Chapter 24: Away against Espanyol
At Cornella-El Prat Stadium, in the dimly lit players' tunnel, Yan Feng was holding the little caddy's hand a little nervously. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Today was his first start for Granada and he was a little nervous and excited. He turned his eyes to look at his opponents who were not far away, none of whom he knew. The other party was talking in a low voice with a smile on his face, and some even greeted his teammate Samper.
"Hey, Chinese, can you relax. A childish and displeased voice sounded from beside him.
Yan Feng turned his head and saw that it was the caddie he was pulling. Seeing the other party's unhappy face, Yan Feng showed an embarrassed smile.
"You scratched me, do you know?" said the blonde imp glaring at Yan Feng in displeasure.
"Uh. I'm sorry!" Yan Feng smiled and quickly let go of his hand.
"First start?" the blonde imp asked, his face soothing.
"Hmm. Yan Feng nodded.
"No wonder, you must have only recently moved to La Liga, I haven't seen you in La Liga before. You must be a player who is not well-known. "The blonde imp looks like a hillbilly.
"Eh~" Yan Feng didn't know what to say. Because what the other party said was the truth, but looking at the other party's expression, it was clearly disgusted.
"I envy the fat man. It's your Samper who is holding him. Samper is much more famous than you, hey, I'm really unlucky!" The little ghost looked at Yan Feng with a depressed face after speaking.
"Uh~" Damn, I'm despised again. Yan Feng also looked depressed. "This kid, I'm just not famous for the time being. In the future, you will be glad that it is I who is holding you today. ”
"Shhhhh You should be glad you held my hand today, I would have been one of the great Spanish stars in the past. The little ghost said proudly.
"Haha, what a proud little ghost. Yan Feng looked at the little ghost's superstar-like expression and couldn't help but be amused.
"Don't laugh, you unfamous guy!" the little ghost said angrily after seeing Yan Feng laugh.
"Hehe, I'm honored to meet the future Spanish superstar today. Seeing that the other party was angry, Yan Feng hurriedly put away his smile and pretended to be serious.
"Count you as acquaintances!" the little ghost nodded with satisfaction.
"Let's go. We're going to enter the arena, future superstar!" After hearing the notice after a while, Yan Feng took the little ghost's hand and set off towards the court.
What's amazing is that after talking to the little ghost, Yan Feng found that he was no longer nervous. This discovery made me feel happier. Suddenly, it seemed as if today's scene had happened before.
Yan Feng vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the first time he started when he was in Shenzhen, and then a little caddy said something similar to him.
Maybe every little devil who loves football is like this, right? Yan Feng couldn't help but smile when he thought about this.
At this time, he walked out of the player's tunnel. The world in front of me suddenly opened up, and all that greeted me was a green grass field and the stands around which fans were already seated.
"Wow! this stadium is really good!" Yan Feng said with a sigh as he looked around.
Espanyol's home stadium, the Cornella El Prat, is a very modern four-star stadium that can seat more than 40,000 people. It is much more luxurious than the home stadium of Granada, which can only accommodate more than 10,000. At this time, the home fans who had already sat in the stands were drinking songs that Yan Feng couldn't understand.
Although El Prat Stadium is not as good as the Bernabeu, because it is a starter, Yan Feng feels much cooler today than when he went to the Bernabeu.
Next, a series of ceremonies that only starters can participate in made Yan Feng feel even more enjoyable.
After feeling this admission similar to the Chinese Super League but more exciting, Yan Feng left his first first group photo after coming to Spain.
After that, Yan Feng and his teammates formed a circle and shouted "Come on!", then turned around and walked back to his position.
"God forbid!"
"Allah willing!"
As I walked, I saw my teammates praying according to their beliefs. Yan Feng suddenly felt, "Shouldn't I also pray?"
"Well, sir, bless me! Bless me to shine today!! This is God's territory, you old man must bless me to win glory for you!" Yan Feng decided to follow the habit of his hometown, and prayed with his hands folded.
"Beep!"
As the referee's whistle blew, the game officially began.
"Phew~ The game is on. You must be calm!!" Yan Feng said to himself in his heart after watching the Espanyol team with the right to tee off the ball.
As soon as Espanyol's strikers gave the ball out of the backfield, the rest of the attacking players immediately ran to their attacking positions. After the ball was passed through two feet at the back, a long-distance ball was stuffed directly into the No. 19 winger Piatti, who was running in place on the wing.
Piarte, who is much smaller than Messi, stopped the ball and slammed it on the side.
Piati's speed is very fast, and although Granada's No. 14 Tabanu on the left is not weak, he still allows Piati to go straight to the bottom line.
Tabanu tried to catch up, but couldn't get enough time to disrupt Piati's cross.
The ball landed in a good spot, just where Espanyol centre-forward Steven Gerrard arrived quickly. Thankfully, Granada's retreat was resolute and timely, with Lomban getting the ball first. The ball changed course and grazed Gerrard's head and fell into the box. Then another central defender from Granada, Ingarsen, cleared the sideline directly with a big foot.
"I'll go, is it necessary to be so fierce?" Yan Feng first breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the ball being cleared, and then said in amazement.
"This is just the beginning, and it's about creating danger. It's trying to beat us to death with a handful. Look at this game, it's really hard to defend!" Yan Feng was really a little uncomfortable with this kind of game, and he was attacking amazingly as soon as he got on the field.
In the Chinese Super League, although there is also this kind of situation that threatens the goal at the beginning of the game, but in general, it is generally necessary to test for a while before there is a more threatening offensive.
The game continued, and as soon as the boundary kick was issued, Espanyol began to play fast short passes. Espanyol's players are very skilled at their feet and work well together. Granada's players were also aggressive in pressing, but they couldn't disrupt the opposition's attack.
Espanyol first combined in a small area on the left flank of Granada, and after attracting enough defensive attention, the number 14 midfielder Jurado crossed directly to the halfway line.
The middle line happened to be Yan Feng's defense area, and when he saw this, he hurriedly ran over to force No. 9 J. Reyes, who was going to get the ball. And just when Yan Feng quickly pasted it and was about to squeeze the opponent with his body, J. Reyes suddenly made two big sheets and let the ball leak through the middle goal.
This surprised Yan Feng, and he didn't have time to intercept the ball. Then he saw that the No. 18 player Fuego was rushing past the opponent on the path of the missing ball.
"Danger!Fill the position!" Yan Feng hurriedly shouted.
Fortunately, today's stations in Granada were already dense, and the distance between Samper and Yan Feng was not long, so he blocked it in time. But Foego was not interested in single-handing Samper, and without even raising his head, he went straight to the side with a through ball.
"Nice straight stopper!"
The home fans in the stands shouted excitedly. Because this pass of Fergo directly broke the back line of Granada and the back line behind it. And H Perez on this side just went down quickly.
And Yan Feng's teammate right fullback Vercowell was just desperately chasing after one of H Perez's positions at this time.
"Your sister!" Yan Feng couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, and then quickly moved towards the front of the forbidden area.
In the end, Vercowell also failed to prevent H Perez from sending in a low cross. Thankfully, Granada's defence was more runny today, with centre-back Ingason getting the ball out of the box at the first point.
The ball that was pushed out flew right towards Yan Feng's place. And Espanyol's J Reyes has a strong sense of grabbing points, and before Yan Feng has time to get the ball, he has already rushed to the front.
Seeing that someone was coming to scramble, Yan Feng hurriedly took a stride and turned his back to the other party to get stuck in his position.
And although J Reyes was not as tall as Yan Feng, he flinched at all, but hit Yan Feng's back with his shoulder. He had a lot of strength in this collision, but fortunately, Yan Feng was able to withstand it.
Seeing that Yan Feng lost his body balance without bumping into him, J Reyes took another step and wanted to squeeze Yan Feng away. And after Yan Feng felt that the opponent's strength was strengthening, he also didn't give an inch, he stopped the ball with his chest while squeezing back hard.
"Ahhh Chinese h
And Yan Feng took advantage of the other party's strength again, and made J Reyes lose his focus with a turn, and got rid of it smoothly.
J Reyes suddenly lost his focus, and the whole person took a step forward and almost didn't fall. And his body balance is still very good, and he quickly controls his body. He was a little annoyed in his heart, he didn't want to be let rid of Yan Feng just like that, he reached out and grabbed the corner of Yan Feng's clothes, and then started to rob again.
But at this time, Yan Feng didn't choose to continue to entangle with J Reyes, he gave the ball to his teammates. Today's main goal is to defend, so all he has to do is defend his zone.
But as an opponent who directly competed, J Reyes was very unhappy when he saw that he had no chance to continue to compete. Because this fight is equivalent to his complete defeat to Yan Feng. He has his own pride in La Liga for many years, and he feels that it is a shame to lose to an unknown Chinese in the scramble.
"Damn yellow-skinned monkey!" J Reyes whispered in an unhappy whisper. It's a pity that he underestimated Yan Feng's hearing and Spanish skills.
"What did you say?" Although Yan Feng's Spanish level has been learned hard, it is not very good now. But he, who had heard this curse many times when he was in the reserves, heard it at once. This kind of discriminatory remark made him very angry when he heard it.
"Cut, nobody. Not worthy to talk to me. J Reyes waved his hand with disdain on his face, and walked away.
"Wait, I'll make you regret what you said today. Yan Feng whispered. Although the other party angered him, he did not lose his mind because of this. Trash talk like this on the field is not uncommon in the professional arena. If you do something because you are angry, you will end up losing.
On the other hand, Granada just took advantage of the ball and tried to launch an attack. It's a pity that they are so weak that they can't even attack the edge of the penalty area in front of Espanyol's defense.
Seeing that after losing the ball, the players who participated in the attack in Granada hurriedly sprinted to their backcourt. Before the Spaniard could get the ball through the centre circle, everyone in Granada had already retreated into their own half.
", cowardly Granada is so desperate that they all shrank back into the half-court at once. ”
The home fans who saw this scene couldn't help but laugh. While Espanyol do have a big advantage, there have been two dangerous situations ahead. But Granada's dense defence is unpleasant to watch.
Facing Granada, who retreated to half time, Espanyol's players on the pitch were also a little puzzled. But they organized another offensive anyway. And this offensive is not as good as the previous two.
If one attack fails, then come a second. Soon, Espanyol launched another attack on the flank, but this time the Granada defence, who had already been in position, had their 45-degree cross to no avail.
Although the Spaniards attacked in succession, the Granada team, which gradually adapted to the situation, showed much calmer than at the beginning.
Next, the Spaniards still dominated and they continued to attack. But today's Granada team came with the idea of defending to the death, and they would rather not attack than make sure they don't concede a goal first.
You know, today the Granada team discharged a 541 bus formation. With a back five, a parallel midfield, and the only striker who also dropped through the centre circle, Granada was overcrowded in the second half.
The Espanyol team is in a 4231 formation, and they are characterized by small and fast short passes. Granada's swing bus has deprived the Espanyol team of room to play.
While they also have a two-wing attack, they are full of defenders in the middle, making it difficult for their high striker Steven Gerrard to get the ball.
"Calm down, don't rush!" Faced with this situation, Espanyol's head coach Flores was not in a hurry, but asked the players to slowly look for opportunities.
The Espanyol team, which had been in a bit of a hurry, also slowed down and began to use passing to find defensive holes. But today's Granada team's defense is too uniform, and there are no loopholes for a while.