Chapter 321 Someone will stand up!
"Damn it!"
In the home team coaching booth at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium, chief assistant coach Ten Cate was scratching his head anxiously.
At this moment, he was standing under the roof of the home team's coaching bench with head coach Rijkaard. It was pouring rain outside and the entire Camp Nou stadium seemed to have turned into a swamp. Through the heavy rain, one could not even see the opposite side of the stadium.
This is so fucked up!
"Tonight, it seems like even God is standing opposite us!" Ten Cate said anxiously.
Rijkaard has always been gentle, but at this moment he was also full of anxiety, but not as impatient as Ten Cate.
Barcelona really had bad luck tonight.
Playing at home against Sevilla, Barcelona originally had an advantage, but the heavy rain instantly weakened Barcelona's technical and tactical advantages. Not only that, just two minutes into the game, midfielder Thiago Motta, who performed well in the previous game, was injured.
Ronaldinho missed the game again due to injury after playing two full games for the national team. Edmilson and Belletti were also absent. Now even Motta was injured. Add to that the heavy rain that stopped at some point...
It's really like when it rains it pours!
The game had already been played for thirty minutes, but it was still difficult to create effective offensive opportunities.
No wonder.
Barcelona is a ball-control team and had many opportunities to get the ball, but the heavy rain not only made the field very muddy, but also made the ball wet and slippery, making it very difficult to control, and the success rate of passing and receiving the ball also dropped significantly.
All twenty-two players on the court were soaked as if they had just been fished out of a swimming pool.
In this kind of weather and on this kind of venue, it is really unfavorable for Barcelona.
The heavy rain not only hindered the performance of Barcelona players, but also dampened the enthusiasm of the fans on the scene.
A small number of fans under the roof were better off, but the vast majority of fans were exposed to the heavy rain. Even the sounds of shouting and cheering were obviously much quieter. Only the sound of rain could be heard. Where was the fanatical atmosphere of the home stadium in the past?
In fact, if no one said it, who would have thought that there were more than 60,000 fans sitting in the stands?
"We can't go on like this, it will be even more difficult in the second half!" Ten Cate was becoming more and more impatient.
It is now the rainy season in Barcelona. Look at the horrible weather, it will not stop for a while. If Barcelona continues to be in a stalemate with the opponent, the situation will be even more difficult in the second half.
Rijkaard raised his head slightly and saw that the rain kept falling from the ceiling of the home team's coaching booth, forming a line and landing on the grass in front of him, splashing and wetting his leather shoes and trousers.
"Someone will stand up!"
He seemed to be stating what he firmly believed, and also seemed to be praying.
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What a damned awful weather! Su Dong wiped his face vigorously, his hands were full of water.
There was not a single dry spot on his body now. Especially after falling down several times, his entire body was dirty and he felt very uncomfortable.
He is not a mysophobic person, but he is relatively clean.
But now, I can't take care of anything.
In tonight's game, Barcelona's biggest enemy was not Sevilla. In fact, they were also affected by the heavy rain, but relatively less. However, it can be seen that their best counterattacks were not launched.
Barcelona's biggest enemy is the rain.
"Deco!"
Su Dong saw Deco stop, take off his football boots, turn them over, and they were full of water.
"Damn, what kind of garbage drainage system is this?" Deco also got angry.
Su Dong laughed and patted Deke on the shoulder, "This has nothing to do with the drainage system. It's raining too hard."
He shouted very loudly, otherwise Deco would not have heard him.
Deco nodded dejectedly. How could he not know that?
"Tell Xavi to take the ball less and make more long passes. Pass the ball higher if possible without touching the ground. Pass it behind you as much as possible and let me and Giuly chase after it. Otherwise, this won't work." Su Dong put his arm around Deco's shoulder and shouted.
Deco nodded quickly; he also realized the problem.
The ground ball passing was terrible, especially with the field full of mud, and the passing accuracy was completely out of control.
"Come on! I'm in front!" Su Dong slapped Deco's shoulder heavily, splashing water.
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The game is still in a stalemate.
Not only the coaches and players in the stadium were anxious, but the fans in the stands were equally anxious.
They know that the team is in a very unfavorable situation, but the more so, the more they hope that the team can overcome the difficulties.
Time passes by every second.
There was still no improvement on the field, and Barcelona still made many passing errors.
Could it be that the first half was really going to end with a score of 0-0? Just as this thought came to mind, there was a sudden bang on the court.
Xavi, wearing the No. 6 jersey, stopped the ball and made a long pass.
Almost at the same time, Su Dong, who had his back to the goal, suddenly turned around, shook off Sevilla center back Ramos beside him, and sprinted forward quickly.
Ramos chased closely, but Su Dong was faster.
Goalkeeper Esteban decisively left the goal and the three of them chased after Xavi's pass at the same time.
Xavi's pass was actually not very good. Perhaps it was affected by the field and the heavy rain. It was a bit too big and too close to the goal, which was very disadvantageous for Su Dong.
But Su Dong still chased after him at a very fast speed, and before Sevilla goalkeeper Esteban, he kicked the ball to his left side, leaving Esteban empty-handed.
But this time, Ramos caught up.
This troublesome boy blocked Su Dong tightly. Although he was not tall, he was very flexible and was actually quite good at physical strength confrontation. However, Su Dong was tall and had long legs, so he took the lead and protected the ball with his left foot.
Esteban also reacted to the entanglement with Ramos.
After Su Dong leaned his body against Ramos, he saw Esteban rushing towards him again and blocked his right foot.
The goal was right in front of him and there was no one defending it, but Su Dong knew very well that if he forced the kick, the ball would most likely be saved by Esteban.
So, he thought quickly and stopped the ball with his right foot. He turned around with his back to the direction of attack, blocking Ramos and Esteban. He missed the opportunity to face the goal directly, but he also protected the ball.
Then, Su Dong passed the ball to the right side of the penalty spot.
The corner of his eye told him that Jiuli had also come up.
Sure enough, the French winger followed Su Dong and quickly joined in. At this time, the second wave of attack was formed. Facing Su Dong's horizontal pass, they stopped and attacked directly!
Facing the empty goal, Giuly's shot was a sure win! "The ball goes in!!!"
"Giuli scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 41st minute!"
"As the team's top center, Su Dong's tactical role was fully utilized at this moment."
"It can be said that Giuly should thank Su Dong, because it was Su Dong who grabbed the ball for him and also created this wonderful scoring opportunity for him. He was almost facing an empty goal."
“One to zero!”
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Su Dong assisted Giuly's goal, which greatly relieved the pressure on Barcelona.
The fans in the stands rekindled their enthusiasm, and head coach Rijkaard on the sidelines was relieved.
During the half-time break, Rijkaard specifically praised Su Dong for his role in this goal, and at the same time reminded his players to pay more attention to bringing out Su Dong's advantages when passing the ball and organizing the attack.
This also made everyone vaguely aware of something strange.
Ronaldinho is not here, Rijkaard wants to make Su Dong the core of the attack.
But with a powerful enemy at hand, especially the goal scored by Su Dong in the first half, who could say no? After the second half, the heavy rain showed no signs of abating, and the conditions on the field became even worse.
After just changing clothes and taking a shower, the players became soaked again as soon as they came on the field.
Both sides tried hard to create chances.
Sevilla is not as strong as Barcelona and basically failed to form effective attacks and counterattacks, while Barcelona's passing and receiving of the ball was also greatly limited, forcing them to frequently use long passes and high balls to create opportunities.
But in the pouring rain, the success rate is indeed not high.
Su Dong had a chance to score a header at the beginning of the game, but unfortunately the ball slipped away.
Iniesta also sent him a straight pass, but Su Dong quickly entered the penalty area and shot, but the shot went wide and hit the side net, missing a good opportunity.
But the continuous attacks finally brought about the harvest season.
In the 71st minute, Barcelona's midfield created another opportunity. De Cola went to the right and after receiving the pass from Xavi, he looked forward and sent a long diagonal pass from the right, directly sending the ball to the front of the small penalty area.
Su Dong sprinted quickly, and the two central defenders Ramos and Navarro followed closely.
But Su Dong was one step faster than them. He judged the landing point before them and shot the ball first.
Deco's pass was blocked by Sudong in front of the goal, turned in another direction, and once again went into Sevilla's goal.
Su Dong lost his balance and fell heavily into the swamp, splashing water.
The referee's clear whistle was unusually clear and pleasant in the pouring rain.
Su Dong slapped the grass with both hands, jumped up from the ground, and shouted excitedly to celebrate the goal.
At this moment, he was soaked with rain, his hair and face were covered with grass debris, but he looked extremely heroic! ...
Head coach Rijkaard on the sidelines watched Su Dong celebrating from afar. When he saw Barcelona players rushing over one by one to celebrate his goal, he couldn't help but laugh too.
2-0, he finally felt relieved after more than an hour of worry! "I told you, someone will stand up!" Rijkaard smiled faintly, as if he had expected it.
Tencart gave him an unconvinced look and laughed to himself.
Others may not know, but as an assistant, how could he not know how nervous and worried Rijkaard was just now?
Is this the time to act wise?
"This kid is not simple. He can be relied upon at critical moments and will not let you down."
After hearing this, Rijkaard looked at his assistant in surprise.
Ten Cate has always been strict, even the team's top star Ronaldinho is a little afraid of him. When have you ever seen him praise someone like this? "I know it even if you don't say it." Rijkaard smiled.
(End of this chapter)
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