Chapter 568: Ramos' Awakening
"The Simpsons followed! I don't know when he kept up, but the Canadian forward has always been very erratic in his running, which makes people a little unguardable...... Pass! β
"Braniff! Here's your chance! β
"Repeat! This kick ......"
"Vardy! Vardy! He scored the ball! Pretty! 1 to 0! Millwall is ahead! β
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"Vardy! Jamie Vardy! He scored the first goal for Millwall! This is the live broadcast of the UEFA Super Cup, the match between last season's Champions League champion Millwall and League Cup winner Sevilla, just after Millwall's young striker Vardy scored the first goal of the game! β
"The score became 1-0!"
The audience reacted to the commentator's shouts, starting with Vardy bouncing his fingers and then hugging Braniff as they ran back together, with the rest of his team-mates in celebration.
The fans in the audience also began to celebrate.
The Louis II Stadium can accommodate less than 20,000 fans, and the seats in the audience are full, of which there are only about 2,000 Millwall fans who came with the team, most of them are Monaco fans from home and around the country, but the number of fans has no effect at all, because Millwall's wonderful performance has already conquered the fans who came to the scene, many of whom are admired to support Sevilla, "impression" that the football of La Liga teams is better, and now they have changed their opinion, Millwall's football is much better than Sevilla, They all became supporters of Millwall.
When Jamie Vardy scored the goal, the fans cheered and applauded the brilliant goal.
Many of the fans, who didn't know Vardy's name, asked others, "Who was the player who scored the goal?" It's a beautiful kick! β
"It's Vardy! Millwall's two top scorers, but it's a pity that Darren Bent is gone! β
"Jamie Vardy!"
"He's really good!"
"I think the passing is excellent, Braniff! I know him, he was great last season! β
"The two of them cooperate very well!"
Not only are fans discussing the tacit understanding between Braniv and Vardy, but the media commentators are also discussing it repeatedly, and in the process of replaying the goal in slow motion, everyone found the key point, "Braniv hasn't received the ball yet, Vardy ran to the right side!" β
"The opponent who defended Vardy didn't react at all!"
'Vardy knew for sure that Braniff was going to pass it! They are very tacit! Braniff didn't look to the right and just passed the ball over! β
"We looked closely, and the two didn't make any eye contact or movement, and they didn't even glance at each other!"
"This tacit understanding is amazing! It's horrible, too! β
"They're the best match!"
"No wonder Zhang Yang wants Braniv to play as a striker, this tacit understanding with his teammates is more important than excellent ability, not to mention, Braniff is quite good!"
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Amid the praise of the goal in the media, Sevilla fans were very disappointed.
In the past two seasons, Sevilla's results have made fans very satisfied, although there is no big breakthrough in La Liga, but the results in Europe can be described as "brilliant", winning the UEFA Cup in a row, not every team can do it, even the top giants are not easy.
At the same time last season, Sevilla beat Arsenal to win the UEFA Super Cup.
This season as the winner of the League Cup, participating in the Super Cup again, fans hope that Sevilla can win the Super Cup, the game has started to the present, objectively speaking, Sevilla's disadvantage is not too obvious, at least their possession rate is superior, Millwall is indeed quite good, the attack is fast, the efficiency is very high, and the front court frequently creates crises, but the fans are hopeful, they don't think Millwall can maintain a high-efficiency offensive throughout the field, and over time, Sevilla may be able to play better.
Unfortunately, Millwall scored first.
This disappointed Sevilla fans, who found the game less optimistic than they had imagined, and that Sevilla's attack was nothing compared to Millwall's fluid, quick, and efficient attack.
Sevilla boss Sergio Ramos has been pondering.
Millwall didn't finish the goal before Ramos could think about it, and everyone else next to him sighed regretfully, while Ramos continued to watch the game with his chin propped up.
The game in front of him turned his perception upside down.
In the past, Ramos has always believed that the Spanish style of play is the most suitable for attack, and Barcelona is one of the representative teams, Real Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla are worse.
Of course, Real Madrid has many stars, and their strength and results are no less than Barcelona.
Ramos feels that the 'Spanish' style of attack is the most efficient and the most threatening, compared to Italy, England, Germany, and France, they are all worse, they may be more defensive and play more direct, and they do not have Spanish fluency and efficiency.
Millwall is an English team, and their style of play has nothing to do with the "Spanish style", but their attacking play is not only very good-looking, but also very threatening.
That kind of speed and fluidity is something Ramos can't understand, and he's always wanted to understand it from just now to now, but he still hasn't fully understood it until Jamie Vardy completes the goal.
Why?
How could Millwall play such a flashy attack? What's more, they play fast and are efficient.
In the connection of the midfield, how did the opponent pass the past?
That's the point.
Millwall's fast-attacking style of play, the tactical difficulty is also here, to say that the backfield to the midfield, quickly pass over, there is nothing at all, because the backfield opponent has almost no defensive strength, and the defender player passes three or two feet, which is enough to send the ball to the midfield.
It's not the same from midfield to front.
When the football reaches the midfield position, it has to face a considerable intensity of pressing, and it is no longer enough to rely on the accuracy of the pass, it is necessary for the players to constantly run to create passing gaps.
When most of the fast deliveries succeed, things get very different.
Sevilla can't play.
Ramos believes that even Barcelona will not be able to maintain a high success rate while playing such a fast forward pass.
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Zhang Yang didn't care what questions Ramos had, when he saw Vardy finish the goal, he smiled and clapped his hands, celebrated with the others, and after a few cheers, he returned to his seat, his breezy expression was very unpredictable.
The British commentator praised, "Zhang Yang is always like this." He was not surprised by the goal and believed that the game was in his hands. That's what a top coach should be, even if it's a goal, it's planned. β
The Spanish commentator said the opposite, "Zhang Yang doesn't seem to be surprised? Maybe he kept his happiness in his heart. Yes. Young people always want to be groomed. β
"It doesn't make any sense, it just makes people feel hypocritical and doesn't make a good impression on other people!"
Zhang Yang doesn't care what others say.
The Spanish commentator was right, he was very happy, but it wasn't just because of the goal, but because he saw Vardy and Braniff work together.
That's important.
Zhang Yang considered letting Braniff play as a striker, one is to release the midfield position and give Sneijder more opportunities to play, and the other is to know that Braniff and Vardy have the most tacit understanding.
The two are the best match.
If it weren't for the need for a tall center to increase the air supremacy of the strikers, he would even consider having the duo run the season together.
Of course, that's a bit of a waste.
From the perspective of the contribution of the whole team, a midfield core is much more important than a striker who can score goals, but if there is no shortage of people in the midfield, Braniff will not have a role in playing as a striker.
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Sevilla boss Sergio Ramos has finally regained his strength, knowing that he can't keep thinking about it and that tackling the game at hand is all the more important.
Ramos admits Millwall played better, but he didn't believe that performance would last the whole game.
Millwall scored a goal with a surprising performance, but it wasn't a big deal, the two sides played in a confrontational posture, just a goal, and there was plenty of time left, and Sevilla were able to equalise and overtake the scoreline with ease.
Now it's 1 to 0.
Ramos believes the team is playing normally and has a good chance of equalising in the coming days.
In addition, there is also an idea to support Ramos, he feels that Millwall's style of play, has seen through a part, although I don't know how the opponent played such a fast and efficient attack, but the surface is still easy to see, when the opponent attacks, the 'third line' is pressed very forward, and there is a bit of "big pressure", plus the three defenders will definitely defend the back.
As long as they can get the ball up front, the strikers have a lot of room to play freely.
That's Sevilla's chance.
Ramos walked to the sidelines, shouted for Canute, and explained what he was going to do next, which was very simple, that is, to play more direct counter-attacks: long passes, anti-offside, steals and fast breaks.
Canute nodded his head.
Ramos' statement is simple, but the timing is crucial, Sevilla are in a state of confusion and they desperately need a manager to explain what to do next.
Now that Ramos has what he thinks, Sevilla can regain their fighting spirit.
Sevilla's adjustment to Ramos is not fast, after all, word of mouth takes time, and it is difficult for the adjustment in the middle of the game to take effect quickly, but at least it gives them a new fighting spirit, and then in the face of Millwall's attack, Sevilla's defensive performance is much better, and the overall situation is still passive, and they can occasionally play a wave of threatening counterattacks.
At this time, the situation of the game is a little surprising.
Before the game, the media talked about the Sevilla and Millwall games, and they all thought that Millwall would be the side of the "defensive counterattack", and it could not be said that the tactics were defensive counterattacks, but football would be under the control of Sevilla most of the time, and Millwall's main focus was still on defense.
This is the way England and Spain play each other.
Now the situation is reversed.
Millwall continued to attack, Sevilla began to play defensive counter-attacks, and the statistics read by the Spanish commentator also confirmed this, "So far, Millwall have 52 percent possession and Sevilla 48 percent. β
For a long time at the start of the game, Sevilla had more possession, but in the past period, Millwall caught up with the time of possession and surpassed Sevilla in possession.
Millwall recovered the gap.
The time soon came to the 40th minute, the game on the field is still raging, Ramos explained the way of adjustment, has been effectively implemented by the Sevilla players on the field, when the team completes the steal, or in other ways to get the possession, will be the first time to pass the ball to the front, let the frontcourt players to scramble, the defender Qiu Yan basically does not plug in, but also to ensure the stability of the defense.
This seemed to be the best response to Millwall's aggressive attack, but in reality, Ramos soon found that the adjustment did not work well, because Millwall retreated very quickly, and often counterattacks only need to be a little slower, which is enough for the opponent to retreat and organize the defense.
The speed with which Millwall retreated to organize the defense also surprised Ramos.
The offense is fast, the passes are smooth, the defense can retreat quickly, and it takes little time to organize...... Ramos couldn't understand it at all, Millwall's performance was simply perfect, but how did they play so efficiently football?
Incredible!
Ramos watched the game with wide eyes, and he couldn't understand anything, Millwall's style of play looked simple, and it seemed that it was just a good performance on the field, but when you think about it, it doesn't feel right.
There is a saying in football that a team as a whole is like a precision machine, and every player on the field is like a part of a machine, which can be put together to make the machine work, and each part is intact, and the machine must be more efficient.
But in fact, each 'part' cannot be manufactured with high standards and specialization, and there will definitely be some parts that do not meet the needs of machine operation, for example, some parts will be larger, some parts will be older, and so on, each aspect will affect the whole.
To put it another way.
Lined up.
A person in line, as long as the movement is standard, must be neat.
It takes a long time to train a group of people to unify their movements, but no matter how you train, it is impossible to catch up with one person, and a simple assembly takes time.
The same goes for competitions.
Whether it is attacking or defending, it takes time to switch between attack and defense, it takes time to organize offense and organize defense, players can run actively and retreat quickly, but it also takes a certain amount of time for them to run to a specific defensive position and make the overall defensive formation work.
This statement seems to be meaningless to Millwall, and it cannot be said at all, and it takes Millwall time to organize the defence, but it takes very little time.
"Could it be...... Is their core player at the back? β
Ramos suddenly thought of a possibility, and he watched the game with wide eyes, and the more he watched, the more he felt that his guess was correct.