Chapter 043: Loss
There was only one change to the Grasshoppers' starting lineup, with Zurich being exactly the same as when the two teams first met.
goalkeeper Vanings; defenders Kempter, Steitler, Bangura and Kokodjevic; The midfield quartet is Djemajli, Chiumento, Cabral and Wintertle; In the forward position are two big guns, Kavswich and Rodriguez.
Kaisa waited for Djemaili and Rodriguez to come up and fight hard, but things were not quite what he thought, and the two of them were not very large.
The Zurich team's attack seems to be suspected of being left-leaning, which is perfectly in line with the right-leaning doctrine of the Grasshopper team, and it is indeed a sworn enemy in the same city!
Winter, along with Kavswich and Rodriguez, frequently attacked the right side of Stefan and created heads-up opportunities.
Carla of the Grasshopper team could only keep retreating, helping Stefan to defend, and his performance was very difficult, and he shouted strangely in his heart, "If you don't fight on the empty left side, you actually rush into the crowd?" This group of people is sick, isn't it? ”
Stefan complained bitterly, the last game was shocked to the ground, Latour repeated his old tricks, or arranged a group of thugs around Stefan, but he didn't expect it to have the opposite effect.
Stefan quickly couldn't bear to get a foul under the onslaught of Rodriguez, but he was lucky and didn't have a yellow card. Otherwise, the second half will not be played at all.
The Zurich team's furious attack saw the effect, and immediately increased the number of people and continued to play Stefan, running, receiving the ball, and playing Stefan.
Kai Sa was stunned, we didn't have anything to do with it; Latour was also stunned, Zurich is not playing cards according to common sense! I let you stab you in the air, but I came to stab the bloody?
Kaisa's side is almost empty, it's a sinkhole, okay? I deliberately didn't fight this side. Of course, Zurich has felt Kaisa's energy and analyzed the last game in more detail, of course he doesn't want to hit Kaisa's side, it is a waste of time.
In the first ten minutes, the Grasshoppers were in a passive state, the midfield was almost out of control, and they were busy patching Stefan and were about to collapse.
This guy is not easy to serve! A large crowd circled around him, and he was beaten so badly that he was so embarrassed that he went home.
At this time, a strange voice came from the audience, "Wow, this team revolves around the No. 2 right-back, is there a godfather?" ”
"Wouldn't it? Will the godfather arrange so many people to escort him? It must be my father. ”
"It makes sense, the whole formation is too biased, it's not balanced at all, I really don't know who this right-back is, cow."
"Who's that left-back? It's pathetic. ”
"It's called Kaisa, I was besieged by a group of people in the last game, and I was stunned to hold on, and I didn't make any mistakes."
"Kaisa, you look so powerful. What is a right-back called? ”
"I heard that his name is Stefan, and he is the next captain appointed by Coach Latour."
The voice came out, and there was a round of exclamations around. This kind of performance can also become the next captain? This coach really has no vision.
'I feel like the left-back is too much stronger and the captain has to give that kind of talent.'
"yes, I'm also rooting for left-back, Kaisa, right? I decided to write a letter to the team management. ”
The voices of fans are getting louder and louder, and the public opinion situation is beginning to develop in the direction of Kaisa. Latour inexplicably provoked the anger of the public.
On the pitch, the Zurich players kept passing the ball to the left, gaining confidence and getting closer and closer to the goal.
Grasshopper midfielder Carla struggled to grab the ball, and never gave Stefan an assist again, a long pass dispatch, directly kicked the ball in front of Kaisa, let Kaisa play, to sprint.
If the team is pressed and beaten again, there will definitely be problems, the team does not fight back, and Zurich will be more reckless in throwing in troops.
Kaisa's confidence soared and he was light, but he kept a little thought, assisted in the half, and did not continue to go deeper, and passed directly to Kara who came up, allowing him to organize the attack.
Kara combed it out and cooperated with Schultz against the wall, but the opponent changed the defense very quickly, couldn't pull out the gap, looked to the right, and Stefan didn't dare to come up at all. He was already scared. Looking to the left, Kaisa didn't bother to come up at all, and was exchanging opinions with Vallori, anyway, waiting for the opponent to attack, or studying how to prevent the opponent's counterattack.
It's a tragedy, the two fullbacks don't assist, one side doesn't dare, the other side doesn't want to, what's wrong with the team? Carla began to doubt Latour's approach and kept propping up a Swiss, okay?
As long as the team can win, whether it is Swiss or foreigners, they should stick together, otherwise it is impossible to win. He was going to have a good talk with Kaisa at halftime, and he couldn't continue like this.
The Grasshoppers didn't create decent chances, returned to defensive mode again, and at half-time, they were passively beaten, which was very embarrassing.
I remember the first meeting between the two teams, Kaisa was very powerful, contributed two assists, and beat the whole Zurich team to cry dad and mother, scared to the present, and didn't dare to attack his side in the first half.
At halftime, Latour taught a few lessons, encouraging the team to continue attacking, while praising Stefan's solid performance, and allowing Kaisa to assist a lot, not to be a spectator, but to take responsibility.
Carla also approached Kaisa, "You can see the situation of the team, I don't think you can go on like this. You're the team's assist leader, so you have to take responsibility and put in a better performance. ”
Kai Sa looked confused, "I'm the assist king, and I'm not the captain." You can't get in, and you blame a defender? I'm too late to defend now, a bunch of you are helping Stefan defend, and I can't carry it alone. Brother Kara, don't play with me. ”
"No, I know you have a preconception about us. But you're part of the Grasshopper team, and you have to focus on the big picture. ”
"The big picture?" Kai Sa smiled helplessly, "I have no prejudice against you, and isn't it enough for me to help you see a side road alone?" Isn't that the most important thing to look at? I'm paving the way for Stefan! ”
"Brother Kara, don't talk to me about this, we Huaxia people are the best at talking about the overall situation." Kaisa shook his head, "If you want to win, it's not impossible, you all do your own thing, are you afraid that you won't be able to win the game?" ”
Kara quieted down and didn't say anything. Kaisa was right, he had done well enough, it was the others who messed up.
At the beginning of the second half, Kaisa also did his own thing, of course, occasionally assisted, but not much.
He didn't create many chances, only a threatening pass and gave Brazilian striker Roglio, who was ill-prepared and shot just over the crossbar.
Stefan, under the protection of Carla and others, finally made no mistakes, but captain Smirjanic held steady throughout the game, and at the last moment went wrong and the defense kicked into the air. Scored by the opponent, the Grasshoppers lost 0:1 away.
The team suffered a defeat and was overtaken by Basel in the standings, becoming second in the league.
Latour was not satisfied with the team's performance and scolded all the players. He was under a lot of pressure, and he wanted to help Stefan, but Stefan was not easy to help and couldn't get up. But Stefan is so controlling that he won't be as bold as Kaisa, and he's conflicted right now.
Several old people in the team were also very dissatisfied with the game, with their strength, they should not have lost, but they inevitably lost. Kaisa's performance dropped sharply, and the assists went up less and less, not like an active game. They decided to find Kaisa together and talk to him openly and honestly.
At the same time, Kaisa is worried about the playing time of foreign players. Their wages are tied to the number of appearances and performance, and if they don't have enough playing time, they will all die poor.
In the post-match press conference, something even more exciting came out.