Football irons are burning

Chapter 420 Winning the Derby
The game continues.

After equalizing the score, Barcelona also calmed down for a while. At this time, the first half of the game was also over.

Back in the locker room, Pochettino was quite satisfied with the team's performance. However, he had some complaints about the players in front of him. He was staring at Konka and told him to pay attention to the timing of the ball.

"You can't stick the ball against Barcelona. If you relax a little bit, the opponent will see through it. Therefore, you should pass the ball faster. Li Tie, you can't just defend. Find a way to press up and attack. Use your goals to put pressure on the opponent. We don't have to be afraid of losing the ball. We only need to score one more goal than the opponent in the end. What I want is 3 points to completely defeat the chasing army!"

Pochettino then boldly asked Li Tie to press up and attack, and he would go up if he had the opportunity.

Li Tie nodded. Against Barcelona, ​​it was really difficult to defend. The physical energy of the defensive players in the first half was also consumed a lot.

Barcelona has a lot of rounds and is good at mobilizing the opponent's defense. Therefore, if they continue to defend, after 70 minutes in the second half, there will be physical problems.

At that time, it is likely to be defeated by Barcelona one by one.

If he presses out to attack, then he can still create a threat, but at the position of the defensive midfielder, he has to find a way to supplement himself.

"Then we have to remove Kongka and add a midfielder. After I go up, the number of people behind will not suffer."

Li Tie whispered to Pochettino quietly.

Pochettino nodded, thinking to himself that this is also a good way, Conca is playing a little impatiently now, so calm down and calm down.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Pochettino really replaced Conca with Rufete. It seems that the team is playing a three-back tactic.

However, secretly, there are too many changes here.

In the 55th minute, Rufete blocked Iniesta's breakthrough from the wing. This time, Iniesta's fried balls were seen through by Rufite.

During training, Rufete often saw Li Tie show off his breakthrough skills. He probably learned a lot and knew how to defend the opponent.

After stealing the ball, Rufete immediately saw Li Tie go forward, and he flicked it lightly, and the ball fell in front of Li Tie.

Li Tie stopped and took Deco away, and then suddenly shot a long-range shot with a heavy kick. After the ball drew a strange arc, it plunged into the left side of the goal, 2:1!

No one expected this goal to be 40 meters away.

After a second, the fans of the home team cheered. They didn't expect that Li Tie actually shot a long shot in this place, and it even scored!

"Hahahaha!"

Li Tie also laughed and ran to the sidelines, raising his hands to make the cheers of the fans louder. The fans responded immediately, and the atmosphere of the scene reached its peak.

Pochettino jumped up from the sidelines, also very excited.

There are not many goals like Li Tie's now. It was a worthwhile trip to see one in the Derby today. Perhaps this goal is not the most important in Li Tie's career, but it will definitely be recorded in history.

"Nice job, boss!"

"Niu 13, boss, this goal can be scored!"

"Boss, you always keep us guessing."

Teammates also came over one after another and gave Li Tie a high-five to celebrate, all showing expressions of admiration.

Without diamonds, without porcelain work, without a few brushes, how could Li Tie become the No. 1 football player in the world?

Some Barcelona players showed expressions of admiration, and Li Tie really convinced them.

Goalkeeper Valdez sat on the ground and didn't get up for a long time. It seems that he hasn't recovered yet. How did the ball go in?Anyway, it was too late when he went to jump, the ball was very fast, and it was still turning into it.

It's normal to not be able to jump out.

Guardiola shook his head again and again from the sidelines. He obviously didn't expect Li Tie's goal to be so powerful. He has done well enough. Barcelona also suppressed the Espanyol in the game, but now the score is one goal behind Barcelona.

The game continues.

Barcelona is still attacking now, while the Espanyol is still defending with all its strength.

Li Tie, Rufete and Figo filled the positions of the defensive midfielders everywhere, and they played very easily.

In the 66th minute, after Li Tie fell to the ground to block Messi's breakthrough, he stabbed the ball to Figo.

Figo took a step forward and then sent an overhead ball.

Wu Xi went forward to catch the ball and just stabbed it, and a man from the side quickly passed the ball. Although Alves was fast, he had already lost the opportunity and was thrown away by Wu Xi.

Lewandowski in the middle was also put on quickly, which made Li Datou in the middle a little overwhelmed. After Puyol went down, Barcelona did not adjust the lineup, and Van Bronckhorst made up for it in the middle.

But this time Van Bronckhorst didn't come back either. Li Datou alone, no matter how powerful he is, he couldn't recover.

Wu Xi broke into the penalty area and then knocked horizontally. Lewandowski pushed and scored, 3:1!

Now, the fans of the home team cheered with confidence, while the fans of the visiting team were dejected.

On the scene, Barcelona is suppressing the opponent, but when it comes to the score, the opponent is two ahead. On the football field, winners and losers are also important. Who cares how much you control the ball?
The Espanyol team succeeded in both counterattacks and almost confirmed the score advantage. In the next 20 minutes, it will definitely not be easy for Barcelona to recover two.

Now Messi, Adriano, and Eto'o are all declining in physical fitness, Iniesta is also having a difficult time breaking through, and Harvey has no way to send a threatening ball. After all, his through ball has been stared at by the Espanyol's three midfielders. One can't break, can't the other two?
As a result, Barcelona will face many difficulties in the following games.

Sure enough, after the re-kick-off, although Barcelona was still attacking, it was already difficult to hit the 30 area. Li Tie also calmly organized the defense, trying to force the Barcelona players to dribble the ball to the side, and pass diagonally into the penalty area, which is less threatening.

After all, Adriano is not a striker who relies on headers, let alone Eto'o.

Guardiola then also replaced one after another, but there is still no way to break the Espanyol's goal.

In the end, the Espanyol defeated Barcelona 3:1 at home in this game, winning 18 consecutive league victories and continuing to lead wildly.

"The game was fierce. Tamudo's injury has been stabilized. His hard work has encouraged our whole team. Although the opponent once equalized the score, Li Tie continued to play his role as a pincer. He executed the coach's arrangement very well. He was able to score goals on offense and steal the ball on defense. He is indeed the best player I have seen so far. To put it bluntly, even those seniors may have to give Li Tie a thumbs up now. His influence will also affect those who come later. Very intense."

At the press conference after the game, Pochettino was eloquent and praised Li Tie and Tamudo.

Guardiola also admitted defeat: "There will be basically no suspense about the league championship this season. The stability of the opponent is desperate. Li Tie is indeed the core factor that changed the Espanyol. He can win the championship in any team. This is his role. He is unique. It is a pity that we did not realize his value in the summer. Now, we have also swallowed the bitter pill."

(End of this chapter)