Episode [479]: World-Class Mistakes by World-Class Central Defenders

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Mark Lawrenson immediately roared crazily.

The Barcelona fans who came from afar immediately screamed with excitement, everyone jumped up, and the expeditionary troops howled with excitement.

Barcelona fans waved their flags and shouted loudly.

Scored!

Less than five minutes into the game, the Barcelona team traveling to Leeds actually scored. This really happened so fast.

It was so fast that even the Barcelona fans themselves did not react.

Waiting for the football to roll in the net, the Barcelona players finally reacted.

Barcelona fans screamed excitedly: "Beautiful! Zlatan, long live Zlatan! Zlatan is our king, the super king!"

The faces of the Leeds United fans fell, and they all showed expressions of disbelief.

How is it possible that this is a lost ball?

In front of the goal, Zhong Zheng immediately stood up and roared into the stadium: "Defense, how do you defend, so that someone can attack you?"

Zhong Zheng was really angry. This is not the normal level of their Leeds United team!

Yes, Leeds United made a mistake!

And it was a very, very serious mistake.

More importantly, this is a very low-level mistake, a super low-level mistake.

To be honest, Barcelona's attack this time really didn't pose much of a threat. Perhaps even Barcelona themselves didn't expect that they could score.

No wonder Zhong Zheng in front of the goal is so angry!

It turned out that this time Barcelona midfielder Xavi made a mistake in his pass. He passed to Kompany and David Luiz. In this ball, Leeds United's two central defenders were both in position and able to easily control the ball.

However, these two people's heads actually short-circuited at this time, and they both chose to give up the ball. They all thought their partner would handle the ball, so they let the ball pass and it fell right at the feet of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic was a little surprised when he caught the ball. He had given up and didn't think the ball could roll over. But now the football rolled to his feet. He immediately stretched out his legs and swept the football directly into the Leeds United goal.

Yes, Ibrahimovic's second reaction was very fast and handled very carefully.

In front of the goal, Zhong Zheng's reaction was very fast, but he did not touch the football, and the football rolled into the goal behind him.

Therefore, Zhong Zheng was very angry.

There should not have been such a mistake. This mistake was simply too low-level. It was simply a deliberate gift of points. No wonder Zhong Zheng was so disrespectful and roared directly at David Luiz and Kompany, accusing them of their faults.

To be honest, this is really something to blame!

Kompany and David Luiz have nothing to say at this time. This was indeed a mistake made by both of them, and it was a very low-level mistake. It was no one else's fault.

Kompany and David Luiz immediately turned around and apologized to Zhong Zheng. The goal was indeed their fault. I'm afraid both of them had short-circuited their minds at the time of this game, which resulted in such a result. It really shouldn't have happened.

Zhong Zheng didn't say much and said directly: "Everyone should focus on this. This is a very crucial game. We, Leeds United, cannot lose. Do you understand?"

Kompany and David Luiz immediately nodded to express their understanding.

"Oh, we lost the ball. Did we lose the ball? How could we have lost the ball?" Eddie Gray still doesn't understand. What happened? How come this is a lost ball?

Because this missed goal was really funny. How could such a mistake happen?

Moreover, these two are still top-notch central defenders. This should not be done, it is very inappropriate.

Zhong Cheng couldn't sit still on the sidelines. He jumped up and shouted loudly into the stadium: "What are you doing? Are you playing? When has this been? Everyone is distracted and doesn't want to play. Come down here, do you understand?"

David Luiz and Kompany immediately waved their hands to indicate to Zhong Cheng that this was their fault. They know what to do and don't worry.

After seeing the two people's responses, Zhong Cheng nodded slightly, then turned around and sat down.

"Oh, it is really a pity to concede this goal. Who would have thought that such a situation would happen at the beginning of the game? Leeds United seems to be a little unprepared. Or maybe they are really in the state. It’s too slow!” Mark Lawrenson couldn’t stand it anymore.

To be honest, losing the ball like this is really a bit speechless.

It is really a pity that Leeds United conceded this goal, a very, very pity.

In this way, Leeds United seems to have started with a score of zero to one. From then on, it will be very difficult for Leeds United to recover.

And at this time, will Barcelona adjust their tactics?

Yes, if Barcelona adjusts its tactics at this time, it will also slow down the pace of offense and adopt a defensive posture. In this case, Leeds United will have to attack, which will be very difficult to handle.

Yes, if Leeds United attacks, it will be very uncertain.

However, Barcelona probably won't take the initiative to change their tactics, because they are very, very familiar with this tactic. The most they can do is slow down the pace of the attack, increase the number of turnovers, and not rush the attack. This slow pouring of the ball attracted the Leeds United players and then gave Leeds United a fatal blow.

Yes, that's the case with Barcelona, ​​their tactics are very grinding.

This is the best thing about Barcelona. Once you let them control the rhythm of the game, you will be in danger.

Therefore, at this time, the difficult problem is placed in front of Zhong Cheng.

Should we follow Barcelona's rhythm and let Barcelona lead the way, or should we rush out bravely and attack like crazy?

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng sat here quietly without making any movement. He didn't seem to be affected in any way, as if this wasn't enough to get him up.

Barcelona's head coach Guardiola has been observing Zhong Cheng's reaction and saw that Zhong Cheng had no reaction. He frowned slightly. Zhong Cheng was much more difficult to deal with than he thought. He was still able to keep his composure at this time, which was very impressive.

Guardiola stared at Zhong Cheng for a long time. Zhong Cheng really had no intention of taking action.

Guardiola nodded slightly, but also sat as firm as a mountain. The enemy could not move, and I could not move. Yes, at this time, Guardiola and the others are the leading side, and they are not in a hurry. If the other party doesn't change, we won't change either.

Barcelona still has the tactic of controlling the football at their feet and passing the ball back and forth, looking for space, and then preparing to give the opponent a fatal blow.

Leeds United's tactics seem to have remained unchanged, but if you look closely, you can still see that they have obviously strengthened their counterattack.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Marco Reus were pressing harder and harder, and only towards the heart of Barcelona.

Just now, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly received a diagonal ball from Mesut Ozil, then entered the penalty area, shot directly, and fiercely whipped the football towards the Barcelona goal.

Fortunately, Victor Valdes reacted quickly and saved the football from the bottom line.

Guardiola was shocked. Leeds United really shouldn't be underestimated.

Everyone is very clear about Leeds United's defensive counterattack tactics, but the details of their tactics have changed so much that it is difficult to figure out. This is also where Leeds United's defensive counterattacks are so good.

Guardiola is reminding Barcelona players to pay attention to defense.

Yes, Barcelona also needs to pay attention to defense, otherwise it will be very annoying if one is stolen.

Of course, Barcelona's offensive nature is similar.

At this time, Leeds United's attack suddenly came again, and it was Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo's performance today was really outstanding. His condition was very, very good, better than Leo May. Xi's condition is much better.

Yes, Leo Messi's condition is a bit sluggish today.

Although he also created some opportunities, they were not outstanding. However, in this position, Guardiola really does not dare to make substitutions easily, because no one can take over.

And although Leo Messi's condition is not particularly good, he still poses a great threat to Leeds United's defense.

After Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, he suddenly made consecutive breakthroughs on the wing, rushing left and right, and then suddenly passed Maxwell with a crotch ball. Maxwell directly reached out and pulled Cristiano Ronaldo over, causing a foul.

The referee awarded a foul and gave Maxwell a verbal warning.

This was Maxwell's first foul today, so there was only a verbal warning but no yellow card. Leeds United put some pressure on the referee, but after seeing that it had no effect, they pushed away and prepared to take the free kick.

To be honest, the position of this free kick is a bit biased, too close to the wing.

But Victor Valdes is still very cautious, because he knows that Cristiano Ronaldo's shooting range is very long, and many times it is very irregular. With this goal, Cristiano Ronaldo really might have shot it directly.

The more Victor Valdes thought this way, the more he thought so.

Victor Valdez looked at Cristiano Ronaldo's behavior in front of the football, and he felt that Cristiano Ronaldo must shoot this ball.

Victor Valdez has firmed up his mind, this is definitely a direct attack.

Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo took a long shot from such a remote position. With a bang, the football flew quickly towards Barcelona's goal.

Victor Valdez felt happy, and then jumped out excitedly.

But as soon as he jumped out, his face fell and he felt very unhappy.

With a bang, the football hit the Barcelona wall hard and bounced towards the center of the penalty area. Lewandowski, who then entered the center, easily met the ball and fired. With a bang, the football quickly flew into the big empty goal.

One to one, Leeds United equalized the score.

The Leeds United fans at the scene immediately exploded, jumping wildly and then immediately screaming with excitement. The sound was extremely loud, and the entire Crown Stadium was like an erupting volcano, with hot lava spurting out and dyeing the Leeds sky red.

Lewandowski, who scored the goal, was so excited that he turned around and rushed out crazily. Then he suddenly slid out and knelt down. Unfortunately, there were no three lines left on the turf he slid over, only two.

A touch of sadness!