Chapter 64: The Favorite to Win the Championship of the Dumb Fire
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He couldn't help but think of the lines from a sketch in the original world.
It's hard to prevent it!
It's really hard to defend, the opponent has been playing "English-style" football, and then changed to "Argentine-style" in a blink of an eye, which is called how to defend.
"Why didn't you take a look at that buddy's attributes first......" Wang Shuai secretly annoyed.
But Wang Shuai thought about it again, and it was useless to read it. After being able to see the attributes of the players of the opposing team, Wang Shuai first went through all the information of the main team and the substitute lineup. Later, I found that it was too much trouble, and many times I couldn't remember that much. Since then, Wang Shuai has swept away the substitute lineup, unless there is really that kind of characteristic that is particularly outstanding, otherwise it is enough for others to know the approximate strength.
And the player who scored this goal, Kurum, is the kind of mediocre attribute that can't be found in the pile, so Wang Shuai didn't pay much attention to him at first. It is precisely because of his mediocre attributes that Kurum plays in the forward and forward positions, and he can play in both positions, but he is not particularly good, which is why he is on the bench.
In fact, whether it is Everton's coach's strategy or Wang Shuai's perception of Coolum, they all think that he should be the kind of player who disrupts the opponent's defense by running off the ball, and he never thought that he could score.
On the contrary, Kurum became a wonder soldier and made meritorious contributions.
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1:1, there are more than ten minutes left in the game.
Villa, who have just adjusted their lineup, have been using defensive tactics all the time, which is simply not enough time for them to organize an effective attack. Wang Shuai, including the rest of Villa, felt that it would be good to take one point away from the road in this game.
Of course, unless there is a "surprise soldier" on his side, but this kind of thing can happen once in a game, and if Villa's side also makes a come, it is really a bit fantastical.
In fact, the goal that Cullum had just scored was indeed a stroke of luck. The coach didn't give him the task of attacking core, that is, let him run more when he was without the ball, but as soon as he got on the field, he received a pass from his teammates, tried to burst in and burst in, and then shot the ball into goal.
As a result, even if the coach didn't give instructions, the Everton players still passed the ball to Coolum as much as they could. But either the ball was luck, and Coolum tried to break through one after another, but never succeeded. That's how well Villa's defence comes together, and the same mistake will never be made again. Although the tactics are still zone defense, they are still afraid of speed-based offensive tactics, but Kurum is only one person after all, and Everton does not have such tactics, so Villa's defense is naturally worry-free.
Although the big rear has stabilized, there is only Ibrahimovic left in Villa's forward line, and several midfielders have also retreated their positions according to tactics, and this formation is not offensive at all.
As a result, the result of this game is also clear.
At 1:1, when the referee blew the final whistle of the game, Villa and Everton finally shook hands.
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In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.
The match between Villa and Everton came on the first day of October, and if you don't count this game, there are only five games in the whole of October.
Three league games, one Carabao Cup, and one Europa League group stage.
The three league games are West Ham United, Leicester City and Burnley, the Carabao Cup away to old rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and the Europa League are scheduled for a trip to the Czech Republic against Viktoria Plzen.
None of the five opponents were strong, and apart from the Europa League, which was a bit of a long journey, it was fair to say that October was just as easy as September, with Villa also comfortably picking up five wins.
By the last day of October, the tenth round of the Premier League had ended, which meant that the Premier League had passed a quarter of the season. However, by this time, the two teams that should have been the favourites to win the championship did not appear at the top of the table. Even as far as Wang Shuai knows, Tottenham, which is currently the strongest, is only ranked ninth.
Manchester City currently leads the table. The team, nicknamed "Blue Moon", has skyrocketed since changing shareholders more than a decade ago, winning two league titles in five years, plus an FA Cup, a League Cup and a Community Shield. However, just when everyone thought that Manchester would usher in a golden period of the team, the blue moon was unable to follow, hovering near the Champions League qualification zone for many years, and the cup competition has never reached the final. Until this season, Manchester City have not been able to add another stroke to the book of honours.
And at the beginning of the season, when Wang Shuai checked the lineups of each team, he didn't think that Manchester City's results would make a breakthrough this year. After all, with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, surrounded by strong teams such as Arsenal and Liverpool, Manchester City's lineup of all senior professional players is really not bright. But it is in this situation that Manchester City has handed over an impressive unbeaten record of 8 wins and 2 draws in the first ten games.
This result, matching the strength of Manchester City, at first glance seems incredible, but Wang Shuai thought about it and understood what was going on. This season, except for Manchester City, several other strong teams have made more or less squad adjustments, while Manchester City has only eliminated a few substitutes who have not been able to play time, and promoted a few young players from the youth team, and the main lineup has not changed at all. In this way, the practice of adapting to all changes will naturally take advantage of a lot in the early stage of the league. Coupled with Manchester City's ten rounds of league games, except for Tottenham Hotspur and city rival Manchester United, there have been no other challenging teams, so this report card is naturally not so amazing.
Manchester City's experience is similar to that of Aston Villa, who lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur and drew 1-1 away to Everton, while Villa's other opponents were similarly unchallenged. In such a situation, Villa won 8, drew 1 and lost 1, 1 point behind Manchester City in second place in the standings.
A Championship promotion team that has been able to hold on to second place in the table after 10 league games is reminiscent of Leicester City in 2015-16. The Championship promotion team won the Premier League title in their first season, and now it seems that Villa are on the same trend.
It's just that this idea is mostly the material for some media to write news, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Villa is only taking advantage of the schedule now. By the end of the half-season, Villa will never be as high in the league as they are now, after playing against those big teams.
Wang Shuai himself is very aware of this, but he does not have any worries. After all, the goal of this year's season is to guarantee Champions League qualification, that is, to finish in the top four. Although he said at the time that he would fight for the championship if he could, everyone knew that it was just a pie drawn and gave the team a goal. Actually, it's not only too far to say now, it's a bit unrealistic, and it's not too late to come up with that goal at the halfway point of the season, if the rankings are really not far from the top. As for now, it's better not to think so much and play with peace of mind.