No. 453: We're back!
On January 10, the Premier League was rekindled.
Wolves travelled to West Ham United and Gareth Bale was the man of the biggest acclibre, scoring in the 23rd minute of the first half and the 11th minute of the second half. Peter forced a breakthrough in front of the penalty area in the 29th minute of the second half and fired a low shot to seal the win!
Wolves won 3-1 away.
Second-placed Chelsea drew 1-1 at Chelburn and third-placed Manchester United failed to capitalise on the opportunity to leapfrog the Blues as they drew at Birmingham City by the same scoreline.
At this point, Wolves' lead reached seven points, which made Wolves' momentum even higher.
On the 13th, Kenting strained his groin during training, and on the 14th, Wang Rui sprained his right ankle.
Two of Wolves' midfielders had to hang up their waiver cards.
The impact of their absence on Wolves was huge, and on 17 January, the 23rd round of the Premier League began, and Wolves returned to their home stadium to lose 1-0 at the feet of Liverpool.
How could the two giants of the Premier League miss such an opportunity, on the 18th, Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-0 at home, and Manchester United beat Hull City 4-0 at home.
The gap between Wolves and Chelsea has been reduced to four points!
The so-called house leak coincided with the overnight rain, and on the 23rd, Peter's left leg was strained, and on the 27th, Bell had a severe cold. At this point, "the four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" All of them hung up the free cards, and Ince's face became more and more pale.
Missing "the four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" "Are the Wolves still the Wolves?
On 30 January, the 24th round of the Premier League began, with Chelsea beating Burnley 2-1 away from home.
The focus of this round of the game is Manchester United and Arsenal, Manchester United showed their Premier League hegemony momentum, with Wayne Rooney's brace to win 3-1 away!
The victory of the two giants put a lot of pressure on the Wolves team, plus they are missing "the four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" ", 31st. Wolves, whose morale is low, lost 1-2 away at the feet of Helborn.
The points gap between Wolves and Chelsea is only one point!
After two consecutive defeats, Wolves' lead was wiped out, and the laughter and laughter at Wolves' training base were replaced by dullness.
Wolves are finally feeling the chill of winter.
The Guardian published a signed article: "Wolves are not strong after all, they will be overtaken by Chelsea and Manchester United sooner or later, maybe in the next round!" ”
In February, the spring flowers bloom, and the branches spit out new shoots.
Spring also came to spring for Wolves, with Kentin starting recovery training after a two-week break, and Bale coming off a bad cold. Wang Rui's right ankle healed.
Except for Peter, "the four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" The other three have all returned to training.
This brought laughter back to the dreary training base, and Oakes shouted to the three of them, "You're finally back!" ”
At this time, someone should respond arrogantly, "We are back, we will continue to lead!" But Kending looked left and right, and suddenly remembered that the person who said this was still cultivating at home, and he felt that he should take this responsibility.
"We're back, we're going to keep leading!"
Kenting said loudly, following Peter's usual rhetoric.
Isn't there supposed to be applause at this time?
Kending looked left and right in surprise. Oakes pursed his lips and said, "It's not arrogant at all, how can it have Peter's momentum." ”
The Wolves defender said embarrassedly: "Haven't I just learned, and it will get better and better in the future." ”
Bell couldn't help laughing, and Wang Rui patted him on the shoulder. Said solemnly: "Come on, I believe you will soon surpass Peter and become the team's best choice to make a battle declaration!" ”
The laughter was even louder, and even Ince, who had been sad for the past few days, laughed.
Oh, yes. "The four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" Finally returned, the confidence of the Wolves team was restored, and the heaviness between the eyebrows of the Wolves players dissipated.
Wolves' next opponents are strong. There are Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United, if these games are not played well, the Premier League title will definitely have nothing to do with them, and even European qualification will be lost.
On February 6, the 25th round of the English Premier League began, and the focus of this round was Chelsea vs. Arsenal. Arsenal were burdened with a 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester United in the previous round and were held down by Chelsea at the start of the game.
At the end of the 90 minutes, goals from Didier Drogba and Joe Cole gave the Blues a comfortable 2-0 win over Arsenal. The giants Arsenal have dropped to sixth place again and have completely lost the qualification to compete for the Premier League title.
The Blues also capitalised on the win to leapfrog Wolves to the top of the table.
Manchester United, who were previously third-placed, then hosted bottom-of-the-table Putsmouth at home. England's number one goalkeeper James was insulted by Manchester United's stars as Putsmouth beat him by five goals.
Manchester United also took the opportunity to overtake Wolves and move second in the table.
Chelsea and Manchester United, who were previously second and third, have both won three in a row, and the pressure on Wolves is huge.
At 4 p.m. on 7 February, Wolves' away game against Birmingham City began, with Wang Rui, Bale and Kentin all starting, and Ince couldn't stand it anymore.
The game was very close, with Birmingham taking advantage of the home advantage to launch a tidal wave of attacks. Because Wang Rui and others have just recovered, their state is very average, and the sharp left attack in the past was contained by the opponent.
The first half ended with a goalless draw. After a fifteen-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
As the game progressed, Wang Rui and others were recovering rapidly, and just five minutes into the second half, Kenting made a successful midfield steal, and then quickly passed the football to Wang Rui, who responded.
The core of the Wolves midfield is like an invincible general on the ancient battlefield, sweeping all the way with a football and entering the opponent's penalty area majestically. In desperation, the opposing central defender brought him down.
"Tick! ……”
The referee blew the whistle, raised a yellow card to the fouling player and awarded a penalty.
Wang Rui stood up from the turf, patted his buttocks, hugged the football and kissed it on it, and then placed the football at the penalty spot.
"Tick! ……”
As the referee's whistle blew, Wang Rui slowly ran towards the football.
"Smack! ……”
The ball flew towards the bottom left corner of the goal, and the Birmingham goalkeeper misjudged it and could only watch as it rolled over the goal line and into the net.
The ball is in!
The score became 1-0!
Wang Rui broke the deadlock and helped Wolves take a one-goal lead away!
The goal seemed to open a gap, and the Wolves players found an opportunity to vent their emotions, and for the rest of the day, they were like crazy wolves, desperately biting at their prey.
In the twelfth minute of the second half, Bale, who performed average in the first half, advanced at high speed on the left side, suddenly cut in front of the opponent's penalty area, flashed out of the shooting space, and shot from a distance!
The soccer ball whistled like a cannonball towards the left side of the goal!
Although the opposing goalkeeper had done his best, he could not block this tricky angle and powerful shot, and the football went into the net!
The ball is in!
Two to zero!
Three minutes later, Bale made a comeback, ten meters away from the bottom line, a cross, Wang Rui like a cheetah with a keen sense of smell, shook off the defenders next to him, and pushed eight meters in front of the goal, and the football passed under the goalkeeper's armpit!
The ball is in!
Three to zero!
Wang Rui, who returned from injury, scored twice!
Wolves scored three goals in just ten minutes to seal the win!
The home fans looked at the stadium in amazement, they couldn't figure out what was going on, why the two teams were evenly matched in the first half, and their own team was defeated in the second half.
Ince, who was standing in the command area, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the Wolves could finally stop the decline. However, he quickly calmed down, and now that the game has been won, let them rest and rest, and there are a few crucial games to come.
In the following time, Ince replaced Wang Rui and Bale off the field, but he kept Kentin on the field, after all, with him on the field, the pressure on the back line will be reduced a lot.
Neither side could change the score until the final whistle blew, with Wolves beating Birmingham City 3-0 to claim their first win in three games.
With this victory, Wolves regained the top spot in the table. Chelsea had been at the top of the table for less than 24 hours before coming down in desperation.
That night, Wang Rui wrote in his blog: We are back! (To be continued.) )