Mister Legend

Chapter 257 Successful Counterattack
The game has been going on for an hour without knowing it. After the waves of the Torino team's offensive subsided, the Crotone players finally ushered in a little respite.They were able to move around relatively smoothly in their own half, and if given the chance, they could also launch a chance or two to test whether the home team's defense was still solid.

However, it was this state that made the string that they had been tense before slightly relaxed, causing the defenders to lose concentration for a moment, and suffered a fatal blow.

No. In the 605th minute, the central midfielder Chrisetig, who was on loan from Bologna, made a pass error and was hit by a precise long pass from Baselli to the frontcourt. Belotti stopped in the middle 40 meters away from the opponent's goal. After the ball, facing the double-teaming of Crotone's five defensive players, he showed his might and dribbled the ball diagonally all the way into the penalty area.Although it was a five-on-one match, only Ceccherini was fighting closely with Hong Beibei, and the other four were casually trying to retreat, and it seemed that they had no intention of disturbing the pair of "flying together".

When the two people who were close together and squeezed each other with their bodies, trying to control the ball alone came to a position about three or four meters away from the small penalty area line on the left side of the penalty area, Belotti suddenly fell to the ground, looking like It's like being pushed down by the opponent.The referee's whistle sounded immediately. He first pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand and sentenced to death, and then ran to Crotone's central defender and took out a yellow card.Other players of the visiting team, including the goalkeeper, rushed forward and surrounded the referee, arguing to him that it was definitely not a foul, and the right back Aleandro Rossi, who was on loan from Genoa, even came and was still lying on his back. On the lawn, Belotti angrily scolded him for diving, which aroused bursts of boos from the home team fans.

But no matter how the players protested, they could never change the referee's decision, and the ball was placed on the penalty spot by Belotti, who didn't bother to argue with the opponent.As the whistle sounded to allow a free throw, Turin No. 9 accelerated his run-up and kicked the ball into his lower left.The ball was close to the ground, very fast, and the angle was very tricky, so even if Kordaz judged the right direction, his save could only be beyond his reach.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, Hong Beibei once again showed his unique "big rooster" celebration, that is, he opened his right hand and placed it vertically on his forehead, which looked like a rooster's comb.This penalty helped him to achieve three consecutive league games with good results, bringing the total number of goals in Serie A this season to an astonishing thirty. field), there is still a chance to hit the highest scoring record in a single season (36, jointly maintained by the legendary Turin striker Gino Rossetti and last season's Higuain), even if it is refreshed It is not impossible.

Although the score could not be changed, the head coach of the visiting team, Davide Nicola, was obviously still very dissatisfied with the penalty kick. He ran to the fourth official and yelled loudly at the opponent.But Li Mudi didn't care about it. After hugging and celebrating with the coaching staff and substitute players around him, he came to the sidelines again and reminded the boys on the field to keep calm and try to score another goal to end the game Completely kill, don't give each other any hope.

Crotone, who was behind by one goal, could no longer hold on. If he couldn't get points, then losing a few goals didn't seem to make much difference.So Nicholas began to deploy troops. First, in the No.609 minute, the winger Andrea Nalini, who had excellent dribbling skills, replaced the forward Trota, who had no performance before, and then 7 minutes later. Played the last hole card, replaced left back Bruno Martela with Nigerian striker Simi, who just joined the team from the Portuguese League last summer, and changed the formation to 4-3-3. The intention to strengthen the offense is already very strong. Obvious.

With the opponent fighting hard, Li Mudi instructed the players of the home team to strengthen their control over the ball and not to give the opponent the opportunity to easily organize an offensive counterattack.And it also allowed the two Spanish wingers to recycle to the midfield to participate in the transmission of the ball, no longer just blindly attacking as aggressively as in the previous draw.In essence, this is very similar to Pioli, who took a two-goal lead in the previous Milan derby. Of course, it is not as good as others in terms of scores.However, he didn't completely defend, but he still retained a certain amount of energy in the frontcourt to oppress the visiting team's defense. After taking the lead, he placed the bus. It's not that the Turin coach can't do it, but he just faces the relegation team in front of him. The team is not necessary at all.

No.708 minutes, the Turin team made the second substitution adjustment, Lars Diarra came on the field to replace Jesse, a midfielder was added in the midfield, and Boyera changed the formation back to the left Instead of the usual 4-3-3, the players returned to the familiar tactics.

After 1 minute, the home team almost completed the final blow.Boyer's cross from the left was overtaken by Ferrari, and Belotti overwhelmed Ceccellini with a powerful header from a distance of [-] or [-] meters from the goal. The ball was blocked by Crotone goalkeeper Cordaz After a while, it hit the crossbar. The second landing was controlled by Ferrari, who had just made a big mistake, and a big foot went out of the sideline. The Torino team was only a few centimeters away from the goal again.

Still the same sentence, those who waste opportunities will be punished sooner or later. Just when everyone was discussing why the Red Bulls had such bad luck today, the visiting team completed a slightly unexpected attack, which made everyone in Turin The hairs of the supporters stood up in fright.

No.801 minutes, after the left midfielder Adrian Stoian made an assist, he kicked a very unreliable cross in the face of Zampacosta's pressure, and the ball went straight to the back post. .Joe Hart, who could move to seal the near corner and watch his teammates fight for the top, suddenly had a short-circuit in his brain. He jumped backwards and tried to destroy the ball without being able to judge the accurate landing point, but his The right fist just hit the air.And his take-off also interfered with Vallejo behind him. The young Spanish central defender was obviously afraid of colliding with his goalkeeper and made an intentional evasive action, which gave Nalini a chance. Yue Qi pushed the ball that was about to fly out of the baseline back to the goal, where his teammates had already outflanked him.

Forward Simi, who also came off the bench, stretched out his right leg on the line of the small penalty area to block the ball into the huge empty goal in front of him.And at this very critical moment, the experienced Ranocchia dived to the top in a desperate dive beside him, and the moment before the opponent's player rushed to the side, he pushed the ball sideways out of the goal post, but his head was inevitable. Being kicked by Simi's sneakers, blood gushed out instantly.At this time, Joe Hart, who was already desperate while sitting on the ground, first roared excitedly, then immediately got up and felt in front of his teammate, checked his injury, and then shouted to the sidelines to signal the team doctor to come in immediately field.

The noise in the auditorium finally stopped, and everyone turned their attention to Ranocchia, who was lying on the ground with his hands covering his head in front of the visiting team's gate. Li Mudi also anxiously ordered the team doctors to run faster. Call up the FM interface in my mind to check the exact injury.However, the system that can display almost all the situations on the court is not working well this time. It is just that a red cross sign appears in front of the injured player's name, which means that he can no longer persist in the game and must end the game. As for how serious the situation is, it is unknown. There is no specific embodiment.

The head of the team doctor, Greco, went out in person, and led two other colleagues around Ranocchia to stop the bleeding, and then did some checks. The game was stopped for more than 2 minutes, and the final result was naturally not good. Too optimistic.The former Inter Milan captain, who just joined the Turin team during the winter break, had a gash on his forehead with a length of seven centimeters, accompanied by a slight concussion. Weaker than ordinary people.After the medical team made an emergency bandage for him, he was carried on a stretcher and pulled towards the parking lot. He needed to go to the hospital for a more in-depth examination to know the specific situation.

Prior to this, assistant coach Kevin Summerfield had hurriedly greeted the two central defenders Moretti and Kastan on the bench to do warm-up activities, and the two were hurrying to prepare for the call that the head coach might come at any time.In the end, after the first dead ball, the former successfully played as a substitute and formed a central defender partner with Vallejo.

In the No.808 minute, Fabas became the home team's No.3 substitute player. He replaced Baselli, and the Turin team began to retreat in an all-round way, trying to use possession and defense to keep the 1-0 score until the end .

Crotone made a desperate attack, but was limited by the lack of physical fitness and player ability, but at the last moment he got three chances to force the goal, but none of them hit the target.In the end, after 5 minutes of stoppage time, the Red Bulls finally got the desired result, a small victory over the third-to-last team in the standings.Although neither the process nor the score is very satisfying, the precious three points have improved the team's ranking. Thanks to the draw between Rome and Atlanta, which ended earlier, the Turin team has surpassed Poseidon Son of Son occupies the fourth position all by himself.

Of course, this ranking can't explain anything, because Atlanta and Lazio behind in the next round will face the underdogs Bologna and Palermo at their respective home courts, and if nothing else, they will easily win.And Turin has to go to an away game to challenge the Flying Donkeys Chievo, which has a poor record recently, but has always had a good home record. If they can't get all three points, they will lose the fourth place just won in an instant.

The 1-0 victory over Pythagoras was the first time that the Turin team has achieved a zero-block opponent in the past five rounds, and it is only the seventh time this season, and all opponents except Sassuolo are in the standings. The bottom five teams.And today, if it wasn't for Ranocchia's self-sacrifice, I believe that not only would the gate be lost, but even three points would be missed. Li Modi could hardly bear Joe Hart.The England goalkeeper is indeed quick in his first reaction and can always make extreme saves, but the number of times his opponents use the second point to score is quite a lot. In addition, he makes such a low-level mistake from time to time. What kind of team can bear it? Why don't he give gifts like this?The Turin coach can't help but wonder in his heart whether Guardiola will be a fortune-teller. He has long seen that this famous goalkeeper will become a "tiankeng" this season, so he will be deposed against all opinions?
Crotone, who had won two consecutive victories in the previous two games, had to stop rushing out of the relegation circle. After rival Empoli's upset victory over Fiorentina, the points between the two teams The gap was stretched to four points, and with just six league games remaining, their relegation situation looked bleak again.Today, as a guest at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, they have been passive throughout the game. In the end, they only got 26% of the ball possession rate, and the pass success rate was only 58%. The front sight is too bad and luck helps, the game has long been suspenseful.The visiting team's 24-for-7 shooting data is also one of the worst this season. The loss is reasonable and cannot be questioned.

At the post-match press conference, Davide Nicola attended with the wounded Simi, and expressed apologies and blessings to Ranocchia respectively.And Li Mudi and the pro-Turin media didn't criticize anything. After all, the opponent's actions were not intended to hurt people intentionally.An hour and a half after the incident, the FM system and the team doctor released the final inspection results almost at the same time: no damage to the brain or brain, just an ordinary mild concussion, under normal circumstances, it can return to normal within a week.Only then did everyone in the Turin club, who had been worrying all the time, relax, and a smile finally appeared on everyone's faces.

And just as the Turin coach returned to his apartment and was doing a post-match live broadcast on the Internet, the mobile phone put aside rang, and the name displayed on the screen was Joe Hart.He calmly swiped the screen with his hand and hung up the phone. Then, while interacting with domestic netizens in front of the computer, he sent a short message to the team's main goalkeeper, saying that he would call back later.

15 minutes later, Modi Li, who was disturbed by the phone and not happy because he had informed everyone that there would be work to be done within a fixed time after each game, received an even more unpleasant news on the phone : Joe Hart will use Monday's rest time to return to England to celebrate his 30th birthday ahead of schedule. Due to the schedule, he will miss Tuesday morning's training.

Whether in the East or the West, the 30th birthday is considered a very important event, so there is nothing wrong with celebrating it.But after making such a major mistake today and indirectly causing injuries to his teammates, he still had the nerve to ask for leave to miss training, which made Li Mudi even more unhappy.In all fairness, Joe Hart's request is not too much, but the Turin coach, who has always been unable to appreciate this player, will inevitably have preconceived ideas and find fault with what he does. It can only be said that the two people may not have the same magnetic field. and it.

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