Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 296 The Knockout Begins, Brutal Penalty Shootout!
"Have it?"

De Gea was confused by Lin Quan's question, and he himself didn't realize that he had this problem.

Lin Quan nodded seriously: "Not only yes, but also quite serious!"

In order to confirm his guess, Lin Quan found a camera, and then re-penalized 10 penalties.

After recording the whole process of De Gea's save, it proved that his guess was correct.

De Gea always habitually pounces on his left hand, and he pounces on the penalty kick very awkwardly, as if he is a player who has just woken up, highlighting a listlessness.

After scoring 10 penalties again, Lin Quan was not happy.

There is no improvement in this penalty, but it is easy to affect my mentality.

"David, you need to train your pounce ability in a targeted manner!"

The assistant coach also discovered De Gea's weakness in penalty kicks, so he found him very seriously and said to him.

De Gea is Spain's second goal. Once Casillas is injured or suspended, he has the opportunity to represent the Spanish team.

Considering his shortcomings in penalty kicks, if Spain is really dragged into the penalty shootout in the end, it may be more ominous.

De Gea was a little frustrated, but still nodded, saying that he would seriously strengthen training in this area.

For a goalkeeper, 24 years old is definitely very young.

The position of goalkeeper needs to accumulate a lot of game experience to complete the transformation. De Gea still has a long way to go in the future, and there is enough time to slowly adjust.

Spain's main goalkeeper Iker Casillas is 33 years old, and he may not be able to catch up with the next World Cup.

Therefore, De Gea needs to grow up as soon as possible, and Spain's national gate is likely to be guarded by him in the future.

Compared with De Gea, Spain's other substitute goalkeeper Reina's ability to save points is much stronger.

Facing the goal guarded by Reina, at least 10 of the 3 penalty kicks taken by the Spanish forwards will be saved.

The most unlucky one was Torres, he took 10 penalty kicks and was saved 5 of them!
No wonder Torres doesn't take penalty kicks at Chelsea, almost all of Chelsea's penalties are taken by Lampard.

This hit rate is indeed a bit dismal!
However, Lin Quan felt that Torres' penalty kick skills were not bad, and the strength, speed and angle of the kicked ball were not bad.

But Reina was able to make incredible saves and save the penalty!

To be honest, this surprised Lin Quan a little.

He never thought that a goalkeeper's pounce ability could be so strong!
"Hehe, you don't know that, do you? Reina is the man who has won the Premier League Golden Glove, and he also set the record for Liverpool's history without conceding a goal!"

Torres and Reina have worked together in Liverpool for several years and know the strength of this teammate very well.

Hearing what Torres said, Lin Quan understood.

No wonder Reina was so handy in throwing Torres' penalty kick. It turned out that the two had been teammates before, and he should know Torres' playing habits very well.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan was eager to try:
"I'll try!"

Reina smiled and waved at Lin Quan:
"Let the horses come!"

Although when Lin Quan joined Manchester City, he had already been loaned out by Liverpool, so he was not able to play against Lin Quan in the league.

But for his teammates in the national team, Reina has long been concerned, and also noticed Lin Quan's super high penalty shooting rate in league and cup matches.

From the time of Werder Bremen to the present, Lin Quan has hit all the penalty kicks and has not missed a penalty.

Of course, this is related to the relatively small number of penalty kicks he took.

But a [-]% hit rate is quite terrifying!

Generally speaking, a penalty shooter with a shooting percentage of more than 80% is considered excellent, and a penalty shooter with a shooting percentage of more than 85% is considered a very stable free throw shooter.

There are very few people who can make [-]% hits, and most of them appear on players who have relatively few free throws.

For example, Yaya Toure, a teammate of Lin Quan's club, currently has a 11% penalty kick rate, but he only took [-] penalty kicks, which is too small.

Lin Quan arranged the position of the football, took a few steps back and looked towards the goal.

Reina pulled himself together, bent his knees slightly, and was ready to make a save at any time.

He intends to judge the direction of the opponent's shot by observing Lin Quan's pace and rhythm. This is the experience accumulated by experienced goalkeepers through a large number of games. It is very effective and very simple.

Reina judged the right direction for the first ball, but Lin Quan's penalty kick was too fast.

Before he could complete his body press, the ball rolled from his armpit into the net.

"Good fight, come again!"

Reina was a little excited. Lin Quan's ball hit the lower left corner of the goal, which is the safest free throw position that most players would choose.

He is not far from saving the ball. If his reaction is faster, he might be able to make a successful save!
For the second ball, Lin Quan still hit the lower left corner, but changed the direction.

This time, Reina also judged the right direction, but he still moved a little slower when making the save.

His reaction speed is already very fast, but when a person makes a save, his body has to fly out first, and then press down. The time consumed during this period is completely enough for some players to take the ball in at a faster speed.

Therefore, if you want to complete the save, you need to predict in advance!
For the third goal, Reina predicted in advance that Lin Quanhui would hit the lower left corner, and made a save first.

However, after he threw it out, he realized that he had judged the wrong direction, and Lin Quan had hit the bottom right corner of the goal.

"Come again!"

Reina was not discouraged, but became more frustrated and courageous.

He felt that he was very close to making a successful save!
Lin Quan nodded, and continued to make the fourth free throw without expression.

Reina predicted in advance again, and judged the right direction.

It's just that this ball was not hit with a stick to the ground, but a half-high ball.

As soon as Reina fell to the ground, the football flew over his body.

Seeing Lin Quan's free throw, Reina's face changed slightly.

The half-high kick is the best kind of penalty kick, and taking this kind of penalty kick is very risky.

Based on what he knew about Lin Quan, the opponent didn't seem like the kind of person who liked to take risks. In other words, his shot was made with absolute certainty.

In other words, the other party guessed his mind!
"Are you still coming?"

The 10 free throws were not finished, but Lin Quan saw that Reina didn't call out the word "come again", so he stopped and asked a question.

"Come!"

Reina gritted his teeth and chose to continue the challenge!

The duel between the two made a lot of noise. Just at this time, the players who practiced the set kick finished their training, so they ran over curiously to watch.

"What's the situation?"

"Hey, Reina and Lin Quan are 1V1!"

"Oh, how's the battle going?"

"All 4 free throws were made, Reina didn't take advantage of anything!"

Under the onlookers and discussions of the players, Lin Quan took the fifth penalty kick.

Still in the lower left corner, Reina didn't predict in advance this time, he made a save after observing the opponent's shooting action, and the result was of course half a step slower.

"It's such a pity that the ball can be thrown out sooner!"

Villa said with some trepidation.

Casillas on the side shook his head:

"It's hard to save. Lin's free throw speed is too fast. It's hard to save such a penalty just relying on the reaction speed of the body."

As a goalkeeper, he has a better understanding of the goalkeeper's dilemma when he saves a penalty kick.

"Then how do you save such a penalty?"

Torres asked curiously.

Only the goalkeeper knows the goalkeeper best. He intends to learn from Casey, and when he takes a penalty kick in the future, he will have the opportunity to use this knowledge.

"Rely on gambling!"

"bet?"

Everyone looked at Casillas in surprise.

"Well, to put it nicely is to predict, to put it badly is to bet on which direction the opponent will play next time!"

"Oh! No wonder you always see that the goalkeeper's direction of throwing the ball is completely different from the direction of the shot. If this happens, it should be because the goalkeeper's prediction is wrong?"

"Well, that's it!"

Renner actually heard everyone's discussion, but he had difficulty speaking.

It's not like he hasn't tried this method of predicting, it didn't work!

The two pre-judged saves all failed, and one of them was hit with a half-high ball, which shows that the opponent had insight into his thoughts and found a solution.

If you continue to predict, the possibility of success is very low.

However, if you don't predict it, every save is a little bit close, which is really uncomfortable!

So, after thinking twice, he decided to continue gambling!
On the sixth ball, Reina predicted in advance and judged the right direction.

His fingers successfully touched the football, but Lin Quan's shot was so powerful that he couldn't shoot the ball out, but only slightly changed the direction of the football's flight.

With a bang, the football hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal.

"What a pity!"

"Just a little bit!"

There was a sound of regret at the scene, and the Spanish players who watched felt sorry for Reina.

After watching for so long, this time is the best chance to jump out!
Although Reina was a little regretful, he actually touched the ball, which doubled his confidence.

"Come again!"

Lin Quan nodded and took a few steps back, but he didn't choose a free throw immediately.

After he scored 6 penalty kicks in a row, almost all of the onlookers sided with Reina, which made him feel like he was a big villain and a big boss.

Hehe, this feeling seems to be not bad?

Since it is a big villain, then there must be an ultimate ultimate move that only a big villain can have!

Then use that trick this time!
Lei Na has been observing Lin Quan's actions all the time, and he suddenly has a feeling that Lin Quan seems to be different from before.

There seems to be a murderous look on the whole person, making people afraid to look directly at it!
He tried his best to dispel the weird thoughts in his head, carefully pay attention to every movement of Lin Quan, and then predicted that the opponent would hit the right side of the goal according to the movement of the opponent's support foot on the ground.

Reina moved ahead of time!

This time he started faster than before. If he judged the right direction, he should be able to save the ball this time!

However, his hands didn't touch anything, and instead of flying from the bottom right corner, the football flew into the goal from the top right corner!
"I rely on!"

"Dead corner!"

"Is this a trick?"

After seeing the goal, the Spanish players onlookers were not calm.

The reason is very simple, the direction of Lin Quan's penalty is the absolute dead end of the goal.

The two dead corners of the goal, unless the goalkeeper is standing below, it is impossible to save the shot aimed at this position.

However, pursuing absolute dead ends when taking penalty kicks is extremely risky.

Even if it is a player with outstanding footwork, there is a risk of overturning if he is penalized in this position.

The most typical example is the 1994 World Cup final between Italy and Brazil.

Roberto Baggio wanted to take a penalty in a dead corner, but he kicked the ball away. The dejected back has become a pain in many people's hearts.

Of course, there are also successes in the dead corner penalty, but the probability of failure is very high, so many players dare not use it lightly!

It's just that this is a training session within the team, and it has nothing to do with winning or losing, so it's not too unexpected that Lin Quanyi dared to shoot in this way.

With his footwork, it is not difficult to kick such a shot.

Although Reina suffered some blows, he did not appear too desperate.

"Come again!"

He still hasn't given up!
He admits that Lin Quan's footwork is very good, but he always makes mistakes in the dead corner.

I just need to wait patiently for him to make a mistake!
However, one goal after another, Lin Quan has already taken 10 penalty kicks, and even exceeded several, but he is still not stable and has not made any mistakes.

Reina was hit badly, the opponent made dead corners every time, and he didn't even bother to make a save.

A goalkeeper who can save free throws aimed at the dead corners on both sides has not yet been born!
Anyway, Reina thought he couldn't do it!
"Stop playing, stop playing, I admit defeat!"

Reina, who was deeply hit, did not want to continue.

In just this moment, all the confidence he had accumulated before was lost, and he even began to doubt whether he would ever save a penalty.

"Uh, Lin, don't give in to penalty kicks in the future. If there are penalty kicks, just hand them over to you to take the penalty. That's more secure!"

Harvey, who was conceded a penalty kick by Lin Quan, said to Lin Quan earnestly after watching the whole match between Lin Quan and Reina.

Several other players who are qualified to take penalty kicks also nodded one after another. A person who can hit the absolute dead end every time, if he doesn't take a penalty kick, who will take a penalty kick?

I don't know if Lin Quan will use this trick in the game!
If he uses this trick, I really look forward to seeing the shocked expression on the opposing goalkeeper's face!

After a few days of rest, the knockout round officially started.

The first to start is the game between the host Brazil and the Netherlands.

It was a close match, and both teams played very well.

Only 18 minutes into the game, Neymar took a corner kick, Thiago Silva flicked his head and ferried the ball to the back point, and David Luiz swept the ball into the goal with his thigh.

Brazil leads the Netherlands 1:0!
The Dutch team quickly changed their colors. In the 28th minute, Robben cut inside and then made a false shot, which assisted Sneijder to score a long shot from outside the penalty area.

The score became 1:1.
After scoring each other, both teams played very cautiously, and the intensity of defense was also very strong.

This made it extremely difficult for both sides to score again, and the score of 1:1 was maintained until the final whistle sounded.

The game entered overtime!
However, in the overtime period, due to the decline in physical fitness, the two sides missed opportunities to score goals one after another. The score of 1:1 was maintained until the end of overtime.

The game has entered a brutal penalty shootout!
Seeing that the first game of the knockout round went into a brutal penalty shootout, all the fans stood up anxiously and anxiously, praying in their hearts.

The Spanish players who were watching the game all admired Bosque's foresight at this time.

Sure enough, it is right to practice penalty kicks!

Before the penalty shootout, Van Gaal made a bold decision to replace the outstanding Cillessen and replace Krul as a substitute goalkeeper.

Obviously, this substitution was for the penalty shootout!

The first player of the Brazilian team to play was a bit unexpected. Everyone thought Neymar was the first to play, but they didn't expect that it was the central defender David Luiz of the Brazilian team.

Luis has good footwork and a stable mentality. After his run-up, he made a powerful shot to help the team score a point first.

Krull dived in the right direction, but a little slower.

The Dutch team was the first to play their forward Van Persie. Van Persie hit a stick to the ground. The angle of the ball was very tricky, but the speed of the ball was slow. Cesar reacted quickly and fell to the ground in time to save and save the ball. Jump out!
Van Persie held his head in frustration, with an expression of disbelief.

The tens of thousands of Brazilian fans at the scene fell into a carnival. The Dutch team's first penalty kick was saved. As long as the Brazilian team scores all four remaining goals, they will advance to the next round!
However, the Brazilian's joy did not last to half a minute.

William, who played second, shot an extremely outrageous shot. The ball missed the goal frame and missed the baseline!
This time, the Dutch fans cheered and celebrated.

Half a minute ago, they all thought that their team was going to hell, but they didn't expect Goddess of Fate to play a joke on them.

Robben, who played second for the Dutch team, tricked Cesar and scored a powerful shot to help the Netherlands equalize.

The two sides have returned to the same starting line!
It's Brazil's turn again, with Marcelo third.

He chose to hit the ball to the middle, and hit a half-high ball.

Krull judged the wrong direction. Although he reacted quickly and supported it with his hand, he failed to prevent the ball from flying into the goal.

2:1, Brazil temporarily leads.

Sneijder played third for the Dutch team, and he made a solid free throw into the goal.

At 2:2, the two teams returned to the same starting line again.

Brazil's fourth appearance is Hulk!
Krull accurately judged the direction and saved his shot!

The Brazilian fans at the scene hugged their heads one after another, with disbelief written all over their faces.

The ball was missed!
As long as the opponent's next player can score the ball, the Dutch team will take the lead!

The pressure is on Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar, and if he fails to save one of the last two penalties, Brazil will be out of the last 16.

The fourth player of the Dutch team was Dirk Dirk, who was both a little excited and a little nervous.

Cesar has rich experience and saw the nervousness of the opponent, so he jumped up and down on the goal line to disturb the opponent's mentality.

This trick really worked, and Dirk's mentality was affected. When he made a free throw, he was not decisive enough, and Cesar predicted the right direction and threw him out!

Cesar used his outstanding performance to save the Brazilian team from the abyss.

Neymar was the last to play. He took a deep breath and touched the lawn of the stadium.

Neymar did not take a direct free throw, but suddenly used the change of rhythm to shake the goalkeeper during the run-up process, and then kicked the ball out.

Krull didn't expect the opponent to make this move, and after being shaken, he couldn't adjust in time, so he could only watch the football fly into his goal.

So far, Brazil has taken all five penalty kicks, scored 3 goals and missed 2 goals.

The pressure came to the Dutch team. If the last player to play cannot score the ball, the Dutch team will be eliminated!

The last player for the Dutch team was their defender Vlaar.

Perhaps because he is a defender, the quality of the shot was poor. He pushed with the arch of his foot, not to mention no strength, and the angle was not tricky.

Such a shot obviously couldn't trouble Cesar, he accurately judged the direction and threw the ball out!

3: 2!

The Brazilian team defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, avenged their revenge four years ago, and advanced to the quarterfinals first.

The Brazilians are one step closer to their sixth World Cup title!
Just three more wins and they'll be on the podium!

However, the next three steps are destined to be very, very difficult!

After the match between Brazil and the Netherlands, it was Spain's turn to play against Mexico soon.

Perhaps due to the influence of the previous game, Spain got a penalty kick in just 5 minutes of the game.

Seeing Lin Quan standing on the penalty spot, the Spanish players looked forward to it.

(End of this chapter)