roccoschili Chapter 572 League Situation
Chapter 572 League Situation
Chapter 572 League Situation
While the outside world is full of praise for Villarreal and Fan Bizhuang, Villarreal has already begun preparations for the next round of the league.
In the past half a month, there have been joys and sorrows for Villarreal.
Fortunately, after careful research and preparation, they successfully defeated the Premier League giants Arsenal, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 6:2 in the two rounds, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
This is the best result achieved by the Villarreal club in the history of the UEFA Champions League, and this result is now tied, which means that this Villarreal team has been included in the list. If they can continue to move forward, they will surpass history, become the legend of this Villarreal team, and be engraved in the club's honor book.
It can be said that advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League is a major event that Villarreal Club feels extremely happy and proud from top to bottom.
And behind this joy, there is a hidden worry.That is, Villarreal's performance in the league during the past half month has not been very good.
At present, they have lost two games in a row in the league, and their ranking has also been overtaken by Sevilla, falling to third place in the standings, followed by Real Madrid, the fourth-ranked Blancos, and the eye-catching Atletico Madrid.Relying on the advantages accumulated in the early and mid-term of the league, Villarreal still has a certain point advantage at present, but this advantage is rapidly shrinking, and it is not so obvious. If the decline cannot be restored, then Villarreal is likely to fall to fourth in the league, or even fall out of the top four.
This runs counter to Villarreal's pre-season league mission. At the beginning of the season, Villarreal's plan was to go as far as the UEFA Champions League can go, try their best, and keep moving forward. Naturally, it is a good thing. If you are eliminated, it will not be a pity. You can represent La Liga in the highest level of European football clubs. After playing six group matches, Villarreal can be said to have made a profit. The expansion of game income and influence has made the Seaside Ball Club very satisfied.
The league is obviously more important than the Champions League. After all, this is the foundation of a team's development.As the runner-up of the league last season, Villarreal's goal is not set very high, as long as they can get the top four rankings in the league this season, that is enough.
In the first 20 rounds, Villarreal has progressed smoothly towards this goal. The second place in the league is enough for them to sit back and relax, and even distract them from devoting more energy to the European arena.
But now, the Champions League game is going smoothly, advancing all the way, and there are signs of a backyard fire in the league. Now ranked third in the league, it may drop to fourth in the league at any time, or even fifth in the league. How can this not make people worry?
For a small club like Villarreal, the UEFA Champions League is like an occasional big meal. Not as delicious as a big meal, but essential.
And if they want to be able to eat big meals often, the league is the top priority. Only by ensuring the top four rankings in the league can they continue to show their faces in the European arena next season.
otherwise……
The benefits that the UEFA Champions League can bring to the club and the expansion of reputation and influence are extremely attractive to small clubs, so even if they do not perform well in the European arena, it does not matter, the most important thing is the league.Without a league, it is extremely difficult to get more benefits, let more people know, and even develop smoothly.
After all, a team that can only occasionally appear on such a big stage in the Champions League, not to mention passers-by, is almost the same. No one will remember this kind of soy sauce role. Fans and the media will always focus on those who can shine The protagonists of the hair color.
The Champions League is strong and the league is in decline. Villarreal seems to have picked sesame seeds and lost watermelons, but fortunately, the current situation of the submarine is not too bad. They are third in the league and they still have a chance to make amends.As long as they don't make too many mistakes in the subsequent leagues, the top four positions in the league can still be guaranteed. After all, compared with Atletico Madrid, which is ranked fifth, they also have a lot of initiative.
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On April 4, all members of Villarreal arrived in Valladolid, the capital city of Castilla-Leon, Spain by bus, where they will usher in the 19st round of the league against Barra Dolid.
Villarreal, which has lost two consecutive games in the league, is bound to win this game. Pellegrini's main force is all out, trying to use a victory to restore the decline in the league.
But the process of the game was not so smooth.
In the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals that just passed in the middle of the week, Pellegrini's team can be said to have worked hard. After returning to the league, they only made rough adjustments for three days. The players' physical fitness and The mental state has not fully recovered, and he is somewhat tired on the court.
Although Valladolid is not a strong team, and the current league rankings are only hovering in the middle and lower reaches, their stance is very low, and they set up an iron bucket formation as soon as they come up. Their intention is very simple. When the league's upstart Submarine was able to score one point, it was considered a victory.
Valladolid's full defense caused a lot of trouble for Villarreal, and their tough and resolute defensive actions also knocked the visiting team's players to the ground from time to time. Villarreal's top ten The multi-minute offensive was interrupted from time to time, and the rhythm was intermittent. Naturally, the threat to the home team's goal was much smaller.
Fan Bizhuang has also recruited the opponent's key care. As the current top scorer in the league and the absolute core of Villarreal, naturally no team will take him lightly, no matter where Fan Bizhuang runs. Well, there will always be a small follower by his side, and not far away, there are defensive players watching him, ready to come to help defend and make up for him at any time.
Fan Bizhuang's attitude towards the game was as positive as ever, but with the opponent's close following, there was no good opportunity for the time being, coupled with the team's strong attack launched by the spirit, the effect was also very little, Villarreal was helpless It can only be turned into a positional battle, and slowly deal with the opponent.
Fortunately, Villarreal is undoubtedly stronger than their opponents in terms of strength. In addition, Valladolid has taken the initiative to hand over the control of the midfield. The visiting team firmly controls the initiative of the stadium. The advantage is still obvious .
At the end of the first half, Valladolid took advantage of one of the few opportunities to counterattack and completed a shot. Vieira flew to save the ball and the home team won a corner kick.
Also relying on this corner kick, the home team, which was at an absolute disadvantage at halftime, unexpectedly took the lead.
The young Spanish midfielder Arzo took a corner kick. Brazilian central defender Nivaldo held Gonzalo and shook his head to attack the goal. Vieira couldn't react in time, and the football went through the goal smoothly.
1: 0!
With this goal, Valladolid led Villarreal into the intermission.
Such a score is obviously not satisfactory to Pellegrini, especially when the team has the absolute initiative for most of the game, so, in the midfield locker room, Pellegrini asked him The players in the second half need to run more actively and put more pressure on the opponent's defense.
At the same time, Pellegrini also saw the team's fatigue. He replaced Gonzalo, who had some minor problems due to the scramble for landing, with Fuentes. There were also changes in the frontcourt. Lan played, the latter was sleepwalking in the first half, wasting several good shooting opportunities by him, obviously after continuous battles, exhaustion made the Uruguayan shooter a little sluggish.
Although substitutions and adjustments have been made and two new players have been replaced, for Villarreal, the task of scoring goals is still very difficult.
The unexpected lead in the first half made Valladolid ecstatic. At the same time, they were more determined to hold on to the fruits of victory. In the second half of the game, their defense was more determined. They almost didn't want to attack. A posture of "I will stop attacking, either you will score, or I will not come out" can be said to have placed the bus at an unprecedented height.
This made Pellegrini on the sidelines so angry that he jumped repeatedly and wanted to swear at people. The team had the upper hand, but no matter how they attacked, it was difficult to create a big threat, because the opponent's full return to defense made The whole half was crowded, especially around the penalty area, almost full of figures and long legs, which made Villarreal's offensive space extremely small.
And Villarreal does not have a tall standing center. Facing the opponent's iron barrel formation stacked by a sea of people, this makes them feel extremely headache.
Faced with this "rogue" defensive tactics, Pellegrini can only do nothing, and can only keep praying for the team's good luck.
Time passed quickly, and the offensive and defensive drills lasted for almost 80 minutes. Seeing that the game was about to enter stoppage time, Villarreal, who had been resolutely attacking, finally scored a goal.
Relying on his outstanding personal ability, after Fan Bizhuang received a pass from Riquelme at the front of the penalty area, he did not usually choose to pass the ball before entering the penalty area. Instead, he tapped his heel and used an almost acrobatic movement to follow closely. Seeing his home team players dangling behind him, he quickly passed the ball, facing the oncoming defender Nivaldo, Fan Bizhuang dunked and dialed extremely quickly, while dodging the opponent, he also took advantage of the situation to kill Entered the restricted area.
Breaking through the defense of the two consecutively, Fan Bizhuang, who entered the penalty area, already had room to kick, but the near corner of the goal was firmly blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. Fan Bizhuang was not greedy for the ball and made a shot, but It was a covert move to pick up the football and pass it horizontally to the back point.
(End of this chapter)