Mister Legend

Chapter 27 Little Lucky and Big Cup

In addition, Mbappe, Odegaard and Mariano, who are the absolute main players in their respective national teams, as well as Rubio, who was called up by Spain U19 for the first time, and Razuo, who was suspended with a red card, will play at home on October 10. In the eighth round against Amorebieta (SDAmorebieta), Li Moody's available players became stretched again.

Li Modi could not wait to yell at the strange thing that Spain's third level and below leagues arrange match schedules on the national team match day.This may not be a problem for other teams. Only a few teams have one or two absent players, but Castilla is the hardest hit area. In addition to a few U21 and U19 players, there are two The famous international footballer will affect nearly ten games every year because of the players being transferred. If someone is injured because of this, it will be even more crying.

Castilla, whose winning streak was terminated in the last round and the morale of the players was hit to a certain extent, should have regained confidence with a big victory in this round, but the absence of several core players directly led to A serious decline in the strength of the team.Facing Amorebieta, who is currently ranked 4th in the league, Li Moody does not have the confidence to win even if he is playing at home.

The strength of Amorebieta's players is not bad, but they cooperate with each other very tacitly. It is a rare team with a stable lineup in this level of league.Among the 11 starters in the new season, 8 were the main players last season, and the other 2 players were substitutes last year, and there is only one new aid. Value of Castile.But in this game, the home team lacks an absolute main player on each of the three lines, which has a great impact on the overall strength. The cooperation between the substitute players and others is also unknown. Therefore, most of the media before the game rarely predicted that the possibility of a draw is the greatest.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Yanez, right back Dani, center backs Bernabeu and Leon, left back Tejero, center midfielders Peperu and Fabas, midfielder Munoz , right winger Cedres, left winger Lin Liangming, center Narvaez.

Among Li Moody's starting 11 players, only Yanez and Leon were the original main players, and the rest were all substitutes.This is because in the training a few days before the game, the joint training of several substitutes who replaced the absent players and the rest of the main players did not meet the expectations of the coaching staff.Seeing this situation, Li Mudi decisively implemented a large-scale rotation, allowing all the substitutes who had been working together before and had a good tacit understanding to play.Castilla's pass-and-control tactics require a high degree of tacit understanding between players. Although the strength of the full-substitute lineup is not as good as the half-mixed lineup, it can at least run the tactics better, and it can also improve these players who lack games. The morale of the players, why not do it!

The formation used by the visiting team is 4-4-1-1, with a front midfielder and a single forward.Four of the five midfielders, including the front midfielder, have an average game score of 7.2 or more, and they are all ranked in the top 35 in the current player rating list. It can be said that they are not bad.And the main striker Goiria has scored 5 league goals, which is also very threatening to the home team's makeshift defense.

After the opening, after a little testing of each other, Castilla took the initiative to retreat. The midfielder Munoz and the two wingers cooperated with the central midfielder to control the ball in their own midfield, and they were not in a hurry to launch an attack. After 5 minutes, the visiting team, which hadn't touched the ball much before, strengthened the fight in the midfield, and used their physical running to bring a lot of trouble to the home team's possession of the ball.So the two sides launched a hand-to-hand battle in the midfield. Neither of them could control the ball well. As for the wonderful offensive routine, they couldn't play it once. The scene was extremely ugly.

The referee of this game, Garcia, has strict standards. In the previous seven rounds, he only showed 38 yellow cards and 5 red cards.So after receiving 2 yellow cards each, the actions of both sides became more cautious. Although there were a few shooting opportunities, they were not absolute chances to score.

After 45 minutes, the 0-0 draw confirmed the goodness of the two teams. The 2-2 number of shots made the fans yawn, and the hypnotic effect was as good as two sleeping pills.

The reason why Castilla played so conservatively is because the lineup arranged by coach Li Mudi is indeed not strong, and it is more than one level behind the previous main force.On the other hand, Amorebieta did not dare to let go of the attack because of the away game against the leader who swept the teams with overwhelming momentum before, but fell into the flesh and blood with the opponent when he found out that the opponent's strength was not strong. In the quagmire of fighting, he didn't show his strength at all.

At the beginning of the second half, the visiting team took the initiative to control the ball, trying to use their richer experience and balanced ability to suppress Castilla.The home team immediately defended with all their strength, and even striker Narvaez retreated to the center circle to participate in the press.It is also a coincidence that in the practice games during normal training, the substitute lineup is always oppressed in the backcourt facing the pass control of the main force, and is very adaptable to this style of play.Compared with Castilla's starting lineup, Amorebieta's midfielder also has excellent passing and control ability, but his imagination is much worse. After all, he does not have the aura of Odegaard and Enzo flash.And the step-by-step pouring and transfer did not cause too much trouble to these "sparring partners".

In 69 minutes, Li Mudi replaced three people in a row: Grau replaced Fabas who had a yellow card, Toro replaced Cedres to the central midfielder position, Ganfornina replaced Narvaez, and put Lin Liangming reached the front line and changed into a 4-3-2-1, abandoning two side attacks to strengthen the control of the midfield.

In this change, when the opponent's physical fitness has declined and the ability and tacit understanding of the replacement players are insufficient, the home team, with the running cooperation of the two full-backs, gradually regained possession of the midfield.

In the 88th minute, Lin Liangming dribbled the ball and fell into the opponent's siege outside the penalty area. He had no choice but to try a long-range shot. As a result, the football hit the bodies of two defenders one after another, refracted and rushed into the goal. The opponent's goalkeeper Herrera was almost shaken Sprained hip and couldn't touch the ball.

1-0, Castilla rewritten the score near the end of the game.This scene is so familiar, it seems that Qi Zu's metaphysics possessed him!
Amorebieta, who accidentally conceded a goal, immediately pressed the whole team to try to equalize the score in the last few minutes. The goalkeepers all came up to participate in the corner kick attack.At this time, the home team defended with all their strength. Although the process was a bit embarrassing, they finally won a difficult victory.

After the visiting team's final corner kick was ejected, Lin Liangming got the ball and kicked an empty goal at a distance of nearly 75 meters from the opponent's goal, which almost missed the sideline.

Also, the shot that led to the goal, as shown in the post-match video, was outside the goal frame at the beginning, but after two refractions, it turned into a goal on target. The luck of the game was really bad.

Castile, which lacked a few main core members, defeated the opponent with the help of luck—or metaphysics, which made Li Moody feel a little worried while being excited. Would this be too degrading?Usually some small good luck, don't return everything at a critical moment, just come to a big cup!It's like killing opponents many times in ordinary competitions, but being counter-killed by opponents in life-and-death battles with mortal enemies, you know who you are talking about.

Regardless of the process, the result can still satisfy everyone.Not only took all three points, but also gave the substitutes who usually don't get playing time a chance to play, and the morale of the team has improved to a certain extent.

After Sunday's post-match rest, when he came to the training ground on Monday, the big cup that Li Mudi was afraid of did not come, but two small cups came one after another: Mbappe was injured in the French U19 game, and he had some slight cerebral palsy. Concussion, the team doctor suggested to rest for a few days, and it is best not to play in the next game; on Wednesday, Enzo accidentally caught a cold, so he was sent home on vacation to drink Shuanghuanglian and Banlangen.

Two more main players were absent from the weekend's game, which brought a lot of trouble to Castile's formation.The away game was originally a good time to play a short pass or a quick counterattack, but the injuries of the main attacking midfielder and the top scorer left Li Mudi with almost no choice.Letting Mariano start means completely losing speed. The only tactics that can be used are wide crosses and long-range shots that pose a certain threat, but the opponent is a tough nut to crack.

Castilla will challenge Fuenlabrada (CF Fuenlabrada) at 10:17 on the evening of October 20th - also translated as Fuenlabrada. The center is about 00 kilometers away, with a population of about 25, making it the fourth largest town in the Madrid region.When it comes to its origins with Castilla, it is not just geographically similar. The current head coach of this team is Real Madrid star Fernando Morientes.The tactics used by the team are exactly the same as Castilla, 20-4-4-2, pass and control play.After eight league rounds, Fuenlabrada ranked sixth in the standings with 3 wins, 1 draws and 4 losses, and has the strength to advance to the final promotion play-offs.The team's right winger Jorge Ortiz (Jorge Ortiz) played 2 times, scored 2 goals and 8 assists, with an average personal score of 3, ranking ninth in the player list, and is a star player in the league.

Since Morientes and Li Moody are good friends of Raul, the relationship between the two is also very good. When Raul was still playing football in Europe, they often met and chatted together.When he returned to play as a player in Santa Ana in January 15, Li Moody also went to the scene to watch the game to express his congratulations.

Morientes' coaching ideas have been greatly influenced by Li Moody. When he finished his 13-year TV commentary career and was preparing to obtain a coaching qualification certificate, he consulted Li Mudi a lot of relevant knowledge, and he was able to teach him everything.So now this Fuenlabrada team can be called a replica of Castilla. From the coach to the players, they all have a clear understanding of Castilla's technical and tactical characteristics.

This may not be the worst thing for Li Modi.

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