Chapter 316 Carlos' debut of the national brand name
Li Ang saw Mata in the Spanish U19 starting lineup, while Carlos sat on the bench. In addition, Sporting Gijon's backup goalkeeper Roberto was not selected for the squad for this game.
Li Ang was not surprised by this. This is not the first time that Mata has been selected for the Spanish youth team. He had been selected for the Spanish U17 national team when he was in Real Madrid's U17 echelon. Therefore, it is normal for Mata to start this time.
Both Carlos and Roberto have entered the Spanish National Youth Team for the first time. One is on the bench and the other is not in the game squad. This is also a normal phenomenon.
The head coach of the Spanish U19 National Youth Team, Petrogui, arranged for Mata to play in the attacking midfielder position. This made Li Ang interested. He could take this opportunity to observe Mata's performance in the attacking midfielder position.
After the game started, Mata, who appeared in the attacking midfielder position, seemed a little uncomfortable and would subconsciously move closer to the right.
"This is a habit I have developed playing at Sporting Gijon."
Li Ang thought about it. This season, Li Ang asked Mata to withdraw from the striker and switch to playing as a midfielder.
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This is a tactical position tailor-made by Li Ang for Mata. In fact, in today's football, there is no such thing as a midfielder. Therefore, Li Ang is the first person to try to create this new football concept.
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In this position of the midfielder, when Di Natale retreats to get the ball, while attracting the attention of the opponent's defense, it also means that there is space to fully demonstrate Mata's excellent forward penetration ability; in addition,
Mata's agile style of play also ensures that he can deal with fierce opponents near the sideline; once he encounters resistance to advancement, he can also change the team's offensive rhythm through detours and sideways moves - these characteristics are what Li Ang has for Mata.
The most perfect requirement. Although Mata is still far away from such a requirement, Li Ang has confidence in Mata. This is a player who really uses his brain to play football. He has extraordinary rhythm on the court and passes and receives reasonably.
, always try to handle the ball in the most reasonable way.
In particular, Li Ang arranges for Mata to appear on the right, which can give full play to Mata's advantage of cutting inside with his back foot.
Li Ang believes that over time, with more and more games, Mata will become more and more familiar with the position of the 'side midfielder' and will be able to have a deeper understanding of the tactical role of this position. And the concept of [side midfielder],
It is destined to cause a sensation in the football world. Now, all we have to do is wait for the day when it will bear fruit.
Precisely because he knew Mata's characteristics, Li Ang finally decided to tailor the tactical position of the attacking midfielder for Mata and did not let Mata play as an attacking midfielder.
Therefore, when he saw that Petrogui arranged for Mata to play as an attacking midfielder, he was curious and had questions.
As expected, Mata's performance in the attacking midfielder position was not very good, and of course it cannot be said to be that bad. It's just that Mata, who was full of energy on the right wing in Sporting Gijon, has become a bit mediocre.
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In the first half of the game, the Spanish U19 national team and the German U19 national team played to a score of zero to zero.
Not long after the start of the second half, David Silva sent a wonderful pass. Callejon, Liang's favorite disciple at Real Madrid, successfully reversed the offside and scored with a low shot, breaking the goal guarded by the German U19 youth team goalkeeper Neuer.
Li Ang also cheered for this goal in front of the TV.
Silva's pass was quite subtle, and Callejon's movement was also very smart.
Li Ang was a little greedy at this time. He once tried to introduce Silva from Valencia. However, Sporting Gijon just showed this and was severely rejected by Valencia, who regarded Silva as a treasure.
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After the Spanish U19 youth team took a 1-0 lead, the German team began to burst out with huge energy, and the young Germanic tanks began to bombard the Spanish city gate with a rumble.
Under such circumstances, Li Ang saw Carlos starting to warm up on the bench.
Li Ang nodded. In his opinion, Petrogi was right to consider sending Carlos at this time. It can be said that Carlos' playing style is very different from traditional Spanish players. His
His skills at the feet are relatively average, but his sweeping ability in the midfield can be said to be something that other players in the current Spanish national youth team do not possess.
When the team's defense is under great pressure, sending Carlos is a very correct choice. Carlos is like a meat grinder, which can make the tough German tank very uncomfortable.
Two minutes later, Carlos came on as a substitute.
The lens was given to this young man who was born in the slums of Madrid, kicked out by Getafe, discovered by Liang, brought to Sporting Gijon and trained by himself.
Carlos took a deep breath, crossed himself, and strode into the stadium.
"Didi!" Li Ang's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Alice. "Huan is on the stage. I'm so happy."
Li Ang could already imagine Alice's red eyes in front of the TV. She must be wiping away tears again. For this pair of siblings who came from the slums and depended on each other for life, the younger brother's success was the happiest thing for the elder sister.
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"Be proud of this kid, he works very hard!" Li Ang returned.
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He continued to watch the game. After Carlos came on the field, as expected, with Carlos sweeping the midfield, the German team's offensive was contained and the danger in front of the Spanish goal was alleviated.
Li Ang nodded. He had an intuition. Did Petrogi, the head coach of the Spanish U19 National Youth Team, carefully study the Sporting Gijon game? Because he saw that Petrogi used Carlos in a way that he did in Greece.
Hong Jing uses the shadow of Carlos.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Ang understood a little bit. It should be like this. Carlos's playing style, Gijon's 'Little Gattuso' can be said to be a player with very unique characteristics in Spanish football. Petrogui
Since Carlos has been recruited, the use of Carlos must be considered. Whether such a player can integrate into the Spanish team that emphasizes smooth cooperation is a question!
And if you want to solve this problem, obviously there is a ready-made role model, that is to watch Sporting Gijon's games and see how Li Ang solved it. Sporting Gijon's recent games not only won, but also played beautifully.
, which is obviously of great research value.
Li Ang nodded. Coach Petrogi is a very pragmatic and courageous person. If it were another more stubborn and conservative Spaniard, he might even look down on Carlos's playing style.
The characteristics of Loos are scoffing.
What's interesting is that after Carlos came on the field, I don't know if it was because the two of them had a better understanding of each other at Sporting Gijon, or if Carlos was sitting in the midfield, which made Mata feel at ease, and Mata's performance began to improve.
There has been some improvement.
This makes Li Ang very happy. His players performed well, which naturally makes him satisfied.
At this moment, Mata made a breakthrough with the ball and made a wonderful pass, passing the interceptor. Then the interceptor was very tenacious and did not give up. He caught up from the side and behind.
