Chapter 55: Friendly Match (2)
In the second leg, Villa played against Bayer Leverkusen, Li Haolong played half of the main team, Boone, Amavi, Darnell, Chalobah, Henrichs, Lettimans, Weigel, Brandt, Isco, Antivoros and McCormack. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Bayer Leverkusen contributed two players to Aston Villa this summer, and the players who filled the goal team have not yet played their full strength, and the team lineup has been affected to a certain extent, as can be seen in the first game with Inter, but the German team has his own toughness of his iron-blooded chariot, and the first defeat did not affect their mood.
Leverkusen midfielder core Calhanoglu was banned by FIFA for 4 months for violating the contract, missed the second half of last season's Bundesliga, and his game with Inter Milan was just lifted or his first official game in a long time, the day before yesterday he performed in the second game and rebounded strongly, whether it was the front court threading the needle or the world's first free kick play, all of which posed a huge threat to Aston Villa, and the main Villa played very reluctantly, but managed to keep the score at 0-0. In the second half, Li Haolong simply replaced Amawi, Henrichs, Weigel, and Isco, and replaced Henry, Abdul, Davenport, and Lincoln. This kind of adversity competition is a good opportunity to hone people's minds, anyway, there is no pressure of performance, it is better to let young people go up and rush. In addition to goalkeeper Boone, this lineup did not even have a man over 20 years old, but instead exploded with huge energy in the second half, Li Haolong took the opportunity to practice the frontcourt high pressing tactics, the young players were full of physical energy and tirelessly running, Leverkusen was somewhat suppressed, and whenever Calhanoglu got the ball, there were always two players who stepped forward to scramble, which made him extremely uncomfortable. However, his strength is there, such a player cannot be completely restricted to death, not to mention that he still has that free kick, and the skills that can kick the free kick as a penalty are doomed, even if he is frozen in the sports battle, he can still score a goal.
Just when everyone thought it would end 0-0, Bayer Leverkusen's No.11 Kiessling was brought down by Darnell on the right side of the penalty area, Calhanoglu shot into the bottom right corner of the goal at an extremely tricky angle, Boone didn't even react, and Villa lost 0-1 to Bayer Leverkusen. Inter Milan continued to play triumphantly, Icardi scored a hat-trick, Sanchez scored two passes, Inter defeated Espanyol 4-0, Inter captain center Icardi and Sanchez sparked, and they could become the duo that shocked Europe this year.
In the third leg of the game, Leverkusen and Espanyol played an astonishing high score, it was already the last game, and the two teams that let go of the attack played a high score of 4-3, and the Spaniards, who had lost two consecutive games, suddenly broke out and won Leverkusen, and the game was very open and very good.
Villa vs. Inter, this is the game that Li Haolong values the most, and he used this game as a benchmark for acceptance, and he went all in, with Jordan Pickford, Amavi, Van Dijk, Rayo Vallejo, Henrichs, Nzunzi, Weigel, Isco, Antoine Griezmann, Dembele, Arario. Inter Milan sent Handanovic, Mourilo, D'Ambrosio, Miranda, Marquinhos, the double back is Gagliardini and Kondogbia, Sanchez on the left, Mario in the middle, Candreva on the right, Icardi in front of him, Pioli, who usually uses 343,442,433, discharged the 4231 formation, two of which are meat grinder back arrangements, plus the defensive active Mario, which is obviously to disrupt the rhythm of the midfield, break Aston Villa's possession, and play a quick counterattack.
The process of the game is as shown by the intention of the Inter lineup, as soon as the opening of the midfield was strangled, Aston Villa has been accustomed to this kind of scene in the Championship, but compared to the roughness of the Championship, the Latin faction is another experience, more small actions, more like to hook the ball behind him, and the reaction is faster, in short, it makes you very uncomfortable, from the repeated whistles and Isco's frequent fall to the ground, although this friendly match is not public, but it is still very strict in the competition system, and the referees invited are also international, The penalty scale is completely in accordance with the standards of the competition.
"Turn the ball upside down and don't fight with them personally!"
"Weigel, press it a little, there is an iron wall behind you, rest assured, go up and answer Isco!"
"Griezmann, Dembele, change positions, don't let them target Isco alone and disrupt their rhythm!"
"Yes, that's it, play your own character, turn the ball around, see no, they can only eat dust behind you, Arario, shoot, shoot! No one will defend you! Yes, that's it, even if you don't enter, make them startled, make them feel presence, and make them dare not ignore you. ”
Under the passionate command of Li Haolong, the players gradually adapted to Inter's pressing, and their technical ability is indeed higher, and they have the ability to break the pressing with exquisite coordination and fast balls, especially Isco, whose continuous dribbling ability allows him to often connect several people to attract most of the defensive firepower and then divide the ball, although there are also mistakes or breaks, but as long as they pass out, they can form a gap and cause an opportunity to attack. Pioli anxiously shouted on the side that the players should not lose their position, and they should not be absolutely sure not to rob Isco, this is the power of Isco in the positional battle, although he sometimes loses some opportunities with some sticky balls, but he is still essentially a pass-oriented player, with first-class vision and footwork, he fully has the ability to pass this fatal pass, although he is small, nicknamed "little short legs", he always does not fall in the dribble, and he is extremely tough, like a weakened version of Messi, but the speed and shooting are not at the level of Messi. Griezmann, the number one star of the Villa team, is gradually revealing his value at this time, and his flexible running position and Isco form the most dazzling combination on the left side, often playing a small range of two-on-one, two-over-two, and only need three or two strokes to tear apart the opponent's defense, Griezmann wiped it in either a shot or a cross or an inverted triangle pass, and the left side is led by these two people, whether it is with the pressing Amavi, the receiving Weigel, or the far Dembele have formed a very good echo, And Dembele's unreasonable breakthrough on the right side is also a magic weapon to break this kind of pressing, his ability and speed alone are enough to form another style on the right, all kinds of raw moments pressure the nerves of the Inter defense, and almost only the new transfer Marquinhos can keep up with Dembele in the Inter backline.
Inter were not discouraged by the temporary loss of momentum, and within 20 minutes, Pioli replaced Kondogbia with Brozovic, who was good at shooting from distance and positioning, in addition to the tactics of continuing to press, hoping to use his running to link up a somewhat out-of-control midfielder, or hope that he could catch a chance to hit the back of the net. Inter's attack is not without highlights, although Mario is not as gorgeous as Isco and others, but as a modern midfielder, both the timing and strength of the ball are very accurate, and the movements are concise, and Icardi and Sanchez are the kind of stars who can seize every opportunity to score goals, and several only counterattacks are very threatening, Sanchez's adaptability is very strong, from Arsenal's gorgeous technical flow to Inter Milan can still shine, not the kind of player who can only rely on one system, The fact that the Chilean national team, which followed the pragmatism, won two Copa America titles is enough to prove it all.
The confident Li Haolong, the confident Villa team, facing the strongest opponent this summer, burst out the strongest fighting spirit, both at the back and in the front court have played a very high level, Li Haolong has a feeling that if the FA Cup final is this lineup, he will dare to let go of playing with Manchester United without using those little tricks, and he is also very confident that the championship still belongs to Villa. In this game with Inter, Li Haolong made almost no substitutions, but replaced Van Dijk, who had just recovered from injury, and the result of the game was finally 2-1, Villa scored Griezmann and Dembele, all with the assist of Alario, and Inter scored Sanchez, a counterattack like a chicken. But this championship was won by Inter Milan with two wins, and Villa, who also won two games, followed by goal difference, a friendly match that was not public, the result was not important, and the important teams were trained, which was the purpose of this competition.