atypical center forward

Chapter 37 Leading
The goal came shortly after the start of the second half.

Moya's breakthrough in the frontcourt caused chaos in the opponent's defense. He passed the ball to Chu Yang's feet in the chaotic battle. Chu Yang leaned on his horse and knocked the ball to the right.

Lucio, who inserted in the back, volleyed directly without stopping the ball, and the football went straight to the dead corner of the goal, beyond Tooni's reach.

Valencia lead 1:0.

Vallecano's players did not expect to lose the goal at the beginning of the game, but Valencia fans took it for granted. This may be because they have become accustomed to winning recently.

Gressel didn't appear very excited, he was contemplating the goal just now.

I dare not say that most of Valencia's goals this season are related to Moya, but there are definitely six to seven out of ten. They all rely on Moya to an outrageous level, and now this kind of dependence has not been alleviated, but has increased with the arrival of Chu Yang.

Moya + Chu Yang is almost the only answer that Valencia can give in terms of offense in the past three games. If there is no one of them, or if one of them misfires, what will happen to Valencia's goal?
Chu Yang is very dependent on Moya's passing, which is determined by his characteristics of not being able to hold the ball, slow speed, and weak header.

The inability to hold the ball and slow speed means that he cannot single out the opponent's defense. The inability to head the ball means that he can hardly create a threat with high-altitude passes from the wing. In this case, Moya's pass from behind is almost his only goal guarantee except free kicks.

And Moya is also dependent on Chu Yang. His own shooting sense and shooting skills are very poor, and Chu Yang's keen sense of smell and excellent shooting skills are almost the best supplements. As he himself said, he and Chu Yang are the best partners. This is not a joke.

It's just that no matter how good a partner is, they can't guarantee that they and their opponents will remain healthy or in a competitive state at the same time. Once one of them is injured or in a sluggish state, the team's offense will immediately fail.

How to ensure the firepower of the team when Moya or Chu Yang is absent, this is a question that Gressel started to think about before this game. If Chu Yang is absent, the problem is not a big problem, because the big deal is to return to the state before Chu Yang joined. Adrian replaced Chu Yang. The team also has a good offensive ability.How did Chu Yang maintain his threat?

The goal just now gave him inspiration.

It was Garcia who assisted, and Lucio scored the goal. Chu Yang just passed through the process and did not directly participate in the goal. In the eyes of the fans, Chu Yang was simply dispensable in the process of scoring. It would be the same effect if he changed anyone, but it was another matter in the eyes of Gresel.

Chu Yang did not participate in the goal, but it was because of Chu Yang that the defensive players focused on him, and it was because of him that Lucio got the chance to shoot.

"Onness, maybe we should practice our backup tactics." Gressel no longer stood on the sidelines, but walked back to the bench and said to Heike.

"What's the matter, Marco, do you have any good ideas?" As an assistant coach and Gressel's first assistant, Heike naturally understood Gressel's concerns.

"Did you see Chu's role in the goal just now?"

Heike reacted very quickly, and immediately understood what he meant, and said, "You mean the fulcrum?"

"That's right," Gressel said, "Chu's stature is not tall, and his jumping and heading abilities are not good, so we didn't think about using him as a fulcrum, but we all ignored his deterrence in the penalty area, as well as his strength and physical ability. We can try two forwards in a stalemate or when Cesc is absent, one as the fulcrum and the other as the main attack point."

"This is indeed a method. With Chu's ability, he can be used as a fulcrum to attract firepower, play for his teammates, or be the main attacker."

Adrian didn't hear their conversation, otherwise he must have been flying with joy.

If the team played two forwards, then the other forward would naturally have to be him. Compared to Chu Yang, who had distinctive characteristics, Adrian's abilities were very average. This kind of person was synonymous with omnipotence when he was powerful, but he was a background material when he was mediocre.

Adrian is naturally the latter. He is good at everything but not good at everything. He is a little better than Chu Yang in terms of speed, ball control, header, and assists, but his shooting skills, running skills, free kicks and creativity in front of the goal are much weaker than Chu Yang.

The backward Vallecanos were not in the mood to think about things like Gressel. They fought back and attacked frantically, forcing Valencia to start shrinking the defense. Even Lucio, who scored the goal, retreated to the half to participate in the defense.

It's just that it's inevitable to be impatient if you can't attack for a long time, and you have to pay the price for being impatient.

Cayo took off Vallecano's reluctant header again, and then threw the ball to Letta, but the ball was a little too strong and the ball flew a little high. Letta could only jump high and head the ball forward.

Moya slammed the ball with his outside foot near the center circle, and then passed the defender with a dexterous ball. Vallecano players who were still in Valencia's half court frantically chased back, while other players who were still in their own half lined up between Moya and Chu Yang almost like a wall.

When Moya was holding the ball, he tried every means to cut off the connection between him and Chu Yang. This is what the coach insisted.

They did a good job, but they didn't realize that Banderas, who had been active on the left, had quietly come to the center.

After Moya passed the ball to Banderas, he quickly ran to the left, got the football passed back by Banderas, and rushed along the sidewalk to the baseline at full speed before the opponent's defender made up the defense.

The opponent's right back hurried up to meet him, and without even thinking about it, it was a vicious tackle. The determination to keep Moya behind even if it was a card caused a lot of boos from the stands.

Moya calmly passed the ball back to Banderas and ran forward by himself.

He had just bypassed the fullback who was shoveling on the grass, and Banderas also passed the ball. Moya didn't even look at it, and directly kicked a long pass.

"Cesc's pass, Chu was there, Yama blocked him."

Chu Yang had already stepped into the penalty area with half of his foot. After seeing Moya's pass, he turned directly to face the incoming ball. However, Yama had already blocked his position one step earlier and could destroy the ball at any time.

Just when all the Valencia people thought that Valencia could only return without success, the scene that made their teeth sour and stomach ache happened.

(End of this chapter)