Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 130 Unleash your spirituality to the fullest and tear apart Naples' defenses with a brilliant performance!

"The game has reached the 13th minute, and both teams have created 2 and 3 shots respectively, but none of them have been converted into a goal!"

"Wow! That half-goal was fiercely contested. Mertens and Perisic both went down. Looks like it was a real leg-to-leg contact!"

"Fortunately, there's nothing too serious. We can rest for a bit and then continue the game!"

The camera pans to the coaching bench on the sidelines.

Benitez rested his chin on his hand, his mind racing with thought.

Wolfsburg's overall defense is very solid and they look very experienced, while their offense is more free-flowing.

This means letting De Bruyne take the lead and giving Qin Ming enough possession of the ball.

Let these two players form the backbone of the offensive system.

Today, Benitez fielded Maggio, a full-back known for his interceptions and tackles, who helped the team win the runner-up title in the European Championship three years ago.

Yes, it was the year Balotelli shone.

He instructed Maggio to closely guard Qin Ming, like glue, so that he couldn't be shaken off.

The goal is to limit Wolfsburg's flank attack on the left side and free up resources to target De Bruyne.

It seems to be working pretty well now.

As he looked up at the field, the ball was passed to Hamsik's feet.

The Slovaks, who retained their mohawks, advanced rapidly.

He is the initiator of the team's offensive and defensive transitions, so he naturally cannot slow down the offensive pace.

Facing Wolfsburg's well-structured defense, he delivered a through ball to find his teammate in a tight space.

Higuain!
Nicknamed "Little Smoker," he doesn't actually smoke; his nickname comes from his pipe-like nose.

Thud! Naldo crashed into him and realized that Higuain was ridiculously strong; he only swayed slightly in the face of such a collision.

Knoch, positioned on the side, attempted to steal the ball.

Higuain sprinted forward, using his explosive power to break past Knoch.

"Mine!" Benaglio was lucky enough to move forward two steps and catch the ball just before Higuain could shoot.

Gasps and gasps erupted from the Volkswagen Stadium.

Wolfsburg fans were sweating bullets; Napoli's attack was terrifying.

The connection between Hamsik and Higuain, in particular, turned what seemed like an opportunity into a real chance, much like the Wolfsburg duo.

"Napoli's attacking firepower is still fierce! Their goal-scoring efficiency deserves its ranking among the top five in Europe!"

"Higuain also found a place that suited him after leaving Real Madrid, reaching his peak at Maradona's former team!"

"The ball has been moved to the wing!"

In the shot, Qin Ming turned sideways to support Maggio, then glanced back at Callejon.

The Spanish winger's defensive awareness is generally average, but he is now involved in defense, which shows that Benitez values ​​him highly.

Seeing this, Qin Ming's thoughts raced; if he waited any longer, he would miss his chance.

Ideally, you should get past Maggio head-on.

When he realized that Maggio was positioned inside and there was enough space on the outside.

*Thud!* He shoved the ball hard and then accelerated to sprint.

The ball passed!

Although his speed is not as fast as Bell's, his explosive power is not weak.

Moreover, Maggio is already 33 years old this year.

Knowing he would lose in a speed contest, Marjorie, with his experience, rammed into Qin Ming.

"This is exactly what we've been waiting for!"

Qin Ming had already guessed Maggio's idea, or rather, it was a habit of defensive players.

He suddenly shifted half a step to the left, moving his entire body outside the sideline, and forcefully overtook Maggio.

"Wow!!!" Wolfsburg fans cheered. They usually saw Qin Ming using more skillful dribbling techniques to get past opponents.

It's rare to see someone overpower an opponent with such speed.

Qin Ming made his way through the noise back onto the court and caught up with the ball that had been passed to him.

But then he jumped up.

Whoosh! Albiol came flying in with a tackle, the timing perfect, leaving him no time to chip the ball.

The football was simply tackled out of bounds.

"Do you know what's most important when defending against this type of player?"

Benitez muttered to himself, "It's all about the connection between the center-backs and full-backs. They overlooked that before, giving that kid too much space."

"What we need to do is shorten the distance between players, and this process needs to be done during the transition between offense and defense, which happens to be what we do best."

The Italian chain defense.

Twenty years ago, the Italian national team and AC Milan swept the world with their chain defense, which originated from Karl Lapan.

Back then, even the strongest teams and players found it difficult to break through their ironclad defense.

why?
Because a chain defense works in conjunction with the gaps between players, if the players are points, then the gaps are the lines.

When a point is under pressure, the line will naturally contract inward.

The three lines—the forward line, the midfield line, and the defensive line—have both width and depth.

How do you break through?

the other side.

Dieter Blackkin wasn't too worried. Having come from that era, how could he not know about chain defenses?

The advantage of this defensive approach is its stability.

However, if 8-9 players are used to build the defensive line, the offensive intensity will naturally decrease significantly, and they can basically only rely on counter-attacks.

Moreover, the core of a chain defense requires players with strong defensive abilities, such as Baresi, Maldini, Gentile, and so on.

Naples obviously doesn't.

Furthermore, it was eliminated by modern football tactics precisely because it had huge flaws.

Even with his improvements, Benitez cannot revolutionize tactics. What worked well in Serie A will not work against them.

The 23th minute of the game.

De Bruyne organized the advance, and he saw a well-defined defensive line, but also gaps in it.

But he had a feeling.

As long as they pass the ball into open space, Napoli's defense will move.

Mobilize defensive resources in the shortest possible time to complete the reinforcement of the small area.

He hesitated as he thought about it.

"Kevin!"

Qin Ming ignored Maggio behind him and confidently called for the ball.

He knew that in this situation, he had to use his personal abilities to break through the opponent's defenses.

That way, teammates will have a chance.

De Bruyne did not hesitate at all upon hearing this.

Pass the ball!

The two had long since established absolute trust.

Qin Ming glanced at Ma Qiao, who hadn't recklessly lunged for the gun, and understood that the other man was afraid of being stopped and passed by him.

In that instant, he didn't change his strategy and still stopped the ball to the right.

"I guessed it!" Maggio perked up and turned to block Qin Ming, allowing Albiol to seize the opportunity to steal the ball.

But then he felt a small but resilient force squeezing him!

Even though he tried his best to ram backward, he couldn't counteract that force.

Suddenly he realized there was no space behind him, and his heart jumped. He quickly turned around to look.

Qin Ming actually squeezed past him from behind.

"Thank goodness!" Maggio's anxiety subsided a bit when he saw David Lopez help defend.

Swish!
In a flash, Qin Ming stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled it back with his left foot to turn.

He spun around and brushed past David Lopez.

Marseille turn!

Crack! A crisp sound seemed to echo across the pitch as Napoli's chain defense was forcefully shattered by Wolfsburg's number 13. At that moment, his adrenaline surged, but his mind remained as calm as ice.

He saw De Bruyne nearby, Perisic in the distance, and Dost at the top of the key.

Three against four!
Then you need to keep the ball and draw more defenders in.

Therefore, after getting past David Lopez, he didn't hesitate at all and continued to cut inside.

De Bruyne understood perfectly, clearing space in the middle and making a diagonal run into the left side of the penalty area.

This left Albiol with no time to spare. After a moment's hesitation, he decided not to follow and instead went to pressure Qin Ming.

He wanted to nip the threat in the bud.

"Ivan!" Qin Ming looked up to his right, where Persic was making his way forward.

Albiol was once again caught in a dilemma.

Qin Ming keenly seized the opportunity and used a feint to push with his right foot!
No Look Pass!

The ball rolled toward De Bruyne, who was stuck on the offside line.

The hearts of the Wolfsburg fans in the stadium raced as they stared intently at the penalty area.

They didn't expect Qin Ming to break through Napoli's defense single-handedly and create a one-on-one opportunity for his teammates.

Can De Bruyne catch him?!

Ding Ding followed the momentum to the baseline, twisted his body, aimed at the far corner, and shot!
Bang! The shot seemed ordinary, but the angle was incredibly tricky.

Andujar, standing in front of the door, lunged sideways but missed.

Clang! The soccer ball struck the inside of the goalpost and bounced into the net!
1-0! ! !

"The goal went in!"

"incredible!"

"Qin Ming's continuous dribbling on the wing attracted four players: Maggio, David Lopez, Albiol, and Bristol!"

"Not only that, he also used a feint at the end to give De Bruyne a one-on-one opportunity!"

"A great assist!"

Zhan Jun shouted in a hoarse voice.

Zhang Lu also exclaimed, "When the game was deadlocked, Qin Ming unleashed his talent and tore apart Napoli's defense with a brilliant performance!"

Wolfsburg scored first in the 24th minute!

The Grand Collection of Automobile Stadium.

After scoring, De Bruyne finally stopped his small-scale celebration and started using the newly learned knee slide celebration.

Perhaps because the stadium wasn't spraying enough water today, De Bruyne slipped halfway down and turned into a spring, rolling several times headfirst and feet-up.

"Hiss!" Qin Ming, who was behind, gasped in shock, thinking that maybe he should just forget about it in the future.

It's just a neighborhood-level issue.

If something goes wrong during the celebration, then it would be a huge loss.

"Kevin, are you alright?"

Qin Ming quickly ran over and helped De Bruyne up. He looked him over and saw that he seemed to be fine, except that his pants and jersey were covered in mud.

"fine."

De Bruyne has fair skin, so he can't hide his blushing at all.

For example now.

Qin Ming knew Ding Ding was embarrassed, so he kindly changed the subject, "Your timing for moving forward was very good, I thought you were going to be offside."

"Hahaha! Kevin, you're just like Arjen last season, you tried to slide but ended up falling down instead!"

Perisic, however, laughed without holding back.

"Don't talk nonsense. Kevin succeeded halfway, while Aljan failed outright."

Qin Ming couldn't help but chuckle.

He remembered a joke.

Drogba slid across three bars, Robben slid across two holes.

"Okay, okay." Perisic waved his hand, ending the conversation, seeing De Bruyne's awkward expression.

On the coach's bench by the field.

Dieter Hecking clapped lightly. "Napoli's defensive ability is average. Even if they deploy a lot of players to defend, Qin can make continuous breakthroughs, rendering their tactics meaningless."

"Boss, it'll be easier to play from here on out, right?" Thorn-Lockhoff asked.

"will not."

Dieter Hecking shook his head. Napoli's attack was too fierce. Wolfsburg would have a hard time holding on unless they parked the bus.

But he didn't want to give up the attack at this point.

Because a goal difference of only one in a home game is too small, there's no chance of an upset in an away game.

"Have Kevin make more lateral passes to create opportunities for vertical play."

"Dieter Black Gold gave the order."

the other side.

Benitez stroked his mustache, frowned, and called Hamsik to the sidelines. "The players are still too far apart. Don't just focus on the ball when defending. Also, speed up the attack in the midfield and forward areas. Don't give them a chance to regroup."

Benito's logic seemed chaotic at first glance, but Hamsik understood it instantly.

"Ok."

Hamsik nodded, returned to the field, and relayed the message to his teammates.

"Wolfsburg's defense is so-so, we still have a great chance to score, but I think it's better to advance from the flanks, which makes it easier for me to combine with you in the middle."

Higuain gestured to Vieirinha with his eyes.

It's a consensus across European football that Wolfsburg's right flank is weaker than their left.

"it is good."

Mertens said.

As a winger who is only 169cm tall, he has a similar technical style to Messi, Hazard and others, and is good at using his agility to break through, but he also has a good passing skill.

This is why he went from being a substitute to a starter this season.

Beep! ! !
The game quickly resumed.

The Napoli players were not affected by the goal and continued to play a solid defensive game.

Wolfsburg also failed to find a good opportunity.

Qin Ming watched as the ball was transferred to the right wing and quickly made a diagonal run into the penalty area to receive the pass.

But Persic's cross was blocked out of bounds by Britos.

"Qin Ming has been a bit quiet lately!"

"Napoli has tightened their marking on him and slightly reduced the spacing between their formations, making it difficult for him to break through continuously!"

"I wonder if he can create another opportunity like that!"

Zhan Jun analyzed.

"A single game would be considered impressive if you could have one of those brilliant consecutive breakthroughs like before."

Zhang Lu shook his head, "It still depends on De Bruyne in midfield. If he can frequently deliver threatening passes, then the Nepomonica formation will have to move inwards, which will expand the space on the flanks and, in a sense, liberate Qin Ming."

"Huh! I feel Napoli's attack is picking up. This corner kick was cleared by Albiol, and Hamsik got the second ball!"

Volkswagen Arena.

Hamsik lightly tapped the ball in mid-air, getting past De Bruyne who was trying to steal the ball.

Then they immediately swerved to the side of the road.

Mertens dribbled the ball with small, quick steps, Matthews feinted with a lowered shoulder, tricking Vieirinha into taking a shot.

"Damn it!" Vieira quickly turned around and chased after them.

Mertens had already found an opportunity, passing the ball to the right front with the outside of his foot.

He used a clever technique to make the ball arc around behind Naldo.

at the same time.

Higuain made a quick forward run and gained the advantageous position.

In the blink of an eye, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and locked his eyes on the goal.

(End of this chapter)