Super Marshal

"Okay, Tristan got the ball."

"Marchena defending behind, my God, he is so strong, he even picked up Tristan."

"But the ball was still at Tristan's feet, trying to pass it to Victor on the right."

"Victor quickly plugged in..."

"Beautiful, Carvalho back on defense with a key sliding tackle to take the ball away."

"Jankulovski received the ball and went straight forward to make a clearance."

"Deportivo's attack failed, but this time it was a wake-up call for Atletico Madrid."

"Marchena and Carvalho are indeed a pair of central defenders who performed quite well. They cooperated with each other more and more tacitly, and became more and more skilled. However, the introduction of Sedu Keita during the winter break, this This game is a big risk.”

"We can see that he is still not in tune with the team."

"Okay, the ball fell to Deportivo's feet again..."

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Although one attack failed to work, it ignited the passion of 30,000 fans in the stands of the Riazor Stadium.

The atmosphere in the stadium obviously became more intense, and Deportivo seemed to be stimulated, and the rhythm gradually accelerated.

But Gao Han stood on the sidelines, shaking his head and laughing.

"Carlos, believe it or not? As long as our defense doesn't make mistakes, Deportivo can't even score a single goal."

Instead of being surprised, Cantarero nodded, agreeing with Gao Han's judgment.

Before the game, Gao Han had successfully convinced the coaching staff why he arranged for Seydu Keita to start.

As for the fact that the Mali midfielder has just arrived and is not in tune with the team, he has become the weakness of the opponent's offense. This has long been expected by Gao Han and the coaching staff, and even made special arrangements for this aspect.

"Real Mallorca's 4-1 win over Deportivo gave me two reminders."

Cantarero smiled slightly, "Which two?"

"One is that Deportivo seems to be very strong, but lacks a key star who has the final say. Tristan is excellent, but that's it. Looking at the entire midfield of Deportivo, it is more than delicate, but the spirit is not enough. Insufficient, the offense is excessively concentrated in the middle, and the wings can only rely on the back row of the full-backs to attack."

Cantarero nodded again.

Gao Han's analysis can be described as hitting the nail on the head, hitting the heart of Deportivo.

The so-called key star is the kind of player with outstanding personal ability who can single-handedly change the situation of the game.

Kaka for example.

Atletico Madrid has been in a deadlock many times this season, relying on Kaka's personal strong breakthrough to break the deadlock on the court.

On the other hand, Deportivo, although there is Tristan who is in hot form this season, and Belleron is also creative in the midfield, but once they are strictly guarded by the opponent, Deportivo has nothing to do.

Don't look at Deportivo's four-two-three-one, but Fran on the left is a front midfielder, and Victor on the right is also not a wing assaulter, which directly causes Deportivo's entire offense to rely too much on Center and flanks.

The two full-backs are very offensive, but the forward attack of the full-back has always been a double-edged sword, and in a game, the full-back is always not as threatening as the full-back or even the winger.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the full-backs frequently run up and down, and no one can bear the physical exertion.

Therefore, to defend Deportivo, you have to stick to the middle and flanks.

And once the frontcourt attack is contained and the opponent seizes the opportunity to counterattack, Deportivo can't defend at all.

The fiasco against Real Mallorca is a great example.

The reason why Gao Han is full of confidence is because Atletico Madrid's three midfielders are the nemesis of Deportivo.

The reason why he dared to use Seydu Keita in this game is because he has this confidence.

What's wrong with passing the ball?

As long as Sedu Keita can complete the defensive task conscientiously, Gao Han will be very satisfied.

What's more, he also arranged an extra task for Seydu Keita during the game.

Cantarero couldn't figure out what Gao Han was thinking, he was just curious, and only one of the two reminders was mentioned...

"So what's your other takeaway?" Cantarero asked.

Gao Han laughed, "The second reminder to me is that despite the fact that La Liga teams are now 4, 2, 3, 1 in the mainstream, and the double midfielders are very happy, but in fact, few teams can catch and defend well. "

This is why Deportivo played well in La Liga, but they are not as good as Valencia in the Champions League.

After all, the defense in La Liga is not at the same level as the defense in the Champions League.

In the final analysis, La Liga still focuses on offense and light defense.

"Just wait, Carlos, the opportunity will come soon."

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Sedu Keita was already drenched in sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

But there was no trace of fatigue in his eyes.

He is like a healthy cheetah on the African grassland, frantically hungry, looking for prey to satisfy his hunger.

He is twenty-two years old.

The Keita family is a well-known family in West Africa. There are a large number of talents in the political and business circles. The founding father of Mali, Modibo Keita, comes from this surname.

The talented Keita family also has many outstanding football players.

Sedu Keita's uncle Salif Keita became famous in Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne, and later moved to teams such as Marseille, Valencia and Sporting Lisbon. He once won the title of African Footballer of the Year. The only player to ever win the title of African Footballer of the Year.

After retiring, Salif Keita founded the famous football youth training center in Mali. Keita and Mohamed Diarra were the first batch of trainees in this center. They were also spotted by Ligue 1 teams here. , and landed in France.

Influenced by his uncle since he was a child, Sedu Keita is determined to embark on the road of professional football, and firmly believes that playing football can change the poverty situation of himself and his family.

Since he was a child, he has never disappointed anyone. Even in the 1999 World Youth Championship, although he failed to help the Mali National Youth Team win the championship, he relied on his outstanding personal performance to overwhelm Ronaldo. Nardinho, Harvey and many other stars won the title of best player in the tournament.

It was the first time in his life that he tasted success.

However, his outstanding performance in the World Youth Championship failed to change his embarrassing situation in Marseille.

Later, he followed the advice of his uncle and his agent, left Marseille, and switched to the Lorient team in the French second league, hoping to get more game training and improve his own level.

That season, he became one of the main contributors to Lorient's promotion to Ligue 1.

But after the team entered Ligue 1, Lorient introduced several midfielders, and Keita's situation became embarrassing again, especially in a disastrous defeat in the new season. Keita made several mistakes and was constantly dismissed after the game. Zoom in, the head coach directly took his main position.

After that, he could only come off the bench occasionally, and it was difficult to get another chance.

In fact, even now, Lorient's situation is not ideal.

That is, when Seydu Keita stuck to the bench and almost felt desperate, Atletico Madrid suddenly extended an olive branch.

One million euros, the Sheets bought him to La Liga.

Also newly promoted, Lorient ranks at the bottom of Ligue 1, but Atletico Madrid has won consecutive victories in La Liga and won wildly all the way.

Sedu Keita couldn't understand at all, why did Atletico Madrid, which has so many stars in the team, choose him?

But it is impossible for him to give up such an opportunity, because the head coach Gao Han personally called him and promised to give him more opportunities to play. Now, he has only been officially joined the team for a week, and he has a chance to start.

The opponent is La Liga powerhouse Deportivo.

The game is an away game in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Whether it is the opponent or the game, it is full of gold, which Seydo Keita could not imagine in Marseille or Lorient before.

What made him even more unimaginable was that this ridiculously young head coach of Atletico Madrid, who was only two years older than him, had said a word to him a few days ago.

"I have seen your performance in Marseille and Lorient, especially in the season of the World Youth Championship and Ligue 2. You played very well. If the coaches of Marseille and Lorient can't use you well, it means they won't use you."

At first, Seydu Keita didn't believe it. He felt that the young coach was talking nonsense and talking big.

But after a few days of team training, especially after he practiced with two teammates under the arrangement of the head coach, he gradually realized that this young coach is indeed like all the head coaches he has met before. all completely different.

But today, standing on Riazor's court, he went all out, conscientiously implemented the tactical arrangement of the head coach before the game, and at the same time, he was also looking forward to the emergence of opportunities in his heart.

Finally, the opportunity came!

Marcos Senna seemed intent on competing with fellow Brazilian Mauro Silva in this game, once again cutting the ball from midfield to Vereron before passing the ball to Kaka.

Kaka accelerated immediately after receiving the ball and launched a counterattack.

After losing the ball, Deportivo quickly switched from offense to defense, especially the double midfielders, who retreated immediately.

But Brazil's midfielder immediately passed the ball to the left and handed it to Villa, while he sprinted forward quickly.

Kaka and Torres rushed forward, drawing the attention of the home team's defenders.

During the quick counterattack, after receiving Kaka's pass, Villa did not choose to take the ball by himself, but crossed the ball back to the middle, and turned around and rushed to the left side of the penalty area.

The speed of the ball was very slow, and it happened to stop in a no man's land.

On the court, including many Atletico Madrid players, they were puzzled at this moment.

Missed a pass?

But the next moment, they saw a figure wearing an Atletico Madrid jersey, rushing up from behind quickly, and the ball just landed on his sprinting line. No matter what happened, he caught up with the ball and swung it. With his left foot, it was an angry shot.

There was a muffled thud, and the ball went straight to the goal like a cannonball.

Until this moment, there was a burst of exclamation at the Riazor Stadium.

Even many Deportivo fans jumped up from their seats in surprise, pale with fright.