Chapter 47
At the beginning of the second half, Wolves launched an attack.
Unlike Rotherham's usual routine of long passes to cross from both sides, Wolves steadily passed and advanced from the middle. Rodri's position was very flexible. Sometimes he would retreat between the two central defenders to assist in the passing stage.
Rotherham never had any good opportunities.
Alan Stubbs was also a little disappointed. He felt that the team had no way to overtake now. So he just hoped that his team would not be beaten too badly. Under his command, Rotherham began to stabilize the defense and gather in the backcourt.
Now, it was difficult for Rotherham to counterattack, and it was not easy for Wolves to score.
Looking at Rotherham's obvious defensive intentions, Wei Le became rebellious. You don't let me score? But I want to score! Wei Le called Jota over to give instructions, and then Jota passed his tactical intentions to other players in the team-attack! Fierce attack!
Wei Le replaced the left winger Joao Teixeira, who did not perform well, with the young English winger Jordan Graham. Wei Le did not intend to let Jordan Graham emerge as the offensive leader, his purpose was to liberate Jota.
Jota now plays a greater role. He can not only act as a false nine, but also the large space on the left gives him a stage to play. Now, Jota can play 100% of his ability.
Full-back Godfrey passed the ball to Jordan Graham who was retreating, and the latter turned around and passed it to Jota. Jota has become the focus of Rotherham players' defense. Seeing Jota was about to receive the ball, they quickly surrounded him.
They wanted to compress Jota's ball handling space. They felt that such a young man must be given enough pressure, and he would make mistakes himself. But they didn't know that this was exactly what Jota wanted.
Seeing Rotherham defenders coming up, Jota made a dribbling motion. When the defenders were eager to steal the ball, he suddenly pulled the ball back and pushed it to the left, then flexibly got through the two defenders who were trying to "close the door".
"Beautiful technique, a V-shaped pull passed two defenders, which is a high combination of technology and body. Next, Jota started to break through, his speed has been improved, and the two central defenders looked stupid!"
"Oh, he passed one and shook off another, and now he has entered the penalty area. Goalkeeper Kemp stepped forward to block, and Jota..."
In full view of the public, Jota stumbled at the bottom of the ball and just lifted the ball over the goalkeeper's head!
"He chose to lob the ball! The ball went in!!! GOOOOOOALLLL!!!!"
"This is the third goal for Wolves and the second for Jota. It is worth mentioning that he has already delivered a wonderful performance of two goals and one assist, and he has made outstanding contributions to every goal of Wolves!"
After Jota scored the third goal in an incredible and gorgeous way, the Rotherham players completely lost the desire to counterattack. There were about 20 minutes left in the game, but in any case, Alan Stubbs no longer believed that they would have a chance to equalize or overtake.
He shrank in his seat in the coaching booth in a depressed mood.
Today, this rookie coach really made a fool of himself. What was his name? The Chinese name is really hard to pronounce, but in addition to the name, the head coach's performance in coaching also impressed him.
Where did he find these players?
The tall Rodri is exactly the midfielder he dreamed of. Now Rotherham lacks players who can control the midfield. Rodri looks like a big and strong defensive midfielder, but his functions are far more comprehensive than those of Jack Pearce, an Englishman next to him.
Jota has never been considered. He knows that a team of Rotherham's level has no chance to get in touch with such a great player. But Wolves are also a Championship team. How can you be so good?
In the next game, Wei Le made two more substitutions, allowing the 16-year-old young player Gibbs-White to get his first chance to play in the Championship. After coming on the court, the young man fought hard, but the tacit understanding with his teammates was not enough, and he was unable to lead the Wolves to expand the score.
In the end, the three long whistles that the players of both teams had been looking forward to for a long time finally blew.
"Congratulations." Alan Stubbs shook hands with Wei Le very reluctantly. Wei Le came up to shake hands happily. He knew that Alan Stubbs was in a bad mood, and he did not add insult to injury.
After bidding farewell to the depressed old man, Wei Le turned around, and the players had already rushed towards him! They just hugged each other in front of the player tunnel as if no one was around!"Good, very good! Well done! All done very well!" Wei Le was surrounded in the middle. Under the crowd and the flash of reporters, this brand-new Wolves team walked into the player tunnel.
In the locker room, exhausted players took bananas from the table one by one.
Wei Le consulted the medical team and fitness coach Sergio Perez. They felt that after the athletes sweated a lot, they should put some snacks and fruits to replenish electrolytes in the locker room. There are also some simple foods on the bus to and from the stadium.
"Eat slowly, Diogo, no one will take your banana." Wei Le walked into the locker room last. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jota eating half a banana in one mouthful and swallowing it voraciously.
Seeing the head coach coming, everyone quickly finished chewing and swallowed it.
"No, everyone continue to eat. This is the locker room, so everyone can be more casual." Wei Le waved his hand to signal everyone to continue eating. He also took a banana and peeled it, "I have to go to the press conference later, and I'm almost starving."
The players have discovered that the atmosphere in the locker room under Wei Le is very friendly, probably because Wei Le looks about the same age as them, and there is really no sense of alienation between him and the players. Just like at this time, the former coach Kenny Jackett would leave the locker room tactfully and leave the space for the players.
If he was in the locker room, the players would be more or less uncomfortable, after all, Kenny Jackett is their "superior".
But Wei Le is different. Seeing him sitting casually on a bench and chatting with the players, the players did not feel any sense of alienation. Compared with the strict hierarchical relationship between superiors and subordinates, although they could not describe what kind of relationship they had with Wei Le, they all liked this feeling very much.
"Okay, I'll say a few words. You should continue to eat, but take off your headphones first." Wei Le clapped his hands, stood up, and the players also quieted down.
"First of all, congratulations, you did such a great job!"
"Good!" The players cheered.
"Secondly, I want to say that I think our goal is not just to win a game. We are gathered together with a common goal, which is to upgrade!"
"So, tomorrow is a day off as usual, and starting the day after tomorrow, I hope everyone will forget about this game. We still have a long way to go and there are still many games to play."
Seeing everyone nodding frequently, Wei Le paused for two seconds.
"You will definitely be familiar with the feeling of victory!"
"Good!"