Chapter 66: Turn the tide and save the collapsing building!
Chapter 66: Turn the tide and save the collapsing building! (Two in one)
"Twenty minutes have passed in the second half, and the score is still 2:1!"
In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun looked at the slightly tense game scene and spoke.
Although Newcastle United scored two goals within three minutes due to Song Wen's sudden counterattack, they quickly adjusted.
The fact that this team has been at the top of the standings for most of the season is enough to prove their strength.
Especially Newcastle United's midfield, all five starting midfielders are extremely valuable.
In addition, Newcastle United's coach has placed great emphasis on passing and controlling the midfield this season, allowing them to quickly stabilize the situation.
Faced with Newcastle United's passing and control, Song Wen had no better solution.
After all, no matter how fast he runs, he can never fall as fast as others.
But even so, Song Wen put great pressure on Newcastle United in these 20 minutes.
Newcastle United's rhythm was repeatedly interrupted by frequent defensive pressing, and they have not yet been able to get a goal from Ipswich.
"We can see that Song Wen's performance in today's game was uncharacteristic. He was actively pressing back and running without the ball. This was very different from his performance in previous games. It might be because of the injury of the team's main rear guard and the strong opponent, which forced him to do so. From the start of the game to now, Song Wen's performance was undoubtedly outstanding! But I don't know if this is what the head coach meant. We can see that although Song Wen is still full of energy, when he stops occasionally, it is obvious that his physical strength is actually a little exhausted."
Hearing what Zhan Jun said, Fan Zhiyi nodded, but did not speak, with a serious expression.
From the start of the second half of the game to now, it can be said that the entire Ipswich is supported by Song Wen alone.
His range of activities is very large, from the backcourt to Newcastle United's penalty area. It can be said that as long as there is a shortage of people, he will appear there.
Otherwise, with Ipswich's sieve-like defense, Newcastle United would have scored at least three goals.
But the problem is that the second half of the game has just begun.
On the court, while the ball was out of bounds, Song Wen slowly stopped.
He bent his knees slightly, supported his hands on them, and breathed heavily. The stinging cold air penetrated his lungs and made his face turn pale.
A panting sound like a dead dog came from behind me.
Shelvey ran behind Song Wen with weak legs, gasping for breath and cursing.
"Are you crazy? Are you crazy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ball was kicked out of bounds. Song Wen, who seemed to be about to fall down from exhaustion in the last second, suddenly started running again!
Shelvey couldn't even cry at this moment, and could only keep up with his weak legs.
The second half had only started for twenty minutes, but Shelvey felt more tired than if he had played a full overtime game.
Although Song Wen did not run all over the field for the entire twenty minutes, he was running for at least fifteen minutes.
No matter whether there is a ball at his feet or whether his teammates have a suitable passing opportunity, Song Wen always kicks the ball at zero frame.
And he wasn't just jogging, he was just running forward!
This made Shelvey, who was responsible for marking Song Wen, miserable!
You should know that this sudden burst of alternating stillness and movement is the most physically demanding.
And as a defensive player, his rhythm can only follow Song Wen's rhythm.
He really couldn't figure out what medicine this kid had taken wrong today and why he could run so fast.
Didn’t we say that this kid’s physical fitness is not very good?
Urine test!
Urine test required!
The Newcastle United coach had obviously noticed that Shelvey’s physical strength was a little insufficient, and could only shout on the sidelines:
"Shelvey, bite him, bite him! There are only five minutes left!"
The coach's shout seemed to give Shelvey a glimmer of hope for relief. He held his breath and continued to chase after Song Wen.
However, Song Wen also heard the opponent's coach's call.
He looked up at the big screen to confirm the time, then rushed even harder!
Shelvey, who was following behind Song Wen, was now wide-eyed.
This kid is absolutely crazy!
His movement didn't even make any sense to Shelvey.
It's just like running for the sake of running.
"Are you crazy..."
Shelvey's face turned pale and he was breathing heavily.
Shelvey was already faltering on the field.
As the ball was kicked out of bounds, he approached Song Wen, who was also bending over to rest, with difficulty, his tone desolate.
"How can you still run..."
Song Wen glanced at him.
Run again!
This time, Shelvey no longer had the strength to follow up immediately, and instead looked helplessly at the coach on the sidelines.
How he wished he could see a request for a coaching change at this moment.
But obviously, the coach couldn't empathize with him.
"What are you daydreaming about Shelvey!"
Shelvey could only turn around and chase again, but this time, he was so tired that he couldn't even lift his head.
Fortunately, Song Wen also stopped not far away.
Seeing Shelvey running over, Song Wen said with a smile:
"Great, you caught up with me again."
At this moment, Shelvey only felt that his legs were trembling, and the pain in his muscles was getting more and more intense.
Logically speaking, with his adrenaline pumping right now, he shouldn't be feeling this way.
This means that his legs have reached their limit, or even exceeded it.
If I keep running, my legs might become useless.
So even in the face of Song Wen's ridicule, Shelvey no longer had the courage to speak wildly.
"Brother, please don't run away..."
"hehe."
Song Wen sneered and walked away.
Shelvey felt like crying but had no tears. Just as he was about to chase again, he suddenly felt a tearing pain in his calf!
In pain, he hopped twice on one foot, and could no longer hold on, so he fell to the ground. The poor man rolled on the ground several times without anyone noticing until the ball was kicked out of bounds, and the referee came over.
Soon, medical staff came on the scene and carried the once unruly man away.
In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun adjusted his glasses and wanted to laugh in disbelief.
"Well... we saw that Newcastle United's No. 12 player seemed to be injured without contact and could not continue the game. I saw that the place he was covering seemed to be his calf... This game was indeed a bit difficult for Shelvey."
The fans who had been watching the game actually had a rough idea of what was going on.
In this game, Song Wen almost ran all over the court.
And Shelvey kept running after Song Wen.
[No...did this guy run himself into cramps?]
[What kind of rubbish is this? Can't even outrun Song Ze? ]
[To be honest, Song Ze must have been hurt today. It was really scary. I have never seen anyone play like this in a game.]
[Song Ze wasn't much better, he squatted down and gasped for breath as soon as the game was paused.]
[Is he crazy today? Is he playing football like this without caring about his life? ]
[Hahaha, probably because he saw the Chinese national football team win and wanted to prove himself.]
[It’s all Zheng Zhi’s fault. He pushed Song Zema into a corner.]
[Although it’s 2:1 now, Newcastle United will win this game, I said.]
[Classic remarks by gamblers: I said it.]
[I don't believe that this bald guy was injured and left the field, but Song Ze can still run. In 80 minutes at most, Newcastle United will definitely score a goal.]
Portman Road Stadium.
As Shelvey was carried off the field, Newcastle United also made a substitution.
Midfielder Gamez, wearing the No. 20 jersey, took to the field with the head coach's hopes.
In the opinion of the Newcastle United coach, although Song Wen’s performance today made him feel incredible, he could also see that this kid is now at the end of his strength.
The player named Gamez has excellent physical fitness. The only reason he is not a starter is because his skills are a bit rough.
Using it now to target Song Wen is the best option.
As soon as Gamez came on the court, he came up to Song Wen with a menacing look.
At this time, Song Wen was hunching over to rest when he felt a dark shadow blocking his way.
Looking up, Gamez was holding his head high and poking himself with his chin.
The referee blew the whistle and the game continued.
Song Wen glanced at Gamez, who was standing still like a mountain, and started running again.
Gamez followed Song Wen calmly without even taking a breath.
"Oh, this is a bit tricky."
In the live broadcast room, Fan Zhiyi seemed a little worried.
"If I were the coach, I would replace Song Wen first. The player who just came on the field is marking you, how can you run past him? Time is running out, the best option is to send a defensive midfielder to defend the score. You can't let him run like this, he can't run anymore."
As the game time progressed, Song Wen's active running became obviously less.
For Song Wen, the game has basically exhausted all his physical energy by now.
Although the Phoenix's ability allows him to not worry too much about physical and recovery problems, he cannot allow himself to die suddenly on the court.
Without Song Wen's wide-ranging movement, Ipswich soon seemed unable to cope with Newcastle United's attack.
In the 80th minute, the Newcastle United striker almost scored with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but it hit the crossbar of the Ipswich goal.
The ball bounced and fell to the ground, and Ipswich got the first chance to land, and quickly launched a counterattack.
Song Wen started to accelerate immediately, but Gamez's speed was also very fast, and at this time Gamez was full of energy, so even at the maximum speed he could not get rid of the opponent.
And as soon as Song Wen moved, half of Newcastle United's defense line focused their attention on him, resulting in Ipswich having no chance to pass the ball to Song Wen.
After Pittman received the pass, he was intercepted by the opposing defender in front of the penalty area.
The offensive and defensive situations of both sides changed instantly!
Newcastle United launched a quick counterattack!
"Ouch, Pittman made a big mistake with this ball! Now it's Newcastle United's chance!"
"Defender Jamal made a precise pass to the sideback Atsu! Atsu dribbled the ball very quickly! Ipswich must return to defense quickly! Atsu made a straight pass! The ball slipped directly in front of Ipswich midfielder Ward!"
"Murphy got the ball! Now Bella is the only one left on Ipswich's defense line! But Newcastle United has two attackers!!"
"Murphy didn't choose to dribble the ball himself, he just passed it out!"
"Ipswich goalkeeper Bialkowski knew he couldn't just sit there and wait for death! He took the initiative! But Richie was very calm!"
"He dribbled past the goalkeeper! Now, he is facing an empty goal with no one guarding it!!"
Facing the unguarded goal, Richie knew the chance to equalize the score was right at his feet!
He kicked the ball lightly and it rolled steadily towards the goal!
Lippi kept running towards the baseline.
The hot atmosphere at Portman Road has made him unhappy for a long time!
Now he gets to celebrate to his heart's content in front of these country fans!
Richie ran to the sidelines and opened his arms, but the expected boos did not come.
There was a cry of surprise!
Afterwards, he clearly saw expressions of ecstasy on the faces of these fans.
Then, the shout that he least wanted to hear rang out like a deafening roar!
"song!! song!! song!!"
Richie turned around in confusion, but the scene behind him was like a bolt of lightning.
There was no ball in the goal.
Instead, there was Song Wen lying there!
Looking back, Ipswich players were rushing towards Newcastle United's half with all their might! !
Richie couldn't understand the situation, but Fan Zhiyi, who was watching the live broadcast, was so excited that he almost jumped up from his chair.
Zhan Jun's face was also full of shock, and he said in disbelief: "Oh my God! Song Wen!"
"He ran half the field and cleared the ball in front of the goal line!!"
They could see it clearly on the live broadcast.
When Ipswich launched a counterattack, Song Wen was even in Ipswich's half.
But he kept his head down and ran all the way. He did not give up the chase just because he felt he could not catch up. He ran all the way back to the penalty area of Ispovich from Newcastle United's half!
Finally, at the moment when the ball was about to cross the goal line, a tackle cleared the ball!
"Turning the tide and supporting a collapsing building! At this moment, this is the best interpretation of the player Song Wen!!"
Listening to Zhan Jun's inspiring commentary, Fan Zhiyi was shaking with excitement.
The scene of Song Wen running thousands of miles to clear the ball brought back some memories for him.
At this moment, he seemed to see his younger self in Song Wen.
(End of this chapter)