Chapter 82
Derby County kicked off, and center forward Darren Bent passed the ball to Thomas Ince next to him.
Derby County obviously wanted to launch a quick counterattack, so when the ball was passed to Will Hughes, who had previously assisted, Hughes launched a long pass attack in the backcourt, and the ball flew right to the middle, where Coady's defense area was.
Darren Bent felt that the ball was too long, so he didn't chase the ball. Hughes' long pass first allowed Coady to compete for the first point. At this time, Doherty glanced at the situation in the frontcourt and saw the positions of Bowen and Gibbs-White and their raised hands.
"Here!" Doherty shouted loudly. Coady saw that it was Doherty who was asking for the ball and decisively passed the ball. Although he didn't quite understand why Doherty suddenly wanted to pass it so urgently, he trusted his teammates.
Doherty quickly advanced along the wing, and Rodri came to seek cooperation, but Doherty was still moving forward, and he saw that he had already rushed through the midfield.
"Stop him!" Full-back Max Lowe pointed at Doherty and shouted. He took a step forward to scare Doherty off.
And Doherty's pace with the ball did slow down. He was not scared off, but he found space to pass the ball!
Doherty took a step and an inward arc ball flew to the space in front of the penalty area!
There, Bowen was chasing the ball!
The Derby County defender really didn't dare to underestimate Bowen. The goal that Wolves equalized the score was scored by Bowen, and he must not be allowed to speed up.
Derby County, which faced 10 players, had no time to make substitutions. Now the only central defender on the field, Keogh, was facing a great enemy. He pulled Bowen's jersey with his hands in an attempt to interfere with the opponent.
But Bowen slowed down and let the football fall in front of him without trying to deal with it. He turned suddenly and turned to the side, causing Keogh to stagger.
Bowen led Keogh to dodge, and when Keogh turned around, he found another yellow figure rushing towards the ball!
"No matter who he is, stop him!!!!"
Keogh shouted anxiously, and midfielder Bradley Johnson was already doing so. He found something wrong and caught up with the yellow figure.
"But how can he be so fast!!"
When Gibbs-White broke out of the flowers and entered the penalty area alone, Bradley Johnson couldn't catch up with him at all! This is a great opportunity for White!
White faced Carson, but he was not panicked at all!
Many people commented on him, saying that he had a rare maturity among players of this age. At this time, White faced Carson who rushed up with a roar and tried to put him under greater psychological pressure, and just simply pushed the ball.
The football passed through Carson's armpit. Carson had no chance to defend the ball. He stretched out his hand in vain, but the football had already rushed into the net behind him!
The ball went in! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
White jumped past Carson lightly, turned around and rushed towards Bowen, while Doherty also ran up. The three planners of this attack hugged each other.
The numbers displayed on the scoreboard clearly announced that the Wolves had overtaken! ! ! !
Seeing the "report performance" of Doherty, Bowen and White, Wei Le smiled happily. He didn't want to take all the credit on himself. He knew that many times what happened on the court came from the players' flash of inspiration!
In the end, the game ended with a score of 2-1.
In the last 20 minutes, Wei Le used up his two substitutions and replaced the young player Morgan Gibbs-White who played well in this game, allowing him to enjoy the applause from the fans alone.
Then, Bowen, who was exhausted, was replaced.
Wei Le, who came to the press room, was not as high-spirited as the reporters imagined.
"You are all complaining that the Championship League can't produce good young players, but what I see is that the entire league lacks protection for young players."
Wei Le's statement surprised the reporters. After thinking carefully, they felt that Wei Le should be talking about the controversial penalty when the ball was lost in the first half. So some media that favor Derby County questioned Wei Le for taking advantage of the situation.
"There are many reports complaining about the lack of vitality in the Championship League." Wei Le said seriously, "but from the foul on White in the first half to the foul on Bowen in the second half, all of them were violent and very lethal."
"But the most surprising thing is that both the referee and you seem to take it for granted. You think that fierce physical confrontation is the characteristic of the Championship League, but is this really something you can show off?"
The reporters quieted down.
At first, when Wei Le began to complain about violent fouls, the reporters thought he was just complaining about the referee's directionality. But after thinking carefully, as Wei Le said, hisIn fact, from the media to the entire league, no one takes protecting young players seriously. It is better to say that they don’t think this is an issue worth paying attention to.
Shouldn’t English football continue the tradition of the ancestors and play more passionately?
Is there anything wrong with this?
However, Wei Le linked violent fouls with the training of young people, and the reporters felt something was wrong. Could it be that the reporters themselves ignored this issue?
"Wolves are now at the bottom of the league's foul list. We have committed the fewest fouls and scored the most goals. Doesn't this mean something? This shows that civilized games can be played better." Wei Le continued, and the reporters fell into deep thought, "If you want young people to go out of the Championship, you must first ensure that they can show their talents here without restraint."
"This requires you, the referee department, and the efforts of every team."
"Think carefully, whether it is the Championship or lower-level leagues, how many young talents have to leave the football field because of irregular penalties and violent fouls?"
Some media still want to stir up trouble. They exaggerated and asked the Derby County head coach for his opinion. But they didn't expect that Wei Le's statement was also affirmed by Derby County head coach McLaren. McLaren expressed regret for the many fouls on the field.
"This is not an easy job. From players to coaches, to management and fans, to referees and match supervision departments, this requires everyone to change their mindsets. But I am very happy that Wei was the first to bring this up. He is a pioneer of change."
McLaren's high praise for Wei Le also sparked a discussion after the game. Some players also stood up, including Haaland's father, Alf Ince-Haaland, who ruined his career because of that violent and deliberate foul.
Of course, there are still many voices expressing dissatisfaction with Wei Le. They think that Wei Le has no identity and status, so he dares to shake the "fine tradition" that has been formed in the entire Premier League?
They think that only fierce physical collisions can train good players.
Of course, some people will refute that this is bandit logic.
A debate on the penalty scale, game style and youth training of the English League has started in the football circle. And Wei Le, the "initiator" of the debate, has no intention of participating in the discussion now.
In itself, his purpose is not to stir up trouble, but just to express his feelings about the result of the game. He didn't expect the matter to become so serious in the end, but he felt that regardless of whether this debate could change the entire league, a timely reflection was necessary.