Joaquin? Perrault sat in the dugout, his hands on his temples, his eyes staring blankly at the court.

The former Spain international striker is hailed as the best manager in Málaga's history, as he has led Málaga from the original third tier to the third tier in two years, winning the championship and entering La Liga, and establishing itself in one fell swoop.

In the first La Liga season in Malaga's history, they finished 12th, mid-table, which was very good, especially for a team that did not have enough financial backing, which was ideal, but in the second season they finished 8th and almost touched the shadow of the UEFA Cup.

The following season, Málaga came close to hitting the UEFA Cup again, which made the team determined to do something after entering the League Cup through the Toto Cup this season, especially Perrault, a world-renowned star in the past, who did not allow his team to do nothing.

All the Spanish media recognize Perrault's coaching ability, the 67-year-old man is the hero behind the rise of Malaga, he is known for his tenacious style under the leadership of Malaga, even in the face of Real Madrid, Barcelona and other super teams, his team is not without a hard work, Malaga has been a famous iron army in La Liga in recent years.

Fierce and tenacious, but not creative!

This is the summary given by Boyas in the scouting report to Mourinho, which also has a lot to do with the finances of the Malaga club, which is said to have been in arrears for a long time, especially recently, President Rodin announced that the team's relegation and entry into European competitions will be reduced from the original 1.5 million and 1.8 million to 400,000 and 900,000!

The incident caused an uproar in Spain and directly affected the players' performance on the pitch.

As a player, Perrault is a well-known striker, but as a manager, he is known for his defense, especially for Malaga, which he has shaped, but in this game that he values is concerned, he feels a sense of apprehension.

The worry came from the fact that before the game, the chairman privately lowered the prize money, which brought a big blow to the morale of the players.

On the other hand, the Red Rebels, with Redondo and Juninho Jr., played an uncharacteristically ball-controlled tactic, and they controlled the ball in an orderly manner in the midfield, making it clear that they were taking advantage of the weakness of the Malaga team that was good at defending and counterattacking and not good at controlling the ball, forcing you to attack and play.

The first half lasted for 20 minutes, and the Red Rebels had a lot of chances, and Malaga was completely pulled by the nose and couldn't control the tempo at all, especially Redondo, who showed a strong ability to control the tempo on the field.

Passing, splitting, running, intercepting...... He seems to have brought back the classic back waist of the white clothes that fluttered back then!

Juninho Jr. helped Redondo to comb the midfield, firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and launched attacks on Malaga one after another, and dominated the anti-visitors to occupy the advantage on the field.

Perrault's face was gloomy, and he felt that the players were a little anxious on the field, which worried him, so he came to the sidelines and signaled that his players should be more stable and try not to cross the line.

But it can be seen that the effect is not very ideal!

Looking sideways at Mourinho, who was also standing outside the dugout to direct the game, Perrault had to admire the young Portuguese's football intelligence.

Knowing that you Malaga like to play scramble, like to play counter-attacks, I won't attack you, play two technical midfielders, I patiently control the ball, even in the end, 0:0 away I can accept it, because back at home is my world.

The Red Rebels' devil's home stadium was originally only known in England, but this season it has spread all over Europe, and it is a home stadium that has never been conquered, even Arsenal can't do it.

........................ "It's a bit surprising, I never thought that the Red Rebels would play possession at the Rose Garden, is this still an English team? "Andy? Gray asked with a smile of surprise.

Martin? Taylor was also a little surprised, "In the first 20 minutes of the game, the possession rate of the two sides was 42% and 58%, in fact, the difference is not very large, but from the scene, we can easily feel that it seems that the Red Rebels are in possession throughout the game, and Malaga is completely passive ......"

"Eh, Drogba counter-grabbed in front of the field and passed to Kaka who was inserted in the back row, Kaka broke through quickly in the middle with the ball and passed to Robben on the left side, Robben cut inside and hit the goal...... It's crooked, it's a pity! "Andy? Gray looked very excited, but was a little disappointed when he didn't see the goal.

'I think the reason why we have this illusion is because the Red Rebels players are running around the pitch a lot, always running, from Didier Drogba in front to Terry and Curtis in the back, they are all running, so it always feels like they cover the whole field.

Martin? Taylor nodded: "Yes, that's right, and we can see that the Red Rebels' frontcourt magic quartet is not just attacking, once they lose the ball, they immediately counter-attack on the spot, which also causes considerable trouble for Malaga, this style of play is probably rare in La Liga!" ”

"That counter-attack by Drogba just now almost caused a goal!" Andy? Gray laughed.

"I think the most successful point of the Red Rebels' tactical concept in the past three years is that they have always insisted on and improving, running without the ball, passing and receiving the ball with one foot, and fast and smooth small-scale coordination, these are the tactical characteristics of the Red Rebels, which makes their game not difficult to see and make people want to sleep!"

Speaking of which, Martin? Taylor couldn't help but admire and continued: "Sticking to this style of play, except for the League 3 season, the remaining two seasons have allowed the Red Rebels to show a tactical ability that is superior to more than their opponents, and the players are familiar with this tactic, so we can see that after Abidal, everyone thought that the Red Rebels' steel defense was going to end, but an Evra appeared." ”

"Teams across England and even across Europe now know that the Red Rebels' Newton Heath training base is a treasure trove!"

Martin? Taylor laughed, "It's true, I've seen the Red Rebels youth team play, it's fantastic, those little players show a strong individual ability on the pitch one by one, I saw Messi and Ismail, they are only 15 years old, but in the reserve team, playing against players who are older than themselves, they are very daring to make moves." ”

"This also has something to do with the fact that there are few teams that dare to provoke the Red Rebels violently!" Andy? Gray was clearly referring to the previous incident in which the Red Rebels player beat up the Millwall player.

At that time, the whole English football world was shaken, and Millwall's players were notoriously fierce, but one by one they were beaten like pigs' heads.

"Haha, I think this also has something to do with Xiao Yu's strength, a man covered in blood holding a baseball bat to block a large group of out-of-control football hooligans, this image is enough to make people's hearts palpitate, so we can see that Xiao Yu is protecting his shortcomings outside the field, Curtis, Terry, and even Essien, Drogba and others are also fierce, such a team, who dares to violate them?"

"Yes, but I'm sure that after tonight, everyone will be surprised, because the iron man has also played with his fingers!"

…………………… In retrospect, the Red Rebels' ball-controlled play is different from the Barcelona in Xiao Yu's previous life, the only thing the two have in common is that the organization center is at the back, but the Red Rebels play faster and more concisely, and they also pay more attention to physical confrontation.

This has a lot to do with the English team.

Fast and concise would have made the Red Rebels not as good as Barcelona in terms of possession, but on the pitch, the Red Rebels were able to control the tempo.

The double back of Juninho Jr. and Redondo is indeed weak defensively, but the Red Rebels' tactical concept of counter-attacking from front to back, coupled with Curtis's active up-and-coming, makes up for this deficiency very well.

Redondo started the game with a brilliant start, he was the heart of the team, and his team-mates believed in him, and he was the team's most consistent goal.

Malaga also saw this, and Perrault wanted to arrange for his players to keep an eye on Redondo, but he couldn't limit him.

It is not uncommon to see two players on the pitch surrounding Redondo, but the latter can always find the right spot around the ball, or Juninho Jr. next to him and Colo in front? Toure, or Curtis behind him, or Kaka who retreated in front.

When all the players are running, Malaga can't contain Redondo at all, unless they are willing to put a heavy force in the vicinity and cut off Redondo's surroundings from his teammates.

But the Red Rebels are stacked with four players with super individual ability, let alone Malaga, and even Manchester United and Arsenal dare not let these four players go unpunished.

This is equivalent to an unsolvable problem, if you want to limit Redondo and Juninho Jr., you have to weaken the defense of the Magic Quartet in the frontcourt, and if you want to strengthen the defense of the Magic Quartet, you can't limit Redondo and Juninho Jr.

Perrault felt a headache and was in a dilemma, he knew very well that there was no absolutely perfect tactic in this world, and there must be a way to restrain this style of play of the Red Rebels, but unfortunately, he couldn't find it for the time being, and could only watch his team being led by the nose by the opponent.

And he clearly feels that the mood of the players on the field is also becoming more and more impatient, although professional players should not be affected by off-field factors, but once the team is in a predicament, the players' mood will naturally be affected.

In the 36th minute, Redondo received Curtis's header to clear the ball, leaned lightly on the opponent's defender, and played a beautiful one-two with Juninho Jr. after receiving the ball, and suddenly plugged near the half.

Drogba leaned on the Malaga central defender behind him, and the opponent pressed against him, and Drogba, who looked up, found that the two wings were still some distance from Kaka in front, leaned his body, stopped the ball with his chest, flicked the ball with his right foot, and the ball passed through the left side of the defender, while he turned deftly and passed past the right side of the defender.

The ball is divided, accelerated, received, and tripped, and has entered the penalty area, forming a single knife!

(To be continued)