Fox in the Penalty Area

No. 1 is coming

Zhang Qinghuan indeed made very detailed preparations for this King's Cup final.

Not just him, but the whole Sarria team.

After all, this is the first time their team has reached the finals in seventeen years. Regardless of whether they can win the championship or not, Saria cannot not take it seriously.

They train hard and the coaching staff makes targeted tactical arrangements.

Just to compete with Madrid Pirates for the Copa del Rey championship in the final.

Before kick-off, the team's captain Rojo Kalidos also called his teammates together and formed a circle to continue the cheering ceremony that could not be completed in the player tunnel.

He kept telling his teammates:

"We are very strong! Very strong! Being able to reach the King's Cup final means that we are the same as the Pirates. We have the qualifications and ability to compete with them in the final!"

In fact, not only this season, but the last few seasons have been the "golden era" for Saria for their club.

Although they did not win any championships, they have reached the Europa League twice in three years and also reached the Copa del Rey final, which is already a very remarkable achievement.

Such achievements are rare in the Sarria club's more than 100-year history.

They have been just a small club since their birth, and there is no way to compare with their big brother Catalonia United in the same city.

Both history and honors are lackluster.

If they were not "born well" and happened to be born in Barcelona, ​​they would not even be worthy of being regarded as "mortal enemies" by Catalonia United.

Although they finished seventh this season, their results against the giants were not good.

They were double-killed by the Kings of Madrid and also double-killed by their city rivals Catalonia United.

That is, when playing against Madrid Pirates, it was slightly better - it was a draw at least.

In the 27th round of the league, Saria drew 1:1 at home with Madrid Pirates.

The draw in this game allowed the Madrid Pirates to almost catch up with the Kings. Fortunately, the Kings lost to Catalonia United in the "El Clasico" in the next round of the league.

It was a life-or-death moment for the Madrid Pirates - they were only two points ahead of the Kings because they were tied by Saria.

If the Kings of Madrid defeat Catalonia United next, they will not only gain three points, but also boost their morale. Maybe they will really be able to force the Pirates into a panic.

It was precisely because of the draw with Madrid Pirates at home that Saria had the fighting spirit and confidence to defeat Madrid Pirates in the Copa del Rey final.

But when it came to the Copa del Rey final,

Only then did they realize how scary a wealthy team that wanted to complete the Triple Crown could be.

The same team was in completely two different situations in the 27th round of the league and the King's Cup final.

If Saria had met Madrid Pirates in the third or fourth round of the Copa del Rey, he might have felt that the giants were nothing more than that.

But at different stages, the mentality and morale of the players will be different.

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Zhang Qinghuan was quite active right after the game started. He sent a wonderful overhead pass in the sixth minute and almost assisted his teammates to score.

It was just a little too big and was caught by goalkeeper Hywell who struck in time.

After that, Zhang Qinghuan was closely guarded by Ramirez.

Being targeted by a "championship cornerstone" is definitely not good news.

So in the following games, Zhang Qinghuan gradually fell silent.

Although he can still get the ball and pass it back, it is almost impossible to turn around and move forward.

Ramirez let him go back and develop laterally, but he was not allowed to go forward, whether passing the ball or dribbling.

As long as Zhang Qinghuan tries to move forward in the game, he will immediately be severely hit by Ramirez.

This is not the first time Zhang Qinghuan has played against Ramirez in a game, but such a strong sense of oppression is still unfamiliar to him, and he is even a little unaccustomed to it.

The intensity of the physical confrontation left Zhang Qinghuan no doubt that by the time the game was over, he would probably be covered in bruises.

If he can protect the football as much as possible under Ramirez's pressure and not lose the ball to him, it is already very good.

Don't even think about organizing an attack.

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"Hey, why do you keep sending back messages? Go ahead!"

In front of the TV, friends watching the game with Ren Changmei saw Zhang Qinghuan once again choosing to pass back, and some asked anxious questions.

"We can't go." As the professional who knows football best among the group of people, Yong Jun explained to them. "Ramirez is like a wall, blocking Qing Huan."

Everyone sighed.

Yong Jun comforted them again: "But to be treated like this by the main defensive midfielder of the world championship team actually shows that Qing Huan is quite powerful now. Moreover, the game lasts for ninety minutes, and the opponent cannot maintain such a rhythm of defense all the time. There will always be a chance. Now it seems that Qing Huan has been frozen, but it does not mean that he will be frozen for the whole game..."

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Although he was closely monitored by Ramirez, Zhang Qinghuan did not flinch and continued to move around during the game, looking for openings and opportunities.

Although most of the passes were back passes and cross passes, he did not give up the idea of ​​moving forward.

Whenever he gets the chance, even the slightest chance, he will try to put the football in front of him.

However, due to the strength gap between the two teams and the differences in attitudes towards this game - for the Madrid Pirates, they must win this game, because only by winning can they be qualified to look forward to the "three Crowned King". So they're definitely going all out.

Their desire for the Copa del Rey is even greater than that of Saria...

Saria worked hard to deal with the Madrid Pirates for almost 40 minutes.

During these 40 minutes, they not only worked hard to seek offensive opportunities, but were also tenacious in defense. Captain Rojo Calidos stood out in defense and blocked Vukovic's long shot, but he himself He was hit in the chest and lay on the ground for several minutes before he recovered.

The captain's heroic performance boosted the team's morale, so they were able to maintain the 0:0 score for almost half-time.

In this game, Sarria head coach Arno Casas set up a 541 formation. It looked like there was one forward, but in the actual game it was actually 550, and the only forward had to withdraw to defend.

It was obvious that Casas hoped to use the bus to prevent the Madrid Pirates from scoring, and then drag the game into overtime and then into a penalty shootout.

In the days before the game, Casas has been asking the team to practice penalty kicks, and will arrange penalty kick training projects every day.

If the weak Saria can drag the game into overtime, the balance of victory and defeat will actually tilt towards Saria and the others. If it can be dragged into a penalty shootout, the mentality of the Madrid Pirates players will have a big problem.

And penalty kicks are all about mentality!

Casas's tactics were well planned and there was nothing wrong with them.

It's a pity that Madrid Pirates have a person who is particularly good at scoring goals and breaking games.

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In the 41st minute, Maxi Carey received a pass from Toni in the penalty area.

He put the football directly under his feet with a very wonderful stop.

The stop of the ball was so wonderful that Saria's defender captain Rojo Kalidos was directly shaken away by Carey's stop.

Carey, who gained space in the penalty area, immediately had the opportunity to directly threaten Saria's goal!

The other Sarria players rushed towards him.

But Kyrie didn't shoot. He swung his legs quickly, seemingly in a shooting posture, but when he came forward, he flicked the ball with the outside of his left foot!

The football slipped through the gap between the two Sarria players!

Zhang Qinghuan did not run to participate in the action to contain Kaili. When Kaili received the ball, he ran towards Hu Lai.

Anyway, no matter whether Kyrie shoots or passes the ball in the end, it is always right for him to run to defend Hu Lai.

Sure enough, he made the right bet!

Carey chose to pass the ball to Hu Lai, who was not dealing with him!

So just when Hu Lai was about to catch the ball, Zhang Qinghuan bumped into him and shoveled the football with his feet at the same time!

He didn't seem to worry that this would knock down Hulay and let the Madrid Pirates win a penalty kick. The tackle was very decisive!

But just as he did this, Hu Lai also took a step across and blocked the football. Then, while being tackled by Zhang Qinghuan, his left foot swept the football towards the goal!

The other person was indeed tackled by Zhang Qinghuan, but the football also rolled over the goal line...

They both fell together.

Zhang Qinghuan, who was pressed at the bottom, turned around and saw that the football was already in the goal. He couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck!"

Hu Lai, who was on top of him, also saw the football in the goal. He climbed up from Brother Huan's body, and without even bothering to ask Brother Huan if he had pressed him anywhere, he opened his arms and ran towards the corner flag area.

"Julay! Julay——!! is here! He took the lead for Madrid Pirates! He finally scored! The top scorer and key player of Madrid Pirates! He has continued his hot form this season!"

Chang Mei's friends in front of the TV collectively let out a sigh when they saw this lost ball.

I feel sorry for Zhang Qinghuan.

The roles of Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan were almost reversed - Zhang Qinghuan would become the hero who saved the team's fate...

In the VIP box at the scene, Xie Lan jumped up from his seat, raised his arms and shouted.

Then he went to Song Jiajia for a high-five.

Hu Lixin was much more reserved. He just stood up and applauded his son's goals. He was not as lively as his wife.

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When Hu Lai landed with his signature celebration, Zhang Qinghuan had already climbed up from the ground.

Seeing Hu Lai's stable figure when he landed on the ground, he was relieved in his heart - the shovel on his supporting foot just now didn't seem to have any negative impact on his ankle?

Then he put his hands on his hips and shook his head slightly.

This guy still scored a goal!