Chapter 194 The audience is pressing VS iron barrel formation (1)
Sevilla's counterattack came very fiercely.
The Sevilla midfielder with Banega as the core tore off the cloak of technical football and launched a fierce fight against the Spaniard.
At this time, Sevilla had the dominance of the defending Europa League champions.
The Espanyol team is not afraid at all, physical strength is their strength.
If Sevilla really does not compete with the Espanyol team technically, but competes with them physically, the probability of the Spaniard winning will be greatly increased.
Of course, the Sevilla people are not so stupid. They press hard in order to cause their opponents to make mistakes and launch attacks in the midfield and frontcourt.
Sevilla's sudden full-court press was effective. A group of rough guys from the Espanyol team were in a hurry under Sevilla's press and made repeated mistakes.
This is Sevilla's opportunity.
In the 30th minute of the game, under the fierce pressure of Sevilla forward Immobile, Diop made a mistake in returning the ball. Immobile caught up with him at lightning speed, flicked the ball, and passed it to prepare to receive it.
Center defender Lopez.
Let Immobile pass, then rush into the penalty area and form a one-man attack.
Lopez had no choice but to reach out and hook Immobile from behind.
Beep!
The referee's whistle sounded.
Yellow card! Free kick!
The Spaniard had nothing to say, there was no controversy about this penalty.
Lopez shrugged and smiled and accepted the penalty happily. In his opinion, as long as the opponent cannot score the free kick, it is a profit.
Sevilla's midfielder Banega took the free kick.
This free kick was right on the line of the penalty area, the distance was very close, and the curved ball had no room to fall.
The goalkeeper mainly defends against passes or ground balls from the opponent.
Paul was very steady and formed a wall of 6 people. The gaps between the walls were very small and he was determined not to give his opponent a chance.
When the referee blew the whistle, Banega was very cunning and did not shoot directly. Instead, he paused and waited for the wall to pounce outward before vigorously swiping the ball towards the goal.
Banega's little move worked, and the ball flew through the slightly loose gap.
Now Spanish goalkeeper Paul had no choice. His line of sight was completely blocked, and by the time he saw the ball, it was already too late.
The ball flew easily into the net.
2:2
Sevilla tied the score again with Banega's free kick.
After scoring the goal, Banega didn't seem too excited. He celebrated with his teammates almost expressionlessly.
Obviously, Banega was not satisfied with today's game.
In his own home court, facing a team that has been losing points every year, he has been lagging behind. It is strange that Banega is satisfied.
Emery was very satisfied with the attack just now.
The team found the opponent's weakness and seized the opportunity with a free kick.
If Sevilla's physical fitness can support even a full-court press for 70 minutes, this game will be won.
It's a pity that Sevilla can only maintain this intensity of pressing for half a game at most.
After all, not all players can run more than 10,000 meters at high speed.
Espanyol head coach Sergio was taking advantage of his opponent's celebration to arrange tactics for his players on the sidelines.
Facing the opponent's full-court press and high-position press, Sergio's response is very simple, which is to shrink the defense, open wide, and give the ball to the opponent.
This tactic was not thought up by Sergio, it was a tactic that Sergio stole from Mourinho's Real Madrid to deal with Barcelona.
I have to say that this tactic is really useful.
The game started again, with the Spaniard shrinking their formation and giving the ball to Sevilla.
Sevilla's pressing tactics were useless and had to break through the dense defense.
Sevilla's skills are very good, but no matter how good they are, they are definitely not as good as Barcelona. Barcelona can't break through the dense defense, and Sevilla certainly can't.
Sevilla attacked fiercely for a while, except for long passes and lobs, it was difficult to get the ball into the Spanish penalty area.
Sevilla was very experienced. Seeing that they could not break the opponent's defense, they retreated in an attempt to draw the Spaniards out.
However, the Spaniards were not fooled. Unless there was a chance to counterattack, their defense line would not expand outwards easily.
The Sevilla Tigers had nothing to eat and had no choice but to play hard. However, playing at home, Sevilla did not want to just get a draw. They could only take the initiative to attack.
In the final stage of the first half, the two sides went from a big open and close at the beginning to a boring half-time offensive and defensive drill, or a back kick and wide kick drill.
The game was boring, and the fans in the stands were a little uninterested, and they even stopped singing the team anthem.
The on-site commentator He Wei sighed: "The Spaniards are really calm, and they are really humiliating. Although Sevilla is a strong old team, the Espanyol team is currently at the top of the standings, but if they can't bend,
The Spaniards would not be where they are today."
If the Spaniards didn't come out, the Sevillans had nothing to do with them for the time being. There was not much time left in the first half of the game, and the Sevillans did not dare to press heavily for fear of being counterattacked by the Spaniards.
After a few minutes of painless grinding, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Players from both sides went back to the locker room to rest, sum up their gains and losses, and wait for the second half to decide the winner.
Although the last moment was a bit dull, the fans were still very satisfied with 4 goals scored last time.
When the players came off the field, fans from both sides gave them warm applause.
Zhao Yang and Immobile, who performed well in the first half of the game, were chanted by their names for a long time by fans from both sides.
Back in the locker room, Espanyol coach Sergio shook hands with the players one by one.
Sergio had nothing to say about the first half of the game. He was very satisfied with the performance of the players in the first half.
Although the Espanyol team is currently ranked very high, Sevilla has a deep foundation and is a strong old team. The Espanyol has not taken any advantage here. Sergio feels that it is very good to play like this in the first half.
Before the game, the team's goal for this game was to maintain a tie and win. Three points is best, and one point is not bad. After all, the Spaniard's goal is not the championship, but a European Cup berth.
Sergio also made arrangements for the second half of the game.
Sergio decided to still let the Sevilla people not take the initiative to attack and adopt defensive counterattack tactics, but once the opportunity arises, they must be bold and careful.
home team locker room
Head coach Emery did not criticize the players. He briefly talked about the mistakes made in the first half and then discussed with the players how to break the opponent's dense defense.
Before the game, Sevilla did not focus on preparing for this because they did not think that the Spaniards, who were ranked fourth in the league, would set up a tight formation in the away game.
In fact, if Sevilla did not press for the whole game, the Spaniard would not shrink the defense. This was actually forced by Sevilla.
There are only a few tricks to break the iron barrel formation, long shots, crosses from the wing and personal breakthroughs to create free kicks.
Emery asked the players to strengthen their long-range shots and use a combination of high-altitude balls and ground balls when passing from the side. If they are able to break through, they will break through boldly, strive for early goals, and take the initiative on the court.