Chapter 39: The Focus War

The matchup between Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo is neither a derby nor a giant background, but the matchup between these two teams, which have been extremely eye-catching recently, has become the focus of this round of La Liga.

In the pre-match press conference, Lusado, a reporter for the Basque Diario, threw a conundrum to Celta coach Berizzo: "In the face of Real Sociedad, is there any confidence to break the embarrassment that Celta has not won at the Anoeta Stadium in 16 years?" ”

In the face of Lusado's difficulties, Berizzo's words were meaningful: "Anoeta is a magical place, many teams have a spell of not winning here, I think it may be the icon", but then he changed his words: "I think we will win this game with the belief that we will win, after all, we only won last month against the most expensive team in the world." ”

Agusli smiled and took Berizzo's words and said: "Every coach has the belief that he must win, and Levante said the same thing in the last round (laughs below), and experience has shown me that our players are much better on the pitch than a bundle of euros".

The verbal inconceitfulness of the two managers, coupled with the purposeful "citation" and clamor of the media reporters, added to the tension of the game. Attendance at the Anoeta Stadium continues to rise, and it is already hard to find a ticket before the game.

Due to their outstanding performances last month, Qu Jing and Canales were named in the La Liga Team of the Month for October. When the two were introduced by the host, the fans of Anoeta stood up collectively and gave them thunderous applause. It made Qu Jingbi feel like he was in the blood when he first came out, his debut, his first goal, the best player, the best team, the things that many players dream of happening to him one by one, and he enjoyed it, and of course, wanted more.

Agusri and Berizzo on the sidelines looked calm, but judging from the formation and player list of the two men, it is clear that both managers have carefully designed their line-ups:

Celta's line-up has not changed much from the previous round, and they have a 4-3-3 formation for their attacking penchant: goalkeeper No. 1 Alvarez, two centre-backs Fontas and Gomez, two full-backs Jonny and Marlo, Radoia, Voss and Hernandez in midfield, and Nolito, Aureliana and Aspas up front.

Real Sociedad made a slight change to their line-up, with Ilia Ramendi on the bench, Berziche at right-back, with Bergara and Qu Jing at midfield, Prieto and Zurutusa on the left and right wings, Canales in the middle and Vela up front.

Celta Celta, who kicked off first, quickly launched a round of onslaught after a symbolic return pass, with Aspas, Nolito, Hernandez, Voss, Radoa, and left-back Jonny who assisted forward, they had as many as six players in the left half, and even two central defenders, Fontas and Gomez, almost crossed the half, as if Real Sociedad's attacking side did not exist.

"It's crazy", this kind of behavior that borders on ignorance makes Qu Jing feel annoyed, he is playing a regional defense with his teammates, while seeing the opportunity to grab, after a clean steal Hernandez, he almost doesn't look at it, and the outside instep is directly a long pass.

The ball floated slowly between Fontas and Gomez. This left the two men who were slow to appreciate their own attack a little unprepared, and when Fontas realized that Bella, who had been cruising in front of him, suddenly began to accelerate, he immediately began to retreat.

But it was too late.

He made an effort to make an upside-down golden hook move, trying to intercept the ball that slipped over his head, but apparently to no avail. Falling heavily on the turf, he could only watch as Vela took the ball with his right foot and headed straight for the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Álvarez kept his concentration high and started from the moment he saw the ball leap past Fontas and Gomez. But the fast-paced Vela clearly had a huge advantage in speed, and by the time Alvarez saw that the situation was not good and wanted to return to the penalty area, Vela had already dribbled the ball.

Bella didn't waste that golden chance of one-on-one, and after a ball had been split, he stabbed the ball into the net with ease.

The Arena de Anoeta burst into cheer with joy just five minutes after the kick-off.

Celta, who was arrogant and arrogant, paid the price for her rashness.

Agusli looked grim on the sidelines, as if he was the one behind the score. However, Berrizzo's expression was relaxed, and he made a gesture to the team members unhurriedly - attack!

"If you don't attack, you'd rather die", especially when the score is behind, so that Celta, who likes to attack, has no way out. As if they had identified it, they continued to hoard on the left side, but they obviously took precautions against the sneak attack just now, not only did the two central defenders stay obediently in the half, but even the right-back Maro did not dare to step forward easily.

As the players became more and more accommodating, Real Sociedad became more and more comfortable with this static zone defense, and they had few holes, and Celta's players had no holes except for frequent foot drops, and then they returned from hanging into the penalty area.

The Real Sociedad team, which had a ball in hand, played unusually relaxed, and when switching from defense to attack, Qu Jing, as a transit station, did not deliberately speed up, as if to verify the footwork of his teammates, and with him as the fulcrum, he kept dispersing the ball outward, retracting, and dispersing again. In the face of the pressing of the Celta players at the top of the front, he neither broke through nor made long passes, but just took advantage of the numerical advantage of the backfield defense to turn Aspas and Nolito and others around.

In the 15th minute, when Aspas and Nolito were slackening in their pressing, Qu Jing suddenly began to pick up. He dribbled past Aspas, then slipped past Ladoia with a beautiful Marseille spin before getting the ball to Canales when Voss and Gomes stepped forward to get the ball at the feet of Canales.

Canales, who has played at a high level in recent games, received the ball and rubbed it to Bella, who was quickly forward, and Bella, who was defended by Marlo, stopped the ball with his right foot, followed by a left-footed pick, and the ball passed Alvarez, who came forward to block, and went into the net again before Fontas, who was chasing after him.

The excited and stunned expression of the goal-scorer Vela was recorded on camera, which also reflected the thoughts of many people, the process of the game that should have been evenly matched was unbelievable, and the Celta players, who had been swearing before the game, obviously did not expect this, and their helpless expressions became the background for the Real Sociedad players to celebrate.

The "goal" shouted by the host at the scene was like a sarcasm, making Berizzo on the sidelines motionless, like a clay sculpture. The frightened Celta players also seemed to be unable to accept the blow, and there were a series of mistakes after the restart.