothing and started to retreat in the direction of Real Madrid's attack. Jumian could only look at the referee and spread his hands to show his innocence, but the referee didn't even look at him. Now everyone's attention was on Eggsy.
He didn't pass the ball immediately after getting it. In fact, Eggsy had already seen Ronaldo's position the moment he got the ball, which was too far away. Although Eggsy was good at long passes, he knew that passing across the entire half court was too dangerous.
But at this time, Real Sociedad was caught off guard. Not only was Ronaldo unguarded, but all the players of Real Sociedad were running back. So after breaking through the defense of two Sociedad players who were returning to defend, Eggsy made a standard sideways pass.
This ball was so accurate that it flew across the Bernabeu half in a parabola. Even the host was amazed! This ball was kicked very high and then fell down in a parabola.
Of course, fans of Eggsy's high-altitude passes have already given his high parabolic passes a name, "Summoning Magic."
There are two reasons why it gets such a magical name. The first is that this ball is extremely high. Except for Eggsy who knows where the final landing point is, no one else knows where the ball will go.
Moreover, even if you can see where the ball is going to land before it hits the ground, in most cases there is actually no one near the landing point, not even the opposing team. But within a few seconds, or even less than a second, someone will appear there.
With such a combination, it stands to reason that other people would not be able to figure out Eggsy's pass, but Ronaldo, who had already agreed with Eggsy, must have known it, so he was jogging on the left, and the ball fell at his feet as if it fell from the sky.
At this time, all the fans in the stadium deeply understood why Eggsy's high pass sounded like magic. It was like summoning a Cristiano Ronaldo with the ball.
"Although the name 'Magic Summoning' sounds a bit childish, I have to say it is quite apt." The host couldn't help but say this childish name.
His statement was also recognized by another host, who smiled and said: "That's true, but Eggsy's pass was really accurate, so this happened, right? Ronaldo received the ball!"
This kind of magical summoning of their own striker really made all the fans remember Eggsy. As expected, Ronaldo, who had just landed and was breaking into the penalty area, arrived. This scared the only two remaining defenders of Real Sociedad.
They were originally planning to make an offside move for Ronaldo, but just as they were about to do it, Ronaldo had already rushed through the penalty area with the ball, so they couldn't do anything and could only defend.
They also knew that if they really let Ronaldo break through successfully when they were already losing 1:0, they would definitely fail! So at this time, the two defenders didn't care about that and rushed forward directly.
“Ohhhh!”
The whole audience suddenly burst into exclamations, because at this time Cristiano Ronaldo on the field was tripped by a Real Sociedad player, but he did not fall. Another defender behind him directly bumped into him. This time Cristiano Ronaldo's body had not yet stabilized, and he was hit by this one, and he and the ball were directly knocked out.
Because Ronaldo's forward position was on the left, the collision directly knocked Ronaldo out. If he just rolled a few times, it would not be a big deal, but Ronaldo sprained his ankle! He sat on the ground, holding his ankle for a long time and could not stand up. His face was covered with sweat from the pain.
Eggsy ran over immediately. Ronaldo looked at his swollen ankle, his face full of frustration!
Zidane quickly submitted a request for substitutions. Ronaldo's ankle could no longer play on the field, so he quickly replaced him with Mariano, No. 18. At the same time, Ronaldo took off the captain's armband in his hand, handed it directly to Eggsy, and then said something.
"Don't let them win!"
Eggsy was surprised that Ronaldo gave him the captain's armband. How could he afford it?
"Hold on!" Ronaldo handed the armband to Eggsy, then grabbed him and said, "Little guy! Eggsy!"
Now Ronaldo can no longer say anything more to Eggsy. The team doctor has come over to support him. Ronaldo still holds Eggsy and says, "Now it's up to you to take charge on the court!"
Eggsy looked at the captain's armband in his hand, and then looked at the other teammates who were a little panicked. He knew that if he couldn't carry this banner, then the game on the court would be really hard to predict.
So he hesitated only for a moment, then gritted his teeth and put on the captain's armband on his arm.
"Hey! Eggsy wears the captain's armband?!" The host was shocked: "He's only 17 years old? Will others listen to him?"
"It's hard to say." Another host chimed in: "The situation on the field changes rapidly. If the captain doesn't make good changes, then the host's tactical implementation is just empty talk."
"Eggssie is too young. In this situation, I am not worried about whether others will listen to him or not. He is the favorite of Real Madrid, but I am worried about whether he can control the situation."
Now, except for Eggsy and a defender, Real Madrid's starting lineup is full of second-line players. Real Sociedad was originally a weak team, but this made Zidane nervous standing on the sidelines. He kept thinking, was he careless? Or underestimated the enemy?
Guti, who was standing by, saw his confusion and said softly, "Your tactics and command, as well as your long-term policy, are all correct. It can only be said that you can't predict the changes on the court in advance."
Although Real Madrid lost Ronaldo, Real Sociedad was also in trouble because the Craftsman injured their defender and was sent off with a red card. This time, they didn't even need to make a substitution. They had to play with 10 players against Real Madrid's second team.
They are both the same, each has its own merits!
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