Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 13: Do you dare to have more A's than me?
“Drip, drip, drip!”
After Afobi scored the penalty with a powerful shot, the referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half.
The score of 2:1 put the pressure back on the visiting team. The home team players walked towards the locker room with relaxed expressions, chatting and laughing, but the visiting team players felt their legs as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
Head coach Adre was even more frowning. The entire first half of the game was full of ups and downs, but in the end it still developed in the direction that he was most unwilling to accept.
He watched the players move into the locker room step by step, and stood alone in the corridor blowing in the cold wind.
London was sweltering in August, but Adlay felt as if he were in an ice cellar .
He thought for a full three minutes, and even when the staff reminded him, he still had no clue and became more and more irritated.
The team was one goal behind away from home, the captain was injured and retired early, and the right-back who came on as a substitute received a red card, so they had to play with one less player for 45 minutes in the second half...
What can he do in this situation?!
The biggest problem now is whether to fill the gap at right back.
Wimbledon is a team that is strong in attack but weak in defense. If there are only three defenders left on the defense line, they will be defeated by the opponent in minutes!
But if we withdraw the frontcourt players, the offensive capability will undoubtedly be weakened. How can the team equalize the score?
Take a look at the defense in this game:
The starting left-back Johnson has been recovering from injury, and the current left-back Kennedy was originally a temporary guest role and his performance in the first half was already very strenuous; the two central defenders Goodman and Phillips are the old partners of last season , but if these three players are allowed to support the team for a full 45 minutes, Adre will definitely not dare to feel at ease!
The gap at right back...must be filled!
Adre shook his head and pushed open the door of the locker room.
As a mere fourth-tier team, the options left to him are pitifully few.
Among the 18 players, he quickly found his target:
"Polo, you come on as a substitute in the second half."
Li Polo was not too surprised by the head coach's reaction.
There are a total of 7 people on the substitute list. Excluding one person who was sent off with a red card and one goalkeeper, the remaining 5 people are only two defenders, himself and Ryan Sweeney. However, the latter is an astonishing 1.91 meters tall, and it is obviously too difficult for him to switch to play as a full-back.
Adre had no choice!
After struggling for four or five minutes, the unfortunate head coach finally made a decision:
"Porro, you replace David Connolly (forward). In the second half, we will continue to defend and counterattack. But no matter what time, the back line must ensure that three people are in position. We must never let the opponent seize the gap again!"
After the head coach arranged the tactics, assistant coach Cox pulled Li Polo, who was on the field temporarily, aside to give him some special training:
"You have to be careful with Dele Alli. Although he is tall, he is not clumsy at all. Both his speed and dribbling skills are excellent. When defending, you should focus on positioning and pressing. Don't get too close and don't kick easily..."
Li Polo nodded. There was no need for the coach to emphasize this point repeatedly. He saw it clearly in the first half. Osraja made a big mistake because he had no way to deal with Ali's breakthrough and was forced to do so.
He took a look at the information Cox handed over:
Dele Alli, born in April 1996, has just turned 18 years old, but he is already the absolute main force of Milton Keynes and even the rising star of the entire English football.
He plays as an attacking midfielder and played 37 games in all competitions last season, scoring 7 goals and providing 6 assists. His performance was extremely outstanding. I heard that several Premier League clubs are closely following his development and he may transfer directly from League One to the Premier League at any time.
Good at: running in from the back, long shots, ball sense, long passes, intercepting, stealing, and running.
Weaknesses: physical confrontation, dribbling, concentration.
Li Polo looked at the information and smiled grimly:
"Coach, I'll let him experience firsthand how amateur defenders defend!"
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"drop……"
As expected, the situation in the second half quickly turned into a half-time offense and defense drill. Milton Keynes, with their numerical advantage, launched a massive attack on Wimbledon's defense, putting the visiting team under pressure.
Li Polo, who came on as a substitute, and other teammates completely retreated into the penalty area. Taking over as the right back, he could only face the challenges of Milton Keynes' left-wing players again and again. His main opponent was Dele Alli.
Ali was obviously somewhat complacent at the moment. In the first half, he not only provided an assist, but also made a wonderful personal breakthrough in the final moments, winning a penalty for the host team and sending off an opponent, thus giving his team a complete upper hand. If he could score a goal himself, then he would naturally be the MVP of the game!
Ali glanced at the young opponent who had just appeared on the opposite side.
His name is printed on the back of his jersey:
LI?
One A less than my ALI?
He is just a nobody!
Ali was full of . He turned slightly sideways and gestured backwards, and his teammates understood and passed the ball to his feet.
The right back position has become a cursed place in this Wimbledon game!
The first one was injured, the second one was given a red card, and as the third successor... you can't escape the curse!
Ali pushed the ball forward, suddenly pushed the ground with both feet, and his whole body accelerated suddenly!
【coming!】
[Does he want to rely on his speed to force a breakthrough and pass the ball from the bottom? ]
[Or should he stop suddenly, change direction, cut inside and shoot like he did against Osraja? ]
Li Polo, who was on high alert, suddenly felt like he was facing a powerful enemy. He widened his eyes without thinking, not daring to miss any details.
There seemed to be a flash of light before his eyes, and the trajectory of the ball was clearly visible in his mind.
The ball first rolled straight forward, and then suddenly jumped diagonally backward, thus completing the lateral inward transition.
Li Polo took a deep breath. He must not be fooled like Osraja!
In a flash, he had already followed Ali and rushed five or six meters towards the baseline. What happened next was exactly as he had predicted in his mind.
A confident smile appeared on Ali's face, but his right foot suddenly kicked the football to the side and back!
Everyone on the sidelines only saw a white line flying out from under his feet!
Coach Adre's heart tightened, and he cursed directly:
"MMP!"
Cox also turned pale:
"This bastard!"
Although he reminded the players to be careful of Ali, no one expected that Ali would repeat the same trick again after only 5 minutes of the second half!
Once Li Polo copies Osraja's mistake, there will be no one on the visiting team's bench who can play as the right back!
They could only collapse across the board and suffer the bitter fruit of defeat in their arch-rivals' home court!
Ali seemed to have seen the future three seconds later:
Faced with his sharp breakthrough, the opponent's defender could only commit an embarrassing foul, giving the home team a penalty kick!
At this moment, he felt his legs were lighter than ever before, as if Best, Cruyff, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Messi and Neymar were possessed by him at the same time. A quick stop, change of direction and lateral cut was as easy for him as breathing!
The ball was about to roll into the penalty area, less than 50 centimeters away from his right foot.
Ali even deliberately slowed down by half a second so that the defensive player could have some reaction time.
It would be so boring to just shoot at the goal. Since they are our sworn enemies, of course we must do our best to humiliate them!
A second later, he saw a strong right leg.
This right leg mercilessly swept across the edge of the penalty area!
The opposing defensive player not only blocked the rolling ball, but also hit Ali's supporting leg!
"Dry!"
Ali, who had completely lost his balance, flew into the air. Before he fell to the ground, he already felt as if his calves no longer belonged to him!
“Bang!”
He fell heavily onto the grass inside the penalty area, but didn't even dare to roll over.
Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He stretched out his right hand, weakly raised it to the sky, and signaled to the outside world:
"Team doctor! My leg... seems to be broken!"
[Negative emotions from Dele Alli +10! ]
