On January 23, 2002, the Riazor Stadium, Deportivo.

The first game of the semi-final of the Copa del Rey that was highly anticipated because of Real Madrid's ********, Atletico Madrid challenged Deportivo de La Coruña, officially kicked off.

In the stands of the Riazor Stadium, nearly 30,000 Deportivo fans were making noise, but the thousands of Atletico Madrid fans who came from afar were also unwilling to show weakness, and the two sides started another fight in the stands.

Gao Han stood in front of the coach's bench and watched the game silently.

After Atletico Madrid was relegated from La Liga that year, the team was in disarray, and Deportivo took the opportunity to take advantage of the fire and **** away the three stars of Bellerón, Capdevila and Molina.

Now, these three players have become an indispensable and important member of Deportivo. Although Capdevila has not played the main force, he is also an important substitute for the left, let alone the central midfielder Pele Long, as well as the absolute main goalkeeper Molina.

With this level of grievances, the contest between the two sides has attracted the attention of fans.

Sitting at home, facing Atletico Madrid, Deportivo Deportivo do their best.

Even though Iruetta was born in the Basque Country in northern Spain, he has also played for Athletic Bilbao for most of his career, but his coaching style is not at all like the northern team, but more like Barcelona in the south. Emphasize on ball control.

The left winger Fran is good at handling the ball and organizing, and is more like a side midfielder. He and Belleron are important ball handlers in the frontcourt of Deportivo. Victor on the right is also not a traditional winger and is not good at breaking through. He crosses, but is good at post-insertion.

In addition, the state of the season has exploded, and the Dutch center Roy Mackay is directly squeezed out of the center position. Not only does he have excellent physical fitness, but also has a very delicate technique at his feet, the all-round center Tristan.

Deportivo de La Coruña is very good in the organization of the ball and the offense.

With a double midfielder configuration, Mauro Silva has just passed his 34th birthday, but he is in good condition. He is one of the best midfielders in La Liga this season, with both offensive and defensive partner Sergio. , The strength is good.

This pair of midfielders are among the best in La Liga.

As for the defensive line, Romero on the left is the main force, and even Capdevila is temporarily unable to shake his position. The central defender is Cesar's partner, South Africa international Nabitt, and is also the main force that cannot be beaten.

The only thing not on the main side is the right side. The starter was Argentina international Scaloni, but that was also because of a serious injury to Spain international Pablo, who missed the season early.

The goalkeeper is the former main goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, Molina.

Deportivo Deportivo sent the main force, the away game Atletico Madrid also dare not care.

The tactics are still four, three and one two. The goalkeeper is Cech, the defenses are Jankulowski, Carvalho, Marchena and Dario Srna, and the three midfielders are Sedu Keita, Guardiola and Marcos Senna.

The front court trident is Kaka, Villa and Torres.

The only adjustment for Alpine is Deco, because the midfielder has played the entire field for several consecutive games, so he arranged a rotation.

Standing in front of the coach's bench, Gao Han raised his head, glanced at the dark sky, and thought to himself, as the weather forecast said, will it rain tonight?

But whether it rains or not, he is about to decide this game!

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For Atletico Madrid, Belleron's feelings are very complicated.

Like all people from the Canary Islands, he is low-key and restrained, with rich and strong emotions.

Although he has only been in Atletico Madrid for two years, he is very grateful for this capital team, but it is very complicated.

On the one hand, he formally established his position as a first-class midfielder in La Liga, and at the same time entered the Spanish national team, but on the other hand, at the most difficult moment at Atletico Madrid, he chose to leave and join Deportivo.

This choice made him feel helpless and regretful.

But if time goes back and asks him to choose again, he will still do it.

People who have not personally experienced that nightmare season can never feel the desperate and terrifying emotions in the Atletico Madrid team at the time. Everyone is training and playing in fear.

With the lineup and strength of Atletico Madrid that season, no one should be relegated.

But in the end, he was demoted.

There is no problem with the team's strength and lineup, even if they play casually, they will not be relegated; Ranieri and Antichi are both La Liga coaches, and there is no doubt about the level of coaching; management and financial problems after Old Hill was released from prison, They have all been solved one after another...

But relegation is like a curse, and ultimately fell on the head of Atletico Madrid.

If there is a curse in this world, Belleron believes that the curse of Atletico Madrid's relegation is the human heart.

It is the psychological problems of everyone from the players to the management of the club.

Atletico Madrid has returned to La Liga and Belleron is also very happy.

Only now, he is wearing a Deportivo jersey, he must fight for Deportivo.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, he gave up all the distracting thoughts in his mind. Together with his teammate Fran, Sergio and Mauro Silva behind him, he hoped to help the team stabilize the rhythm and grasp it firmly. Possession of the ball.

This is what he is best at, and also the most familiar.

The stands at the Riazor Stadium were as crazy as ever, and the fans cheered hoarsely, just as usual.

But the sensitive Belleron quickly felt a little strange.

The tempo of the game was not as he expected it to be controlled by him and his teammates.

Atletico Madrid used pressure and squeeze from the beginning, forcing Deportivo de La Coruña to speed up the pace.

Players of the Sheets Corps cover the entire court almost everywhere through aggressive running, so they have no way to take the ball and pass the ball comfortably.

Deportivo always passes the ball with three or four feet, or the ball is cut off, or the ball is lost.

Once the ball reaches the feet of Atletico Madrid, it is not easy to grab it back.

Different from Deportivo’s ball-handling method, Atletico Madrid’s ball-handling relies on the active running of the whole team, forming multiple points of contact around the ball holder to ensure the success rate of the pass.

In the face of this organized team control system of Atletico Madrid, so far, many La Liga teams have not found a reasonable and effective method of restraint and can only choose to retreat.

But Deportivo’s lifeline is forward pressure and possession, and retreat is dead.

Belleron, as the core of the soul on the court, naturally understands this deeply.

Therefore, Deportivo cannot retreat, but can only enter.

Perhaps Sedu Keita can use this point.

Judging from the situation after the opening, the black big strong in the entire tactical system of Atletico Madrid appeared very abrupt and out of place. In many cases, he could not even maintain the same rhythm with the team.

Guardiola clearly saw that there was no chance in front, and wanted to pass a few more passes, and then sort it out, but after the ball reached the feet of Cedou Keita, he was harassed by the defender, but he went straight forward with a big foot.

The same situation occurred more than once, and even often left his position.

As a result, Guardiola had to reduce the pass to Cedu Keita's side, and at the same time repeatedly reminded the Mali midfielder to maintain a proper distance and not to leave the position blindly.

Whether it is four three one two or four two three one, once the distance between the line and the line is not kept close enough, it is easy to be torn apart by the opponent and cause a disconnection.

Belleron quickly realized this.

On the sidelines, Irueta also shined and smiled.

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"I thought that Cedou Keita would become the second Marcos Senna, but now it looks nothing like it."

Among the away team fans at the Riazor Stadium, Javier Matayana sat with Hill and the others, frowned and said.

The experience of Gao Han's excavation of Marcos Senna is a classic, and it is still talked about by fans and the media.

Therefore, when Atletico Madrid announced the introduction of Cedou Keita from Lorient in Ligue 1 during the winter break, everyone wondered whether the Mali international would become the second Marcos Senna?

But judging from this game, the two have completely different styles.

"He is too tall." Paul Footley also nodded.

Anyone who is familiar with Alpine's use of soldiers can see that his preference for midfielders, especially the three midfielders who often leave the position, take the initiative to push up and grab the left and right midfielders, he has always adopted short players.

This is not without reason, because generally speaking, short players are more flexible, react faster, have an advantage in a narrow range, and are more suitable for the pressure tactics of Atletico Madrid.

Whether it is Deco, Marcos Senna, or Gabi, they are not the mainstream midfielder type in La Liga.

Because of this, Baptista's performance was not satisfactory after playing several midfielders, so Gao Han began to move his position forward and became Kaka's substitute and even the top striker.

Cedou Keita is 1.83 meters tall and he is not too short in Spain. His physical fitness is very good. He plays a wide range of games. Although from the training point of view, his footwork is very delicate and his skills are quite good. Both, but not the same as Deco and Marcos Senna.

From the beginning of the game to the present, Sedu Keita's role is not much visible, but the drawbacks are exposed.

"Does Alpine use him to improve the hardness of the team's midfield?" Little Hill asked.

Judging from the game, Mali's midfielder's running coverage and defensive ability, and even physical confrontation, are quite good.

Neither Matayana nor Paul Footre can figure it out, and there is indeed such a possibility.

After all, Cedu Keita has just joined the team and needs time to adapt, but in a hurry, is it a bit risky to let him start for Deco in this game?

The transfer fee of one million euros, even for Atletico Madrid, is a lot, but even if it is really in the water, no one will blame Gao Han.

But how you look at ~lightnovelpub.net~ Gao Han doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is aimless.

He would want to introduce Cedu Keita, he must have his ideas.

What the **** is it?

What does this Mali midfielder deserve to be valued by Alpine?

Everyone was puzzled, and suddenly there was a burst of exclamation in the stadium.

After A Coruña realized the weakness of Cedu Keita, he immediately consciously set a trap for this, and soon harvested the prey.

Cedou Keita made a pass error and was intercepted by Mauro Silva and handed it to Belleron.

After taking the ball, Bellelon didn't hesitate to pass the ball directly to the foot of center Tristan.

Suddenly, the Atletico Madrid and Matayana in the stands were shocked.

Deportivo’s counterattack is coming! (To be continued.)