Coach, I want to play football!

"Now, the advantage is with me!"

During the intermission, Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde said to the team.

The first sentence at the beginning left the players scratching their heads.

what?In the first half, the opponent scored [-] to [-], and the total score is [-] to [-]. The same starting line is still an advantage?

Doesn't it mean that we have the chance to win if we lose three to zero?

Valverde looked at the obviously confused players and said: "Although the total score is now tied, we are away!"

"As long as we score one more goal, the opponent must score two if they want to come back!"

The current rule of the Copa del Rey is that the two teams compete in two rounds to see the total score, and the one with the higher total score advances.If the two rounds are tied, it depends on the away goals, and the team with more away goals will advance.

If the away goals are all tied, then it will be extra time, and finally a penalty shootout.

So what Valverde means is that as long as an away goal is scored, the yellow submarine at home will be in a panic.

At the same time, this is an away game. As long as the second half does not lose, the possibility of your team's promotion is relatively high.

Next door, in the home dressing room, Marcelino watched the team.

"Everyone performed very well in the first half. To be honest, it was a bit unexpected. I didn't think we would lose this game, but I didn't expect you to play so bravely in the first half."

He first affirmed the team's performance in the first half, and then started the tactical arrangements for the second half.

"We have to pay attention in the second half. After the score is equalized, the Basques will definitely find a way to break the deadlock. So our main focus in the second half is to focus on defense. We are playing at home. Usually this is our advantage, but we have to Consider the away goals."

"So the task in the second half is very simple, defend, and then counterattack! At worst, it will be dragged into overtime, as long as we can hold it steady!"

The players nodded in understanding.

The next few minutes are the rest time for the players themselves, and Marcelino led the coaching staff out of the locker room.

Ye Qi brought over a bunch of bananas and distributed them to Kani and Cherishev who were sitting beside him.

Every team's locker room is always full of food at halftime.Basically, sports drinks and fruits are the majority. Now it is 2015, even in Europe, there are no strict requirements for players' food during halftime.

For example, many La Liga and Ligue [-] teams will put burgers, French fries and other food from KFC or Golden Arches in the locker room.

Some even have fat house happy water.

Yes, you read that right, many teams do this. After 2016 and 2018, these "junk foods" will completely fade out of most teams' locker rooms.

Usually the team will definitely strictly require the players to eat less of this kind of food, but they don't control much during the intermission, mainly to let the players recover quickly.

For example, there are golden arches on the table in the corner of the dressing room in Villarreal. The reason why the golden arches are not KFC is because the golden arches gave money.

That's right, the Golden Arches are also one of Villarreal's sponsors this season.

Burgers are basically high-protein meat burgers such as beef or fish and shrimp, served with whole-grain bread slices, so players can eat them without much burden.

However, Ye Qi had strict requirements on his diet very early on. Although it was not to the point of being abnormal, generally speaking, he ate very little hamburgers.

Especially during halftime, he likes to eat bananas.Because it can be quickly digested and absorbed, it can also replenish physical energy, and it can also effectively relieve muscle soreness caused by muscle acid secretion.

But everything has a limit, and bananas can't be eaten too much.Otherwise, if you eat too much, you will lose weight during the race...... Then it is no ordinary embarrassment.

Campbell came over with a small food bucket, and handed it to Ye Qi with a fried chicken leg.

Ye Qi crossed his hands——da baa!

The burgers are acceptable, after all, most of them are fried steaks, wheat grains, and some vegetables, even without salad dressing.So in fact, relatively speaking, it is relatively healthy.

But forget about fried chicken, this thing........ delicious is delicious, but it is not good for athletes.

Campbell didn't take it seriously either, and started to chew on it by himself.

Ye Qi smelled the fragrance, moved his butt a little away from Campbell - he was afraid that he would not be able to resist the temptation!

Fried chicken.....so delicious!

"If there is a chance in the second half, I'll still serve you with a header from the center, and your wings should lean more toward the center." Ye Qi said to Campbell and Cheryshev.

"When one side breaks through with the ball, the other side has to run flexibly to keep up." Campbell bit the fried chicken and was vague, but his teammates could understand.

Big Santos said to Pina: "I will find trouble with that guy more in the second half. You have a yellow card, which is not convenient."

The guy he was talking about was naturally Muniain, a talented teenager from Athletic Bilbao.

Ping Na nodded, expressing understanding.

In addition to the new players who have just joined the team, Villarreal's overall cooperation is actually good.This is due to the fact that they often communicate before the game after the head coach leaves. Such communication can let everyone understand what teammates are thinking and what plans they have.

It is convenient to cooperate in the game.

Ye Qi, Carney, Bruno, and little Santos can often understand each other's meaning with just a glance.

And Vietto didn't cooperate well with the team because he seldom communicated with his teammates now, and he stood out in the locker room as soon as he came. You can see that Cheryshev doesn't like him at all.

Soon, the second half of the game began.

This time it was Athletic Bilbao who got the ball at the beginning, and they were instigating an attack as soon as they got the ball.

Just like what their coach Valverde said, if they can score a goal in the next game, then the game will be stable for the Basque Lions.

At that time, just shrink back and defend, and tow can "ground" Villarreal's yellow submarine.

No. In the 408th minute, Muniain dribbled the ball inside after receiving a pass from his teammate.Soon Santos came up and stuck his body to the opponent.

Because Munia couldn't get rid of it, and the opponent still made small moves, he could only pass the football to his teammate in the middle.

It's just that the pass was almost blocked by Pinna, which startled Muniain.

In the second minute, Suceta broke through with the ball on the right side of his side. After encountering the joint defense of Pina and Djokic, he chose to pass the ball to Muniain on the other side.

As soon as Muniain received the ball, he was squeezed away by the eye-catching Mario with a steal. Then, in the press with Muniain, the football went out of the sideline.

Although they did not grab the ball, at least Athletic Bilbao's attack did not work out.

Munia complained to the referee that Mario was suspected of crowding fouls, but the referee ignored it and just made a confrontational gesture, indicating that it was a reasonable physical confrontation.