HBWnovel Chapter 779 A Memorable Victory
Chapter 779 A Memorable Victory
Chapter 779 A Memorable Victory
During the intermission, Wang Hao walked into the locker room with a satisfied smile.
"You guys did a great job. I'm so proud of you. It doesn't look like you're playing in Europe for the first time. If you didn't know, you'd have been playing professional football for several years. At the tactical level, we Completely crushed the opponent. This is the credit of the coaching staff and you, if you want to continue in the second half, don't give Leicester City any chance, understand?"
"understand!"
"Very well, now let's think about how to behave in the second half. Although I really want to tell you to rest and don't be too nervous, but there is one thing I will always remember from the Istanbul night, that is, you should not relax before the final whistle blows. Own."
The Metz players performed very well in the first half of the game. They did not give Leicester City any chance at all. They resolutely defended the one-goal lead, making Leicester City's seemingly fierce offense like scratching the itch. Doesn't work.
Even Wang Huo himself didn't expect that in the strong dialogue, there would be such an outstanding performance every time.Because of this, he felt that Italy's tactics did have their own uniqueness.
Of course, Metz's performance is so good, and it is also related to the talent of Metz's players.In addition to talent, they also have very good execution ability, which is very important to Wang He who always values the player's character and family environment when picking players. These players are very obedient and will not be offensive Players are mavericks and don't want to participate in defense.
Even Michael Monero, who was isolated in Marseille before, got along very happily with his teammates in Metz, but this may also be because the players in Metz are very good. The same talented players will not show a sense of superiority in front of them.
After a short break, the second half began.
The Metz players filed out in high spirits.
Seeing how energetic they were, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but sigh, "It's nice to be young."
At the beginning of the second half, Leicester City showed a strong fighting spirit.It can be seen that they do not want to usher in a loss at home.
But it's still the same problem. Leicester City's tactical system is a progressive offensive system under the guidance of Gattuso.
As they slowly organized, the Metz team was already in defensive posture.
The defense starts from the front line, the wingers also start cutting inside, and the midfielders and the defense form two defensive chains of chain defense.
This kind of total attack and total defense tactic of defending from the front line obviously caused a lot of trouble for Leicester City. After being unable to attack for a long time, the players of Leicester City gradually became impatient, and their formation became more and more close. forward.
Carragher, who was sitting in the live broadcast room, couldn't help shaking his head and said: "Leicester City will lose the ball again soon, and Metz will find an opportunity to counterattack every time at this time."
"Yes, yes, because Metz's counterattack is very efficient, and they are also very good at seizing opportunities. I don't know if you have noticed. Metz's counterattack can basically hit the dangerous area every time." Gary Neville expressed his opinion, "The tactics of both sides seem to be Italian tactical schools, but in fact they are very different. Leicester City is good at defeating the strong with the weak, and they especially like to deal with some giants. From the performance of the Premier League, we can also find that they can often take all three points when facing giants, which is the secret of their ability to play European games. When the team was in the team, it was rare to be double-killed. Most of the time, at least 1 point could be scored in two rounds, and sometimes even 6 points. This is also related to the tactics of the rich team. The team put on a defensive posture at the beginning of the game. But facing Metz is different. The Metz team defended very thoroughly from the beginning. The most important thing is that many of the Metz players have a future and become the main force of the giants. Therefore, in the face of such a team that has not been a rich and prosperous team, Leicester City’s tactical system can’t play a role, because they are not dead, and there is no intention of aggressively pressing. Gattuso’s No. 8 The entire 451 system, which is responsible for oppression, is completely useless."
Although Gary Neville's level of professional teaching is very sloppy, his vision is indeed very unique. Otherwise, before coaching Valencia, he would not be able to make many people think that he is handsome with just a single mouth.
It sounds clear and logical, but the actual operation is a mess. This may be the highest level of the keyboard man.
But he did say the key to today's game.
It is that Leicester City are not good at attacking when there is no pressure, because Gattuso's tactical system is essentially a defensive counterattack.
The key to defensive counterattack is to defend, and then you can counterattack. Most teams that play defensive counterattack are not very good at positional warfare.
At the most glorious moment of Italian football, the Italian giants also used the combination of defensive counterattacks and talented offensive players.
Compared with Leicester City, the configuration of the Metz team is more like the Italian team of that period.Kruse is Ronaldo, Adriano, Inzaghi, Torstein Müller is Rui Costa, Kaka...
Inzaghi and Kaka of the Metz team quickly rewrote the score again.
Leicester City pressed hard, leaving a large gap behind them.They all pressed up, which did put a certain amount of pressure on Metz's defense, but Metz's three central defenders are really talented. A vicious attack.
First, Michael Monero blocked the opponent's kick with his chest and made a very high-quality long shot. The ball did not fly far and remained in the dangerous area.
When Leicester City's frontcourt core Giuseppe Reid came up again for a supplementary shot, Jesse Smith's excellent speed played to his advantage.
Smith took the lead and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.
Although he was brought to the ground by the opponent, because the ball was at the feet of Metz, the referee did not call Leicester City for a foul.Jesse Wilson, who has returned to the left back position, still maintains the fiery state of last season.Although he returned to the backcourt position because of Muller's arrival, after a season of growth, Wilson is very sharp on both ends of the offense and defense.
As soon as he took the ball, he showed his terrifying speed, and ran with the ball on the left, like a red lightning flashing across the night sky of the King Power Stadium.
"God, he's really fast. I wonder if he's as fast as Walcott." Carragher couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I think it's better to be with Alebi. Alley is a man who can run under 11 seconds." Gary Neville barred. You must know that today, Manchester United's 50-meter record, 30-meter record and [-]-meter sprint, All kinds of short-distance running sprint records such as switchback running were created by Wang Huo at Manchester United.
Carragher has been completely attracted by the game and has no intention of arguing with his partner at all.Although he has watched many of Wilson's games, he feels particularly shocked every time.
No wonder Wilson was selected for the England national team at such a young age.
His speed is really amazing.
He started to take the ball from the backcourt and ran all the way to the frontcourt. Almost every time he met an opponent, within two seconds of meeting each other, he crushed the opponent with speed, so that Leicester City's defensive players could only follow him. Run behind.
Even the Leicester City fans watched with excitement, and Premier League fans love this kind of frenzied speed most.Looking at the fans of the home team in the home stands, they blushed and clenched their fists tightly. They didn't know whether they were worried about their team or wanted to cheer for Wilson, an English player.
There are many so-called British emperors. Almost every young English player shows a little bit of talent, and the reporters on Fleet Street try their best to dig out the news.
From their family experience to growing up, the injuries they suffered, and even the family composition of their first love girlfriend, they were all published in newspapers for fans to discuss.
With this kind of exposure, young players quickly gained a reputation that didn't match their strength.
There are also many young players who really believe their compliments, think that they are already top stars and start to indulge in enjoyment.Not one or two promising young England players were ruined in this way.
But such stories continue to unfold.
But among the several English players who played against both sides today, Jesse Wilson is undoubtedly the young man most worthy of this title.
Even in the face of two double-team defenses, Wilson was not timid at all. The most important thing is that he handled the ball very reasonably and remained calm.
"Pretty!"
Carragher couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Wilson found that his teammates had pulled into the middle, and immediately gave the ball to Muller with his right foot, and then he slanted into the penalty area from his ribs.
His running position will obviously continue to attract Leicester City's defensive attention.
But because of this, his running position attracted Leicester City's defensive attention, and Muller got a good chance.
After Torstein Müller got the ball, I dribbled the ball head-on and was looking for a pass to Wilson, or at least it looked like that, but when he got to the top of the arc, he passed the ball with one kick Landon Kruse has been cruising near the back line.
"No look pass!"
Metz players have shown many technical moves that Wang Ji likes to use. Obviously, this coach with a brilliant career has a great influence on them.
Originally, Leicester City's formation was relatively high. Not many people were defending Kruse to get the ball, and they just used their feet to form a single-handedly.
Facing the goalkeeper Kruse directly on the right side of the small penalty area, he looked very calm. The German rookie king did not rush to shoot, but took a step forward with his left foot, and raised his right foot high.
Facing the strictly guarded Leicester City goalkeeper, Kruse unexpectedly turned his shot into a poke shot when his right foot fell.
Leicester City goalkeeper Ryan Jones, who was guarding against a half-high ball, obviously didn't expect it to be a flat ball. When he wanted to lower his center of gravity, it was too late. Cruze's shot directly pierced his legs Between them, two doors were penetrated at once.
Wang Hao jumped up from the teaching practice, ran all the way to the opponent's half, and came to a passionate kneeling, but unfortunately there were no three marks left on the turf.
Coincidentally, Kruse also slid here to celebrate together.
"It's really romantic, this guy Alai is still full of energy."
"However, the offense of the Metz team is indeed very exciting. Whether it is teamwork or individual abilities, they are fully displayed. I really don't know where they found these treasures."
To put it bluntly, the players who are still alive and performing the best are not taken seriously in the original team.Whether it was Wilson, who was sold by Manchester United, or Keane, who was loaned to Metz by Manchester United, or Kruse, who had been driving for a while at Bayern Munich, Metz had no trouble buying them.
Even Rajkovic, who has always been concerned by Europe, only Metz has the courage to bring him to France at a high price.
So in the final analysis, Wang Hao has a better vision. The players are there, but he has a discerning eye and believes that they have enough potential.
Kruse's goal also basically killed the game.
Even Leicester City coach Gattuso chose to accept his fate and replaced important players when making substitutions, obviously to preserve his strength for the weekend league.
This is also a very sensible thing to do.
Metz's defense is too tight, even if he chooses to go all out, it will be difficult to equalize or reverse the score.If you fight too hard in the middle of the week, the weekend league will be difficult. After all, Leicester City is not the kind of team with two very good lineups.
It would be terrible to fall behind in the Premier League. You must know that if they are lucky, they can still enter the Champions League. The income of entering the Champions League is completely different from the income of the UEFA Cup.
And it's just a group match, Leicester City can go desperately with other teams.
Under such comprehensive considerations, Gattuso chose to give up the game. This is not because he wants to admit defeat, but because he knows very well that there is no way to break through Metz's defensive system.
When you meet Metz next time, if you can't find a way, let the team try to defend as much as possible, even a draw is acceptable.
However, the fans of Leicester City obviously find it difficult to accept the negative attitude of the team, and the King Power Stadium remembered bursts of boos.
The final game ended 2:0.
The home team, Leicester City, had no power to fight back. Although their possession rate was as high as 65%, they actually hit the goal only three times.
After the game, Gattuso held Wang He's hand and encouraged him: "Your performance is amazing. I am very optimistic about you. Keep going."
"Thank you."
Wang Hao's impression of Gattuso is quite good.Although Gattuso looks like the kind of grumpy person, in fact he has a very good temper, and he is also polite, which is better than those well-dressed beasts.
So at the press conference after the game, Wang Hao did not hesitate to praise Gattuso.
"The result of today's game does not explain the gap between the two teams or the coaches. I learned a lot in today's game. Gattuso is a very good coach. It's just that we scored first today. So it changed the course of the game and you all know that there is a huge advantage in scoring first in the middle of the game and I'm looking forward to seeing them next time."
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(End of this chapter)