I am the king of football

Chapter 58: The First Room Showdown
If we were to ask which team is the worst team in the Championship this season, it would definitely be Doncaster, who are ranked last in the league with four points after eight games.

联赛第一轮客场1-2布莱顿，这支上赛季英冠堪堪排名21名保级的球队就直接伤了10号夏普和9号布朗两名核心大将。

In the following six league rounds, Doncaster lost all the games except for one point in the match against Bristol City.

It was not until the last round of the league against Crystal Palace that they took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to score a goal shortly after the start of the game. Afterwards, the whole team maintained the score of 1-0 until the end of the game with extremely tenacious defensive determination, thus breaking the team's tragic streak of seven consecutive defeats.

However, for other teams, Doncaster is still a relegation team in the Championship. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to pay much attention to it, and they do not have any outstanding stars themselves.

On the day of the match, the Keepmoat Stadium, which can accommodate more than 15,000 fans, actually had an occupancy rate of only 60%, of which 2,000 places were occupied by Hull City's traveling fans. This is enough to show that this team is not only currently lacking in the league, but also in the support of the club's fans itself.

In this situation, under normal circumstances the morale of the home team would not be very high. However, when Bruce led the Hull City players into the field for warm-up, everything was a little different.

Doncaster coach McCann showed an extremely crazy state during the warm-up on the sidelines. He kept yelling at the players running on the field, and the players on the field were also warming up intensively.

This state does not look like that of the last-placed team in the league today. Bruce couldn't help but feel alert. Even when some players were slacking off during the warm-up, he started shouting, asking everyone not to relax too much.

The players of Tiger City naturally understood what the coach meant. They had almost failed before because they underestimated their opponents. This time, everyone completed all the warm-up exercises meticulously.

Soon after the two teams finished warming up and returned to the locker room, the stadium staff began the final field inspection and CCTV's broadcast signal was officially inserted.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhan Jun, welcome to watch the ninth round of the Championship League, Doncaster Rovers vs. Hull City."

As the two teams followed the referee team into the stadium, Zhan Jun appeared in the commentary room and the scenes on the field were also seen by the fans watching the game.

"This game is very interesting because it is a battle between two top teams. Doncaster is now at the bottom of the league, while their opponent is Hull City, who are in the top of the league and are in their heyday."

In this game, Hull City wore black away jerseys, while Doncaster wore red and white striped home jerseys. The two teams quickly decided the kick-off rights and venue on the field, and Hull City will kick off first.

"Okay, Kane and Qin Hu are standing in front of the kick-off spot. The two young players have become famous in the Championship recently. Before the season, I don't think anyone would have thought that the main striker combination that Hull City would eventually finalize would be two 17 or 18-year-olds."

"Shhh!!!"

While Zhan Jun was talking, the game on the field officially started. Qin Hu pushed the ball to Kane, who turned and passed it to Colen in the midfield. Then the core of Hull City's midfield began to organize the team's attack.

"Oh~, Hull City did not choose to control the ball and observe the situation first. The three midfielders all moved forward simultaneously. Together with Qin Hu and Kane, they had five players crossing the center line at the start of the game."

Hull City opened fire at full force at the start of the game. Qin Hu and Kane penetrated into Doncaster's midfield at the fastest speed. Facing the first opponent player who rushed over, Collen chose to pass the ball. Cooper on the right successfully received the ball and made a burst of movement.

"What a fast horse on the wing!"

"BOOM! HOOO! HOOO! HOOO!"

The Hull City fans, who were obviously fewer in number in the stands, immediately erupted in cheers that overwhelmed the home team's fans. They continued to cheer for Cooper with continuous and passionate shouts. The next moment, facing the opponent's full-back rushing over, Cooper kicked the ball. The cross from the side that he had practiced countless times on the training ground was just the right angle and height.

"A cross from the wing! Qin Hu rushed towards the ball's landing point. He is quite fast. Can he head the ball in~"

"Shh!"

Just when everyone was concentrating and holding their breath waiting for Qin Hu's performance, Qin Hu in the center of the camera suddenly fell forward. He was charging but was pushed directly by Doncaster midfielder Brian who was half a step behind him.

The referee naturally would not ignore this intentional foul. He immediately blew the whistle and ran to the foul site. Qin Hu got up from the ground with a grin on his face, and Hull City's opening attack came to an end.

Brian then received a stern verbal warning. Obviously, if it hadn't just started, his little action would have been enough to get him a yellow card.

When Hull City restarted the game, Colen's high ball was not caught by Qin Hu, and Matthysse, a high defender in Doncaster's penalty area, headed the ball away.

As Doncaster's midfield began to control the ball, Zhan Jun had time to formally introduce the formations and tactical play of both sides.

"Hull City adopted a tactic of controlling the ball and advancing with four midfielders, which is a classic tactic for a strong team against a weak team. Haha, Doncaster's tactic across from them was also quite classic. They deployed a 541 bus formation, which is a classic tactic for a weak team against a strong team."

This game was full of classics in every aspect. No matter how the two teams deployed their troops, they could not escape the predictions of many professionals before the game, because there was really no reason for any other style of play. With one of the two teams being the strongest in the league and the other the weakest, this game was destined to be a bustling process.

The bus formation would inevitably give up the ball, and Doncaster soon lost the ball again. Hull City began to organize an attack again and tried to penetrate into the opponent's threatening area.

Everything went quite smoothly before entering the opponent's midfield. Collen even had the opportunity to show off his footwork by performing a Marseille turn past the opponent's lone striker James.

However, when he actually dribbled the ball into the opponent's defensive area consisting of five defenders and four midfielders, the pressure suddenly increased.

"Oh!"

"Boom~"

Before Colen could pass the ball, he was knocked down by two defenders, one with a direct collision from the left and the other with a small pull from the right.

"Shh!"

The whistle sounded again, and as the referee ran towards the foul site again, Doncaster's style of play in this game was obvious - foul tactics.

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