Chapter 553: Isn't It Too Modest? (Urgent request for commuter pass)
Aston Villa's fixtures are very intensive.
Two days later, Aston Villa welcomed the 24th round of the league.
In this game, Fang Jue used rotation.
He changed more than half of his starting line-up.
After the start of the season, Clement, who had played almost the whole game without moving, was also given a chance to rest.
Although Clement actually didn't need to rest at all.
However, Fang Jue considered giving other players more opportunities, and still 'forced' Clement to watch the game with his family in the stands.
Sidwell replaced Clement in the midfield position.
He partnered Petrov at the back of the team's captain, Petrov.
The left midfielder is Gareth Bale.
The right midfielder is Quaresma.
Up front, Diego. Costa and Abang Lajo are partnered.
At left-back, veteran Wilfred Brown. Bouma starts.
However, there have been plenty of rumours about the Dutchman being ready to leave Aston Villa.
Fang Jue trusted Milner at left-back, which greatly compressed Wilfred. Bouma's playing time.
The media has said that the Dutchman's days at Villa Park are numbered.
At right-back, Lukyang was given a start, and there have been many transfer rumours about the England right-back.
Fang Jue also doesn't trust Lukyan very much, and in more games, people see Cuellar playing in this position.
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At centre-back, Sendros continued to start.
Partnering with him is the young teenager Silen. Clarke.
Another young player, Senegalese youngster Kalidou Koulibaly, sat on the bench.
After Mane became famous, there was also interest in Koulibaly, who was brought from Ibiza with Mane by Fang Jue.
However, Koulibaly has not been given many appearances and sometimes goes back to play in the reserves.
Some media have concluded that Fang Jue only packed Mane and Koulibaly from Ibiza at the beginning, and the actual target is only Mane, and Koulibaly belongs to the compulsory binding of buy one get one free, and his talent and ability are actually very average.
In the goalkeeper position, it was the American veteran Friedel who started.
It can be said that Fang Jue has made a considerable rotation in this game.
Make such a big rotation.
There are two main reasons for this.
One is that the players are too tired.
Aston Villa have played 12 games since 12 December 2009 and now in late January 2010.
On average, a little over three days is a game.
It also includes super conversations at home against Manchester United, two games against Arsenal and home to Liverpool.
According to Dr Ossola Lana, the physical condition of Aston Villa's main players has reached a critical and fragile point, and it is necessary to rest more to avoid injury.
Another reason is that the opponents in this game are relatively weak.
Fulham are 10th in the league, the pressure of relegation is not as great, and the will to fight is not so strong.
Of course, in fact, there is another reason, and that is to save for the next game.
Aston Villa's next game will be a trip to Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane, where they will be a tough opponent with a battle for a top-four finish in the league.
In addition, this kind of rotation is also a stimulus for the players and the release of state.
For example, during training, Diego. Costa and Abonlaho worked very hard.
Obviously, the game against Arsenal, the outburst of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo, made both young players feel a lot of pressure.
Wilfred. Substitutes such as Bouma and Luke Young' will also cherish the rare opportunity to start, and this is the stage for them to show themselves to potential new clubs.
I believe that in today's game, these players will surprise Fang Jue.
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Fang Jue took a closer look at the Fulham team.
It's a fun team.
They can beat Manchester United 3-0 at home and Liverpool 3-1.
It is also possible to lose 0-3 to Blackburn.
Don't think that Fulham is a strong team nemesis of 'robbing the rich and giving to the poor'.
In Fulham's win over Manchester United and Liverpool, Fang Jue has studied that it is not so much that Fulham won, but that Manchester United and Liverpool performed poorly.
The team defended mediocrely, with Manchester United and Liverpool losing because they didn't attack well and squandered some chances themselves.
To put it bluntly, Fulham is the kind of team that actually has average defense, average offense, and average strength.
It's a team that has had a lot of luck of their own, having faced the traditional BIG4 a couple of times this season, and the opposition has been in poor form and full of injuries.
For such a team, give him a shot as soon as he comes up, make him unbearable, scream, and then burp.
Therefore, the tactics formulated by Fang Jue for the team are, attack, attack, attack!
Gareth. Bale, Quaresma, Diego. The attack group formed by Costa and Abonraho is also worth looking forward to.
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He proved right.
In the eleventh minute of the game, Gareth. Bale breaks down the flank and crosses, Diego. Costa grabs the point in the middle.
A beautiful goalmouth tackle flew the ball into the Fulham goal.
At this point, Fulham didn't realise they were in danger.
Fulham, playing at home, pressed out and tried to equalise as soon as possible.
But it was quickly seized by Aston Villa to make a beautiful and successful counterattack.
Aston Villa captain Petrov plays a long ball straight up front at the back.
Abang Laho, who was in front of him, received the ball and broke through with the ball alone.
Facing the onrushing Fulham goalkeeper, Abang Laho's first shot was saved, but the ball bounced back in front of Abang Laho and he finally got a solid follow-up shot.
Petrov, who delivered the pass, feigned anger and said that Abonlaho had deliberately denied one of his assists.
It was a goal that completely destroyed Fulham's fighting spirit.
Less than twenty minutes into the first half, they were 2-0 down.
And there was only six or seven minutes between the two goals conceded, which was a huge blow to Fulham's morale.
At halftime, Fang Jue praised the team's performance fiercely, telling them to continue to work hard in the second half and take advantage of this game to score as many goals as possible.
Aston Villa have the fewest goals and the fewest goal difference in the league's top four.
At the end of the 23 rounds of the league, Aston Villa scored 47 goals and conceded 19 goals, with a goal difference of only 28, you know, these 47 goals also include seven goals in the last game against Arsenal.
League leaders Chelsea have scored 56 goals and conceded 19, with a goal difference of 37.
Second-placed Manchester United have scored 53 goals and conceded 19 and have a goal difference of 34.
Even Arsenal, who are fourth behind Aston Villa, are even the top scorers in the Premier League, scoring 59 goals and conceding 28 goals with a goal difference of 31.
Fang Jue and the coaching staff also discussed this issue, and the situation of the championship and the fourth place throughout the season was quite complicated, which made Fang Jue begin to seriously realize that the team needed to score more goals and get more goal difference.
In the second half of the game, the players deeply implemented Fang Jue's instructions.
At a set-piece opportunity, Quaresma's outside instep curled ball past Fulham's goal, and the opposing goalkeeper had nothing to do with Quaresma's kick.
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With a three-0 lead, Fang Jue also began to make substitutions one after another.
Sadio Mane came off the bench to replace Gareth Bale.
Kalidou Koulibaly also replaced Clarke and got more playing time.
Young left-back O'Halloran came off the bench to replace Dutch veteran Wilfred Brown. Bauma.
The team is leading by a big score and the opponent is average, which is a good opportunity for young players to come up and feel the game, improve themselves and brush up on experience.
In fact, the kind of young players who are replaced by young players in a critical situation and hope that young people will turn the tide are relatively rare in football, so many stars are powerless, do you expect a young man to come up and turn the tide?
More often than not, young people need a relatively relaxed environment to adapt to the game and improve themselves.
Fulham striker Andy Johnson pulled a goal back for Fulham with 81 minutes played.
However, it wasn't long before Aston Villa returned the favor with Quaresma's free-kick setting up Abonlajo's header.
Abang Laho scored twice and sealed the score at 4-1.
At the end of the game, the camera gave a close-up of the away team's coach's seat, and Fang Jue celebrated with a smug smile on his face.
He was very satisfied with the game.
The squad was rotated, and many of the main players were rested.
Young people were also trained, including Koulibaly, Albrighton, Silen. Young people like Clark get a decent chance of brushing experience.
The most important thing is that in this game, Aston Villa can be said to have played most of the substitute lineup, and they can still beat Fulham by a big score, which gives Fang Jue confidence.
It seems that the team's bench depth is still good.
In that case, is it a bit too modest to aim for Champions League qualification in the top four of the league?
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