The winter transfer window is not busy.
Not many clubs make big purchases like Malaga.
And soon enough, game day followed.
In the twentieth round of La Liga, Malaga's away game against Valencia will be played at the Mestalla Stadium.
This game received more attention because of Yello's remarks that "Malaga will fight for four".
If Malaga wants to compete for the fourth place, then they must win this game - because Valencia is their biggest opponent for the fourth place.
Of course.
Most of the media do not believe that Malaga has the strength to compete for fourth place.
Even though they have completed six consecutive victories, many media still believe that this is just a stage where Malaga is in a state of overflowing competition. After their state returns, their ability to score points will tend to be based on the average of their book strength. Online and offline.
This game is considered by many media people to be the biggest test for Malaga. If they lose at the Mestalla Stadium, then Malaga's so-called "fourth" will really be just a joke.
However, this game is actually quite stressful for Valencia, at least for their head coach Emery.
If Valencia loses, they are likely to fall out of the top four and be overtaken by Sevilla.
Therefore, for Valencia, which is playing at home, this is also a game that cannot be lost - if lost, the impact on the team's state and morale will be immeasurable.
So when the players from both sides warmed up and returned to the locker room.
Emery rarely gave a passionate speech.
"This is our home court, we don't need to be afraid of Malaga! The strength of our lineup is enough to support us in defeating them at home!"
"We have to control the football, we have to keep them in an exhausted defensive posture throughout the game, and we have to launch wave after wave of offense to crush their defense!"
Emery shouted.
Play at home, control the game and play offensive football!
Emery's confidence comes from Valencia's lineup.
The Bat Legion is a powerful force in La Liga, and they also have many international players from various countries in their lineup.
Although last summer, Villa, the soul of the team, went to Barcelona, and David Silva, the core midfielder, was recruited by Manchester City.
But Valencia still has a lineup that cannot be underestimated.
For example, on the defense line, they have powerful goalkeepers Moya and Guaita, French center back Mathieu, center back Xavi Navarro who has been selected for the Spanish national team, and Spanish international left back Al bar.
In the midfield, there are Spanish international Joaquin and Juan Mata, a talented player who came out of the Real Madrid youth training.
There are also well-known players such as Soldado and Adulis on the forward line.
It can be said that it is quite competitive in La Liga.
For Emery, his only worry is the impact of the new players introduced by Malaga - but they have been here for such a short time, and their integration with Malaga as a whole may be a problem.
"Yes! This is our home court, and we just want to defeat them at home!"
Soldado, the main striker of the Bat Legion, said loudly.
As soon as this statement came out.
The players in the home team's locker room couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, hey, Roberto, I'm afraid you're not just trying to win the game!"
"Blanca might be watching this game, but he might not be watching you..."
Soldado, who came out of Real Madrid's youth training and was once called "Raul's successor", suddenly blushed.
"As long as she is watching, she will see what a real man is in this game!"
"She just wants to have fun with a pretty boy like Ye Luo. When she gets tired of it...she will understand how good I am!"
What nonsense!
The players in the locker room looked at Soldado with pity in their eyes.
Don’t say anything else.
For this reason, everyone must work hard to help their teammates win this game!
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"We need to defend well. Our formation adjustments in the past few days are for this purpose. The three defensive midfielders need to protect the back line. Martin, after completing the interception, you have to take on more tasks of passing forward. !Give the ball to our front three!"
Pellegrini looked at Martin Demichelis.
Although Demichelis was later criticized by many Manchester City fans as a colander.
But this has a lot to do with the way he plays: Demichelis is a central defender who likes to rush forward and grab. In fact, he can also play as a defensive midfielder and has a certain passing ability.
Of course, his ability was somewhat criticized in Manchester City later, but in Malaga, he was really the backbone of the defense, and he was also the core of the defense who had the ability to complete the transfer forward after stealing the ball!
In the absence of a true organizational midfielder in Malaga, Demichelis, who has certain organizational abilities, is obviously the best candidate to initiate Malaga's counterattack tactics.
The tactics Pellegrini designed for Malaga is to play quick counterattacks on the basis of solid defense - this is a choice based on the actual situation of Malaga.
Everyone wants to play offensive football, have the ball at their feet and press the opponent to kick it.
But does Malaga have that ability?
Therefore, for Malaga, the reality is to make full and reasonable use of existing resources.
There is no shame in kicking back.
It would be embarrassing to lose.
The three midfielders plus four defenders, including Isco and Baptista, must participate in the team's overall defense.
Isco originally played in the midfield. As a midfielder, although his one-on-one defensive ability is not very good, he still has the basic awareness of overall defense.
And Baptista is known as the Brazilian beast - he is actually a versatile frontcourt player.
Can also play in a midfield position.
Moreover, he has excellent physical fitness, is also very active in running, and can also cooperate with the defense to participate in defense.
The only one who has the privilege of not defending is Ye Luo.
Because his position in the frontcourt is not fixed, he needs to decide his receiving position based on the situation on the field.
He is the sharp knife of the team.
Demichelis is mainly responsible for delivering the ball from the backcourt, Baptista is responsible for being the bridgehead, Isco is the attacking midfielder who completes the final pass, and finally Yello finds a way to finish after receiving the ball!
Such a simple and direct defensive counterattack system focuses on speed!
When Pellegrini finished speaking.
Everyone looked at Ye Luo.
As the captain of this game, Ye Luo of course also has to perform the captain's duties: mobilizing before the game.
Ye Luo stood up, looked around the audience and said: "Everyone knows the discussion in the media these days about whether we can compete for fourth place, but in fact, in my opinion, this is not worth discussing at all. Didn't we set any If you have a goal, can you lie flat on the field and be destroyed?"
Ye Luo spread his hands and said.
"And, why can't we set the goal of top four? Isn't that too ambitious? No, we are not too ambitious. We set the goal based on the current situation of the team. You know, we In the first thirteen rounds of the league, I only got five points, and now?"
"Doubts, doubts, ridicules, these voices are endless! They don't believe that we can advance to the top four, they don't believe that a team like Malaga can challenge the order of the powerful ones at the top of the standings!"
"Then let them not believe it! Let the points at the end of the season speak for themselves! We have only one goal in this game: to win this damn victory! Come on, brothers! Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
The players immediately shouted.
Ye Luo opened the door to the locker room, held his head high and led his teammates out of the locker room.
Pellegrini looked at his assistant with some pride.
Seeing this, Malosca also smiled and gave a thumbs up.
Obviously.
The captain's performance on this field must be quite qualified - considering that he was the captain for the first time, this performance can be regarded as excellent.
