Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 696 Granada Remains Calm
The game starts again.

Deportivo La Coruña began to press forward aggressively. Even though they were outmatched, they were still somewhat unwilling to accept being two goals down early on.

If they launch a desperate attack regardless of the consequences, even Granada will have to temporarily avoid their sharp edge, at least until they get through this period of their opponent's explosive power.

It must be admitted that when one team starts playing with all their might, it will put some pressure on the other team. Even if there is a gap in the strength of the two teams, it will not make a team that is playing with all its might fall behind.

For the next five minutes, Deportivo La Coruña dominated Granada and frequently created attacking opportunities.

However, at times like these, the gap between strong and weak teams becomes particularly apparent.

The difference in seizing attacking opportunities is too great.

Despite dominating Granada and creating some attacking opportunities, Deportivo La Coruña struggled to capitalize on their chances, making it difficult for them to convert their attacks into goals.

While Granada's squad may not be as strong as that of top teams, the key factor is that the presence of Shan Yongzhuo makes them incredibly adept at seizing attacking opportunities. This is a fundamental characteristic of a strong team and the core reason why Granada can be considered a top team.

After being pressured by Deportivo La Coruña for 5 or 6 minutes, Granada launched a counter-attack.

This goal wasn't particularly spectacular, but a goal is a goal, and often the simplest and most effective goals are the most efficient.

This time it was Lucena's cross, still targeting Harry Kane, but the pass seemed a little too high. Harry Kane only managed to glide on the ball and couldn't complete the final shot.

Just then, a figure burst forth, appearing at the second landing point before anyone else, and with a gentle tap, sent the ball directly into Deportivo La Coruña's goal.

The Deportivo La Coruña penalty area was deathly silent. When Shan Yongzhuo and his teammates began to celebrate, they suddenly realized that it was Shan Yongzhuo who had scored the goal.

3:0.

Granada secured a decisive victory in the first half, completely dominating the game.

The fans were shouting and cheering wildly. For them, this score already meant victory, and the game was in the bag.

Is it possible to come back from a three-goal deficit at halftime?

Perhaps some teams could do it, but Deportivo La Coruña is definitely not one of them.

Shan Yongzhuo, who scored the goal, remained the focus of attention throughout the match.

King Camenes.

That's beyond doubt.

The first half ended with this score.

Granada fans were ecstatic; this scoreline in their first league match of the new season was more than enough to satisfy them.

As for Deportivo La Coruña, they don't seem to have been hit too hard.

It seems that for them, this loss was predictable, even acceptable, and part of the team's plan.

For relegation-threatened teams, losing in such matches is normal. The most important thing is to maintain a good mindset after these losses and then get the points they deserve in the matches they should win. That is the most important thing for relegation-threatened teams.

That's the reality for Deportivo La Coruña.

Their opponents are teams like Almería, Córdoba, Eibar, and Rayo Vallecano, not Granada.

After halftime, the two teams returned to the field.

The situation remained largely unchanged in the second half.

It could even be said that things have become somewhat calm and uneventful.

Granada maintained their advantage on the field, while Deportivo La Coruña gave up the fight and focused solely on defense, their only goal being to prevent the score difference from widening further.

However, this is just wishful thinking.

In the 63rd minute of the match, Shan Yongzhuo scored directly from a free kick, extending the score to 4-0.

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo also scored the first hat-trick of the La Liga season.

At this point, the outcome of the match was no longer in doubt. With Pellegrini substituting Shan Yongzhuo, Nainggolan, and Ziyech in quick succession, Granada effectively called it a day.

Granada secured a resounding victory over Deportivo La Coruña at home, taking the top spot in the league standings.

There doesn't seem to be much to write about.

Deportivo La Coruña was never a match for Granada, and their several 4-0 away wins were nothing to brag about.

Shan Yongzhuo scored a hat trick, directly taking the top spot on the top scorer list.

This doesn't seem to be anything to be surprised about.

Shan Yongzhuo's prowess has been fully demonstrated to the world during this summer's World Cup.

A hat trick is nothing more than a simple matter for Shan Yongzhuo, like drinking water or eating.
So, after the game ended.

The media discovered that there wasn't much to report on in this match.

Praising Granada?

It doesn't seem necessary.

Granada are the defending champions and the favorites this season, so there's not much to brag about.

Criticism of Deportivo La Coruña?
It doesn't seem necessary.

They are just a relegation-threatened team, and even without Shan Yongzhuo, their strength is still inferior to Granada's.

Praising Shan Yongzhuo.

That would be even more unnecessary.

This summer, the world's media have been praising Shan Yongzhuo in all sorts of creative ways, to the point that they've almost run out of words to use.

In the end, the Spanish media found that there was really nothing to report about this match.

After the first round of matches concluded, there weren't many upsets.

Real Madrid defeated Cordoba 2-0.

This result is perfectly normal. The only noteworthy thing is that new signing James Rodriguez provided an assist in the match, and his performance was quite commendable.

Barcelona's 3-0 victory over Elche is nothing special; their opponents were simply too weak.

The only upset came from Atletico Madrid.

In their away match against Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid launched a relentless attack, unleashing 24 shots, but the final result was a 0-0 draw, with Atletico Madrid held to a draw by Rayo Vallecano away from home.

This match produced a minor upset.

Therefore, the Spanish media finally have something to report.

As a result, all sorts of reports predicting a decline in Atletico Madrid's chances emerged.

Atletico Madrid suffers a major setback!

"Atletico Madrid is experiencing the growing pains of Costa's departure."

"Mandzukic cannot replace Diego Costa!"

"..."

The media, true to form, expressed pessimism about Atletico Madrid and new signings like Mandzukic and Griezmann.

Shan Yongzhuo also read the report, but didn't take it to heart.

He knew that Atletico Madrid was just not fully integrated yet, and once the team was fully integrated, their strength would definitely not be inferior to last season.

(End of this chapter)