midfield god

Chapter 38 Anxiety!Championship's first game

The training time is short. The Championship game started very early. The team only played a few warm-up matches before ushering in the first game of the new season. Southampton will face Wolves at home at St. Mary's Stadium.

After all, this is the first game of the new season, and everyone is very concerned about it. Before the start of the game, coach Redknapp has already informed Yunfei that he will not start this game, but he will definitely have the opportunity to come off the bench.

"Whether you are on the field or off the field, you have to ensure that you have sufficient concentration, especially as a midfielder. I need you to help us control the team's midfield and grasp the rhythm of the game as soon as you come on the field. Do you understand!"

Redknapp's emphasis on Yunfei can be said to be unparalleled. Redknapp himself has not concealed this. Compared with the two young wingers Bell and Walcott, Yunfei is more important to him, and it is the same for Southampton now.

Yunfei's passing and control on the field, his vision, and his ability to read the game are all indispensable abilities for this team.But rationality tells Redknapp that Yunfei is not yet 16 years old. In addition, the intensity of physical confrontation in the British Championship is even better than that of the Premier League. It is not good to let Yunfei play too early. Yunfei still needs time to experience and grow.

Yunfei expressed his understanding of this. After all, it is the team's first game of the new season. As long as he can play, he is very satisfied.

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Saturday, August 2005, 8, at 6:5 pm, was sunny and sunny.

In this game, St. Mary's Stadium was full of seats, and the 2-person stadium was full. After the tormenting offseason, the fans were finally able to watch the team's game again, which can be heard from the cheers that resounded through the stadium at this time.

The atmosphere of the two teams before the game was also very harmonious. The head coach of the Wolves, Glenn Hoddle, once led Southampton in the 1999-20000 season, so with this background, the head coaches of the two teams were very polite before the game, but when they came to the field, the situation became different.

"This guy is really a smiling tiger!"

Redknapp gritted his teeth and said as he looked at the Wolves players who were defending very hard and even fouled frequently.

Yunfei could see clearly off the court, the opponent really came prepared this time.

Compared with the current Southampton team, the Wolves lineup is undoubtedly at a disadvantage. In any case, half of the players in the Southampton team have played in the Premier League. Therefore, Wolves head coach Glenn Hoddle has developed a very targeted tactic, which is to use constant physical confrontation to interrupt Southampton's game rhythm, thereby reducing the opponent's threat on the offensive end.

Southampton, who had just returned to the English Championship, was not well prepared for the sudden physical confrontation. However, the referee had no intention of playing cards in this situation. Southampton, who suffered a disadvantage, organized an effective attack after adapting to it for almost 30 minutes.

In this game, Redknapp used a relatively conservative lineup. Under the 4-4-2 formation, three of the four midfielders were more defensive players, and there was a clear lack of creativity in the midfield. The two forwards were both typical high center forwards.

Yunfei was on the bench, always paying attention to the situation on the field, especially the changes in the midfield of both sides.

The Wolves have a five-back formation. The 5-2-3 formation looks aggressive, but it is actually a perfect balance of offense while ensuring defense.

When defending, the two wingers retreated to the midfield, and nine of the team returned to defensive positions. Especially in the midfield, the full-backs and the retreating wingers helped the team gain a foothold in the midfield. Although Southampton has 4 midfielders, they are actually competing with Wolves, which has six midfielders.

Under such circumstances, the Southampton midfielders, who had been unable to find the rhythm of the game, became a little impatient. The veteran Belmadi, who was mainly responsible for passing the ball forward, began to frequently lob the ball, choosing to hoist the ball directly into the penalty area to create a threat.But this simple and crude choice obviously cannot create too threatening offense.

Observing the veteran's performance, Yunfei has actually found a better way to attack.

With the two high center forwards trapped in the penalty area and doing nothing, they should actually use their physical advantages to pull out of the penalty area as the team's fulcrum and the axis of passing.Using this method to make the team's offense three-dimensional and smooth, instead of such a futile and mindless lob, this offensive choice has no effect except to hand over the hard-won ball to the opponent.

At this time, Yunfei's role was manifested. With a system, he has a natural advantage in dealing with complex situations on the court and clarifying the team's offensive direction. This is also the ability he has always valued the most.

As a midfield commander, in Yunfei's opinion, he must be able to make the scene suddenly brighter. If the commander's mind is not clear, it will undoubtedly have a very bad negative impact on the team.

At least, Yunfei is confident that if he is on the court now, he will definitely perform better than the veteran Belmadi at this time!
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Although Southampton's strength is superior, it seems helpless to face the opponent's targeted defense. On the contrary, the Wolves counterattacked vigorously. Several attacks made Southampton's goalkeeper Anti-Niemi break out in a cold sweat.

The first half of the match between the two teams ended in a tie. No one expected that Southampton would encounter such a tenacious resistance from their opponents at their home court.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, but the situation on the field did not change much

Coach Redknapp made a change in the midfield. Just like Yunfei thought, let the striker retreat as a fulcrum to help the team's midfield operation and organization. However, because Southampton has no speed players in the midfield, they cannot make effective breakthroughs. Under the frequent physical contact of the opponent, it is difficult to pass high-quality crosses. Southampton is still unable to open up the situation on the offensive end.

Wolves head coach Glenn Hoddle nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines. He is very satisfied with the current situation. As long as the opponent's attack is contained, this game has at least scored a point for them. Facing this situation where the opponent's strength is obviously stronger than their own, it is absolutely acceptable.

(End of this chapter)