Chapter 49: How good are you at protecting the ball, Li Yi!
Chapter 49: How good are you at protecting the ball, Li Yi! (Please read on!)
Song Wen's starting appearance did surprise Norwich coach Neil.
But in Neil's opinion, McCarthy had completely lost his mind after seeing a life-saving straw.
With a physical condition like Song Wen, how could he possibly start?
Although he was tricked and the team's midfielder Murphy failed to start, he only needed to keep pressing Song Wen with high intensity, and he believed that the kid would collapse after playing half the game.
所以尼尔在比赛开始时，直接改变了球队的阵型和踢法。将一开始的4-2-3-1阵型，改变成了4-3-2-1的圣诞树阵型。
This formation is actually very dependent on the abilities of the two wingers, otherwise there will be problems with weak attack.
But Neil doesn't need to think about that now.
What he was thinking about was how to defend against Song Wen's attack and how to carry Song Wen off the field with minimal losses.
Holahan and Housen were also very particular about blocking Song Wen.
Holahan always kept his position on the side between Song Wen and his teammates, not giving Ipswich the opportunity to easily deliver ammunition to Song Wen.
Hausen always stood behind Song Wen, guarding against Song Wen's sudden acceleration.
Faced with the pursuit and blockade of the two players, Song Wen even had very few opportunities to get the ball, and Holahan followed him and occasionally sprayed a few trash words at him.
"Hey kid! Why don't you run away? Can't you run like a monkey?"
Being an excellent player requires not only outstanding footwork but also a sharp mouth.
It is very common for players to trash talk each other on the court.
How to use trash talk to cause the opposing players to become furious and lose their minds without attracting the attention of the referee is also the wisdom that a mature player should possess.
Excellent trash talk can not only affect the rationality of the opposing players, but is also more likely to help him get a yellow card or even a red card from the referee.
Holahan is clearly a mature player.
Song Wen was suddenly subjected to verbal attacks from the other party. He was obviously stunned for a moment, looked a little confused, and even paused for a moment.
Noticing Song Wen's gaffe, Holahan became even more interested.
He knew that the other party was just a seventeen-year-old boy, and it was time to give him a unique life experience lesson.
"What are you looking at, little thing? The court is not for you, go back to your mother's arms and drink milk."
Song Wen's expression changed again.
This made Holahan feel that this kid obviously couldn't withstand his verbal attack.
What he didn't know was that Song Wen was so happy at this moment.
I didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to ask him to interact.
He took a deep breath—
"I XX your XX XXX, bitch XXX, I'm going to XXX your mother XXX, your father XXXXXX!"
If Holahan's trash talk is anything to go by, at least it still has some of the elegance of a cultured person.
Then Song Wen's trash talk was just like taking off his pants and shitting on Holahan's head.
In just a few words, he not only greeted Holahan, but also greeted all of Holahan's ancestors. Moreover, Song Wen spoke very quickly, even with a bit of rhyme, which made Holahan think for a moment that he had provoked a black brother.
Before he could come to his senses, Song Wen's mouth opened again.
The series of greetings left Holahan with his mouth open, not knowing how to fight back for a moment.
Even Hausen at the side couldn't stand it anymore and shouted in dissatisfaction:
"Hey, keep your mouth shut, where are your qualities as a player?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Song Wen, who had been talking nonsense just now, suddenly rushed forward!
Holahan and Hausen's attention was undoubtedly attracted by Song Wen, so much so that they only reacted after Song Wen had taken two steps!
Hausen, who was stuck behind Song Wen, reached out and tried to pull him. Although he failed to catch him, he did hinder Song Wen's speed.
There were only six minutes left in the race, and although Song Wen was walking, he only had six seconds of maximum speed time.
During this period of time, the players' physical strength is abundant, and even if they can burst out at their maximum speed, it is difficult to instantly create distance from the opponent.
This resulted in Ipswich midfielder Skuse making a very comfortable pass, but when Song Wen got the ball, Houlahan and Howson had surrounded him from both sides, blocking Song Wen's movement, and the Norwich defender in front was also rushing towards him.
Song Wen looked up at the field.
Although McGoldrick had already started, Norwich already had players marking him, and the other Ipswich players were still a little behind. It was obvious that McGoldrick alone could not break through Norwich's defense.
He has now attracted the defense of three Norwich players, which will inevitably create defensive gaps in other positions.
What he needs to do now is not to pass the ball to McGoldrick immediately, but to wait for his teammates to reach the penalty area and tear open Norwich's defense!
In the live broadcast room, Fan Zhiyi spoke:
"Song Wen! Dribbling the ball forward! But he was immediately surrounded by three people. Oh, it's really pointless to target him like this! The ball should be given out as soon as possible... Why haven't you given it yet? Oh, this sudden stop! Holahan's shoes were almost thrown out!"
Norwich's defender played very ruthlessly. After seeing that Houlahan and Housen blocked Song Wen's space on both sides, he chose to make a tackle directly!
But with the protection of the emperor, Song Wen finally showed his talent in ball protection at this moment!
The moment he saw the Norwich defender making a tackle, Song Wen made an abrupt stop, then stepped on the ball with his right foot and passed it back, causing the Norwich defender to fly past him, and even almost knocked down Hoolahan who was chasing him on the side.
On the other side of Song Wen, Hausen chose to take the ball without hesitation when he saw Song Wen's sudden stop, wanting to grab the ball when Song Wen's center of gravity was unstable due to the sudden stop.
Although Hausen, who was running at high speed, stopped, he actually still had hidden strength in his body and pushed Song Wen to the side!
Song Wen's body was shaken by the collision, but he did not lose his balance. He moved his feet again, opened his hands and leaned against Hausen with his back, giving Hausen no chance to kick the ball.
But in this way, his front and the ball were exposed to Holahan.
Holahan didn't think twice and just stretched out his leg to poke, while Hausen behind Song Wen also cooperated tacitly and reached out to pull.
He could feel that Song Wen had no strength, so he just pulled lightly and Song Wen's body tilted over.
But the opponent took advantage of the situation and turned around, pushing the ball over with his feet, leaving Holahan empty-handed.
The defender who had just made the tackle had stood up and kicked again!
Song Wen's right foot kicked again!
Song Wen carried Holahan on his left and supported Hausen on his right, like a small boat swaying in the wind and rain.
It seemed like he would lose the ball in the next second, but the ball just kept rolling around under his feet.
Song Wen's sight penetrated the gap between the three people.
Then he kicked the ball with his heel, and it went straight through the middle of six legs and found the forward winger Sears!
Fan Zhiyi in the live broadcast room widened his eyes, exclaimed repeatedly, and couldn't help but patting Li Yi's arm wildly.
"Ouch! Ouch! This ball protection is incredible! Can you see it? It's going to kill me! How good are you at ball protection, Li Yi!"
(End of this chapter)