Chapter 1223, the reunion of master and apprentice, mixed blessings
Looking at this brand new Laco, Caparos felt very strange.
Except for Cai Huikang and Wu Lei, he doesn't know any of the players on the field now. Not only that, but this Laco team's tactical style of play is very different from last season, which caused a lot of trouble for Caparos to formulate a strategy before the game.
Caparos can only analyse the technical characteristics of Laco's players based on the 5-2 win over Malaga in their opening game.
And the first decision he made before the game was to stare Riquelme!
The Argentine talent was in excellent form in La Liga, scoring a hat-trick in the opening game to help the team win 5-2.
In midfield, Caparos let Diop and Barquero focus on Riquelme, and now it has been 25 minutes and the defensive task of the two has been done well.
Until now, Riquelme has not had a single effective, threatening pass.
This made Caparos breathe a sigh of relief.
With Riquelme's pass missing, Laco is half as dangerous as possible.
In the frontcourt, even though there are big stars like Owen and Beba, Caparos still arranges the team's defensive players to focus on Wu Lei.
When they were just on the side of the court, Caparos and Wu Lei hugged affectionately.
Wu Lei's outstanding performance in Laco last season is inseparable from Caparos' key cultivation. can give a chance to a young Chinese player who is not famous, Caparos has the grace of knowing Wu Lei.
It is precisely because of familiarity that Caparos knows Wu Lei's characteristics better. This striker, who has world-class movement and European speed, can create chances if he is not careful.
Whether you can hit the goal or not, let's talk about it for another time......
Ballesteros squeezed away Wu Lei, who was running, cut off Cai Huikang's pass, and Levante's attack went up again.
The Levante tall defender looked at Wu Lei, his eyes full of disdain.
Is this the striker that the manager specifically instructed to focus on? It's not good.
Not only him, but Barquero in the midfield also relaxed a lot.
It's too exaggerated for a not fast Riquelme to ask two people to keep an eye on him, right?
Even if there was a flash of inspiration in the last game, it doesn't mean that he is back to his peak form.
"Diop, you defend that Argentine, I'm going up and attacking!"
Levante's No. 7 player, who was full of offensive blood, rushed up to help the attack.
This attack did a good job, they used short passes as much as possible, so that the strong Lucio did not have much room to play, and finally Zhang Linpeng fell to the ground in the penalty area and put a tackle to block Barquero's volley.
Having squandered a goalscoring opportunity, Barquero stomped his foot in frustration.
That's when Lucio saw an opportunity!
After receiving the pass from Zhang Linpeng to the ground, he suddenly stepped forward with the ball and rushed to the midfield!
This is a great opportunity for Laco! Levante mid lane empty!
In the face of Lucio's up-and-forth, Diop, who was closest to him, rushed up to block the defender with a knife!
At this time, McConn is also quickly plugging in, waiting for the answer!
The Levante Line is in turmoil!
The first thing they thought of was cutting off the passing route with Riquelme!
McConn is also being watched closely!
Lucio's ball path is limited!
But in an instant, Lucio passed the ball!
The ball didn't fly towards McConn, but rolled to Cai Huikang next to him!
Now Cai Huikang has no special person around him to watch!
Cai Huikang's passing level was average, almost the whole game was just sweeping in the midfield, and the occasional pass was only a short pass in the vicinity.
But now, he has to get the ball forward!
And for him, the safest and most sure way to play the ball is to find his best friend - Wu Lei!
Cai Huikang made a slight adjustment and made a long pass with one foot on the ground!
Wu Lei instantly sped up and surpassed Ballesteros!
Ballesteros risked a foul and wanted to pull Wu Lei behind him, but he only got a gust of wind!
Wu Lei is single-handed!
Facing the 33-year-old Uruguayan goalkeeper Munua, Wu Lei volleyed vigorously into the near corner!
The ball went in!!
In the 30th minute of the game, Laco took advantage of a counter-attacking opportunity and finally scored the opening goal!
1 to 0! Riquelme and Wu Lei's passing and running cooperation is absolutely world-class!
Laco fans in the stands cheered excitedly! Yun Sheng on the side of the stadium applauded again and again!
was pressed and beaten for more than 20 minutes, and finally raised his eyebrows!
What everyone didn't expect was that less than ten minutes after the goal just scored, Laco scored again!
"Cai Huikang's wonderful break! Buckro misses the ball! This is a great opportunity for Laco! ”
"Cai Huikang decisively gave the ball to Riquelme!"
"Riquelme turned on the spot and got rid of it, although he didn't get a long pass, but he got rid of the defence!"
"Split the ball to the right, this time it's Pogba! The French youngster quickly stepped forward! ”
"Pogba shook off Juanlu! A straight stopper! Owen quickly stepped forward! This time it was overtaking again and passing the central defender Ballesteros! ”
"The Levante centre-back was beaten twice by the Laco striker!"
"Owen went it alone! Munua strikes quickly! Owen crosses to the middle of the penalty area! Beba gets tangled up by David Navarro and misses his chance to shoot! ”
Wu Lei, who was at the back point, rushed to the horse! Fall to the ground and shoot! The ball went in!! ”
In the 38th minute of the game, Wu Lei scored Laco's second goal! It was also his second goal of the game! ”
"2 to 0! Laco extends the lead of the score! ”
"Two counter-attacks, two goals, Laco's offensive effectiveness is too high!"
"It is worth mentioning that the playmaker of the midfield for these two goals is not Riquelme! One is Cai Huikang's pass assist, the other is Pogba's organizational pass, and these two young midfielders have shown a very high competitive state! ”
In the Valencia City Stadium, the home team fans were silent, they did not expect to press the opponent for more than half an hour, not only did they not get anything, but also conceded two goals in a row.
Looking at Wu Lei, who celebrated with his teammates after scoring a goal, Caparos on the side of the stadium felt mixed feelings in his heart.
This reunion between master and apprentice, Wu Lei gave him too much shock.
Wu Lei, who was not very accurate in shooting last season, although he is still a little deficient now, his shooting ability has improved significantly and quickly.
The two goals just now, one was a one-on-one shot and the other was an irregular tackle from the ground, both of which were very accurate.
And Cai Huikang also performed well. The first goal was his assist, and the second goal was when he interrupted Levante's attack and then achieved Laco's offensive and defensive transition, both of which Cai Huikang contributed to.
The reunion of master and apprentice in the new season, and seeing the former disciples have grown so much, Caparos is happy for them.
But seeing the team being penetrated twice by his former disciple, Caparos was worried.
This mixed mood is really awkward......