green mercenary

Chapter 209 Sleepwalking Barcelona

How influential Barcelona are can be seen in the crowds in the stands.

In the huge Philips Stadium, nearly 3000 fans of the visiting team were seated, and there were more than 3000 neutral fans.You know, the capacity of the Philips Stadium is only [-], and the number of fans for the home and away teams is almost evenly matched.

People shouted the names of Kluivert, Zenden, De Boer and others, because they made great contributions to the Netherlands in the European Cup last year.

In the locker room, Gretz looked at the players who were ready to go in front of him, and he couldn't help being ambitious.Thinking of being able to lead the team to the triple crown in his lifetime, Gretz has endless energy all over his body.

"In this game, even the local fans are not optimistic about us, thinking that we will lose. We are only one goal behind. Is it difficult for you to win this goal at home?"

"It's not difficult!" Facing the coach's question, Bai Xiaotian and his teammates answered in unison.

"Yes, although Barcelona is strong, we are not weak. There is only one step away from the final of the Europa League. Do you want to stop here and stop there?"

"No!" Eindhoven's players raised their voice again.

"Okay, lads! Let the Spaniards know that this is Philips, this is not a place for them to run wild. Win them and reach the Europa League final, go! Lads! No one can stop you!"

"No one can stop it!" All the team members shouted in unison, raising their voices to the top.

Seeing that the morale was available, Gretz nodded in satisfaction and began to make the final tactical arrangement.

Barcelona went 1-343 as usual.In the away game, a 3-back formation is still used. It can be seen that although Barcelona is a guest with Philips, they still do not take Eindhoven seriously.In other words, Barcelona has unparalleled obsession and strong confidence in its 1-343 that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

On the front line, Barcelona's top striker is still the Dutch main striker Kluivert.The Dutchman has been in good form recently, scoring 5 goals in two consecutive games.This kind of scoring efficiency is enough for him and his Dutch gang to gain a foothold in a giant like Barcelona.

Due to the injuries of Cenden and Enrique, the other two teams of the Three Pointed Knives were controlled by Simao and the slightly injured Owisma.So according to Gretz's idea, the two full-backs Jan Heinze and Boomer should take a closer look and focus on Kluivert.If the central defender misses someone, then the full-back must step forward to make up the defense as soon as possible.As for the winger's bottom pass, let them pass for a long time.After all, in terms of probability, the stars in the middle must have a higher probability of scoring than the wide players.

On offense, Gretz originally planned to send a three-forward lineup to attack Barcelona's defense.However, due to Kezman's injury, it is difficult for Romedal and Vogel to replace Kezman.Gretz had no choice but to discharge 1-442, with Ruud van Nistelrooy as the left arrow on the front line.

The threat of the king of the small penalty area is not just talk.

For Barcelona, ​​Ruud van Nistelrooy was PSV's nuclear weapon.If you don't move, you will die, if you move, you will die.

Everyone knows that this player will transfer to Manchester United in the summer to play for the Premier League Red Devils.For such a player, if he does not use the spirit of 120 points to guard, then the result will be disastrous.

Barcelona knows it, and Gretz naturally knows it too.Therefore, in Gretz's tactical plan, most of Van Nistelrooy acts as a "threat".The main force of attack is still assumed by Bai Xiaotian.

Although Bai Xiaotian is a little younger, he may not be able to withstand such a big offensive pressure.But one advantage of Bai Xiaotian is that if Van Nistelrooy is empty, he will immediately send the most comfortable ball over.This is something that ordinary offensive forwards do not have.

"Ning beat Reziger, not De Boer" was Gretz's final guidance to Bai Xiaotian before going on stage.

In this game, Barcelona's two full-backs Reziger and De Boer had minor injuries. In this case, it must have an impact on their own performance.

Both players are Dutch defenders, and Gretz naturally knows their strengths and weaknesses well.

Rezig is known for his speed, while De Boer is for his physical strength.With both of them having a lot of defensive experience, the impact of injuries on Rezig is obviously greater than that of De Boer.From this point of view, in fact, injuries are an indelible obstacle to all speed players.

Not long after the two sides started, Bai Xiaotian took the ball to the right.Facing Barcelona's black and hard, Bai Xiaotian suddenly accelerated and waded over directly.

The Dutch full-back seemed to be sleepwalking, and he only realized it when Bai Xiaotian appeared behind him with the ball.Although he easily caught up with Bai Xiaotian by running without the ball, but he was less than 1.8 meters and couldn't get any favors from Bai Xiaotian.Bai Xiaotian's style of play is also very simple, take a kick and bump.Such a level of impact can be regarded as a lose-lose situation for both parties.But the ball was at Bai Xiaotian's feet, Reziger wanted to break it, and it was difficult to do anything other than tackle the ball.

After Bai Xiaotian brought it near the bottom line, he kicked a cross directly.After the ball crossed an arc in the air, it was confiscated by the attacking Peperena.

Seeing that PSV's attack was disintegrated, the away fans cheered in unison.

The first 15 minutes of the game is generally the stage for the stronger side to attack.From the perspective of the lineup, this move should be completed by the Barcelona players.However, due to PSV's home game, Bai Xiaotian succeeded in breaking through frequently on the right. Barcelona had no choice but to defend with all their strength. They planned to find a way after blocking PSV's opening onslaught.
In the 9th minute of the game, Bai Xiaotian passed Rezig for the third time. The Dutch defender reacted with a frenzy, and directly shoveled Bai Xiaotian to the ground, giving PSV a well-positioned frontcourt set-piece.

Reziger, who got up from the ground, patted his butt, ignored the referee's verbal warning, and walked directly into the penalty area.

"Bai, did you notice that they seem to be a little absent-minded." Fanny in the penalty area said quietly to Bai Xiaotian.

"Yes, it feels like they are sleepwalking."

"Then we must seize the opportunity!" Fanny gave Bai Xiaotian a wink.As Van Nistelrooy's striker partner, Bai Xiaotian nodded and leaned behind Van Nistelrooy.

Van Bommel took a free kick. Instead of hitting the goal, he hoisted the ball into the penalty area according to his usual training.

Reina looked at the arc of the ball and could only stick to the goal line.

As soon as Fanny took a step forward, Puyolsi was caught behind him.As the main central defender in this game, Little Lion King's goal is to rely on his own strength to firmly watch the king of the small penalty area to death, so that he will not be able to do an inch of work.

The 1.8-meter-eight handsome Dutchman grinned, and while he was being blocked, he stretched out his hand to grab De Boer beside him.For a time, Barcelona's two main defenders were firmly locked beside Van Nistelrooy, unable to move.

"Bai, it's up to you!" Fanny looked at the figure jumping high in front of him, and said silently in his heart.

After bypassing De Boer and Puyol, there was no one around Bai Xiaotian.The Barcelona players seemed to have not woken up from their sleepwalking. Although they seemed to be standing quite densely, Bai Xiaotian still found a gap in the crowd and flew to the top.

To be on the safe side, Bai Xiaotian rushed to the front point, jumped in the air and slammed the ball into the gate before everyone could touch the ball.

Reina only had time to stretch out his left hand, but just halfway through, he froze in place.Because he found that the ball had already flown into the net.It would be futile to continue the movement.For a moment, Reina's knees were slightly bent, and his left hand half-stretched in the air was frozen for more than three seconds.Even the poorest cameraman can capture this motion that is impossible to blur.

Looking at the Eindhoven players hugging and celebrating, everyone in Barcelona has not reacted yet.I didn't feel anything about kicking the ball, and the opponent scored a goal?Just when all the bosses were sleepwalking, a short Barcelona player clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)