Chapter 27: Mutual Biao (I)
If the last game to invite Wimbledon, a professional team, was to test the defensive ability of Ipswich Town's U18s, then the invitation to the amateur team Suffolk Wanderers in the second game was to test the attacking ability.
Compared to Wimbledon, the difference in strength between Suffolk Rangers is not a star and a half, and it is far inferior to Ipswich Town Under-18s.
Coupled with the 1-4 defeat to Wimbledon last Sunday, the Ipswich U18 players have been holding back their energy, so the Suffolk Rangers have inevitably become an outlet for Ipswich U18.
After only ten minutes of the game, Ipswich U18 was firmly in control of the tempo on the field, especially on the right side of Anderson, which can be said to be prosperous.
After a sluggish performance in the last game and being reprimanded by Samp, Anderson learned from the pain, or perhaps felt the pressure from Gao Sheng. Anderson was extremely active from the start, using his skill and speed to threaten the left side of the Suffolk Rovers defence.
In the seventeenth minute of the first half, Anderson found an opportunity, cut in at high speed along the wing, received a through pass from right wing-back Yodel, faced the left wing-back against Suffolks Rovers, a dashing man split the ball, cleanly left the defender behind, and then dribbled along the line of the penalty area, dodged the angle, and pulled a right foot arc straight into the upper right corner of the goal.
Ipswich Town Under-18s took the lead.
Anderson once again showed the citizens of Ipswich on the sidelines his exquisite shooting skills and elegant, light dribbling.
"Violinist", well deserved.
After the goal, Anderson also rushed to the sidelines, letting out a roar to vent the negative emotions brought by the last game.
Of course, in the process of catharsis, Anderson did not forget to cast a defiant look at the left side of the team, as if to tell someone there who is the boss of Ipswich Town's Under-18s.
In order to take the lead for the team, Anderson was more active on the right side, frequently took the ball, and then used his speed to attack the Suffolk Wanderers defense again and again, forming a breakthrough again and again, but in the subsequent processing, Anderson always lacked a little heat, and the Suffolkz Rovers strengthened Anderson's defense, and finally failed to let Anderson expand the score in a short period of time.
Compared with Anderson's active right side, Gao Sheng, who started on the left side of the game, was much quieter. The poor performance of the starting midfielder in the last game made Samp continue to vote in confidence in Gao Sheng and get the chance to start.
However, due to the limited strength of the Suffolkz Rovers, it is difficult to threaten the Ipswich Under-18 goal, so as a "defensive" midfielder, Gao has few opportunities to perform.
So when Anderson cast a provocative gaze, Gao Sheng just shook his head and smiled bitterly.
However, there is no chance to perform, it does not mean that Gao Sheng will disappear and do nothing, in fact, after talking to Lao Fei on Sunday night, Gao Sheng exudes an unprecedented hot desire, he wants to win the game, win everything, he wants to become a shining star in European football, become a man with great energy. Therefore, in the past three days of training, Gao Sheng has shown higher enthusiasm, and compared to last week, Gao Sheng has improved significantly in this game.
Specifically, on the field, he and his teammates other than Yodel, the number of mistakes in cooperation has decreased, no matter what the situation, he can always deal with it easily, in this case, his passing with his teammates has become smoother, compared to Anderson's single-point explosion on the right side, Gao Sheng's left side plays more like a whole.
On top of that, in the last two attacks on the left, Gao Sheng used his forward insertion to win two good shots for his own striker, one pull and one pass.
It's just that the striker failed to grasp these two opportunities, otherwise Gao Sheng also has the capital to "show off", so as not to fall into the disadvantage in the competition with Anderson, so that this kid will be embarrassed. ……
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On the sidelines, watching the team completely control the situation on the field and take a one-goal lead, Samp let out a long breath, and the big stone in his heart was also put down.
Losing 4-1 to Wimbledon in the last game, although the citizens didn't say anything, Samp knew that there would be some dissatisfaction in the hearts of the citizens.
The opponent's strength in this game is limited, but before the game, Samp is still worried that the team will not be able to open the situation, and even let the opponent steal the chicken ahead because of impatience.
This also allows Samp to observe the performance of every player on the pitch with a relatively calm mind.
In this game, Anderson on the right side was active, but Samp didn't pay much attention to him, because in Samp's opinion, this is the performance that Anderson should have, so it is natural to break through and score goals.
And Samp's attention was more focused on the slightly dull Gao Sheng, who found that today's Gao Sheng seemed to have changed from last Sunday's Gao Sheng.
Why does it seem?
Because Gao Sheng's changes are not the kind that can be seen at a glance, his changes are more reflected in some very small details, which will not be found at all if you don't observe carefully.
To give a very simple example, Gao Sheng will pay attention to his teammates' receiving habits when passing the ball, including his habitual feet, habitual running positions, etc.
This was completely absent from last Sunday's game, which explains why Gao Sheng made so many mistakes in his teamwork with others other than Yodel.
Although familiarizing yourself with the characteristics of your teammates is the first compulsory lesson for a player to enter a team, not to mention that Gao Sheng has been in the team for two years, combined with his past performances, it seems that he has never paid attention to these details before. Now that he's noticed and corrected it, it's something Samp thinks is commendable, and it's surprising in itself that he's always on the lookout for his teammates to see if they're comfortable receiving the ball.
In addition, Gao Sheng himself has also changed, in short, he has become delicate. Whether it's the use of footwork or the choice of running position.
In last Sunday's game, Gao Sheng's consecutive touches from under the bag of two defenders were indeed amazing, but in many cases, Gao Sheng's use of footwork was rough and unreasonable.
So much so that he had to take the time to divide what could have been done in one step into several steps.
In this game, this phenomenon almost did not happen, and even if he did, he could correct it immediately.
Secondly, in terms of running, it can be said that Gao Sheng is the most significant change, and it is very surprising to Samp, because Gao Sheng can always find an open spot to catch the ball or pass the ball at any time.
This is simply not possible without extraordinary observation and judgment of the surrounding situation.
Now Gao Sheng, it is completely like a different person, with proper use of footwork, flexible running, good vision, excellent key mental attributes, and can maintain high passion no matter what time it is.
What more could a husband ask for such a player?
So much so that Samp himself wondered, he wondered why he hadn't found these advantages in Gao Sheng in the past two years.
I don't know when Sampu always had a feeling of loss in his heart, it was about Gao Sheng, because he had just found such a piece of jade, and before he could cover the heat, he had to hand it over to the organization.
Ay! Depressed!
Don't you want to make friends at all!
However, in order not to leave regrets, Samp wants to use the remaining time to discover what Gao Sheng has not seen before.
So he walked to the dugout and said to his assistant Depay: "Let Dejan warm up." ”
"Who?" Depay thought he had misheard, and looked inside the field again - Gao Sheng's play was very good, there was no problem.
To be honest, after these two games, Depay is a little fond of Gao Sheng, this kid has a flexible head and is full of hard work, he doesn't understand why Samp wants to warm up Dejan, who did not perform well in the last game.
"Is it a change of height?" Depay asked anxiously.
"Who told you I want to be promoted? I'm going to adjust, to step up in the second half, to get ready to go up. Samp said lightly.
After listening, Depay smiled, he thought of Gao Sheng's performance on the offensive end in the last game, and immediately ran to the bench. ……
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