Super Marshal

June 20, 2009, afternoon, Valencia City Stadium.

As a team that was relegated from La Liga last year, Levante was supposed to be the favorite to reach the first division of La Liga. However, as the season is coming to an end, the team is currently ranked ninth in La Liga and lost hope of reaching the first division early.

But this does not prevent Levante from attacking the Chinatown team at their home court.

This was a focus game that attracted the attention of fans all over Spain and even the world. It attracted more than a thousand media reporters to the Valencia City Stadium, and nearly 20,000 fans bought tickets to enter the stadium.

Everyone has only one purpose, to witness the Chinatown team making history with their own eyes.

Gao Han still appeared in the chairman's stand of the Valencia City Stadium in a low-key manner, but the media and live TV cameras were still keen to find him among the crowds of people.

Sitting around him, in addition to his beautiful wife Lin Xia, were Chinatown team general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Carlos Cantarero, famous agent Jorge Mendes, Marca Deputy Editor Javier Matayana…

In addition to them, even the famous Atletico Madrid stars Torres, Villa, David Silva, Xabi Alonso and Ramos and other local Spanish players who were supposed to be on vacation are all here at this moment. Gathering around Gaohan, this made all the Levante fans who came to the scene even more excited, which was simply an unexpected bonus.

But on the pitch, Levante were not as kind as their fans.

This team's offense and defense are relatively mediocre, but the entire team is very balanced and integrated, which has caused a lot of trouble for the Chinatown team's offense, and they also ranked four or five in this game. The formation of one contained the visiting team's midfield and made the Chinatown team very uncomfortable.

In the 28th minute, during a counterattack, frontcourt center Xisco headed the ball over. The 1.90-meter-tall midfielder Ivora scored with a header, opening the scoring for Levante and breaking the rules on the field. deadlock.

This made the Chinatown team on the court very nervous and launched a crazy counterattack, but with little success.

As a veteran, Marcos Senna stabilized the team's position at the critical moment and held the Chinatown team's wild horse tightly. He warned all his teammates that they must not lose their composure during the game. The more critical the moment, the more critical the moment. The more you have to deal with it calmly.

After that, the two sides played a very stalemate. The Chinatown team suppressed their opponents, but failed to create good scoring opportunities.

"At this time, the most important thing is to remain patient and not be impatient or chaotic."

Gao Han sat in the stands, watching the situation on the field, and said calmly.

Judging from the overall performance, although the Chinatown team is young, it is not inferior in strength when facing Levante. Even under the guidance of Pochettino, relying on the overall technical and tactical play, there is a faint tendency to overwhelm the opponent.

In this case, as physical energy is consumed, it will be more disadvantageous for Levante.

Therefore, at this moment, for the Chinatown team, the biggest enemy is not the opponent on the other side of the court, but themselves.

"As a defensive midfielder and a veteran in the team, Marcos performed very calmly and played a very crucial role."

As the world's top defensive midfielder and a teammate of Marcos Senna for many years, Xavi Alonso fully recognized Marcos Senna's performance, especially after switching to the defensive midfielder role, he organized the Chinatown team's midfield. Well organized and solid defensively.

It can be said that in the Chinatown team, Marcos Senna can be called the core of the midfield, and his role is greater than that in Atletico Madrid.

Torres, Villa and others agree very much, and they all know the strength of Marcos Senna very well.

"That Falcao is also very good. He can get into space almost every time he moves." Villa's movement is very agile and he is a world-class scorer. Falcao's strength can be seen at a glance.

"Boss, if this team's ability to create opportunities is stronger, this forward will definitely score more goals."

Torres also nodded repeatedly, "From the beginning to now, there have been at least three very good opportunities, but no teammates passed the ball to him. I have to say it is a big regret."

Both of the world's top scorers praised Falcao, but the young player Ramos on the side was eager to try.

"Boss, when you are promoted to La Liga, let's see how I teach him a lesson." After saying that, the Spanish international center back opened his mouth wide and laughed.

Gao Han agrees with the judgments of several players. He also knows that the Chinatown team has indeed suppressed Falcao's scoring momentum. The important reason is the lack of passing ability in the midfield.

Neither Schneiderlin nor Ramirez are creative midfielders. Marcos Senna is both offensive and defensive, but is responsible for the deep organization, which makes it difficult for the team's entire midfield to pass the ball to the frontcourt.

Aubameyang is very fast, Diego Costa can run, and Falcao can shoot. In this case, the team's offense relies more on the two wings of Carvajal and Alba. Insert assists.

But in this game, Levante exerted pressure on the wing, forcing the Chinatown team to be unable to threaten.

"It doesn't matter. Just wait and see. The game is not over yet. It's hard to say who will win and who will lose."

Hearing Gao Han's unpredictable words, everyone around him was a little surprised, because they had rarely watched Chinatown team's games.

Only Matayana, who was familiar with Gao Han and the Chinatown team, nodded thoughtfully, vaguely guessing what Gao Han meant.

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The first half ended 1-0 and Levante went into the break with a one-goal lead.

Everyone close to the Chinatown team obviously feels a little nervous, because this score cannot guarantee the success of the Chinatown team in any way. They need to score goals, more goals.

But in the second half, Pochettino seemed to have no intention of changing sides after changing sides and fighting again. He still maintained the 433 formation and the same style of play as in the first half, which his opponents had already figured out.

Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, everyone couldn't help but feel a little restless.

"What happened to Pochettino? He should be replaced."

"Yeah, it's been sixty minutes. If we don't change people, it will be too late."

"What on earth was he thinking?"

After leaving the football field, the players have transformed and assumed the role of head coach to think about problems.

Gao Han smiled from the side and said, "It's not time yet."

"Not in time?"

"When will that happen, boss?"

Xabi Alonso thought for a while, "Maybe, he is waiting for the opponent's physical energy to be almost exhausted, but are you sure?"

Gao Han glanced at Xabi Alonso with admiration. This Spanish midfielder is a bit like Guardiola, very good at thinking. If he transforms in the future, he will definitely be an excellent head coach.

But this time Gao Han did not answer his question. Instead, he asked with a smile: "Harvey, the one you introduced to me before is a young general who looks very similar to you. When will you give me the materials?"

Xavi Alonso saw that he was deliberately showing off, and he was a little helpless, "That's what my dad told me. I only watched one of his games, and I will send you a copy later."

After Gao Han nodded, he asked urgently: "Boss, are you really sure?"

Gao Han smiled and said, "There is no absolute certainty on the football field, but sometimes, you just have to look at the situation and take action."

While everyone was still chewing on Gao Han's words, Pochettino finally made a substitution.

In the 70th minute, the Chinatown team replaced midfielder Schneiderlin and replaced him with young player Mkhitaryan.

After this player came on the field, he was positioned more forward, in the midfielder area in the middle of the frontcourt, and Ramirez retreated to form a double midfielder with Marcos Senna, making the formation on the field look a bit like a four-two-three One play.

Moreover, the two wings of Aubameyang and Diego Costa are still very wide.

After the game restarted, the Chinatown team obviously played more aggressively, especially in the frontcourt. Mkhitaryan became the core of the team's offense and frequently got opportunities to win the ball, but he still seemed to be familiar with the game. There were several mistakes in the rhythm, but it is not difficult to see his excellent footwork from several actions.

It was not until the 78th minute that Mkhitaryan showed his edge.

After retreating to receive the pass from Marcos Senna, Diego Costa cut from the right to the center, but the full-back guarding him stayed close to him, allowing Diego Costa to catch the ball. There was no chance and he had to pass back to Mkhitaryan who ran to the right and was free.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Mkhitaryan received the ball, he made a direct pass with his right foot. He accurately passed the opponent's defensive player and passed directly to the upper right corner of the penalty area, while Carvajal followed. The opponent's defensive player used his speed to catch the ball first, stabbed it directly to the baseline, and then caught up with a low pass.

In the penalty area, Falcao stepped in decisively, fired in front of the goal, and sent the ball into the goal.

This wonderful goal was completed in the blink of an eye. By the time the fans at the Valencia City Stadium realized it, the ball had already entered the net.

Gao Han and others were very excited to watch in the stands. They stood up from their seats and kept applauding.

"Who was that guy who just came on as a substitute? That pass was amazing."

"Isn't it? The pass was just right, just enough for his teammates to catch the ball and cross easily."

"Oh my god, the quality of this pass is so high, I'm afraid only David can pass it."

David Silva was also full of amazement, "There are three players in the middle, and I may not be able to do it."

You know, he is recognized as the best passing midfielder in Atletico Madrid.

On the court, after the Chinatown team equalized the score, Levante began to counterattack aggressively, seemingly intending to suppress the visiting team, but the Chinatown team retreated to the midline and deployed tight defense.

Less than five minutes had passed since the last goal. Levante launched an attack and tried to pass the ball behind the Chinatown defense, but Alderweireld headed the ball over the center line. , fell at the feet of Mkhitaryan in the middle circle.

I saw the midfielder facing the ball and lofting the ball over the defender behind him. He turned around and quickly started to catch up. He drove the ball all the way into Levante's penalty area and attracted the defense. After the player's attention is drawn, the ball is passed to the back of the ball.

Falcao stepped in from behind, made a diving dive towards the ball, and once again headed the ball into Levante's goal.

Two to one!

In just five minutes, two goals were scored in a row, and the Chinatown team showed offensive vigor.

After coming on the field, Mkhitaryan, who completely changed the situation on the court and directed two goals by himself, undoubtedly became the center of attention, especially in the eyes of Atletico Madrid stars.

"This guy is just a genius."

"Oh my God, where did he come from?"

"Boss, is he the secret weapon of your Chinatown team?"

"It's great. His sudden appearance caught Levante off guard. He is also strong enough. He should be the main player."

Gao Han also felt very relieved after hearing this.

Whether it is 4231 or 433, one is a heavy attack and the other is a heavy defense. Pochettino has been hesitating.

But from this game, after Mkhitaryan came on as a substitute at a critical moment, this almost cheating performance is expected to help Pochettino make a decision.

I just don’t know how the other games in this round will turn out?