Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 255 Faith and Confidence: We are ready! Goal!
The defense was very solid. That was Qin Ming's first impression. He didn't try to force a breakthrough, but instead made long diagonal passes when the opportunity arose.

This was unexpected by Alves.

The football spun towards the right flank, where Sanchez chested it down and then cut inside, engaging in a fierce battle with Alba.

Bang! He took two steps to the outside and then shot!
Ter Stegen, standing in front of the door, was startled.

He made a spectacular save with his right hand, leaving the Arsenal players sighing in disappointment.

Just a little bit.

Ter Stegen, nicknamed "Little Lion," was originally Borussia Mönchengladbach's starting goalkeeper before transferring to Barcelona two years ago.

The current goalkeeper for Borussia Mönchengladbach is Sommer.

It must be said that Borussia Mönchengladbach has a very good eye for selecting goalkeepers.

Ter Stegen wiped the cold sweat from his brow with the back of his glove. "Their main attacking methods are on the wings. Don't give them the chance to cut inside and shoot!"

Alba nodded.

He was teammates with Sanchez for a year, and I remember he wasn't as strong back then as he is now.

Is Arsenal's tactical system a better fit?

Not far away, Qin Ming carefully observed Alves, thinking to himself that the Brazilian full-back was indeed quite skilled.

The other party didn't fall for those few probing attempts at all.

But this is just the beginning.

Qin Ming quickly ran to his position, preparing for the upcoming corner kick attack.

Barcelona did not employ man-marking.

Regional defense.

Enrique is proud to the core, and he disdains to use special tactics against players other than Messi.

However, Barcelona's zonal defense was indeed very good.

When Cazorla took the corner kick, Pique anticipated the first landing point and outjumped Giroud to head the ball out of the penalty area.

The football landed near Busquets.

People usually say he has good acting skills, but they also say he's a ball-illiterate filter.

In many seemingly ordinary executions, there lies an ultimate understanding of rhythm, space, and tactics.

*Thwack!* The spike, instead of advancing, retreated, shaking off Qin Ming's attempt to intercept.

Then, another diagonal pass finds Iniesta on the left.

"Oh! The fried doughnuts get past Ramsey and then pass to Neymar down the wing!"

"Even though Barcelona just played against Real Madrid, they are still not to be underestimated!"

"The Brazilian prodigy is really into it! He used the 'bull's tail' move, and Bellerin chased back!"

Paul Dutton's heart leaped into his throat.

Who is the most spirited young player since 2010?
There are likely many answers to this question.

Neymar definitely deserves a place.

He won the South American Footballer of the Year and the Puskás Award at the age of 19.

After inheriting Pelé's prestigious award at the age of 20 and retiring, he faded from the spotlight for nearly 42 years.

She appeared on the cover of Time magazine at the age of 21.

He later joined Barcelona for a transfer fee of 8800 million euros and won almost every title a professional player could win.

Leagues, Champions League, Club World Cup, Super Cup, etc.

Martino once said that Neymar has surpassed other players and is at the highest level among the younger generation.

Last year, a meme circulated.

One inside, two za, three geze, four d, five yi, six boba.

This means that Neymar, Hazard, Götze, De Bruyne, Isco, and Pogba are the leading figures among players born in the 90s.

However, this statement is no longer accepted by people.

Because another player born in the 90s has emerged with a strong performance.

Pele: Neymar doesn't have the same level as Messi and Ronaldo.

Pele: Qin is the most talented young player I have seen in the last decade.

These two sentences were separated by five years.

Neymar was aware of this, but he couldn't compare to Messi, and he thought Qin Ming was just starting out, so why was he trying to take advantage of him?
Therefore, he played very coolly today.

After passing Bellerin, seeing that the opponent was chasing back, he suddenly slowed down and came to a stop.

Bellerin, who was stabbed in the crotch, was also a smart man.

He knew that when it came to footwork, he was no match for Neymar.

I might as well watch the players and not the game.

They pulled and dragged Neymar to prevent him from cutting inside directly, waiting for his teammates to come and support him.

“Neymar!”

Suarez called for the ball.

The Brazilian's name comes from the Bible and means "to sow" or "to plant," which may explain his womanizing nature.

Neymar looked up and then chose to pass to the far side.

Looking for Messi.

The Emirates Stadium erupted in cheers.

Messi gently controlled the ball with his toe, and Coquelin rushed in immediately.

However, the former touches the ball at a frequency that is imperceptible on the screen.

"So fast?" Kirkland gritted his teeth, trying to keep up with Messi's pace, but he just couldn't.

A curling shot from the edge of the penalty area grazed Koscielny.

The shot was of poor quality and missed the target, flying out of bounds on the left.

Playing against Real Madrid did have an impact, affecting Messi's performance.

"Don't let them find their rhythm!"

Qin Ming frowned as he spoke.

Teams like Barcelona are slow to start, but once they get into a rhythm, their explosive power is terrifying.

The Arsenal players nodded in agreement.

Kirkland rubbed his knees; his two changes of direction had been too fast.

"Nacho, remember to move inwards later and be ready to cover for me if needed." He felt he still needed to ask for backup.

"it is good!"

Monreal looked at Alves, thinking that with Qin Ming in front of him, Alves shouldn't dare to press forward easily.

"Keep moving forward! Keep moving forward!"

Cech waved for his teammates to take their positions and then launched a long ball into the midfield.

Barcelona players are not tall on average.

Mascherano, Iniesta, Alba, and others are all only a little over 1.7 meters tall.

Therefore, the ball was kicked towards their side.

After Giroud dropped back into position, he pressed Iniesta and headed the ball across to the center.

Cazorla saw Busquets before he even got the ball.

The latter possesses a defensive art that does not rely on explosive power, habitually using anticipation to compensate for movement speed.

Cazorla was also prepared.

"Qin!" Like a relay baton, the ball is transferred a second time without stopping.

boom!
Qin Ming was also heavily guarded, and Rakitic's side charge was blocked by his core.

Then Alves pounced fiercely.

"Their defensive coordination is pretty good!" Qin Ming suddenly pushed off the ground, not to sprint, but to perform a Marseille turn.

He used his body to separate Alves from the football.

Just as Rakitic stretched out his foot, he lightly pulled the ball back with his left foot.

Whoosh! The Emirates Stadium erupted in a series of gasps, like a kettle boiling over.

Arsenal fans enjoyed a visual feast.

"Oh no!" Rakitic then realized that they weren't playing in La Liga, but against Arsenal, a team they hadn't seen in years.

Fortunately, he saw that Pique came to the rescue in time.

I think there shouldn't be any problem, right?

Qin Ming also noticed Pique. When he assumed a shooting stance, Pique instinctively stepped forward to block him.

The space under the crotch is too big.

No wonder he's called "Skin Sees Through". Qin Ming nimbly changed his foot shape and used the instep of his foot to push the ball forward.

Enrique's eyes widened.

Wenger clenched his fists.

Unfortunately, after Qin Ming nutmegged Pique, he was blocked for a fraction of a second, and by the time he caught up with the ball and shot, there was no space left.

The football hit the side netting.

"Why does it feel like he's deliberately trying to get me to groin?"

Qin Ming sensed something was amiss. Actually, the nickname "Pique the Detective" came from Pique's claim that he could see through all of Ronaldo's feints, and then he was fooled by Ronaldo's feints in the subsequent match.

Pique was also terrified.

His success at Barcelona is actually linked to the tactical system.

Guardiola minimized his weaknesses and maximized his strengths.

If we're only talking about defensive and air defense capabilities, he's not as good as Ramos.

However, in Barcelona's high-pressure passing system, his clear passing ideas and awareness made him an indispensable part of Barcelona.

"Their lateral movement ability is weak, so try cutting inside more often."

Qin Ming recalled Wenger's words of advice.

Within the first 20 minutes, both teams launched several attacks, but after seeing the statistics, fans couldn't help but rub their eyes.

Possession: Arsenal 63%, Barcelona 37%!

Shots: Arsenal 2, Barcelona 1!
What we're seeing isn't a mirror image, is it?
"You can see that Arsenal is attacking with all their might, not giving Barcelona a chance to control the tempo!"

"But the question is, how long can they hold out!"

"If they don't score, Barcelona's comeback will come sooner or later. Will Arsenal be able to withstand it then?"

Sky Sports commentators were negative about it.

"Don't rush!" Qin Ming reassured his teammates. He noticed that Barcelona's defense was adjusting, moving forward five or six meters compared to before.

This is the prelude to Barcelona intensifying their pressing.

Arsenal's data analysts had already told them this.

This is an opportunity that can be seized.

as predicted.

With a gesture from Enrique, the Barcelona players unleashed their fury like tigers, deliberately pressuring Arsenal to pass the ball to the flanks.

Multiple people surrounded and robbed the object in a confined area.

"Oh no!" Pat Rice suddenly realized that Qin Ming was surrounded by three people.

Messi, Rakitic, and Alves.

Busquets and Pique are also in the lineup, Barcelona are determined to win possession!
"Come on!" Qin Ming's eyes lit up.

Barcelona formed a pincer movement, and they secured their position.

It's not always certain who the hunter and who the prey are.

A series of touches created space, and before Alves could block, the ball was passed to Cazorla.

The Barcelona players immediately changed direction.

Cazorla, who had just recovered from injury, delivered a simple one-touch pass back to Coquelin.

"The space has appeared!"

Their pre-match training focused on completing fast and accurate passes in extremely confined spaces.

The results of this training are now becoming apparent.

Qin Ming sprinted against the wind down the left flank, and the football caught up with him in the blink of an eye.

The camera follows Arsenal's number 10.

Gunmen around the world stared wide-eyed at the sight.

Play short passing and possession against Barcelona!
The key is that it succeeded!

This thrilled them to the extreme.

Barcelona fans were stunned, never expecting that their long-time rivals could push them to this point.

"You like forward thrusting, right?"

Qin Ming's running speed in the second half of the race left Alves, who was frantically chasing, helplessly watching him from behind.

at the same time.

Arsenal's attacking coordination in the front three was on full display.

Sanchez, who had been roaming on the wing, now made a full-force diagonal run into the penalty area, drawing Alba's attention and leaving Mascherano unable to move.

why?
Because there's also Giroud.

The two men restrained Alba and Mascherano.

"Damn it!" Pique looked back and knew that no one could help him; he had to face it alone.

One-on-one!
Can Pique see through Qin Ming's feint?

"Gerrard can do it!" Enrique told himself silently.

But when he saw Qin Ming pause and shift his weight to the left in an instant, he felt that this scene seemed somewhat familiar.

Pique is naturally highly focused.

Seeing that Qin Ming wanted to go to the outside, he instinctively followed.

The next second he realized something was wrong.

*Thud!* Having guessed the wrong direction, Qin Ming's left shoe spike sank deep into the grass, resisting the inertia of the high-speed change of direction and forcing himself to change direction a second time.

During this process, he only touched the ball once.

be cheated!
Pique looked completely bewildered and wanted to follow up with another block.

His weakness lies in his ability to move laterally.

After getting past Pique, Qin Ming looked up and met Ter Stegen's gaze; the two had never faced each other in the Bundesliga.

We finally met today.

Out of the corner of his eye, he also saw Mascherano rushing towards him without regard for anything else.

After adjusting your posture.

Qin Ming aimed his left toe at the right post and unleashed a textbook-perfect shot!

boom!
Amidst the dull thud of the ball being touched.

Mascherano's tackle only managed to scrape up air.

Ter Stegen lunged to the side, but only managed to hit air.

Their gazes met as the soccer ball struck the net, creating a white wave.

“GOAL!!!”

Paul Dutton suddenly stood up, grabbed the microphone, and roared.

The drawn-out ending sound was just like his mood at that moment.

excited!

"Arsenal's nemesis Barcelona conceded a goal at the Emirates Stadium!"

"Look at this goal! The teamwork and individual skills were perfectly combined!"

"This is what gunmen are like now!"

"Qin! Our £90 million man has breached Barcelona's goal in the 29th minute of the match!"

"Even if Messi is worth 1.3 million and Neymar is worth 1.1 million, we still scored the first goal!"

Paul Dutton has been commentating on Arsenal matches for over 20 years.

He has witnessed the undefeated trophy, experienced the heartbreak of the Champions League, and seen countless players leave.

Today he can finally speak with dignity.

Arsenal are no longer afraid of Barcelona!
Even though Barcelona is stronger on paper, in football, the strongest team doesn't always win.

As Wenger said.

With conviction and confidence, we are ready!
on the field.

"Vamos!" Qin Ming celebrated his goal in the style of a Spanish player.

"Holy crap! Qin, your core is simply incredible! You can even change direction in that kind of situation!"

Giroud felt that if he tried to imitate it, he would probably break his ankle.

Finally, he looked at Sanchez and asked, "Alexis, can you do it?"

"My touch isn't that precise."

Sanchez shook his head.

He can force a change of direction, but Qin Ming's touch of the ball allows him to connect with a shot at the fastest speed.

He's in a tough spot.

"Don't worry about that. I was hoping to score in the first 20 minutes, but now it's almost 10 minutes late. Don't let this goal make you complacent."

Qin Ming felt more pressure from Barcelona than from Paris Saint-Germain.

This is the Barcelona team that has faced Real Madrid before; he can't even imagine how strong Barcelona was at its peak last season.

If we are even slightly careless today
Qin Ming looked at the Barcelona players and didn't see much frustration on their faces. They were even huddled together on MSN, discussing things quietly.

"Yes, the boss said before the game that scoring goals is just the beginning, the real focus is on what comes next!"

Cazorla also advised his teammates not to be too happy too soon.

Courtside.

Enrique kept talking to his assistant coach, saying that it didn't matter if they scored first, as long as they found their form, equalizing and taking the lead would be easy.

the other side.

Wenger remained calm, pressing his hands down in the command area.

After a 30-minute high-intensity battle with Barcelona, ​​their physical exertion is much higher than Barcelona's, and it's time to slow down the pace.

(End of this chapter)