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Knowing his task, Lescott suppressed his desire to attack and focused most of his attention on Keylor Navas, who took up his position and blocked Navas's continued progress, while Diarra, who was assisting on the other side, also blocked Navas's cross, and Ribery chased after him from behind. It looked like the attack was going to come to naught, but Keylor Navas didn't admit defeat as he turned and kicked the ball back.
Ribery didn't expect Navas to handle the ball like this, failed to react in time, the ball passed by Ribery, and at the feet of Alves, who was inserted into the answer, he did not choose to continue to break through without defense, there were three Sheffield Wednesday players in front of him to block his breakthrough route, even if there was Navas's response, they were only good at side operations, and they had little hope of succeeding in the bottom, Alves directly kicked the ball diagonally from a 45-degree direction into the penalty area.
The pass was fast, with some arcs, and it was not easy to deal with, and Antonini stuck Saviola behind him and conceded the ball. Seeing that the ball was about to fly off the bottom line, Fabiano pushed away Cahill who was blocking him, rushed forward and flew to shoot, barely reaching the ball. The ball bounced off Fabiano's foot and changed direction and flew into the Sheffield Wednesday goal.
Li Chengfeng was very angry about this goal, it was clear that Fabiano fouled first, pushing away Cahill's chance, but the referee signaled that the goal was valid without the slightest indication. Li Chengfeng didn't have time to complain, he signaled the players not to be anxious, stick to their own style of play, and they will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory. Your team has experienced many scenes of falling behind in the Europa League before, haven't they all broken through one by one? The title of King of Reversal is not called in vain.
However, the goal conceded this time still exposed some problems, Li Chengfeng explained before the game that he must pay attention to the defense on the left side, but this time it was still not in place, Modric did not notice Alves's insertion, he should have appeared in that area. Modric also knows his problem, he received a message from Li Chengfeng, and paid more attention to the defense on the wing.
Sheffield Wednesday's players quickly calmed down after a number of successful comebacks, and they continued to press Sevilla on the left flank, as they had set up before the game. Sevilla's vaunted wide attack was immobilized by Sheffield Wednesday's pressure and they had to shift their defensive focus to the right.
It was at this time that Modric keenly sensed the change in the situation on the field, and he distributed the ball to the right according to the pre-match arrangement. Lennon on the right picked up the ball and began to dribble forward, advancing as fast as Sevilla's Keylor Navas, and soon broke through to the bottom line and crossed with his feet.
Sevilla's two centre-backs are just over 180cm, much shorter than Bam Adebayor's 193cm, and the gap in fitness is even greater, as long as Adebayo is in position, they simply can't grab a header, and this time is the same.
Adebayo still jumped up under the pressure of the two defenders, crossed the ball to the back point with his head, and Ribery on the left side was unmarked 7 meters in front of the goal, and pushed the ball into the air to hit the Sevilla team's goal, and the Sevilla goalkeeper Panop at the front point was attracted all the attention by Adebayo, and he was really powerless.
Sheffield Wednesday equalised just before the break and they continued to try to keep on the scoresheet, but time was running out and it didn't work out as the two teams returned to the dressing room with a 1-1 scoreline to prepare for the second half.
At half-time, Lee Seungfeng did not make any adjustments, and Sheffield Wednesday clearly had the advantage on the field, as long as they continued to maintain it. He praised the performance of his players on the pitch and encouraged them to keep up the good work and win the club's first continental competition.
It's the same for the players, the players play, in addition to the pursuit of money, the biggest pursuit is not honor? Now that there is such a big honor in front of them, there is no reason not to work hard.
Although the score was still evenly scored, Sevilla manager Sergio Ramos knew his side was on the back foot. Sheffield Wednesday clearly created many more chances than their own team in the first half, and their team's main attacking tools were also suppressed by Sheffield Wednesday and failed to play. If it continues like this in the second half, Sevilla will only be afraid of bad luck.
A change had to be made, and he made a change at the start of the second half, replacing Saviola, who had not performed under Antonini's marking in the first half, and replacing him with high striker Kanoute, since he couldn't control the midfield, so he played more directly.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Li Chengfeng noticed the change in the Sevilla team, they no longer tried to control the midfield, and began to pass the penalty area at 45 degrees diagonally near the halfway, trying to rely on Canute's header advantage to control the ball and organize a second attack.
It's an interesting idea, but with no control of the midfield, even if Kanoute can grab the ball, Sevilla will not have many people involved in the attack, and it will not be very difficult to score. But Li Chengfeng still has to be prepared for the situation, he thought about it, and did not make personnel adjustments, but just let Yaya Toure retreat a little to help defend Kanute. Toure is also 187 centimeters tall, not much shorter than Canute, and much more physically strong, so he is no less competitive than him. Cahill, on the other hand, was more careful to protect the direction on the left side of the edge of the box to prevent Sevilla from resuming the means of breaking down the right.
After the adjustment, Sevilla still has no means to counterattack, and the suppression of the players' strength makes their adjustment not work very well. Football is always played by the players on the pitch and the coach can't change that gap.
Sevilla's best chances in the second half came from midfield, where Toure and Canute battled for a header before the second was picked up by Macarez, who volleyed straight ahead of the returning Las Diarra.
The shot was of high quality and flew straight into the gap to the right of the fans, but Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Abondan Sheri was so focused that he flew to the side to keep the ball out. The ball bounced back into the pitch and Canute got around Toure's defence and cut into the box to try to shoot, but Antonini, who was dragged back in the field, scrambled to scoop the ball off the line.
Sevilla won a corner and Sheffield Wednesday's Adebayor returned to the box to help defend, with Kanoute being over 190cm tall and unable to afford to be unguarded.
Sevilla opted for a tactical corner, having struggled with the English side's muscular jungle and were not sure of winning a header, opting to keep the ball at their feet and look for opportunities.
But even so, Sevilla failed to find the right opportunity, Lee Seungfeng stressed before the game to pay attention to Alves and Maresca's long-range shots, they are always looked after in front of them, and they can't find a chance to get their feet, while the long-range shots of others can only be watched by the sky.
Positional play was not what Sevilla FC were good at, lacking the kind of player who could get away from the defence in a tight area, and in the end they opted to hoist the ball into the box and try to rely on Canoute's header to win.
Toure got in front of Canute to head the ball out of the box, and Diarraca got in front of Maresca to distribute the ball to Juanfran on the right. Forlan didn't delay, kicked the ball directly to the front, and ran forward himself, ready to respond.
The opportunity to counterattack, the corner kick just now attracted most of the Sevilla players to concentrate in the front, and before they had time to return to the defense, Aaron Lennon was in front of him for him to sprint, he also ran faster than anyone else, grabbed the ball in front of everyone, and didn't say much, and sprinted directly to the bottom line.
It's a pity that his speed, Aaron Lennon and Ribery, the biggest gap is in the mastery of cutting timing and passing skills, he has not been good enough in this regard, but the wide break and low cross is very good, is a typical England winger.
Ribery on the left received Lennon's pass across most of the pitch, made a gesture, deceived Navarro, who defended him, changed his center of gravity, and then dunked the ball back with his left foot, passed the ball to the edge of the small penalty area, and followed Modric to push the ball nine meters in front of the goal, which was blocked by the Sevilla goalkeeper.
Before Lee had time to frustrate the loss of the opportunity, the reflexive Franck Ribery scrambled to shoot into the net before the Sevilla defender could block it. At 2:1, Sheffield Wednesday finally grabbed the lead.
Sevilla, who were behind, did not resign themselves to defeat, they began to play openly, and the midfield began to insert more, and there were more gaps and opportunities on the field.
Not to be outdone, Lee Seung-feng made a decisive substitution, and striker Bent replaced Adebayo, which is more suitable for his play. Then right-back Juanfran was decisive in providing the assist, so don't worry, and the formation became a bit like 3-6-1.
Both sides began to let go and the scene looked good, but it was Sheffield Wednesday who dominated the pitch and controlled the midfield so that Sevilla's attack could not be sustained.
In the 84th minute, Ribery burst into the left side of the box to pick up Dolon Bent, but the ball could not get past Navarro's head, but he also failed to push the ball out of the danger zone, and Toure shot from the edge of the box from distance, which was saved by goalkeeper Panop, and it was Bent in the box who reacted faster and stabbed the ball into the Sevilla goal in front of everyone. It was Bent's 24th goal of the season, and the comparisons between him and Braten had long since disappeared at the start of the season, with five goals in 23 appearances being no match for him, and even a place in the main team is not guaranteed.
The score on the field became 3:1, and time was running out, Li Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief, but did not sit down, he still stood on the sidelines and watched the performance of the players, shouting loudly to tell the players not to relax, the game is not over yet. It was his first weighty trophy and he didn't allow the slightest surprise.
The game finally came to an end, and Sheffield Wednesday finally won 3-1 against Sevilla FC to win the first continental trophy in the team's history, and the first important trophy for Lee Seungfeng and his players, but he believes this is just the beginning, and he will continue to get more trophies, otherwise he will die.