Chapter 6: Super Returns
The biggest difference between the four forwards and the two midfield wingers is that the opponent has no way to find the main defensive point, everyone is an assister, everyone is also a goalscorer, the four-on-four defense is simply full of holes, after Dio and Harpa returned, the problem was not completely solved, and the defensive problem brought more troublesome offensive organization problems, and now it seems that only Gadlan still has some space for him to make the ball for the two lonely forwards in front, but Gadlan does not seem to be able to complete this task alone.
As a result, Kerber made a very bold decision, just 20 minutes into the kick-off, he made a tactical substitution, and midfielder Xue Qixuan came on as a substitute for Gadlan.
Xue Qixuan's strengths are as obvious as his shortcomings, his passing, technique, dribbling, long-range shooting and running off the ball are all at the level of world-class players, and at the same time, his biggest problem is that he can't always maintain a good concentration on the court, and his mental surnames such as aggression and determination are like a third-rate player.
However, apparently Xue Qixuan has fought hard, in the first two rounds of the game, Kerber prefers to use brave European players, both games Xue Qixuan was substituted before the end of the game, there is no room to play at all, and today, in the position of the right midfielder, the main Moroccan international Zemoma was injured last game and was absent, and another Dutch veteran Rixson was also pulled back to the defensive line in order to replace the injured main right-back Jon, in this case, Xue Qixuan did not get the main position, Now that he is finally able to play, the South Korean knows very well that he must seize this rare opportunity.
And with his play, the organization of Reading's midfield really began to slowly have a little discipline, left-back Kara is a little older, at a disadvantage in speed, after discovering this problem, Helder had to strengthen the restrictions on the Koreans, and without Held's organization, the turnover of Willingsham's four forwards does not seem to be so agile.
The two sides began to fall into a stalemate, and Harpa also tried to return to his position as a midfield organizer, but this has long been expected by Wenger, since he agreed with the style of play suggested by Lao Liu and Holder, the professor did not relax a little, he analyzed the response of the Reading team, and prepared the style of play after Xue Qixuan came on the field in advance, but he didn't expect that this usually a little loose South Korean would be so desperate today, seeing that Willingham's players were a little overwhelmed, Hurriedly took advantage of the injury of a Reading player, called Helder to the sideline and gave a few words.
Helder nodded again and again, and made arrangements for his teammates after going on the field, and in the subsequent game, Willingham gave up the marking defense of Xue Qixuan, but used the method of joint defense to squeeze his dribbling route, in response to the problem of the Koreans, the four behind Willingham were under the protection of Siwalker, as long as Xue Qixuan was close, he grabbed fiercely, this trick worked, the Koreans' forward consciousness was obviously restricted, and more options were to pass the ball back to Harpa and Dior, Holder, on the other hand, returned to the playmaker position in midfield, and the forward four began to have a good rhythm again, often with Helder having a lot of passing points, and Reading's defenders simply couldn't judge how to defend.
Aguero scored another goal just before half-time and Willingham began to show their unstoppable attacking prowess.
At halftime, the scene of the two lounges was diametrically opposed, Willingham was very quiet, Wenger whispered to everyone to explain the benefits and problems of this style of play, and in the home team lounge of the Reading team not far away, Kerber shouted loudly to almost all the players on the field, the England coach really can't accept it, such a funny lineup can make his players completely lose control of the game.
But what is the use of getting angry, a Reading player who did not want to be named secretly said to a familiar reporter after the game, "Everyone was very frustrated, he did not propose an effective response, but only knew to reprimand us loudly, anyway, when we played in the second half, we had no confidence." The reporter then concluded with the phrase "Kerber can't adapt to a particular style of play. Criticizing the old coach for not being able to solve the problem and allowing the team to completely lose the game, Kerber's reaction to this report was to never accept interviews with this media again, which is a later story, not to mention it for the time being.
When kicking off again, Willingsim replaced Anelka, the Frenchman has been performing well recently, but some faint old injuries still limit his play, and another Frenchman Capo was replaced on the field, so that the attacking combination of one or four equipment has become two or three equipment, two passers correspond to three strikers, and the pressure on the Reading team has not decreased at all.
Xue Qixuan is still trying to create chances, but every time he can't pass to the point under the pressure of the defenders, Ritter and Jeffers are trying in vain, and the audience feels that the chances of Reading scoring are getting smaller and smaller.
Striker Gitteson, who is 1.91 meters tall, came on the field to replace Jeffers, Kerber made a last move, holding high, and among the central defenders of Willingsmu, Van den Borough is 1.85 meters, Kompany is 1.83 meters, and there is still a slight gap between Gentson, but the two teamed up, so that Reading's top scorer in the Championship could not find a chance to kill.
Reading has been unable to score, but Willingham has been maintaining good scoring opportunities, just after the halfway point of the second half, the taller than Giterson Kicic took the lead in giving the tall man on the other side of the field a classic header lesson, easily beating Icelandic central defender Inge Marsson, and burrowing the ball into the net from the armpit of the United States national team goalkeeper Hahnemann.
At 3-0, the Reading fans began to slowly withdraw from the stadium, while the 1,000 Willingham fans who followed the team to Reading celebrated a hearty victory like a holiday.
The celebration doesn't seem to have arrived, and Cabo, who has not been playing for a long time, actually received a horizontal ball from Halder outside the penalty area, opened the stance, kicked the world wave, drew a beautiful arc, and turned into the corner of the goal.
The crowd on the pitch seemed to relax all of a sudden, Reading had already accepted defeat, and Willingham went completely into a freewheeling show, and when the referee blew the final whistle, Holder, who had completed a hat-trick of assists, scored a seemingly random spoon from the front of the box to penetrate Reading for the fifth time.
Super Holder, the phenomenon Holder, because he was pursued by Milan at a high price, the Helder bubble surged on the land of England and finally disappeared, revealing a truly terrifying superstar.
And Willingham also reaped a huge reward in this game, for the first time, some media named Willingham as a Premier League powerhouse.
We've really become a Premier League powerhouse like this, it's a really good feeling.
(To be continued)