Chapter 149: FIFA Virus
FIFA stipulates that on some international breaks, all football clubs are required to unconditionally allow players to return to China to participate in national team competitions.
Players participating in international competitions need to go through long flights, competitions, jet lag, etc., which can easily cause fatigue. More seriously, these players can get injured in international matches. As a result, these internationals who return to club after the international break tend to be sluggish. This phenomenon is known as the "virus" in the club.
In recent years, a number of clubs have jointly proposed to FIFA that the player's national team should compensate the club if the player is injured in the national team, but the final resolution has not passed.
What is the direct impact of the "virus" on Villarreal and Dai Zhiwei?
After Tehran drew with the Iranian team, in order to reduce the fatigue and time consumption as much as possible, Dai Zhiwei did not return to China with the large army, but rushed back to Spain by plane.
But even so, Dai Zhiwei's form was greatly reduced in the next 29 rounds of La Liga when Villarreal hosted Eibar.
In the 18th minute of the game, Gaspar crossed from the right, and Roberto Soriano scored with a header from the edge of the small penalty area at the far point, 1:0!
Although Dai Zhiwei did not score or assist in this goal, it was after he attracted three Eibar defenders in front of the post that Roberto Soriano had the opportunity to head the goal.
Escriva also nodded with satisfaction, although Dai Zhiwei's previous shots were a little out of bounds and in average condition, but judging from this run, his fighting spirit is still relatively strong.
But then the game changed dramatically, and Eibar scored three goals in a row to achieve a comeback
In the 48th minute, Gonzalez fouled Kico Garcia in the penalty area, and Pedro León scored a penalty, 11, and the two teams returned to the same running line.
In the 54th minute, Albila crossed from the right, and Kico Garcia volleyed into the near corner at the front point, 12, and Villarreal fell behind.
In the 77th minute, Qianguishi shot into the far corner from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area after breaking the ball in the front field, 13!
The Yellow Submarine finally pulled one back in the 89th minute when Roberto Soriano scored a brace with a low shot into the net from the edge of the six-yard box after Costa passed through, but it couldn't help his team get a point.
In the whole game, Dai Zhiwei had as many as 6 shots on goal, but only one was within the range of the goal frame, which was very mediocre for Dai Zhiwei, who has always been accurate in shooting.
He was the player with the most shots on goal in the campaign, with six times with Roberto Soriano, but Roberto Soriano scored two goals.
Dai Zhiwei lost his crosshairs at the end of the shot, and the breakthrough was not as sharp as before, in the 77th minute, Dai Zhiwei wanted to rely on his personal ability to make a gain, he continued to break through with the ball, but after arriving in the penalty area, Dai Zhiwei had no move in the face of everyone's defense, and was finally successfully destroyed by the Eibar defenders.
In stoppage time, Dai Zhiwei fell in the penalty area after making physical contact with his opponent, but the referee did not indicate it.
This shows that Dai Zhiwei is really tired, compared with the previous Dai Zhiwei who was indomitable and unwilling to fall, the current Villarreal No. 10 shows fatigue.
In the national team, Dai Zhiwei has paid too much. Three days before the match with Eibar, Dai Zhiwei flew back to China to participate in two world preliminaries, two games, Dai Zhiwei was both an offensive playmaker and a finisher, he played more than 170 minutes of the game, helping the Chinese team in the face of the two strongest opponents in the group, with a record of one win and one draw.
Dai Zhiwei carried the Chinese team forward, but now, exhausted, he can't carry Villarreal.
In the other two matches in this round, Atletico Madrid won 2-0 away at Malaga, while Sevilla FC played 0-0 with Sporting Gijón.
After the 29th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid moved to third place in the standings with a two-point advantage, while Villarreal was on the same points as Sevilla and was in fourth place on goal difference.
"It's just that Hikaru Matsuyama's physical skills are slightly cheaper." Dai Zhiwei repeatedly searched for skills that could improve his physical fitness in the system, but because the system did not support the host to use skills to directly improve physical fitness, related skills required higher scores, which also made Dai Zhiwei have no idea of exchanging related skills.
After all, his physical fitness is not bad, and it is not a problem to stick to a normal season of club games, but if this is interspersed with national team games, and Villarreal City does not have a direct domestic airport, then Dai Zhiwei will inevitably encounter the impact of the virus this time.
"Far water can't quench your thirst!" Dai Zhiwei saw that he still needed a lot of points from the skill he had found, so he could only shake his head and give up.
April was a crucial game for Villarreal, but the most important of them was undoubtedly the two Champions League quarter-finals against Borussia Dortmund.
'We haven't played well in the last few league games, but we know exactly where we made mistakes and that won't happen again against Villarreal. Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel said in his press conference after the last round of Bundesliga fixtures: 'We're going to show people that we're not here to make up the numbers, we're going to win games and reach the last four of the Champions League.' ”
All the news about Dortmund during this period is highly watched by Villarreal, but before the match against Dortmund, the Yellow Submarine still have a La Liga round 30 match to be contested at the Love Song Stadium, with Villarreal hosting Real Betis.
In order to prepare for the Champions League knockout match with Dortmund, Escriva hid a number of key players, but he did not dare to rotate Dai Zhiwei, fearing that the team would suffer two consecutive defeats.
At the beginning of the game, the Yellow Submarines, as the home team, pressed heavily in an attempt to quickly open up the situation and destroy the opponent early with a steady stream of goals, but their rush did not cause much trouble for Real Betis, and the visitors' ferocious pressing was layered to block the Yellow Submarine's attack.
The Real Betis defenders failed to make the referee make a penalty for Dai Zhiwei's "measuring spikes" flying tackle, but fortunately, Dai Zhiwei, who can no longer be regarded as a newcomer, still has a very experienced jump to avoid this flying tackle with hurtful movements, but the referee's decision that he did not play a card still made him very dissatisfied.
"Isn't it a foul if I don't tackle me?" Dai Zhiwei stood in place and complained loudly, perhaps realizing his mistake, the referee did not entangle with him and ran away.
But Alfred Ndiaye, who had just returned from suspension, immediately showed his iron-blooded side and avenged Dai Zhiwei, Real Betis's attack, Ruben Castro faced Alfred Ndiaye on the side of the midfield and made a series of coquettish movements on the bike.
Lap, lap, lap!
Suddenly, Ruben Castro suddenly flicked the ball forward and was about to break through, but he didn't know that Alfred Ndiaye had already worn his trick and immediately slid the ball at Ruben Castro's feet.
Alfred Ndiaye scrambled to stab the ball before taking down Ruben Castro with his heel.
The Real Betis midfielder spun 360 on a sideways roll volley before falling to the ground and the referee immediately stopped the game.
"Alfred, do you want to be so fierce?" Dai Zhiwei also returned to his own midfield, and Alfred Ndiaye's move made him look comfortable after being violated by Real Betis players.
In fantasy terms, it means that the thought is suddenly reached.
However, looking at Ruben Castro, who was injured and forced to be replaced, and glanced at the players on the field of Real Betis, Dai Zhiwei couldn't help but smash his mouth, and then sighed to Alfred Ndiaye: "It's still you fierce!" ”
"No" Just when Alfred Ndiaye wanted to say something, Dai Zhiwei patted him on the shoulder, nodded, and said: "I understand, I don't have to say it." ”
In fact, Dai Zhiwei misunderstood Alfred Ndiaye, who meant "No, I didn't mean to." ”
But Dai Zhiwei understood that "they are not my opponents." ”
Watching Dai Zhiwei, the little brother thief who likes to spoof in the team, run to the front court, Alfred Ndiaye could only put his hands on his hips, crying and laughing.
This is just a small episode of this game, Villarreal, who are all-round dominant in strength, have an absolute advantage with the support of the fans at the Love Song Stadium, especially after Alfred Ndiaye "messed" the opponent's Ruben Castro off the field, and the actions of the players on the field of Real Betis are no longer as unscrupulous as at the beginning of the game.
However, Dai Zhiwei's state is still affected by the "virus", and the first two shots are flying, and he doesn't seem so excited.
Fortunately, his ability and sense of the game are still there, in the 42nd minute, Bruno's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked, Rodrigo split the ball on the right side, Dai Zhiwei forced a breakthrough and crossed, assisting Bakambu to head the ball into the bottom left corner from 7 yards away, 10.
At half-time, now that he was already leading the score, Escriva began to make personnel adjustments, and Dai Zhiwei was replaced by Bacca on the field.
Seeing that Dai Zhiwei was still plagued by the "virus", Escriva was more careful about the use of this baby, and was afraid that Real Betis, who played the game savagely, would kick Dai Zhiwei before the Champions League game.
However, Dai Zhiwei's departure did not have much impact on the course of Villarreal's game, and Villarreal, who had already played out of form and momentum, continued to press the opponent after the start of the second half, and sealed the victory in the 69th minute.
Real Betis defender Cabrera was sentenced to death for tackling dos Santos in the penalty area, Real Betis goalkeeper Adan was dissatisfied with the penalty and was yellow carded, and Bruno's penalty was saved by Adan, but the ball still bounced into the goal, 20!
After seeing Bruno's penalty in one fell swoop, Triguros on the bench pushed Dai Zhiwei next to him and scowled his eyebrows.
If Dai Zhiwei is not replaced, he will definitely be the first penalty taker for Villarreal this season, and based on his record of never missing a penalty, he is likely to break the goal drought in two games.
Dai Zhiwei also showed his middle finger to Terry Gross next to him.
However, neither Dai Zhiwei himself nor Villarreal are worried that he will fall into a long-term goal drought, maybe the next game, maybe the next game, Dai Zhiwei's goal will definitely come!
In the end, Villarreal beat Real Betis 20 at home, adding a boost of confidence ahead of the Champions League schedule again.
In the other two games that Villarreal is most concerned about in this round, Atletico Madrid beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at home, while Sevilla were beaten by Barcelona at Camp Nou 03.
After the 30th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid continues to occupy third place in the standings with a two-point advantage, while Villarreal is three points ahead of Sevilla and temporarily secures the fourth place in the standings.
After the win over Real Betis, the whole Villarreal team flew to Dortmund the next day.
However, because the team was not expected to enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League before the season, this season's Champions League away games in Villarreal were all taken by ordinary flights, which made Dai Zhiwei, who was accustomed to special plane transfers in Evergrande and the national team, very uncomfortable.
For Germany, Dai Zhiwei is already more familiar, whether it is last season's Europa League or this season's Champions League group stage, he has played against German teams and played in German stadiums.
Whether it is a press conference before the game or a familiarity with the arena, Dai Zhiwei is familiar with the way and proceeds step by step.
But on the night of the game on the 11th, after Villarreal had just arrived at the West Stadium, the home of Dortmund, before Dai Zhiwei got off the bus, the bus driver was notified again, and quickly closed the door, and took Villarreal up and down and returned directly to the hotel.
Just when Villarreal was in a state of confusion, Escriva got the belated news.
Dortmund is suspected of being hit by a terrorist attack!
Just half an hour ago, Dortmund players took a bus to the home stadium West Stadium to play the Champions League quarter-finals, but on the way to the stadium were hit by three explosives, the bus windshield was shattered, Dortmund player Baltra was injured and sent to hospital, and the Champions League game was postponed.
According to the German media, the explosives were buried in the place where the Dort bus had to pass and detonated as they passed.
Dortmund Wacsk said after the bombing: The bombing was an attack on the bus of the Dortmund team, and the team suffered physical and mental injuries as a result of the attack. Especially the Dort player Baltra, who was injured in the explosion. As Borussia Dortmund's main defender, his injury has caused the team to suffer a lot. Currently, Bartra is being taken to the hospital for treatment. ”
The first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals between Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal, which was originally scheduled to be held that night, was forced to be postponed to the evening of the 12th.
After the explosion, police evacuated spectators from Westfield and launched an investigation. At present, the cause of the explosion and the motive for the crime are not yet known.