Chapter 174 Royce’s World Wave

? Zhou Yi just got the ball, which was Dortmund's opportunity to counterattack, but before he could turn around, he was pushed to the ground from behind by Atletico Madrid player Koke.

Dortmund's counterattack failed.

The referee Thomson's whistle sounded and he sentenced Koke to a foul, but he was not given a yellow card but only a verbal warning. This caused dissatisfaction among the Dortmund players.

They gathered around to find Thomson's theory.

"This isn't the first time they've done this!"

Dortmund players shouted to the referee.

Zhou Yi got up from the ground, but did not participate. He dusted himself with grass clippings.

He was not angry about Cork's foul. He was not dissatisfied with the fact that the referee only warned Cork verbally.

His teammates are right. This is not the first time that an Atletico Madrid player has fouled him like this, and Koke is not the only one.

In these ten minutes of competition, Zhou Yi has been targeted four times.

Sometimes it's one Atletico Madrid player, and other times it's two or three people surrounding Zhou Yi.

As the core of the team, it is normal to be focused on by opponents during the game. But today's Atletico Madrid players moved more than usual when defending Zhou Yi.

Of course Zhou Yi knows why.

It was probably his bet with Sun Pan that angered the Atletico Madrid players.

This was really not his intention. He just made a bet with Sun Pan. Did he make a bet with the entire Atletico Madrid team?

But this is also good. Obviously, Atletico Madrid values ​​itself more than its teammates. This is Dortmund's opportunity.

Zhou Yi used himself as a magnet to attract as much attention as possible from Atletico Madrid players and provide space for his teammates.

Although you put yourself in dangerous situations, opportunities lie in these dangerous situations.

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When the game continued, Dortmund had lost the chance to counterattack, but the pressure around Zhou Yi did not ease.

No matter where he gets the ball,

Players wearing Atletico Madrid jerseys will quickly appear around him.

Regarding Zhou Yi's marking, Simeone's team really worked hard to not give Zhou Yi the slightest chance.

So in fact, even if Zhou Yi did not bet with Sun Pan, or the direct bet between him and Sun Pan was not known to Atletico Madrid players, the pressure Zhou Yi faced would not be less at all.

When Simeone assigned his players the task of marking Zhou Yi before the game, he repeatedly emphasized that Zhou Yi must not turn around. Once he turns around, Zhou Yi who is facing the goal is the biggest threat.

That's why Kirk just pushed Zhou Yi to the ground without even waiting for Zhou Yi to turn around.

Dortmund's counterattack failed, and naturally it failed to threaten the goal guarded by Sun Pan.

After Atletico Madrid regained possession of the ball, they continued to launch a fierce attack on Dortmund's goal, still wanting to score another goal in the shortest possible time.

Dortmund could only recycle its defense again.

This shows how effective Atletico Madrid's key defense against Zhou Yi is.

But the ball cannot always be at the feet of Atletico Madrid players, and it will always change hands.

Two minutes later, Dortmund regained possession of the ball.

The Atletico Madrid players did not run back directly and retreated to their own half, but pressed high.

On the one hand, this defensive strategy can make it more difficult for Dortmund to control the ball in the midfield and backcourt, making it difficult for Dortmund to organize counterattacks calmly. On the other hand, if they can cut off the football directly in the frontcourt, then they can The ground directly launched a counterattack, catching Dortmund by surprise.

High-position pressing requires players to keep running and attacking, not just one person, but the whole team rushing together. Only in this way can a pressing situation be formed one after another like a tide, causing the opponent to be in a hurry. I made a mistake next time.

This is very physically demanding, but Simeone's Atletico Madrid's physical fitness is very good, so they don't have to worry at all.

Atletico Madrid's high press really caused a lot of trouble for Dortmund's players. When they switched from defense to attack to get the ball to counterattack, they didn't know how to play the ball. If you hesitate even a little, the perfect opportunity to counterattack may be gone.

At this time, you need to leave the football to Zhou Yi and let Zhou Yi decide what to do.

In response to Dortmund's countermeasures, Atletico Madrid made defensive arrangements to keep a close eye on Zhou Yi.

Atletico Madrid players almost went to Zhouyi with the football.

This makes it difficult for Zhou Yi to handle the ball.

Marcel Leif was very dissatisfied with the referee Thomson for not showing Cork a yellow card just now: "Thomson's behavior is a kind of connivance. He revealed a signal to the Atletico Madrid players - you can play whatever you want, as long as you don't It doesn't matter if someone is killed... Thomson's appeasement is the fundamental reason why Atletico Madrid is so rampant in the away game!"

There is no home field advantage in his own home court, Marcel Leif has fought for Dortmund.

But no one can change the referee's enforcement style. If you just complain that the referee's penalty scale is too loose, it will not help win the game.

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Despite being trapped in a tight siege, Zhou Yi still gestured for the ball to Subotic, who was holding the ball.

But when Subotic passed the football to him, he had no chance to turn around. He could only pass the football back to Subotic and continue running forward.

While running, he continued to ask Subotic for the ball.

Subotic wanted to kick the football directly, but he couldn't catch the ball even if he kicked it, so it was meaningless.

He had no choice but to pass the football to Zhou Yi again.

This time, there were as many as four Atlético Madrid players beside Zhou Yi. They varied in distance from Zhou Yi, but in general, they formed a siege on Zhou Yi. As long as Zhou Yi stopped the football, someone would stick to it. .

But this time Zhou Yi did not choose to stop the ball. He ran towards the football. When the football rolled over, he directly knocked the football with his heel to Sven Bender who was behind him. Then he ran forward, but as he ran, Atletico Madrid's defensive players also retreated collectively, forming a wall of four defensive players in front of him. Not only did he not be able to rush forward easily, It also made it impossible for Sven Bender to pass the football forward.

Sven Bender couldn't do anything when he saw this. He couldn't force the football to the front, right? In that case, possession of the ball is likely to change hands.

In desperation, he chose to pass back and passed the football to right back Piszczek.

Continuous back passes, seeing that Dortmund's counterattack could not be launched, He Ping felt sorry for Dortmund: "Atletico Madrid's high-position press was very good, and Dortmund couldn't find a good point for the ball... If the fight continues like this , it will be difficult for Dortmund to reverse the situation of being suppressed by Atletico Madrid..."

Zhou Yi originally rushed forward, but when he looked back, Sven Bender passed the football back again, and he also turned around and ran back.

Again the requesting gesture was made.

Piszczek knew that Zhou Yi was being targeted by the opponent's players, but besides Zhou Yi, could anyone else do anything? The more times like this, the more I have to believe in Zhou Yi's ability, so he passed the football.

Zhou Yi turned his back to the attacking direction and received the football. Kirk immediately rushed up again, intending to stick to Zhou Yi and prevent him from turning around.

But before he could get close to him, Zhou Yi used his heel to pass the football out again.

The football rolled past the feet of Koke, who was rushing forward, and fell to the feet of Lewandowski, who was retreating to receive the ball.

"Good shot!" He Ping applauded Zhou Yi's wonderful back-heel pass.

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi turned around and rushed forward.

With his back to the attacking direction, Lewandowski used his body to withstand the pressure from the Atletico Madrid players behind him, waited for Zhou Yi to rush up, and then sent the football sideways.

Then he turned around and ran forward.

This was the first time Zhou Yi was able to catch the ball while facing the offensive direction in this offense, and a huge cheer came from the stands.

Amid huge cheers, Atletico Madrid's defenders rushed towards Zhou Yi.

This is based on the principle of "whoever has the ball is the greatest threat", and also because of the bet between Zhou Yi and Sun Pan before the game. Atletico Madrid players regarded Zhou Yi as their top priority.

Almost in the blink of an eye, two deep and layered defense lines were formed in front of Zhou Yi. Whether Zhou Yi wanted to shoot or break through, it became extremely difficult. Pass the ball? Then he can only choose to use his heel to pass back, because within his field of vision, there will be no Dortmund players to respond to him and no space that can be exploited.

Simeone, who saw this scene off the court, has confidence in his players. He believes that as long as Zhou Yi stops the football, Dortmund's attack will end here.

In fact, Simeone's estimate was good. As long as Zhou Yi stops the football, whether it is dead at his feet or stopped in front of his feet, the encirclement will shrink instantly and become a shackles stuck around his neck, making him breathless.

But... Zhou Yi didn't intend to stop the ball. He raised his right foot, faced the football passed horizontally by Lewandowski, and shoveled it down. Then the football flew directly up and drew an outward-swinging arc in the air, bypassing the Atletico Madrid players in front of him and turning to the right side of the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid's center back Godin jumped up and tried to push the football away. At first, he fell on top. He miscalculated the height of the football, and the flight arc was higher than he thought!

The missed football fell down and was caught by Royce who was inserted into the penalty area!

"Royce——!!!" Marcel Leif shouted in an excited voice.

Royce, who inserted himself into the penalty area, raised his right leg while running, bent his bow and arrow, aimed at the far upper corner of the goal and kicked it out!

With a bang, the falling football was firmly hit in the middle by his instep, and then the football drew a parabola and flew towards the back corner of the goal.

Faced with Royce's powerful and heavy shot, which also had the nature of a falling ball, although Sun Pan jumped up and made a save, he still failed to touch the football - the apex of the parabola happened to go around it. The tips of his fingers!

Sun Pan, who failed to touch the football, raised his head and stared at the football, but he did not see the football flying out of the goal. Instead, he saw the football grazing the junction of the goal post and the crossbar and falling into the net...

"Ahhhhhh!" Marcel Leif screamed excitedly. "Marco Reus! Marco Reus!!! An amazing kick, he equalized the score for Dortmund!!!"

The entire West End Stadium was ignited by this goal. All Dortmund fans jumped up. When they fell down, the stadium seemed to be shaken by an earthquake.

"Marco——!!" the DJ at the scene, Norbert Dicker, shouted in a long voice.

Immediately afterwards, all the Dortmund fans responded to him in unison: "——Royce!!!"

This is the atmosphere at Dortmund's home court, the treatment every Dortmund player dreams of. (To be continued.)