I am the king of football

Chapter 36: The Unique Eagle
There is a reason why Bruce asked Qin Hu to start practicing his long-range shooting ability, because they are about to play against the "Eagles" Crystal Palace at home in the third round of the league.

Since its establishment, the Crystal Palace team has frequently been promoted and relegated in various levels of English leagues, including League One, the Championship and the Premier League.

In the 2009/10 season, Crystal Palace, which was playing in the Championship at the time, was taken over due to financial problems and was deducted ten points. It finally ranked fourth from the bottom in the Championship and barely retained its place in the Championship.

From then until this season, Crystal Palace's main goal was to gain a foothold in the Championship, and they succeeded in doing so.

Since the team stabilized in the Championship, the team's playing style from the end of last season to now has been quite different from that of other teams in the Championship.

That is, although other Championship teams also determine the team's lineup and playing style based on the strength of their opponents, the mainstream playing style is to control the ball or pass the ball and bombard the opponent with high altitude. In any case, parking the bus will not become the team's main tactic.

But the current Crystal Palace is an exception. Since the beginning of this season, they have adopted the 541 squatting tactics for two consecutive games. The main strategy is to prevent you from crying and then suddenly counterattack to score points.

客场2-1彼得堡，主场2-0伯恩利，明明可以打的凶猛一些的他们证明451可不是缩头乌龟而是不知道什么时候就会冒出来给你致命一击的利器。

It can be predicted that Crystal Palace will continue this style of play when facing the popular Hull City.

As a result, the team's requirements for the ability to break the bus naturally increase sharply. Although Colen has a long shot, the team cannot always rely on the attacking midfielder to attack the goal.

Originally Simpson was Bruce's first choice for this requirement, but unexpectedly this guy would be injured and retired in the first round of the league due to weak legs.

Fortunately, Qin Hu proved himself to Bruce in the second round. He has the ability to handle big tasks and was noticed by Bruce early on because of his explosive shooting ability.

"Oh!"

On the training ground, when Qin Hu once again shot the ball into the goal from the left side outside the penalty area in the AB team's training match, Bruce nodded with satisfaction.

Looking at the expression of their coach, everyone understood that this young Chinese player had once again impressed Bruce.

"For tomorrow's game, we will play 442."

In the Hull City office, Bruce began to arrange the formation and tactics for the day. Facing Crystal Palace, he first chose to focus more on the midfield to ensure that the team would have enough strength to clamp down on the opponent when facing a counterattack.

"Two strikers, Qin Hu and Fryat."

Then the standard combination of one tall and one fast forward was brought out. In this forward selection, Bruce arranged a combination of old and new.

Unlike the previous round of the league where the team was stronger, this game was foreseeable to be very difficult. He took into account the fact that young players' emotions were easily out of control, so it was natural for Fryatt, as a stable veteran, to appear on the front line.

In this case, Kane could only sit on the bench and look at Qin Hu with envy. Although his performance in the last game was just as good, he could only be on standby for this game.

In addition to Kane, Cooper, who started in the last round of the league, did not appear in the starting lineup. The team's two wingers on the left and right are Cavelli and Evans, both of whom are players with rich experience in the game.

Obviously, tough battles have different ways of fighting, and this time Bruce no longer needs the drive of young people.

However, surprisingly, Bruce made adjustments to the defense line that had not changed for two consecutive games. Maguire, who has been training diligently since joining the team, replaced Hobes as the starting central defender. The reason why Bruce made such a choice can also be traced back to the team's training matches in the past few days.

While Qin Hu kept trying to take violent long shots, he also headed the ball during set pieces and long passes. As he was in Team A, it should have been difficult to stop him, but Maguire, who was partnered with Coulson, stood up.

Although he is not fast, this big-headed defender who is good at squatting defense is extremely capable of defending high altitude balls.

On several occasions, Qin Hu was headed away by the opponent because of Maguire's accurate prediction in advance. And in several direct physical contact and heading competitions, Maguire's performance was also not bad at all.

Bruce noticed all of this. Crystal Palace mainly used the bus tactics. In addition to counterattacks, they were also very good at scoring from set pieces. The team had many header experts.

Without a defender who is good at defending high balls, Hull City would probably have failed like Burnley.

So, the excited Maguire got his first chance to play for Hull City, and he started as a starter.

"Tomorrow's game we must first maintain stability, control the ball in the midfield and cooperate with the forwards to penetrate. Don't be anxious and wait for opportunities slowly. The forwards can try more long shots."

While talking and drawing many lines on the tactical board, Bruce's eyes kept scanning the key figures of the team.

"Crystal Palace is a tough opponent. They will suddenly strike and kill the game when you are careless. Everyone must stay alert and be fully focused!"

"Understand coach!"

That night, following the coach's request, Qin Hu returned to his small apartment and went to bed early.

When he closes his eyes, he would recall the scenes of himself scoring goals with long shots these days. His feet couldn't help but feel itchy. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Now that his tools have been nurtured and he can continue to start, he is looking forward to helping the team again.

The next day, the sky was a little gloomy from the morning. After the Hull City players had a final drill of the team's tactics at their own training ground in the morning, it started to rain at noon.

The weather in the UK is always cloudy and rainy. Although the players frowned a little, they could accept it. Qin Hu had played in rainy games in China before, but today's rain was quite heavy, which broadened his horizons.

There is no doubt that this rain has increased the difficulty of the game for Hull City. After all, their main tactic of 442 in this game is ball control and attack. The slippery ground will inevitably affect the success rate of passing, and the players' mistakes in handling the ball will also increase a lot.

In the afternoon, Kingston Communications Stadium was bustling with people. Fans gathered in the stands and held up the team's orange flag high. From time to time, as the camera scanned, you could see sexy female fans tying their jerseys tightly around their waists to show off their charm.

Unlike the stands with awnings, the situation on the field was a bit bad. When the home team Hull City took the lead in warming up, the team began to make continuous passing errors.

Bruce, who was watching from the side, could do nothing about it. Unless the weather was extremely bad, the game would go on as usual. As the head coach, he had done everything he could, and now it all depended on the performance of his disciples.

Soon, as the visiting team Crystal Palace arrived at the stadium and completed warm-up, the countdown to the game officially began.

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