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Chapter 103 Giving Up the Ball
"LaManna is so cruel..."

Looking at the live broadcast of the game on the big screen, Cai Bokang sighed.

He Zhenyong sighed, "It's a pity that Wittenhill only met Tyne now. If it had been a month and a half earlier, Ramanna's trick might have really worked."

Upon hearing this, Cai Bokang nodded in agreement.

Because at that time the potential of the entire Tyne team had not been fully stimulated, and they were highly dependent on Wang Lie when attacking. If Wang Lie could be restricted, Tyne's offense would come to a standstill.

The iconic match was Tyne's 2-3 away loss to Clayton Athletic.

But since that game, the performances of other Tyne players have been getting better and better.

It would be very difficult to successfully freeze the attack of the entire Tyne team by freezing Wang Lie alone...

However, He Zhenyong can understand why Ramanna did this:

"He must be betting that the 38-year-old Wang Lie doesn't have much gas left in his tank, so he wants to increase Wang Lie's physical consumption by having Feng Qiyuan closely guard him... In fact, I'm also curious about how much gas Wang Lie has left in his tank."

Cai Bokang and He Zhenyong had the same idea and were equally curious about this.

Although he took the initiative to propose that Wang Lie should serve as the offensive core of the Chinese team again, he still had doubts about Wang Lie's future performance.

This is also human nature.

Even though Wang Lie had performed well in the previous two months, one could not help but wonder, "Maybe Wang Lie won't be able to run in the next game?"

After all, Wang Lie is an absolute main force in the Tyne Club and plays almost every game.

How can you possibly have the physical strength to sustain if you keep playing like this?
Are there any 38-year-old players starting in the top league?

Of course there are, but apart from goalkeepers, there are probably very few players over 38 years old who can start every game and play the full game in the top league.

No matter how good your condition is, you still need to rest and adjust your physical strength.

This is the law of nature.

Therefore, no one can be sure that Wang Lie will be able to perform as well as before in the next game.

Now when watching Wang Lie's games, many people have this mentality, just like opening a blind box...

Similar to the previous round of the league, this match between Tyne and Witton Hill away was scheduled at 10 pm in China.

It’s a great time to watch live TV.

Many people stayed in front of the TV to continue witnessing Tyne's "Champions League Road".

He Zhenyong and Cai Bokang are no exception.

Although they all have their own families, they all stay in the national team training base at this time, using the large screen in the multimedia audio-visual room to watch the live game without being disturbed.

On the one hand, it is to see if there is any gas left in Wang Lie's tank, and on the other hand, it is to watch the live broadcast to understand the performance of Wang Lie and Feng Qiyuan at the first time.

This is also a "China Derby"...

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Although Weedon Hill head coach Carlo LaManna said to be patient and defend until the end of the first half.

But it doesn't mean that Witten Hill won't attack even if there is an opportunity to attack.

In the 31st minute of the game, Tyne made a mistake in passing the ball in the frontcourt, and the ball was transferred to Witton Hill, who immediately launched a quick counterattack.

"Weedon Hill's counterattack...Josh Finley!"

Witton Hill's main striker Finley shot from outside the penalty area.

Due to the interference of Katic, his shot was too straight and was caught by Tyne goalkeeper Goetz.

There were sighs of regret from the Witton Hill fans in the stands.

McNeill made the decision: "Let them have the ball and we'll play a defensive counterattack."

Assistant coach Valo nodded after listening, walked to the sidelines, first blew a whistle to let the players on the field look over, then waved his arms and made gestures, signaling the players to retreat and slow down the pace.

Originally, when there were fifteen minutes left in the first half, the players were prone to losing concentration.

If Wittenhill took the opportunity to counterattack, it might result in a goal loss.

Once Witton Hill takes the lead, they can continue to park the bus, and with the home advantage, it will become even more difficult for Tyne to play.

After making adjustments, Tyne changed their strategy. When they got the ball, instead of controlling the ball by passing it back and forth and the players' running, they directly made a long pass to find Wang Lie, Dean or Vitini.

Of course, playing like this will lead to a sharp drop in the team's ball possession rate and reduce the quality of attack. But now Tyne does not need those useless ball possession rates, what they want is to quickly hand the ball to the opponent and let the opponent control the ball, and they will change from the ball holder to the ball grabber.

It seems to give the initiative to the opponent, but in fact, when you are facing a team that is good at defensive counterattacks, letting them have the ball is the right approach.

So will they just pass the ball back and forth in the backcourt to waste time after they have control of the ball?
Of course not.

Because even if the head coach asked for it, the players would not be able to execute it. Some people may want to strictly enforce the head coach's tactical discipline, but there must be some people who will not be so rigid, especially when the offensive opportunity is right at your feet, so why do you have to pass the ball back in the backcourt?
Why not attack?
What if we score a goal?

If we can take the lead, can't we take the initiative?

It doesn't stop us from continuing to defend, and it can be more meaningful because we are leading!

There are eleven people on the field who make up this team, and everyone has his or her own ideas, which means that the coach's tactics cannot be faithfully executed without any compromise.

In addition, this is the home of Witton Hill, and their fans will not allow the team to control the ball without making progress. So even if head coach Ramanna wants to hide, the reality will not allow it.

When Witten Hill controlled the ball in its own back half, Wang Lie, as a center forward, actively participated in the frontcourt pressing.

At this time, Feng Qiyuan could no longer follow Wang Lie.

He has to be involved in the pass conversion system.

Now it's Wang Lie's turn to snatch him!
When the football was passed to Feng Qiyuan, Wang Lie rushed over like a cheetah.

This made Feng Qiyuan dare not think too much, let alone let the football stay under his feet for even half a second.

As soon as he passed the ball, Wang Lie pounced on it.

Although he couldn't kick the ball, Wang Lie did not hold back his strength, but instead crashed into Feng Qiyuan's body.

Relying on Feng Qiyuan to cushion and brake for himself...

Feng Qiyuan was knocked back two steps, feeling both painful and embarrassed.

Watching Brother Wang rushing back, he felt more and more that Brother Wang was seeking revenge for being frozen by him during their last fight...

Otherwise, why is it so targeted?
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Tyne's pressing in the frontcourt certainly made Witton Hill's players a little embarrassed, but at the same time, Tyne's formation conditions also gave them more offensive opportunities.

As long as we can seize the opportunity, we may be able to exceed the tasks assigned by the head coach.

So Wittenhill didn't pass the ball back and forth in the backfield - in fact, that's not their style.

After just a simple pass, they passed the ball forward.

As Witton Hill's attack progressed, Tyne gradually retreated to defense.

When Tyne was in a defensive position, Wang Lie did not stand in the front, but retreated to the forward line, while Vitini and Dean rushed to the front.

Feng Qiyuan saw Wang Lie retreating, and even though his team was in control of the ball, he still ran over.

He had hesitated in defending a corner kick before, which almost led to a goal loss.

Now he didn't dare to have any other ideas. He just had to do whatever the head coach said, which was always right.

Witton Hill's offensive increased, and the scene was indeed much more interesting than when they were suppressed by Tyne before.

The Witton Hill fans in the stands were inspired and continued to cheer for their team with singing and shouting.

It seemed like the team was about to score a goal.

Seeing that Tyne's momentum was weakening, they even sang the song that was specially used to mock Tyne in the stands:
"You have nothing but money! You have nothing but money!!"

Before this game, Witton Hill had one point less than Tyne, so the two teams were definitely direct competitors.

If Witton Hill can beat Tyne at home, they will overtake them in points and move up the league rankings - Brighton & Hove Albion, who have the same points as them but are ahead of them because of the goal difference advantage, have already lost to Kensington in this round of the league and, with one more game played, their points remain at 44.

Then as long as Witton Hill can beat Tyne, they can surpass Brighton & White Mountain and Tyne with 47 points and become sixth in the league.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, Wittenhill hit the ball to the wing and then advanced forward through the wing.

Finally a cross is formed.

However, the ball flying in front of the goal was headed out by Tyne's central defender Hugo Guendouzi.

The Witton Hill players who pressed forward seized the second landing point and launched a second attack.

But in front of Tyne's penalty area, the ball was intercepted by two Tyne players, Ramosa and Van Ginkel!

After successfully intercepting the ball, Van Ginkel immediately passed the ball forward, looking for Wang Lie who was retreating.

Seeing the football being passed to Wang Lie, Feng Qiyuan rushed towards Wang Lie beside him.

He did not try to steal the ball directly because that was very risky. If he failed to steal the ball, he would lose his defensive role and could only watch Wang Lie break through him. Considering that this was a counterattack opportunity for Tyne, as long as he could hold off Wang Ge and prevent him from turning around, and help his teammates buy time, it would be a successful defense.

Feng Qiyuan chose to stand behind Wang Lie.

In order to prevent Brother Wang from catching the ball properly, he kept bumping into Brother Wang with his body, and at the same time, he was not honest with his hands, making a gesture to push Brother Wang away, forcing Brother Wang to focus all his attention on fighting with him and unable to catch the ball properly.

If necessary, he doesn't even mind committing a foul - after all, this is Tyne's half, and if he commits a foul here, he probably won't get a yellow card.

Feng Qiyuan looked over Brother Wang's shoulder and saw the football rolling to Brother Wang, so he squeezed closer to Brother Wang with a little force.

But he didn't move at all.

He felt that Brother Wang was like a wall, blocking him.

He used some more strength in his hands, but still failed to shake Brother Wang.

So he kept this power.

He knew that the reason why Brother Wang couldn't push was because Brother Wang was also struggling with him with all his strength.

Didn’t you see that Brother Wang’s body was leaning backwards?
It is to form a stable triangle relationship with the ground.

This posture can help Wang Lie withstand Feng Qiyuan's impact, but he can't control the ball well and get rid of it.

This means that Feng Qiyuan can at least keep Wang Lie here.

When the football rolled to Wang Lie's feet and entered Feng Qiyuan's blind spot, he did not see Wang Lie use the outside of his right foot to rub the football to his right rear.

All his attention is on Wang Lie...

When he found that Wang Lie, who was pushing against him, suddenly withdrew his strength and turned around, his experience started to sound the alarm in his mind!
Brother Wang is going to run!

That football...

He quickly looked in the opposite direction where Brother Wang turned, and saw the football flying towards Vitini!

He knew that he had lost here...

So he didn't care about anything else and turned around and ran back after Brother Wang!

The Lowlands Stadium stands were filled with boos from the Witton Hill fans.

"Wang... Good shot! Vitini! Tain's counterattack!"

The Witton Hill fans were nervous, but the Tyne fans who travelled with the team were excited and they cheered for the team again.

With Vitini's current form, he is simply a killer for Tyne on the wing.

When Wang Lie passed the ball to him, he was actually facing away from the direction of attack.

He even took two steps forward towards the football.

This attracted Witten Hill's right back Jakub Stapovic to follow suit.

But just when he thought he could stick to Vitini, he saw the Brazilian boy suddenly turned around!
As he turned around, the football slipped between his legs!
Stapovic was caught off guard and had no time to close his legs, and the football passed under his crotch!
At the same time, he saw from the corner of his eye that Vitini had turned around and was walking behind him...

That's the direction of the Witton Hill goal!
He turned around in a hurry to chase after her, but his foot slipped...he lost his balance and fell to the ground!
Now I can only watch Vitini's back as he rides away from me...

"Starpovic fell! Danger!!"

"Aha! Starbovitz's feet slipped! Great chance for Tain!"

At this moment, a storm of boos is brewing in the low-lying stadium!
Vitini, who broke away from Stapovic, dribbled the ball straight towards Witten Hill's goal!

Feng Qiyuan's attention was briefly attracted by the situation on Vitini's side, but he quickly turned his attention back.

He thought Brother Wang should be rushing forward at this time.

But when he turned his gaze back, he found that he had actually run ahead of Brother Wang...

Not only did Brother Wang not rush forward, he even slowed down and fell behind in this counterattack!

This was something Feng Qiyuan had not expected.

Then he realized that Brother Wang was trying to distance himself from him to catch the ball...

So he rushed back quickly.

But Vitini did not pass the ball.

Wang Lie was still running forward slowly, but Vitini was almost reaching the 30-meter area with the ball, and the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

This made Feng Qiyuan hesitate again - should he follow Brother Wang, or go back to help defend?
Because the ball was intercepted by Wittenhill during the offense, most of the players did not have time to return to defense.

At this moment, there are only two central defenders and a goalkeeper standing in front of Vitini.

One of the two central defenders had to deal with Vitini, and the other had to guard against Sonny Dean, so the defense did not have an advantage in numbers.

As long as he returns to defense, he can allow his team to regain the numerical advantage in defense.

But he will also completely lose control of Brother Wang.

If Brother Wang accelerated and rushed forward to meet the challenge at this time, wouldn't he have a chance to get the ball facing the goal directly?
Judging from Wang Ge’s scoring rate of long-range shots in the past two months, this means letting Wang Ge score!
"Tain's counterattack! Vitini sprints with the ball! Wang... Wang didn't go up?!"

Connor Cowley was surprised to see this, but he soon stopped thinking about it.

Because Vitini had collided with Witton Hill's right center back David Johnston on the 30-meter line!

Johnston had been fighting and retreating before, but now he didn't dare to retreat anymore because his teammates didn't have time to come to help him. If he continued to retreat, the opponent could just shoot directly...

The left center back Jaroslav Planka on the far side didn't dare to go over to help - because once he ran, Sonny Dean would be left unguarded.

In fact, Dean was already raising his hand for the ball.

In the past, he would have dared to bet that Vitini would not pass the ball to Dean, with whom he had a bad relationship.

But now he doesn't dare to gamble...

Vitini was excited when facing David Johnston who came up to defend him alone - this was his chance!
Faced with this one-on-one situation, if you don't dare to dribble past the opponent, then you don't deserve to be a Brazilian winger!
Thinking of this, Vitini faced Johnston, raised his left foot, and kicked the football, as if he was going to use the outside of his foot to dribble the ball along the outside line and to the bottom.

But his left foot just feinted at the ball and then went back.

Next is the right foot...

But the right foot neither kicked the football nor went around it, but just touched the back of the football.

Next is the left foot, still a weak point.

Hesitation step!
But these two moves caused Johnston's center of gravity to shift, and then Vitini immediately kicked the ball out with the outside of his left foot!
He wants to break through in a straight line!

Johnston quickly turned around and chased after him!
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When Vitini kicked the ball out with his left foot, Wang Lie, who was originally lagging behind slowly, suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the penalty area.

Feng Qiyuan also followed, but he couldn't help but look at the Brazilian winger and his teammates.

Vitini raised his left foot, as if he was going to shoot directly!

His teammate Johnston had just turned around to chase him and immediately tackled to try to intercept him.

But Vitini that was just a fake!
He swung his left foot and kicked the ball to the right, then stopped suddenly, turned around, and cut towards the middle!
There was a huge booing going on over the low ground court!

"Vitini! Cut inside! Beautiful!"

After cutting inside, Vitini shot again, but this time it was not a feint!
At the same time he shot the football towards the goal, Wang Lie accelerated again and rushed towards the goal.

If Vitini's ball was saved by Witton Hill goalkeeper David Bennett, he could also take advantage of the opportunity to make a follow-up shot.

However, Vitini did not give him a chance to make a follow-up shot, and the ball went directly into the goal from the back point!
Bennett was in the air, his body stretched out, and he stretched his arms as far as he could, but he was still unable to reach the target!
Feng Qiyuan ran to the goal with Wang Lie and saw the football in the goal.

Wang Lie habitually raised his arms and cheered for his teammates' goals.

"Since Wang Lie joined Tyne, Vitini has scored six goals! The 'bomb' who once couldn't control his temper can now explode in a targeted manner!"

"Vitini!! He has scored for Tyne in two consecutive games!! He has also scored in three consecutive league games! In addition to Wang, his form is also amazing!"

Watching the game live at home, Vitini's father waved his fist vigorously and shouted at the TV screen, as if he was shouting at his own son:

"Well done, Vitini! Well done! You are the best!"

When his son's performance was up and down in the first half of the season, he and his son were under great pressure. His son was under pressure on the court, and he was under pressure in contact with other clubs.

Now, with his son scoring goals continuously, all his pressure is gone!

Just as Vitini's father was celebrating wildly, his phone rang with a new message.

But he ignored it and continued to celebrate.

Only after venting all his emotions did he pick up his phone and unlock it with a satisfied smile.

When he saw the message, the smile on his face froze.

"Mr. Vitini, do you have time recently? We want to talk to you again about your son."

(End of this chapter)