Chapter 765 Do You Want to Fight?
Pepe was so depressed!
He and Ramos were flanking Cavani on the left and right. In terms of height, he was about the same as Cavani, but the ball came from the right, and his position was much more advantageous than Cavani. From a defensive point of view, as long as he headed it and cleared it directly, the ball would not be threatening.
But just when he was about to jump, someone suddenly pulled his jersey hard behind him. This person was particularly mean, and he let it go after pulling it, causing him to stagnate before he jumped up, but he couldn't jump high after jumping up.
Kyle Walker's pass from the right went over Pepe's header, but Pepe looked like he missed the header and could only watch the ball pass by. Cavani jumped high, rubbed the ball, and headed it into the near corner. After the ball bounced off the ground, it hit the goal behind Casillas, 2:0!
"The ball is in!!!!"
"In the 12th minute, Tottenham scored another goal, 2:0! It was still the goal of Uruguayan center forward Cavani!!!"
After Tottenham scored, Cavani excitedly rushed out of the court, with a handsome sliding kneeling action, which caused countless Tottenham fans in the stands to cheer and applaud, and all his teammates rushed up to celebrate with him.
But in the penalty area of Real Madrid, Pepe pulled the referee hard, indicating that Cavani had a very obvious action of pulling his jersey just now. If it weren't for this action that made him unable to jump up, he would have hit the ball long ago.
But the referee smiled and shook his head, saying that he didn't see it, and there were many small actions like this. If you want to investigate it, I'm afraid every player on the field will have it, just like Pepe, doesn't he have small actions when defending?
It's not that there are no small actions, but there are many, but sometimes the referee's law enforcement standards have to strike a balance!
Of course, Cavani's little move was really disgusting. He pulled Pepe's jersey when he was jumping, and the timing was just right, so that Pepe couldn't jump up. This was disgusting. If he pulled it for a longer time or it was more obvious, the referee would blow it. But now it can only be said that this guy is too cunning, but it's no wonder, he is a South American player!
Real Madrid has enough reasons to be dissatisfied with this goal, but unfortunately, sometimes this kind of harassment is also part of the football game. All professional players will inevitably have some small moves.
More than ten minutes into the game, Tottenham Hotspur led by two goals. This was a painful blow to Real Madrid, but for Tottenham Hotspur, such a start was a very perfect start, but Ye Qiu seemed to be very dissatisfied on the sidelines, and continued to wave his hand to signal the team to keep pressure on Real Madrid.
From the overall situation, if Tottenham Hotspur relaxes its vigilance at this time, then Real Madrid may revive. If Real Madrid, which has lost two goals in a row, is eager to regain its form and rhythm, their offensive will be very sharp, and once the rhythm is under their control, with Xabi Alonso and David Silva's ability to organize and create opportunities, Tottenham Hotspur will be very passive.
So Ye Qiu felt that the team could not relax, and still had to continue to put pressure on Real Madrid to prevent this La Liga giant team from rebounding quickly. Even if they wanted to slow down the rhythm and oppress, they had to survive this period after the goal.
Because, usually five minutes after the goal, the situation is easy to rewrite, and this is not without basis.
As Tottenham Hotspur continued to press and oppress, Real Madrid still failed to break free from the passive situation that continued after the opening, which made them very impatient, especially Xabi Alonso and David Silva were contained, Real Madrid's midfield lacked organization, and more long passes were used to advance the ball.
But the problem is that Tottenham's ability to defend against high balls is not bad at all, which makes Real Madrid very depressed, because they find that whether it is ground penetration or high ball long pass, it is not ideal.
Tottenham's pressure continued until 20 minutes later, and Ye Qiu reminded the team to start to relax the pressure and pressing appropriately, and Real Madrid immediately felt the pressure relieved, and the pressing against Xabi Alonso and David Silva was also relaxed, and their midfield began to have more time to get the ball.
This is also a very normal thing, because no team can maintain high-intensity pressing and pressure for 90 minutes, and there are tight and loose, because players need to reasonably adjust their physical fitness, otherwise it is difficult to persist throughout the game.
With the increase in midfield ball opportunities, Real Madrid began to try to threaten, and Tottenham retreated the defense line to its own 30-meter area, obviously shrinking appropriately to maintain the compactness of the defensive formation.
Pellegrini was very troubled by the team he faced. They could attack when they pushed forward and defend when they retreated. Who wouldn't have a headache with such a team and rack their brains to figure out how to beat them?
The Real Madrid players on the field finally got a chance to turn things around and began to try to attack.
Xabi Alonso made a long pass that landed accurately behind Tottenham's defense, but Thiago Silva was faster than Higuain and cleared the ball before the Argentine, kicking it back to the midfield, but it still landed at the feet of Real Madrid. David Silva quickly made a penetrating through pass to the left.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Kyle Walker were competing in speed on the wing. Everyone was surprised to find that Kyle Walker's speed was not inferior to Cristiano Ronaldo at all. He pressed Cristiano Ronaldo to the sideline. When the two rushed to the left side of Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area, Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, and Kyle Walker directly made a shovel and destroyed the ball out of the sideline.
Cristiano Ronaldo walked out of the court helplessly and wanted to pick up the ball to send a throw-in at the boundary line, but Kyle Walker, who got up from the ground, kicked the ball with his foot and rolled away.
This was a very conscious move to delay Real Madrid's throw-in, because Tottenham Hotspur's defense was still preparing. Once a fast throw-in was sent, it would likely cause chaos in the penalty area.
But Cristiano Ronaldo was dissatisfied and walked up and pushed Kyle Walker.
This action happened right under Ye Qiu's nose, and Ye Qiu shouted loudly, "Hey, what are you doing?"
Many Tottenham Hotspur's coaching staff and substitute players were also dissatisfied. Their teammates were pushed by others, what else could they do? And Thiago Silva, who was not far away, saw Cristiano Ronaldo pushing his teammate, and rushed up ferociously at the first time, and the posture looked like he was going to fight.
The Tottenham Hotspur captain's expression was quite scary, and he really looked vicious when he was ruthless. The Real Madrid players in the distance also panicked and rushed up one by one, fearing that their team's top star would suffer alone in front, especially Cristiano Ronaldo's friend Pepe. The Portuguese central defender, who had already been furious, rushed forward quickly.
Ye Qiu was also startled by Thiago Silva's posture, and hurriedly called his captain, fearing that Thiago Silva would get hot-headed and cause a big disaster. He was wondering in his heart, Thiago Silva was usually very calm, why was he like this today? Was he irritated?
When Thiago Silva approached Cristiano Ronaldo and the referee who had already arrived, he saw that the Brazilian central defender seemed to have learned how to change his face, showing a smile, and explained to the referee and Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Please, this is just a very normal thing, okay? Don't make a fuss about it, and don't hurt the harmony, OK?"
Then he said a few words to Cristiano Ronaldo in Portuguese, and the Portuguese said a few words back. Finally, Thiago Silva patted the Portuguese on the shoulder, and it seemed that everything was fine. At this time, Pepe rushed over fiercely, but he didn't know who to vent his anger on!
Seeing Pepe standing there breathlessly, glaring at the Tottenham players with anger in his eyes, and having to walk back in dismay, Mauro Tassotti was the first to laugh, "This thief is so smart!"
Ye Qiu also reacted and laughed, "Just a little clever!" But his tone did not hide his satisfaction with Thiago Silva, because he handled it so well!
The guest in charge of the TV broadcast obviously saw something and laughed, "Tottenham Hotspur's players are too cunning and too clever. They all have very rich experience in European wars and rich experience in competitions. They know the referee's law enforcement standards and the psychological state of their opponents very well."
"Thiago Silva looked angry just now. Anyone who saw him thought he was going to rush up and beat Cristiano Ronaldo, so the players on the Real Madrid side were nervous. In addition, they were two goals behind and their tactics were suppressed. Many players were angry but had nowhere to vent, so Pepe and Ramos rushed up."
"Want to fight? Then do it. If I lose two goals to you on the court, I will knock out your two front teeth!" The commentator laughed.
"But Thiago Silva is so funny. As soon as he got close to the referee, he put on a smiling face and acted as a peacemaker. He even reconciled with Cristiano Ronaldo. He was completely different from the ferocious look just now. But the Real Madrid players were irritated. Now they have no choice. It's so depressing!"
"Also, we saw Cavani and Pepe competed for the header just now. From the replay, Cavani did move his hands, but he did it very secretly. He pulled it loose without any delay, and the timing was just right. Even if you, the referee, saw it, you might not blow the whistle, because I pulled it loose, so you can blow it or not. Pepe was depressed. I was about to jump but he pulled me. You still Blow? Are they deliberately favoring the home team? "
When he said this, the commentator laughed, "Tottenham Hotspur has a certain advantage in playing at home, and they are too experienced, and the players are too cunning, and they know very well how to adapt to the referee's law enforcement and how to influence the opponent's emotions. "
"This football game is said to be a battle of technology, tactics and strength, but in fact it is still a battle of hearts. Once the heart is confused, it is difficult to play to your strength and state in the game!"
The game resumed, but Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur seemed to be affected. The state of both sides seemed to be disrupted. After the restart, they played a little chaotically, especially Real Madrid, who seemed very anxious.
Ye Qiu quickly gave instructions on the sidelines. Pirlo retreated again to a position almost level with the two central defenders, and the midfield also retreated appropriately. Especially when Real Madrid got the ball, Tottenham began to retreat more to their own half, keeping the formation compact and freezing Real Madrid's attack, especially the midfield.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are both players who need sprint space to play their greatest threat, and Tottenham's retreat is equivalent to limiting their offensive space and turning it into a positional battle in a local area. Both players are not good at it and cannot play their usual threats and sharpness.
In addition, Tottenham's suppression of Real Madrid's two organizing midfielders made Real Madrid's offensive tactics very poor. Instead of playing the usual overwhelming offensive, they were a little restrained and made frequent mistakes.
As long as there is a mistake, Tottenham has a chance.
When Vidal retreated to fight with David Silva and finally poked the ball away from the Spaniard, the ball fell to Pirlo's feet. The Italian midfielder took advantage of the situation and sent it forward. Messi, who appeared in the middle, took the ball with his back.
Xabi Alonso immediately followed, but Messi stopped the ball and turned to accelerate, inserted diagonally to the right, got rid of Xabi Alonso, and made an accurate through ball.
Messi's pass was very good, but the distance was a bit far. If Pepe had focused better and reacted earlier, he would have been able to destroy the ball, but he was obviously distracted. By the time he realized the danger, it was too late to destroy it with a big kick.
If he simply didn't go to grab the ball at this time, but followed Cavani, with Pepe's speed, Cavani would not have been able to successfully counter-offside so easily. But the fatal thing was that after Pepe was distracted, he reacted and left his position to grab the ball. As a result, he didn't grab the ball, but lost his position, and was counter-offside by Cavani.
Thirty meters away from the goal, Cavani dribbled the ball all the way, Vargas chased him relentlessly, and Pepe quickly turned around to catch up, but just when he rushed to the front of the penalty area, Cavani felt that he could not go any further, so he shot directly and the ball went into Casillas' goal like a flash of lightning!
Thirty-four minutes, three goals, hat trick! ! ! !
After scoring, Cavani stood there, pointed his hands to the sky, let out a strange cry, and hugged and celebrated with all the teammates who rushed up. They surrounded the Uruguayan center in the middle to celebrate his wonderful first half.
In half an hour, he scored three goals against Real Madrid in a row and performed a hat trick. Cavani's state in this game was simply going crazy, and more importantly, Tottenham's offense in this game seemed to be more centered around Messi and Cavani.
Ribery on the left was restricted by Arbeloa. The Frenchman's performance in this game was average and he did not show his usual threat. This was also related to Arbeloa's tracking defense against him. But even so, Ribery still played a good role in containment and pulling.
Cavani was going crazy in this game. He was in great shape and scored a hat trick in half an hour!
Pellegrini looked very frustrated. He returned to the coaching seat and was obviously a little bored because he found that the players did not listen to him at all because everyone knew that he was about to leave.
If the players were willing to listen to him in this game and follow the tactics he arranged before the game from the beginning, he would not dare to say that he would definitely win, but at least it would not be as miserable as it is now. Three goals were scored in half an hour. This is the rhythm of being slaughtered.
It is conceivable what all the media and newspapers will write tomorrow. At that time, all the media will attack Real Madrid and Pellegrini. This is an inevitable result.
At this point in the game, the players have obviously lost their composure. Many people, especially Pepe, are obviously dizzy. Even Pellegrini is considering whether to replace him during the halftime break to prevent him from having any problems.
Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines with a smile and applauded the players celebrating the goal. At the same time, he also asked the team to continue to maintain this patient style of play and let Real Madrid press forward. Anyway, their pressure in the midfield and frontcourt is not strong, and the threat to Tottenham's midfield and backcourt is not obvious.
"After this battle, Cavani's value may skyrocket!" Mauro Tassotti was thinking about another question.
The issue of Cavani's contract renewal started in the second half of last season, but the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement on salary and other issues. After all, it is difficult for Tottenham to offer those teams outside, especially Real Madrid, a weekly salary of 250,000 or even 300,000 pounds. That's too outrageous.
If Cavani continues to maintain his past performance, he may be able to lower his price, but now Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester City all want him and have offered him very high weekly wages. Now, with his hat trick in this game, his popularity has exploded again, and he has more bargaining chips in his hands.
In this case, Tottenham will be very passive. They can either break the team's salary structure again, but you have to know that this salary structure of Tottenham was established only a year ago, and many players have just renewed their contracts. If it is broken now, it will inevitably cause disgust within the team.
But if it is not broken, Cavani's salary requirement will not be met, because others give him twice the weekly salary of Tottenham Hotspur. If Newcastle and Manchester City are not as good as Tottenham Hotspur in commercial development, then going to Real Madrid can make up for this gap to the greatest extent.
So, Mauro Tassotti is right. The better Cavani performs now, the more passive Tottenham Hotspur will be!
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