Chapter 221 Champions League: vs. Juventus (Part 3)
Real Madrid's goal did not surprise Juventus. After all, whether in the Champions League or La Liga, Real Madrid's almost signature defensive counterattack is almost a sure thing.
As the organizer of their offensive core, Eggsy almost instinctively began to think of nearly 3 or 4 offensive routes and methods the moment he received the ball. But it must be said that Juventus' defensive reaction was really fast.
Even if Eggsy tried to sneak a run, the time he could gain was limited. Eggsy could only run while looking around. Fortunately, his teammates were already accustomed to his tactical organization skills, so they were able to keep up with him.
Mandzukic of Juventus also rushed forward, intending to intercept Eggsy's dribbling. Eggsy would not bother with him at all, and rushed over with a quick acceleration and fake move. Mandzukic was also stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and rushed over to catch up immediately.
Real Madrid's attacking formation was very good, with all their men moving out in layers, especially Ronaldo and Bale, with one occupying the left and the other occupying the middle, and they were running desperately, waiting for Eggsy's pass.
However, today Real Madrid's only midfield attack organizer was Eggsy, so his target could be said to be bigger than the forwards. He did not miss any Juventus player who could intercept him along the way. Eggsy was simply spinning and jumping in this attack, and finally broke into the penalty area. Without any hesitation, Eggsy passed the ball to Bale on the left.
"Oops! Why did you give it to Bale?!" The commentator in the studio was very dissatisfied with Eggsy's pass. The guest in the studio also disagreed, saying, "Could it be a pass error? In fact, Bale and Ronaldo were not in good position at this time."
Bale has two players behind him on the left, and Ronaldo is in a worse situation in the middle. He is also being watched by Buffon, and the two defenders on the back line are attacking him from both sides. In fact, his chance of shooting is not big at all. And Eggsy's pass is really a bit helpless. He has to pick the tallest one among a group of short guys. It means he has no choice.
But is it really a helpless act?
When Eggsy's news spread, Kroos and Marcelo behind him were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other. When they were thinking about whether to rush up to help, they saw Eggsy running forward.
He had clearly passed the ball, so the most he could do was assist. Why did I have to run like crazy? Even if I had enough energy, I couldn't do this...
Thinking of this, Marcelo and Kroos suddenly realized something. Marcelo immediately stopped to protect his defense line, but Kroos accelerated forward.
They all roughly knew Eggsy's plan, and Cross came forward to help.
Eggsy was still moving forward, and after receiving the pass from him, Bale also dribbled along the left sideline for a while, but he didn't even have the chance to cut diagonally into the center line. In the end, all that could be seen was Eggsy running and cutting diagonally into the middle and long line, and then he quickly passed the ball just in front of the penalty area!
Now everyone suddenly realized that it was not an assist but a simple pass. Eggsy was about to pass the ball to Bale, but his target was not so big. Similarly, Ronaldo and Eggsy continued to block and run wildly to prepare for the attack, with the goal of Bale's pass 45 seconds later.
This kind of offensive state of distributing the ball and combining attacks is called bridging momentum. Such distribution and passing of the ball is very offensive, but it requires an organized offensive midfielder and tacit understanding between teammates.
Everyone can see the growth of Eggsy in Real Madrid. In just a few months, his tricks in Real Madrid have become more and more diverse, and the interaction and tacit passing between Aggi and his teammates have become more and more frequent. Compared with the transfers in the same period, neither Bale nor Higuain seem to have grown as fast as Eggsy.
Talent, ability, and acquired efforts are all seen and remembered by people.
At this time, in the 6th minute, Eggsy made a diagonal run in the midfield and stopped the ball with his chest, then took a few steps forward and tried to break into the penalty area. Ronaldo was eagerly waiting for cooperation on the right side of the center.
Eggsy dribbled the ball and observed the situation of his teammates. After reaching the baseline, Eggsy felt the tackle from the player behind him. He dribbled the ball and suddenly kicked the ball in the air. In mid-air, Eggsy kicked the ball for himself with his foot, and then the next second he used the high altitude to head the ball!
The ball was shot from a high angle, the path of the ball was very tricky, and the speed was moderate, flying to the lower right corner of the goal. Buffon dived to the right and blocked the ball, defusing the attack.
"Beautiful! Eggsy's pitching attack!"
"Buffon - beautiful! Buffon intercepted successfully!"
Buffon actually didn't expect this header, but he reacted immediately when the ball appeared in his field of vision. After blocking the ball, Buffon even rushed forward using his hands and feet to hug the ball.
After Ronaldo rushed over, he found that it was too late and there was no way to make up the shot, so he could only look at Eggsy and shrug helplessly. Eggsy had no choice, he really tried his best for this opportunity, but luck didn't seem to come yet.
While jogging back to defend, he turned around and said to Ronaldo who was running over: "Poor Marcelo, he blocked the ball with his face."
Bale almost burst out laughing when he heard what Eggsy said, and Ronaldo couldn't help but cover his mouth. The interaction between the three of them did not escape the camera's lens. After the three of them noticed, they immediately changed their expressions. However, Eggsy did not cover his mouth when he spoke, so the so-called "lip reading" experts soon figured out what he had just said.
The TV station that broadcast this game was also very clever in replaying Marcelo's feat of blocking the ball with his face, coupled with Eggsy's words, it was simply 'shrimp and pig heart'!
Juventus was not in the same good mood as Real Madrid. The fact that two midfielders, Marchisio and Pjanic, failed to catch up with the opponent was already a serious problem. On the one hand, their midfielder's interception was not as good as that of Eggestein, and they were afraid that there would be greater troubles later.
But no matter what, the game continues, they can't stop. In this period, Marchisio handed the ball to Bonucci near the midfield, and Bonucci, Higuain and Dybala began to press towards the Real Madrid stadium.
Later in the game, Pjanic was ready to pass the ball together with Marchisio. When they thought that the two of them would have no problem dealing with Eggsy, they found that things were not what they thought at all.
Although Eggesi is an organizing midfielder, Kroos is no pushover. When both he and Eggesi are on the midfield line, it is not so easy for Pjanic and Marchisio to control the field.
Although Kroos's ability is not in midfield control, Eggsy's ability is definitely in this area. Coupled with Kroos's dribbling and defensive abilities, it will definitely give anyone who has the ball and wants to attack his defense a headache!
The situation on the field suddenly seemed to be at a stalemate. Juventus kept attacking in Real Madrid's half, but like many teams before, they could no longer move forward after reaching midfield.
"This is simply a black hole-level midfield." The commentator thought of this terrifying control ability as he looked at the situation on the field.
Because it is all thanks to Eggsy's high-frequency running and passing, as well as the positioning he maintains with Kroos, forming a triangle with the defensive midfielders, which has ensured that no matter which of Pjanic and Marchisio has the ball, they will let the person with the ball stand in the center of their triangle, forming a standard encirclement.
How can we possibly control the situation in this situation?
This stalemate continued until the 10th minute of the first half. It was not known whether Juventus could not hold back or their players were eager to attack. After Juventus's Dybala got the ball, his attention was not very focused. He hesitated for a while after receiving the ball and was seized by Eggsy.
Eggsy accelerated and charged directly, not giving Dybala a chance to react, and intercepted the ball under Dybala's feet when their bodies intersected!
The whole audience was in an uproar, and the huge exclamation of surprise really made all the Juventus players feel nervous!
When Dybala realized he had made a mistake and turned back to chase Eggsy, it was already too late, but other Juventus players immediately rushed up to make up for the interception, and Pjanic even rushed up directly to defend Eggsy.
At this time, Eggsy's feet were intertwined, and he was turning and sprinting, which was really dazzling. However, Eggsy's moves were fancy and he would not waste time, so he would just shake off his opponent and start moving forward.
However, because Eggsy scored the goal so suddenly, no one was prepared. Eggsy was really the first to rush forward, while Ronaldo and Bale were taking off from two directions, trying to catch up with Eggsy.
Eggsy saw the defense of Juventus defenders and knew that it would be stupid to force a breakthrough, so Eggsy used the previous trick. When Zhu Sihang came later, Kroos quickly passed the ball to him, and then he continued to infiltrate.
Kroos stopped the ball with his chest, and after scoring the goal, he and Eggsy faced each other and started a synchronized attack.
Everyone from the players to the fans of Juventus knew that something bad was going to happen. This was definitely a full-scale attack by Real Madrid, and at that time the lines of Ronaldo and Bale were quite good. If they couldn't stop this ball, Juventus' defense and Buffon would be in the most troublesome situation!
Dybala was also chasing frantically at this time. He knew that his negligence really brought big trouble to his family!
When Dybala was following behind and saw Eggsy pass the ball to Kroos, he immediately thought of one thing, so in order not to make the situation worse, Dybala secretly made up his mind and rushed forward madly!
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