Chapter 50 Embodying Value
"Well, should I follow and intercept Figo halfway? For Barcelona, Figo coming to Mallorca is much better than going to Real Madrid, but I don't know if Figo is willing or not." he said rubbed his chin and began to flirt. For him, the method was not difficult. It was nothing more than using the thinking and contradictions of several parties to create a space where he could dance well, but...
"Damn, more than 30 million US dollars in compensation, more than 50 million US dollars in transfer fees, half of my family's wealth will be filled in one person... Let's forget it, with that damn limit, how can I Dare to spend money..." Jose sighed in his heart, then put down all unrealistic thoughts, and began to watch the game carefully.
Ibagaza's attack just now caused a burst of exclamation from the Barcelona fans in the stands, and then they immediately continued to shout, hoping that the team can launch an attack immediately and teach the opponent a lesson!
Barcelona launched an offense, but their offense was not the same as usual. With Kluivert, the "most suitable center for four, three, three" and Rivaldo Figo, two powerful wingers, Barcelona's offense is not bad. It is said that they are unique in Europe, at least there are few teams that can compare with them. Their weakness has always been in defense rather than offense. However, Figo did not play, and Barcelona's offense broke a shoulder. He works hard and wants to prove to his old club and teammates that he is doing well now, but his most suitable position is a striker or a second striker. Playing on the wing is really not his specialty. Consciously leaning towards the center, instead squeezed Kluivert's space for movement, and also had a huge impact on Rivaldo, who often pulled to the center to attack...
Coupled with Ronald De Boer who organized in the middle, the Barcelona fans were helpless to see that there were always four people crowded in the middle, and Barcelona's offense began to become extremely chaotic...
When Barcelona's offense became chaotic, Mallorca took the opportunity to launch a counterattack!
Barcelona's offense is always quite high, in this case, it is Eto'o's world!
Ronald De Boer made a pass error, and the ball fell directly to Ngonga's feet. Ngonga looked up and saw Tristan approaching the center, and Eto'o had quietly inserted from the side , this is exactly the most effective way to score goals in Mallorca's counterattack...
Ngonga didn't hesitate any longer, swung his right foot, and made a decisive long pass!
The ball accurately flew towards the middle circle. Tristan raised his head to observe the landing point of the ball, and at the same time supported Abelardo with his body. Although Abelardo also judged the landing point correctly, in the confrontation of strength However, he is no match for Tristan!
Easily suppressing Abelardo, Tristan jumped up, faced the falling ball, and then swung the header hard into the penalty area!
The ball quickly flew towards Barcelona's half, and Eto'o also inserted from the left in an instant, striding towards the ball!
Cheetah's speed, once again in the Nou Camp pitch to the fullest!
Although Rezig is also a fast defender, although Barcelona's defenders are not slow, but in the confrontation and sprint of speed, they were all left behind by Eto'o!
"Go! Go! Go!"
More than 1,000 Mallorca fans who came to the scene shouted in unison. Although they were only a drop in the ocean compared with more than 90,000 Barcelona fans, their uniform voices still stubbornly fought for their belongings at the Camp Nou. Their own living space!
The wind whizzed past his ears, Eto'o had already forgotten everything in his heart at this moment, he was just running, running non-stop, exerting his speed to the fullest, getting rid of Reziger and Deutschland. Ball, the first to catch up with the ball!
After receiving the ball, Eto'o dribbled directly into Barcelona's penalty area!
Haisp abandons the door and strikes!
"Get in, hit me in!" Jose clenched his fists tightly and shouted in his heart.
To say that a team like Mallorca is really the natural enemy of a team like Real Madrid and Barcelona with extremely sharp offense but average defensive ability. In the previous two seasons, Mallorca had a very high winning percentage against Real Madrid. In the Super Cup Zhong also defeated Barcelona in two rounds to win the championship, relying on tenacious defense and sharp counterattack.
Although Mallorca once lost the tradition this season, after Jose took office, they picked up the tradition again, with a more stable defense and a sharper counterattack!
Because he took office late, Jose has little chance to lead the team against Real Madrid. He also gave up the game against Deportivo and Valencia for various reasons. Now facing Barcelona, Jose wants to prove to everyone , Mallorca under him also has the strength to challenge strong teams and giants!
In Jose's extremely expectant eyes, Eto'o swung his right foot in the face of Hesper who was attacking, but it was a fake move. He opened Haisup's stretched out hand, and then half turned around and swept the ball!
The ball quickly rolled towards the empty goal, and a second later, it flew into Barcelona's goal!
Jose finally let out the breath he held in his chest, and it turned into a cheer of joy!
At the same time as his cheers, there were more than 1,000 Mallorca fans cheering, and more than 90,000 Barcelona fans were silent at that moment!
Eto'o ran off the court with his head held high. As a player whose contract is still in Real Madrid, he also felt unparalleled pride in scoring goals on this court!
Then, with open arms, he threw himself at Jose, hugging the coach who brought him from Real Madrid to Mallorca.
If it wasn't for Jose, maybe he is still sitting on the bench of Real Madrid, just like in the first half of the season, watching those superstars running, scoring goals and winning with lonely and helpless eyes...
The value of a player needs to be reflected on the court.
"It's a counterattack as fast as lightning... Mallorca's defensive counterattack is getting better and better. In addition to Tristan, the center forward, Eto'o, who is on loan from Real Madrid, has become the most powerful striker in Mallorca. A pawn whose speed makes up for the last link in Mallorca's tactical link... In fact Mallorca's tactics are nothing special, but they are able to use the strength of Mallorca's existing players to the maximum and best. Mallorca Ka's strength is not bad, otherwise he would not have won the third place in the league last season. As a young coach, being able to accurately grasp this information has already proved his ability. This young man is not easy. "
Bonnes commented. Hidalgo next to him nodded: "Xavier is right. Mallorca's performance after Jose took office is simply two different teams, with solid defense and fierce counterattack... without introducing too many new players, only Just being able to perform like this with a striker on loan from Real Madrid is a testament to Jose's coaching ability. Mallorca are very lucky, because they have such an excellent coach themselves, I can't help but think, if If Jose is the head coach who takes over after Cooper leaves the team, maybe now Mallorca is fighting for the Champions League qualification instead of fighting for relegation...Maybe Mallorca is not strong enough to dominate La Liga, but it is enough to become a team. A spoiler team. But Mallorca is lucky, other relegation teams are unfortunate, maybe only two teams were relegated, but now there are three. Judging from Mallorca's recent momentum, they are relegation No problem, even a chance to win the UEFA Cup!"
"Compared with Mallorca, Barcelona's recent situation is very bad. Before that, Deportivo had defeated Atletico Madrid and led Barcelona by as many as five points. If Barcelona capsized in the gutter in this game, the remaining Down by five points in the next six rounds, it's not easy to catch up," Bones added.
When the commentators began to comment on the goal just now and the situation of the league, the Mallorca players had finished their celebration and returned to their own half-it was only the fourteenth minute of the first half. A game is still a long time away.
Amidst the shouts of the Barcelona fans, Barcelona began to attack, and Dani also noticed his own problems, and he obediently stayed on the right side to attack under the roar of Van Gaal, but his breakthrough and extraordinary ability were not as good as Figobi There is still a certain gap in appearance, and he is not the kind of player who can break through from the side. He is best at ambush behind the center and waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Dani couldn't adapt to the new position, and Kluivert's state in this game was not very good. Barcelona's attack fell on the number one superstar Rivaldo. However, under the command of Jose, Mallorca decisively launched He gave up intensive defense, temporarily put down even the idea of counterattack, and continued to defend in his own half of the court wholeheartedly.
Rivaldo's position is very active. In addition to being on the left, he often goes to the center to participate in the attack-he is a player who likes to attack in the center, so he is also a little dissatisfied with Van Gaal, because he attaches great importance to tactical execution Van Gaal always stipulated that Rivaldo should play on the left. There was even a situation where Rivaldo scored two goals in the center and was criticized by Van Gaal in the locker room after the game...
It's just that Van Gaal gave Rivaldo more room to move in this game, which also made Rivaldo feel very happy.
However, in the face of Mallorca's defense, Rivaldo's activity failed to create too many scoring opportunities for Barcelona. Soler and Ibagaza joined forces to defend him on the left, and Ngong came to the center. Jia and another Soler interfered with him, no matter how he ran back and forth, the Mallorca players thoroughly implemented the policy of zone defense, and did not let his running mess up their defensive formation - the most feared thing for offensive players This is the case, if the back line is not chaotic, there will not be many opportunities to take advantage of. How effective the offense can be in this situation depends on luck...
Unable to dribble into the penalty area, Rivaldo can only keep shooting long shots outside the penalty area. His long shots have always been very threatening, and in Barcelona, his status almost allows him to have unlimited firepower, so the next The Barcelona fans saw that the Barcelona players tried their best to pass the ball to Rivaldo, and then after Rivaldo got the ball, he continued to fire from a long distance outside the penalty area, rumbling, rumbling...
The fight was lively, but the actual effect was not very good.
There is nothing easier to defend than a single offense. Under the command of Jose, in addition to trying to cut off the pass from others to Rivaldo, Mallorca must have someone to interfere when he shoots. At the same time, another person is responsible for filling in, so that Rivaldo does not make a false shot and a real dunk...
The rest of the first half went by with Mallorca's targeted and unwavering defense.