Chapter 87: First win in the Europa League
Judging from the feedback from the organizers of the tournament earlier, the Austrian side only gave 2,000 tickets to the Villa team in this game, and the price was still very high, reaching 80-200 euros, which was almost the ticket price of the Champions League final. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Are they crazy? Isn't this a money grab? Aren't they worried that their fans will come to Birmingham too? ”
"We've protested, but they say that because of the growing influence of our team right now, many fans are eager to see the superstars in their minds, so it's hard to get a ticket, and the market has to raise the price."
"Isn't it the capital of the arts? Always think about money, money, money! It's so cheesy! Li Haolong couldn't help muttering a few words, but Jesse, the ticket supervisor, didn't hear it clearly, and asked.
"It's nothing, it's just a complaint, how are the ticket sales?"
"Although the price was a bit expensive, it sold out in a few days."
"The fans are so enthusiastic, we still have to consider the additional burden on them, so let's meet foreign clubs such an unreasonable price increase, you can register the fans who buy tickets, and the home tickets for the next round will be free, and they will be arranged according to the ticket grade they bought."
"Mr. President, this is not good, our votes have been maintained at a very low standard, if you are as generous as you, our financial statements will definitely not look good, you know, ticket revenue is also a big piece, the annual financial statement, the fans also want to see a very reasonable figure, so as to prove the financial health, give the fans confidence, and the constant deficit will also damage the image of the club."
"Jesse, I know what you mean, but after all, this is the first time in so many years, so let's do it, it's a big deal that I pay for it privately, and I don't need to put it in the report, and I don't take it as an example."
"Since the chairman said that it is not an example, then so be it, the private bill is still counted, it is not bad for tens of thousands of pounds, this is a 100% privately owned club, so there is no point, we don't need to explain to the shareholders, but I still have to seriously say that it is really not an example." Jesse is a serious employee and has been with the club for over 20 years.
In the first European match after 8 years, Li Haolong still values it very much, and Petrov even went to watch an Austrian league game on the spot. This team likes to play an offensive 343 formation, and the Covilita (Georgia) and Joelinton (Brazil) on the front line are both young players, who can run and shoot, and have a certain threat, Li Haolong weighed it again and again, changed the formation back to 4231, and put out a mixed lineup of main and substitutes: Boone, Henry, Benkovic, Vallejo, Henrichs, Lettimans, Weigel, Brandt, Lincoln, Dembele, Enrique. Griezmann's desire to fight is very strong, and he has always insisted on playing, considering the continuous fighting in the past few days and the damage he has suffered before, Li Haolong still decisively refused, after all, the season is still long, there is no need to overdraw physical strength in the early stage, and Liverpool last season is a living example.
There is no weak team in Europe, not to mention the leader of their respective leagues, maybe the players are not very famous, but the tacit understanding is more combative, Li Haolong has been very cautious, sent the main force of the 4 key positions, the process of the game proved that he still underestimated the opponent a little, once surrounded by the fast team, their cooperation was simple and fast, the style of play was effective, Weigel was surrounded by two people in the midfield, Lettymans lacked tacit understanding with him, failed to share his pressure in time, led to the first 20 minutes of the midfield out of control, This is a situation that the Villa team rarely encounters, no matter how passive the usual game is, the midfield uses Weigel's point as a radiation, and can always control the ball and slow down the tempo. Today's loss of control may stem from the rustiness of the two who are still starting for the first time, and the carelessness after winning consecutive battles. The passive scene on the field was so anxious that Petrov kept gesturing and shouting, allowing Letitimance to move closer to Weigl and help him get the ball, but the effect was still not very good, both of them had some problems with their positioning, and the opponent's targeted defense also cut off the connection between the two.
Now the time has just passed 20 minutes, if it is too much to change the adjustment, Li Haolong will not let such a slap in the face be easily staged, he is a person who loves to use his brain, and he has a plan after a few turns in his head, but this idea is more complicated to express, it is not good to make gestures to hint at Petrov, speaking of the original code is too simple, it can no longer meet the changes on the field, no way, so I had to take advantage of Petrov to sit back in the chair, hinting that several coaches gathered around, Tell Petrov about the new plan as much as possible.
After Petrov received the instructions, he took advantage of the sideline ball, pulled Dembele and whispered, Dembele understood and returned to the field to find the captain Vallejo, after a simple exchange between the two, the position on the field underwent some subtle changes, Vallejo pressed forward, almost to the back position, joined the other party's protection of Weigel's strangulation, the dense number of people fought to mess up the situation, and Dembele frequently pressed to the middle, using his speed and agility to pick up leaks, repeatedly impacting the midfield, you come to rob me? Okay, the ball can be distributed to Lincoln and the others, why don't you come and rob me? I'm just going to run all the way forward, sideways? I don't want it, it's enough to have Henrichs' suppression. Li Haolong's trick is called chaos to control chaos, and after chaos, it will be confusing, at this time, it depends on personal ability, the players of the Villa team are obviously higher in terms of personal ability, and the speed is also there, come on, the big chaos, see who is ruthless!
After this unreasonable mess of the Villa team, the design of the fast team was completely disrupted, and they insisted on their passion for 20 minutes without adaptability before the Villa team pulled back the situation, and Lettimans finally came back to life and played to his normal level. He was quite optimistic about Li Haolong and even wanted to be corrected for a while, not because he had no strength, but because he lacked courage and training. The Villa team, who controlled the situation, did not seem to need too many troop moves, and in the second half of the game, Li Haolong only replaced Davenport and Chalobah, and the first Europa League away game ended perfectly 2-0, with Lincoln and Enrique scoring one goal each.
Through this game, not only the young players, but also the coaching staff or Li Haolong, have learned a lot, can not be too rigid in the formation, the players on the field must learn to read the game, dare to make changes, the team needs a coach-like role on the field, whether it is captain Vallejo or metronome Weigel, they may have such potential, but now they don't know how to play, a game, the role that the coach can play is not as big as thought, except for substitution adjustment, The adjustment on the field needs to rely on the players themselves, if it is not for today's opponent is not too strong, the coach whispers off the field may not be effective, today's game is Nzongzi, Van Dijk, Isco, Griezmann is present, will definitely make a good self-adjustment, young people have to learn to turn around from the headwind in addition to the game and then play, accumulate experience, there is no other way.