Chapter 300 The Strongest Weapon and Weakness 9/44 Guarantee the Monthly Pass
"Be careful of De La Pena! He is the soul of the Spanish midfielder! Restrict him and don't give him a chance to easily get the ball." Liang said, and glanced at Carlos. As the strongest midfielder on the team today,
With the defensive barrier in place, Leon gave Carlos the task of guarding Dela Pena.
Li Ang did not notice the nervous Benzema. In fact, he included Benzema in the team's eighteen-man roster today. The main purpose was to let Benzema feel the atmosphere of the game up close. Benzema's appearance
There is almost no chance, because even if a forward is injured and there is veteran McGuer Pihra on the bench, unless there is really no one available, Benzema will not be able to play.
Therefore, even if Li Ang noticed Benzema's nervousness, he would not say anything. This is exactly what he asked Benzema to feel on the bench, to experience the game up close.
"This is our home court. Although we beat Zaragoza away from home, we haven't won at home yet in the new season. Don't be afraid of the Spaniards. Show them how powerful they are, guys!" Li Ang grinned.
He clenched his fists.
Seeing the head coach's confidence, the atmosphere in the locker room became lively.
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The game has begun.
Li Ang was sitting on the coach's bench. Even though what he said in the locker room seemed a bit relaxed, he knew that this game was not easy. If he wanted to win, it could even be said to be relatively difficult.
If he remembers correctly, the Spaniard performed exceptionally well in the 2004/2005 season and was the dark horse of the season. At the end of the season, he was only one point behind Real Betis, another dark horse.
Fifth place in La Liga.
However, for this opponent, Li Ang stayed up late for several days in a row. He consciously analyzed and researched more thoroughly. In other words, he felt that he had the pulse of Spain - he had found the Spaniard's weakness!
On the court, after de la Pena got the ball, he made a beautiful escape, which made Carlos, who was guarding him, a little embarrassed. However, Carlos then strode up to follow him and directly hit de la Pena with his body, causing de la Pena to fall to the ground.
, Carlos stopped a Spanish attack with a tactical foul.
Li Ang narrowed his eyes. As he expected, de la Pena was the most threatening player for the Spaniard today. However, Carlos's tactical foul was timely and smart. The referee would not give a card for such a foul, but he
It can very well stop the opponent's attack.
De La Pena, who is now 29 years old, made his debut very early. He was basically the main player when Ronaldo played for Barcelona. He can also be seen in many of Ronaldo's goals.
In the first season when Dutch coach Louis van Gaal took charge of Barcelona, which was the first half of the 1997/1998 season, when Guardiola was injured at the time, Van Gaal's 343 lineup was still in the running-in period, and the team's attack was weak.
At that time, de la Pena's reception, distribution and iconic through balls were the main source of the team's offensive. De la Pena's many direct assists helped Barcelona finally break through the opponent's defense in the boring battle.
However, after the start of the second half of the season, there has been a conflict between De la Pena's too strong core consciousness and Van Gaal's tactical thinking: Van Gaal's requirement for the 4th position is to stay in the center circle and sort out the control and advancement of the backcourt, while
Dela Pena is more inclined to move forward to participate in the attack, especially when Dela Pena presses forward and occupies the attacking midfielder position to implement key planning and the final pass. As a result of such a conflict, Van Gaal soon pushed Dela Pena
Banished to the bench, he preferred to use Celades, who had mediocre personal abilities but abided by Van Gaal's tactical discipline. Later, Van Gaal promoted Xavi, leaving no room for de la Pena.
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Or to put it more bluntly, Dela Pena is not a European team player. He is talented but requires his teammates to keep up with his thinking. He plays football with strong randomness. For a coach with strict program control and flow like Van Gaal, it is basically
Intolerable. There is no comparison with Xavi in off-ball movement and defense.
In terms of personal ability, de la Pena has slightly better skills but poor physical fitness. When playing as an attacking midfielder, he can only maneuver around but cannot be frontal. When he retreats deeper, his lack of teamwork ability and lack of defense will be more obvious.
Therefore, Li Ang specially arranged for Carlos to take "special care" of de la Pena. Sporting Gijon's "little Gattuso" is a very good weapon against de la Pena.
In Leon's eyes, de la Pena is the Spaniard's sharpest weapon, but it is also the most fragile!
The Spaniard's offense mainly relies on two people, de la Pena and Tamudo on the striker. However, as long as de la Pena can be prevented from playing a role, Tamudo on the striker will be unable to stand alone.
The strongest point of the Spaniard, if Sporting Gijon handles it well, can turn this strongest point into the Spaniard's weakness!
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Benzema sat on the bench. The young French boy watched the game with surprise and nervous eyes. For him, this was the first time he had played so close to the first team. For a sixteen-year-old
For a child, this is simply a dreamlike feeling.
Of course, he was still nervous. To be more precise, nervous but also excited.
He secretly glanced at the head coach Li Ang on the coaching bench. The kid was thinking, would the coach send him to play? Would that happen? Would that happen?
The game went smoothly. Although it cannot be said that Sporting Gijon has taken control of the game, they are constantly trying to threaten the Spanish goal.
Sporting Gijon and the visiting Espanyol started a fight in the midfield. Espanyol's core midfielder Dela Pena fell into a hand-to-hand battle with Carlos. However, obviously this was not Dela Pena's strength. Without Dela Pena,
Pena's organization also failed to launch the Spanish offensive.
When the opponent's offense cannot threaten the defense for the time being, it is time to show the offensive strength.
Before the game, Liang told Ribery and Mata that their idea for this game was to continuously break through on the wing and torture the Spaniards, especially Ribery on the left. The task Liang gave him was,
Use Ribery's speed and breakthrough to make the Spaniard's right back Pochettino collapse.
Li Ang is very familiar with the 32-year-old Argentine veteran Pochettino. In fact, many Chinese fans are also familiar with this person. Fans who watched the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan will definitely remember this Argentinian.
Defender, Pochettino was the main defender of the Argentina team in that World Cup. However, in the group match against England, he tripped Owen in the penalty area with his foot, allowing England to win a penalty kick. Beckham
It was accomplished overnight. It was this penalty that caused Argentina to lose to England and fail to break out of the group. Pochettino was once considered the culprit of Argentina's premature exit.
The Argentine veteran is 'too old', and his slow turn is his shortcoming. Liang's decision to let Ribery frequently break out of Pettino is obviously full of malice.
The game lasted for thirty minutes. Pochettino was breathing heavily. He felt tired. Although he only played for thirty minutes, he felt as if he had played half the game. He was tired, not just physically.
Physically and psychologically.
The little Sporting Gijon player with the terrifying scar on his face frequently broke through from his side, just like the waves, one after another, endless and endless... making him a little breathless.
Anger is coming.
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This chapter is supplemented by 9/44. (To be continued.)
