Villarreal did send a four-51 formation in this game, which may also be the reason why their head coach Pellegrini is afraid of Atletico Madrid's offensive power.

In fact, this is also the main formation of Villarreal. Because of the existence of Riquelme, a key defensive player must be sent in the middle. Riquelme is the kind of player who will not defend at all.

Although he has outstanding offensive ability, his shortcomings are also very obvious. Villarreal's formation is designed based on whether Riquelme is on the stadium.

Riquelme has a lineup on the court, and if he is not on the court, he is another set of formations. Here we can also see the rich tactical methods of the intellectual Pellegrini.

The starting lineup of Villarreal in this game is that Reina guards the goal, and the back line is Argentine Aruapanna, Argentine Gonzalo, Espanyol Kik Alvarez and Espanyol Xavi Venta, the midfield double midfielder Brazilian Senna and Argentine Batagria, Argentine Solin on the left, Espanyol Jose Mali on the right, Riquelme on the middle, and Uruguayan shooter Fran at the front.

Such a lineup is also the strongest lineup that Pellegrini can send, but there are still many offensive players on their bench, such as Argentine striker Figoroa and Spanish midfielder genius Cazola are all offensive players.

They didn't appear in the starting lineup just because of Villarreal's tactical needs, not that they are incapable of their ability.

The starting lineup of Villarreal can be seen that they are a very South American team. There are six South American players in the starting lineup of the team, and their head coach Pellegrini is also a South American. Perhaps as a coach in South American, he would like to use South American players more, after all, the football philosophy of both sides is the same.

Among them, five Argentine players got the chance to start. All Argentines except forward Figoroa got the chance to start, and Villarreal also deserved the title of their Argentine gang.

For a team like Villarreal with a strong South American style, possession of the ball will of course be their main playing style, and the midfield of this game will also be the key area for the two teams to compete.

The three-defensive midfielder Cooper lined up can also be said to be the goal against Villarreal. Villarreal is just two defensive midfielders, while Atletico Madrid has three people. In terms of quantity alone, Atletico Madrid has already gained an advantage.

Cooper is worthy of being a head coach who started with defense. He also sees the team's defensive strategy very clearly. At least Cooper has the upper hand in tactical arrangements.

Although Villarreal's offensive firepower is strong and the cooperation between Riquelme and Fran is becoming more and more perfect, don't forget that Atletico Madrid is the most promising defensive player in South America. Mascherano's low-key interception will definitely not make Riquelme's life better.

Atletico Madrid has very few South American players. They only have one Colombian defender Perea and midfielder Mascherano, who are South American players, and the remaining nine players are not from South America.

In fact, if Franco could start, Atletico Madrid in this game would have two Argentine players to start, but who made Franco impulsively exert violence on Etoo, and he was suspended, so naturally he could not play.

It will take about three more games before Franco can return to the team, of course, if the injury on his hand can recover.

This game has also attracted attention from many parties. The current Argentina coach Peckerman also appeared in the stands of the Love Song Stadium. This is Peckerman preparing to inspect the status of Argentine players.

After all, Peckermann just took over Argentina in September 2004, and his transformation of Argentina's lineup has not been completed. Although he has determined the framework of the main lineup, Peckermann still needs to examine the players' status in individual positions.

So in this game where six Argentine players started, it is naturally a game that Peckerman needs to focus on observing. Watching the game on TV is not very real after all. If the head coach really wants to inspect the players' status, he will not be able to see clearly on TV, so he needs to conduct an inspection on the spot.

Anyway, the air tickets are provided by the Argentine Football Association, so Peckerman doesn’t need to be used for nothing, so he came to the Love Song Stadium.

However, the head coach of the national team is different from the head coach of the club, because the players examined by the head coach of the national team are open and upright, unlike the head coach of the club who wants to inspect the players he likes on the spot, he will make up some reasons.

This is because the head coach of the club is illegal to contact the players in private without the permission of the opponent's club. At the same time, if the head coach of the club comes to the scene to observe a player and then is known by the opponent's club, the opponent's club will raise the price and increase the value of the players you see.

"I heard that the head coach of Argentina came to the scene in this game. Javier seems you have to work hard to perform," Mark said to Mascherano.

"Yes, this is indeed an opportunity," Mascherano nodded and said.

Mascherano won the Athens Olympics championship for Argentina in 2004 and was also selected for Argentina's adult national team, but his position is not very stable. After all, if Mascherano wants to gain a foothold in the Argentina national team, he still needs to make great efforts.

Moreover, Mascherano's personality is not that kind of very competitive. Mascherano does not like to take responsibility. He only hopes to play football honestly, so Mascherano rarely complains, but in Atletico Madrid, Mascherano seems to have been slowly infected by Mark's personality through contact with Mark.

Then Mascherano gradually became interested in meeting the challenge, and the challenge of this game was the confrontation with Riquelme that Mascherano had been looking forward to for a long time.

Mascherano believes that if he can defeat Riquelme in this game, Argentina's head coach Peckermann should not be indifferent to him.

"Fran, the best scorer's favorable contender, he is my target in this game." Mark did not consider marking Rikelme, because Mark's position is a defender, so he needs to be responsible for the players he needs to defend.

It is natural for defenders to defend the forwards, so Mark naturally has to defend Fran, and Mark has also gotten a little understanding of Fran through previous games.

Mark was confident that he could defend Fran, and Mark was not fighting alone, and he was surrounded by his teammates Perea and Calvo.

If the three central defenders cannot defend one of the opponent's forwards, then the three central defenders should really find a piece of tofu to kill them.

Although Fran is a world-class forward and he is in a hot state this season, he is not impeccable. Fran himself is not the perfect forward, and there are two reasons.

First, Fran is not the kind of player who can decide the game by just one person. He must have the kind of player with strong breakthrough ability to pull space to exert greater power. And in Villarreal, this person is naturally Riquelme, so if you want to defend Fran, you should block the connection between him and Riquelme.

Secondly, although Fran's shooting skills are world-class, his speed and body are a shortcoming, especially the latter! In direct conversations with tall defenders, Fran is often at an absolute disadvantage. On the Premier League, Fran is lost under the muscle impact system of the tall defenders in the Premier League, and Fran seems to be mediocre.

The referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game. First, Villarreal attacked from left to right.

After Fran kicked off, Riquelme passed the ball backwards. After several downs, the football returned to Riquelme's feet. Riquelme showed his strong personal ability and took the ball back under the interference of Mascherano.

However, such technical movements also made Riquelme very uncomfortable. Riquelme's threat lies in his front-facing ball breakthrough and pass threatening ball, but when he took the ball back, it was obvious that Riquelme's offensive firepower was also limited to the minimum.

"What's wrong, can't you do it?" Mascherano said to him behind Riquelme's back.

These two Argentine fellows formed a one-on-one offense and defense on the court. Riquelme was holding the ball at the back, and Mascherano stood up to Riquelme, and Mascherano was also trying hard to cut off the football under Riquelme's feet.

Riquelme was simply a nightmare in La Liga. He was previously known as the most talented player in the Boca Youth Team and the successor to Maradona.

Riquelme also likes everyone's admiration for him very much, but since he transferred to Spain, it seems that the weather has changed suddenly. After Riquelme joined Barcelona, ​​Barcelona Club was originally planning to regard Riquelme as Rivaldo's successor.

And what disappointed Barcelona fans is that Riquelme doesn't seem to be suitable for Barcelona, ​​just like the previous Argentine champion Maradona was not suitable for Barcelona.

Although Riquelme wore the No. 10 jersey symbolizing the core player in Barcelona, ​​Riquelme did not play the role that the core player should have. Riquelme is that kind, otherwise you won't let me play, and after I get on the court, all the football will be handed over to my players.

In the morale of the Boca Youth Team, Rikelme, who was the Boca Youth Team in the final of the Libertadores Cup, was lagging behind one by one, Rikelme was still very willful in showing his excellent ball-handling skills instead of launching a quick attack.

In addition, in the Toyota Cup, Riquelme's outstanding personal skills were also a continuous breakthrough, and then Palermo scored two points, allowing the Boca Youth Team to defeat the powerful Real Madrid team at that time.

But when everyone praised Riquelme's outstanding personal ability, some people said that Riquelme has already brought personal heroism to the extreme, and such a player would become very difficult for him to be in a European giant team.

In fact, this is the fact. Riquelme is indeed not adapted to the tactical style of Barcelona. He is the only core of the team in the Boca Youth Team, and the entire team relies on him to operate. In Barcelona, ​​Xavi is passing behind Riquelme. All Riquelme needs to do is look for more opportunities to shoot and open up the gap. This is something that Riquelme has not done before.

You should know that a core player will open up space for others, which should be considered an insult to Riquelme. Although Riquelme has such ability, he is not willing to do so.

So one year after Riquelme joined Barcelona, ​​Barcelona's final ranking was only sixth, barely qualified for the League Cup.

Barcelona also held a presidential election, with the youngest chairman of Barcelona club in history and Laporta being elected as chairman of Barcelona club.

Laporta then brought Dutchman Rijcard to the club and Brazilian star Ronaldinho.

Such changes have further compressed Riquelme's living space in Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona also needs the qualifications of non-EU players, because La Liga clubs can only register three non-EU players, so it is inevitable that Riquelme will be cleaned.

But everyone is not interested in Riquelme. Although the small club wants to buy Riquelme, Riquelme doesn't even look down on those teams that are unable to participate in European competitions.

The arrogant Riquelme is preparing to join a team that can make him achieve results, but those capable clubs are also skeptical of Riquelme's strange character. They all think that Riquelme should be abolished and he cannot adapt to European teams.

But at this moment, Villarreal, which urgently needed to achieve results, invited Riquelme. Inspired by Villarreal's sincerity, Riquelme joined this club that is very small but has many South American teams.

Barcelona was also very generous and signed a two-year loan contract with Villarreal directly. After the loan contract expires, Villarreal has the right to take the lead.

Originally, Barcelona didn't want to loan Riquelme, so they sold Riquelme directly. After all, the economic situation at Barcelona was not very ideal at that time. For Barcelona, ​​which continued to rebuild, they urgently needed funds, but no one outside Villarreal had issued a purchase application. Even if there were teams that applied for purchase, Riquelme was not prepared to report.

In fact, this is also a helpless move for Barcelona, ​​because if Riquelme was bad for Barcelona, ​​Kerme's salary would be very high, and the contract was signed for a five-year contract at that time. Riquelme's contract with Barcelona did not end until June 30, 2007.

Therefore, in order to save wages and be qualified as non-EU players, Barcelona can only loan Riquelme to Villarreal. At the same time, Barcelona also hopes that Villarreal can completely activate Riquelme in an environment where most South American players are.

It seems that Barcelona has succeeded now. Under Pellegrini's training, Riquelme has indeed regained his peak form, improving this team that was previously competing for a place in the League Cup every year.

Riquelme also felt very comfortable in Villarreal. Not only did there be a large number of South American players, but mainly Villarreal's attitude towards Riquelme also made Riquelme very comfortable.

Riquelme also enjoys special treatment in Villarreal, that is, Riquelme does not have to participate in training with the team. If Riquelme doesn't want to train, whether it's too cold or he's too tired or his child is sick, he will "timely" suffer minor knee or ankle injuries. Most of the time his approach is accused by Villarreal, because the Argentines can always show better standards on weekends. Sometimes other players will be jealous of Riquelme or are angry at the special treatment he receives, but even though they don't like Argentines, they still respect him.

This is a habit that Riquelme had developed during his time in Boca youth team, but Riquelme did not treat it like this in Barcelona team. Riquelme also felt that it was nothing because he could show good form in the game.

At the same time, Riquelme has a private parking space at the Love Song Stadium. This is not in the training ground, but in the stadium. The private parking space is something that no one in the entire Villarreal has, but Riquelme has it.

The entire Villarreal team completely treats Riquelme as Maradona. The entire Villarreal team is Riquelme's team. Although Riquelme wears the No. 8 jersey, both the players and the club officials regard Riquelme as the savior of the team.

In fact, this is nothing, because since Riquelme is a big-name player and he can also bring victory to the club, so these people naturally have nothing to do with Riquelme indulging.

"As long as I can enter the Champions League, I can tolerate everything." This is the words of the chairman of Villarreal.

This shows Villarreal's desire for the Champions League, because the Champions League is not only honor, but also money, and the team's appeal.

And all Villarreals believe that only Riquelme can lead them into the Champions League.
Chapter completed!