Chapter 239
(The World Cup finals! I hope the Magic Flute wins the Hercules Cup!)
Dreams are the most beautiful.

Master Xing once said in the movie that if a person has no ideals, he is no different from a salted fish.

Clearly, Pulis didn't want to be a salted fish.He has a dream, and he wants to fight for a championship in his lifetime.He hopes that one day he can become a much-anticipated marshal like Guardiola, not a supporting role that is ignored at the press conference.

And now Pulis finds himself given the best opportunity of his coaching career so far.

He decided to give up his goal of hitting No.5 in the league and put all his bets on the FA Cup.

Therefore, in the next six rounds of Premier League No.30, Pulis chose to rest many of the main players in the away game against Burnley.People like Rondon, Chadley, Livermore and others all took turns, and captain Evans was also put on the bench by Pulis.

In this round of competition, many main players have rested.But Yang Daye, who had already had a round of rest, had to go into battle this time.

If it wasn't for the need for someone to go up to calm the scene, Pulis actually didn't want Yang Daye to appear on the stage.Therefore, before Yang Daye played, Pulis kept telling him in private.Be careful to protect yourself, don't get hurt.

All right.You still have to listen to what the head coach says.

It's just that after the game kicked off, Yang Daye quickly forgot Pulis's advice.He's a guy who wants to give it his all when he's on the field.

At the beginning, Yang Daye was careful not to get too involved in order to avoid the risk of injury.But as the game progressed, he began to dedicate himself to the game.

Yang Daye's too active performance on the field made Pulis a little worried.For the first time, he felt that it was not good for a player on the court to be too active.

Pulis wanted to make Yang Daye more stable and not to fight too hard.However, with the changes in the game situation on the field, he did not make such a request in the end.

Although the Burnley team is an underdog in the Premier League this season, they are desperately fighting for relegation at this time.With only a few rounds left in the Premier League, it can be said that it is the critical moment for them to give everything.

Therefore, facing the West Brom team that sent a large number of substitutes, the Burnley team was very aggressive.Not only very active, but also very fierce in momentum.

At Burnley's home court, even though they only had one starter who reached the light gold level, their desperate efforts still made the West Brom team suffer.

Although Yang Daye is in charge and Phillips, who has been holding back for a long time, the West Brom team has gradually lost the wind in the fight.

West Brom's bench players are actually not much worse than Burnley's main players, but compared with the Burnley players who are desperately trying to avoid relegation, they seem to lack fighting spirit and momentum.

The style of the Burnley team is actually somewhat similar to that of the West Brom team.It can be said that the two sides have a relatively good understanding of each other.In the case of similar styles and similar strengths on the court, the trend of the game is often determined by the fighting spirit and the advantage of the venue.

Burnley took advantage of the home court and fighting spirit to create far more opportunities than West Brom.It's just that their forward ability is relatively average, and their ability to grasp is a little worse.This allowed West Brom to keep the goal.

It was precisely because the game was at a disadvantage that Pulis had to allow Yang Daye to play like that.

Although Yang Daye is very dedicated, his performance has been greatly restricted when the opponent has invested heavily in marking him.Coupled with the fact that it is difficult for his substitute teammates to give him enough support, he doesn't get many opportunities.

This situation also makes the game very stalemate, and the confrontation is more intense.

It's just that such games are often more than intense and not exciting enough.Throughout the first half of the game, the scene looked fierce, and there were scenes of people turning their backs on their backs from time to time.But no one was able to score a goal.

In the first half, the two sides shook hands with 0:0.

For such a result, the Burnley team is obviously not satisfied.If the West Brom team is the main force, they may still find it acceptable to take one point.But facing West Brom, where most of the main players are resting, they are naturally more aggressive.

Therefore, after the start of the second half, the Burnley team significantly strengthened their offense.

Although the West Brom team did not make major adjustments, Pulis made Yang Daye and Phillips switch positions.The main reason for doing this is to worry that Yang Daye will be injured by the opponent's defender who often kicks him.

Today Phillips played as a left winger, and Yang Daye came to the unfamiliar left wing after switching positions.

However, as he swapped positions with Phillips, there was some confusion in Burnley's defense of him.And it gave him a chance.

Although Yang Daye is not very familiar with playing on the left side, his ability to take the ball and break through will not be weakened by changing sides.He was no small threat for the hosts before Burnley reacted to his switch.

It was also Yang Daye's activity on the left that effectively contained Burnley's offense.This made the Burnley team, which significantly strengthened their offense in the second half, fail to achieve the goal of scoring for a long time.

Seeing this situation, the Burnley team, which realized that Yang Daye was not restricted enough, began to react.It's just that it's too late.

When the head coach of the Burnley team signaled the left player to freeze Yang Daye, Yang Daye took the ball and broke through the full-back who was shoveling near the baseline.

After the breakthrough, Yang Daye did not seek credit for himself, but crossed the goal, and Phillips, who was behind the point, shoveled the ball into the goal before the defender.

1:0.
West Brom actually took the lead away from Burnley.This surprised Pulis.His biggest expectation for this game was just a draw.This situation is really surprising.

Puliss felt very happy for Yang Daye to make another contribution.Then with a big wave of his hand, he immediately replaced Yang Daye with a defender.

He was replaced in just six or ten minutes, and Yang Daye naturally understood Pulis's intentions.

All right.It's all about the next FA Cup semi-final.

After Yang Daye was replaced, it didn't take long for Pulis to change to an intercepting midfielder.Then, the West Brom team resumed their daily operations.Take the bus.

The West Brom team's bus can be said to have been perfected.Even the Manchester City team has nothing to do about it, and the Burnley team is naturally overwhelmed.Even though most of the players on the field were substitutes, the bus was still placed so that the Burnley team felt desperate.

In the end, this game was another 1-0 victory for the West Brom team.

It is a surprise for the West Brom team that the away league, which is not too important, has all three points.What surprised them even more was that Arsenal VS Manchester United ended in a 1:1 tie in another match for fifth and sixth places held in the same round.

This time, the points gap between West Brom and the two teams was narrowed to within three points.

Looking at it, the distance between West Brom and No.5 seems to be only one game away.

(End of this chapter)

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