After Joaquin was surprised for a moment, he understood why Pellegrini asked him to talk about this matter.
He thought for a while and said: "In the last game, there was indeed a striker doing it alone. I won't talk about the others. I'll just talk about Li."
The other strikers breathed a sigh of relief.
Joaquin glanced at Li Chuanqi and said: "When he first came on the field, Li You passed the ball to the teammates in the middle and behind him.
Maybe he felt that he couldn't put pressure on the opponent's defense by doing this, and then he started trying to break through.
I think his purpose is to use breakthroughs to tear apart the opponent's defense, right, Li?"
Li Chuanqi nodded, Joaquin was right.
"But Zaragoza seemed to know the threat he posed. Once he got the ball and broke through, at least three people surrounded him.
If the containment failed, he resorted to foul tactics, so the result presented to me is - he failed to tear apart the opponent's defense and did not create a threat."
Joaquin asked back: "I want to ask a few questions and wait for everyone to answer them.
First, Lee attracts so many opposing defenders, so what are the rest of us doing?
Many people were like spectators outside the venue, standing there watching his performance.
Why don’t you run the ball to pick up the ball?”
Itura immediately retorted: "What's the use of running, he can't pass the ball anyway!"
Joaquin smiled and said: "You didn't run, how do you know he didn't pass the ball? I'm talking about you!
As one of the midfielders closest to him, you have the obligation and responsibility to pick him up!
You stood there at that time, not only did you not respond, but you also complained."
When Itura was about to retort, Joaquin reached out to stop him: "Don't you know that it is rude to interrupt someone else's speech?"
Itura blushed and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Second, although Li did not create a breakthrough and tear apart the opponent's defense, he did create four or five frontcourt free kicks. I can't remember the specific number.
If our set-piece tactics are better, can we use these free kick opportunities in the frontcourt to score the opponent's goal?"
The scene suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a needle drop.
Joaquin waited for a moment before breaking the silence and said: "So, the key to the problem is not that Li went alone, the key to the problem is why did he go alone?
Why didn't we score from the free kick he created?
So the key to the problem is how do we respond when Lee gets the ball, and how do we take advantage of the free kick opportunities he creates?"
Li Chuanqi's mouth opened slightly. How can this be interpreted like this?!
I just want to try to see if I can break out of the opponent's encirclement.
Li Chuanqi gave Joaquin a thumbs up in his mind.
Itura cursed in his heart, damn, damn...
After Pellagrini glanced around, he found that no one was speaking and said: "Joaquin's words are thought-provoking. Although what he said is not comprehensive, it makes sense."
After all, football matches depend on the results. Li Chuanqi scored key goals in two consecutive games.
Although Pellegrini hates forwards working alone, isn't the purpose of all tactics to score goals?
So a player who can score goals is a good player. Since he is a good player, why should he be criticized?
"Okay, let's start training!"
The Chilean waved his hand and the players began to warm up.
Itura was very unhappy with Pellegrini's favoritism. Coach, you hate forwards who don't want to go it alone. You criticize others when they go it alone. When it's Li's turn, why don't you say anything?
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On September 17, Malaga ushered in its fourth round opponent Levante at home.
Levante is currently ranked 11th in the standings, in the middle of the pack.
Malaga has won three consecutive victories, and its morale is high, so it is full of expectations for this game. In Pellagrini's words, "There is only one goal in this game, defeat the opponent and get all three points!"
At 7:30, the game started on time at the Rose Garden Stadium, and Li Chuanqi still didn't get a chance to start.
With the home advantage, Malaga took the initiative on the field. In the 31st minute of the first half, Isco launched an attack from the left, and Saviola succeeded in outflanking him in the middle. Malaga took the lead by one goal.
Malaga entered the second half with a one-goal lead and continued to take the initiative on the court.
However, the situation suddenly changed. In the tenth minute of the second half, Levante took advantage of a corner kick to equalize the score.
In the next game, Malaga stepped up its attack, but due to the forward's poor ability to seize opportunities, he was unable to score the opponent's goal again.
Malaga fans habitually shout Li Chuanqi's name.
So in the 20th minute of the second half, Pellagrini asked Li Chuanqi to come on as a substitute.
Ten minutes later, Camacho made a long overhead pass in the opponent's hinterland.
Like a magic weapon descending from the sky, Li Chuanqi overtook Levante's back line, removed the ball with his chest, then entered the penalty area and succeeded with a low shot!
Malaga takes the lead again!
In the 38th minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi took the ball from the wing and cut inside but was brought down by the opponent.
The referee awarded a direct free kick.
Sanchez seized this free kick opportunity and directly scored Levante's goal!
Three to one!
In the end, Malaga won the victory without any blood at home, taking all three points and winning four consecutive victories!
He scored a goal and created a direct free kick opportunity. Li Chuanqi's performance made Itura, who had objections to him, shut up.
Malaga thought they could climb to the top of the standings with this victory, but Barcelona did not let them do as they wished. They defeated Getafe 4-1 away from home and continued to occupy the top spot with a goal difference advantage.
Real Madrid is still in poor condition. Mourinho's team suffered a small loss in the away game and dropped to 16th place.
Three days later, the fifth round of La Liga began.
Malaga played this game away from home, and their opponent was Athletic Bilbao. Li Chuanqi was very familiar with this team. Last season, Malaga's opponent was Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
He scored goals as a substitute in three consecutive games. In addition, he had to play three games in seven days. The media believed that Li Chuanqi should get the chance to start in this game.
However, Pellegrini did not give Li Chuanqi a chance to start.
At the San Mames Stadium, fans from both sides cheered one after another, but the scene was very dull. At the end of the first half, both sides only had five shots!
The Malaga TV commentator believes this is due to the intensive schedule.
After the second half of the game started, both sides were dissatisfied with their performance in the first half and were much more active, but still could not score a goal.
In the 25th minute of the second half, Pellegrini replaced Li Chuanqi again.
Li Chuanqi left such a deep impression on Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final last season that he received special care from the opponent's defense after he came on the field.
Athletic Bilbao's tactics were the same as Zaragoza's. Even if they used foul tactics, they would not give Li Chuanqi a chance to break through.
Unable to break out of the siege and take a shot, but the super premonition is still there.
In the 42nd minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi took advantage of the opponent's passing error, completed a steal in the opponent's hinterland, and successfully broke into the penalty area and pushed the ball!
The football flies into the Athletic Bilbao goal!
One to zero!
With this goal, Malaga took away a thrilling victory from the San Mames Stadium and won five consecutive victories!
