Crewe is located in Cheshire, in the northwest of England, not too far from Manchester Wigan, only an hour's bus ride away, but unlike Manchestershire, Cheshire does not have any strong teams, and football is not well-known at all, and many southern fans don't even know that England has such a county.

Team Crewe's fame can be imagined.

But you can't underestimate the Crewe team, although they are not famous, it does not mean that their strength is poor, if you are a fan who has followed the second division of England, you will definitely know the name, because the Crewe team has been mixed in the second division of England for eleven years.

They are definitely the old men of the English second division......

Eleven years, eleven seasons, no promotion, no relegation, Crewe's results have been in the middle, such results even Crewe fans don't know whether to cry or laugh, which may also have something to do with their coach.

The coach of the Crewe team is Graddy, who has been in charge of the team for 20 years, and in the first ten years, he brought the Crewe team from the fourth division to the second division, and his contribution to the Crewe team cannot be questioned.

However, when the team reached the first division, it also encountered a bottleneck.

Like many smaller clubs, Crewe are facing financial problems, they don't have a lot of money to move into, and it's good enough to be able to keep the club in the second division just on a regular income from the club every season, and no one blames Grady, because it's good that Crewe can do what he is now.

On December 22, Wigan Athletic travelled to Crewe City to take on Graddy's team.

Before the game, both teams were silent, the two teams had no grudges, and the last time they played each other was more than ten years ago, but anyone knows that silence is just a precursor to an outbreak.

It's the last league game before Christmas, and everyone wants to have a good Christmas, so everyone wants to win.

……

As early as ten days ago, Graddy had already prepared for the game, even if the team did not have enough background to impact the Premier League, but it was not easy to stay in the first division, and Graddy had to pay attention to every opponent.

Wigan Athletic, a promoted horse.

But no team is stupid enough to really think of them as promotion horses, this team is quite good, the league is almost halfway over, they have risen to sixth place in the league with four consecutive wins, not only that, they are also in the League Cup, winning against Fulham, Chelsea, Everton, Aston Villa and other Premier League powerhouses.

Such a promotion horse is more terrifying than the traditional League One powerhouse!

Naturally, Graddy wanted to study Wigan Athletic, and his conclusion, like everyone else, was that the biggest reason why Wigan Athletic were doing so well was because they had a number 13.

Their overall strength is not bad, but to say that they can play the current results, this No. 13 is indispensable.

Although some time ago, it seemed that the opponent's No. 13 did not play against Reading for some reason, and only played half of the game against Aston Villa, Grady could not bet on the opponent's non-play.

As a manager, he has to get everything in order to be in control of the game.

Otherwise, if there is an accident during the game, he will not even have the ability to intervene, and it will be too late to think about anything at that time.

Graddy thought about it for a long time and finally decided on a defensive strategy.

……

The match at the Alexander Stadium began.

Zhang Tiehan started the game, at the beginning of the game, he stood in the middle circle, ready to serve, in the eyes of the Crewe team, he is the opponent's forward shooter, but Wigan Athletic's teammates all know that he has a high degree of freedom in the frontcourt, Jewell told them that when attacking or defending, it is best to find a good opportunity to pass the ball to Zhang Tiehan, that is, they are attacking normally, and they can even ignore Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan's task in the offense is only one, that is, to impact the opponent's defense line and find opportunities--

Shot!

After the start of the game, Zhang Tiehan began to run constantly, even after two games, but in fact, he is still at a loss about the current positioning, all he does is to keep impacting the opponent's defense line and find the most advantageous position for himself.

He was very uncomfortable with such an attack.

In the previous games against Sunderland, Bradford and other teams, the opponent did not play well, and he had many chances to get the ball, but the Krewe team was very solid defensively, and it was difficult for him to pull out the gap when he kept running, but he received the ball very few times.

Not to mention the good chances.

More importantly, it's irritating to have this little guy around you...... From the very beginning of the game, this guy followed him, completely like a fart, wherever he ran, the other party followed, Zhang Tiehan felt like a beautiful woman who charmed all beings, and the other party was deeply attracted by himself, and he couldn't get rid of his dead face.

Damn, don't want to, it's disgusting......

Tikina didn't know what Zhang Tiehan was thinking, and he didn't expect the coach to arrange such a task for him.

He is the team's right-back, only 1.65 meters tall, the only advantage is that he is fast, has good physical strength, is physically flexible, and can also fight against him, and then a few days before the game, head coach Graddy specially found him and asked him to mark Zhang Tiehan, and also gave him a video of Zhang Tiehan's game.

Tikina watched the video and got to know Zhang Tiehan in general, and now he is trying to restrain Zhang Tiehan.

The game lasted for more than 10 minutes and Tikina did a good job and he felt he could do it easily.

He's very flexible, so he's very limited to the opponent's catch.

That's enough.

In terms of confrontation, he is not as good as Zhang Tiehan, but if he really hits it, he will not suffer too much, his body is also very strong, and his small size has some advantages, and his speed is not as fast as Zhang Tiehan, but it is really running, and the opponent can't run at all in his own half.

He's done well enough.

……

Zhang Tiehan sensed Tikina's difficulty.

The opponent has been following him, even if sometimes, he finds a good position, his teammates pass the ball, he often suddenly appears to block the ball, even if he can't stop the ball, he can stick to himself, not to let himself easily out of the ball, let alone shoot with his feet.

"You're such a!" Zhang Tiehan complained quietly.

He didn't want the referee to think he was provocative, so he had to be very secretive in his trash talk, but Tikina didn't say anything and just defended ...... This guy can't be laughing in his heart.

Zhang Tiehan maliciously speculated.

I'll run! I'll run! I'll run!

Zhang Tiehan ran back and forth in the opponent's half, but it was still difficult to get rid of Tikina, the two seemed to be playing a chase near the penalty area, Zhang Tiehan ran in front, Tikina ran behind, the defense of the Crewe team was a little messy, and Wigan Athletic's attack was also a bit chaotic.

It can't go on like this!

Zhang Tiehan gasped and glared at the little man next to him.

This guy is really too difficult, and if he continues like this, I'm afraid he will really be prevented, and it is estimated that this is also the defensive strategy that the opposing head coach thought of.

What now? Zhang Tiehan was a little hesitant.

……

There are many people who have seen Zhang Tiehan's situation, such as Jewell, many teammates on the field, such as some fans, and reporters who follow his performance.

"What will he do?" Many people have doubts in their minds.

Graddy was very happy, he wanted to be Tikina to limit Zhang Tiehan, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good, it was a little difficult for the team to win in this way, but there was still hope for a draw and a point.

The team is doing well defensively, but the attack up front is also a problem.

There are a lot of problems for the Crewe team, but it has to be said that they are doing a very good job defensively, they held the goal for the first 20 minutes of the game and did not give Wigan Athletic any good chances.

Wigan Athletic have also been looking for opportunities, but no matter how they cooperate, it is difficult to break through the tight defensive formation of the Crewe team.

What now?

Zhang Tiehan was not in the mood to think about the situation, he was very troubled by Tikina's 'harassment', if this continued, he would really be prevented.

No, it can't be like this!

But Tikina's defense was very good, and the opponent's technical characteristics seemed to be a little restrained in themselves, causing him a lot of interference, and it was another Riddle pass, Tikina started first, and cut the ball directly to his teammates.

"You're a little man!" Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth.

Little?

That's right! Little!

He suddenly became happy, and looked at Tikina playfully with a look of pity...... Tikina was hairy all over her body when she was seen by Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan ignored him, and took advantage of an opportunity for the opponent to attack, and said to his teammates, "Pass more high balls!" ”

The others were stunned for a moment, and then looked at the little man who was staring at Zhang Tiehan, and there was some schadenfreude on his face.

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