Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 697 Losing is not wrong
Planning to launch a more violent attack in the second half, the Valencia players who regained their disadvantage found that the enthusiasm of the Newcastle players was more vigorous than in the first half, and the attack was also more violent than the first half!
This is good news for Valencia. Newcastle began to pay more attention to offense, and it is bound to expose more flaws in the backcourt, but this also requires them to be able to organize the offense smoothly...

"Ibrahimovic's shot hit Ayala and bounced off the baseline. 10 minutes after the start of the second half, Newcastle had three shots, while Valencia had zero shots! The situation on the field changed, as if they were behind. It's like Newcastle!"

Nie Fei stood near the corner, and three of Newcastle's four defenders rushed forward. Only Kufuor and Makelele stayed in the backcourt to help defend, and Essien stood a little further back.

Nie Fei did not directly drive the ball into the penalty area, but took a tactical corner kick and handed the ball to Maicon who came in.

Maicon didn't stop the ball, and directly handed the ball to Ribery in front of the penalty area. Valencia's penalty area was in chaos. Their defense line was not high enough. I thought Newcastle would use their height to bully them, but Newcastle actually sent A tactical corner kick.

Taking advantage of the chaos in front of the opponent's goal, Ribery took the ball and took a step, and then suddenly kicked a long shot at the front of the penalty area!
The ball flew high into the sky, passed everyone in the penalty area, and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

The ball had an obvious arc in the air, and Canizares was a step slower. Seeing that he failed to catch the ball, the ball hit the outside of the post hard and bounced off the baseline!

There was a sigh from the stands, and then loud applause from the stands occupied by Newcastle fans.

"Damn it, it's only five centimeters away." Ribery cursed, then turned around and applauded Bernard, indicating that he passed the ball well.

"Frank, it's okay, we still have opportunities." Nie Fei ran past Ribery and said with a smile.

Ribery nodded vigorously.

"Press up! Press up! Use offense to suppress their offense!" Ranieri couldn't sit still, it shouldn't be like this, we are behind, we should use offense to suppress them...

Canizares took a goal kick and the ball was passed to Baraja's feet. This powerful midfielder not only defends fiercely, but also has a certain ability to organize offenses.

As soon as he got the ball, Nie Fei and Ibrahimovic approached him one after the other. The other teammates in front of him also more or less followed a Newcastle player. Newcastle did not take it back. Instead, the press was launched in the midfield!

After all, Baraja is not a very good organizer. Faced with this situation, he has nothing to do. He had to turn around and pass the ball to Ayala behind him. Ao easily pushed the ball out.

The ball fell to Essien's feet, and the Newcastle players began to press forward. Essien handed the ball to Ribery, who moved to the center, and let him start the organization.

The Valencia players obviously didn't pay much attention to this scarred face. Albelda was paying close attention to Nie Fei's movements, and only Baraja came up to him.

Just when everyone thought Ribery would pass the ball, the Frenchman went up to him, made a beautiful back and forth smash, dodged Baraja's interception, and then stabbed the ball behind the opponent. breakthrough!

"What a speed!" Baraja only had time to think about it, turned around subconsciously, stretched out his foot and tripped in front of Ribery's feet, even if he couldn't break the ball, he still had to use a foul to stop the opponent.

But Ribery nimbly out of his way, made a small circle to catch up with the ball, and kept going!
Valencia's defense line was messed up, Baraja was shaken away, Albelda was still a little to the right and couldn't rush over immediately, now Valencia's defense line was all exposed in front of Ribery, no matter what Whether passing, breaking or shooting can pose a threat to Valencia's goal!

Moretti left Bernard to defend Ribery, but Ribery seemed to know that he would do this. When he rushed over, he pushed his arch and gave the ball to Bernard who was near the baseline. .

Bernard sends the ball into the penalty area, Ibrahimovic attracts Ayala's attention at the front point, and Shearer jumps high at the back point, rushing the ball to the middle of the penalty area in front of Marchena!
Franck Ribery inserted from the middle like the wind, and volleyed before the Valencia defenders could react!
The ball flew to the lower left corner of the goal like an arrow from the string. Canizares made a wonderful save and blocked the ball with one hand amidst the exclamations of the Valencia fans!

But in a hurry, he couldn't control the ball, and the bounced ball fell to Ribery's feet again. Naturally, Ribery would not be polite, stretched out his foot and poked the ball into the empty goal!
Ayala's desperate flying rescue failed to save Valencia's fate. The ball rushed into the goal amidst the cheers of Newcastle fans!
"Two to zero! Newcastle expanded the score! Now Valencia is facing a very difficult situation. In the next half an hour, they have to score at least two goals to equalize the score! Ribe, who started for Newcastle for the first time Franck Ribéry did a great job and after being involved in the first goal he scored the second himself! Franck Ribéry, 21, shines!"

Franck Ribery stood in the center of the Louis II Stadium with his arms raised high. In his ears, the cheers of Newcastle fans echoed. His teammates ran towards him and surrounded him in the middle.

When I was playing as a substitute in the Boulogne youth team in France four years ago, did I ever think about this day?
In just four years, I have gone from an unknown young player to the main player standing on the scene of the European Super Cup. This goal can be transmitted to the eyes of countless fans all over the world through the TV screen—if I hadn’t agreed at the time Pei Wei went to China to play for a few years, how could he have such a good opportunity!

As long as you perform well, you won't have to worry about not having a chance to show your face in a strong team like Newcastle. It probably won't be a dream to be selected for the French national team...

Mourinho was smiling on the sidelines, and he could see that he was very satisfied with the performance of his players.

He is indeed not dissatisfied. Valencia is not a weak team, but one of the strongest teams in Europe. Being able to get a two-goal lead is enough to make Newcastle play more easily and easily in the next game.

Mourinho's desire for the Super Cup is not as heavy as he expressed in the dressing room, but for Newcastle, being able to win this championship after a poor start is a great encouragement to the team's morale In a positive sense, it will allow the team to gain sufficient self-confidence before participating in the Champions League.

The world of professional football is the world of victory. Newcastle did not win enough victories in the league that started earlier, and now is the time to make up for this loss!
Ranieri couldn't sit still anymore. In the second half, when he arranged to launch a counterattack, he was pressed by the opponent and conceded a goal. What kind of counterattack is this!
He replaced Di Vaio with Mista who sleepwalked on the field for more than 60 minutes. The Italian striker did nothing in these 10 minutes and was completely overwhelmed by Kufuor. outstanding performance.

After Mista came on the field, Valencia's offense changed back to the "no striker tactics" of the Benitez era. Mista cannot be regarded as a pure forward. He doesn't like to be at the top, but He used his flexible running position to appear where he should appear most. After he came on the field, Valencia's offense began to become more flexible. Mista, Aimar, Vicente and even Baraja and Albelda behind him all It is possible to grab points in the penalty area, which also makes the pressure on Newcastle's defense suddenly increase.

Seeing that his team began to take advantage, Ranieri did not show joy, not only because Newcastle's defense is still very solid, but because Newcastle is now able to gain an advantage because it has returned to last season's no striker tactics Among them, even if they win the game, it is the old foundation laid by Benitez and has nothing to do with him.

No coach wants to be in the shadow of his predecessor, not even Ranieri.

So after more than ten minutes, seeing that the score was still two to zero, he made a substitution that was considered to be a stupid move after the game-replacing the full-back Rufet with Corradi to strengthen the penalty area. shock.

But Corradi, like his compatriot Diwayo, did not make a difference after he came on the pitch. His height and header did not make a difference in front of Newcastle's tidy defense, but instead made Valencia's Offensive becomes more predictable and easier to defend.

Newcastle played against Valencia in a serious manner-you attack once, I attack once, but Valencia's offensive rhythm is faster, Newcastle is trying to delay time, Mourinho keeps Every time a substitution is made, there is always a delay of nearly 1 minute. The rhythm of the game is constantly interrupted, and the whole game begins to fall into a dull state.

Faced with this situation, Ranieri had no choice. Now Newcastle had completely taken the initiative, and he lost in a daze. For some reason, Newcastle scored two goals, and the game came to an end without knowing it...

His neglect of Ribery and Maicon has caused the current consequences.

And Essien's running in the midfield without hesitating physical strength constantly interrupted Valencia's offensive rhythm. Under his defense, Aimar didn't get the ball a few times in the whole game, let alone organize the offense. Maicon The rushing up and down on the right also relieved the pressure on Nie Fei, allowing him to devote himself to organizing the offense.

Ranieri was not wronged.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Newcastle reached the top as they wished and won the first trophy in European competitions in the 04-05 season!
(End of this chapter)