The green devil

At the beginning of the second half of the game, neither the host nor the guest changed players. Unlike the first half, the Spaniard changed his formation from the original 442 to 433.

The Levante didn't think much about the Spaniard's change. Asensio was injured, and the Spaniard must make a change. The Spaniard has never played a three-forward, and this style of play may be an emergency.

After Moreno came on the field, he formed a new trident with Zhao Yang and Caicedo.

In order to give full play to Zhao Yang's breakthrough ability, Zhao Yang did not stand at the front, he retreated, and Caicedo and Moreno stood at the front.

The new formation and style of play showed their power at the beginning.

Not long after the opening, Perez crossed Zhao Yang, Zhao Yang took the ball, Levante's central defender immediately stepped forward, and flanked Zhao Yang with the midfielder.

If it was the first half, Zhao Yang could only pass back in addition to making a strong attack, but it is different now.

When Zhao Yang took the ball, the other two forwards, Moreno and Caicedo, immediately cut into the ribs from the wing.

The Levante central defender went up to pinch Zhao Yang, and his two ribs became weak.

Moreno and Caicedo cut in, and the remaining central defenders can only intercept one of them, leaving the other striker empty.

It was the young Moreno who was left empty.

Zhao Yang had noticed the running positions of the two forwards a long time ago. Before the central defender pressed forward, Zhao Yang flicked his arch and passed the ball diagonally to Moreno.

Although Moreno was young, he was very calm in front of the goal. He stopped the ball horizontally, just past the goalkeeper Martinez who was attacking.

Moreno ran two steps, caught up with the ball, pushed his arch, and sent the ball into the empty goal.

1:1

Less than a minute into the second half, Moreno received a pass from Zhao Yang and scored a goal, helping the Espanyol equalize the score.

After scoring the goal, Moreno was extremely excited. He raised his arms and shouted, and then quickly ran to Zhao Yang.

This kid is sensible.

Zhao Yang opened his arms and embraced Moreno, who was rushing over.

There was a lot of noise in the stands, many fans hadn't reacted yet, and suddenly found that the Espanyol players and the fans around them started to celebrate, and only then did they know that the goal had been scored.

The head coach Sergio looked at the ball rolling in the net, full of surprises. In the first half, he tried everything possible, but he couldn't score the goal. In the second half, the goal was scored in less than a minute.

Is this 433 formation and style of play more suitable for Zhao Yang, and better able to display his abilities?

Levante coach Lucas was extremely annoyed. He saw the change in the opponent's formation, but he didn't care. He didn't expect that he would be punished immediately for this negligence.

Lucas quickly made adjustments, allowing the two full-backs to follow closely the Spaniard's two wingers, and at the same time asked the two central defenders to reduce the number of flanking Zhao Yang to prevent the two wingers from cutting in from the ribs.

Lucas's response was also considered effective, but Zhao Yang's personal ability was a variable he could not have expected.

Less than 5 minutes before Moreno scored, captain Harvey.Lopez passed the ball to Zhao Yang.

The central defender didn't dare to come up to double-team, and there was only one man marking Zhao Yang at the moment.

Zhao Yang made a gesture to stop the ball with his left foot, but let the ball come over. His left foot kicked the ball to the side of his right foot. With a "Cruyff turn", he threw off the marking player and went straight to the penalty area.

Central defender Juanfran was afraid of Zhao Yang's long-range shot, so he stepped forward to block it.

Another central defender, Fedal, saw that Moreno and Caicedo were cutting in, so he didn't dare to come up together, so he could only help defend from behind.

Zhao Yang likes them to defend one by one.

Zhao Yang quickly rushed past Juanfran's right with a "fried meatball".

Zhao Yang's speed has risen, and the central defender in front of him is almost as small as a pile.

Behind Juanfran is the restricted area, of course Zhao Yang cannot be allowed to pass, he used both hands and feet, trying to stop Zhao Yang from advancing with fouls.

It was already slow at this time, Juanfran's hand only touched the corner of Zhao Yang's clothes, and his kick like a sweeping leg only hit the air.

Zhao Yang took the ball to the penalty area line, saw the goalkeeper Martinez attack, he kicked decisively and pushed the bottom right corner of the goal.

Zhao Yang's shot was tricky and fast. The goalkeeper Martin Shao couldn't make a save, so he could only watch the ball hit the net.

2:1

Zhao Yang scored a single-handed goal to help the Spaniard overtake the score.

Like a gust of wind blowing from calm water, the stands suddenly became lively, some sang, some jumped, some shouted, and the El Prat stadium instantly became a joyous stage.

"Well done! Beautiful!" Head coach Sergio jumped up excitedly, punching the court again and again.

What made Sergio so excited was not only this goal, but more because of the success of this tactical experiment.

Asensio has a muscle strain and will have to rest for at least two weeks. Without Asensio, how to play the game is the most troublesome thing for Sergio, and now this worry is gone.

The two wingers split the space, and Zhao Yang can almost do the work of him and Asensio alone.

"Strong goal! Great goal! This is a world wave!" The on-site commentator He Wei shouted: "Zhao Yang, who just completed the assist, once again showed his killer qualities. This is his 12th goal, plus the King's Cup After joining the Spaniard, Zhao Yang has scored 13 goals! No matter where the Spaniard can go this season, and no matter whether Zhao Yang will not score again later, Zhao Yang is worthy of his Nicknamed "Big Devil".

Espanyol chairman Chen Yansheng did not go to the game to cheer for the Spaniard because of something, but he still stayed up late to watch the live broadcast.

Asensio's injury made Chen Yansheng very anxious, even a little nervous, worried that the players would collapse in his home court.

Unexpectedly, after the substitution, Sergio used a new formation and style of play, and even scored two goals in a row within 5 minutes, firmly grasping the fruits of victory in his own hands.

Originally, Chen Yansheng was not very satisfied with Sergio.

In addition to Sergio's lack of ability and experience, it is also because of Sergio's identity.

Sergio.Gonzalez was born in the Espanyol youth training, then entered the Espanyol B team, and finally entered the Espanyol main team to play. After retiring, he returned to the Espanyol B team to coach, and was righted at the beginning of last season.

In other words, Sergio is not Chen Yansheng's person, but the legacy of his predecessor.So Chen Yansheng has been thinking about changing coaches.

Now that Sergio has used the 433 formation creatively and achieved good results, Chen Yansheng is very satisfied. He thinks that the Espanyol star can actually be saved if he is smarter and actively moves closer to himself. .

Seeing Zhao Yang score another goal, Levante coach Lucas looked disappointed.

A weak team beats a strong team by relying on a burst of energy. If this energy is exhausted, there may even be a collapse below.