Chapter 34 Europa League, it is not easy to move forward
In addition to La Liga, the most important thing for Spanish fans is the Champions League. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info And the Champions League is still too far away from Yan Feng, and if he wants to participate in the big stage of the Champions League, he will have to wait until next year at the earliest.
Granada have not qualified for the Champions League, but the Europa League is also very important for Granada.
Although the Europa League is not as big as the Champions League, the influence of this competition is also great around the world. The teams that were eliminated in the knockout stage of the Champions League will come to play in the Europa League, so there is no shortage of well-known teams such as Manchester United and Roma in the Europa League.
Playing against such a world-renowned team is an extremely desirable and glorious event for Yan Feng.
Just as Chinese fans value foreign battles like the AFC Champions League, Spanish fans also value European competitions. At this stage, the Europa League is more important than any competition for Granada fans. They can tolerate Granada going without a win in several rounds in La Liga, but they can't tolerate being eliminated in the Europa League.
"Granada must win!"
"The goal is Europa forward! We want to go further in Europe!"
"Hopefully, this time, the Granada team won't lose the chain. The league can be lost, but the Europa League cannot be eliminated. ”
"Hopefully the players can give it their all, even if we don't win at home, we can qualify if we draw. Hopefully the players don't let us down. ”
Fans are hopeful for the Granada team. However, judging from the rumors released by the media, the situation of the Granada team is still quite worrying.
'Four games without a win, Granada haven't looked good lately. In the next match against Atletico Greeks, it is doubtful whether they can withstand it at home. ”
"In the last leg, Granada had high morale and the team was in very good shape. And because of this, they surprised us in Cyprus. However, recently, judging by the situation of the Granada team, this game is not optimistic. ”
"Do Granadas still have the confidence to win at home against Atlético Greek? No, that's probably too much to ask. Should we say that they still have the confidence to keep not losing at home? ”
"Some people may say I'm too pessimistic. But with my observations of the Granada team, with their current situation. Even at home, they have a good chance of losing. Although this is not what everyone wants, what I am saying is that everyone should be mentally prepared for this. ”
The match against the Athletic Greeks has not yet begun, and various media have published comments that are not optimistic about the Granada team.
When Yan Feng heard this, he was actually quite helpless. It can't be blamed that the media is always not optimistic about the Granada team. In the past, it was a lack of understanding of the strength of their team, but now it is the Granada team that has been in a bad situation recently.
If you want to refute these media, with the current situation, you really don't have enough confidence. Although, Yan Feng held a breath of air in his heart, and vowed to ensure that the home game was not lost. But what he thought more about was that this game had to be won.
In any case, even if you try your best, you have to win this game. Not to mention the benefits of qualifying after a win, he had to use this game to revive the morale of the Granada team.
Winning a European game brings more confidence and glory to players and fans than winning a few league games.
"To win, this game has to be won. If we are eliminated, there will be nothing left this year. In the locker room before the game, Yan Feng said to the players.
'It's our home stadium and we can win even away from home. Winning them today, it's not a problem. Brothers, do you have confidence?" Yan Feng must find a way to boost the team's low morale due to a series of winless streaks recently.
If they win this game, they will be able to solidify the hearts of a strong team that is about to collapse. If you lose, don't talk about strong teams or anything later. Maybe they will even retain fifth place this season. This game is more important than it seems.
The game was about to start, and the players on both sides stood there with serious faces and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.
"Whew. Yan Feng adjusted his mentality. Because he attached too much importance to this game, he felt the burden of weightlessness.
"Beep~" The referee finally blew the whistle.
Yan Feng began to move, and the whole person entered the state of competition.
Today's game is equally important for both sides. Atlético Greeks lost to Granada last time out at home. This puts them under a lot of pressure. They were the pride of Cyprus, but they lost on their turf to a team like Granada, which has always been unknown in Europe. It's a shame.
And the best way to wash away the shame is to eliminate the home team at Granada's home stadium.
And to achieve that, today their head coach Donis fielded a 433 attacking lineup. Three strikers, that's their determination to turn around.
As for the Granada team, head coach Alcaraz also showed his determination to eliminate the Greeks Athletic team. Well, an iron bucket array 541 that desperately defended to the end.
Alcaraz is an actualist. If he is willing to play gorgeous and beautiful football without worry. But when encountering key games, the idea of the head coach of the relegation team in his bones occupies everything.
The relegation team is characterized by a relegation team that is not willing to take risks, preferring to hold on to a point rather than risk losing. A relegation team is equal to a tactical defense team a lot of the time.
541 formations, four midfielders, but both wings will basically be full-backs. Therefore, Aslan and Pereira, two wing-backs with speed and breakthrough, must start. In this way, there are only two midfielders in the middle, and one of Yan Feng, Costa, and Samper has to be substituted.
But these three are the absolute main force of the Granada team now, and Alcaraz does not want to give up any of them. So, after thinking about it again and again, Yan Feng became a central defender today.
To be precise, a centre-back in a free man, a scavenger that few people use these days.
Scavengers? Okay. Yan Feng liked the name. In order for the team to qualify, he doesn't care what position he plays. If necessary, let him be a goalkeeper, he will not be too late.
5 guards, and it is also the fifth guard with Yan Feng in it. This formation was discharged, and even the Spanish media shouted that Alcaraz really deserved to be an old fritter for relegation. It's shameless, but it's pragmatic.
In the face of the pragmatism of the Granada team, as a team player who must attack, the head coach of the Greek Athletic team, Donis, scolded in his heart: "Stinky and shameless." It's shameless to line up on the bus. It's hateful. ”
Pragmatism often means great depression on the part of the opponent. In the face of the Granada team's sea of defenders like iron buckets, the Greek Athletic team struggled to find any flaws for a while.
The Granada team is like a hedgehog, leaving the opponent at a loss for words.
The situation after the start of the first half was that Granada was bent on retreating, but Atlético Greeks was bent on scoring. As a result, it naturally evolved into a siege like a siege.
Granada defended, and their defense was like a fortified city, which made Atlético Greeks unable to break through in many ways.
No matter how difficult the defense is, Atlético Greeks will have to find a way to attack. Because they have no way back. This makes the scene extremely intense.
Penetrating in the middle, it is difficult to form against a densely populated Granada team. That is, from both sides, but with Yan Feng cruising in the back and ready to sweep or assist in defense, it is also difficult to create any opportunities.
Atlético Greece struggled to find holes in Granada's defence. But they are dedicated to defense, but they are in an iron bucket formation, and there will rarely be loopholes. Even the slightest flaws and holes will be filled by sufficient defensive forces.
For the entire first half, Atlético Greeks didn't find much of a chance. Not to mention scoring, there weren't even many powerful shots. Of course, because of the more focused defense, there is not much threat from the counter-attack of the Granada team.
0:0. The first half ended in an intense but dull and ugly game.
Alcaraz is certainly acceptable to such a result. It should even be said that this is exactly what he expected. Because of the success of the strategy, Alcaraz praised the players for their good execution and said that the second half continued. Use defense to get your opponent out.
As for the Athletic Greeks, what happened at half-time, no one on the Granada side knows. However, what is certain is that Atlético Greeks will go crazy in the second half.
When the halftime break was over and the two sides returned to the court, Yan Feng saw in the eyes of his opponent that a fighting intent called fight until the last second was burning.
'It seems that in the dressing room, their manager must have done a bit of mobilisation, and it should work well. However, this is not good news, and I am afraid that the next 45 minutes will be more difficult to play. Seeing that the opponent's whole team was like that, Yan Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Before the start of the second half, Atlético Greeks fielded a tall-looking midfielder. RANICH, A MIDFIELDER WHO REACHES A HEIGHT OF 190CM. Good confrontation, all-round technique, especially the header is very good. In set-piece tactics, goals are often scored.
THE 190CM LANICH, COUPLED WITH THE 196CM HIGH SCHOOL STRIKER XHERRIDAN, KNEW AT A GLANCE THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO LAUNCH A HEADER BOMBARDMENT.
When it comes to buckets, the use of set-pieces is incredibly important. With these two long-term players, Atletico Greece is starting to become a threat from both corners and set-pieces from free-kicks.
Granada's tallest defender is Ingasson, but only 188 CM. Lomban is only 185CM, but the bounce is not very strong, and he still suffers a little.
Yan Feng, who plays defender today, sometimes faces one of these two. Rao is Yan Feng's defense is strong and the bounce is amazing, but he is only 180CM, and he is a little powerless to face these two in set-piece tactics. The difference in height is too great.
If the opponent has an advantage in set-pieces, then don't give them a chance to take set-pieces. But the problem is that the defensive-minded Granada team has a bit of a lot of fouls in today's fierce battle. There is no way, the defending side is always prone to fouls, especially when they are under siege.
In the second half, the tactical focus shifted, and Atlético Greeks did put a lot of pressure on Granada's goalmouth defence. In the first 20 minutes, Laniran and Sheridan repeatedly used their height advantage to head the Granada goal in long passes and set-pieces.
Ochoa was still doing well today. He made a left and right block, successfully defusing several threatening attacks from his opponent.
Although for a while, it still didn't allow the Greek Athletic team to break the goal, but the defensive pressure was not too much compared to the first half. I don't know when I was hit by the Atletico Greeks with a header. This somewhat dampened the morale of the Granada team.
Thanks to the new tactics that worked in the second half, Atlético Greek's confidence was boosted. The hope of possibly scoring a goal makes them even more involved and more frantic. If you push harder, you can score. As long as you work harder, you can wash away the shame.
The defensive pressure of the Granada team is getting bigger and bigger, and gradually even Yan Feng feels the danger.
"It can't go on like this. If you don't do it, you won't be able to stand it. Simply defending by giving up the offense is too passive. Yan Feng had such a thought in his heart again.
Yan Feng felt that the team needed to use offense to relieve the defensive pressure. Although today Alcaraz put four midfielders with strong attacking ability in the middle. But the hand-to-hand midfield scramble of the Greek Athletic Team has greatly consumed Samper and others. Thus it is difficult to launch any effective counterattack. This not only made Sundel, as a predecessor, rarely have the opportunity to attack the goal, but also allowed him to spend most of his mental energy on defense.
If you want to change the passive situation, you have to make some changes in the Granada team. In the case that head coach Alcaraz didn't say anything, Yan Feng thought of some ways by himself.
The Granada team is now in a defensive formation of 541, and if you use Yan Feng's excellent running ability, you can change the formation to 451 or even 442 when attacking.
Let the formation of the Granada team constantly switch between 541, 451, and 442, others can't do it, but Yan Feng can. He is a new generation of B2B midfielders, and moving from one penalty area to another is his core ability.
Do what you think, no matter whether the head coach has such an idea or not, Yan Feng has decided. In fact, Yan Feng has not experienced such a similar situation. In the past, there have been similar passive games, and it is this method of changing formations that has successfully changed the situation.
In a dead-ball opportunity, Yan Feng walked up to Sundell and said softly, "Sundel, I think we have to use some offense to change the situation." ”
"I think so too. I was on defense for almost the whole game today. "Sandel.
"Wait, if we have a chance, let's make a last assault. Yan Feng said.
"Understood. It's still the same old way, right? Come on. I can't wait. My feet were already hungry for shots. Sandel said.
"Okay, now I'm going to talk to the actual person. After Yan Feng finished speaking, he went to Samper and the others to whisper.