Chapter 310 Hoffenheim's ability(1/2)
"Chu Zhongtian received the ball...turned and shot-" He Ping yelled, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV also stood up from their seats, ready to cheer for the goal. But everyone saw the football flying out against the post... "The ball didn't go in... It's a pity!"
Not only the Hoffenheim fans in the stands sighed, but the same was true for the Chinese fans in front of the TV. If this goal is scored... the game situation will be beneficial to Hoffenheim, and the next game will at least be a little easier, and it is not impossible to take this opportunity to win the game... But soon they all applauded. Although they did not score, it was still a wonderful offense, which gave them hope - who said Hoffenheim did not have the chance to defeat Barcelona?
Not only the fans saw hope, but in the hearts of Hoffenheim players, this hope is more solid, more reliable and greater. Through cooperation, everyone can defeat Barcelona, and the chance is not as small as they had imagined before... Chu Zhongtian, who had no goals, did not show any regret. He turned around and rushed to pass the ball to Sana, who gave him a thumbs up, thanking him for his passing.
He did not take this offensive failure to heart, which means he was full of confidence, and he could threaten Barcelona's goal again in the next game. His performance naturally made his teammates full of confidence. As a captain, he could not just show himself desperately on the court.
※※This is Chu Zhongtian’s second time provoking Barcelona. The first time was that he passed Villa easily and freely at the beginning of the game, which won the audience’s applause.
After being provoked, we naturally have to find a way to fight back.
Three minutes have passed since the start of the game, and Barcelona finally got the opportunity to attack for the first time.
This is what they are best at and also poses the greatest threat to Hoffenheim. It is finally coming!
Valdes kicked the ball forward with big feet, and Buzquez controlled the high point in the middle circle. He put the ball down with his head and headed back to central defender Puyor.
Puyol handed the football to Pique, who came up with him with the ball. As Barcelona's central defender, Pique's back insertion is also one of the ways to enrich their offensive methods.
Instead of continuing to dribble deeper, Pique passed the ball to Xavi.
As soon as Xavi got the ball, Barcelona's offensive lineup began to operate.
Chu Zhongtian noticed that Messi and Xavi and Iniesta were very close and always kept at a very suitable distance. He knew that this was one of the reasons why Messi was able to perform well. Why is Messi in Barcelona and Messi in the Argentina national team different from Messi in Barcelona? Because he was surrounded by Xavi and Iniesta, while in Argentina, there were no one around him.
To prevent Messi, it is necessary to cut off the connection between him and Xavi and Iniesta. However, Chu Zhongtian cannot do this alone, so the whole team needs help. His mission is to freeze Messi in one-on-one situation.
Before this game, there seemed to be no one on Earth who could defend Messi one-on-one.
The person who is guarding Xavi is Sana. When he saw Xavi catch the ball, he pounced on it and wanted to entangle Xavi. The core of the Spanish national team passed the football to Messi before Sana came!
"Messi received the ball!"
The commentator and Barcelona fans were all excited. As Baggio said about Messi: "As soon as he got the ball, you know something is going to happen."
Yes, Barcelona fans are in this mindset. As long as Messi gets the ball, their originally uneasy hearts will calm down, and they are ready to cheer for a beautiful outing or a goal at any time. As long as Messi gets the ball, these will happen, and they trust Messi so much.
Now, something will happen.
Messi got the ball, and he looked up at the front where Chu Zhongtian stood.
"Messi met Chu Zhongtian!" He Ping screamed in shock. This is a time when all Chinese fans are particularly nervous. Can Messi break through Chu Zhongtian and can Chu Zhongtian successfully defend Messi?
When Messi saw Chu Zhongtian, he was not surprised, but was a little happy - it's a waste of time.
He didn't know much about Chu Zhongtian, only the videotapes he watched before the game, and most of them were Chu Zhongtian's offensive ability. As for his defensive skills, the head coach didn't say much. He gave a comment of "excellent consciousness and fierce stealing". However, many players deserve such an evaluation. They don't know how good the consciousness is and how fierce the stealing is.
Messi decided to go and test it himself.
He led the football forward, but he was not fast, but when he approached Chu Zhongtian, he suddenly turned the football gently to the right and accelerated to overtake!
At this time, there was only one word in Chu Zhongtian's mind - so fast!
Messi's figure flashed before his eyes. After he realized, Messi had almost surpassed him.
Messi is not tall, but his feet are very flexible, his steps are fast, and his movement speed is particularly rapid.
Chu Zhongtian was already at a disadvantage because he was about to turn around. When he turned around, Messi had already thrown him away.
There is no suspense... Barcelona fans and Catalan commentators cheered: "It's so clean and neat! It's worthy of being Messi!"
Those who support Hoffenheim and Chu Zhongtian sighed helplessly - it seems that Messi is indeed unsolvable, and even Chu Zhongtian can't defend him. So can anyone in Hoffenheim defend him?
Chu Zhongtian did not give up, but turned around and chased after him.
At the same time, Hoffenheim's defensive player was also moving closer to Messi, intending to block him. When Messi saw that he was about to be trapped in a heavy siege, he divided the football away.
After receiving the ball on the wing, Villa broke into the penalty area and then shot. Due to the small angle, the ball was easily blocked by Nyema.
The shooting and defense were not too exciting, and there was nothing to say. After this attack, everyone's focus was on Messi. The moment when he changed direction and accelerated over Chu Zhongtian just now, he did not drag on it and did it in one go. It can be said that he was a good counterattack for Chu Zhongtian's moment when he passed Villa before.
Villa gave Messi a thumbs up and thanked him for his wonderful pass, while Messi turned around and ran back.
Chu Zhongtian looked at his back from behind and suddenly grinned and laughed silently - Yes, right, this is right, this is enough, this is the top master, this is the only one who is interesting!
"...Of course, Chu Zhongtian has to turn around in defense, so he can't catch up with Messi in speed. After all, Messi's movement speed is very fast, and his man-to-ball combination is also very good... It is really difficult for players of his level to deal with, and it's no big deal if they have passed..."
While He Ping was still finding reasons and excuses for him, Chu Zhongtian was already full of fighting spirit.
※※Messi ran far and turned to face the attack direction. He saw Chu Zhongtian. Recalling the breakthrough just now, he felt that the opponent in front of him was no different from those he had met before. He was about 1.8 meters tall and looked very strong, but he turned slowly.
To be honest, Messi was a little disappointed with this result... He originally hoped that the only opponent in Hoffenheim who could make him interested could be stronger so that the game would be fun, but he did not expect it to be so vulnerable... If he was no different from the ordinary opponents he had met before, there would be only one goal for Messi - winning the championship. He wanted to win the European Champions League for the third time. He was only 23 years old and his career was still long. He still had many opportunities to win the championship in this long career, but no one thought it was too few.
※※※ Seeing that Chu Zhongtian was shaken away by Messi so easily, Rangnick frowned slightly on the sidelines. Before the game, Chu Zhongtian volunteered to defend Messi, but he still reported hope for Chu Zhongtian. Unexpectedly, the best player in the team would not work in front of Messi... Could it be that Messi is really invincible?
If Messi cannot defend himself, the victory in this game is just a luxury. Because Messi can defeat Hoffenheim alone...※※※After this attack from Barcelona, Hoffenheim organized an attack.
Chu Zhongtian passed the long pass to Ibisevic in front. The Bosnian striker lost when he competed with Pikui, and the football soon reached Xavi's feet again.
Barcelona launched another attack.
Every time Barcelona attacks, everyone will turn their attention to Messi, hoping to see him have a wonderful performance. The scene of Chu Zhongtian just now was applauding and applauding, and they hope to see more.
Xavi's position was relatively backward, and Sana did not attack rashly. He held the middle lane. Chu Zhongtian next to him had a flexible position, but he did not go up. He was paying attention to Messi not far away.
There are many players that Barcelona can solve problems, but Messi is unique. If he can successfully defend Messi, he will definitely boost his morale and make Barcelona hesitate.
So although he was very embarrassed by Messi for the first time, Chu Zhongtian still had to defend himself.
Xavi looked around and Messi ran out in a free time and passed the football over.
Chu Zhongtian almost went to Messi with football.
Messi was a little surprised that the Chinese man was so fast. He gently leaned the ball to the left with his left toe. The ball stopped on the left side of his body, and then he dribbled across the ball, ready to swim Chu Zhongtian.
This time it was not so easy. When his right foot was almost touching the football, Chu Zhongtian suddenly bumped from the side. He staggered and almost couldn't control the football. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, and his right foot moved the football back and turned around to separate Chu Zhongtian.
But this time he couldn't move forward, and Chu Zhongtian had already forced him to turn around.
Messi did not intend to pass the football, he wanted to forcibly break through Chu Zhongtian. In terms of turning speed, the opponent was not as good as him.
He first made a fake move to the left, then twisted his body to the right, and at the same time he hooked the football staying in place behind him, and the football happened to pass between Chu Zhongtian's legs.
Chu Zhongtian turned around suddenly, and he knew what Messi was going to do.
Turning around, he leaned towards Messi, preventing Messi from increasing his speed.
"Beautiful defense! Messi did not get rid of Chu Zhongtian!" He Ping shouted.
Messi didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to turn so quickly. He was a little slower and it would be difficult to accelerate. If he continued to lead this way, even if the opponent did not break the ball, he would waste the opportunity to attack and put himself in a siege.
So he made a quick decision, changed his plan to break through, crossed his left foot, blocked the football with his outer instep, and stopped it with an emergency stop.
Chu Zhongtian and him stopped quickly, turned around and pressed on.
Messi didn't expect this man to become so tenacious this time, but he still had a way. He just stopped urgently and tapped the ball to the right with his left foot. This time he planned to break through from the right.
Chu Zhongtian just flashed to the left when he saw Messi hit the ball to the right, and he lost in vain!
Instead of falling to the ground and tackled the ball directly, he turned around immediately. He knew that Messi would probably lead the ball to break through from the right.
This time he probably was wrong.
The moment when Messi saw him turn around and his back faced him, he tapped the ball to the left with his right foot. When Chu Zhongtian turned around, he found that Messi had run away from the other side of him!
After a few rounds of competition, he was still passed... Chu Zhongtian did not feel regret or complain, and he turned around and rushed towards Messi again.
Although he knew that the possibility of catching up with Messi was very small, and he had a high chance of passing the football out before he caught up with him, he still did not give up. He wanted Messi to know that he would not think that it would be over if he had passed by himself. Unless you passed the football out or completed the shot, don't try to get rid of me!
Messi indeed passed the football out before Chu Zhongtian caught up.
In the two contests, Chu Zhongtian did not defeat Messi, and was left behind by Messi every time.
The Catalonian commentator said happily: "There is no one in Hoffenheim that can stop our Messi!"
Barcelona fans also said that Chu Zhongtian was just like that.
What is anxious are Hoffenheim fans. They are worried that if the captain can't do anything to Messi, can Hoffenheim still stand up to Barcelona's attack?
Chu Zhongtian did not feel depressed and lost. What he saw was that he could have been entangled with Messi for several rounds, and he had made a lot of progress than being knocked by the other party just after meeting him for the first time.
If this continues, I will definitely catch him!
※※Messi broke through Chu Zhongtian twice in a row and successfully made Barcelona players think that Hoffenheim has nothing to be afraid of, and they began to attack in large numbers.
The test period was over, and the game only took eight minutes.
Barcelona then organized a series of attacks, which made Hoffenheim dangerous in front of the goal. Although they were prepared in advance, Barcelona's strength was still strong beyond the imagination of many Hoffenheim players. Each of them had a very coordinated and reasonable movement, and a simple stop could be done well. No matter what the passing was, they had a way to quickly stop the football and then pass it without wasting time. Their pass was very tacit understanding, and they deserved to be a team that had played together for several years. After the situation was opened, you could defend this side and that there were no other side. The more you defend, the more mistakes and omissions.
Chu Zhongtian knew very well that he could not keep it like this, and he would undoubtedly lose if he continued like this.
When he finds an opportunity, he must organize an offense and regain the initiative.
Barcelona launched an offensive from the left, where they encountered a tenacious blockade from Hoffenheim. Then they moved to the middle, Pedro passed the ball horizontally, and Iniesta received the ball and handed it to Xavi.
During this process, Hoffenheim's defensive center of gravity was attracted to the middle, and the two sides were shrinking towards the middle, and there was a gap in the side.
Xavi made a direct diagonal pass, and the football passed by the Hoffenheim defenders. None of them had a chance to destroy the pass, and then Messi on the right side received the ball!
"Messi has a chance!" the commentator shouted.
Barcelona fans stood up from their seats and prepared to cheer.
Kolarov rushed to defend, but was easily shaken away by Messi. After swaying past Kolarov, he immediately raised his feet and swept across the goal!
To be continued...