Chapter Ninety-Five: The Perfect Start and the Undercurrent of Barriers
With such a high pursuit, Yan Feng and the Granada team began to enter a new season.
In the first round of the new season, Granada got off to a good start with a home win over Alaves.
It was only the first round of the game, but with the two cup games in front of them, the outside world has a new understanding of the strength of the Granada team.
The people are still those people, but the new season shows a new strength.
"Granada showed a lot of dominance. If last season's Granada team was a lion that only began to exert its power, the new season's Granada team is a mature lion. The power is unparalleled. ”
"More mature, more tacit, and more combative. No change, new strength. ”
After only three games, the outside world began to marvel at the terrifying strength of the Granada team. In these three games, even just an ordinary fan watching the game, the progress of the Granada team can be clearly felt.
Yes, the main players of the Granada team are still those people, and they have not changed any of their main players this season. And Modric, as the core of the midfield, has completely entered the early stage of his career. But the others are really young.
Interested people checked the age of the main team of the Granada team, and it was easy to find that except for Modric, who is in the future, the others are either at the peak or still growing at a high speed.
Lin Fan, Sandel, and Martial are all players around 23~24 years old, and there are even younger Benkovic. These people have grown to a very high level after a few seasons of experience, and they are still growing at a visible rate. It can be said that the strength of the Granada team still has the potential to improve. This is the fatal advantage that other teams envy and envy.
As the only one of the main players to decline, Modric has only declined in his physical functions. The technical capabilities have not changed at all. Even the ability to be conscious has become better. It can be said that the older you get, the more demonic you become.
With a world coach like Jose Mourinho in place, it is natural that Modric's role will not be reduced. He reduced Luka Modric's defensive responsibilities and unleashed his talent in attack and midfield control. And the Granada team's defense is the strongest support for this approach.
In all cases, it is easy to see that the Granada team is stronger than last season. Last season's strength has already dominated La Liga and the Champions League, and the stronger the strength, how terrifying will its dominance be?
How scary?
After getting off to a good start, in the next game, the Granada team won ten consecutive rounds.
This ten-game winning streak is just a streak in La Liga. In other competitions, such as the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, Granada are also undefeated.
In all competitions combined, Granada has actually won 15 consecutive games.
It was a perfect start for Granada.
Such a start for Granada has sent the other two former giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona, into a panic. Although the two old giants performed very well, they were not able to achieve such a big victory as Granada.
Granada's start to the season has naturally led to a hard start to the top of the table. Real Madrid and Barcelona are both left behind. These two teams are desperately trying not to be thrown away, and they can't overtake the top spot for the time being.
Once, no matter how good the Granada team was, no matter whether the Granada team occupied the top spot or not, it would still be looked down upon by many people. In the past, the media would only think that the Granada team was an explosive player, a momentary pride, and the position of the king would only end up being Real Madrid or Barcelona.
And now, Granada's team Lauro occupies the top spot, and it is a matter of course. No one questions their strength and dominance anymore. Now, the fear is that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not be able to challenge Granada, making the latter a standout in La Liga. This is something that countless people with feelings do not want to see.
The former rivals of these two teams, and now the difficult brothers, are more encouraged by the media. A lot of people analyze for them and give them advice, hoping that they can regroup and take advantage of the status they once sang La Liga double.
The performance of the Granada team at the beginning of the new season is so strong and so desperate for the opponent.
This is the best gift for the fans of the Granada team. The Granada team is constantly bringing them joy. Everything looks so good.
Things are really good for Granada. However, for Yan Feng, there are hidden dangers.
All this success contained his sacrifice and repression.
In fact, since the first round of the new season, Yan Feng has shown more aggressiveness and desire to move forward than before.
But Mourinho, in order to liberate Modric, asked Yan Feng to take on more defensive tasks. More defensive tasks mean that Yan Feng is tied to the midfield.
And Yan Feng already has more pursuits and greater ambitions. He didn't want to be just a sapper doing the hard and dirty work, he wanted to be better. He wants higher personal accolades. Mourinho's request is undoubtedly to stifle Yan Feng's personal ambitions.
This is what Yan Feng is unwilling to accept now. So, Yan Feng felt depressed. He felt more and more depressed.
Yan Feng is not a chess piece, not a robot without thoughts. Therefore, in the game, sometimes he can't help but step forward to attack.
In this way, Yan Feng was naturally criticized by Mourinho.
At first, Mourinho just asked Yan Feng not to step forward. Later, Yan Feng was strictly ordered not to leave his post without permission. Later, once he even directly criticized Yan Feng by name.
Yan Feng was depressed. Because although he can't help but attack, he doesn't do it more often than last season. He felt that he was doing the same thing as last season, and he was already trying to control it.
However, Mourinho feels that the forward line that has grown up completely, as long as there is Modric in the center, no one can stop it. Yan Feng only needs to guard the waist level for the team. There is no need for him to step forward at all, leaving a hidden danger for the defence.
Unconsciously, different needs caused a gap between Yan Feng and Mourinho.
Yan Feng felt that his role was artificially limited. There was a great decline in his status. He began to feel nostalgic for the respect and reliance that Pirlo had in charge.
At that time, he was the person Pirlo relied on the most, and he was the captain who often turned to Pirlo for support when he was in trouble. Although he is still the captain, he is just a player who does not need to be taken seriously for his opinions.