Chapter 442: One Less But Not Passive
With one man to play, Notts County could not continue to play unrestrained, and the formation was reduced to 441, with Sneijder moving to the left, with Villa alone in front. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Valencia had always been afraid of the Notts County attack, but now that there was one less person on the opposite side, they didn't have so many worries, and after sorting it out, they began to attack in an orderly manner.
For La Liga teams, passing control can be described as a housekeeping skill, even if Benitez's Bat Army defends the best in Europe, but from the bones will not forget the most basic things, even if there is no top playmaker, but the ball can still look like a look.
From the fierce battle for midfield in the first half, to the ease with which Valencia controlled the midfield in the second half, there was only one gap between them.
Seeing that the team is so brave, the Valencia fans in the stands are about to be high~ tide, they don't care if the opponent is one less person, even if the opponent only has one goal left!
Of course, Valencia is very attacking, but there is a lack of commanders who thread the needle, and the midfield pass is relatively smooth, but when it comes to the danger zone, it is difficult to create opportunities from the front, and only Vicente, a wide winger, makes a fuss on the wing, or inserts a long-range shot in the midfield.
Although Notts County was passive, Valencia invested heavily in the attack, which meant that the defense behind was empty, and Notts County's counterattack also made a big difference.
So from the perspective of the field, Valencia occupies the advantage of possession, and all kinds of statistics rise, which looks like a comprehensive suppression, but those who really understand the ball can see that Valencia does not take too much advantage from the situation, and the data that threatens the attack are equal to each other.
In the 65th minute of the second half, it was not Valencia who really created the killing chance, but Notts County, who played with one man less.
After the ball was broken at the back, Alonso found Robben with a long pass, and Peter Pan could be regarded as getting space to run, rushing all the way to the penalty area on the right side, knocking on the middle, and the follow-up Sneijder outflanked the shot, the ball looked like it was about to drill into the goal, but it hit the post accurately at the last moment, which made the Notts County players regret for a while.
Valencia's players were also shocked into a cold sweat, and they actually felt cold in the back on a hot day, and they were afraid for a while, if this goal was really scored by Notts County, then Valencia may really be completely passive.
Benitez is more anxious than the players, and he doesn't have a good way to do it when the team's attack is chaotic, so he can't go into the field to teach the players how to play!
So, his gaze turned to Aimar, who was also agitated on the bench.
The Joker has been recovering from an injury, and although he returned to participate in the team's joint training before this game, Valencia knows that Aimar's injury is not as good as it gets, and it is more of a strategic consideration to keep him on the bench to stabilize the morale of the army, but if you can prevent him from playing, then it is better not to let him play.
But in the current situation, Valencia lacks a creative midfielder, and there is no more suitable candidate than Aimar, Baraja and Albelda are both offensive and defensive midfielders, but when it comes to creativity, there is a difference of 108,000 miles from the top front midfield!
After thinking about it and gritting his teeth, Benitez finally let Aimar warm up, and in the 70th minute of the game, Aimar replaced Rufit, Aimar played in the middle, and Angulo moved to the right side.
The appearance of the Joker Aimar has given Valencia a sharp rise in attacking threat, if not the top midfielder, but in this era, Aimar can be at the top, his passing is elegant and eerie, and several times he has created a huge threat to the Notts County defence.
In the 76th minute of the second half, after Aimar attracted Alonso's defense with the ball, he hit the ground straight to the ground, Vicente received the ball near the bottom line on the left side and knocked it across the middle, and Mista met the ball and burst into the ball, almost piercing Joe Hart's ten fingers.
In the 81st minute of the second half, Valencia made a comeback, Aimar won the ball again, but just when everyone thought he would continue to feed his team-mates, he suddenly started to get rid of Alonso's defence, and then fired a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the corner of the goal.
At this time, Joe Hart, who likes big scenes, broke out, and his good physical fitness allowed him to jump strongly, stretch his body, and look at the ball as it was about to cross the crossbar.
Although he fell in embarrassment, after Joe Hart got up, he still received unanimous recognition and encouragement from the big brothers of the first team, this guy was born for big scenes.
Although Loew was also admiring Joe Hart's save, the team's passive situation after Aimar's appearance made him sit on pins and needles, and if he didn't make adjustments, I was afraid that the championship would really fly away.
So Loew made personnel changes, Mascherano replaced Sneijder, Kaka replaced Villa, the team's formation changed to a 432 trapezoidal position, once again sacrificed a back three tactics, leaving Kaka and Robben at the front, the two fastest counter-attacking points.
Mascherano's mission is very clear, which is to use his airtight defense to target Aimar, and Mascherano will not show mercy because he is an Argentine countryman.
As for Arjen Robben and Kaka in the frontcourt, as long as there is a chance to counterattack, one person may be able to create enough commotion in Valencia's half, and now the two of them are working together, which makes Valencia's defense even more restless.
Loew was not at a disadvantage in the battle of wits with Benitez, and although he is not known for his on-the-spot adjustments, this is the time to test the true strength of both teams.
After the adjustment, the situation of the game immediately changed, Aimar was not so comfortable with the ball, Mascherano took out his own seeing skills, so that Aimar could not bring the ball up, the passing lost sight and space, and most of the martial arts were wasted.
As a result, Valencia's attacking threat has decreased, and Notts County has had more counter-attacking opportunities, with Arjen Robben and Kaka, two single-player players with great individual ability, stirring up trouble in Valencia's half, even if they didn't score, and the Bats had to focus on counter-attacks.
The scene is once again stalemate, although in the eyes of ordinary fans, this kind of game scene is not good-looking, but those who really understand the game know that such a game is more golden.
The game continued until the 83rd minute, when Benitez was once again dissatisfied with the situation and made personnel changes, with defensive defender Sissoko coming on, but surprisingly in the forward position.
This tactic looks very familiar to Loew, because he used it a lot before Klose joined! (To be continued.) )