The Real Madrid manager, Luxemburgo, stood up from the technical area and walked to the sidelines. Then he hesitated and returned to his seat. He even crossed his legs.
This caught Li Ang's attention. The Brazilian manager seemed to have a card up his sleeve.
This made Li Ang vigilant. He was confident in his tactical arrangements. Real Madrid was caught in Sporting de Gijón's interception and strangulation in the midfield. The penetration in the middle was not very effective. Under such circumstances, what else could Luxemburgo rely on? Was it a change of tactics? Or was it something else?!
Li Ang's heart skipped a beat. He had an intuition that he seemed to have overlooked something.
At this time, on the field, Real Madrid attacked again.
This time, Real Madrid was reorganizing their attack.
The football was once again passed to the Frenchman's feet. Carlos did not rush up immediately. Instead, he kept a certain distance from Zidane. He was wary of the cooperation between Zidane and Figo, who came to support him. The previous combination of the two men would have killed their way in if Albertini had not come to fill in the gap.
However, this time, Zidane's experience caught Carlos off guard.
Zidane saw that Carlos did not press closely this time and knew that his cooperation with Figo had worked. Now, this was an opportunity.
Zidane pretended to pass the ball to Figo to divert Carlos's attention. At this moment, he suddenly accelerated and changed direction, rushing past Carlos's side!
Carlos was shocked. He hurried forward to defend, but Zidane used a very hidden spike to slip past him.
After passing Carlos, Zidane breathed a sigh of relief. In the opponent's midfield defense, this Carlos was the most difficult to deal with. The others had little impact on him.
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That was indeed the case. After breaking through Carlos, Zidane's path ahead was almost smooth.
Zidane's upper body was seen to feint, which made his French compatriot, Ribéry, who rushed over, lose his correct judgment and shift his center of gravity.
Then, Zidane immediately pulled the football past Ribéry and passed another person!
"Beautiful! Number two! "
Then, facing the aggressive Pep, before Pep made a lunging motion, he suddenly poked lightly with the tip of his foot.
Pepe did not expect Zidane to suddenly pass the ball instead of continuing to break through. He watched the football roll past his feet.
"Beautiful! Beautiful … Zidane's breakthrough, pass! "
Raul suddenly turned around and rushed into the penalty area.
Hierro followed closely behind.
Under Hierro's interference, Raúl rushed to the football first.
"Raul! Valencia attacked! Shoot! "
*****
Hierro was always vigilant against Raúl. Although he was old and slow to turn, which led to him being successfully stuck behind Raúl, he did not give up on defense. His interference with Raúl actually played a certain role, which forced Raúl to take a small step forward. At this time, Valencia attacked. In order to pursue a more tricky shooting angle, Raúl had to choose to kick the football diagonally upward to cross Valencia's defensive range.
Valencia made a beautiful save. His body was in the air, his right hand raised high.
The football that Raúl shot happened to hit his hand, and he took advantage of the situation to slap it out of the end line!
"Oh oh oh oh … What a pity! There was no goal. Valencia saved Raúl's shot! "
"The quality of Raúl's shot was very high, but it was still stopped by the goalkeeper!"
"Beautiful! Although he didn't score, Zidane gave us an ingenious individual breakthrough for a good show! This time, Sporting de Gijón's middle was finally penetrated. "
The live television broadcast showed the back of the French star player who sent a second pass after the wonderful breakthrough. Zidane saw that Raúl's shot was saved and shook his head with some regret.
"Zidane! This time, he alone disintegrated almost the entire defensive line of Sporting de Gijón. Raúl's plugging in to shoot was also timely … Valencia's attack and save was equally wonderful. Beautiful attack, beautiful defense! Sporting de Gijón's goal suffered a severe test. "
*****
Li Ang was shocked by Real Madrid's attack on the sidelines. When he saw that the football was saved, he breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Li Ang's face became gloomy.
He finally understood where Luxemburgo's confidence came from. In fact, it was very simple. It was the superstars of Real Madrid!
Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Raúl, Ronaldo. Each of these star players had extraordinary strength. An instant flash of inspiration could even change the outcome of the game.
Just now, Real Madrid's attack did not have a very good opportunity. However, Zidane's sudden burst and breakthrough tore a hole in Sporting de Gijón's defensive line.
And Raúl also showed a top striker's sense of smell at this moment.
This was the role of a star player!
This was also the embodiment of Real Madrid's extraordinary strength!
Li Ang grimaced and cursed. He was indeed a little complacent and careless before. Facing an opponent like Real Madrid was really a headache. It was not too exaggerated to say that even if Real Madrid did not perform well in the eighty-nine minutes, there were a few minutes when these star players suddenly burst out and could create a huge threat.
The most powerful source of confidence for the Galácticos was undoubtedly these top star players!
All of these players were the top players on the planet.
Although Zidane was old, this kind of star player was more powerful as he aged. He was the most terrifying existence in the Galácticos.
*****
Hierro came over and pulled Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, up from the ground in shock. Then the Sporting de Gijón captain clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates, "Focus! Don't let him break in so easily! Juan! "He shouted Carlos's name.
Carlos looked back at him.
Hierro shouted, "You gave him too much space just now!"
Carlos nodded. It was true that he did not keep an eye on Zidane just now. Zidane easily bypassed him and caused the crisis in his own goal. He had nothing to say.
Li Ang frowned on the sidelines. He understood the deeper reason. Carlos had a yellow card, so he was now a little cautious. Take just now for example. If Carlos did not have a yellow card, Carlos could even pull Zidane back and use a tactical foul outside the penalty area to stop Zidane's breakthrough. However, because he had a yellow card, Carlos hesitated.
Damn it!
Li Ang scolded. He was scolding the referee of the game. Carlos's previous move was not too big, but he received a yellow card. Now, as the game progressed, the bad influence of Carlos's trump card began to manifest.
At this time, on the field, Albertini found Carlos and said something to the young player. Then he saw Carlos nod.
When Li Ang saw this scene, he felt a lot more relieved. He could see that Carlos was afraid because of the yellow card on him. Albertini, the veteran, could naturally see it too. Although he did not know what Albertini said to Carlos, Li Ang believed that Albertini would handle it to a certain extent.
With Hierro reminding a young player like Carlos and Albertini giving him instructions, this was the role of the team having such a veteran.
*****
Real Madrid's corner kick.
Beckham stood at the corner kick point and was ready to take the corner kick.
The Real Madrid center back, Samuel, and the right back, Helguera, came up and were ready to participate in the corner kick attack.
Guti retreated to the vicinity of the center circle to protect the team's half of the field.
When Li Ang saw this scene, his eyes lit up. He walked to the sidelines and called out to Hierro. The latter looked over. Li Ang winked and then returned to the technical area.
Hierro was stunned at first, and then he understood.
Li Ang's little move did not attract the attention of Real Madrid. After all, when the team defended the corner kick, the manager came over to call out the name of the team's center back to remind him. There was nothing strange about that.
However, two commentators who often commentated on Sporting de Gijón games smelled a hint of conspiracy.
"Manager Li Ang went to the sidelines to call out to Hierro, but he didn't seem to say anything and walked back," Dagestino said.
"I don't think he just came out for a walk," González said.
PS: Here's the second update. Have a good weekend, everyone. I'm getting ready to watch the game in a while, so today's update is two.
Calling for a monthly ticket ~
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