Chapter 111: The Best Team for September
Three days later, Villarreal travelled again to the city of Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Because this week is a double tournament in a week, the schedule is very intense, and after the match against Murcia, the Yellow Submarine will take a short break and immediately move on to the next league game.
And that's not all, after the trip to Racing Santander, they need to return to the town non-stop to prepare for the league game against Athletic Bilbao four days later.
The continuous rush is actually a big challenge for the team, coupled with the sequelae left by the FIFA virus, it is a great test for the players' energy and physical fitness.
In the match against Murcia, the team played with a "remnant" of half main and half substitutes, and in this match against Racing Santander, Pellegrini once again used a large number of substitutes. Players who have been promoted from the development squad such as Bilardo and Markitus have made the starting line-up, while Godin, who moved from Uruguay at the start of the season, has made his first La Liga game.
Van Bizhuang has been a starter for the second game in a row, and apart from him, there are basically a lot of fresh faces in all three lines of the team, with Josiko partnering Birado in the midfield axis and Carney at right wing-back. Except for Hosiko, who is more familiar with him, the other few people don't have much cooperation.
That's not all, it's even more exaggerated at the back, the team's backline is almost completely new, Godin's first appearance in the new season is paired with Pena as a central defensive combination, the left wing-back is Capdevilla, and the right-back is Xavi. Venta, goalkeeper is Vieira.
The whole backline, except Xavi. Venta is the regular main player, and the others are all substitutes.
Up front, it's Rossi and Markitus who partner each other.
Such a starting lineup can no longer be called "half main force and half substitute", in fact, this is a well-deserved "second-tier team".
Pellegrini's intentions are clear, he wants to keep his main players in the snow and give the players plenty of adjustment and rest time for the next big game against the Basque Lions. In his opinion, Racing Santander is not a strong team, and playing with such a squad is enough - Pellegrini sees it far ahead, he does not particularly care about the outcome of a game, after all, he and his team are still too far away from winning the league title, although they are now in second place in the table, but unrealistic ideas are not numerous, and the team is still aiming for European qualification next season. The league is a long process, and the "abandonment" of two games is just a means to an end.
Pellegrini's meaning is very simple, just use such a rotation lineup and deal with a team that is not strong, it is best to win, and it is acceptable to get a draw, even if he loses in the end, he will admit it.
It's just that Pellegrini didn't expect that the team gave him a big surprise, in the first half of the first goal conceded a goal, Villarreal completed the second half of the Jedi counterattack, first by Carney in front of the goal to pick up the missed shot to score a goal, and then Van Bi's corner kick assisted Pena to head in, to complete the score overtake, in the last moments of the game, substitute Markitus came on the field to find the feeling of the game forward Forlan, received Hosico's ball, a long shot in the running directly broke through the door of Racing Santander.
3:1!
Villarreal easily won the game with a rotating line-up, while also winning four consecutive league games.
This brings their league points to 12 points and a smooth move up one place to lead the La Liga table.
Although this is not the final league standings, and Villarreal's overall strength and bench depth make it difficult to sit in this position all the time, but it is also a great blessing for the club to be able to become the league leader for a short time.
This is enough to make the fans in the small town excited for at least a long time, especially against Valencia, and they will have more to say - don't you city people look down on us countrymen? Hah, now you're looking down on it again? Hmph, sour fox, you have the ability, you also press Real Madrid and Barcelona under you, try to be the leader again?
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Fan Bizhuang failed to score in this game, but he contributed an assist, and his performance was quite good. And there was no change in the scorers' charts, with Samuel Eto'o also failing to score in this round and the pair still tied for first place - but they were not the only players who tied for the top spot, Real Madrid's Dutch goalscorer and king of the penalty area, Ruud van Nistelrooy increased his tally to four goals in this round of games, and the joint top scorer list went from two to three.
Behind the trio, stars such as Raul and Forlan who scored three goals followed.
To Fan Bizhuang's surprise, he also saw a familiar and unfamiliar name on the list of shooters. Messi.
"The little man?"
Fan Bizhuang's mind appeared with the appearance of a somewhat short teenager, and he laughed silently, but did not pay attention to it. That man was a former teammate, but like most La Masia players, he didn't have much of a relationship with them, and if it hadn't been for the conflict, he probably wouldn't even remember the other person's name.
"Three goals, that's amazing!"
can have such data and performance in a giant team like Barcelona, Messi really deserves the name of "La Masia's rare genius in a century", and even Fan Bizhuang has to admire. He knows his own family's affairs, although he is now the top scorer in the opponent's list, but his own data is mostly accidental, after all, he is not a real striker, and scoring goals is not his full-time job.
Messi, on the other hand, is a serious striker. As the league progresses, he will only score more and more goals, and it may not be long before the opponent can surpass him in terms of goals.
Of course, on the other hand, Van Bizhuang, who is not a striker but has scored so many goals, is even more remarkable than the other side.
"Whatever, how many goals have others scored, what can they perform, and what does it have to do with me? It's not in La Masia, and I'm not the passerby who couldn't even play and no one paid attention to me. When we meet again, just give it our all. ”
Two days later, the seaside town was boiling again.
The official website of the Spanish Football Federation has announced the best team for September, and Van Bizhuang's name is prominently listed in the list of players who have performed well in the entire La Liga league in September. Not as a substitute, but as a starting 11, which means he was voted one of the league's best 11 of the month.
In the whole of Villarreal, there are a total of three players selected, except for Van Bizhuang, the other two are Riquelme and Abarina, the former can be included in the best team list from time to time, and the latter is the first time. The biggest difference with Fan Bizhuang is that neither of them is the starter of the best team, but as a substitute, they are listed at the end of the list.
In fact, only one player in Villarreal's history has ever been named to the Team of the Month list, and that is Riquelme at his peak, who is the team's biggest star and a well-known classical midfield maestro in football, and it makes sense to receive such an accolade.
Of course, now there is a Fan Bizhuang, after the ban was lifted, he performed like the sun in the whole month of September, scoring or assisting in every game, and in the four league games he played, Villarreal won all of them, plus he was voted the best player of the match in three consecutive games, such a performance, to be selected for the best team of the month, even the most discerning fans, can not find any fault.
This is a great honor, teammates and coaches have sent warm congratulations to Fan Bizhuang, and the submarine's training ground has become the most lively place in the next few days, fans and reporters from various cities have surrounded the place, the former wants to get close to Fan Bizhuang, "one of the best of the month", it is best to get an autograph and group photo, and the purpose of the latter is more simple and direct, countless media want to get the first-hand information of this rapidly rising genius star, It's best to be able to have an exclusive interview and report on it.
Fan Bizhuang was also happy about his selection of La Liga Team of the Month, at first he didn't have much feeling, thinking that this selection was as painless as the best player selection after the game, and there was no substantial benefit, but Molina called to congratulate him, and told him that the selection would bring him a lot of fame and attention, he was happy, he had just stepped into the professional league, what he needed most was influence and attention, these two things could not be seen or touched, but they could bring him substantial benefits.
And in the next two days, he did feel the benefits brought to him by this selection, countless reporters wanted to interview him, and some representatives of business companies who rushed to him after learning the news found him and wanted to cooperate with him in commercial advertising.
Of course, although Fan Bizhuang likes money, he also has his own principles, and he did not rashly accept it, but politely declined, saying that his agent was responsible for advertising endorsements.
He kicked the ball to Molina, trusting that he would select the most suitable merchants.
He left the commercial side to Molina, and he himself accepted an invitation to a football interview show at the suggestion of Mr. Ruben to record a television program.