Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 1353 But Heroes Have Their Ways (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
For the team, there were several ways to break a dense defense: set pieces and long shots.
However, Chen Hero's principle of breaking a dense defense was to fundamentally destroy the opponent's confidence in their dense defense and shake their foundations!
Breaking a dense defense, frankly speaking, is about using people to fill it, to fill the holes, and to block the gun muzzles.
It’s about cramming as many people as possible into a fixed-size space, relying on numerical superiority to make up for those loopholes and gaps.
So sometimes, they had to use their bodies to block the opponent's shots.
Chen Hero's method of breaking a dense defense was very simple and crude, completely without any technical content. Unlike those coaches who racked their brains trying to figure out how to break a dense defense, his method didn't require brains, only muscles.
His method was… long shots!
But this was not the kind of long shot we talked about before to break a dense defense, this was a long shot with a strong Chen Hero personal style.
Because his target was not the goal at all, but… people!
Yes, Chen Hero's long shots, were all aimed at people!
Chen Hero retreated to a deeper position, and after receiving a pass from a teammate, he swung his foot and kicked at the nearest Newcastle United player in front of him!
He didn't even need to aim deliberately, because the Newcastle United defense in front was so dense that he could hit someone with any random kick.
"Bang!" The football slammed hard into Newcastle United defender Coloccini and bounced off.
Coloccini staggered from the impact, almost falling to the ground.
But he was quite happy in his heart, because he had blocked Chen Hero's shot with his body!
But he soon wouldn't be so happy.
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The Newcastle United fans in the stands, as well as fans of other teams, cheered when they saw Coloccini block Chen Hero's shot with his body, cheering for Coloccini.
In their opinion, Chen Hero's shot hitting Coloccini fully demonstrated how dense and successful Newcastle United's defense was. Liverpool's attack couldn't even get into Newcastle United's penalty area, they could only take long shots from outside, and the long shots directly hit Newcastle United players.
As long as they continued to play like this, the entire Liverpool team would definitely become more and more anxious, and by then, they would not be able to organize any effective attack at all.
The fans in the stands had already begun to look forward to the scene where Newcastle United successfully defended Liverpool's attack, and Chen Hero didn't score a single goal. They would laugh and mock Chen Hero to their heart's content, they would make Chen Hero never be able to hold his head up in front of them.
But soon they realized that things were not as simple as they thought.
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As soon as Chen Hero received the ball, Newcastle United players rushed up to defend him.
Because it wasn't shooting at the goal at all, but shooting at people, Chen Hero didn't need to consider accuracy, and naturally wouldn't adjust the ball. Instead, he directly swung his foot and kicked the ball, so his connection speed from stopping the ball to shooting was very fast, and it was not easy for the opponent to intercept it.
The football whistled out less than ten meters and hit a Newcastle United player who came up to defend him, right in the outside of his thigh.
That was one of the places with the most and strongest muscles, but after Chen Hero's ball hit it, it still made the Newcastle United player grit his teeth in pain, which shows how powerful his shot was.
Of course, Chen Hero was after all a center forward, and it was impossible to completely retreat to the back to take long shots, so he had other methods.
Set pieces.
Another trick to break a dense defense.
But it was a Chen Hero-style set piece.
The goal was still to hit people…
When Gotze was dribbling in the frontcourt, he was fiercely tackled by a Newcastle United player and fell to the ground. The referee's whistle sounded, giving Liverpool a free kick thirty-four meters from the goal.
This game was not just about Chen Hero, but also Gotze, who was the main force in supplying Chen Hero with shells, also received special attention from Newcastle United, and his defensive actions were very large. It's just that most of the time, the referee on duty in this game turned a blind eye, which was the home advantage.
But this time Newcastle United's foul was too harsh, and he couldn't justify not calling it.
And the position was a bit off, and he thought that calling it shouldn't be much of a threat.
Newcastle United players had been delaying the game since the first few minutes of the game, and a simple human wall took a long time to line up.
The distance was never enough.
Chen Hero seemed to be very anxious, he hurriedly placed the football, and without waiting for the Newcastle United players to retreat enough distance, he just kicked it directly!
The football whistled and hit Coloccini's hand in the human wall, causing Coloccini to shake his hand vigorously in pain.
Chen Hero quickly raised his arm to signal to the referee that the other party had handled the ball.
In fact, his appeal was unreasonable and made no sense.
Because Coloccini's hand was honestly placed in front of his chest, mainly to protect his heart. Because the arm was not open at all, the handball accusation was not valid.
Chen Hero naturally knew this, he just wanted to divert the referee's attention.
Sure enough, the referee shook his head and rejected his request, but he didn't blame Chen Hero for taking the free kick early. He just told Chen Hero that he must wait for his whistle to sound before kicking.
Chen Hero quickly nodded honestly, indicating that he understood.
Then he repositioned the football, this time he was not in a hurry, just stood behind the football and quietly watched the Newcastle United players slowly build the human wall.
Coloccini in the human wall was still rubbing his hand, the place where he was hit by Chen Hero just now was still very painful.
He found that Chen Hero seemed to be staring at him, and suddenly felt a chill for no reason.
The human wall was finally retreated enough distance under the referee's intervention, and the referee turned around and walked out. As soon as he turned around, the Newcastle United human wall pushed forward again.
Chen Hero did not appeal to the referee about this situation, he even wished that the Newcastle United human wall would come up more, because this way, they would be in more pain!
The referee turned around, turned a blind eye to the situation that the Newcastle United human wall was moving up, and whistled, signaling Chen Hero to kick the ball.
Chen Hero ran up, and almost at the same time as him, the Newcastle United human wall also ran up - they rushed up, wanting to shorten the distance between the two sides and block Chen Hero's free kick. They all knew that Chen Hero's free kick was very powerful, so they didn't dare to underestimate Chen Hero's free kick.
But how did they know that Chen Hero was not shooting at the goal this time, but shooting at people?
Chen Hero's instep solidly kicked the back of the football, and then the football hit Coloccini's stomach who rushed up hard. This time, without his hand to protect him, he was directly knelt down by Chen Hero's thunderous kick.
The football bounced back.
It just fell in front of Chen Hero's feet.
Chen Hero didn't stop, and didn't care about Coloccini, who was kneeling in front of him covering his stomach, and kicked the football again with a powerful shot!
With a bang, this time the football hit James Perch's chest, causing his body to shake violently, and he fell backward!
However, the football also bounced out of the sideline, and finally did not allow Chen Hero to get a chance to shoot people for the third time in a row…
But in front of him, it was already a mess, with people and horses falling.
Coloccini was on the ground covering his stomach, while James Perch fell face up on the ground, covering his chest with his hands, with a painful expression and frowning. Obviously, he was hit hard. The other Newcastle United players looked down and found two people lying on the ground, and they were also a little surprised, not knowing what happened between the lightning and flint just now…
Chen Hero, who hit someone, was still waving his fists, showing a very angry look - he roared at the referee: "They moved in advance! I should be allowed to retake it!!"
Coloccini, who was kneeling on the ground covering his stomach, felt a shock in his heart after hearing Chen Hero's roar - retake it? Please spare me! If you kick a little further down, my lower body will be finished!
Although no one else suspected that Chen Hero was deliberate, Coloccini already had an ominous premonition in his heart, and it was getting stronger and stronger, like a dark cloud blocking his heart. It seemed like a heavy rain was about to fall.
Using the body to block the opponent's striker's shot was originally a very normal move for a center back, but at this moment, in Coloccini's heart, it had also become a bit wrong. He began to feel fear of blocking Chen Hero's shot.
This time he was lucky and wasn't kicked in the crotch, but what about next time, or the next time? Can he guarantee that he will be so lucky every time?
Damn it, it's those British guys who don't want Hero to break the record, why should he risk his life to fight?!
So, no one knew that a slight looseness had appeared in Newcastle United's defense.
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Chen Hero soon got another chance to shoot, as the ultimate destination for the team's passes, he could easily get a lot of shooting opportunities.
And these opportunities were a nightmare for the Newcastle United players.
Because Chen Hero didn't seem to be wearing shooting boots today, every shot seemed to be aimed at them, and didn't fly towards the goal at all!
It's just that the onlookers haven't seen the clues yet.
The commentators have said that Chen Hero is not in good shape today, and his mentality is very impetuous. If this continues, let alone breaking the record, he may not even score a single goal.
"Hero shoots - and hits a Newcastle United player again…"
"Hero! Oh, it was blocked by Steven Taylor again!"
"Hero's shooting accuracy is not good today, it seems that he is not aiming at the goal, but at people…" This commentator was actually very close to the truth, but he just happened to bump into it, he didn't even think about that aspect, and soon changed the topic and didn't continue to explore this issue.
What a pity, he was almost able to reveal the mystery to everyone…
The Newcastle United fans in the stands were still cheering for Chen Hero's poor state, and also cheering for the Newcastle United players who were fighting bravely and using their bodies to block Chen Hero's shots.
But how did they know that it wasn't these players who were fighting bravely, but the football shot by Chen Hero was like an infrared tracking missile, chasing them!
The originally solid defense slowly showed signs of loosening under Chen Hero's heavy artillery coverage, and some places had even cracked several cracks!
It's just that these cracks were still very subtle, and in the intense game, others couldn't see them at all.
This was Chen Hero's method of dealing with a dense defense.
Great strength produces miracles, although there is no technical content, the effect is very good!