Chapter 66 Two Shells Won't Land in the Same Crater
【This goal was a beautiful one! 】
[The three of them really cooperated well! They must have practiced many times for this game! ]
[It is clear in slow motion that the second pass and the first shot were both made with one touch. Chen Xiaoliang’s return pass had just the right amount of force! ]
[This ball directly blinded the opponent! ]
[The Rangers' offensive players are really good at acting. They tricked the opponent's defenders and goalkeeper.]
[Could it be that Chen Xiaoliang's next stop is La Masia? ]
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"Steven, what is this? We've never practiced this!" McAllister watched in disbelief as he watched what was happening! He couldn't stop laughing!
Gerard spread his hands, smiled and shook his head: "I don't know either, this kid has too many tricks!"
"Barisic is fine, but he always hangs out with Chen Xiaoliang. How come when we were arranging the free kick tactics just now, Davis didn't say a word and just followed Chen's instructions?
Damn it, even when I talk to Old Davis normally, he has never been so convinced!"
McAllister really couldn't understand why the 36- year-old villain would obey a 16-year-old teammate.
He would never have thought that Chen Xiaoliang had helped old Davis so much.
Not only him, but other teammates on the field were also secretly suspicious:
"Damn it! Let's not talk about Morelos, he's as strong as an ox. How come Davis is so energetic too?"
"It was hard for me to walk after training the day before yesterday, but today I can do it with ease! How can I be so fit after only one day's rest?"
"Could it be that... Chen Xiaoliang's medicine is really so miraculous?!"
Little did they know that old Davis, who was trying his best to save his life, had picked up the medicine in the parking lot that day, grabbed a handful and swallowed it as soon as he got in the car.
With his rough character, he would never count ten or twenty pills. He would just pour out as many as he could. Anyway, Chen Xiaoliang said it was non-toxic and harmless, and he ate it in front of everyone , so there was nothing to worry about.
When he got home and his wife handed him a towel after taking a shower, she was amazed by old Davis.
In the evening, Davis' wife gave him a massage, applied hot compresses to his muscles, and smoked incense to help him sleep.
The next day, he slept until noon and prepared a table full of dishes.
What is this called?
This makes your wife happy and your life comfortable!
Life is harmonious, mood is happy, I eat well and sleep well at home, so how can my performance on the court not be good?
Although Davis still had a ferocious look on his face, he felt that Chen Xiaoliang was really good at what he did because he was able to free himself from the curse of being dominated by his wife.
The mysterious oriental power is indeed extraordinary.
In addition, as an experienced veteran, he knows Gerrard's preference for Chen Xiaoliang better than anyone else.
Who knows whether this free kick tactic was thought up by Chen Xiaoliang himself or arranged by Gerrard alone?
The score was tied, but Slavia Prague would not sit idly by and they started to counterattack.
But this was also within the expectations of the Rangers.
Until the end of the first half, Chen Xiaoliang, Davis and Ivoit always maintained firm control of the midfield.
Just like on the basketball court, a strong rebounder can allow the team's shooters to shoot without restraint, Chen Xiaoliang's wide coverage and steals can greatly reduce the concerns of the midfielders and frontcourt players about counter-stealing after losing the ball when they are connecting the offense.
Chen Xiaoliang walked towards the player tunnel and Gerrard greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Where did you learn this? And you stayed up all night to read it online?"
"Uh... Boss, don't scold me if you tell me."
"Oh? Did Mourinho teach you that?"
"No... I watched the 1998 World Cup match between England and Argentina..."
"Fuck! You kid!" Gerard pushed Chen Xiaoliang away with a smile.
Owen emerged out of nowhere in that game, but Zanetti's classic free kick cooperation also went down in history. In the end, the two sides drew 2-2, and England finally fell into the penalty curse .
Gerrard was 18 years old at the time and had just joined Liverpool's first team. That game was a painful experience for him in his youth.
"Great!" Gerrard patted Chen Xiaoliang's butt again, and then they went into the locker room together.
The England team once absurdly adopted long passes as their tactical play, which led to a long period of time when they were left behind by the ever-improving European and South American football. It was only in recent years that they began to change their thinking.
It is easy to say that we should learn from our opponents and enemies, but how many people have the breadth of mind and flexibility to do it?
Those who play possession football look down on those who play counter-attack football, saying that it is ugly football.
Those who play counter-attack look down on those who play possession ball, saying that it makes people sleepy;
The tough teams look down on the technically sophisticated teams, saying that it is sissy football and not a man's sport.
Those who advocate technical skills look down on those who rely on physical skills, saying that they are playing ancient and barbaric football.
These debates are not only common among fans, but also among coaches.
Although Gerrard was still a player at the time, he had long been preparing to become a coach after retirement. He clearly remembered that when Mourinho was at Real Madrid, he and Guardiola would exchange insults with each other almost every time they played against Barcelona.
But the 16-year-old boy in front of me can understand that as long as it is useful, he can learn it.
At this moment, he wished he could become the head coach of Liverpool tomorrow, and then take Chen Xiaoliang to Anfield to trample Manchester United under their feet together!
In the locker room, the players were very excited.
The preparations before the game were very thorough. Gerrard did not say anything, but only asked to continue to maintain defensive pressure. The goal was to score one more goal and end the battle in 90 minutes without dragging it into overtime.
However, at the beginning of the second half, Slavia Prague's 44-year-old head coach Trpisovski once again made targeted arrangements.
In just five minutes, the visiting team committed five fouls, including one yellow card!
"Are they going to use physical force? They don't have the physical advantage either." McAllister said puzzled.
"It doesn't look like they want to cause injuries deliberately. They have never done that in the past." Gerrard also muttered to himself.
But as the moves became bigger and the fouls increased, the continuity of the game was severely reduced.
Rangers were almost always either taking throw-ins or free kicks.
Despite this, Slavia Prague did not request a substitution. Trpisovskiy stood on the sidelines with his hands folded across his chest. Although he frowned, he still looked confident.
The opponent's unpredictable nature made Gerrard feel vaguely uneasy.
But he never expected that the change would be so sudden.
61 minutes.
At the beginning of the second half, Roof, who had been pulled, ripped and bumped by the opponent's defenders, had a head-on confrontation with the opponent's goalkeeper Kolash while chasing Ivoit's long pass!
Kolash, who had already rushed to the edge of the penalty area, was about to catch the ball. Roof, who was full of anger, jumped high and tried to change the direction of the ball with a flying kick!
The result was a direct kick to Kolash’s face!
With this kick, not only were all the players on and off the field stunned, but even the more than 50,000 fans in Ibrox Stadium fell silent in an instant!
De Jong's flying kick only hit Alonso's chest!
Kolash's face was covered in blood, and the studs on his face had left a deep cut. The visiting team's doctor rushed into the field and pressed on him to stop the bleeding!
The ambulance finally drove straight into the stadium!
The referee showed the red card without hesitation!
As the captain on the field, Chen Xiaoliang not only could not step forward to argue, but also had to apologize to the opposing players!
Roofe was still cursing when he left the field and the Rangers fans in the stadium booed him loudly!
But the story was not over yet. With one more player, Slavia Prague not only gradually gained the upper hand on the field, but also maintained a tough style of play after replacing three players in a row.
Only 12 minutes later, in the 73rd minute, Balogun, who had suffered several losses from his opponent and was constantly being trash-talked about his relatives, tackled the visiting team's midfielder Masopust to the ground in a fifty-on-fifty scramble with an obvious flying tackle that showed his studs.
The referee didn't even check the VAR and showed the red card again!
Gerrard angrily threw the water bottle on the sidelines!
They say two shells won’t land in the same crater, but two idiots will definitely appear in the same game!
He yelled, "Idiot!"
You know, in the Scottish Premier League, they have won the championship for 32 rounds without receiving a red card! They are the only team in the Scottish Premier League to do this!
Watching Balogun walk to the sidelines, Gerrard wanted to scold him and then quickly make a substitution, but Chen Xiaoliang's shaking of his hand made him temporarily give up the idea.
Because just now, after seeing the red card, Balogun immediately chased the referee and yelled with a crying face, and kept loudly complaining that Masopust had racially discriminated against him!
Just because he is from Nigeria!
Chen Xiaoliang was angry!
He straightened the captain's armband on his left arm, waved his hands and shouted, "Calm down your teammates!"
Then when Slavia Prague took the free kick with a smug look on their faces, players from both teams were surprised to find that Chen Xiaoliang was standing in Balogun's original position!
Center back! Captain!
