Listening to Riester's words, Oti also smiled and nodded. Herard's performance was really outstanding. Even Riester sighed very much when he looked at Herard this season. An outstanding player like Herard, later
Why did he become useless? Is it true that some players can only be brilliant for one or two years? How did he fall?
No matter how I think about it, I really can’t understand it. Judging from Herard’s current performance and his age of 23, Herard is really outstanding. It can be described as a genius. In the current European football world
There are really few midfielders in this age group who can compare with him. In Valencia, he is even better than Albelda.
Herard is also very excited. Although Herard has scored four goals in the Champions League this season, this goal was scored in the knockout round. Next to him are Mendieta, Jankoler, Luo
Pace and the others came over to celebrate the goal with Herard.
"Six minutes, six minutes. In just six minutes, Valencia was already ahead of Lazio. Lazio is currently at the top of Serie A, but it is a pity that Valencia has the upper hand in this strong dialogue.
Take the initiative.”
Eriksen stood dull on the sidelines. His current reputation in European football is also rising sharply, all because of his performance at Lazio. However, Eriksen's on-the-spot command cannot be said to be the best. Because
The game had just started and Eriksen did not realize Benitez's arrangement.
However, this was a premeditated tactic by Benitez. Benitez chose the left wing guarded by Favalli, treating this position as a breakthrough point. Logically speaking, Lopez is more suitable for assault, but Benitez
Tes went in the opposite direction and used Mendieta, Herad, and Jankol to attack Favalli's left.
Because neither Eriksen nor the Lazio players were prepared for Benitez's choice of this style of play, they were in a hurry again after the restart. At this time, Eriksen, as the head coach, failed to make adjustments.
superior.
"Herard took the ball to the right, and Nedved retreated to help. Herard passed the ball, and Jankoler came to the right again, and Jankoler controlled the ball."
Favalli is the most uncomfortable. Favalli is an excellent left back. It can be said that he is the best left back in the entire European football world. If you want to break through him, it will be very difficult.
.Whether you want to break through him with speed or use technology, it is very difficult. There are many right midfielders in European football who can easily break through him. But Benitez has no chance of beating him.
I thought about breaking through him.
He used Yankol, whose physical condition was not at the same level as Favali's. Jankol's task was not to break through Favali, but to contain Favali. Moreover, Jankol couldn't break through Favali. Benitez's task for Jankol was not to break through Favali.
The requirement is very simple, as long as you can lean on Favali with your body and pass the ball out.
It was the same this time. Jankoler's height of 2 to 02 directly leaned on Favali, and Favalli could do nothing. After all, the bodies of both parties were not at the same level. If it were a boxing match, Jankoler was a heavyweight.
Favalli is a lightweight by nature.
"Jan Koler passed the ball to the center. Mendieta, Mendieta got the ball."
A simple change of position. Herard moved to the right, and Mendieta moved into the middle. Jankoler handed the ball to Mendieta, who was originally the core midfielder in the frontcourt and played as an attacking midfielder.
His position is his original strength. When he dribbled the ball, Simeone immediately stepped forward to defend.
"Mendieta, straight ahead!"
Mendieta did not move forward vertically, but dribbled the ball horizontally. Seeing Simeone coming over, he suddenly made a through ball. If Herrard hadn't come out of nowhere, the position in the middle would now belong to Mendieta. Although it has always been there
Playing on the right, Mendieta's passing skills in the middle have not declined at all. The timing and intensity of the pass are quite well controlled.
"Lopez, Lopez is offside. Mendieta's pass passed accurately to the middle of Negro and Mihajlovic. Lopez got the ball. Lopez, shoot!"
Speaking of positional warfare, Lopez is definitely not his strong point. But in counterattack, Lopez is very powerful. And Lopez can score so many goals because of his excellent shooting ability. No matter which angle,
He can hit any kind of shot without going too far. The same thing happened this time. When Lopez got the ball, the angle of the shot was already very small. The Lazio goalkeeper had already blocked the near corner, leaving no space for Lopez.
.But the moment Lopez received the pass from Mendieta, he made a small arc and shot the ball to the far corner.
"Coach Benitez's arrangements before the game were very effective. Several hard plays on the right finally paid off. It was only eleven minutes, and Valencia was already leading Lazio 2-0 at home. Before the game, everyone was thinking
We were looking forward to a strong dialogue, but after the game started, who could have imagined that it would turn out to be a one-sided game. Although Lazio has a higher ball possession rate than Valencia, Valencia's threat to attack is several times that of Lazio."
"Lopez, Lopez. This is his seventh goal in the Champions League this season, and his 26th goal in Valencia. In fact, Valencia has reached an agreement with Lazio.
Pace will play for Lazio next season. However, facing the new club, Lopez seems to be merciless at all."
Eriksen frowned and walked around the sidelines at this time. Because Eriksen was really stunned by Valencia. He never thought that Benitez would beat Jan Koler during the game.
Pulled to the wing. A high center forward does not put pressure on the opponent in the center, but instead runs to the wing. This style of play really surprised Eriksson.
"Massimo, that Mendieta is good."
If Eriksson saw Benitez's tactics, then Cragnotti was conquered by one person. That was Mendieta, who played on the right in this game. The game started with just
In the eleventh minute, Mendieta already had two assists. And although Mendieta's football is not as gorgeous as South American players, it is still quite cool.
"Yes, father."
Cragnotti knew in his heart that his father had taken a liking to Mendieta again. This has been the case with Lazio's introduction of players over the years. Either it was the head coach's request, or Cragnotti came up with it and fell in love with it.
A certain player will be chased after him. Money and other things are not an issue at all.
The game continued. Eriksson began to make changes at this time. He first moved Nedvěd back to protect Valli, while Simeone also leaned left to protect the left wing.
Benitez still had that coffin face on the sidelines, as if the whole world owed him. But he was already smiling in his heart, because Eriksson's change had already been expected by him. In the current Valencia
Benitez values Herrard the most, but there is one person whose talent Benitez absolutely recognizes.
That person is Mendieta. Mendieta's ball control, Mendieta's skills, and Mendieta's passing are definitely the best in Spanish football and even European football. And the 27-year-old Mendieta
The tower is at its peak.
During the game, Jankoler often returned to the right, but slowly began to return to his position.
"Veron, Veron's pass was intercepted by Albelda. Albelda handed the ball to Herard, who passed the ball to Mendieta."
After the game started, Valencia attacked Lazio's left wing, so as long as the ball was passed to the left wing, Lazio was frightened. Soon according to Eriksson's arrangement, Nedvěd, Favalli, Simeone and so on.
Individuals began to surround Mendieta.
The space was blocked. Of course, they were also observing the surroundings while surrounding Mendieta, because when Valencia attacked Lazio's left wing, they used their numerical advantage. However, they found that no one came to respond to Mendieta.
.When the three of them surrounded Mendieta, there were already a lot of openings.
If it were an English player, they would basically surrender in the face of this situation. But Mendieta is not. Mendieta is at his peak now and is a top midfielder in Spanish football who can be compared with Rivaldo.
.When three people were surrounded, Mendieta continued to control the ball calmly.
When the encirclement was almost complete, there was suddenly a pass. A light pick, the ball was passed to the center. Because Simeone arrived on the right, a small gap appeared in the center. Herard, who had been supporting the right wing before, rushed forward.
Came up and got the ball, then drove forward with the ball.
"Herard, passed the ball... Yankoler, passed the ball to Lopez!"
Jankoler is really a high center forward. Because Valencia currently does not have any outstanding wing crossers, Jankoler is more of a tactical center. He does not score many goals himself, but he has various pick-and-rolls and various assists.
Playing with pure passion.
It was the same this time. Jankoler leaned on Nesta, and then took the ball with his back. For Jankoler, it was impossible for him to get the ball with his back and then turn around and get a shot like some top centers.
After all, there is Nesta behind him, but it is still okay to let him lean on Nesta and then play the ball. And this is the tactical role of Jankoler in Benitez. He is already used to it.
It's still Lopez. After a season of running-in, the cooperation between Lopez and Jankoler is getting better and better. Jankoler stopped the ball to Lopez, and Lopez took the ball and shot it.
After changing the angle, he shot directly near the big**.
