midfield god

Chapter 77 The Sophisticated Redknapp
October 2005, 10, Deepdale Stadium.

This stadium, which can accommodate 23408 people, was built in 1875. This is a stadium with a history of more than a century. Like their team with a history of more than a century, it is an outstanding proof that England is the birthplace of modern football.

On the court, the game has not yet started, and the players are doing warm-up exercises in their respective halfs.

Preston coach Billy Davis frowned, looking at the opponent's starting list in his hand, with some surprised and depressed expressions on his face.

"When did Southampton switch to playing three strikers?" he murmured.

Although he made a lot of alternatives for the game, he really didn't expect that the opponent would switch to a three-forward, which really caught him off guard.

"We must also make adjustments as soon as possible, otherwise we will be too passive!" His assistant reminded him.

Coach Davis nodded. At this time, there is no reason to stay the same. They don't have the strength yet. Only by responding in time will they not be beaten by others.

On the other hand, Redknapp saw all this, and a slight smile appeared on his face. He had expected this a long time ago. If any team would not target him now, they would definitely make a lot of targeted deployments before the game. This change of formation is equivalent to making all the opponent's deployments invalid. Of course, this kind of thing will only happen in this game.

This game has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world because of Southampton's change of formation. The reporters also want to know whether Southampton can regain their state and stop the decline after the change of formation.

In the stands, two tightly wrapped guys were whispering, turning a blind eye to the strange gazes cast by other spectators.

"Which teenager do you think will be better in the future at Southampton?" one of them asked the other.

"It's really hard to say, but I like Walcott more. I admire this little guy's speed and attitude. With his current development speed, he should have no problem becoming an international player!" Another person replied.

The person who asked the question pondered for a while, silently recalling the other party's words.

"Then which player do you think is more suitable for our team?"

"Walcott! Our wing is aging very badly. With him, our wing will have no worries for the next ten years!"

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Yunfei was bouncing around on the sidelines, doing warm-up exercises constantly, and accepting the pre-match training from the head coach by the way.

"Preston will definitely react when they see us changing formation, and temporarily change their tactics. Therefore, it is very likely that the game will be chaotic during the opening period. You need to take this opportunity to beat them. We are anti-customers, and the first goal will allow us to better control the situation on the field, understand!"

Yunfei nodded, admiring the insight of the head coach in his heart. These are old coaches. They may have many shortcomings, such as stubbornness and conservativeness, but their experience is too rich. This is why many mid- and lower-level teams especially like to recruit some old coaches with no achievements. It is because this experience may help you quickly get the team out of the quagmire and even successfully relegation.

Soon, the game began, and the referee Peter Walton, who took the penalty for the game, blew the whistle to start the game.

Yunfei faithfully implemented the head coach's plan. After observing the field for a while, he realized that the head coach's judgment on the opponent was completely correct, so he signaled the team to press in the frontcourt without hesitation, and caught them off guard first.

In this game, Southampton used Redknapp's conservative choice in the starting lineup, with Fuller in the center of the frontcourt, Jones and Walcott separated on both sides, and midfielders Wise, Pluton and Yunfei.

Jones on the left saw the opponent's player taking the ball, and rushed forward immediately. The surrounding Southampton players pressed forward at the same time, putting tremendous pressure on the opponent at once.

Preston passed back and forth in the backcourt and almost conceded the ball several times. The central defender Davidson couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere and kicked the ball out.

The veteran Wise accurately judged the ball's landing point in the midfield, stopped the ball with his chest, and passed the ball before the opposing player came up to press.

Before Yunfei caught the ball, he looked around and found that behind him was Neil, the opponent's midfielder. He had been watching his every move. Seeing Yunfei wanted to catch the ball, he immediately leaned forward.

"I like this kind of close defense!"

The smile on Yunfei's face, he knew that the opponent's speed is not fast after simulating the game, this is his chance!

"It seems that at the beginning of today's game, Yunfei, who missed two games because of the rest, was very excited. After getting the ball with his back in the midfield, he turned around and ate the opponent's midfielder Neil. It's really amazing!"

Neil didn't expect his opponent to ignore him so much, and he was so angry that he subconsciously pulled Yunfei's jersey fiercely. Yunfei was directly pulled to the ground, but the game was not suspended!
"Southampton's chance! Yunfei passed a beautiful through ball before he fell to the ground. The ball was just right, allowing Walcott to get the ball very comfortably after giving full play to his speed. He has already got rid of the full-backs around him!"

Walcott dribbled the ball into the penalty area immediately. He calmly observed the situation in the penalty area. Direct shooting is not a good choice. He can only pass the ball, so who should he pass it to?
On the other side of the penalty area, Jones was also quickly pressing into the penalty area, because he rushed in later, and the defenders around him were far away, which made Walcott's eyes shine.

"It's you who's waiting!"

Walcott exerted force under his feet and passed the ball diagonally to the other side of the penalty area. The two defensive players in the middle of Fuller could only watch the ball pass by them, and then rolled in front of Jones.

Jones suppressed his excitement at this time, did not stop the ball, and pushed the ball with his foot!
The ball slid towards the dead corner of the goal, but unfortunately the speed was a little slow and was saved by the goalkeeper!

Seeing that the ball missed, Jones immediately knelt down on his knees and covered his face with his hands. He couldn't believe that he missed such a good opportunity!

Walcott sighed slightly on the other side, why is it so difficult to get an assist...

Looking at the Preston players at this time, they all looked like they had survived the disaster. It would be too bad if the opponent scored first.

The only one who might feel upset is Neil. The midfielder was given a yellow card by the referee, and his foul on Yunfei was still settled by Qiuhou.Taking a card at the start and then having that long in the game means he has to be tied down afterwards, which is so frustrating!
(End of this chapter)