"Su, what do you think of the current situation on the field?"
Benitez called Su Dong to the coaching bench and asked with concern his understanding of the game.
"We basically have complete control over the game situation, but our biggest problem lies in offense and how to convert advantages into goals. In this aspect, we did not do a good enough job."
Benitez nodded and looked at Su Dong deeply. He had always felt that Su Dong was a very smart player who knew how to have a good relationship with his teammates and how to handle some things well. It also included reading and understanding of the game.
Comprehension.
This is a very valuable quality in a player!
"I guessed it would be a tough battle tonight, but I didn't expect Lotina to be so conservative as to use five at the back."
Lotina is the head coach of Celta Vigo. He led the team with good results last season. He once overthrew Valencia and ranked in the La Liga Champions League. He was not reversed by Valencia until the end.
And tonight, he indeed arranged a five-back formation, but with three full-backs. Among them, Juanfran came from the Valencia youth training and was also a good player of Celta Vigo. After he joined Celta Vigo
, they faced Valencia in five games with one win and four draws, remaining unbeaten.
If we draw again tonight, it will be one win and five draws.
Brazilian left back Sylvinho is one of the most active full-backs in La Liga this season. In this game, his position is more flexible. He will press high when attacking, but he will also retreat when defending.
As for the midfielder, Celta de Vigo was the first team in La Liga to use double midfielders. For example, during the handover of the century, Celta Vigo had the strongest double midfielder in La Liga, that is Celades.
and Makelele.
After Florentino took over Real Madrid, in addition to bringing in Figo, the most important thing was to bring in a midfielder. He hired Celades and Makélélé from Celta Vigo in one go, and then from La Liga.
Coruña recruits Flavio.
This allowed Real Madrid to have three powerful defensive midfielders at once, but unfortunately, neither Celades nor Flavio could play in Real Madrid, and in the end they disappeared from everyone.
But from this period of history, it is not difficult to see that Celta Vigo is a team with a very tough style of play and excellent defense.
"I need someone to break this deadlock."
When saying this, Benitez looked at Su Dong deeply.
"I see!"
Celta Vigo's two central defenders, Eduardo Berizzo and Fernando Caceres, are both not tall, only about 1.8 meters tall. This makes Su Dong's high ball advantage very obvious once he gets on the court.
Before the game, many people were speculating that Benitez might want to take advantage of Su Dong's golf advantage to make a fuss.
But no one expected that it was Mista and Su Dong sitting on the bench.
Su Dong knew that Benitez's plan was to avoid Lotina. Because the media knew what happened, Lotina must have been prepared to deal with it, so he asked Su Dong to substitute in order to rush forward in the second half.
Rush, rotate it by the way, and save some energy.
Who would have thought that Vicente was injured after playing for only half an hour.
This also makes the game more and more difficult.
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Lotina stood on the sidelines, watching the game ahead with a frown.
Celta Vigo's results this season are not ideal. After eight rounds of league games, they are ranked 15th in La Liga.
You know, they were a team that competed in the Champions League last season.
This has also affected Lotina's coaching position. If the team's performance continues to improve, it will be difficult for him as a head coach to survive the winter break, so he is determined to win the game against Valencia.
When he saw Su Dong standing on the sidelines, preparing to play, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It is said that Benitez is a master tactician, but in fact, his thoughts are not difficult to guess at all.
Thinking of this, Lotina walked to the sidelines and waved to the two central defenders, Bellizzo and Caceres, signaling them to pay attention because Su Dong was about to play.
The Celta Vigo central defender on the pitch also noticed this situation and immediately expressed his knowledge.
But Lotina was still worried, so he immediately made a substitution and replaced him with defensive midfielder Obina.
This is a signal to strengthen midfield defense and interception!
The coach of Celta de Vigo wants to make it clearer to the players that as long as a draw is acceptable for Celta Vigo, but not Valencia, they will definitely go crazy.
After making the substitution decision, Lotina felt relieved and walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench.
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Su Dong came on as a substitute, replacing Mista.
But Celta Vigo decisively changed their tactics, and the defense began to press forward, deploying heavy troops in the middle of the midfield.
Isn't Su Dong very tall?
My defender has no height advantage, so I will try my best to keep you away from the penalty area, and then your high ball advantage will be reduced by half.
In the absence of Vicente, Celta Vigo's adjustment is still very targeted.
After changing people once, Lotina began to stand still.
Benitez realized the opponent's intention, and as the stalemate continued on the field, Su Dong was always surrounded by defensive players, so the Bat Legion head coach had to make a third substitution.
Rufete replaces Jorge Lopez.
But it seems that the situation is still not improving.
Benitez remained calm on the sidelines, but the chief assistant coach Jestedam was a little uneasy.
The fans in the stands were equally anxious.
Time is running out for Valencia!
Could it be said that Celta’s curse will continue?
Could it be that Valencia really can't break the shadow of Celta Vigo?
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Su Dong was also a little anxious.
Especially after eighty minutes, he found that the physical energy of his teammates around him was almost exhausted.
Several times, when he moved forward quickly, no teammates around him could catch up.
Continuous two-front operations will take a huge toll on Valencia.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After trying several times and finding that the effect was not satisfactory, Su Dong decided to do it himself.
Aimar had just dribbled the ball across the center line and was immediately entangled by the opponent's midfielder.
The Argentine midfielder failed to break through with the ball and the ball was knocked away by the opponent.
Rufitt on the right ran over immediately to catch the ball, but before he could catch it, a voice came from the opposite side.
"I come!"
Before Rufit could react, he felt a figure flash in front of him, and then he saw a familiar jersey with a huge number on the back: 9.
After Su Dong stole the ball from Rufit, he strode forward with the ball.
French midfielder Peter Lucin followed him uncompromisingly, trying to get close to Su Dong.
But as soon as their shoulders collided, Lu Xin was knocked away by Su Dong.
This guy is so strong!
It charges like an armored tank!
Before Peter Lusin could react, Su Dong had already sprinted forward with the ball, leaving him with only the figure of No. 9 jersey on his back.
"Quick counterattack from Valencia!"
"Su Dong rushed forward with the ball alone. It seemed like he wanted to break into Longtan alone!"
"I have to say that this youngster is really fast and has a strong impact. Peter Lucin was rushed away at once."
"Su Dong broke into the 30-meter area of Celta Vigo, but there were three defenders in front of him."
"Juanfran and Berizzo, who came from Valencia's youth training, have a tacit understanding. They are like two goalkeepers, flanking Su Dong!"
As soon as Su Dong rushed into the 30-meter area, he saw the two defensive players in front of him, as well as Caceres behind Berizo. The latter was obviously ready to cover at any time to help defend, just in case.
Su Dong's speed has increased, and he has no intention of giving his opponent any chance to breathe or think.
Before reaching Berizzo and Juanfran, Su Dong made a sudden stop and leaned towards Berizzo with his whole body, as if he wanted to force a breakout from Berizzo's side, which deceived the Argentine central defender into blocking the ball.
But at the moment when Bellizzo made the move, Su Dong suddenly changed direction, dunked the ball back with his right foot, pushed it forward, and exerted force with his legs. He immediately felt like he was on a rocket.
Berizzo's right side and Juanfran's left side forced a breakthrough.
The two defenders of Celta Vigo cooperated tacitly and were very experienced. After realizing that Su Dong had been deceived, Berizzo and Juanfran immediately stepped in the middle, hoping to directly clamp Su Dong.
But Su Dong's explosive power was fast enough, and his speed was also fast. When the ball had already passed, he rushed into the attack of the two defensive players without any fear, and his left and right shoulders bumped into Bellizzo and
Juanfran's body.
Everyone at the scene was shocked!
Even in La Liga, have they ever seen such a scene?
This is simply an impact of pure power!
The last player who gave them such a shock should be Vieri who played for Atletico Madrid!
When Su Dong's left and right shoulders bumped into Bellizzo and Juanfran, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, as if they heard the sound of muscle-to-muscle collision in the air, hitting their hearts.
And the next moment, a scene that excited everyone appeared!
Su Dong actually forced a passage between two defensive players into the penalty area!
Celta Vigo's two defenders flanked him at the same time, but they couldn't stop him!
The entire Mestana Stadium screamed wildly, and everyone had the urge to worship!
What incredible speed! What an unstoppable impact!
Su Dong gritted his teeth, broke away from the two defensive players, and rushed into the penalty area.
At this time, Caceres, who was at the end, also recovered from his shock and quickly returned to defense to rush for help.
On the left side of the penalty spot, Su Dong caught up with the ball first. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Caballero, Su Dong first confused the goalkeeper with his left foot, then jumped in front of Caceres with his right foot and shot lightly.
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Almost at the same moment when Su Dong provoked the football, Caceres stepped in to block it. Although he did not touch the ball, he kicked Su Dong's right foot, knocking him off balance and falling sideways.
Within the restricted area.
The ball trembled over the head of goalkeeper Caballero and slowly fell into the goal behind him.
At this moment, the Mestanha Stadium fell into deathly silence!
Everyone seemed to have stopped breathing at this moment!
