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Chapter 57 Do you believe it too, Wang Lie?

Through the slow-motion replay of the broadcaster, everyone could see how unfortunate it was that Tyne's attack did not result in a goal.

"Wang Lie's forward run was very smart and decisive. Everyone, pay attention here... he slowed down."

Zhao Chuanfeng explained the situation to the Chinese fans in front of the TV using slow-motion replays.

He was talking about the moment when Libert came up to bump into Wang Lie. Wang Lie did not try to speed up and overtake Libert, but slowed down.

"This moment is crucial. If Wang Lie speeds up and rushes to the goal directly, he will also bring Libert to the goal, so that he will have no space in front of the goal... But he was slow, and when Van Ginkel passed the ball, Libert's attention was naturally attracted to it.

"After Libert's attention was drawn, Wang Lie suddenly accelerated forward, and Libert was unable to react... He could only watch Wang Lie rush in front of him and block his position.

"If Dean can pass the ball to the back post at this moment, I can say that Wang Lie will almost certainly score!"

Luo Jin joked: "At this time, Dean may only have the corner of the goal in his eyes, and everything else does not exist in his field of vision."

Then he explained seriously: "When a person is particularly focused, his field of vision will indeed shrink... Actually, Dean's choice is not wrong. After all, he was facing the goalkeeper directly, so he could shoot."

Zhao Chuanfeng said angrily: "But the key is that you have to get in!"

Luo Jin smiled: "Yes, as long as we can score a goal. If we score a goal, no one will mention that Wang Lie was actually lying in ambush at the back post."

"That's right. The key is that he didn't score... Alas!"

There was still regret and unwillingness in Zhao Chuanfeng's tone.

If this ball is passed to Wang Lie, on the one hand, Tyne can equalize the score, and on the other hand, Wang Lie can also score twice, killing two birds with one stone!

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The mentality was slightly different from that of the Chinese commentators. Although it was a pity to see Dean shoot the ball into the side net and miss the goal, both the English commentator Connor Cowley and the guest commentator Joe Wesley felt that there was no big problem with Dean not passing the ball to Wang Lie.

"...As a striker, he should shoot at that position! If Wang received the ball there, I believe he would also shoot without hesitation!" Wesley said.

Cowley agreed: "Dean's choice is fine. Although passing it to Wang might be better, there is also the possibility that the ball is not passed to the right place or Wang misses the ball due to interference from Libert...

"So there is actually no standard answer in many situations in football matches. If Dean thinks he can shoot and score there, then he should shoot. The key is not to hesitate. If you want to shoot but don't kick the ball at the first time, and then you want to cross the ball when there is no angle, and then there is no space in front of the goal, then you should be criticized..."

In the Tyne coaching booth on the sidelines, McNeill and Varo expressed regret for Dean's missed opportunity, but did not discuss the topic of "Should Dean pass the ball to Wang Lie" because it was already a thing of the past.

As team coaches, they have to look forward during the game and not always dwell on the past that cannot be changed.

Whether Dean should pass the ball to Wang Lie is a matter that can be discussed after the game is over and when the game is reviewed.

Now they are seeing positive signs from this offense.

"After the king retreated, our attack became more threatening." Varo said excitedly.

McNeill nodded. "At first I wanted to sign Wang because I hoped he could connect the two wingers. This attack was what I wanted to see. But this time Wang's back row was a little faster than I expected. I thought this attack would become a positional battle. But it turned out to be almost a quick counterattack."

Varo praised: "This is the experience and awareness of the veteran. You can see that he didn't run very hard in other times of the game, especially in defense. It looked like he was taking a walk. He just needs to conserve his energy for the critical moment! If he keeps playing like this, what Wang said might really come true!"

McNeill turned his head and gave him a surprised glance: "Ah? So you still don't believe him in your heart?"

Varro was a little embarrassed, then explained: "This is a reasonable suspicion! I am not like you, the king's 'dog'. I am rational. Before he does it, I certainly won't believe it completely!"

Faced with his stubborn partner, McNeill smiled and said nothing.

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Although the attack did not result in a goal, it scared the Scots head coach Josep Gil - his heart almost jumped out of his chest when Dean received the ball behind the defense.

Because he also saw Wang Lie making a forward run, he was really afraid that Dean would sweep the ball to the middle.

Fortunately, Dean chose to come by himself.

Those who support Dean, or those who oppose Wang Lie, or those who are rational, can certainly say that there is nothing wrong with Dean's choice.

But none of them were as qualified as Jill to say that.

Because Dean saved his life, of course he has to support Dean and hopes that Dean will continue to do so!
Come on, Sonny Dean, you better not pass the ball to Wang all game!

He then walked to the sidelines and gestured for his players to intensify their pressing in midfield and put pressure on Tyne.

Especially to Wang Lie.

The reason for the previous ball was that Radu was the only one defending Wang Lie, but Wang Lie turned around and got rid of him, and made a wonderful pass to launch the attack.

If two players had double-teamed Wang Lie when Goetz passed the ball to him, he would not have been able to get away so easily, and naturally there would have been no subsequent events.

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After Jill reminded the players, the Scouse players did strengthen their defense against Wang Lie.

Everyone can see that Wang Lie, who roams between the midfield and the front line, is the offensive core of Tyne.

So in the next game, if it was the Scouse people who attacked, Wang Lie would have little presence, and he could only help keep the defensive formation intact in his own position.

But once Tyne wants to attack, Wang Lie will become the focus of the broadcast camera.

It is also the focus of players on both sides of the field.

The Tyne players were to pass the ball to him, while the Scots were to mob him.

The Scouse players fought so hard for the ball that for a while, Wang Lie could hardly pass the ball forward and could only pass it back or sideways.

He also tried to break through with the ball, but it was almost an impossible task when he was double-teamed by two or even three Scouse players.

He even lost the ball in the backcourt once, almost allowing the Scouse team to launch a counterattack on the spot. If he hadn't pulled the opponent's jersey and committed a foul, the consequences could have been serious.

In this situation, his teammates certainly cannot always pass the ball to him.

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The Scouse men attacked from the right side of the frontcourt, right midfielder Simon Lofenla received the ball on the sideline, and right back Patrick McGowan took the ball and faced Vitini's defense.

He passed the ball to Loven who was standing on the sidelines to receive it.

There was also a Tyne defender in front of Loven - left back Charlie Cohen.

So Lofven had no way to break through with the ball directly, so he chose to pass the ball to Bouissier who came from the middle to receive the ball.

But Boissier was also accompanied by Tain midfielder Joshua Parker.

After passing the ball, Lofven tried to move forward and make a wall pass with Boissier.

As a result, Charlie Cohen followed him closely.

Bouissier had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​passing the ball. He stopped the ball behind himself and turned around at the same time.

At this time, Scouse's right-back McGowan crossed with him and went to the middle to fill in Boissier's original position.

Boissier landed on the wing.

Vitinikka, who was originally defending McGowan on the wing, stood in front of Boissier to prevent him from easily dribbling through. Joshua Parker, who was originally following him, returned to the center to defend McGowan.

While turning and adjusting, Boissier was always observing the situation in front of him, trying to see where Loven was.

But he forgot to look behind him.

So when he caught a glimpse of Van Ginkel coming straight at him from the middle path, it was already too late...

He tried to protect the football in a hurry, but lost his balance and was knocked to the ground by Van Ginkel from behind. At the same time, the ball under his feet was poked away by the Dutch midfielder!
Seeing this, Vitini, who was standing in front of Boissier, immediately started and pushed the ball forward!
Cheers rang out over Lize Park.

"Van Ginkel steals the ball from behind! No foul! Tayne's counterattack!"

When Vitini started to speed up with the ball, Wang Lie was still in the middle and in a backward position.

He did not speed up and start immediately like Vitini did.

Instead, he turned his head to his right and looked behind him. He saw Sonny Dean, who was a little further back than him. The Scouse team had been attacking in the front court, so all the players of Tyne returned to their own half, and Dean had to come back to participate in the defense.

Now they suddenly counterattacked and they had no time to get in, and there was not a single Tyne player in front of them.

Wang Lie looked at Dean, and the latter was also looking at him.

Seeing this, Wang Lie placed his hands by his side and waved them gently, signaling Dean to move forward.

So Dean started to speed forward.

Wang Lie also ran forward, but not as fast as Dean.

Originally near Wang Lie was the Scouse left-back Atala, who was moving from the wing to the middle. He was ready to follow Wang Lie.

As a result, Wang Lie did not speed up, but Dean did... So after weighing the pros and cons, McGowan chose to move closer to Vitini. As for Wang Lie... He was handed over to his teammate Chi Zhen who was returning to defense and forward Flavio Rosas.

After Vitini took two steps with the ball, he looked up at the middle and found that Wang Lie did not rush up, but followed slowly behind.

When he looked at Wang Lie, Wang Lie was also looking at him.

Communicating with Dean requires gestures, but when communicating with Vitini, Wang Lie only needs a glance to tell Vitini what to do next.

At this time, the Scots central defender Libert and midfielder Radu both pressed forward. The one-on-two situation forced Vitini to slow down his speed. It seemed that he was waiting for Wang Lie to run up and support him.

But Wang Lie was a little slow, so he was surrounded.

Vitini used the outside of his right foot to push the ball inwards and pretended to cut inside.

At this time, Wang Lie was almost running to a position parallel to Vitini.

Vitini's cut inside and Wang Lie's forward run made the Scouse captain Mason Harper, who was originally guarding the middle, alert. He had to worry that Vitini would pass the ball to Wang Lie. In order to prevent Wang Lie from getting the ball easily, he had to press forward - he was now six or seven meters away from Wang Lie, and he felt that this distance was still too far and not enough for him to control Wang Lie.

It was at this moment that Vitini, pretending to cut inside but actually just adjusting the direction of his body, swung his right foot and pretended to pass the ball.

Can't wait any longer!
Harper starts to move forward!

At the same time Vitini passed the ball.

But he did not pass the ball to Wang Lie in the middle, but instead made a lob pass to Sonny Dean who was making a high-speed forward run!

This sudden change surprised Harper. He was about to catch Wang Lie, but unexpectedly the ball was passed to the empty space far behind him!
He could only stop suddenly and turn around.

It was at this moment that Wang Lie, who had been moving slowly like a stroll before, suddenly accelerated forward!
He was running to the open space in the middle behind Harper!

But Harper failed to keep up with Wang Lie's pace and was left behind after just two steps!

Next, as long as Dean can stop the ball and then push it diagonally to the middle, Wang Lie will face goalkeeper Lucero!

The fans in the stands all saw this.

The Tyne fans cheered expectantly, while the Scots fans screamed.

The commentators were even more excited and shouted:

"Tain's Chance!"

"Wang Lie moves forward! Beautiful!"

"The counterattack is coming!"

Even the coaches of the two teams on the sidelines showed different expressions: McNeil was expectant, while Gill was panicked.

Then, in full view of everyone, Dean stretched out his foot to stop the ball...

Didn’t stop!
The football passed over his instep...

"Look at this ball, Dean...ah!" Luo Jin was almost amused by Dean's "empty stop".

Zhao Chuanfeng laughed: "Dean stopped the ball..."

Because he failed to stop the ball the first time, what should have been an opportunity for a fast break was braked by Dean - he caught up with the football again and stopped again, this time steadily.

But Wang Lie couldn't continue to move forward - if he continued to run, he would be offside, and because Dean took two more steps, he had already rushed to the penalty spot. If Dean passed the ball diagonally to him, the ball would most likely be caught by goalkeeper Lucero.

So he chose to slow down and was caught up by Harper.

After Dean stopped the ball, he realized that he had lost the best opportunity to attack.

At this time, Atala came forward again and Dean could only pass the ball back.

The fast break turned into a positional battle.

There were boos all over Leather Park.

This boo is for Sonny Dean.

The TV broadcast also interrupted the live broadcast of the game at the right time and cut directly to a close-up of Dean.

In the close-up shot, he had his mouth open, breathing heavily, and a slightly confused look in his eyes, as if he didn't understand why he had failed to stop the ball just now.

In fact, no player can guarantee that he can stop the ball every time he kicks it in a game, but at such a critical moment just now, a ball that was not difficult to hit, he didn't even touch it, which was really out of standard...

He couldn't even find any reasons or excuses for himself.

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Watching the close-up of Dean's confusion on the big screen, Robbie Dixie cursed fiercely, "Damn it! Trash! He can't even stop the ball! Not only did he miss the shot, but he can't even stop the ball. What the hell can he do?!"

He didn't pass the ball to Wang Lie just now, but shot the ball into the side net himself.

This time, because the ball was not stopped well, a great counterattack opportunity was wasted.

Two consecutive poor performances, coupled with the previous announcement of leaving the team after the end of the season.

In the eyes of many Tyne fans, Sonny Dean is now no different from a rat crossing the street.

No one would choose to speak for him at this time, because he did waste two opportunities for Tyne to equalize the score.

Maybe by the end of the game, it was these two wasteful actions that caused Tyne to lose the game.

The fans of Tyne did not know Wang Lie's ambition. If it was a normal time before, there would be nothing to complain about if Tyne lost to the Scots at home.

But after having Wang Lie, who scored such a beautiful free kick, many Tyne fans could no longer accept losing to the Scots again.

The evidence is that even Dixie, who previously thought that Tyne could not defeat the Scouse people, is now cursing loudly for Dean wasting two consecutive opportunities.

Donlin wasn't as exaggerated as Dixie was, but he also felt sorry for Tyne.

Although he knows nothing about football, he has already watched the game for nearly sixty minutes.

He may still not understand the basis and reasons for every penalty in the game, and does not understand why Tyne fans in the stands cheer and applaud after a Tyne player passes the ball or stops the ball.

But he understands basic emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

He would also be unhappy when Scouse fans shouted curses and jeered at Tyne and Tyne fans.

Because he was studying abroad in Newcastle, he was surrounded by Tyne fans. His landlord, Mr. Berg, also regained hope in life because of the Tyne team.

Then these Scots fans who insult Tyne and Tyne fans are actually insulting Mr. Berg and the beliefs and pillars that give him hope in life.

Putting himself in Tang Lin's shoes, how could he remain indifferent to the Tyne football team losing the chance to equalize the score?

He is still not considered a Tyne fan and does not care what results Tyne can achieve this season.

But at least in today's game, Tang Lin doesn't want Tyne to lose to the Scouse people.

Even if it was just to prove his saying "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with different blood types?", he also hoped that Tyne would win.

Otherwise, after all the trouble, he still lost to the Scouse people. Wouldn't what he said at that time be a joke?

He doesn't mind becoming a joke, but he doesn't want the saying "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with different species" to become a joke.

I don’t want to make the Chinese people who firmly believe that “kings, princes, generals and ministers are all born with different races” become a laughing stock.

Tang Lin turned his gaze towards the court and found Wang Lie among those small figures.

Even if he has never watched football or doesn't like football, he has heard of this name.

Wang Lie.

The influence of this name is not just that of a football player.

Tang Lin remembers that when he was in middle school, he once faced such a composition question in an exam:

"…As we all know, Wang Lie, as a world-renowned football player, broke a series of records and achieved enviable achievements. But he suffered two consecutive serious injuries when he was 800 or years old. At that time, everyone thought that even if he could return to the football field, it would be difficult for him to fulfill his talent and reach the height of people's expectations. Some people even advised him to retire. But Wang Lie said: 'Life is a football game. My game has just begun. How can I give up at the beginning of the game?' Please write an article to explain your understanding of Wang Lie's words. Requirements: choose the right angle, determine the theme, clarify the style, do not copy or plagiarize... no less than words..."

Tang Lin doesn't watch football and doesn't understand it. In the end, he explained his essay from a competitive perspective. The essay he wrote did not receive a high score, but it did not receive a low score either. It was a reasonable result, neither good nor bad.

He just deeply understood from that incident how great Wang Lie's influence was.

Many people who are not fans also regard him as their idol or role model.

Just as it was said in the test paper, it is really inspiring that he was able to achieve such brilliant achievements after experiencing those two serious injuries.

Looking at Wang Lie's figure, Tang Lin silently said in his heart:
Wang Lie, you also know that sentence, right?
You also believe that "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born into a certain family?"
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PS: There will still be two updates tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)