Previously, Eames and the rest of the Wimbledon players knew nothing more about Hartley Winterney than they were statistically, but now they had the chance to see for themselves how the fourth-bottom team played.

Wimbledon lined up 442 in a diamond-shaped midfield position, while the opposition was in a typical defensive counter-attacking formation - 532.

The stats don't lie, it's a team that's used to defending.

As soon as the game started, since it was Wimbledon who won the kick-off, Hartley Winterney immediately reverted to the formation and shrank into the 30-metre area to wait for Wimbledon to attack.

For such a performance of the opponent, the Wimbledon fans booed in dissatisfaction. England fans know the ball and they know when to put pressure on their opponents. If the opponent is allowed to shrink back and hold on, it will be very bad for Wimbledon. Therefore, Wimbledon fans hope to use their boos to embarrass and shame the Hartley Winter team on the field, so as to press out and attack Wimbledon, so that Wimbledon, who is stronger than the opponent, has a chance to score.

Hartley Winterney's players must have been accustomed to playing in such a situation, and no matter how much the Wimbledon fans booed them, even giving them the middle finger from the stands, calling them cowards with no eggs, they had no intention of changing their tactics. They were accompanied by no more than 30 fans, a drop in the ocean in front of the 3,000 Wimbledon fans, who were smart enough to remain silent amid waves of boos from the home fans. In the past, they were not so silent away from home, and if the opponent dared to insult their team like this, they would definitely use louder roars and singing in the stands to teach each other a lesson, but all the fans who were present at those games were only a hundred people at most, and even if they came thirty people, they would still be able to fight each other. But now they are facing 3,000 Wimbledon fans...... As long as they're not fools, they don't ask for trouble.

It didn't take long for the start of the game to run into trouble with Wimbledon's attack. The opponent kept the edge of their penalty area so hard that Wimbledon couldn't get into it no matter what method they used. As the core figure of Russell, who assisted his teammates to score many times in the previous games and scored from a distance himself, he was naturally closely marked by the opponent.

Wimbledon has attracted some media attention since the day they were formed, and even came to BBC television at their inaugural meeting. While this has made them famous, it has also made them one of the most exposed teams in the Mixed County League (CCL), with more media appearances in two months than any other team in a season. The team, which is determined to return to the top flight, has been the target of public criticism. It's not easy for them to get to know their unfamiliar opponents, but it's much easier for them to get to know them. For example, Russell and Bolger, who used to play in the professional team at Wimbledon, have their names in the newspapers. Interested opponents only need to flip through the newspaper to know that these two men are professional-level players, not to mention the goals scored on the field, the team's captain and top scorer Kevin. Cooper. Whenever they are seen on the pitch in the game, they will be defended against them.

Alai. Russell is now facing such a dilemma, as long as he has the ball, there will be an opposing defender who will mark and press him, and he is still very dishonest, pushing and pulling. In short, it just doesn't let him hold the ball comfortably.

It's not the most frustrating, it's just a defensive player, and he can handle it. What gave him a headache was that the opponent's formation was too ruthless, the front of the penalty area and the inside were full of people, and while dealing with the harassment of the opponent, he had to find a way to pass the ball, which was really difficult to compare...... Not to mention Russell, even the top midfielders of top teams will have a headache when facing this situation. So look at those top leagues, when the strong team encounters the weak team's stubborn tactics, they will also be helpless, and can only pass sideways outside the opponent's defense over and over again, or simply pass back, so as to attract the opposing player. If the opponent is not fooled, they can only use long-range shots, or directly from the side of the 45-degree angle to the goal, but this tactic has little effect. Because all strong teams are not very accustomed to the tactics of long passes and hanging. The Premier League is one of the most technically tactically crude, giving the impression that English teams will only let football fly in the air. But in fact, the traditional top four of the Premier League are all teams that are accustomed to playing on the ground, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea's football still has the characteristics of English football, and the Arsenal of the Frenchman Arsene Wenger does not have the slightest shadow of English football.

Russell didn't know where to pass the ball with him, so he reluctantly passed it sideways to his teammate Joe on the left. Schilling. As a striker, Schilling has been squeezed to the side and almost become a winger, and Sullivan, who was originally on the left wing, can only come to the middle and compete for a position with Russell. It can be seen how tightly the opponent's penalty area is armed.

Joe. After receiving the ball, Schilling forced a cross into the box, hoping that Kevin, who was still inside. Cooper was able to fight for points. It's a pity that under the defense of many defenders on the other side, Kevin. Cooper barely jumped before the ball was pushed out.

Chu Zhongtian saw the whole process of this attack near the middle circle. Now that the game has been going on for about fifteen minutes, this failed attack is the epitome of the team's entire offensive in those fifteen minutes.

He has always felt that the team lacks a good long-range shooter, although Russell has a record of scoring with a long-range shot, but it was only at a lucky time and in a lucky place, he seized a lucky opportunity and made a lucky technical move, so the football was lucky to bypass the goalkeeper's ten fingers, lucky not to be turned away by the goalpost, and lucky not to shoot directly off or high, and finally lucky to fly into the goal. To put it bluntly, it's good luck. He can't shoot like that in training, not even if he doesn't defend.

None of the others are good long-range shooters, and the team's top scorer, Kevin. The captain is more adept at sparring with opposition defenders in the box, he is a traditional centre-forward who is more accustomed to playing in the box, and the farther away from goal he is the less dangerous he is.

Joe. Shirin, on the other hand, is more agile and has excellent work on his feet. Shooting hard has never been his characteristic.

Andy. Sullivan, on the other hand, is a winger who prefers to look for opportunities to break down the flanks rather than shoot in front of goal.

Borger is a wide player who is very fast and good at breaking and crossing, but long-range shots are not his specialty.

There are others...... None of his partners in midfield liked and were good at long-range shots, including himself.

It's just weird. Maybe because of the hasty formation of this team, many positions are not the most suitable, and in another season, the strength of the team will be replenished, and there may be more powerful teammates to join at that time...... But the question is, how to solve the game in front of us? Do you want to tell the other party: let's take a truce for the time being, and wait for next season when we recruit and buy troops? Isn't that a joke? No opponent can agree to such conditions, and the rules will not allow it.

So this game still has to rely on the current Wimbledon to find a way to solve it by themselves.

Although the opponents in this game did a good job defensively, their offensive strength is really not complimentary. There was only one attack in the half court in fifteen minutes, and it was quickly terminated by Chu Zhongtian himself, when he judged correctly, moved the card position in advance, and stuck the opponent's change of direction with the ball.

It was precisely because of the opponent's lackluster offensive performance that Chu Zhongtian had the opportunity to stand in the backcourt and think wildly.

If you have a magic kick, rush up at this time and ask Russell for the ball. No one notices what they're doing, and they have plenty of time to catch the ball and adjust. Next, he rounded his thighs and kicked at the opponent's goal!

What's next? Celebrate the goal! Chu Zhongtian had to think about how he would celebrate if he scored...... Chu Zhongtian, who came back to his senses, looked at Russell, who was still at a loss for attack, just now the team had a new round of attack, and the football passed out from under his feet, turned around, from the left side to the right side, and passed back to his feet. He didn't know where to go...... The opponent covers the up and down of the penalty area, left and right, and how to pass it is just to hand the football to the opponent's feet, rather than this, it is better to let the football stay under his feet for a while.

At this time, he caught a glimpse of Chu Zhongtian.

He remembered that when he looked back before receiving the ball just now, the kid was still in the middle circle, why did he glance at it now, it was already past the midfield?

He remembered what the head coach Mr. Eames had said that if you can't pass forward, then pass horizontally, and if you can't do it, pass back and draw the opponent out. Chu Zhongtian rushed up and gave him the opportunity to do so.

So he no longer hesitated, holding the player who was harassing him behind his back with one hand, and turned around and passed the football to Chu Zhongtian who ran up.

He originally thought that after the football was passed to Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian would pass it back, and then attract Hartley Winterney's players little by little, so that the opponent's defense line would be open and loose, and then suddenly pass forward, pass the football to his feet as quickly as possible, and then he would complete the fatal pass in front of the penalty area...... What did he see as a result?

After Chu Zhongtian received the ball, he adjusted two steps and directly picked up his right leg to shoot from afar!

"Damn it!" Russell couldn't help but curse, this was unplanned by him...... No one thought that Chu Zhongtian would shoot directly from a distance, in fact, Chu Zhongtian didn't expect it before shooting, he was improvised, because after he received the ball, there was really no one to defend him for the first time, so once the idea of shooting came out, it couldn't be suppressed, he had to try it.

The football flew over everyone's heads, like a jet plane, straight into the sky - Chu Zhongtian shot high.

The Hartley Winterney goalkeeper was a man of great humor and whistled when he saw the ball fly by at least five metres above his head.

There was a burst of jeers from among the visitors' fans. I have been suppressed by the Wimbledon fans with loud singing, shouting and boos before, and now I finally have the opportunity to take advantage of the astonishment of the opposing fans to vent, how can I let it go so easily?

Russell's face was gloomy, and he ran over to Chu Zhongtian.

"What the are you doing?" Chu Zhongtian wasted an offensive opportunity in vain, which made him feel very bad, so he burst into foul language when he came up.

"Long shot." Chu Zhongtian stretched out his hand to him.

"The goal is there, but it's not in the sky!" Russell yelled as he pointed to the goal behind him. "You've wasted one of our offensive opportunities!"

After shooting away, Chu Zhongtian also felt a little sorry, and he made an apologetic gesture to Russell: "I just think we should try more long-range shots......"

"Alright, guys. It's not a big deal, anyway, we kicked the ball at the opponent's feet in the end......" Schilling ran back to the backcourt, ready to deal with the opponent's attack, and when he passed Russell and Chu Zhongtian, he persuaded him.

Russell tilted his head and glared at Shirin, who ran away, the speaker was unintentional but the listener was intentional. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Schilling was satirizing his organizational incompetence.

This time it was Chu Zhongtian's turn to comfort him, and he patted Russell on the shoulder: "Don't think about it, he just thinks that we are too weak in terms of offensive organization, but it's not aimed at you alone." ”

After speaking, Chu Zhongtian also ran back. Russell gritted his teeth and stared at Chu Zhongtian, these words were simply rubbing salt on his wounds, because the only person in the team who was responsible for organizing the attack was him. Russell one.

"Damn, you have the ability to organize!" He cursed under his breath.

※※※ Assistant coach Nicky off the field. When Ingrid saw this scene, he sighed helplessly. Eames is not a very capable manager, otherwise he would not have been a manager in the ninth division. And to be honest, he is the same as Eames. In the face of the opponent's stubborn tactics, even a world-class coach may not be able to have a good solution, let alone the two of them.

"Actually, Chu's approach is correct......" Eames said suddenly. It's just that his long-range shot is really bad...... The missile, which is stronger than the high, at least then we have the possibility of making up the shot. Maybe we should let him practice his shots? ”

He turned his head to look at his assistant coach and said.

Ingrich frowned and thought for a while: "Wodi has already given Chu a lot of guidance in his usual training......

"It's defensive pointing, and the shot is offensive. It's a good way to play at the back, but it's a shame that we don't have a good midfielder. Eames shrugged and spread his hands. It's a pity that such a good tactical routine can't be used.

At the beginning, he fell in love with Chu Zhongtian because he was a pure defender, but now he hopes that Chu Zhongtian can be both offensive and defensive, which is really greedy...... No, it's a sign of progress. His requirements for Chu Zhongtian are higher, which means that Chu Zhongtian's status in his heart is also higher.

If Chu Zhongtian knew that his head coach valued him so much, he would definitely be even happier, right? It's just that he will have a headache at the same time - study, part-time job and football, it is really difficult to choose. There's no way he's going to give up his studies to play football, and he can't play a lot of training and midweek games, so will he be able to play regularly at the weekend?

As soon as he thought of such a question, Chu Zhongtian felt very helpless. He was physically fit, but he couldn't change his day from twenty hours to forty-eight hours...... Chu Zhongtian had a headache because he didn't have much time after the start of school, and Ingrid also thought of this problem: "The university is about to start, and then our team will lose three players at once......"

Eames also frowned, he was also worried about the issue, even though he hadn't shown it before. Chu Zhongtian, Russell, and Borjie are now the absolute main force of the team, and once the three of them can't participate in the game, the impact on the team will be great...... "Do you still want Chu to be the core player now?" If we play in midweek, the key players will be sidelined. "Ingrid is going through the old accounts again.

Eames glanced at him: "Russell is also a college student, and he is still from the same university as Chu. ”

So neither of them spoke, just stared at the court.

※※※ "Chu Zhongtian's shot is really ......" Looking at the long shot that hit the plane, as Chu Zhongtian's roommate, Yang Yang didn't know what to say, and he held back for a long time before muttering, "I have a fight with Li Tiezhen......"

"The Chinese player who played at Everton?" Emily, who was next to her, suddenly interjected, startling Yang Yang.

"You know?"

Emily smiled: "Because of Chu's relationship, I am a little concerned about the Chinese who play in England." ”

Yang Yang looked at Emily and thought to himself that this woman wouldn't really be tempted by Chu Zhongtian, right? That Chu Zhongtian was really lucky...... However, this kind of topic is too sensitive, so it's better not to touch it casually.

Yang Yang did not continue to talk, but focused on the court.

Although Wimbledon has had a lot of offenses so far in this game, most of them have not threatened the opponent's goal, and because the opponent has been on the defensive, Chu Zhongtian has no chance to perform. This made Yang Yang, who came to see him a little disappointed.

In fact, at the moment when Chu Zhongtian shot the goal, he was still very excited. How he wished to see Chu Zhongtian shoot the ball in, and then he could excitedly tell the Wimbledon fans around him that the person who scored the goal was his fellow countryman and roommate.

If Chu Zhongtian, a Chinese who plays football, can also be classified into "Chinese football", this may be one of the few people in Chinese football who can bring him happiness.

When he thought of his happiness for Chinese football, he actually pinned his hopes on a classmate roommate who played in an amateur league, Yang Yang felt sad from the bottom of his heart.

(To be continued)