Chapter 106: Offensive and Defensive Almighty [Second Update!] 】
The player, who was temporarily sent to the first team by Frasser, is named Larry Higg and is only 17 years old. Just look at the name and you know it doesn't look like a purebred Dutchman. Higg is actually of Arab descent and has a slightly darker complexion.
After careful consideration, Fraser decided to give the youngster a chance. The Eredivisie is a stage for young people, and now that the team is ahead, there is still room for young people to make mistakes.
When Higg received instructions from assistant coach Jolgen to warm up and prepare for the game, his eyes widened and he thought he was having auditory hallucinations, and it was not until Jolgen greeted him for the second time that he quickly took off his shirt to prepare for the game.
In the period before Higg came on the field, Nakamba on the left side was instructed to recycle for the time being, but his ability at the defensive end was basically negligible, and he could only ensure that he did not let the opponent accelerate in a straight line to the end, and the effect was basically not much different from that of a humanoid stake.
At this time, Wen Zhihao still knows best, and takes the initiative to slow down the pace of attack, even if he passes back to the midfield and the back line, first ensure that the opponent does not counterattack.
There were a few minutes of quiet on the pitch due to Wen's top-notch tempo control, and Fraser took the opportunity to highlight his responsibilities on the pitch to first-team rookie Hieg.
Higg stood on the sidelines, his little heart pounding and his legs trembling slightly. He felt that he had really gone from the mortal world to heaven, and that happiness had come too suddenly. I thought I was just feeling the atmosphere, and I was playing soy sauce to make up the numbers, but now I have the opportunity to play for the first team.
"Larry, do you understand?" Fraser asked.
"Uh...... Yes! ”
Higg was still in a daze, and suddenly heard the head coach's question, and nodded subconsciously. In fact, he was completely immersed in his own world just now, and he didn't listen to much of what Fraser explained.
Thankfully, he didn't forget his position and went straight to the left-back.
For the first time this season, Fraser made a passive change after 30 minutes, with Higg coming on for Castenho. Upper defender and lower forward, this is a common routine to strengthen the defense when there is one less man.
However, Fraser immediately realized that the situation on the field was not right, Higg was obviously the first time to play in this kind of game, overexcited, too strong for personal performance, big defensive movements, blind foot tackles, not to mention, the offensive end directly regarded himself as a winger, holding the ball and rushing up, completely ignoring the gap behind him. Nakamba on the left side of him has almost zero defensive ability, and both are fundamentally people who like to play forward, and AZ Alkmaar have been experienced enough to take advantage of this opportunity to launch several counter-attacks from his own right flank, threatening Vitesse's goal on several occasions.
Taking advantage of the interval between the opponent's unsuccessful attacks, Fraser quickly called Wen Zhihao over to explain a few words, and then returned to the field, everyone was surprised to find that he and Nakamba had switched sides and came to the left side.
After Wen Zhihao came to the left side, he first came to Higg's side, smiled at him, and said, "I'm excited to play for the first time, right?" Hehe, of course you can show yourself, but you're a full-back, you have to defend well, understand? ”
Higg originally wanted to defend himself, but when he looked at the captain's armband on Wen Zhihao's arm, he swallowed the words back.
Although Wen Zhihao is only the second captain, his core position is unshakable. Higg is not stupid, he naturally knows that he is a rookie who has to listen more and talk less.
But back on the court, Wen Zhihao found that his words didn't work at all, maybe it was the nature of the young player, and this guy continued to take the ball and rushed up. Wen Zhihao understands why the coach wants to let him switch sides to play on the left side.
It's all about making up for yourself!
Forget it, who made us the boss, it is obligatory to do this kind of drudgery after the break.
As soon as AZ Alkmaar saw Wen Zhihao, who was the biggest attacking threat, pull back to the back line to defend, he immediately concentrated his firepower and forced a breakthrough from this side, and Wen Zhihao finally found an opportunity to test the effect of strengthening defensive training during this period.
In his first defensive attempt, Wen Zhihao faced the Swedish fast Matankovic, who had beaten Kosuke Ota several times before. The opponent wanted to use the advantage of leg length to directly pass Wen Zhihao, but as soon as he lay the ball out of a step, before the person started, a white wall of people was directly in front of him, directly blocking his connection with the ball.
Tankovic looked at Wen Zhihao, who was more than one size smaller than himself in front of him, and was obviously unconvinced, and wanted to stretch his leg to touch the ball from between Wen Zhihao's legs. But Wen Zhihao chose to be more clever and surprised, he took a step faster than the opponent to send the ball to his right side, and then the body connection action was very fast, with his back to the opponent, to complete the half-circle turn, not only directly breaking Tankovic's tight defense, but also directly facing the offensive direction to form an opportunity to switch from defense to attack.
Even the away fans were amazed and then applauded.
"World-class turnaround! Dare to make such a move in the guard position, Wen Zhihao is really bold. He Wei praised this scene from the bottom of his heart.
The next game has been a particularly abnormal scene, Higg, who was originally a fullback, rushed forward like a winger, and Wen Zhihao, who was originally the core of the team's attack, did the work of card defense and tackle the ball again and again, and the success rate was not low.
Looking at Wen Zhihao's performance off the field, Fraser couldn't help but be a little curious, is there a position on the court that he can't be qualified for?
Breaking through sharply on the right wing, playing the front midfield, seeing the overall situation well, passing accurately, showing all-around attack and defense in the full-back position, and can cover a wide of the performance.
Strong! Invincible!
Fraser is glad to have such an all-round fighter at his disposal.
At the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged and Vitesse maintained a 1-0 lead with one man less.
In the second half, AZ Alkmaar began to show their strong team. On the offensive end, try not to pass through Wen Zhihao's side. Even if Wen Zhihao has the ability to reach the sky, he can't go through the two wings to participate in the attack and defense.
As time went on, AZ Alkmaar, who played with one more man, gradually showed their numerical advantage, while Vitesse, who had been hit hard in the second half, finally showed a hole on the right flank. AZ Alkmaar broke through the right side of the defence and entered the box with an inverted triangle pass, and the team's top scorer, Iran international Jahanbakhsh, followed up with a low shot to equalise.
After the equaliser, AZ Alkmaar wanted to take advantage of the home advantage to chase after the victory, but Wen Zhihao once again showed a key role, and made many key clearances in front of the goal to prevent the opponent from scoring and help the team to save a point.
It was a bit of a pity that he couldn't hold on to the victory, but Fraser was not affected in the slightest, but was overjoyed. Wen Zhihao's dazzling performance at full-back has given him another weapon in his hand, and the explosion at this critical juncture can become the most important piece of the puzzle in the back line now.