Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 548 Kroos is still the same Kroos

Granada is also actively preparing for their first away game.

In their first league match against Osasuna, Granada surprisingly showed no signs of nervousness.

Most players believe that with Shan Yongzhuo on their team, defeating Osasuna is a given.

This is the most common view.

The coaching staff's tactical arrangements have also changed.

Previously, the entire coaching staff, including Pellegrini, defined Shan Yongzhuo as the "absolute core," naturally granting him unlimited shooting rights, and the team's tactics revolved around him.

However, after Pellegrini and Shan Yongzhuo discussed the matter, they ultimately decided to downplay Shan Yongzhuo's tactical importance.

Of course, Shan Yongzhuo still has unlimited freedom. He is a free agent in the attacking third, and when he asks for the ball, his teammates must find a way to pass it to him. This is the most important point.

As for other times, just focus on the team's normal games and don't pay special attention to Shan Yongzhuo.

Considering that Shan Yongzhuo will definitely be heavily guarded by the opponent, having him at the front can attract the defensive attention to the maximum extent, thus creating space for his other teammates to perform.

Upon learning of this situation, the forwards, including Harry Kane, were deeply moved.

In their view, Shan Yongzhuo is not only the team's number one player, but also the team's owner and the world's number one superstar. It is only natural that the whole team plays around him.

However, Shan Yongzhuo took the initiative to reduce his tactical role so that the team would not have to play around him.

what is this?
This is absolute selflessness!

He even sacrificed his possession of the ball for the sake of his teammates' performance.

Many players were deeply moved.

Especially Harry Kane.

He started the match as Shan Yongzhuo's partner.

In his view, this was Shan Yongzhuo deliberately training him, and it was a favor to help him.

"I must perform well and score at least one goal, so as not to disappoint the team's expectations!"

Harry Kane is eager to play and is full of fighting spirit.

It's not just Harry Kane; everyone sees it that way.

“This is truly magnificent!” Nainggolan exclaimed.

He asked himself, if he were Shan Yongzhuo, he certainly couldn't have done that.

Flores, another former star striker who was relegated to the bench for this match, was even more impressed.

"I must fight for a chance to play and partner with Shan. He is truly a great person!"

Seeing this, Torrent's lips twitched.

One can't help but sigh, these team members are still too young!
I remember when Shan Yongzhuo was at Manchester City, he did the same thing, and Dzeko was deeply moved at the time.

Only at the very end did we realize that this was Shan Yongzhuo's scheme.

Torrent knew Shan Yongzhuo quite well; he knew that Shan Yongzhuo's greatest strength was using his abilities to launch surprise attacks and score goals when his tactical role was weakened.

No matter how much they try to downplay it, he will definitely be the focus in the end.

Time flies.

The Granada team arrived in Pamplona, ​​the capital of the Navarre region.

The first match is about to begin.

Osasuna's home stadium, El Sadar Stadium, was already packed to capacity.

The small stadium, which can only hold 18,000 people, was packed with Osasuna fans who came to watch the game.

A large number of Granada fans also arrived; they are die-hard Granada supporters who came specifically to watch the team's first match and Shan Yongzhuo's La Liga debut. Most eye-catching were the more than one thousand Granada female fans wearing Granada's number 19 jerseys.

This is the Granada Dan Yongzhuo Women's Cheerleading Team, which was established a long time ago.

Everyone was looking forward to Shan Yongzhuo's performance.

Even Osasuna fans are no exception.

After all, he is the world's number one star player, and their team has never been able to compete with Shan Yongzhuo in the past.

Now that Shan Yongzhuo has come to La Liga, his team has the opportunity to play against him, which has made many Osasuna fans very excited.

The cameras followed Shan Yongzhuo closely throughout the match, frequently cutting to him. The commentator exclaimed with great anticipation, "Let's witness Shan Yongzhuo's first La Liga goal!"

"Judging from Granada's warm-up matches, Shan Yongzhuo is in very good form."

“It won’t be easy for Osasuna to contain him.”

"However, that was just a warm-up match after all, and it remains to be seen whether Shan Yongzhuo can adapt to the pace of La Liga matches."

However, once the game started, surprisingly, Shan Yongzhuo didn't get the ball much, in fact, very little.

Because he was constantly surrounded by Osasuna players, he was unable to participate in several of Granada's attacks.

In contrast, Nainggolan and Harry Kane delivered outstanding performances.

From the start, Granada dominated Osasuna.

The most important reason is Nainggolan.

Spanish media and commentators quickly noticed that Nainggolan, as the team's core midfielder, was performing exceptionally well.

When defending, his fierce playing style and aggressive tackling make him Granada's insurmountable first line of defense.

Although his defensive performance was somewhat worse than Kanté's last season, it was still sufficient.

In attack, he can deliver beautiful passes and dribble past defenders himself. In fact, he had a very good long-range shot just 5 minutes into the game.

That's pretty impressive!
Another player who performed exceptionally well was Harry Kane.

He made excellent playmaking in two of Granada's three attacks at the start of the game, and also had a high-quality header.

If Osasuna goalkeeper Fernandez hadn't been so focused, Granada would probably have taken the lead with that early header.

"This feels really good!"

Kane was quite satisfied with his performance.

He had almost never experienced the feeling of being the offensive core on the field before.

He loved the feeling after that experience.

This made him feel grateful to Shan Yongzhuo.

He was the person Shan Yongzhuo specifically requested, and now that he was being treated so well, he was filled with fighting spirit.

"I must do my best!"

The strong performances of Haaland and Nainggolan have also attracted considerable attention from the Spanish media.

"We can see that Nainggolan and Harry Kane were very active and performed very well after the start of the match."

"Kroos is a man with a Midas touch. He was the first to discover Shan Yongzhuo. Last season, he brought a large number of unknown players to Granada, which proved how insightful he is."

"And now, looking at Nainggolan and Kane's performances, one can't help but sigh."

"Kroos is still the same Kroos, his judgment is just too good!"

(End of this chapter)