freenovelworld Chapter 182 The Price of Youth
Chapter 182 The Price of Youth
Chapter 182 The Price of Youth
The Notts County players retreated for 10 minutes. As time passed, they were shocked to find that the opponent's offense was not strong?
Yes, on the one hand, I feel that the opponent's attack is not resolute, and on the other hand, after calming down, I feel that the opponent's offensive routine does not pose a great threat to me.
In this way, can the counterattack start?
Iniesta, who was assigned to the midfielder to control the rhythm in this game, quietly gestured to several teammates around him.
The Celtics had the ball in their hands, and the half-timers slumped slowly, as if drinking coffee to pass the time.
Notts County was like a clenched fist, attacking suddenly, and in an instant, five players launched a high-intensity press.
Caught off guard, the Celtics were intercepted.
The Notts County counterattack has begun!
Meirelles directly sent the ball to the foot of Franck Ribery on the wing. The French winger roared towards the opponent's half as if an engine was installed under his feet. The simple spiking action in the high-speed action was connected with the high-strength explosive power. It will be able to throw off the opponent's defense, and then it will be unstoppable like entering no man's land.
In the middle, Villa and Sneijder were supported, and there was also Dirk Dirk, who was supported at the back. The second echelon also had Meireles and Iniesta. Nearby, Notts County have more players than Celtic's defenders.
The Celtic fans who had been as happy as a festival in the stands all exclaimed in unison. Who would have thought that they were attacking fiercely just now, but in the blink of an eye, the ball had already hit their door. Would it be so thrilling? ah!
David jumped up from the sofa at the moment when Meireles stole the ball, staring at the ball nervously, but what he got was a slightly contemptuous look from the Celtics chairman next to him.
After Ribery attracted a central defender from the opposing team, he immediately passed the ball to the goal.
Villa grabbed the ball and swept the ball into the Celtics goal before the opponent interfered.
It's a simple goal, but it's all done in four or five seconds, which is enough to make people feel excited.
After Villa scored a goal, he did not celebrate wildly, but got up and ran back from the goal with the ball in his arms, equalizing the score and even overtaking the score to win the game.
The Notts County players returned to their own half to celebrate the goal, which gave them hope that they could take a victory away from Glasgow.
The Celtics players were a little confused, and what happened in just a few seconds caught them off guard.
Lost the ball just like that?
A little sloppy!
But they also understand that Notts County's counterattack this time is indeed sharp, not to mention that they are slack, even if they concentrate all their energy, they may not be able to defend against it.
But it doesn't matter, since they already know the opponent's counterattack ability, and they have a two-goal lead, they can shift most of their energy to defense, taking into account the defense while attacking, as long as they can maintain these two goals. Then they have achieved their strategic purpose.
After the game restarted, the Celtics retreated a little bit, and instead of continuing to attack as before, they passed in the backcourt.
Notts County, with the aura of a rainbow after scoring a goal, quickly launched a high-post press. Even the two full-backs rushed across the half to mark the man. Only the two central defenders were slightly behind. This is better than before. Extreme defense is more extreme tactics.
Even though the Celtics were mentally prepared, they still didn't expect that Notts County's explosive power would be so strong in an instant.
The possession of the ball changed hands quickly, and Notts County turned away from the guests. For the first time, they showed the fierce offensive that they are most proud of in the away game.
It turns out that the opponent is really not strong!
This was the first idea that Notts County had after pressing the Celtics back to halftime through a strong offense.
Notts County, which has regained its game state, is out of control like a god descending from heaven.
Villa grabs the point and goes wide;
Meireles' long-range shot goes wide;
Westerman's flick of the corner kick was hit by the opponent's goalkeeper;
Ribery's inside shot hits the post;
A short time later, Notts County bombarded the Celtics' goal indiscriminately, and there was turmoil in front of the goal.
But today's luck does not seem to be on Notts County's side. Continuous threatening shots are unable to break through the opponent's goal. It seems that there is a transparent wall blocking Notts County's goal.
The Celtic players were a little out of breath. Notts County's offensive made them feel as if they were a small fishing boat in the turbulent ocean, which could be broken by tens of meters high waves at any time.
This breath has been holding on, Notts County has been unable to score a goal for a long time, this breath is rags, lingering.
Until the 79th minute of the second half, Notts County still failed to score again, and the physical fitness of the players seemed to have problems.
The Notts County players can't attack anymore, and the Celtic players are also struggling to defend. At this time, it is completely a contest of willpower.
The disadvantage of falling behind by two goals is like a sword hanging over their heads, reminding the Notts County players all the time that if they want to win, they must keep going!rush!rush!
However, the Celtics have achieved the ultimate in defense, the kind that completely abandons offense, abandons face, and abandons everything. Their purpose is only one, and that is to hold the score until the end of the game.
At the last moment, Notts County had a corner kick, and even Diego Lopez rushed into the opponent's penalty area to compete for a header, but unfortunately, Iniesta's corner kick was directly taken by the opponent's goalkeeper.
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game when the Celtics goalkeeper fired the ball high into the air.
Celtic beat Notts County 3-1 at home and won the first leg of their clash.
For Notts County, compared to the positive scene, they are not willing to accept this score, but the result is like this, and no one can change it.
At least they scored an away goal. As long as they can beat their opponents 2:0 at home, they can advance to the next round with the advantage of more away goals. Therefore, this score is really not the end of the world.
This game was the first non-strategic abandonment game that Notts County lost this season. Although the result felt a bit unacceptable, it did not affect Notts County's continued progress.
Everyone can see that if it weren't for Notts County's collapsed performance in the first half, this game would definitely not have this result. It can be said that Notts County paid the price for their youth.
(End of this chapter)