Chapter 228 The first victory of the Champions Cup
"Mallorca found new artillery fire."
After the second round of the league, some people commented that Drogba scored three goals in two games, Ronaldo scored twice in the first game, and Torres, who scored in the first game in the second round of the league, seemed to have found a new trident again. The fourth forward Guysa also scored in the Copa del Rey. After three games in the new season, the original top scorer Etoo actually played only one game, and at the same time did not score a single goal, which made people wonder if the Cameroonian striker who had just been bought out by Mallorca has fallen out of favor...[]
But soon, Jose used his actions to superficially. Mallorca was not so luxurious that he gave up a striker who had just spent eight million and had a total price of 12.5 million...
In Jose's view, Mallorca's three forwards now have their own characteristics. Etoo is actually the most mature of these three forwards. Whether it is experience or Mallorca's performance, he is better than Drogba and Torres. Etoo is the main one, and Drogba and Torres are the support. This is Jose's greatest expectation for the forward line this season.
This round of the league is not sent to Etoo, but just to make him better prepare for the league against Bruges.
In this game, Jose allowed all the main players to play, Franco guarded the goal, and the four defenders were Beletti, Van Biden, Nadal and Capdvilla. The midfielder unexpectedly sent such a combination - Albertini and Alonso have a pair of back midfielders, Ronaldo and Kaka are both front midfielders, and the forward line is Etoo and Drogba. This is a brand new midfield combination, a midfielder composed of four technical players. Jose also wants to test the team's quality.
Kaka seemed very excited when he knew he started. He had never played in these three games except for the King's Cup, which also made Kaka a little depressed. Now that he started and partnered with Ronaldo, he also wanted to see what the final effect of his and Ronaldo's partnership would be - this is something that has never been tried in the national team.
Jose arranged the tactics very simple. Kaka's task is to use his dribbling and speed to create a threat to the opponent's goal during the counterattack. In the position attack, other people set up turrets to give Kaka his outstanding long-range shooting characteristics.
Jose knew that Kaka had never been a core player, and he was quite alternative in terms of characteristics - he was an extremely European player. Whether it was his long-distance raid or his powerful long-range shot, he was quite European. However, his playing style was still very American and more accustomed to personal heroism. In his peak season, he almost relied on passing the level alone to win the European Champions League championship for AC Milan. When he was in AC Milan, he was never the core of the team. The organization was completed by Pirlo behind him and even Seedorf beside him. He was more like an assassin and killed with one blow.
This does not mean that Kaka is not excellent. In fact, his offensive characteristics are very similar to Lampard, but he is more comprehensive than Lampard and has better personal breakthrough ability. Such players actually need tactical support.
Mallorca fans also had high expectations for this Champions League. More than 20,000 Mallorca fans squeezed the entire stadium out of stock. From the first minute of the game, they were singing Mallorca's team songs and constantly cheering Mallorca.
From the beginning of the game, Kaka was extremely active. Both Albertini and Alonso were able to pass beautiful balls behind him. After he received the ball, he was always able to pose a huge threat to the opponent's goal through his own breakthrough.
The core of Jose's tactics is that Ronaldo and Kaka take turns to attack in the middle. Kaka's ability to force breakthroughs is better and more momentum, while Ronaldo is lighter and more agile. Both of them can perform well on the wings. Therefore, although Mallorca's lineup does not have a wing forward, the attack on both wings is not bad at all.
This combination of edges and middle attack immediately made Bruges' defense feel huge pressure. Kaka breaks through very quickly. Even if the threat is smaller due to the narrow space on the wing, it has a lot of lethality because of his speed.
After receiving Albertini's long pass, Kaka received the ball on the right. Facing the opponent's left-back Van Huye, Kaka did not slow down, but directly drove the ball to the bottom line and then forced the ball to break through!
Van Huye only felt a gust of wind blowing by him, and then Kaka rushed over from him with the sound of the wind!
"This is too fast!" The poor Belgian left-back had only time to think about it in his heart, then turned around and chased Kaka quickly, but he still couldn't shorten the distance that Kaka broke out in an instant...
He did not break through to the bottom line. Kaka observed the situation in the penalty area while running, and immediately made a cross with his right foot!
His crossing ability is not particularly outstanding, but this crossing is very beautiful and is directly at the feet of Nedrogba in the penalty area...
Drogba stopped the ball with his right foot, then pressed his body against the opponent's defender, looked up and observed it, and immediately raised his foot to pass the ball back. Alonso, who chose to step forward because Albertini dragged behind the midfield, happened to receive Drogba's return pass. Facing the rolling ball, the young Alonso's mind flashed through his previous moves when Albertini shot in the first round of league. At that moment, Alonso swung his right foot, and then imitated Albertini's shooting posture with the most natural mentality and shot the ball out!
"At the end of the shooting action, there is a lifting action on the surface of the foot, which can make the ball spin faster, have a larger arc, and make the goalkeeper make mistakes in his judgment."
What Albertini taught during training flashed into Alonso's mind, and Alonso faithfully completed the shot in this way.
The ball flew off the ground, flew into the penalty area and suddenly fell down, perfect!
Although Bruges goalkeeper Van Linden responded, he was still a step slower. The ball flew past his hand and then plunged into the dead corner of the goal!
"Have-Alonso!"
The Piaotianyuanwen Netizen shouted loudly, and a huge cheer burst out from the St. Mois Stadium!
Amid the cheers, Alonso ran directly to Albertini, then jumped up, jumped directly into Albertini's arms, waving his fists excitedly!
"Did you see it? Demi, I did it as you said, I scored this ball!" Alonso shouted excitedly.
"Good job, Xavi!" Albertini put down Alonso, then patted Alonso on the head: "It would be better if the timing of forward insertion is better."
Alonso nodded excitedly, then turned around and hugged other players. Albertini looked at Alonso with a smile. The young man's learning ability was beyond his expectations. It was obvious that he had been practicing this shooting technique during this period so that he could practice well in such a short time!
"Mallorca actually has such outstanding young people...or rather, Jose can find so many outstanding young people. This team may be able to create something..." Albertini thought silently in his heart.
The lead was taken in five minutes of the game, which made Mallorca's mood more stable. Ten minutes later, they created another opportunity. Kaka broke through the wing and made a cross. Drogba took the ball and did it again. This time, Etoo was following the ball and played!
However, Etoo's shot seemed to be too hard, and the ball flew directly over the crossbar. A sigh sounded in the stands, and then there was a burst of applause. This was Mallorca's fans encouraging Etoo, in order to prevent their former top scorer from being too discouraged...
Etoo shook his head helplessly. He performed averagely in this World Cup. Although he bought out in the club, he began to feel the pressure brought by the two substitute strikers. Drogba was strong and Torres was comprehensive. They were both quite distinctive. At the same time, the cooperation between them seemed to be excellent. Even Gu Isa, who was promoted by the second team, scored a goal. Etoo did not think that Gu Isa was promoted by the second team, so he would not care about him. You should know that Mallorca's two best scorers were promoted from the second team. Mallorca has always had the tradition of cultivating excellent strikers!
So under this situation, Etoo couldn't help feeling the pressure.
So in the next game, Etoo began to run more actively - since the goal is not coming yet, I use a lot of running to run out of opportunities - this is Etoo's game philosophy as a striker!
Jose is very happy about this - because sometimes, the striker does not have to score goals, especially when there are many good goal players around him...
Five minutes before the end of the first half, Mallorca set off an offensive climax.
In the 40th minute, Etooho received a pass from Ronaldo and forced a free kick. Ronaldo stood in front of the ball. When everyone was paying attention to him and Albertini, Ronaldo pushed the ball horizontally, and Kaka, who followed, came to the ball and shot with a strong shot!
The ball flew into the goal roaring, and Mallorca expanded the score!
After scoring the goal, Kaka pointed his hands at the sky. This was his habitual action. After scoring this goal, he thanked God even more - of course, he also thanked these teammates around him.
"We are lucky this year, and several newcomers performed well." Jose touched his chin and said to Natal. Natal nodded repeatedly, Torres scored, Albertini scored, and Alonso and Kaka both scored in this game. The troublesome thing about Jose next is how to arrange these players who are in good condition in obviously form to take turns to play...
Before the end of the first half, Etoo finally scored a goal in constant pursuit. After receiving the pass from Beletti who assisted, Etoo shook past three opponents' defenders in the front of the penalty area, stumbled into the penalty area, and then quickly shot before the fourth defender came up. The ball flew past the goalkeeper's hand against the lawn, and then flew into the far corner of the goal. Etoo also scored his first goal this season!
Etoo, who scored the goal, ran on the court happily, but Jose shook his head slightly off the court. This goal was a reflection of Etoo's personal ability and also had some luck. However, in Mallorca's tactics, only Ronaldo had this power that relies entirely on his personal ability to attack. Now Etooo is obviously a bit over the rules. He could pass the ball just now, and the possibility of a successful offense is higher.
However, Jose does not intend to criticize Etoo. Such a player sometimes needs to be indulged, not to mention that this ball is very important to Etoo. As long as he does not continue to attack in the next game, he will only rely on his personal ability to attack...
The first half led by three goals, which allowed Mallorca to play more easily in the second half. Jose shortly after the start of the second half, he replaced Albertini with Senna, Rufit and Torres, respectively, Ronaldo and Drogba. However, Etoo did not replace him, but asked him to continue to find his state and calm mind on the court.
Chapter completed!