Chapter 180 One foot! Two feet! Three feet!(1/2)
"Van Nistrue!!!gooooooooooooooool!!!"
There was a huge cheer from Rhine Neka Stadium. Amid such cheers, Mourinho angrily punched the coach's seat bezel beside him.
He specifically told his players before the game that Hoffenheim will definitely attack for a while in the opening stage. He should pay attention to defense during this period and not give the opponent a chance to enter the penalty area.
Unexpectedly, in just eight minutes, he gave the opponent three times to enter the penalty area and shoot directly!
Such a defense is really bad!
"Our players were simply led by the opponent!" he complained to his assistant.
He was right, Inter Milan did fall into the rhythm that Hoffenheim was most accustomed to from the beginning of the game. They could only defend passively, which was completely different from the active and active defense he had in the last time he met.
On the other side, Rangnick was hugging his assistant coaches to celebrate the goal.
"We've bet right!" Marichi shouted. "More than two weeks of hard work have not been in vain! Haha!"
"The 'virtual and real' under Chu's leadership made Inter Milan players completely confused. They all thought Chu would be the one who catches the ball, but they didn't expect...ha!"
On the court, Hoffenheim players celebrated more happily, and Chu Zhongtian was the core of this celebration. Even Van Nystruey, who scored the goal, hugged his shoulder and said to him: "Good job, come on! Your plan has been successful!"
Chu Zhongtian smiled and said to everyone: "This is just the first ball, we are still one ball away from the quarterfinals! Keep doing this, brothers. This ball proves that our approach is effective!"
"That's right! Let them guess what we're going to do next, haha!"
※※※Although he lost the goal, Mourinho still did not let the team push out the attack, because he still led the overall score. If he was panicked now, it would be unreasonable. The leading position is still Inter Milan. Why did Inter Milan use any means to push out the attack at this time? Even if the opponent was defeated 1:0 at home, Inter Milan will still eliminate the opponent with a total score of 3:2 and advance to the quarterfinals.
So he just rushed to the sidelines to scold the players, asking them to strengthen their defense, concentrate on their defense, and stop letting the opponent lead their noses.
The cheers in the stands continued and the game had begun again.
After scoring one goal, Hoffenheim's morale was greatly boosted and his performance in defense was also very good. On the other hand, Inter Milan must have been affected by this concealment. They originally had a good opportunity to attack, but they squandered it. Under Hoffenheim's defense, it ended with Sneider's outrageous long shot.
Hoffenheim fans in the stands burst into laughter at the shot.
The team performed well and scored another goal, and they also saw hope for the team to advance.
There are also many Chinese fans in front of the TV who also saw hope. Many people had no hope for Hoffenheim's promotion, but they wanted to see if Chu Zhongtian could perform well. However, at the beginning of the game, the entire Hoffenheim team, like a change of team, was completely different from the first round of the game.
They suddenly had this idea - why can't Hoffenheim advance to the quarterfinals? If this continues, it is not impossible to eliminate Inter Milan, not to mention that they are still fighting at home. If the referee favors them a little bit, the results of the game may change drastically.
"Hoffenheim is so powerful!"
"Fanny is really a sword that never grows old! Real Madrid regrets giving up, haha!"
"Bayern Munich advanced to the quarterfinals. They have Robben, Inter Milan performed well this season, and they have Sneijder. Now Hoffenheim is also performing well. The person who scored for them is Fanny! Thank God, my emperor!"
On the Internet, while cheering for Hoffenheim, everyone did not forget to joke about the biggest tragedy of Real Madrid, the Champions League this season.
※※※Hoffenheim entered the offensive situation, and Chu Zhongtian was still the target of Inter Milan's focus on guard. But unlike the last game, Chu Zhongtian felt that he was able to handle it. No matter how many people were watching him, he didn't feel any difficulty at all.
When the football passes, he can choose to take the ball and then draw it, or he can adjust it after receiving the ball and pass it directly. He can also pass the ball without even touching the ball and directly leak the football to his teammates behind him.
He has so many choices that it is difficult for Inter Milan players to defend themselves.
Because you don't know what he will do next.
The previous goal was because everyone thought Chu Zhongtian would play two and one against Salihovic, but he went to defend Chu Zhongtian, but he missed Van Nistrue.
Now that everyone has learned their lessons, they don’t defend Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian immediately uses such a little space to control the ball and organize the team’s offense.
Well, then we continue to defend Chu Zhongtian. Everyone went up to defend Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian stopped receiving the ball. He frequently made the football turn under his teammates through running positions, one kick, and even missed the ball, while he pulled Inter Milan's defensive players. The result was that five minutes after Van Nisstruy scored, Hoffenheim created another excellent shooting opportunity. Unfortunately, Eduardo was not sure this time and shot the ball on the side net.
When I looked over from the stands, I saw the net trembling. Everyone thought the ball had entered again. Rhine Neka Stadium made a huge cheer again. But the cheers soon came to an abrupt end because they all saw clearly that the football was playing on the side net... Inter Milan was quite embarrassed during this period. Chu Zhongtian's imaginative way of playing football and the whole Hoffenheim team's imaginative way of playing with him made them very uncomfortable. In the pre-match game video analysis and tactical class, Mourinho never said that Hoffenheim's tactics would change so much. They had no idea how to deal with it and could only defend desperately. But the more they worked hard, the more loopholes there appeared in other places. Chu Zhongtian's ability to catch loopholes is very superb.
Mourinho also saw that today's Hoffenheim is completely different from the last Hoffenheim, which made him feel very unfamiliar. It was like another team... What happened in the past two weeks?
What should he do when facing such a strange team?
So far, he can't find an effective way. All he can do is just wait and see the changes in the coach's seat. The situation may develop in a direction that is beneficial to Inter Milan, and may develop in a direction that is unfavorable to Inter Milan. He can't do anything except wait.
※※Inter Milan's defense is very difficult and embarrassed, which means Hoffenheim's offense is very smooth and powerful.
Under the leadership of Chu Zhongtian, other players had more improvisational performances. Eduardo, a Brazilian player, showed his footwork in front of Etoo. He even used a oxtail to deceive Etoo away.
This action won thunderous applause and cheers from Hoffenheim fans in the stands.
Fans are most happy to watch this approach that can boost your own morale and damage the other party’s morale.
"Hoffenheim seemed to have been reborn in this game..." the commentator sighed.
"What caused this change?" Everyone was puzzled.
In the end, everyone attributed the credit to the head coach Rangnick who formulated this unexpected tactic. Of course, the team's tactics were formulated by the head coach, so this must be Rangnick's inspiration.
No one expected that this was discussed by Chu Zhongtian and the coaches together, and Chu Zhongtian's inspiration was the most critical part.
"Chu's direct long shot - the football was firmly held by Cesar!"
"Chu shot? No! It was a pass, he passed the ball! It was not Salihovic who received the ball, but Kalarov who was inserted from behind! He made a cross? No! It was not a cross, it was a false move, breaking through! He entered the penalty area! Pass again! Lucio passed the low cross to block the baseline! Corner kick! Hoffenheim is really attacking..."
Mourinho guessed well. Hoffenheim did launch a fierce offensive at his home court, but he carefully prepared to defend in the face of such an offensive, which seemed very embarrassed... During this period, the Portuguese had been standing on the sidelines and watching the game, with a serious and solemn expression.
Mourinho was not seen in the last round.
Cambiaso may feel more deeply than Mourinho, because he found that Chu Zhongtian in front of him was much more difficult to defend than in the last game. The difficulty was mainly reflected in his complete inability to figure out what Chu Zhongtian would do next. It seemed that any movement might or seemed impossible. He might pass the ball, but he might miss the ball, he might miss the ball, but he might also control the ball, he might control the ball, but he might also pass the ball directly, he might pass the ball directly, but he might also dribble the ball, he might dribble the ball, but he might also miss the ball... In short, that's it, there is no rule to follow. The information they learned from Chu Zhongtian's game video has now completely lost its effect. Not only has it lost its effect, but it has also become a burden to them, because the more they know, the more they will think randomly and think too much when they make judgments, and lose the most basic judgment, and miss the best time between hesitation.
When he thought Chu Zhongtian was going back to catch the ball, Chu Zhongtian stepped on the football and rubbed the ball behind him. Cambiaso made a waste of time again.
His breathing began to get heavier. The game had only started twenty minutes, but he seemed to have been fighting with Chu Zhongtian for eighty minutes. Every time this man received the ball, he forced him to make a short-distance sprint, which was a very physically consuming behavior.
His dilemma was also seen by the commentator.
"Cambiyasu encountered a difficult problem. In the last round, he and his teammates restricted Chu to death. It can be said that the defense was basically successful. But he was at a full disadvantage in this game."
"The sudden change in Chu's performance is the main reason why Hoffenheim was able to start so smoothly in this game. And against the backdrop of Chu's performance, Cambiaso's performance seemed very bad. He could not limit Chu's performance at all, but was spun around by Chu's play."
Mourinho saw Cambiaso's problem, so he took advantage of the opportunity to kill the ball and shouted to Cambiaso: "Camiaso! Cambiaso! Don't snatch him!" He pointed at Chu Zhongtian. "Keep the formation and stand at the position!"
So Cambiaso no longer went up to defend Chu Zhongtian every time he received the ball. He asked Chu Zhongtian to take the ball and let him handle the football. No matter what he did in front of him, he was unmoved. He just stood in his position and guarded the area he was responsible for.
This is the essence of Mourinho's defensive philosophy - give up ball control and maintain formation.
In the last game, Inter Milan also successfully used this method to deal with Hoffenheim. Now, when facing Hoffenheim's fierce offensive, he used this move again.
※※ Chu Zhongtian was not surprised to see Cambiaso no longer coming up to force him. With his knowledge of Mourinho and Inter Milan, he knew it was normal for them to do this again.
But don't think that this will work.
The opponent didn't come up to press, so Chu Zhongtian took the ball and shot a long time.
The powerful long shot flew out against the goal post, shocking Inter Milan fans and players in cold sweat.
The matter was not over yet. Three minutes later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. Chu Zhongtian shot with a long shot again as soon as he got the ball. This time the distance was a little farther, 35 meters, but suddenly, Chu Zhongtian's shot was stronger and the mass was higher. The football roared and flew towards the goal guarded by Cesar.
This time, thanks to Cesar's concentration, he jumped up and threw the football out.
"Wow! Two consecutive high-quality long shots!"
Whether it is Chu Zhongtian's long-range shot or other Hoffenheim players, as long as they have long-range shots, they will rush up and kick the cold one.
Chu Zhongtian's long shot greatly encouraged the fans in the stands. Every time they shot from Hoffenheim, they would burst into loud cheers. To Inter Milan players, they felt worried from the bottom of their hearts as if their goal had been lost again.
This is the psychological effect.
Anyway, Inter Milan is compressed within 30 meters, and Hoffenheim keeps shooting long-range shots without coming out. In order to prepare for this moment, Chu Zhongtian and the coaching staff discussed it specifically, and then continued to conduct long-range shot training in the past two weeks, just to deal with Inter Milan.
Long shots are one of the best ways to break intensive defense, and the other is set pieces.
Both of these Hoffenheim have been specially trained.
Chu Zhongtian's long shot was known as the "Greater Chinese Cannon" in the German Cup. More people still lack awareness in Europe. Today, let everyone enjoy it!
Sana passed the football across. Chu Zhongtian stopped the football with his left foot, but did not stop. The football was still rolling slowly forward. This situation is the best and is most suitable for shooting.
Chu Zhongtian stepped on his left foot, supported himself on the ground, and then swung his right foot. Inter Milan players all contracted their defense, and he could now swing his thighs comfortably.
"Chu-Zhong-Tian!" He Ping roared.
The football flew out with a bang.
The football shot by Chu Zhongtian has one characteristic: it is not high in height, but it is fast and has a strong force, so it is even more threatening.
The football crawled through the crowd and flew straight to the goal. Cesar made a wonderful save again, but he did not hug him, but punched him with both punches. He dared not hug him directly, nor could he hold him at all. He hesitated and was prone to make mistakes, so he simply hit him directly.
The football was shot out by him, but it did not go out of bounds. Instead, it jumped to the right of the penalty area. Van Nistrui grabbed the ball, leaned against the defender and did not shoot directly, but passed the football back. After Salihovic received the ball, he did not stop for much, but handed the football back to Chu Zhongtian's feet again.
After receiving the ball, Chu Zhongtian still did not pass or dribble the ball. He shot again from a long shot at a distance of 28 meters away from the goal!
"Far-shoot!!"
The football flew towards the goal twice, this time the football was blocked by Cambiaso with his body. The football happened to hit his chest. He fell to the ground, but the football bounced back.
When Chu Zhongtian saw that the football was blocked by Cambiaso, he used his right foot to get out, stepped forward with a step forward and then followed the trend... and swung his foot for the third time!
This time I was volleying sideways!!
"Third foot!"
The football was drawn by him and flew straight to the goal for the third time!
The continuous three-legged strong and powerful Great China cannon almost broke through the night sky with the cheers in the stands of the Rhine-Neka Stadium, deafening as if there was a huge waterfall next to everyone's eardrums.
This kind of voice can even make people with poor psychological quality fight!
To be continued...