The biggest fanatic in football

"Bilbao's style of play is somewhat similar to ours, pursuing high pressure and pressing, and they are also good at English-style long passes and high-altitude bombing. Relying on this style of play, they even won the Super Cup in August.

In the first round, they slaughtered Barcelona, ​​who had just won the Triple Crown, 4:0!"

Li Polo clearly remembers that assistant coach Volo emphasized this before the game:

"But their shortcomings are equally obvious. The players' overall skills are rough and they lack sufficient control ability. And because the formation is too high, once they encounter a strong and effective interception, their defense will have flaws at any time!"

In the 33rd minute, Bilbao encountered a "powerful and effective interception!"

Li Polo, who had been wandering in the back line, suddenly ran to the right, cooperated with Feguli to attack from the front and back, and broke the football from the feet of Raul Garcia. Valencia instantly completed the offensive and defensive transition in the frontcourt.

Fegul grabbed the ball and passed it diagonally to Zakaria on the left. The latter broke into the penalty area and challenged the goalkeeper, but unfortunately he was saved by his opponent.

After the corner kick opportunity, although Li Polo, who lacked external support, caused a tense moment in front of the home team's goal, he failed to seize the opportunity in the end. Instead, he was rescued immediately by Laporte.

It was this clearance that allowed Bilbao to launch a quick counterattack. After a long run, Aduris passed two left-back defenders, Orban and Barragan, and completed his second goal of the game, 2:

1!

The San Mames stadium was suddenly filled with joy, but there was silence on the away team's bench.

Nuno Santo shook his head repeatedly:

"ctmd Rodrigo, wouldn't it be over if you score the ball early?"

Zakaria also looked frustrated.

Half a minute ago he was extremely excited about getting a great opportunity, but 30 seconds later he became the direct culprit for conceding the ball!

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"Don't take it to heart, we still have time!"

Captain Parejo raised his voice and slapped his teammates on the back one by one:

"Stabilize the defense, strengthen running and pressing, and don't let them easily counterattack quickly!"

Valencia served again, but before they could advance into the opponent's penalty area, Andre Gomez, who was carrying the ball, was directly knocked away. Not to be outdone, Gomez directly kicked the opponent's player down, but was blocked by the referee.

A yellow card was shown.

Gomez angrily reasoned to the referee:

"Is there any mistake? He knocked me away! You..."

He was about to let go and curse, but Parejo pushed him away:

"Shut up, Andre!"

The referee looked at the red card in his hand and stuffed it into his pocket again.

Nuno Santo off the court had some lingering fears:

"Didn't he get any lessons? Last season here, he was the first to receive a yellow card!"

His assistant Rui Pedro also frowned:

"This stadium has never been easy to play in! We even had Otamendi sent off last season..."

Nuno folded his hands on his chest:

"But even then, we took one point away from this Devil's Stadium, didn't we?"

His eyes turned to the green field ahead and returned to the game.

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The score of 2:1 remained until the halftime break. Nuno did not make any further adjustments to his tactics. Instead, he gave time for the players to recover and calm down.

The team's tactics are already very mature, now it's just about how the players perform on the spot!

Before the players came out, Nuno suddenly spoke:

"In recent years, our lineup has been stronger than last season, and our tactics have become more mature, so... I can't think of a reason to lose to them."

He spoke very calmly, but players who experienced last season understood what he meant.

Parejo clapped his hands and made the final mobilization for the coach:

"Guys, let's work harder and kill them!"

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Perhaps recalling the tragedy of last season, Valencia's players played more proactively and fiercely in the second half. Left backs Orban, Zakaria, and even Feguli, who was in charge of the offense, all received yellow cards.

With widespread yellowing in the midfield, the two central defenders Mustafi and Vizo seemed relaxed...

Fortunately, this wave of yellow cards was not in vain. In the 63rd minute, Fegul broke through from the right and made a decisive pass. Lee Polo took off with Laporte on his back. Although he could not form a shot, he still passed the ball.

Heading towards his teammate, Gomez, who was inserted in the back row, fired a volley directly. The ball brushed Laporte and rushed into the net!

2:2, Valencia equalized the score!

"Isn't this fulcrum more powerful than Negredo?"

Nuno punched the air, as if he was punching the ungrateful high center forward.

But he was not happy for long, Bilbao exceeded the score again.

Just 8 minutes later, the home team's right back DeMarcos made an unreasonable collision and knocked Zakaria, who was dribbling the ball, directly into the billboard on the sidelines.

But neither the fans' protests nor Nuno's rage resulted in a whistle from the referee. Instead, in just three seconds, De Marcos had passed the ball past half-court!

Raul Garcia directly passed the penalty area near the center circle!

Adulis rushed towards the goal, Mustafi and Vizzo rushed towards him almost at the same time!

But the striker, who had already scored twice, crossed with his teammate Suseta, leading two defensive players to the left rib!

The experienced veteran turned around and leaned against Mustafi, lightly passing the ball to his unguarded teammate. Suseta even had time to adjust his footwork before volleying!

The panicked Vizzo tried to make up his position, but slipped directly to the small penalty area line, and could only watch Suceta volley and score!

3:2, Bilbao takes the lead for the third time!

Unprecedented cheers erupted in the stands, and the home fans rejoiced for the Basque Lions' tenacious fighting spirit!

"..."

Li Polo fell into silence.

His running in the frontcourt is not inactive, but it is still impossible to completely cover it, and Bilbao obviously saw his efforts. In the second half, he rarely made any moves in the backcourt, and he wanted to press again.

Of course there is no way to talk about it.

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Valencia, who fell behind again, was indeed a little discouraged.

Nuno also replaced the yellowed Zakaria and Gomez, and the physically fit Paco and DePaul came off the bench to continue to maintain the pressure in the frontcourt.

This is not a simple matchup substitution:

De Paul's appearance gave Valencia a long-pass player, and Paco added a point-grabbing expert to the forward line. In contrast, Lee Polo could retreat appropriately and hand over the task of attacking forward.

To Paco.

Nuno’s brain doesn’t just look bigger!

Li Polo retreated to the midfield and immediately played his role. In the 76th minute, he won a one-on-one duel with Raul Garcia. Faced with his fierce sliding tackle, the former Atletico Madrid

The Titans actually surrendered without a fight, raised their flags to surrender, and gave up the ball right away!

There was no way, looking at Li Polo's ferocious expression, if he didn't avoid it, he might really be shoveled in the leg!

【Negativity from Raul Garcia, 8!】

Li Polo made a short pass to Parejo, and Captain Pa made a diagonal pass to the side. DePaul, who had just played for 3 minutes, made a wide-range transfer!

He did not hang directly into the penalty area, but moved to the right 50 meters away!

Athletic Bilbao's defense had to shift its attention. After all, the one who plays the right wing of the bat is their team's number one player - Sofian Feguli!

Fei Tianwang once again showed off his dribbling skills. His excellent ball control rhythm allowed him to not lose at all when faced with the defense of two players. He led a distance of nearly 30 meters forward from the center line and still kept the ball in front of him.

The ball is firmly under his feet.

Seeing that the ball was about to cross the baseline, Fei Tianwang hooked the ball back, then turned around and passed to the center like eyes on the back of his head!

This routine has been practiced countless times in the past two years, and he has long ago engrained his teammates' running habits in his memory!

Sure enough, Paco Alcacer, who is 1.75 meters tall, emerged from the space between the two central defenders, and he dived for a header while rushing forward!

Bibao goalkeeper Gorka Irasos subconsciously reached out to block it, but was still a step too late!

3:3!

The two sides returned to the same starting line for the third time!