Mauro Silva took the ball in the midfield, while Modric was responsible for interfering with him.
Silva had easily broken through Ribéry, who was not very good at defense, and intended to speed up, but he was entangled by Modric.
Modric was thin and weak, and certainly could not compete with Silva physically. However, he was very flexible and accurate in his prediction. He was not in a hurry to intercept the ball, but followed Mauro Silva closely. The latter changed directions several times but did not succeed in getting rid of him.
Sergio ran over to receive, and Mauro Silva passed the football over. The latter did not stop the ball, and directly passed the ball forward.
Bellerón received the ball, pulled the ball, turned around, and then gave a straight pass like a scalpel. The football passed through the middle of Marcos and Albertini and was passed to Luc on the front line.
"F * * k!" Li Ang stood up on the sidelines and cursed. Bellerón was worthy of being one of the most talented midfielders in La Liga. The timing of the straight pass was perfect. Marcos had just moved and was ready to pounce on Bellerón, while Albertini was ready to interfere with Sergio. In addition, the footwork of the pass was also very exquisite. It was just behind Marcos, who had just started moving, and swept past Albertini's left side. The two men were unable to form a block for a moment.
*****
Luc's performance today was quite average. Otherwise, he would not have been criticized by Manager Irueta during the halftime interval.
The Spanish striker began to become more active after the start of the second half of the game. This time, in the face of Bellerón's pass, he was well prepared. He adjusted his direction when he received the ball, so he just used his right foot to lead the football and then accelerated! He successfully overtook Gerosso, who was defending him.
Gerosso was tall and strong, so his turning speed was a little slow. His movements were slower, which was a common problem for big defenders.
"He broke through! Luc is very fast, and Gerosso's turning is too slow. This is Deportivo La Coruna's chance! " Deportivo La Coruna's commentator shouted excitedly, looking forward to the next shot and goal.
"It's dangerous!" Assistant Manager Scott Terry exclaimed.
Li Ang frowned, clenched his fists, and stared at the field.
This time, Hierro was on guard against Victor, so Pepe had to leave Pandiani behind and rush towards Luke. Deportivo's attack had fully mobilized Sporting de Gijón's defensive strength.
Logically speaking, if Luke passed the ball to Pandiani, who was not being marked, then Pandiani would basically be facing the goalkeeper alone. For a striker like Pandiani, a one-on-one shot was almost a guaranteed success.
Pandiani raised his hand. He was now excited. As long as his partner passed the football over, he was confident that he could score. That would be a brace.
However, even though Pandiani's hand was broken, Luke had no intention of passing the ball. He confidently chose to shoot at the goal.
Just as Luque was about to shoot, Pepe decisively fell to the ground and tackled him. Luque seemed to be startled by the tackle of the Sporting de Gijón defender, and his subsequent shot was also affected.
The football was swung out by him, but the football that he pulled out flew high over the crossbar. It was a ridiculously high shot from an anti-aircraft gun!
*****
Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that his back was drenched in sweat and was now cold.
Just now, his heart was in his throat. If Luque passed the ball to Pandiani, it was almost certain that he would lose the ball.
He now had to thank Luque for his selfish actions.
Banderas and Scott Terry were also in shock. The former breathed a sigh of relief and looked better. He said, "This time, we really have to thank Luque."
"Iruetta must be beside herself with rage," said Scotteri.
The two of them followed his line of sight. Irueta was fuming on the sidelines. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Luke's solo play this time. He did not pass the ball to Pandiani.
Li Ang pursed his lips. He could understand Irueta's feelings. If one of his players had made such a mistake on the field, Li Ang estimated that his anger would be even greater than Irueta's.
Luque's choice not to pass the ball to Pandiani was not a matter of whether it was right or wrong. If Luque's subsequent shot had scored, then Luque would not have been criticized. Instead, his selfish actions would have been praised for his courage and confidence. However, the problem was that his subsequent shot was an anti-aircraft gun. If the result was good, then everything was good. If the result was bad, then everything was bad. Therefore, it was only natural that he would be criticized.
Then, Li Ang saw the angry Irueta shout something at the substitutes' bench. Then, he saw a tall and big guy get up to warm up. This guy looked a little angry.
*****
This guy was Tristan, the absolute killer of Deportivo La Coruna's frontline.
Tristan was once regarded as Spain's most well-rounded native center forward. He was tall and strong, could head the ball, and had good footwork skills. He could even pass people. He had won the European Golden Boot two seasons ago and was the absolute hero of Super Laco's dominance in Europe.
However, this guy's ability at his peak was indescribable, but his personality was like Ibrahimovic's. I have the biggest nose in the world. Whoever substitutes me is an idiot. Whoever substitutes me midway is also an idiot. Yes, he was also Spain's famous nightclub prince.
Last season, Tristan and Mackay competed for the position of the main center forward. Irueta chose Mackay, which made Tristan very angry. His relationship with Irueta became strained. This summer, Mackay transferred to Bayern Munich, and Tristan stayed at Deportivo La Coruna. Tristan originally thought that he would regain the position of the main center forward, but he did not expect Irueta to favor Pandiani again. This made Tristan feel humiliated, and now he was in a cold war with Irueta.
In fact, if Luque's "selfish" actions had not completely angered Irueta, the latter would not have chosen to let Tristan play.
Tristan ran to the field behind Deportivo La Coruna's goal to warm up. It was close to the main stands. He waved at the stands, which caused a burst of cheers from the fans.
This made Tristan very happy. He glanced at Irueta in the technical area and spat on the ground. "This old guy, now he still needs me to score a goal to save the game."
*****
Just as Tristan got up to warm up, on the field, Marcos and Modric worked together in the backfield to intercept the ball from Juan Bellerón's feet.
Then, Modric kicked the ball forward.
Di Natale kicked the ball with his chest and then faced Martin César and Andrade's pincer defense.
Irueta saw this scene and nodded proudly. He had learned the lesson of Sporting de Gijón's counterattack in the first half of the game. He had instructed the rear defensive line to be wary of Sporting de Gijón's counterattack, and this time, the defensive line's reaction was very good.
Di Natale was surrounded and originally intended to dribble the ball to break through. Now that the road ahead was blocked, if he forced a breakthrough, there was a high chance that the ball would be intercepted.
Therefore, the Italian striker controlled the ball at his feet. Martin César poked the ball with his foot, and Di Natale pulled the ball beautifully from the inside. Then, he turned the ball back again, avoiding Andrade's advance.
"Beautiful!" The commentator, Dagestino, exclaimed.
However, although Di Natale's beautiful footwork prevented the ball from being intercepted, this was all he could do. He barely managed to protect the ball and not lose it.
In this way, the speed and suddenness of Sporting de Gijón's counterattack was gone.
*****
Li Ang frowned slightly. He looked at his colleague in the technical area of the home team. He was worthy of being a famous manager in La Liga. His vision was sharp and his reaction was very effective.
Di Natale controlled the ball at his feet. At this time, Albertini came up. The former chose to pass the ball back to Albertini.
This was a choice out of helplessness. Everyone knew that Sporting de Gijón's counterattack this time was gone.
Albertini received the ball and made a slight adjustment. Then, he looked around. Ribéry was on the left side, Di Natale was also running forward, and Diego Milito was also running forward. However, their speed was not fast. Sporting de Gijón's players knew that this counterattack had lost its suddenness. They were afraid that the opponent would counterattack if they pressed forward. Therefore, they did not put in as much effort as they did in the previous counterattack.
Albertini adjusted the ball at his feet again. He was considering whether or not to pass the ball back.
However, at this time, the Italian veteran glanced in the direction of the goal. Deportivo La Coruna's goalkeeper, Molina, was standing a little forward.
*****
In the second half of the game, Deportivo La Coruna's offense was more fierce than in the first half. This also made their goal very safe for a while. Their goalkeeper, Molina, even felt a little bored.
This time, Sporting de Gijón suddenly intercepted the ball and counterattacked. Molina was a little worried at first. He rushed out of the goal, ready to attack at any time. However, then he saw Martin César and Andrade working together to stop the opponent's counterattack speed. Molina was no longer worried. The biggest weapons of a counterattack were speed and suddenness. Without these, Sporting de Gijón's offense would not be able to threaten Deportivo La Coruna's goal.
Molina saw that the opponent's former AC Milan star player had the ball. The ball was adjusted back and forth under the feet of the Italian veteran, but there was not a good way to get the ball out. It looked like this person was going to pass the ball back.
"Ha, I'm a little sleepy." Molina yawned.
His action was captured by the camera and caused a burst of cheers from the Deportivo La Coruna fans in the stands. Hearing the cheers, Molina was very happy.
Yes, he did it on purpose. Although Deportivo La Coruna was behind in the score, he firmly believed that his team would be able to reverse the situation. This time, he used the method of yawning to stimulate and encourage his fans. We are suppressing the Gijon people. As a goalkeeper, I am so bored. The opponent has no power to fight back!
Molina's action of not respecting the opponent made the Deportivo La Coruna people very proud. The strong did not need to care about the emotions of the weak, right?!
*****
Molina, who was yawning, was about to stretch when his eyes widened.
What did he see?
In the air, a black and white sprite was flying towards him.
What was this?
Drop goal?!
From the corner of his eye, Molina saw Albertini, who had just finished shooting, standing there with his eyes fixed on the ball.
Molina was shocked!
At this time, he did not care about stretching. He panicked and retreated.
After retreating five or six steps, he faced the falling ball. Molina tried his best to stretch out his arm, trying to stop the ball from moving forward.
He tried his best to raise his palm, trying to lift the ball up!
However, the ball passed between his hands!
*****
"He missed!!" The commentator exclaimed.
This shocked the Deportivo La Coruna people so much that their hearts jumped to their chests. The Sporting de Gijón people's hearts also jumped to their chests. The former was worried, worried about losing the ball, while the latter was looking forward to the goal!
Everyone stared at the ball in the air.
Li Ang left his seat and leaned forward. His fists were clenched and even trembled a little. He looked like he was about to rush out of the technical area to celebrate.
The ball passed the hands of Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper, Molina, and continued to fall forward!
Then it fell in front of the goal, bounced on the ground, and bounced up again. In a V-shaped trajectory, it jumped into the net …
Almost at this moment:
Albertini, who had been staring at the ball, stood in place and raised his arms high. The Italian veteran's face was full of excitement. The other Sporting de Gijón players flooded towards him.
Li Ang rushed out of the technical area and raised his arms high. The Sporting de Gijón staff flooded towards him …
Such a superb goal ignited all their passion!
Such a goal, such passion!
How satisfying!
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