Chapter 162: Golden Boot Achieved
With Dai Zhiwei's shot and pass, Villarreal led Valencia 2-0 at the end of the first half and was ready to pocket the victory.
"What was the result of Antonio, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona?" As soon as they entered the midfield dressing room, there were Villarreal players who asked the assistant coach about the other matches that were being played at the same time.
'Atletico Madrid was similar to ours, with a 2-0 lead in the first half. The assistant coach looked at his phone and said: "They started a little more smoothly than we did at the Calderón Stadium, in the eighth minute, Antoine Griezmann's header was deflected wide and Torres fired home from 10 yards. In the 11th minute, it was Cokey's header that was crossed, and it was Torres's hook in front of the small penalty area that shot into the net. ”
"No matter him, as long as we can win, even if they play 10:0, they can't overtake us in the standings!" Bruno said confidently, "What about the other game? ”
"Haha, Barcelona don't look good today, now they're still behind Eibar." The assistant coach replied with a smile: "Only 7 minutes into the game, Eibar took the lead with his first shot - Capa's long diagonal pass from the right flank, Qianguishi hit the near corner with his left foot in the corner of the small penalty area, 1:0, and then Barcelona missed the equalizer in a row, and the score was still 0:1 at the end of the first half. ”
"Beautiful!" Dai Zhiwei laughed directly when he heard the news, so that his golden boots were more stable.
"Take Valencia, win the league Golden Boot!"
"Take Valencia, win the league Golden Boot!"
"Take Valencia, win the league Golden Boot!"
Villarreal raised their arms and shouted in the dressing room, and even the members of the coaching staff joined in, and the morale was extremely high!
However, as soon as the second half began, Valencia's players told the Yellow Submarine that it was too early to celebrate.
After the Yellow Submarine players celebrated at half-time, they gave Villarreal a kick from the home side, and Valencia almost opened the scoring in the 51st minute, Montoya headed in a corner, Zaza's header was saved by Fernandes, and Valencia won another corner.
This time, Valencia's corner kick was pushed out of the small box by Gaspar, but it fell right to Nani in the middle of the big box, and the Manchester United veteran laughed at the pie, and the header flew into the goal from the top left corner, and Fernandes was helpless!
2:1!
After the restart, Dai Zhiwei was particularly active, for no other reason than because Messi scored in another game.
After receiving the ball outside the penalty area again, Dai Zhiwei looked inside the penalty area, no one answered, and there were many defenders, he tried to hit the goal with a heavy shot about 40 meters away from the goal, but he was still saved by Valencia goalkeeper Sanchez.
Villarreal controlled the ball again, they started the pass near the midfield line again, Valencia's Rodrigo hurriedly grabbed it, Trigueros immediately knocked the ball back to Bruno, and without hesitation, he hoisted the ball to Dos Santos on the right, and Dai Zhiwei had quickly inserted into the penalty area at this time.
Dos Santos also saw Dai Zhiwei's run, at this time the success or failure of this attack was tied to him, but now there is no one around him, Valencia defender Mangala is close to him, and the two are like conjoined babies.
Dos Santos leaned over, stopped at the ball, and then crossed undisturbed.
"Rush!"
Mangala and Dai Zhiwei have both played the previous nearly 70 minutes, and his physical fitness is almost at a critical point, but Dai Zhiwei, who has just exchanged for Hikaru Matsuyama's unfalling vultures in this game, is still full of energy, and at the moment of the final sprint, he forced to shake off Mangala in a sprint distance of less than ten meters.
At this time, Dos Santos's pass also came as expected.
Dai Zhiwei only had to lift his right foot and gently cushion it in the air......
Valencia goalkeeper Alexis Sanchez, who was standing in front of the goal line, reacted in time and pounced on the football.
However, Dai Zhiwei's shot was too close to the goal, and as soon as Sanchez reacted, the ball had already crossed the goal line.
3:1!
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooal! Nice volley pad shot! This is Dai Zhiwei's 38th league goal this season! Messi has no chance! "The Spanish ESPN commentator is likely to be Mei Hei, and he was particularly cheerful when he saw Dai Zhiwei's goal!
After making the shot, Dai Zhiwei fell to the ground, but he quickly raised his head to look at the goal, and he just saw the football fall on the turf inside the goal line......
The ball went in?
The ball is in!
He roared and leapt from the ground and ran with open arms towards Dos Santos, who had provided him with an assist, while the rest of Villarreal's team-mates flocked to Dai Zhiwei to celebrate his goal.
Even if Messi completes a hat trick in the second half in another game, it is impossible for him to take away the La Liga Golden Boot belonging to Dai Zhiwei!
Dai Zhiwei rushed over and hugged Dos Santos, and then shouted at Dos Santos excitedly, and then the other teammates rushed up to surround him, and Dos Santos took the opportunity to step aside - Dai Zhiwei's bear hug just now was too powerful!
"This kid's strength is really big for his grandmother......" dos Santos thought now.
When the score of 3:1 was seen, whether it was the Yellow Submarine fans who went to the Mestalla Stadium to watch the game, or the Villarreal fans who watched the live broadcast of the game in front of the TV, they couldn't help but stand up and cheer!
The victory of this game, they are decided!
The third place in the league is getting closer and closer to them!
Villarreal is a standard small club that has been playing in Spain's lower divisions as a regional team for many years, and it was not until 1998 at the end of the last century that the team was promoted to the first division in history.
The 2004-05 league was one of the best seasons in Villarreal's history, finishing third in La Liga behind Barcelona and Real Madrid, qualifying for the Champions League for the first time, and beating a number of European giants in the Europa League the following year to reach the Champions League semi-finals, but losing to England's Arsenal.
This season, they have already won the UEFA Super Cup under Dai Zhiwei and are revisiting their best European record in the Champions League semi-finals, and they are now on the verge of replicating their all-time best league result.
The second-half injury time in this game was only a symbolic two minutes, but in the eyes of the Yellow Submarine fans and the Yellow Submarine soldiers, it looked so long and impatient.
Finally, the referee's whistle sounded, and Valencia interim coach Volo took the initiative to walk to Escriva on the other end, he wanted to show his demeanor and congratulate the opponent as soon as possible.
Valencia's position can be described as ill-fated this season, after suffering four consecutive defeats in the opening season, Valencia announced the resignation of coach Ajestaran, and then the Italian coach Prandelli took over.
Unfortunately, since taking over Valencia in September last year, Prandelli has only spent 90 days in the managerial position before leaving the seal, and the rest of the schedule will only be left to former first-team boss Voro to be the team's interim manager again, his second time in this season.
However, as the team's interim manager twice in a season, Volo has not shown his ability to be the manager of Valencia, just half a month ago, Valencia officially announced that former Villarreal coach Marcelino will be the team's new manager next season.
"Congratulations, Francisco!" Voro thanked Escriva and experienced first-hand how difficult life has been for all but three of the La Liga teams.
"Thank you!" Escriva has forgotten nothing but words of thanks now, and the 53-year-old is still a rookie in the head coach of Europe's top league teams.
The two managers took the initiative to hug.
At this time, the sea of yellow jerseys of the yellow submarine completely flooded the Mestalla stadium, and both the yellow submarine fans in the stands and the yellow submarine players on the stadium shouted "victory" and hugged each other.
After the game, Dai Zhiwei ran to the bench as soon as possible and asked the assistant coach about the results of the Barcelona game.
"Wear, rest assured, no one can take your golden boots away!" The coaching staff is also full of congratulations!
Dai Zhiwei soon learned that although Barcelona achieved a comeback in the other game, defeating Eibar 4-2, and Messi scored two goals in the 73rd and 91st minutes to complete the brace, but still lost to Dai Zhiwei by one goal in the scorer list.
Dai Zhiwei's La Liga Golden Boot, achieved!
"Whew! It's thrilling! Dai Zhiwei also shouted good luck, although he has always been full of confidence, but after all, it is Messi who competes with him!
Bruno, the captain who is most respected in Dai Zhiwei's eyes, actually cried at this time, this is tears of joy!
Although they are still far from the La Liga title, in the current era of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, third in the league is as important as a championship for a small team like Villarreal!
The substitutes who did not play in this game of the Yellow Submarine also rushed to the stands with their players in the stadium for the first time, and celebrated another glorious season with their fans!
With the addition of Dai Zhiwei and Bruno, all the Villarreal fans chanted the names of their champions, and the Mestalla Stadium, the home of Valencia, unknowingly became the home of the Yellow Submarine!
The Villarreal fans were already dancing their huge flags with excitement, and the stands were cheering and chanting, completely ignoring their hoarse voices.
Escriva was also smiling and sharing his joy, and almost every member of the Villarreal team sprayed champagne of their honor on the young marshal's body, and finally it was as if it had been picked up from water.
"Coach Francisco, this is your first time leading the team to qualify for the Champions League, do you have anything to say to the fans?" When Escriva was about to leave the pitch, he was immediately stopped by a reporter from the newspaper As.
'It's wonderful, we're very happy to have won this result and thank everyone at the club and the fans for their dedication.'
"So what are Villarreal's goals for next season?"
'It all depends on the form of the team and I want my team to give everything we can to fight for honours, but we have a strong opponent and I don't think anything is for sure. Escriva naturally knows what the reporter wants to hear, nothing more than a championship or something, but does Villarreal have that kind of strength?
There are the most reporters around Escriva and Dai Zhiwei, and Dai Zhiwei, who has just won the La Liga Golden Boot this season, is almost surrounded by several layers of reporters.
"Day, this is your first full season with Villarreal, and you beat Messi and Ronaldo to win the La Liga Golden Boot, can you tell us how you feel?"
"It's a wonderful feeling and I crave that feeling of winning." Dai Zhiwei is in a good mood, and whoever the interview looks like an opportunity to show off.
La Liga Golden Boot!
Since 2009, except for last season, Messi "conceded" to Suarez, who was in great shape, the La Liga Golden Boot has always been a two-man turn between Messi and Ronaldo.
This season, how can Dai Zhiwei not be proud of the fact that he has been able to dominate the scorer list, let Messi and Ronaldo catch up, and compete with Messi in the final rounds and win the final victory?
"Excuse me, which aspect of this game do you think you did better than the other teams in the league?"
Dai Zhiwei thought for a moment and replied: "I think it's resilience, for us, the process of fighting on both sides of the Champions League and the league is very difficult. As you can see, there was a time when we weren't in the top few in the league but we withstood it all, especially at the end of the season, and although we were knocked out by Juventus in the Champions League semi-finals, we didn't do badly. ”
There are still many Villarreal supporters who believe that if the team abandons the Champions League or La Liga early and fights on a single line, they may eventually win a competition.
However, there is no "if" in the world.
"Excuse me, will you be in Villarreal next season?" A reporter from Le Monde Sport asked one of the most concerned questions, "We all know that your liquidated damages are only 110 million euros, which is not a lot of money for those big clubs, especially for your performance this season. So, are you ready to join that team? ”
"I won't answer this question yet, anything is possible." Dai Zhiwei frowned for a moment, then regained his smile, "Now, let's enjoy this joy first, okay?" ”
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