Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 15 The Great Victory
Although Edwards' level of coaching is not good, he is very good at taking suggestions, of course it depends on who is making the suggestion.

On Wednesday afternoon, Edwards and Zhang Mai, who came to the club early, discussed for a while and came up with Tranmere's latest lineup.

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Williams
(Substitutes: No. 20 Ramsbottom, No. 13 Pirin)
Defenders: No. 3 Holmes, No. 2 Isekui, No. 4 Holness (captain), No. 17 Woodards
(Substitutes: No. 25 Hill, No. 22 Bruner,)
Midfielders: No. 6 Donassien, No. 10 Powell, No. 26 Zhang Mai, No. 14 Kilby
(Substitutes: No. 8 Coomassie, No. 23 Jill, No. 15 Rowe)
Forwards: No. 12 Stockton, No. 18 Bell Badger
(Substitutes: No. 9 Odejayi, No. 7 Richards)

No. 11 Donnelly and No. 14 Laird, who took turns to contradict the coach, were sent to the reserve team by Edwards.

There are only [-] players in the first-line team now, and there are fewer substitutes in the defense.

"Mr. Edwards, you have to add one or two defenders, and you can also find a midfielder with delicate feet, and the rest is almost the same."

Zhang Mai concluded.

"Well, there are league matches every week, as well as the British Championship and the FA Cup. Injuries are inevitable, but unfortunately there is no budget!"

Edwards was a little helpless.

"The total value of the Tranmere team is only 259 million euros. Donnelly spent 60. Laird also has a value of 30. They are all handled by General Manager Wise." "Don't worry, wait for the team's results to come up. There might be an increase in the budget, and free agents outside will be tempted."

Zhang Mai is very confident about the future of himself and the team.
When the pass in the midfield is straightened out, insisted on slipping on both sides, and personally destroys the city, the "Tranmere" wind will blow up in the League Two.

In the next few days of training, the midfield cooperation between Zhang Mai and Donaseen, Powell and midfielder Holness in the middle became more and more smooth.

Zhang Mai and Powell discussed that in the future, the midfielder will implement dual cores to break the opponent's dead-eye tactics and prevent the midfielder from stopping.

Donaghyon, Kilby, and Bell Badger were also frantically practicing wall-to-wall coordination and bottom crosses, and the training ground was full of enthusiasm.

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Saturday is fast approaching and Tranmere still hosts Portsmouth in this round.

The Portsmouth team is from the coastal city of Portsmouth in the south of England, also known as the Pompey Legion, is a veteran British team.

From 2003 to 2010, the Portsmouth team has been fighting in the Premier League. Later, due to the economic crisis, they were relegated to the second division in a row, which is embarrassing.

The Portsmouth team, which was relegated to the second division with Tranmere, is not doing well recently. They are ranked 18th in the league and only have 8 points more than Tranmere.

"A phoenix on the ground is not as good as a chicken." The media who came to Liverpool with the Portsmouth team was less than last week's South Allianz.

Therefore, the two teams did not have any verbal battles before the game. After a routine greeting with the media, they all returned to their respective halfs and waited for the battle to start.

Zhang Mai is the starter in this game, mainly playing the forward midfielder, and has to act as the center when the two forwards pull the side.

After the referee blew his whistle, the game began. Zhang Mai quickly noticed that the opponent's army was loose and the central defenders did not mark the man very much.

Regardless of whether you underestimate the enemy or are lax, Zhang Mai and a few teammates started a smooth pass and cooperation in the frontcourt, intending to open the opponent's defense.

The fighter was quickly found, and a side pass by Donna Xien and Bell Badger tore up the right back line of the Portsmouth team.
The ball passed to Stockton, who was in the center of the penalty area, and Stockton headed back to the point. Zhang Mai, who followed up in the middle, hit the goal with an angry shot...

The goalkeeper just started to make saves, and the ball rushed into the upper right corner of the Portsmouth goal quickly and quickly.

"Only 8 minutes into the game, Tranmere's Little Prince No. 26 Zhang Mai broke through the gate of Portsmouth and made a fantastic start for the home team!"

Tommy White's voice suddenly became high-pitched, and the crowd's cheers sounded belatedly at Prenton Park.

"Don't blame the fans, when have they ever seen Tranmere score this early."

Edwards hugged Zhang Mai who rushed to the front of the coach's bench to celebrate, and whispered in his ear.

Poor Tranmere fans, it's different now because I'm here!

Zhang Mai clenched his fists and decided to give Tranmere fans a feast of goals.

The game restarted, and the Portsmouth team, which was one goal behind, seemed not in a hurry to get back the score, and slowly tossed around in the midfield.

Zhang Mai noticed that the head coach of the Portsmouth team was yelling anxiously on the sidelines, but the players didn't buy it very much, and they were still not in a hurry.

After a fruitless long ball attack by Portsmouth, the ball was returned to the Tranmere player and after three passes and two passes,

Zhang Mai, who got the ball, did not delay, and a precise through pass broke through the Portsmouth defense and found Stockton on the front line.

Stockton resisted the opponent's central defender's shot, and was rushed to the left side of the penalty area by the opponent's goalkeeper who had been prepared for a long time...

Bell Badger and Portsmouth's right back rushed up to grab the point at the same time, and finally Africa's long legs swept the ball first,

The ball rolled over the lower right goal line lightly, and the opponent's goalkeeper who hadn't gotten up from the ground was helpless.

Bell Badger screamed wildly and began to gallop across the court, and nimbly dodged every teammate who flew over, making the cheers of the audience quickly turn into laughter.

"In my memory, this is the first goal of the African striker Bell Badger this season. While we are cheering and celebrating, we should also thank Zhang Mai for passing the ball and Stockton for shooting!"

The passionate voice of Tommy White was heard again.

"Zhang Mai, I'm sorry, I wasted your wonderful pass."

Stockton looked enviously at the galloping Bell Badger, and walked up to Zhang Mai to apologize.

"No need, look at the state of Portsmouth today, you will definitely score goals!"

Zhang Mai didn't take it seriously, and looked at the numb Portsmouth players with a loud voice.

The situation was just as Zhang Mai said, in the remaining [-] minutes of the first half, Portsmouth was scored three more goals by Tranmere.

Stockton scored a header, Zhang Mai scored a point and a direct free kick. Tranmere led Portsmouth 5-0 at halftime.

Prenton Park turned into a sea of ​​joy, and Tommy White was happily driving the rhythm of the audience.

Zhang Mai was replaced by No. 8 Coomass during the intermission, and Bell Badger was also replaced by Odejayi.

Edwards' subsequent explanation solved Zhang Mai's doubts about the downturn of Portsmouth's players. It turned out that the club changed hands again and the players were unwilling to fight.

Replacing himself is for protection; replacing Odejayi is a reward for his obedience to the arrangement. There is no one who can be a coach.

Zhang Mai sat on the bench to watch the game in the second half, and carefully evaluated the strength of his teammates.

If Tranmere is promoted to the League One, there will be only five people in the team who are able to stay. No. 4 Holness (captain) and No. 10 Powell, the two already have the strength of the League One, and they are solid and dedicated. The backbone of the midfield.

No. 6 Donassien is also considered one, and has even greater potential for development. If he improves his breakthrough skills a little bit, he can become an all-around full-back above the British Championship.

Stockton and Bell Badger together count as one, one is a British center forward who can handle the top, but his skills are a bit rough, and the other is good at his feet, but poor in physical confrontation.

Time flashed in Zhang Mai's thinking, the game ended, Tranmere scored two more goals in the second half, Portsmouth finally pulled back a goal, the game was 7:1.

(End of this chapter)