Legendary Broker

"Dududu-"

While Rist and Otti were talking about some changes for next season, the Champions League group stage match finally started.Benitez's performance this season is not very good, but it is not too bad.Now he has been wandering between No.3 and No.6 in La Liga.If you are lucky, you can enter the top four and get a Champions League seat.But if you are unlucky and fall out of the top four, you can only go to the UEFA Cup.

Speaking of Valencia's low score this season, it's not because they lost too many games.On the contrary, it is because there are too many draws.Now Valencia's offensive methods are not rich, and more rely on counterattacks.

But no one blamed Valencia. On the contrary, many people in La Liga football were surprised by the young Benitez.Because the current La Liga football is also a battle between heroes, and it is a league that can compete with Serie A.In the current La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Deportivo are all powerful. Deportivo, which has won the league championship for two consecutive years, still leads the standings with superhuman momentum.In addition to them, teams like Zaragoza, Alaves, and Celta Vigo are all very strong, and their performances in the European arena are also better than one.

Under such a situation of conflict between heroes, Valencia is currently ranked No.3 in La Liga with a one-point advantage.And above him are Deportivo and Barcelona, ​​and below him are clubs such as Zaragoza, Real Madrid, Alaves, and Celta Vigo.The gap between everyone's points is only about one, two, or three points.

Benitez is the youngest coach compared to other clubs.But with such an outstanding performance so far, many people in the Spanish media have already commented that Benitez is the best young coach.

"The game has begun. This is the fifth game of the first round of the UEFA Champions League in the 99-00 season. Valencia played against Bayern Munich at home. Judging from the current group stage, Bayern Munich has already scored three wins and one draw. Basically got a qualifying spot. As long as they don’t lose this game, Bayern Munich will be able to appear one round ahead of schedule. Valencia’s qualifying situation is not bad, with two wins, one draw and one loss with seven points and ranked No. .2 position. As long as this game is won, there is no problem with Valencia's presence."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides. Bayern's starting lineup is goalkeeper Kahn, the back line is Anderson, Babel, Kufuor, and the midfield is Salihamidzic, Jeremys, Effen Borg, Sauer, Lizarazu, Elber and Santa Cruz are the strikers. Although it is an away game, Bayern still has a 3-5-2 offensive formation."

"Look at Valencia again. Valencia's starting lineup is interesting. The goalkeeper is Canizares, and the defense is Angloma, Ayala, Pelligrino, Carboni. Center The field is Makelele, Albelda, Gerard, Mendieta. The striker is Jan Koller and Lopez. Coach Benitez sent all three Valencia midfielders on the field today. Makelele, Albelda and Gerard are both very good defensive midfielders in La Liga football, and their defensive abilities are very strong. I didn't expect to play both at home."

The narrator was a little surprised.Therefore, in his opinion, Benitez's arrangement is too conservative.Valencia's midfielder group is the best in La Liga, even in European football.Makelele is a pure defensive midfielder, and has been highly praised for his defensive ability since he came to La Liga.Albelda's playing style is very tough, and his active running covers a wide area.Herald is a midfielder who can attack and defend well.He's good defensively, and he's not bad at controlling the pace of the game.After all, it came from the La Masia youth training camp.Although not Barcelona's No. [-] player.But it also inherited the characteristics of Barcelona's youth training players, with excellent ball control and passing.And Herald has another skill, that is, his header is very good.

If only the three of them.Valencia's midfielder group will not be so admired.Because in addition to them, Valencia also has a very good midfielder.His talent may not be as good as Makelele, Albelda, and Gerard, but he is also a rising star in La Liga football.He played in Valencia's first team since he was born, and he has played more than 30 times under Ranieri last season.He is Farinos.Although Farinos' later achievements were limited, especially in Inter Milan, he fell.But Farinos' performance in Valencia at this time is absolutely outstanding.He is not tall and not physically strong, but his defense is very good.

The existence of their four ace midfielders makes Benitez's rotation in Valencia easy.But under normal circumstances, Benitez has always chosen two of the midfielders to play, but he did not expect to directly choose three midfielders this time.

Defend, defend, defend.Even Rist saw Benitez's thoughts above, and Benitez used three midfielders to protect the defense.

Sure enough, after the start of the game, Benitez's defensive strategy can be seen.Makelele is at the end and rarely comes out in his own position.Makelele can be regarded as one of Benitez's favorite generals, and is the most valued by Benitez among the four major midfielders in Valencia.If you rank down according to the players that Benitez valued, then there are Herald, Albelda, and Farinos.

During the game, Herald was more about defending Effenberg, preventing Effenberg from having a chance to shoot, and then plugging in when he had the opportunity.The three defensive midfielders are lined up, which is a great restriction for Effenberg and Sauer.

"Jaime, Valencia lacks changes now, and they are not playing very well."

Lister made no secret of his views.Although Benitez is his own coach, and even a coach he strongly admires, the ugly game is ugly.Rist has watched many Valencia games this season, and the games were very dull.If it weren't for Valencia and Mendieta, a player who plays football with style, and a shooter like Lopez, Valencia really wouldn't be much to watch.

"It was already like that under Ranieri."

Among the current La Liga football, Valencia is playing the ugliest.Even those newly promoted horses in La Liga are willing to show off their footwork during the game.Only Valencia play to win.Most of the games are counter-attacked.But this is not the beginning of Benitez, from the Ranieri era has been the case.

"When there are people like Vicente and Ronaldinho, Valencia's offensive methods will be much richer."

Rist and Ottie watched the game and chatted easily.But Hitzfeld off the court frowned.When Bayern played Valencia at home, Benitez was not so negative.But when it came to his home court, Benitez actually played such a defense.Hitzfeld hopes to determine the qualifying places for the group stage early, and then he can rest the main players in the last game.After all, the Bundesliga is in turmoil right now, with clubs like Leverkusen and Dortmund staring at them.But the game was completely different from what he thought.

Benitez did not pull the front line back and then defend the position 30 meters in front of the goal.Instead, use a strong midfield defensive ability to disrupt the situation in the midfield.Do not allow Bayern to easily control and pass the ball in the midfield.

Bayern's strength at this stage is the best in Europe.Later, when evaluating European football during this period, what everyone expected most was the confrontation between Real Madrid and Bayern.But after arriving at the away game.Benitez made some arrangements for Bayern completely.The game was like being stuck in a mud hole.Watching this game, Rist remembered the game when Liverpool suffocated Chelsea in the Champions League.

One of Benitez's most outstanding skills is to give back what he did to him.He can have a very good performance in the cup.It is because he can arrange according to the opponent.And wherever the opponent is strong, Benitez will entangle with the opponent.In history, Deportivo's left side was the golden left side, but Benitez just attacked Deportivo's left side with him, and finally directly disabled Deportivo.And when playing against Chelsea in the Champions League.Just entangled with others in Chelsea's most powerful center.Today's game is no exception.Bayern's midfield is among the best in Europe.Benitez will mediate with others in the middle.

"The game was very boring. It's been 10 minutes. Neither side has a good chance. Valencia only knows to destroy in the midfield. Bayern can't organize an effective attack at all. Coach Hitzfeld should make some changes. gone."

Effenberg is Bayern's best midfielder, and he is also full of domineering.But the most delicate Bayern midfielder is Sauer.But today Sauer's delicacy can't be expressed at all.Albelda followed Sauer closely, and as long as Sauer can break through once, there will be Makelele behind him.Elber is a Lightning player, but it is a pity that Valencia does not have any space for him to play in this game.

"Saul, pass the ball... Gerard, Gerard's movement is very smart. He appeared in the path of Saul's pass, he intercepted the ball. Gerard, pass the ball!"

Herald is currently only 22 years old and came from Barcelona's youth academy.It was only because there was no chance in Barcelona that he moved to Valencia.His defense is absolutely top notch.His consciousness is very good. When Sauer passed the ball, he had already judged the route of the ball, and then broke the ball in the middle.Then watching the Valencia players run, a long pass passed the ball.Herald is the midfielder with the best long passing ability in Valencia, and his organizational ability is also top-notch.

"Mendieta, Mendieta...beautiful dribble!"

Mendieta can also run. As a technical player, Mendieta's physical strength is still very good.Because of the protection of three defensive midfielders, Mendieta was very free during the game.But in this game, Mendieta appeared more on the right, while Lopez was on the left.This time Herald's long pass found Mendieta.

Because Bayern is attacking with all their strength, there are three central defenders behind them.Fortunately, Lizarazu is a very good left back. Seeing Gerard's pass, he immediately returned to the left to defend Mendieta.Mendieta faced Gerard's long pass with his back and Lizarazu's defense, picked the ball lightly with his right foot, and then turned around immediately.Although it was not as simple and chic as what Bergkamp did, it still won a lot of applause.

Lizarazu is a representative of France's golden generation and is definitely the world's top left-back.But it was also swayed by Mendieta's unexpected extraordinary way.Mendieta is very strong, but his movements are not gorgeous, and many of them are very conventional dribbles.But this time he used such a gorgeous extraordinary action.

After all, Lizarazu is the world's top left-back.Although he was shaken by him, he chased back immediately.Mendieta is not slow, but not very fast either.But Lizarazu is a true pace full-back, as quick as some wingers.So Bayern even used Lizarazu as a left midfielder this season.Seeing Lizarazu's pursuit, Mendieta did not continue to break through, but made a cross directly after the space appeared.

"Mendieta, the cross... Jan Koller, Anderson and Babel defend Jan Koller. Jan Koller jumps high and dives to the top!"

Although Mendieta is not a right midfielder, he often plays on the right, sometimes directly playing right midfielder.Therefore, the kung fu of this cross is still very good, with a very perfect arc.Jan Kohler is an air fighter. Although Anderson and Babel defending him are excellent central defenders, their air combat ability is still not as good as Jan Kohler.

Patrick Anderson is 1.8 meters six, Marcus Babel is 1.9 meters one, but this time he lost to Jan Koller in the header competition.Jan Kohler didn't catch the ball a few times in this game, and vented his anger on the ball this time.

Fortunately, Kahn's response was quick.Jan Koller's header hit the ground and then had a rebound. It can be said that this kind of ball is the most difficult to defend.But Kahn was able to react instantly when Jan Koller headed the ball, and then saved the ball with a side throw.

"Kane, Kahn saves the ball... Lopez, Lopez!"

Because the distance is very short and the speed is fast, Kahn can only touch the ball with his hands.It is already a world-class reaction, and it can even be selected as the best save in this round of the Champions League.There are definitely not many goalkeepers who can respond like this in European football, otherwise Kahn would not be one of the best goalkeepers.It's a pity that after the ball was saved, the threat was not lifted.Lopez followed up from the left all the way to face the ball without stopping the ball, and just volleyed directly.

Lopez's shot is fast, but the shot is still relatively straight.It's a pity that Kahn fell to the ground at this time, and it was too late to stand up to save him.

"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The third goal in the Champions League this season is also his No.36 goal in Valencia this season. If Lopez's state can continue, it is not surprising that he scored 14 goals this season. "

Under Benitez's tactics, Lopez's performance is unparalleled.When counterattacking, Lopez is the most powerful counterattacker, and because of the cover of Jan Koller, Lopez can also be a forward who grabs points.Let Lopez's power to the extreme.

Rist and Otti both applauded gently when they saw Lopez's goal, with smiles on their faces.Rist is happy with Benitez's performance. Although he played ugly, as long as there are results, Benitez will not dismiss get out of class.Otti is happy because as long as this game can be won, Valencia will be able to appear.

The income of the Champions League is getting higher and higher now.When the first round of the group stage appears, the income will be doubled.Valencia currently has no major shareholders willing to invest, and can only let the club make money on its own.The Champions League is the best channel. (To be continued..)