Chapter 407: Fighting wits and courage
At halftime, Pei Gong had no choice but to make substitution adjustments, removing a striker and replacing him with another midfield organizer.
In this way, Riquelme becomes a feint, in other words, he is a bait, waiting for Notts County to eat him in his mouth, and he has no appetite to eat another organizer. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Although Riquelme is reluctant, the reality is that under the special care of the little fellow, he really can't show his strength, and there is no way to do it.
At the start of the second half, Notts County immediately felt the change in Villarreal, Riquelme was more active and organized, and even if there were still not many opportunities to organize the attack with the ball, it seemed that he didn't care about fitness, which put the pressure on Mascherano sharply.
Running back and forth in this area about 40 meters away from the Notts County goal has caused a little loosening of Notts County's defensive system, and Xavi Martinez is still very inexperienced, and he has not sorted out his own thinking about the position and position selection in this situation.
As a result, the playmaker who came out in the second half had the opportunity to go from being hidden at the beginning to asking for the ball frequently, and although his dangerous passing was not at the level of Riquelme, he was still able to pose a big threat to Notts County.
If it's just once or twice, then it's likely to be a coincidence, but his frequent movements are not like that, at this time, everyone can already see that the player who played in the second half is the temporary core of Villarreal's field, and even Riquelme does auxiliary work.
Having been threatened on several occasions in a row, Villarreal's lone striker looked a bit struggling to support them if it weren't for a change in a striker, and with a single connecting point, they might have been able to equalise on the road.
Loew knew that Javi Martinez still had a lot of inexperience, but such a game would be of great benefit to the growth of the player, and he could not replace Javi Martinez at this time, so he could only make a few gestures to Deco and let him assist Javi Martinez in defense at the right time.
Originally, Loew arranged two defensive midfielders in order to free up Deco and allow him to have enough energy to pass the ball threateningly, but now he found that in the face of Villarreal, two defensive midfielders alone were not enough, and Deco had to focus part of his energy on defense.
Fortunately, the attacking threat of Notts County has not decreased, and the unreasonable trio in the front field can still create a great threat for Villarreal, and even Robben's in-cut shot smashed on the post, which can't help but make people sigh.
The coaches of the two sides were fighting wits and courage, but the cards in Peigong's hand were so bad that Loew was restricted everywhere.
After a stalemate between the two sides, Loew did not seem to be satisfied with the score, if he only won one goal at home, then the away game might be overturned, this situation was absolutely not allowed for Notts County, so in the second half 70 minutes, Loew first made adjustments.
Franck Ribery came off and Cazorla came on as a substitute, but the third brother did not appear on the left winger, but in the middle.
At this point, Notts County's formation had changed to 442, with Deco and Javi Martinez forming a tackle at the back line, and Cazorla slightly forward, knowing that his speed and dribbling are also his biggest characteristics.
As a result, Riquelme is still being targeted, and Villarreal's new playmaker will find it difficult to tackle the Notts County defence, and Deco, who is already a master of playmaking, is also top-notch in terms of defensive ability and more experience.
The offense couldn't open the situation, and the backcourt was frequently beaten by Notts County to attack quickly, Pei Gong's forehead was already full of fine beads of sweat, and Notts County's defensive intensity made him unable to find more offensive means at all.
If the positional attack can't be played, then only defensive counterattacks and set-pieces remain, but defense is not Villarreal's strong point, and set-pieces are not satisfactory, now it depends on how he chooses.
It's like a paradox, if you want to defend and hold on to Notts County to expand the score, then the best thing to do is to take down Riquelme's defensive black hole, and then retreat with all the players, and as for whether you can hold it, you have to leave it to fate.
But if you want to make some fuss on the set-piece, you still need Riquelme's precise footwork, so this is where Pei Gong is entangled.
But look at the time, there are only ten minutes until the end of the game, and it is not easy to score, so just defend with all your might, so that you can still have a thought when you return to the home field.
So, when the game reached the 75th minute, Pegong made a personnel change, Riquelme went off the field, replaced by a defensive midfielder, through this substitution, everyone can see that Pellegrini is planning to give up this game.
Riquelme was still running on the field, not realizing that he had been substituted, and the Magpies heard loud boos at the stadium, and at this time, his teammates also reminded Riquelme that the coach had replaced him.
Riquelme looked at the substitution card in disbelief and his eyes widened, as if he had seen something that was most difficult to accept in the world.
However, after repeated confirmation, the classical forward maestro had an extremely difficult face, and walked off the field without saying a word, and when he passed by Pellegrini's side, he didn't even look at his manager, and completely ignored the manager's outstretched hand.
The scene camera also showed Pellegrini's face, and the Chilean engineer's expression was also very ugly, he didn't expect Riquelme to be so willful that he didn't even give his own face.
The emergence of this scene indicates that tomorrow's media will definitely write a lot, and the core of the team and the coach will have contradictions, and this kind of news is the easiest to stimulate sales.
David looked at this scene with a smile, sometimes a powerful force often dies from internal turmoil, and this is what Xiao Wall means.
I remember that in the previous life, Pellegrini and Riquelme, two good partners who worked together to create the yellow submarine for a while, parted ways in the end, although it is not clear whose problem it is, but the conflict between the two finally made Villarreal swallow the bitter fruit.
Could this game be the trigger for a tragic ending?
David doesn't know, and he doesn't want to be clear, it's none of his business anyway! (To be continued.) )