Chapter 218: Going Alone in the Dragon's Lair [Fourth Explosion, Begging for a Monthly Ticket! ]
"Su, what do you think of the current situation on the field?"
Benítez called Su Dong to the coaching bench and asked him about his understanding of the game with concern.
"We basically had complete control of the game, but our biggest problem was offense, how to convert the advantage into goals. We didn't do well enough in this aspect."
Benítez nodded and looked at Su Dong deeply. He always felt that Su Dong was a very smart player who knew how to build good relationships with his teammates, how to handle some things, and also had the ability to read and understand the game.
This is a very valuable quality in a player!
"I guessed it would be a tough battle tonight, but I didn't expect Lotina to be so conservative as to use a five-back defense."
Lotina is the head coach of Celta Vigo. He led the team to good results last season. At one point, the team surpassed Valencia and was ranked in the La Liga Champions League zone, until they were reversed by Valencia in the end.
And tonight, he indeed deployed a five-defender formation, but with three full-backs. Among them, Juanfran is a product of Valencia's youth training and is also a lucky star for Celta Vigo. After he joined Celta Vigo, he played five games against Valencia with one win and four draws, remaining unbeaten.
If there is another draw tonight, it will be one win and five draws.
Brazilian left-back Sylvinho is one of the most active full-backs in La Liga this season. In this game, his position was relatively flexible. He would press forward when attacking, but would also pull back when defending.
As for the midfield, Celta Vigo was the first team in La Liga to adopt the double defensive midfielder style of play. For example, at the turn of the century, Celta Vigo had the strongest double defensive midfielder in La Liga, namely Celades and Makelele.
After Florentino took over Real Madrid, in addition to introducing Figo, the most important thing was to introduce defensive midfielders. He brought in Celades and Makelele from Celta Vigo, and Flavio from Deportivo La Coruna.
This allowed Real Madrid to suddenly have three strong defensive midfielders, but unfortunately, neither Celades nor Flavio were able to play well for Real Madrid and ended up being mediocre.
But it is not difficult to see from this history that Celta Vigo is a team with a very tough style of play and excellent defense.
"I need someone to break this deadlock."
When he said this, Benítez looked at Su Dong deeply.
"I see!"
Celta Vigo's two central defenders, Eduardo Berizzo and Fernando Cáceres, are not tall, only about 1.8 meters, which means that once Su Dong comes on the court, his high ball advantage will be very obvious.
Before the game, many people speculated that Benítez would want to take advantage of Su Dong's high ball advantage.
But no one expected that Mista would start the game and Su Dong would sit on the bench.
Su Dong knew clearly that Benítez's plan was to avoid Lotina, because Lotina must have been prepared to deal with what the media knew, so he let Su Dong be a substitute, with the purpose of allowing him to make a charge in the second half and rotate at the same time to save some energy.
Who would have thought that Vicente would be injured and leave the field after only half an hour of playing.
This also made the game more and more difficult.
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Lotina stood on the sidelines, watching the game ahead with a frown.
Celta Vigo's performance this season is not ideal. After eight rounds of the league, they are ranked 15th in La Liga.
You know, they were a team that was aiming for the Champions League zone last season.
This also affected Lotina's position as coach. If the team's performance does not improve, it will be difficult for him as the head coach to survive the winter break, so he is determined to win the match against Valencia.
When he saw Su Dong standing on the sidelines, ready to go on the court, a sneer appeared on his lips.
People say that Benítez is a tactical master, but in fact, his thoughts are not difficult to guess at all.
Thinking of this, Lotina walked to the sidelines and waved to the two central defenders Berizzo and Cáceres, signaling them to pay attention because Su Dong was about to come on the court.
The Celta Vigo central defenders on the field also noticed this situation and immediately expressed their knowledge.
But Lotina was still worried, so he immediately made a substitution and replaced him with defensive midfielder Obina.
This is a signal to strengthen midfield defense and interception! The coach of Celta Vigo wants to make it clear to the players that as long as it is a draw, it is acceptable to Celta Vigo, but not to Valencia. They will definitely go crazy.
After making the decision on the substitution, Lotina finally felt relieved and walked back to the visiting team's coaching stand calmly.
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Su Dong came on as a substitute, replacing Mista.
However, Celta Vigo decisively changed its tactics, the defense line began to press forward, and heavy troops were deployed in the middle of the midfield.
Isn't Su Dong very tall? My defenders don't have the height advantage, so I will try every means to keep you away from the penalty area, and then your high ball advantage will be greatly weakened.
In the case of losing Vicente, this adjustment by Celta Vigo is still very targeted.
After changing people, Lotina began to keep his hands off.
Benítez realized the opponent's intention, and the situation continued to be stalemate. Su Dong was always surrounded by defensive players, so the Bat Army coach had to make a third substitution.
Rufete replaces Jorge Lopez.
But it seems that the situation is still not improving.
Benítez remained calm on the sidelines, but chief assistant coach Jesterdan was a little impatient.
The fans in the stands were equally anxious.
There is not much time left for Valencia!
Could it be that the Celta curse will continue? Could it be that Valencia really cannot break the shadow of Celta Vigo? …
Su Dong was also a little anxious.
Especially after entering the 80th minute, he found that the physical energy of his teammates around him was almost exhausted.
There were several times when he made quick forward runs and none of his teammates caught up with him.
The continuous fighting on two fronts has taken a huge toll on Valencia.
After trying several times and finding that the results were not ideal, Su Dong decided to do it himself.
As soon as Aimar dribbled the ball across the center line, he was immediately entangled by the opponent's midfielder.
The Argentine midfielder failed to break through with the ball and the ball was poked away by the opponent.
Rufete on the right ran over to catch the ball, but before he could do so, a voice came from the opposite side.
"I'll do it!"
Before Rufet could react, he felt a figure flash before his eyes, and then he saw a familiar jersey with a huge number on the back: 9.
After Su Dong snatched the ball from Rufete, he strode forward with the ball.
French midfielder Peter Lucin followed him closely, trying to get close to Su Dong.
But as soon as their shoulders collided, Lu Xin was pushed away by Su Dong.
This guy is so strong! He rushed forward like an armored tank! Before Peter Lucin could react, Su Dong had already rushed forward with the ball, leaving him with only the back of the number nine jersey.
"Valencia's quick counterattack!"
"Su Dong rushed forward with the ball alone. It seems that he wants to break into the dragon's den alone!"
“I have to say that this young player is really fast and has a strong impact. Peter Lusin was pushed away in no time.”
"Su Dong broke into Celta Vigo's 30-meter area, but there were three defensive players in front of him."
"Juanfran and Berizzo from Valencia's youth training team have a good understanding of each other. They are like two goalkeepers, attacking Su Dong from both sides!"
As soon as Su Dong rushed into the 30-meter area, he saw two defensive players in front of him, as well as Cáceres behind Berizzo. The latter was obviously ready to fill in and assist in defense at any time just in case.
Su Dong's speed had increased, and he had no intention of giving his opponent any chance to breathe or think.
Before getting close to Berizzo and Juanfran, Su Dong first pretended to stop suddenly, then leaned his whole body towards Berizzo, as if he wanted to force a breakout from Berizzo's side, tricking the Argentine central defender into blocking him.
But at the moment Berizzo made a move, Su Dong suddenly changed direction, dribbled the ball back with his right foot, then pushed it forward, and exerted force with his legs. He immediately broke through from Berizzo's right side and Juanfran's left side like riding a rocket.
The two defenders of Celta Vigo cooperated well and were very experienced. After realizing that they were deceived by Su Dong, Berizzo and Juanfran immediately moved to the middle, trying to directly trap Su Dong.
But Su Dong's explosive power was fast enough and his speed was fast. When the ball had already passed, he rushed into the double-team of two defensive players without any fear, and his left and right shoulders collided with Berizzo and Juanfran's bodies.
Everyone at the scene was stunned!
Even in La Liga, have they ever seen such a scene?
This is simply a pure impact of power! The last player who gave them such a shock was probably Vieri who played for Atletico Madrid!
When Su Dong's left and right shoulders hit Berizzo and Juanfran, everyone's heart skipped a beat, as if they heard the sound of muscles colliding in the air, hitting their hearts.
And the next moment, a scene that excited everyone appeared!
Su Dong actually forced his way into the penalty area between two defensive players!
The two defenders of Celta Vigo attacked at the same time, but they couldn't stop him! The whole Mestalla Stadium screamed wildly, and everyone had an urge to worship him!
What an incredible speed! What an unstoppable impact!
Su Dong gritted his teeth, broke through the double-team of two defensive players, and rushed into the penalty area.
At this time, Cáceres, who was at the end, also recovered from his shock and quickly returned to defense and provide support.
On the left side of the penalty spot, Su Dong caught up with the football first. Facing the goalkeeper Cavaleiro, Su Dong first confused the goalkeeper with his left foot, and then he shot the ball with his right foot before Cáceres.
Almost at the same moment when Su Dong picked up the football, Cáceres kicked out to block it. Although he did not touch the ball, he kicked Su Dong's right foot, causing him to lose balance and fall sideways in the penalty area.
The ball trembled over the head of goalkeeper Caballero and slowly fell into the goal behind him.
At this moment, the Mestania Stadium fell into deathly silence!
Everyone seemed to stop breathing at this moment!
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