I am the king of football

Chapter 88 The Saints Strike Back

When the game started again, it was just over thirty minutes. Who would have thought that the two teams would start to attack one after another after a stalemate of more than ten minutes.

However, compared to Southampton's goal, Hull City's goal was obviously more spectacular, which made the Tiger City fans in the stands more excited. Although there were only a few thousand people, they created a territory in the stands for their own team.

As Southampton kicked the ball out, the two teams began to collide directly. Hull City no longer focused on stability but instead pounced fiercely, which made their second offensive line of Kane, Cavelli and Cooper appear frequently in the camera.

"That's right. The average age of both teams is not high. It can be said that both are the youth storm of the Championship this season. The meeting of the two storms should bring an even crazier hurricane."

On the field, Qin Hu did not stay in the frontcourt all the time. As the team's lone striker, when the midfield of both sides controlled the ball possession area to a very small range, he actually became the team's front midfielder.

Relying on his big body and good speed, Qin Hu began to frequently harass Schneiderlin who was in control of the ball. Soon the Saints' organizational core found that compared to Kane, Qin Hu was the one who interfered with him the most.

The ball changed hands after the Saints controlled it for a while. Qin Hu harassed Schneiderlin and Schneiderlin had to hastily pass the ball to Koke on the side, causing the ball to be intercepted by Cavelli.

Afterwards, Kane made a forward move and briefly formed a double striker with Qin Hu. Cavelli made a high pass to the right side outside the penalty area. After the harassment was successful, Qin Hu immediately turned back and jumped high to make a very comfortable pass for Kane who was making a forward move.

"He shot the ball directly! Oh, what a pity, the ball went over the crossbar and out of the bottom line! This was a very threatening attack~"

Unfortunately, Kane's long-range shooting ability is not as good as his teammate Qin Hu. Although this shot was very threatening, it ultimately did not go in.

However, with this shot, Hull City's new threat point was created. Adkins on the sidelines was no longer as calm as at the beginning of the game, but came to the sidelines like Bruce and began to give orders loudly.

"Block his position, don't give him a chance to get in, keep an eye on Qin! Keep an eye on Qin!!!"

Whether it was Kane's sudden insertion at some point in time, or Qin Hu's huge threat of being able to resist, attack and output, they all began to show up as the game progressed. For a time, Southampton's best defense line began to be unable to hold on.

Compared with Hull City, the Saints' forward line can be said to have been quiet for a long time. Neither Bernard nor Lambert found particularly good opportunities during this period.

This situation lasted for more than ten minutes. People were expecting Hull City to reverse the score directly in the first half. However, sometimes the development of the game is unpredictable.

After finally withstanding Hull City's crazy attack of more than ten minutes to equalize the score, Southampton's tenacity allowed them to start trying to seize counterattack opportunities.

This opportunity really came.

"In the 43rd minute of the game, Hull City once again penetrated the opponent's midfield. Evans and Paul were already beyond the half court. This was a massive push at the end of the first half."

At that time, Kane organized the team's attack in the middle, Cavelli and Cooper moved forward to form a short trident with Qin Hu. Southampton's defense line kept retreating, and the team's defensive core Fang Di kept commanding his teammates to keep the defense line intact.

The ball was quickly passed to the right, and Cooper quickly took the ball and tried to go to the bottom. He didn't expect that Daniel Harding did not rush up to him at the first time, which allowed the fast winger to cut inside and rush towards the penalty area through the gap in front of the opponent.

With this kind of progress, there was naturally no more cooperation in passing the ball from the wing. Cooper headed into the Southampton penalty area and shot directly after Qin Hu drew Fang Di's attention on the left.

Unfortunately, he ignored another Saints defender who was running towards him.

"Hujveld! He flew over and shoveled Cooper's low shot under his feet. Excellent defense. Wait, he was able to stand up quickly and kick the ball. This is a counterattack opportunity for Southampton!!!"

Everything happened so fast. Hull City, who had been giving their all in the previous second, had to face the opponent's counterattack from the backcourt the next second. When Wilder's long pass reached the center circle, Bernard, who did not pull back with the team, showed everyone his top-notch ball sense. "He lifted the ball with ease and directly unloaded it at his feet, which caught Maguire, who rushed over to interfere with him, off guard!"

"Shh!"

Before Maguire could stop and step back, the ball had already taken off before him. Bernard used a light lob pass to the empty area behind Hull City's defense line.

"Lambert exploded. He was so fast that he left Chester behind!"

As a speed striker, this is Lambert's favorite scene. When he ran all the way to the ball and entered the penalty area, he already had a one-on-one opportunity with Gulas.

"Gulas didn't sit still and wait for death. He chose to attack decisively when Lambert entered the penalty area!"

From the fans' perspective, they saw the goalkeeper and the forward collide with each other in the penalty area in an instant, and everyone held their breath and watched the final direction of the ball.

"It's shot! Quickshooter Lambert! He poked the ball towards the goal a second before colliding with Gulas~"

There was no more obstacle and the ball rolled into the Hull City goal. The Tiger City fans who had been cheering for their team's continuous attack in the previous second were stunned.

"Southampton's counterattack was so fast. In just a few tens of seconds, the situation on the field changed. 2-1. The game was approaching the end of the first half. The home team took the lead again at home!!!"

A successful counterattack is better than countless missed great opportunities. Football is round, which is what makes it interesting but also cruel.

As an opponent as strong as Hull City, Southampton used their counterattack to hit back at Hull City, which has been becoming increasingly crazy in recent times.

When watching the opponent's team celebrating happily, the Tiger City team was also somewhat resentful. They had clearly taken control of the situation after 30 minutes of pressure, but now everything was ruined by a counterattack from the opponent.

"Control yourself, don't be too reckless~"

Bruce on the sidelines was also a little helpless. His players were all at an age of passion and it was inevitable that they would get carried away. Now that the opponent had seized the opportunity to counterattack, it could only be said that they were poured a bucket of cold water.

But in Bruce's opinion, even if he was poured cold water, he must never go back to the original state.

"No need to press forward in a big way. The offensive team's cooperation in pressure is enough. At least one of the two defensive midfielders should stay in their own half. Do you understand?"

"Understand coach!"

Although Bruce quickly emphasized to the players how they should play, there was indeed little time left in the first half. Not long after the game started again, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

1-2, Hull City had to accept the situation of temporarily falling behind on the road.

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