Chapter 36: Isco and the new Aguero
Isco, whose full name is Francisco Román Aracón Suarez, was born in April and has just turned 18 this year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
In the summer, Atletico Madrid had a very unpleasant quarrel with Valencia and Malaga in order to win the Valencia talent.
But Wan Sheng didn't care at all.
Just like the current game against Valencia, without Isco, the two teams are still rivals, and Valencia will still do their best to beat Atletico Madrid at home.
So, among competitors, there is nothing pleasant or unpleasant.
Importantly, Atletico Madrid won Isco.
Wansheng still values Isco very much, Isco is not very old, but he is already quite stable, and his technical aspects are already quite good, in the previous three rounds of the league, Isco only played once as a substitute in the game with Athletic Bilbao, and there is nothing special to say about the performance, but nothing wrong with it.
In this match with Valencia, Wan Sheng gave Isco the opportunity to start, because Isco was a player of Valencia's youth team before, and the game was also regarded as Isco against his old club.
Isco was also excited.
Isco was previously in Valencia's youth team and has yet to play a game for Valencia's first team, which means that this is the first time Isco has played in La Liga as a starter.
Isco is still looking forward to the game, because Atletico Madrid's opponent is Valencia.
Isco had already thought a lot before the game, but before the game, Wan Sheng specially reminded, "Don't strive for any good performance, for you, the most important thing is not to make mistakes......"
Isco remembered the phrase.
Isco still has a lot of respect for Wansheng, just like other young people in Europe, Isco knows very well that this young and excessive Chinese coach has his own set of training players, so his reminder is also very important, and soon he figured out the reason, for young players who don't have much experience, the biggest purpose of being on the top league is to absorb experience, so as to know how to play, and if you want to perform excessively, it is easy to make all kinds of mistakes.
So Isco's mentality is still very stable, and he also hopes that he can have a consistent performance.
Since the start of the game, Isco has been quite calm, he has not contributed in attack, but he has done a very good job defensively, and there have been no mistakes.
He is also happy with his performance.
Atletico Madrid is in a 4231 formation, with Isco and Assunção partnering in the back.
Although the lineup is a 'double back', in Atletico Madrid's 'B-TF' system, the player's sense of position is very weak, and there is not much difference between the back and the forward, especially in attack, the back can also run to the penalty area to find opportunities.
This is the running system that Wansheng has developed for the team.
The position of the players is not fixed, but the movement of the players will also affect the whole, for example, Isco is forward, and Assunço has to pull back a little to ensure the stability of the team's overall formation in the third line.
Isco has been trying to make sure he doesn't make mistakes, and he quickly settled into the game and gradually became more consistent.
Isco and Assunsan are two midfielders, the position of the two is about the same, Asunsan is still an old teammate, but in defense Isco has contributed more than Assunsan.
As an eighteen-year-old player, Wansheng is quite satisfied with such a stable performance.
However, genius always shines!
As Isco got used to the game, he began to contribute to the team's attack.
Atletico Madrid has been involved in several waves of attacks, and Isco has been involved, although it is just a pass or an auxiliary run, but the increase in the number of times he has stepped forward is also a kind of growth.
Seeing that Isco often stepped forward, Assunsan simply pulled himself behind.
Both of them are midfielders, they must not step forward together, Asunsang is a veteran of the team, he is over 30 years old, and he doesn't need to fight for anything, so he can give young people more opportunities, he doesn't care at all, especially he knows that this boy from the Valencia Youth Army is valued by the new manager.
So Isco plugged in more often.
However, compared to Morris, Mesut Ozil, Raul Garcia and the most obvious Diego Costa in the front, Isco's performance is still very bleak, his reputation is not so big, and most of the attacks only play a 'passing' role, so many people don't notice Isco, and only those Valencia media who 'hate' Atletico Madrid take away their 'new talent' will pay special attention to Isco, but they will say at most, "Isco started, but so far there is no performance......
But for a lot of young players, not performing is actually the best performance, because they have become a qualified member of the pitch.
It was in this situation that Isco found his chance.
Valencia defended tightly, they were still a counter-attacking team, and when they dropped back to defend, they were at ease, or they were better when they were suppressed by Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid also had a headache in the face of Valencia's tight defense.
Several of the frontcourt players were targeted, and Atletico Madrid struggled to find opportunities near the penalty area, and they could only find good chances by constantly passing the ball to lead the Valencia defence.
That's when Isco plugged in.
Valencia didn't pay much attention to him, and for the average player who was not a big threat, they just defended normally, as long as the player was not in a dangerous position, they would mainly stick to a fixed formation and would not send special people to mark.
Isco was treated this way, which made it much easier for him.
He then latched on to Mesut Ozil's pass and distributed the ball to Raul Garcia on the other flank.
Raul Garcia was entangled by Joaquín and poked the ball out and handed it to Isco again.
Isco glanced left and right, he wanted to pass the ball out, but there was no good position, Diego Costa and Morris were both targeted, Ozil was a little far away from him, should he pass back?
Isco thought.
It was at this time that Valencia midfielder Banega pressed over.
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Banega, an Argentine player from Boca Juniors, joined Valencia in La Liga after Christmas 2008, when Banega's transfer fee reached a whopping €18 million.
Banega signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the "Bat Legion".
During his two-and-a-half-season in Valencia, Banega was already familiar with everything about the team, and he naturally met Isco in the youth team.
The club's talent was poached and there was a lot of excitement in the summer, but in reality, Valencia's first-team players who 'knew the insider' didn't care at all, because they all knew very well that Isco was not a real talent.
'If Isco is really talented, why can't he be in the Valencia first team?'
That's the key.
Valencia doesn't value Isco, it's just because of Atletico Madrid's cross-handed hand that Isco is hyped as a genius, but in fact, even if he continues to stay in Valencia, he will not be reused.
Playing for other teams from the youth team is the choice of many professional players, Isco is just one of them, it is not a big deal at all.
Banega, like the rest of Valencia's players, doesn't think Isco is really talented, and the news is nothing more than hype.
So now in the game, Isco and Banega are full of confidence.
Banega didn't want to cut off the ball directly, he just wanted to force Isco to pass, Valencia's defense was tight, as long as Isco passed, then his defensive task was completed.
With that in mind, Banega slatched towards Isco, who kept swinging back and forth with his 'experience', as if trying to grab the ball in order to put Isco under pressure.
A lot of young players who have just come on for the team can be very nervous, and Banega believes that just pressing like this will be enough for the kid in front of him to get nervous and choose to pass the ball.
At this moment, no one cared about the collision between the two at all, and almost everyone thought that Isco was definitely going to pass the ball.
Therefore, the Valencia players have paid more attention to the defense of other Atletico Madrid players.
But Isco didn't choose to pass!
Isco made another unexpected move - he poked the ball behind the ball with his toes!
Banega was stunned!
The next moment he saw the football pass between his legs, and then the young boy in front of him also rushed over from one side.
"Passed? Crotch? ”
Banega's momentary stunned look of disbelief was enough for Isco to successfully jump over him.
"Danger! Isco! He shook Banega off! ”
The Mestalla commentator, who was clearly familiar with Isco, called out Isco's name and then let out a nervous exclamation.
Banega had already reacted, but it was too late to turn back.
Isco managed to leapfrog Banega and dribble to the edge of the box.
Valencia is aware of the danger!
David Navarro immediately gave up his defense against Diego Costa and instead rushed towards Isco, but he had no idea that Isco would be so decisive.
The moment David Navarro came running, Isco opted for a pass and he pushed the ball with his right foot towards the left side of the box.
The ball sprinted past David Navarro and rolled straight in front of Diego Costa!
"Danger!"
It was useless for the on-field commentator to signal the danger, and in the face of such a good chance, Diego Costa met the ball with a volley.
Without giving goalkeeper Cesar time to react, the ball flew into the net against the left post.
“goooooooooal!!!”
"The ball is in! 2-0, Diego Costa! Atletico Madrid leads home team Valencia by two goals away! ”
'The flawless performance of the youngster Isco allowed his team-mates to find their chances, and Diego Costa, the striker who spent 6 million euros to buy back at Atletico Madrid in the summer, is simply the new Sergio Aguero...... No, he's better than Aguero......"
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