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Chapter 193 The world's No. 1 defensive midfielder?

Chapter 193 The world's number one defensive midfielder?

The UEFA Cup top 32 two-leg schedule is beneficial to Notts County, because Notts County needs to play an away game first, and then a home game.

After a week of rest and waiting for work, Notts County ushered in a challenge from its opponent.

David really felt that it was too boring to flirt with the old man of the opposing chairman in the box, so he handed over the old man to Soriano, turned himself into an assistant coach, and went back to the coach's bench to watch the game.

Coincidentally, Mascherano started this game, and Meireles sat on the bench. You can talk to Meireles about what you thought of yesterday.

But David didn't know how to speak.

In fact, David is very fond of Meirelles, a very hardworking player.

However, Deco will return next season. Not surprisingly, Deco and Alonso may become a double midfielder partner.In this way, both Meireles and Alonso can only play as substitutes. Perhaps Meireles will only become the main force when the team uses the three midfielder tactics.

From the main force to the substitute, not everyone is willing to bear such a gap silently.

You know, in the previous life, the reason why Meireles moved from Liverpool to Chelsea was precisely because he did not get a stable playing time in Liverpool.

So how to convince Meirelles?

David felt a little scratching his head.

Well, let’s end this topic for the time being. Compared with Meireles, he is a smart person. He should know his situation in the team next season, and give players a chance to actively choose. This is what a humane club should do of.

Although I don't really want Meireles to leave, if the Portuguese midfielder insists on changing to an environment where he can play the main force, then David can quickly bring in suitable players to fill Meireles' position. finger.

This question is very embarrassing to talk about, let's wait for the players to take the initiative to find themselves!

Thinking of this, David shifted his attention from Meirelles beside him to the playing field.

Celta came to England with the mentality of winning before the game, and the results they achieved in La Liga made them a little bit smug.

If they switch to a Premier League team, they might pay attention to it, but Notts County is a team in the second tier of England. Is such a team a threat?

This is probably the general mentality of every team that played Notts County in the UEFA Cup.

After the start of the game, Celta wanted to turn the tables and use the craziest attack to instantly destroy Notts County's will to resist. This is what they are best at and most willing to do.

However, after three or five passes, Celta's offense came to an abrupt end.

Mascherano, who started the game, blocked the opponent's attack with a textbook sliding shovel action. After standing up, Xiao Ma looked at the black and hard Makelele not far away with a provocative look, as if deliberately provoking wearing something.

For David's statement that Makelele will become the world's top defender, Xiao Ma is very uncomfortable.

The world's number one defensive midfielder?

Isn't this your goal?

What qualifications does this black and tough guy have?

So he wants to use his actual performance to tell Mr. Chairman that this title will belong to him in the future, nothing more.

The offense and defense changed hands, because of Xiao Ma's steal, it became an offensive opportunity for Notts County.

But it seemed as if the replay was playing, and it was also a three-to-five pass, and Notts County's offense came to an abrupt end.

It was the blackness and hardness in the eyes of Xiao Ma, and Makelele used his own interception to stop Notts County's attack in turn.

This round of attack gave both sides a preliminary understanding of each other, especially Brother Xiao Ma, whose fighting spirit was burning like a raging fire.

Next, the game between the two sides entered a chaotic and disorderly state.

Fighting against offense is the keynote, but defense has become the best scene on the court.

The Notts County midfielder has done his job well, Celta's attack rarely hits the danger zone through the midfield; and similarly, Notts County's attack is equally difficult to penetrate Celta's midfield .

What was originally considered to be a big offensive competition has now become a dragon-tiger fight about defense, which is really hard to understand.

But those who really understand the game can see that this is entirely due to the coaches of the two sides fighting with strange tactics, but now it seems that they are evenly divided.

The two defensive midfielders, Xiao Ma and Makelele, have shined in a short period of time, and they have become the most star-like existences on the court.

It may seem that the two are evenly matched and both can complete the defensive task very well, but if you analyze it carefully, you will find that Brother Ma is actually inferior to Makelele.

The integrity of Notts County is very good. When defending, the players perform their duties. Mascherano only needs to be responsible for sweeping the midfield.

In the Celta team, offense is a kind of belief. Except for Makelele, the midfielders and frontcourt players are all focused on offense. It is almost entirely up to Mark to keep Celta from losing in the defensive competition. Lai Lai alone.

The players on the Notts County field all felt a headache. It was really difficult to sweep through Makelele in a wide area of ​​the midfield. Makelele's defense seemed to be an art.

In comparison, Javier Mascherano is also good, but still slightly inferior.

Halfway through the first half, only two players played well, and the two sides were still on the same starting line and did not start.

When the offense is frustrated, it is natural to change the tactics and play. There is not much meaning in always entangled with the opponent in the midfield.

Unlike Celta Vigo, who insisted on penetrating on the ground, Notts County still has a side of English football. The long pass is as smooth as it is played. At this time, it seems that this tactic is more lethal, especially Notts County midfielders are even more precious when they don't do much in attack.

So in the rest of the first half, Notts County played a long pass, whether it was a bottom pass or a 45-degree diagonal pass, many of them could pose a threat to Celta's goal.

Makelele has no problem sweeping, but he is not omnipotent, he is not a god, facing Notts County's changed style of play, his role suddenly weakened to almost no degree.

At the last moment of the first half, Carvalho rushed to the opponent's penalty area to grab a corner kick and scored the first goal. Notts County led Celta Vigo 1-0 at home.

The timing of this goal is very good. Sometimes a one-goal lead can determine many issues, and Celta was a little confused all of a sudden.

Fortunately, the referee quickly blew the whistle for the end of the first half, otherwise it is hard to say whether Celta will continue to lose the ball.

(End of this chapter)