As Valencia took the initiative to shrink and play defensive counterattack, Alkmaar, which sent five midfielders, quickly controlled the entire midfield. The ball possession ratio of the two teams reached 33:67 from the beginning, with Alkmaar occupying the absolute majority.
Advantage, they suppressed Valencia in the half and quickly launched an offensive!
The decisive battle started in full swing from the first second when referee Batista blew the whistle!
Valencia was like a large turtle, lying on its own half with its neck curled up, with only its extremely hard shell and a sneaky little head exposed. Although Alkmaar attacked, it didn't panic at all.
They have seen this kind of scene many times, at least four times every season. That was when they faced Barcelona and Real Madrid. Alkmaar's offensive power was not as good as Real Madrid and Barcelona, so they were naturally able to stay calm.
Although Alkmaar playing at home is a bit like a mouse pulling a tortoise with nowhere to start, they are not in a hurry. Before the game, they were mentally prepared for the difficulty of the game. Real Madrid and Barcelona can be beaten by this in the league.
When Valencia scores 3:0 or 4:0, they will never dare to rush forward, lest they give Valencia a chance to counterattack.
As Valencia's anti-counterattack style was very powerful in the previous league and Champions League games, Huang Jiang Mu also made full preparations before the game. Except for the two central defenders Lucio and Ismail, they rarely stepped forward.
In addition, defensive midfielder Van Bommel is also ready to retreat at any time to strengthen the defense in the middle, trying not to leave any space for counterattacks. On offense, Riise strengthens the attack on the left to suppress the Valencia wing. Both sides also continue to pass and long-range shots, opening up the middle.
The gap creates opportunities for Ronaldinho to move in the middle.
"Robben's breakthrough, pass, Ronaldinho responded... shot! Van Bommel's heavy shot from outside the penalty area was dangerous! Canizares hit the ball out of the sideline with both fists.
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"It's Robben again, making a comeback, breaking through Killie's defense, crossing in! He chose to shoot from the corner of the penalty area!!! The football flew off the bottom line after grazing the post! There was a tremor in front of Valencia's goal. Valencia
West Asia is very passive in the away game. If this continues, it will be a matter of time before conceding goals."
"Riise made a pass from the wing, and the ball was pushed out by the defender. The second spot was grabbed by Alkmaar. Ronaldinho broke through... one... two... closed the door and the ball was intercepted... ah! Foul!
Free kick!"
"What a pity! Ronaldinho's free kick was higher than the lintel!"
The players of Alkmaar, who had just won the league championship, played more and more smoothly, and the offensive was running like a waterfall. Looking at the performance of the players on the field, the Alkmaar fans in the stands kept cheering loudly and applauded like thunder.
Completely submerged the Valencians in it.
It wasn't until the 12th minute of the game that Valencia had a chance to counterattack. Mendieta got the ball in the middle and dribbled aggressively, trying to break through to the frontcourt and pass the ball, but Alkmaar's defense came quickly and the goalkeeper
As soon as Dieta broke through Van Bommel, Gattuso and Robben worked together to steal the ball from Mendieta.
Three minutes later, Valencia counterattacked again. Mendieta did not dare to dribble, quickly distributed the ball, and wanted to break through from the wing, but Argentinian Keli Gonzalez met Kuyt and Gattuso on the wing.
, Riise's multiple defenses did not break through to the side of the penalty area, and the ball was destroyed.
Cooper was sitting in the command seat with an expressionless face, but at this moment his heart brightened. Jiang Mu's purpose of arranging five midfielders was not only to control the midfield, but mainly to intercept his own quick breakthroughs from the wing. Even if it could not completely prevent it,
, can also play a role in delaying the attack. At the same time, the attack on the wing will also create space for Ronaldinho, who has a strong breakthrough ability in the middle.
However, Alkmaar seems to have the upper hand, but in fact it has only rarely threatened Valencia's goal. The back line set up by Cooper is very strong, and there is no sign of being penetrated. It is just that the counterattack cannot be fought, so
You can only passively be beaten by your opponent. If you attack for a long time, the defense will definitely make mistakes. If the defense does not counterattack, it will be impossible to defend the goal unless you are very lucky. Cooper understands this very well, but he still wants to wait.
Wait and see how the players cope. Wait until halftime to switch attackers. The opponent blocks the midfield. If that doesn't work, play a long pass and directly find the forward from the backcourt.
If you are unlucky, you will have to pay for even the smallest mistake on the football field!
Valencia thought that Alkmaar's onslaught would not last long, but it was not until the 30th minute that they discovered that Alkmaar was so persistent. The continuous breakthroughs, passes and shots could last for 30 minutes, and there were also
Meaning to continue.
Under such constant blows, Valencia's physical and psychological defense lines began to loosen a little.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Ronaldinho took a long shot in the penalty area. Canizares held the football in his arms and immediately threw the ball to launch a counterattack. The football landed near the arc of the penalty area.
At the feet of Falinos.
Farinos is a native Valencia player, and his talent is definitely not outstanding. At first, in Cooper's Valencia team, Farinos didn't even have a jersey number, but Farinos has never been
He did not give up. He still ran around desperately in the reserve team, and tried his best to prove on the training field that he was worthy of the main position. His persistence and hard work were discovered by Cooper, and he finally became the Valencia midfielder.
One of the absolute main players in the field.
Falinos didn't control the ball too much. He immediately started the attack with a long pass.
Although Valencia's style of play is defensive counterattack, its counterattack is different from Italy's counterattack. Valencia's counterattack is technical flow, relying on fast and accurate one-kick delivery. Three or four players quickly
Pass through the midfield, leaving the opponent with no time to defend, and then form a lightning strike.
But so far in this game, Alkmaar has not given Illie, Angulo, Mendieta and others any chance. Their midfield thickness makes it impossible for Valencia to counterattack quickly. But Farino
Si's long pass penetrated Alkmaar's thick midfield, giving Illie, Angulo and Mendieta in the frontcourt the best opportunity to counterattack.
After receiving the ball, Illie charged as fast as a cobra, heading straight for Kronkamp at lightning speed. Although Kronkamp was not slow, his explosive power was average. Under Illie's sudden attack after receiving the ball, he was instantly
The distance was opened by more than one meter, but this distance did not shorten even when Ilie reached the bottom line.
Illie made a direct cross from the baseline without even looking at the penalty area. He, Angulo and Mendieta cooperated tacitly, and you could tell how they moved with your eyes closed.
The ball hit just behind center back Lucio, who was returning to defense, and passed to forward Angulo. Angulo directly took off and pushed the ball.
But goalkeeper Cesar reacted quickly, jumped in, and threw the ball towards the sideline.
Cesar's save was beautiful and in the right direction, but unfortunately, Killy Gonzalez also happened to assist quickly to the frontcourt. Before he could stop, the ball flew towards him.
Keely didn't stop the ball and took a shot. However, with this sure shot, Keely got mixed up and kicked his right foot with his left foot. The ball missed and he fell to the ground.
Because when Killy Gonzalez shot, the goal was almost empty because goalkeeper Cesar was still lying on the ground. But who would have thought that Killy Gonzalez would actually fall under his feet.
On the ground.
There were shouts of surprise in the audience. The Alkmaar fans were frightened. If an away goal was scored, Alkmaar would be in trouble. This away goal can at least be used as two goals.
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Such a good opportunity was missed, but this was just the beginning of Valencia's nightmare.
The left back Rise came to clear the ball a step too late for Kili. He was regretting it, but at this time Kili Gonzalez accidentally missed the ball.
Riise was overjoyed, rushed over and made a long pass with his foot.
Riise's pass was coming in the direction of Ronaldinho!
The midfielder had no time to replay, so the defenders had to defend Ronaldinho in the midfield. Valencia's center back Djukic rushed over and wanted to defend Ronaldinho personally!
The 34-year-old Serbian center back Djukic has not played with Ronaldinho! However, Alkmaar’s name has been famous enough in the past two years, and he has heard the name of the stadium there more than once.
The magician Ronaldinho is so powerful.
Fans are praising this young man for his elusiveness and his precise passing. He is the second alien, but Djukic dismisses this. In the eyes of the Serbian central defender, the so-called genius boy
Too many, it was the agent who cheated European teams out of their money. He didn't see any good performance from this buck-toothed boy in the first thirty minutes.
Therefore, at this moment, Djukic came to defend him with a hint of contempt. He wanted this so-called genius boy to show his true colors.
However, the contempt on Djukic's face soon disappeared, because Ronaldinho did not choose to stop the ball in front of him. Instead, he directly faced the goal and used his outer instep to knock the ball flying from behind.
It passed directly over Jukichi's head and flew towards the space left behind him.
Djukic fainted. At this moment, he knew that he was dead. He had to commit a foul to stop Ronaldinho, who was accelerating. Since there was no one behind him, the foul might be a red card. But Dukic did not
Any method can only prevent the foul.
However, Djukic's blocking foul did not have much effect. Ronaldinho's ball with the outside of his instep can be said to be a breakthrough, or it can be said to be a strange pass, because at this time, Toma has been wandering in front.
Sen happened to be running on the route of Ronaldinho's pass. He started early and had already thrown away Pellegrino, forming a situation where he was going to the meeting alone. At this moment, only Pellegrini was chasing after him, and the other players could only chase after him.
Looking around, no one has time to catch up to defend or assist.