Chapter 248: Do you want to be a commander?

Chu Yang is not the only one who is unlucky, but several other well-known shooters in the league are also like falling into evil, although it is not as outrageous as Chu Yang's empty goal, but it is also a waste of opportunities.

The consequence of the collective slump of the super scorers is that the strong teams have capsized in the gutter, and the two giants of the Western Super League have lost the game and the other have a draw.

Valencia have finally left Real Madrid behind in points, leaving Barcelona just five points away.

As a result, the upcoming Camp Nou will be the most important battle to affect the La Liga title.

If Barcelona win at home to Valencia, they can extend their lead to eight points again, as long as they don't make low-level mistakes in the next eight games, the league title is basically in hand, and if they win Valencia, the gap between the two sides will be reduced to just two points.

When it comes to the championship of the competition, the 31st round of La Liga has naturally become the focus of attention of all parties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Valencia has been the most eye-catching game in recent years.

However, there is still a Copa del Rey semi-final game to play between the two sides before this key battle begins.

If they can all knock out their opponents, they will meet again in the Copa del Rey final, which is a bit of a sense of fatalism.

On April 14, Valencia travels to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan Stadium for the start of the quarter-finals of the 2018-2019 Copa del Rey season, with 180 minutes to compete for a place in the final.

I don't know if it was to protect Chu Yang or let him keep his strength to prepare for the game against Barcelona, Castro did not send him to start this game, but put him and Frye on the bench together.

In the league, Colozer was given a starting role as a two-man substitute.

Having reached the quarter-finals, it is impossible to say that there is no ambition for the title, but the league has also reached a critical moment, so Castro sent a regular combination of main and substitutes, in addition to Koloze in the attack, Dekeja and Vinic also replaced Cayo and Syante respectively.

The first to serve was Sevilla.

They played conservatively at home and didn't put much pressure on Valencia's defence, but they did well defensively and didn't leave much of a chance for their opponents.

There is no doubt about Kloze's excellence, but he is not the kind of all-round center forward who can single-handedly take on the entire opposition defence, and Sevilla also saw this, clearly strengthening the defense of Shen Dusk, and containing one of the most important passing points.

Colloze was successfully limited, and Valencia's other two key attacking points, Moya and Joe, did not pose enough threats.

Their specialty is to attack the opposition's defence, but they lack the ability to make the final decision, resulting in a situation where they are scoreless, and they seem to have the absolute upper hand, holding Sevilla out of breath, but they are weak in the final moments.

Valencia is not in a hurry from the players to the fans, on the one hand, the excellent results this season have built up a certain self-confidence, and on the other hand, it is now an away game, not to mention a tie, even if it is a big deal to fall behind one or two.

Castro didn't even stand on the sidelines to command, but sat gracefully next to the substitutes, rubbing his chin with his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking.

The deadlock on the field was quickly broken.

Moya received Joe's pass and burst into the box from the middle, but although he deceived the opposition defender with a feint, it also delayed the fighter, and the newly out of position Koloze was once again surrounded and his own shooting path was blocked.

Moya continued to break through, but when his foot touched the ball, he passed it to his side.

Sampus arrived in a hail of exclamations and bombarded the door.

The goalkeeper was powerless and watched the football go straight to the corner.

The players on the pitch celebrated passionately, and those on the bench also stood up and applauded softly.

Sevilla, who were trailing by the scoreline, started to get a little anxious and stepped up their attack, but Maschellalo did a good job of making up for the gap left by Sampus and allowing Valencia to keep the situation firmly in control of the field.

Castro looked at Sampus, then at Mascheralo, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Chu Yang: "I heard that you are the operator of the winter transfer?" ”

"Where did I get this ability," although he is a coach, Castro has just retired a few years ago, but he is around forty years old, and there is no need for Chu Yang to be respectful when talking to him, "The candidate is determined by me, and the operation is the club's business." ”

Castro nodded knowingly.

He, like everyone else, has always positioned Chu Yang as a super shooter and an excellent shadow striker, but now it seems that he is underestimating him too much.

Valencia bought five men in the winter window, with a goalkeeper and a central defender strengthening the defensive line, and Frye and Kloze ensuring attacking power and risk tolerance in the attack, several deals are impressive, but in Castro's opinion, the best value transfer for Valencia during the winter window should be Mascheralo.

The Argentine is not only fierce defensively, but also tenacious, able to mark the opposition's core attacking players and drop back to get the ball, completing the first step of the team's transition from defense to attack.

On top of that, in addition to protecting the team vertically, he will also protect the two wing-backs horizontally, especially the gap left by left-back Zogo after the assist.

On the surface, he strengthens the defense, but when he plays with Sampus, Samps' defensive work will be greatly eased, and then he will make a difference in attack.

In other words, Chu Yang had long seen Sampus' offensive potential, and effectively stimulated Sampus' offensive ability by introducing Mascheralo.

This is by no means a super goalscorer, or even a player can do it, in addition to the absolute trust of the club, his own strategic vision must also be very unique.

'Have you ever wanted to go over and play in the midfielder?' Castro felt that Chu Yang's center forward was too wasteful, "It's the role of the midfield commander." ”

Of course, the organizers are not as glamorous as the goal-scoring strikers, but they are even more important and require more comprehensiveness from the players, and Castro feels that Chu Yang is fully capable of this position.

Chu Yang's several wonderful assists this season have done a good job of masking his passing ability.

"Midfielder? No, no," Chu Yang shook his head without thinking about it, "I only go forward, and the first thing that comes to mind when people say these two words is mine." ”

"Okay." Castro shrugged his shoulders, and then replaced Chu Yang in the second half.

Playing as a full-back.