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Chapter 50 I Can Lead You to Win
"Wang started, Vitini started, and even Dean... started. All three parties involved in the two conflicts started. It seems that the 'internal conflict incident' is undoubtedly fake!"

"I told you, anything related to Wang is bad news! Have you forgotten how he faked an injury to deceive people? This man has low morals and no integrity at all! Don't believe even a single punctuation mark in what he says!"

"So Mason is right! Don't worry about whether Tyne and the others have internal conflicts or not. Just prepare for the battle at our own pace..."

"I still feel it's a bit of a shame...it would be great if they really fought among themselves!"

Chi Zhen listened to the discussions of his teammates in the locker room, but he did not participate.

After all, they were discussing their compatriot Wang Lie, and basically had nothing good to say.

How does he participate?

It would definitely not be okay to follow my teammates in scolding Brother Wang.

But it is not a smart move to refute your teammates in person.

Therefore, in the Scouse team, whenever everyone discussed Wang Lie, Chi Zhen would shut up and not participate.

His position was truly embarrassing.

It’s not okay to speak for Brother Wang, and it’s also not okay not to speak for Brother Wang.

Although the comments in the locker room are rarely leaked outside, even if he cursed Brother Wang in the locker room, it was said behind closed doors and would not necessarily be known to outsiders.

But why did he scold Brother Wang?

He has always had only admiration and respect for Brother Wang, and no resentment towards him.

Even though he was determined and tried his best to defeat Brother Wang, it was not because he had a grudge against Brother Wang.

On the football field, isn't it a sign of respect for someone to try your best to beat him?
Although it seems that not everyone thinks so, they feel that if they beat Brother Wang, they will be disrespectful to him...

While his teammates were cursing Wang Lie at this moment, Chi Zhen lowered his head to change his clothes and carefully wrapped the bandage around his foot. If it got loose during the warm-up, he would have to come back and re-wrap it after the warm-up.

This is an important way to protect your feet.

He didn't want to end up getting hurt in the direct competition between him and Brother Wang - isn't that always the case in novels? When authors can't solve a dilemma, they often choose to let one of them get hurt. Then the competition is gone, the contradiction is resolved, and the problem no longer exists.

To be honest, he felt that although this plot was realistic in a certain sense, after all, the breakdown of many competitions did start with the injury of a player.

But he still felt it was cliché - couldn't both of them stay in good shape and healthy, and just rely on their own abilities to determine who was better?

The winner wins fairly, and the loser loses willingly.

While everyone was still talking, assistant coach Sergio Dadiye came in and knocked on the door: "Boys, it's time to go out and warm up!"

Someone asked him, "Is it lively outside?"

Dadiye replied: "It's so lively outside! The atmosphere of today's game is great! You can give it your all!"

Everyone walked out of the locker room with a smile, headed towards the court and started warming up before the game.

Chi Zhen was also among them, eager to try.

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Dean looked up at the stands which were getting fuller and fuller. He wondered if it was because of the match against the Scouse people today, but it felt like there were more people in the stands than usual. There was still almost an hour before the match started, and he felt that the stands would soon be full.

After being expanded by a wealthy owner from the Middle East, Leeds Park Stadium can accommodate 65,000 people. This number is definitely not a small number in the entire Premier League. If it is based on a tier of 5,000 people, it can basically be ranked in the fourth tier.

The stadium with the largest capacity is Liverpool Stadium, home of the Scottish national team, which has a capacity of 80,000 people.

The Red Stone Stadium, home of the Sofia United, can accommodate 75,000 people.

The Lancers, home of London giants Hackney Knights, can accommodate 70,000 people.

Clayton Athletic, another Manchester giant that has won three consecutive Premier League titles, has a home ground, Ashton Road, which has a capacity of about 65,000 people, similar to Tyne's Leather Park.

In fact, considering Tyne's performance, such a huge football field is somewhat of a waste.

No matter how enthusiastic Tyne fans are, it is rare for the stadium to be full.

Before the Middle Eastern owner expanded the stadium, the capacity of Leather Park was actually only 45,000 people.

This is a relatively appropriate number of people.

At that time, Lize Park Stadium was often full and the home atmosphere was very good.

After the Middle Eastern boss came, a lot of things changed.

Dean couldn't say whether those changes were good or bad.

The stadium became bigger, the stands could accommodate more fans, a new training base was built, and he also received a higher salary.

But why haven’t our achievements increased as much as my salary?
Why am I not as happy as before even though I’m making so much money?
He often participates in pre-match warm-ups, but today he had other thoughts in his mind and inevitably lost focus.

Because he will start today.

This is the first time he has returned to the team's starting lineup after two months...

"Dean!"

Sonny Dean's wild thoughts were soon interrupted by a shout.

He turned around and saw Wang Lie staring at him: "This is the pre-match warm-up, what are you daydreaming about?! Aren't you ready to go out yet?"

Dean knew he was in the wrong but he didn't admit his mistake: "It's none of your business!"

Wang Lie patted his left arm, where he was still wearing nothing: "I'm the captain, why can't I control you?"

Dean snorted coldly: "Heh, take care of yourself first, old man. I wonder if you have the energy to play the whole game?"

After saying this, he slipped away. A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him!

Wang Lie did not continue to pursue him, nor did he refute his doubts about himself. Instead, he turned around and continued to warm up.

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As a traffic star, Wang Lie attracts attention wherever he goes.

So naturally, his conversation with Dean just now was also seen by many people.

Although they were too far away to hear clearly what the two people said, judging from their body language, it was obviously not a friendly exchange.

"Hey, from this point of view, is the internal strife real?"

The Scouse players who were warming up in the other half of the court were also paying attention to the situation over there.

After seeing what happened between Wang Lie and Dean, some of them began to doubt their previous judgment again.

"Don't look over there!" Captain Mason Harper had to remind his teammates loudly. "Just do our own thing! Don't mind what others do?!"

With his loud reminders, the players finally stopped looking at the half where the Tyne players were.

But everyone still can't help but wonder:
Is there really an internal conflict within Tyne, or is this just a show put on by Wang and Dean specifically for them?

The internal strife should have been a positive for the Scouse people—just a positive, but not a major positive. Because the Scouse people were stronger than Tyne, and even if the opponents did not have internal strife, the Scouse people were confident that they could defeat them.

But because of Wang Lie’s past “criminal record”, this incident inevitably became a thorn in the hearts of many Scouse players.

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Not only the Scots players are paying attention to Wang Lie, but also their head coach Josep Gil.

Assistant coach Sergio Dadiye is leading other coaches in the team's pre-match warm-up.

As the head coach, he had a chance to relax for a while and had time to observe the opponents from the side.

Unlike his own players, he was observing that side, not trying to guess whether the internal strife in Tyne was real or not.

Instead, he was thinking about Tyne's possible tactics.

He has already got the opponent's starting lineup.

Wang Lie, Vitini and Dean all started the game.

What is McNeil going to play?
433?

Very aggressive...

Although it was at home, and Wang seemed to be in good shape during this period...

But are we going to fight against the Scouse people with just these?
Fight against the Scouse people?

Haha, in the entire Premier League, no team dares to play so blatantly against the Scots who are good at high-pressure defense, outstanding running ability, and quick transition between offense and defense.

Is McNeill out of his mind?
Out of confidence in his own tactics, Gill didn't believe that Tyne would play a head-on attack with him. Even if they wanted to attack after the opening, it was just a stage of the game. He wanted to see clearly what was hidden deeper behind this.

The key still lies with Wang Lie...

He began to carefully recall Wang Lie's two games in Tyne.

In the first match against Helinghan FC, Wang Lie scored twice after coming on as a substitute. There was nothing much to say about the first goal, it was just a counterattack.

The second ball...

The second goal also seemed to be just good luck and accurate judgment of the landing point, but the second goal was scored after Dean came on the court.

Dean...

Sonny Dean...

Gill's eyes lit up, because he remembered that in that game, after Dean came on the field, he had a very beautiful break away, and then used the space created by Wang Lie for him to break into the middle of the penalty area and shoot.

Although the shot didn't go in, the attack was beautiful.

At that time, after McNeill let Dean come on as a substitute, although he was standing on the wing, he went to the middle many times during the attack, and was between Wang Lie and Van Ginkel... McNeill wanted Dean to connect the midfield and frontcourt, and at the same time add a scoring point.

This was also verified in Tyne's subsequent 2:1 victory over Bournemouth Athletic - their winning goal was achieved by using Wang Lie's movement and passing to create a scoring opportunity for Van Ginkel who came from behind.

Although it was not Dean who scored the goal, the tactical idea was the same.

Obviously, McNeill hopes to increase the scoring points around Wang Lie, so as to share the defensive pressure faced by Wang Lie and create more scoring opportunities.

Jill felt she had a rough idea of ​​what McNeill wanted to do and how to do it.

There may be some differences from the truth in some details, but that doesn't matter.

Once you figure out what your opponent is going to do, all that's left is to come up with a countermeasure.

Jill’s countermeasure was very simple. It was actually to find a way to cut off the connection between Wang Lie and Vitini and Dean.

He keenly realized that Wang Lie was the "key point" of Tyne's tactics, and he also knew the weakness of this key point.

His ability to fight was too poor, and his physical function had seriously declined. When the ball was in the middle and back field of Tyne, he let his players fight and press Wang Lie at a faster pace, trapping him in the quagmire.

Without Wang Lie, what can Vitini and Dean do on the left and right sides?

They just don't get along.

It is also much easier for the Scouse people to defend, and they can also launch a counterattack directly after stealing the ball from Wang Lie.

If Tyne successfully advances the attack into the Scouse's defensive third zone, then he should pay attention to the actions of defending Wang Lie and not give Tyne too many free kick opportunities.

After all, Wang Lie's free kick scoring ability will not decrease much with age.

Also pay attention to defending Vitini and Dean, and even other Tyne players such as Van Ginkel.

At this time, it would not work to focus only on Wang Lie in defense.

It is still necessary to ensure the integrity of the defensive formation to prevent Wang Lie from leaving too many gaps in his defense.

Josepé Gil already had a relatively complete idea in her mind.

He turned and walked into the tunnel, went back to the locker room first, recorded all these ideas on the tactical board, and then made arrangements for the players after they came back from warming up.

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On the other side, McNeill was also paying attention to Wang Lie and Dean.

Contrary to various speculations from the outside world, he clearly knew the truth about the internal strife.

The infighting is real.

It's true that Dean is unhappy with Wang Lie.

This made him somewhat worried about whether his tactics would work.

The head coach of a professional team is still doubting his own tactics right before the game is about to start... Isn't this outrageous?

But in fact, in the world of football, it is not outrageous at all.

Even the most skilled head coaches in the world cannot guarantee that their tactics can be perfectly executed by their players.

Don’t be fooled by the tactical analysis videos after the game, where the bloggers make it sound like the head coaches are all powerful and can do whatever they say. In fact, the degree of tactical completion varies in every game, and there is also a factor of luck that cannot be ignored...

Those analyses are more like shooting an arrow first and then drawing the target, and working backwards from the result, which naturally makes people feel that they are well-reasoned and logical.

In actual games, there are too many things that can affect the effectiveness of tactics.

A slightly biased penalty, an irrational impulse of a player, or a shot hitting the post... may cause the final result of the game to deviate from what the head coach expected, or even be completely different.

But McNeill had no better choice now. He could only choose to trust Wang Lie, the eleven players on the field, and even Sonny Dean.

As a head coach, it is also very important to give full trust to the players.

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At the commentary booth, Scottish star Joe Wesley, who was the guest commentator for Sky Sports, took out his phone, turned on the camera, selected the telephoto lens, and took a picture of Sonny Dean turning away from Wang Lie and the two parting ways. He then posted it on his personal social media account with the caption:
"Please remember this picture and watch it again after the game. You will understand its metaphor."

And Lawrence Dadomo was mentioned.

Dadomo responded online shortly after, retweeting Wesley's post:
"Yes. Internal strife is a real fact. The 'Wang Weibing' attacked me based on the one-sided words of their idol, but the result of this game will tell them the truth. And the truth is extremely cruel, that is, their idol has never cared about them, the 'Wang Weibing', and he has no psychological burden when lying to his fans. Ha! It's really sad. What kind of person do they like..."

As expected, the comment section of these two people was invaded by Wang Lie’s extreme fans again...

But Joe Wesley didn't care about that.

In fact, after he sent the tweet, he turned off his phone and chatted with commentator Connor Cowley next to him:

"I heard that the head coach of the Chinese team is also here today."

Cowley said: "Yes, I have made a note and will introduce it to the audience when the broadcast camera gives him."

"It's obvious that he came here to observe the performance of the two Chinese players. It is said that there is a lot of controversy in Chinese public opinion about who will be the core of the Chinese team, Wang or Chi."

From this passage, we can hear that Wesley is quite competent as a commentator. He has indeed done a lot of work and is very well prepared.

"So what do you think about this issue, Joe? Do you support Chi? After all, he is a player from your Scouse team." Cowley asked Wesley with a smile.

Wesley spread his hands and said, "Isn't it obvious? But I don't support him because he is a Scouse player, but because his performance and strength are indeed more worthy of leading the Chinese team than the current Wang. Chi is now a very important member of the Scouse team. His attack on the left is one of the important scoring methods for the Scouse..."

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"…If you imagine Tyne as a person, then Wang is the person's neck. In the game, as long as we can freeze Wang, it is equivalent to strangling Tyne's throat!"

Josep Gil put her hands on her neck and made a chokehold.

"I heard what Wang said to the reporters. He said we were afraid. This is ridiculous. We can ask ourselves, are we afraid of him? I'm afraid it's the opposite. We have been eager for revenge for a long time!"

The Scouse players in the locker room couldn't hold back their emotions and echoed with all their might, "Yes!"

"That's right!"

"revenge!"

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In accordance with the new rules set by McNeill for Tyne, the first captain has to say a few words to everyone before the players go out on the field.

So Wang Lie stood in the middle of the locker room again and said to his teammates:

"I know that some people don't take me seriously when I say I want to go to a bigger stage, thinking I'm bragging. But whether I'm bragging or not, we've won two games in a row, right?"

He asked, spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders, and then continued:

"So what I said is that we can go to a bigger stage. What I said is that you are very strong. Don't underestimate yourselves, really, guys. We are really strong. We can beat the Scouse people at home, even if they are third in the league. Believe me, we can! I will prove it to you with practical actions..."

Having said that, he stopped, twisted his body greatly, turned his head, and looked at everyone in the locker room.

Whether it's his teammates or his coach.

After making sure everyone was looking at him, he raised his hand and pointed at his chest:
"I, Wang Lie, can lead you to victory!"

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PS: There will be two updates tomorrow as well!
Both updates will be at the old times, 8am and 6pm, you're all welcome!

Also, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

(End of this chapter)