Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 15 The advantage is mine!
It's entirely possible that Robinson's plan could succeed.
In the following game, Li Polo unsurprisingly became the busiest person on the field. Milton Keynes' midfielders and forwards chose him as the key breakthrough target, and the home team's offensive wave was higher than the other.
Facing the successive bombardment of three or four attackers, Li Polo was obviously a little flustered, and the only "plug-in skill" he could rely on was still in the cooling stage. If it were not for other teammates who were constantly backing up for him, I'm afraid Wimbledon would have lost the ball in minutes.
In fact, in just a few minutes, Li Polo was broken through twice by Afobi and Reeves respectively. If it weren't for the fact that the English League One player's shooting skills were still a bit rough, the score would have been rewritten long ago...
The defensive pressure was too great, so Li Polo did not dare to hide his weakness at all. In the 71st and 82nd minutes, he used the "plug-in" without hesitation as soon as it cooled down, allowing him to complete two beautiful and accurate interceptions.
In addition, the head coach replaced the weak-legged Akinfenwa with the tall and strong young central defender Ryan Sweeney in the 75th minute, further strengthening the defense in the penalty area, which barely maintained the score of 2:2 until the last minute of regular time.
As regular time came to an end, the fourth official on the sidelines slowly raised the electronic card:
"Injury time, 8 minutes."
There were player injuries and conflicts in the second half, so the 8 minutes of extra time was not surprising, but Adre frowned.
He could see clearly that due to subjective and objective factors, his side was naturally at a disadvantage. Throughout the second half, their side was under pressure and besieged by the opponent almost the entire time. Milton Keynes had 9 shots, 4 shots on target, 11 corner kicks and 5 direct free kicks, while Wimbledon only launched three slightly threatening attacks in 45 minutes, and only one shot by Akinfenwa hit the goal!
Now even Akinfenwa was substituted, which meant that they had completely given up hope of a counterattack. In addition, many players’ physical strength had reached its limit. Now there were only two players who came on as substitutes in the second half. Unfortunately, they were both defenders...
"It's more advantageous for us to drag the game into overtime."
Seeing the stalemate, Robinson relaxed:
"They are already very tired, and they don't even have a legitimate striker. Even if they get an offensive opportunity, they will definitely not be able to seize it!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a loophole in Wimbledon's defense. The left-back Kennedy was too weak to clear the ball and passed it directly to Afobi's feet!
Fortunately, Afobi was not well prepared and his shot did not have a wide angle, so it was saved by goalkeeper Xie.
"Look, haha."
Robinson smiled confidently:
"Their two full-backs are temporary guest players. It's amazing that they can hold on until now, but if they are allowed to play for another 30 minutes, they will definitely collapse!"
The teaching assistants around him nodded one after another:
"The boss is right!"
"The advantage is mine!"
The home team arranged the corner kick leisurely, taking half a minute to get the formation in place. Except for one player taking the free throw and two players making up the defense, the remaining six all rushed into the penalty area and huddled together with all ten players of the visiting team.
In this small penalty area, sixteen players from both teams were squeezed in at this moment!
——If both teams hadn’t had one player sent off, the population density here would have been even higher…
“Boom!”
Milton Keynes' players are generally not tall. The two central defenders are less than 1.85 meters tall. In terms of competing for headers, they are outshined by Sweeney, who is young, strong, and energetic and is 1.91 meters tall.
Sweeney jumped high in the crowd, shook his head vigorously, and kicked the ball out of the goal, thus lifting the air alarm.
The ball spun and flew to Sweeney's right rear, and in that area... there was no one at the moment.
The person closest to this position is only Wimbledon's right back!
Li Polo, who came on as a substitute in the second half, was in much better physical condition than the others who played the full 90 minutes. He rushed to the ball in two steps and prepared to kick it dozens of meters away without thinking...
But just as he raised his right foot, a thought suddenly popped into his mind:
"Why not try to fight back?"
Adre and Cox on the sidelines were shocked to see that the amateur player did not kick the ball away immediately, but instead kicked it straight forward!
Adley's cheek twitched:
"What is he going to do?!"
Cox sighed:
"Even if he wants to fight back, no one can cooperate with him..."
The two forwards had already left the field, and the midfielders were also exhausted. The only one who still had some energy left was the 1.91-meter-tall central defender who had just cleared the ball with a header...
No one on the Wimbledon court could keep up with him!
…
It doesn’t matter!
Li Polo is already running as fast as he can!
The two Milton Keynes players who remained outside the penalty area quickly reacted after a brief moment of surprise. The closer left-back Baldock quickly approached him, while the farther right-back McFadden retreated straight to his own half. The division of labor between the two was very clear.
But even so, Baldock was still a step behind. Li Polo caught up with the ball near the center line and then continued to stride forward with the ball!
As soon as they saw him start dribbling the ball, the coach and fans of the home team relaxed a lot.
Robinson even showed a calm smile:
“Very amateur indeed!”
More than being amateurish, Li Boluo's dribbling forward... even looked awkward!
Every time he touched the ball, dribbled the ball, and received the ball, he seemed extremely nervous and it looked like he would lose the ball if he was not careful.
Seeing how amateur he was, McFadden, who had already returned to the top of the penalty area, felt relieved. He was confident that he and Baldock could complete a beautiful front and back double-team and completely kill the opponent's last glimmer of hope!
【Oh shit!】
Li Polo couldn't help cursing.
In the past, when I saw people like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Messi, Hazard and Bale dribbling the ball, it was as easy as drinking water and eating. How come I almost tripped myself after running less than 20 meters?
He was at least 30 meters away from the goal, and McFadden on the opposite side was already in sight, but he already felt his legs go weak.
It’s not because of physical exhaustion, but because he simply doesn’t have the confidence to get past the defender!
【Fortune comes from risk! Fight for it! 】
Li Polo gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and pushed the ball sideways the next second!
He was about to move forward to block McFadden but missed. He wanted to change direction immediately, but it was too late!
Li Polo pushed the ground with his feet and rushed towards the ball like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey!
【McFatzen is a piece of trash! 】
[Can such a pass be shaken off?! ]
The home team's goalkeeper David Martin cursed his teammates inwardly, clapped his hands vigorously, but did not move at all.
Of course he could see that the right-back on the opposite side performed like a rookie on the offensive end, and the safest way for him was not to abandon the goal but to block the shooting angle in front of the goal.
Someone who stumbles even with the ball will never be able to make a delicate kick in the blind spot!
Li Polo caught up with the football.
Because Baldock was following closely behind him, he had no time to adjust . He could only twist his body towards the goal with difficulty and kick the ball with all his might!
Vigorously miracle!
[The power is great, but the shooting angle is not tricky! ]
Martin did not dare to delay. He jumped into the air, stretched out both palms, and tried his best to expand his defense area!
With a "bang" sound, Martin's hands felt a slight vibration.
The opponent's shot was too powerful, and he didn't have the confidence to hold the ball. He could only choose the safest way, which was to lift the ball out of the goal range!
At 4 minutes and 36 seconds into injury time, the visiting team got the first corner kick opportunity of the second half.
