It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 156 154 Hamburg's genuine lawnmower is not in Barcelona

The still hot evening breeze in Barcelona blew the corner flag, and amid the cheers of the fans, the referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.

Kazan has the ball.

Domingos passed the ball back quickly, and Ibrahimovic and others also moved forward.

Recalling the last incident, before Ibrahimovic crossed the center circle, the panicked Sharonov kicked the ball and launched a long pass.

As everyone looked at the ball, Charles was no exception.

Although Nigel de Jong is known for his fierce defense today, not all lawnmowers were little lawnmowers when they first started playing football.

According to Charles, Nigel de Jong initially played as a defender, but later gradually revealed his talent as an attacking midfielder.

It was not until he transferred to Hamburg that he evolved into the Hamburg lawnmower with the title of "Pepe in the South, De Jong in the North".

After predicting the landing point, Kalessin had just moved to the place. As his vision kept moving with the ball, he suddenly saw Charles in his peripheral vision.

At this time, before Kalxin could complain, the ball was already rushing towards him.

"careful!"

Both of them jumped up to compete for the header. Kalessin wanted to make a small move, but in a millisecond, he fell into a disadvantage in the fight with Charles.

Is this the glass man, a specialty of Spain?
Why is it so hard?
The moment he fell to the ground, Charles headed the ball and passed it out.

Toure rushed forward to receive the ball, saw Xavi's gesture, and kicked the ball directly.

At the same time, Alves also came from behind and came to Xavi.

Ximark rushed forward again diligently, not wanting to give them any chance.

But he didn't want to give chances, and Barcelona could also create opportunities. Messi retreated again, and just when Simark didn't know which one was the key, Xavi kicked the ball to Messi.

Sure enough, Simak was attracted at this time, and Messi passed the ball back to Xavi. Xavi did not stop the ball, but transferred the ball again in one go.

Passing the ball is never the goal, but how to use the pass to engage the opponent is the ultimate goal. *
The ball returned safely to Barcelona's defense line, and after a few passes, it successfully came to Charles' feet again.

Kalessin and Noboa turned around and rushed towards Charles again with bitter faces.

Noboa even had a feeling that he was deceived. Although Charles changed positions in the two games and was injured in the last game, he once felt that he was going to be liberated in this game.

But who would have thought that although Charles really changed positions, the changed position was closer to him.

Kalessin did not have the same idea as Noboa. When he saw Charles had just stopped the ball, he rushed forward with a pure mind.

Charles turned smoothly and moved the ball from his left foot to his right foot. At the moment when Kalesin started, his left foot hooked the ball again.

Kalxin was shocked and began to regret his reckless behavior, but there was no time to stop in such a short time.

At the same time, Charles shook his left ankle and the ball passed directly from Kalesin's crotch.

Just when Kalšin finally had time to retract his foot, Toure appeared at the right time and made another exquisite heel pass.

The ball drew a curved arc on the ground, cleverly avoiding Noboa and Kalesin.

Charles also started in an instant with telepathy, and in the blink of an eye, just as Kalesin finally completed his turn, Charles caught the ball again.

Iniesta stood with his hands on his hips, watching the game from the spot closest to Charles.

It's been a long time since I've seen Charles pass by.

He believed that no matter how much time had passed, that man named Calesin still wanted to use his rusty ankles to stop Charles?

It's just a fool's errand.

Kalessin walked sideways like a crab, and did not forget to open his arms to stop Charles from cutting inside.

But Charles had no intention of cutting inside.

Just as Kalessin opened his arms to stop Charles, Charles stopped suddenly and caught him off guard.

In this extremely short period of time, Charles felt his mind was unusually clear. He lightly pushed the ball with the inside of his right foot. Without looking back, Charles hit the ball with the heel of his left foot like a pendulum.

"Snapped--"

Abidal appeared exactly where Charles thought he would.

Noboa hurriedly blocked Abidal's passing route, but he could only block one of the others, not all of them.

At this time, almost all the players of Rubin Kazan were attracted by Char and concentrated in Char's half.

In other words, the half where Xavi was located was extremely empty.

After seeing Charles' finger pointing, Abidal passed the ball to Puyol again without hesitation.

Finally, after being passed by Puyol and Pique, the ball drew a big U-shape and appeared directly at Xavi's feet.

But the opportunity was fleeting, and the tightly defending Rubin Kazan players had once again taken their positions. Xavi and Messi were both blocked, and there was no better way to pass the ball forward.

Charles shook his head and slowly moved towards the center.

Sure enough, after several attempts, Xavi could only pass the ball back again.

The moment Pique received the ball, he passed it back to Puyol again.

At this time, Toure had been blocked by Rubin Kazan players, and the route to pass to him was blocked;
Although Abidal now has a lot of space to pass the ball to, how he handles the ball after receiving it is another problem.

In the moment before the ball was passed, Puyol kept thinking in his mind.

At this moment, a black head appeared in front of Puyol.

In an instant, a new world appears.

The moment the ball arrived, Puyol kicked it.

"call out--"

Simak's eyes widened instantly, and the other Ruby players also realized this.

"No! Stop him quickly!"

Everyone turned to look at Ciel like sunflowers.

"Ciel!"

“Ciel!!”

"Ciel!!!"

Excited Barcelona fans waved their scarves and cheered.

They could see that this time was different from the previous ones.

Just when Noboa, Simak and Riasantsev were about to surround Charles, Charles once again pointed at the ball lightly and calmly and immediately seized the opportunity.

The ball went straight through the gap between Noboa and Simak and passed directly to Iniesta!

The moment Iniesta received the ball, Charles did not continue to move forward, but stayed where he was, and even seemed to be retreating.

It turns out Charles was right.

The moment Iniesta received the ball, he was immediately surrounded by four people, and there was almost a traffic jam ahead.

Five people are no problem, let alone one person is missing?
Standing in the best audience seat, Charles watched the game calmly.

Iniesta didn't make any unnecessary movements. He just poked the ball with his toes and passed it out of the encirclement again.

Karadnis gritted his teeth and tried to stop the ball halfway, but he was still a step too late.

The tall and strong Ibrahimovic has skills that are inconsistent with his appearance. He glanced at Rizhikov who was almost standing in front of him, ignored Karadnis beside him, shook his ankle, and passed the ball again in an instant.

Messi is here.

Rizhikov forced himself to calm down and immediately rushed towards Messi.

Karadnis and Simak subconsciously rushed into the goal.

Just as Rizhikov was about to attack and try to intercept the ball, Messi dribbled and pulled the ball, directly knocking Rizhikov down.

At this time, four defenders appeared directly in Ruby's small penalty area. Rizhikov was as strong as a wheat blown down by the wind. The moment he stood up again, he saw Messi kicking again and immediately fell to the other side.

"call out--"

All six players in the Ruby Scenic Area fell down at once, but they still couldn't stop the ball from bouncing in their net.

"The ball goes in, Barcelona 1:0 Rubin Kazan."

"This ball just now was so thrilling and so smooth."

"Every Kazan player was in his position, but it was all like the leaves falling in autumn and the snow melting in spring. There was no time to stop it."

"Charles is like a reef lurking under the sea. Rubin Kazan, a big ship, had no idea of ​​the danger until Puyol passed the ball."

"And just when Puyol passed the ball, the big ship finally realized the danger. They wanted to make up for it, but it was too late."

"Charles inadvertently dealt a fatal blow to the Ruby players. Their proud defense was like a ship that hit a reef, with a big hole directly broken." "In the end, with the dazzling passing and cooperation of Barcelona players, the ball was sent into the goal."

"Although Charles was not the last or second-to-last player to pass the ball, he contributed at least 80% of the goal."

"It was his lurking that turned this pass into a shocking wave!"

The whole audience sang Barcelona's team anthem again.

Ibrahimovic stood up from the ground excitedly.

By this time, Charles had already rushed to the corner flag area with most of the players.

"Would you like to dye your hair a new one later?"

Ibrahimovic pushed aside the Barcelona players and put a hand on Charles' shoulder.

Ciel touched his hair, "Dye your hair?"

"Yes, a new hairstyle," Ibrahimovic gestured with his hands. "Before the game, Valdes showed me a poster. It was really good. He said he had a membership card for that shop and the barber's skills were very good."

"What do you think? Do you want to go together?" Ibrahimovic kept tempting.

Charles was a little moved.

"Okay, I'll go."

The players of Rubin Kazan were a little dejected.

Sometimes they have tried their best, but some things are unstoppable, and the damn ball still rolls into the net.

Simak adjusted the captain's armband on his arm, raised his hands high and clapped, attracting all the Kazan players to look at him.

"Cheer up! We are Rubin Kazan, the game is not over yet, the ball is round, and everything is possible."

This time, Noboa and Salukovadze didn't say anything, but nodded.

As a professional player, you should never give up hope at any time.

Rubin Kazan restarted the game.

"So far, after three rounds of Champions League games, Barcelona is one of the teams that has conceded the fewest goals in the Champions League, which is a great success for a team like Barcelona that emphasizes offense."

"This is actually related to Barcelona's tactics. Barcelona's defense does not rely on speed and strength, but on positioning and prediction."

"Barcelona's defense is not just the responsibility of the back line, but the responsibility of the whole team. Although Barcelona is known for advocating offense, in fact, Barcelona's defense system is also world-class."

"Just like in the last game, although Charr played as a striker, his pressing strength was no less than that of the defenders. If you didn't look carefully, you would even think that Barcelona had put the defenders in front."

"Barcelona's defense places special emphasis on coordination, concentration and unity, so even if the striker does not press the opponent or the midfielder loses the ball, it may bring some adverse consequences to the team."

"Sometimes when you see Charles playing, you feel that he is very calm and willing to cooperate. He doesn't look like a teenager. Maybe that's why many coaches like him very much."

On the field, Simak passed the ball horizontally to Noboa. Noboa stopped the ball and observed it for a while, and at this time Charles appeared not far from him again.

Noboa was so frightened that he didn't have time to think about anything else, but directly passed the ball to Kalessin.

He is a well-known midfielder in Kazan. If he is robbed by a glass man after two games, will he still have any face?

If he could have avoided that, he would have dribbled the ball more in front of Ciel.

But it can’t be done.

The moment Kalessin caught the ball, Charles rushed out like an arrow, but his target was not Kalessin.

Today's experience card Nigel de Jong is known as the lawnmower, but Charr is not used to the lawnmower's playing style.

He prefers to defend by selecting positions.

At the same time, after seeing that Charles blocked other passing space, Kalesin could only kick the ball.

"Snapped--"

Domingos and Abidal rushed towards the ball together. Just as the two were about to reach the end line, Abidal once again gained the upper hand in the tangle.

Not only did Domingos fail to grab the ball, but it even rolled out of the baseline.

"Rubin Kazan's attack was very good just now, and their ideas were very clear, but they still lacked individual ability."

"The points and the passes that should have been made all appeared, but when the ball shifted from the middle to the left, it was not passed well, nor was it stopped well."

"So the opportunity was delayed. Many times, in such a top-level competition, opportunities are fleeting."

Charles received the ball and didn't hold on to it for long before passing it to Toure again and rushing forward alone.

After seeing Charles' gesture, Toure understood and kicked the ball hard.

Xavi knocked the ball towards him and passed it to Messi again, while he himself made a forward move from the outside of Messi.

Cesar Navas, Ansaldi and Simak were chasing relentlessly.

Just as Messi dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area, Ansaldi saw the opportunity, turned sideways, and was about to clear the ball from Messi's feet with his left foot.

But unexpectedly, Messi was faster than him. He instantly kicked the ball above the ball with his right foot, but Ansaldi's foot had not been retracted yet and kicked directly on Messi's left foot.

The moment Messi fell to the ground, Xavi rushed out and picked up the ball.

Pique did not act in a hurry after receiving the ball. After several seconds, he finally passed the ball to Toure.

After several passes, the ball finally came to Charles' feet.

Salukvadze and Sharonov were still staying in front of the small penalty area and did not dare to get too close for a while, fearing that they would be directly passed by Charles.

The moment Charles received the ball again, he took a look at the situation in the Ruby penalty area.

Ibrahimovic was at the front, heavily guarded;

Iniesta and Abidal were not far behind Salukvadze and Sharonov, and were not the best options for passing the ball;

Toure has advanced to the top of the Ruby's penalty area. There is indeed a passing route between him and Charles, but the moment he receives the ball, he will instantly fall into the cage of the Ruby players;

Messi and Iniesta are too far away.

So what is the best way to solve the problem?
After becoming a lawnmower and confirming that he was the most dangerous person on the field, Charles always felt that his mind was unusually clear.

The Barcelona fans in the stands seemed to have seen Charles' brainstorming and they all held their breath.

And at this moment, Charles made his choice.

"call out--"

Salukvadze and Sharonov thought to themselves that something was wrong and turned around to look at the ball.

The ball was like a goose flying south, or a fish swimming upstream, accurately finding Ibrahimovic in the front point.

Cesar Navas and Ibrahimovic jumped up at the same time. Although it interfered with Ibrahimovic, the ball was still headed directly towards the goal by Ibrahimovic.

Rizhikov held his breath and concentrated. In the hot night breeze of Barcelona, ​​he seemed to have returned to the drowsy afternoon when he was studying.

Everything seemed like a dream.

"boom!"

"Ibrahimovic heads the ball in... Rizhikov makes a great save!"

"Toure managed to steal the ball...Headed it over and Xavi received it."

"Possession of the ball was still secured."

Xavi eventually passed the ball back.

The moment Pique received the ball, he passed it to Puyol again.

At this time, Charles once again moved towards the middle, looking for new space.

"Puyol dribbled forward... and continued to pass the ball, and Abidal received it."

The moment Abidal received the ball, Charles had no worries and rushed straight to Rubin Kazan's penalty area like an arrow that had regained its freedom.

Sarukovadze's heart was beating like thunder for a moment, and he immediately lowered his center of gravity, trying to stop Abidal, even if it was just to delay him for a while.

But Abidal had no intention of delaying time at all, he just kicked the ball above his head.

"Snapped--"

Sharonov moved his legs like high-speed windshield wipers, but it was too late.

Rizhikov was so frightened that he woke up and tried to slide the ball away.

Just when Cesar Navas came from behind, he failed to stop Charles and was knocked to the ground by Ryzhikov.

At the same time, Charles was like an unattended lawn mower spinning on the grass. The moment the ball flew over, it was "spun" into the goal by Charles with a roar.

*Regarding Guardiola’s coaching philosophy at Barcelona during this period, the author’s understanding is more of a one-sided and superficial one based on a brief explanation of Guardiola’s philosophy at a coaching meeting in 2009.

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