Chapter 88
After all the extra time was added, the referee could not add another minute because Hull City was still making threatening attacks. When the clock was about to reach the 50th minute, the referee finally blew the whistle!
This was not a foul whistle, but a long whistle that symbolized the end of the first half of the game.
Hearing the whistle that sounded like the sound of nature, Wei Le, who was standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled a little relieved - he finally managed to keep it, and he was almost scared sick just now.
He stretched his arms and kicked his legs to move around a little. He was completely immersed in the game just now, and he didn't know how long he had been in the same posture. Now both legs were a little sore.
He couldn't help but admire those old but still active football workers, such as Lippi, the "Silver Fox" who just took over as the head coach of the Chinese national team in October. He is almost 70 years old and still fighting on the sidelines - this is the legendary post-40s.
If every game was as startling and nervous as the last ten minutes of this game, Wei Le would doubt whether he could make it to the age of 70.
The score of 1-0 was maintained until the halftime break, and this result was certainly worth celebrating. Wei Le walked to the court, high-fived the players one by one, and welcomed them back to the player tunnel.
"Now those who said you can't do it should shut up for a while." Wei Le's first sentence was greeted with warm cheers from the players. Wei Le did not intervene, but let the players cheer freely for a while.
After a thrilling first half, the players now need a chance to vent their tense emotions and relax themselves.
But the players also knew that there was not much time for the halftime break. They celebrated for a while, and then tacitly quieted down, waiting for Wei Le to continue.
After everyone quieted down, Wei Le continued to comment on the players' performance. Although it was called a comment, most of it was actually praise. Wei Le emphasized the team's performance in the second half of the first half.
"Whether it's the offensive or defensive end, after calming down, you can show very strong strength. What does this mean?" Wei Le paused for a few seconds and continued, "It means that you are fine and don't scare yourself all the time."
The players didn't react at first, and they couldn't help laughing after they reacted. Indeed, at the beginning of the first half, they all experienced a very contradictory mental journey. I'm afraid this mental journey will be remembered in my heart for a long time.
"This will definitely be a difficult game, you can feel it. I believe that you will face greater offensive pressure in the second half, but you know that as long as we don't make mistakes, it will be difficult for them to beat us in terms of strength."
Wei Le focused on the performance of the midfield. He was sure that Hull City would start to improve their weak midfield control shortly after the start of the second half, which might be by replacing a defensive midfielder with a player who is good at attacking.
"But now Hull City is facing a very serious injury threat. Now the only offensive midfielder they can send on the field is probably the young James Weir." Wei Le mentioned McDonald's name. He thought this was McDonald's opportunity. "He is thin and weak. You have to grab the ball before him."
Someone asked what to do if Hull City did not choose to make a substitution, but let one of the players take on the offensive responsibility.
"Neither Mellor nor Livermore has outstanding footwork." Wei Le put the players at ease. "If they force themselves to take on this responsibility, it will be easier to deal with it-forcing them to make mistakes."
"Remember, the purpose of pressing is to reduce their space for ball possession, put more pressure on them, and make them make unwise choices themselves."
Finally, Wei Le emphasized that this game will definitely be a difficult battle. The Wolves players have already experienced this.
But in any case, if defeating the opponent is a line segment, then they have now gone through half of it. As for the second half, sticking to it is victory.
Wei Le's idea is right.
Soon, Celars came in and told him that he noticed that next to the Wolves locker room, Mike Phelan left the 22-year-old young player James Weir in the locker room and did not let him warm up with other substitutes.
This means that Mike Phelan hopes that James Weir and other players who are ready to play in the second half will listen to his tactical arrangements, that is, James Weir has the opportunity to play at the beginning of the second half.
"From the first minute of the second half, I hope to see your determination to win until the moment we finally win!" Phelan drooled, feeling like Ferguson who was performing the "hair dryer" method.
And the players listened very attentivelyNote.
Of course, Hull City's performance in the league is not good, but we can allow the team to be blasted by Manchester United and allowed to be bloodbathed by Bournemouth, but what level and status do you Wolves have, and dare to step on them?
Back to the game, just as Wei Le predicted, young player James Weir replaced Mellor and took more offensive responsibilities in the midfield area near the left.
And the young man was not afraid of the tiger, and he gave the Wolves a head start.
After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, the young man looked up at the goal and kicked a long shot of more than 25 meters! And this shot really hit the spot, the shot was powerful and heavy, except that it did not hit the goal range, it was a perfect performance.
"If the goal is ten meters wide, then he must have four goals in every game." Martin Taylor, the commentator who had the opportunity to comment on the Wolves game again, smiled and commented on James Weir's shot.
This shot did not pose a threat, but it was like blowing the charge horn for the attack. The next attack by Hull City, which was ready to go, actually threatened the goal of the Wolves.
"Hull City's goal kick opportunity. Just now, the long pass from the Wolves player went directly out of bounds. Now it's Hull City's turn to counterattack. Jakupovic kicked the ball out and it flew high to the front court."
"Mbokani and Coady were entangled, and neither of them benefited. Instead, Livermore headed the ball back to the backcourt and James Weir received the ball."
After James Weir received the ball, he passed the ball to the left, and Robertson ran to a relatively forward position to receive the ball. Robertson found that the Wolves players actually left a large space and did not come forward to defend him.
"Are you looking down on me?" The Scottish carrot head didn't waste time talking to the Wolves, and strode towards the Wolves' defense line.
"He's really fast!" Martin Taylor said about Robertson's dribbling speed. "Every time he dribbles the ball, he doesn't kick it out and then chase it, but keeps it under his feet. He really 'carries' the ball forward! This makes Doherty very helpless. Of course, traditional blocking can't stop him!"
Robertson's sudden attack forced the Wolves' defense to adjust. Doherty went forward to limit Robertson, while other players in the back line filled Doherty's position.
And at this moment, Robertson seized the opportunity!
It was a space between Ruben Dias and Coady. Although there was no one there, Robertson believed that someone would notice that space, so he chose to pass it directly!
"It's extremely dangerous! There's a missing player at the top of the center circle. When did Snodgrass appear there!" Martin Taylor stood up from his seat. "He came out from the side of Ruben Dias. Ruben Dias obviously didn't expect this."
"No matter how he appeared here, he is about to pose a threat!!!"
Emiliano Martinez yelled, "I'll do it!" He planned to attack and stop Snodgrass who rushed into the penalty area.
In the first half, he relied on a very oppressive attack to stop the opponent.
But there is only one and no second! This time, Snodgrass didn't care about Martinez at all. He aimed at the goal and pushed the ball! At this time, Martinez, who was still running, had no time to dive to save!
Now, he can only pray that he kicked it wrong!
"GOAL!!! ...