Chapter 108: Advancing to the Champions League Knockout Stage (Part I)

This game can be said to be about whether Villarreal can qualify for the second round in advance, which is of great significance, but what is surprising is that the starting lineup of the submarine is half main and half substitute. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

In fact, it was also Pellegrini's helplessness. The two games in a row put a huge burden on the team, both mentally and physically, and it was a great test. Although the Champions League is important, the league is the foundation of Villarreal, and he cannot give up the league for the Champions League, so rotation is imperative.

However, thanks to the team's excellent performance in the previous three rounds of the group stage, Villarreal has already occupied the absolute initiative to qualify, so they can face this game with a very relaxed mentality, one or two defeats and the overall situation of qualifying is irrelevant, as long as they can get points in the remaining three group games, qualifying is almost a certainty.

Fan Bizhuang did not appear in the starting line-up for this game, and even his name was not included in the 18-man squad, since the start of the new season, he has almost not fallen in a game, even during the injury, he has also come off the bench in the second half, and his attendance rate can be described as the highest in the team.

In such a situation, although Van Bizhuang's physical fitness did not show a tired state in the usual training, there was some mental fatigue, and for this reason, Pellegrini directly put him in the stands. The Chilean coach is also interesting, he knows that Fan Bizhuang is a character who can't be idle when he enters the court, even if he is put on the bench, he can't say that halfway through the game, Fan Bizhuang will be stalking and begging to play, Pellegrini is worried that he can't grind his begging, and he will be sent to the field, so he doesn't do anything, and directly sends him to the stands to act as a cheerleader.

Also with him are Cazorla and Diego. López and several other team players are players who maintain a high attendance rate in the team. Since it is going to be rotated, then be happy and let this group of "hard-working little ants" take a collective vacation.

And what appeared on the court was several experienced veterans led by Riquelme, with a group of recruits.

Aalburg, who came as a guest, didn't know what kind of mentality it was after getting the starting list of the home team, both annoyed and happy, annoyed that the opponent's rotation behavior was simply a kind of contempt for them, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was an insult, and there were few main players in the entire starting lineup, not to mention that young players accounted for more than half, which was Chiguo's contempt.

Fortunately, such a "crippled" Villarreal must be very average in terms of strength, doesn't this give them a chance to grab points?

With this mentality, Alborg turned his grief and anger into strength, and after the start of the game, he played extremely proactively. In fact, they no longer have any hope of qualifying from the group, and they currently only have 1 point, and it is tantamount to a difficult point to break out of the group, so they want to show themselves more, and to use comforting words to describe it, fighting for honor.

Alborg was completely let go and started a good offensive with Villarreal. The two sides went back and forth at a very fast pace, and wonderful scenes appeared from time to time.

The first goal came in the 31st minute, when the visitors were awarded a corner kick by Danish centre-back Jacob Brown. Matthiassen headed the ball over the top and Alborg dominated the game and led by one goal.

The score was 1-0 until half-time, and in the dressing room, manager Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to his team and asked his players to push forward more aggressively in the second half.

This is a signal to attack aggressively.

Sure enough, Villarreal, who strengthened the attack, scored in the 59th minute, and the young right full-back Renas used his speed to forcibly shake off the defenders, galloped quickly on the side, and then made a combination with Riquelme, and suddenly passed the ball into the penalty area.

In the ensuing game, the two teams were still attacking each other at a very fast pace, and both sides had chances, but neither could take them. Even Villarreal had a chance to go alone, but unfortunately the 19-year-old player named Adamson, who had just been promoted from the reserve team, was weak at the last moment of facing the goalkeeper, and a weak shot was pushed directly into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper.

Fan Bizhuang shook his head again and again from the stands.

For many young players, the top professional league or the Champions League is a huge stage to show themselves, here, a goal to become famous is not an untouchable dream, as long as you play well, as long as you can have highlights, you can attract the attention of others, so as to start your own glorious career.

It's like Fan Bizhuang, when he first stepped on the professional stage, he was very young, and even before that, even the most loyal and hardcore fans in small towns couldn't call his name and didn't know who he was. But he took his chance, and after one game, he made his name remembered by many people with his outstanding performance.

This is the real-life version of the story of one-goal fame.

But obviously, not every young player is Van Bizhuang, they lack professional league experience, they are not mature enough, they are mentally unstable, and after the initial excitement, they are more nervous.

Adamson is a clear example of this, and if he had scored a single goal, he might have impressed the manager and his first-team team-mates, but sadly, he was not the protagonist of the story of a goal to fame.

Fan Bizhuang can see that although the team has carried out a large area of rotation, there are certain coordination problems with the players in various positions, and there are many mistakes, but Riquelme, Ma Wuba and others stay on the field, and the central axis dominated by them is still very strong, and they can continuously deliver shells to the front.

Today's professional football is not the same as a few years ago or even more than ten years ago, in the past, it was very advocating lone heroes, and players with outstanding individual abilities were very important, but today's professional football has a faster pace and stronger overall requirements. Everyone is a professional player, they have been systematically trained since childhood to this point, the gap may be, but it will definitely not be too huge, the difference between an excellent player and an ordinary player may be in the handling of details.

The reason why Fan Bizhuang and others performed well on the pitch was that they were very capable of their own ability, secondly, they were able to thrive in the team's system, and secondly, they did a good job of seizing the timing.

Obviously, these young players are not up to the mark, their bodies and confrontation ability are not dominant, their mentality is also problematic, coupled with the integration of the team's tactical system is very problematic, and the handling of details is relatively frizzy, which makes it difficult for them to play brightly.

With Riquelme and others constantly delivering shells, Fan Bizhuang dared to pat his chest and say that if he was on the field, not to mention grasping all these opportunities, it would be no problem to catch at least two or three times, and as long as he succeeded two or three times, then the suspense of the game would be completely killed.

And these young players may be very motivated, but the ability to waste chances...... Fan Bizhuang shook his head again and sighed softly.

Next to Diego. López laughed, "What are you shaking your head for, Fan?" Do you think that every young player is you, who hasn't experienced difficulties and slowly grown up step by step? I thought, these little guys are very good, and if you give them time, maybe a lot of them will stay in the team in the future. ”

Cazorla also nodded approvingly, with a look of sudden memory in his eyes, and said: "I remember when I first stepped on the professional stage, it was the same, I was both excited and apprehensive, I wanted to use a good performance to attract the attention of others, and I was afraid that I would mess up, so I was afraid to ...... These little ones are already very good, no worse than I was back then. ”

As he spoke, Cazorla gave Fan Bizhuang a contemptuous look: "Being compared to them and you, you are a change... state, incomparable! There are many geniuses in this world, but not all of them are as smooth sailing as you! ”

Fan Bizhuang was silent. Was it really smooth sailing for him?

He suddenly remembered the days he had been forgotten in La Masia, the embarrassment of almost running out of balls, the expulsion from Barcelona, and the troubles he had encountered in the Basque Country...... Fan Bizhuang said softly: "My road has just begun, success?" It's still a long way off! ”

Cazorla, López and the others looked at him, a little suddenly, and then understood the meaning of his words, and they were all silent.

Yes, they are on the right path in professional football, but who knows what the future holds? The road to success seems to have no end, they can only not forget their original intention and keep moving forward.

At this time, the Love Song Stadium suddenly resounded with a huge cheer, it turned out that Villarreal once again played a very small attack, Adamson, who had not scored a single goal, made up for it, he entered the penalty area after receiving Riquelme's through ball, but was tripped by the Alborg defender, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty.

Adamson got up from the ground, with a bright smile of excitement on his face, and hugged Riquelme tightly as he waved his arms fiercely.

It was the happiest moment for the youngsters, the first time he had contributed to the team and the first time he had left his mark on his career.

It was indeed a very rewarding moment.

"I was smiling so happily at the beginning, right?"

Fan Bizhuang looked at the familiar smiling face, thought of his former self, stood up, clapped his hands and cheered with the fans at the scene.