Chapter 122: The Europa League (2)
The two wings are more relaxed to counterattack, the Villa team has launched several assaults from the two wings, in addition to simple crosses, both sides have taken more inverted triangle passes, whether it is Isco or Griezmann are cruising in the 45-degree area, as soon as you catch the ball, you can directly hit the goal or seek a small range of cooperation, the two have a lot of choices and have the ability to complete, at this time the triangle small group cooperation that has been emphasized has played a huge effect. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the 20 minutes after the first half, the Villa team had relied on such tactical combinations to threaten Sevilla's goal several times, but goalkeeper Rico played well today, deflecting Villa's shots several times.
Ranieri is a tactician, how can he not see the problem, he did not expect the two wing-backs to play like this today, completely did not reflect his tactical intentions, before the end of the half, made a rare substitution adjustment, removed a central defender Pareja, replaced a midfielder Matthias Cranvettel, Escudero and Mariano retreated, played 442.
Five minutes, only five minutes, the last five minutes of the first half proved that Ranieri's adjustments were effective, and Escudero and Mariano, who were focused on defence, lost the embarrassment of the first 40 minutes and gradually suppressed the arrogance of Dembele and Amavi.
In the first half, the two sides fought in the light rain for 45 minutes, Sevilla was a bit lively on the scene, but it was more like thunder and rain, and the Villa team, which passively counterattacked because of the weather, was more like the "pretty boy" Mayweather, a genius in the boxing world, with clever defense, supplemented by fierce and deadly counterattacks, but played a more threatening attack.
Li Haolong also came to the locker room at halftime, and he rarely put forward his own opinion, which has not expressed any suggestions for the team for most of the season.
"In the second half, you must fight together, Alario, you must strengthen the frontcourt pressing, especially Lamy, you must grab him panic, their ability to play the ball is too average, forcing them to pass back to the goalkeeper, the field is slippery, and there will be a chance to come out at any time."
This transgression did not cause any surprise in the slightest, as he had been doing so for some time this season. Li Haolong's age is younger than some players, which can convince everyone, although most of it is because of his identity as an investor, but his professional knowledge and unique vision also play a decisive role.
Li Haolong didn't speak again after saying this, Petrov also thought deeply of this proposal, and he was also about to make arrangements, so he seized the time to tell about the shortcomings in the first half, and then made a detailed distribution work along the line of thinking, and finally this cheerful Bulgarian beckoned all the players to gather around and cheer for himself.
"Europa League!"
"Vera!"
"Victory!"
In fact, it is not so difficult to boost morale, and it does not require too many impassioned words, the whole team has the same goal, and a roar can arouse everyone's fighting spirit.
In the second half of the game, the Villa team decisively started to press in the frontcourt, including Mr. Griezmann, who was like a sapper and did not hesitate to grab the physical strength, and the whole team aimed to break the deadlock as soon as possible.
The scene suddenly became intense, and the audience was emotionally charged by the sudden rhythm, especially the more than 10,000 fans of the Villa team, who sang in unison, and waves of sound swept the entire stadium.
Rami is very embarrassed, Sevilla's back line is very embarrassed, there have been several dangerous situations, Rico is very depressed, and he has reluctantly returned the pass again and again, as well as the fly-like chase of the Villa players, which makes it difficult for him to deal with it, several times he hurriedly kicked the right point, and twice he actually kicked out of the sideline, no way, he was given too little time to react.
Ranieri knew it was bad when he saw this situation, but there was really no replacement for the player at the back who was enough to solve this stubborn problem on the ball, so he had to whistle frequently off the pitch and let the frontcourt players come back to pick up.
At such moments, what is needed is resoluteness and decisiveness, and the Villa team has no hesitation in executing the tactics of pressing from the top of the position, and many times it is a two-by-two scramble.
Finally, in the 61st minute, Alario forced Rami to pass back, and Dembele cleverly predicted the route of his return pass, snatched the ball away before Rico, and changed the line, Rico had no choice but to pounce on Dembele. Rico was well aware of the consequences of the foul and did not plead, quietly waiting for the referee to give a penalty, the penalty was certainly inevitable, and the only hope now was not to be sent off.
The referee on duty, Varniga's hometown, Hungarian golden whistler Viktor Kaushoi, decisively awarded the penalty and showed Rico a red card, without any doubt. The backline is too bad, what can Rico say? He walked straight off the pitch with a cold face, and Ranieri was also depressed, so he had to replace a striker, Ben Yedder, and substitute goalkeeper David Soria.
This season's first penalty taker of the Villa team was named Griezmann by Li Haolong, why is it said to be a force to be overpowered, because from the past history, Griezmann's penalty scoring rate is very low, and only 2 of the 7 penalties were scored during Atletico Madrid, which is a bit miserable.
Statistics show that by age group: football veterans over 30 years old have the highest penalty shooting rate, reaching 81%; followed by young birds under the age of 24, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and the penalty shooting rate can reach 79%; The least trustworthy is precisely the young and energetic "centrists", only 70%, which is a magical data.
According to the position on the field: the striker who shoots the goal is the vocation, and the penalty shooting rate is the highest, exceeding 80%; The defender has a hard foot and a shooting rate of 74%; The least is the midfielders, because they are always looking ahead.
Another statistic is also crucial, the left-footed player has a 20% lower penalty shooting rate than the right-footed player, and the corresponding Robben has not hit a very high penalty rate, as is the case with Maradona, Messi and Mesut Ozil.
Unfortunately, Griezmann is a young centrist, a midfielder, and a left-hander, all three of them are all right, and they fit all the demands of the dark penalty taker. Li Haolong resolutely does not believe in this evil, after all, there is still a small probability problem. Footwork, big heart, both, what's the reason not to kick that damn ball into the goal, and he's just got one the day before yesterday.
It's a pity that Li Haolong was slapped in the face, and a small probability happened, but it was not the probability of a penalty score, but a more rare probability of hitting the post.