Chapter Seventy-Nine: Kick Like a Man!

The penalty was earned by Robbie Fowler at the risk of being tackled, so after seeing that there was no big problem, the rest of his teammates were tempted to give him the free throw, but he still refused.

Anelka scrambled to get a free throw.

Now he's competing with Thierry Henry for the scorers charts and every goal is very important to him.

Others didn't scramble either.

Anelka's footwork is really good, and he is the first player to take the free throw on the court.

With everyone in front of the stadium and the cameras, Anelka stood in front of goal, his football in place, and he and Liverpool goalkeeper Reina looked at each other, exchanging hearts before making a penalty.

Reyna joined Liverpool from Villarreal last year, when Rafael Benitez was already the Liverpool manager, and the deal was also facilitated by Benitez.

Benitez is very important to Reina.

At the end of the season, Dudek became a key figure in the 'Istanbul Night' and helped the team win the Champions League trophy, but after this summer, with the start of the new season, Reina's composure and Dudek's frequent small mistakes were in stark contrast, and soon Reina's appearances surpassed Dudek, and now he is now recognized as Liverpool's main goalkeeper.

A media reporter asked this question, "Why was Reyna able to squeeze out Dudek?" ”

"He's more mature, he's more stable." Benitez said.

However, he is still completely uncertain about Anelka's penalty, which is the easiest way to score goals, and without a goalkeeper, the psychological battle before the penalty is crucial, which can help the goalkeeper to predict the direction of the ball.

Reyna was trying to do this, but Anelka on the other side was expressionless, and the two just looked at each other, guessing what the other was thinking.

Under everyone's attention. The referee signaled that it was time to take a penalty.

Anelka took two steps back, took a big step forward, and suddenly waved his right foot, and almost at the same time many commentators shouted, "Shoot!" ”

"Look at this ballβ€”!"

At the same time, Reyna pounced on the right side of the goal.

The football also flew to the right, and Reina, who had just pounced on the ball to the right, showed joy on his face when he saw this scene, but the next moment he found that he couldn't save the ball anyway-

The ball speed is so fast!

By the time he threw himself down, the ball had already flown into the goal!

"The ball is in! The ball is in! 1:0! ”

"Anelka! He scored a penalty! ”

"Manchester City took the lead 1-0. It was Anelka who scored the goal! The ball was clean and Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna saved in the right direction, but he miscalculated the speed of the ball! ”

"We congratulate Manchester City on their goal!"

'With a goal, the next game will be much easier for Manchester City!'

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With the goal, Manchester Stadium also turned into a sea of cheers, and every Manchester City fan tried their best to cheer for the goal and vent their joy in their hearts.

There are so many things to be excited about this season, the main thing is naturally the team's results, which have gone through 13 rounds of the league. They have only drawn one game, the rest have been victories, and now the team is on a nine-game winning streak in the league if they win this one again. The team will win 10 in a row, which is quite a feat!

At the start of the season, Chelsea's nine-game winning streak stunned many.

They did the same, and they put Chelsea in second place in the league. Now they see hope of winning the game again, and a win over Liverpool may seem like nothing for Manchester City right now, but the hatred of the Liverpudlians and the desire to win ten consecutive league games. It still makes Manchester City fans very excited.

In the stands, they celebrated in all sorts of ways, and if they didn't know, they thought that Manchester City had won the game, or even the league title!

Wan Sheng also joined others in cheering for the goal.

Just like the analysis of many commentators, with a goal, Manchester City is much easier to play, and it is impossible for Liverpool to hold on to a point with a tenacious defense, they must attack if they want to score, and this will be the team's chance.

Maybe it's good that they don't attack, the team can rely on the ability to control the ball to delay the game, controlling the pace of the game is equivalent to having the initiative, plus the lead score, this game is no surprise - the winner is decided!

But while celebrating the goal, Wan Sheng was also a little worried about Robbie Fowler.

The moment when Robbie Fowler fell to the ground just now was definitely not light, so he took advantage of the time to celebrate the goal and called Fowler to ask in person, "Robbie, how is it?" ”

Robbie Fowler wiped his sweat and took a sip of the water bottle before saying, "It's okay, boss, it hurt a little just now, but now it's better." ”

Wan Sheng nodded, not very worried.

In fact, he just asked with concern, because he knew very well that Robbie Fowler was not injured, and in the system of football trainers, Robbie Fowler's physical condition evaluation was '89/81', which means that Robbie Fowler is very healthy, and a fitness level of more than 8 points also means that he is unlikely to be injured.

But Wan Sheng still said with concern, "Pay more attention, but don't be afraid of them!" We're going to play tougher! ”

Robbie Fowler listened and nodded

Robbie Fowler is still haunted by the tackle just now, he is an experienced professional, but the experience can be described as 'ill-fated', and the biggest impact on his career is the injury.

In fact, he had only just recovered from injury in the summer, and he spent less time training with the team than anyone else, and a lot of the time he was recuperating, so he didn't play at all in the first few games of the season.

He's feeling really good lately, but he's also a little worried about getting hurt again.

Injury means that he has to recuperate, and he can't play again, and he wants to get back to the top, so he still cherishes his body very much, and because of this, whenever he thinks of the previous tackle, he feels panicked.

So when the game restarted, Robbie Fowler kicked 'cringe'.

Maybe it's hard for others to see, but from some data analysis, it is still clear that his performance is different from before.

In five minutes. Robbie Fowler touched the ball five times, all five of which were transferred to his team-mates in the first place, and even when he had the chance, he didn't dribble the ball himself.

It's actually hard to see, no one will analyze the data for five minutes, and it's normal to have five direct passes, but Wan Sheng clearly knows that Robbie Fowler's form has declined, because he has been paying attention to Robbie Fowler, and he is also using the football training master system to check his various attributes.

His form slipped below average.

This means that his form has been affected now. Either physically, or mentally, but his physical condition is quite good, that is to say that some psychological factors affect his state.

Wan Sheng was worried about Robbie Fowler, but the others didn't.

After ten minutes of play, a commentator mentioned Robbie Fowler and only said, "Fowler seems to have disappeared during this time, and he can't be seen in the front court"

There are also people who defend Robbie Fowler, "It's because Anelka steals the limelight too much!" ”

But it's like Sky TV commentator George Woodgate said. "Even though Robbie Fowler had created a penalty before, the forward combination of him and Anelka didn't play as well as it should!"

That's exactly what Wansheng was worried about.

In fact, Wan Sheng is not too worried about the result of the game, just leading 1:0. However, the team is much stronger than Liverpool, and 1-0 at home is enough to guarantee a victory.

He cares about the power of his tactics and the performance of the team and the players.

Robbie Fowler is a player to look forward to, second only to Anelka in terms of quality and extremely experienced in the game. What's more, he's a very obedient player, unlike Nicolas Anelka's 'worrying IQ'. There will always be all sorts of problems.

Now that City's forward line has its own unique players, as long as Robbie Fowler can perform consistently, he doesn't have to worry about the front line at all.

Wansheng hopes that Robbie Fowler can find his form again, and this battle with Liverpool is very important for Robbie Fowler, as long as he can cross this level in his heart, he is likely to burst out with the strength he deserves.

But now Robbie Fowler has a problem, and his cowering performance is even noticed by everyone else.

Wansheng didn't do anything more.

It was fast time for the break, and after the referee's whistle, the players of both teams left the pitch and walked to their respective dressing rooms.

Wan Sheng and others met Robbie Fowler on the sidelines.

Robbie Fowler thought that the coach was waiting for someone else, and walked towards the side to try to go around, but was stopped by Wan Sheng, and he raised his head for unknown reasons.

I saw Wan Sheng wave his hand, pat him on the shoulder, and shouted, "Robbie, you have to play like a man!" ”

"Boss?" Robbie Fowler felt a pain in his shoulder and looked at Wan Sheng strangely.

Wan Sheng ignored his doubts, just put his arm around his shoulders, like a pair of friends, and walked towards the players' tunnel.

On the way, Robbie Fowler couldn't help but ask, "Boss, why do you say that?" ”

Wan Sheng looked at him with a smile and said, "Robbie, you seem to be scared. ”

"Afraid of what?"

"Fear of getting hurt!"

"I didn't!" Robbie Fowler hurriedly denied it.

But Wan Sheng just smiled, he believed that Robbie Fowler was not the kind of person who firmly denied it, and sure enough, after waiting for a while, Fowler took the initiative to say, "Indeed, I'm a little scared, they defend too hard, I'm afraid of getting hurt again." ”

"That's why I said you should play like a man!" Wan Sheng said seriously, "I'm serious, not kidding, you're like a girl on the playing field, I saw Finnan rushing over, and you passed the ball directly." What are you afraid of? Can he shovel you down again? Or do you shovel you? ”

"No, don't be afraid, even if he does!"

"It's a football game, it's a physical sport, it's not a brain-based sport, and injuries have a big impact, but the more you're afraid of getting hurt, the more likely you are to get hurt!"

Robbie Fowler listened and nodded.

Wan Sheng's words are not finished, "I think I said this, it is really useless, everything depends on you, but one thing I can tell you clearly, you are in very good condition now, this is the effect of the recovery plan I have made for you in the past few months, you should be able to feel it." ”

"It's like the one you fell, you used to get hurt easily, but you didn't get hurt."

"I don't believe in your fitness, but I believe in my training! If you believe me, don't be afraid of anything, play like a man! ”

"You'll do it, right, Robbie?"

Wan Sheng looked into Robbie Fowler's eyes seriously.

Robbie Fowler pondered for a moment, and finally nodded firmly, "I'll try my best...... Top dog! (To be continued......)