Chapter 1012: The Last Stand
In the 65th minute, Valencia and Barcelona made substitutions at the same time, Valencia replaced captain Albelda, who was a little out of fitness, with Javi Martinez on him, and Barcelona replaced Pedro with Llorente.
Both sides of the game were substitutions, and the commentators in the on-site commentary seat were not surprised, but they were a little emotional about Valencia's substitution.
When the camera was focused on Albelda, Valencia No. 1 Stadium commentator Hyde said with a sad face: "I believe that none of the fans watching the live TV will hope that this moment will come, because this is the last game of the career of the loyal David Albelda Alex, which means that we will never see him on the professional football field again...... At this moment, I don't know how many fans have grown up watching him play, and I don't know how many fans have been accompanying him all the way, but ...... Today we got to the finish line......"
"If I can, I really hope Alex can regain his fate and play for another ......season," commentator Canizares held back such a sentence for a long time, and his voice was more full of helplessness.
At the same time, all the fans at the new Wembley Stadium put aside their prejudices at this moment, stood up from their seats, and gave applause to Albelda, who was playing the last game of his career.
Albelda didn't go off the field immediately, but walked to the half-circle arc of Iro, who had to hand the captain's armband on his left arm to Iroh to complete the legacy.
"Ai, from today onwards, you are the owner of the captain's armband." Albelda removed the captain's armband and put it on Iello's left arm: "This is the captain's armband, and at the same time it is a supreme honor, come on!" Leave the championship in Valencia!! ”
Ailo felt the cheers from the scene, gave Albelda a big bear hug, and then pointed to the captain's armband on his left arm, and said firmly: "Don't worry, I'm here, the champion didn't run!" ”
Albelda smiled and nodded, then turned and ran to the sideline without hesitation to finish the final game of his career.
Countless die-hard Valencia fans have shed tears of sadness, whether they are young fans or middle-aged and elderly fans.
The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.
Albelda's career came to an end, and their supporters were even more uncomfortable than Albelda himself......
"Albelda, Albelda, Albelda!"
As Albelda got closer to the sidelines, the Valencia fans in the stands chanted louder and louder, and they even wanted to go back in time and see Albelda's stadium again......
But there is no feast of heavenly joy, and time will not be turned back, and in the end, it will ...... Albelda walked to the sidelines for a handover ceremony with Javi Martinez and stepped across the touchline to officially announce the curtain call on the final game of his career.
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After the two sides of the game completed substitution adjustments, Barcelona really because Llorente's offense has become more diverse, his ball and ball making it is equivalent to giving Barcelona a fulcrum in the front court, the attack is more clear, and he is physically strong, and he can attract enough defensive attention at the forefront of the team's attack, so that Albiol and Godin dare not relax at all.
It was not good to call on Xavi Martinez at the same time as Valencia's Barcelona substitution, his running range is directly proportional to his range of control, and he can protect the large space in front of the central defender very well, plus Cazorla, Mata, David Silva and Iello to help defence, there is not much problem defensively.
It's just that the team struggled to organize an effective offense in the process of switching from defense to offense.
Because in addition to Elo's strong breakthrough ability, Juan Mata and David Silva are stronger than possessing the ball rather than breaking through.
As David Villa gets older, his ability to break through has also begun to decline significantly......
In fact, Ancelotti was also thinking about it.
Now that the score is ahead, should we make a substitution? Or do you replace an attacking player with a defensive player to strengthen the defense?
On both points, Ancelotti couldn't make up his mind.
With two minutes to go, Barcelona dominated the pitch and Valencia had to defend in the half, leaving them with no time to attack.
As time goes on, the situation on the pitch will always create a certain illusion, as if Barcelona will break the goal sooner or later.
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Barcelona attacked again with the ball for more than a minute, and the Valencia defenders were tired of defending, being dispatched back and forth by Barcelona's passes, draining their energy.
Even if he had the opportunity to switch from defense to offense, David Villa was unable to control the ball effectively because of his excessive physical exertion.
So Carlo Ancelotti finally made up his mind to make a counterpoint adjustment.
Replacing David Villa with a midfielder is certainly good for the defence, but at the same time it limits the team's defensive counter-attack, and there will be a lack of a fulcrum up front, and Iello and David Silva are both players who are not in a fixed position, so it is particularly important to have a player who can hold the ball in the center forward position.
A minute later, 68 minutes into the game, Valencia made the second change of the game, replacing David Villa, who had seen a significant drop in fitness, with Edinson Cavani.
For this substitution, many commentators nodded in praise.
Commentator Huang Jianxiang said: "Ancelotti's substitution idea is very clear, the team failed to hold the ball in the team's two counterattacks, it is obvious that the physical decline is overdrawn, and now it is decisively replaced by Cavani, who is full of energy and strong body, which is very timely!" ”
In terms of actual combat effect, Cavani's appearance has a great effect on Valencia, which can effectively control the ball when the team turns from defense to attack, and can also play a high role in the team's set-piece defense, thereby relieving the team's defensive pressure.
As Barcelona's offensive increased, Messi's threat plummeted, and even though he tried to move more widely, it still couldn't do well.
In the seventy-first minute, Messi tried to shoot from distance.
But this choice is not a good choice, as long as Xavi Martinez sticks to the middle, Messi's options are very limited, and Wang Xiaolei is very prepared, there is no possibility of scoring at all.
Instead, Harvey Martinez's thigh was refracted in a subsequent long-range shot, but Wang Xiaolei reacted quickly and blocked the ball off the line.
With the clock ticking into the 75th minute, Pep Guardiola was ready to make a last-ditch push when he called Cesc Fabregas to his side and gave him a good time.
And the atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium has grown more frenetic with time, with supporters of any team not holding back their cheers......