Chapter 33: The Difficult Wolves
The opponent in the afternoon game was Wolves! Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football team located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, founded in 1877 and a founding member of the Football League. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ InfoWolves won the English Champions League in the 2008/09 season and were promoted to the Premier League. Wolves were relegated to the Championship in May 2012, League One the following year and back to the Championship in the 2013-2014 season at Molinox. Wolves FC are the only team to have won the title in five different league groups. Team owner Steve? Morgan, head coach Kenny? Jackett. Wolves have been average this season and are currently in the middle of the table.
Maybe feeling that promotion is hopeless this season, in the winter transfer period, Wolves owner Steve? Morgan put the team's top scorer Bennick? Afbe was sold to Premier League side Bournemouth for Β£10 million; There is also a saying that the owner of the team, Steve? Morgan wanted to sell the team, so he sold the valuable players in the team in advance for cash. Either way, it makes the already weak Wolves even weaker!
Before the game, commentators Smith and Foster were teasing Rhodes, who was the most depressed player in the last game.
"Rhodes was so unlucky in the last game that the Blackburn home fans scolded him for almost the whole game!" Smith quipped, "Rhodes also sat on the bench for the whole game, and as much as he wanted to play, Coach Karanka didn't give him a minute to play!" β
"I think Coach Karanka made the right choice!" Foster said seriously, "In that kind of environment, everyone will feel angry, let alone the person in question, Rhodes. Rhodes didn't play, at least the team avoided a red card! β
"Pong is as good as ever, and he's getting better at using his body," Smith said with a laugh, "Blake's defenders said in an interview that they were violated by Pong!" It's so funny, it's a woman's rhetoric......"
"Haha, that's right! A tall and strong defender actually said that he was violated by the opponent's striker, this statement is too low-level! "I think they're frightened by Pang's physical prowess, and Pang's dominance up front is gradually emerging......
"However, I just looked at the starting lineup for this game, and Pang is not among them, what's going on?" Smith was puzzled, "Could it be that Pang is not feeling well?" β
"I don't know, but I don't think that's the reason, these two daily training games are normal," Foster thought hard, "Maybe it has something to do with physical fatigue, after all, the fat man has been starting lately, and he has played the full 90 minutes in almost every game." β
Myburgh's clash with Wolves is about to begin. No. 35 Nugent and No. 9 Rhodes partnered up front, and the fat man sat on the bench. This is the first time that the fat man has sat on the bench after sitting in the main position. The fat man has started almost every game recently, and he has played the whole game almost every time, and his physical fitness is facing a serious test. Although the fat man recovered quickly when he was young, Karanka was still afraid that the fat man would get injured due to fatigue. Facing a weaker Wolves team today, and Myburgh still sitting at home, coach Karanka decided to rest the fat man off the bench.
Although Coach Karanka cares about himself, the fat man is still very uncomfortable in his heart! The fat man has scored in 10 consecutive league games, and he is only one game away from equaling the league scoring streak record.
The current Premier League record of consecutive goals is set by Vardy, the leading scorer of the popular fried chicken Leicester City team in the Premier League, from the fourth round of the Premier League, Leicester City away to Bournemouth, to the fourteenth round of the Premier League, Leicester City hosts Manchester United, Vardy scored in the 11th consecutive game, breaking the 12-year record of 10 consecutive league goals held by former Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Although the fat man played in the Championship, this record will not be recognized, because only the record of consecutive goals in the top league will be recognized, but at least it makes the fat man have a thought in his heart. Brother broke records in the Championship this year and will continue to break records in the Premier League next season. In addition, the fat man's body is really not tired, because he trains in the system every day, 12 hours is equivalent to 12 days, and he has recovered early! Even if it is one game a day, there is no problem with the fat man's body. It's a pity that Karanka didn't know, so the fat man was put on the bench in this game!
On the pitch, the game officially began, and the Myburgh team, which had the advantage of the home field, launched an attack on Wolves at the beginning of the game. Wolves also played pragmatically, setting up buses directly at the back. Soon after the start of the game, the game between the two teams became an offensive and defensive drill teaching match.
"Oh, Wolves are very pragmatic, they put the bus directly at the back." Smith was a little disdainful, "It's a really low-level but effective tactic. β
'There's no way, away against Myburgh, this is Wolves manager Kenny? The best arrangement Jack could have made. Foster understood, "You know, Wolves owner Steve Morgan just moved in the winter and just put the team's top scorer Bennick? Afbe's Β£10 million sale to Premier League side Bournemouth was a real act of suicide. I'm not surprised if Wolves are relegated this season! β
"I've heard that the Wolves owner wants to sell the team," Smith said, "and the media says the buyer is probably a wealthy Chinese businessman!" β
"This is the trend, in the golden era, nothing is impossible" Foster pouted, "Now half of the Premier League and Championship teams have been controlled by foreign capital, and this trend is expanding, it's scary to think about." β
On the pitch, Myburgh is trying various ways to deal with Wolves' bus tactics, but it doesn't work well! Breaking the dense defense is a global issue, and many strong teams are often planted in the crowd tactics of the weak team, and in the face of the Wolves' bus strategy, the Myburgh team is also at a loss.
There are many ways to break down dense defenses, such as moving the ball widely, breaking through with the ball, such as set-pieces, long-range shots, and so on. But no one knows how effective these methods will be. For example, a large range of transfer of the ball, the opponent's half of the court is very dense, at this time, the wide range of transfer of the ball, will require the ball to be faster and more accurate, but the difficulty of this pass will increase exponentially. The same goes for dribbling through. Set-pieces are a good way to break down dense defences, but they are hard to come by. Long-range shooting is one of the tactics with the most chances, but it requires a strong long-range shooting ability. In the first half, Myburgh threatened the Wolves goal with five long-range shots and three corners, but all of them were to no avail!
At halftime, Coach Karanka made substitution adjustments! Replace No. 35 Nugent with a fat man, Nugent's speed is simply not able to play in this game. Replace the back midfielder No. 8 Clayton with midfielder No. 21 Ramirez, Ramirez's long-range shooting ability is good!
"I knew that at half-time, coach Karanka would bring Pong on the pitch." Smith is confident, "In the face of the opposition's dense defense, there is no better option than to put Pang on the court. The hapless Nugent was replaced, and his pace was left untouched in this game. β
"The back No. 8 Clayton was replaced by No. 21 Ramirez!" Foster said, "Myburgh will continue to put pressure on Wolves and Ramirez's long-range shot will also help to break through dense defences. β
On the pitch, at the start of the second half, the fat man did not plunge into the Wolves penalty area after coming on the field. There are too many people in there, and it is enough to leave a No. 9 Rhodes to attract the opponent's defence, and Wolves' two central defenders, No. 5 Williamson and No. 6 Bass, are both English strong men who are more than 1.9 meters tall. In the first half, Myburgh had several corner kick opportunities, and Myburgh's central defenders No. 4 Ayala and 6 and Gibson also rushed into the opponent's box to fight for headers, but unfortunately they didn't get too good chances.
The fat man wants to start with long-range shots and set-pieces, attract the opponent out, force the opponent to expand the defensive area, and the opponent will have more chances with a header when there are fewer people in the penalty area. The fat man took the initiative to retreat to get the ball, and then began to coquettishly bring the ball in the Wolves half, from time to time with the veteran Downing to do a one-two cooperation, gradually approaching the opponent in the opponent's penalty area, and then looking for an opportunity to shoot from a distance.
"Oh, Pong is back to get the ball, which reminds me of the Myburgh game against Cardiff City." Smith suddenly spoke, "In the face of dense defense, Pong's retreat to get the ball is a very good tactic. I think Wolves are in trouble......"
"That's true, Tom. Pong's pullback will disrupt the opponent's defensive formation. Foster knew very well in his heart, "If the defenders follow Pang out, then their defensive formation will be chaotic; If they don't follow Pang out, they will have to face Pang's heavy artillery bombardment! β
Ten minutes into the second half, the fat man had already had 3 shots on goal. One ball hit the opposition defender, and the remaining two balls were in the woodwork, the ball was fast, but unfortunately the angle was too positive, and it was blocked by Wolves goalkeeper No. 1 Ikem. The fat man's long-range shot is a feature, great power! Unlike the free kick in the static, the fat man goes around in an arc, and the long shot in the dynamic, the fat man directly opens the way with his strength and wins by speed. The fat man's powerful shot made Wolves goalkeeper No. 1 Ikem very nervous.
'Guys, don't let him shoot from outside the box, he's got a lot of power and he's fast. Expand the defense and keep him away from the goal! 'Ike kept reminding his team-mates.
Subsequently, No. 21 Ramirez also hit two long-range shots, although he did not enter the goal, but also made Ikem break out in a cold sweat. Wolves had no choice but to start expanding their defensive area, and after Wolves expanded their defensive area, Pang's long-range shots were not so easy, and several long-range shots were blocked by the opponent's defenders. The fat man began to change his strategy, directly dribbling the ball to break in, attracting the defense to divide the wings, and the attack of the Myburgh team gradually became threatening.
"Oh, Pang and Ramirez are dangerous from distance," commented Smith, "and it's a positive sign that Wolves are starting to expand their defence, and Myburgh's chance is coming......
The game came to the 70th minute, a fat man broke through with the ball, tripped by a Wolves defender, and Myburgh won a free kick in front. But the free-kick was not well placed and was closer to the touchline.
"Free kick, Myburgh get a free kick opportunity" Foster excited, "Pang is ready to take the penalty, Poong's free kick is very threatening. However, this free-kick is not a familiar area for Pang......"
On the pitch, Fat Man and Downing stood in front of the ball, and Wolves lined up a two-man wall. The fat man and Tang Ning made a look, and the veteran Tang Ning understood. Downing walked over to the edge of the wall, and Ayala, the centre-back No. 4 in the Wolves penalty area, was ready to fight for the ball. The fat man did not take a free kick directly this time, nor did he hoist the ball to the penalty area, but directly kicked a bocce ball, the ball rolled past Tangning's side against the turf, the veteran Tangning quickly turned around, and caught up with the ball is a volley, and the ball flew straight to the near corner of the goal. In order to defend the fat man's free kicks and crosses, the Wolves goalkeeper stood relatively close to the far corner of the goal, and when the ball flew to the near corner, it was already beyond the whip!
ββ¦β¦ Pang takes a free-kick, oh, it's not a direct free-kick, it's a tactical free-kick......" Smith was surprised.
βgoalβ¦β¦! goalβ¦β¦! Veteran Downing has broken the goal! Commentator Smith shouted, "Pang and Downing cooperated to deceive the Wolves goalkeeper, and finally Downing scored in the near corner of the goal!" Wonderful coordination, wonderful shooting, wonderful scoring! β
"Pang and Tangning lied to everyone!" Foster also felt very surprised, "This free kick is very similar to the free kick in the Anglo-Argentine battle in the 98 World Cup, but Argentina's free kick is coordinated by many people, and this free kick is only completed by Pang and Downing, which is really a very exquisite cooperation, which is very surprising!" β
On the field, after Downing scored, he was very excited, and directly slipped and knelt near the small flagpole on the bottom line. The fat man and his teammates all ran over to celebrate with Downing. Downing has been the captain of Myburgh since he joined the team last year. Myburgh is aiming for promotion this season, and Downing is under a lot of pressure as captain. This goal also relieved Downing's pressure a lot!
Downing's goal also declared the failure of the Wolves team's bus tactics. There was some confusion in the tactics of Wolves after conceding the goal, with some players rushing to attack and others not yet switching from defensive tactics. For a while, there were a lot of mistakes in Wolves' defense and attack. This is the opportunity that the fat man was waiting for.
In the 75th minute of the game, No. 21 Ramirez successfully broke the ball in the front court and passed directly to Downing, who took the ball to the bottom line and crossed directly, and the fat man went straight to the front of the penalty area, and when the fat man reached the front point of the opponent's small penalty area, Downing's ball had been passed, the fat man's header was a little, and the ball flew into the back corner of the goal!
ββ¦β¦ Ramirez's break, Myburgh's chances ......" Smith was excited again, "Downing received Ramirez's pass and crossed ......"
βgoalβ¦β¦! goalβ¦β¦! Pong's header scores! Smith shouted again, "Veteran Downing returned the favor and assisted Pang to score a wonderful header!" Myburgh took a 2-0 lead. β
"The attack was too fast." Foster commented, "The Wolves defenders haven't reacted yet, the ball has flown into the net. β
"Wolves are playing a bit of a mess right now!" "They were in a hurry to equalize, the whole team was completely unified, and there was a bit of confusion in defense and goals......
On the pitch, two goals were conceded in 5 minutes, leaving the Wolves players completely dumbfounded. Attack, can't attack; Defending, can't defend, the thinking of the players on the Wolves field is even more unified. Take advantage of your illness to kill you! The fat man and his golfers became more and more excited the more they played.
In the 80th minute of the game, No. 21 Ramisley took the ball in the middle and dodged the defense of No. 4 Edwards in the back of the Wolves midfield, and it was a long-range shot. Wolves goalkeeper No. 1 Ikem pounced on the ball, and the fat man easily picked up the miss in front of the goal to score.
ββ¦β¦ Ramirez's long-range shot ...... Oh! The goalkeeper saved...... "Smith slightly regretted," Pong's follow-up shot ......"
βgoalβ¦β¦! goalβ¦β¦! Pang's brace! Smith's shout rang out again, "The Wolves goalkeeper saves the ball and gets off the ball, and Pang scores with an easy follow-up shot in front of the goal!" Half of the credit for this goal should go to Ramirez who shot from distance! β
"Wolves are finished!" Foster said with a smile, "I was beaten by the Myburgh team in ten minutes, and I basically have no chance!" β
Wolves manager Kenny? Jackett finally stabilized the situation on the field through substitution adjustments. Although in the remaining ten minutes, Wolves returned to the attack, but there was no way back. The final score was 3:0, and Myburgh won at home!
The veteran Tang Ning made one pass and one shot in this game, and his performance was eye-catching, becoming the focus of reporters after the game. After Downing's return to Myburgh, he was less interested in scoring goals and more about the team's victory. So in the game, Downing didn't shoot many times on goal, and most of the time he was organizing offense and defense. Reopening the goal account today really made Downing very happy. Although the fat man also performed well, he really didn't want to steal the limelight from Tang Ning. After a brief interview with reporters, the fat man left.