The Era of Emerald

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Some people may think that Ronaldo's provocative methods are too obvious, and anyone with a little brain should not be fooled.However, these people have obviously forgotten a very important point, that is, few of the stars from South America are well-educated and know what kind of counterattack methods should be adopted when facing the opponent's deliberate provocation or provocation. best for the team.In fact, when most of them faced similar situations, they were either eager to fight directly, or they insisted on twisting with the opponent's rhetoric, as if they couldn't prove their ability without this method.

As the last classical attacking midfielder in today's international football, Riquelme's personal skills and overall situation are excellent, and his dribbling and organizational skills are also top-notch, worthy of the title of midfielder.But at the same time, he who walked out of the slums of Buenos Aires has very obvious defects in character, quite sensitive and fragile.As a result, when Ronaldo made provocative words, Riquelme, who was holding a breath in his heart, was quite full of thoughts on how to kick a spoon penalty kick as beautifully as possible, without even thinking about it. If there is an accident with his actions, how much harm will it bring to Villarreal!

Seeing this scene, Pellegrini's heart was full of alarm bells.Having worked with Riquelme for nearly two seasons, the Chilean engineer has a good understanding of the character and behavior of this general.Therefore, Pellegrini, who found that the situation was not right, quickly sent someone to send a message to Riquelme, hoping that the Argentines could remain calm and not fall into Ronaldo's tricks.However, for Pellegrini's reasonable suggestion, Riquelme did not listen humbly, but chose to ignore the other party's opinion.

Riquelme's slightly rude move naturally made Pellegrini very dissatisfied. The Chilean coach began to feel that he had to limit the Argentine's power in the future, and he could not let him continue to act recklessly.Otherwise, I would be like the coach who worked with Maradona in Naples back then, completely overshadowed by Riquelme's brilliance, and would not get the right to speak and pay attention that I should have as a coach.

Just when Pellegrini was thinking about how to get himself and Villarreal out of "Riquelme dependence", on the court, the referee had already signaled that Riquelme could take the penalty This is a key penalty related to the fate of Villarreal.

Taking a deep breath, after a mid-distance run-up, Riquelme, who had already made up his mind, first pretended to push and shoot to the right side of the goal, then dexterously rubbed and picked the ball with his right foot, and shot the ball towards the middle of the goal. Spoon Penalty!

However, beyond Riquelme's expectations, Buffon, who was standing in front of him, was not at all confused by his feint.In other words, when Riquelme pretended to push the right side of the goal, Buffon had already judged that the Argentine definitely wanted to use a spoon penalty kick to respond to Ronaldo's provocation just now.

To be honest, the spoon penalty is indeed a way to damage the morale of the opponent extremely, but this is based on the premise that it can be successfully used.If the intention of the kicking player is judged in advance by the opponent's goalkeeper, then using a spoon to take a penalty during the game is undoubtedly dead on the initiative.

"Buffon! He saved Riquelme's penalty!" The commentator in the live broadcast room couldn't help but excitedly saw Buffon standing motionless in front of the goal and saving Riquelme's penalty kick. Shouted, "It's amazing judgment! At such a critical moment, Buffon was able to accurately predict Riquelme's intentions and choose to believe in his own judgment. The title of the world's number one goalkeeper is really well-deserved!"

"Damn it!" Seeing that Riquelme kicked a penalty kick with a spoon, but was successfully confiscated by Buffon on the opposite side, Pellegrini was so angry that he took the water bottle in his hand. fell to the ground.Because of this irrational move, the Chilean engineer also received a warning from the fourth official.

Looking at Buffon who was holding the ball in front of the goal and roaring loudly, and the Fiorentina players who surrounded him like stars and the moon, Riquelme, who missed the key penalty, had to let go of his high spirits. With his head bent, he seemed to be using this silent method to admit that this contest was a victory for Buffon and Fiorentina.

And the Villarreal players who witnessed this scene were as dejected and listless as frost-beaten eggplants-after seeing Riquelme so easily wasted the points that Jose Mari had so hard to create. After the ball opportunity, these players were also quite disappointed and dissatisfied.

At the same time, watching Riquelme with his hands on his hips in front of the penalty spot, his head bowed and silent, many older fans could not help comparing this scene with that of Roberto Baggio in the World Cup final 12 years ago. The classic scene after missing a key penalty kick overlapped.It's just that Baggio was carrying the expectations of the entire Italian fans at the time, and everyone hoped that he could stand up again to turn the tide and keep Italy's possibility of competing for the Hercules Cup.Riquelme kicked away this time, but it was only the chance for Villarreal to reach the Champions League final for the first time in history. Naturally, the importance of the two cannot be counted.

Of course, from the perspective of the results and subsequent impact on the parties, the two are obviously similar.Both Baggio and Riquelme's teams lost further possibilities because of their missed penalty kicks, and they also became the culprit of the team's defeat overnight because of this penalty kick.At the same time, although the missed penalty made Riquelme and Baggio cast a layer of "tragic heroes" and still have a very high popularity among the fans, but from this moment on, their careers have been doomed It is impossible to return to the peak of the past-even after that, they have shown the same outstanding performance and transcripts on the court.

It has to be said that Riquelme missed a penalty kick (especially when he failed to respond to Ronaldo's provocation) and the blow to Villarreal's morale was simply devastating.Therefore, after Fiorentina kicked the ball, the yellow submarine players who had no fighting spirit had no idea of ​​continuing to play. They just coped with the stoppage time in the last few minutes of the game and accepted the loss against Fiorentina. The fate of the second round match between.

In this way, Villarreal, the biggest dark horse in the UEFA Champions League this season, was eliminated by Fiorentina with a total score of [-] to [-] in the two rounds, officially saying goodbye to the Champions League final!