legendary midfielder

Chapter 148 Resisting the "Basque Lion"

Although Oltra scoffed at the media's statement, he could not deny that as long as Zhang Xu was there, Deportivo's performance was indeed very different from that without Zhang Xu.

This has also been fully reflected in the following leagues.

November 2012, 11 is the match day for the 25th round of the league. On this day, Deportivo will challenge Athletic Bilbao away.

Athletic Bilbao is a Serie A football club located in Bilbao, Viscay Province, Basque Country, northern Spain. Founded in 1898, it is the second earliest football club in Spain.

The club is a founding member of the Spanish La Liga and has not been relegated since 1928.Only Real Madrid and Barcelona have this honor at the same time.

One characteristic of the club is very striking, that is, the club only uses Basque players, and before 2008, there was never any commercial advertisement on the jersey.

The team also has a nickname called: "Basque Lions"!
Today, "Super Deportivo" will challenge "Basque Lions" away, who will win?
"Basque Lions" is also a team that is good at home games, so after the start of the game, amidst the cheers of all the Bilbao fans at the San Mames Stadium, they launched a fierce attack on Deportivo.

In the 3rd minute of the game, No. 8 Iturraspe passed the ball to forward No. 20 Aduriz. After being blocked by Zhang Xu, Aduriz planned to shoot forcibly, but Zhang Xu stabbed the football away in advance.

In the 5th minute of the game, Athletic Bilbao made a comeback. No. 18 Gilpegui passed the football to No. 11 Gomez. Under the interference of Marchena, Gomez shot a cold shot with little power and was easily thrown by Alzubia.

In the 8th minute of the game, No. 19 Muniain made a pass from the bottom. The quality of the pass was high, fast and flat, and the distance from the goal happened to be the most uncomfortable place for the goalkeeper.Fortunately, Zhang Xu rushed to the edge of the penalty area in time, and blocked the cross with an unbeatable header.

For a time, in the eyes of all the fans, Athletic Bilbao had taken the initiative on the field and was bombarding La Coruña indiscriminately.

In fact, under Zhang Xu's organization, Deportivo's defense line has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and has never been really broken by Athletic Bilbao.

In the first 10 minutes of the first half, Zhang Xu fully demonstrated his defensive ability and organized the team's defense in an orderly manner.

After the team's defense was stabilized, the offensive power also slowly recovered.

In the 17th minute of the game, Zhang Xu intercepted the pass from No. 18 Gilpegg of the Athletic Bilbao team and made a long pass, which accurately found Ricky in front of him.

After Ricky got the ball, he played a beautiful one-two with Belleron, and suddenly made a forward move and broke through the central defender who was marking him.

Another central defender of the Athletic Bilbao team saw that the situation was not good, and hurried over to cover the defense, but Ricky had already formed a shot.

Fortunately, the opponent's goalkeeper, Irazoz, reacted quickly. With a standard volley, he threw the shot away with his fingertips.

Although this attack failed to form a goal, it symbolizes that Deportivo's attack has slowly become fierce. If Athletic Bilbao continues to be negligent, Deportivo will be the first to break the situation on the field.

The fans can't see this situation, but the head coach of Athletic Bilbao is still very clear. He came to the side of the court in anxiety and reminded the team loudly to control the rhythm and stabilize the formation.

However, amidst the cheers of the Athletic Bilbao fans, the team's performance still did not change.

Thus, the situation of the game was finally broken at No. 206 minutes!

This was originally an attack by Athletic Bilbao. When their forward No. 11 Gomez was dribbling the ball, facing Zhang Xu's defense, he wanted to show off his superb footwork.

In the end, the footwork was indeed shown, but the football was lost, and was intercepted by Zhang Xu with a beautiful card position, and the football was stopped.

Zhang Xu used his thick back to push Gomez behind him, raised his head to observe the situation a little bit, and he keenly found that Athletic Bilbao as a whole was pressing forward and the defense was relatively empty.

So, with a push with the arch of his right foot, he pushed the football to Belleron in front. By the way, he made a concealed offensive gesture at Belleron, and then ran forward quickly.

After seeing Zhang Xu's gesture, Belleron understood Zhang Xu's intention. He didn't stop the ball, but just pushed the ball with his foot and returned the football to Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu tapped the bottom of the football with his toes, and he picked the football past the Athletic Bilbao players who were approaching and pressing.
The football passed through the crowd and appeared directly on the edge of Athletic Bilbao's penalty area, and here happened to be Athletic Bilbao's defensive space, and only Oliveira wandered here.

Seeing the football rolling in front of him, Oliveira couldn't help cheering loudly for Zhang Xu's pass. He quickly controlled the football and rushed into the penalty area at high speed.

The two central defenders of the opponent were shocked and immediately pressed towards Oliveira. However, due to the distance, according to their speed, when they approached Oliveira, Oliveira could form an effective shot.

In fact, it is also true. After Oliveira saw the opponent's goalkeeper abandon the goal, he took two steps and immediately lobbed it!
The football passed the goalkeeper of Athletic Bilbao and fell into the goal of Athletic Bilbao so lightly!
The ball went in!Deportivo deportivo led Athletic Bilbao at home 1:0!
This goal immediately made the entire San Mames Stadium quiet for nearly half a minute. After that, the fans of Athletic Bilbao reacted and booed Deportivo while cheering for their team.

Encouraged by the fans, the morale of the Athletic Bilbao team has been restored, and the team has slowly returned to a relatively rational way of attacking.

In this case, Deportivo did not have any good opportunities, so the situation of the game fell into a stalemate for a while.

Soon, the first half of the game time was over.

After changing sides and fighting in the second half, Athletic Bilbao obviously got some guidance from the head coach. On the one hand, it strengthened the team's control over the midfield, and on the other hand, it increased the intensity and layering of the offense.

Faced with this style of play of Athletic Bilbao, Zhang Xu finally felt a little defensive pressure.

In order to prevent the team from losing the ball, Zhang Xu had to give up part of the offensive organization and devote most of his energy to the team's defense.

In Deportivo, everyone has reached a consensus: Once Zhang Xu focuses on defense, the team's defense will immediately become extremely stable.

This time is no exception!

Mark!The players who make Athletic Bilbao a threat can't easily get the football. Even if they get the football, they will be stabbed by Zhang Xu in time if they don't pay attention!

Steal!As long as he is given a chance, he will use his precise steals to snatch the football from the feet of the Athletic Bilbao players!
header! With 85 points of bounce and 74 points of header, he can easily control the high altitude of the team's midfield!

Prediction! The 76-point prediction allows him to accurately judge the opponent's passing route, and then use his unparalleled speed to intercept the football first!

As time passed, Athletic Bilbao's offense completely lost its due sharpness in front of Zhang Xu!

Soon, the time for this game is running out!
In the end, Deportivo defeated Athletic Bilbao at home with a score of 1:0 in the away game!All three points!

Now, Deportivo's league points reached 24 points!Still ranked fourth in the standings!

The team won two consecutive victories, and the whole team rejoiced, and Zhang Xu was no exception. This somewhat made him feel a little more cheerful when he was depressed because he left the national team.

At the same time, there was one more thing that made him very happy.

That is, he has met the conditions for promotion again, and this is the third time he has been promoted since the team played against Barcelona!
As a result of being promoted to three levels in a row, his attribute panel has undergone an astonishing change!
Name: Zhang Xu

Rating: 47
Experience points: 600/58000 (allocated attribute points: 30)

Height/weight: 182.9cm/83.0KG
Worth: 3300 million euros

National team appearances: 0
National team goals: 0
Olympic team appearances: 0
Number of goals scored by the Olympic team: 0
Left/right foot: 5/8
Current ability/potential ability: 78/91 (minimum 30 for professional players, maximum 99)
Current physical fatigue/status: 26/92 (up to 99)
Technical attributes (up to 99 for a single attribute):
Crosses: 46 Dribbles: 50 Shots: 54 Headed: 76
Long shot: 60 Marking: 75 Passing: 75 Stealing: 75
Stops: 52 Skills: 60 Penalties: 41 Corners: 36
Set pieces: 40 Throw-ins: 41
Spiritual attributes:
Aggression: 48 Anticipation: 78 Bravery: 86 Calm: 76
Concentration: 66 Vision: 80 Decision: 51 Determination: 89
Imagination: 58 Impact: 82 Off-ball movement: 65
Sense of position: 76 Teamwork: 78 Work engagement: 98
Physical properties:
Explosive power: 87 Flexibility: 63 Balance: 65 Bounce: 86
Physique: 92 Speed: 95 Stamina: 92 Strength: 92
Hidden properties:
Injury Propensity: 12 Stability: 85 Dirty: 3
Big games played: 89 Position diversity: 66
Player Personality:
Adaptability: 89 Ambition: 98 Loyalty: 92
Stress resistance: 96 Professionalism: 89
Sportsmanship: 90 Emotional Control: 90
The level has climbed to level 47, and the current ability has reached 78 points!All aspects of the attributes have been improved to a certain extent, especially the defensive attributes, basically increased by two to three points!
What excited Zhang Xu the most was that his free attribute points reached 30 points again!
This is a very rare and considerable wealth!

(End of this chapter)