Chapter 334: Survival of the Fittest
Zhang Tiehan's shouting voice made the Welsh players angry enough.
"They can't stop me! Just pass the ball over", this seems to be a satire on the Welsh defense, even if you score a goal, you are not so arrogant, right?
The Welsh players, especially the defenders, were not very friendly when they looked at Zhang Tiehan, although they did not communicate, they had already agreed with each other - when the game resumes in a while, the tall man must be given a good taste.
Maybe Zhang Tiehan didn't care what they thought
After Zhang Tiehan scored again, he complained to his teammates about the attack just now, "If you want to pass the ball, I will stand in front, don't be afraid of losing the ball!" ”
"Their defense is very poor, they can't defend me at all!"
"I get the attention of the defense, I have a chance if I go a little further forward, and if I can't pass the ball, I use a long pass, like David." Zhang Tiehan kept talking, and the others could only nod, what the goal just now had proved.
But...... Increase the number of long passes? Wouldn't that be a rougher way of playing?
Some people are also complaining in their hearts.
Zhang Tiehan didn't think about this, in his opinion, the best tactics are the best tactics, the Welsh defense is very tightly blocked, and these teammates always want to use the team's short pass to break through the Welsh defense, which is really a bit unrealistic.
The team is not good at this, just played for a long time, the kind of defense that constantly cooperates with the feet, it is better to break through with the ball directly, passing one person is equivalent to passing the entire defense line, this method is simpler and more direct in comparison.
This is also what Zhang Tiehan wants to express.
Most of his teammates understood, Gerrard and Zhang Tiehan already had a tacit understanding, and from the ball just now, he also knew that the team's style of play had entered a blind corner, but fortunately, Zhang Tiehan reminded everyone with a goal. The team's style of play is a little rougher, but rough football is also their advantage, and it is difficult for other teams to play such football, and when it comes to tough matches, the England team has never been afraid of their opponents.
At the same time, the English fans in the stands cheered.
I came to the scene today. Eighty percent of them are local London fans, some of whom support Arsenal, some support Chelsea, some support Charlton Athletic, Fulham and other teams, but they are all not interested in Manchester United and Liverpool because they are northern teams.
So they are really a little unimpressed with Zhang Tiehan.
However, they did not doubt Zhang Tiehan's strength, knowing that Zhang Tiehan had joined the England team, they were already happy for the England team, after all, it was their own country's team. Every England fan will support the England team, but they are still skeptical about how much of a role Zhang Tiehan can play.
Although Zhang Tiehan has scored a lot of goals, the fans who really know him are limited to a few Liverpool fans.
Fans of other teams only know Zhang Tiehan on a few points, and they will not know Zhang Tiehan at all, after all, Zhang Tiehan is a Liverpool player, and they are not supporting Liverpool.
These fans will be suspicious of Zhang Tiehan.
But the goal just now dispelled their suspicions, and Zhang Tiehan scored the ball in the front court alone. It wasn't just a goal, it was a visual impact on the fans. They were excited to see a goal like that, especially when they knew it belonged to England.
They found that their perception of Zhang Tiehan had changed.
In the past, they thought that Zhang Tiehan was just a Liverpool player who was poached by the England team, but now they will think that Zhang Tiehan is the main force of the team, he will make the team stronger, his goals are the guarantee of the team's goals, and so on. In short, with this goal, Zhang Tiehan's status in their hearts has risen a lot.
Zhang Tiehan is conquering England fans step by step with his watch.
That's the good news.
At the same time, Eriksen in the coach's box was also quite satisfied with Zhang Tiehan's appearance.
Before Zhang Tiehan came to the England team, Eriksen knew about the problems of the England team, and the biggest problem was the rough tactics and backward playing style, which led the team's tactics to be passive many times. The offense is very lively, but it is difficult to break through the opponent's defense, and there are few opportunities in recent times, and England's players rarely have the kind of players who are very good at breaking through and have amazing individual ability, so when the attack is blocked, the team really has not many options.
But Zhang Tiehan came.
Eriksen wants Zhang Tiehan to bring something new to the England team, he doesn't know what it is, but Zhang Tiehan must have a reason for scoring so efficiently, and now he sees it, that is, the ultimate individual ability.
He may not be as skilled as he could be, but his strong physique makes up for it.
Zhang Tiehan can have a strong appearance in the front line, which is also something that other players in the England team do not have, even those stars, such as Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, maybe they will be the leaders of the team, but they can never be Ronaldinho, Rivador, Maradona, they are leaders, but they are not good at the technical core.
Zhang Tiehan is different.
He is very strong, so strong that it is difficult for the opponent to defend, unlike others, he can be the Maradona of the future, the kind of player who can decide goals and wins and losses by himself, Eriksen also hopes that the arrival of Zhang Tiehan will lead the England team to attack more efficiently.
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Zhang Tiehan's goal brought some changes to England's tactics, the team had been looking for opportunities with pushing combinations, but now they played more realistically, passing the ball when they didn't have the chance, and when they had the opportunity, they would use the easiest way to seize the opportunity - long passes or direct passes.
This style of play has caused Wales to be in constant defensive crisis.
The Welsh players originally planned to keep an eye on Zhang Tiehan, but they soon found that unless they used half the team's strength to completely block Zhang Tiehan, it was really unrealistic to prevent it, and it was not a matter of the ability of one or two players, but the overall gap in strength.
When the England team is playing smoothly, there is always a crisis in their defense, and it is impossible for them not to defend others to defend Zhang Tiehan himself, right?
They had to play all sorts of defenses.
Then they found that at most, they could only use one or two players to defend Zhang Tiehan, and that kind of defense really didn't have much effect.
In the 37th minute, England scored again.
This time the goalkeeper Michael Owen, England's golden boy showed his composure in front of goal when receiving a pass. He made a steady stop in the box before slotting a low ball into the Welsh net for England.
But the most striking is still Zhang Tiehan.
In that ball just now, Zhang Tiehan attracted the defensive attention of at least three players on the other side of the penalty area, and as a result, he created a chance for Owen, and the assist was still Zhang Tiehan. When Frank Lampard dropped the ball into the box with a pick-and-roll pass, Zhang Tiehan withstood the defensive pressure and used his forehead to tip the ball to Owen on the other side.
"Well done!"
After the goal, Owen happily clapped with Zhang Tiehan.
He found himself a little bit fond of the tall man, who was dominant in the box. Previously, Owen always felt that Zhang Tiehan was the kind of player who could only shoot, and he cooperated with him, maybe sacrificing some of his scoring ability, but now he found that Zhang Tiehan can still assist, and he does it quite well.
Attract the attention of the defense. Pass the ball into space.
What more could you ask for?
Frank Lampard was also very happy, he was the second assist, but he also smiled bitterly in his heart, Zhang Tiehan was always an opponent when Chelsea played against Liverpool, and now it is very good to work with this opponent, it feels good to have a strong team-mate, but at the same time. Zhang Tiehan's ability to show Xiàn made him feel cold when he thought that this was a Chelsea opponent, such a guy...... How do you defend it?
He looks like he's tougher to guard against than he was last time he did it.
An opponent. A very strong opponent, an opponent who has been improving, it is a bit scary, Lampard suddenly felt that Mourinho was indeed wrong, and that day at Abramovich's estate, Mourinho directly refused to sign Zhang Tiehan. He was there at the time, but he didn't think it was anything, after all, the transfer was the coach's job, and he didn't think much about it at all.
But now he suddenly wished that he would have something to say at that time. For example, Zhang is good, he should be allowed to come to Stamford Bridge or something.
That way I'll be able to work with him all the time, instead of playing as an opponent at the club.
He was a little envious of Gerald.
He was envied before, yes, he has a lot of good teammates at Chelsea, and Liverpool, there are not many good players who can really get their hands on, Alonso? Carragher? No, no, no, Chelsea have Arjen Robben, Didier Drogba, Makelele, Essien, John Terry, Chelsea have a lot of good players, while Liverpool have just a few.
Now Gerrard has Zhang Tiehan as his teammate.
Zhang Tiehan...... This guy is very credible, very powerful, very capable, with him as an opponent, there will be a lot more confidence in the game, right?
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In the match between England and Wales, the first half was over, the score was 2-0, Zhang Tiehan and Owen scored a goal each.
At half-time, Eriksen and Mark Hughes did not go back to the dressing room, but exchanged ideas with each other, it was just a warm-up game, but it was not so formal, and the two managers were discussing the game between the two teams, what went wrong and what needed to be improved.
Mark Hughes envied Eriksen for getting Zhang Tiehan, "Your luck is really good, Zhang actually chose the England team, I was shocked when I heard it. ”
Eriksen was delighted, "I owe a debt of gratitude to Klinsmann. ”
"yes, that guy is stupid!" Mark Hughes shook his head with a smile, "He would turn away such a talent, but the Germans may have the confidence that they will not be short of stars." But Zhang is different, he really made a stupid mistake this time. ”
"Zhang is really good." Erikson laughed.
After Zhang Tiehan joined the team, especially after watching the first half of the game, he had more confidence in the team. After talking about Zhang Tiehan, the two managers also talked about the problems of their respective teams, the England team still has more problems, not only the team's tactical problems, but also the players and abilities of various positions, such as Gerrard and Lampard, who play together on the pitch, and their roles are always unsatisfactory, and for example, England's wing defense is also a problem, Beckham and Joe Cole are not the kind of players who have both offense and defense, they are both better at attacking, and fullback Ashley Cole always looks a little frizzy, although Neville is calm, But the offensive ability is insufficient.
These are all questions.
Of course, the team also has advantages, such as grabbing a corner, and almost all 11 people in the team can rush to it......
Soon the second half began.
In the second half, Eriksen replaced Zhang Tiehan, Rooney came on, and he also replaced Lampard, Joe Cole, Terry and other players, but the most concerned about the Welsh players was Zhang Tiehan's departure, they were all relieved, Zhang Tiehan was off their defensive pressure was much less.
They didn't realize it was really just a warm-up game.
In the second half, Eriksen started to make frequent substitutions, he had to go through the game to see the quality and condition of each player, especially the new players, to observe what to know, and the new players also knew that the opportunity was rare and they worked hard to put in the game.
The game is where a player's ability is really tested.
There are players who are good when they come to the game, and there are players who are not comfortable with the new team, the former will go into Eriksen's eyes, and the latter will be eliminated soon, because the national team does not have time for you to be a 'soy sauce' player to have time to adapt.
If you don't fit in, you leave, it's that simple. (To be continued......)