Chapter 140: Sudden Cold Arrow
At the referee's whistle, the game officially began, and Porto was going to attack in this game, so even if Athletic Bilbao kicked off first, Ke Yan and Contic still put on an offensive posture.
The first leg of the semi-finals has proven that Porto's defence is not bad, even good, and Athletic Bilbao have not been able to break through under the onslaught, and they are even less likely to put all their energy on attack in a game where Porto will also put attacking pressure on them.
Ke Yan has made a name for himself in Portugal now, whether it was a crucial goal over two legs to help Porto reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, or a three-minute hat-trick against Nacional, which is a stunning performance for a player, even some superstars can't even guarantee it on the pitch.
And Sarabio, who also has a high goal rate, and Contic, who delivers ammunition for them, are also being watched, as their opponent, Athletic Bilbao, how can they not do their homework before the game.
Of course, they know what kind of player Keyan is, and they know the characteristics of Porto's current attacking system, but they can't defend completely, they need to attack, they need to win, they need to be able to reach the Europa League final.
The defense of the two sides is basically the same amount of troops, and the offense of both sides is also a five-five situation, Ke Yan and they lost on the problem of inexperience, and the ability of their three players to read the game is not as strong as that of the other party.
But all the problems are not a problem, and in Fernand's opinion, this game will have a better chance of winning.
The game quickly entered a tug-of-war, with both sides basically unable to break through the opponent's goal, and had to slow down the pace of the game and look for opportunities to penetrate and break through in the positional battle.
Ke Yan wandered in the midfield as always, leaving the position he should be in as a center forward, which is equivalent to adding another player to Porto's midfield and strengthening the pressure on the opponent in the midfield.
As long as Bilbao does not ignore this, there are a lot of offensive opportunities, Contic has cooperated with Ke Yan many times in the Portuguese League before, and he is undoubtedly the most familiar with Ke Yan's style of play.
Sure enough, Athletic Bilbao's back was distracted, he saw Ke Yan hovering behind him, and also found that Ke Yan was now defending, so he had to retreat a little bit by himself and began to fight with Ke Yan.
Contic smiled slightly, what he was waiting for was such an opportunity, as long as the opposing players noticed Ke Yan's movement, then there would always be a riot for a while to defend Ke Yan.
The riot is the perfect time, and for Contic, all he needs is space to dribble and pass the ball.
Smoothly took the ball through the midfield, and Ke Yan began to give up the grappling with the opponent's back and began to run, and Contic also passed the ball to the feet of Ke Yan, who returned to his role as the second playmaker he was most familiar with.
I don't know how long I haven't acted as the team's second organizer, this tactic is still Dani came up with, in the last half of the Portuguese League, Ke Yan basically uses his personal ability to break through, rarely organizes attacks, but now in this kind of game, Ke Yan does not dare to guarantee that his personal ability is useful, so he can only choose a more secure way to act as the team's second organizer.
Contic's penetrating ability was also shown at this time, and the moment he passed the ball out, he did not stop his running, but accelerated his speed and ran towards the area where Ke Yan could pass the ball.
Because of a large gap in front of him, Ke Yan didn't encounter any obstacles, and directly brought the ball to the front, he looked at the positions of Sarabio and Contic, suddenly smiled, and directly kicked the goal.
The place where he is standing now is still outside the penalty area!
The players of Athletic Bilbao were too concerned about Sarabio, who had been inserted into the penalty area, and Contic, who was penetrating, but they neglected to mark themselves, and they probably didn't expect that Ke Yan would choose to shoot directly in this place.
So Ke Yan chose to shoot, although there were opposing players in front of him, but the shooting route was not blocked at all, Ke Yan followed this route and shot a long-range shot with excellent quality!
Among the players who did not react was the goalkeeper of Athletic Bilbao, who was staring at Sarabio, who guessed that Ke Yan would definitely pass the ball to Sarabio, and did not pay attention to Ke Yan's shot.
And when he reacted, the football had already flown in front of the goal, and it was too late for him to jump again, the football flew into the goal as Ke Yan expected!
1:0, the score was rewritten in the thirtieth minute of the first half, by Ke Yan's sudden cold arrow!
Fernando waved his fist, this goal is simply timely rain, the game has not scored for thirty minutes, continuing to play must be a torture for the mentality of the players, but this goal can give the players on the field a shot in the arm, make them sober and sober!
"Ke Yan is a player, it's really interesting." Fernando muttered to himself.
In his heart, he couldn't help but compare Ke Yan and Lucas, Lucas is a center forward in the traditional sense, tall and long, but Ke Yan is different, how does the height of 1.75 meters look like the height that a center should have, but Ke Yan's positioning is the center forward, using his own retreat to pull out more space and create more opportunities for the team.
Fernando feels more and more that when Ke Yan is on the pitch, the team's offensive means will become more effective, and the harassment of the opponent's midfield and backfield will become more effective, Ke Yan's role on the court will be greater, and Ke Yan is flexible, younger, and more impactful.
Fernando really wants Ke Yan to become the team's official center, but this goal cannot be completed now, Ke Yan still has some problems to solve, first of all, he is inexperienced, he is young, but he plays less games, and his lack of experience on the court has led to a decline in his strength, and secondly, his physical strength, can last up to 70 minutes on the court, if the team needs to enter hand-to-hand combat after 70 minutes, Ke Yan's departure is destined to make the team lose a strong offensive point.
But Fernando is looking forward to what kind of player such a strict will be and what kind of energy will burst out on the pitch after solving these problems.