Chapter 111: Middlesbrough
After nine years of alcohol immersion, Woodgate's talent has long been extinguished, and he has been reduced from a mainstay to a substitute and a fringe man in Myburgh. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In today's game, if it weren't for the injury of the main central defender, Woodgate would not have been able to enter the squad. And, if nothing happens, he will only have to sit on the bench for those 90 minutes.
At 33 years old, it's far from the time for a centre-back to hang up his boots, but Woodgate has barely the ball to play.
The former genius, the former Young Guard, the former Leeds United, all this makes people really sigh when they think about it!
Television footage was shown over and over again at Woodgate, and the narrator looked back over and over again about the glory of Leeds' Young Guard.
However, today the owner of the Elland Road Stadium has been replaced by a Chinese. Today's game is also a Chinese teenager.
In the 18th minute, Leeds United took the lead. Xu Yifei made a long pass in the backfield, accurately hitting the back of the Myburgh defence, McCormack got a single chance, calmly shook the goalkeeper, and pushed into the empty goal.
After that, Myburgh actively counterattacked, putting a lot of pressure on the Leeds United defence, and Leeds United had three tactical fouls and were shown yellow cards.
However, the loopholes in the Myburgh line were gradually exposed.
In the 44th minute, Leeds United seized the opportunity to fight back and extend the score to 2-0. Xu Yifei made a steal in the backcourt and went straight to McCormack, who distributed it to Byram on the right. The Leeds right wing-back travels long distances with the ball until an inverted triangle is passed near the baseline. Murphy takes the ball out of the right side of the box and slots, to the far post. Mowatt fired a tackle that missed the Myburgh goalkeeper.
At half-time, the commentator reviewed the first half of the game as usual: "Both sides played 442, but Leeds United played possession and focused more on attacking from the wings.
From the start, Leeds United lined up a strong attacking stance, while Myburgh stood on the defensive. However, in the first 15 minutes, although Leeds United had absolutely the advantage of possession, they did not have a good way to face the dense defense.
After that, Leeds United deliberately dropped back to give their opponents some space.
When Myburgh thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, Leeds United gave them a slap in the face.
You see, this is the formation of the two sides before the first goal, how high is Myburgh's back line and how far is it from goal? ”
'yes, the centre-backs are so far away from goal that it's really hard to protect the position behind them.
"yes, they've been a little careless at this point. As a result, Xu Yifei grabbed their carelessness this time and sent a ball behind him in time.
By the time the Myburgh defenders reacted, McCormack had already rushed out two positions! ”
"After falling behind by one goal, did Myburgh seem too impatient, otherwise he wouldn't have conceded another goal, right?"
"Yes, you see when they restarted the game, they launched wave after wave of onslaught.
However, they are not as skilled as Leeds United, so they can only rely on long passes.
From the 20th minute to the 40th minute, in these 20 minutes, you can see that Myburgh is offside alone, as many as 6 times! ”
"The success rate of long-pass punching is still relatively low."
"Yes, Leeds United will defend your hand, you see, Mowat, Bayram, Taylor, take turns to make technical fouls, the purpose is very clear, that is, to prevent Myburgh from playing fast attack."
"It should be said that they are still very smart in their fouls, and the fouls are far away from the goal. And the action was not too dangerous, everyone was shown a yellow card after three fouls. ”
"Yes, nine fouls, only three yellow cards, totally acceptable. What's more, under such interference, Myburgh's offensive enthusiasm began to decline, and the players' physical energy was also extremely depleted. Therefore, in the final moments of the first half, their attention was once again neglected, and Leeds United seized the opportunity to beat their fast attack.
You see, this is the second goal conceded before, it was originally Myburgh's attack, but suddenly Xu Yifei broke the ball successfully, and he didn't drag the mud at all, and directly stuffed it to McCormack in the front. ”
"Xu Yifei's steal may be that we have watched too much, but we don't think there is anything exciting, but this straight plug still makes our eyes shine."
"Yes, this ball is a low-altitude ball to be precise, pay attention, it is not a boccia, the ball is not in contact with the ground, but is close to the ground, almost only 3 centimeters high, so the ball speed is much faster than that of boccia."
"This goal is very confusing, Myburgh has two players tried to intercept it, but they were unsuccessful, I am afraid that there is a mistake in the estimation of the speed of the ball."
"It wasn't until McCormack was ready to get the ball that it actually hit the ground. And McCormack's pass to Bailam is also very particular. You see, the advance is huge, and it just allows Bayram's speed advantage to come into play.
When Baram hit the line, it was Myburgh's centre-back who rushed up to fill in and prevent his cross. ”
"But Byram passed an inverted triangle, as if he had eyes in the back of his head."
"Of course Bayram doesn't have eyes in the back of his head, this is Leeds United's attacking routine, Bayram plays like this because he knows that someone must be in the ribs to pick him up at this time."
"When it comes to routines, Coach Li, I think of Barcelona, they seem to often play this kind of inverted triangle cooperation."
"That's right, that's what Barcelona like the most. Because at this time, the central defender is generally defensive from crossing, after all, the ball passing to the middle of the penalty area is the greatest threat. Then the ball carrier does the opposite, passing down the triangle, often can deceive the defender and play the offense. ”
"It seems that Leeds United have learned Barcelona's possession style of play and have gained quite a bit. Moreover, Murphy's final assist was also very measured. The ball was passed a little wider, and Mowat, who was far away, couldn't catch up. Pass a little bit and the goalkeeper will get it. ”
"yes. If the first goal relied more on Xu Yifei's personal ability, then the second goal relied on the overall cooperation of the whole Leeds United team. ”
"As Chinese fans, we certainly hope that Leeds United can bring us a big victory, after all, this is the first official game since the Huaxia consortium took over.
However, Myburgh are now two goals down, so what adjustments will they make in the second half? And how should Leeds respond? ”
"Since they are two goals behind, of course Myburgh can't be more conservative, so it's certain that they will strengthen their attack, they may change to more offensive players in terms of personnel, they may press more high in formation, and they may press high and counter-attack on the spot in terms of play.
So Leeds United, in the face of such an aggressive posture of the other party, the most important thing is, of course, that the spirit cannot be weakened, for example, the opponent grabs very fiercely, so 55 this kind of ball, Leeds United must not let it, can not be afraid of injury, afraid of fouls. The second point is to be more concise and decisive in the ball, especially in the midfield, we must pay attention to the opponent's pressing, a little earlier to the ball, reduce or prevent unnecessary mistakes. The third point is not to be too passive, not to give up the attack because of the two-goal lead, or to maintain the balance of attack and defense, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack and control the ball, and strive to grasp the initiative in the game. I believe that with these three points, it will not be difficult for Leeds United to win this game. ”