Mister Legend

Chapter 36
From November 11th to 11th is the last national team match day of this year. The national teams of all echelons have started to recruit players on a large scale. On the 17th, Castilla will challenge Toledo (CD Toledo) in the league There will be as many as 14 players absent here, namely Erdegao, Lin Liangming, Rodriguez, Senna, Rubio, Mariano, Narvaez and Linhardt, plus those who were transferred to the first team. With Mbappe gone, the team's forward line was wiped out.

Li Mudi temporarily transferred the 19-year-old striker Alvaro Rivero from the U18, but the joint training time was too short to find a tacit understanding, so he returned him to Guti the day before the game, like Beni Li Moody can't do the thing like Tess occupying the latrine and not shitting.

On Saturday, November 11th, at 14:20, there was another live broadcast on the local TV station.Toledo is located in the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha. There are so many teams in this area. It is also a good thing for Ya, after all, the time spent on the road is reduced.The game stadium is called Salto del Caballo, which is exactly the same size as Castilla's home stadium and can accommodate up to 00 fans. However, the attendance rate of the home team this season is very poor, only about 5500%, which is another favorable factor for the visiting team. .

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Yanez, right back Forlan, center back Bernabeu and Leon, left back Abner, center midfielder Toro and Fabas, right winger Alvaro, The left winger pulls the left, the double midfielder Enzo and Munoz, no forward tactics.There was neither a central defender nor a striker on the bench, so Li Moody made a wish before the game, hoping that the two starting central defenders would continue to play the whole game and avoid injuries and red cards.

Before this round of competition, Toledo achieved 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses with 17 points, ranking ninth in the standings. It is 4 points away from No.4 who can participate in the promotion playoffs. It can be said that the strength is not bad. OK.This game is a home game again, against the league leader with a severely disorganized lineup, the outcome is really hard to say.Its main right back, Carlos Expósito, came from Real Madrid's youth training. He is very strong and has no weaknesses in both offense and defense. His crossing has reached 15, which is at the same level as Carvajal. Currently, he has an average score of 7.62. Ranked ninth in the entire league, and ranked first among defenders.Right winger Jokin Esparza is the team's top scorer, scoring six goals in all 32 games, which is two goals more than all other players combined.In addition, the [-]-year-old goalkeeper Manolo and the midfielder Arroyo from Real Madrid's youth training are also players worth mentioning. They have played well before.

The absence of a striker does not mean a reduction in offensive threats. Li Moody instructed the two wingers and two attacking midfielders to pay attention to changing positions frequently on the field, disrupting the opponent's marking arrangement, and looking for opportunities to take advantage of.Another task for the four people is to take turns to challenge the opponent's midfielder Carlos De Lerma. His aggression value of 16 and bravery value of 15 means that the risk of receiving a yellow card is very high. Take advantage of it.Of course, I also explained to the backcourt players and asked them to pay attention to protecting the two central defenders, and try not to let them get the card too early, there is indeed no one to replace.

After the start of the game, Castilla gradually controlled the situation. Facing the opponent's 4-2-3-1 formation, there was one more midfielder, and his personal skills were slightly better than the opponent's, so he had more possession of the ball. .The home team played steadily and did not launch an offensive rashly. Instead, they focused on defense and waited for an opportunity to fight back.Although the visiting team has a certain lead in ball possession rate, they did not create too good chances, and because they focused on guarding Esparza on the right side of the opponent, their left winger Javi Barranco (Javi Barranco) played twice. A surprise attack, making right back Forlan and right winger Alvaro received a yellow card on him respectively.

At the end of the half, the score of 0-0 fairly reflected the performance of the two teams on the court, which was calm and flat.

In the second half, Castilla's four-man frontcourt crossed more frequently, which finally caused a flaw in the opponent's defense. From 7 minutes onwards, the home team players received five yellow cards in 7 minutes, of which Delema was in the No. Two fouls in .60 two and 74 minutes left Toledo with ten men the rest of the way.

The visiting team, which played one more player, gained a comprehensive advantage on the scene, forming a half-court siege.After several attempts, finally in the No.80 three and 87 minutes, Toro and Munoz scored twice to help Castilla get all three points in the away game 2-0.

Statistics after the game also proved that this score was reasonable. Castilla had 57% possession of the ball, 566% success rate in 89 passes, 12 shots and 6 shots on goal, causing 17 fouls by the opponent. is an overwhelming advantage.

The next day the team rested, and after returning to Madrid in the morning, Li Mudi went straight back to the apartment to take a nap, but suddenly received a call from Xu Gengbao.The old coach revealed to Li Modi that he has completed the deal to acquire Lorca, and will hold a press conference to make an official announcement tomorrow. Because of time and distance, Li Modi will not be invited to the scene, and he politely asks Xiao Li to forgive him.Li Mudi naturally expressed his congratulations, and offered to help if needed in the future.

The old man finally became the chairman of a Spanish club. This call once again aroused Li Modi's thoughts, and also disrupted his plan to take a nap.

A few days later, Li Modi saw the news of the press conference on the Internet, and saw more detailed content on the main websites of Tianchao, and there was not even a splash in the major newspapers in Spain.

On November 11, the Football Association sent a notice that the draw for the first round of the Spanish Federation Cup has been completed, and Castilla has drawn Pontevedra CF (SAD), a team in Group 20 of the Spanish Second Division B. , the two games first away and then home will be played on November 1 and December 11 respectively.

The Spanish Federation Cup (Spanish Federation Cup) is the cup referred to in the incentive clause in Li Moody's new contract. It is a championship specially set up by the Spanish Football Association for the third-level league. The first cup began in the 93-94 season, and it is now the 23rd year. up.A total of 20 different championships have been produced during this period, and the only two teams that have won more than one championship do not exist anymore. This may be a curse!Last year's champion was Royal United, and Castilla's opponent in the first round of this season is the champion of the 06-07 season.In addition, Castilla has participated in the Spanish Federation Cup 23 times in the previous [-] years, without reaching a final.

On Saturday, November 11, at 21:20, the No.00 round of the West Division B League ushered in a highlight: the first battle, Castilla sits at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium Usher in the challenge of League No.14 Barakaldo CF.It is said that it is the top battle, but in fact the result of this game is not enough to change the positions of the two teams. The gap of 2 points is still quite large after thirteen rounds.The home team welcomes back all the players except Mbappe and Erdgaard after the national team match day. They still have some advantages in terms of strength. Coupled with the addition of home games, many media and fans are generally optimistic about Castille. Ya can win.

Barakaldo is one of the few third-tier league teams currently competing in the Copa del Rey. The team's main striker, Iker Hernández, is on loan from Real Sociedad. Very good, scored 13 goals in 8 appearances in the league, and scored 3 goals in 6 games in the Copa del Rey.The team's main formation is 4-4-1-1. The five midfielders, including the front midfielder, each have their own characteristics. Almost everyone has the ability to be good at, such as speed, teamwork, header, dribbling, The combination of these people is extremely difficult to deal with.However, in this game, the two main central midfielders Cusidore and Serra Geria were suspended for accumulated yellow cards and suffered a neck injury. They were unable to play, which brought great difficulties to the team.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Yanez, right back Forlan, center back Hector and Leon partner who returned from injury, left back Abner, center midfielder Toro and Faba Si, right winger Alvaro, left winger Lazuo, midfielder Enzo, striker Mariano.

In the away game, Barakaldo, like other challengers who came here before, started with a solid defense. Although the two main midfielders were absent, Hernandez, the league's third-leading scorer, still existed. Can bring a strong deterrent to the home team.Out of his scruples, Castile obviously did not dare to put too much energy into the offense, so it did not pose a sufficient threat.In the first half, the two teams only had one excellent opportunity each, and the rest of the time was constantly seeing each other. No. In the 301st minute, the home team played a direct pass and diagonally, but Mariano, who has no advantage in speed, did not completely shake off the opponent's central defender El Gezaba. After breaking into the penalty area, he shot against the goalkeeper under the latter's interference No angle was shot, and it was easily thrown; No.308 minutes, Hernandez took advantage of the home team's defender's mistake, entered the penalty area and scored from a small angle. Although the ball bypassed Yanez's hands, it hit hard On the jamb, the home team escaped.

The technical statistics after halftime showed that, except for a slight lead in ball possession, Castilla did not show the advantages that were widely expected before the game.

Not long after the start of the second half, the home team created another chance to score. Unfortunately, Mariano's header and Enzo's follow-up shot were all blocked by Barracaldo goalkeeper Garcia. Through the FM system, Li Mudi saw him The real-time score of the game soared from the previous 7.0 to 8.5, and none of the other 21 players on the field had a score above 7.1 at this time.

The turning point of the game appeared in the last 15 minutes, No. 706 minutes, the visiting team replaced Hernandez, who had just broken his nose while fighting for a header, and the pressure on Castilla's defense suddenly Most of the reduction; No.803 minutes, central defender Quintanilla was kicked to the calf during the fight, and had to temporarily go outside the field for emergency treatment by the team doctor, but just before he returned to the field, the home team caught the opponent's defense Lin Liangming assisted Alvaro to score the only goal of the game.

In the end, Castilla, who played at home, relied on this somewhat lucky goal 5 minutes before the end of the game to beat their main rival in the league, Barracaldo, 1-0, and their advantage in the standings was expanded to 9 points. .

(End of this chapter)