Chapter 245 Zidane's Conspiracy
The match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is already halfway through, with both sides in a stalemate in the first half.
Obviously, Real Madrid's defenders' attempts at defensive counterattacks were not very effective. Facing Atletico's crazy attack, Real Madrid could defend, but their counterattacks were completely unable to break through Atletico's defense.
To be honest, Atletico Madrid is not stupid. They didn't dare to underestimate Eggsy when they were beaten by Real Madrid last time. But Eggsy was not in the starting lineup today, which made Atletico Madrid both happy and surprised.
What made Real Madrid happy of course was that they didn't have any way to defend against Eggsy, who they had no choice but to defend against. What was surprising was that they were screwed. Their lineup was arranged to be on the safe side and to defend against Eggsy, a midfielder who could run everywhere. Now, Atletico Madrid also stretched their defense to their limit, but naturally there were some loopholes in the offense.
Atletico Madrid's Griezmann is also very annoyed. He broke through several times, and he and Costa were both in the forward position. Having played against Real Madrid before, he knew that it would be impossible to play in the middle. Real Madrid's defense in the middle is the strongest, and there is a little chance on the wing.
but……
Eggsy looked at the data on his knees, a little surprised.
Because 20 minutes into the first half, Eggsy had calculated the breakthrough success rates of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid had a 73% success rate, but Atletico Madrid only had 50%.
In this way, Atletico Madrid was able to hold on in the first half~
"..." To be honest, Eggsy was a little anxious. He also wanted to play, to enjoy running in the wind and everyone cheering after scoring a goal. That sense of honor would make Eggsy full and satisfied~
But... Zidane doesn't seem to have any intention of putting himself on the list?
Of course, Eggsy wanted to play, but he was not the only one who had this idea. Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, and even Benzema on the striker line all thought so! Even Kroos and Modric in the midfield felt that they were indeed a little short of the mark after playing for so long.
Benzema had just received a pass from Modric and was sandwiched between two midfielders before he reached the sideline. However, he did not want to waste the opportunity, so he could only pass the ball to Bale.
Bale immediately started running like a little motor. When the ball was passed to him, Eggsy didn't want to pass it to Bale's feet. Bale had to run forward several steps before he could get the ball.
"This pass is just not as comfortable as the one from Eggsy~" Bell thought to himself. Every time Eggsy passed the ball to him, he got it easily, and the passing position was also very good. He had basically divided the ball and marked the offensive route for Bell, and he almost shouted.
"Kick it here! There's a hole here!"
But now that Eggsy is gone, I really know how good Eggsy was~
As Bale thought this, his legs ran as if they were equipped with small motors, but he still couldn't withstand the entanglement of Atletico's defenders on the left back line. Bale had nowhere to pass the ball. Both Ronaldo and Benzema were blocked, and they would definitely make a mistake if they passed the ball.
At this time, Ronaldo and Benzema were thinking, ah~ How good would it be if Eggsy was here? Eggsy could also make feints and fake attacks to help them share the defensive pressure, so that they would not be blocked so much~
And even if they are really blocked and can't run forward, with Eggsy's breakthrough ability and height advantage, he might be able to rely on his long legs to find a chance to poke the ball in.
Just as he was thinking about it, Bale had been forced to retreat and could only kick. But you can imagine how low the chance of success would be with this kick. So the ball hit the frame without any suspense.
Bale was still trying to save the ball, but the Atletico goalkeeper rushed over and blocked it, and there was no hope at all.
Modric, who had worked so hard to pass the ball, was so angry that he stomped his foot hard again. At this time, he couldn't help but think how good it would be if Eggsy was here. Every time this kid passed the ball and broke through, he would cooperate with the forward who received the ball. If Eggsy was here just now, maybe he could rush up and shoot again before the Atletico goalkeeper saved the ball.
The whole audience couldn't hold back any more. They couldn't help but look at Zidane in the lounge area. Their eyes clearly said: "Why don't you let my baby out! A dad can't live without his baby!"
But Zidane pretended not to see anything and just left Eggsy on the bench. Of course, Atletico's coaching staff also saw this scene, and even the director turned the camera to see it, so the audience also saw it.
Everyone understood immediately that Eggsy must have been seriously injured, otherwise why wouldn’t they let Eggsy go up at this time?
But the Atletico Madrid coaching staff was obviously more concerned. Seeing that Eggsy seemed a little impatient, they wondered if he was really injured or if this was another trick of Zidane's.
Zidane's tactics have always been this kind of false and true, making people confused, because he has calculated the opponent's weaknesses. Atletico Madrid is now afraid that Eggsy will disrupt the situation, so Zidane holds Eggsy as a card, which becomes the sword of Damocles, pressing on Atletico Madrid's head. Atletico Madrid can't predict whether Zidane will use a substitution quota to put Eggsy on.
Atletico Madrid does not have any abundant candidates to strengthen their defense. After all, 0-0 is not the score they want, they still want to attack.
That is the dilemma, should we stack shields or strengthen forwards? This has always been a tactical problem for various head coaches. Now Atletico Madrid is also wavering and can only suppress the treasure in the second half.
During the halftime break, Zidane didn't even take the team back to the locker room, but asked all the players to rest in the rest area and drink some water. When the time was up, they quickly started the second half...
ah? ? ? ? ?
All the players looked at Zidane with a bit of surprise when they came on the field. Their eyes were clearly saying: No way? No way? You really don’t plan to let Eggsy come out? ? ?
Then their eyes turned to Eggsy again: Son, tell Dad the truth, are you really hurt?
Eggsy: ????
This look is so story-telling that the director did not miss it and took a group photo of the Real Madrid lounge area. The fans, who already have a lot of free time, photoshopped the photo again and again.
Even Zidane was photoshopped into a strange picture of him and Eggsy, the "Son of Heaven", ordering the 11 Real Madrid players on the field to be "princes".
"Want a cub? Sure, go out there and score a goal!"
Even though the logic doesn't make sense, fans just like this kind of thing, right?
But no matter what happened, these players still went on the court. Eggsy looked at them eagerly, just like a poor little dog, watching his teammates go to the battle pitifully. Eggsy, who had always been very decent, even started to shake his legs in anxiety.
"Anxious?" Zidane could not hide Eggsy's little action. Seeing Eggsy's legs shaking anxiously, Zidane slapped Eggsy's legs and held them down: "Stop shaking your legs, sit still."
Eggsy could only sit up straight, his legs no longer shaking. However, Zidane didn't say anything else. Eggsy was still wondering if the head coach really didn't plan to let him play.
"The last 10 minutes." Zidane also saw that Eggsy was extremely anxious, so he stopped teasing Eggsy and said, "Atletico Madrid can't score, don't worry. But if the score is still 0-0 in the last 10 minutes, I'll let you play."
Eggsy wasn't very excited when he heard the news.
Let me play in the last 10 minutes? It has to be 0-0. Since Zidane is confident that Atletico Madrid can't score, then Ignacio Ignacio will believe it. But what if Real Madrid really scores a goal before the last 10 minutes? Then I will sit from the beginning to the end today?
Eggsy immediately discovered the hidden meaning of Zidane's words and was speechless. He was speechless and disappointed, and was still wondering why he was being pressed like that? Was Zidane planning some trick to trick the team that was going to play next?
Of course, Zidane has used this kind of real and fake tactics too many times, so Eggsy didn't want to think about it anymore and just watched the situation on the court.
Eggsy was not the only one who thought he would not play. It was already the second half and Eggsy was not allowed to play. Many teammates also felt that Zidane was likely not to let Eggsy play today.
Regardless of whether Zidane was really injured, if he was pressed like this it must be due to his own tactical considerations. His teammates had no extra thoughts and could only think about how to score goals on the field.
As a result, Real Madrid's playing style suddenly changed in the second half, and their attacking power was very strong. Even Ramos, who usually started to exert his strength in the last 5 minutes, now struggled to break through and move forward.
Such changes allowed Atletico Madrid to initially hold out, but things really changed after Ramos came on. Ramos' sudden joining turned Real Madrid into a terrible 4231. The aggressiveness of the four forwards really made Atletico Madrid's offense suddenly feel strained.
But Atletico Madrid persisted for more than 30 minutes, and finally, after a fierce fight in the midfield, the ball went to Real Madrid. After Kroos successfully intercepted the ball, this goal completely shocked Atletico Madrid, because he passed the ball across the half court, and everyone's attention was directly on Ramos who was running away!
broken!
When Eggsy saw the court, he couldn't help but get excited, and ended up watching Ramos make a solo attack. In the last 18 minutes, he successfully counterattacked with this goal and broke the score deadlock.
Real Madrid leads Atletico Madrid 1:0 away from home!!
18 minutes!
Eggsy looked at the score, then looked at Zidane,...
Can’t play?
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