magic coach

Updated: 2012-08-16

After returning to the locker room, the faces of the Valencia players were not very good, all of them looked downcast because of the No.It seems that my side has been eliminated!

The atmosphere in the locker room was dull, and Cooper knew he had to say something. Low morale had a great impact on the game. The brave won when they met on a narrow road. It was the first time the two teams met. Judging from the first half of the game, The strength is the same, but the opponent played very cunningly, grasped the opportunity too well, and scored two goals. If the players don't even have the courage and confidence to win the game, this game will be meaningless.

clap clap!

Cooper clapped his palms and said, "What are you doing with your head down? The game is only half over. If you count the one at Mestalla, it's only a quarter of the way now. There's still a lot of time, and if If we can score a goal here, then we may become the winners of the game. An away goal is very important to us. The score of 1:2 can let us go home with confidence. At that time, they were the ones who were depressed, you guys Think about it, isn't it so?"

Words are the key to happiness, Cooper's words immediately had an immediate effect, and Canizares, who lost two balls and had gauze wrapped around his head, applauded first, saying: "Yes! Can't we even score a goal?"

Angulo said: "As long as the backcourt can defend, we can score goals."

Anglomar is an old player, he said coldly: "If you don't put a little pressure on the opponent, how can we hold it?"

Cooper patted the old cabinet in the locker room, "Except for the opponent's despicableness and shamelessness in conceding the second goal, we were a little passive in the first half. The main reason was that there was a problem with my tactical arrangement. We are very passive. It is difficult for our counterattack to pass through the opponent's midfield. In addition, the opponent's tactical adjustments are very flexible and fast, which makes us unable to keep up with their rhythm. We must make changes in the second half... Well, everyone can have any ideas. Mention it."

There was silence in the locker room. After a while, the veteran Angeloma said: "I think the game is too gentle. They have so many people in the midfield. It is difficult for our counterattack to pass through the midfield quickly. It’s not as good as the long ball counterattack in the first half, even though we were counterattacked by the opponent next time.”

Captain Mendieta said: "The opponent made the most detailed arrangements for our counterattack. Every step of our pass was restricted. The counterattack was very strenuous. Their tactics and formation changed too quickly, and we played very passively. , just adapted to their style of play, they immediately changed to another."

Cooper coughed and said: "If we only concede one goal, we can play defensively and counterattack. Now we have to attack. Aren't they hoarding troops in the midfield? Then we will hit their frontcourt and attack directly. For their defense, scoring goals is the first task in the second half. As long as we can score away goals, we will win. Next, let me talk about the tactical arrangement in the second half. Zone play, two full-backs and full-backs keep a tight distance forward..."

In the locker room of the home team, the Alkmaar players were jubilant. They scored two goals in the first half, which was the best start for them, but Jiang Mu still maintained that kind of calmness. Leaning on the door of the locker room, watching the players talking, laughing and relaxing.

After about seven or eight minutes, Jiang Mu opened his mouth and said: "I think everyone is very happy, so let you be happy for a while, now we want to remind you, just now I heard everyone talking about scoring another goal in the second half So what, but no one mentioned what would happen if Valencia scored a goal in the second half, who will tell me, if the final result of the game is 8:2, will everyone still laugh as much as they are now?"

Jiang Mu's words silenced everyone, because in the two rounds of the knockout round, the probability of winning 2:1 at home is almost the same as that of 0:0 at home, and even lower than winning 1:0 at home. If Valencia wins in the second half The ball, they did not score again, the score of 2:1 can only be called a tragic victory.

"Congratulations to the 2:0. Everyone played very well. I asked for it, and everyone did it. I didn't ask for it. Everyone also did a good job. It is difficult to do better than 2:0. But in the second half, We must be cautious and don't give the opponent a chance to score. We would rather play a 2:0 than 3:1. They will definitely attack in the second half, so we will counterattack patiently and low-key. Don't care about face, winning is the biggest. Face. In the second half, we have to do a good job of defending in our own half. We don’t need to defend intensively. Their offensive power is not as good as that of Barcelona. The intensive defense is to give them opportunities and create trouble for ourselves. Okay, everyone continue to rest. Get ready for the second half of the game."

After 15 minutes, the Portuguese referee Batista blew the whistle for the second half of the game, and the game continued!

"It seems that Cooper realized that he had made a mistake in tactics, so he adjusted Valencia's lineup. Mendieta's position was higher, and the two full backs also began to assist frequently. West Asia did not completely lose, but in terms of score, Valencia had to attack. For them, falling behind 0:2 would make them very uncomfortable at home. Even if they failed, what they could accept was 1 :2, or even 3:1, never accept 2:0.”

"Oh, Alkmaar, who are leading the score, also made changes. Their formation continued to shrink back. Except for the striker who was in the opponent's half, everyone returned to their own half, but Alkmaar's formation remained very good. Well, it seems that they are going to deal with Valencia with defensive counterattacks, and if they end up dying under their best defensive counterattacks, Valencia will die well." The Dutch commentator did not hold back any morals.

Cooper used the tactics of defensive counterattacks to embarrass Real Madrid and Barcelona in the past two seasons. Now he has finally tasted the bitterness of the opponent's defensive counterattacks.

The players in Alkmaar are very young, have good physical strength and run actively, and have a strong impact when counterattacking. Once they get a chance, the players in the frontcourt will immediately press out and attack Valencia on a large scale from the two sides and the center. The all-round counterattack forced Valencia to return to defense across the board.

It took only 5 minutes in the second half. Because of Valencia's aggressive attack, Alkmaar has hit them several times. Although Valencia is also good at defensive counterattacks and does a good job defensively, they have to run back from the frontcourt. Field defense, this kind of physical exertion, and psychological fear also made every Valencian feel uneasy.

Although Alkmaar played a defensive counterattack, the Alkmaar ball mi in the stands did not stop cheering. The defensive counterattack does not conform to the aesthetic point of view of the Dutch ball mi, but Alkmaar is an alternative. They are lonely and unknown. They created a miracle, they scored a lot of goals, even if it was a defensive counterattack, they performed passionately, which made Jiang Mu a supreme prestige in the eyes of the players. No matter what kind of dirty tactics Jiang Mu played, They were actually accepted by the Dutch football mi, but if it were another head coach, even a world-class coach would have already been booed by the Dutch football mi who scored!

Valencia's vigorous attack did not have the effect Cooper expected. They are used to playing defensive counterattacks and often score goals, so they overestimate their attack power, but in fact their set is not very good for Alkmaar. It doesn't work, because their penetration in the middle is familiar to Dutch players, and their side attack is in line with Dutch football, but their penalty area lacks a strong center, so it is difficult to pose much threat to Lucio and Ismail. It made Alkmaar's defense seem to be more than capable, but Valencia's offense seemed to be futile, making Valencia's goal mi more and more desperate.

In the 55th minute of the game, Alkmaar got another chance to counterattack.

This time Alkmaar's counterattack was more concise and smooth. Van Bommel, who was in charge of the offensive and defensive transition in the backcourt, received Lucio's steal and directly rubbed the ball up to pass the intercepted Valencia player to find Ronaldini. profound.

Ronaldinho played more easily and played better after 2:0. He even used a pad on his back to pass the ball to Dirk.

This pass can be called a stroke of genius. Even Falinos, who was not far from Dirk, was unprepared and could only watch Dirk pass the ball easily.

Thomason, who made the Valencia ball mi feel restless, appeared at the most appropriate place for the first time, and moved the football forward, which once again formed a chance to go to the meeting alone.

The atmosphere in the stands immediately became tense. Both Alkmaar and Valencia held their breath, anxiously waiting for the result of this counterattack. If the goal is scored, Valencia Basically, the general situation is gone. Whether they score or not, they have little hope of reaching the final.

Cooper, Jiang Mu, as well as Qiu Mi on the coach's bench and the bench understood that the ball was of great importance. At this time, they all stood up nervously, walked to the sidelines involuntarily, and fixed their eyes on the ball-carrying Toto Masson.

Thomasson dribbled at high speed, trying to get rid of the two defenders Djukic and Pellegrino who were chasing behind him, but because Alkmaar counterattacked in the half, the counterattack distance was very long, and Thomasson dribbled the ball. The speed must be slower than empty running, so the distance between him and the central defender is getting closer little by little.

Thomason could hear the breathing behind him, and he also heard the shout of "be careful" from the ball mi in the stands. In his panic, the ball jumped a little too much.

At this time, the extremely alert Canizares saw the opportunity. He quickly attacked to the outside of the penalty area, and with a reckless sliding tackle, he destroyed the ball before Thomason was about to control it again.

Ah!

Ugh!

The air above the De Hoult Stadium was filled with sighs and exclamations from the players. A good opportunity was lost, Valencia narrowly escaped death, and the time for the next game was still very difficult for both sides.