Fox in the Penalty Area

The head coaches of the two teams did not make many arrangements during the halftime break and made few adjustments.

The main reason is that they are very familiar with each other, and even if there are any changes in moves, they can guess it.

For example, the Madrid Pirates will strengthen their high press to contain the King's offense and gain more offensive opportunities. This is one of the tactics commonly used by Madrid Pirates.

Since they mainly focus on passing and controlling, how could they not use the high post to press?

The advantage of passing and controlling combined with high-position pressing is amazing.

Similarly, the Kings of Madrid have a player like Melli with excellent individual combat ability, and a strong high center forward Ryan Vandenberg with excellent ball-playing ability. Naturally, it is impossible to deal with the Madrid Pirates in the midfield.

Instead, he will try to play the football forward, quickly pass through the midfield, and hand the ball to Melli's feet.

Therefore, compared to their rivals in the same city, the Kings of Madrid emphasize moving forward and speed.

Not only Melli, but other players will also try to increase their speed during the game and reduce cross passes or back passes. Although this will increase the turnover rate, once successful, it may penetrate the Pirates' defense and create a very fatal opportunity.

The characteristics of the two teams are so distinct and they are so familiar with each other. It can be said that when the other team raises its butt, it knows exactly what it is going to do.

With such a familiar opponent, fighting basically requires hard power and luck, and it is difficult to take advantage of them.

Neither team made any substitutions during the halftime break, and they simply swapped venues in the second half. .

Mohammad Osei continued to press Maxi Carey, and Carey quickly moved the football away when facing his pressing, trying not to let the opponent entangle himself.

However, speeding up the ball will inevitably make it impossible to sort out the midfield slowly. Carey mostly transfers the ball to the two wings, using the passing ability of the wings to threaten the Madrid King's goal.

On the other hand, if the Madrid Kings get the ball, they will directly pass the ball forward to find their high center forward Vandenberg. At the same time, Cerrados and Melly pay great attention to competing for the second placement.

At the same time, because he passes through the midfield quickly, Dudu Carlos does not have to stay behind, but can press forward to increase attack points.

After the start of the second half, the two teams went back and forth in a lively manner.

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“Hu Lai—oh,

pity! "

In the TV broadcast, the football passed diagonally in front of the Madrid King's goal. Hulay, who was at the back point, threw his whole body and shoveled towards the football, but missed it.

But Hulay is not to blame for this ball, because when Di Kunzo kicked off, no one knew whether he was passing or shooting.

Because of this, the defender and goalkeeper of the King of Madrid were shaken at the same time, so that neither of them touched the ball.

But it also shocked the teammates of Madrid Pirates.

Only Hu Lai reacted the fastest, but he still couldn't catch up. He could only watch the football slide past his toes, and finally rolled out of the baseline...

Madrid Pirates fans were aroused by Hulay's kick.

Then he was frightened by Merry and Cerados.

"Merry! Merry! Merry!"

Under the continuous shouts of the commentator Sanchez, Melli dribbled horizontally, passed one Madrid Pirates player, and another. Then, when everyone thought he was going to take a stance and shoot, he used his right foot to put the football away. Pushed into the space at the far end of the Madrid Pirates penalty area.

Cerrados shot directly after receiving the ball. Although the angle was not large, the quality of the shot was very high.

Haywell fell to the ground and dived sideways, using his fingers to deflect the ball out of the far baseline.

"Havel! Wonderful save!"

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There are so many scenes of you coming and going.

Two rival teams who are familiar with each other played a very exciting scene.

The pace of the game is fast, and with that comes more and more mistakes.

But that's okay.

The technical and tactical content of this kind of derby between mortal enemies is not the most important. What is important is the intensity and the fighting spirit.

Fans can completely accept that the two teams play rough and have simple tactics. But it is absolutely unacceptable for everyone to walk around the field in a civilized and casual manner.

The more exciting the game, the better.

But there is a side effect of doing this, that is... physical energy is consumed faster.

"Ah..." Parotti suddenly whispered on the sidelines, attracting the attention of assistant coach Valentin.

"What's wrong?"

"We fell into the rhythm of the king..." Parotti frowned while looking at the heated game going on on the field. "When we were attacking, we were supposed to slow down and pass the ball back and forth to find opportunities and spaces. But they forced us to play faster by pressing Kyrie, so we made more mistakes. Although they also made mistakes. , but still more adaptable to this fast-paced game than us..."

Valentin also reacted after hearing this: "And this, Kaili's physical fitness..."

"That's right, Kaili's physical energy is depleted faster than usual."

While the two were talking like this, Kyrie was "walking" on the field - he was pacing slowly.

It is now the time for the Madrid Kings to attack, and Kyrie is not as active in returning to defense as he was in the first half, trying desperately to catch up.

He was at the front and walked back slowly.

This is of course not a sign of Kyrie trying to be lazy, but a sign of his lack of physical strength.

Parotti raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was the fifty-ninth minute of the game. It was not even an hour yet. Is Kyrie's physical fitness about to bottom out?

Although he didn't play a minute in the weekend league, it seems that just resting for that league game will obviously not restore his physical fitness to its best condition.

"If Kyrie is replaced, our offense will definitely not be as smooth as it was in the first half." Valentine said next to him.

Paroti was speechless.

There was no talk of keeping Kyrie on the court, but there was no talk of replacing him either.

He was still hesitating and struggling.

Because whether it is to replace Kyrie or keep Kyrie, it is necessary and makes sense.

The key is what will happen after you make a choice.

After replacing Kyrie, the Pirates' offense was not as sharp. The score is now 1:1. After the attack is not so sharp, does it mean that we have to accept a draw at home?

But with Carey left, the Pirates have one less player, making it increasingly difficult to defend. Even Hu Lai actively defended, but Carey became the Pirates player at the front.

This is indeed a somewhat tricky situation.

Parotti had been infected by the atmosphere of the derby before and inadvertently ignored the impact of the opponent's speed on his physical fitness. Because if Kyrie is a player who has participated in a season of games normally, then no matter how fast the opponent's pace is, his physical energy will not be consumed so quickly.

But Kyrie is an "injured soldier" who has been out for most of the season and unable to conduct systematic training.

He thought that Royvi's decision to let Osei fight hand-to-hand with Kyrie was the Madrid King's defensive strategy against Kyrie. Now that I think about it, maybe this kind of physical exertion is the real measure to target Kaili's weaknesses.

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Although Parotti did not ask assistant coach Valentin to call up substitute center Ruiz from the bench, Kyrie himself realized on the court that he might not be able to stay on the court for long.

You know your own situation.

Even after a fifteen-minute break, Osei harassed him almost everywhere, which consumed a lot of his energy.

In order not to lose the ball here, he had to work hard and use 120% of his strength to fight against it.

All this caused his physical strength to drain away quickly, like turning a faucet to the maximum.

Carey never thought that he would be able to play the entire game in a game like the Champions League semi-finals after returning from injury, but he was not willing to be replaced after only one hour.

He set his sights on the coaching bench.

Head coach Parotti and first assistant coach Valentin stood side by side. The two covered their mouths and put their heads together, not knowing what they were talking about.

Kaili thought that 80% of this had to do with him.

Maybe I'm debating whether I should replace myself...

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Royvi withdrew his gaze from the coaching bench next door and noticed the whispers between Parotti and Valentine.

At the same time, I also noticed Kyrie's performance during this time on the court.

Then he gave a very hidden smile.

From the moment he knew that Parotti asked Carey to start, he knew that the Madrid Pirates' tactical arrangements and training during this period must have been formulated with Carey on the court.

So if Carey can be dismissed early, the Pirates' offensive threat will naturally become smaller.

Now it looks like he will succeed.

As soon as Parotti replaces Kyrie, he will suddenly make the team stronger and catch the Pirates off guard!

He also raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The game time had just jumped to sixty minutes.

It's almost there. It seems that Parotti is still a little hesitant...

Then help him make this decision!

Royvi walked to the sidelines, whistled first, and then made gestures to signal the players to attack when Kyrie got the ball. It didn't matter even if it was a foul this time, anyway, it was to make the Madrid Pirates realize that Kyrie had become them. The biggest weakness on the court cannot be replaced unless it is replaced.