Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 218 Morale Is Up
Chapter 218 Morale Is Up
While Chen Yingxiong was upset that he couldn't score points in the first half, the head coach of Glasgow Rangers, Smith, was beaming with joy, showing the performance of his players in the dressing room.
"You guys did a great job!" He pumped his fist hard, emphasizing his tone to show how satisfied he was with the result.
"Especially Neil, your performance is impeccable!"
The biggest hero in the first half was the team's main goalkeeper, Neil Alexander. If it weren't for his outstanding performance, the team must have fallen behind the opponent by at least two goals. In a game like the final, two goals behind basically means game over.
Alexander did not appear ecstatic in the face of the head coach's praise. After all, he is not a boy in his early twenties. He is already thirty years old. If he is still complacent about such a little praise, he will not be the main goalkeeper. His mental quality is not enough.
He simply nodded, echoing the head coach's praise.
In the first half, his pressure was actually very high. Although he saved the opponent's shots every time, the pressure in his heart did not decrease at all, but continued to accumulate and superimpose as time went by. If he had conceded the ball at the beginning, maybe he wouldn't be under pressure anymore... Now the team's hope of winning the championship is obviously in his hands. He must not concede the ball in the second half.
Just thinking about it made him feel a lot of pressure.
Every time Zenit's players took a shot, he would secretly breathe a sigh of relief after throwing it.
After praising the goalkeeper's performance, Smith began to consider what to do in the second half.
"We continued to play like this in the second half, first of all to ensure that we did not concede a goal. Originally their prospects were better than ours, but after they found that they could not score for a long time, they would become restless. Then it was our chance. The time to decide the winner should be within 20 minutes after 70 minutes. Zenit has been besieging us all the time. Counterattack. When counterattacking, you must be resolute and decisive, and you must not procrastinate! If you have the opportunity, quickly insert it!"
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Advocaat scratched his head. Where is the team's problem?
Nothing went wrong anywhere.
Tactical opponent, we suppressed the Glasgow Rangers. The players are in excellent condition and active, whether it is running on the field, shooting or passing the ball, they are all very good.
But we just didn't score.
This is not our problem, but the opponent's goalkeeper performed too well, and the opponent's defensive strategy also played a certain role.
He feels that there is nothing to adjust tactically, but the mentality of the players should be paid special attention to.
"...we played well in the first half."
First of all, it is necessary to praise them, lest they fall into a depressed mood. Gaining power and not scoring for a full forty-five minutes was indeed a blow to morale.
"Very good! We completely suppressed each other on the scene, and you guys did a good job. You have to continue to do this in the second half. But...but! You have to be careful about their counterattacks, especially as the game progresses, you have to be extra careful!"
"We can expect that the opponent will wait until about seventy-five minutes later and launch a counterattack while our physical strength is declining. So we must pay attention to their counterattack..."
In fact, the key to the problem is to score goals. As long as the goals are scored, all problems will be solved.
But the problem is that the topic of scoring goals is very sensitive now, and he doesn't want to talk too much. I'm afraid to irritate everyone again...
Goals were almost all the key words of the Zenit team in the first half, and it was the goal that everyone was desperately pursuing. Who would have thought that he would not score a goal...
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When Chen Yingxiong reappeared on the court, the close-up of the TV broadcast found him again.
It seems that he wants to see Chen Yingxiong's heart from his face.
In the first half, he obviously wanted to score, but he still couldn't score. Will this bring some fluctuations to his emotions, and will these emotional fluctuations affect the second half of the game?
Everyone saw Chen Yingxiong's gloomy face from the TV screen - he obviously cared about not scoring a goal in the first half!
Normally Chen Yingxiong rarely frowns and looks serious on the field. He is always upbeat and positive.
Chen Yingxiong felt that he was not fighting that goalkeeper Alexander, but fighting fate.
Because he thought the goalkeeper's state was inexplicable, as if he didn't want Zenit to win the championship.
If this is fate, I will rewrite fate!
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Seeing Chen Yingxiong like this in front of the TV, Sun Jihai became more worried. He cares about not scoring a goal, so his emotions will definitely be affected. If he can't break the deadlock early in the second half, his mentality will be more impetuous. Let alone scoring a goal by then, he might make card-eating moves such as flying shovels in the game, conflict with opponents or something...and then be sent off with a red card.
This is the worst possible ending.
There are too many players who performed perfectly in the game before the final, but in the most critical and important final, they performed like sleepwalking.
Could Chen Yingxiong be such a person?
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Sharapova was sitting in the *** box. She did not deliberately disguise herself, such as wearing a pair of toad sunglasses that could cover half of her face, and pressing the brim of her peaked cap to the lowest level...
She just tied her golden hair into a ponytail and sat casually in the box.
In the first half, she was televised to two close-ups and appeared on the TV screens of 10,000 people.
She doesn't care at all. She is now frowning, biting her lower lip, worried about her boyfriend.
It can be seen from his facial expression that he was very dissatisfied with not scoring in the first half, which directly affected his emotions.
He won't be affected by that in the second half, will he?
If he can't win the UEFA Cup, he will still be a good-for-nothing football player in the eyes of his father, right?
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The referee blew the whistle to start the second half. In the second half, the Scots kicked off first, and they could use this kick-off opportunity to launch an offensive. Although Smith asked his team to defend first, it does not mean that you should not seize the opportunity when it is in front of you.
So in the first ten minutes of the second half, the Glasgow Rangers still organized several attacks.
The last of these also caused chaos in the Zenit penalty area.
Rangers took advantage of Zenit's lack of concentration at the back and sent the football into the box. Goalkeeper Malafeyev made a hasty attack, but Rangers striker Dacheville threw the football into the middle of the goal in a hurry, followed by midfielder Ferguson and shot!
The football hit Krizanaki's thigh, changed direction and popped out of the baseline!
The fans of Zenit St. Petersburg and Rangers in the stands exclaimed at the same time, but the meanings they wanted to express were completely different.
"so close!"
"Pity!"
"Ahhh! Zenit St. Petersburg escaped a catastrophe! If it weren't for Krizzanaki's thicker thighs... Maybe they are already behind now! Fifty-fourth minutes! Ferguson's shot almost opened the scoring for the Rangers!" The England commentator really felt sorry for the Glasgow Rangers.
As an Englishman, he is of course on the side of the Scottish team.
And Edvocaat's reaction over there has already explained the attitude of the Russians towards the Rangers' offensive.
He jumped up from his seat, rushed off the coach's bench, ran to the sidelines, waved his fists and roared loudly: "Steady! Stabilize!!"
He is most afraid that he hasn't scored a goal here, but he has conceded a goal there. At that time, the situation will be reversed in an instant, and they will be trapped in the mud, while the wanderers will climb out and soar to the clouds.
As if in response to his worries, the wandering fans in the stands cheered and sang again after the initial regret, and they used this method to cheer the team up.
Obviously, the momentum of the Glasgow Rangers has risen. If there is no way to contain them... Zenit will be in danger!
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Chen Yingxiong ran back into the penalty area and used his header to help the team defend. He really doesn't like to defend, but he still has a bit of a big picture, knowing that he must come back to defend at this time.
His joining immediately relieved the pressure on the defenders a lot. Chen Yingxiong's header is very good. It can be used not only in offense, but also in defense.
But this corner kick, the person who hit the football was not him, nor anyone. Because Glasgow Rangers chose tactical football.
They passed the football out and reorganized the offense.
When Chen Yingxiong saw the situation, he stopped staying in the penalty area and ran out, making a symbolic defensive gesture, then ran back to the center circle and returned to his position. Arshavin, who had stayed in the front to fight back, retreated to participate in the team's defense.
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The morale of Glasgow Rangers was indeed hit by the offensive that almost scored.
Then they organized a series of offensives, all of which were quite threatening.
For example, in the 60th minute, Stephen Davis dribbled the ball horizontally at the front of the penalty area, and then suddenly shot!
Shirokov subconsciously stretched out his foot to block it, the football changed course and flew out of the baseline, another corner kick!
"Zenit suddenly became very passive during this time..." Yuri Petrov was worried for the team.
Smith's original plan was to let the team defend firmly, but seeing that the team's offensive momentum is so good now, he also temporarily changed his mind-just keep attacking like this, and if he can score a goal, he will immediately recover the defense.
He also walked off the bench and stood on the sidelines to watch the game. Looking forward to being able to jump up and cheer for the goal.
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***, sorry, I was defeated by word2007, after a while, I forgot the time.
The update is a little late.
Because I don’t know if there will be a chance to add more tonight, so let me tell you in advance-tomorrow my relatives will celebrate my birthday. They said that a man’s birthday must be nine, and it can’t be full. The twenty-ninth birthday should be treated as the thirty-year-old birthday. I stand at thirty, so I have to invite relatives to come. There will be many guests at home. If there is a delay in *** update, please forgive me if it is not updated in time.