Sam Allardyce sat in the dugout, watching his team stand in position and ready to start the game, he was very calm, but he was also unconfident.

He didn't think about how to limit the other party's number three.

But he knew that this was the key to whether the game could be won, and he could only limit the opponent's 13th, so it would be difficult for the opponent's offense to break through the team's defense.

Correa stepped forward.

But for Correa to guard against Zhang Tiehan, Allardyce is also unclear, one thing he knows is that it will be very difficult to defend Zhang Tiehan, Correa can stand up, he is very happy.

As long as Correa can defend well, victory will not be a problem.

As for the offense, he didn't think it was a problem.

The team is a balanced tactic of attack and defense, no goals in the first half, but in the opponent's home field, the opponent performed quite well, and the team was affected by some influences, one after another, and it was not easy to score.

The best way to do this is to counter-attack, the opponent has a lot of momentum, as long as they defend well, when they find that they can't score, then there must be a lot of space behind them, and then the team will have a chance.

In short, the most important thing to win or lose is whether you can limit the opponent's number 13.

As long as Wigan Athletic is not allowed to continue scoring, all problems will no longer be a problem and all problems will be solved.

Allardyce is looking forward to Correa's performance.

……

Jewell gave some of the second-half instructions at half-time, and he also put a special emphasis on defence.

Letting Bolton score a goal is almost fatal, because Wigan Athletic need to score two goals to catch up, and it is only to tie, not overtake.

So defense is very crucial.

It's just that when the game started, Wigan Athletic found that Bolton's desire to attack was not very strong, they were not in a hurry to score, and the attack was quite calm, as if they didn't care about scoring goals at all.

It didn't take long for them to discover that Bolton were heavily defended.

The players at Wigan Athletic have found that Zhang Tiehan feels more deeply, because the guy who defended himself in the first half is now more closely marked by himself.

He didn't know the name of this guy.

But he looks like a South American player, he knows that the skills of South American players are very good, but he didn't expect this guy to see his skills, but his body is very good.

It's a bit of a hassle.

In the second half of the first half, Zhang Tiehan felt Correa's difficulty, but he didn't expect to go further now, as long as he was in the Bolton half, this guy would run over to keep up.

"What a dogskin plaster!" Zhang Tiehan scolded secretly.

However, this skeuomorphic description with strong Chinese characteristics made Correa completely confused, but when he heard the pronunciation of 'dog's', he knew that the Tao was not a good word.

He looked at Zhang Tiehan viciously.

Zhang Tiehan didn't pay attention to it, he was thinking about what Jewell said to him when he was doing the escape training, when Jewell talked about the opponent's way to defend himself, one of which is to find a strong defender to keep an eye on him.

At the time, I didn't think about it, but now I really feel the pressure of this kind of defense.

"If you don't want to be defended, you have to learn to get rid of it, and if you can't get rid of the opponent on your own, it's very difficult to have a chance to play your strength." Jeville said so at the time.

But Zhang Tiehan didn't have many options.

He felt that his body's ability to protect the ball and turn around to get rid of it was already very proficient, but this guy who defended himself was quite good in terms of skills and body, at least it was difficult for him to deceive the opponent with his movements.

So what to do?

Zhang Tiehan hesitated.

From the second half, he had tried four times in a row, two of which were tackled by Correa, one time Correa stopped him with a foul, and another time he broke through and was lucky enough to get the ball to his teammate.

All in all, none of the four times were successful, and football simply couldn't get through on grass.

As time passed, Zhang Tiehan became a little anxious.

Four failures in a row, Zhang Tiehan was very unwilling, he found that he was too reckless, after the two failures just now, he knew that it was not easy for Lu Dao to use the same method to get rid of Correa, but he still tried, the result was not satisfactory, he needed to think of a way.

Pass?

Zhang Tiehan swept his teammates left and right, still shaking his head, when he received the ball, it was equivalent to the attack to the most late stage, and all he needed to do was shoot.

So let a teammate pass the ball?

It's still not good, with this guy next to him, there's not much difference between passing the high ball and the bottom ball, after all, he will definitely face the other party after he gets the ball.

But what was I thinking? That's right, it's a highball! Highball!

Zhang Tiehan suddenly had an idea.

……

Nearly 20 minutes into the second half, Correa became more and more confident in his defense, and at halftime, he told the head coach that he would defend Zhang Tiehan, but in fact, he did not have absolute confidence.

But now he has confidence.

After a couple of encounters, he had the upper hand and didn't give the opponent any chances, and Correa felt quite good and felt that he had found his opponent's weakness.

Correa has a good body and average skills, but as a Brazilian player, he can stand out in the samba football environment and compete in Europe, and Correa's skills can also pass, at least better than most England defenders.

But on the football field, Correa feels that the mind is the key.

Find the opponent's weaknesses and defend against them, so that you can better limit the opponent, and this Wigan Athletic's number 13, the weakness is obvious, and he uses the same method every time he wants to shake himself.

It's really hard to imagine......

In the first half, Correa was shaken off, but the second, third, and even now, he has never been shaken off easily, always using the same way of passing, how could it have any effect.

Correa felt that his defense could not be easier, because the tall man had no idea how to do things, always using the same method, and he could make accurate judgments without even thinking about it.

"It's so easy." Correa said darkly.

Correa felt that the defense was very easy, but Allardyce felt that he did a good job, and did not give the opponent's number 13 a chance for 20 minutes, which is a success, regardless of whether the defense is easy or not, but to be able to do this, it will contribute a lot to the team.

Bolton's defence was under no pressure, and the offense was impressive.

It's just that Wigan Athletic's defense is very tight, and at the same time, the interception in the midfield is quite good, and it is not easy for Bolton to score.

Although Zhang Tiehan was a little troubled, the two teams played quite intensely as a whole.

As the time of the game passed, when everyone reacted, they found that the game had reached the eighty-first minute, and there were only ten minutes left before the game was over.

So far, neither side has scored, the score is still 1-0, and Wigan Athletic, who are playing at home, lead, but on aggregate, Bolton leads by one goal 3-2.

If the game ends like this, Bolton will knock out Wigan Athletic and reach the Carabao Cup final.

……

Sam Allardyce stood nervously on the sidelines.

As the game wore on, Wigan Athletic's attack became more and more intense, and at this point in the game, the only thing they could do was fight to the death.

That would give Bolton a chance, but also the possibility of being scored by Wigan Athletic with one oversight.

Sam Allardyce couldn't sit still, he stood on the sidelines and watched himself solemnly at half the court, lest a careless attack would be attacked by the opponent.

Luckily, Correa did a good job.

He managed to contain the opposition's number 13, without which it would have been difficult for other Wigan Athletic players to pose a threat outside the box, and the team defended very tightly in the box and it was difficult for them to find opportunities when the ball passed.

It wasn't just Sam Allardyce who was watching the game nervously, Wigan Athletic boss Jewell was also anxious, but the difference was that he sat firmly in the dugout because in attack, he could only pray that his team would perform well and nothing else could be done.

He could only watch the players on the field and pray to God.

There are less than ten minutes left before the end of the game, and Wigan Athletic must score a goal at this time, but it is currently slow to open the situation, and the players in Wigan Arena are also very anxious, they are pressing very forward, as if they are fighting to the death.

"Attack! Press it up! ”

'We need to score! One more goal! ”

In the media box, journalists supporting Wigan Athletic are also worried about the team.

"If you play like this, the team will lose!"

"Did Zhang's goal run out of luck?"

"Let's get another one!"

"It doesn't matter who it is, it doesn't matter how you score, whether it's luck or strength, let's score a goal!"

Journalists supporting Wigan Athletic are sighing, while reporters supporting Bolton are excitedly discussing the final.

"Arsenal equalised the score, and it is estimated that Middlesbrough will have a hard time."

'Bolton's opponent should be Arsenal.

'I would have liked it was Middlesbrough because it was too difficult to play a final against Arsenal.

They've got the win.

At this time, the time displayed on the big screen has reached the eighty-three minutes of the game, and the score of the two teams is still 1:0, and Wigan Athletic leads Bolton by one goal.

……

Sam Allardyce has a strong defensive focus, with the duo of centre-backs being Anseny Barnes and Bruno Ngety, who performed well in the last game, with Barnes also doing well defending against Zhang Tiehan.

After Zhang Tiehan's position was pulled in this game, the two central defenders and Zhang Tiehan were some distance, and from the beginning to the present, Barnes and Zhang Tiehan had no chance to fight.

As the game progressed, Wigan Athletic's attack became more and more intense, and their backcourt players stepped forward to attack.

As a result, Bolton's defence in front of the box was precarious, and they had to split up their men to defend well in front of the box.

There is one more person there, there is one more guarantee, and the positionality of the defenders is a little confused, and then seeing the opponent passing the ball to Zhang Tiehan, Barnes and Engety said a word, and went directly to defend Zhang Tiehan with Correa.

The two came up together and forced Zhang Tiehan to pass the ball, otherwise he would be directly stealed.

At this time, Zhang Tiehan was holding the ball with his back.

He had been planning to practice the idea just now, but for more than ten minutes, he had never had a chance, and now that he had the opportunity, he was preparing to single out Correa.

Barnes also ran over.

He wanted to take advantage of Zhang Tiehan's focus on Correa to stretch out his foot and break the ball.

……

When they saw Barnes and Correa coming to defend Zhang Tiehan, Wigan fans were shocked, and they hurriedly shouted to remind Zhang Tiehan.

In the media gallery, pro-Bolton reporters laughed as they thought Zhang Tiehan was about to concede a goal.

This idea is normal.

In fact, the reporters who support Wigan Athletic also think so, they didn't say it, they just worried about it, people who know Wigan Athletic know Zhang Tiehan's foot skills, and it is probably a bit of a sight to say rough, but it is definitely not very good.

Not to mention the two of them, just now Correa was alone, and it was difficult for Zhang Tiehan to get rid of it directly.

on the pitch.

Zhang Tiehan swept to Barnes, he knew what this guy was going to do, and he didn't have to think about it at all, he knew what was going to happen next.

He was also secretly anxious.

He originally wanted to single out Correa, but he didn't expect Barnes to come over, and he was not sure about the two of them, but this was not the time to hesitate, he gritted his teeth, slammed back, and pulled the ball back with his right foot.

The ball rolls backwards onto the right foot.

Then Zhang Tiehan pushed back, followed by people and turned around and rushed over!

……

Correa didn't anticipate Zhang Tiehan's movements at all, he originally thought that the guy in front of him would turn back again and take it, but turning around is turning around, but where is football?

He didn't react for a while, and was directly rushed by Zhang Tiehan.

Barnes, who had just rushed over, was still looking for an opportunity to stretch his foot to break the ball, he saw Zhang Tiehan's movements clearly, but he wanted to do something, but found that he couldn't do anything - he came from the side, and after Zhang Tiehan turned around and rushed over, he could only turn around and chase the ball, but the distance was a little far, and he couldn't keep up at all.

So everyone in the audience saw that Zhang Tiehan picked the ball over Correa's head with his right foot, and then turned back to catch up with the ball, and Correa and Barnes were both shaken away.

This scene stunned many people.

They didn't expect things to develop like this at all, originally they thought Zhang Tiehan would lose the ball.

Take Mick Williams in the radio studio, for example

A moment ago, he looked at Zhang Tiehan being pinched and said worriedly, "Zhang is very dangerous, he was caught in front and back......" When he approached, he saw Zhang Tiehan's movements.

He froze there for a moment.

He reacted immediately and yelled in surprise, "Oh-Zhang! He shook off Barnes and Correa! ”

The cries of the Wigan fans have also risen a quarter!

To the surprise of many, Zhang Tiehan had already shaken off Correa and Barnes.

The Bolton players didn't expect the two to be thrown away by Zhang Tiehan at the same time, which seemed even more incredible to them, and after throwing off the two, Zhang Tiehan's front of the goal was empty.

He picked up his right foot without the slightest hesitation!

Peng!

Football straight to the goal!

In front of football, Bolton's impregnable defense stood out, but after Zhang Tiehan got rid of Correa and Barnes, it was equivalent to a big hole, leaving only the goal in front of him.

Correa and Barnes were right behind Zhang Tiehan, and they ran forward, only to watch as the ball flew towards their own goal.

Their helpless expressions are like a close-up background.

The distance from the big penalty area line to the goal is only 16 meters, and at Zhang Tiehan's feet, it almost takes half a second for the football to fly to the goal line.

Kevin Poole simply didn't have time to make the slightest save!

When the football hit the net, he had time to turn around and see the waves raised by the football.

That's beautiful......

But Kevin Poole sees nothing but despair in it!

When the ball lost its forward momentum under the constraints of the net and fell headlong behind Kevin Poole, JJB Stadium erupted in the biggest cheer since the opening kick-off.

Wigan fans roar against all odds!

This roar is a kind of venting, with no specific meaning, but the most primitive and disordered voice seems to tell Bolton, who was still cheering before, one thing - it is your turn to despair!