153. Leading
Steaua Bucharest was the first to attack. In the second minute, they got a chance to counterattack and almost penetrated the door of the Crystal Palace.
The head coach of Steaua Bucharest, Lectush, was one of the Steaua Bucharest who won the Champions League that year. He was born as a center forward. He has been coaching this team for some years and has rich experience. In the unfamiliar Selhurst, his
The idea is to be patient, he knows that the home team wants to win here more.
No matter how you look at it, your own team is easier to bully than Utrecht and Naples.
Defending in the away game and waiting for opportunities to counterattack is his basic strategy in this game.
Crystal Palace passed the ball very quickly, and Stroman quickly lost the ball, giving Steaua Bucharest a chance to counterattack. Steaua Bucharest forward Stenkou's shot was very threatening.
Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines indifferently. In the past, he might have been furious, but today the key to his defense is to look at the status of the players. Accusing the players after just one pass will definitely put a lot of pressure on the opponent, not to mention this is just
Benatia played for the first time, and it was his first time playing in a European competition.
Sure enough, as the game continued, Benatia's performance became much more stable.
It's just that the situation on the court is distressing. Wen Sheng's ideal situation is of course that Steaua Bucharest can attack and play against him, but his opponent is very cunning and shrinks the formation very much.
So the Crystal Palace turned into a positional battle, and a positional battle was not what Wen Sheng wanted.
The fast pace he wanted was not created. Watching De Bruyne and the others keep passing the ball back, Wen Sheng felt heartbroken.
"I fucking hate the bus!" Wen Sheng sat back on the coaching bench angrily. The game had been going on for more than ten minutes and nearly twenty minutes. Crystal Palace's defense was very good. Benatia's several steals were eye-catching, but
As for the offense, it's terrible.
Stroman's position as a central midfielder has always been a bit awkward. He has never played in the center position or as an attacking midfielder before, and his sense of smell and movement are not sensitive.
Kante is too timid and always pretends to be defensive in his head.
"Press it up, press it up!"
"Let Kevin keep attacking into the penalty area!" Wen Sheng couldn't sit still and kept directing the team's offensive movements.
Crystal Palace is a team that controls the ball but cannot attack. Facing the opponent's intensive defense, they cannot cooperate in a small area. Vardy is weak on his own when passing the ball. His strength is not to cause trouble.
stick.
De Bruyne also played very depressed. There was no point in the penalty area and he didn't want to cross.
Wen Sheng's head turned rapidly, and he quickly thought of a way. If I don't want the ball, it's your grandma's, so I'll give it to you.
"Remember, don't slow down the tempo. Just cross the ball. Press me in the midfield and press them in the high post. They don't want to play fast tempo, but I don't agree!" Taking advantage of the dead ball, Wen Sheng beat De Bruyne.
Nei pulled him to his side and taught him the instructions face to face.
Soon Lectuche discovered how there were more and more mindless crosses from Crystal Palace. The so-called mindless means basically not looking at his own spot in the penalty area and just passing the ball at will.
Lectuche had no idea that the purpose of Crystal Palace was simply "Get the ball!"
In the 22nd minute, Steaua Bucharest got the ball and made a fatal mistake in the backcourt. Latofrevich actually passed the ball to the feet of Darnes. Darnes made a slight adjustment and calmly faced the huge gap.
Sent the ball into the goal of Steaua Bucharest.
Lectuche was almost furious on the sidelines. Losing the ball like this was completely avoidable. He didn't feel that his tactics had been cracked by Wen Sheng.
Who would have thought of Wen Sheng's "ugly" idea?! Even De Bruyne couldn't believe that his coach just let him make a mindless cross and lose the ball in vain.
But the effect was so remarkable that even De Bruyne had to accept it.
Under the guidance of this policy, it was a bit difficult for Steaua Bucharest to deal with. The opponent's formation was very high up, and after the brainless cross, they grabbed the second point. There were many Crystal Palace players inside and outside the penalty area.
If you continue to shrink, you may make another mistake or score a goal.
Lectuche was very straightforward and soon stopped letting his players retreat. The midfielder began to press outwards, and the competition for the ball began to become fierce.
Wen Sheng watched the changes on the field with satisfaction. Lectuche had two options: either continue to set up the team unswervingly and wait for opportunities to counterattack and try to equalize the score, or choose to spread out the formation and press out to attack.
If they continue to set up the bus, Wen Sheng will continue to call on his players to put pressure on the opponent, especially to fight for the second point. Don't be stingy with manpower in their dangerous areas, and don't worry about defense. The defense is left to the central defender. .
It seems that Lectush chose the second option. This option is to defend the enemy from outside the country and press out to prevent the Crystal Palace from putting too much pressure on its own defense line. Of course, the consequence of this is that their defense line is no longer tight. Crystal Palace's forward movement and the wide space for passing passes have become much larger.
Wen Sheng prefers Lectuche's choice. He doesn't want the opponent to stick to it. His definition of this game determines that he needs the opponent to treat this game with a more positive attitude.
The choice has been made, so it’s great. The next step is to see if each can stand the test.
The game seems to have just started at this time, but Crystal Palace has already taken the lead by one goal. The home fans are smiling, the Crystal Palace stars are smiling, and Cheryl and Elizabeth are also smiling.
The two sides fought back and forth very lively. Benatia quickly showed his value. According to the original trajectory, this guy integrated very quickly in Italy and quickly made a name for himself. The reason why he had not been there before The reason why he has received a lot of attention is probably because he is too old and plays for a low-level team. It is difficult for people to believe that he can play in the top league.
Benatia was very aggressive and brave, and he quickly suppressed the opponent's high center forward Kapetanos until he couldn't hold his head up.
Kapetanos is nearly 1.9 meters tall. He previously played for the Athens giant AEK. After moving to Steaua Bucharest, he has always been the team's main shooter and pillar, but today Benatia really made him feel what it means to be suppressed.
Benatia's physical contact made Capetanos miserable, and he soon fell behind the ball. Of course, some referees called Benatia a foul, but Wen Sheng didn't care. This kind of physical contact It is difficult for the referee to find fault with the collision. As long as Benatia does not have obvious elbow strikes, waist thrusts, etc., there will basically be no problem.
Morelli was also overjoyed. Damn it, no wonder Wen Sheng desperately wanted this player. Today, Morelli really felt that it was worth the money.
"Look, the player who performed the best was the one Daniel insisted on me to win!" Morelli couldn't help but said to Parish.
"Well, Daniel's vision is really good!" Parrish praised. Of course, thinking of Onyewu, Morgan, and Van Dijk, he also felt that Wen Sheng might not be so reliable. However, this idea will have to wait and see.
After all, Niewu, Morgan and Van Dijk have only been together for two months, so it is not too early to draw a conclusion.
Although the competition on the court was fierce and Crystal Palace created many opportunities, it was also objective to waste opportunities. Vardy seemed to have lost his shooting boots.
As of the last game, the data shows that this guy actually didn't take many shots. In fact, he only completed 11 shots in three league games and didn't score a single goal.
For a lone forward, he only had 11 shots, which shows the problem. He did not adapt to his current teammates, his positioning work was not good enough, and he failed to create enough shooting space. He shot very few because he
It's a forward.
This game was different. Steaua Bucharest's defense was unstable, and Lectouche took a gamble. Vardy had more support from his teammates. He had two golden opportunities in the first half, but he wasted them all.
At the end of the half, the score was still 1:0. Crystal Palace, playing at home, temporarily took the lead. At one stage, they were forced to control the ball for 56% of the time. In terms of shooting statistics, they completed 10 shots, and Vardy was alone.
Completed it 4 times.
As for Bucharest, it is not that they have no chance at all. Although Benatia is very tight on Capetanos, Bucharest's other striker Stuncu can still play with their midfielder and he also shot a few shots.
Chapter completed!