Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 28
Near the start of the game, Wembley Stadium was full of people and the atmosphere was hot, and the big screen displayed the list of players from both sides.

Tranmere:

Goalkeeper: [-]-Williams;

Defense line: 3-Isekui, 4-Holmes, [-]-Holness (captain), [-]-Donassien;
中场：10－鲍维尔、２6－张迈、8－考马斯、１4－莱尔德、12－斯托克顿；
Forward: 18 - Bell Badger;

Vera:

Goalkeeper: 1-Guzan;
Defense: 21-Hutton, 14-Senderos, 4-Vlaar, 3-Bennett;

Midfielder: 7-Bakuna, 8-Ahmadi, 12-Joe Cole, 15-Westwood;

Forwards: 10-Weimann, 11-Abanglaho;
Looking at the opponent's lineup, Zhang Mai knew that Villa regarded Tranmere as a rookie.

Why?Look at Joe Cole, Senderos, and Abang Laho all coming up, which is worse than Everton's three U17s.

The three were all stars when they were young and majestic. Abang Lahor and Ashley Young are collectively known as the "Villa Gemini", with full speed and explosive power; Senderos's performance at Arsenal is brave and invincible. Tough guys; especially Joe Cole, once known as "the most talented star in the England team after Gascoigne", almost reached the side of the first-class stars, but it was only because of injuries and declining status that the situation went from bad to worse.

But now all three together are over 90 years old.Usually, he is also a substitute among the substitutes at Villa. In addition to his rich experience, his combat power is not as good as that of U17.

No, we can't just fill in the pits like we did when we hit Everton and provoke powerful characters. We have to protect the pits and fill them in last!
Zhang Mai looked at the strong and strong Villa bench, and quickly got to know the captain Holness, Powell, and Donaghien:

In the first half or even the first 60 or 70 minutes of the game, he tried his best to defend, pretending to be weak to attack, so that the pits were still on the field, and finally quickly filled the pits to catch the opponent by surprise.

At the beginning of the game, except for Bell Badger who pinned down Villa's defense in the middle circle, Tranmere all retracted to their own half.

Powell, who acts as the front midfielder, is Tranmere's first line of defense. Zhang Mai fills in behind him.

In the Premier League, Villa is also a master of beatings and is good at defense. Although he turned over today, he couldn't come up with any good way to break the dense defense for a while.

Tranmere's half-time battle was fierce, Villa combined side and center, and easily attacked; Tranmere was running left and right, defending hard, and the scene froze for a while.

"Donnie, Ginger is still hot! In the ten minutes of offense, the most effective ones were Joe Cole's breakthrough from the center and Abang Lahor's lap, and Senderos' diagonal pass from the left was also good! "

Sherwood sat firmly on the coaching bench, commenting on the situation with his assistant Downey.

"Yes!"

Assistant Downey echoed, but disagreed in his heart.

Middle?People in the middle of the road are crowded into piles;The side was set up, but the young defender sped up and caught up again; let alone Senderos, I didn't see the goalkeeper take the initiative to stand on the penalty spot and wait for Senderos to kick. ball.

Edwards on Tranmere's side couldn't sit still anymore, and ran to the sidelines to yell loudly, desperately cheering up the players on the field.

Is Villa really that strong? It made Tranmere helpless for more than 20 minutes, and the ball kept tossing in Tranmere's half.

Edwards thinks it's time for him to re-recognize the horror of the Premier League team.

Today, Zhang Mai devoted himself to intercepting and pressing. Except for Senderos, every Villa player he saw in his eyes wanted to go up, and he became a mad dog in the midfield.

The result of such hard work is that it is difficult for Villa's midfield to have a smooth and smooth organization and cooperation. In the end, they can only fight on their own, making the powerful offensive more thunderous and less rainy.

An extremely dull half-time offensive and defensive battle, Tranmere players were exhausted, and Villa did not take advantage of it. The only three shots were long-range shots from outside the penalty area.

"Joe Cole's shot from the front of the penalty area! It bounced off the defender and was caught by Ahmadi. It was distributed to Abang Lahuo on the right. A good shot...Abang Lahuo successfully slid to the side. The bottom line on the right flew away... Only one meter away from the bottom line, Abang Lahor was about to kick a cross, but Tranmere's full-backs had already arrived, blocking the line of the cross... Abang Lahor forced Kick...the ball was knocked out of the sideline by the opponent player, another sideline ball..."

The audience was depressed, and the commentator was also depressed, and the voice of the commentary was a little weak.

"Look at Zhang Mai's technical statistics!"

Edwards on the sidelines slowly came back to his senses, and quickly found an assistant in charge of technical statistics.

"Successful 12 out of 10 steals, 3 successful clearances, 4 successful aerial duels, and 8 successful assist defenses."

I'm stupid!This is a proper midfield defensive gate!Zhang Mai, aren't you a striker?Can you compare with Da Luo's "Pendulum Extraordinary"?

Edwards resting his chin thoughtfully...

"Don't worry, you will lose if you defend for a long time, isn't there still a second half."

Sherwood was also comforting Downey who was a little anxious.

The first half passed quickly, the score was still 0:0, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room.

"Dear fans and friends, the boring first half is finally over. The players on both sides have been busy for 45 minutes without any results. The only bright spot is Tranmere's No. 26 teenager Zhang Mai. He runs and fights tirelessly. The teammates blocked Villa's powerful firepower! This is a new defensive midfielder buried in the low-level league! Everyone take a break and continue to watch the second half of the game later."

The field is flat, and the commentators on the sidelines have to find something bright to say.

In Villa's locker room, Sherwood praised the outstanding veterans on the field and kindly asked them about their physical fitness.

"No problem, the wind went smoothly in the second half, and we are guaranteed to break through the gate of Tranmere!"

Joe Cole's vow is the common aspiration of several veterans.

Just kidding, I have been on the bench for most of the season, and it is rare to have the opportunity to rub against a weak chicken at Wembley, who would be tired of it!

On Tranmere's side, Edwards learned about Zhang Mai's plan from captain Holness, and he became worried, and gave up the idea of ​​preparing to beat the players, and the whole locker room seemed extremely peaceful for a while.

Jian Ming watched the entire first half from the press box, and was still a little anxious. Is it true that, as the domestic bigwigs said, the strength of League Two is too low?
It wasn't like this last time against Everton. They had offense and defense, and they could kill their opponents in the end. Villa's strength is not as good as Everton's.

Jian Ming fell into confusion for a moment.

Leicester City's gold medal scout, Steve Walsh, has put Zhang Mai at the top of this summer's "poaching list" since the last trip to Goodison Park.

Although "I will no longer watch it live", Walsh has always kept an eye on Zhang Mai in order to have a more comprehensive understanding of Zhang Mai's skill tree.

Walsh is also observing Zhang Mai's performance through TV today.

Well, there is a new surprise. The midfield defensive ability of the Premier League is destined to raise the upper limit of Zhang Mai's development.

But it is obviously impossible for Zhang Mai to give up his offensive talent, so the situation should change in the second half!

Sophisticated Walsh is naturally more competitive than concise.

(End of this chapter)