Three days later, Granada hosted Espanyol, who had come from afar. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the time is still relatively tight, Yan Feng has not yet adjusted his physical condition to the best. As a result, he was put on the bench by head coach Alcaraz.

Although Yan Feng really wanted to start, he also knew that he had not fully recovered yet. And look, the coaching staff is still more confident in this game.

In other words, from last season, the results of the two teams, the Granada team has an advantage with one draw and one win.

But to say how much of an advantage there is, it's not as you see in the results. In particular, the last round of the meeting between the two sides last season was reversed by Granada.

Either way, psychologically, Granada do have the upper hand. Especially this year, the strength of the Granada team has improved, but it is said that the transfer of personnel on the side of the Espanyol team has not been very successful. After the current three rounds of matches, Espanyol is more depressed with two draws and one loss.

It is in this situation that not only is the Granada team full of confidence in this game, but even the outside media agree that it is not too difficult for the Granada team to win the opponent at home.

A team playing at home with a lot of confidence. The first team played away from home and the morale was a bit low. Even Yan Feng felt that the Granada team had a very high winning rate.

But when it came time to actually start the game, the truth was not as everyone expected, and the Granada team playing at home had the advantage. On the contrary, the two teams played very closely back and forth.

Yan Feng, who was sitting on the submersible bench, was cheering for his teammates from time to time, while watching the ongoing game on the field thoughtfully.

At the beginning of the game, Espanyol did look a little lacking in confidence. The morale of the Granada team is very good, and there are some rushes to attack and strive to score goals as soon as possible.

Granada's offense is actually quite good, compared to last season's simplicity and roughness, it now looks much more delicate and beautiful. In particular, the cooperation between Costa, who came first, and Sandel and Pereira, three players with good skills at their feet, can often play very gorgeous and beautiful football.

Although the final kick was a bit unsatisfactory, the process drew cheers from the fans in the stands.

The beautiful style of play is always a favorite of fans when they enjoy football.

Yan Feng also applauded frequently from the sidelines. It's just a pity for the final finishing ability.

It wasn't a serious problem that we didn't score quickly, because they had the upper hand. However, because Costa had gone up too far and stayed too long, his athleticism was not enough to allow him to get back to his position in time for him.

This left Costa open in front and back, and on several occasions he came close to being caught by the Spaniards and posed a big threat. Although these counterattacks did not break through the goal of the Granada team. However, this has boosted the morale of the Espanyol team.

After Espanyol discovered that Granada's attacking threat was not as great as they thought, and that their own attack was also a great threat to the latter, Espanyol became more aggressive. Then, the situation evolved into a stalemate between the two sides.

Obviously, the Granada team's offense and defense are not bad, but they can overshadow their opponents when they fight at home, and Yan Feng feels that it is necessary to observe what the reasons are.

Under careful observation, Yan Feng also found a problem. That is, the hardness of the middle is not enough, and the strength of the midfield has become much weaker with Costa being involved in the attack too much. The Granada team, which has become a single midfielder, cannot compete with the Espanyol team with four midfielders in the midfield.

Overall, Costa is a midfielder who is average in attack and defense. Costa has a gorgeous footwork and loves to stick the ball, and he is more keen to participate in the attack. But he is not fast, and he always goes up and can't come back.

In fact, this is nothing, like midfield master Andrea Pirlo is playing at the back with a more average physical fitness. It's just that Costa doesn't have the dispatching ability and vision of Pirlo.

In fact, the reason why the Granada team introduced Costa was to make up for Yan Feng's lack of skills. In Alcaraz's eyes, Yan Feng is a midfielder with average skills at his feet and a single-defensive style of play.

It is undeniable that the arrival of Costa has indeed brought about an improvement in the midfield control and scheduling ability of the Granada team. This can be seen from the performance on the field now.

The game on the field is still going on. We didn't score, but we played well. The scene is good, even if there is no goal, as long as it is not behind, in fact, the fans are quite satisfied.

As the first half wore on, it came to an end. The only regret is that neither side has scored.

At the end of the first half, players from both sides left the field. When returning to the locker room, Yan Feng, who was walking behind, saw a lot of applause for Costa. "Come on, Costa. Score for us in the second half. ”

It seems that during his absence, Costa has won the love of many fans. Yan Feng thought. Then there was the sight of Costa waving to the fans in the stands near the passage. And before he was finished, Costa still smiled at Yan Feng, and there seemed to be some provocation in his eyes.

As if to say. Look, this is the fan I conquered. Soon, Granada's favourite player will also be me.

Yan Feng smiled disappreciatively. To be honest, Yan Feng felt that he should not have been the most popular player among Granada fans. In fact, the most popular among fans in the team should be Pereira, who has a good style of play, is good at breaking through, and is handsome.

is more loved by fans than Sandel who arrived in the first team later than Yan Feng. After all, Yan Feng's style of play is there, and the style that is simply realized will never be as eye-catching as the gorgeous style of the ball.

Back in the dressing room, Alcaraz gave his assessment of the first half's performance.

"In the first half, everyone was okay. Basically kicked out the training stuff. ”

'But in the second half, I want you to step up your attack. It's our home stadium and winning is our goal. I'm sure you can play better. Now, I'm going to talk about the tactical changes to be made in the second half・・・・・・"

To sum up, the first half was acceptable, but the second half must have been better and more aggressive. And victory is a must.

Yan Feng listened quietly. Judging from Alcaraz's arrangement, it was impossible for him to play at the beginning of the second half. I guess it will be 60 or 70 minutes to go on the pitch to find out the form.