Chapter 61: New Technology in the Forbidden Zone
Dull-day days always go by quickly, and Myburgh's home game against Reading on 13 April came as scheduled. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info Emma also rushed back from London early in the morning.
Reading Football Club, a professional football team in Reading, Berkshire, in the south-east of England, was founded in 1871 and is a veteran football team in England.
Reading were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in 2005-06 and lasted only two years before being relegated to the Championship in 2007-08. In 2012, Reading won the Championship again and were promoted to the Premier League again in 2012-13, but they failed to defend themselves and were relegated back to the Championship in 2013-14. The home stadium is the Madeischi Stadium, and the head coach Brian? Mcdermott.
This season, Reading have been mediocre, and at the end of last year, the team sacked manager Steve? Clark, the 2011-12 season of Coach Bryan Blain, who led the team to promotion? McDermott re-invited. The team currently sit 11th in the table, but with a 12-point gap to the sixth-placed side, there is little hope of promotion with only six league games remaining.
Ahead of the game, commentators Smith and Foster were talking about the game.
"James, it was a shame in the last game!" Smith looked regretful, "In the first half, Pang was focused on defense, and it was difficult to find opportunities: in the second half, the opponent relaxed the defense of Pang, and Pang seized the opportunity to score two goals, but was replaced by Coach Karanka, which is a pity......"
"It's a pity, but Coach Karanka is also there to protect Pong." Foster analyzed, "It can only be said that Pang is a little less lucky, but luck is also part of the game...... After all, health is the most important thing for a player......"
"Pong's goal is a good thing for Myburgh, but it's also a bad thing!" Smith seemed to remember something, "Recently, there have been a lot more scouts coming to the Myburgh team's training base, and I don't know if Pang can stay with the Myburgh team next season......"
"This ...... It should be fine! Foster thought thoughtfully, "After all, Pang has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, and Pang has only been with Myburgh for half a season, so I think it is very likely that Pang will stay......"
"Well, I think so!" Smith seems to have figured it out, "We are now 14 points ahead of third-placed Brighton, and with six rounds of league games remaining, our promotion to the Premier League is a probable event. Next season, Myburgh will play in the Premier League, the platform is bigger, and Pang should not leave ......"
"Alright, let's announce the starting lineups of both teams!" Foster shifted the subject, "...... Myburgh's starting lineup is...... No. 18 Stuani replaced No. 21 Downing as a wing-back. Veteran Downing was unavailable due to a cold, and Stuani's position was that of a striker, but his excellent footwork allowed him to play in multiple positions up front......"
At the beginning of the game, the Myburgh team took the initiative on the field, and the fat man and Rhodes were in the middle of the opponent's backline, constantly inserting and pulling. The Reading team was pulled by the two, and there were really a lot of holes in the backline. Keeping an eye on the fat man's opponent's central defender, Keown, is the weak link in the opponent's backline.
Reading's No.2 Gaunt, No.35 Cooper and No.5 McShane have been a regular at the back this season, with the exception of No.34 Keown. Reading manager Brian? McDermott has made a number of attempts in this position, but none of them have worked out well. Reading played a back three at one point, but it didn't work well. There was no way, Reading pushed the 21-year-old No. 34 Keown to the central defender position, hoping that he could perform well. But the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny.
Ten minutes into the game, Myburgh had their chance. After the Myburgh team advanced the ball to the Reading half, Stuani went straight in the middle and passed the ball directly to the fat man standing on the edge of the opponent's penalty area, and the fat man leaned on No. 34 Keown to take the ball into the opponent's penalty area, and faced the No. 26 Habsi of the Reading team, the fat man volleyed into the near corner of the goal to score.
“…… Myburgh attacked, and Pang was stuck by the opponent's central defender Keown. "Smith keeps his eyes on the court," Stuani's pass, Pong gets the ball...... Pang wiped it in, beautiful! Shot ......"
“goal……! goal……! Pang opens the scoring for Myburgh! "Smith didn't expect the goal to come so easily," Pang broke through Keown's defense and scored with an easy volley. Reading were too lax in their defense down the middle. ”
"Pang's breakthrough this time was too easy." Foster shook his head, clearly unhappy with Keown's defense, "Keown, although he has great physical fitness, is too inexperienced in defense, he is easily blocked by Pong, he has lost his defensive position......"
The Riverside Stadium was thunderous with joy and excitement from the home fans. Recently, the team's attacking power has been excellent, and the fans have more to look forward to.
"Haha, Pang has scored again! I'm an idol and I'm always the best! A female fan shouted.
"Pang's recent form is too hot to be true!" A veteran player is excited.
"The Reading team only sent one central defender to defend Pang, it's too careless!" Third floor
"Keown is too immature, he is not Pang's opponent at all!" Fourth floor.
The fans are talking about it, and every goal of the team can excite them for a long time.
In the dugout, Reading manager Brian? McDermott looked depressed. Due to the injury of the main central defender Davy, the season was reimbursed, and he had to try other players in this position, but unfortunately it did not work well. In this game, facing the arrowhead of the Myburgh team, he thought about it and felt that it was more appropriate to send Keown, who had better physical fitness, but he didn't expect the reality to slap him in the face, and the Keungen he trusted was not the opponent of the Myburgh striker. 'It looks like the two centre-backs are going to change their defences. 'Brian? McDermott thought silently.
On the field, the fat man is celebrating with his teammates. The fat man didn't expect the goal to come so easily, it seems that Smith is really right, and the Reading team's defense in the middle is indeed very poor.
Reading is the midfielder of No. 23 Williams, who is the initiator of Reading's attack and is currently the top scorer on the inside, a typical player who is strong in attack and weak in defence. After passing the No. 23 Williams defense, the fat man can face the central defenders in front of him, No. 35 Cooper and No. 34 Keown, compared to Cooper's steady and sophisticated, Keown is obviously a rookie egg, with little defensive experience, and the fat man is easy to rely on Keown to get a chance to shoot.
On the pitch, the backward Reading team immediately launched a counterattack. Reading's frontcourt players worked well together and quickly pushed the ball to near the Myburgh penalty area, and finally No. 23 Williams ended the attack with a long-range shot, but the ball was deflected.
Compared with the concentrated firepower of the Myburgh team to hit the fat man and Rhodes, the Reading team has more attack points, and several players in the front court have the ability to shoot and score, but they lack the decisive role of the fat man. Reading originally had a good attacker in the team, No. 22 Nick? Blackman, but was sold to Derby County in the winter this season. After the loss of this attacker, Reading's attack points became scattered, and several players in the front field, whoever had a good chance, could choose to shoot.
This tactic made it easy for Reading to play up front, with plenty of shots on goal, but low offensive efficiency because most shots were not well timed. At the same time, the Reading team also strengthened the defense of the fat man, and the central defender No. 35 Cooper took the initiative and No. 34 Keown switched positions to defend the fat man.
However, Reading's holes at the back are not something that can be solved by changing positions. Twenty-five minutes into the game, Myburgh counterattacked, and after No. 8 Clayton won the ball, a long pass found No. 21 Ramirez on the wing, who did not break forward, but chose to cut laterally. The fat man and Rhodes began to run, but the defender next to the fat man became No. 35 Cooper, No. 34 Keown marked Rhodes, and No. 5 McShane assisted the defense.
As soon as the fat man received Ramirez's pass, No. 35 Cooper immediately posted it to prevent the fat man from turning around, but the fat man immediately made a step on the ball and pulled the ball to face the goal again. This is also the trick that the fat man learned from Van Basten, to dare to make moves in the penalty area, which is the most dangerous area for defenders, but the safest area for strikers. In this area, defenders are the most prone to feints. In the face of No. 35 Cooper defense, the fat man directly chose to cut horizontally in the penalty area, the fat man gently turned the ball to the side, followed by a step, and then chose to shoot, the defense of the fat man's No. 35 Cooper has not been able to catch up with the fat man's action, directly a sliding shovel to the end to block the shooting line, the opponent's goalkeeper No. 26 Habsi also shot in the direction of the goal to make a save. But what is surprising is that the fat man did not choose to shoot, but directly dunked and pulled the ball back. No. 35 Cooper and No. 26 Habsi, who were lying on the ground, had desperate expressions on their faces as they watched the fat man hit the empty goal.
“…… Ramirez cuts inside in the middle...... Pang and Rhodes were cutting forward...... "Smith kept his eyes on the ball and raised his pace," Pang received a pass from Ramirez...... However, the opponent's central defender Cooper pasted up, Pang turned his back to the goal, how did Pang choose ......"
"Wow! Pull the ball beautifully, Pong faces the goal again! It's so beautiful! Smith's eyes widened, excited, "Pong chose to cut inside the box, and Pong shook off Cooper's defense...... Shot! Oh no, Pang didn't shoot, he dunked the ball back and shot ......"
“goal……! goal……! Pang's brace! Brace! "Smith danced excitedly," Pang played with the opposition defenders and goalkeepers in the penalty area, easily pushing the empty net to score. The first time I saw Pang make such a realistic fake move in the opponent's penalty area. Unbelievable, unbelievable! ”
"Oh my God!" Foster covered his head with his hands and an exaggerated expression, "What did I see?" I saw such an artistic goal! This kind of goal is not common in the Premier League, so skillful, so easy to score, it's perfect! ”
Smith said the voice of the majority of fans, with the figure of a fat man, in the opponent's penalty area, dare to juggle and fake, it is indeed very rare, you need to have precise control of the ball, but the effect is very good, the shot is very easy, quite a thousand pounds. The fat man is also influenced by the god Van Basten, who often made feints in the opponent's penalty area when he was a player, and scoring a goal is called a relaxed freehand!
On the court, the fat man was just about to celebrate, and was directly hugged by Rhodes.
"Pang, this goal is so beautiful! Incredible! Awesome!" Rhodes was a bit incoherent. Rhodes knew he couldn't score this kind of goal. In Rhodes's mind, simplicity and practicality have always been his goal. In the opponent's penalty area, Rhodes didn't think about making some feints, and just shot at goal. And the fat man's goal already has the charm of Spanish football.
"Man, how did you do that? You can play the violin on your feet! Ramirez rushed over and hugged the two of them. Ramirez still can't believe that the fat man is in the penalty area and can complete this kind of action. Although in the past few days, the fat man has dared to make moves in the penalty area during training, Ramirez still feels that this kind of goal has nothing to do with a big man like the fat man!
The cheers on the riverside stadium were louder than the last goal! Most fans can't believe the fact that their favorite player, Pong, has scored such an artistic goal.
"I'm not dreaming, Pang will score such a wonderful goal, this is obviously not Pang style!" A fan talks to himself.
"It's not a big shot, it's not a header, it's a shot that squeezes the opponent away! It's about shaking down the opponent and breaking the goal, is this still Pang? "One fan couldn't believe it.
"It's a Spanish-style goal, Pong must have learned it from coach Karanka! The goal was beautiful! A fan analysed why.
"It's definitely the work of Coach Karanka!" One fan decided on the result.
There was a lot of talk among the fans, and most thought that it was the credit of Coach Karanka, after all, Coach Karanka is Spaniard, and the Spanish players are notoriously delicate in their technique.
Coach Karanka is also in a daze! He's been helping the fat man improve his foot skills, but not in the restricted area. Perhaps these techniques are more appropriate to call them skills, and in the opponent's penalty area, the striker who dares to make moves already has the potential to become a great striker, because playing skill in the opponent's penalty area requires delicate technique and strong self-confidence. Coach Karanka decided that the technique that the fat man had just used was not what he had taught. 'Pang should have learned the technique from elsewhere, you can ask Pang after the game!' Coach Karanka had something in mind.
Reading manager Bryan not far from coach Karanka? McDermott looked at Coach Karanka quietly with a look of envy and jealousy. I envy Coach Karanka for having such outstanding players, I am jealous of Coach Karanka's ability to develop strikers, and I hate the fat man's goal. Brian? McDermott decided that the fat man's goal was the credit of coach Karanka, after all, the fat man's goal was too obvious in Spain's technical style.
The most depressed people were Cooper and goalkeeper Habsi, who were still lying on the ground, and they felt cheated by the world. 'Damn fatty! Why don't you pass the ball, why don't you turn around and shoot hard, why do you squeeze past the defenders and break through, aren't these what you're best at? Why would you want to give up the best technology and use this unconventional technology? Is it to humiliate us? A lot of thoughts crossed their minds. The cheers of the home fans were also particularly piercing!
On the field, the referee blew the whistle, the center circle kicked off, and the game continued. The Reading team, which was two goals behind, took the initiative to shrink the defensive line and played a defensive counterattack under the instructions of the coach, and they couldn't concede any more goals in the first half, or there would be no chance at all in the second half. Cooper even took out 12 points to defend the fat man, and the back Williams also took the initiative to assist Cooper in defending the fat man.
In the end, the first half ended, and the Myburgh team led 2:0.
At half-time, Myburgh did not make any personnel changes. Reading made two substitutions, with defender No. 24 Sweeney replacing No. 34 Keown, forward No. 10 replacing No. 29 Comogante, and Reading making two counter-substitutions.
"It's not surprising that Keown was replaced, he can't guard Pang at all!" Smith analyzed the changes made by the Reading team, "Recker replaced Como Gant in the opposite position, Brian? Coach McDermott wants to change his hand......"
On the pitch, Reading went on the attack as soon as the second half began, and with 45 minutes remaining, they were two goals down but they had plenty of time to equalise. However, in the face of Myburgh's tenacious defense, Reading's attacks were futile again and again. Myburgh were resolute on the counter-attack, but Reading also strengthened their defensive rigidity, and neither side changed the score for the first 20 minutes of the second half.
The new No. 24 Sweeney, although not as tall as No. 34 Keown, is fast, and he and No. 35 Cooper are combined together, and they do a good job of limiting the fat man.
"Brian? Coach McDermott has made good adjustments to the backline, and Sweeney has a lot of experience with the ball at the feet of the defenders. Smith commented, "But the downside of this is that it lowers the height of the backline, and Pang and Rhodes' headers are very threatening......
"Brian? Coach McDermott can only be treated with headaches and feet now! "After all, Reading is attacking aggressively, Myburgh is counterattacking, and Pang and Rhodes have fewer header opportunities......
In the 25th minute of the second half, the balance on the field was finally broken, and No. 10 Recker, who only came on in the second half, broke through the goal of the Myburgh team with a cold shot, and Reading rewrote the score to 1:2.
"Goal! Smith was a little depressed, "Myburgh was a little lax defensively and didn't block Recker's shot!" ”
'Reading have a lot of players who can shoot on goal, and Myburgh's defence is too far behind. Foster was a little unhappy, "You should stretch out the defense line and take the initiative to interfere with the opponent's long-range shots......
In the coach's seat, Coach Karanka stood up, and when everyone thought he was going to make a substitution, Coach Karanka sat back down. Reading's goal was a surprise, and the substitution only undermined Myburgh's existing defensive system.
'Coach Karanka didn't make a substitution, it was a smart choice. Foster commented, "Myburgh's defensive system is not chaotic, the goal conceded is just that the defense is relatively backward, and the opponent's shot is more sudden......"
The Reading team, who scored a goal back, regained hope and continued to attack, but their attack was difficult to hit the heart of the Myburgh team's penalty area, and only put a long-range shot on the periphery, and after the Myburgh team expanded the defensive line, Reading's long-range shot was greatly reduced.
On the field, in the 35th minute of the second half, the Myburgh team withstood the attack of the Reading team and played a wonderful match again. No. 7 Lydbit made a long pass to No. 18 Stuani, and No. 18 Stuani handed the ball to No. 9 Rhodes in front, Rhodes's attack was blocked, and the ball was kicked to the fat man, who successfully protected the ball in the face of the opponent's two defenses, but could not turn around and shoot. The fat man's eyes swept to No. 21 Ramirez, who quickly stepped forward, and the fat man immediately passed the ball to Ramirez, who met the ball with a furious shot, but unfortunately the Reading goalkeeper was in a good position and lifted the ball off the crossbar, and Myburgh got a corner kick opportunity.
Ramirez's shot ...... Oh, and the ball was saved by the opposition goalkeeper. Smith regretted it, "But Myburgh still won a corner!" ”
Ramirez took a corner kick and No. 8 Clayton and No. 4 Ayala also rushed into the opposition box. The fat man also stood in the opponent's penalty area, but there were two bodyguards next to him, No. 24 Sweeney and No. 35 Cooper, and the two almost held the fat man hand in hand. The corner kick was taken, and the fat man instantly judged the ball to the ground, and the fat man tried to rush towards the ball, but the two bodyguards around him severely restricted the fat man's movements, and finally all three people fell. Just when the fat man was depressed and missed the opportunity, a tall body jumped high in the middle and pushed the ball into the opponent's goal!
“goal……! goal……! No.4 Ayala scores with a header. Smith was excited again, "After the corner, there was chaos in the opponent's penalty area, and Pang and the opponent's two players fell in the box at the same time, at which point Ayala jumped high and headed the ball into the opponent's goal. ”
"The ball should have been awarded a penalty, and Sweeney and Cooper almost combined to hug Pong, causing Pong to fall in the box." Foster pouted, very dissatisfied, "But Ayala's goal made the referee cancel the penalty." The hapless Pang missed the hat-trick again! ”
The fat man fell to the ground and shook his head helplessly, this ball should definitely be a penalty. When the fat man fell, the two defenders holding the fat man also fell to the ground at the same time, and the referee stood not far from the three of them, seeing it clearly. But the goal of his teammates made the fat man unable to find a reason to appeal to the referee. That's it, it's your teammates who score anyway, and don't be so demanding about who scores. At the same time, the fat man thought that his teammates kept scoring goals, and he could also share the pressure of his own goals, and his heart was not so uncomfortable.
After Ayala scored, he was so excited that his teammates on both teams couldn't hold him back and rushed straight to coach Karanka. Coach Lanka's new tactics are starting to show their power, with No. 8 Clayton scoring in the last game and No. 4 Ayala in this game, and the Myburgh team is getting more and more involved in the attack, scoring more and more points, and posing a greater threat to the opponent's defence.
Ayala's goal sealed the win for Myburgh, who beat Reading 3-1 at home.
"Congratulations to Myburgh for winning this game and securing a promotion spot in advance!" Smith made the final summary, "After this round, with five rounds left in the league, Myburgh has 16 points ahead of third-place Brighton and has already locked a promotion place in advance!" Of course, Myburgh has a bigger goal, which is to win the league title! ”
"I would say that although the season is not over yet, it has been a successful season for Myburgh as we have achieved the most important goal of the club – promotion. Foster was happy, "But it's not the end, we have another goal, and that's to win. Myburgh are now 14 points ahead of second-placed Burnley, so as long as Myburgh can win their next game, we will win the Championship four rounds ahead! ”