Chapter Seventy-Five: The Ordinary Road (Part II)
The focus of Portsmouth's defense for this game is West Ham's top scorer so far, the 170cm tall little Bodalk, after the cunning Allardyce did not announce the starting line-up for this game, and the Pompeo army did not know who they would send on the field. Walker in Bauddock; Cole; Sears; Karui chose the first two of the four people to focus on the arrangement.
With a height of 196cm and decent strength, Karui is indeed a good player in the sky, but he was injured in the narrow 4-3 win away to Crystal Palace and was replaced early. Walker believes that Kalou should be on the bench for this game, the 33-year-old is still an important figure in the West Ham team, and Sam Allardyce has no reason to let him play with an injury, and there was news that he was still out of injury until the game.
Unexpectedly, all this is fake news!
This is Big Sam's forte, and Karui not only got on, but also scored! With a chubby figure and an awkward dance, Allardyce unleashed his excitement that his plan had succeeded. Walker gritted his teeth and was very unwilling, and the tactics in his hands were about to be crushed.
"Damn it! Damn it! He cursed countless times in his heart. Compared with Kalou's excellent performance, another striker, Bauddock, looked a little weak under the heavy care of Margri, unable to exert all his strength, and lacked the crosshairs to shoot.
"He must have forgotten his shooting boots on some woman's belly!" The new TV announcer began to tease the nightlife-loving Frenchman. The Hammers fans didn't particularly care about Baudock's performance, and Carew's favourite was one of them, with the song "Attack, Our Titan" resounding throughout Faton Park and even overshadowing the home fans. The Titans are the endearing name of the fans, and he never disappoints them.
The quiet atmosphere at home made the players of Pompeii feel a little suffocated, and the team has been proud of defending for the past two months; The sharp counterattack was all gone. Walker was half a beat slow to react to the situation on the pitch, and by the time he spotted a hole on Daniel's side, the ball had already crossed into the box and Karoo leaped high to flick his head home.
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'Glenn, we need to score.' Heideward reached out and grabbed the chips from the arms of the chubby fan president, "The sooner the better, we need to put down the arrogance of West Ham and let Pierce retreat a little, Noble is too tight on him, if their No. 15 Lansbury goes forward, let him in and hit the lad behind with the ball!" ”
Lansbury is the star of Arsenal's academy hopes, and has been selected for the first team, but it is a pity that Wenger's team has no shortage of midfielders like him, with Rosicky and Cazorla in front, Ramsey and Wilshere in the back, and others have no chances, not to mention that he has the Achilles heel of slow speed.
Glenn didn't notice that the fries in the bag were dwindling at a visible rate, and Hydward nodded with each word, then wrote it down as he listened, folded it into a small note, and handed it out.
So far, however, their efforts have had little effect, as the paper balls smashed from the south stand have been cleaned up as rubbish by stadium security and have not attracted the attention of any Portsmouth players.
Hydward arrived at Faton Park three hours early, and then did everything he could to avoid the security check. It is generally the players who can appear on the football field; Instructor; Team doctors and referees, everyone needs to register for checks, how can it be so easy. In the end, Ward, who was helpless, bought a ticket and walked into the fan stands, standing on the same side with countless fans.
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On the other side, Walker stepped out of the bench and paced back and forth, seemingly helpless about the situation on the field. Portsmouth have never reversed any of their falling behinds this season, including since Edward took charge. The most noticeable improvement Ward has made since taking charge has been the home results, where they have won all of their games at Fayton Park. For now, though, it seems likely that they will suffer a defeat. Walker was annoyed by the weakness of his players, but he wasn't a person who liked to compete with others, so he had to sulk on his own.
The TV commentator also saw the point: "West Ham United who scored a goal are in high spirits, Portsmouth don't have any good chances, they don't even see the opponent's goal now." Look at Lawrence, constantly playing physical against opponents, it's clearly not his style. ”
It's not just Lawrence.
Noble grinned as he looked at the back of Pierce running away, trying to shake me off? Dream! He followed. Pierce watched the damn brother stick it up again, and he smelled danger everywhere from the aroma of the earth. Pierce did not wait for the manager's order to start consciously backing down, Noble was a name that was repeatedly mentioned in Hydeward's text messages before the game, because Mark Noble would play for West Ham for many more years until he became captain and became a team legend.
The England midfielder was initially spotted by Arsenal, but he only loved West Ham and turned down the Gunners to join the Hammers academy. He has an outstanding mental character, is a typical example of never giving up, and is an extremely good team player who can play multiple positions in midfield. Heideward's favorite type of player as a coach is this, one is stability; The second is the strong performance of the competition, of course, there are fewer and fewer such players in world football today.
When a player's fitness falls below the 50% mark, most people can only play 5 with 7, but if it is Totti; If it's Gerald; If it's Klose and so on, you won't have to worry about that.
In the twenty-seventh minute of the first half, there was another sound of cold air in the stands.
"Look at that kid! Jonathan!!! ”
Walker has always felt that it was a shame to be pressed into a defensive midfield position by Hydeward with Jonathan's super coverage ability, and Steve's use of the Englishman has become a reference. Jonathan, who was still the main force in this game, returned to play as an all-round midfielder and assumed some offensive responsibilities. However, he was distracted in the attack, and he was not limited enough in the face of Lansbury, who was constantly pressing forward, so Walker was screaming anxiously.
The Arsenal genius bent his bow from outside the box and unleashed a 100-step volley.
The ball passed through Dave's ten fingers, hung heavily on the top edge of the net, and spun violently, as if it could penetrate the goal at any moment.
Hydward held his forehead in frustration, any coach will have his own coaching ideas, obviously Walker did not plan to copy his own set, or the starting of the eleven, but the technical and tactical play has changed dramatically.
"Hydward, I have a way for you to get in!" A sonorous voice rang in his ears.
It was a man dressed in a black leather jacket from the official Portsmouth store, with the team badge tattooed on his hand, and his eyes were bloodshot, in stark contrast to the kind and kind President Glenn.
"You must bring victory to Pompey's legion!" The man's tone was not good, with a hint of threat.