Mister Legend

Chapter 28
There is another thing that can link the two teams together. The name of Fuenlabrada's home stadium - Estadio Fernando Torres (Estadio Fernando Torres), is named after the iconic figure of Real Madrid's rival city Atlético Madrid (C.Atlético Madrid SAD) Yes, this makes the Castilian players who come here to play feel a little weird and awkward.

This small "Madrid Derby" will naturally be broadcast live by Madrid TV. At the pre-match press conference, the two coaches can be said to have no face at all, and they flattered each other without a bottom line.You say that I am a unique genius who combines the best of the East and the West; I say that you are an excellent template for the transformation of a Spanish star into a coach, and you will be another world-renowned coach of this type after Del Bosque, Guardiola and Enrique .Even the question raised by the reporter, "the current ranking situation of the league and the prediction of the final promotion situation", the two people can refer to each other's deep friendship, and the people below are stunned, thinking that they are not in the same dimension on it.

In the locker room, Li Modi changed his smile at the press conference, and asked the players to concentrate all their attention very seriously, because the opponent is too familiar with his side, and some specific offensive routines may be completely useless , The players on the field need to make timely responses and not stick to the rules.Then in public, Erdegaard, who mentioned the position of the front midfielder in this game, was given the right to use his imagination at will, and asked several frontcourt players to increase their running appropriately to see if they could use a flash of genius to break the opponent's targeted defense.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Yanez, right back Forlan, center backs Linhardt and Leon, left back Abner, center backs Fabas and Toro, midfielder Ode Gao, the right winger Alvaro, and the left winger are the left winger who ended the suspension, and the center Mariano.

Li Mudi, who got the home team's roster, understood what the little surprise Morientes told him before. The two players on loan from Castilla who were exposed to minor injuries before the game might miss the game. Players: Left winger Jean Carlos and central midfielder Borja are all on the pitch.That was when the two shook hands at the beginning of the pre-match press conference. Morientes leaned his head over and whispered to him. Now it seems that this kid has a smoke bomb with him, thinking that he can hit Xiao Li Caught off guard, what a rookie! Li Modi, who has the FM system in hand, doesn't know what's going on?Really Too Young, Too Simple!
The main players of the home team are all on the same level as Castilla, which lacks the main central defender, commander and ace scorer; the width of the field is only the minimum value in the FIFA professional field regulations: 65 Mi, it has a great restraint effect on the visiting team's wing breakthrough and cross tactics; coupled with the non-stop cheering and cheering of 2500 fanatical home fans, it can be said to have taken advantage of the timing, location, and harmony, so it is completely in the momentum. upper hand.

After the opening, Fuenlabrada actually gained some advantage in the midfield fight, and then used the pass control tactics born in Castilla to kick the "master" somersault.

The away team without Enzo and Mbappe is obviously not smooth enough on the ground. Mariano is the best in the team as a fulcrum and disrupting the opponent's formation, but he is not skilled enough in small skills to be able to communicate with his teammates. There is no continuous passing and cutting cooperation between them, and there is no advantage in speed, and they do not have the ability of personal assault.However, the limitation of the width of the field and the focus of the opponent's guards made it difficult to achieve good results when breaking through the cross from the side. After two successful fights, the second point fell to the feet of Odegaard, who was not good at shooting. , The quality of long-range shots also makes people want to take a gun and shoot him.On the contrary, the home team took advantage of Castilla's weak defense and played several wonderful offensive cooperations, almost breaking the deadlock.

Seeing that the situation was not optimistic, Li Mudi made the first adjustments to let the team slow down the pace of the game, reduce mistakes, and control the football more under his feet.As for the offense, it is all handed over to Erdegaard. No matter who gets the ball, he will choose the first point of the ball, that is, he will completely control the movement of the ball.Just like Argentina with Maradona in the past, how a team should play depends on one person, pulling the opponent's formation in the process of constantly passing and cutting, waiting for opportunities to find gaps that can appear again, as for the specifics How to deal with it depends entirely on Erdegaard's judgment at the time.

At this time, Erdegaard retreated to the vicinity of the midfield circle, with Mariano coming back to support him in front, two wingers and full backs on both sides, and two central midfielders, Fabas and Toro, behind them. He formed an approximately circular circle, and he was the veritable "core".This style of play allowed Castilla to firmly grasp the ball. Even though the frontcourt players in the home team are actively fighting, except for a few fouls, it is rare to be able to intercept the football.In the 45 minutes of the first half, the ball possession rate of the visiting team increased rapidly in the later stage, and finally reached 66%. This made the home team Fuenlabrada not complete several decent attacks, but Castilla even He didn't even enter the penalty area, and all shots ended with long-range shots.

There are various factors that are unfavorable to Castile in this game. Li Moody has been thinking about how to break the game, but he couldn't think of a good solution in the first half, so he could only come up with a bad strategy of hurting the enemy by one thousand and self-damage by eight hundred. Containing the opponent's offensive threat at the expense of their own offense, a dull first half dissatisfied everyone.

The players on the field are already the best cards that can be played in the hands now, and the possibility of substitutions having a miraculous effect is very small; as in the past, they actively retreated and waited for an opportunity to counterattack, because the two wingers were regarded as dead, and the single striker had no speed. But it is difficult to work; I want to open the situation with my personal ability like the first team, but except for Odegaard, the others are not far beyond the strength of the opponent, and Odegaard has been flanked by two players. His performance is already in line with his status as a superstar in the league, and there are no more requirements for whether or not the indescribable aura flashes and when it flashes.Thinking of this, Li Mudi still misses Enzo and Mbappe, even if there is only one person.The former can form a dual-core with Erdegaard, and it takes more manpower and energy for the opponent to defend, creating a good offensive space for the players; while the latter can also use its speed advantage to force the opponent not to press, thereby reducing the cost. The defensive pressure of the side allows teammates to have more energy to participate in the offense.Wherever it is like now, if we increase our offensive investment, there will be loopholes in the defense; if we put too much energy on defense, there is almost no way to form a threat from the perspective of the existing frontline players.Fundamentally speaking, the dilemma at this time was caused by the mistakes made when building the team before the game. The disadvantage of poor defensive ability will undoubtedly be exposed when the midfielder cannot gain an overwhelming advantage in the frontcourt.From this point of view, Castilla is really similar to the parent team Real Madrid. The label of unstable defense has not been taken off, and they all rely on offensive strength to win.The difference is that the first-team players are very capable, and even the substitutes have a strong dominance against the average teams in La Liga, but the core of Castilla cannot be replaced. The overall strength of the team immediately dropped to a level.Also, when Real Madrid can't play as a whole, relying on the personal ability of a certain superstar also has a chance to win. Ronaldo is on, if Ronaldo is not good, Bell is on, Bell is not good, there are Ronaldo, Isco, Stupid Horse, Magic Flute, Clos... are really useless, as well as Nuclear Vuramos.And Castilla's Erdegao, Enzo and Mbappé are also considered superstars in West Division B, but after all, they are still young. Although they occasionally have magical strokes, they have not yet been able to beat a team by themselves. ability.So now Li Moody wants to change the situation on the field, but because of his innate weakness, it is difficult for a smart woman to make a living without rice. He can only stand there under the boos of the fans of the home team and the teasing of the commentator, with stability as the primary goal. Walking the monkey", without any aggressive intentions.

In the second half of the game, after several forced passes failed to achieve results, the visiting team once again resorted to passive possession of the ball by "passing all the time, passing everywhere, just not passing into the penalty area", and the fans booed all over the field , Even once overshadowed the referee's whistle.

In the 10th and [-]th minute, the Castilla players' physical fitness declined a little quickly due to their constant running. Fuenlabrada suddenly went all out to grab the ball, reversing the previous spectator mode and regaining possession of the ball.The visiting team was forced to enter a defensive posture, and Li Mudi replaced two wingers one after another, maintaining a certain degree of aggressiveness on the two sides to prevent all opponents from pressing up.

After that, the home team had a slight advantage on the field, creating several shooting opportunities, and the substitute striker Antonio Matas scored a goal in the No. 708 minute, and the home team led 1-0.

Just 1 minute after the score was rewritten on the field, Erdegaard unexpectedly passed the ball to the space on the right in the encirclement of the three, and the right winger Cedres who came off the bench accelerated to throw off the opponent's defender with a kick A beautiful cross, Mariano in the middle stepped in and overwhelmed the central defender Sergio San José with a header to equalize the score.

In the remaining ten minutes, the two sides failed to organize a decent offensive. Castilla, who played away, maintained the 1-1 draw to the end by relying on their overall defense and relatively skilled pass control.

In the last three rounds of the league, Li Moody's team only achieved a record of 1 win and 2 draws, and one of the 2 goals scored was an own goal of the opponent.Many media who sang praises to him during the previous winning streak began to criticize him, thinking that after the other teams in Group 2 of the Second Division B gradually adapted to Castilla's tactical play , has found a way to restrain, but Li Moody has no new tricks due to his ignorance and lack of quality. This is likely to cause Castilla to plummet in the subsequent games, repeating last season's failure to qualify for the play-offs mistakes.

Li Mudi, who is under pressure, is not in a good mood. Although he is really concerned about the media's change of face, he can't completely deny their statement, because in the game where the core is absent, the team does not have enough dominance. Due to the limitations of the personnel structure, the weaknesses of the current tactics have also been found by the opponents.But no one can understand the grievances of the rookie coach. The dependence of core players is not unique to him. We must worry about the status of the team's core players, and we must always be on guard against whether they can play.For example, just four days before the tenth round match against Ibro (CDEbro), Benitez removed Erdegao and the newly injured Mbappe to the first team, because there will be a Champions League match in the middle of this week. In the next league game against Celta, Real Madrid will rotate some players, and the two reserve team teenagers will sit on the bench. As for whether Castilla can win the game, who cares?

(End of this chapter)