road to victory

Chapter 481 Scotland

The climate in Scotland is the same as that in England. Valencia has been bathed in light rain since arriving in Scotland. Vincent also checked the future weather forecast. At least there was no sign of the rain stopping before the game.

On the day of the game, it was just as Fan Shang expected, with continuous rain and a lot of water on the field. Although some water was drained by the drainage system before the game, Fan Shang believed that this kind of field would be fatal to a team with poor skills. Fan Shang decided to use a new set of tools to deal with the Celtics. As long as Valencia can advance without conceding two goals, today's goal is set here.

Vincent sent a 532 defensive counterattack formation, five defenders Abidal, Ayala, Lucio, Marchena and Carboni, three midfielders, Baraja, Tofting and Van Bronkhor Ster, striker Qubo and Elijah.

In fact, Fan Shang wanted to use the combination of Joaquin and Vincent at first, but considering the glass attributes of the two, Fan Shang felt that it was better not to use these two people in front of the hard rock of the Celtics, so he replaced it with Qu Bo. and Elijah.

Fan Shang's goal today is very clear, which is to keep the advantage he has established at home, and conceding a goal is considered a win.

This kind of slippery field is actually not good for counterattacks. Some long passes may be hindered by the slippery field, causing players to run back to find the ball.

It was like this at the beginning. The first attack after the Celtics kicked off was stopped by Tofting in the midfield. Then he made a long pass to find Qu Bo. If the ball bounced normally, it would rush into the penalty area. Qu Bo Accelerate and sprint to the penalty area to grab a half goal with the goalkeeper.

But now there is water on the field, the long pass was flicked outside the penalty area, it couldn't get up, it stopped.Qu Bo, who has already started, can only stop the car, turn around to find the ball, and then attack again, but the Celtics have already returned to their positions. It is obviously impossible for him and Illie to cause any damage to the Celtics goal. what a threat.

However, this routine is Valencia's offensive routine today. Although it failed this time, the routine will not change, but the central and backcourt players need to re-assess the passing strength.

The Celtics didn't expect Fan Shang to go back to the old way today, turning a crazy offensive Valencia into a defensive counterattack Valencia. They didn't put a lot of offensive players on the field, so although it seems that most of the time it is Kyle The Celtics played against Valencia, but the Celtics' efficiency was terribly low. They didn't shoot in the penalty area in the opening 15 minutes.

The embarrassing thing is here, the high ball passed into the penalty area, and the two Celtic forwards, Larson and Sutton, were guarded to death. If you want to cooperate on the ground, the Celtics really don't have that technology now, so that's why This led to the tragic situation where the Celtics played around Valencia but did not shoot.

But Valencia is not much better in this game. The main reason is to blame the field. If the power of the long pass is low, it will stop on the ground. alley.

In the first half, one of the two teams was unprepared and the other did not adapt to the field. The two teams drew 0:0. Fan Shang believed that the head coach of the Celtics, Martin O'Neill, would definitely strengthen the offense in the second half. Fan Shang decided to go further. Strengthen your defense.

Both teams made substitutions at the beginning of the second half. The Celtics replaced a full-back with a high center forward. Vincent seemed to have a tacit understanding with the Celtics. Illier was replaced, so that Valencia would not suffer at all in the high point protection of the penalty area.

There is no way, this cancels out each other again, the court is still going on in mutual anxiety, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier, the counterattack that was impossible to fight before, is now even more difficult under such heavy rain.But the same goes for the Celtics' offense. Their skills were not good, and the field was flooded. Now they dare not dribble the ball, and they lob the ball directly into the penalty area in the midfield.

How can this kind of slow and floating ball pose a threat, but the Celtics have no choice. They really have no choice but to make a bad move.

In this way, there is nothing to say about the game. The bad weather, coupled with the mutual restraint of the two sides, the score at the end of the game was fixed at 0:0, and Valencia advanced with a total score of 2:0 in the two rounds.

The opponent in the next round is the Swiss team Geneva, but this match will not be played until next year, and now is not the time for Vincent to think about it.

Now Vincent is thinking about his next league opponent, Mallorca.

Mallorca performed quite well last year, beating Valencia to win No.3 in the league, but this year's third-line battle, the characteristics of this small club's poor background have been exposed.

Coping with the league and the Champions League at the same time made them exhausted physically and mentally, and they didn't benefit from either line. First, they were eliminated in the Champions League group stage, and then they were eliminated in the UEFA Cup. They have bid farewell to European competitions.

And Mallorca selectively gave up some leagues for the Champions League, which has caused them to be in the third from the bottom. If they continue to be so muddled, last year's third place in the league may really go to La Liga next year.

Coincidentally, when Mallorca was eliminated from the European competition and was about to turn the tide in the league, it happened to meet the current league leader Valencia.

So this game was full of flames. Last year's third place is still strong. Eto'o and Luke in the front line, Ngonga in the midfield, Ibagaza, Nadal in the back line and other famous players are all good. Strength.

To be honest, Fan Shang also made mistakes in this game. He really underestimated Mallorca, so when the final score was fixed at 2:2 at the end of the game, Fan Shang made a self-examination in the locker room, thinking that this game was not for the players. First of all, Fan Shang himself underestimated the enemy.

Fortunately, they didn't lose, it was just a draw, but bad things turned into good things. This draw made the players more concerned about the next game.

Because the next game will be against Deportivo, the team that has been chasing hard behind Valencia, last year's league runner-up, this year they don't want to get another runner-up.And they're poised to show up on both fronts.

This season Deportivo are very strong on all fronts, closely catching up with Valencia in the league.In the UEFA Champions League, they also made great strides. In the top 32 group stage, they beat Manchester United twice, and in the top 16 group stage, they beat Arsenal first away. With this momentum, Deportivo now hopes to win Valencia at home. I can't let myself sit on the top spot in the league, but reducing the point difference to 2 points is good for further overtaking in the future.

(End of this chapter)