Godfather of national football

Chapter 39 Super Substitute
In the second half, Zenit stepped up their offense and defeated Bayern Munich 4-0. It is the expectation of all Zenit fans to win the league in this game, but this is the charm of football. Every game is different. The past is history.

Zenit had the upper hand on the field. They had the advantage in possession of the ball and scored more times within the 30-meter area of ​​the opponent, but they had very few shots. As the game progressed, Lokomotiv slowly began to accept the result of a draw, and their determination to place the bus was very strong.

It is impossible for Zenit to accept a draw from top to bottom, on and off the field. You must know that Zenit's goal for next season is not the UEFA Cup, but the Champions League.

The boos gradually sounded, and the patience of the home fans was exhausted a little bit. Li Zibing said: "Zenit is in a hurry, this is not a good thing."

"Yes, Zenit are a team that needs opponents in particular,"

"How do you say that? Is there any team that doesn't need an opponent?"

"No, I mean Zenit's team, he himself is not very good at changing speeds, he always needs the cooperation of the opponent, such as the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, Bayern played very fast, and Zenit just likes this style of play, and it turned out to be an incredible game."

"And now the opponent is weaker than him, placing a bus in the penalty area greatly reduces Zenit's offensive space, and the Zenit players feel uncomfortable."

Li Zibing smiled slightly, "Li Guo, if you were the head coach of Zenit now, what would you do?"

"Substitute, replace with someone who will grab points."

"Like Germany's Klose?"

"Not necessarily. There are two types of points grabbing. Let me give you an example in Italian football. Either a high center forward like Iaquinta, or someone with a particularly keen sense of smell like Inzaghi,"

Li Zibing nodded, as if he understood. At this moment, an accident happened on the field. For Zenita, it was a bolt from the blue, and Lokomotiv Moscow won a penalty.

This is caused by the impatience of being unable to attack for a long time. It was originally a non-threatening corner kick by the opponent, but the Zenit defender actually handballed it in the penalty area.

Before the penalty was kicked, someone from Zenit's bench had already come out to warm up. Li Guo saw it and clenched his fists, finally waiting for you.

Shen Rui was warming up, and Li Guo turned on the coaching assistance system to scan. Shen Rui's ability value was 69, and his potential value was 87. Among the players Li Guo inspected, Shen Rui's value was second only to Zhou Dun and Chen Gelin, which should be said to be quite high.

Although more than 1 Zenit fans at the scene were praying collectively, Lokomotiv scored a penalty kick, 2-1, and Lokomotiv completed the reversal at Zenit's home court.

In this way, for Zenit, it is not a matter of losing 3 points in a game. It may be related to the qualification for the UEFA Champions League next season. You must know that the strength of the Russian Super League has been greatly enhanced.

After the goal, the locomotive players were cheering, while Zenit made a decisive substitution, and No. 7 Shen Rui came on the field.

"I heard that this kid is a super substitute," Li Zibing said.

"How do you know everything?"

"How else would you be a reporter?"

"I think you should switch to an entertainment reporter,"

After laughing, Li Zibing asked a serious question, "Why do some players become super substitutes? Is it because the horoscope is relatively hard, and is luck?"

Li Guo has actually studied this issue. The so-called super substitutes are generally smarter players with a strong ability to read the game.

In other words, such a player has the potential to become a coach in the future. Li Guo said: "The authorities are fans, but the bystanders are clear. The so-called super substitutes are players with a strong view of the overall situation. They can clearly see the opponent's flaws when they are on the bench."

"Talent," Li Zibing said.

Li Guo laughed and continued to watch the game. Shen Rui’s characteristics are a bit like Zhirkov in Russia, that is, a typical Eastern European winger. We know that Eastern European wingers, or former Soviet wingers, do not rely purely on their bodies, but on their brains. The most typical one is Blokhin from Ukraine.

Li Guo admired the football of the former Soviet Union very much. The Soviet football was also a top team in international football back then, and it had a distinctive style.

Shen Rui has been cruising on the right side since he played, which is a bit strange. Now Zenit can't get up at all, because the opponent has flattened the third line of defense. The stadium is so big, and there are so many people around the penalty area, so there will be traffic jams.

It's like BJ's evening peak, even if the car king Schumacher comes, it's still slow, so Li Guo can't understand it.

"Could it be that Shen Rui is not confident about his height of 1 meters, or is Sergey's so-called super substitute exaggerating?"

The game time passed by every minute and every second. After 85 minutes, Shen Rui only touched the ball twice after he came on the field, and they were all helping his teammates too much. The number of times he really took the ball to break through was zero.

Yes, the embarrassing zero. At this time, many Zenit fans are already scolding their mothers in their hearts. It is better not to change, but the head coach of Zenit seems to have confidence in Shen Rui, but no matter what, football is based on results. There are still a few minutes before the end. What will the final result be?
The locomotive players are already united, and all 11 of them are in their own defensive third area. At this time, the Zenit players can choose either to shoot from a long distance and perform miracles vigorously, or to pass a long pass.

Every time Zenit's midfielder parabolically hangs into the penalty area, the home fans will stand up, as if they are in the penalty area at this time, wishing to smash the ball into the opponent's goal, but it is a pity that they can only enjoy it.

This time it was the same, Tymoshchuk lobbed the ball in the midfield, and four or five tall men in the penalty area of ​​the locomotive were fighting for the ball. At this time, Li Min keenly noticed Shen Rui's running position.

This is how Crespo moves. Every time he runs against the opponent's defender, once the opponent's defender misses it, it is his chance to pick up the miss.

But this time, none of the big men in the middle of the penalty area grabbed the ball. The ball swiped past and reached the back point, Shen Rui!
Shen Rui is really like Solskjaer in the 1999 Champions League final at this time. He appeared in the most amazing position, just gently put his foot on the arch, and everything after that seemed to be a matter of course.

The goal was scored, and the blue Petrovski Stadium was boiling.

(End of this chapter)