Vol 3 Chapter 170: Riazor Miracle (Act I: Why Not)

Spring rain, A Coruna, ushered in the 31st round of La Liga opponents, Real Betis, the second day of Wang Ai's return. When the two sides met in the first half, Wang Ai was unable to participate in the match because of injuries in the Champions League group match against Monaco. The two sides shook hands with 0: 0. In this encounter, Wang Ai just flew back from China thousands of miles away, with poor physical fitness, so Irueta still arranged Wang Ai on the bench.
Even if Wang Ai said that his physical fitness was okay, Irueta did not agree, and Pablo sitting next to him explained with a smile: "You just came back and raised one, and you are needed on Wednesday."
The old captain Fran sitting on the other side also smiled and nodded, and Wang Ai noticed that Irueta's command in this game was very refreshing. It seems that the ambitions of the Basques have been dissatisfied with what happened in Spain. Laco's best result in the Champions League is the quarterfinals. Although the champion can not think of it, how can he come to the quarterfinals?
In order to reach the semi-finals, you must first step past the Champions League last season, the last game played a 4: 1 AC Milan of Laco! No wonder Irueta was absent-minded, not to mention a stubborn old man. Anyone who is now watching the next match between the two sides will not think that A Coruna has any chance. It is because the gap between the two sides is too big.
From the perspective of player value, "Marca" has calculated that the value of AC Milan's players as a whole is higher than Real Madrid, and more than three times that of A Coruña. Not to mention the respective history of the two sides, let alone AC Milan is a giant in Europe, while La Coruña is not a giant in Spain, at most it is only a strong team that has risen in recent years.
The gap between the two sides is like diamonds and crystals, gold and brass.
Judging from the history of the two sides' fights, it was no surprise that Laco was beaten 4: 1 in the last game, because the two sides met in the Champions League last season, AC Milan also played Laco 4: 0.
Facing the European Championship last season, even if they have their Rey, A Coruña is not optimistic. Although many people think that Lako may win in this game, in order to lead the team with Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kafu and others by three goals, the opponent must be empty-handed. After all, it is too fantastic.
Under the careless response of A Coruña, the match with Real Betis was not shocked. Even the fans of Riasso were not very excited. In the end, they barely won 3: 2. The last goal was to help Wang Ai After recovering his state and temporarily dispatching him, assisted Victor.
The team did not take a holiday after the game and almost immediately invested in the rhythm of the preparations for the Champions League on Wednesday. Irueta not only watched AC Milan's recent two draws in Serie A against Chievo and Modena, but also won some The support of unexpected people, such as the current senior adviser to Inter Milan, the only Luiz Suarez who won the Golden Globe in Spain, he gave Irueta a lot of advice. To the enemy in the same city, Inter Milan definitely has the "international spirit"!
As for the mistakes after the opening of the second half of the previous game, and against the veteran Ancelotti's lesson to Laco and Irueta, the team was deeply ashamed and unfair. Because the group of Laco stars is not bad, the reason why it is "cheap" is largely not the game but the character. The most typical example is Real Madrid's Beckham. Does his game value worth 60 million euros? ? Under the rules of commercial football, ball skills are only part of the value of the star, and the topic of off-court topics is also important because it will bring huge business income to the players and their clubs. The group of Laco stars can be seen by Lendoiro and bought with the financial support of the poorer clubs, mainly because their commercial value is not high.
But from the perspective of these players, this is not the case. The more off-field news players, the more obsessed with pure football skills, the more they look down on "fancy guys" like Beckham. Therefore, the media touted AC Milan one after another, looking forward to AC Milan's encounter with Real Madrid in the semi-finals, the prospect of winning consecutive championships in the finals is very angry: we haven't played yet, just when we are dead?
Irueta was certainly not convinced, but he knew if he could laugh to the end, it wasn't because he would talk hard, so he seriously prepared for the battle. In team training, he highlighted four people: Luke on the left, Victor on the right, Pablo on the left, and Romero on the right. Because he is keenly aware that AC Milan has no winger!
This is a fatal flaw! AC Milan's lineup relies on right-back Kafu, left-back Seedorf and left-back Pancarlo, but left-back Gattuso is better at defense than offense. AC Milan's midfield is extremely powerful, from Sheva, Tomasson, Inzaghi at the forward line to Kaka and Pirlo in the front, to Nesta and Maldini at the center, relying on Pirlo, Kaka and Seedorf's control, AC Milan scored a lot of points in the midfield and frontcourt, but the wing offense relied heavily on the insertion of Kafo and Seedorf's penetration, and the rest mainly assumed the function of wing defense. This is weak compared to Leco, who has a genuine striker as a winger.
Alberto Luke, Victor Sanchez, are all forwards in other teams, but in the 4231 formation of Laco, the center is not suitable for fulcrum role, and thus became the winger. But in terms of attack ability, Laco's wing is better than AC Milan's current wing.
Therefore, Irueta was determined to play the sideline in this field. He inspired Luke and Victor and asked them to crush Kafu and Pancaro in the first half, especially Kafu, to 27-year-old Lu Ke spared no effort to fight with the 34-year-old Kafu, and strive to solve the battle in the first half!
At the same time, he sent Pablo and Romero into play, and decided to use the experience and skills of the two old players to assist Victor and Luke behind the two sidelines, and actively plugged in to increase the consumption of opponents' sidelines. Strength.
On the defensive side, he arranged Sergio and Mauro Silva to focus on the opposing midfield engine Pirlo and the dynamic Kaka. For Sheva, he asked Andrade and Naibet, the two main centerbacks, to take advantage of the formation of forward pressure, and actively create offside, abolishing the speed advantage that Sheva became famous.
The atmosphere of the competition kept heating up in the small city, and finally reached a climax the day before the competition. The three giants of the club were dispatched, and Irueta made a public vow: "If we advance, I will kneel and walk to Galicia Cathedral!"
Chairman Rendoiro said: "Just keep working hard, everything is mine!"
Vice President Ramon said generously in the face of the media's provocation: "We are dead, and we are going to die!"
The vigorous atmosphere in the fishing port and the fierce speech of the Big Three ignited the passion of Galicia in the backcountry, and also changed the attitude of the local media. In the newspaper published on the day of the race on April 7, the keywords used in the past few days, such as "impossible" and "speak next season", were changed, but questions were asked almost consistently: "Why No? "