Chapter 37: Leading
The goal came shortly after the start of the second half.
Moya's breakthrough in the front field caused confusion in the opponent's defense, and he passed the ball to the feet of Chu Yang in the chaos, Chu Yang leaned on Yama to knock the ball to the right, and Garcia won the race against his opponent, preemptively passing the ball into the penalty area.
Lucio, who was inserted in the back, volleyed directly without stopping the ball, and the football hung in the corner of the goal, and Tooni couldn't reach it.
Valencia leads 1-0.
Rayo Vallecano's players didn't expect to be conceded at the opening kick-off, while Valencia fans took it for granted, perhaps because they had become accustomed to winning in recent times.
Greyl didn't appear to be very excited, he was pondering the goal he had just scored.
Valencia's goals this season dare not say that nine times out of ten they are related to Moya, but six or seven out of ten are definitely there, and their dependence on Moya is simply outrageous, and now this dependence has not been reduced, but has increased with the arrival of Chu Yang.
Moya + Chu Yang is almost the only answer that Valencia can hand over in attack in the last three games, what will Valencia's goals do without them, or if one of them is dumb?
Chu Yang relied heavily on Moya's passing, which was determined by his inability to hold the ball, his speed was not fast, and his header was weak.
Not being able to hold the ball and not being fast means he can't single out the opposition defence, and a header that doesn't mean he can barely threaten a high pass from the wing, in which case Moya's pass from behind is almost the only goal he has other than a free-kick.
And Mo Ya also has a dependence on Chu Yang, his own shooting foot sense and shooting skills are very poor, and Chu Yang's keen sense of smell and excellent shooting skills are almost the best supplement, as he himself said, he and Chu Yang are the best partners, this is not a joke.
It's just that no matter how good a partner is, there is no guarantee that they and the opponent will stay healthy or competitive at the same time, and once one of them is injured or in a slump, the team's offense will immediately be dumb.
How to ensure the team's firepower when Moya or Chu Yang is absent, this is a problem that Gressel began to think about before this game, if Chu Yang is absent, it is not a big problem, because it is a big deal to return to the way Chu Yang was before he joined, Adrian replaced Chu Yang, the team also has good offensive ability, and his headache is what to do if Moya is not there? How does Chu Yang stay threatened?
The goal just now inspired him.
It was Garcia who assisted, and Lucio who scored the goal, Chu Yang just transitioned in it, and did not directly participate in the goal, in the eyes of the fans, Chu Yang was simply dispensable in the process of scoring goals, and it was like this effect for anyone to change anyone, but in the eyes of Grecel, it was a different matter.
Chu Yang did not participate in the goal, but it was precisely because of Chu Yang's presence that the attention and defensive focus of the defenders were on him, and it was precisely because of his containment that Lucio got the opportunity to shoot with his feet.
"Onness, maybe it's time for us to rehearse our backup tactics." Instead of standing on the sidelines, Gressel walked back to the bench and said to Heiko.
"What's up, Marko, do you have any good ideas?" Heike, as an assistant coach and Graysel's first assistant, naturally understood Graysel's concerns for a long time.
"The goal just now, did you see Chu's role in it?"
Heiko reacted very quickly, and immediately understood what he meant, and said, "You mean the fulcrum?" ”
"That's right," said Greyell, "Chu isn't very tall, and he doesn't have great jumping and heading ability, so we didn't even think of him as a fulcrum, but we all ignored his deterrence in the box, as well as his strength and physical ability to deal with pits, and we could have tried two strikers in the stalemate or Seike's absence, one as the fulcrum and the other as the main attacker." ”
"It's really a way to do it, with Chu's ability, whether it's as a fulcrum to attract firepower, or to make balls for teammates or as a main attacker."
Adrian didn't hear their conversation, otherwise he would have flown with joy.
If the team plays a double striker, then the other striker can naturally only be him, compared to the distinctive Chu Yang, Adrian's abilities are very average, this kind of person is synonymous with omnipotence when he is powerful, but when he is mediocre, he is also a background board.
Adrian is naturally the latter, everything is good but not perfect, speed, ball control, headers, assists and other aspects are a little stronger than Chu Yang, but the shooting skills on his feet, running skills, free kicks and creativity in front of the goal are much weaker than Chu Yang.
The Rayo Vallecanos were not in the same mood as Grecel, they fought back and attacked wildly, forcing Valencia to shrink the defence, and even the goal-scorer Lucio retreated into the half to participate in the defense.
It's just that if you can't attack for a long time, you will inevitably be impetuous, and you will have to pay the price if you are impetuous.
Cayo picked out Rayo Vallecano's barely managed header again, and then threw the ball at Letta, but the ball was a little too forceful, and the ball flew a little high, so Letta could only leap high and head the ball forward.
Moya dropped the ball with his outside foot near the center circle, and then used a deft ball to pass the defenders, and the Rayo Vallecano players who were still in the Valencia half chased back frantically, while the other players who were still in their own half almost lined up between Moya and Chu Yang in a way that lined up the wall.
When Mo Ya got the ball, he tried every means to cut off the connection between him and Chu Yang, which was something that the coach told him a thousand times.
They did a good job, but they didn't notice that Banderas, who had been operating on the left, had crept into the middle.
Moya passed the ball to Banderas and quickly ran to the left, got the ball from Banderas back, and rushed down the wing to the bottom line before the opposition defenders could make up the defense.
The opposing right wing-back hurried up to catch up, and without thinking about it, it was a ferocious tackle, and the determination to leave Moya even if he ate cards caused a large boo in the stands.
Moya calmly passed the ball back to Banderas and ran forward himself.
He had just gotten around the wing-back who had slid past him on the grass, and Banderas had passed the ball, and Moya didn't even look at it, but went straight to the long ball.
"Sesque's pass, Chu was there, and Yama blocked him."
Chu Yang had already stepped into the penalty area with half a foot, and after seeing Mo Ya's pass, he turned directly to face the incoming ball, but Yama had already stuck the position one step ahead of him, and he could destroy the ball at any time.
Just when all the Rayo Vallecanos thought Valencia would return in vain, a scene occurred that left them with a sore tooth and stomach.