Chapter Forty-Eight: No Shooting Boots
Early the next morning, the fat man came to the training base of the Myburgh team. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info fat man's early departure and late return during this period has attracted the attention of the Myburgh club, and now the staff of the entire Myburgh team's training base know that Pang Hao is the hardest trained person in the team.
On March 19, Myburgh welcomed the 38th round of the league and hosted Hull City. The two teams have met twice this season, once in the league and once in the FA Cup. In the 16th round of the league, Myburgh team challenged Hull City away and finally lost 0:3. In the FA Cup, Myburgh won 3-2 at home. The two teams are close in strength, and almost every meeting can play a big score. However, both teams have not performed well in recent rounds. Myburgh have just come out of a two-game losing streak, and Hull City have won just one of their last four games.
"Man, I like to talk about the game against Hull City." Smith was the first to speak, "That means big scores, a lot of goals, very enjoyable......"
'It's true, Hull City is also an attacking team with a lot of attacking power. Foster chimed in, "But this game is not easy to say, you must know that Hull City has not been doing well recently! β
"I heard from the club staff that Pang has been out early and returned late recently, and he has been training very hard!" "I'm getting more and more of a Pong now, a hard-working player, even if he has average talent, he doesn't get too bad...... What's more, Pang is extremely talented, and it is difficult for Pang to think about it now if he is not outstanding......"
"Indeed, Pang has the diligence and hard work unique to the Chinese!" Forster was deeply touched, "If the English players wanted Pang to work so hard, we would have won the Hercules Cup for the second time......
"Man, do you know what I'm most trying to tell you today?" Smith suddenly became mysterious, "It's about Pong, he's scored in 13 consecutive league games, what an amazing achievement, it's incredible!" β
"Oh, I remember, since that reporter named Emma reported on Pong's 11 consecutive goals, Pong seems to have scored in two more games, really 13 consecutive league goals" Foster also remembered, "Incredible...... Regardless of whether the team won or lost, Pang has maintained a consistent goal...... It's so rare! β
"Man, are you still worried about this competition?" Smith laughed and said, "Pang will definitely still score, that's 14 consecutive league goals, it's wonderful." β
"Man, you convinced me!" Foster also laughed, "I just hope Hull City doesn't lose too badly, haha......"
At the riverside stadium, the fans also talked loudly when they heard the words of the two commentators.
"Before you know it, Pang has scored in 13 consecutive league games, which is amazing!" Said one fan.
'It's true, it's a shame that this record is not recognised by the media because it's not a top-flight streak of goals.' Another fan said regretfully.
"I don't care, I'll remember anyway. It's infuriating that the English media only focus on Premier League matches. "Third floor
"If we score again in this game, it will be 14 games, haha! It's wonderful! "Fourth floor
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As the fans talked about it, the fans at Riverside Stadium knew about this fact, and everyone began to have more expectations for the fat man.
On the pitch, the game officially began, and the Myburgh team was still partnered with Pang and Stuani in the front. Both teams started the game with a cautious start. With nine rounds left in the league and every game is crucial. Myburgh are in a better situation, after all, they are still first in the table, Hull City are currently fourth, and although they can play in the play-offs, they don't have many points ahead of the teams behind them, so every point counts.
Hull City's poor performance in the last four rounds is mainly due to injuries and suspensions for some of the team's main players, and another reason is that the team's main striker No. 9 Hernandez and midfielder No. 17 Diame have been in a slump recently. Every player, it is impossible to maintain a high level all the time in every season, there are definitely good stages and bad stages.
With 20 minutes to play, Myburgh, who had the advantage of the home field, had a couple of good shots on goal, but none of them took advantage of them. The fat man also got 2 shots on goal, a header and a long-range shot, but unfortunately missed the goal. The fat man felt that he was not in a good state today, his body was a little heavy, and he was not excited enough.
"Oh, Pong's long shot...... The ball hits high! Smith shook his head, "Pang has already had two shots on goal, but unfortunately they were not even a fraction of a second!" β
"Pang doesn't seem to be too excited today," Forster stared at the fat man, "his shot always feels a little bit worse......
In the 30th minute of the game, the fat man was pulled by the opponent with the ball, and the Myburgh team got a free kick opportunity in front. The fat man stands in front of the ball and prepares to take the penalty. After the opponent lined up the human wall, the fat man turned on "Vision Enhancement" as usual, and everything in front of him became clear. The fat man kicked the ball in two steps, and the moment the ball flew towards the goal, the fat man felt that the ball was hanging. There is no problem with the point where the foot touches the ball, but the movement on the ankle is a little slow, which causes the ball to not be caught, which is also a consequence of the heaviness of the body. Sure enough, after the ball flew over the human wall, it fell a little slowly, and finally the ball smashed on the goal crossbar and was pushed out of the bottom line by the opponent's defender. The difference is a thousand miles, and the fat man is quite helpless.
Although the free-kick was not scored, Myburgh was awarded a corner. No. 27 Adoma takes the penalty and the ball is sent near the penalty spot. There was chaos in the penalty area, and although the fat man was closely defended by the opponent's defender, the fat man still jumped high to the ball. The ball flew towards goal, and eventually the ball hit the crossbar again and flew out of bounds.
"Pong's header hits the goal...... Wow, the ball hit the crossbar. Commentator Smith looked regretful, "Pang showed a good competitive state, but his luck was too bad." Counting the free-kick crossbar from Pang earlier, Pang has already hit the crossbar twice in one minute. I have to say that Hull City's luck has been fantastic. β
"Pang still feels like before," Foster said slowly, "It's always a little bit close, which is rare before......"
The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. Coach Karanka knows more about fat people than commentator Smith. The killer of the fat man is the header and free kick, according to the fat man's usual training, this kind of opportunity of free kicks and headers, two chances the fat man should be able to seize a chance, but unfortunately the fat man has missed today, coach Karanka can confirm that the fat man is in a bad state today. Coach Karanka scratched his head a little, but there was no way but to adjust it at halftime.
Two beams, the fat man also understood that his state today was really not good. People are so strange, when they are in a good state, how to kick and how to have; When you're not in good shape, how you don't play. Since he didn't have the luck to open the beard today, the fat man decided to create an opportunity for his partner No. 18 Stuani, but unfortunately the latter was not in good shape.
For the remainder of the first half, Stuani had two good chances on goal, but neither of them were able to capitalise on them, and Myburgh ended up holding to a 0-0 draw with the dominant side.
'In the first half, Myburgh had a lot of chances, but they didn't take them. Smith commented, "Both Pong and Stuani's shots were missing their heads, and the two were like shooters without sights, completely out of shape. I think at half-time, coach Karanka has to make adjustments as soon as possible, and it's not a good sign to have the advantage and not score. β
At halftime, coach Karanka made a substitution. The fat man thought he was going to be replaced, but coach Karanka didn't do that, and he replaced No. 18 Stuani with No. 9 Rhodes. No. 35 Nugent replaced No. 8 Clayton, and Myburgh switched to a three-man striker.
After the start of the second half, the fat man, who hit the crossbar twice, was heavily cared for by Hull City. With the fat man who was watched to death and two strikers who needed to be fed, the three-forward tactics of the Myburgh team did not work well. After replacing No. 8 Clayton in midfield, Myburgh's midfield looked a little thin, and No. 21 Ramirez, No. 27 Adoma and No. 7 Leadbitt were a little unable to complete the task of organizing the attack and intercepting in the midfield at the same time. At the beginning of the second half, Hull City fought back against Myburgh. No.9 Hernandez had a one-on-one chance on a counter-attack from Hull City, but his shot also hit the crossbar and was cleared off the touchline by a Myburgh defender.
ββ¦β¦ Dangerous! Hernandez's one-on-one ......" Smith's voice was full of nervousness, "Oh, the ball hit the crossbar and Myburgh escaped......"
"Myburgh's three-striker tactics were not successful." Foster commented, "The midfield was too thin, and after Pang was targeted by the opponent, the Myburgh team's attack almost came to a standstill......
"However, Hernandez, the striker of Hull City, seems to have been infected by Pon, haha!" Smith quipped, "Both teams have contributed to the post three times......
On the court, between matches, Coach Karanka let the fat man retreat and play the forward position instead. With the improvement of the fat man's level of holding the ball, the fat man has also played this position, especially after the veteran Tang Ning was injured, the fat man often retreated to take the ball organization, in fact, he also played the position of the front waist. After the fat man retreated, the Myburgh team gradually took control of the scene. The fat man retreated to the position of No. 27 Adoma and Adoma retraced to the position of No. 8 Clayton. With a return to the midfield, Myburgh has become fluid in attack.
"It's a bold change for Pang to be put in a forward position by coach Karanka," Smith commented, "Actually, Pang has played in this position before, but I think Pang is more threatening at the front. β
"Pong's position has to be retreated, and he has to do some midfield playmaking work." Foster seemed to understand Coach Karanka's intentions, "Pang and Stuani didn't feel good shooting today, so Coach Karanka sent Rhodes and Nugent to try their luck, but the midfield was not thick enough, so they had to let Pang retreat to fill the gap." β
On the field, although the fat man knew that he was not in good shape today, he did not give up the goal, after all, he has scored in 13 consecutive games, and the fat man's goals in every game are the birth of a new record. But today the fat man didn't seem to have shooting boots, and several long-range shots in the second half were either missed or played too positively.
No. 9 Rhodes and No. 35 Nugent, who were in front, seemed to have been infected by the fat man, and they got several good shots in the second half and did not take them. Just when the fans thought that the game would end in a draw, the fat man stood up again. After the fat man got the ball in the midfield, he passed the two defenders of Hull City successively, and near the opponent's big penalty area line, the fat man chose to shoot from a distance again, and the fat man felt very good this time. After the ball was shot, the fat man felt it. However, the goal again denied the fat man, and the ball eventually hit the crossbar and bounced back. On the third crossbar of the game, the fat man held his head in his hands and was extremely disappointed.
However, in the opponent's penalty area, a figure suddenly appeared and easily shot the ball into the goal. The fat man looked at it and saw that it was No. 35 Nugent. The fat man couldn't help but sigh: Ginger is still old and spicy. By the time everyone stood to watch the ball fly towards goal, No. 35 Nugent had already rushed to the goal. In the end, God rewarded the hard work, Nugent scored from the second goal, and successfully helped the Myburgh team to get three points.
ββ¦β¦ Pong's shot on goal...... Oh, hit the beam again, Pang's luck is so bad. "Smith was disappointed, and suddenly his voice was rushing," Nugent ...... Nugent's stop-up ......"
βgoalβ¦β¦! goalβ¦β¦! Nugent has scored! Commentator Smith's voice instantly raised an octave, "Nugent scored in front of goal to beat Hull City, and Myburgh's efforts throughout the game finally paid off." β
"Pon's third crossbar of the race, it was really bad luck. It is recommended that Pang not buy gambling recently, otherwise he will definitely lose no pants......" Foster teased, "Congratulations to Nugent, the veteran has once again helped the team in his own way......"
After Nugent scored, she rushed directly to coach Karanka, and the two hugged each other excitedly. Although the fat man came out of nowhere to occupy a main striker position this season, and Rhodes, who came from a high-priced transfer, also occupied a main position, the veteran Nugent did not give up and still relied on his own efforts and experience to show his value.
Even the fat man has to admit that Nugent does have his own uniqueness, and his ability to read the game is much better than that of young people like Fat Man and Rhodes. The fat man also felt that he should strengthen some training in his ability to grab points in front of the goal. It's too easy for this thing to score goals, it's easy not to want it. However, the fat man also knows that he can't use the goal-grabbing training in front of the goal for the time being, mainly in the Myburgh team, the fat man is a center forward role, the bridgehead of the team's frontcourt, and most of the opportunities to grab points in front of the goal are given to the front-court offensive players in addition to the fat man.
In the end, Myburgh won a hard-fought 1-0 win at home to Hull City. The fat man did not score a goal in this game, only one assist, and the league record of 13 goals came to an end. But the fat man also cares too much, this thing is not a top league goal record after all. Myburgh are promoted to the Premier League next season, when back-to-back league goals make more sense.
"Pang's luck is so bad, he didn't get a goal on the crossbar three times!" Emma complained about the fat man.
"Pang seems to have something wrong with his body today, and he doesn't feel excited enough......" Caroline thought for a moment.
"Caroline, my parents are back, so ......" Emma excused herself for fear that Caroline would misunderstand.
"I didn't mean that, Emma. Players have ups and downs, and it's impossible to be in the best shape every game! Caroline didn't suspect Emma.
'It's also a pressure to hold a back-to-back league scoring record. Pang has been too focused on the game lately, maybe he should take a good break. Emma analyzed.
"After this game, it's the international football break, Pang may be able to relax!" Caroline replied.
After the exchange of games, the two also got up and walked out of the court.
Sure enough, after the game, the team also announced a holiday. Because next two weeks is an international football break. The International Football Match Day is a day set by FIFA for friendly matches between various national teams, in which football clubs must have no interference in the employment of the national team, ensure that the national team has no worries about the employment of personnel, and must place the venue between the host of the tournament and not interfere.
In the 39th round of the league, Myburgh will take on Queens Park Rangers away on April 2. Coach Karanka asked players who did not have the task of playing the national team to report back to the club three days in advance, and the fat man did not have the task of playing the national team, and it would be good to appear at the training base of the Myburgh team on the 30th, and the fat man got nearly 10 vacations.