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Chapter 557: The End of Doom

Update time: 2012-09-30

The so-called "best opponent" does not mean that Athletic Bilbao is poor in strength. Although they are now just a mid-range team, as one of the only three teams in La Liga history that have never been relegated (the unrelegated here refers to staying in the top league since the establishment of La Liga, never going to the secondary league), Bilbao's background and strength are unquestionable.

However, Bilbao's defense is not very good. So far, they have conceded forty-six goals in the league, ranking last in the top ten, as many goals as Betis has conceded, and can still rank ninth, relying on their offense - they have scored fifty-six goals so far, ranking fifth in La Liga, second only to Mallorca, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Villarreal, and have five more goals than Valencia. In the league, there are five games with more than three goals, and six games with more than three goals. From these data, it can be seen that Athletic Bilbao is a team with strong offense and weak offense.

Mallorca is lucky to encounter such a team at this time. After all, if you play the tactic of no striker for the first time, if you can score more goals when facing Athletic Bilbao, it will undoubtedly increase the team's confidence and trust in the new tactics will also increase a lot.

If you meet a team that is famous for defending the dead, maybe Jose's forward-free tactic will fail before it is launched...

In this game, Athletic Bilbao also sent all the main players. The Basques rarely played any tricks or did any favors on the court. Before the game began, it was said that Barcelona had offered a reward of one million euros for Athletic Bilbao to block Mallorca as much as possible in the game. However, the news is not very accurate. La Liga has a tradition of two teams offering rewards to their competitors in the dispute over winning the championship, but it is basically limited to Barcelona and Real Madrid.

This is rarely the case in other games. Barcelona and Real Madrid will do this because they have received tacit approval, because basically the history of La Liga development is the history of Real Madrid and Barcelona. At the same time, it is not a violation of fair competition to encourage teams to play games desperately - after all, it is not a money to let other teams play counterfeit football, so the Spanish Football Association basically turns a blind eye, and when facing other teams, it is probably the Spanish Football Association will intervene.

The Spanish Football Association has no objection to Mallorca. After all, the league is different from the Champions League. The chance of three consecutive championships in the league is very high. Having such a strong team is not a bad thing for the league, so the competition between Mallorca and Barcelona is basically based on their own abilities.

However, even if Barcelona does not offer a reward, Athletic Bilbao will not leave any moves in the game. In this game, Athletic Bilbao also produced all the elites. In addition to the injured old center Urses, other famous players such as Guerrero, Echeberia, Escro, and Yester all appeared. The one who replaced Urses was the young center Urses Llorente, who had just turned 20 from the second team during the winter break.

Because Urses and Escrow two main strikers were injured in turns after the winter break, Llorent also got a lot of opportunities. He performed mediocrely in the previous games, but he scored twice in the home game against Levante. The 1.95-meter-tall high center forward also began to gradually show his abilities.

"The Basque, high center... should be the guy later." Jose thought to himself, but he was not worried. Lorent made his debut at Athletic Bilbao, but he did not grow up to be an excellent center who can contribute more than double-digit goals in every season until the beginning of the 2007-08 season. Lorent is now just a center who has just debuted with an impressive height advantage.

Jose did not let Matthias mark Lorent, but continued to let Matthias appear in the scavenger's position and handed over the mark to Mex - although Mex is eight centimeters shorter than Lorent, Jose believes that with Mex's experience and ability, it is very easy to reduce the height disadvantage of these eight centimeters.

Jose did not make much arrangements on defense. Defense was not Mallorca's habit. Now without a striker, he had to rely on suppressed offense to create more opportunities. Echeberia is a top winger, but Jose did not want to use defense to deal with him, but used offense to suppress Echeberia's assist! Whether it is Ram or Puerta, they can use their speed and impact to make Echeberia have to turn to defense. As for Guerrero, who is no longer in his prime, Mallorca's three midfielders are not vegetarian!

The midfield is the center of the offense, and the forwards are the specific executors of breakthroughs. The three midfielders create opportunities through back and forth, and then create more space for the forward and the wingback. Use the width of the field to shorten the distance between the three lines as much as possible, and press high to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm. This is the essence of the tactics of the later Barcelona team. Of course, this tactic has many limitations and shortcomings. For example, once it is broken through the overall formation, it is basically helpless, but facing Athletic Bilbao, which does not have a fast forward, this tactic is still quite effective.

After the game started, Mallorca's players began to attack through back and forth transmission. Mallorca's fans were nervously watching their team's offense. Recently, the media generally had no hope for Mallorca and also affected their emotions. Although they firmly believed that under Jose's leadership, there were no difficulties that could not survive, they were also mentally prepared to be empty this season...

Ten minutes after the game started, Hidalgo couldn't help but say: "It seems that the media's previous view was correct. Mallorca's current offense has lost its soul... They still have skillful cooperation and excellent skills, but that is only limited to the midfield. When they advance to the frontcourt, they will feel a little at a loss. Without the forward's support, Mallorca's offense has only the beginning and process, but it has no end."

Bones also nodded in agreement with Hidalgo's statement: "From now on, it's like this...Mallorca tried to attack in a new way, but they were not prepared. We should not be demanding that Mallorca and Jose, a completely different offensive method requires time to be proficient and perfect, while Mallorca only has a week and a half, maybe only half a week. In fact, they have a considerable advantage in the midfield, but lack the last blow. Puerta was walking on the wing, Iniesta kept retracing, Kaka was trying to play a center, but he was not such a player. If nothing else happened, it would be difficult for us to have any hope for the result of Mallorca's game. Although they rarely concede the ball, they cannot concede the ball. The distance between the three lines is too close, and if the midfield does not concede the ball, it may be a disaster after conceding the ball!"

Before Bones finished speaking, Mallorca conceded the ball in the midfield. Mendeta was interrupted by Guerrero in the middle when passing the ball to Farinos. Then Guerrero immediately passed the ball accurately to the right side. Echeberia inserted at high speed. Ram was desperately returning to defense but could not catch up with him. Seeing Echeberia was about to break into the penalty area, at this time, Matthias, who decisively pulled out of the penalty area, used a beautiful tackle to tear the ball out of the baseline.

"Matias' tackle was quite timely. If Echeberia was allowed to insert into the penalty area again, it would be troublesome... However, can Mallorca rely on Matias' timely tackle every time?"

Jose on the sidelines was sweating. He was already prepared for this situation, but the slow progress still made him a little dissatisfied. If he could not score quickly... Now only one goal is needed to accumulate enough confidence among the Mallorca players! One goal is enough, and then he can launch an attack more patiently - now Mallorca is not without opportunities, but because the three forwards are unfamiliar with the position, the position mentioned here does not refer to the forward midfield positions, but is the position where they are active on the field - these three people are players who rarely enter the penalty area, most of Kaka's scores are long shots, and although many of Iniesta's goals are concentrated in the penalty area, they are basically completed by inserting in the back row, waiting for teammates to pass the ball in the penalty area? They are too unfamiliar...

This also made Mallorca missed a lot of opportunities, but as long as they could score a goal, they would be bolder - this kind of boldness cannot be achieved by saying it, and it also requires the encouragement of facts.

Guerrero took a corner kick, Lorent beat Mex and headed the ball, but was blocked by Macon, who was guarding the front post. Matthias intercepted the ball before Escro, and then he passed the ball directly to Farinos in the frontcourt...

If Alonso is not here, the organization depends on him - his task is to be Alonso's substitute!

Farinos showed his ability at this time. After a beautiful spike, he passed the ball accurately and promptly to Mendeta's feet. Mendeta did not stop the ball. The moment he received the ball, he kicked a large-scale transfer ball, and the ball flew straight to the left!

Puerta Expressway started to plug in from that side! He was not unfamiliar with this kind of attack. After Kaka hesitated for a moment, he heard Jose's roar off the court: "Kaka, go up! Don't forget that you are the center!"

Amid Jose's roar, Kaka began to speed up and sprint forward - yes, I am the center, so I should be in the front at this time!

When Kaka started sprinting from the middle, Iniesta also started sprinting without saying a word on the right.

Mendeta's long pass was quite accurate, and the ball fell accurately one meter in front of Puerta. In front of Puerta who had already sprinted, the distance was just right. He accelerated, took a big step forward, and then lifted his foot to remove the ball!

After removing the ball, Puerta began to move forward quickly. After barely dribbled the ball to the 30-meter area, he immediately decisively stepped forward and passed the ball into the penalty area!

This was a pass with a considerable arc. Kaka in the middle attracted the attention of two opponent's defenders, but the ball went around directly to the back point - Iniesta rushed up!

Iniesta lifted his foot and removed the ball. Now he is in the penalty area. When he is about to raise his foot and shoot the ball out, La Cruz, who hastily returned to defense, fell to the ground from the back side and tackled, and then Iniesta fell into the penalty area!

The referee's whistle rang, and he ran into the penalty area - a penalty kick!

Jose jumped up from the sidelines! Get a penalty at this time - is Mallorca's misfortune over?

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