Green striker

The rain is still falling, but the intensity has slowed down slightly and is not as strong as before.

But the rain that only eased slightly could not bring much change to the game environment between Tarragona and Barcelona in the second half.

On the turf of the stadium, if you look down from a distance, you can see countless large and small puddles of water on the green field.

No one wants the heavy rain to continue, most of them want it to stop so that the game environment can become more comfortable in the second half.

Even the staff used the intermission time to actively eliminate the water accumulation in the stadium.

However, this heavy rainfall was still too violent, and it was difficult to cope with the intensity in a short period of time.

But the reason isn't just here.

It also depends on the hardware conditions. Tarragona’s home stadium, the Editas Stadium, is not a modern and high-standard new stadium. This stadium has been built for nearly 60 years, and its equipment functions to cope with extreme weather conditions are early.

It is already outdated and in urgent need of updating. It is difficult to meet the competition requirements under some adverse conditions.

"Chairman, I think we can put the renovation of the stadium on the agenda."

In the stadium box, the team's sports director Chrysler was watching the game. He made suggestions to Chairman Cruz who was sitting next to him.

"Do we have money now?" After Cruz heard this, the old gentleman glanced at Chrysler who made the suggestion.

The old gentleman knew that this was not the first time Chrysler had discussed this matter with Cruz.

Chrysler's previous proposals and ideas had to be put aside temporarily due to practical strength reasons.

But now that Chrysler has brought it up with the chairman again, it is naturally because the current situation is different from before.

Chrysler told the old man his reason, "The club's current financial budget is not particularly wealthy, but it is enough to be able to maintain basic expenses while also adding the economy of renovating the stadium."

"The team's current performance is very good, and it has also brought significant changes to the club's financial revenue, which was originally stagnant and barely maintaining a balance."

"Our ticket revenue has increased significantly."

"And the sponsors who have always sponsored our jersey advertisements and billboards can now increase their sponsorship with the new contract."

When Chrysler said this, he smiled and said, "Now it can be said that our finances can finally look at the problem optimistically."

"So are you sure there won't be any problems if you renovate the stadium?" As club president, Cruz is also concerned about financial issues.

The old gentleman does have some money personally, but the club is different.

A normal club cannot rely solely on one person or one sponsor to maintain its livelihood. That is not the way to maintain long-term stability.

"No problem!" Chrysler replied to the old chairman with certainty.

It's getting better, everything is getting better!

Tarragona, a club that had been struggling to survive and relied on Chairman Cruz's annual capital injection to maintain its situation, is now finally able to break free from the quagmire of financial crisis, that is to say, it can become self-reliant.

, maintaining financial balance.

This is not easy. In the past few years, when it has become increasingly difficult for small and medium-sized clubs to maintain their livelihood, it is really a good thing that Tarragona can come out.

Faced with the affirmative answer of Chrysler, the sports director and manager who is also responsible for the management of the club, Cruz, the team's chairman, tightened a thick coat on his body, nodded and said: "Then, finances permit

Under the circumstances, I agree to renovate the stadium."

"As for renovation, everything that needs to be refurbished and replaced can be replaced. If it exceeds the budget, I can bear it personally."

"Then, I think it's better to wait a few days and hold a high-level meeting to calm down the matter, then come up with a plan and make a decision."

As soon as Cruz finished speaking on the phone, he also made the final decision on the matter. After he finished speaking, Cruz asked Chrysler, "That's all my personal opinion above. Do you have any other suggestions?"

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"No more." That's all Chrysler wanted to mention.

"Then let's continue watching the game." The old man looked back at the court below.

The second half of the game is about to begin.

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The short intermission ends.

When Chen Yang followed everyone out of the locker room and walked out through the players' tunnel.

Chen Yang had just stepped out of the passage, not far from the entrance, when he was greeted by a bone-chilling wind mixed with freezing rain, blowing to every part of his body like a knife.

cold!

It's so damn cold!

The players had just come out of the warm, air-conditioned locker room and felt the same feeling as most of the people in the stands still watching the game.

"Why is it colder than snow!"

"Why hasn't the rain stopped yet?"

Some players couldn't stop complaining about the rain and the cold weather conditions at night.

Chen Yang, who had just walked out of the players tunnel at the back of the team, looked up at the sky outside and saw the dense lines of rain that did not stop under the light...

Chen Yang, like everyone else, couldn't help but shake his head at the heavy rain that showed no signs of stopping.

The next second half was a bit difficult.

Low temperature and rainfall. To be honest, Chen Yang is not a person who likes to compete in the rain.

However, Chen Yang is not a person who likes to complain.

Moreover, Chen Yang was not the only one affected by this rain.

The game is a game between two sides. Under the same conditions, the heavy rain continues, which may be a good thing for Tarragona.

Because Tarragona is a team that plays defensive counterattack, they do not need to have possession of the ball during the game to take the initiative. If it is not necessary, it will not matter if the possession rate is reduced to nothing during the entire game.

But Barcelona is different. In such a venue, for the second half of the game, Barcelona's technical and tactical play, the normal passing on the turf with water is no better than playing on a normal venue.

are different.

So, how will Barcelona play in the second half?

Chen Yang walked onto the court, and the cold icy rain quickly soaked his dry clothes.

But Chen Yang didn't pay attention to these.

In the rain, he stood in his own half after changing sides. While waiting for kick-off, he looked at the Barcelona players on the other side, Villa, Xavi, Mascherano, Pique...

In his mind at this moment, he was thinking about Barcelona, ​​today's opponent, and Chen Yang was guessing what kind of game Guardiola would have in the second half.

As for Chen Yang, how should he avoid being invisible in the possible changes and find opportunities to make a difference?

As long as Chen Yang is on the court, he is already in the game.

In terms of speculation, the expectations for Barcelona are actually just the same.

Reduce ball possession, look for fouls, look for set pieces, look for coordination, look for passes, look for long shots...

There are as many useful means as there are for taking a bus.

After all, Tarragona is just such a bus.

However, we are now on a bus in a rainy night.

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In the second half of the game, the referee blows his whistle and the game restarts.

Barcelona's tactics after kick-off in the second half.

After Chen Yang observed it for a while, some of his normal guesses were indeed correct.

In the case where the field problem has not been effectively solved, Barcelona has indeed reduced the back-foot control that often occurs in the backcourt. Instead, it has advanced the conduction control to the midfield, leaving Mascherano's position behind.

Withdraw, Alves and Maxwell have two wing positions.

The position of the young midfielder Thiago is at the same level as Xavi. The two of them jointly take the ball in the middle and work in tandem on the two wings. Together with the two strikers Bojan and Villa, they all have the ability.

The impact from both sides with good technical skills at his feet constantly put Tarragona's defensive pressure on the left and right wings.

This change is different from the slow waves of attacks in the first half of the game.

Barcelona's changes in the second half were quite targeted, and the offense was focused. After one wave of attacks, there was a two-point scramble to start the next wave of attacks.

Barcelona, ​​they want to succeed in attack as soon as possible, they can score early and win the game as soon as possible.

As long as Barcelona scores a goal, Tarragona's Copa del Rey will be over.

Because it is impossible for Barcelona to score four goals in one game, and it will be difficult to see it in the future.

Therefore, Tarragona's response was to use a collective formation to defend in the penalty area. In the middle position, Chen Yang retreated to the midfield to defend.

Not only Chen Yang, but Moriente is also the same. He also has the obligation to defend from the front point.

Now we basically give up our offensive power.

But that's how it is. Without the ball, the defense starts from the forward and concentrates the defense in the penalty area to withstand Barcelona's continuous offensive momentum after the opening.

Defense and offense, passing and controlling tactics, are two extremes in Cruyff's football philosophy.

However, the current team is from the old generation, the peak of true pass-and-control offense, although it is not complete.

On the other hand, after improvements and improvements in the future, the tit-for-tat new version of anti-counterfeiting is just a low-profile version.

However, it is not impossible to fight.

Chen Yang looked at Barcelona's concentrated strength in the frontcourt and the backcourt, especially the relatively empty defense on the wings.

He is also looking for opportunities while defending.

However, if you want a chance, you still have to survive this wave of attacks.

Because Barcelona began to use the superb foot skills of its players to break through and find fouls.

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"Bo Yang! Bo Yang dribbles the ball and breaks through from the wing!"

"A beautiful fake move past the Tarragona full-back Carlo who was guarding him!"

"Fortunately, Abeldo, who came in from behind, made a tackle and knocked down Bo Yang."

"Huh? There is a conflict between Bojan and Abeldo!"

"Fortunately, the teammates on both sides separated the two in time, and nothing happened."

"Now the penalty area in the backcourt of Tarragona is really full of people. In fact, Bojan can consider passing the ball after breaking through."

"But it also gave Barcelona a good free-kick opportunity from an outside position."

"Xavi stood in front of this set piece and shot!"

"It's a pity that it missed the target!"

…

"Xavi's through ball passed to Depero, and Depero made a move!"

"Depero! Long shot!"

"Oh my god! This goal didn't even go in?!"

"The goalkeeper of Tarragona did a great job! Gabriel! He reacted quickly to save the ball and saved it!"

He Yang of Five-Star Sports wasted a little too much saliva after the second half of the game started.

The ensuing corner kick was taken.

Bennato headed the ball.

He tipped the ball to Slin in front.

Silin made a long pass and Chen Yang ran quickly, trying to catch the ball and counterattack.

However, Tarragona's offense had just come out. Pique appeared in the right position and intercepted the counterattack with his early appearance.

Even the second penalty kick opportunity was obtained. Facing the Tarragona team's formation that had just tried to come out, Barcelona's offense hit the wing position again.

Alves is on the right, a fried ball, just like Chen Yang passed Pique in the first half of the game, and Carlo at left back was also turned into a scum.

First he was praised by Bo, and this time it was Alves.

This time, Carlo became a little angry and took action.

A ball came and passed by.

Didi!

Tarragona TV, Herris was puzzled by Carlo's intention for this foul move.

"Carlo shouldn't have committed this foul."

"Bennato has already made up the defense well. His foul not only gave Barcelona a better free kick opportunity, but also cost him a yellow card."

“It’s not worth it!”

Fortunately, Xavi's tactical corner kick was then taken, and Pique, who came up from the penalty area, headed the ball high. It was Tarragona's goal kick.

But the attack Tarragona will face will not be just this one.

A dangerous attack will come again.

Barcelona's current offensive rhythm after the opening kicks off is quite fast!

It was difficult for Tarragona to keep up with Barcelona's offensive rhythm, and they could only use some stupid methods, simple means, such as consecutive fouls to interrupt the rhythm.

However, if there are too many fouls, whether a player will be given a card or not depends on the mood of the referee and the scale of the call.

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"The referee's whistle sounded."

"After Jimenez was tricked by Villa's footwork, he had to pull Villa to the ground after he passed him."

"You can't run away with a yellow card," Herries explained.

Elway added: "Barcelona's current attack is sharp, Tarragona has some brains to deal with it!"

Jimenez, who fouled Villa, turned around and looked back silently when he showed the yellow card to the referee.

He knew this was a move to get a card.

But as long as you don't let the opponent enter the penalty area, it's worth it.

"This set kick will be taken by Villa."

After a whistle blows.

Bang!

"Are you just hitting the door again?"

"But it's a pity that this goal was hit too high and didn't go in."

In the second half of the game, in the broadcast commentary of the game watched by the domestic audience, He Yang could be heard commenting that Barcelona played in the rain and had a stronger offensive momentum than if it had not rained.

The current game has reached the 58th minute.

Barcelona's offense bombarded Tarragona's goal again.

But Tarragona's goal seemed to be in danger, but it still managed to survive.

When Villa took a direct free kick, he failed to score.

After Barcelona took the goal kick in Tarragona, after they grabbed the ball, their offensive rhythm was not that fast.

High-intensity attacks also consume physical energy and energy, which is even greater in the rain.

It is impossible to attack the whole game. You have to slow down a little and take a break to accumulate strength.

At this time, Tarragona made a substitution.

Mović and Cordo replaced Carlo and Jimenez who were caught on the wing.

Substituting players in the matchup means that the formation remains unchanged, and it also reduces defensive pressure.

Now with Barcelona's slowed down pace, Tarragona can more or less relax Panasonic's tight defensive pressure.

And just when everyone thought the pace was going to slow down.

In Barcelona's midfield position, Thiago made a mistake in passing the ball to Alves on the left!

No, that's not really a mistake.

It's just that on the short passing path, Thiago's passing intensity was miscalculated, and he didn't predict the current venue. The ball he passed passed through several puddles, the intensity dropped, and stopped halfway.

Come down.

And in this position, Chen Yang, he happened to be in this position.

Here comes the ball!

When Chen Yang saw the ball parked in a puddle, he immediately reacted and started to prepare to take the ball down immediately.

Below him, Alves' reaction was not slow either. He wanted to steal the ball from Chen Yang!

However, when Chen Yang is here, the distance is much closer.

He ran to where the ball landed first.

It's just that when he was about to run to the ball, he didn't kick it forward.

Instead, he ran over.

Is this... Chen Yang ran away?

Where would it be!

After Chen Yang's body ran past the ball, he crossed the ball with his left foot and kicked backwards with his heel!

The ball was quickly passed by Alves by Chen Yang.

Then, when Chen Yang passed the ball, he looked at his feet to avoid those possible "water areas".

Two seconds later, his steps accelerated, and Chen Yang raised his head and ran forward in long strides!

If, if he passes the ball in place, then Mović’s direction and position...

So now, in front of him, there will be a suitable ball landing point in front of him!

Boom!

While Chen Yang was running, he heard another sound of the ball being kicked. Then, when he heard the sound, a black and white shadow fell forward in the rainy night sky.

In the audience, wild shouts came from the stands.

Fans, they saw this attack. When Chen Yang grabbed the ball and passed it back, and while he was running quickly, Mović jumped in alertly and received the pass and made a long pass forward.

As for Chen Yang, when Mović passed the ball, he had already crossed the half court. Because of the presence of Mousagne who was dragging the back of the defense, the ball Chen Yang got was not an offside kick!

Attack! Attack! This is a dangerous attack!

Fans who have seen Chen Yang's one-stop service on the wing in the first half of the game can all realize this!

Not to mention other people.

On the sidelines, Mandy clenched his fists and rushed to the sideline, shouting: "This goal is going to go in."

Guardiola, who was sitting in the coaching bench watching the game, looked at Chen Yang's sudden attack with his chin in his hand. For a moment, he looked at Chen Yang's attack on the wing without any expression.

Three seconds! Four seconds!

In two seconds, Chen Yang reached his fastest speed and at the same time he received the lob pass from behind by Mović.

Now, he's unimpeded on the wing.

Chen Yang dribbled the ball, and then looked towards the center.

In the middle position, when Chen Yang looked over, Pique, this experienced guy, quickly returned to defend in place.

He's stuck.

As for Chen Yang, if he wants to perform well on this ball, he cannot bring the ball to the baseline.

Chen Yang, he has to cut inside!

After catching up with the ball that he threw out with great force, Chen Yang changed direction directly.

He cuts inside again!

In this game, his second dribbling was an opportunity for one person to face a one-on-one defense.

When Pique saw him cutting in, he pressed close to him without any hesitation.

When he was two positions away and now outside the penalty area, Chen Yang's steps when dribbling the ball changed.

He tried to use changes in dribbling rhythm and fake moves to dazzle Pique.

But Pique did not hesitate, he continued to move closer to Chen Yang.

The distance is getting closer.

This is not good.

Chen Yang held the ball, looked at Pique coming over, moved his left foot forward, and moved the ball with the instep of his right outside foot.

He was going to throw a ball.

But how to know.

When Pique approached, his speed never stopped.

Pique, this man, he is going to...

"Fuck!"

Chen Yang looked at this move and now he realized what Pique wanted to do.

But it was just that he realized that Chen Yang was Pique who was accelerated towards him. He was knocked backwards by the force like a rugby player!

"Pique! He fouled Chen Yang! This is definitely a yellow card! A yellow card!"

He Yang from Five Star Sports was scratching his head and shouting loudly when he explained this.

This foul is really maddening!

If Chen Yang were allowed to go in again, who knows, it would be like the end of the first half of the game, where he would score a one-stop goal!!!

He Yang almost couldn't think of Pique! This is really an incomprehensible style!

At this moment, Chen Yang, who was laid down on the ground, felt no pain because there was water on the turf below, as if he had fallen on a soft water bag, but he felt helpless.

Pique, even if you get a yellow card, you won't let me pass!

"Beep beep!"

It was after Pique knocked down Chen Yang with a rugby move that the referee's sharp whistle sounded quickly from behind.

This is an undoubted foul.

At the same time, the referee also took out a yellow card from his pocket and glared it directly into Pique's eyes!

This foul action, a tactical foul, is definitely worthy of a yellow card.

But this foul also caused Chen Yang, who was originally dribbling the ball to attack, ending his chance to counterattack.

At this time, Pique stretched out his hand towards Chen Yang, "Are you okay?"

Seeing Pique acting like this, Chen Yang could only shake his head, "It's okay."

Then, Chen Yang stood up from the ground with Pique's hand.

After being fouled, he just realized it and subconsciously made preparations. There was no injury.

As for Chen Yang, he will not be angry at Pique's foul on him.

Because this is professional football.

Chen Yang just felt... what a pity.

It felt like it was just a little bit close. Really, it was just a little bit close. He might have felt like he was going to score his second goal.

"Pique's defense is quite straightforward."

"He knocked down Chen Yang directly, received a yellow card and a free kick in the frontcourt. This is really not a loss."

Harris said regretfully.

Pique's decisive foul immediately pulled down Herris, who was about to reach the highest point.

Elway did not have the same emotion as Herris. He said, "But a free kick in the frontcourt, and a set kick opportunity on the left three or four meters away from the penalty area, is also a good opportunity."

Take advantage of the opportunity.”

"Let's see how Tarragona chooses this free kick."

Before the free kick.

Si Lin and Chen Yang are in front of the ball.

"You and I will play this ball?" the old captain asked Chen Yang as before.

"You take the penalty, I won't." Chen Yang didn't practice the free kick very well today, so if he was asked to take the free kick, he really didn't feel good about his feet.

"Okay, I'll take the ball." Slin then confirmed the right to take the next free kick.

Chen Yang looked at the old captain and asked again, "Is it tactics or...?"

"Me?" The old captain took two steps back and looked at the situation in the penalty area preparing for the free kick.

After pondering for a moment, the old captain said: "I want to score this ball myself!"