Chapter 220: Hardness and softness (Part 2)

Seeing the ball being shot into Barcelona's goal by himself, Alberda was stunned for a moment, then cheered with joy, rushed directly in front of Tiger, and then raised Tiger high!

Alberda is already twenty-two years old. He entered Valencia's first team two years ago and performed well. However, that season was a tragedy for him personally. After several games, he was forced to recuperate for a season due to a broken thigh. Last season, he was loaned to Villarreal to become the main player. However, in Valencia, he has not scored even a goal in the first team - this is also related to his position. However, in this game, he actually scored his first official goal in Valencia - at this time, Alberda's excitement is hard to describe.

"Let me down, David, I feel a little dizzy when I am on it..."

Tiger shouted in the sky, Alberda couldn't help laughing, then let go of her hand, and then hugged Tiger tightly.

This goal was undoubtedly a huge blow to Barcelona fans who were confident before. They just took the lead and were tied by the opponent. This made their situation worse than going back to the beginning of the game - at that time they only needed to score one goal to equalize the total score, and now, they need to score two more goals to win the final victory!

"This guy is a little better than last season." Mourinho shook his head slightly and said softly in the coaching seat of Barcelona.

When Van Gaal heard his words, he couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, he didn't have such a fast sprint last season... It's a hell, how could such a thing happen!"

"The instantaneous sprint speed can also be improved. Continuous sprinting can instantly improve short-distance sprints. It seems that this summer, he is also constantly training himself... He can still improve at the age of 24. It seems that my evaluation of him was still lower than that before." Mourinho shook his head and said.

"No matter how good he is, he is now our opponent." Van Gaal said, then stood up and made an offensive gesture to the field.

Although the game only started for fifteen minutes, the balance has been broken and the outcome will definitely be decided within ninety minutes. For Barcelona, ​​which has to score at least two goals, they can only attack and attack.

After the game started again, Barcelona began to launch a fierce attack. Their offensive combination is now indeed the best offensive combination in Europe. Even if Valencia's defense is quite strong, it is difficult for Barcelona to show any flaws under Barcelona's fierce attack. Therefore, Cooper did not command the team to retreat across the board, but launched a fierce strangle with Barcelona in the midfield!

"Force them! Grab them!" Mendeta shouted loudly in the midfield. Valencia's midfield defense is the best in La Liga. Even in Europe, few teams can have so many excellent defensive players in the midfield - almost four of them can be regarded as defensive players, and they are the whole meat grinder in the midfield!

Kili came to the middle and pressed Guardiola with the retreating Tiger, making it impossible for Barcelona's captain to pass the ball smoothly. As the first person in Barcelona's fourth position tactics, Guardiola's dispatch and passing ball a little behind the midfield are the source of Barcelona's offense. If Barcelona's offense is constantly interrupted from the beginning, it will have to interfere with Guardiola's pickup!

Under the pressure from Kili and Tiger, Guardiola's dispatching really had a big problem. Although Coku was by his side to help him, Guardiola's dispatching was still inevitably affected to a certain extent, and Barcelona's attack became a little confused.

Barcelona was indeed a little frustrated by Valencia's sudden pressure, but they were Barcelona after all, and they had a background. They were experienced and experienced many battles and would not be simply defeated by this.

When Guardiola was disturbed, he began to stop the ball at his feet instead of so many times, but sent the ball directly to the front to let the players in the frontcourt attack. Ronald Debor became a transitional figure. He kept retreating to get the ball, and then distributed it to Figo and Rivaldo on both sides to start the attack.

This change is very effective. After avoiding Valencia's strong defense in the middle, Barcelona began to launch frequent attacks from both wings. Although Anguema and Caboni had excellent defense, it was difficult for them to not reveal any flaws under the fierce impact of the opponent's wing.

In the 20th minute, Figo forced a breakthrough on the right, and Caboni tried hard to block his cross with his body and a corner kick.

Figo took a corner kick. When Valencia's defenders were all on Cruyvit and other players who were heading, Figo found Rivaldo at the front point with a corner kick. What was even more surprising was that Rivaldo, who headed the ball was only a little better than his right foot, but he pushed a header with a very good level. Palop was caught off guard and the ball flew into the goal from the front point!

The cheers of Barcelona fans sounded again in the stands. Although the score is still not enough to win the final victory of the game, there are still 70 minutes before the end of the game. With the attack power shown by Barcelona, ​​it is not particularly difficult to score another goal!

Cooper shook his head helplessly. Valencia's players made a mistake in the defense of this corner kick. Goalkeeper Palop failed to block the front point of the goal. However, Barcelona's corner kick was also a little lucky. He happened to find Rivaldo's head. It was indeed surprising that Rivaldo, who played football outside of his left foot, was able to hit such a beautiful header...

After taking the lead again, Barcelona's attack did not stop, but continued to launch a fierce attack like a storm!

Figo, Rivaldo, Cruivet, the power of this offensive line is not comparable to that of several teams in Europe! What's more, the tacit understanding between them can be said to be without any problems...

Although Figo and Rivaldo are wingers, their positions are actually very erratic and not fixed. Rivaldo often cuts inward with Ronald Debord to form double front midfielders, and even forms double forwards with Cruivit. Figo moves more on the wing, but his cut inward can create a huge threat.

Rezig, who was forward-studying, received a pass from Figo. Under Figo's cover, he made a breakthrough and then passed the ball into the penalty area. The ball flew to Valencia's goal. Pellegrino in the middle failed to hit the ball, and Jukic failed to successfully clear the ball. As a result, the ball fell in front of Rivaldo. He did not stop the ball under the interference of Angnoma and directly shot!

"Rivaldo—"

The commentator's shouts rang out, and at this time Palop made a wonderful save. He blocked the angle and then blocked the ball from the baseline with both palms and corner kicks.

"Barcelona's offense is quite threatening, and Valencia's defense is also very good!"

"Be careful of the defense! Don't miss someone!" Palop shouted loudly. After playing for a while, he gradually entered the role. After all, he is also an excellent goalkeeper.

After this corner kick was taken, Pellegrino made up for the leak just now. He rushed in front of everyone and pushed the ball out of the penalty area. The ball fell at Farinos, a little outside the penalty area. He knew what he should do at this time - pass the ball!

The moment he turned from defense to attack, Tiger started running from the right, and Farinos's ball quickly passed to his feet. Tiger did not drive the ball forward by himself, but directly passed the ball to Sanchez at the front, and then ran forward.

Kili on the left was also moving forward, and Valencia's counterattack was immediately launched with three arrows!

Sanchez passed the ball to Tiger and ran forward by himself. Tiger received the ball near the center circle, turned around and handed the ball to Mundeta who ran up behind him, and continued to rush forward by himself. Mundeta transferred with a big foot and distributed the ball to Kili on the left!

Rezig just now pressed quite a bit, and there was no defensive power in front of Kili!

This allowed Kili to take the ball to a place parallel to the penalty area line before being blocked by Avelado. Kili turned around and passed the ball out. Tiger, who had already run to the middle, received the ball!

"Stop him!" Van Gaal shouted loudly off the court, and Frank Debord threw his whole body out when Tiger raised his right foot to make a long shot, trying to stop Tiger's long shot.

"Tiger...no shot!"

Just when everyone thought Tiger was about to shoot, Tiger had turned around to protect the ball. The turn was extremely light, and then Tiger knocked the ball horizontally, and Alberda was inserted into it, and another direct volley was shot!

This time, Hesp made a beautiful save. He flew to block the ball and returned to defend Sergi in the penalty area with a big foot and drove the ball far away. Barcelona escaped!

Barcelona fans collectively breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Valencia would tie the ball again immediately after conceding the ball. The impact on Barcelona players' psychological factors would be too huge.

However, after this attack, Barcelona's offense began to slow down. Valencia's offense reminded them that while pressing on the attack, the defense line was under tremendous pressure. After all, they only need one ball now, and there is still a lot of time to play. Now is not the time to advance.

The next game began to stalemate. Tiger's flexible running restrained a considerable part of Barcelona's offensive power, and Valencia did not dare to press too far. Barcelona's forward line was also quite sharp to counterattack. Cruyvert claimed to be "the most suitable striker for 433". It does not mean that he headed the ball well and bounced well, but that he had extremely excellent ball-making ability. He could also become a stoke in counterattacks, so although he did not score a lot of goals in Barcelona and the Dutch national team, he could always become the main force.

The two sides scored three goals in the first twenty minutes of the first half, but in the following period of time, the attacks of both sides became much slower and the efficiency of the offense became poorer. The number of shots of both sides added up to at least ten times in the first twenty minutes, and the number of shots in the next twenty-five minutes was less than five times...

"In the second half, in addition to strengthening the defense, we need to strengthen the offense." Cooper told all Valencia players in the locker room: "It is not possible to rely solely on defense now, because we may not be able to guarantee that Barcelona can't score a single goal in the second half. Moreover, their major offensive players are in excellent condition today, and relying solely on defense is not enough... Strengthen the offense, the midfield needs to push the defense forward, and ensure that Tiger gets the ball closer to the opponent's penalty area, and both ribs, and more forwards on both ribs. This is their shortcomings. You must remember one thing. In the second half, goals are more valuable than not losing the ball!"

It is really not easy for Cooper to say such words. If there are Mallorca players here, they will definitely be scared. Unfortunately, Cooper did not bring a Mallorca player to Valencia, so Valencia's players were not particularly surprised, but understood this kind of words very much. Although Valencia had excellent defense last season, they did not give up on offense most of the time, and there was still a certain gap with Mallorca's defensive philosophy...

The second half began like this.

Barcelona, ​​which regrouped, launched a fierce attack, while Valencia began to defend from the midfield. Everything seemed similar to the situation in the first half. However, Valencia's defense line quietly advanced for a distance.

This distance is not eye-catching, but it directly becomes a huge factor in determining the final result of this game.

After resisting Barcelona's fierce attack, Mendeta cut off Ronald Debord's pass - the smooth scene in the second half of the first half, which also had a lot to do with Mendeta's physical run and stealing in the middle and backcourt. His presence allowed Valencia's midfield defense to continue to be strong, and well curbed Barcelona's attack.

After intercepting the ball, Mendieta passed the ball directly to Tiger in front. Tiger took the ball and turned around, then stepped on two bicycles beautifully and rushed over from Koku!

Koku took the risk of falling to the ground to tackle the ball, but Tiger passed the ball to Kili in advance, and then rushed forward. Kili took a few steps before receiving the ball, stuffing the ball to Sanchez in the front. Sanchez got the ball back, and Tiger received the ball near the 30-meter area!

The nerves in Barcelona's entire defense line immediately tense up - at this distance, if the backcourt space is too large, Tiger will definitely rush up, and there will be a huge threat!

Guardiola was the first to hang up. He wanted to stop Tiger's advance and create time for other players to return to defense. However, as soon as he was in contact, Tiger, who was taking beautiful steps, left the Barcelona captain behind!
Chapter completed!