Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 71 Team Tension (1)

'The dance master came back from injury, with one pass and one shot in 45 minutes, directly taking away the best of the audience! ’ – the headline on the front page of the Wolverhampton Post.

"In the 24th round of the Premier League match yesterday, Portsmouth adopted a 5311 defensive counterattack tactic. Faced with this intensive defense, in the first half, Wolverhampton's offense was a bit weak. Breaking through the gate of Portsmouth, but was counterattacked by the opponent. In the second half, head coach Dave Jones replaced Allen, who has returned from injury, and our dance master told the opponent with his legs: here is our On the site, he won the best of the game with his wonderful performance of one pass and one shot. The most gratifying thing is that Allen did not have any psychological impact because of the injury. He is still the protagonist of the court and no one can replace him. !"

The next day, the "Wolverhampton Post" used the photo of Wang Li sprayed with champagne as the front page, reported the game in detail, and praised Wang Li's performance.However, this newspaper is dedicated to the city of Wolverhampton, and of course they will only write about topics of interest to local Wolverhampton fans.

The mainstream media in England only mentioned the result of the game in a corner. Wang Li's reputation is far less than those star players of the giants. The focus of England fans' attention is of course Chelsea vs. Arsenal.

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Although the Wolverhampton team won the game, there was no laughter and laughter on the training ground of the first team. Instead, there was a tense atmosphere. Every player was constantly sweating on the field, as if they were Training like venting.Even the usually joking Harrelson and Pete seemed a little taciturn, lowering their heads and constantly rubbing the ball under their feet.

Their opponent in the next game is the leader of the league, the real giants with an all-star lineup-Manchester United!Even the head coach Dave, who usually likes to talk big, has no confidence. It is conceivable that these players are even more irritable.

For a team, the greatest sorrow is not failure, but the despair of fearing the opponent and being helpless. Obviously facing Manchester United, Wolverhampton is a little cowardly up and down.

Seeing this situation, Wang Li was a little worried, so he teased Harrelson and said, "Harry, I have some new albums of Amy here, do you want to take a look?" He wanted to use words to ease the situation. restless feeling.

"It's not interesting. I already have a girlfriend. Christine is very good to me, and I like her very much. Now I don't watch Amy's album anymore." Harrelson looked up at Wang Li, Then he continued to play with the football under his feet.

Wang Li shook his head helplessly, trotted a few steps, and walked up to Miller, "Miller, Pete is very interested in your wife, I think you should be careful, this kid is not a good guy. "

"Alice is still in the United States. I'm very relieved. I'm saying that she can't possibly fall in love with such a stupid big guy." Miller glanced at Pete who was doing shooting practice on the other side of the field, and said with some contempt.

The provocation failed, and Wang Li was also a little bored, so he came to Oakes. He also wanted to do some free kick practice. Free kicks are very important in the game. It is very beneficial for players to have one more ability.

"Alan, what are you doing here? Do you also want to try this machine?" Seeing Wang Li approaching, Oris asked with interest. In front of him was a shooting machine, which would shoot every few seconds. A ball will automatically pop up, and what he has to do is to catch as many balls as possible to exercise his reaction ability.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll steal your job?" Wang Li chuckled and continued, "Ochs, how about you come and do shooting practice with me?"

Hearing this, Oakes immediately shook his head, with a pleading expression on his face, "Alan, you should find Paul, you see I have been training here for a long time, I am really tired, I am going to take a rest." Said Wan also pretended to pack his things and prepare to return to the sidelines.

Wang Li smiled and gave Oakes a fist. Of course he knew that Oakes didn't want to train with him.

"I'm going to practice free kicks today. The arc free kicks don't use force at all. Don't worry!"

After hearing this, Oakes stopped what he was doing, turned his head and stared at Wang Li suspiciously, "Really?"

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Wolverhampton Club, in the office of head coach Dave Jones, all the staff sat around a video recorder, watching the football game on TV.They have been sitting here for a whole afternoon, but none of them complained of suffering or tiredness, and they still watched very seriously.

"Manchester United's front, middle and rear fronts are very sharp. Center Ruud van Nistelrooy is still firmly at the top of the scorer list. The forward line led by him has a strong offensive ability. With the addition of Scholes, Keane and even the Uruguayan teenager Forlan, super substitute Solskjaer, their offensive ability is very strong, pay attention to Ruud van Nistelrooy, don't let him receive the pass in the penalty area."

"There are Giggs, Phil Neville and Portuguese star C. Ronaldo on the wing. Needless to say Giggs, Manchester United will definitely play C. Ronaldo in the next game. This young player's dribbling level is very good. Butler, You are facing his position, you must first stabilize the defense and look for offensive opportunities."

Butler nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely do a good job."

"Well, although in the Premier League, Manchester United's defense is already very good, but it is obviously not as good as their frontcourt. Gary Neville, Ferdinand and O'Shea are all good in strength and experience. But after watching the videos of these games, we can find that the cooperation between them and the blockade of the defense line are not perfect, and there are many loopholes in the movement of the players. We must try to seize these loopholes to create scoring opportunities. .”

"In this game, it is almost impossible to score a point through defense. Manchester United's offensive ability is very strong. They are very experienced in dealing with the iron barrel formation. Coles, these players are very good at taking free kicks, pay attention to not fouling in dangerous positions."

"Overall, although the chances are small, we still have hope of winning." Dave looked at the nervous eyes of the players and said with some relief.He knows that these players are more or less nervous, but he is not good at boosting morale, and this needs more training and experience accumulation in the future.

In fact, Dave did not report any hope for this game. It is really too difficult for a newly promoted Wolverhampton to grab points in the hands of Manchester United.No matter in terms of tactics, personal ability, coordination, etc., they are at least one level behind these giants. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will not play any role. Dave is now a bit like this Feeling powerless.

'It's just a matter of luck, hopefully none of United's strikers were wearing shooting boots that day. He thought silently in his heart, but at this moment, he turned his eyes to Wang Li, "If there is any hope of winning, it must be this kid...", but he also thought of Wang Li's powerlessness in the match against Liverpool However, he shook his head in disappointment. The strength of this kind of giant team is really too strong, and his personal ability is like a drop in the ocean in front of the entire team, becoming a bit worthless.

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(End of this chapter)