Villarreal on the left, Real Madrid on the right. With the sound
of the whistle
, the 36th round of the match, which will determine the fate of both teams, began.
As it was an important match, Villarreal paid a lot of attention to the tactical aspect, and the tactic they used was a pressure-focused counterattack based on the 4-4-2 formation.
The keywords are pressure, speed, and dedication.
If you look at it up to this point, there is not much difference from the existing 4-4-2 tactic.
But Villarreal prepared a trick.
These are 'sharing', 'interval', and 'balance'.
These three were added.
This was to counter Woo Ho-young's use of space in recent games, but it was a rather difficult and complex tactic.
Unless they had a good understanding of the tactics, it was difficult for the youth to properly execute these tactics.
But they were no ordinary youth.
These players faithfully completed team training for today's game and maximized their organizational skills.
Villarreal coach Morientes was confident that he would get a good result from today's match.
He is considered a great player in the youth league and has successfully led Villarreal since taking the helm at the end of last year.
He raised Villarreal, which was ranked 7th, to 4th place, and also succeeded in advancing the King's Cup Juvenil team he led to the finals.
'As long as you mess up the space, you have a chance of winning.'
As Morientes believes, the outcome of the game will be determined by that.
Should we stop Woo Ho-young from playing or let him play?
Meanwhile, Real Madrid's starting strategy against Villarreal was a 4-2-3-1 with Woo Ho-young as the attacking midfielder.
However, today, the tactic was changed to 4-4-1-1 formation 20 minutes after the first half started.
This was a choice made by the Real Madrid coach with the intention of playing a stable game by focusing on defense.
Anyway, all they had to do was get a draw.
Rather than playing too hard, it was wiser to save up stamina and pour it into next week's King's Cup final.
However, Hoyoung's position was still an attacking midfielder.
Not only the playmaking for the attack, but the overall flow of the field was entrusted to Hoyoung.
That was why most of the passes were directed to Hoyoung after the start of the first half.
Hoyoung, who was the heart and brain of the team, silently led the game in a positive direction.
Maestro's build-up.
In fact, there were still many shortcomings.
Although he had already succeeded in completely coveting it two months ago, his talent was not at a level that could be treated lightly.
It's the same way that ordinary people don't understand Picasso's paintings.
Zidane's talent, known as art soccer itself, was literally art.
Still, two months later, Hoyoung was able to utilize that ability quite well.
This was thanks to his outstanding soccer intelligence and tactical understanding.
In addition, the number of eyes looking at tactics has increased.
By combining the experience and skills accumulated so far, a tremendous synergy was created.
I was able to figure out what the other person was trying to do by observing their movements.
Strangely enough, my head turned on its own.
'Maintaining a narrow gap and applying pressure on a regional basis… means preventing the creation of space.'
It was definitely not simple pressure.
As Hoyoung thought, all Villarreal players were applying systematic and planned pressure.
I could see how much organizational training had been done.
'then.'
Hoyoung's eyes and brain moved constantly.
As if solving a riddle, I became a manager on the pitch and set out to find the answer.
This was the classic playmaker's first task.
It was not long after that.
Percussion.
The ball from the third line was delivered to Hoyoung.
And I found a solution.
"spin!"
Hoyoung's words echoed across the ground.
Operation Triangle.
It was an irregular play aimed at defeating the opponent's precise tactics using a detailed strategy that had been practiced countless times in advance.
It slowly began to shine.
Real Madrid's back four loitered near the penalty box and drew Villarreal's attackers deep.
At the same time, Real's fullbacks on both sides rose up and drove the opposing midfielders out of the halfway line.
'good.'
Suddenly, a space appeared in the center.
Thanks to this, Real's central midfielders were able to utilize space and play their roles.
What was achieved through this was a solid defense and the initiative to attack at any time.
An optimal situation was being created.
As the situation continued throughout the first half, discord broke out among Villarreal's players.
"What are you doing! "If the top two go up together, what should the center do?"
"Did you know I would end up like this? "You did it like this when you practiced."
"You have to adapt to the situation."
"How do you do that?"
It was a situation that even they could not understand.
Obviously, I just did what the director told me to do, but the situation got to this point before I knew it.
There was no use in judging who was right or wrong.
If there was anything they did wrong, it was their lack of soccer intelligence and observation skills.
Although tactics have a huge impact on the game, playmakers have just as big an impact.
In other words, a conductor on the ground.
Zidane's build-up ability that no one can imitate.
Small whirlwinds gathered together to form a huge typhoon.
Finally, 35 minutes in the first half.
A typhoon revealed itself on Real Madrid's left wing.
"Going up! "Please cover the rear!"
Thump, percussion, thump.
The triangle formed of fullbacks, wingers, and central midfielders constantly changed positions to take pressure off the opponent.
The team's balance was broken as the systematic pressure that Villarreal had prepared so carefully was shaken.
'We're almost there.'
Hoyoung's eyes sparkled.
Hoyoung, who was leading the flow of the game as if painting a watercolor painting, struck the decisive blow.
Hwaryong point.
After hanging around in the second line for a while, he suddenly rushed to the front.
The whole situation unfolded quickly.
Yet there was no disruption.
Everything fell into place as if gears were turning.
Left fullback Marcos Alonso made a short pass to Hoyoung.
Percussion.
Hoyoung, who received the ball with a clean first touch, turned half a circle with his back to the defense.
It was the Marseille turn.
He then gave Marcos a penetrating pass at moderate speed.
"again!"
The return pass came back to Hoyoung when he had taken exactly five steps.
Taaagh!
Inside the penalty box.
It was Marcos' ground ball cross that was delivered to Hoyoung's toes.
Immediately after that, it was Hoyoung's fiery right-footed shot that struck the net.
Slosh!
"downpour!!"
Hoyoung performs the ceremony with more passionate gestures than ever before.
A thrill spread down my spine and throughout my body.
My forehead trembled from the sudden emotion that came over me.
A sense of accomplishment exploded.
Maybe this is how architects feel.
Just like completing a building by compacting the ground, driving pillars on top of it, and then stacking the building one by one.
Hoyoung's invisible efforts piled up and resulted in a goal.
"Kaaaa!"
It was a roar that came out instinctively.
Even in my opinion, I couldn't hide my excitement because it was a flawless goal.
'It worked!'
The meaning of this moment was very great.
Hoyoung, who had a strong tendency to be a shadow striker focusing on breakthroughs, was bound to put a lot of strain on his body in every game.
It was clear that if you overdo excessive movements, your body will naturally become overworked.
The rest of my soccer life ahead.
It lasted at least 20 years, and in order to run for a long time, the problem had to be addressed.
So what came out was today's play.
I felt like I had finally gotten used to the new weapon I acquired a few months ago.
This will be a great resource in the professional world.
"Uuuuuuu!"
The confidence that burst through the vocal cords was a bonus.
Today, Hoyoung experienced another new type of soccer.
In contrast, there was only a sense of desperation and helplessness flowing through Villarreal's camp.
"Why did it work?"
"You missed Woo Ho-young's infiltration because the third line was shaken."
"What did you do that made you shake?"
"Before that, those guys were switching plays. Due to the disturbance there, he was even given a third term. I keep asking things that are obvious. "It's annoying."
"No, who doesn't know that. So the question is, why did it end up like that? "We were obviously maintaining distance and blocking the space, but why was the center empty?"
"Because our attackers opened it up."
"why?"
"That's it….."
I was speechless.
Questions arose, but no conclusion was reached.
"It's ridiculous when you think about it."
It was truly absurd.
In their view, there was no particularly dangerous situation before the goal was scored.
Real Madrid's players showed messy movements and only exchanged a few passes.
But at some point, a goal was conceded.
I literally felt like I opened my eyes and got a cut on my nose.
It was right after the first half ended that a passionate reaction erupted from the away team's stands.
"I asked him to tutor…"
Perez muttered to himself, scratching his nose.
"I made a copy."
Perez, who watched Hoyoung play for the first time in a while, smiled and continued.
"I'm a big fan of Zidane. The number of games I have watched in my life amounts to hundreds of games. But I can see it in that little boy."
Hoyoung's play that Perez saw clearly had Zidane's style in it.
Zidane's original build-up.
To put it simply, build-up in modern soccer is a team play, but Zidane's build-up is a solo play in which he takes the lead and leads the entire team.
That is why Zidane's position is called free-role rather than midfielder.
Unprecedented.
A type of soccer that cannot be found not only in modern times but also in past soccer history.
That was the reason why Zinedine Zidane was considered a representative player of this era.
But I saw that in Woo Ho-young.
"As I get older, have I lost my ability to see players? "I'm sure this isn't just me."
"I am always watching from the sidelines. "I'm an agent for that taste."
"Heulheul." A lot has changed. Last year, all I could see was running and hitting."
"It's not change, it's evolution."
"Evolution."
Perez seemed to be interested and turned his body to the side.
Then Lucci said.
"That is Woo Ho-young's specialty. So please give us more quickly."
"What do you mean?"
"haha. "New teachers."
"Hahaha. "I already have something in mind."
There were still many players who could help Hoyoung.
Real Madrid's first team was on the verge of collapse.
But what Perez meant was slightly different.
"How about letting him debut as a professional?"
During last year's transfer negotiations, Perez proposed 'promotion to Real Madrid C team by 2008'.
I didn't know it could be as much as a year earlier.
The second half, which started immediately after, went with a similar flow to the first half.
Real Madrid took the lead with Woo Ho-young's first goal and took the lead with a thorough offense and defense.
A second goal was scored in a row, and key players were replaced to conserve stamina.
But Hoyoung still remained there.
It was because I wanted to feel that feeling of the game for a longer period of time, but most of all, because I was physically strong, I told the coach that I wanted to play more.
In reality, Hoyoung's activity level was not that high.
He was running less and showing a lot.
After that, Real Madrid, who gained momentum, scored the third goal and won the match.
Championship.
It was the moment when Hoyoung held his fifth championship trophy in his youth career.
The shouts of prospective Blancos filled the pitch.
The 2006-07 season was slowly coming to an end.
At that time, admiration flowed from the home team's stands.
They were Villarreal officials.
Among them, the man with the impressive yellow uniform and grass hair stood up from his chair and applauded.
Rather than saying that his team, Villarreal, lost the game, it was an expression of gratitude as a spectator for seeing an unexpectedly high level game.
His heated gaze was fixed on Hoyoung.
It was a while before his mouth opened.
"Damn it. Who the hell is that fucking genius?"
The man walked as if possessed by something.
Hoyoung was pulling him.
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