Argentine beast waist: Messi’s bodyguard

Chapter 042

Through several face-to-face confrontations, the university players recognized Willard’s strength and were indeed able to defend them one-on-one.

But they are not alone, and if they can’t get past Willard alone, then avoid Willard or carry out team passing.

No matter how good Willard is, he can’t always run faster than the speed of passing the ball.

Like the 17th-minute goal of the university, through the team attack, there is nothing Villard can do. Even if he knows how the other party will pass, run, and respond, he is helpless.

Therefore, after scoring their first goal, the estudiantes de La Plata felt confident that they had found a way to deal with the Hurricanes and were preparing to go on their efforts and attack wildly to extend their advantage.

At this time, Villard used the opportunity to run and express his thoughts to Lucas Villaruel, Gonzano Martinez, Jiman Mandalino, Torranso and others in the front court, hoping that they would strengthen the frequency and distance of defense and enhance their defensive strength.

Because the strength of the students of the Estudiantes de La Plata is stronger than that of Boca Juniors and Banfield. Boca Juniors may be more famous, but this season’s form is mediocre, currently only ranked in the middle of the A-League table, the Hurricanes won Boca Juniors due to luck, as well as the opponent’s poor form.

And the undergraduates of La Plata, indeed extraordinary strength, and in good shape, the Hurricanes have three guards and a back configuration, and it is really difficult to block the impact of the opponent’s four forwards and two midfielders.

As a result, Willard wants four attacking midfielders to step up their defense and help the defense.

The average 21-year-old may feel embarrassed and want to get face back. But Villard did not do this, and after realizing that the number of people in the back was indeed not enough to withstand the opponent, he decisively called for help.

Of course, simply increasing the frequency and distance of Lucas and others will contradict the attacking tactics arranged by the head coach. Therefore, what Willard actually meant was to strengthen the frequency of back defense and offensive back and forth. One consequence of this is to increase everyone’s physical exertion.

But there is no way, the strength is not as good as the opponent, so you can only fight for physical strength and attitude.

Villard himself will also increase the running distance and actively step forward when attacking, increasing the number of points for his teammates.

Football is a sport that speaks with strength, and although Villard is young, his successive starters and outstanding performances have given him a lot of voice in the dressing room, and his teammates are willing to cooperate.

Willard has already developed a bit of a defensive core and leader, rather than simply defending by himself, but has begun to exert his subjective initiative according to the situation of the game and direct his teammates to defend together.

This is a higher level than simply playing your own strength and silently doing your defensive tasks.

With the timely return of teammates up front, the Hurricanes backline, which had made up for the lack of numbers, began to stabilize and was no longer easily torn apart by opponents. Even if the opponent can avoid Willard, it cannot complete the breakthrough in an instant, which can provide time for Willard to return to defense and make up for it.

In the 24th minute, the ball passed to striker Oski after the breakthrough of Lucas Villaruel by university midfielder Damont was intercepted by the returning Verard who recognized the passing route and intercepted it with a flying tackle.

Otherwise, the ball was taken by Oski, who was in the gap in the big penalty area, and it could form a very threatening shot.

In addition to leading his teammates to actively defend, when he had the opportunity to counterattack, Villard also spared no effort to insert desperately forward and step forward to assist.

In the 33rd minute, Hurricane Athletic had a good counter-attacking opportunity, Thomson Mira had already run a good gap in the box, but unfortunately Gonzano Martinez’s pass was slightly deflected by the pushing interference of the opposing player, and Mira could not directly grab the ball to grab a spot.

When Mira stopped the ball, adjusted it, and got up again to hit the goal, the opposing defender also returned to the position, and a flying body blocked the gun hole, blocking the ball from the bottom line.

The subsequent corner kick Hurricanes also failed to steal the first point, but were almost beaten back by the opponent. Fortunately, Torranso used a tactical foul in time to tackle the opposing counter-attacking player with the ball off the touchline. Although he received a yellow card, he also interrupted the opponent’s quick counterattack.

Otherwise, just now Villard and others entered the opponent’s penalty area because of the scramble, and they could not return to the defense in time, and it was really easy to lose the ball.

Now only one goal behind, there is always hope of an equaliser. But if you’re two goals behind, it’s really hard.

Although the Universidad de La Plata tries to avoid Villade, sometimes the ball is passed crookedly, or the ball is cleared with a big foot, Villade can still judge the position or landing point with consciousness, rush over and jam the position with his body, and grab the ball.

Throughout the first half, Villard contributed as many as three direct tackles and four saves, which was very eye-catching. The only pity is that the Hurricanes still failed to score and were still 1-0 down.

The college students are not only luxurious offensively, but also have a fairly stable backline, not giving the Hurricanes too many opportunities. Coupled with Villade’s requirement for teammates in the midfield to return sharply, even if everyone sprints back and forth desperately, it will inevitably affect the attack, and in the end, there are few shots within the goal frame, and they are all saved or confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper, and they fail to score.

But the performance of the Hurricane Athletic team was recognized by the commentators and guests:

“In the first half, there were about the same number of threatening attacks on both sides, except that the Estudiantes de La Plata had better luck and scored a goal.

“Just looking at the process and the situation, the two sides actually smell of a bit of a close match.”

“To be able to play like this, Alan Villard of the Hurricanes is a great contribution.”

“His sweep in midfield defused most of the attacks of the Estudiantes de La Plata.”

‘The university team with four strikers and against a second division team only scored one goal in the entire first half, which was actually a bit out of whack.

“In the second half, the two sides still have to play.”

“If Willard can continue to show the quality and form of the first half, and the Hurricanes’ offensive line is a little bit stronger in the second half, the result is unpredictable.”

“It’s not good that Hurricane Athletic can really overturn the first division team again, burst out of the cold, and advance to the final four.”

In the dressing room, Mario Binko also praised everyone’s performance in the first half and did not criticize everyone for falling behind.

Against the Estudiantes de La Plata, who finished sixth in the league table, it was already very good to be able to play like this in the first half, and the situation was evenly matched, with the score only one goal behind.

Of course, Mario Binko also said that the Argentine Cup is a decisive match, and there is no possibility of returning to the court in the second leg. Therefore, for the Hurricanes to move on and fight for the championship, they must win this game, score in the second half, at least equalize and drag into overtime.

After the first half, the physically fit Willard is fine, but the midfielders Lucas Villaruel, Gonzano Martinez, German Mandalino and others are a little unbearable.

They not only have to go back to defense to help Willard and others defend, but also have to greatly insert the attack when attacking, sprinting back and forth, and the physical energy is very consuming.

Fortunately, now that we have entered the intermission, you can take the opportunity to take a break and replenish your physical fitness. Otherwise, how long it can last, I really can’t tell.

Even so, Torranso bluntly said that he may not last the whole game, and the coach must be ready to replace him at any time in the second half.

Mario Binko nodded and said, “No problem, anyway, you have already carried a yellow card, don’t be stingy in the second half, take on a little more defensive and offensive tasks, and let me change when you feel that you can’t hold on!” ”

In addition, Binko also gave some specific instructions on the defense and attack in the second half. Then, the second half of the game began.

The two sides continued to fight a big battle against each other, and neither side flinched.

There’s no way Hurricanes are, after all, they’re the side trailing by the score. The Estudiantes de La Plata wanted to score another goal to seal the win, and then slow down their attack and retreat.

In the 59th minute, the university student almost extended the score when striker Carrillo’s direct free-kick crossed the wall and hit the crossbar, bounced back into the box, and was then cleared by Ehramspey’s big foot.

If the ball is a little lower, it can hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounce directly into the goal.

Both Carrillo, who made the penalty, his teammates, and the home fans in the stands, felt a great pity. And the fans of the Hurricanes players on the road felt that they had escaped.

And the luck of the Hurricanes is not only this beam.

In the 67th minute, the ball flew to the back of the Hurricanes, and college forward Joaquín Correa and Hurricanes defender Allen Villard rushed to the ball drop point at the same time.

The two rushed to the drop point at the same time, and although Joaquín Correa, as a center, was slightly taller than Villade, Villad bounced better than the opponent. More importantly, Villade’s unhesitating and indomitable momentum calmed Joaquín Correa and made the other party hesitate a little.

As a result, Villard jumped up and grabbed the ball, and gave it to teammate Echeberia, who was receiving from the side, to get the ball. And Joaquín Correa, who was one step late in jumping, could only push Willard in the air, making Willard stagger when he landed, but it was already useless.

Echeberia, who received the ball, faced the counter-attack of the opposing striker Ossky, did not stick the ball, but decisively passed the ball to Torranso, who received the wing.

Torranso, who returned to the defense at high speed but failed to play a role, braked the car, received the ball, and immediately turned around and sprinted with the ball to launch a counterattack.

As the manager asked him at half-time, he had to run out of energy before he left the pitch.

It was on this counter-attack that Torranso broke through the interception of opposing midfielder Roman Martinez through an unslowed dash, and then hit a wall with teammate Espinosa, successfully broke through the opposing full-back De Sabato, and then crossed from the bottom.

Hurricanes center Thomson Mira rushed into the College penalty area, jumped high and pressed opposing center guard Jonajan Shunk with a powerful header that headed the ball to the left side of the college goal.

The ball was too powerful, too fast and not far from the goal, and goalkeeper Hilario Navarro could not touch the ball despite his immediate save and could only watch the ball go into the net.

“Goooooooooooooooooooooooal……”

“The ball went in!!!”

“The Hurricanes scored!”

“Thomson Mira!”

“Torranso received the ball from the back and ran more than 50 meters, crossed from the bottom to help Thomson Mira score with a header from inside the box!”

“Hurricane Athletic finally scored to tie the score 1-1.”

“Both sides are on the same running line.”

“It is really possible for Athletic Hurricane to upset again, defeat the first-class powerhouses, and advance to the final four!”