Chapter 62 Dead Knot
The format of the game is a bit weird.
Obviously it is Stanford's home court, and it is Stanford who should play the advantage.
But many people are inexplicably wondering why Hoffenheim can't have an advantage!
This illusion is mainly due to Hoffenheim's holding time with the ball.
With the ball in hand, Hoffenheim is naturally the attacking side.
Stanford, on the other hand, dropped back to defend.
This is no problem at all, Stanford is a team that plays defensively and counterattack.
But the problem is that compared to the tit-for-tat last season, after losing Biartini, Stanford lacks the ability to finish goals on the offensive end.
This also made Stanford ineffective in a few offenses.
Although Alex's speed can still threaten Hoffenheim's big penalty area.
Although Benjamin's dribbling ability is also sufficient.
But it just felt like something was missing.
In this regard, the England commentator said; "Bialdini's absence has made the defending champion a little lost. I don't know if it is correct to say this, but Bialdini's role is too great. In the previous season , Stanford relied too much on Biartini's ability in the penalty area, but now it has lost its previous momentum."
"And most of the time, the ball is at the feet of Hoffenheim. This is seriously consuming the stamina of the Stanford players. If you defend for too long, you will easily lose the ball!"
Stanford was also anxious.
Especially when there is a defensive line, when the offense is not making any progress, the defenders are undoubtedly the most uncomfortable.
They are well aware of Hoffenheim's offensive capabilities.
If their front couldn't score in the time they insisted on, Hoffenheim would always pry their defense open.
And that pressure is now mounting.
On the two wings, Roquel and Leo have completely exploded.
Constantly making breakthroughs, they went on a rampage, trying to tear apart Stanford's defenses.
And Stanford's defensive players were hit again and again,
Difficult to deal with.
"If you can't kick it out, then come back and defend!" Motavis couldn't help roaring.
He looked at the teammates standing in the midfield, waiting for his pass, and got angry.
It's as if the defense is all theirs.
Are you watching a show or what?
But it also said from the side that Stanford is under too much pressure.
They couldn't hold on any longer.
Constantly involved in the offense, their physical energy consumption is serious, and many people have begun to lose the rhythm.
But at this moment, Roquel suddenly stopped breaking through.
This move stunned Azakel for a moment, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.
I saw Roquel passing the ball to Varim.
Azakel thought that Roquel had given up and was about to retreat.
But in the next second, this guy suddenly accelerated and jumped out from beside him.
Azakel was shocked, and hurriedly chased after him.
But Roquel was too fast for him to keep up,
At this time, Varim touched the ball back, and the ball came to Roquel again.
Azakel wanted to raise his hand to call offside, but he saw his captain, Motawis, dragged to the last position.
"Oh no!"
Alarm bells rang in Azakel's heart.
And Motavis also rushed to Roquel in a hurry to stop him.
The two surrounded Roquel logically, and began to press, pull, and pull, and finally Roquel fell to the ground hard.
The two were startled, and immediately raised their hands to show that they had not fouled.
But at this time, the referee has already run over.
The surrounding Stanford fans were yelling 'flop', but the referee was talking to the linesman with a headset.
The linesman gave a reliable answer.
"Foul! Penalty!"
Beep! ! !
Gu Lin A sharp whistle sounded.
The referee points to the penalty spot.
In 35 minutes, Hoffenheim finally got a penalty kick by relying on Roquel's breakthrough.
The Stanford players are still trying to defend themselves and want to put pressure on the referee to withdraw the penalty.
But the referee made it clear that this was a penalty kick, and his attitude was extremely tough, and he made a move to draw a card.
This also made the Stanford players shake their heads helplessly.
Roquel got up from the ground, he took a few breaths, and cursed: "This is difficult!"
It is really difficult!
Stanford led by Christopher was almost perfect defensively.
If it weren't for Hoffenheim's harassment, intervention, pressure and breakthrough in various ways, this penalty would not be exchanged.
But this shows from the side how powerful Hoffenheim's offensive ability is.
On the sidelines, Christopher also sighed helplessly.
He has enough confidence in the defense he has assembled.
These players are all selected by thousands of people and are completely connected by him as a whole.
It is very difficult to tear through this kind of defense, but Hoffenheim did it.
After defending for 35 minutes, they still failed to withstand the offensive pressure of Hoffenheim.
Now, he can only look forward to Roquel's penalty kick.
But is it possible?
The same is true.
Roquel scored the goal with a neat kick from the lower right corner! ~
In the 35th minute, Hoffenheim relied on a penalty kick and scored the first goal at Stanford's home court.
And this also changed the overall situation.
The pressure on Stanford will only get worse.
The German commentator praised Roquel's performance, and also said: "Stanford is not as scary as it looks, they are not the Champions League champions of last season!"
Yes! From the current point of view!
Stanford's performance cannot be compared with last season, and last season's Stanford was strong.
But after winning the Champions League, Stanford began to have various problems.
It doesn't matter if it's slack, or it's the curse of the champion.
Anyway, now Stanford no longer has the terrifying defensive counterattack ability before.
Now Hoffenheim has directly penetrated the defense, and the game will be even more difficult to play after that.
This goal made Stanford become a little anxious.
But the key point is that the guys from Hoffenheim have no intention of holding on to this position at all, and are still attacking.
These guys use the offense to force them to defend.
If it was last season, they would have fought with Hoffenheim.
But this season, the absence of Biartini, a key figure, made them not have enough confidence on the offensive end.
It can be said that if the game continues like this, Stanford can only be beaten passively.
The same is true.
When the first half ended, Stanford was still huddled in the penalty area without any movement.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim successfully transitioned to the second half with a score of 1:0 in the fierce attack.
Things are not looking good for Stanford.
If they still do not make any changes in the second half, they can only watch themselves being kicked out of the Champions League.
But what can we do now?
There is no one to rely on on the offensive end.
The double-forward tactic has not been kicked out, and Stanford is now a deadlock.
There are only two options before them.
Or die slowly!
Either go all out and fight Hoffenheim!
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