Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 262 Damn VAR technology!
Manchester United's kick-off right, Chu Feng knocked back Matic.

as predicted.

Atletico Madrid launched a fierce high-position press at the beginning, and the overall formation was based on the midfield line.

And Matic did not stick to traditional tactics and directly made a long pass into the space behind Atletico Madrid's defense.

"Beautiful! Xiao Chu's sudden change of direction prevented Jimenez, who was marking him, from reacting in time. He had room to kick directly!"

"Oh, Atletico Madrid captain Godin was highly focused and stretched his legs in time to block Xiao Chu's shot!"

"Manchester United took advantage of Atletico Madrid's pressing at the beginning and planned a threatening and exciting attack!"

Simeone wiped away the cold sweat on the side of the court. He wanted to take advantage of the home court advantage to get the start, but he didn't know that he could not beat the snake, and he was almost bitten by the snake.

If Manchester United is really fooled, and then they set up a bus to defend, Atletico Madrid will be really difficult to deal with.

Mourinho next door kicked the turf regretfully. This move was only used once in the sky. Atletico Madrid will definitely take precautions next time.

Then he turned his attention to the green field. Manchester United's right corner kick was sent to the front point. Godin ignored the football and blocked Chu Feng, causing neither of them to grab the point.

Jimenez made up for it by shaking his head and pushing the ball out of the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid still has the advantage in controlling the two points, after all, there are four people in the midfield.

Rodri's instep moved to the left wing, and Cork stopped and sprinted along the sideline.

His technical characteristics are the same as his name, concise and neat!
There was no unnecessary touch of the ball. Herrera crossed the middle before pressing, and Rodri followed up and kicked the ball.

In response, the ball was moved to the right in a wide area.

"Simone and Mourinho are both masters of defensive counterattacks. In terms of transition from back to front, the two teams have the same purpose!"

"Griezmann!"

"As the dual core of Atletico Madrid and France, he is a typical player who plays with his brain!"

Top running awareness and excellent basic skills allow him to adapt to most frontcourt positions.

Griezmann looked up at his teammates, slightly swayed his center of gravity to break through to the right, and after clearing the space, he directly kicked off the pass.

boom! The football spun and flew towards the penalty spot with splashes of dirt.

"I come!"

Maguire reminded his teammates loudly and rushed over.

But he suddenly felt a pain in his waist.

Diego Costa is doing something dirty again!
During the UEFA Super Cup final, Maguire felt firsthand how difficult Diego Costa was, and his endless little moves made it seem as if he was the defensive player.

Maguire held back the anger in his heart, calmly judged where the ball was stuck, used his physical advantage to squeeze away Diego Costa, took off slightly and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

The football was snatched by Thomas who came over, and eventually deviated from the goal range.

"Boy, why don't you talk today?"

Diego Costa, with his "grand beauty", said in a sinister manner: "Are you scared?"

To say that he is the second troublemaker in football, I am afraid no one in Europe dares to say that he is the first.

Pepe, Ramos, Koscielny and others have all been provoked by him and even received yellow cards for it.

Maguire didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but he couldn't bear the flies buzzing in his ears, so he retorted angrily: "I don't know who looked so powerful, but was kicked by Chu for a long time. Didn't get up."

Matic, who was returning to defense, heard the conversation between the two and looked at Diego Costa with disdain: "When the boss left Chelsea, you were the one who danced the most. What's the result?"

"A text message from Conte caused me to miss half a season. I remember that at that time, you were still looking for your boss, hoping that he would leave a place for you at Manchester United, right?"

"Do you think we need you? A has-been center who needs technique but not technique, and body but not body. How can you compare to Chu?" The sarcasm in Matic's eyes was undisguised, "Oh, it's really shameless. Better than Chu."

It has to be said that Matic is usually docile and kind, but when he mocks people, he gets violent attacks.

Diego Costa almost lost his composure, his expression instantly became ferocious, and he glared at the two of them viciously.

The key is that what Matic said is true, and he can't find a reason to refute it at all.

"Let's wait and see!"

Diego Costa could only leave one harsh word.

"We'll see." Matic shrugged indifferently.

When he was at Chelsea, the one he looked down on the most was Diego Costa. He didn't care if he didn't train seriously on weekdays, and he always liked to lead people into palace fights.

After the game restarted, it turned out to be very smooth until twenty minutes ago.

But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm, and the competition will only become more intense next.

Because it is absolutely impossible for Atletico to accept a draw at home.

And according to Atletico Madrid's past habits, they will test the referee's standards in the early stages of the game and then make targeted adjustments.

During this period, Saul pushed Rashford and Thomas tripped Pogba. The referee Zwaye did not say anything and only gave a verbal warning.

"Intensify confrontation, third tactic!" Simeone shouted to Koke who was near the sidelines.

As Simeone's instructions were issued, the smell of gunpowder on the field increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

36th minute of the first half.

Atletico Madrid's sudden change caught Manchester United off guard. Mahrez was deliberately knocked down by Felipe and reached out to the referee to ask for a foul to no avail.

Fortunately, he stretched out his leg and poked his foot before falling to the ground, and the football quickly rolled to the edge of the penalty area.

"Watch out for that kid!"

Jimenez saw Chu Feng rushing towards the football quickly and reminded Godin anxiously.

Godin has already activated his forward push. Judging from the distance, he is one and a half lengths closer than Chu Feng, so he should be able to make a clearance easily.

But he soon changed his mind, because every time Chu Feng took a step, he was three points ahead of him.

"What the fuck is this monster!"

Godin gritted his teeth and complained in his heart, forcibly increasing his speed and raising his left leg high.

If you don't get away, I'll hit you!
He wanted to use this method to force Chu Feng back.

When Chu Feng saw it, he couldn't avoid it. After estimating that the distance was about the same, he also raised his right leg.

Right feet!

When performing a frontal pressing, the muscles should be kept in a tight state so that they will not be easily injured.

To put it simply, whoever withholds his strength will be injured!

Pong!
There was a tooth-aching collision sound, and the football did not fly out under the two forces, but rolled slowly towards the penalty area.

As for Godin, he felt like someone was kicking him in the face and almost fell over.

However, Chu Feng's figure shook slightly and then recovered. His calf muscles bulged and he suddenly kicked hard, and his whole body shot out like an arrow from a string!
"Single sword!"

The atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium instantly became tense.

Everyone was staring at Manchester United's No. 7, and some even forgot to breathe.

The whole world knows Chu Feng's ability to seize opportunities.

Especially when one versus one goalkeeper, the goal rate is maintained at 95%.

Godin was heartbroken and fell to the ground, grabbing Chu Feng's clothes at the same time.

It's sizzling!

The Adidas jersey was torn. Chu Feng had forced himself to speed up and lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Beep! ! ! ! ! !

The referee no longer turned a blind eye and pointed to the twelve-yard position!
Atletico Madrid fans felt like falling into an ice cave listening to the harsh whistle. Manchester United fans cheered enthusiastically.

"Penalty kick!"

"And Godin's bad behavior of blocking the attack can definitely be given a red card!"

"Just looking at the referee - huh?"

Zhan Jun watched Zwaye cover his headphones and had a bad premonition in his heart.

“This season’s Champions League knockout rounds have enabled video assistant referees. When there is a problem with the referee’s decision, the VAR video assistant referee will promptly notify the referee and ask him to go to the monitor on the sidelines to browse the replay video to finally arrive at a fair decision. "

"Although VAR technology can effectively prevent misjudgments and missed calls, it will have a great impact on the rhythm of the game and is not very popular with fans."

"But it is truly an indispensable tool in the development of modern football."

Chu Feng and his teammates stood outside the Atletico penalty area, nervously waiting for the final result.

"Chu, when he pulled you down, were you outside the penalty area or inside the penalty area?"

Rashford couldn't help but ask.

"At that time, my attention was all on the ball, and I didn't pay attention to whether it crossed the line or not." Chu Feng shook his head, "We'll find out later."

The short period of time made everyone suffer. Finally, when the referee returned to the court, he made a TV set shape with his hands, then signaled that the penalty kick was canceled and the penalty was changed to a free kick.

"Fuck!" Chu Feng waved his hand in displeasure.

Although we know that VAR basically makes no mistakes, people will definitely not be happy if the penalty kick they received is gone.

Moreover, the VAR video assistant referee is somewhat biased. It is clear that Atletico Madrid players have committed multiple flagrant fouls before, but VAR did not choose to intervene.

Originally, this technology could target Atletico Madrid, whose playing style is relatively "dirty", forcing them to restrain themselves and use their real skills to compete openly and openly on the green field.

but now……

Atletico Madrid players and fans breathed a sigh of relief and were extremely grateful for the "fair and just" VAR.

The stone in Godin's heart also fell. Although he could not escape the yellow card, at least the red dot was not sent out.

"What bullshit VAR, use it before it is mature."

Mahrez complained.

"Marcus, you can take this position." Chu Feng waved towards Rashford.

Rashford's free kick skills have improved rapidly recently, and he already has the feeling of Cristiano Ronaldo during the Real Madrid era.

Run-up, kick-off, goal kick, and a beautiful elevator kick, but because it was too close to the goal, the difficulty increased by more than one level, and the football was still over the crossbar.

Chu Feng got off the court and put on a new jersey, then returned to the court to continue the game.

Manchester United's offense failed to achieve results, and they began to shrink their formation and rely on defense to survive the weak period after the offense.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, was much bolder, advancing from both wings and cooperating with passes from the center, constantly tearing apart Manchester United's defense.

"Simone's intention is very obvious. He wants to gain opportunities for set pieces through attacking in the midfield and frontcourt."

"His strategy is very correct. When two teams that are both good at defending meet, the most likely thing to open up the situation is set kicks!"

"Besides, in the absence of Kante, Manchester United's sweep range in the midfield and backfield is insufficient, and Matic cannot support the wings in time."

"coming!"

The football was transferred to Saul's feet.

An excellent midfielder from Spain, he is good at washing the ball under high-intensity pressure, and he also has good physical fitness.

The mental attributes are also very good.

Pogba wanted to use physical confrontation to interfere with Saul, but only after he collided with him did he realize that he could not shake the opponent.

Instead, Saul took the opportunity to break through with the ball.

Luke Xiao had no choice but to step forward to defend, but Juanfran had already set the edge.

Saul passed the ball accurately.

"Atletico Madrid's wing attack is very fierce!"

"This is also their usual trick, the most important of which are the two defenders with knives, Juanfran and Felipe."

"It's just that as the two of them grow older, their offensive intensity inevitably declines."

When Diego Costa penetrated into the back of the penalty area, Maguire quickly followed up the defense, resulting in a large gap in the middle.

Juanfran saw the right opportunity and passed the inverted triangle to the front of the penalty area.

Griezmann stepped in like lightning, ignored the salute coming towards him, and directly raised his right foot at an angle.

boom!
The football hit the right side of the goal like a cannonball.

At the critical moment, De Gea jumped slightly on the spot and rushed towards the left side of the goal!
The fingertips can barely touch the football and change its trajectory. The football hits the goal post and bounces back into the penalty area.

Bailey was shocked and made a big-footed clearance to the frontcourt.

"Atletico Madrid's counterattack almost scored a goal, but unfortunately they ran into De Gea, the top goalkeeper in Europe with goal-line skills!"

"But Manchester United must be careful about Atletico Madrid's attack on the right, because Pogba's defensive enthusiasm and ability are not enough to support the intensity of one-sided defense."

"What is foreseeable is that Atletico Madrid will definitely seize Manchester United's weaknesses and attack."

Chu Feng was also clearly aware of Atletico Madrid's intentions, so he signaled his teammates to stabilize the defense first, then looked at Luke Xiao and said: "Don't go forward to participate in the attack for the time being, and pay attention to protecting the space behind Paul."

"Well, don't worry!" Although Luke Xiao was dissatisfied, he would not be angry with Chu Feng.

"I'll also lean to the left."

Matic added.

Chu Feng nodded, turned around and walked forward.

He must suppress Atletico Madrid's defense and even bring along some midfielders to greatly relieve the defensive pressure on his teammates.

But it is easy to say, but extremely difficult to do.

After Atletico Madrid has experienced more than half of the season, the players have reached a very tacit understanding, especially the two center backs Jimenez and Godin.

Although he is not as good as Van Dijk and De Ligt in terms of physical fitness, he is better because of his rich experience and good defensive position, so he did not give Chu Feng too many opportunities.

"When they attack later, move closer to the center and see if you can distract their attention." Chu Feng said to Rashford and Mahrez.

No matter how strong he is, his own strength is limited, and football is a team sport.

If you only fight alone, you will never win the championship.

Soon, Manchester United's offense pushed up from the wing, which was what Mourinho meant.

Use the wings to suppress Atletico Madrid's wings, so that you can have more time to adjust when you lose the ball and are counterattacked.

Wan-Bissaka's assist ability is very weak, so when he crossed the half-court line, he handed the ball to Mahrez in front.

Atletico Madrid immediately launched a fierce physical confrontation. To put it bluntly, they did not go for the ball at all.

Felipe and Koke were guarding each other. Even though Mahrez tried his best to break through with the ball, Felipe still stepped on his feet and fell.

Moreover, Felipe's movements were very subtle, using Cork's body to block the referee's sight.

So when Mahrez angrily went to the referee to argue, it failed to achieve any results.

Fortunately, Wan-Bissaka decisively chose to go up and steal the ball. During the entanglement, he broke the ball out of the sideline and prevented Atletico Madrid from launching a quick counterattack.

Beep! ! !
"At the end of the first half, the score on the field was temporarily 0:0. Although both teams had good opportunities, they failed to convert them into goals."

"And the first half of the game was a bit dull. Manchester United would be happy to leave with a draw, but Atletico Madrid probably won't agree. So I think the second half will be even more exciting!"

(End of this chapter)