Chapter Seventy-Four: Advance to the Next Round
Chen on the sidelines was so violent that he almost started to scold the players, his face was red like a bomb that would detonate at any time, and the green tendons on his forehead had not dissipated since the opening. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info Maybe it was Chen Zhun's emotions that aroused the self-esteem of the Southampton players, or they finally found their form, as the game deepened, the Southampton team gradually mastered the initiative on the field, and the midfield combination of Baird and Swenson also completed the task of the central barrier very well. Now Southampton's tactic is to give the attack to the wings, either cutting inside or crossing.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Baird successfully tackled the Portsmouth team's penetration in the middle of the field, and then immediately passed diagonally to Lallana on the right. Chen Zhun on the sidelines saw that this long pass accurately found Lallana, and there was a little ripple in his heart, this was the fourth time that Baird tried to do this in the first half, but it was the first success. Lallana took the ball, faced the defense, a little overwhelmed.
Chen Zhun immediately yelled in the direction of Lallana: "Breakthrough, Adam, give me a hard breakthrough and make them kneel and beg for mercy!" ”
"Please go back to your own area, sir!" The fourth official stopped Chen Zhun who still wanted to speak, because Chen Zhun was now out of the coach's command area.
Lallana got the instructions of the manager, and he also got a strength inside. The young Lallana is also aware of the current situation in the team, depressed, lack of passion, coupled with the approaching winter transfer period, everything is unknown, resulting in the current Southampton team is like a lonely boat in the countercurrent, if you don't fight to the death, you will be crushed by the countercurrent. Lallana understands the grace of the encounter, he wants to help the manager through this difficult time, he loves the team and respects the manager.
Lallana continued to hold the ball on the right and burst towards the Portsmouth penalty area, where Portsmouth's left-back Aung Sworth and midfielder Borg were in a position to pack Lallana, but they didn't dare to press too Lallana, because they knew that Lallana's speed and skill at his feet were good, and reckless tackles would hurt them. But this kind of defense also made Lallana happy, he was able to enter the Portsmouth penalty area without pressure, Unsworth and Borg felt that they could not retreat, this was already the last line of defense, just when the two hesitated, did not know what to do, Lallana suddenly started, he first passed the ball through the gap between the two, and then relied on his thin body to accelerate through the gap between the two. This action caused Unsworth to panic, and Lallana had managed to break through between the two men by this time, ready to hold the ball for the next move, but Unsworth tripped Lallana from behind, and Lallana fell to the ground in pain.
The referee immediately blew the whistle for a penalty, no doubt and gave Unsworth a yellow card.
"Beautiful!! That's it!! Come on!! Chen Zhun shouted when he saw the referee pointing to the penalty spot, and then he spared no effort to applaud, he wanted the players on the field to see the enthusiasm of the coach and drive their enthusiasm with his own enthusiasm. It's a lot easier to play that way.
The Portsmouth players only made a symbolic protest to the referee, but they also knew that such a clear foul would not allow the referee to change the decision.
James Beattie takes the penalty, runs and shoots hard!! Portsmouth goalkeeper James made a misguided save and James Beatty's spot-kick went straight into the middle. 1 to 1! Southampton stubbornly equalised.
Since James Beattie scored the ball steadily, the Southampton players have become more and more relaxed on the field, and the momentum has gradually come out, relying on the strong defense in the middle, it is difficult for Portsmouth to send shells to the front through the midfield, and can only rely on long passes or wings to find opportunities, but such a typical English style of play is exactly what Chen Zhun wants to see.
In the 40th minute of the game, the Southampton team made a comeback, or an effective steal in the midfield, but this time it was replaced by Svensson, Svensson passed the ball to Pluton on the left, Pluton did not have Lallana's foot skills and speed, but his cross was better than Lallana at that time, so Chen Zhun's positioning of the two people is to cross from the left and break through on the right side and cut inside, two different side attack routines.
Pluton dribbled the ball on the left side, and he was also not disturbed too much, and Chen Zhun already had some suspicions that the old Redknapp was deliberately releasing water and losing a game like the League Cup, but concentrated on the league.
Seeing that there were no defenders pressing, Pluton immediately crossed with his feet, and the ball flew along a beautiful arc towards the Portsmouth penalty area, and James Beattie, who was in the middle, jumped high but did not reach the ball, but James Beatty's duel clearly succeeded in deceiving all Portsmouth defenders, including the goalkeeper. The ball flew past James Beatty's scalp and flew to the back of the penalty area, where Kevin = Phillips had been waiting for a long time, and he didn't want the duck in his hand to fly away, so he leaned down and headed the ball into the empty goal, 2-1!! Southampton successfully overtake!! But at this moment, the fans can only cheer for the goal outside the stadium, and the only cheers in the stadium can be heard by the players and Chen Zhun himself, empty but also full of passion.
After taking the lead, the Southampton team began to possess the ball, consume the opponent's physical strength, and delay some time, but at this time, the old Redtap suddenly replaced the two forwards Lualua and Fleur, replaced with a striker and a midfielder, and played a 451 formation. This still made Chen Zhun a little unexpected, but the old Redknapp's doing this also indicates that he basically gave up this game and did not let his main players get injured.
It is tasteless to play a game with a result lost. Chen Zhun sat down with his hands on the sidelines and motioned for the players to slow down the pace of the game to avoid injury and return to the coach's bench, where they rarely sat and enjoyed a leisurely time.
Chen also replaced James Beatty, Kevin Phillips and Jason Dodd in the 75th minute to save his strength for the league game against Manchester United in three days' time.
The final score was also fixed at 2-1, and Southampton advanced to the next round of the Carabao Cup without danger. Chen Zhun walked quickly to the old Redknapp after the game, this old coach he still respects, and in his previous life, he also discovered Bale's offensive ability, which also allowed Bale to lay a solid foundation when he became a world superstar.
"David, congratulations!! You delivered on your promise! Rednap Sr. squinted his eyes and said with a smile.
"You've won a prize! Would you be interested in having a drink? Chen Zhun asked tentatively. After the game, the Premier League manager usually sits down and has a drink, discussing the game and discussing tactics. But Chen Zhun hasn't had it once. This time he wants to make a change, and it can be regarded as asking the elder Redknapp for some ways to deal with Manchester United.