midfield god

Chapter 309 Competitive pressure!

Just when Southampton lost to Aston Villa and ushered in a two-game losing streak in the league, the top two in the league once again staged a good show of overturning together.

Manchester United was first beaten away by Arsenal, which has been in hot form recently, at the last moment of the game, without even scoring a point.Just when everyone once again thought that Chelsea had a chance to catch up, Chelsea overturned without disappointment. They were even more straightforward. They were also in the away game and were led by Liverpool [-]-[-] early. There was no chance of a comeback until the end.

The result is that the two giants behind Manchester United and Chelsea have finally returned to the top four positions, squeezing Southampton to fifth. The results of these two games also show from the side that Liverpool and Arsenal, which have been chasing points recently, are indeed in very good condition. Compared with the top two lineups, these two teams are actually not much worse.

Of course, the team will go to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United in the next game, which is not easy, but fortunately they don’t need to think about this game too early, because before that, there is still an FA Cup opponent waiting for them, that is West Ham United!
This season, West Ham United, nicknamed the Hammers, is not in a good state. After 23 league rounds, they are only ranked third from the bottom in the league. They are deep in the relegation zone. If they are not careful, they may be relegated, especially the gap between them and the previous teams. Except for Wigan Athletic.So their biggest possibility is to pull Wigan Athletic from the horse. If the current situation continues, basically the three teams in the relegation zone plus Wigan Athletic will compete for a landing qualification.

Facing this opponent, Redknapp knew very well that the opponent would not be able to beat him to death in the FA Cup. For the current West Ham United, relegation is obviously a more important goal, so before the game, he still boldly chose to rotate.

In fact, there is no way, after all, playing Manchester United in the next game, this is a bad game, and he also hopes that his team can maintain the best physical condition through Old Trafford.

Before the FA Cup match against West Ham United, as soon as the starting lists of both sides came out, Redknapp was relieved. The opponent was indeed on the bench.
In this game, Yunfei naturally sat on the bench, watching the usual substitute players running wildly on the field, and smiled inexplicably.

"What are you laughing at?" Bell was a little puzzled at the side, he was most afraid of the feeling that others suddenly laughed, but he was confused, which made him feel a little stupid and a little out of gregarious.

"Actually, it's nothing!" Yunfei replied casually, but seeing Bell's persistent eyes, he smiled helplessly, and could only explain carefully, "Don't you think that the teammates who played today are working extremely hard? This group of people are holding back this game to perform well, and maybe they can squeeze out one or two of the usual starting players! Didn't you notice that there are a few people next to them who seem a little nervous!"

After finishing speaking, Yunfei also pointed to his teammates in the defensive line next to him.For the current team's offensive line, there is not much room for change. For example, Bell has contributed eight goals and four assists in the league this season. Such data cannot be replaced by anyone. It is not bad for a top star to have this data in one season.

But these people on the back line are different, they are not unshakable, who made the team's back line not very stable.

After listening to Yunfei's explanation, Bell suddenly realized, nodded, and understood why Yunfei was laughing.Seeing his teammates on the field working so hard now, he felt a little like laughing, as if that was indeed the case.

Just like what Yunfei said, the most nervous thing now is the team's main defensive players, the team's offensive line, a radish and a hole, which cannot be replaced by just any young man, such as Yunfei, if he loses his head, even if he refuses to obey the coach's discipline, Redknapp can't do anything about him. Now Yunfei has sent 12 assists in the league, and it's just over half a season. Where can you find such a person to replace Yunfei?Of course, you can not let Yunfei play, but the team's performance will definitely be affected. This is the same as the situation of a world-class midfielder in our reality. The lack of competition will be like this. Coupled with the pressure of the team's performance, many times the head coach is also very helpless. If you compete with him, you are struggling with your own coaching position.

So at this time, I looked at Powell and Cassel next to me. They watched the young teammates running hard on the field, and they just felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. The better the opponent played, the more dangerous he would feel that his position was.

Going back to the game, although West Ham United chose a lineup of all substitutes in this game, it does not mean that the opponent has raised their hands and surrendered. Even if they are all substitutes, no one will surrender without a fight. In a sense, the substitute players may be more eager to win.

So the game went on for more than 30 minutes. Although the Southampton players had worked hard enough, facing the defending West Ham United, there really were not many ways to do it.

Seeing that the game time in the first half became less and less, the players on the field became more and more impatient, and even gave West Ham United a few chances to counterattack. At this time, Redknapp frowned again. This is not a good thing.

But when he was thinking about countermeasures, Yunfei suddenly walked to the sidelines, making him unable to react to the other party's intentions immediately.

"Adam, come here!"

Taking advantage of a dead ball, Yunfei called Lallana to the sidelines. At this time, the young player was already sweating profusely, and the sweat soaked his jersey. It could be seen how hard the opponent was running.

"You will stand in front of the penalty area on the left side and do some work on the ribs on this side. The opponent's defense here is a little empty. The opponent's right back Spector has been pressing very high recently, and the defensive midfielder Koke has been attracted to the right side by Dell, so there has been a vacuum on this side several times. The opponent feels that there is an opportunity to create a threat at this time, so take this opportunity and give them a fatal blow! This opportunity will be gone in the second half!"

Yunfei patiently explained to Lallana what he had read about the game off the field. Lallana looked at Yunfei with admiration and surprise, and nodded frequently while listening. He was a little downcast and felt suddenly full of motivation, because everyone knew that if the team had no gains in the first half or even conceded goals, then his position must bear the brunt when adjusting the lineup in the second half!
(End of this chapter)