Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 610 Methods to Counter Barcelona

Swing your tail!

The Camenes Stadium erupted in cheers.

Shan Yongzhuo pulled away from Mascherano with a spectacular and elegant bull's tail, which was quite unexpected for everyone.

The "cow tail flick" is a very rare and fancy dribbling move that is hard to execute in actual combat. Even Shan Yongzhuo, who is known for scoring goals, has never shown it before.

Shan Yongzhuo's football style has always been considered a top representative of practical football.

In everyone's eyes, Shan Yongzhuo is a highly efficient killer and a top-notch goal-scoring machine.

However, unlike other superstars, Shan Yongzhuo's skills are not flashy at all. His dribbling moves are always very simple and practical, without any fancy tricks, striving for the most efficient dribbling and scoring.

This is the biggest label attached to Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo always strives to achieve the most efficient goals with the least cost.

But now, Shan Yongzhuo is playing tricks, as if he's talking to someone else.

If I want to, I can do anything that others can do.

However, no one has time to be surprised by Shan Yongzhuo's brace anymore, because Shan Yongzhuo has already entered Barcelona's penalty area, and Barcelona's crisis is imminent.

At this moment, Shan Yongzhuo was completely focused, with only Barcelona's goal in mind.

Did he get past the final goalkeeper, Pinto?

It does not need.

At this point, Shan Yongzhuo transformed back into the striker who always pursued efficiency and practicality.

Pinto rushed out, and he believed he had blocked all shooting angles. In his opinion, Shan Yongzhuo was trying to get past him, so he focused more on paying attention to Shan Yongzhuo's changes in center of gravity.

But Shan Yongzhuo kicked the ball directly.

All his strength was concentrated in his right foot, which he swung up and struck the ball hard, like a firing pin hitting a bullet in a gun barrel, giving the bullet a tremendous impact.

The ball shot out violently, like a cannonball, hurtling towards the goal. The force and speed were so great that Pinto didn't even have time to react.

He hastily and awkwardly lowered his body, attempting to block Shan Yongzhuo's shot with his foot, but in the blink of an eye, the ball had already rushed past Pinto's feet and into the goal, crashing against the net and creating countless ripples.

Pinto felt somewhat helpless, but also somewhat justified. He couldn't defend against Shan Yongzhuo's one-on-one chance, so there was nothing to say about it; it was normal.

There are very few goalkeepers in the world who can defend against Shan Yongzhuo in a one-on-one situation.

As Shan Yongzhuo surged forward, Granada fans at the Camenes Stadium couldn't help but gasp. The atmosphere reached its peak the moment the ball went into the goal, erupting like an unstoppable volcanic eruption, its intense heat seemingly capable of destroying the earth.

Shan Yongzhuo was also very happy, clenching his fists tightly the moment he scored.

Roar!
Dan Yongzhu roared furiously to the sky, as if his entire body had been filled with countless explosives and exploded at that moment.

This roar further fueled the atmosphere at the stadium, and Camenes Stadium erupted like a volcano once again, with the burst of intense lava seemingly threatening to bury Barcelona completely.

Even when he scores a goal, Shan Yongzhuo usually remains calm and composed, always appearing nonchalant.

It seems that a goal doesn't bring him much to celebrate.

That was just an ordinary thing.

But this time, Shan Yongzhuo was genuinely happy, even to the point of becoming somewhat carried away.

This was the first time he had scored a goal using such a high-speed counter-attack, and he even performed a skillful whipping maneuver. Although it was done with the help of his skills, it still made him very happy.

This kind of goal, full of passion and ferocity, is truly a man's goal!

At that moment, Shan Yongzhuo felt extremely satisfied.

The Granada players rushed towards Shan Yongzhuo, embracing each other in a joyous celebration.

They've taken the lead.

They took the lead after only a dozen minutes of play. Sure enough, the coach was right.

This is a perfect start.

Keep in mind that this is a crucial battle in the fight for the league championship. Whoever loses the game is likely to be the first to be eliminated in the championship race.

None of Granada's players wanted this outcome at the last minute.

For many Granada players, a league title is the highest honor of their entire career, and it may be the only highlight of their entire football career.

Now, they are in the lead.

This excited them all.

"You bastard, your goal gave me an orgasm."

"Wow, Shan, you're the greatest genius in history!"

"Pele, Maradona? They're more like you're the ones who should be shining your shoes, you bastard!"

His teammates showered him with compliments, but Shan Yongzhuo paid no heed, still immersed in the euphoria of the furious counter-attack goal.

The Barcelona players were simply dejected and looked extremely frustrated. Shan Yongzhuo's decisive counter-attack goal was like a knife stabbing deep into their hearts, dealing them a huge blow.

That's it again.

The Champions League match against Atletico Madrid and the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid were examples of this; one moment they were on the offensive, and the next they were caught off guard by a counter-attack and scored.

Now, Granada has given Barcelona a harsh lash in the same way.

They didn't know what the problem was.

Blame the defensive player?
This is not their responsibility. That's Shan Yongzhuo. It's normal that they couldn't handle it.

Even Martino on the sidelines didn't know what the problem was.

On the other hand, Pellegrini is very clear about Barcelona's current problems.

Barcelona's 4-3-3 formation does indeed make the most of the flanks, but it magnifies their weaknesses in the middle.

In particular, the lack of a striker to share the burden with Messi has been exposed.

This makes Barcelona's attack a serious problem.

Messi is not given much room to maneuver and is often caught in the middle of the opponent's defense, while Neymar often holds onto the ball too long.

Barcelona's inefficient attacking style forces them to increase the number of players attacking in the front, which makes them vulnerable to counter-attacks.

In the previous era, Barcelona only solved this problem after Suarez arrived, completely freeing up Messi's space.

But right now, they don't have a good solution.

Meanwhile, the two wingers in midfield, Iniesta and Fabregas, are both excellent attackers, but they have a lot of problems defending against counter-attacks.

The front three – Messi, Neymar, and Pedro – are basically unable to return to their positions when defending against counter-attacks.

In the past, Pique would often go up to contest headers.

As a result, when defending against counter-attacks, the most pressure will be on Busquets in the central midfield and another defender, Mascherano.

In this match, Busquets kept pushing forward, putting defensive pressure on Alexandre Song and Mascherano.

The two of them alone could withstand the repeated counterattacks from Shan Yongzhuo, Ziyech, and Harry Kane.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona using this kind of resolute defensive counter-attacking strategy.

Now, Pellegrini is using the same method against Barcelona, ​​and in sixteen minutes, it paid off.

(End of this chapter)