Chapter 16 Stuff your teeth when you drink cold water
On September 2, at the Castile training ground, the bosom brother attacked everywhere again, causing everyone to dodge. In the end, Qi Zu, who heard the news, left the metaphysics he was studying, hurried over and slammed Xiao Lizi's head twice. Looking at the "metaphysical scholar" who left in a hurry, Li Mudi finally calmed down, and the people in the training ground were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
The days of in-depth study (studying how to quickly earn respect points) always fly by, and in a blink of an eye, it is September 6th, the second round of the second round of the La B League. At 20:00 tonight, Castilla will play the first home game of the new season against Bertugarette.
Due to the impact of the international break, the main line-up was not in order, and both strikers were unable to play. Originally, Li Mudi planned to sacrifice a no-striker tactic, strengthen the ball control in the frontcourt, and create more scoring opportunities to waste - after all, the team's midfielders are not very high in shooting attributes. But the appearance of the medal made him urgently change his prior plans.
One of the requirements for obtaining the Commander Master Medal in the shortest time is to score more than 4 goals in three consecutive games and not concede a goal in three consecutive games, and the score of 4-0 in the first round is exactly the right to meet the conditions, so as long as you can score more than 4 goals in the second and third rounds or keep all clean sheets, you will be successful.
Compared to the team's defense, Li Mudi trusts the team's goalscoring ability more, and the strength of the midfield is absolutely dominant in the third division, creating a lot of chances in every game. But this game made it difficult for him, and only Narvaez, who had the worst ability to score goals, was left alone in the forward line, but if he was not played, the others would have worse shooting skills and would be less likely to score four goals. However, the absence of the main central defender Leon made the already unstable defense even more stretched, and it seemed that the chances of not allowing the opponent to score goals were even less likely. Whether to score four goals in a single game or to keep a clean sheet is a difficult question, a big one.
After several discussions with the coaching staff, Li Mudi made the decision on the morning of the match day: attack.
Bertugalette is also a team that has just been promoted from the Spanish League and has average overall strength. The main central defender Mo Ya is 32 years old, very experienced, and his abilities in all aspects are also very balanced, and he is the team's anchor; The 28-year-old right winger Carrera is also very fast and is the heart of the team's attack. A 0-0 draw at home to Amorbita in the first round of the league and a 2-1 defeat to Racing Santander in the first round of the Copa del Rey on 2 September were not very good in terms of physical strength and morale.
20:00, Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, breeze, 28 degrees Celsius, 8,400 occupied. PS: After the expansion, the capacity of the stadium has been changed from 6,500 when it was newly built to 8,400 now.
Castilla's starting line-up for this match is: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Forlan, central defenders Hector and Alvaro Bernabeu, left-back Abnell, central midfielders Peperu and Toro, forward Enzo, right winger Alvaro, left winger Pull Left, striker Narvaez.
At the beginning of the game, Bertugarette unexpectedly chose to attack, taking advantage of the shortcomings of the Bernabeu, who made his career debut, inexperience and poor coordination with the team, and attacked this point. On the Castilla side, several core players were absent, and the players on the field were used to playing tailwind, and they suddenly seemed caught off guard in the face of this situation. The midfield lost control and both central midfielders dropped back to act as midfielders to help solidify the defence, leaving the midfield badly disjointed. Seeing this situation, head coach Li Mudi also lost his bearings, and wanted to instruct the players to calm down and regain control of the ball, but he was jumping and jumping on the sidelines, sweating profusely.
Portugalette completely abandoned the two flanks and gathered heavily in the middle, and every attack was aimed at the rookie central defender Bernabeu, while the backline, under the leadership of the veteran Moya, successfully broke the Castile players' sporadic individual ability, which can be said to have taken advantage of the advantage.
In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Li Mudi found that the players had lost the momentum of adjustment, and after the chance of being scored was very high, he took the initiative to make substitutions: the vice-captain and midfielder Muñoz came on to replace the striker Narvaez, and Toro retreated to the back, and the formation became 4-1-2-3, without a striker.
Muñoz had a composure of 15 and played in central midfield, so it quickly came into play, calming everyone down, returning to a normal level of play, gradually controlling the ball, and so it was the break.
In the 45th minute of the half, the home team Castilla had 54% of the possession, 187 passes and a success rate of 63%, and all 3 shots on goal missed the target; And Portugalette had five shots on goal with two on target, and also allowed the opponent to be late with three yellow cards.
In the locker room, Li Mudi felt very ashamed, and it was really uncomfortable to be beaten up but couldn't return it. And the reason for this situation is precisely because he despised his opponent and his on-the-spot reaction was too poor. Fortunately, the opponent's offensive ability is really limited, otherwise he might have fallen behind by now.
After a little discussion with Solari, I made up my mind, since I was forced to change to the no-blade tactic, let's run all the way to the black. He immediately took out the tactical board and formulated a comprehensive possession of the ball, requiring the forward midfielder and the two wingers to strengthen the change of position and take turns to insert the top to the forward line. At the same time, the two central midfielders Muñoz and Peperudo were asked to kick long balls to the opponent's sides, avoiding Moya's first defensive point and taking advantage of the lack of speed of the two central defenders.
Fifteen minutes after the first half and fifteen minutes after the break, the Castilla players regained their former self-confidence and took the initiative on the pitch as the game resumed. Taking advantage of skillful possession and a large number of midfielders, he gradually pressed the opposing players back into their half, and perfectly managed to force the opponent to lose the opportunity to attack with possession.
Once you can only defend, the shortcomings of the Bertugalette players are undoubtedly revealed. Castilla's frequent shifts and passing involved caused confusion in Bertugalette's defensive positioning, with gaps between centre-backs and full-backs often occurring, with Álvaro and La Left using their pace to get out of defence and into the hinterland on several occasions. It's a pity that their shooting skills are not as reliable as the strikers, and they hit the goal frame three times before and after, making Li Mudi on the sidelines almost suffer a heart attack.
As a result, thanks to Enzo's penalty and an own goal by the opposition centre-back Anton, Castilla won 2-0 against their second opponent in the league.
Bertugarette taught him a very meaningful lesson: never take any opponent lightly, and always be calm as a manager.
Although he won, the final result made Li Mudi laugh and cry. The original idea was to step up the attack and try to score four goals, and it didn't matter if there were goals conceded. It was not easy to score two goals, but the opponent was kept clean. That is to say, the result was completely opposite to what he imagined before the game, which made Xiao Li Ziqing, who prides himself as the first handsome in the future, embarrassed!
However, if you can keep a clean sheet in the next game, you can win the Commander Master Class 1 medal for not conceding a goal in three consecutive games, which is a small consolation.
There is another thing that Li Mudi doesn't know yet: in this game, he jumped up and down, sweated profusely, celebrated the crazy celebration when he scored a goal, covered his heart with his hands when he saw the player hit the goal frame, and couldn't cry or laugh after the game, all of which were photographed by some fans and posted on the Internet, and a Celestial Empire student studying in Madrid saw it and sorted it into a set of emojis, which was circulated back to the Celestial Empire soon after, making Li Mudi popular over there.
On September 13, the third round of Group 2 of La Liga B: Castilla away to U.D. Socuéllamos.
Socuelamos is also the name of the city where the team is based, which belongs to Castilla-LaMancha, which borders the southern part of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, just over an hour's drive from Madrid. This team has been mixed in the Spanish League B all year round, and last season it won the eighth place in the first time in the Spanish League B League, and the odds given by the bookmaker at the beginning of this season ranked sixth, which should be said to be good.
And Li Mudi, who welcomed back all the players, was full of confidence, and a victory without conceding a goal was what he desperately desired, so he arranged for all the main players to play, and even gave a rare short morale-boosting speech before the game. But the reality was a little joke with him......
Castilla's starting line-up for this game is: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Forlan, central defenders Hector and Leon, left-back Abnell, central midfielders Odegaard and Toro, forward Enzo, right winger Alvaro, left winger Pull Left, center Mbappe.
Because the local TV station did a live broadcast, the game started on time at 19:00.
After the opening, Li Mudi's team quickly entered the state, and just after 106 seconds, Mbappe received a pass from Odegaard in the arc of the penalty area and broke through the door of the home team, and the perfect start made the team rejoice.
In the fourth minute, Abnell made a supplementary foul to defuse Sokoueramos' first attack of the game, but who knew that the opponent's left winger Pitulli took a free kick 30 meters away from the goal and went directly into the net to make the game 1-1. The goal not only shattered Castilla's clean sheet this season, but also ruthlessly shattered Li Mudi's dream of receiving a medal after the game. As the home team's players and coaches celebrated wildly, Xiao Li stood up from his seat, his whitened little face blank, and his eyes staring unfocused into the field - adding another classic expression to his meme.
At this time, Li Mudi was so heartbroken that he couldn't speak, but fortunately, the players on the field were not only not hit by this sudden world wave, but aroused the supreme fighting spirit and firmly suppressed the home team in the half. By the time Solari hugged Li Mudi five minutes later, the score had become 1-2 and Mbappe's header gave the team the lead again.