Chinese champion

Chapter 85
In the lounge of Mallorca.

Although he took the lead in the first half, there was no chatter in the lounge like in the past. Pei Wei's injury made the lead in the first half less important. It's been half a year's younger brother, and his injury is concerned about the hearts of the players.

There were footsteps outside the door, and then the sound of the doorknob being twisted, the door opened, and Aragones walked in.

The team members looked at him expectantly, Aragones sat down slowly, lit a cigarette, and then said:

"Marcos, you come on in the second half and replace Pei Wei."

"Coach, Pei Wei..." Eto'o couldn't help asking.

"He has been sent to the hospital, and the result will come out later. I don't know how his injury is... Well, now is not the time to worry about this. The game is the most important thing. Sit down, I will talk about the second half policy."

The players fell silent and listened quietly to Aragones' speech.

"In the first half we led by one goal, and Valencia will definitely launch a stronger offensive in the second half, so we must first pay attention to defense."

"Marcos, you play double midfielder with Panovic in the second half, you two deal with Aimar, but if Baraja comes up to assist, Marcos will deal with him, Ibagaza, Campano, Pei Wei No, the organization of the frontcourt depends on the two of you. Don't pull too far to the side, you can lean in to the middle appropriately. Luke, you retreat a little bit and pay attention to making the ball for Eto'o. Do you understand? "

"Understood!"

"Also, we are already in the lead now, so don't force ourselves to attack, play more to control the ball, as long as the opponent is anxious, we will resolutely hit behind them, Eto'o, in the second half you have to be the first line of attack! Alright ,Set off!"

The second half began, and as expected by Aragones, the kick-off Valencia team took the lead in launching an onslaught!

Relying on Aimar's planning, Valencia frequently launched attacks from Mallorca's weak defensive wings. Carew's impact caused a lot of trouble for Mallorca's defense. Tross was not afraid, and entangled Carew tightly, which made Mallorca's seemingly precarious goal not fall.

After such a scene lasted for 10 minutes, Valencia immediately changed the way of attack, seeing that the strong attack could not taste any sweetness.

Carew no longer blindly guards the penalty area, but retreats frequently, using his height to continuously play for other teammates, and rushing into the penalty area to act as a striker behind him becomes Aimar, Keeley, Rufete... even Baraja!
Ballesteros was in a difficult position at this moment. He was inexperienced and didn't know what to do in this situation. Should he go out with Carew or continue to stay in his position?
The tugging of several people in Valencia's frontcourt caused Mallorca's defense to become chaotic. Aragones, who realized that the situation was wrong, ran to the sidelines and shouted: "Don't follow me around! Take your position, don't Mark the man, shrink into the penalty area, don't give them the space to break through and organize!"

The players on the field who were confused heard the roar of the old coach in time, and they immediately changed their defensive methods. The two full-backs also went to the penalty area to help defend, while Ibagaza and Campano returned to the position of full-backs up to help defend.

This time the situation was finally stabilized, but there were boos everywhere in the stadium. This was because the Valencia fans were dissatisfied with Mallorca's defense.

The Mallorca players didn't feel any discomfort. Our team was ahead and it was an away game. There is no shame in defending. As long as we persist until the end, we will have the last laugh.

There was a sneer at the corner of Benitez's mouth, are you sticking to it?Then your failure will be faster!
He made a substitution. On the 22nd, Santos replaced Rufete and continued to increase the offensive on the wing.

Aragones had no expression on his face, but there was a huge wave in his heart.

Now Valencia's formation is no longer 4-5-1 on the surface. Several people in the frontcourt can be used as forwards, so it is very difficult for our defense. There is still half an hour before the end of the game. Think about it like this It used to be impossible.

But he has nothing to do now, he can only count on his last hope - Eto'o can surprise him!

"As long as there is a comfortable counterattack, I can stab Valencia in the heart!" Eto'o, who was standing alone in the frontcourt, thought.

This is also the reason why he never went back to help defend. He knew that with his own defensive ability, even if he joined, it would not be of much use. He could only wait in the frontcourt and wait for his teammates to pass the ball to him.

"Pei Wei, why did you get hurt? If you were here, we wouldn't be so passive. Don't worry, people from Valencia hurt you. I, Samuel Eto'o, will definitely help You got revenge and we'll take three points from here!"

The Valencia players who had been attacking for more than ten minutes were a little tired. They slowed down a little. There is still a lot of time before the end of the game, so there is no need to be so anxious.

Just when Valencia's players started to relax a little, Mallorca showed his sharp teeth like a dragon that had been dormant for a long time!
This tooth is undoubtedly their top scorer: Samuel Eto'o!
When Carew pulled out from the penalty area and was about to pass the ball to Aimar, his strength was slightly light. Marcos quickly intercepted the ball and drove to the frontcourt!

Luke in the middle circle leaped high and grabbed the header in front of Albelda to ferry. Eto'o, who cooperated very well with him, started at the same time and received the ball after throwing away Angloma!

Due to Mallorca's recovery, Valencia's players have all been pressed up, leaving only Valencia's central defender partners in front of Eto'o: Spaniard Mauricio Pellegrino and captain Argentine Roberto Fabian Ayala!
"It's just two people, look at me!" Eto'o yelled in his heart, and at the same time he was cheering for himself.

Ayala stood a little behind, and he directed his partner loudly: "Mauricio, go up, stop him!"

Pellegrino agreed and immediately went up to meet him.

"Hmph! Idiot!" Seeing the giant Spanish man rushing towards him, the Cameroonian lion's eyes shone with contempt: "You still want to block me with a big fool like you? Dreaming!"

Almost at the same time that Pellegrino met Eto'o, the black lightning quickly passed him, leaving only Pellegrino standing there stupidly.

"What's going on? Why so fast?" Pellegrino's eyes were full of shock, he couldn't see Eto'o's movement at all just now!
Shocked, he didn't have time to react, and also lost the opportunity to encircle Eto'o with Ayala.

Eto'o didn't feel a great sense of accomplishment when he got rid of Pellegrino, because he knew that there was nothing to be proud of in getting rid of the huge, slow-turning Pellegrino. There is such a huge space where he simply cannot deal with a fast and agile striker like himself.

His opponent is not him, but the Argentine steel guard behind him!

Eto'o knew the strength of the opponent in front of him. In a World Cup South American qualifier not long ago, the Brazilian "alien" Ronaldo, who had just returned from injury, failed to pass his defense. In the end, Brazil 1 : 3 defeat at the feet of Argentina.

Eto'o knows that he is not as good as Ronaldo now, but he also knows that he cannot escape the opponent in front of him!

Eto'o raised his speed to the limit, fast!Only use fast!Only by exerting one's greatest advantages can one defeat the opponent in front of him and open the door to victory for the team!

Roberto Fabian Ayala, born in 1973, is the main central defender of the Argentine national team.

With a height of only 1.7 meters [-], he has unparalleled defensive skills. He once played for the Serie A giants AC Milan. After moving to Valencia, he immediately became a defensive player with the defensive ability he learned from Italy, which is the world's number one. The mainstay of Valencia's defense, it can be said that in La Liga, in terms of defense, no one can call himself number one if he ranks second!

Facing the Cameroonian lion coming with the wind and power, the more experienced Pampas lion greeted it!

More than 5 pairs of eyes in the audience were all focused on those two figures!

The confrontation between the two was only a blink of an eye. After the shaking of the red and white jerseys, the black figure broke out!

Did Eto'o win?
"No! Not yet!" Aragones outside the field muttered.

Although Eto'o rushed to the front, he did not get rid of Ayala's defense. Ayala was still closely following Eto'o. At the age of 29, his speed was not inferior to that of the 20-year-old Eto'o. To'o, at the same time, he has more experience than Eto'o!
Eto'o's speed slowed down, and Ayala kept interfering with him behind him. In order not to lose the ball, Eto'o was forced to walk towards the sideline, farther and farther away from the goal!
Finally, Eto'o was suppressed to the small corner of the restricted area near the baseline, and it became very difficult to even turn around.

While he was trying to rely on Ayala to keep the ball from being cut off, the veteran Carbone had rushed back and easily hooked the ball away from his feet!
Eto'o lost his balance and fell to the sky: "No! I'm sorry, Pei Wei, I didn't fulfill my promise..."

Aragones shook his head and sighed, his last weapon was also in vain, and now he can only hope that God will let his team continue to support and keep this leading advantage.

Contrary to the old man, Benitez showed a smile on the corner of his mouth. He has already made sure that with Ayala around, Eto'o can't make any waves!
I can finally show my hole cards.

In the No.205 minute of the second half, Benitez made two substitutions in a row!
Angulo replaced Carew, Mista replaced Albelda!

Aragones is a bit strange. Mista is a midfielder, while Angulo is more like a winger. Although his position is a forward, a forward who only scored four goals in a whole season can be regarded as a forward. A real striker?
Carew is off, and now Valencia has no real striker on the field, what the hell is Benitez doing?

After watching it for 5 minutes, Aragones finally realized that although Valencia has no strikers on the field, they have several shadow strikers or "second strikers", whether it is Aimar or Kiley, or just now. Mista and Angulo, who were replaced, both have the ability to score goals, and they are constantly pulling each other as smoothly as a machine. No matter who it is, it is possible to complete the final fatal blow. It can make Mallorca's defenders at a loss.

Aragones, who understood this, couldn't help admiring this young man who was nearly 20 years younger than himself. Fortunately, he could come up with such a tactic, no striker?The brains of young people are good, is it that they are old?

Aragones knew that now was not the time to admire his opponent. There were less than 10 minutes left in the game. As long as he could defend, no matter how sophisticated the opponent's tactics were, it would be nothing but empty talk!
He also made a substitution immediately, veteran Nadal came on, replacing forward Luke.

The old coach is not ready to lose face, he just wants to keep the score until the end, this is the "way of survival" for small and medium clubs.

But in any case, a team that will only stick to it will never win the final victory. This is an unbreakable truth.

Just when Mallorca's players saw the dawn of hope, Valencia gave them a heavy blow!
No.80 minutes, Aimar's tango dance steps outside the penalty area won a free kick in an excellent position for Valencia. Everyone thought that Aimar would use his miraculous footwork in Luis Casa When a beautiful arc was drawn in the sky above the Niova Stadium, the four Valencia players interpreted the meaning of the cooperation of free kicks very well...

Aimar, Kiley, Baraja, and Mista, the ball went back and forth under the feet of the four like obedient elves. Aimar flicked his heels after pretending to run, and Kiley made a concealed and sharp direct pass. Baraja's exquisite cross-kick, and then Mista, who outflanked in place, only needed to push and shoot easily from a place less than two meters away from the goal...

The Luis Casanova stadium suppressed the shouts for a full eight and 10 minutes, and the loud cheers of the Valencia fans seemed to lift the roof!

The brilliant free-kick coordination made what had previously seemed out of reach so easy, and also brought Mallorca's morale to its lowest point.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Aragones put on a defender again. Under Nadal's instigation, Mallorca finally regained its vitality. In the next game, Mallorca fought tenaciously until the last moment. After Guluo's long-range shot was over the crossbar, the referee's whistle announced the end of the game!
The result of each scoring one point made both sides feel unsatisfied. Undoubtedly, Real Madrid is the most satisfied. After this round of competition, they have already led the No.2 Mallorca team by three points. Mallorca and Valencia A draw can only be said to be a loss for both sides.

Aragones did not participate in the post-match press conference, he rushed to the hospital, and Eto'o was with him.

How is Pei Wei doing?This is his biggest concern.

(End of this chapter)