Chapter Twenty-Three: Moving On
Yes, Yan Feng is the guarantee of the Granada team in the game. If the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info offense is accompanied, then Yan Feng's role in the defense of the Granada team is the greatest.
Leading the team to continue scoring goals, it's not guaranteed. However, to ensure that the defense is not lost, Yan Feng, who is full of physical strength, may not dare to say it in the face of Real Madrid, Barcelona and other teams, but in the face of the Espanyol team, he will definitely dare to pat his chest to guarantee. The opponent should never want to score unless it is rushed over his corpse.
Now the team is ahead and there won't be much time left. After thinking for a while, Yan Feng chose to step back.
If you want to win, it's enough to be one ahead. Yan Feng decided that the next step was to protect his own defense.
Yan Feng began to focus on defense, which eased the pressure on the Espanyol team's defense a lot in the next game. It's a pity that since being overtaken, their spirit in this game has been dispersed.
The Espanyol team, whose morale plummeted, did not make any more splashes in the following games.
In the end, in this match, Granada reversed Espanyol 2:1.
Winning at home, although the process was not very smooth, is a good thing. After the game, when the head coach attended the post-game interview, he chose Yan Feng, who didn't even play for half an hour. And not Samper, who played well in this game and ultimately helped the team win.
It's an honor. It can be seen that Alcaraz now really understands the importance of Yan Feng to the team. It's just that this matter made Yan Feng bitter. Yan Feng, who was unwilling to deal with the media, could only accept this glory with a helpless pain and a smile.
After this game, not only the coaching staff of the team realized Yan Feng's role. Even the media that have been praising Costa for his excellence have changed their words to praise Yan Feng's role for the team after he came on the field.
As for the performance of the Granada team in this game, the media has mixed reviews. Some appreciate the tenacity of the Granada team, while others feel that it is not very good to play at home.
And in the end, many media began to think that the true strength of the Granada team was probably like this. It is impossible for Granada to achieve the results they did last season. At best, this season is at the bottom of the middle.
"Four rounds have passed. Granada's true identity is revealed. This team is not that strong. Last season's fifth-place finish was luck, a dark horse outburst. The win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the opening game was even more luck within a stroke of luck. ”
"In the last three games, two draws and one win against the underdogs, this is the true level of Granada. It is now almost certain that Granada will not be ranked very high this season. In the Europa League (although it was restructured into a Europa League in 09, many people are still used to calling it the Europa League. ) won't go far. It is very unlikely that it will reach the stage of the group stage. ”
The fifth place in La Liga is to participate in the qualifying final stage of the Europa League. Only those who advance will enter the group stage.
In the face of such doubts and evaluations, the Granada team used the game to fight back strongly.
In the next two rounds, they won. They won 1-0 and 2-1 against Avar and Levante, respectively.
Although these two teams are not strong teams, after winning these two games in a row, Granada has won three consecutive games in the new season. If you add the previous three rounds, the Granada team has achieved an unbeaten record of 4 wins and 2 draws in these six rounds.
Unbeaten in 6 rounds, it is impossible to win 5 consecutive victories with Real Madrid and Barcelona. But it still allowed the Granada team to quietly climb to the fifth place in La Liga.
Last season they finished fifth, and now they are in fifth place. This shows that the Granada team has the quality to match.
All right. Those who thought that the Granada team was not of a good level and did not have the upper level was slapped in the face.
But that wasn't enough to silence those who weren't optimistic about Granada.
"A win against an underdog is not enough to prove that Granada have the quality to finish fifth. ”
"Next, against teams that are both strong and at the top of the rankings, they will definitely show their original form. ”
"Here, it can be predicted. Next, Granada, who will face three strong teams in a row, will be hard to win. I believe that the ranking at that time is the embodiment of real strength. ”
Yes, in the next La Liga, Granada will face three strong teams in a row: Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla. Those are definitely three hard bones that are difficult to gnaw, and even Real Madrid and Barcelona have to take off a layer of skin when they encounter big trouble.
Not only are these three teams strong, but they are also direct rivals for Granada as they look to finish fifth and above. So, that's the real litmus test.
It has to be said that this is the great difficulty that the Granada team will face next.
Before that, though, Granada have another test that seems to be bigger. That's the Europa League game.
That's right. Next up, Granada will play in the Europa League against Atlético Greeks from Cyprus.
I have to say that in the coming period, the Granada team is really not good. Not to mention the fact that several strong opponents in La Liga are waiting, it is quite unlucky for them to meet Atlético Greeks in their first European league game.
Granada, who have no Europa League experience, will face Atlético Greeks as their first opponent, which is considered by many media to have a low chance of winning the match.
"Atlético Greeks are definitely a strong team. Not only did they repeatedly beat tough opponents in the Champions League, but they also eliminated Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 of the Europa League at the beginning of the year. The strength is absolutely strong. ”
"The opponent is Atletico Greece, which has a lot of experience in Europe, but Granada is a rookie who is participating for the first time. It's unrealistic to expect Granada to win against them. ”
"The odds of football lottery are not good for Granada. In the Europa League title test, Granada were the team with the lowest odds. ”
"To sum up, hopefully in this next match, Granada can play their own characteristics. Even if you fail, it doesn't matter, it's just a matter of paying the tuition. When I have the opportunity to participate again in the future, I believe that I will perform better. ”
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Faced with the situation that the game has not even started, so many media are not optimistic. Yan Feng scoffed. "The game is still starting, so it's not optimistic about us. Don't you know that football is round? There are countless possibilities if you haven't played it. ”
"Ni Mei's, the more optimistic she is, the more Lao Tzu has to fight for a breath. said that Lao Tzu can't win, so Lao Tzu wants to win for you!"