Chapter 356: Qualified substitute

"Leedon Oriental, who just won the English Premier League championship, has arrived in Valencia two days early. It is said that after they won the championship a day ago, the whole team took a day off, and then flew to Valencia immediately after the gathering. This may be good news for Valencia, because the opponent may have relaxed too much after reaching the goal, but this may be the smoke bomb released by the cunning Chinese. Because last season, Xiao Ming only brought eighteen players to Valencia, making people think that Leiden Oriental, who advanced early, has given up that game. As a result, they killed Valencia with a lightning strike in the game, allowing Cooper's team to go home in the group stage. I think this time, Cooper will not be fooled again."

"The situation of the two teams competing for the qualification for the Champions League final is heaven and earth. Leiden Oriental has won the league championship two rounds ahead of schedule, while Valencia is working hard to qualify for the Champions League next season... In the just-concluded La Liga 3-pointer, they beat Real Sociedad away and ranked third, leading fourth place Mallorca and six points ahead of fifth place Barcelona, ​​but there are still five rounds to play in the league, and their position is not stable."

"Both sides have important players absent in this game. Valencia's midfielder Baraja and left-back Caboni were suspended due to accumulating yellow cards. Vicente, a young left-side player who performed well in the last game, was found to have a broken rib after the end of that game. He was destined to miss the rest of the season. Daniel of Leiden East was really fierce. In other words, Vicente's luck was not very good, but their good news is that Angulo can play. Leiden East lacks two local deputy captains, midfielder Gerrard and right-back Daniel cannot play. Although no other players have any injuries, the suspension of these two people is irreparable. In the Champions League so far, Gerrard and Daniel have played all the games. The candidates to replace them will hurt Xiao Ming's brain."

"In the interview before the game, Leiden Oriental's head coach Xiao Ming hopes to recreate the wonderful moment a year ago. After defeating a La Liga team away, Valencia's head coach Cooper said that he would not lose to Xiao Ming again. Before the game began, the atmosphere between the two sides seemed extremely tense. Is it because Leiden Oriental, who had encountered three La Liga teams and walked all the way to the present, or whether Valencia, who had encountered three Premier League teams and walked all the way to the present, had laughed to the last? Let's wait and see."

Just when Leiden East arrived in Valencia, all the attention of the whole continent was focused on the decision that was about to begin and whose game the first team entered the finals of this season's Champions League.

Although Bayern is still entangled with Schalke Zero Four in the Bundesliga, in Serie A, Roma has not yet established an absolute advantage, and in La Liga, Real Madrid has not won the league championship ahead of schedule... But at this moment, the focus of European football is only this game.

On the afternoon of the day he arrived in Valencia, Leiden East conducted restorative training. Although the first day of vacation was on, the players after the hangover did not do anything to consume their physical fitness. They recovered their form well and prepared to show all their abilities in the game two days later.

It was late at night, and the lights in the rooms of several coaches were not turned off. In the largest room where Xiao Ming lived, all members of the Leiden Oriental coaching team were discussing the starting lineup for the next game.

On the tactical board where the characters are marked, ten signs have been placed, goalkeeper Jas Kleinen, defender Sun Jihai replaced Daniel's right-back position, left-back Ashley Cole, centre-back Deselli and Hypia, midfielder Maklele, Figo, Jin Kraze, Djokav and Vanny on the forward line, and only the position that replaced Gerald is still vacant.

"If Vicente is not injured, I am still a little worried about Sun Jihai. After all, Sun Jihai is a little afraid of such a fast-moving wing assaulter. Vicente cannot play, then he should face Kili. Gonzalez. Although Kili is very strong, Sun Jihai is not at a disadvantage in defense." Xiao Ming smiled and said, Daniel's absence was what he worried about the most. Sun Jihai is indeed a good substitute, but he can still combine the ball well in the high-speed running of Vicente.

The players are at a disadvantage. After all, Sun Jihai is good at endurance, not bursting speed, and is easily beaten by the opponent with speed. This can be seen from the fact that Sun Jihai suffered repeated losses against Ovemas before. Kili Gonzalez is different. Although he is also one of the best left forwards in the world now, his absolute speed is not very fast. Sun Jihai can fully display his outstanding endurance and stubborn spirit so that the right defense will not become the corridor for the opponent's attack.

But now, there was a huge dispute in the coaching staff on the replacement of Gerald, who originally thought there should be no problem in Xiao Ming.

There are many people in the team who can play the midfielder before Marclayle. Matthew Holland, an old minister, played in this position first, and the new Tovdin is also capable of taking this position. Although Joe Cole is more of a substitute for two wings, his skills can also be played well in the middle, not to mention Glenshare, he is a versatile in the frontcourt and he also seems to be at ease in the middle.

But these four people have their own shortcomings. Glenshare is known for his speed and impact. The best part of his performance is on the side, whether on the left or right. Joe Cole is because his characteristics are somewhat similar to Djokkaf. Two middle players with average speed and overlapping position characteristics are undoubtedly not a good choice. At the same time, with Djokkaf and Joe Cole, the pressure of defense in the middle is pressing on Marklele alone, which inevitably has huge pressure on defense. Holland is average. Although his running, forward and long-range shooting abilities are like a weakened version of Gerald, he is far from being able to play the role of Gerald.

Xiao Ming tends to use Tovdin because the midfielder is very diligent on the court, has a running ability, is diligent in playing football, and has the ability to pass the ball with one shot. He and Marklele can completely control the defense in the middle, but McDonald tends to use Glenshare. His statement is also very reasonable. Glenshare is allowed to serve on the right side, and Figo goes to the middle, and Figo's midfield organizational ability is not bad, so that the midfield can be more balanced. Williams believes that Joe Cole should be given the chance, and the coach is more inclined to Holland. They believe that Holland's loyalty to the club can exert better strength.

Xiao Ming and the members of the coaching team were arguing until two o'clock in the morning, and decided to let Tovdin serve as Marklele's partner. His reason was very simple: First, Tovdin's defensive ability is quite excellent, and he can do everything an engineer-type beast waist can do. When going away, the defense is still the first. With him and Marklele's crazy running in the midfield, at least he can stabilize the defense at the front of the penalty area, which is incomparable to the other three people; Second, Tovdin and Marklele actually both

With a certain offensive ability, Toftin played in Duisburg and the Denmark national team in recent years, and later Gravesen, who shined in Everton, was just his junior. He has considerable skills in the middle, and Marklele is the same. However, when three of the four midfielders need to attack, their offensive ability was sacrificed. At the same time, with his experience in participating in so many international competitions, even if he suddenly becomes the main force, he will not be unable to perform at his normal level.

McDonald said that it was a good idea to let Glencier hit the right and put Figo in the middle to organize the offense, but what Xiao Ming considered was that Caboni was suspended in this game, and Valencia's left defense became a weakness in Valencia's defense line. At this time, not put Figo, who has the strongest offensive ability, on the right, on the weak point of attacking the opponent's opponent, is completely equivalent to missing this excellent opportunity. A team's midfield cannot just consider balance, but also have to give full play to its advantages and weaknesses against the opponent. MacDonald's proposal can be said to be perfect in other environments, but in this situation, it can only be considered moderate.

In the final analysis, Xiao Ming does not want to qualify from the away game by defending, but gain the initiative by hitting the opponent's weakness. Even if the combination of Tovdin and Marklele in the midfield is not equivalent to giving up the midfield attack. After all, Djokav is not a pure striker, and he can assume the role of attacking the midfield. Although he plays as a forward in Inter Milan, he often plays as a midfielder.

After understanding what Xiao Ming was thinking, the members of the coaching team agreed with Xiao Ming's approach. After all, if you think about it carefully, it seems that Patovdin's appearance seemed to be a better choice. After all, while strengthening the defense in the middle to a greater extent, he also maintained the attack power of the two sides and the suppression of the opponent's weaknesses. You must know that even when Gerald was there, he rarely participated in the organization's offense, and generally only served as a transit station. In other words, if Tovdin replaces Gerald's position, Leiden East lost nothing more than the offensive strength after being inserted.

So on the next day, in the closed training before the Leiden Oriental game, the one who put on the vest of the main player became the bald monster Tovdin, who was ignored most of the time.

This surprised the rest of Leiden East players, but Tovdin's face, which looked extremely rude, looked dull.

As a veteran who is over thirty years old but has not won any heavyweight honors, Tovdin should be quite excited because this may be the first time in his career to play in such an important game, but Tovdin seemed very calm.

"Welcome to Mestalia Stadium! In this stadium that can accommodate 55,000 people, the last European game of the season will be held on this stadium. Valencia faces Leiden East at home! In the first leg of the two sides, Valencia lost to his opponent with one goal away. After returning to home, they undoubtedly have to strive for victory. In the last game on Brisbane Road, although Valencia lost the game, they did not fall at a disadvantage in the scene. Today, both sides have main players who cannot play.

, How to fill in the flaws in your lineup will be related to the direction of the victory and loss of this game... Now we have got the starting lineup of both sides. Valencia's starting lineup is 442, the goalkeeper is Spanish national goalkeeper Canisarez, right back Anguema, and the two centre-backs are two Argentines Ayala and Pellegrino. In the left back position, the suspension Caboni was played by Brazilian Fabio Aurerio who came to transfer this season. This member of the Brazilian national Olympic team was in the winter break

From Brazil's Sao Paulo, he didn't play many games in the league. Whether he can replace Caboni's position depends on how he performs... With Baraja suspended, Cooper gave up the formation of two midfielders in the last game. Angulo served as the right forward, Kili Gonzalez, and Alberda and Argentinian Aimal in the middle. The forward was still partnered by Karu and Sanchez. Deschamps, who was originally considered the best replacement for Baraja, sat on the bench. Leiden East side

Goalkeeper Jas Klainen, Chinese international Sun Jihai replaced Daniel with suspended matches, and the other three positions did not change. Deselli, Hypia and Ashley Cole, the midfielder and Marklele partnered with Denmark international Tovdin, captain Kinklaze and top star Figo were separated on both wings. Van Nie was in front of the forward line, and Djokav dragged it back. This choice was a bit surprising. After all, Leiden Oriental midfielder has many good players. It seems that Xiao Ming pays more attention to defense in this game."

Espn's commentator was introducing the lineup of both sides, and Xiao Ming had already sat down in the coach's seat and did not take a look at the home team's coach's seat.

Cooper withdrew his gaze and turned his attention to the court. The game was about to begin.

The first one to launch the offense was Valencia.

At the beginning of the game, Valencia, who was driving the ball, quickly passed the ball to Alberda's feet after several steps in the backcourt. Alberda made a straight pass before Djokaf returned to defense and handed the ball to Aimal in front.

The young Argentinian took on the task of attacking the opponent's defense in this game. Seeing that the teammates on both sides were under tight control of the opponent, Aimal chose to drive the ball forward by himself.

Marklele stayed a little further back and Tovdin greeted him.

"What an interesting scene... Leiden East's two back waists are no more than 1.73 meters tall, and Aimal is also a short man about 1.7 meters. Such confrontation is rare." The commentator teased.

Aimal accelerated and wanted to rush over Tovdin. His extraordinary and excellent performance in the high-speed advancement were made. It was his breakthrough in the last game that allowed Gerald to receive a yellow card and missed the game.

Tovdin? I don't seem to have heard of this name...

The young Argentinian took a quick pace and a light dodge, and then he dodged Tovdin's outstretched foot and was about to pass through Tovdin...

But without warning, Tovdin suddenly stepped forward, and his thick body immediately gave Aimal a powerful shoulder impact, and immediately knocked the short Argentinian to the ground!

"Oh! Tovding's fierce collision prevented Aimal from moving forward!" The commentator who was still joking just now immediately exclaimed: "Maybe we should not forget that Tovding was famous for his fierce defense in the Bundesliga, and his nickname was lawn mower! Poor Aimal fell to the ground like a lawn mowered by a lawn mower..."

There was an uproar in the stands, and Valencia's fans immediately started to curse, accusing Tovdin of such barbaric behavior.

But Tovdin didn't care. He knew the measure of the impact just now.

"Bald, what do you want to do?" Alberda, who was following Aimal, rushed up and opened fire at Tovdin. Marklele immediately came forward: "What do you want to do? Do you want to fight?"

The players of both sides immediately rushed up a few times because of the grudge between Xiao Ming and Cooper, and because of the resentment of being eliminated from the quarterfinals by Leiden East last season, the two sides had several conflicts in the game as early as the last game. Tovding's foul immediately caused a collision between the players of both sides.

This time the referee's ability to control the game was a little worse than that of Corina. He finally separated the players from both sides and then warned Tovdin a few words, but this seemed to be unable to calm the resentment of both sides...

Angulo took a free kick and the ball was sent to Kili Gonzalez's feet. These two attacks were emphasized by Cooper before the game. After the game, try to attack from the middle and right to see if the opponent's main force cannot play, it will become the opponent's defense weakness after it cannot play. If so, these two places will become Valencia's key attacks.

But Sun Jihai entangled Kili tightly. His ability to keep track of people was still quite good. Although Kili shook him twice in a row through shaking and changing direction, just as soon as he was throwing him away, Sun Jihai would immediately turn around and pounce, making Kili unable to complete the breakthrough smoothly.

In the end, Kili had to turn around and pass the ball into the penalty area helplessly. Hypia clamped Karu's jump at the front point, and Deselli headed the ball in the middle to clear the ball.

"Stig and Sun did not disappoint me!" Xiao Ming felt relieved. Although he made such a decision, he was still a little worried. It was not because he was worried about their abilities, but because it was because it was very painful to be a substitute for Gerald and Daniel in Leiden East. They have always performed well, have excellent physical fitness and are very good, and there is almost no need to rest. Tovding and Sun Jihai can only get the opportunity to play in the cup and Xiao Ming consciously rotate players. Xiao Ming has no idea what he can keep his condition like.

Seeing their performance now, even if they will not surpass Daniel and Gerald's performance, at least they will not become the weakness of Leiden East.
Chapter completed!