chsdbacks Chapter 441
Chapter 441
Houllier was right.
Leeds United's attack never stopped from the moment Osato blew the whistle.
Fortunately, during the 15-minute halftime break, Houllier spent a full 10 minutes explaining the defensive positions in the second half to the players in detail, which allowed Lyon to resist Leeds United's wave after wave of attacks.
However, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before they were scored.
"The adjustment Li made during the halftime break was absolutely amazing! Bale and Ribery switched positions! How did he come up with that!?" After observing for a long time after the start of the second half, Jon finally expressed his analysis, "Leeds United's current approach is very different from the first half. In the first half, their offensive was mainly concentrated in the middle. In the second half, Leeds United relied more on the individual performance of the two sides. Even Kaka's range of activities has always remained in the two ribs!"
"Well, especially Grosso on the left, I feel that he can't hold on a bit." Hunter took over Jon's words and joked, "Although Grosso has a strong sense of position and his defensive actions are practical enough! But the young Bale seems to be smarter. He doesn't play technical things with Grosso. When he gets the ball, he simply explodes. Grosso is 30 years old. Isn't Bale bullying the middle-aged and elderly!?"
Indeed.
When Li Shiguang was in the locker room during the halftime break, he made an arrangement, that is, to attack the wing in the second half and let Bale and Ribery switch positions frequently!
Before the game started, when he first saw the positions of the Lyon players, Li Shiguang thought that Houllier was just going to park the bus today and wanted to mess with the mentality of the Leeds United players.
However, the first half was over in 45 minutes.
Li Shiguang had already figured out Houllier's routine today.
He was not just parking the bus.
What the French coach had to do was to accumulate heavy troops in the midfield and compete with himself for control of the midfield.
When Lyon switched from offense to defense, the two wingbacks Grosso and Boumsong did not retreat so deep, but consciously moved closer to the middle to help Turan defend!
This idea.
It did have some impact on Leeds United's offense, especially in the first ten minutes of the game, which once made Leeds United's midfield out of touch, so Leeds United was suppressed by Lyon and lost the ball first.
After discovering this situation.
Li Shiguang made adjustments immediately.
The two goals scored by Leeds United were related to the attack from the wing, which also allowed Li Shiguang to determine his idea during the halftime break. In the second half, he attacked Lyon's two wingers!
At least now it seems that the effect is really good, and it didn't take long for the reward to come!
Fifty-fifth minute.
Juninho's diagonal pass in the Leeds United half was intercepted by Modric from the middle, and then Modric just looked up and passed the ball to Kaka who retreated to his half and swung to the wing.
Kaka turned and prepared to advance along the wing, but Juninho, who was intercepted, rushed over immediately.
Under Juninho's interference, Kaka's speed slowed down, and he had no choice but to pass the ball to Bale who also retreated.
Bale was defended by Grosso behind him, and it was definitely impossible to turn around directly.
But he was not panicked at all.
Because after Kaka passed the ball to him, he immediately passed behind Juninho. With Kaka's explosive power, he came to the position parallel to Bale in just two or three steps.
Bale didn't need to stop the ball at all. He pushed the ball back to Kaka with his right foot.
And it's not over yet!
After passing the ball, Bale turned around and ran to Lyon's half without any hesitation. Grosso, who was still running forward, had no time to react. When he wanted to reach out and grab Bale, the Welshman had already run past him!
The most terrifying thing is.
Grosso realized that he couldn't catch Bale, and immediately turned back to chase, but as soon as he turned around, the football that should have been at Kaka's feet rolled past his right side along the grass!
And in front of Grosso.
was a large open space without any defensive players!
A simple, rough and very fast two-on-two cooperation, Kaka and Bale broke through Lyon's defense with tacit understanding.
Since the start, they were already behind by almost a body length.
Even if Grosso knew that even if he tried his best, he could not catch up with the extremely fast Welsh boy in front!
"Here it comes... This is the wing advancement that Leeds United is very good at! Bale and Kaka played a wonderful two-on-two cooperation on the wing. At this time, there were no defensive players in front of Bale, so a cross from the bottom or an inverted triangle pass was possible!"
Accompanied by Lineker's excited commentary.
In less than five seconds.
The extremely fast Bale had already rushed to theAt the Lyon penalty area line.
At this time, Lyon's three central defenders were already in place.
Seeing that he was still not ready to pass the ball.
Revie couldn't help it, he stopped retreating, quickly adjusted his center of gravity, and rushed towards Bale without hesitation.
Bale's dominant foot is his left foot. Although he can use his right foot, there is no doubt that his proficiency is still a little lacking.
So when he is usually arranged by Li Shiguang on the left.
Compared with shooting in the penalty area, Bale prefers to cross the ball from the bottom.
But the situation is different today.
Now he has switched to the right. If he cuts in and shoots, he uses his dominant left foot. If he shoots with his left foot, Bale himself is confident!
In addition, there is another reason.
The bonus for scoring a goal... After all, it is still a little higher than the bonus for assists...
So just when Revie was about to arrive.
Bale, who was originally dribbling the ball at high speed, used his strong core strength and body coordination to force a deceleration.
Then he moved his left foot sideways, pushing the ball about a meter into the penalty area, and then he exerted force with his right foot, his shoes stepped on the grass, splashing a piece of mud.
A simple sideways cut-in action.
Not only did he avoid the legs that swept over after Reveille fell to the ground, but he also shook the angle of the shot.
One second later.
Bale caught up with the ball and looked up at Lyon's goal.
He first swung his left leg high, then quickly retracted it, and the instep of his left foot slammed into the ball, making a loud explosion that even the stands behind the goal could hear clearly.
Facing Bale's shot.
Coupe was not as embarrassed as before. He reacted immediately, kicked his left leg on the ground, and fell to the ground instantly, then stretched out his arms to block the ball.
But Coupe's outstretched hand was like touching air, without any feedback. When he finished the save, climbed up with his hands and turned to look at the goal, the football that he should have stopped in his imagination was already bouncing in the goal, mocking him...
1:3!
Leeds United scored another goal!