The intermission time passed in a feeling of anticipation or suffering.
Players from both sides returned to the court.
Neither team made any substitutions.
After all, Valencia is only one goal behind, and Malaga is in the lead, so there is no need to change.
At the beginning of the second half, Valencia began to strengthen the attack on the wings, especially the attack on Mata's side.
Joaquin also moved closer to Mata's side.
It seems that Emery intends to tear apart Malaga's defense by attacking one side.
However, Malaga is also prepared for this. Pellegrini certainly knows where Valencia's offensive side is - Mata is standing at the winger position, but he is not a typical winger, but a winger. A type of "front midfielder" type of player that has emerged in recent years.
Since the tactical system of modern football has developed to the point where the pace, pressing intensity and game speed are getting faster and faster.
The competition between the two sides at the front of the penalty area was fierce, and the defense was also very tight.
This leaves the traditional classical midfielder players with no room for survival.
Many teams have made changes to deal with this situation.
A more classic change is to post the front midfielder - which can also be said to be the post-positioning of the playmaker.
There is fierce competition for the front midfielder position and the defensive density is too high, so put the playmaker in the back midfielder position.
Typical cases include players such as Pirlo and Xabi Alonso.
Nowadays, many teams that play a double midfielder system usually arrange a full-time defensive midfielder, a "passing master" who is responsible for delivering the ball from the backcourt.
For example, the defensive midfielder combinations of Khedira and Xabi Alonso in Real Madrid and Pirlo and Gattuso in AC Milan are all classics.
But in addition to the idea of putting the playmaker in the midfielder position, another idea is to put the organizational player on the wing, and let a player who is good at organizing offense receive the ball on the wing to instigate the attack.
in this regard.
Juan Mata and his former teammate David Silva, who has now moved to Manchester City, can be considered relatively successful "side midfielders".
After David Silva transferred and left, Valencia's offensive organization will rely more on Mata. Therefore, Valencia's offense this season appears to be very "right-leaning."
When Pellegrini arranged the defensive tasks for this game, he paid relative attention to the right side of the opponent's attack and the left area that he defended.
In addition, Malaga is now in a leading position.
Málaga, which focuses on counterattacks, is very advantageous in this situation - what if many weak teams invariably choose defensive counterattacks when facing strong teams?
Although the tactic of defensive counterattack is sometimes criticized as "utilitarian football".
But it is indeed a very economical tactic, especially when leading.
At the beginning of the second half, Mata also organized several threatening attacks, but they were all resolved by Malaga's defense.
As the game time passes minute by minute.
Valencia's players also began to feel a little anxious.
The specific manifestation is that the number of passes begins to decrease, and the number of passes and shots begins to increase....
This is probably the characteristic of Mata's type of forward midfielder. They need the trust and understanding of their teammates, and their individual explosive ability is not as good as that of traditional wingers.
in this case.
Valencia's offensive threat has been greatly reduced.
Who is the most anxious among them?
That is of course the Spanish center Soldado who is holding back his energy to compete with Yello.
Yello has already scored, while Soldado has not performed much so far.
"Blanca is watching this game!"
The thought of this.
Soldado became even more anxious.
After so many years of licking, I have developed feelings from it.
How could he allow himself to look so useless in front of the goddess?
Ever since.
Soldado began to pull out of the center position more and went to the right to receive the ball, occupying Mata's position.
This gave Mata less possession of the ball at his feet, and Valencia's offensive organization seemed quite chaotic for a time.
The 78th minute of the game.
After receiving the ball in the corner of the penalty area, Soldado led the ball and turned into the penalty area. He ignored Mata's signal to reach out for the ball and instead raised his foot to shoot.
But the moment he raised his foot.
Demichelis saw the opportunity and hooked the ball over, then blocked Soldado sideways and kicked the ball forward with his right foot!
What I’m looking for is the top of Baptista’s head!
The Brazilian beast jumped high and headed the ball to the right! !
Yelo had already started when Demichelis passed the long ball.
Baptista's header ferry placed the ball just in front of him.
Ye Luo got the ball easily, took it forward and started to speed up! !
"Ye Luo!! Here we go again!!"
The commentators exclaimed.
In the stands of the Mestalla Stadium, the Valencia fans suddenly booed sharply, but this time... No matter how you listen to these boos, you feel a little desperate...
amid shrill boos.
Yelo dribbled the ball forward along the wing, but this time there was no smooth road in front of him, but several Valencia defensive players.
Valencia's two defensive midfielders Banega and Albelda, left back Alba, and left center back Navarro are all shrinking to this side!
Banega came directly with a big sliding shovel.
Amidst the exclamations.
Yelo just continued to accelerate, passed Banega's sliding tackle, and continued to move forward along the wing. Seeing that he could not catch up, Alberda, the other midfielder, ran directly towards his penalty area, while Alba Fight and retreat, don't dare to make a move easily.
However, while he was retreating, Yelo was accelerating. When the distance between the two sides was only one meter, Yelo smashed the ball with his right foot and changed direction with the ball towards the center. Alba immediately turned around and shrank towards the penalty area, and Navarro also Approaching Ye Luo.
At this time, goalkeeper Moya on the goal line focused almost all his attention on Ye Luo.
At this time, Yello, who cut inside, attracted the attention of four Valencia defensive players.
After he cut in, his left foot was already raised high!
"Yeluo shoots!!!"
to the exclamations of all the narrators.
Ye Luo raised his left foot high but did not shoot the ball toward the goal. Instead, he gently rubbed the ball up with the instep of his outside foot. The football had a slight arc in the air and passed from Navarro and Al Belda passed through the waists of the two and fell to the other side of the penalty area.
Off camera...
Isco cuts in at the high speed!
The moment he entered the penalty area, Yelo's pass landed just in front of him.
What he has to do is simple.
Lift your right foot and push through the arch of your foot! !
Goalkeeper Moya never expected that Ye Luo was thinking about passing the ball in this situation!
He quickly adjusted his position, but it was too late to make the save.
When he just turned around, the football had already crossed the goal line from his right!
Two to zero! !
Malaga's twin stars teamed up to contribute another goal to seal the victory!
