coach legend

Chapter 326 Defeating the Bat Legion
After scoring a goal, Blackburn's offense became more and more fierce.

For a while, Valencia's defense, known as the steel line of defense in La Liga, was shaky.Even Cooper on the sidelines didn't think of it.Even powerful Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot pose such a powerful threat to Valencia's goal so easily.

But this hillbilly team from England and from the countryside of England can have such a strong offensive ability.

Cooper was not satisfied.Not dissatisfied with Valencia's defense, but dissatisfied with Valencia's counterattack.

Being pressured by Blackburn's momentum, Valencia completely lost the momentum to counterattack.

If there is no counterattack and only defense, then it is not a normal team.Only solid defense and counterattack can truly make this team successful.Now Valencia is attacked by Blackburn and has become only defensive, but unable to counterattack.

Cooper knew that if this went on, the game would definitely be lost.

Now the home game has conceded a goal. If it ends like this, it will be difficult to play the away game.

Cooper found an opportunity and caught Mendieta.Tell Mendieta, the game can't continue like this.In fact, there are many loopholes in Blackburn now, especially the midfield and frontcourt are completely out of touch.This is a space that can be used.

It's just that Valencia was stunned when Blackburn came up.Couldn't spot the gap, so Cooper is now pointing it out to Mendieta.

After Mendieta came on the field, he really took advantage of this gap.This is because of the space left by Miku pressing up and Deco staying behind.Mendieta's ball-handling skills are indeed very good.And Aimar in front often comes to help.

But George didn't respond at all to their use of the space.

When separating his team's offense and defense, George already understood that there is this space when the offense and defense switch.It's just that Blackburn's defensive system is very complete, so as long as they can't attack in a short time, then Blackburn's frontcourt players can come to support at any time.

It's a time difference.

If Valencia can break the Blackburn goal before the front players come back, then everything will be fine.Once they fail to take advantage of this timing opportunity, Blackburn's frontcourt players will also participate in the defense.At that time, Valencia's chance will be lost.

After all, George is a coach who emphasizes total defense.

Even Klose, Pires, Duff, and even Micoud have to put in defense.Even if their defense is pretentious, it can affect Valencia's offense.

Both sides are playing time lag.

George believes that Blackburn's midfield can withstand Valencia's defense.But Cooper wants to break through Blackburn's defense in this short period of time.

For the rest of the first half, both sides ended up in this kind of stalemate.

In the second half, George did not change his style of play. When attacking, only a few people in the frontcourt were still in charge.The players behind will not go up at all, but when defending, the frontcourt players have to return to defense.Of course, they will not defend desperately in the frontcourt like they did at Burnley.They also need to leave some physical offense behind.

So the little space in the middle still exists.

But George wasn't afraid.George, who already had an away goal, is very confident.Even if Valencia scored a goal, it doesn't matter.As long as they can continue to score away goals, it will be beneficial to Blackburn.

Cooper can't, he's in a hurry.Even a one-to-one tie at home is a very bad result.On the road, it must be very difficult.So he can only attack.

Both sides have opportunities in this way.It depends on who catches it first.

Unfortunately, Valencia was the first to seize this opportunity.

In the 1th minute of the second half, Valencia made a quick counterattack.Aimar handed the ball to Mendieta next to him, and then ran to the right.It looks like a two-for-two, especially for Deco and Makelele in front.Pires on the right has not yet returned.

However, Mendieta was not handed over to Aimar, but a very secret direct pass to Juan Sanchez, who was cruising on the left.This is a native Spanish player, characterized by his relatively fast speed.

Mendieta's pass was just right for Sanchez's start.

Sanchez started and Ferdinand followed closely.Regardless of the fact that Ferdinand is only 23 years old, he is still very young among defenders.Especially for the position of central defender, it is still a young defender.But Ferdinand's experience is very rich.Already have four years of experience in the Premier League.

In England, there are mostly center forwards with good headers and fast forwards.

Therefore, Ferdinand still has a certain ability to deal with them.He didn't go forward to steal, but retreated, preventing Sanchez from getting into the penalty area and having a chance to shoot.Seeing Ferdinand's sophisticated defense, Sanchez did not continue to rush forward, but lightly picked and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Carew and Blanco grab the ball together.

With Blanco defending Carew, the ball should not be considered too dangerous.Although Carew took the lead to hit the ball, under Blanco's interference, the ball was soft and threatening.but……

"... Carew, overhead... this goal, this goal was scored. Cudicini made a big mistake, a mistake in cooperating with the defender."

Everyone is inexplicable about this ball.

It turned out that when Sanchez passed the ball, it was not only Carew and Blanco who competed for the ball.Even Cudicini stepped forward, but he was a step behind.Unable to get the ball, seeing Carew and Blanco, he hesitated again and did not step forward.

Therefore, Karoo's head ball, although it is soft.

But that ball also went towards the goal.And because Cudicini didn't stand inside the door at this time, but rushed out without getting the ball.So the whole goal is empty.Therefore, this head without any threat turned out to be a goal.

Even George was furious on the court.

How can such a ball be lost?
For the first time, George felt that there was something wrong with Cudicini.Especially not decisive.It should be said that there is no need to attack the ball, but since it has been attacked, it should be like a tiger rushing to eat.Instead of halfway through, hesitating again.

Cudicini... No wonder Cech later took away the main position.There is a problem with the judgment. The ball should fully trust his defender.And after the attack, even if you know you are wrong, you should not hesitate.

Misjudgment?Indecisive?
This is a taboo for goalkeepers.

Cudicini's performance this season has actually been very good.But in some games, Cudicini's hesitation and judgment errors have appeared many times.

But George was in no hurry.One to one, Blackburn still has the advantage.

It is still Cooper who needs to be anxious now.Sure enough, Cooper was not satisfied with one-to-one at all, and let the team continue to attack.

George was waiting, waiting for a hole in Valencia's defense.When Valencia played on the counter-attack, their defense looked solid.But once they attack, their defense is absolutely unsupportable.

Not only George is waiting, but Miku in the midfield is also waiting.

After the Valencia goal, they were in full swing.It was not so easy for Micoud to receive the ball in the frontcourt, but Micoud did not express anything.I've been waiting, and I've been watching.Unknowingly, Valencia's entire offensive system moved forward.

But after all, they are a defensive counterattack team, and none of the four defensive players participated in the offense.Always been very vigilant.

But Miku still found out.

Valencia's rear was not as calm as it appeared.Both full-backs, who were constantly attacked by Blackburn's two wings, had physical problems, although it was impossible to tell from the outside.But from their footsteps, Miku still found out accurately.

Valencia's two central defenders are in a stable position, and Klose's defense is also in place.It is somewhat difficult to think about problems from the middle.But sideways?

The game continued, and every minute and every second passed, and no one was able to score.

Until the 82nd minute of the game, Miku in the frontcourt received a long pass from Blanco.

After Miku got the ball, under the interference of Baraja, he still passed the ball.Passed to the left.

Micoud passed the ball directly to Pires' feet before, and then the breakthrough from the side was completely handed over to Pires.But this time Micoud's pass was directly behind Anglomar.Because Valencia stepped up their offense, in order to keep their three lines at a certain distance, although the back line remained cautious, they still pressed forward.

This little space is enough for Micoud and Pires.

Don't look at Pires' speed is not fast, but it is definitely not slow.It's more than enough for Anglomar.The moment Micoud passed the ball, Pires and Anglomar ran towards the ball together.This time, the matter of Anglomar's age was undoubtedly exposed.

Can't keep up with Pires at all. After Pires got the ball, Valencia's defense was tense.Because the first goal was caused by Pires' breakthrough.

Ayala and Pelligrino stood in position, neither allowing Pires to have a chance to shoot, but also looking at Klose in the middle.Baraja, on the other hand, watched Micoud firmly, preventing Micoud from getting in the shot.

Pires dribbled in small spaces with Angloma behind and Ayala in front.But Pires was unhurried, and with a pocket of his left foot, the ball was passed from the middle.

"... Pires... he passed to the left side of the penalty area... who is this! Riise! Riise puts in from behind! Shot!"

Speaking of which, Valencia's attack on the right is completely different from that on the left.On the left is Kyle Gonzalez, but on the right Aimar and Mendieta take turns.But they are not authentic right midfielders after all, so the pressure on Riise is limited.

Riise, who was honest throughout the game, followed Pires to get the ball in from the backcourt.

Riise's back jump prevented Valencia's defensive players from being able to deploy targeted defenses.Facing the ball passed by Pires, Riise exhausted his left foot and shot hard.

(End of this chapter)