Looking at this brand new Depor, Caparros felt very strange.
Except for Cai Huikang and Wu Lei, he doesn't know any of Depor's current players. Not only that, Depor's tactical style of play is very different from last season, which caused a lot of trouble for Caparros to formulate tactics before the game.
Caparos can only analyze the technical characteristics of Depor players based on Depor's 5-2 victory over Malaga in their first game.
And the first decision he made before the game was to target Riquelme!
The Argentine genius who returned to La Liga was in excellent form and scored a hat trick in the first game, helping the team win 5-2.
In the midfield position of this game, Caparros asked Diop and Baquero to focus on Riquelme. It has been 25 minutes now, and the two have completed their defensive tasks well.
Until now, Riquelme has not had an effective and threatening pass.
This relieved Caparos.
As long as Riquelme's pass is missing, Depor's threat will be reduced by half.
In the frontcourt, even though there are big stars like Irving and Berbatov, Caparros still arranges the team's defensive players to focus on guarding Wu Lei.
Just now when they were on the sidelines of the court, Caparros and Wu Lei hugged each other affectionately.
Wu Lei performed well in Depor last season, which is inseparable from Caparros's key training. Being able to give an unknown young Chinese player a chance, Caparros was kind to Wu Lei.
It was precisely because of familiarity that Caparos became more aware of Wu Lei's characteristics. This forward with world-class movement and European-class speed can create opportunities as long as he is not careful.
Whether he can hit the goal or not is another matter...
Ballesteros squeezed out the running Wu Lei and intercepted Cai Huikang's pass, and Levante's offense went up again.
The tall Levante defender looked at Wu Lei with disdain in his eyes.
Is this the forward that the head coach specifically asked to focus on? It’s not that bad either.
Not only him, but Baquero in the midfield also relaxed a lot.
Isn't it too exaggerated that Riquelme, who is not very fast, has to be guarded by two people?
Even if he had a flash of inspiration in the last game, it does not prove that he has returned to his peak state.
"Diop, you defend that Argentinian, I'll go up and attack!"
Levante's No. 7 player, full of offensive blood, rushed forward to help the attack.
The offensive coordination was good this time. They tried their best to use short passes, leaving the strong Lucio without much room to play. In the end, Zhang Linpeng fell to the ground in the penalty area and shoveled, blocking Baquero's volley.
Having wasted a scoring opportunity, Baquero stamped his foot in frustration.
At this moment, Lucio saw his opportunity!
After receiving the pass from Zhang Linpeng who fell to the ground, he suddenly dribbled forward with the ball and rushed towards the midfield!
This is a great opportunity for Deportivo! Levante's center is empty!
Facing Lucio's attack, Diop, who was nearest, rushed forward, trying to block the knife-wielding defender!
At this time, Maicon was also rushing forward, waiting for the response!
Levante's defense is in turmoil!
The first thing they thought of was to cut off the passing line with Riquelme!
Maicon is also being closely guarded!
Lucio's ball routes are very limited!
But in just a moment, Lucio passed the ball!
The ball did not fly towards Maicon, but rolled towards Cai Huikang beside him!
Now there is no one to guard Cai Huikang!
Cai Huikang's passing level is average. He almost just sweeps in the midfield throughout the game, and the occasional passes are just close short passes.
But now, he has to play the ball forward!
For him, the safest and most certain way to play the ball is to find his best friend-Wu Lei!
Cai Huikang made a slight adjustment and made a long pass with one foot on the ground!
Wu Lei instantly increased his speed and surpassed Ballesteros!
Ballesteros risked a foul and tried to pull Wu Lei behind him, but he only got a gust of wind!
Wu Lei went solo!
Facing the 33-year-old Uruguayan veteran goalkeeper Munuya, Wu Lei volleyed hard into the near corner!
The ball went in! ! !
In the 30th minute of the game, Depor took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and finally scored the opening goal!
1 to 0! The passing and running coordination between Riquelme and Wu Lei is definitely world-class!
Depor fans in the stands cheered excitedly! Yun Sheng on the side of the court applauded!
After being pressed and beaten for more than 20 minutes, I finally feel proud!
What everyone didn't expect was that less than ten minutes after the goal, Depor scored again!
"Cai Huikang's wonderful interception! Baquero made a mistake in controlling the ball! This is a good opportunity for Depor!"
"Cai Huikang decisively passes the ball to Riquelme!"
"Riquelme turned around and got rid of it. Although he didn't get a chance to pass the long ball, he got rid of the defense!"
"Give the ball to the right, this time it's Pogba! The French teenager moves forward quickly!"
"Pogba shook Juanlu away! A straight pass! Irving moved forward quickly! This time he overtook the central defender Ballesteros again!"
"The Levante center back was beaten twice by Depor's striker!"
"Irving went solo! Munuya made a quick attack! Irving crossed into the middle of the penalty area! Berba was entangled by David Navarro and lost his chance to shoot!"
"Wu Lei, who was in the back, rushed over! He fell to the ground and shot! The ball went in!!!"
"In the 38th minute of the game, Wu Lei scored Depor's second goal! This was also his second goal of the game!"
"2-0! Deportivo expanded its lead!"
"Two counterattacks, two goals, Depor's offensive efficiency is too high!"
"It is worth mentioning that the midfield organizer of these two goals was not Riquelme! One was Cai Huikang's passing assist, and the other was Pogba's organizing pass. These two young midfielders The players all showed a very high level of competitiveness!”
In the Valencia City Stadium, the fans of the home team were silent. They did not expect to suppress their opponents and play for more than half an hour. Not only did they get nothing, but they also conceded two goals in a row.
Watching Wu Lei celebrating with his teammates after scoring the goal, Caparos on the sidelines felt mixed feelings.
This time when master and apprentice met again, Wu Lei gave him too much shock.
Wu Lei, whose shooting accuracy was not very high last season, although there are still some shortcomings, his shooting ability has improved significantly very quickly.
The two goals just scored, one was a single shot and the other was an irregular tackle shot from the ground. Both shots were very accurate.
And Cai Huikang also performed well. The first goal was his assist, and the second goal was when he interrupted Levante's attack and then realized Depor's offensive and defensive transition. Cai Huikang contributed a lot to these two goals.
The master and apprentice reunited in the new season, and seeing their former disciples making such great progress, Caparos felt happy for them.
But seeing the team's goal penetrated twice by his former disciple, Caparros was worried again.
This mixed feeling is really awkward...
