Every time Leeds City players take possession of the ball, the cheers that ring out above the Flanders Stadium will remind the Madrid Pirates players:
All the warmth before the game no longer exists, or it can be said that it has been temporarily restrained.
This is really the home ground of Leeds City, and it is definitely not a grand party for Hu Lai's homecoming.
In fact, when the Pirates players re-established this understanding, the game became normal and ordinary to them.
After they used their advantage in possession to withstand Leeds City's indiscriminate bombardment, they gradually gained the upper hand with possession of the ball.
Started to put pressure on Leeds City's goal.
However, during this process, the pirates appeared to be very cautious, taking every step and moving steadily.
Basically there will be no sudden swarm of swarms rushing in to chase and fight.
But if they find that something is wrong, they will immediately take it back, pass the football back, and make a circle.
Of course, this approach of the Madrid Pirates is not a panacea. On the contrary, it actually has hidden dangers.
Because they don't have a strong enough commander in the midfield.
This makes them lack a little spiritual energy in the process of transmission, and they are slightly less able to adapt.
Of course they can rely on Parotti's coaching team to develop smooth passing and control tactics in training, but if they encounter a strong enough opponent or a situation that is difficult to cope with, this tactic will have problems running smoothly.
Head coach Parotti himself also knows the shortcomings of his tactics.
This is why he really feels that Maxi Carey and Hu Lai can coexist, because the two of them do not conflict.
Parotti tried hard to persuade Kyrie to change his playing style after the injury, relying less on speed to play alone and more on passing and controlling using his own skills and experience. He also hoped that Kyrie could complement the Madrid Pirates in the midfield and frontcourt organization.
the most critical part.
In fact, Parotti did not adopt the pass-and-control system at Madrid Pirates from the beginning.
His tactical style, like his image, seems a bit vague and not distinct enough.
Li Qingqing's description of him was really spot-on and very accurate.
The tactical thinking of Ettore Parotti, the Italian head coach, is like water. Water has no constant power, and his tactics can also be changed and converted according to the situation. Water sometimes looks very gentle and has no destructive power at all.
No, but it can carve out mountains and change the earth, so water can also become very violent.
In his first season after taking over from Hantcek, he led the team to win the Europa League. At that time, the Madrid Pirates' tactics were actually very simple, which was to use two wings and rely on Carey's super personal ability.
The effect is surprisingly good.
Because Maxi Carey is considered the first among the "Four Kings" and his reputation is not in vain. He was really strong at his peak. If he had not been injured before the World Cup and led the Dutch team to win the World Cup
, I believe that the "Four Heavenly Kings" will definitely be rearranged, and Cerrados will be replaced by Carey.
But he happened to be injured at the most important time.
When Carey was seriously injured before the World Cup and missed almost half of the season, Parotti realized that last season's successful routine could not be replicated and he had to make changes.
At that time, many people were disappointed with Kyrie's performance after his serious knee injury, thinking that this person was useless.
Carry it away, it's hopeless.
But unlike these people, Parotti believes that Kyrie can still save something. And he believes that as long as Kyrie can change his playing style, his career length will not be lost much, and he can still perform very well.
important role.
Even to the extreme...he can still be the core of this team.
In Parotti's original vision, the resurrected Carey would become the core of the Pirates' midfield and frontcourt, and he had to lay a platform for him that was sufficient for him to perform.
Therefore, the team needs to change its tactical philosophy.
Use passing control and high pressure to attack.
As a result, who would have thought that Kyrie, a superstar, has a unique temperament. Even if he hits the wall once, he still doesn't look back. Even if he hits his head and bleeds, he still insists on playing football in the way he is used to.
The result was that he was injured again.
Although this time it was not a recurrence of his old knee injury, it still caused him to miss half the season again.
The most important link in the team's tactical system has been unable to return to its original position. In this season and a half, the Madrid Pirates have had to deal with this incomplete passing and control.
Therefore, last season's Madrid Pirates failed to win any honors. The league championship belonged to Catalonia, the Copa del Rey championship belonged to the Madrid Kings, and they stopped in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Although the new season started smoothly, without Hulay's sudden outbreak, the Madrid Pirates would still be in trouble this season.
Of course Parotti is aware of his team's problems, so in addition to passing and controlling, Madrid Pirates also focus on wing offense.
This was a tradition before pirates.
But Madrid Pirates also have problems with their wing attack, that is, they are lame in one leg...
In fact, the Madrid Pirates originally flew on both sides.
It's just that after the original right midfielder Martin Lozada won the Europa League with the team, he was poached by his former head coach Hantczek to Blue and White Munich.
The Pirates' original main right back and the team's former captain, French international Corentin Kilic, also announced his retirement after the 2025-2026 season.
The original two main players on the right wing, one left and the other retreated. As a result, both wings of the Madrid Pirates flew together, and only Toni and Ion were left on the left.
Errazusta's abilities are relatively average and considered pretty good, but he just joined the team and hasn't fully integrated yet.
Silverio has been here for one season, but his performance has been up and down, just like the Leeds City players at the beginning of this season.
This results in the Madrid Pirates' right-side attack being sporadic, which can be called "Schrödinger's right wing".
So strictly speaking, the current Madrid Pirates are not the final form that Parotti had in mind.
If the Madrid Pirates of last season met Leeds City of last season, then maybe Leeds City could beat the Pirates at home.
But as fate would have it, some interesting changes occurred between the two teams.
Hulay, who played for Leeds City, left the team and came to Madrid Pirates.
The balance of power between the two sides has changed in this way.
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Leeds City failed to score again within ten minutes after the goal, and the initiative in the game gradually fell to the visiting team Pirates.
As assistant coach Valentin has analyzed, Leeds City's offense has a three-game opening style.
As long as they can withstand these three threats, the threat of Leeds City without Hu Lai will be greatly reduced.
Of course, the pirates don't have many offensive methods.
But it just so happens that they have a Hu Lai.
An efficient killer.
In the past, Leeds City always enjoyed the benefits brought to them by this efficient killer.
Now it's their turn to experience what their former rivals felt.
Toni was cycling on the wing, but Leeds City right-back Josh Lawler in front of him remained unmoved.
The Brazilian didn't want to get past Lawler with such a simple and perfunctory move. He was waiting for Ion.
Sure enough, when he stepped on the third step, Ion came in from behind at high speed, taking Leeds City's right winger Soleberg with him.
While Ion was cutting in at high speed, Lawler remained unmoved, seemingly trusting to hand Ion over to Sowerberry. He was only responsible for staring at Toni in front of him.
Toni passed the football to Ion.
Ion speeds up to chase the football.
It seemed like he wanted to dribble the ball through Leeds City's defense and pass in, or cut inside.
But just as he was catching up with the football, he gently pushed the football sideways with the outside instep of his right foot...
The football rolled past Soleberg, who was chasing after him, and rolled behind the Swedish international. It happened to be in the gap between Soleberg and Josh Lawler.
And this gap now belongs to Di Kunzo!
The Italian striker is short but very nimble with his feet, and he gets into the penalty area as soon as he receives the ball.
Junpei Morikawa, who was guarding him, originally wanted to stretch his foot to steal the ball. When he saw him getting into the penalty area, he immediately raised his hands and braked suddenly.
But he didn't stop there. He raised his hands not to surrender, but to show his innocence to the referee.
The sudden braking is also to avoid physical contact with the opponent, thus giving Dikunzo the opportunity to fall in the penalty area.
After the emergency brake, Morikawa Junpei started again, caught up and shoveled directly!
He didn't want to tackle Di Kunzo, but he tackled Di Kunzo next to him. When he caught up again, he had already seen Di Kunzo swinging his left leg in a posture to pass the ball. He wanted to block the ball.
!
But he failed.
Although he has worked hard to chase back and make tackles.
The football was passed before he tackled it.
Junpei Morikawa's eyes followed the football into the penalty area, and he was already aware of the huge danger.
really!
He caught a glimpse of that figure out of the corner of his eye.
He first made a gesture to run towards the football, but as soon as he started, he suddenly stopped suddenly and at the same time bowed and retreated, shaking Leeds City center back Vaughan Acheson.
But at the same time, because of his forward fake move, the football passed behind him.
He can't shoot directly!
This didn't seem to be a rare thing for that figure.
While shaking Acheson away, he immediately turned around. Instead of trying to stop the ball, he raised his right leg and chased the football!
Don't stop the ball, turn around and shoot directly!
He was so fast that no one expected it.
For example, Leeds City's other central defender, Ben Grist, was still standing aside stupidly at this time, with no intention of coming up to block the shot immediately.
Leeds City goalkeeper Van de Ven didn't realize it was a kick until the football was shot towards the goal!
It was already too late for him to make another save!
The football flew diagonally above his firefighter's hand and into the goal!
The Flanders Stadium suddenly exploded with great momentum, but it was neither cheering nor booing, but the cheering of the Pirates fans in their early 1000s was particularly obvious.
