Football King Bale

"Bale's move to the center position was beyond our expectations," Spalletti's assistant said from the side.

Spalletti nodded in agreement and said: "We must find someone to defend him specifically. We cannot let him be so active anymore..."

He thought for a while, rushed to the sidelines and shouted to Kanunnikov inside: "Maxim! Go back to the center back! Keep an eye on Bell!"

Zenit's 20-year-old young forward Maxim Kanunnikov is tall and has good header ability. Spalletti sent him with the original intention of letting him go to Manchester United when the opportunity was right. Contested for a header.

Now that Zenit is completely suppressed, all the original plans have failed. Then move him to the back to defend Bell specifically. This will take advantage of the opponent's youth, physical strength, and strong mobility to target Bell.

Kanunnikov was very depressed. As a forward, he was placed in the wing-back position. He was already playing very awkwardly. But now, Spalletti directly asked him to play as a central defender.

But there is nothing Kanunikov can do. As a young player, he does not have a stable position in Zenit's lineup. In fact, he just ended his loan career with Tomsk Tomsk and returned to his home club for less than a month.

Under such circumstances, Kanunnikov was still a little excited about the opportunity to start in such a major event as the Champions League knockout round, or even to play against the number one player in football like Bale.

Of course, Kanunikov also saw the risks involved. After all, just before this, Denisov, the eldest brother in the team, had suffered enough at the hands of Bale and was exhausted in less than half an hour. The waist is hunched over.

Therefore, in a very complicated mood, Kanunikov, a guest defender who was a forward, took over the task of marking Bell, a guest center who was a defender.

Manchester United changed to 433, and Zenit also changed their formation and changed to 541. They were tit for tat and refused to give in to each other.

Bell soon found that he had a dedicated defensive player beside him. Zenit's defense was not as panicked as before, and they regained order.

All this is just because there is one more defender, and Bell knows that this must be the decision of the opponent's head coach.

"But don't think that you can defend us this way." Bell thought in his heart, "My football, Manchester United's new football, let you see it today!"

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"Manchester United and Zenit changed their formations one after another.

Manchester United turned into 433, and Bell unexpectedly became a center and appeared in the penalty area! Zenit then quickly made adjustments. Spalletti used forward Kanunikov as a central defender to specifically mark Bell. We can see that he is almost inseparable from Bell..."

Kanunnikov implemented Spalletti's tactics very seriously. Since Bell is the number one star in the opponent's team, he used to be the core of the attack on the wing when he was on the wing, and now he has become a center, so it is even more important. It is Manchester United's first choice of attack point...

wrong! Kanunikov knew that if he thought so, he would fall into Manchester United's trap. Every performance of Manchester United in this game was unexpected, so if you think according to the routine, you will definitely lose. Generally, centers will give priority to shooting. This idea will cause problems when applied to Manchester United and Bell!

Besides, Bell is not a normal center. He is a wide player. He has never played center, so he must not play center to score goals, but to...

correct! Pass the ball! Get into the penalty area, disrupt our defense, and then find space to pass the ball!

Pass the ball! This is his real purpose of playing center!

Kanunnikov felt lucky for his discovery. Fortunately, he did not fall into a habitual mindset, otherwise he would have been deceived by this cunning British guy...

Just stay in position, prevent him from turning around, and prevent his passing.

The next game seemed to confirm Kanunnikov's idea. After receiving the ball again, Bell did want to pass the football directly to his teammates behind him with the soles of his feet, but the football hit Kanunnikov's leg. Popped out.

This successful defense made Kanunnikov very happy, which proved that his analysis was correct. The opponent does intend to use the center's identity to make fatal passes.

Bell was not upset because this heel pass was blocked. On the contrary, he carefully observed Kanunnikov's performance and found that he was very satisfied with the defense, which made him feel that the opportunity had come.

This kid must think he just comes in to pass the ball, right? right? Hey hey hey...

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Carrick received Sneijder's return pass and he brought it forward. Then he saw Bell retreating, facing him, with his hand on his chest, gesturing to him. He understood what it meant. Bell's gesture was for him to pass the football to him, and then continue running forward from the left into the penalty area.

There are already three Manchester United players in the penalty area. If he enters again, he will be the fourth, which will add further burden to the opponent's defense. At the same time, as the only defensive midfielder who rushed forward, there must be an empty space behind them. Zenit also knew that this was an opportunity for them to counterattack, so they would try their best to stop Carrick, and seemed to want to do something with Carrick. Bell in a one-two match.

All defensive forces will be attracted around Bell, and the defense elsewhere will inevitably be relatively empty. At this time, as long as the football is moved out, it will hit the open space again.

Just as he had done so often before, passing to Sneijder, passing to Nani, passing to... anyone who might threaten Zenit's goal.

"Hey, don't think we are all idiots..." Kanunnikov muttered, do you think we can't see such an obvious tactic?

Not only Kanunikov, but other Zenit players also saw it. Do you think no one will know about this simple tactic?

As long as Carrick passes the football, they will pounce on it. Kanunikov gets behind Bell, and then Denisov and Serokov steal the ball. They must grab the football here and then launch a counterattack. .

Before the end of the first half, if the score can be tied to 1:1, the situation of the game will turn in their favor.

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Carrick passed the ball to Bale.

Almost at the same time, Denisov and Serokov rushed forward, while Kanunnikov was firmly behind Bell, preventing him from turning around and facing the goal.

But what surprised Kanunikov was that Bell in front of him also suddenly moved. He, Denisov and Serokov rushed towards the football.

Bell did not stand still and wait for the ball, but took the initiative, so he received the ball before Denisov and Serokov. However, he did not stop the ball or pass it back, but turned his back to the goal. Play the football next time!

Kanunnikov watched the football suddenly rise from above Bell's body, and then passed over his head. His eyes were attracted by this strange football for a moment. When a gust of wind blew around him, he realized that Bell had also turned around at the same time. Ran past him!

"Pass! Beautiful - Rooney!" Liu Jianhong shouted again without praising how exquisite the pass was, because Bell's pass sent the football to the most dangerous place - the line of the small penalty area. , only six yards, five point five meters from the goal! This is an area where you can shoot directly and the goal rate is very high!

With his back to Kanunikov, Bell also passed an overhead pass, and he accurately sent the ball above Rooney.

"Keep an eye on him!" goalkeeper Zevnov shouted, pointing at Rooney.

Rooney and Lombart took off at the same time and looked like they were heading for a header.

Kanunnikov saw Bell running past him, and he didn't care who the football was passed to, and he chased after him.

Except for him, everyone's attention was on Rooney, who was preparing to header the ball.

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Carrick did run into the penalty area after passing the ball, but at this time even Denisov and Serokov had long forgotten about him.

Lombart jumped up hard, trying to interfere with Rooney's header. At the same time, Zevnov is also preparing to block Rooney's attack.

Everyone agrees that a forward has absolutely no other choice but to shoot at this time. Pass the ball? No kidding, a pass just six yards from goal? Is that still what a striker does?

But Rooney, who jumped high, did not shoot. Instead, he swung his header and swung the football parallel to the goal.

He passed the ball!

Zevnov's eyes were the first to react. Before his body even moved, his eyes followed the football.

He saw Bale, the world's number one football player wearing the Manchester United captain's armband and the Red Devils' legendary No. 7 jersey, running to the door, followed by Kanunnikov.

Zevnov's body reacted and he pounced sideways, trying to stop Bell's shot.

This time it must have been a shot. Bell will never pass the ball again. They will definitely not want to pass the football into the goal!

Rooney was interfered by Lombart when the header was passed, so the ball was passed slightly backward and Bell ran past it.

Moreover, the position of the ball makes people feel even more awkward. The ball dropped very quickly. When Bell passed by, it was already a half-high ball. It was impossible to make a hook shot. The height did not allow the player to make such a shot. Action, not to mention Bell, a big man with a height of 1.85 meters.

Is this the end of this attack?

Kanunnikov was secretly happy. Although he was slow to follow, he still saw the opportunity to clear the siege. He jumped into the air, turned around in the air, and planned to pull the football out with his big foot.

But he was slow. When he raised his foot, he saw Bell in front of him suddenly stopped and turned around. He put his right foot on the ground and raised his left leg at the same time.

This is a very typical half-turn volley stance!

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