Chapter 160 The most suitable position, middle
This season, Sevilla and TV broadcasters have not been able to reach an agreement on the share of La Liga broadcast rights. Sevilla feels that as the champions of last season's UEFA Cup and European Super Cup and the best club in 2006, the share of TV rights is simply insulting.
Moreover, Sevilla sold two key players, Ramos and Baptista, last season and recovered 5100 million euros, so they are not short of money at all; so the president of Sevilla directly stopped the negotiations on the television broadcast of the La Liga, so this season, Sevilla has not appeared on TV many times.
However, this game is the King's Cup, and the derby between Sevilla and Real Betis was scheduled to be broadcast on TV as a focus battle.
So Sarafina finally saw the performance of her beloved male lover through the TV broadcast, but the game was so boring that Sarafina wanted to turn off the TV in advance. It was not until the last ten minutes of the game that it became a little more exciting. All she could hear was the commentator's comments:
"After Li Qi returned to the midfield to organize the team, Sevilla's midfield organization became more organized, not as straightforward as before..."
"Li Qi... Puerta... Renato... Li Qi... Li Qi and the other two have been passing the ball back and forth on the left for a long time. They need to move the ball quickly. Otherwise, if they play too small and are surrounded by the visiting team, it will be easy to make mistakes."
"Oh! Direct pass! Adriano! But Li Qi's choice of pass was not good. Adriano was entangled... Fortunately, Adriano has solid footwork and quickly passed the ball back."
"It's Li Qi again. I guess he already had the idea to switch sides... As expected! Li Qi made a long pass to the right side! It seems that Li Qi's organization on the left side just now was to induce the opponent's defense layout..."
"Maresca! Stop the ball and speed up... Break through! Squeeze through! About to enter the penalty area..."
"Betis's defense was very fast, and the defenders came over immediately."
"Maresca suddenly stopped and turned around... passed the ball to Korzakov on the side... and then passed it to Maresca... cross!"
"Canute is blocking... Oh, the ball is too far and is going to go over the top... Li Qi!"
"Li Qi is at the back post, heading back! In front of the goal!"
"Left post! Korzakov!"
"Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"
"In the final moments of the game, Korzakov went back to the far post from the sideline, received Li Qi's header, and headed the ball into a half-empty goal! This goal can be said to be a buzzer-beater!"
"Oh! No! The linesman raised the flag! Called offside?!"
"Li Qi headed the ball back from near the baseline. Korzakov couldn't be offside."
"Li Qi should not be offside, after all, he came from the back row... Could it be Kanoute? But Kanoute didn't touch the ball!"
"Oh! This is a controversial decision. It's such a pity to be called offside! Real Betis is lucky to escape!"
The Sevilla players pleaded and argued with the referee for a long time, but were unable to change the penalty result and could only accept it helplessly... But with this delay, there was not much time left in the game.
However, Juan Ramos on the sidelines did not seem to pay attention to the dispute on the court. He lowered his head and remained silent, as if he was recalling the previous developments and changes in the situation. He must have discovered some problems or triggered some inspiration...
At the last moment, Li Qi was still trying to make some moves in the middle, making continuous two-on-one cooperation with Maresca, then predicted the opponent's defender's prediction in advance, let go of Maresca's return pass, and passed the ball to Renato behind him.
Renato's side was completely empty because all the attention was attracted by Li Qi and Maresca... But Renato was obviously too hasty and his long shot sent the ball directly into the stands!
Li Qi rushed forward again and clapped his hands in regret: Renato, what are you doing? Send the ball back to yourself! I just had a one-on-one chance! It was a lore... Damn... What a pity...
Shortly after the Betis goalkeeper kicked the ball out, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Although there were 22 shots in this game, the score of 0-0 remained until the end, and Sevilla was tenaciously tied by Real Besti at home.
At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of both sides had a verbal battle.
Betis coach Fernandez Irueta believes that the 0-0 score away from home will greatly increase the team's chances of advancing at home, while Sevilla coach Ramos retorted that Sevilla only needs to get a goal-scoring draw away from home to eliminate their city rivals with the advantage of away goals and advance to the semi-finals...
AS was pleased to say: "Although the game was not very good, at least they have not forgotten how to hold a press conference..."
On the second day of the King's Cup, Ricardo finally met Chiara, who had been absent for three weeks. However, this time, Chiara used her woman's intuition to feel the change in her boyfriend. Originally, when she didn't see him for a week due to her period, her boyfriend would show an impatient look when waiting for the flight from the moment they met.
But this time, after not seeing each other for nearly three weeks, I wore my boyfriend's favorite OL suit, hip skirt and gray stockings, plus a purple lace battle suit, but I didn't feel the impulse and wildness from my boyfriend's bones. Instead, I seemed very restrained. Although the quality is still guaranteed, the quantity is...
In short, Chiara felt a lack of sense of accomplishment and the pride of being fascinated by the little wolfdog; but that was also good, at least she didn't have to worry about her little golden pig getting injured due to lack of self-control during exercise.
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Ramos received bad news before the game. Although Fabiano, who was suspended for 5 games due to a red card, finally ended his suspension and could start again, the team was tied 1-4 at home by Betis in the derby of the King's Cup quarter-final. At the same time, another main striker, Kanoute, who led the scorer list with 0 goals, suffered a muscle discomfort after the last game and would be out for a while.
In addition, Juan Ramos also had to make adjustments and rotations to the starting lineup. Players like Li Qi, who started two consecutive games last weekend and midweek, were arranged to start the game from the bench.
Of course, Juan Ramos also wants to do some more observation and testing on the formation and tactics, especially the use of Li Qi.
It was still a 4-4-2 starting lineup, with No. 1 Palop as goalkeeper;
The left and right backs are No. 3 David and No. 4 Alves who have returned from injury, and the double center backs are No. 14 Escude and No. 2 Navarro;
The left and right wingers are No. 6 Adriano and No. 15 Navas, and the double defensive midfielders are No. 18 Martí and No. 11 Renato;
The two forwards are No. 10 Fabiano and No. 9 Korzakov.
Real Sociedad went to Huelva for training last week, which is only an hour's drive from Seville. Although they are visiting, they are in a good position to rest.
After the start of the game, Sevilla continued to use its previous main tactics, still launching attacks from both wings and creating threats through breakthroughs and crosses from the flanks.
In the 21st minute, Adriano made a cross from the side, Korzakov followed up in the middle, received the ball 20 yards in front of the goal, and shot wide.
In the 23rd minute, Adriano made another cross from the left, and Korzakov again overcame the defender to win the header at the far post and headed the ball from 8 yards in front of the goal, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line.
In the 35th minute, Sevilla got another chance. Alves made a cross from the free kick on the right. This time Navarro cleverly headed the ball from 8 yards in front of the goal. Unfortunately, the ball lacked power and was caught by goalkeeper Bravo.
The visiting team Real Sociedad could only create threats through sporadic counterattacks and long-range shots, but it failed to test Palop's ability.
Throughout the first half, the home team Sevilla clearly controlled the situation of the game and had more attacking threats, but they were always a little lacking in front of the goal. After all, Fabiano had just returned and still needed to find his form.
Juan Ramos on the sidelines has been observing the development of the situation while thinking about tactical issues: Although the team's condition has obviously improved and they are suppressing their opponents at home, it is indeed different from the crushing victory in the first half of the season. If it were the first half of the season, they would probably be leading 2-0 at this time, and they could clock out early with a little more effort in the second half, instead of leaving the visiting team a chance for an upset like now.
In the second half, Real Sociedad tightened their defense and paid more attention to blocking and intercepting Sevilla's flank breakthroughs.
It wasn't long before Navas was limping after being fouled multiple times. To be on the safe side, Juan Ramos had to replace Navas with Duda.
By using Duda as right midfielder, Juan Ramos wanted to imitate the style of play of the winger who cuts inside with the reverse foot, which is very popular in football now.
After Duda came on the pitch, he lived up to the head coach's trust and was very excited, frequently trying to cut inside and shoot...
It's just that Duda is not a true winger, so although his skills and speed are good, he did not pose any real threat. Instead, he quickly committed a foul during the attack and received a yellow card.
However, not long after, in the 70th minute of the game, Adriano was fouled and sprained his ankle during a breakthrough, and had to leave the court to rest. So Juan Ramos had to adjust the substitution order, calling back Li Qi who was originally going to play in the middle, and replaced Adriano with the young player Alfaro who was in hot form recently.
The two injured passive substitutions completely disrupted Juan Ramos' tactical test, and the game was still even, so he had to secure three points first. Just as Juan Ramos called out Li Qi for the second time to explain the tactics and prepare to strengthen the offense and strive to win the game, changes occurred on the field again...
In the 80th minute of the game, Alfaro, who was in hot form before, seemed to suddenly lose power. After coming on the pitch, he had no performance on the left side and made frequent mistakes. The ball could only be concentrated at the feet of Duda who cut inside on the right.
However, Duda was obviously imitating Robben a bit too much. In his ideal, he was awesome, but in reality, his skills and explosiveness were not up to standard. He kept making catastrophic mistakes and was intercepted... Then, after a routine inside attack failed and the ball was intercepted, Duda pushed the opponent's midfielder who successfully passed the ball after intercepting it, and the opponent rolled over with his face covered...
Beep! Flagrant foul! The referee decisively stopped the game and took out the yellow gem card; however, the referee immediately remembered that he had given the number five in white a yellow card 20 minutes ago, so he immediately changed it to the red god of war card!
At this time, Li Qi, who was already standing on the sidelines ready to enter the court at the last minute, was stunned...
There was no other way. While the captain Navarro and a group of home team players were pleading with the referee, Juan Ramos quickly pulled Li Qi over and made the third tactical arrangement. The order to win the game was changed to prioritize keeping the goal intact. Counterattacks were up to chance, but they must not lose their position...
Damn, what else can I say? Just defend with all my strength. Okay, understand, control the tempo. So Li Qi came on the field to replace Korzakov, but he stood in the middle of the midfield, and replaced Renato to the right side.
This was originally the new formation and new tactics that Juan Ramos wanted to try, but it is estimated that there is no way to measure the offensive effect, so we can only look at the defensive quality first.
However, having played in the defensive role for nearly two seasons in Barcelona, Li Qi is very familiar with the role of defensive midfielder. With his height, long legs, excellent explosive power, and accurate prediction, even if the visiting team has a numerical advantage in a short period of time, there is no good way to get through the energetic Li Qi interceptor...
However, not long after Li Qi came on the pitch, he triggered the breaking point moment, intercepting a direct pass and sending an over-the-top pass, which almost allowed Sevilla, who was one man down, to kill the opponent.
Unfortunately, Fabiano, who had just returned from a five-match suspension, stopped the ball too far when faced with a one-on-one opportunity. The ball was stopped 5 meters away near the top of the penalty area, and Bravo pounced on it to defuse the crisis.
But this sudden attack also scared the visiting team into a cold sweat; so the visiting team, which had already lost consecutive games in the league, retreated and played defensive counterattacks honestly... But, hey, brother, you have one more player? Are you going to let the home team, which has one less player, press forward with all their strength? Is that a bad idea?
But Sevilla really had a chance. In the injury time of the game, Li Qi almost made a long-distance lob shot!
Li Qi, who had the ball in the center circle, saw that no defensive player came forward to press, so he took two steps forward to observe, but still no one came forward to press; then Li Qi took two more steps forward, and only then did a defensive player want to come forward to defend.
However, Li Qi made a fake eye move and pretended to pass the ball, but the defensive player hesitated again... So Li Qi took another step forward, adjusted himself, and facing at least 8 defensive players in front of him, he made a super long-distance shot directly from 35 meters away from the goal.
Although it is called a shot, it was more of a curved ball; the ball drew a huge arc, bypassing the heads of the two defense lines in front of it, and also bypassing the head of the goalkeeper who was standing in front of him, and went straight to the upper corner of the goal!
Unfortunately, the ball hit the bottom edge of the crossbar with a bang and did not bounce into the net. Instead, it bounced back in front of Bravo, who had just turned around in despair. Then the football elf bounced up again and fell directly into Bravo's arms...
Depend on!
In the end, Sevilla was tied 0-0 by the visiting team Real Sociedad despite having one less player at home. Sevilla failed to win for two consecutive home games, while Real Sociedad ended their three-game losing streak.
The next day, Marca summarized the game and the post-match press conference:
"Sevilla won all eight of its first eight home games this season, and the Pizjuan Stadium seemed to have a magical power protecting it. However, after the New Year of 8, Sevilla's home stadium seemed to have suddenly lost its power. In the last home game, they lost 8-2007 to Mallorca, which was also the first time Sevilla lost at home in the past year.
In this round, they were tied 0-0 by Real Sociedad at Pizjuan. The lead accumulated before the winter break has long been squandered. What head coach Ramos has to consider now is how to ensure that he will not be caught up by Valencia, Zaragoza and Atletico Madrid in order to ensure he gets a ticket to the Champions League.
Before the winter break, people had optimistically estimated that Sevilla might be able to inject fresh blood into the La Liga championship table, but Ramos said at the time that the league title would be discussed only when there were six rounds left. Now, less than a month after the winter break, Sevilla has clearly slowed down its pace in scoring points. It seems that Ramos really needs to find a new strategy.
Fortunately, in this round of games, the main competitors Barcelona and Real Madrid did not win. Barcelona was tied 0-0 by Osasuna away from home, and Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Levante, who was slaughtered by Sevilla in the previous round, at home; they did not widen the gap with Sevilla.
As for Valencia, which won this round, they also lost 1-2 to Real Betis in the last round away game, ending their 6-game winning streak and missing the opportunity to overtake the league leader..."
