Fox in the Penalty Area

The Pirates Park ballpark was buzzing.

The stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, was packed.

This is the norm for Madrid Pirates' home games, and their stadium rarely has empty seats in the stands.

According to statistics, the average attendance at Island Park Stadium is the highest among the five major European leagues.

Whenever there is a Pirates home game, you can hear the noise coming from this stadium even if you are two kilometers away.

You must know that the surrounding area is surrounded by residential areas, which means that every home game will cause noise disturbance to the residents.

But there has never been a single complaint about Pirates Park for this reason.

All the people living here are Pirates fans. Why would they think their home stadium is too noisy?

They even want to be noisier so that they can create enough noise and pressure on their opponents.

Anyway, on the day of the home game, not many people around here will stay home.

Even at home, listening to the noise coming from far away and matching it with the TV broadcast, watching this football game feels particularly live.

The reason why the stadium is so noisy now is not because the Madrid Pirates scored a goal. In fact, nothing special happened on the field.

It's just an ordinary game scene, the Madrid Pirates players are just controlling the ball.

In fact, this is also the norm when Island Park plays home games.

This level of noise is normal for the Pirates players who play here, and they are used to it.

The visiting team players also have to get used to it, otherwise they will face huge pressure.

The opponents of Madrid Pirates in this game are the Phoenicians, a newly promoted team. They were still in the Spanish Second Division last season and were promoted to La Liga through the play-offs.

But this isn't their first visit to Island Park.

Four seasons ago, they were still in La Liga and were no strangers to this stadium.

Facing the powerful Madrid Pirates here, the Phoenicians did not put up a defensive formation to slowly deal with the home team, but insisted on their characteristic football.

That is... against the Madrid Pirates!

No matter what opponent they face, they choose to attack relentlessly.

This is not because they have courage, but mainly because they only know this...

Unlike Valero, who is good at defense, the Phoenicians are good at offense.

They emphasize delicate technique and ground coordination... This is also a characteristic of the Spanish team. Regardless of the strength of the team or the size of the club, the players' foot skills on the field are generally higher than those of Premier League players.

This technological advantage is as natural as genes.

The Phoenicians used their offensive strengths to finish third in the Spanish Second Division last season, qualifying for the play-offs, and had the last laugh in the play-offs.

They scored 74 goals in the Spanish Second Division, more goals than the top two champions and runners-up who directly qualified for promotion, which shows how fierce their offensive firepower is.

After coming to La Liga, the Phoenicians did not change their playing style due to the improvement of their opponents' strength, but instead gave full play to their own characteristics.

In the first three rounds of the league, they scored two goals in each game, scoring six goals in total, with two draws and one loss and two points, ranking fourteenth.

The offensive firepower cannot be underestimated.

This game was a guest at the Island Park Stadium. Facing a top team in the Spanish Super League, they were not afraid of the stage. They still held high the offensive banner and launched an attack on the Madrid Pirates goal from the beginning of the game.

The Madrid pirates were not polite and attacked the Phoenicians.

This game is naturally exciting and beautiful, and the atmosphere is very lively.

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From Hulay's perspective, although the Phoenicians play offensive football, their offense is not crazy and pure enough.

They insist on attacking because they can only attack, not because they like to attack.

This aspect is somewhat different from Leeds City. Leeds City also experienced this initial stage, but later evolved to the advanced stage, that is... liking to attack from the bottom of the heart, enjoying the excitement of attacking with no regard for the space behind them. , enjoy the hearty feeling of either being beaten to death by the opponent or beating the opponent to death.

Because of this difference, the Phoenicians' offensive threat is not as great as Leeds City's.

Although the Pirates will sometimes be attacked by the Phoenicians, they will not feel the huge pressure and panic like their opponents in Leeds City.

After first withstanding the three opening blows of the Phoenicians, the Madrid Pirates began to counterattack using their stronger overall strength.

Without a midfield organizer, the Madrid Pirates' offense relies more on the two wings, especially the left wing.

Tonini flew back to Brazil to participate in the national team game. The journey was too far and the physical and energy consumption was too great. He was temporarily on the bench for this game. His replacement is the young Croatian player Luka Cerovic, who can play as a left winger or a left midfielder. He mainly serves as a substitute for Toni in the team.

Although Ion Martinez also participated in the Spanish national team, he came on as a substitute in the national team. The total playing time in the two games did not exceed half an hour, so he still played in this round of the league.

The combination of Silverio and Irazusta on the right has not changed and continues.

There was a rotation in the middle of the midfield. Captain Juan Ramirez returned to the club after playing for the national team, but Joaquin Vela was placed on the bench and was replaced by another midfielder. Damian Dyer.

Because of the national team competition, Parotti rotated the lineup.

However, the two forwards have not changed, and Hulay and Dikunzo are still partners.

After Maxi Carey was injured, Parotti didn't have to worry about the forward selection, but he relied more on the current two forwards.

The Pirates are not without other forwards, but their strength is far behind these three.

Unlike the midfielder, the forward only has two or three places, and it is impossible to rotate frequently. A different set of personnel is used in every game. Therefore, there is no need to hoard too many high-level forwards, which is a double waste of manpower and financial resources. Players who have been unable to play for a long time will also be impressed by the stability of the locker room and the atmosphere within the team.

For Parotti before Carey was injured, it was enough to have three excellent forwards in the team, Hulay, Dikunzo and Carey. The three of them rotated two positions, no matter how they were rotated.

The remaining forwards are basically just make-up numbers. Naturally, there is no need to spend a lot of money to sign a very powerful forward. After all, a forward with that level will not be willing to play as a substitute in the team.

Therefore, in addition to the three Hulays in the Madrid Pirates' forward lineup, the substitutes are either young people who have been promoted from the youth team and can withstand loneliness. Or he is a role player with mediocre strength and a clear self-positioning. Even if he sits on the bench for a long time, he will not be impatient.

As for talented and young forwards, the team will not put them on the bench, but will rent them out to practice, accumulate experience and grow.

For example, Korola Baikal, who was loaned to the Spanish Second Division before the start of this season, is only 22 years old. He is a very talented young forward trained by the Pirates youth training.

After Carey was injured, Hulay and Dikunzo's playing time increased significantly, and their tasks became heavier.

The team is already considering whether to end Korola Baikal's loan contract during the winter break and recall him to the team.

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Hulay turned and sprinted, throwing away the Phoenician defender who was following him.

At the same time he raised his hand for the ball.

The specialty of the Phoenicians is offense. They are good at offense, but not very good at defense.

Judging from Hu Lai's own feelings, his defense was not so tight. Tactical arrangements and players' personal abilities are not that good.

This gave him a chance.

Ramirez pushed the football straight over. Hulay did not choose to dribble the ball into the penalty area. Instead, he stopped the football with the outside of his right foot and then moved it to the wing.

There, the right back Irazusta has completed the side.

Hulay was very particular about passing the ball. He did not pass it directly to the feet of Irazusta, nor did he pass the ball too much in a hurry or press, but just right.

It's obviously the result of training with the team for so many days.

Errazusta doesn't even have to slow down and can pass directly!

He did the same thing, adjusting his pace when the football was passed, and finally sent a high-quality cross.

The Phoenician defenders in front of the goal were all focused on Di Kunzo. Unexpectedly, Hu Lai, who had passed the ball before, went straight forward and suddenly made a tackle!

He shoveled the ball passed by Irazusta directly towards the goal!

The Phoenician goalkeeper originally focused his defense on the center, and was unprepared for Hulay's front-foot tackle.

By the time he saw Hu Lai hit the football and pounced back, it was too late!

The football rolled into the goal against the front post before he could pounce on it!

"Hu! Beautiful! In the 23rd minute of the opening, he opened the scoring for the Pirates and broke the deadlock! This is his fourth consecutive La Liga game in which he has scored!"

Amid Sanchez's loud shouting, Hulay did not run to the corner flag area to do his celebration this time, but went straight to the bench!

He still remembers what the captain told him before the game.

The first ball of this game is dedicated to the injured Maxi Carey!

Other teammates followed him and ran back to the bench. At the same time, Joaquin Vela, who was sitting on the bench, had already found the Kyrie jersey that he had prepared and handed it to the running back. Hu Lai is back.

Hu Lai took the jersey, shook it open, and showed it to the camera.

He shook his jersey, and his teammates shouted at the camera:

"Wishing you a speedy recovery, Maxi!"

"Come on! Maxi!"

"We'll be waiting for you, MAX!"