Chapter 112: Attack when you need to attack, and attack when you need to defend

"Welcome back, dear fans, I am your Akun. There are no changes to the lineups of both teams in the second half, but we can see that Casemiro and Quaresma are still warming up."

"If you look closely, you will find that Casemiro and Quaresma started warming up within 5 minutes of the first half, but I don't know if it's because the team is leading, they didn't play until then."

"Eh? The University of Coimbra made a substitution. Midfielder Mineiro was replaced by striker Majik. The visiting team seems to be thinking of equalizing the score. Let's see how the home team will respond next."

A Kun was a little excited. Brahimi had not warmed up yet, which meant that Jiang Yuan would not be substituted for at least 15 minutes.

60 minutes, this has already broken Jiang Yuan's playing time record in the first team.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and the second half of the game officially began.

"Porto Porto Porto!"

The cheers of the fans at the Dragon Stadium were very loud. The University of Coimbra does not have a large fan base, and even the 8000 away seats were not filled.

Despite this, the away fans who travelled to Porto were still very enthusiastic and cheered for the players of the University of Coimbra with their shouts.

Don’t think that the fans’ cheers are useless. Now the players of the University of Coimbra on the field are getting braver and braver, and each of them is like crazy.

"There's someone behind you!"

Abubakar shouted, but it was too late. Jiang Yuan, who was holding the ball, was intercepted by Majik who suddenly rushed up from behind.

"Oh shit!"

Jiang Yuan cursed, reached out and grabbed Majik's calf, and pulled the Ivorian to the ground.

This was a tactical foul that could not be helped. Jiang Yuan's position was relatively far back. If Majik had successfully taken the ball and advanced, it would have had a negative impact on the team.

"Beep!"

Jiang Yuan received a yellow card!
Coimbra University’s set piece in the frontcourt!

The referee used foam spray to draw an arc on the grass. Jiang Yuan did not argue with the referee because of this foul. He ran to the penalty area to set up a human wall.

Abubakar and Jiang Yuan clapped their hands and said apologetically: "Jiang, maybe I should have said it earlier."

"It's fine!"

Jiang Yuan shook his head.

It's as if you had reminded me earlier that I would have been able to protect the ball...

Sandro on the side arranged Jiang Yuan to guard Piloto, the midfielder of the University of Coimbra. Piloto's ability in heading was average, so it was just right for him to let Jiang Yuan defend.

Alexander takes a set piece!

"Later point!"

Sandro shouted, and the ball passed through a 45-degree arc from the right side of the University of Coimbra, over the heads of Jiang Yuan and others and arrived at the back point.

Lopez appeared at that position!

"what!"

Goalkeeper Fabiano acted decisively and kicked the ball out with one fist.

!

After his team's set-piece defense was over, Jiang Yuan started to sprint forward without hesitation. He knew exactly what he needed to do now - use speed to create offensive opportunities!
"Here, give it to me!"

Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand and shouted, Ruben Neves saw the right moment and sent a very long ball to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan ran to the expected landing point of the ball with big strides, and passed the ball to Evandro with a chest stop. The latter passed the ball to Jiang Yuan again in the face of Lille's pressure.

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to continue dribbling the ball forward, full-back Kurt suddenly jumped out from his left.

With his teammates working so hard, it would be unkind of Jiang Yuan not to pass the ball, so Jiang Yuan kicked the ball and sent a straight pass to Kurt.

After getting the ball, Kurt chose to cross the ball and Abubakar jumped high.

Throw your head and attack the goal!

The ball hit defender Chris Pierre in the face and bounced to Neves' feet.

Neves shoots from long range!
The result was a cannon shot that gave the little fan in the stands an official Portuguese Super League match ball, which can be said to be very generous.

"Fuck!"

Neves held his head, smiled bitterly, and stuck out his tongue.

"it's okay no problem!"

Sandro clapped his hands and signaled everyone to return to defense. Now Porto's players were pressing forward very hard. If the University of Coimbra launched a quick counterattack, they would not be able to withstand it.

As expected, Cristiano kicked the ball with a long kick, and captain Lopez and Pilotto cooperated, and the ball was firmly controlled by Pilotto.

Jiang Yuan quickly returned to defense from the backcourt, and while Pilotto passed the ball back to Alexander, Jiang Yuan suddenly accelerated to Alexander's side to help Kurt defend.

Jiang Yuan remembered the defensive skills that Hemiel taught him, stared at Alexander's body center of gravity, and moved slowly bit by bit.

When the ball was about 30 centimeters away from Alexander, Jiang Yuan smelled an opportunity.

It's now!

Jiang Yuan stretched out his foot to destroy it, and the next second he found himself in Alexander's trap.

Alexander deliberately took the ball far away. After he stretched out his foot, Jiang Yuan's crotch was empty. Alexander poked it lightly with his toes, and the ball rolled out from Jiang Yuan's crotch.

Crotch-wearing is awesome!

Fortunately, Kurt behind seized the opportunity and successfully shoveled the ball out, and Porto's backcourt was out of danger.

Jiang Yuan licked his lips, feeling a little helpless.

Damn, why is defense so hard?

why?
……

Then the University of Coimbra quickly sent the ball out of bounds, and a series of pressing actions by the Porto frontcourt players forced the University of Coimbra to give up the ball.

It was still Ruben Neves' long pass, and the ball came to Jiang Yuan's feet again.

"You go to the middle!"

Jiang Yuan pointed to the middle, signaling Abubakar to run into the penalty area.

Of course, Jiang Yuan did this not because he wanted Abubakar to receive his cross, he hoped that the Cameroonian's forward advance would open up the Coimbra University's defense.

The fact was just as Jiang Yuan expected. Facing Abubakar standing on the offside line, the University of Coimbra had to send two full-backs to closely guard him.

On the left side, Jiang Yuan and Santos, one on one!

Santos stood with his front and back feet apart, as if trying to induce Jiang Yuan to penetrate his crotch. However, Jiang Yuan was an old hand at winging, so he naturally wouldn't be fooled by Santos. He suddenly accelerated and ran with Santos.

Jiang Yuan was not running very fast, and Santos was sticking closely to the right side of his body. At this moment, Jiang Yuan suddenly braked and then started again.

Sudden stop and pass!

Although Jiang Yuan lost his running speed, this gave him the opportunity to cut inside.

So Jiang Yuan flicked the ball with the outside of his foot and used his left hand to shake off Santos's pull. The sudden acceleration allowed him to quickly move from the left to the middle.

Looking towards the far corner of the goal...

Hit the close corner!
Jiang Yuan wrapped the ball with the inside of his instep, maximizing the area of ​​contact with the ball, and the ball flew in a straight line to the left post of the goal.

"He shot at the goal, and he aimed far and hit close. Will this be Jiang Yuan's first hat trick in the Portuguese Super League?"

"The ball was powerful enough. Oh my god, goalkeeper Cristiano made a save and Jiang Yuan's shot from the near corner was blocked!"

Ah Kun pounded the table and sighed.

It’s just a little bit, it’s really just a little bit!
"hiss……"

Jiang Yuan spat on the grass.

The moment he kicked the ball, Jiang Yuan guessed that the ball would not go in. Although Jiang Yuan was looking at the far corner, his supporting foot was facing the near corner of the goal. An experienced goalkeeper could tell at a glance where Jiang Yuan would kick the ball.

It's such a pity that I didn't do the whole show.

But Jiang Yuan also demonstrated his superb dribbling and shooting abilities with this shot.

Good news: It’s awesome.

Bad news: Jiang Yuan's defensive weaknesses are infinitely magnified in contrast to his offensive capabilities.
……

[Jiang Yuan's dribbling was really cool. I haven't seen such a wonderful dribbling in other Portuguese Super League games]

[Please, score one more goal, Jiang Yuan, I'm really kneeling down to beg you, can you score one more goal, 4:1 is fine, no other score is needed!]

[In fact, the reason why Jiang Yuan has so many famous scenes is because he is brave. If it were an ordinary striker, he would definitely pass the ball back, or the full-back would make a run. Jiang Yuan's kick is the king's style, which is difficult, but the result is more entertaining! ]

[I give up. Why did he stretch his legs when defending just now? The No. 65 of the University of Coimbra obviously took the ball far away on purpose! ]

[The above, if you are criticizing Jiang Yuan's offense, as a loyal fan of Jiang Yuan, I must refute a few words. But you are criticizing his defense, sorry, I can't refute this]

[I personally think Jiang Yuan is the most perfect player template. He can attack and defend, and his technical characteristics are very comprehensive! ]

[Are you a hater or a real fan? I’m afraid I’ve made a mistake...]

[The reason why Jiang Yuan is so capable but has never been able to start has been found. Modern football emphasizes all-out attack and defense, but Jiang Yuan's presence means that the team only has 9 players on the defensive end.]

【9 people? Why 9 people? 】

[Because Jiang Yuan's defensive role is -1]

……

The game continued, and the situation was the same as in the first half, with Porto's substitute lineup pressing University of Coimbra.

The only difference is that until the 85th minute in the second half, Porto had a total of 17 shots, 6 of which were on target, of which 7 shots came from Jiang Yuan, 4 of which were on target.

But no goal was scored!
Looking at Neves, Abubakar, and Jiang Yuan on the field, who were constantly cooperating in the frontcourt and pressuring the defense of the University of Coimbra, Casemiro and Quaresma, who were warming up, looked at each other.

Casemiro tugged at his yellow vest and asked, "Ricardo, why don't we sit back? We haven't played in the 80-minute warm-up..."

"Wow!"

As soon as Casemiro finished speaking, the fans at the scene cheered. Quaresma turned around and saw that Jiang Yuan's long shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

The situation on the field was completely one-sided.

So Quaresma said: "Why don't you ask Hullen, I also feel that there is really no need to play"

Casemiro remembered Lopete's words: 3:1 is the most dangerous score.

In the end, he chose to shake his head: "Don't ask Hu Lun, let's sit back secretly..."

……

(End of this chapter)