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Chapter 68: Rather than dealing with Wang Lie, it is better to deal with Tyne

No one paid any attention to Wang Lie until Barnabas made a hasty cross pass.

Because he is not the focus of the game at this moment.

He wasn't even in the broadcast.

He was still outside the restricted area, about the top of the free throw arc.

But he kept turning his head to look at the right road, paying close attention to the movements there.

Barnabas was seen throwing the football to Dean, but he didn't move.

Brighton White Mountain's right-back Amisi Jean even took a special look at him, and when he saw that he didn't make any move, he turned his gaze back to the wing.

When Dean passed the football back to Barnabas, Wang Lie still did not move.

It was not until Barnabas kicked the football out that he suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the goal.

At that time, Gene was focusing all his attention and vision on the football because he was trying to head the ball away, and he was completely unaware of what was happening around him.

There wasn't even anyone to remind him - because even if someone saw Wang Lie rushing in, they wouldn't have had time to say anything.

Wang Lie rushed too fast!
Suddenly accelerate and sprint, then jump high!

It feels like flying!

With such a fast speed and huge impact force, even though Gene was already at the landing point, he was still pushed away by Wang Lie - he was pulled by Wang Lie's shoulder, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

Although Wang Lie's body posture was slightly deformed in the air, he still used his strong core strength to ensure the stability of his upper body, allowing him to finally push the ball steadily into the goal!

After completing the header, Wang Lie lost the strength to stabilize his body, lost his balance, and fell from the air.

He fell beside Gene.

But he quickly got up from the ground, as if he felt no pain at all, and ran towards the corner flag area amid huge cheers, while calling Barnabas who passed the ball to him to come up and celebrate the goal.

"Wang——!! A beautiful header! Facing the thick wall built by Brighton White Mountain, he used this battering ram-like header to knock open their door!"

"Can you believe this is a 38-year-old player?! Oh my God!"

"In the first 34 minutes of the game, Brighton White Mountain put Wang on tight defense! Not only man-to-man defense, but also double and even triple-teaming! They have successfully defended until now, but still can't stop Wang from scoring!"

"The double goal against Hellingham was not luck! The hat trick against Scores was not luck either! After joining Tyne, Wang Lie has scored six goals in four appearances! How many forwards younger than him can be as efficient as him?!"

The stands were filled with cheers and the commentators were full of excitement.

Everyone knows that Wang Lie is very good. He completed a hat trick in the last round of the league. In this game, facing the tight defense of Brighton White Mountain, he was still able to score goals in this unreasonable way, which made it difficult for everyone to suppress their excitement.

"Damn it! Jacob, I thought you passed the ball too far!"

On the way to celebrate the goal with Wang Lie, Van Ginkel grabbed Barnabas and shouted excitedly.

Barnabas laughed: "I was aiming at Wang Chuan! You are just responsible for the feint, Mathis!"

He would not tell anyone that he had not noticed Wang before the cross just now...

Let them all think that this was a great assist!
Wang Lie opened his arms to Barnabas who ran over: "Nice pass, Jacob!"

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Tyne players surrounded Wang Lie to celebrate the goal.

Brighton White Mountain coach Patrick Mandeville looked up at the sky. He was no longer nervous, but instead felt huge disappointment...

His tactics worked, but only for about thirty minutes.

But once the goal is breached, this tactic loses its effect.

Brighton and White Mountain must attack, so there is no way to store heavy troops near the penalty area and set up layers of defense against Wang Lie.

Relying on only one or two defensive players to defend against Wang Lie who was in hot form... Mandeville wanted to sigh to the sky again.

In a football match, the first goal can always have a profound impact on the direction of the game...

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After finishing the celebration with his teammates, Wang Lie ran back to his own half.

Then, a group of golden numbers suddenly appeared in his vision:

35
He was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the third time of becoming younger would come so soon...

And…if he remembered correctly, this time he became younger after scoring three goals—in the last match against the Scouse, he completed a hat trick. After scoring the first goal, his body became one year younger, and after the next two goals, the system was as quiet as a chicken, without any prompts.

So Wang Lie knew that scoring only two goals was not enough.

As a result, he only scored one goal in this game. Together with the two goals in the previous game, he scored a total of three goals and he looked one year younger.

Could it be that he really guessed it right?

Score one goal, you are young for the first time; score two goals, you are young for the second time; score three goals, you are young for the third time… Then, does it mean that you only need to score four more goals to be young for the fourth time?

Then he will score five more goals, be young for the fifth time... and so on. Maybe before next year's World Cup, he can really be as young as his twenties!

Wang Lie clenched his fists.

it is good!
Keep scoring goals!

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"Vitini! Vitini! Vitini--!"

As the commentator shouted excitedly, Vitini dribbled the ball into Brighton White Mountain's penalty area.

Brighton White Hills centre-back Andrew Stockley rushed forward to intercept.

Facing him, Vitini lowered his left shoulder, raised his left foot, and made as if to push the ball to the bottom of the baseline.

But his left foot just feinted behind the football and did not actually touch the ball.

Then, while Stokely was shaken and his center of gravity was unstable, he suddenly used the inside of his left foot to push the ball to the right and cut in diagonally to the right!
Stokely stretched out his foot to break the ball without any balance, but he didn't touch the ball and kicked Vitini instead...

The Brazilian boy screamed and fell in the penalty area.

The referee's whistle sounded accompanied by cheers from Lize Park Stadium!

"Vitini was kicked down! Is it a penalty?!"

"Penalty! Penalty! Stockley fouled and gave away a penalty!"

"Will VAR say anything? Oh, the referee has already pointed to the penalty spot! Penalty!"

"At the end of the first half, Tyne got a penalty! They now have the opportunity to extend their lead!"

After VAR confirmation, the penalty was correct.

Stokely did kick Vitini, and Vitini's screams might have been exaggerated, but his fall was not at all.

After the VAR's slow-motion multi-angle replay was finished, Wang Lie was already standing in front of the penalty spot with the football at his feet.

Before Wang Lie joined, their experienced former world No. 1 center back Katic was the team's number one penalty taker.

And after Wang Lie came, he would definitely be the number one penalty taker.

In both Sofia United and the Chinese national team, Wang Lie is the number one choice for penalty kicks.

There's no reason why he wouldn't be after he came to Tain.

So no one was surprised to see Wang Lie standing in front of the penalty spot.

The penalty decision was undisputed, and it was impossible for Brighton White Mountain's players to keep surrounding the referee to protest, otherwise one of them would have to get a yellow card, which would not be worth it.

So the penalty area was quickly cleared, leaving only Wang Lie, who took the penalty kick, and Brighton White Mountain's goalkeeper Bailey Grant.

And the referee.

The cheers at Lize Park were much quieter than when the penalty kick was awarded just now. Everyone held their breath and stared at the field intently.

They were waiting for Wang Lie to take the penalty kick.

With a clear whistle, Wang Lie took a run and kicked the ball without stopping!
The football went straight to the lower left corner of the goal!

This was a shot of very high quality, making it difficult for the goalkeeper to save it!
But Bailey Grant simply misjudged the direction...he dived towards the right side of the goal!
Lize Park is bustling again!
"Wang Lie...shoots! The ball goes in!! The ball goes in!! Another brace! This is Wang Lie's fourth appearance after joining Tyne, and his seventh goal! Two braces, a hat trick! I just want to ask: At his age, who else can perform like this?!"

"GOAL!! Wang! No doubt about it! The second goal of the game, the seventh goal since joining Tyne! With the performance in these few games, it should be a foregone conclusion that Wang will win the Premier League Player of the Month!" "Compared with his struggling performance in Sofia United in the first half of the season, the current Wang is completely different! It's really hard to explain why Wang, who is one year older, performs better than before? Moreover, he showed such an excellent state immediately after arriving at Sofia United. There was basically no adaptation process, plug and play! Maybe it's really like he said, as long as he can get love and respect, he can perform well. And he didn't get these two things in Sofia United... So if Heldon also fully respected Wang, and Sofia United Club also made Wang feel loved and needed, then perhaps Sofia United would have avoided the 8-0 away defeat to their arch-rivals Scouse in the last round of the league!"

Brighton White Mountain's head coach Patrick Mandeville really sighed to the sky this time.

In fact, after the team was awarded a penalty, he stood on the sidelines blankly until Wang Lie scored the penalty. It was like he was waiting for the second boot to drop, and he felt relieved.

What about preparing for a rainy day, what about physical therapy massage...it's all meaningless!
Before the first half was over, Tyne was already two goals ahead of his team...

In the second round of the season, his team played against Tyne at home.

The result of that game was 2:0, with Brighton White Mountain, playing at home, easily defeating their opponent.

The same team can be so different after half a season. Just because of a new head coach and a new player...

The effect is so fast... Are these two people a miracle drug? !

Mandeville lowered his head and shook it helplessly.

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"...Wang's header! Grant saved it! Now the alarms are ringing frequently in front of Brighton White Mountain's goal! Fifteen minutes into the halftime break, Mandeville didn't seem to have a good solution... The ball was cleared... Ramosa passed the ball to Charlie Cohen. Tyne's left back has reached the thirty-meter area... No one went up to defend him, Cohen shot directly from a long distance - the ball went in!! Wow! Cohen scored! Tyne leads Brighton White Mountain 3:0!"

"…The game has entered the 3rd minute, and the score is still 0:4. Tyne is leading at home. The outcome of this game is no longer in doubt. Tyne is about to win their first four consecutive victories this season, and these four victories happen to be Wang's four appearances for Tyne… Obviously, Wang is the core figure of this Tyne team, Mr. Key! Now Wang is pulled to the wing to receive the ball… and kicks a cross! Ryan - Graham! Header! Good shot! Good shot! 0:! Tyne is going crazy!"

"Seven goals and two assists. Cowley is right, Wang is indeed the core figure and key man of this Tyne team." After watching the entire video of the match between Tyne and Brighton White Mountain, Rayan Cochea said to the assistant coach Pascual Molina beside him.

Molina asked him: "What do you think of the huge difference in his performance in the first and second half of the league? Is it really like the commentator said, because he did not get enough respect and love in Sofia?" Molina asked him.

Cochea shook his head and curled his lips. "I won't make such boring guesses. What if I guess the reason? Can it help us deal with Wang in the next league? No matter what his reason is, his affairs with Sofia are over and over. Next is Tain's No. 99 Wang. We should seriously study how to deal with Wang wearing a Tain jersey."

"But the king is in incredibly good shape recently..."

Kochea laughed: "For me, the king in Tain is easier to deal with."

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"...In the past month, Tyne has won four consecutive games thanks to Wang's outstanding performance. Their league ranking has also risen from 13th to 9th... Relegation is no longer their goal, and they can even imagine qualifying for the European Cup...

"Wang also won the February Premier League Player of the Month award for his five goals and two assists in three games in February. Wang's outstanding form and Tyne's winning streak seem to have created an illusion for those who support Tyne that they are invincible and can defeat any opponent... (Note 1)

"The Tyne supporters seem to have forgotten that they were able to beat the Scouse at home thanks to Wang's hat trick. If it weren't for Wang, they would have been lucky to lose to the Scouse by only two goals... Apart from Wang, they haven't changed at all, they are still the same 'mercenary army'... Today, facing Clayton Athletic, they showed their true colors!"

Commentator Connor Cowley was very harsh and even a little unpleasant.

But looking at the current score on the field, everyone will agree.

In the 3th minute of the game, Clayton Athletic led Tyne 1: at home.

Even if injury time is included, there are probably still eight or nine minutes left, and the outcome of this game should be no suspense.

In front of the home team's coaching booth on the sidelines, Clayton Athletic head coach Rayan Cochea said to his first assistant coach Pascual Molina:

"It turns out that instead of thinking about how to restrict Wang, it is better to think about how to restrict the entire Tyne team. As long as we can make the entire Tyne team unable to function normally, Wang's room for maneuver will naturally be limited."

Molina covered his mouth and laughed: "That's right! No matter how powerful Wang is, he is just one person, and football is a team sport. If he relies on himself, he can't do anything."

In this match, Clayton Athletic was different from the previous losing teams, Scots and Brighton White Mountain. They did not choose to closely mark Wang Lie, but instead restricted the entire Tyne team.

The high-pressure defense combined with the overall ball control, which is what Clayton Athletic is best at, put the game into their rhythm.

Tyne, who lost the rhythm of the game, played very uncomfortably.

Whether Wang Lie is at the front as a center or retreats to organize the team, it is difficult for him to reproduce his outstanding performance in the first four games.

Or maybe it was because he performed too well in the previous four games and was overheated, which caused him to cool down in today's game and his shooting was not as good as in previous games.

He had three shots in the game, but only one hit the goal frame and was saved by Clayton Athletic goalkeeper Nathan Daye.

In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, McNeill admitted to his partner Valo: "This is an overwhelming advantage in overall strength. We are not on the same level as Clayton Athletic...Except for one king, we are far behind them in other areas."

This is a very frustrating reality, but one that we have to acknowledge.

Varo didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and looked at the court.

He knew that, of course, but he was in no mood to respond to McNeill right now.

On the bench not far behind him, Vitini, who was substituted three minutes ago, was covering his face with a towel, not wanting others to see the tears on his face.

Sonny Dean, who was substituted twenty minutes ago, didn't even sit back in his chair on the bench. Instead, he sat on the ground, his back against the awning pillar of the bench, staring at the court with lifeless eyes.

Not only the two of them, but all the Tyne players on the bench looked distraught.

There were still a few minutes left in the game and the defeat was already decided. The air on the Tyne bench was filled with pain, which formed a sharp contrast with the joyful atmosphere at Ashton Road.

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Tommy Biggins received the ball outside the Clayton Athletic penalty area.

The Clayton Athletic player Kevin Zimmer he was facing did not rush over immediately.

At this point in the game, with the outcome already decided, it was inevitable that the players of Clayton Athletic would relax.

Biggins even had time to look up and take in the situation.

He saw Wang Lie, who was standing far behind the crowd, turning his head to look at him.

He said nothing, did nothing, just looked at him.

But Biggins fully understood what he meant from his burning gaze:
Give me the ball!

So Biggins kicked the ball and passed it.

But he couldn't kick the ball...

This is a cross that was miskicked!
Not only that, when the football rolled diagonally towards the goal, it hit the foot of Kevin Zimmer, who came up to press him a beat late, and a slight change of direction occurred...

This change of direction just bypassed the two Clayton Athletic central defenders in front of the goal and made it impossible for goalkeeper Daye to save the ball.

But it was also a little far from Wang Lie, whom he originally wanted to pass on.

However, faced with this sudden change, Wang Lie's reaction was faster than anyone else present!

After seeing the football deviate from its track, Wang Lie immediately took a step forward. He was originally parallel to the two Clayton Athletic central defenders, but he rushed out like a sharp awl piercing a pocket!
The deflected football rolled over.

At this time, there was not a single Clayton Athletic player around Wang Lie!
Even goalkeeper Daye was still at the front point and had just turned around, so he had no time to rush back!

“Wang Lie!!”

Amid the exclamations from the Ashton Road stadium, Wang Lie turned sideways and kicked the ball into the goal!
Clayton Athletic players raised their arms to indicate that Wang Lie was offside.

However, the referee gave his judgment - he turned around and pointed his finger at the center circle!

The goal is valid!

"Wang! He scored a goal for Tyne in the 2th minute! 3:! Tyne is now only one goal behind Clayton Athletic!"

Dean, who was originally sitting on the ground, immediately got up from the ground and cheered after seeing this sudden goal.

Vitini also threw the towel hard on the ground, tore the jersey on his chest with both hands, and shouted hoarsely.

The entire Tyne bench seemed to suddenly come alive!
After scoring the goal, Wang Lie did not celebrate. Instead, he rushed into the goal, picked up the football he had just shot, and turned around and ran back.

While running, he gestured to his teammates, asking them to quickly return to their own half and prepare for the kick-off.

The Tyne players on the bench were also cheering them on loudly.

The game is not over yet!

Only a few minutes left!
Come on!

At least don't lose!
At this moment, the cheers of the home team fans above Ashton Road were suppressed by the cheers of the small number of Tyne fans...

Rayan Cochea and assistant coach Molina, who had seemed confident on the sidelines before, also showed nervous expressions on their faces. Without waiting for Cochea's instructions, the latter walked to the sidelines, waving his arms and shouting into the field:

"Focus! Focus! Don't fucking play with fire!!"

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Note 1: Tyne's match against Hurlingham FC was on January st and was not counted in the February matches, so Wang Lie's two goals were not included.

(End of this chapter)