Chapter 99 Udinese’s sinkhole (3rd update)

Chapter 99 Udinese’s sinkhole (third update)

Alkmaar's head coach has obviously done some research on Udinese. For example, he knows that Bruno is the core of this team, so he sent someone to mark Bruno.

As soon as Bruno got the ball, Alkmaar's midfielder Celso Ortiz rushed up. This Paraguayan is a very fierce defensive midfielder. He joined Alkmaar in 2009. He was originally a fringe figure at Alkmaar, but this season he seems to have suddenly enlightened and suddenly became Alkmaar's first choice. The main force, his performance is very good, averaging 3.2 steals and 4.7 interceptions per game. He is the iron gate of Alkmaar's defense.

The short Ortiz was very athletic. Bruno just turned around and saw Ortiz extending his foot towards him.

This is not just like saying hello, stretching your feet to steal the ball, but a very fierce tackle!

In order to prevent injury, Bruno jumped up quickly, and the football was shoveled out by Ortiz.

How could Bruno give up control of the ball so easily? After landing, he turned around and chased away. Alkmaar's left midfielder Victor Elm was about to catch the ball, but Bruno used the same tackle as Ortiz to poke the ball away.

The football was shoveled out of bounds by Bruno, and Alkmaar regained possession of the ball in the frontcourt.

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As soon as the game started, it entered into a fierce confrontation. Especially Alkmaar's Paraguayan midfielder Ortiz, who defends very fiercely and has excellent frontal defense.

When Udinese attacked again, Bruno was just about to receive the ball when Ortiz rushed up again.

What should I do?

Suddenly an idea flashed in Bruno's mind, and he thought of the technique he had been practicing hard for the past two years.

Then he strode out and rushed towards the football.

Ortiz knew that if he allowed Bruno to control the ball, he would definitely take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, so he decided to repeat his old trick and deal with Bruno with a vicious tackle again.

Football and people, he must stay the same!

The tough Ortiz was still very impressive when he fell to the ground and tackled. Many opponents fell to his fierce tackle, but the opponent he encountered today was no ordinary person.

Bruno used his good physical fitness and explosive power to control the football in advance.

If he throws the football out as usual, he is very likely to hit Ortiz, who has expanded the defensive area due to the tackle on the ground. Not only will the ball be intercepted, the opponent may also take advantage of the opportunity to attack. ground attack.

So he didn't do that. He jumped forward, and then pulled the football back a little with his right foot. It was this distance that avoided Ortiz's fierce tackle.

After Ortiz tackled the ball, he found that he had missed it, but he did not give up. If he failed once, he made a second interception. This is a portrayal of a defensive player who never gives up. Although his right leg did not tackle the ball, he still had his left leg. So Ortiz used his right leg as a supporting foot and stretched his left leg to shovel the football.

After two tackles in a row, he must be unable to dodge this time, right?

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Bruno's right foot pulled the football back. This time he stepped on the football with his left foot, pulled the football to the right, and avoided Ortiz's second tackle!

At the same time, Bruno turned 360 degrees and faced the direction of the attack again, and the football was at his feet.

And Alkmaar's midfielder Ortiz has been knocked to the ground by his continuous pulls and turns, and there is no way to intercept him.

"Oh...oh! Oh! Oh my god! Marseille's almost perfect slalom made me think I was seeing Zidane playing football!" the commentator of Italian Sky TV exclaimed, "What a beautiful pass, haha! There’s nothing Ortiz can do!”

Even the head coach of Alkmaar, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help but open his mouth and marveled after seeing Bruno's performance.

After Bruno shook Ortiz away, he took the football out, then he stalked to catch up with the football, and dribbled the ball into Alkmaar's half!

It feels really good to successfully pass the opponent with a Marseille spin, but Bruno has no time to reflect on it at the moment. He has to organize an attack.

Bruno, who dribbled the ball forward from the center, became the focus, and all Alkmaar players turned their attention to him. Alkmaar's defenders are also focusing their defense on the center, and the two wing players are consciously leaning towards the center.

Bruno saw the right opportunity and distributed the football to Mahrez on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Mahrez ran wildly with the ball, cut into the penalty area, and then faced the attacking Alkmaar goalkeeper Alvarado and shot. Unfortunately, the ball he shot ended up going out and no goal was scored.

After Mahrez's shot, the TV broadcast immediately cut back to Bruno's Marseille spin past Ortiz.

“A nearly perfect slalom in Marseille! A French specialty!”

Although the Marseille slalom was not invented by the French, because of Zidane, this action was called the "Marseille slalom" and was regarded as a symbol of French football technology.

"Bruno seems to be in good condition, Alkmaar, be careful!"

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Bruno used Marseille's spin to pass Ortiz and organized an attack. Unfortunately, Mahrez failed to seize the single opportunity and pushed the football away.

<divclass="contentadv">This is Udinese's rarest offensive opportunity.

Before this, Udinese defended more often. After all, this is Alkmaar's home court, and the home team has a great advantage here.

Especially after losing away in the first round, Alkmaar must exert force from the start, enter the game as quickly as possible and equalize the score.

AZ Alkmaar's offensive is very fierce. Most of the time, Udinese implements the coach's "defensive counterattack" tactical requirements in the backcourt.

The counterattack just now was Udinese's best chance after fifteen minutes of the first half.

Mahrez was also upset that he wasted a great opportunity.When the football went out, he put his head in his hands and was very frustrated.

Mahrez was very upset. He could continue to stand in the frontcourt with his head in his hands. Bruno did not have the time to regret what had happened. He turned around and ran back.

So far, defense is the most important thing.

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The home team took the lead in the eighteenth minute. They first used a long shot to create a corner kick, and then No. 8 Gudley took a corner kick. Captain Vergovil caught the ball and smashed the football into the Udinese gate with his head.

Udinese goalkeeper Brkic's mistake was the direct cause of the loss. He went to catch the ball, but unexpectedly missed it, allowing the Alkmaar captain to easily head the ball into the empty goal.

Udinese has performed well on all fronts this season, and the whole team has contributed a lot, but the goalkeeper position has made frequent mistakes.

Compared with teammates on the other three lines, Udinese's goalkeepers are simply worse than the other.

It can be said that Udinese's goalkeeper has been unable to keep up with the team's pace.

This season, Udinese has scored 25 goals in 52 Serie A games, second only to Juventus with 60 goals and Roma with 53 goals. It is the third-highest scoring team among the 20 Serie A teams; however, On the defensive end, they also conceded 34 goals, ranking only eighth in Serie A in the number of goals conceded. Not to mention compared with Juventus who only conceded 19 goals and Roma who only conceded 13 goals in front of them. Even Naples and Roma behind them. Fiorentina and Inter Milan both conceded much fewer goals than Udinese.

As of today, Udinese has played a total of 47 games in all competitions this season, and only 10 games have resulted in zero seals, which is just over %!

Especially in the Europa League, in 12 games, Udinese only achieved one clean sheet when facing the weak Burrage in the third round of qualifying. In the subsequent ten games, including today, Udinese Ness conceded goals every game.

They have conceded goals in 12 of the 11 Europa League games, which is an oddity among all the teams participating in the Europa League.

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It's not that Guidolin doesn't want to change this situation. Last summer, he also wanted to find an outstanding person to take over Brkic's position in the future. He successively introduced the Greek Kanizis and the Croatian Klava, and also promoted them from the youth team. Scoufett, it's a pity that none of them are useful.

This season, Udinese's goalkeepers have been swinging between Brkic, Kanizis, Skufet and Clava. So far, all four have played almost the same amount of time, ten games each. about.

What often happens is that the goalkeeper makes a mistake in this game, and Guidolin uses another one in the next game; and so on, the four goalkeepers take turns.

Now it seems that the goalkeeper's performance may be the most critical factor in how long Udinese can stay in the Europa League this season.

"Brkic's mistake was too amateurish! As a 28-year-old goalkeeper, in the prime period of his career, how could such a mistake occur without hitting the ball?" the commentator of Italian Sky TV criticized Udi The performance of Ness' goalkeeper, his mistake put the team behind.

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Brkic, who made a mistake, was also very frustrated. He stood there, shrugging his shoulders and mumbling, but no one heard him clearly.

Bruno was also very disappointed with the team's conceding a goal. If it was normal, he would wave his hands helplessly, or shake his head and sigh.

But not now, he couldn't do that because he realized that he was the captain.

What should a captain do at a time like this?

Bruno did not refer to others, but thought about what he should do as a captain.

He went up and patted Brkic on the shoulder, comforting: "Zeljko, don't give up! Next, focus on it and do your best!"

Then he fished the ball out of the net and handed it to Mahrez.

The game continues, but only one goal was conceded. There are still more than 70 minutes left. Could it be that Udinese, known for its attacking power, still can't score a goal?