Chapter 223: The True Opponent Comes
Neither against Spain nor the rest of the country have failed to win, with only three wins against lower-tier teams and a poor goal difference, scoring 11 goals and conceding 13, most of them from set-pieces.
Deportivo is now a well-known flaw and ambitious, and Pellegrini and his coaching staff will not turn a blind eye to the ambition to make a big difference this season. At the behest of the Chilean engineer, Santiago and his teammates dribbled and tried to break through at the edge of the penalty area, always drawing a lot of noise from their opponents.
Faced with a Santiago and a spicy Pire, Deportivo looked vulnerable at the back after losing their main players, sending multiple set-pieces in quick succession and receiving two glittering Topaz cards.
It didn't take long for this well-known tactic to pay off under the continued pressure of the Yellow Submarine, and in the 27th minute Rossi received a long diagonal pass from Saint-Tiago towards the edge of the box, where he was brought down by the rushing Laco wing-back, who was warned and gifted Villarreal a well-placed free-kick. Standing together in front of the penalty spot, Santi and Piret combined for cover by Santi, who hit the ball to score the first goal at home.
Seeing the results, Manuel Pellegrini shouted after throwing punches that his players pressed again and did not give their opponents any breathing time, which coincided with the Santhiago, who had already made up their minds to implement this tactic. His high level of individual skill is beyond the reach of a Laco player at this moment, and the ball can always appear in unexpected parts to make people unguardable, so that Santi alone is enough to stir up the storm, not to mention the rest of the Villarreal players who are also side by side?
This completely interrupted the desire of the Deportivo to recover the score quickly after conceding a goal, and they gradually became impatient, but there was no choice but to keep looking for their Spanish Zidane.
Belleron is undoubtedly the only star with a hint of star in Laco's civilian squad.
He is skilled, talented, and is considered to be the Spanish version of Zidane, whose strength is unquestionable, but in the past few seasons, he has been plagued by injuries, and major surgeries have been done several times, and now, he has finally come out of the injury, obviously with Belleron's condition improving, Laco has played the strategy of passing the ball to Belleron again, and its coach Lottina said in the last round that the main task of other players is to give the ball to Belleron, which also means that "Spanish Zidane" has the highest possession, His first choice when he got the ball was to pass it to Ricky or send it to Guardado and Lafita on the wing.
If the ball can't be passed, then Belleron will find a way to draw a foul to change the tempo of the game and use set-pieces to threaten.
But this routine can be done once, twice, and the third time, but the fourth time is not good.
No matter how strong Beleron is, against the same not weak San Tiago and Pire, and even Senna and others, the latter who does not need too much distraction will soon be able to complete the bag and strangle the danger in the cradle, so the whole game has been stuck in a dead loop, and other players of Deportivo generally choose to pass the ball back to Belleron after taking the ball, and Belleron will usher in a stormy defense as soon as he gets the ball, and there is no room for him to play at all.
On the other hand, Villarreal blossomed more, leaving the Laco backline unable to parry, and even Deportivo himself's fans who came with the team once booed at the terrible and unsightly situation on the field, and the game finally ended in a denunciation from Laco fans for its club president, Villarreal defeated the opponent 1-0 and won two consecutive league wins.
It's definitely an exciting moment, Villarreal is now thriving, Santhiago and Pire's unexpected compatibility and tacit understanding is exciting, and the good performances of the new signings and the consistency of the old players have also allowed fans to see the yellow submarine once galloped on the European continent. Although they lost 2:3 to Athletic Bilbao in the third round, the performance of the players was very satisfying to the fans, and everyone believed that if it were not for that misjudgment, the result of the game would have been very different.
"Hey! Santiago! Hello, I'm Lisa, a reporter for Spain's Speed Sports TV! A brisk female voice came from the other end of the phone, and when I listened closely, it seemed to have some familiar feelings.
Acquaintances? Ignoring Banega's angry gaze, Santiago asked with some confusion after pressing the pause and putting the handle behind him to prevent it from being snatched by the gang.
"Hello, may I ask who you are?"
"Santi, you can call me Lisa or Tina, I asked you about it at the last press conference!"
Listening to the bizarre familiar voice on the phone, Santi finally remembered the female reporter named Lisa, but at the same time he lost interest.
Smack, after Santi figured it out, he coldly left a sentence that I would not accept the interview for the time being, and hung up the phone decisively. Isn't there a mistake or not, shouldn't this kind of thing be made by your own agent first? How could he skip Isabella directly to find himself, now he is in the preparation stage for the next round of the league, not to mention that the Champions League is about to start, so the pressure on Santi's shoulders is not small at all, and he finally got a chance to rest, but he wants to have fun and finally wait for the latest Pro Evolution Soccer.
"Zi, Zi, Zi"
Not long after hanging up the phone, it rang again, but this time Saintie hung up directly and did not answer. After repeating this a few more times, Santi's mobile phone finally quieted down, but the good times did not last long, and after a while, the phone from the club suddenly rang, Santi couldn't help but think of something, the club's phone came not too early or late, just after he refused the other party's interview, is it difficult to ......
Sure enough, five minutes later, when Santi hung up the phone helplessly, he angrily grabbed Banega and yelled: "When have you been interviewed by that Lisa, why didn't you tell me?" ”
What's the matter, why are all the team members being interviewed one after another, but I don't know yet?
"Huh? Oh...... I remember what you said, that speed sports, right? I thought you knew, I forgot, you seem to go to your personal trainer as soon as you finish training in those two days, where is there time to tell you! Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just a promotional video. Banega, who finally took the opportunity to break the pause and scored a goal, was shaken by Saintie before he had time to celebrate, and after finally coming back to his senses, he thought about it and smacked his lips.
"Not an interview? Is it a promotional video? What promo? Since it's a promotional video, why are you looking for a speed sports station, I heard that..."Santi was even more puzzled when he heard Banega's answer.
Indeed, after the match against Athletic Bilbao, Santiago, who had been constantly physically violated by the opponent during the match, went to receive a full body massage and relaxation that night, and then soaked there for the next two days, limited to a brief exchange with his teammates on the training ground, and did not notice the stubble at all. Of course, this is not the point, the point is how to suddenly shoot a promotional video, and the schedule is so tight, listening to the tone of the club to the person in charge of the media, it should be put on the market the day after tomorrow at the latest, and it is also attracting a big TV station like Spanish Speed Sports......
"Hey, Santi, it's not me talking about you, sometimes you are admirably smart, sometimes you are stupid to death, think about it carefully, the club spent so much money to ask a big TV station like Speed Sports to help shoot a promotional video, and what is it for so eager to produce a finished product, not to build momentum!" Banega glanced lightly at Saint-Tiago, who still didn't know what to do, and continued in a tone that was almost iron-hating.
"That's right, I'm talking about building momentum, and as for what kind of momentum, of course, it's for the weekend to play Real Madrid's league! Hey, if you want me to say that a medium-sized club like our Villarreal has finally figured it out and knows what to do, you look at other Real Madrid, who threw 260 million in the transfer window this summer! Let's talk about Barcelona, that's also nearly 100 million euros of investment, what is this concept?
Even if Robben and Sneijder are eliminated, they are also the main core players of the iron fight when they go to other clubs! This is the real giants, at this time everyone is paying attention to these two clubs, and we happened to meet Real Madrid, isn't this just the time to rub a wave of hot spots? Think about it, isn't it just a good way to increase the popularity of the club and the popularity of the players themselves?
How can someone else be a wealthy family? More than ten years ago, others played like this! But it's not too late for us to do this Villarreal, as long as we don't lose hope like Deportivo does! ”
Banega pointed at Real Madrid's investment of nearly 300 million euros this season, and his face was incredulous.
And hearing this, Saint-Tiago also slapped his head, and finally thought of it, the recent heavy tactical lessons every day and the pressure on the new generation of Galaxy Battleships made him forget to think carefully about the purpose of the club spending a lot of money to make a promotional film at this time, saying that this season Real Madrid, that is better than last season's Barcelona! Eleven goals were scored in the first three rounds, and the statistic of four goals in almost every game is simply stressful, which is simply abusing vegetables!