Chapter 464: Chapter 464

"Come on, Madrid, come on, Madrid..."

The game restarted amid the Meringue fans’ singing.

Van Bommel was doggedly tailing Huang Kaiwen.

Today, his main duty was to disrupt Huang Kaiwen’s performance.

Despite finding it challenging, Van Bommel was determined to carry out the tactical plan.

After Higuain passed the ball back, Guti immediately sent it to Beckham on the right flank.

Beckham glanced at the left flank then continued to pass it back.

After Guti passed it horizontally to De Jong, De Jong made a direct pass to Raul.

Raul thought for a moment and still didn’t pass it to the left.

"Kevin is being targeted fiercely today."

"Van Bommel, an old acquaintance of Kaiwen, has lost to him twice and surely has studied Kevin thoroughly. Today, Hisfield has put a lot of effort into targeting Kevin. Van Bommel may not have the best skills, but he’s incredibly tough, a player with strong mental attributes, not afraid of being outplayed by Kevin and losing confidence."

"Yes, placing Hargreaves on the right wing instead of Demichelis, on one hand, avoids the risk of Demichelis making a mistake unknowing, and on the other hand, Hargreaves is quite like Van Bommel, high in match commitment and mentally strong. With these two men, and young Lahm and the versatile Lucio behind them, Hisfield really worked hard to counter Kevin."

Huang Kaiwen knew that speed wouldn’t work today, so he had to switch to a different style of playing.

He had previously learned [Van de Beek]’s technique.

He mastered how to use the hot-potato method to the greatest extent.

Even if the opponent’s marking was tight, consistently passing the ball quickly could still play a role in linking up attacks.

Different from [Van de Beek], Goetze’s control was more delicate; his through passes and movement could also attract defense and organize attacks on the flank.

Having figured it out,

Huang Kaiwen decided to be a winger with more freedom to move.

If anything, his playing style today would resemble that of a terrier.

While making off-the-ball runs on the left, Guti felt that with only a single person not closely marking him, there could be a chance, so he lightly delivered the pass with his left foot.

Seeing the opportunity, Huang Kaiwen suddenly ran back, tapped the ball with his heel at the moment of reception.

The ball went through Van Bommel’s legs.

Huang Kaiwen then turned and ran forward past Van Bommel.

Van Bommel decisively grabbed Huang Kaiwen’s arm, causing Huang to stumble and fall to the ground.

"You bastard, are you asking for a fight?"

Guti pushed away Van Bommel, who was bending down to offer Huang Kaiwen a hand.

When Van Bommel looked up, he saw Guti, Raul, and De Jong standing beside him, with Real Madrid players running over.

Huang Kaiwen stood up and suggested, "Forget it, it’s just a tactical foul."

Guti inspected Huang Kaiwen up and down, and seeing that he seemed unhurt, pointed at Van Bommel and warned, "You better watch your fucking back!"

The foul occurred just beyond the halfway line.

Huang Kaiwen gave up the position.

As Van Bommel approached, he said with lingering fear, "Are all Real Madrid players this fierce?"

Although he didn’t think Guti could beat him, the Real Madrid players’ gaze seemed lethal.

De Jong, his little bro from the national team, was pretty chummy before,

But just now, Van Bommel felt like the guy was about to perform a traditional art of the Netherlands national team right there on the field.

"They’re just too tense, I get injured easily," said Huang Kaiwen with a smile.

That’s exactly the effect he, Huang, wanted; anyone who dared touch him had to think twice about the consequences.

Otherwise, the number of fouls on him would be so high that even if he were to get an extra [Immunity Card] every month, it wouldn’t suffice.

Now, the treatment for the Yellow Ball King was an upgraded version of Neymar’s; any defender would feel the urge to kick him a couple of times.

Seeing Carlos placing the ball at the spot of the foul,

All the players on the pitch became tense.

Huang Kaiwen deliberately moved a couple of steps towards the flank, wary of friendly fire.

Even at a distance, no one could be certain that Carlos wouldn’t attempt a direct shot at goal.

Everyone held their breath when they saw Carlos take a few steps back to get a running start,

Van Bommel intentionally stood behind Huang Kaiwen,

After Carlos made a run-up, he lifted his left foot and nudged the ball forward.

Huang Kaiwen and Van Bommel both instinctively turned their bodies sideways.

"Hahaha, Carlos did that just to scare people," someone said.

"Huang Kaiwen and Van Bommel realized it was a pass and both rushed forward to receive the ball."

"Huang Kaiwen didn’t stop the ball but knocked it sideways; Carlos then carried the ball diagonally towards the center. Today, Kevin has touched the ball noticeably less, it seems Van Bommel’s defense is quite effective," the commentator noted.

Carlos dribbled past Hargreaves with a hard break.

As Hargreaves chased back, he gestured to Lahm to not go defend against Carlos.

Today, all their defenders on the right were assigned clear roles,

And their primary mission was to defend against Huang Kaiwen.

As Huang Kaiwen ran forward on the left, Lahm immediately closed in to mark him as he approached the penalty area.

Glimpsing the left where Carlos was, he passed the ball straight to Higuain upfront.

Higuain mishandled the reception, delaying for a moment, and by the time he passed to Raul, Van Bommel had already intercepted.

Van Bommel quickly played a direct ball, Demichelis passed it horizontally to the left, and Sagnol started a surge with the ball.

Fabio Capello, with arms folded, stood on the sidelines with a furrowed brow.

Today, Kaiwen’s performance couldn’t be said to be poor, but for him, if it wasn’t mesmerizing the crowd, it wasn’t good enough.

Capello pondered what specifically caused Kaiwen’s underperformance.

Injury recovery? Capello didn’t think so.

When Kevin was with Milan, his form would recover very well post-injury; it couldn’t be that Ancelotti, that fatso, was just lucky, and now under Coach Fabio Capello, Kevin’s performance would be affected by injuries, right? Capello glanced toward Bayern’s coaching area.