Hero of the Penalty Area

Morale is up in Chapter 218 (Second Guarantee)

While Chen Yingxiong was upset that he could not score in the first half, the Glasgow Rangers head coach Smith exulted and performed his players' performance in the locker room.

"You did a great job!" He shook his fist vigorously, accentuating 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. Had it not been for his outstanding performance, the team would have fallen behind the other side by at least two goals. In a game like the final, two goals behind, basically means that the game is over.

Alexander did not appear ecstatic when he faced the compliments of the coach. After all, he is not a hairy boy in his early twenties. He is already thirty years old. If he is complacent with such compliments, he cannot be the main goalkeeper. It's-psychological quality is not enough.

He just nodded and responded to the compliments of the head coach.

In the first half, his pressure was actually very high. Although he saved the opponent's shot every time, the pressure in his heart did not decrease at all. Instead, it continued to accumulate and stack over time. If he loses the ball at the beginning, maybe he is not under pressure... Now the hope of the team to win the championship is obviously all in his hands. He absolutely can't lose the ball in the second half. Once he loses the ball, this is the first half. The efforts put in by the venue are all in vain, and it can be described as a waste of all previous efforts.

The thought of this made him feel a lot of pressure.

Every time Zenit's players took a shot, he would secretly breathe a sigh of relief after he jumped out.

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 when they found that they were unable to score a goal, they would become anxious. Then it will be our chance. The time to decide the victory or defeat should be within 20 minutes after 70 minutes. Zenit always besieged us, and their physical exhaustion must be very large. I heard that they also flew for more than 30 hours before participating in this game , Their physical stamina cannot be unaffected. So after 70 minutes, we will appropriately strengthen our offensive and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. We must be resolute and decisive when we counterattack, and we must not procrastinate! If you have the opportunity, we will quickly get in!

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Ed Wocart scratched his head. What's the problem with the team?

Nothing went wrong anywhere.

Tactically, we suppressed the Glasgow Rangers. The players are in excellent condition and active. Whether it's running on the field, shooting or passing the ball, they are very good.

But we just didn't score.

This is not our problem, but the opponent's goalkeeper is too good, and the opponent's defensive strategy has also played a certain role.

He feels that there is nothing to adjust in tactics, but the players' mentality should be paid special attention.

"...We did well in the first half."

The first thing to do is to compliment them, lest they fall into depression and depression. Forty-five minutes to gain momentum without scoring, it really hurts morale.

"Very good! We completely suppressed each other on the scene, and you did a good job. You have to continue to do so in the second half. But...but! You have to be careful of their counterattacks, especially as the time of the game progresses, you have to be extra careful !"

"We can expect that the opponent will wait until about seventy-five minutes later to launch a counterattack while our physical fitness drops. So we must pay attention to their counterattack..."

In fact, the key to the problem is scoring. As long as the goal is scored, any problem will be solved.

But now the topic of scoring is very sensitive, he doesn't want to talk too much. I'm afraid it will stimulate everyone again...

Scoring is almost all the key words of Zenit's team in the first half, and it is the goal that everyone desperately pursues. I don't even think of scoring...

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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 his heart from Chen Yingxiong's face.

He obviously wanted to score in the first half, but he couldn't make it. Will this bring some fluctuations in his mood, and will these emotional fluctuations affect the game in the second half?

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 playing field. He is always optimistic and positive.

Chen Yingxiong felt that he was not fighting the goalkeeper Alexander, but fate.

Because he thought that the goalkeeper's state was inexplicable, as if he specifically didn't want Zenit to win the championship.

If this is destiny, I will rewrite it!

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When Sun Jihai saw Chen Yingxiong like this in front of the TV, his worries grew even worse. If he cares about not scoring a goal, his mood will definitely be affected. If he can't open the deadlock early in the second half, his mentality will be even more impetuous. Don't talk about scoring goals at that time, maybe he will make a card-eating action such as a fly shovel in the game, and conflict with his opponent... Then he was sent off by a red card.

This is the worst ending.

Too many players performed perfectly in the games before the finals, but they performed like sleepwalking in the most critical and important finals.

Would Chen Yingxiong be such a person?

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Sharapova was sitting in the *** box. She did not deliberately pretend to be herself, such as wearing toad sunglasses that can cover half of her face, and pressing the brim of the peaked cap to the lowest...

She just tied her blond hair into a ponytail and sat in the box casually.

In the first half, she was televised to two close-ups and appeared on the TV screens of 10,000 people.

She didn't care about these at all. She frowned now, biting her lower lip, worrying about her boyfriend.

It can be seen from his facial expression that he was very dissatisfied with not scoring a goal in the first half, which directly affected his mood.

He won't be affected by this in the second half, will he?

If he can't win the UEFA Cup, he would be a hopeless football player in his father's eyes, right?

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The referee blew the whistle for the start of the second half. In the second half, the Scots kicked off first, they can use this kick-off opportunity to launch an offensive. Although Smith requires his team to defend first, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't take it when you have a chance.

So in the first ten minutes of the second half, the Glasgow Rangers organized several attacks.

One of the last time also caused chaos in the Zenit penalty area.

At that time, the Rangers caught the moment when Zenit's defense was inattentive and scored the football into the penalty area. Goalkeeper Malafeyev hurriedly attacked, but the Rangers forward Dachever rushed the football to the center of the goal, and the following midfielder Ferguson stabbed!

The football hit Krizanach's thigh, and the bottom line was changed!

The Zenit St Petersburg fans and the Glasgow Rangers fans in the stands screamed at the same time, but they all wanted to express completely different meanings.

"so close!"

"Pity!"

"Ahhh! Zenit St. Petersburg escaped! If it wasn't for Krizanaki's thicker thighs...maybe they are behind now! Fifty-fourth minute! Ferguson's shot almost opened the record for the Rangers !" The English commentator really felt sorry for the Glasgow Rangers.

As an Englishman, of course he is on the side of the Scottish team.

And Ed Wocart's response over there has already explained the attitude of the Russians towards this offensive by the Rangers.

He jumped up from his seat, rushed off the coach's bench, ran to the sidelines, waved his fists and roared loudly: "Stop! Hold on!"

He is most afraid that he has not scored a goal here, but he has already lost the goal. At that time, the situation will be reversed in an instant, they will be deep in the quagmire, and the wanderers will climb out and soar to the clouds.

As if in response to his concern, the wandering fans in the stands cheered and sang again after the initial regret, and they were cheering the team in this way.

Obviously, the aura of the Glasgow Rangers has risen, and if there is no way to contain them... Zenit is in danger!

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Chen Yingxiong ran back to the penalty area and used his header to help the team defend. He really doesn't like defensive, but he still looks at the big picture, knowing that he must come back to defend at this time.

His joining immediately relieved the pressure on the guards. Chen Yingxiong's header is very good, not only can be used in offense, of course, can also be used in defense.

But this time the corner kick, the person who topped the football was not him, nor anyone. Because the Glasgow Rangers chose a tactical kick.

They spread the football and reorganized the attack.

When Chen Yingxiong saw the situation, he didn't stay in the penalty area anymore. He ran out and made a symbolic defensive posture. He ran back to the middle circle and returned to his position. Arshavin, who had stayed in front and prepared to fight back, retreated to participate in the team's defense.

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The morale of the Glasgow Rangers was indeed beaten by the offensive that nearly 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 kicked and shot!

Shirokov subconsciously stretched his foot to block it, and the football changed the line and flew out of the bottom line. It was another corner kick!

"During this time Zenit suddenly became very passive..." Yuri Petrov was worried for the team.

Smith originally planned to keep the team on defense, but seeing the team's offensive momentum is so good now, he also temporarily changed his mind-just like this, if he can score a goal, he will quickly reclaim his defense immediately.

He also walked off the coach's bench and stood on the sidelines to watch the game. Looking forward to jumping up and cheering for the goal.

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***, sorry, defeated by word2007, tossed for a while, forgot the time.

The update is a bit late.

Because I don’t know if I still have a chance to add changes in the evening, so let me say something in advance-my relatives will come to celebrate my birthday tomorrow. They say that a man has to pass nine in his life. Do it on your birthday. It’s 30 years old, so we have to invite relatives to come, when there are many guests at home, *** update is delayed, if it is not updated in time, please forgive me.