Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 361 Trezeguet: His headers were historic.
Müller's goal was a huge boost for Bayern.

Shan Yongzhuo's goal was a big blow to Bayern Munich. Many players are afraid of Shan Yongzhuo, fearing that he will score one goal after another.

No need to worry now.

Although Shan Yongzhuo scored first, Müller equalized the score. They couldn't help but recall what Heynckes had told them: "We are a team, and the strength of the team is definitely greater than that of the individual."

That's right.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Although Shan Yongzhuo is very strong and his efficiency is indeed very good, even comparable to an entire forward line of any team, Manchester City as a whole is not as good as Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich's attack is also very strong. They have more opportunities in front of the goal and their attacking efficiency is also very high. They have no reason to lose to Manchester City.

The Manchester City players, on the other hand, seem to be feeling alright.

For Manchester City players, most of them never think about scoring goals, because in their view, scoring goals is Shan Yongzhuo's job, and winning the title depends on how Shan Yongzhuo scores.

Sadly, even Aguero thought the same way. He didn't believe he had the ability to influence the outcome of the match, and he saw himself entirely as Shan Yongzhuo's assistant.

From the perspective of Manchester City's players, they have no control over the outcome of the game, and since they can't control it, there's no pressure.

Most players' thoughts were: "Just play well and do your best..."

"Let Shan decide the outcome!"

It has to be said that this mentality is the same as Mancini's.

Shan Yongzhuo was also feeling some pressure at this moment.

This match was, after all, the Champions League final, but he actually didn't get many opportunities.

So far in the game, he has only had 3 touches. After the game restarted, Manchester City was again under pressure from Bayern Munich, and they had very few opportunities to move forward.

"This really can't go on!"

"If this drags on, the opponent could easily score another goal..."

Dan Yongzhuo was somewhat worried. He didn't have much confidence in Manchester City's defense, and the defense itself wasn't something he could control.

Therefore, maintaining a leading position is very important.

Let's figure out how to get one in first!

Shan Yongzhuo began to look for opportunities, and started to play his best move of dropping back to receive the ball.

Manchester City doesn't commit many players to attack, so the midfield can't produce any great combinations. They usually get through the midfield in just two or three passes, relying on the attacking players, namely Shan Yongzhuo and Aguero, to win key positions and receive the ball, and then use their individual abilities to create threatening attacks.

Aguero is alright, but Shan Yongzhuo's ability to secure positions is really lacking...

Basically, Manchester City's attacks were all in vain, while Bayern Munich was able to frequently threaten Manchester City's goal through sharp attacks down the flanks.

"Press Enter a little more..."

When Manchester City launched another attack, Shan Yongzhuo once again dropped back to receive the ball.

Tymoshchuk stayed close to Shan Yongzhuo, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

This time it was Yaya Touré's long pass that found Shan Yongzhuo 15 meters outside the penalty area line, with Tymoshchuk squeezing behind him and Schweinsteiger providing support.

As the ball hurtled towards them, Schweinsteiger immediately pushed against Shan Yongzhuo, while Tymoshchuk squeezed behind him, hoping to contest the header. Surrounded by two strong men, Shan Yongzhuo didn't have many options and could only resort to his signature "ghostly tackle."

Then, everyone saw Shan Yongzhu leap high and head the ball ahead of Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk.

Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk were both too slow to jump. By the time they got up, Shan Yongzhuo had already landed and was rushing toward the ball's landing point.

No one could keep up with his speed.

Boateng, on the other side, realized something was wrong and rushed over immediately, but Shan Yongzhuo's speed seemed too fast to him.

Before he could run more than a few meters, Shan Yongzhuo had already gotten the ball and then charged into the penalty area.

Bayern Munich is in complete panic.

Amidst a deafening roar from the stands, Neuer rushed out, but Shan Yongzhuo had already taken a shot ahead of him.

Take a shot!
Boom!
The football sailed over Neuer's head and accurately fell into the back goal.

"Goal! Goal! Goal!"

"Shan Yongzhuo! The match has reached the 38th minute! Shan Yongzhuo has once again helped the team score. His reaction is just too fast. From winning the header, then running to win the ball, and then shooting, it was all done in one go!"

"That was a fantastic goal!"

Amid the commentator's shouts, the television continuously replayed Shan Yongzhuo's goal. The key lay in Shan Yongzhuo's judgment; immediately after heading the ball, he moved towards its landing point without the slightest hesitation, as if he knew in advance where the ball would land. No one could keep up with his pace.

"This requires extremely high heading ability to accurately head the ball to the desired position!"

"No wonder he was able to score so many incredible headers!"

The commentators on CTV5 were giving very professional commentary.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Turin Sports TV in Italy, guest commentator Trezeguet offered some explanations for the header.

"This is the conscious reaction of a top player. It's a kind of muscle memory. The moment he sees the ball being passed, he can simulate its trajectory in his mind."

"Looking at the aerial duel just now, Shan Yongzhuo clearly simulated the best timing and trajectory for the header, while Schweinsteiger and Tymoshchuk had their own anticipation, but their anticipation was clearly inferior to Shan Yongzhuo's."

"That's the difference between top players and average players."

The host next to him laughed and said, "So, does that mean his heading ability has reached your level?"

Trezeguet gave a mysterious smile and didn't continue the conversation.

He is indeed very confident in his heading ability; a success rate of over 80% in aerial duels throughout his career is enough to demonstrate how outstanding Trezeguet's heading skills are.

But after thinking about it, he realized that winning the header was one thing, but he wanted to be like Shan Yongzhuo, accurately delivering the ball to his desired position during a header contest, then getting ahead of everyone else to intercept the ball, and finally scoring a goal in one smooth motion.

Just kidding!
How is that even possible!
Seeing that Trezeguet didn't respond, the host didn't press him further, but instead changed the subject, saying, "So, David, can we say that Shan Yongzhuo is one of the world's top headers?"

“Of course,” Trezeguet laughed. “I’ve read a lot of reports saying he’s not good at headers.”

"I think that's all untrue. It's just because his footwork is so accurate that he doesn't need to head the ball most of the time."

"In my opinion, his headers are also of a historic level!"

(End of this chapter)