Chapter 054: The Game Begins
Latour took Valori to be interviewed by reporters, but he didn't expect the opposing player Gimenez to make a big fuss, and the reporter excitedly conveyed Gimenez's words, so that the two real people didn't know how to answer.
Valori was already bored, and he couldn't beat a fart with a stick, but now he still plays to his advantage and sits quietly as a beautiful man. The journalist also seems to be used to his state.
Latour sat down on the casserole, his ass rubbing, "I can't answer this question." That's Gimenez's point of view, not necessarily right, but in any case, I want both sides to remain calm and restrained on the pitch and give the best game to the crowd. ”
He is worried that the players will compete on the field and affect the team's tactical performance. At least, he's not at ease with young Kaisa right now. Kaisa's ability to explode on the court is largely due to his character of not admitting defeat.
Kaisa also knew about Gimenez's provocation, and the reporter was worried that he would not be exposed, and he would convey this matter to his ears no matter what. But it wasn't the reporter's interview time, and Kaisa didn't answer anything, just smiled and responded.
There is no need for him to answer, football is not shouted with the mouth, how many countries shout to win the World Cup, and set bonuses, but is it useful? The most important thing is the performance of the players on the field.
In 2014, Argentina reached the World Cup final, but Higuain and Messi were weak at critical moments, do you have a solution? If they shouted "Enter" and scored a goal, they would have screamed their throats.
The game starts and the players come out.
Kaisa is not the captain on the field, the two captains of the team are on the field, Smirjanic is partnered with Vallori, and the left and right defenders are Jeff and Kaisa respectively; Midfielder Kara also started the game, with Menezes, Cabanas and Zaratic joining him; Forwards are Roglio and Alfonso, with Salat on the bench.
Fletti was in the back of the net and the pressure was not small.
Basel coach Christian Gross also lined up a strong lineup, and no one wants to lose in key games. This is the battle for the top spot in the league, and if it is won, the halfway championship will basically start, which will have a great impact on the morale of the second half of the season.
Of course, this Basel team cannot be compared to when Shaqiri was there, but Shaqiri's Basel has killed Manchester United. They also suffered heavy blood loss in the offseason, with the Yakin brothers missing one.
The Yakin brothers are real brothers, a football brother group, like Phil Neville and Philip Neville, not the one Han Qiaosheng said.
The younger brother Hakan Yakin transferred to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, and the elder brother Murat Yakin stayed in the team, and also started this game, in the central defender position, and was still the captain on the field. And their high school striker Strehler has also left. But Gimenez rose to the top, which can be regarded as a supplement to the strength.
The goalkeeper position is Zubebull; Defenders Degen, Zwig, Yakin and Klaibe; The midfielders are a quartet of Cantalupi, Hugel, Kippefield and Delgado; Needless to say, the forward position was occupied by Gimenez in one and Julio Rossi in another.
Julio Rossi is an Argentine, not Spain's Rossi, who scored just six goals in 31 appearances for Basel last season.
The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and Basel kicked off first.
Gimenez was active, receiving a pass from Rossi and immediately pushing towards the middle before passing to Hugel, who was following up.
Hugel organized it, gave it to Delgado, and faced Kaisa. Kaisa is not in a hurry, does not go out of the foot, keeps a distance, does not get off the foot and does not fit closely.
Delgado is not fast and does not break through, but the sudden change in pace is quite accomplished and can be eliminated in an instant, and he is very accurate on the ball and has a good grasp of power. He also has five assists so far this season, making him the assist leader in Basel.
Delgado was also in the tentative phase, and seeing that there was no chance, he returned to Hugel and asked him to reorganize. Hugel had long observed that Gimenez had a good chance to pick up a cross over the head of Kara.
Gimenez received the ball, accelerated his breakthrough, flashed out of space, and shot with his feet. Tested Foletti, but didn't score, corner.
Gimenez deliberately rubbed into Kaisa's side and kept teasing, "Don't you dare to defend me? Why don't you dare to come face to face with me? Kay Sa quietly tugged at Gimenez's jersey and didn't answer.
The corner kick was taken, Gimenez wanted to jump, but was pulled back by Kaisa, lowered his head by half a head, and it was too late to fall to the ground, Kaisa had already pushed the ball out of the penalty area.
Gimenez was a little annoyed, Kai Sa made a lot of small movements, why didn't he have small movements, he also followed Kai Sa, pulling and pulling. After a long time, the referee rushed over and gave a verbal warning, but did not give a card.
In this game, Latour arranged to play in the middle, and the fullbacks pressed the assists were not large, and Kaisa didn't get many opportunities, but the defensive task was not light.
But whether he faced Delgado or Gimenez, or Rossi, he could complete the task well, the defense was leaky, and Basel's offensive focus also shifted to the left, occasionally sneaking into the middle, unable to break the heavy defense.
Kaisa has 50% of Ram's ability at his peak, and at the same time has 30% of Kafu's ability, and Baines's cross has strengthened a lot of skills and talents.
It seems that he is a player with more than 70% of the ability of Lahm at his peak, and the pressure is not too great against the players of the Swiss league.
Gimenez provoked Kaisa many times, but he couldn't find a chance, and his anger kept rising, "Come on! Coward, go head-to-head with me. ”
As soon as Kaisa stepped forward, he immediately transferred, and then laughed, "Fool, come and chase me." "Scolding and scolding, he is hairy in his heart, Kaisa's defense makes him very uncomfortable, he can only transfer, his strategy of provoking Kaisa is not very successful.
was cut off a few times, but he was very depressed, a bit like Kai Sa.
Before the end of the first half, Gimenez was cut off by Kaisa again, and Kaisa finally spoke, "Waste, you still want to challenge me." ”
Kaisa deliberately didn't go, took a step back with the ball, and Gimenez, who fell to the ground, was angry and hooked his foot directly.
Kaisa fell down at the same time, smashed the ball out of bounds, rolled on the ground, and hugged his knee as if it hurt.
The referee finally blew the whistle and rushed over to give Gimenez a yellow card. In fact, Gimenez's action is a retaliatory action, as well as the action of shining the soles, and it is not a problem to give a red card.
It's just that now the action of the bright soles is not tight, Gimenez only received a yellow card, otherwise Basel could only respond to 10 men in the second half.
Coach Gross frowned, the pre-match tactics were not very successful, Gimenez and Delgado teamed up, but they couldn't provoke Kaisa, this young man's mentality was beyond his imagination.
"In the second half, it's time to change the strategy." Gross thought, quite a wise general. Latour, on the other hand, was pleased with his team's performance, with no mistakes in defence and a threat in attack, and as long as he was a little more able to take advantage of his chances, he could win the game.
The first half ended quickly, with neither side able to break the deadlock and go into the break.
Latour began to lay out the tactics for the second half, and in the second half, Kaisa did a good job of defending while also taking on more assist tasks.