Football’s First Defender

Zenit's victory in this game can be said to be well-deserved! If it is Villarreal in full condition, it may bring a certain threat to Zenit in the away game, but what this submarine may need most is time, so that they can surface for a change of air!

At the post-match press conference, Pellegrini showed a slightly unwilling expression compared to the flushed face of the winner Edvocaat when he was interviewed!

Indeed, his team has done a good job. In the cold Russia, most of the time the tactics were executed very successfully! But it was because of physical factors and the lack of thickness of the bench that led to his own tactics. At the last moment, loopholes appeared due to the physical fitness of the players!

"Perhaps it's time to change to a bigger team!" Pellegrini thought that he had asked the team to reinforce at the beginning of the season and prepare for a two-line battle, but was told by the management that the team had limited funds. Although a few strong players have been introduced, some players have been transferred out of the team, and the overall bench strength has not increased much! Balance of income and expenditure, or making a little money is what the team management wants. As for increasing investment, that's okay...

Thinking of the private contact with Real Madrid's management not long ago, Pellegrini felt that maybe after the end of this season, it is the right time for him to leave, and he should go to a higher and bigger platform to show his coaching ability……

"We only lost one goal in Russia. Back at our home court, I believe my team can complete the reversal. The difference of one goal is definitely not the end of the world!"

When faced with a reporter asking whether Villarreal would give up the Europa League after the defeat and concentrate on the league, Pei Gong's answer was very direct!

One goal is indeed not enough to make Peigong give up the European competition. After all, for other small clubs in La Liga that can only have a sense of presence in La Liga, and Real Madrid and Barcelona will always be in front of them, the European competition is not only a coach The stage to prove yourself is also a shortcut for players to show themselves and move towards a higher platform!

The entire Villarreal team took a flight back to Spain overnight to prepare for the weekend's La Liga match. With such a fierce competition for rankings, every league game is crucial! The competition for the Champions League is still only a gap of 1 or 2 points!

But what surprised everyone at the end of the week was that Pellegrini chose to rest several strikers in rotation, and sent half the main force, half substitutes and even a starting lineup of youth team players! This is a match in La Liga. Although Racing Santander is not very strong, but you are playing with almost half of the reserve team lineup, which is really a bit contemptuous!

Facing the rotation gift from the home team, Racing Santander naturally launched an offensive without hesitation! But as far as the result is concerned, Villarreal relied on the defense of the whole field, and forcibly defended the tie at their own home court, keeping the 0-0 score to the end!

The visiting team Racing Santander is not strong enough, so getting a point is actually a joy for everyone!

Villarreal used two league points to buy a group of attacking players a rare rest time, and the good news is that Pires can come back immediately, and his body has reached the level to participate in the competition!

"The game in the middle of next week is going to be difficult. It's another tough battle!" Advocaat and his colleagues on the coaching staff originally planned to watch the live broadcast of La Liga on the weekend and study how to continue to play against Villarreal. A player with physical problems! As soon as I saw Villarreal's appalling start, I didn't even bother to watch the live broadcast. I knew in my heart that Pellegrini planned to fight Zenit in the second round!

But isn't it tough? Has Zenit ever been afraid? Advocaat intends to play directly against Villarreal who needs to attack in an away game. Only by attacking can he test the true strength of his team and see if his team's tactical system can compete with top European players. The team is comparable!

You must know that the highest goal set by Advocaat is to win the Europa League! But in addition to Villarreal in front of us, there is also a giant team that shouldn't belong here that may meet in the knockout round in the not-too-distant future. Knockouts are also extremely helpful, of course, the premise is to advance!

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After a few days of training, Zenit also flew to Spain early to prepare for the second round of the match!

"At Villarreal's home stadium, the Stadium of Love, the home team, Villarreal, has recharged their batteries after the weekend's rotation in the league, and is ready to show their full strength in this game! Strive to reverse and advance!"

"As for the visiting team Zenit, because their home league has not yet started, they have enough time to rest and prepare for this life-and-death battle!"

"Because of the recent third-line battle, the home team Villarreal was targeted by Zenit in the first round due to their own physical problems. In the weekend league, Pellegrini simply boldly started the rotation. Relying on defense, To score a point at home, I would rather risk my qualification for the Champions League, but let the main players have a rest time, which shows how much we attach importance to this second round of the game!"

"Judging from the starting rosters of both sides obtained before the game, both teams have adjusted their players!"

"For the home team, compared to the first round, the striker changed from Giuseppe Rossi to the number one striker of the Turkish national team, Nihat Kahevich! In fact, in the league, Nihat is almost equal to Rossi. In half of the playing time, the two scored roughly the same number of goals. The replacement of Nihat may be because Rossi was basically frozen in the last game. In this game, another striker was replaced to see if there is a better opportunity. !"

"And due to Pires' immediate return from injury, he replaced Mavuba, who performed well in the previous game! This made Villarreal's two wings in this game have a strong enough breakthrough ability, not like the previous game. It's like a game, limping on the left side!"

"As for the visiting team, there are also two changes. Zilyanov did not enter the squad for this game due to his leg discomfort during pre-match training. He was replaced by Shirokov, who was introduced in the winter window! The same is a An offensive and defensive player!"

"And Miguel Dani, who started the game last game, sat back on the bench in this game, and "Hot Dog" Domingos got the starting qualification for this game!"

"Actually, it can be seen from the last game that although Danny has a strong personal ability on the wing, the tacit understanding with his teammates is still far behind Domingos! If you choose Domingos to play, you can play Play better in the frontcourt!"

"However, Danny, who is on standby on the bench this game, may take advantage of his opponent's physical decline in the second half and have a better chance to perform!"

"Before the game, a British media broke the news that the Premier League giants Liverpool asked Zenit about the transfer price of Yang Feng and Skrtel at the same time during the winter window!"

"But both of these deals were explicitly rejected by Mr. Advocaat!"

"Even if Skrtel has only half a year left in his contract due to contract renewal negotiations, he will become a free agent in the summer, and Liverpool still offer a high price of nearly 7 million pounds because they urgently need to introduce a central defender in the winter window, but still Rejected by Zenit management!"

"This season's Europa League, or even next season's Champions League, Zenit definitely has a lot of plans!"

"We saw that as the game approached, the entire Love Song Stadium has turned into a sea of ​​yellow. The Love Song Stadium, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is destined to be full of seats today! The fans of the home team even played with people before the game. Waves! Villarreal has achieved such stable and outstanding results in recent years, and the home team fans at the scene are definitely the happiest people!"

"Villarreal, who lost a small goal in the away game, has no way out in this game! They will definitely show their strongest attacking strength, and use their home advantage to try to reverse the total score! Zenit has always boasted For a team that started out on offense, it will definitely not be willing to stick to the score and give up the initiative. I believe this game will definitely be a wonderful offensive battle!"

"The second round of the battle between the two sides is about to start!"

I have to exercise at night to recover my body, and I will post it when I finish writing.

Today's game will definitely see Liverpool, Inter Milan and Manchester United triple field

Liverpool is distracted by the Champions League, but I am still optimistic about them winning the championship, so I estimate a small victory, at most 2, and a big victory is impossible, so go to Burnley! If it doesn't work out, it will be 1 to 0. It is really Van Dijk defending such a rough team, and the advantage is too great!

As for Inter Milan, although the relationship between the 5th and 6th in Serie A is good with me, the top four should be no problem, but it is too unreasonable to lose Ferrara at home, and the possibility of winning one is not ruled out, so, ahem... Win a white Let's play, I'm optimistic about a big victory and a win!

Nana fights the Red Devils, any strong team is possible, so just look at it, just appreciate it! I really want to say that Manchester United should lose too... After all, the metaphysics of the baby face is because of Lord Buddha behind it, but Nana doesn't care about that!