Chapter 169 Champions League: Chelsea (Part 2)
Eggsy turned around and kicked the ball in the air, and the ball bounced accurately at the feet of right winger Bale. Bale's speed of attack was fast enough. He ran all the way from receiving the ball from Eggsy to rushing to Chelsea's goal, and the time it took was not even more than 10 seconds.
The entire Chelsea defense, including Kante, was retreating and shrinking the defense, ready to intercept Bale.
Chelsea defender Ivanovic used his big body to catch up with Bale and used his body to prevent Bale from dribbling into the penalty area.
Bale didn't pass the ball because Benzema, who was closest to him, was still behind him. If he passed the ball back at this time, all the advantages that Eggsy had just passed the ball to him would be wasted.
Bale had no choice but to shout Benzema's name while he was shooting the ball himself.
His meaning was also very simple, hoping that if his ball was saved by the goalkeeper or kicked into the goal frame, Benzema would be able to catch up and make up the shot. Then Bale, who had just shot, was knocked down by Chelsea's Ivanovic.
"Here we go!" Benzema was running so fast, but he slowed down when he got close to the penalty area because the ball had been caught by Chelsea's goalkeeper.
There was a sudden blank look on Benzema and Bale's faces for a moment, and then they both looked at Eggsy behind them at the same time the next second.
This is all thanks to today's director, who is not only good at capturing the exciting scenes of the game, but also captures the expressions on the players' faces very soulfully.
After Benzema and Bale looked at Eggsy, they couldn't hide the worry and horror on their faces.
And Eggsy's angry look was not false. After all, the cake was indeed beautiful, but it was a pity that neither Bale nor Benzema ate it.
"puff……"
The audience in the stands couldn't hold back their laughter, and then everyone couldn't help laughing. No matter how invincible the striker of Real Madrid was, it was useless because he had to rely on his midfielder brother behind him to control the situation!
But Eggsy's unhappiness was only for a short while, he would not be so foolish as to let his emotions destroy the unity of his team. So Eggsy kept clapping his hands while retreating, keeping an eye on his surroundings.
In fact, compared to Real Madrid who wasted a ball, Chelsea are the most panicked now.
There was no way around it. As long as the ball reached the midfield, it would be stuck. It was difficult for both Kroos and Modric to defend.
The only one on the central axis is Eggsy, which is even more excessive. His defense can be said to have monopolized the space of the midfield.
Of course, this also includes the air.
It has been said before that the Premier League has always been good at long passes, high-altitude passes and lobs. As long as you dare to pass, Eggsy will intercept your ball from the air like a high-altitude gunboat, reminding everyone of the nickname "Aerial Gunboat" when Eggsy did not leave the Premier League.
Now it seems that the title of this aerial gunboat is really not an exaggeration. This guy is a killer weapon for high-altitude blocking! Now it's 20 minutes into the first half, Chelsea just keeps attacking, but they are repeatedly hit.
Zidane was also very moved by this scene. Thinking back to the time when Eggsy came to Real Madrid, Zidane felt that there must be something that could be explored in this little guy.
So whenever he has free time, he will start to give him special training, but it is useless just to give him special training, because Zidane is just talking, but the one who really sweats in the training is Eggsy himself.
"I'm giving you my previous training," Zidane said, standing on the sidelines, wearing not only a suit and leather shoes, but also drinking water, looking relaxed. "How you train and what you train to is up to you."
On the contrary, when the shooting machine hit the high ball, Eggsy kept running hard, then jumping up, stopping the ball with his chest, and trying to turn around.
But more often than not, they were unable to stop the ball, or failed to turn around and pass the ball back in time, which resulted in their body balance being lost and they fell directly to the ground.
"Is this what you think your strength is?" Zidane took a sip of water and looked at Eggsy.
Eggsy got up from the ground and wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand. He looked at the targets he had placed on the training ground, panting. These were the props that Eggsy used to pass the ball, and many of them had been bent by Eggsy's passes.
"I think my height and jumping ability are my strengths." Eggsy looked around and continued, "My vision range is very wide. If it were higher, my passing accuracy and success rate would be higher. I can also intercept the opponent's high-altitude balls."
Zidane watched Eggsy's training and his 190cm height, and he remembered those who said he was too tall to be a midfielder. Zidane also experienced receiving the ball in the air and using it with his long-range shots.
Zidane put down his water cup when he saw this. Even though he was wearing leather shoes, he could jump on the ball next to him with his toes. Then he approached Eggsy who was standing not far away and panting and said, "Haha, speaking of tall midfielders, I'm not short either."
"Come, today I will teach you the advantages of being tall in the midfield!"
——Boom boom boom!
Zidane was awakened by the drumming of Real Madrid fans in the stands, and his eyes naturally fell on Eggsy.
At this time, Eggsy retreated to his own position and quickly scanned the situation of the entire field. He was still making gestures with Modric and Kroos. The two were stunned after seeing the gestures.
Is this to let the defenders shrink their defense? Is Eggsy planning to withdraw the defense line to the defenders?
But when he looked at Chelsea's offensive trend in front of him, he immediately understood Eggsy's arrangement.
But Eggsy could not hide his gesture to Marcelo, and now everyone could see that Eggsy was the current battlefield commander of Real Madrid.
"Not easy, he actually restricted Chelsea's attack for most of the first half."
The host also saw that Eggsy was the real commander of Real Madrid today. "But I think Zidane is really daring. Look at what he did on the field?"
The audience was speechless and wanted to laugh when they heard it. It was nothing that Zidane arranged a 433 tactical lineup, but after the last game, he gave the right to change the tactics on the field to the 17-year-old Eggsy, and did not let Ramos and Ronaldo play. Every move was so unacceptable that people could not understand the tactics.
But Real Madrid really suppressed Chelsea's offense and prevented them from breaking through the midfield line in the first half!
At this time, Zidane and Guti from the Real Madrid coaching staff were in the rest area watching the gestures that Eggsy made to Modric and the others, and they both laughed for a moment.
Guti covered his mouth and approached Zidane, then said with a smile: "Ignacio Eggsy actually didn't play defense and counterattack at this time?
Zidane turned his head and covered his mouth and replied: "Look, it's only the 22nd minute of the first half. Chelsea must have another trump card. He is being too cautious."
Guti smiled. Although Zidane said that Eggsy was too cautious and was still defending closely, the smile and admiration on his face were not fake.
In fact, Zidane must like Eggsy's cautiousness in tactical arrangements.
Chelsea's attack was blocked, which was undoubtedly a dead end according to their coach's original plan.
There was no other way. Hazard and Fabregas looked at each other and nodded. Hazard immediately made a few gestures to the coaching staff in the rest area, and Fabregas also began to notify Kante behind him and Vardy in front of him.
When Eggsy returned to his position, he immediately saw the clue. He turned around and raised his fist to Marcelo behind him, and made a leaping motion. Marcelo even shouted directly: "OK."
This is the gesture of interception and quick penetration. Marcelo has already understood Eggsy's counterattack plan.
Now Chelsea's coaching staff is also looking at their team's data, and they are all shaking in their hearts. It's only the first 30 minutes, but Chelsea's scoring rate is as high as 78%, which is an unprecedented fast attack. Although the scoring rate has increased, the success rate is so low that it's horrible!
"13%. This is the success rate of dribbling into the penalty area." Chelsea's head coach was so angry that he immediately covered his mouth and looked at the assistant coach next to him and said, "We must find a way. We can't let them continue to play like this."
Chelsea played very well in the first half, with constant attacking. However, Real Madrid played very conservatively in defense, and did not take the initiative to attack in the first half. All they did was intercept in the midfield and then defend and counterattack.
Hazard and Fabregas also discovered this, so they started to attack from both sides. Hitting from the high ground didn't work, and hitting from the sides didn't work either, so they could only attack with force.
Zidane also understood Chelsea's plan, but he understood Eggsy's plan even better.
Just now, he covered his mouth and looked at Guti and said, "Eggsy is trying to consume his opponent. Could he have guessed my thoughts?"
Guti covered his mouth with the tactical board, of course not in surprise but in laughter. Now Eggsy is like a chess player sitting on a chessboard, he not only sees through Chelsea's ideas, but also understands Zidane's subsequent moves.
This is what Eggsy knows about knowing yourself and knowing your enemy. He already knew Zidane's trump card when he didn't let Ronaldo and Ramos play. After he spent 20 minutes figuring out Chelsea's intentions, he began to plan Chelsea's attack.
Chelsea took the risk of attacking on two fronts. Eggsy smiled and said to Bale and Benzema in front of him: "Old rules, I leave it to you."
This is like feeding the cake to their mouths. Bale and Benzema can only be happy. How could they be unwilling at all?
Eggsy, Modric and Kroos laughed, and made a three-line full attack motion with their hands. They also blinked and laughed: "Momo, it's time to play."
As soon as these words came out, Modric and Kroos also laughed. They defended together for 30 minutes, waiting for this scene!
When the Real Madrid players showed such a smile, the Chelsea players not far away couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
Vardy looked at Eggsy, Bale and Benzema and said hello, then suddenly laughed. Hazard looked at Vardy and asked, "What's wrong?"
Vardy laughed for a while, then looked at Hazard and said with certainty: "Aggie, no, it's Real Madrid, they are going to attack."
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