Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Chapter 411 The domineering performance of the No. 1 player in world football! (page 12)

"Beep~"

Referee Marzic blew his whistle.

"Dragon Kingdom TV, Dragon Kingdom TV, what we are broadcasting for you now is the live broadcast of the UEFA Champions League final of the 2017-2018 season. The two sides are defending champion and Premier League champion Arsenal and La Liga champion Real Madrid. They are wearing traditional white tops and white shorts. It was Real Madrid who attacked from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out.

Real Madrid, which has a kick-off advantage, relies on the organizational duo of Modric + Toni Kroos to work step by step and play steadily, using the technical advantages of the players' feet step by step, and patiently looking for loopholes in Arsenal's defensive system that are exposed in an instant.

However, the defensive system led by Martin and Kanter was very focused at the beginning of the game and did not give the Real Madrid star a chance at all.

When the offensive opportunities in the position were not good, he began to give more ball rights to Isco, allowing him to fully demonstrate his super technical ability at his feet and see if he could find another way.

It's just that Kanter and Martin have very strong one-on-one defensive abilities. Players like Isco, who have excellent technical skills at the feet, are most afraid of physical confrontation. It happens that both of them are very strong.

Xhaka, who is responsible for assisting defense, also has a strong physical confrontation ability, which means that Isco did not play the role that Zidane planned before the game.

There are not many offensive methods, and the possession of the ball changes hands continuously.

Arsenal's offense is not as stable as Real Madrid's, and their style of play is very aggressive.

Martin's running coverage is very large. Real Madrid's central defense only has Casemiro as a pure defensive midfielder. Modric mainly assists in defense, and Toni Kroos plays a very limited role on the defensive end.

Since Martin has a free kick skill, Toni Kroos, who mainly focuses on foul defense, has basically become a wooden stake, and anyone can easily break through.

As a result, Real Madrid's defense line was in turmoil, and there were dangers in front of the goal.

Casemiro's one-on-one defensive ability and assisting defense ability can be ranked among the top five in Europe, but it is not enough in front of Martin.

Modric and Isco had to actively defend when Martin had the ball.

In this context, the marking of other Arsenal players becomes very limited.

Ronaldo's breakthrough ability is indeed not good, but Mendy's offensive attributes are very strong, which means that Real Madrid's right-side defense is often unable to comprehensively restrict Ronaldo, who is good at organizing attacks and passing threatening balls.

After all, Real Madrid players all know that Martin is Arsenal's most threatening player, so they naturally have to focus more on Martin.

Neglecting the way other Arsenal players do, that's the inevitable result.

What reassures Zidane and Real Madrid fans around the world is that these Arsenal players who neglected to defend did not cause too much trouble. They relied on Navas's excellent performance to keep the goal.

In the blink of an eye, the game entered ten minutes.

In the Champions League final, both sides had offense and defense, but Arsenal's offense was more threatening and aggressive.

Of course, this is also directly related to Martin being closely guarded.

Cristiano Ronaldo plays very actively. At the age of 33, he runs without hesitation. While constantly advancing, he also actively engages in defense on the defensive end.

Many television commentators gave all the words of praise they could utter to veteran Ronaldo.

It is precisely because of this that his physical fitness is declining at an accelerated rate.

Head coach Zidane, who was keenly aware of this, took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to call Ronaldo aside and explain a few words.

Although Ronaldo wants to make more contributions, he knows that human energy is limited, especially at the age of 33.

If you spend too much energy on defense, you will definitely not be able to use your full capabilities on the offensive end.

Ronaldo, who focused on attacking, gradually found his sense. He headed the crosses from his close friends Marcelo and Modric in the penalty area towards the goal, forcing Cech to make consecutive wonderful blocking moves.

"aoaooaooooooooo——"

"Cristiano!"

"Ronaldo!!"

Real Madrid fans at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev chanted hysterically, applauding Ronaldo for his outstanding performance.

Immediately, the on-site director gave a close-up shot of Arsenal's top player Martin in a very meaningful way.

Fans watching the live broadcast of the game could clearly see that Martin's face was calm and he was not affected by the adverse situation on the field at all.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said: "This is the Martin we are familiar with. His mentality will never be affected by any poor performance. He knows that the restrictions will only be temporary. There is no team on this planet that can compete in the whole game. Ninety minutes of freezing him completely!”

"Indeed, a phenomenal superstar like Martin is at the top of the pyramid. His ability is so strong that he can both attack and defend. It is no exaggeration to say that he is ranked number one in the world."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said loudly: "I believe that Martin, who saw Ronaldo displaying his outstanding personal ability to grab points, will definitely respond, which will give Arsenal fans around the world reassurance!"

as predicted!

Only one minute passed in the game. During the Arsenal position battle, after continuous passes, the ball was given to Martin who was diagonally moving forward in the middle.

Facing the defense of Isco and Modric, he used a 360° turn to protect the ball. When he saw Toni Kroos approaching to press him, he stepped on the ball and pulled the ball through his crotch to pass him.

Xhaka's timely forward movement attracted the defensive attention of Casemiro, who was about to defend. Martin took the opportunity to stop and play, and fired furiously from the right position in the center about 30 meters away from the goal.

Boom~

A crisp muffled sound emerged spontaneously.

The football shot up from the ground like a cannonball flying towards the goal guarded by Navas.

Ramos can still feel the surging energy from the football whizzing by when he is in the flight path of the ball.

After all, goalkeeper Navas is an expert who has used tennis to train his pounce reflexes all year round. He reacted very quickly. He took two steps to the left with his right foot and jumped sideways with the help of weak inertia and his strong jumping ability.

The right arm is fully extended along with the body's attack, and the powerful fingertips are directed towards the menacing football.

"This……"

Navas just wanted to push the ball out of the goal post, but he clearly felt that the power from the football was much greater than imagined, so he only slightly changed the trajectory of the football.

"Bang~"

Just listen to a huge and crisp collision sound suddenly resounding in the mighty momentum.

The football, which slightly changed its trajectory, still flew with unstoppable momentum, and then hit the front of the upper post of the right goal heavily.

Ramos, who returned to defense in front of the goal, reacted very quickly. He leaned over and made a diving jump to push the rebounded football out of the baseline.

“Oh My God！”

BBC Sports commentator Lineker exclaimed: "Martin's long-range shot hit the goal post! Real Madrid escaped!"

"oooooooo——"

At the same time, Real Madrid fans in the audience let out a wave of frightened exclamations.

Arsenal fans also reacted fiercely, holding their heads in their hands with regret on their faces.