Chapter 10 The first ball that decides the trend

Chapter 10 The first ball that decides the trend

Vazquez was confident that his disciples would be able to beat the "old, weak, sick and disabled" old guys in Mallorca through sprinting back and forth, but what happened next disappointed him—Ma Not only did Loca's group of old, weak, sick and disabled not collapse under the sprint of the frisky Vallecano players, but they were as stable as chicken blood!

Vazquez guessed one thing wrong-the average age of Mallorca's defense is indeed quite old, and it can even be said to be the defense with the oldest average age in La Liga. However, each of them has about ten years of experience in La Liga. There is no obvious decline in physical fitness, and sprinting back and forth will naturally be overwhelmed soon. However, in this situation of recovering defense, their experience, confrontation, judgment, and positioning can all be at their best. It will be a team like Vallecano who does not stand out as a shooter who can easily tear through the defense.

What's more, Mallorca's quick counterattack in the frontcourt is not something that any team can ignore-Tristan's impact is excellent, Stankovic and Ibagaza are both midfielders with excellent speed and technology. Although the counterattack was not as fast as lightning, the small-scale cooperation between several people was also quite tacit, which has always caused huge troubles for Vallecano's defense.

Under the restraint of Mallorca's frontcourt players, Vallecano's offense could not attack without scruples, and their defense was more comfortable in defense.

After Vallecano charged for a period of time, his momentum began to slowly relax-this kind of rushing and attacking attack consumes a lot of energy. Vallecano, who is dominated by young players, also slowed down his offensive speed as his physical fitness declined after rushing for a while.

Mallorca did not take advantage of the situation to counterattack, but began to control the midfield through passing back and forth and dispatching. The captain Ngonga played the biggest role in this process, constantly receiving the ball, and then constantly distributing the ball to find opportunity to attack.

In this way, the game dragged on until the end of the first half. When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, Jose waved his fist, then got up and walked towards the locker room, while Vazquez Waving his hand angrily, he also got up and walked towards the locker room.

What's interesting is that the movements of the two sides were almost synchronized. When they came to the entrance of the player tunnel, they happened to meet. Vazquez glanced at Jose, then snorted, started to walk inside, and Jose smiled slightly. Smiling, he started to move his pace after Vazquez walked in.

After frowning and thinking for a while in the locker room, the Mallorca players have already entered the locker room. After seeing Natal enter the locker room last and close the door of the locker room, Jose finally With a cough, the players were quieted down.

"In the first half, we played well, but that's not enough... In fact, it is difficult for us to play a quick counterattack in the frontcourt, because we don't have the advantage in the speed of the frontcourt. So in the second half, on the premise of continuing to defend, We have to play more aggressively in offense. Vicente, the position can be higher in the second half, with Francisco to help you cover the position behind, there is nothing to worry about, use your dispatching ability, give Youvan and Arie Create opportunities for breakthroughs, dispatch and attract in the middle, and then resolutely hit both sides to create opportunities for Diego. This is our offensive tactic in the second half, Yuvan, Ariel, when one of you breaks through on the wing At this time, the other one pays attention to changing positions to the middle to help Carlos grab the second spot, and expand the score if there is a chance!"

Jose said so much in one breath, and after seeing Tristan, Carlos, Stankovic, Ibagaza and Ngonga all nodded, he turned to the defenders: "Keep defending in the second half, don't take it easy Just plug in the offense and don't leave any gaps in the backcourt... I think, as long as you don't sprint back and forth, it shouldn't be too difficult to defend Vallecano's offense, right?"

Nino rolled up his jersey cuffs and showed off his muscles: "No problem, we can definitely defend those guys' offense!"

Seeing Nino's statement, the other defenders nodded one after another. It's not that they are too confident, but that the strength of the defenders themselves can be ranked in the middle in La Liga, except that they are basically older. There are no other problems. Jose is very accurate on this point. In the first half of the season, when Gomez adopted offensive football tactics that did not conform to Mallorca's current situation, this defensive line can still concede goals. Keeping the average below two per game has proved their strength in itself.

As long as it is not in sports warfare or in positional warfare, there are only a few teams in La Liga that have the ability to break through this line of defense.

Mallorca's defensive line is the greatest wealth left by Cooper. Of course, Jose will make good use of this. This is also the place that Jose does not need to worry about for the time being. The number of goals scored by the card...

Only 18 goals were scored in the 20 rounds of the league, an average of less than one in a game. For a La Liga team, this statistic is really embarrassing.

In fact, Mallorca does not lack good offensive players. Although Tristan is still a little inexperienced, his scoring ability is very good, and Ibagaza and Stankovic are both very characteristic offensive players. , As long as the combination is good, you will be able to score a lot of goals.

It's just that Jose doesn't have time to combine the offensive combination of the frontcourt now. From taking over the team to the start of this game, he has very little time, so the offensive tactics to prepare are also very simple, that is, Ngonga points the ball, Iba Gaza and Stankovic broke through the two wings and made a cross, and Tristan grabbed the point in the middle - a very simple offensive tactic.

However, this simple offensive tactic, combined with Tristan's impact power and the breakthrough ability of the two wings, will still be very powerful if used properly, at least it is enough to deal with Vallecano.

Vallecano's performance this season is very good, but Jose knows that their strength is not as good as the ranking, mainly young players, open impact style of play and a little bit of luck are the reasons why they can achieve such outstanding results this season However, in the first half of the season, Vallecano, who was at home, and Mallorca, who were back and forth, fought until the end of the game before scoring a slightly lucky goal, 2-1 at home. Jose did not think Vallecano was better than Mallorca after defeating Mallorca.

Youngness is Vallecano's strength, and it is also their shortcoming. As long as Mallorca can seize the opportunity to expand the score again in the second half, and the mentality is out of balance, it will definitely be Vallecano. When he scored the second goal, it was When Mallorca established the victory.

"We're ahead...I don't remember how many games we haven't been ahead of." In the stands of the St. Moise Stadium, a fan murmured.

"Seven rounds... or eight rounds?" A fan next to him said uncertainly.

"Sure enough, we still have to change to a new head coach. Although the game is not very good, but after all, this game is ahead!" At first, a fan sighed.

"This coach is a standard Mallorcan man. He has worked in the youth team for more than a year before, so we can use it with confidence!" A fan later nodded in agreement with him.

"Whatever! We are leading now! Victory, we want victory!" Another fan shouted loudly: "Go ahead! Mallorca!"

Following his roar, players from both sides came out of the player tunnel, and the Mallorca fans in the stands were all refreshed.

The second half is about to begin!

"Mallorca led by one goal in the first half... Last season, it wouldn't be a problem, but this season they were able to take the lead in the first half, it's really amazing, Barbara Liecano has not lost this season, but they rarely lag behind in the first half, and they often show their flaws in the second half. Xavier, what do you think?" Ivan, a famous commentator on Spanish national television Hidalgo smiled and asked his commentator partner Xavier Bones.

Bones is a middle-aged man with a serious expression. Compared with the relaxed and lively Hidalgo, his style is thicker. He belongs to the type of textual research party commentator, and Hidalgo complements each other perfectly. Quite popular.

Hearing Hidalgo's question, Bones let out a "huh": "In the first half of the game, Mallorca didn't play well... However, in terms of overall defense and tactical response, they did quite successfully. Although he was suppressed by Vallecano more often in the first half, it has to be said that Jose Alemani, a young man, is still very aware of the strengths and weaknesses of his team and can do this It's not easy. Mallorca's excellence lies in the experience of their players and the solid defense line left by Cooper. The weakness is that the average age of the main lineup is too old, and it is easy to be dragged down by opponents back and forth. Using this recycling Defensive tactics can maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and the counterattack was quite resolute, which proves that everything in the first half was carefully prepared by Jose. Vazquez's performance disappointed me a little. Obviously avoiding Vallecano's advantage, but he has no good way to deal with it. If it continues, Vallecano may not be good in the second half."

"Xavier is right." Hidalgo nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that I have to take back what I just said. With Jose's performance in the first half, even if he ran to the wrong coach's seat, it's no big deal... now , It depends on the situation in the second half, will Mallorca stop the three-game losing streak or even win nine consecutive games? Let us wait and see!"

"The first goal in the second half will determine the outcome of this game! If Vallecano scores first, it will be very difficult for Mallorca. The shadow of nine games cannot be easily eliminated. And if Mallorca If he can take the lead in expanding the score, the young Rayo Vallecano is also likely to collapse!" Bones added.