Chapter 45 O'Reilly's Stupid Way

“The weather is so good here.”

Looking into the distance from the training ground, you can almost see white clouds floating on the sea level. Ian Hart withdrew his hand that was wearing the awning, muttered, and then raised his foot to kick the ball away.

"Li, catch the ball!"

Facing Hart's long pass from a long distance, Leeds United's midfield core, the bad boy Bowyer Lee, who performed very well this season, seemed a little inattentive. He stretched out his feet to remove the ball but did not stop well. The ball hit his feet directly on his feet, and then bounced out, and was cut off by the right back Miles of the substitute.

"Shet!" Bower waved his hand and complained dissatisfiedly, but he still couldn't get excited. Listeningly, he even gave up training, walked to the side of the training ground, took off his shoes, and began to massage his calves.

"What's going on with Lee?" O'Reilly frowned at the training ground, then turned to ask the assistant coach beside him.

"Maybe I feel very sleepy..." The assistant coach next to me yawned: "It's so warm here, it's spring again, and it's time to have afternoon tea. If you can have a cup of black tea and two more cookies, it would be a great pleasure..."

O'Reilly glanced at the assistant coach sternly and glared back at the other party's remaining half of the sentence.

However, he did not blame the assistant coach, because he looked around. Except for Bower, a bad boy with weak discipline, the other Leeds players did not do anything like him and went to the sidelines to rest, but they were more or less tired. Early April was spring, and the climate of Mallorca, which was as spring as spring, was even more pleasant. From Britain, which still had cold weather to Mallorca, Spain, even O'Reilly felt the most comfortable thing was to find a place to sleep, not to mention Leeds players who had been working hard for most of the seasons...

"Forget it, stop training, everyone have a good rest."

Seeing that there was no good effect on training like this, O'Reilly simply waved his hand and gave the players a good rest and comforted his already tired body.

The players walked down from the training ground as if they were amnesty, and each found a shaded place to rest. To say that the weather in Mallorca is really good, it is no wonder that many clubs have placed their pre-season training in Mallorca for training, which can make the physical reserve better.

O'Reilly looked at the players who were resting and playing with some concern. The physical fatigue cannot be recovered in just one day. Tomorrow is the day of the game. If the players are in poor condition, how should they play in the first round of the game...

However, it was just a away game. Even if it was defended into a draw, it was very beneficial to the home court. Judging from the previous games, Mallorca was the kind of team that defended and counterattacked. Its offensive ability was actually average. Even if it was reclaiming defense, it seemed impossible to defend a draw on the away game.

After careful consideration, O'Reilly decided on this strategy. The players were obviously not adapting to Mallorca's climate and causing their poor condition. In this case, it is appropriate to adopt a more stable tactic - even if they lose a small away game, they can still win back at home. After all, the ones who are not adapted to at that time will be Mallorca's players.

After thinking about it from beginning to end, O'Reilly felt that there was no problem. Although Leeds United are good at offense, their defense is not bad. Two central defenders, Radbey and Woodgate, have excellent defensive abilities, and there is also a sweeping Barty at the front of the penalty area. Although Hart and Kelly on both wings are both offensive full-backs, it is not impossible to recover defense.

Thinking of this, O'Reilly made a big mistake. He only thought about how to deal with Mallorca's advantage on the away game, but forgot the advantage of his team. With outstanding young attackers like Cowell, Smith, and Bower, he only thought about defensive counterattacks. Letting these talented young people play games that they are not good at or are unwilling to play is considered a waste of talent.

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"Their players have been listless in training these two days?"

Jose asked the training ground managers, and after receiving a positive answer, he smiled proudly.

Of course Jose did not do anything. First of all, it was unnecessary. Secondly, if this kind of thing was leaked, the whole reputation of Mallorca would be over. For Leeds United, it was actually the weather in Mallorca. In the so-called spring trap, in the south of China, spring is often the most likely time for people to get sleepy. The weather in Mallorca is similar to that in southern China, which is spring all year round. It is slightly wet and warm. If you first arrive in a cold place, you can't get sleepy for a few days. From this point of view, Europeans and Chinese people are the same...

Although Mallorca players will also be affected, they live in Mallorca all year round and are more adaptable to this kind of weather. They will basically not affect their posture and can better restore their physical strength quickly. In warm places, wounds will heal more easily than in cold places, and physical strength can also recover faster.

When April 6th arrived, the St. Mois Stadium became a place for Mallorca to celebrate and vent. Since the second half of the season began, it is their happiest thing to watch the game at the St. Mois Stadium at every home game - because they can see a victory every time!

"Go forward! Mallorca! Go forward! Mallorca!"

When the players on both sides appeared in the stadium, the cheers of 20,000 Mallorca fans collectively suppressed the cheers of more than a thousand Leeds fans. Although the British men shouted loudly under the stimulation of alcohol, they were still firmly suppressed by Mallorca fans who had an absolute advantage.

Franco, Miguel Soler, Nino, Nadal, Olesola, Francisco Soler, Ngonga, Ibagasa, Stankovic, Etoo, Tristan. This is the lineup of the home team Mallorca.

Martin, Kelly, Radbey, Woodgate, Hart, David Barty, Barker, Bowy, Cowell, Smith, Bridges. This is the main lineup of the visiting Leeds United.

Judging from the starting lineup, neither side has any strength, and the visiting Leeds United are also elites. The young guards seem to want to fight a vigorous attack with their opponents!

"Fight against us? That can only die faster." Jose thought quietly on the coach's seat.

The tactics he arranged are very simple. He was stable at the beginning of the game. If he found that the opponent did not want to attack wholeheartedly but planned to delay time with defense, then immediately press the attack and use fierce attacks to tear the Leeds United's defense line!

You should know that if you want to fight the defensive counterattack after you die, it is not possible for any team to play - at least a team with a main player is not good. Young players are young and energetic. Even if you have excellent defensive abilities, you may not be able to steadily fight against the opponent's continuous impact. Only teams like Mallorca, with an average age and rich experience on the back line, can better complete the defensive counterattack tactics. That is because they will not easily reveal any flaws because they are dissatisfied with being suppressed by the opponent's attack. But what about Leeds United? The goalkeeper Martin is opened on the entire defense line, and only the midfielder Barty and South African central defender Radbe are older and have rich experience. Other Woodgate Kelly Hart and others are in their twenties. They are young and energetic. They have been playing offensive tactics in recent seasons. Letting such players play defensive counterattacks is simply a waste, and the biggest stupid move.

Jose didn't know if O'Reilly would really use this kind of stupid move, but five minutes after the game started, a smile began to appear on his face.

During this period, Leeds United's defense line did not press, and the two full-backs with strong offensive capabilities hardly crossed the center line. Facing Mallorca who passed back and forth in his half, several offensive players in Leeds United's frontcourt also seemed weak, and the pressing was not so active...

"Sure enough, the players' poor condition made them choose to use conservative tactics as much as possible away games... O'Reilly, you must be in trouble now!"

Jose's eyes lit up immediately.

Then he stood up and made a gesture to the field - pushing his hands flatly, then waved hard to Leeds United's half!

Like a wise conductor, with his gestures, Mallorca's attack, which was originally just passed back and forth, suddenly exploded like a mountain torrent!

When the ball was passed to Ngongjia's feet again, Ngongjia did not continue to pass the ball, but pretended to pass the ball and deceived Bowyer, then quickly dunked the ball away, and then drove the ball forward by himself!

Although he was in a bad mood and looked very sleepy, Bowy still felt very upset when he was thrown away by this old guy.

"Old guy, let's see how I cut off your ball!" The bad boy thought to himself, and suddenly chased after him.

However, Ngongga did not give him a chance to intercept the ball. Seeing that Bati in front of him was about to block his way forward, he immediately passed the ball to Ibagasa on the right. Ibagasa stopped the ball at his feet and faced Hart who came up to defend, he suddenly drove the ball to the near bottom line and accelerated the breakthrough!

Facing such unreasonable breakthrough as Ibagasa, Hart was caught off guard and was thrown away suddenly - Hart is a left-back with excellent offensive ability, but his speed is not very fast, especially when facing a pure agile player like Ibagasa, Ibagasa broke through directly if he was not careful!

After strode to catch up with the ball, Ibagasa did not make a cross, but quickly turned the ball into the penalty area and then broke into the penalty area!

"Don't just cross from the bottom, because the English central defender's front-facing and high-altitude defense ability are excellent. It's just a waste of opportunity to barely cross... Their left-back speed and defensive ability are average. If you have a chance after a breakthrough, cut in and disrupt their defense, and then create opportunities for Diego and Samuel!"

Thinking back to what Jose told him before the game, Ibagasa dribbled the ball into the penalty area without hesitation. Hart, who was chasing him desperately but could not interfere with Ibagasa. In the penalty area were several opponent's defensive players and Tristan and Etoo who were running around!
Chapter completed!