Chapter 180 The last opponent before Christmas (2)
The core of Las Palmas is the 23-year-old Argentine forward Araujo and the 26-year-old Spanish midfielder Vieira.
Araujo was born in the Boca Juniors youth training.
In the 2009 U17 World Youth Championship, Araujo scored 3 goals in 3 games and turned out to be a great player.
In 2012, Araujo was loaned to Barcelona for 800,000 euros, and Barcelona also trained him as the number one forward in the future.
However, in 34 La Liga games on behalf of the Barcelona B team, Araujo, as the main forward, only scored 7 goals, so he was decisively terminated by Barcelona.
After being loaned to Las Palmas, Herrera used Araujo as a forward striker and activated Araujo.
In the first five rounds of La Liga last season, Araujo scored 7 goals. At the end of the season, Araujo scored 7 goals in the last 7 games and became the number one contributor to the team's promotion. Las Palmas also finished the season with 150 goals.
bought the ownership of Araujo for 10,000 euros.
After entering La Liga, Araujo did not score many goals, only scoring 2 goals in 15 rounds. On the contrary, Las Palmas youth training player Vieira performed well and has scored 4 goals so far, becoming the top scorer of Las Palmas.
, but Araujo is the team's assist leader. His 4 assists make him and Vieira the most threatening players in Las Palmas' frontcourt.
Vieira is a native of Las Palmas and also came from the youth training of Las Palmas. He played for the Las Palmas youth team in 2009. He was selected for the Spanish national youth team in the second year. Two years later, he moved to La Liga powerhouse Valencia.
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Vieira did not show his talent in Valencia and was soon loaned to Standard Liege in Belgium. In Standard Liege, Vieira still performed mediocrely. The frustrated Vieira returned to the club again last season.
To parent club Las Palmas.9
Vieira has comprehensive skills, outstanding ball control skills, excellent dribbling, excellent passing and receiving abilities, outstanding free kick and long-range shooting abilities, and outstanding ability to organize series and through balls.
Araujo is a standard shadow forward. He is not tall and not strong, but his speed and ability to combine the ball with the ball are excellent, and his ability to grab points in front of the goal is not inferior to that of a high center forward.
In Las Palmas, the skillful cooperation between Vieira and Araujo was the main magic weapon for Las Palmas to defeat the enemy.
In addition to coach Herrera and dual core players Vieira and Araujo, Las Palmas also has a spiritual leader Belleron.
Magician Belleron is a native of Las Palmas. He played in the professional league in Las Palmas and became famous in Deportivo La Coruna. After the 2012/13 season, Belleron finally returned to his home team after 16 years away from his hometown.
Las Palmas.
In his second season after returning to Las Palmas, Belleron helped the team advance to La Liga again. At this time, Belleron was already 40 years old. In La Liga, he was no longer the magician who made all the difference back then, but only played occasionally.
A substitute player, but as long as he sits on the bench, Las Palmas has motivation and fighting spirit. He is the spiritual leader of Las Palmas.
Judging from the personnel configuration alone, Las Palmas is actually very similar to the Spanish, with two offensive cores and the rest being a group of engineers.
The difference is that the Spaniards are rarely relegated. In the La Liga overall standings, they are ranked among the top seven La Liga veterans.
Las Palmas is currently ranked 16th in the standings and is a favorite for relegation, while Espanyol is ranked fourth in La Liga and is a strong contender for a Champions League spot.
Challenging Espanyol, a team that has been gaining momentum recently, in an away game, Las Palmas, which has not won a single away game, is very self-aware.
Chairman Ramirez was unwilling to put pressure on the players. He said that the team had to fight for a long distance and it would be considered a victory if it could score one point. The task of Las Palmas to avoid relegation was not accomplished by fighting hard and strong teams, but by scoring points against the opponents who were relegated.
That's the most important thing.
Head coach Herrera also said that the Espanyol team is a role model for Las Palmas. They did not accumulate stars, but relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and skillful cooperation to reach their current position, which is very admirable.
The Spaniards have excellent attacking power this season, but Asensio's absence will make them lack some creativity, which is also an opportunity for Las Palmas.
The team's spiritual leader Belleron encouraged the players before the game, saying, "The Espanyol is the biggest dark horse in La Liga. They have often performed miracles of desperate counterattacks this season. This is worth learning from us. If we have this spirit and fighting spirit, we will win."
There is also hope to create a miracle on the road."
Las Palmas expressed awe for the Spaniards, but the Spaniards were not complacent about it.
Espanyol head coach Sergio said that he must play well in the last game before Christmas and must not underestimate the opponent. The opponent has not won an away game so far. This does not mean that they will definitely lose this game. Maybe they will lose.
We rebounded from the bottom and suffered an upset in the away game. We are also a relegation team. We are not Barcelona and Real Madrid. We have no right to underestimate the opponent.
Espanyol chairman Chen Yansheng is very anxious. He is eager to shout the slogan of entering the Champions League. However, with the strength of Espanyol and the depth of the bench, he does not know whether Espanyol will plummet in the second half.
Before this game, Chen Yansheng said: "The current points of Espanyol have reached 33 points, and the normal relegation standard of La Liga is between 37 and 39 points, so I hope the team can win this game on Christmas
, complete the task of relegation as soon as possible, so that we will have new plans and goals during the winter break. I am personally ambitious, but this needs to be supported by the team's record. I hope the Spaniards will work together to achieve greater results and work together.
brilliant."
Zhao Yang, the core of the team, also said before the game that the winter break is about to begin and the team will not relax. They will definitely win this game with greater enthusiasm and fighting spirit and present a Christmas gift to Espanyol fans.
"I know that the winter break is a traditional festival here and is very grand. Our players have been waiting for this festival for a long time, but we will not relax. Our passion for the game has always been there. We are eager to win, and we hope to be in the standings.
Furthermore, Christmas is our holiday and also the fans’ holiday. Over the years, the fans have never stopped supporting us. We must repay them with victory. We will give the fans a Christmas gift by defeating Las Palmas.
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Asensio, who has been undergoing recovery training, also expressed support for his teammates.
Asensio said: "We will definitely win this game. They have done a great job in recent rounds. I believe in them and I am looking forward to fighting with them. I am very happy that I will be back after Christmas.