Chapter 252 Who Dares to Draw His Sword and Mount His Horse? Only I, General Bai!
The rash shot did not pose any threat to the opponent's goalkeeper. The Blues' goalkeeper Courtois caught the ball directly. Courtois's handling of this high-altitude ball can be said to be almost perfect. The advantage of height and arm span allowed the goalkeeper to show amazing defensive ability.
Morata covered his face in anger, what a pity!
However, Zidane could not sit still. He stood up from the bench and frowned at the performance of the players on the field.
Morata's shot attracted great attention from Zidane.
It is not a big deal if a shot does not hit the target. On the court, Real Madrid players often try long shots. Among them, there are three most typical examples, Ronaldo, Bai Ran and Modric.
Ronaldo's long shots are more experimental. He suddenly has a violent volley at a very long distance. Many times, he can bring a fairy ball to Real Madrid, which makes Zidane's jaw drop.
Bai Ran's style is the kind of organization type. He can often get the ball to the periphery of the penalty area through cooperation. After the goalkeeper makes a save, Bai Ran often chooses to kick and shoot. Although there are not many long-range shooting opportunities, the scoring rate is frighteningly high.
Nine out of Bai Ran's ten long-range shots can hit the goal, and the scoring efficiency can be imagined.
Modric is different. Modric's long-range shots are basically the angles he shakes away. When his teammates around him have no better opportunities, Modric usually breaks the situation through this long-range shot.
For Real Madrid, this attack is basically a dead end. At this dilemma, Modric will use long-range shots to open the situation. Whether it is getting a corner kick or scoring directly, it is very beneficial to Real Madrid.
But this time, Morata's long-range shot was blind and unreasonable.
There is Mariano next to this position, Vasquez on the wing, and even Bai Ran is behind him. The defensive pressure on the opponent in front of him is not so urgent. At this time, Morata chose to kick and shoot, and there must be a big problem with his mentality.
Morata performed very badly in these two games. It may be because of his poor performance in the last game against Paris, which was criticized by the public opinion and distrusted by the fans. So he was anxious to prove himself in this game, so he frequently looked for shooting opportunities.
Before Zidane had time to speak, Bai Ran shouted loudly: "Good shot!"
"Morata, beautiful shot."
"We need such passion, everyone can try to shoot."
"Morata, tighten your instep next time, press down as a whole when shooting, and lean forward."
"Come on!"
Morata was stunned for a moment. Originally, he fell into deep self-blame after the ball flew away. After all, the ball should not have been shot. Everyone who plays football can see that the responsibility of the ball lies with Morata, but Bai Ran does not seem to object to his attempt this time.
And... he is very encouraging! ?
Morata has also seen that Bai Ran is the pillar of Real Madrid and a spiritual leader. He has never understood why a 17-year-old who has only been here for half a season can play such a powerful role in the locker room of such a team?
But now Morata understands that Bai Ran not only has his own unique understanding of the field, but also has a strong uplifting effect on the players' mood!
Bai Ran's encouragement made Morata gradually regain his confidence.
The opponent's Courtois threw the ball with a strong hand and found Azpilicueta on the wing. The defensive ability of this full-back is extremely strong. No wonder Asensio has been unable to launch an effective attack and relies on the breakthrough on the right to launch a counterattack.
Azpilicueta's defense against Asensio has been superb, and Asensio has little experience on the field and has no idea how to deal with it.
The ball was passed to Azpilicueta's feet. He looked up and waited, then a fake move deceived Asensio's center of gravity, and then twisted his body and passed it to William.
The Brazilian was not in a hurry and passed the ball to Pedro's feet.
This game was all about watching Hazard perform. In fact, Pedro's level is also world-class. After getting the ball, Pedro dribbled forward at high speed, breaking through Marcelo and Asensio in succession and coming to the edge of the penalty area.
Bai Ran stepped forward to assist in defense. This was a head-on confrontation with Pedro!
The two ran forward together. Pedro stopped the ball. Bai Ran stood in front of him, staring at his eyes!
Just when Pedro wanted to cut inside, Bai Ran made a decisive move, stretched out his foot to steal the ball, and cut the ball off from Pedro's feet.
Thanks to Bai Ran's recent improvement in defensive ability, and Ramos' special training for Bai Ran during that period, Bai Ran was able to play such a strong defensive role in this game.
This steal was crucial. After Chelsea's ball was intercepted, Real Madrid had a wonderful counterattack opportunity.
Chelsea's back was empty. If the ball was passed, it would be a smooth journey.
At this time, Morata's running position was closely watched by Thiago Silva, while Bai Ran, like Morata's telepathic connection, directly passed the ball to the opposite direction.
Morata suddenly changed direction and ran back, but went around behind Thiago Silva to the other side, just in time to receive the ball passed by Bai Ran with a rotation.
This pass was so exquisite, exactly the same as the striker's idea, and Morata's running position was also quite wonderful, fooling Thiago Silva completely.
The ball was still rotating forward when it landed, so the ball was moving very fast. Morata was tall and long-legged, and he came to the front court with big strides and soon approached the penalty area.
Mariano on the wing also joined, but Morata did not choose to pass the ball, but fired a heavy shot at the goal!
Morata kicked the ball and shot it with great force!
The opponent's goalkeeper Courtois stretched out his hand to save the ball, but Morata was on the right side and hit the left side of the goal. The reverse angle shot caught Courtois off guard. This one was not careful, and the ball hit Chelsea's goal directly.
The ball went in!
Morata scored his first goal since joining Real Madrid, assisted by Bai Ran!
Real Madrid fans can finally start celebrating. This is a very crucial goal that saved the situation on the field.
After Bai Ran stole the ball from the backcourt, he did not drag his feet or slow down the attack rhythm. Instead, he immediately launched a long pass to guide the ball, creating this scoring opportunity.
It was so beautiful. Morata also completed this shot well, proving that his ability was not so watery.
In the 44th minute of the game, Real Madrid equalized the score, and now the situation on the field has become a 1-1 draw.
Chelsea also began to get anxious. Thiago Silva in the back yelled at his teammates' defensive positions. The ball just now was indeed a situation that should not have happened. Thiago Silva had blocked one side of Morata, and there was no one on the other side. This was a big problem!
The other defenders of Chelsea all spread their hands and expressed helplessness!
Who would have thought that Bai Ran could pass in that direction? This is too unbelievable. It's really not my fault!
This kind of imaginative pass on the court, and the pass is very accurate. Who can defend against this kind of stroke of genius?
Morata was very excited after scoring the goal and hugged Bai Ran. Other teammates also ran up and formed a circle to celebrate Morata's goal.
This goal made him regain his confidence.
Then, the game continued. During the three minutes of injury time, Chelsea only made a few attempts to pass the ball in the midfield. The referee blew the whistle in his hand and the midfield game was over.
The game was already halfway through, and the score between the two sides was 1-1.
In the first half, Hazard helped Chelsea score the first goal with his outstanding personal ability. At the end of the half, Bai Ran used a magical pass that surpassed the century, causing Morata to have a single knife situation and scored a point.
Both sides performed well, and I believe there will be more goals in the second half.
At halftime, the opposing coach Conte made a substitution adjustment, and it was a large-scale one. Portland Traore in the frontcourt was replaced by Chelsea's latest new player, Batshuayi.
In the back, Kante, their most anticipated transfer this year, was also substituted. William temporarily played as a winger, and Pedro temporarily went down to rest.
To be honest, Pedro's condition in this game was not satisfactory. He was invisible throughout the game, and even had very little time to touch the ball. He only launched one attack, which was intercepted by Bai Ran.
That alone would be fine, but this time the ball was intercepted, which also led to Real Madrid's counterattack goal.
This kind of performance was intolerable to the head coach, so he immediately made a substitution.
Real Madrid also made adjustments. Zidane replaced Modric with Casemiro, and Bale was also replaced. Manolas, who was in poor condition, left temporarily.
This heavyweight winger is enough to fight against Hazard. Thinking back to the peak period of these two superstars, they also competed for the third man in the Messi and Ronaldo era.
Hazard's dribbling and passing are relatively stable. Not losing the ball is the first priority, followed by passing, and he rarely passes people cleanly, because his passing movements are relatively simple, mostly changing direction or small feints and pulling the ball. Generally, he can make the next step after passing one or even half a body position, and he does not force a clean pass.
Of course, there is also an important reason that his absolute speed is not as amazing as Neymar and Bale, and he can only be considered good among wingers.
Bai Ran knows that in the mouths of later people, there are four places that are closest to the third person after Messi and Ronaldo.
Generally, fans think: Bale who overtakes on the wing, the king of Zaball during the Rika period, Neymar of Barcelona, and Griezmann of Atletico Madrid.
At this moment, the strongest of the four should be Neymar of Barcelona.
Bale has begun to go downhill, perhaps because of the influence of injuries, his state is getting worse and worse. Hazard is still just beginning to show his edge at this time, and has not reached his heyday, and Griezmann still has a certain gap compared with Neymar.
But his goal-scoring ability and game experience are much better than Mariano's.
After a break, the two sides returned to the field and changed sides in the second half. Both sides set up their formations and the second half of the game continued.
In the 48th minute of the game, Real Madrid's midfield launched a lightning attack. Modric came on as a substitute and was in great form. He dribbled the ball into the opponent's defense and moved around. He took the ball out despite being double-teamed by several people and passed it to Bai Ran on the side.
Bai Ran immediately activated Zidane's template card after receiving the ball, and instantly Zidane possessed him. At this time, Bai Ran's ability was even stronger than Zidane's!
Driving the ball close to the penalty area, Bai Ran was about to kick a long shot, but an unexpected scene appeared.
What happened next made Bai Ran's heart skip a beat and he was shocked!
The moment he raised his foot, he actually felt that someone next to him was coming to steal the ball, so he did not intend to really shoot, but wanted to dunk the ball back to shake off the aggressive defender first.
But this thought was quickly seen through by the defender who was running wildly!
A blue figure appeared in front of him at a rapid speed and intercepted the ball!
The ball rolled out of bounds with this steal. Bai Ran looked up and saw that this little butt and dark skin were the Chelsea midfielder Kante who had just been substituted!
Damn! What's going on!
Bai Ran frowned and looked at Kante. He had already started the template of the three-star Zidane. Kante actually lay on the ground and poked the ball out. This decisiveness and courage, as well as the prediction and speed during the defense, are unique in the entire football world!
In the eyes of others, Kante's defense was very beautiful this time, but from Bai Ran's perspective, he intercepted the ball at the feet of the three-star Zidane!
How terrifying and exaggerated this is, needless to say?
This is also the first time that his template card loses its due effectiveness in such a daily game.
But seeing that the opponent is Kante, Bai Ran is actually not surprised.
Although Kante has just joined Chelsea, like Hazard, Kante at this stage is just beginning to show his talent. Everyone can see his subsequent development in Chelsea.
There is even a saying in the football world-there is no obstacle in the world that cannot be overcome, only Kante who cannot be overcome!
In 2015, the 24-year-old Kante transferred from Ligue 1 to the Premier League team Leicester City for 8 million euros. Since then, he has shown great energy to the world. He can run without hesitation in the game and resolutely destroy the opponent's attack.
In the 15-16 season that amazed fans all over the world, with the help of Kante, Leicester City stood out strongly from the blockade of the traditional top 6 in the Premier League.
In the second year, Chelsea could not wait to bring Kante to Stamford Bridge at a high price of 38 million euros.
This deal is very cost-effective for Chelsea and is very worthwhile.
Kante's defense is mainly based on rushing. His range of activities is huge. Kante can be seen from the front of the opponent's penalty area to our half. His lateral and forward rushes have a very high success rate. In addition, the opponent's back-to-back holding or backward dribbling protection is useless to Kante. He can completely steal the ball before the opponent passes the ball with his super fast speed.
In terms of interception ability, Kante's performance in the face of high-altitude balls is indeed average, but he does a good job in predicting the line of long passes on the ground and positioning in advance.
In this ball, Bai Ran really didn't get a bargain.
However, this is not the end of the story. After all, Bai Ran is now a three-star Zidane. Before, Bai Ran was a real man for ten seconds, but now he can last for a full three minutes.
These three minutes can accomplish a lot of things, even more than one goal.
The ball was kicked out of bounds by Kante. In the eyes of everyone in Real Madrid, Bai Ran suddenly shouted for some reason: "Quick! Kick off!"
Zidane doesn't have that much time!
After hearing Bai Ran's instructions, Vazquez had to obey them, so he ran to the sidelines and didn't have time to wait for Carvajal to come over. He threw the ball to Bai Ran with a strong hand.
Because Bai Ran's position was more inclined to the outside of the penalty area and was still far away from the sideline, Vazquez threw the ball very high so that it could fall at Bai Ran's feet.
At this moment, Bai Ran had an idea.
Seeing the high ball thrown by Vazquez fall in front of him, Bai Ran twisted his body first, and then calmed down.
At this moment, an amazing flame broke out in his eyes, as if it was going to burn the entire stadium!
When the ball fell in front of Bai Ran's chest, Bai Ran quickly used his strong core strength to turn his body, driving his thigh, and the thigh drove his calf, and a side volley shot went straight to the goal!
Not only the fans on the sidelines, but also the coaches in the coaching booth and the commentators watching the live broadcast were all shocked!
"Bai Ran actually chose to shoot this ball directly!?"
"Such a long distance, and it was a hand-thrown ball, and the landing point was so high, it was very difficult!"
"Look at this ball!"
"It's of high quality!"
Bai Ran's shot had the charm and flavor of Zidane. Although the opponent's goalkeeper Courtois was a master at saving high balls, this ball was really unexpected. Even if a midfielder was confident, he had to stop the ball before looking for opportunities, right?
No, Bai Ran, a simple and rough world wave shot, see how you deal with it!
Courtois flew to save the ball, his body was extremely stretched, and he soared into the air like a superman.
Unfortunately, Superman also has weaknesses!
This shot flew to the upper left corner of the goal, with a slight rotation arc, and the force was very strong!
Boom!
Courtois didn't get the ball at all, and it went straight into Chelsea's goal!
The ball actually went in!
This goal ignited the enthusiasm of all the fans!
In an instant, a white wave swept across the entire stadium, and everyone was celebrating this goal.
Zidane also stared at everything that happened on the court with wide eyes, frowning, as if he didn't dare to believe what was happening in front of him.
Kante is indeed strong, but why don't you try to intercept this ball?
Who dares to draw his sword and mount his horse? Only General Bai!
Bai Ran's domineering and magical kick shocked everyone!
Even Chelsea fans were dumbfounded, covering their heads with their hands and looking surprised, unable to say a word.
This side fell into a dead silence!