Chapter 39 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish
When Capdevila received the ball near the left sideline outside his own penalty area, there were no defensive players around him.
When the Spanish left-back stopped the ball, he saw Mendieta out of the corner of his eye.
He had just cut inside and given the wing to Angeloma, who was now rushing towards the left side.
Angeloma was right behind Capdevila and probably wanted to come over and counterattack.
But there is still a little time.
Capdevila looked ahead calmly and found that Atletico Madrid's entire defensive formation had been pressed to the vicinity of the penalty area by Valencia, so that only Hasselbaink was left in the entire frontcourt.
Uh, there's also a Belleron, but he's in the middle of the thirty-meter area.
With Belleron's speed, he couldn't launch a counterattack.
When Capdevila looked over, he saw Hasselbaink waving at him and shouting in front, signaling him to pass the ball forward quickly, and he was ready.
After seeing the Dutch center forward, Capdevila no longer hesitated and did not let Mendieta get close. After standing on his right foot, he quickly kicked a long pass with his left foot, and the ball was lifted into the open area behind the Valencia defense line.
Hasselbaink rushed forward like a black arrow.
Pellegrino is tall and strong, but he is also a bit far away, and only Djukic is always next to the Dutch striker.
But who is Hasselbaink?
The rascals who played in the low- level leagues are full of wildness. They don't play by the rules at all.
When he started to sprint, he took advantage of Djukic's unpreparedness and bumped into him first.
The two men collided hard, causing the unprepared Djukic to stagger and be knocked away, but what about Hasselbaink?
He was not affected at all. He exerted force with his legs and rushed forward.
Djukic was also angry and tried his best to chase after him, but he had lost the initiative, so how could he catch up?
Capdevila's pass landed near the 30-meter area and when it bounced back, goalkeeper Cañizares rushed to the penalty area line. Djukic was still one body length behind Hasselbaink, and Pellegrino was even further away.
Canizares gave up the attack and quickly retreated.
Once he leaves the penalty area, he can only use his feet.
Let me ask you, throughout history, how many goalkeepers can use their feet to defeat players in other positions?
Djukic was waiting for the opportunity, wanting to take advantage of Hasselbaink receiving the ball to defend forward.
But Hasselbaink was too cunning. He did not catch the ball immediately. Instead, he dodged and got stuck between Djukic and the football that bounced back from the ground, forcing Djukic to slow down.
The Dutchman didn't even try to stop the ball. Instead, he watched it fall to the ground and bounce back into the penalty area. He then caught the ball and shot it with his right foot.
The ball passed by Cañizares and pierced through Valencia's goal like a sharp arrow.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 21st minute, Atletico Madrid made a quick counterattack!"
"That was the second shot on goal by the Colchoneros of the game."
"Just now, Belleron passed the ball and Hasselbaink had a long shot, but this time, he sprinted long distance, received the pass from his teammate Capdevila, and used a wonderful shot to score the first goal for Atletico Madrid!"
"I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it!"
"Valencia had the upper hand from the start, but at the crucial moment, it was Atletico Madrid who opened the scoring."
"Valencia attacked too hard and pressed too high."
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The moment Hasselbaink had a one-on-one chance, Yang Hao knew the ball was almost in his grasp.
After the ball went in, he could no longer suppress his inner ecstasy. He excitedly started boxing in the coach's command area and cheered non-stop.
Hasselbaink was also very excited. After shooting the goal, he turned around and rushed out of the stadium, ran all the way to the sidelines to celebrate, kept shouting at the live TV camera, and then turned around and high-fived and hugged his teammates who were running towards him.
Then, to everyone's surprise, the Dutchman quickly ran past the home team's coaching bench, ran to the visiting team's coaching bench, and gave Yang Hao a warm hug.
Other Atletico Madrid players also came over.
"Boss, I saw Cooper's face was very ugly just now." A flash of dazzling white teeth appeared on Hasselbaink's dark face. It was obvious that he was extremely excited at this moment.
"This kind of thing is quite painful at first, so just try harder and give him more stimulation. Slowly, he'll get used to it."
Hasselbaink laughed knowingly, "Then I'll keep working hard."
Yang Hao saw the players gathering around him and took the opportunity to remind them.
"Valencia's crazy counterattack will come soon. Everyone should be mentally prepared, especially the midfield, and must control it. "
As he spoke, Yang Hao looked at Belleron.
The latter nodded heavily, "Don't worry, Boss, leave it to me!"
In recent games, Belleron has become more and more confident and energetic.
People are all like this.
When everyone around you, when the entire team, is moving forward, anyone will be inspired.
"Come on! Come on!!" Yang Hao shouted loudly.
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One goal and the situation completely changed.
Before, everyone thought that Valencia was very close to scoring and Atletico should be anxious.
But who could have thought that Atletico Madrid would suddenly score a goal.
Now it was Valencia who was anxious.
The anxious Valencia immediately launched a crazy counterattack against Atletico Madrid, becoming more and more impatient as the game went on.
By 2000, Yang Hao discovered that many people of that era, even in European football, had not yet clearly realized the importance of controlling the pace of the game.
That's not to say there was no rhythm to the game.
On the contrary, players like Guardiola, Redondo, Zidane and Belleron are all good at controlling the pace of the game.
But few people realize the importance of game rhythm, they believe more in experience.
Therefore, Guardiola was kicked out of Barcelona at the age of 29, and Redondo was sent away by Real Madrid at the age of 31.
A very important reason is that today's football techniques and tactics are still relatively rough, primitive, and not refined enough.
By 2023, controlling midfielders like Modric and David Silva will be nothing more than old treasures.
In Cooper's Valencia team, Gerard, who is known as the little Guardiola, is responsible for falling back, but in fact he is not a very good falling back organizer. In fact, don't be fooled by his nickname, his characteristics are very different from Guardiola.
Gerard is 1.86 meters tall and has good defensive skills, but only good. He has good skills and a certain ability to dribble the ball, but he is not fast. He has good passing ability. After all, he came from Barcelona's youth training camp, so he does have some technical skills.
What really makes people shine is his ability to make runs from behind, such as the hat trick he scored against Lazio. However, when it comes to defense, he is actually not as reliable as Albelda.
In other words, Gerard is not actually a lying organizer in the strict sense.
This is also the reason why he quickly lost his position after transferring to Barcelona at a high price. He even tried to play as a central midfielder, winger and defender in Barcelona, but failed to achieve any results.
In Cooper's midfield, Mendieta is the offensive core, but he is not a controlling midfielder. On the contrary, his playing style has always been rough and aggressive. His physical confrontation is okay in La Liga, but he can't play in Serie A.
In other words, none of Valencia's four midfielders could control the rhythm.
It is reflected in the situation on the court as it is now. The more impatient we play, the faster we play, and the faster we play, the more likely we are to make mistakes.
At this time, if there is a calm and controlling midfielder who can slow down the tempo appropriately, the whole situation will be completely different.
When the game reached the 39th minute, Valencia made a pass error in the frontcourt. Kily Gonzalez was defended by Fresnedoso and wanted to pass the ball to Farinos in a hurry, but he accidentally passed it too far.
After Baraja grabbed the ball, he quickly passed it to Belleron in front.
When the Spanish midfielder stopped the ball, there were no defensive players around him. He glanced at Hasselbaink in front of him and did not pass the ball forward hastily. Instead, he stopped, slowed down, dribbled the ball two steps horizontally to the left, and waited until Solari came up before passing it to the left.
At this time, Valencia's entire right side was empty.
Solari quickly moved forward and caught up with Belleron's pass.
Angeloma chased desperately from behind, but how could the 35-year-old veteran catch up with the young and strong Argentine winger?
Solari drove the ball along the left sideline. When facing Djukic on the left side of the penalty area, he made a light stop and then went down the bottom, passing a low ball to the middle.
Hasselbaink got in front of Pellegrino, fell to the ground and made a sliding shot, sending the ball into Valencia's goal again.
Scored twice!!
"Wow!!!" Yang Hao jumped up excitedly on the sidelines.
He was very sure that this was a big pit, but he never imagined that so many fish could be caught.
It is true that the bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive .
Scoring two goals in the first half was definitely beyond Yang Hao's expectations.
He was even ready to decide the outcome in the second half.
But sometimes, that's just how things are in football.
Goals are something that cannot be calculated; it is not a matter of probability.
Yang Hao also began to have a deeper understanding of professional football games and techniques and tactics: it turns out that as long as you do the right thing and force your opponents to make mistakes, even a team as strong as Valencia and a famous coach like Cooper will be defeated miserably.
Thinking of this, Yang Hao really had the urge to roar to the sky.
He suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of pride and confidence.
Now, he believes more than ever that he can lead Atletico Madrid to avoid relegation!
He was able to defeat world-class coaches like Van Gaal and Cooper, so what else does he have to worry about?
"I'm starting to believe that we can successfully avoid relegation." Juanma Lillo also stood behind Yang Hao and said with a sigh.
Atletico Madrid did not play his favorite kind of football tonight, but that did not prevent him from paying tribute to the team.
Because Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid both have a dazzling brilliance that Juanma Lillo does not have.
