Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 142 Endless Press!

"Bilbao's style of play is somewhat similar to ours. They are all pursuing high-position oppression and pressing, and they are also good at England-style long passes and high-altitude bombing. Relying on this style of tactics, they even won the Super Cup in August. In the first leg, they slaughtered Barcelona, ​​which had just won the Triple Crown, 8:4!"

Lee Polo clearly remembers that assistant coach Worrow emphasized this before the game:

"But their shortcomings are also obvious. The players' overall skills are rough and they lack sufficient control ability, and because the formation is too high, once they encounter a strong and effective interception, their defense will be vulnerable at any time!"

In the 33rd minute, Bilbao encountered a "powerful and effective interception!"

Li Polo, who had been wandering in the back line, suddenly ran to the right, cooperated with Figury to pinch back and forth, and broke the football from Raul Garcia's feet. Valencia completed the offensive and defensive transition in the frontcourt in an instant.

After Feguli grabbed the ball, he passed it obliquely to Zakaria on the left. The latter broke into the penalty area to single out the goalkeeper, but unfortunately he was bravely resolved by the opponent.

In the subsequent corner kick opportunity, although Lee Polo lacked external support, the home team was nervous in front of the goal, but in the end he failed to seize the opportunity and was immediately cleared by Laporte.

And it was this clearance that allowed Bilbao to play a quick counterattack. After a long-distance attack, Aduriz passed two left-behind defenders, Orban and Barragan, and completed his second goal of the game, 2: 1!

The San Mames stadium was filled with jubilation, but the visiting team's bench was silent.

Nuno Santo shook his head again and again:

"CTMD Zakaria, hit the ball early and it's over?"

Zakaria also looked frustrated.

Half a minute ago, he was still very excited because he got an excellent opportunity, but 30 seconds later, he became the direct culprit of conceding the ball!
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"Don't worry, we still have time!"

Captain Parejo raised his voice and slapped his teammates on the back one by one:

"Steady the line of defense, strengthen running and pressing, and don't let them easily play a quick counterattack!"

Valencia re-served the ball, but before they reached the opponent's penalty area, Andre Gomez, who was dribbling the ball, was directly knocked away. Gomez, not to be outdone, hooked the opponent's player down with a kick, but was caught by the referee Yellow card shown.

Gomez angrily argued to the referee:
"Is there a mistake? He knocked me away! You fucking..."

He was about to let go and scold, but was pushed away by Parejo:

"Shut up, Andre!"

The referee looked at the red card in his hand and put it back in his pocket.

Nuno Santo outside the field has some lingering fears:
"Has he not learned a lesson? Last season, he was the first to receive a yellow card!"

His assistant, Rui Pedro, also frowned:

"This stadium has never been easy to play in! We had Otamendi sent off last season..."

Nuno folded his hands on his chest:

"But even then we took one point off this Devil's Stadium, didn't we?"

His eyes turned to the green field in front of him, and he returned to the game.
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The score of 2:1 was maintained until the intermission. Nuno did not adjust his tactics, but left time for the players to recover their physical strength and calm their minds.

The team's tactics are very mature, now it's just to see how the players perform on the spot!

Before the players came on the field, Nuno suddenly spoke:

"In recent years, our lineup has been stronger than last season, and our tactics have become more mature, so... I can't think of a reason to lose to them."

He said it very calmly, but players who have experienced last season understand what he means.

Parejo clapped his hands and made the final mobilization for the coach:

"Guys, let's work harder and kill them!"
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Perhaps recalling the tragedy of last season, Valencia's players played more proactively and aggressively in the second half. Left back Orbán, Zakaria, and even Feguli, who was in charge of the offense, all received yellow cards.

In the case of a large area of ​​yellow in the midfield, the two central defenders Mustafi and Wezzo looked relaxed...

Fortunately, this wave of yellow cards was not in vain. In the 63rd minute, Figuri made a decisive pass after breaking through the bottom from the right. Li Polo jumped with his back against Laporte. Heading towards his teammate, Gomez, who was inserted in the back row, volleyed directly, and the ball rubbed against Laporte and rushed into the net!
2:2, Valencia equalized the score!
"Isn't this fulcrum more powerful than Negre?"

Nuno punched the air hard, as if he was hitting the ungrateful high center forward.

But he was not happy for too long, Bilbao once again exceeded the score.

Only 8 minutes later, the home team's right back De Marcos used an unreasonable collision to smash Zakaria, who was breaking through with the ball, directly on the billboard on the sidelines.

But whether it was the fans' protest or Nuno's rage, none of them resulted in a whistle from the referee. Instead, in just three seconds, De Marcos had already passed the ball across halftime!
Raul Garcia slings a direct pass to the penalty area near the middle circle!

Aduriz rushed towards the goal, and Mustafi and Vezo rushed towards him almost at the same time!
But the striker, who had already scored twice, ran a cross with teammate Suceta, leading two defensive players to the left rib!
The seasoned veteran turned around to lean on Mustafi and deftly passed the ball to an unguarded teammate, Suceta even had time to adjust his pace before volleying!

The panicked Vizzo wanted to make up for it, but slipped directly on the line of the small penalty area, and could only watch Suceta volley and score!
3:2, Bilbao took the lead for the third time!

Unprecedented cheers erupted from the stands, and the home fans rejoiced for the tenacious fighting spirit of the Basque Lions!
"..."

Lee Polo fell silent.

His running in the frontcourt can be said to be inactive, but it is still impossible to achieve complete coverage, and Bilbao obviously saw his efforts. In the second half, he seldom made inversions in the backcourt. He wanted to press again Naturally, there is no way to talk about it.
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Valencia, who fell behind again, was indeed a little discouraged.

Nuno replaced the yellow-stained Zakaria and Gomez at the same time, and the physically fit Paco and DePaul came off the bench to continue to press the frontcourt.

It's not a simple counterpoint substitution:

DePaul's appearance allowed Valencia to add a long passer, and Paco added another master to grab points on the forward line.On the contrary, Li Poluo can retreat appropriately and hand over the task of rushing forward to Paco.

In Nuno's brain, it doesn't just look bigger!

Lee Polo dropped back into midfield and immediately played his part.In the 76th minute, he won the duel with Raul Garcia. Facing his fierce sliding tackle, the former Atletico Madrid champion surrendered without a fight and surrendered the ball directly. Give way!
There is no way, seeing Li Boluo's ferocious expression, if he doesn't avoid it, I'm afraid he will really shovel it on his leg!

[Negative sentiment from Raul Garcia, +8! 】

Li Polo made a short pass to Parejo, and Captain Parejo made a diagonal pass to split the side. DePaul, who had just played for 3 minutes, made a wide-range transfer!

He did not hang directly to the penalty area, but moved to the right 50 meters away!

Athletic Bilbao's defense had to shift their attention accordingly. After all, it was their No.1 player, Sofian Fegulli, who acted as the right wing of the bat!
Fei Tianwang once again showed his dribbling skills. His excellent ball control rhythm allowed him to face the defense of two players alone without losing the wind. The ball is firmly under his feet.

Seeing that it was about to cross the bottom line, Fei Tianwang hooked the ball back, and then turned around to pick a pass in the middle like eyes in the back of his head!

This routine has been practiced countless times in the past two years, and he has already deeply engraved his teammates' running habits in his memory!
Sure enough, the 1.7m [-] Paco Alcacer emerged from the gap between the two centre-backs, diving forward with a header!

Bibao goalkeeper Gorka Iraisos subconsciously reached out to block, but he was still a step too late!
3: 3!

The two sides returned to the same starting line for the third time!
(End of this chapter)