i want to be king

Chapter 335 Messi will do it!

It is easy for Juventus to fight, but it is difficult to press it out again.

When the home team shrunk their defense, Barcelona had successfully controlled the midfield. Deco and Xavi, as well as Ronaldinho and Iniesta, plus the defense, had gradually adjusted the rhythm of passing and possession to the same level, and the pace was also coordinated.

In this way, when Juventus suffered a tragic equalizer, they suddenly found that even if they wanted to be serious, they couldn't do it.

Especially in the face of Barcelona's wave of organizational penetration, Juventus did not dare to be careless and could only shrink its defense.

It has to be said that the Bianconeri have shrunk, and the defense is still quite solid.

As soon as the game was deadlocked, it entered the second half directly.

Capello made a substitution in the No.60 minute, replacing Del Piero with Sarajeta.

The Zebra captain's performance tonight was not ideal, and he didn't get a good chance. Capello replaced Sarajeta.

This further stimulated the emotions of the Barcelona players.

In the Nou Camp two years ago, in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, after a [-]-[-] draw at the Alpi Stadium in the first round, the second round was also a [-]-[-] draw at the Nou Camp, and then Lippi replaced Sarajeta, and the two sides entered overtime.

In 114 minutes, a quick counterattack by Juventus, Zarajeta received a cross from the right of his teammate, shot with one foot, broke through Barcelona's goal, and helped Juventus beat Barcelona [-]-[-] away.

It can be said that two years ago, it was Sarajeta's substitute that made Barcelona eliminated.

Now, time has passed, and Capello once again replaced Sarajeta.

Is this accidental?
Obviously not!

……

For Sarajeta's coming off the bench, Barcelona was also well prepared and immediately adjusted the team's defense.

The most important thing is that the midfielder still firmly controls the ball and rhythm.

This is Barcelona's advantage.

But when the time reached 10 minutes, Barcelona had to make substitutions.

Deco is also injured. This time he played with an injury in the first game. Rijkaard has clearly felt from the sidelines that Deco's running ability has declined a lot after 10 minutes.

Substitution is inevitable, but who should be replaced?

Now there is really no one to replace on the bench of Barcelona. The only one with strength is Larsson, and the others are young players from the youth team, such as Messi, Riera, Navarro and Rodri and so on.

Rijkaard couldn't help thinking about what Su Dong said before, Messi is not suitable for starting because of his thin body, but he is suitable for being a surprise soldier in the second half, so he asked Ten Carter's opinion.

"Iniesta really performed well, with a wide range of running, and he was very active in both offense and defense. He also managed several points and breakthroughs well, and his awareness was also very good." Ten Carter still spoke highly of the young player.

Iniesta is a very good player, everyone can see this, but if there is no recommendation from Su Dong, Rijkaard would probably use Larsson, because the latter is bigger and more mature.

Judging from the performance on the spot, Iniesta played very well.

Being able to participate in the offense forward, and being able to cooperate with Deco and Harvey, for example, once again, when Harvey advanced forward, he took the initiative to retreat to the midfield to defend. This awareness is very rare.

Iniesta's retreat defense will definitely not be filmed live on TV, so fans will not be able to see this scene, but as a coach, this move of Iniesta must not be ignored.

This proves that Su Dong's vision is still very accurate.

"Let him play with Xavi and Messi to play on the right," Ten Carter suggested.

Rijkaard nodded and immediately called Messi.

Messi, with long hair, leaned over in front of the coach of the home team, listening to the analysis given to him by Rijkaard and Ten Carter, and the requirements for him are actually very simple, there is only one.

Do your best to cooperate with Su Dong and create opportunities for him!
Messi nodded heavily, and he would definitely do the same without the head coach's instructions.

……

No.701 minutes, Messi replaced Deco.

Iniesta returned to midfield, partnered with Xavi, and Messi stepped up as a right-winger.

"Barcelona's NO.30 player, 17-year-old Leo Messi from Argentina."

"Never before in the Champions League. This time Barcelona had a lot of injuries. Rijkaard brought him to Turin and replaced him in the second half."

"I don't know if this young player can show a performance that satisfies Rijkaard?"

"We saw that Messi ran over to give Su Dong a high-five and hug. As far as we know, he has a very good relationship with Su Dong."

"These two teenagers are not very old. Su Dong has just turned 20 years old, and Messi is only 17 years old. Together with the midfielder Iniesta who is also 20 years old, Barcelona's next offensive combination is very young."

……

Juventus' defense is still airtight, and it has not loosened because of Barcelona's substitutions.

Barcelona controlled the situation and possession of the ball, but could only form shots from long range.

Harvey, Ronaldinho and Su Dong shot long shots successively, but none of them broke into the penalty area.

This also formed an awkward stalemate.

But after equalizing the score, Barcelona is not in a hurry. After all, a one-to-one away score is acceptable for Barcelona.

The two sides continued to be deadlocked and consumed like this.

In the 708th minute of the game, when Xavi was slowly dribbling the ball in the midfield, he suddenly saw the timing and sent a long-distance direct pass to the ground, which was accurately passed between Zambrotta and Cannavaro.

Messi realized it and quickly chased after him, trying to stop the ball behind Zambrotta.

Unfortunately, his speed was slower and his legs were shorter, so he failed to stop the ball and instead fell into the penalty area.

There was a burst of exclamation at the Alpen Stadium.

"If Su Dong was the one who stopped the ball, then Juventus would be in danger."

"Now Capello is putting all his defensive attention on Su Dong and Ronaldinho. Messi still relies more on Zambrotta to guard this point. You still have to be careful."

"This young player who is only 17 years old just made a good move this time."

……

Su Dong walked over and picked Messi up from the ground.

"Are you okay?"

Messi shook his head, "Unfortunately, the reaction is slower."

The Argentine teenager was also panting.

Su Dong understood, "Your head, don't keep getting in the restricted area, go outside, there are more opportunities."

After Messi comes off the bench, no matter whether he wants to connect with the midfielder or support Su Dong, plus he is a left-footed player, so he is more likely to move in the middle, trying to narrow the distance between himself and Su Dong.

With his usual performance, as long as he gets the ball, as long as the opponent does not foul, he has a way to pass the ball to Su Dong's feet.

But Juventus is not fuel-efficient. Capello's team can defend impregnably, so how can it be so easy to deal with?
"Then I will pull to the sidewalk, you pay more attention, I will adapt to the situation."

Su Dong chuckled, stretched out his hand, grabbed Messi's already wet head vigorously, and nodded encouragingly.

Su Dong knows this kid's strength better than anyone else.

If he really got the ball, he must be able to pass it.

……

Eighty-ten minutes into the game, neither of the two sides planned to make substitutions.

Barcelona's situation is not difficult to understand, Rijkaard no one can be replaced.

As long as Su Dong is not injured or sick, Larson can only sit on the bench and guard the drinking fountains.

As for the other teenagers, who can be replaced?

Juventus did not even make a substitution, which shows that Capello is not very repulsed by the one-to-one result.

Or it should be said that he didn't want to covet offense and cause mistakes in the defense, and he even limited Zambrotta's forward penetration.

But the problem is that he doesn't want to, which doesn't mean other players don't want to either.

On a counterattack after stealing the ball in midfield, Blasi dribbled the ball forward to support his teammates and quickly passed it to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish center stopped the ball and hit it directly, but the shot hit Puyol and bounced out.

Marcos grabbed the spot and quickly passed it to Belletti.

Belletti took two steps forward along the right and passed to Iniesta.

After receiving the ball from the center line, Iniesta turned around and dribbled the ball forward.

Barcelona's offensive players in the frontcourt are also advancing rapidly.

Iniesta saw that Messi did not go to the center, but ran to the outside, and he immediately sent a direct pass.

The ball was sent straight by Iniesta behind the Juventus defense line, near the penalty area line on the right.

Messi sprints forward at the fastest speed, but Zambrotta's speed is also not slow, and he is stuck inside.

The Argentine teenager chased the ball first, but just after the stop, Zambrotta arrived.

The ball stopped on the penalty area line, and Messi stopped abruptly and chose to bring it back.

At the same time, Su Dong deliberately slowed down, and only reached the top of the arc at this time, and Ronaldinho was at a farther back position, in order to increase the level of attack.

When Messi stopped to bring back, Su Dong called him, reminding him that Emerson ran over.

Sure enough, as soon as Messi took a step, the Brazilian midfielder rushed to him.

Thanks to Su Dong's reminder, Messi decisively made a false move, tricking Emerson into thinking that he was going to pass the ball, and suddenly dunked the ball directly to the baseline. This time not only fooled Emerson, but even Zambrotta was stunned.

At this time, Su Dong had come near the penalty spot, and Cannavaro and Thuram clung to him tightly.

Su Dong was watching Messi's every move. When he saw Messi smashing the ball to the bottom line and throwing off Zambrotta, he knew that Messi was going to make a cross and rushed forward immediately.

He knew that Messi would be able to pass it on!

After Messi shook off Zambrotta, he dribbled the ball to the bottom line.

As a left-footer, Messi's right foot is not very good, but Zambrotta and Emerson really forced him to have no choice but to choose to cross from the bottom.

How to pass it on?
Messi had no choice but to pass the ball high with his right foot.

The footwork was not well controlled, and the strength was not very accurate. He could only try his best to pass the ball so that it landed directly in front of the goal, and Su Dong could only rely on Su Dong himself!
He believes that Su Dong will be able to suppress Cannavaro and Thuram, and take off to grab the cross.

The two practiced and played indoor football together all day on weekdays. He knew how quickly Su Dong could predict the path of the ball.

Others can't, but Su Dong can definitely!
(End of this chapter)