Chapter 116: Changing Formations

Guan Xiaolong was deployed on the right this time, Salpong was still on the left, and Griezmann was in the middle.

In order to ensure the defensive depth of the midfield, Bergara dragged behind Prieto, and Ilia Ramendi was deployed on the left.

Lassalle's change of formation is precisely to activate the attack in the front court. It's not that this formation hasn't been used before, it's just that it doesn't appear often in official matches. After the lineup of 352 is thoroughly eaten, it is easy to be clamped, and a different set of playing styles may have good results.

If you don't say that the tree dies, the man lives! The change in Lasarte has changed a lot in the attacking line. At least, Guan Xiaolong felt liberated.

In fact, Guan Xiaolong's performance on the forward line is already very good, not only can he score goals, but he can also play the ball. However, at the top, the resources received are not the most.

Guan Xiaolong himself is not a player with excellent physical fitness, the main thing is ...... Short! If it weren't for the recent workouts, the body would still be very weak. A player like him needs to have plenty of space to play.

Refer to Ronaldo, Messi. Their performance against the sky in the past few years has actually been done on the wing. And in the middle, the one who can slash and kill is usually a slightly taller center. The striker who has a slightly better grasp ability and can get rid of one-on-one can score goals in minutes.

Now back to the familiar wing, albeit only on the right side, not on the left side that I used to play. Guan Xiaolong felt extremely liberated and completely turned upside down.

"! Almost! The fans exclaimed.

Griezmann's header almost slotted the ball in, but it was a little deflected. It was Guan Xiaolong who crossed from the side.

Villarreal's defenders are a headache because Guan Xiaolong's breakthrough is too sharp. Instantaneous acceleration is too abusive for defenders.

"Mondo, you're tight on the left! This kid is very good! Captain Villarreal said.

Mondo gasped and looked at Guan Xiaolong with a shocked expression. They were surprised by the formation that Real Sociedad had today, with the defenders in the middle mainly responsible for defending him. Now it's my own alignment, to say that I didn't care too much about it at the beginning, how could I think this Guan Xiaolong is so axial!

Hey, Guan Xiaolong thought to himself, this bottom cross is an old-fashioned trick. Except for corners, our team belongs to the dwarf group at any time in attack. How could I not know this truth and keep passing such a ball!

However, after these waves of attacks, Guan Xiaolong came to a conclusion.

The weak side of the right side can focus on him @ mother's!

Lao Sa, don't blame me, every time you say why I always attack first. Hey, I'm awesome! When didn't I open the gap first?

Guan Xiaolong found out the enemy's situation and frequently applied for firepower in the middle lane. Prieto could understand the situation on the field, and he also observed these waves of attacks and the reaction of the opponent.

However, for Guan Xiaolong's excited performance, the old brother inevitably laughed, thinking that this kid really had to rewind the clockwork.

Villarreal was suppressed for a long time at the beginning, mainly because he was not accustomed to the soil and water, and was stunned by Lasarte's change of formation.

Guan Xiaolong broke through on the right side, completely tore through the opponent's defense, and drove straight into the edge of the penalty area.

This time, Guan Xiaolong didn't go down, because there was no one next to him to interfere at all. Deep on the right side, you can pass the ball with your right foot, which you are best at. Guan Xiaolong did not hesitate to send a low flat ball to the vicinity of the small penalty area.

The weight of the goal was excellent, completely bypassing the defenders, and the goalkeeper could only stare dryly. Griezmann flanked in place and pushed the ball into the goal.

The goalkeeper was like a dog, and he didn't even make a symbolic save, because he couldn't guard the ball at all.

“Yeah!!!” Just over 20 minutes into the opening period, Real Sociedad took the lead.

The fans cheered loudly, venting the dullness of the home team's shit-like performances in recent rounds. Everyone saw the initiative at the beginning, and everyone firmly believed that this would be a hearty victory.

After the goal, Lasarte was naturally happy. However, he still reminded his disciples that excitement is excitement, that their heads should be kept clear, and that they should also pay attention to defense.

Maybe it's been a long time since I've had such a high spirit, or maybe Lasart's change of formation has brought freshness to the players in this team, anyway, everything on the field shows that everyone is very comfortable with this formation.

Shortly after the restart, Real Sociedad had another great chance. This time it was from the left, with Ilya Ramendi and Prieto making a one-two before giving the ball to Sarpong, who was plugged in on the wing.

Although Salpong is weak, he is still very good at strong breakthroughs on the wing. With a decisive impact, the inverted triangle is passed back to Ilya Ramendi.

Illiaramendi was on the left side of the net, freeing his right foot and curling a shot towards the far post.

The defender was busy defending in the middle, standing in the middle of the penalty area in a daze, blocking the goalkeeper's sight. When the goalkeeper saw the ball, his face turned green.

"Phew!"

The ball hit the post, bounced to the right, and was cleared by a defender.

The Anoeta Stadium was full of regret, and Xiao Dizi also scratched his head in pain, and said in his heart why he was so guilty.

The Villarreal coach gestured to the players on the pitch and soon felt the change in the Sociedad players when the goal was opened.

The opponent has changed the formation, and now the position on the field has been changed to 451, and more players have been added in the midfield to strengthen the defensive thickness.

It is really helpless to fall behind by one goal and fight in such a formation than the team. Judging from the waves of attacks just now, it is clear that Real Sociedad is in full swing. Stabilizing the existing situation is the most important thing, otherwise it will be a big trouble to be added to another one.

Although it was cowardly, the purpose of the coach of the team was achieved. Real Sociedad were effectively curbed on the flanks after their opponents changed formations. Conducting joint defense against the two sides is the core idea of restraining the side lanes.

Now Villarreal has a large number of midfielders and is not out of touch with the backfield, which makes Real Sociedad's possession space shrink, so the passive situation just now has been effectively alleviated.

After being able to control the ball, Villarreal also launched some attacks. Probably because the fight was more fierce just now, and now the two wings of the social team are not so high, and they need to recover their strength.

Both sides have a tacit understanding and enter a buffer period to fight for a shift to midfield.

I have to admit that Villarreal B is a very mature team. Although it is only a second team, it has a lot of tactics and the execution of the players on the field is very strong.

After the head coach's deployment just now, the team quickly got rid of the passive situation and was at least able to open up with the social team.

The clock came to 45 minutes, with two minutes of stoppage time in the first half. The first half looked like it was coming to an end, and the head coach was hoping that the midfielder would be able to discipline his players in order to change the passive situation.

Their request is simple, at least one point away from home.