The 433 formation has extremely high requirements on the abilities of the two full-backs.
It can be used as a forward, or it can be used as a defender.
Barcelona only has one such defender, Alves, and the Spaniards definitely don’t have any.
The Spaniard's 4-3-3 formation is a makeshift team. The full-backs can assist, but they cannot come back when the opponent counterattacks.
Las Palmas is a newly promoted team and is not familiar with either Espanyol or Barcelona.
At the beginning, he did not seize the opportunity of the Spaniard's full-back to assist and counterattack the Spaniard.
However, Las Palmas head coach Herrera is experienced and he quickly saw the Spaniard's weaknesses.
"Pay close attention to the transition between offense and defense, and play behind the opponent's full-back."
Herrera passed this message to the players on the field, and the Las Palmas players implemented it resolutely.
Every time the Spanish attack ends, Las Palmas will definitely launch a counterattack as quickly as possible.
Regardless of success or failure, just play fast and resolutely play behind the Spanish full-back.
Although Las Palmas' counterattack was not successful, it greatly affected the Spaniard's full-back's determination to assist.
Once Las Palmas' counterattack succeeds, the Spanish full-backs may lose the courage to assist.
At this time, whoever scores first becomes very critical.
In the 25th minute of the game, Zhao Yang finally couldn't stand his teammates' attacks on the wing. He came to the wing and wanted to change positions with Moreno.
Zhao Yang's status in the team is higher than Moreno's, and his position in the frontcourt is also flexible. If he wants to exchange with Moreno, he does not need the coach's consent.
Moreno can also play center, and he cooperated with Zhao Yang by switching positions.
With Zhao Yang on the wing, the defensive pressure is greatly reduced. He only needs to deal with one full-back now.
This is what Zhao Yang is best at.
Las Palmas full-back Garrido faced Zhao Yang for the first time.
Garrido was both curious and in awe of this Chinese player who emerged from nowhere.
This complex emotion made Garrido so nervous that as soon as Zhao Yang stepped on his bicycle twice, Garrido couldn't help but pounce on him and take a step.
Zhao Yang naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. The moment Garrido took the shot, he quickly dribbled the ball past Garrido's supporting foot.
Zhao Yang plays like a winger, not sloppy at all. After passing the ball, he goes down at high speed and directly crosses the penalty area to find Moreno who grabs the spot.
Zhao Yang passed the ball without any defense, with high accuracy and fast ball speed, and the opponent had no way to intercept it in advance.
In this way, it will be very comfortable for the forward to grab points.
Moreno was outflanked, and his flying shovel shot was a half-beat late, and the ball crossed in front of the goal.
Caicedo on the other side was slow to hit the ball diagonally, and the ball flew directly out of the sideline.
The Spaniard's change of position aroused the alarm of Las Palmas, but head coach Herrera was slow to react and did not make any changes accordingly.
Las Palmas takes a throw-in.
After the ball was thrown, Vieira flicked the ball, turned around like a civet, and passed Caicedo, who was closely guarding him.
Unfortunately, the Spaniards now attach great importance to Vieira. When Vieira wanted to stop the high ball, he found that Diop had already arrived.
The ball was still in the air, and Vieira had no choice but to turn around and block Diop, blocking his position first.
Once the back is turned, the disadvantage of small players becomes obvious.
His vision, strength, and leg length are not as good as Diop's. Vieira couldn't protect the ball. Before he could get through the circle, Diop stretched his long legs and destroyed the ball.
The ball went to the Spaniard's feet.
Perez quickly made a cross pass and the ball came from the left to the right and then to Zhao Yang's feet.
Garrido was even more nervous when facing Zhao Yang this time. Zhao Yang's every move seemed to him to be a fake move, as if he was lying to him.
When Zhao Yang rushed past him with "fried meatballs", Garrido stood still, as if he was under Zhao Yang's magic.
The last time the ball was passed, the ball was a bit fast and neither Moreno nor Caicedo touched the ball.
This time, when Zhao Yang's ground ball passed across the penalty area, the force was slightly reduced.
Moreno had more trust in Zhao Yang's offensive power on the wing. This time he pushed forward more decisively than last time. When Zhao Yang passed the ball, Moreno was already one position ahead of the defender.
The ball has arrived and the people have arrived!
Moreno lived up to Zhao Yang's pass this time.
He scooped the ball.
However, luck was not on the Spaniards' side.
Moreno actually shoveled the ball into the legs of goalkeeper Barras who was standing on the goal line.
The ball bounced out, but Moreno slipped into the net.
Such a great opportunity!
Zhao Yang was speechless.
Moreno slipped into the net, and the Las Palmas defender couldn't stop the car. They all reached the goal without touching the ball.
As soon as the ball rolled into the penalty area, Perez, who arrived in the second wave, was waiting for him. He met the ball and fired an angry shot.
The ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal like lightning.
Goalkeeper Barras blocked a necessary goal, but before he could react, the ball came again.
Barras jumped up desperately, hoping to save himself again.
Unfortunately, this time he was too late.
The ball flew from Barras' hand and into the net.
1:0
Perez opened the scoring for Espanyol.
Seeing the ball hit the net, Perez jumped up high, pumped his fist and roared.
The fans in the stands had been waiting for nearly thirty minutes, and this time, they finally scored.
The cheers were like waves and the applause was like thunder.
El Prat Stadium instantly turned into a sea of joy.
The on-site commentator shouted: "Goal! Goal! Perez! Perez scores! The Spaniard leads 1:0! The assist was... There was no assister, but it was Zhao who created the goal opportunity.
Positive!"
Just now, Espanyol head coach Sergio's heart almost rose to his throat, and he wished he couldn't go up and grab the ball.
Seeing Perez's follow-up shot, Sergio's heart dropped to his stomach.
Sergio naturally knows the advantages and disadvantages of the 433 formation. He did not play this formation before because the Spaniards did not have such personnel.
Now because Asensio is injured, Sergio has no choice but to play a 4-3-3 formation in order to exert his forward power.
Fortunately, a goal was scored. Only by counterattacking from behind can the power of the 433 formation's counterattack be truly demonstrated.
Las Palmas head coach Herrera was very upset. He slapped himself hard on the head and secretly cursed himself for not taking countermeasures in time and wasting his five midfielders.
Judging from the first thirty minutes, the Spaniard's midfielder's ability to create shots is limited. With a good defensive counterattack, Las Palmas has a chance to win this game.
But now, if the Spaniards are allowed to fight back, Las Palmas will probably lose.