legendary player [football]

43 Valencia vs Granada 1

Under the arrangement of the coaching staff, Leo and his teammates studied Valencia's technical and tactical playing style and playing style for a few days. In the last few games, the routine of the Bat Corps made the Granada team a little confused.Their fights are concentrated on the two sides, while the midfielder appears to be relatively weak, the frontcourt style of play seems to be even more lazy and unorganized, and the skills under their feet are unrecognizable.

Since the coach was replaced by Neville, the famous English "football commentator", Valencia has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last five league games. The last win has to be traced back to nearly a month ago. Defeated the 2nd team Barakaldo in the West Division 0 to 2.

This is probably a semi-amateur team.

To put it bluntly: Valencia's seemingly messy field style matches the current league results in the middle and lower reaches very well.

On the team bus from the hotel to the Mestalla Stadium, everyone in the team seemed very relaxed, and they believed that today's Bat Corps is not to be feared in their hearts.Granada is now temporarily ranked seventh in the league standings. As long as they enter one more place, they can participate in the Europa League next season according to the La Liga system.And the league schedule is not over halfway, no matter how hard you work, you may be able to get a historic ticket to the Champions League.

It is a good thing that the momentum is high, but I have to say that everyone thinks a little too much.

Leo sat at the back of the bus, Marquis held his beats headphones and danced while listening to the music, while he continued to study Valencia's technical and tactical play with a tablet.

Such a team that still barely retains the aura of "La Liga powerhouse", compared with Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid and other giants with a distinctive style of play, it is difficult for you to define what style Valencia is. Some people say that they are real. Some people say that they have a strong style of English football.

Leo, who was staring at the screen and meditating, suddenly received a text message.Unexpectedly, this text message came from a good friend Griezmann in Madrid: "You performed well in today's game. Deschamps will announce the 25-man squad for the first national team training this year on the 31th. He will focus on inspecting you With the performance of a few young players, someone has to replace Benzema, you know."

Leo is very grateful to Griezmann for telling him such important news at such a critical time.In fact, Deschamps wants to promote talents from among the young players to replace the suspended Benzema. However, Leo is really touched that my friends can think of him at this time: "Thank you, but today's starting list without me."

"Fuck, what did Gangzares think that he won the last game against Sevilla, so he can ignore the Bat Legion. It's too big."

"The head coach has his tactical arrangements. Do you have any good suggestions for fighting against the Bats?"

Leo waited for a while before receiving Griezmann's text message reply: "The declining nobles, who seem to be careless, are actually very difficult to deal with. In short, if you encounter a strong team, you will be strong, and if you encounter a weak team, you will be rewarded. Do you think you are now Is it a strong team or a weak team”

"" Leo couldn't answer this question, "I'm at the stadium, let's talk later."

The Mestalla Stadium, which can accommodate 55000 fans, has witnessed the glory and glory of the Bat Corps at the turn of the century.If Deportivo, who won a La Liga title and a Champions League semi-final in that era, is called the "Super Deportivo" and "Golden Generation", then Valencia must be an out-and-out player at the beginning of this century. La Liga giants.

Mr. Rubio, another experienced football commentator from the Spanish National TV Sports Channel, is the commentator of the game in the live broadcast room of the game today.

"Good afternoon, fans and friends in front of the TV, I am Rubio, a colleague of your old friend Mendoza. Dear Mendoza was unable to share this golden lottery match with you today due to work reasons, so I will do it for you .”

During the warm-up training before the game, Leo had already seen the fanaticism and loyalty of the fans in this third largest city in Spain to the local team. The red and yellow waves of the ball flooded the corner of the stands.

However, classmate Leo earned a wave of screams by brushing his face.

Gonzalez looked very serious from the moment he walked into the Mestalla Stadium, his tight body keeping his back straight.Leo was a little surprised that his head coach, who had always been calm and composed, was so restless in the face of this game.You know, even in the face of the powerful Barcelona and Real Madrid, he has never had the slightest fear.

This is actually easy to understand. Facing Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​a draw is a profit. If you are lucky enough to win the game, you are lucky. Even if you lose, as long as it is not a big score, it is not shameful.But facing a team like Valencia.You regard him as a strong team, and his ranking in the league is not as high as yours.You have to regard him as a weak team, he is a bat army that even Real Madrid and Barcelona dare not underestimate.

Before the game started, Leo and his teammates came out of the player tunnel and walked to the bench.Gonzalez patted him on the shoulder suddenly: "Look carefully, look carefully, and don't let go of every detail."

Leo still sat on the far side of the bench near the player tunnel, with Marquis sitting next to him.The little friend turned his head from time to time to whisper something to him, but Leo kept staring at the field and did not respond to his chat.

Rubio said: "The game is about to start. Let's take a look at the starting lists of the two sides today. Valencia still adopts a 442 formation. The goalkeeper is No. 24 Sanchez. The defense sent Orbán, Cancelo, Bezo and Mustafi. From left to right in the midfield are Bakari, Enzo Perez, Parejo, Feguli. Negvedo and Albiser partnered to form a striker. Granada side Also chose the 442 formation. The goalkeeper is No. 13 Andrew. Robert, Longban, Biraghi and Franrick form the defense. From left to right, the midfielders are Kersin, Saxes, Harvey Marx, Rosina, the double forwards are Arabi and Cordoba. Interestingly, Mendoza's favorite kid, Leo Fernandez, is not in the starting lineup. What kind of special arrangement will Gonzalez have for him?"

After the two sides exchanged team flags and selected the venue, the game officially started with the whistle of the referee.Granada captain Max kicked off the ball first, and it was still the midfielder who continuously shifted control of the ball.Kersin on the left passed the ball long to the right to find Rosina, so as to open up the opponent's defense and look for offensive opportunities.

Valencia's pressing on the wing was indeed very fierce. As soon as Rosina took the ball, the opposing player Bakari immediately stepped forward to fight, either directly tackled the ball or forced it out of the sideline.Never give Granada a chance to bring the ball upfield.

"Valencia's No. 8 Feguli has the ball and he goes straight to the striker with a long pass looking for striker Albiser and plays a quick counter-attack. Granada's players don't have enough time to get back. Albiser outside the box It's a pity to take the ball and take a long shot. The ball is higher than the goal frame. Albiser's handling is too sloppy. There are only two defenders in the opposite penalty area. He can let the ball stay under his feet for a while and look for it. better chance."

Valencia coach Neville made a very exaggerated turn on the sidelines to express his dissatisfaction with the shot.

In just 7 minutes of the opening, Valencia, who seemed to be playing out of order, completed a shot. Although the quality was not high, the purpose was clear.

Leo, who was sitting on the bench, was always paying attention to every player on the field, not missing any details.He gradually had a guess in his mind, but it was only a guess, and further observation was needed.

Granada goalkeeper Andrew passed the ball to the midfielder to look for captain Max. After taking the ball, Max chose to pass the center line and break through to the penalty area.Both of Valencia's central defenders were positioned very well, and they didn't pull out of space because of Araby's off-ball running.The two midfielders Parejo and Enzo Perez retreated to defend Max. The captain passed the ball into the penalty area in time and hit the back of the defender. However, Cordoba was slow to start and the ball was directly confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Valencia played every counter attack very quickly, they did not focus on ball possession and quick short passes like other Spanish teams.Instead, after taking the ball, he drove directly to the frontcourt and seized every opportunity to complete the shot.

"Baccari took the ball and wanted to make a long pass directly to the striker, but the two players did not form a tacit understanding. The ball was intercepted by Granada's defender Longban. Longban passed the ball to Korsing on the left. Lanada tried to attack from the side again. But the moment Korsin took the ball and turned around, Bakary, who had just made a pass error, was already in front of him. The two stalemate near the sideline for a moment, and Bakary made a decisive move He snatched the ball back with his feet and passed it to Figuri on the right in time."

The head coach of Valencia is not satisfied with the performance of his players on the field. Although Neville shouted on the sidelines, his voice is almost hoarse, but the players on the field seem to regard him as air, and everyone still advances the game according to their own ideas , no one has a bird for him.

Leo was already sitting close to the opponent's bench, and was so quarreled by the England "famous coach" that he couldn't concentrate on observing the situation on the field.

Gonzalez was obviously also annoyed by Neville's loud voice. When the game went on for 30 minutes, he finally couldn't bear it and turned around from the sidelines to the bench.

"Are you ready?" Gonzalez looked at Leo and asked.

Leo nodded, and at the direction of the assistant coach, he stood up with several teammates and walked to the sidelines to warm up.

Rubio in the live broadcast room obviously also noticed the situation on Granada's side: "We saw that the camera was given to Fernandez. He seemed to start warming up under the direction of the coach. Now the first half of the game has just come to an end. At 30 minutes, is Gonzalez going to use his first substitution? Judging from the data we have so far, Granada has completely taken the initiative on the field. Their possession time is longer than that of Valencia. Nearly 10 percentage points higher, and the pass success rate is also much higher than the opponent, um, the number of shots is even the same as the bat army.”