"Jaime, why does Gerard have to sell for 30 million."

Listening to Lister's words, Ottie also smiled and nodded. Herard's performance was just outstanding. Even Rist looked at Gerard this season and sighed. How could a player as good as Gerard be scrapped later. Is there really a player who can only be brilliant for a year or two? How the hell did he fall.

I really can't figure it out. Based on the current performance of Herard, and his age of twenty-three, Gerard is really good. It can be described as a supreme talent, and there are really few midfielders of this age in European football who can compare with him. Even better in Valencia than Albelda.

Gerard was also excited. Although Gerrard has scored four goals in this season's Champions League, this goal came in the knockout rounds. Mendieta, Jankoller and López all came over to celebrate the goal with Gerrard.

"Six minutes, six minutes. It took only six minutes for Valencia to take the lead over Lazio. The current Lazio is at the top of the table in Serie A, but it is a pity that Valencia has the advantage in this strong dialogue. ”

Eriksen stood very slumbered on the sidelines. His current reputation in European football has skyrocketed, all because of his performances at Lazio. However, Eriksen's on-the-spot command cannot be said to be top-notch. Because the game had just started, Eriksen didn't recognise Benitez's set-up.

However, Benitez was a premeditated tactic. Benitez chose to choose the left side of Favali's guard, using this position as a breakthrough point. It stands to reason that López is better suited to play assault. But Benitez did the opposite, using Mendieta, Gerard and Jankole to attack Favali's left flank.

Because Eriksen, Lazio and the players were not prepared for Benitez to choose this style of play. So after the restart, it was scrambling again. At this time, Eriksen's adjustment as head coach could not keep up.

'Gerrard dribbled to the right and Nedved dropped back to help. Gerard passes, Jankoller comes to the right again, Jankoller controls the ball. ”

Favalli was the most uncomfortable. Favali is a very good left-back, arguably the best left-back in the whole of European football. If you want to break through him, it's very difficult. It's very difficult to break through him with speed or jishu. There are a few right-sided midfielders who can easily break through in European football. But Benitez hit him and didn't even think about breaking through him.

He used a man who was not in the same physical condition as Favali, and Jankoller. Jankoller's task is not to break through Favali, but to contain Favali. And Jankole couldn't break through Favalli. Benitez's request for Jankohler is simple, as long as he can lean on Favali with his body and pass the ball out.

It's the same this time. Jankole's 2-to-2 height leaned directly on Favali, who had no choice at all. After all, the bodies of both sides are not on the same level at all. If it's a boxing ring, Yankohler is heavyweight. Favalli is lightweight.

"Jankoller, pass the ball to the middle. Mendieta, Mendieta got the ball. ”

A simple transposition. Gerard moved to the right and Mendieta cut in to the middle. Jankohler just gave the ball to Mendieta. Mendieta was at the heart of the midfield up front. Playing in the midfield position is his original strength. Dribble sideways. Simeone immediately stepped forward to defend.

"Mendieta. Straight stopper! ”

Instead of going forward vertically, Mendieta dribbled the ball horizontally and saw Simeone coming over and suddenly a through stopper. If it weren't for the birth of Herard. Now the position in the middle is Mendieta's. Although he has been playing on the right side all the time, Mendieta's passing skills in the middle have not dropped at all. The timing and strength of the pass are quite good.

"López, López is against offside. Mendieta's pass was accurate between Negro and Mihajlovic and López got the ball. López, shoot! ”

Speaking of which, López's positional warfare is definitely not his forte. But with a counterattack, López's strength is very strong. And López was able to score so many goals because of his excellent shooting ability. No matter what angle it is, what kind of shot he can shoot without being outrageous. This time it was the same, when Lopes got the ball, the angle of the shot was already very small. The Lazio goalkeeper had already blocked the near corner, leaving no space for López. But the moment Lopes received Mendieta's pass, he just made a small arc and shot the ball into the far corner.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

"Coach Benitez's pre-match set-up was very effective. A few strong hits down the right flank finally worked. It was only 11 minutes and Valencia had already taken a 2-0 lead at home to Lazio. Everyone was expecting a strong conversation before the game, but who would have thought that it would be a one-sided match after the game started. Although Lazio had more possession than Valencia, they threatened Valencia several times more than Lazio. ”

"López, López. It was his seventh goal of the season in the Champions League and his 26th for Valencia. In fact, Valencia has reached an agreement with Lazio that López will play for Lazio next season. However, against the new owner, López seems to have no mercy at all. ”

Eriksen was walking around the sidelines with a frown. Because Eriksen was really stunned by Valencia. He never thought that Benitez would pull Jankole to the side in the middle of the game. A high striker doesn't put pressure on the opposition in the box, but runs to the wing. This style of play really surprised Eriksen.

"Massimo, that Mendieta is good."

If Eriksen saw Benitez's tactics, then Craniotti was conquered by one man. That is Mendieta, who played on the right side of the game. Just eleven minutes into the game, Mendieta already had two assists. And Mendieta's football, although not as flashy as a South American player, is also quite chic.

"Yes, father."

Little Craniotti knew in his heart that his father had taken a fancy to this Mendieta again. This has been the case with the players that Lazio have brought in over the years. Either it's the manager's request, or it's the whim of Craniotti who likes a player and chases after it. Money or anything is not a problem at all.

The game continues. It was at this point that Eriksen began to make changes. He first pulled Nedved back to protect Favali, while Simeone also leaned left to protect the left.

Benitez still had that coffin face on the sidelines, as if all Shijie owed him. But he was already smiling in his heart, because Erikson's change had been expected by him. At present, in Valencia, Benitez attaches the most importance to Gerrard, but there is one person's talent that Benitez absolutely agrees with.

That man was Mendieta. Mendieta's possession, Mendieta's jishu, and Mendieta's passing are definitely the best in Spanish football and even European football. And the twenty-seven-year-old Mendieta is at its peak.

Jankoller often returned to the right side during the game, but slowly began to return to his position.

"Veron, Veron's pass was cut off by Albelda. Albelda handed the ball to Gerrard, who passed it to Mendieta. ”

Because after the start of the game, Valencia attacked Lazio's left side, so now as long as the ball is passed to the left, Lazio is like a frightened bird. Soon, according to Eriksen's arrangement, Nedved, Favalli, and Simeone began to surround Mendieta.

The space is blocked. Of course, they were also watching their surroundings while closing Mendieta, because Valencia used a numerical advantage when they attacked Lazio's left. However, it was found that no one had come to answer Mendieta. When the three of them surrounded Mendieta, there were already a lot of vacancies.

If it is an English player, he is basically disarmed and surrendered in the face of this situation. But Mendieta is not, Mendieta is now at the top of his game, a top midfielder in Spanish football that can be compared to Rivaldo. When the three men were together, Mendieta continued to control the ball unhurriedly.

When the circle was almost closed, all of a sudden there was a pass. A light lob that sent the ball down the middle. Because Simeone was on the right, there was a small gap in the middle. Gerrard, who had been supporting the right flank, rushed up to get the ball and then dribbled forward.

"Gerrard, pass...... Jankole, pass to López! ”

Jankoller is really a high striker. Because Valencia don't have any great wide crossers at the moment, Jankole is more of a tactical centre-forward. He doesn't score many goals himself, but all kinds of blocks and assists are like fire.

It's the same this time. Jankoller leaned on Nesta and then took the ball with his back. For Jankoller, it's simply not possible to let him take the ball with his back and turn around and get a shot like some of the top centre-forwards do. After all, it was Nesta in the back, but it was still okay to let him lean on Nesta and play the ball. And such is the tactical role of Jankoller at Benitez. He's used to it, too.

is still López, López and Jankole have been running in for a season, and the cooperation between the two is getting better and better. Jankole stopped the ball on López, who took the ball from an angle and fired a shot directly from near the penalty area.

"López, shoot!" (To be continued......)