JJB Stadium is already crowded.

There were no empty seats in the auditorium, and there were many fans standing in the corridors, and there were more than 30,000 fans who came to the stadium, which was more than the capacity of the stadium itself.

In addition to the normal seats, the club also sold a number of standing tickets, but even so, there were still many fans who did not buy tickets to stay outside the stadium and gather on the big screen in the small square to follow the game up close.

In recent times, the number of tickets sold for Wigan Athletic's matches has increased significantly.

Last season, Wigan Athletic sold an average of 10,000 seats per home game, and the more popular games could only fill half of the stands.

Wigan is already a small town, less than 100,000 people, and there are 10,000 people around to watch the game, which is already a very good ratio.

Since the start of the season, Wigan Athletic have played in League One, starting with a few home games, each of which has sold 15,000 seats. This is also the reason why Wigan Athletic's influence has expanded.

The opponent of this match was West Bromwich Albion, and the media reported a lot of information about the game two days before the game, and many fans knew about the game, in addition to the local fans in Wiggen, many fans and even tourists came to watch the game, and they even did not hesitate to buy a scalper ticket for it.

This is also a testament to Wigan Athletic's influence.

Since the start of the game, the team's results have been very good, giving Wigan fans a lot of confidence, they are full of hope for the team's results, and they want to come to JJB Stadium to enjoy a victory in their spare time, which is quickly becoming a habit for Wigan locals.

A lot of fans can name the best players on the team, Andy Ridell, Nathan Ellington, Lee Makalocchi and many more, who are very popular in Wigan.

The noisy stadium is also full of cheers and scolding.

"Andy! Our Andy! Come on! ”

"Wigan Athletic! This is Wigan Athletic! The rest of the teams get out of here! ”

"We're going to win by three goals!"

In the early stages before the game, many Wigan fans shouted in an organized manner, cheering for the team while not forgetting to abuse their opponents, which filled the stadium with enthusiasm.

Keeping the cacophony out of the way, the dressing rooms of both teams were much quieter.

In the home team's locker room on the west side of the pitch, Jewell was seizing the last time to give the players the last advice.

'Our tactics were simple, it was to shrink the defence. The opposition is very aggressive, and any team that dares to play against them suffers a lot, so we have to defend well and go forward when we have the chance. ”

"We mainly play on the left and in the middle, and when we counterattack, Nathan and Lee pay attention to come forward to grab the ball, and the attack is fast enough, and there is ......"

Jewell suddenly looked at Zhang Tiehan, his eyes full of trust and expectation.

Zhang Tiehan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"Zhang!"

"Yes, Mr. Jewell!" Zhang Tiehan couldn't help but use the honorific title, he knew what Jewell was going to say next, the tactics had been determined before, and Jeville was just emphasizing it.

Even so, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

"Zhang, Nathan in the middle will be at the front, when attacking, you have to fork a lot and don't hesitate to shoot when you have a chance, but you have to remember one thing. If you don't have a chance, run back to the backcourt as fast as possible to participate in the defense! ”

"I will!"

If it weren't for the fact that Jevier had told them two days ago that the tactics were not enough, the team would have been surprised, they all knew that Zhang Tiehan was fast and had a good long-range shooting ability.

But relying on these two aspects alone, it is also difficult to participate in the team's attack, and it is difficult to receive passes in a good position without tacit understanding in the front court, which is the most important thing in attack.

No matter how good the ability is, no matter how fast the speed is, there must be room to play, and there must be a good position to get the ball, otherwise it is useless.

After two days of tactical training, they knew that Zhang Tiehan could still do a good job.

Jewell's offensive tactics are too simple!

Counterattack!

Quite a simple counterattack, as long as you get the ball and open forward, Zhang Tiehan's ability to cooperate is not strong, but the speed is very fast, he gets the ball in the front court, it is easy to complete a cold shot, and it is a threatening cold shot.

Against West Bromwich Albion, will such a simple tactic work?

Wigan Athletic players are not sure, but they have to admit that this style of play is still very threatening.

Ellington, Makarocchi, and Zhang Tiehan are all fast players, the first two have quite good skills, and Zhang Tiehan is physically strong and scary, and the three lead the counterattack and can pose a threat at the fastest speed.

From the very beginning, head coach Jewell made it clear that the team's offense was completely fast, and even if it was an attack that had to be pushed at times, only Riddle stepped forward, and the other players were tasked with defending.

In this game, Dale had to step aside in front of the three, and his playmaking ability was good, but even he was not confident that he could break through West Bromwich Albion's defense head-on.

Attacking with a fast counter-attack to get a chance to score is the most important means.

There is no problem with Ellington and Makarocchi, the strength of the two of them is quite strong, and their performance in the attack is also guaranteed, does it depend on Zhang Tiehan?

A defensive midfielder, an important counter-attacker, it sounds a bit fanciful.

But knowing Zhang Tiehan's extreme speed and desperate powerful shots, all Wigan Athletic members have no voice of opposition, at least not openly.

"Perhaps, this is our chance too?" A lot of people think so.

When they first heard this tactic, they all felt very nonsense, after all, Zhang Tiehan is a defensive midfielder, and his defense is very good, but Jewell is not satisfied with a 0-0 game, he wants to win at home.

Against West Bromwich Albion, it's almost impossible to win head-to-head!

Wigan Athletic players have to face the reality even with home advantage, they are sharp in attack, but West Bromwich Albion have only conceded four goals in the first eight rounds and scored nineteen goals.

This is also the reason why many neutral media outlets support Wigan Athletic.

West Bromwich Albion is too strong! It's so strong! It's terrifying!

Therefore, if you want to defeat such a strong West Bromwich Albion, it is not enough to have confidence and fighting spirit, you also need to surprise soldiers.

What's wrong with a simple kick?

What happened to the defensive midfielder who became the main player in the attack? As long as you can win the game, it doesn't matter what method you do!

At the same time, Munich, Germany.

Jiang Chen sat on the sofa early, staring at the TV screen, waiting for the game in the live broadcast to start, on the coffee table in front of her, there were several snacks and fruits, and even two bottles of beer, she was ready to watch her son play, like an ordinary fan, enjoying a football feast.

After looking at the time, there were still ten minutes left to start the game, and Jiang Chen complained, "Why hasn't Dabao come back yet." ”

She took out her phone and was about to call and urge.

There was a knock in front of the door, and not long after Zhang Dabao walked into the room in a chef's clothes, panting, and just arrived home and threw himself on the sofa, "Finally home, has the game started?" ”

Jiang Chen glared at him angrily, "Don't talk, the player is on the field." ”

Zhang Dabao hurriedly shut up, he closed the door early at noon today and rushed home, but fortunately he arrived, "What are you doing, why is there no football match, piles of people, where is the iron man?" ”

With a "snap", Jiang Chen opened a can of beer and took two sips, "It's really hard to watch a football game for you." ”

Zhang Dabao laughed twice.

It's not that he doesn't know football at all, it's too difficult to find someone in Munich who doesn't know football, he just hasn't watched a regular football game, and even if his friends occasionally watch the game, he doesn't have much interest.

But the competition that his son is going to participate in, he is full of interest.

At this moment, the TV commentator Jarves began to introduce the players of both sides, especially a few Wigan Athletic players, "...... Andy Riddle, he's a Wigan player, he's very famous in Wigan, and if you're in Wigan and you just pull a guy, he'll know the name of Riddle, and even the lace news. ”

"Standing next to him, No. 13 Zhang Tiehan, a Chinese, he only transferred to Wigan Athletic this summer, in the previous league, he performed well, he was a bit outstanding in defense, his tackling ability is amazing, it has been less than two months, he has already obtained the main position, we can expect the performance of this Chinese player."

Hearing his son's name, Jiang Chen smiled happily, "Look, he's talking about our son!" ”

"What? What did he say? Zhang Dabao looked dazed, he only knew German, not English at all.

Jiang Chen said helplessly, "He said that Tie Han's performance was very good......"

She secretly made up her mind that she would not be able to watch the game with her husband next time.

Football games are originally very beautiful, especially the games that my son participates in, so I am more interested in watching, but acting as a translator while watching the football will definitely make the enjoyment greatly reduced.