Li Ang's request for Sporting de Gijón's counterattack could be used as an analogy.
It was like a compressed spring that suddenly popped out!
It was extremely fast!
This speed referred to the speed of the pass, the speed of the ball, and the speed at which it was pushed forward.
Marcos intercepted the ball and went straight to Miguel Kobas. The latter quickly found the path of the ball and passed it directly to Javier Blanco. The young player used his skills and speed to dribble the ball forward.
At the same time, Miguel Kobas, who had passed the ball, Juan Carlos in the midfield, and Matt Bilic and Michael Pihra in the front line were all desperately plugging forward!
Among these players, the division of labor was clear.
Javier Blanco, who dribbled the ball, could choose to break through the bottom line or seek to cooperate with Miguel Kobas. The two of them were very close to each other. They were the two corners in the front of the triangle, and the corner immediately behind them was Juan Carlos. His task was to snatch the ball as soon as the pass was missed or intercepted, to prevent or delay the opponent's counterattack.
As for Matt Bilic and Michael Pihra, they were two daggers inserted into the opponent's penalty area. If Juan Mata had not missed the game, and Mata had replaced either Bilic or Michael on the field, the dagger would have been sharper.
This was the attack that Li Ang wanted to see the most.
"It's coming! It's coming! "Spielson shouted." This is Sporting de Gijón's counterattack! It's very fast and very sharp! "
The gold-medal commentator had a deep impression of such a counterattack routine. In the game between Sporting de Gijón and Aravés, the "mighty" Aravés was stabbed three times in a row and finished directly.
Salamanca's manager, Charles, suddenly stood up. He was nervous. He had carefully studied the game between Sporting de Gijón and Aravés, and this scene was not unfamiliar to him.
"Stop him!" Charles shouted, pointing to Javier Blanco, who was dribbling the ball. This man was the key. As long as he was stopped from dribbling the ball and blocking the passing route, they could stop the opponent's counterattack.
Salamanca's defense was relatively passive, but passive did not mean that they did not put in effort. Instead, when they were defending, they were used to retreating to the vicinity of the penalty area and then building a good defensive position. As a result, their defense lacked depth and could be easily penetrated. In fact, this was also a common problem for most Spanish teams. Their football style and national characteristics determined that they advocated offense more and ignored defense.
It was the same this time. Salamanca kept retreating, and their goal was to close the defensive line near the penalty area.
The result of this was that the Salamanca players obeyed the manager's instructions to intercept Javier Blanco. When they successfully used a tactical foul to bring down Javier, it was already relatively close to their own penalty area. However, because the foul was near the sideline, it was difficult for the opponent to directly attack with a free kick. It seemed to be a good defense.
Salamanca's manager, Charles, was applauding, expressing his satisfaction that the team's midfielder, Ingues, had committed a tactical foul to stop Javier Blanco's breakthrough.
Not far to his left, his Chinese counterpart was also very excited. Li Ang clenched his fists hard and secretly applauded.
*****
"A successful defense!" Elstow praised Salamanca's defense. "Once Sporting de Gijón's counterattack routine has been thoroughly studied, they will not have any good ideas if they are not given the speed to counterattack."
Spielson did not speak. He just felt puzzled. Javier Blanco, who had dribbled the ball just now, had time to pass the ball to Miguel Kobas, who came to support him, but he still insisted on dribbling the ball himself. In the end, he was stopped by the opponent's tactical foul.
Sporting de Gijón's captain, Miguel Kobas, did not go up to criticize the little guy who dribbled the ball "too alone." Instead, he went up and patted Javier Blanco's shoulder affectionately.
On the sidelines, Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, was not flustered and exasperated because a good counterattack opportunity was blocked. He just stood on the sidelines, looking very quiet.
The camera gave Li Ang a close-up. Sporting de Gijón's manager looked calm, his eyes looking at the field. It was very quiet!
Spielson felt even more that something was wrong. It was too quiet, too calm!
What could be behind the calm ocean?!
"Good job!" In the chairman's box, Salamanca's chairman, Hidalgo, applauded his team for stopping Sporting de Gijón's counterattack. The chairman was not ignorant. Of course, he could see that Sporting de Gijón's counterattack just now was threatening. Fortunately, his player successfully committed a tactical foul to stop the opponent's sharp counterattack.
Old Arango did not speak. He just glanced at the home team's chairman resentfully.
*****
Sporting de Gijón's place kick was located outside the top of the arc of the penalty area, near the right side of the sideline.
The team's captain, Miguel Kobas, stood at the penalty spot. He was the team's first place kick taker.
In the penalty area, Matt Bilic appeared to be very active. He constantly weaved in and out. At the same time, he raised his hand, indicating that the ball was headed for his head.
On the other hand, Miguel Pihra appeared to be very quiet. The 35-year-old veteran stood in the penalty area and did not make a sound.
Salamanca's goalkeeper, Balbner, was directing the team's defense.
"Watch that guy!" He shouted loudly. He pointed at Matt Bilic. This man's header was very threatening. There were already two very threatening headers in the game today. One was a header to the goal, and the other was a header to Rouben. This showed that this man's header skills were good.
Salamanca's center back, Rodriguez, immediately approached Matt Bilic. The two men competed for position and even shoved.
The referee had no choice but to blow the whistle and sternly warn the two men.
At this time, Sporting de Gijón's center back, Yago, also ran up. This immediately alerted the Salamanca people. This Sporting de Gijón's center back was good at headers. He was a dangerous man.
Salamanca's goalkeeper, Balbner, almost without any hesitation, shouted, "Omar, go and watch that big guy!"
He arranged for the team's other center back to watch the tall and big Yago.
As for Sporting de Gijón's other striker, Miguel Pihra?
Barbuna glanced at the veteran. He was a little hesitant. Just now, this old guy had scored a header for him. However, there were too many coincidental factors in that header. Omar, who was defending this man, was too careless. Otherwise, how could such an old guy have headed the ball? Yes, who would have thought that this amateur player could score a goal? Therefore, their side had lost the ball completely due to carelessness.
However, considering that Miguel Pihra had indeed scored a goal, they could not completely ignore it. Therefore, Balbner instructed the team's full back, Ledero, to guard Miguel Pihra.
"Ledero, I'll give you an easy job." Balbner pulled Ledero over. "Go and watch that old guy."
"Don't worry! Leave it to me! "Ledero nodded. He glanced at Miguel Pihra. The old guy was lucky when he was on the field. This time, he won't be so lucky.
Ledero was very relaxed. He did not think that this veteran would be a threat to him.
In the penalty area, Yago was also shoving with Omar, who was guarding him. The referee had just sternly warned the two men.
On the other side, Juan Carlos, who had rushed into the penalty area, was also quarreling with Tomas, who was guarding him.
Juan Carlos's weakness was headers. However, the people of Salamanca did not know that. Looking at Carlos's height, it made people feel that this was a kid who was good at headers. Therefore, Carlos's side also attracted the attention of Salamanca's main defense.
Salamanca's goalkeeper, Balbner's gaze swept over Matt Bilic, Yago, and Juan Carlos. He wanted to determine which of the three men would be the one who would really head the ball.
The chaos caused by the shoving and quarreling in the penalty area was stopped by the referee's stern warning.
The referee retreated to the penalty area. He walked backwards while looking at the penalty area with a stern gaze. This meant, "Behave yourselves. My eyes are on you guys!"
*****
Li Ang stood on the sidelines and watched coldly. He saw the chaos in the penalty area.
Li Ang's expression was calm, but his heart was nervous and expectant. He had arranged for Carlos and Yago to go up. The purpose was to confuse Salamanca's defensive attention.
Matt Bilic kept raising his hand.
Yago was tall and strong, and his headers were not bad.
Carlos created chaos in the penalty area and looked like a player who was good at headers.
Li Ang did not believe that with these three men acting in the penalty area, the people of Salamanca would not be fooled.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth.
Sporting de Gijón's captain, Miguel Cobas, ran up and then kicked the ball in the middle and lower part of the ball with his right foot.
The ball flew up and flew into the penalty area in a beautiful arc.
Almost at the same time, Matt Bilic, Yago, and Juan Carlos began to fight desperately with the defenders around them. It seemed that they were going to jump up and head the ball.
In fact, that was exactly what they did.
The three men jumped up, which led the Salamanca players who were defending them to also jump up.
Salamanca's goalkeeper, Barbna, only felt that all the big men in front of him were jumping up. These three guys, which one of them is heading the ball?!
At that moment, the first to feel that something was wrong was Ledero. He saw the ball flying straight toward his head.
What was this?!
He immediately understood that the ball was passed to the old man next to him!
Out of the awareness of a defender, Ledero immediately prepared to jump up. He was confident that he could head the ball out before the "amateur player."
However, just as he jumped up, he felt the shadow above his head. He even felt the heavy breathing above his head.
Before he could fully understand what was going on, the shadow above his head expanded.
Miguel Pihra jumped very well and was a head higher than Ledero, who was defending him!
Seeing this opponent who was completely suppressed by him!
This feeling was great!
He smashed his head down with all his might and succeeded in hitting the ball flying in the air.
The ball flew toward the goal!
Salamanca's goalkeeper, Barbna, did not react to the ball. He was almost frightened as he watched the ball fly toward him with great force. It swept past the left side of his cheek and continued to fly toward the goal.
*****
Miguel Pihra, who had completed the header, and Ledero collided heavily with each other. The two men fell to the ground together. Ledero, who was suppressed under his body, was obviously unprepared and fell to the ground.
When Ledero fell on his back in the turf, he saw the red and white figure rushing out of his field of vision with open arms.
The thirty-five-year-old veteran did not cry this time. When he landed, he saw the football in the goal. He opened his arms and began to run. He began to run wildly. He kept waving his arms and shouting from his mouth. He rushed straight to the technical area.
Boss, this ball is for you!
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