Chapter 31: The Magical Corner Kick Tactic

"Good evening, friends from Leap Sports, I'm You Lu, Sunderland's home match against promoted Middlesbrough will start at 20:30 GMT, before the game starts, I would like to give you a review of the current Premier League points. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

You Lu is already familiar with the work of commentary, so the station decided that in the future, all the games of the Sunderland team will be handed over to her to comment, and if the opponent is not a giant team, she will no longer be matched with guests, and she can broadcast the game live in the broadcast studio of Sunderland City.

"At present, Sunderland has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in the first four rounds of the league and is ranked 10th in the standings with 5 points, while Middlesbrough has 1 draw and 3 losses and only 1 point and ranks last in the league; Sunderland's only goal for this game is to take all three points, while Middlesbrough will be aiming to take the points at the Stadium of Light. ”

"Dizi, Traore of Middlesbrough is very fast and has a lot of dribbling ability, so you need to be on the lookout for his quick counter-attacks."

Before the start of the game, Chen Mingshuo solemnly reminded Nan Xiao of one of the most dangerous players in the Middlesbrough team.

"Sunderland, you will never give in to fight! Sunderland, I am your most loyal friend! Be brave and face ahead! There is the brightest flame there. Be strong! Let's welcome a better tomorrow together! ”

The Stadium of Light is still full of people, and the Sunderland fans are particularly enthusiastic about watching the games in the new season, with almost every game being packed, which is their biggest support for their team.

"If Sunderland can win this game, then their season can be said to be very smooth, on the other hand, if Middlesbrough can not get points at the Stadium of Light, then their relegation pressure this season will continue to increase, and at the same time, Karanka's position as coach will also be shaken, and in recent days, there have been media reports that the management of Myburgh FC is dissatisfied with Karanka's coaching ability."

"Sunderland's match against Middlesbrough was the start and the referee was 45-year-old Martin. Atkinson ......"

Facing the Middlesbrough team, which is obviously inferior to him, Nan Xiao discharged a 4231 formation as the tactics formulated before the season, but the difference from the previous two home games is that the Sunderland team did not adopt the usual attacking tactics after the start, but obviously slowed down the pace and firmly controlled the ball at his feet; In the first 15 minutes of the game, the two sides had 80 per cent possession to 20 per cent, with the overwhelming possession of the ball leaving Middlesbrough almost completely out of touch.

'Sunderland's first 15 minutes of possession were the highest of the new season so far, and not even the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal have ever reached that level.

Halilovic may be small and look unfit in the Premier League, but his possession skills are excellent, which makes it difficult for opposition players to get the ball at his feet, and he controls Sunderland's rhythm on the ball like a right-footed Silva.

"Harry!"

Larsson, on the right side of the team, shouted Halilovic's name and reached out to ask that there was no defender around him, and Halilovic quickly transferred the ball to Larsson, who had just crossed the halfway line; When Larsson got the ball, Rodwell and Murphy on the left side stepped forward to the penalty area, Larsson took a step forward, then looked up to see his teammate's position in the box, and then sent the ball into the opponent's box with a big foot; Larsson's pass was just over the halfway line, but he was able to get the ball to where his players were standing.

"Larsson is a man who can cross from any position!" You Lu sighed after seeing Larsson's long-range cross.

"The ball landed comfortably and Defoe grabbed it, but the ball was eventually cleared off the line by the tall centre-back Ayala and the corner on the right side ......"

Sunderland were handled by left-back Van Aanholt, who placed the ball in the corner area and then took two steps back and raised his right hand high with three fingers out.

"It seems that Nan Xiao has arranged a special corner kick tactic, what does Van Aanholt's gesture represent? Let's wait and see if Nan Xiao will carry out the art of war in the Premier League to the end......"

Larsson took on a tactical corner near the corner, Kolo Toure and Kirchhoff both came to the opposition box to fight for a header, Rodwell was still standing near the big box line to protect the two, Defoe was at the front and Murphy was hovering at the back post.

"Van Aanholt fell...... A bit of a surprise. You Lu couldn't help but laugh at Van Aanholt's sudden fall, "The goal actually went in, and the Middlesbrough players are protesting to the referee to see what the referee decides...... The goal worked, it was incredible......"

A dramatic scene was staged at the Stadium of Light, and perhaps the fans at the scene did not know what was happening, and through the replay of the footage, You Lu finally restored the Sunderland team's goal process.

"This time it should be Nan Xiao's carefully arranged tactics, Van Aanholt suddenly fell when he took a corner, but his left foot should have lightly touched the ball, but the Middlesbrough players did not see it, when Van Aanholt was not on his feet, Larsson walked slowly, and then quickly passed the ball into the box, Defoe put the ball into the goal while the Middlesbrough players were still stunned."

"Sunderland's goal reminds us of the European Championship two months ago, Germany's Muller also used a "fake fall" to try to disturb the opponent's wall, and going back further, the Chinese team has also used similar corner kick tactics, maybe Nan Xiao learned from his predecessors and does not know, in short, Sunderland's goal is bound to become the most "wonderful" goal ......of the week in the Premier League, and even in the world

In the 20th minute, Sunderland took the lead through a tactical corner, and the Middlesbrough players were also enraged by the slightly ridiculous goal of their opponents, and they chose to press the attack after the restart, but it also played into the hands of Sunderland; In the last ten minutes of the first half, Sunderland took advantage of the opponent's attacking errors to launch two quick counter-attacks, and both of them scored; The incredibly fast Murphy first smashed Huanglong and stabbed the opponent's goal with a single knife, and then in less than three minutes, he selflessly distributed the ball to Defoe on the right to help him score empty!

Sunderland had no trouble killing the suspense of the game at half-time, with Nan Xiao clearly putting away the attack in the second half, while youngsters Gooch and Zhang Xiuwei, who had never played in the league, came off the bench, while the team's captain Catmore also got 45 minutes on the pitch and performed very well.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter inevitably asked about the team's strange corner kick tactics, Nan Xiao faced the dozen reporters, first smiled lightly, and then said: "Football is a war, you need to pay full attention at all times, the opponent needs to be ready to provide you after three drums, on the battlefield, you must prevent the opponent's sneak attack in the middle of the night; It's the same on the football pitch, even at any time you have no reason or excuse to be distracted, even for a second, and we just checked the opponent's concentration through a few small tricks, and it turns out that they didn't do it, and if one day my team concedes points because of it, I won't complain. ”