Chapter 110 The Magical Use of the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand (1)

Back on the field, Nemeth's shot was caught by Oaks, and the ball returned to Wolverhampton. After Oaks got the ball, he looked up at the situation on the field, then ran forward a few steps with the ball, and threw the ball to Butler on the right.

Middlesbrough's counterattack just now was so fast that even their own players didn't have time to get in. Seeing that the ball didn't go in, they immediately ran back to their own half to prevent the opponent's counterattack. So now, Wolverhampton has no chance, and Wang Li is still next to goalkeeper Oaks. It would be a pipe dream to want to use this opportunity to launch a quick counterattack.

After this attack, Wolverhampton players also became alert. Middlesbrough is not a soft persimmon that can be bullied by anyone. It is definitely a strong team in the Premier League. If they are allowed to play to their full strength, they will lose the ball if they are not careful. After all, this is their home ground!

The Middlesbrough team now on the field, with Juninho, Nemeth and Boateng in the frontcourt, have all played for this team for three or four years. The cooperation between them is very tacit. They are like the three-pointed fork in Middlesbrough's frontcourt. Their smooth cooperation can make the opponents terrified.

On the flanks there are two all-around wingers, Greening and Mendieta, who are excellent in both offense and defense. Both players have the ability to be selected for the national team, but were not selected for various reasons. Their personalities are not likable, and Keane and now Eriksson have given up on them because of this.

The defense line is basically composed of strong players between the ages of 25 and 30 who are in their prime. These players are physically fit, experienced, and brave. They can be said to be blue-collar workers in the Premier League. For offensive players, this kind of defender is very troublesome.

It can be said that apart from the lack of heavyweight stars, the strength of Middlesbrough as a whole team is quite strong, at least not worse than Wolverhampton, and the reason they were suppressed at the beginning was only because their players had not yet entered the game state.

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Under the command of captain Kennedy, the Wolverhampton team reorganized its formation and strengthened the team's defense. On the football field, offense wins cheers, but defense wins victory. The experienced Kennedy understands this very well.

After Butler got the ball on the right, he did not dribble forward, but passed it back to Naylor, who then passed it to Lescott. After the recent games, Lescott has won the trust of Dave Jones, who agrees with the young player's defensive ability, so Lescott got the chance to start again in this game.

From the beginning of the game, Lescott has been running actively. If young players want to gain trust, they must work harder. Although in the media, Lescott's reputation as a genius has always been overshadowed by Wang Li and Harrison, but in the team, everyone still recognizes his strength.

After receiving the pass, Lescott was not in a hurry to attack with the ball himself, but kicked the ball to Kennedy in front of him. As a defender, what he needed to do most was to maintain solid defense.

In this way, the ball kept going back and forth in Wolverhampton's backcourt. They were ready to use the backcourt pass to open up the opponent's defense and launch a solid attack.

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Seeing that the ball was always in Wolverhampton's control, Middlesbrough players had to rush for the ball. This is the Riverside Stadium, with more than 20,000 fans in the stands watching. If they were constantly wasted by the opponent like this, they would not be liked by the fans.

Boateng and right winger Mendieta slowly crossed the center line and entered Wolverhampton's half. They wanted to put pressure on their opponents and force Wolverhampton to advance to the frontcourt. Only in this way could they get the ball back and find opportunities to attack.

Captain Kennedy had been paying attention to Middlesbrough's movements. He saw this as an opportunity, and when Boateng was about to approach, he suddenly turned around and kicked the ball to the left, where Newton was. At this time, Mendieta had crossed the center line and wanted to chase back to participate in the defense, but he was a little far away.

Newton quickly ran to the landing point of the ball, and as soon as he unloaded his right foot, the ball stopped steadily under his feet, and then he quickly rushed to the baseline with the ball.

Mendieta was still in Wolverhampton's half, which left Middlesbrough's right side somewhat empty. Mills had to run over to make up for it, but it was a little late. When he was nearly 20 meters from the baseline, Newton looked up at the penalty area and kicked the ball directly into the penalty area.

Now, there are three people on the Middlesbrough penalty area line, Wang Li, Harrison and Cameron, and Miller has been fighting for position with the opponent's defender in the penalty area. Newton's pass landed about two meters in front of the left side of the penalty area, which is exactly in front of Harrison.

Wang Li held on to the opponent's veteran Cooper tightly to prevent him from running to grab the ball, while Harrison faced only Davis. Facing the ball falling from the air, Harrison did not disappoint his teammates this time. Although he was not strong, he chose to use skills to fight for the ball. He was behind Davis, and suddenly dodged, turned a corner, went around to Davis' left, and then jumped up. Before Davis' chest touched the ball, he used his head to push the ball to the right, and then quickly walked forward to catch up with the ball!

It happened in a flash. Harrison's entire ball-grabbing action only took a moment. Just before he headed the ball, Davis still thought that the opponent's small forward was behind him, so he couldn't react at all!

Dave Jones in the coaching booth saw this and nodded in approval. Harrison is a player who has grown too fast. He knows his strengths and weaknesses very well. Anyone who can use his head to play football on the court will definitely succeed. Dave Jones has already fought with Jose for this player. In the summer transfer window, Harrison will definitely not be sold to Wolverhampton, and will definitely become Dave Jones's frontcourt general in the next season.

After Harrison caught up with the ball, he didn't even think about it and just kicked it hard!

But he still has a long way to go to become a real center forward. This hasty shot did not pose any threat at all and the ball was very weak. Fortunately, it hit the leg of Middlesbrough veteran Southgate who did not react in time and bounced out of the baseline, otherwise it would have been easily caught by the goalkeeper.

Wolverhampton wins a corner kick on the left.

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"Corner kick, Wolverhampton's corner kick. The movement of the little player just now was very beautiful. Well, it seems to be Harrison Clarke? He is a really good player, but this shot is really not that good. There is no power and no angle. Maybe he was a little nervous!"

"However, in the Premier League, it is normal for such a young player to be a little nervous, just like Newcastle's Chapra. He has been working hard and the head coach trusts him very much. He was even given a chance to start in the last game..."

On the BBC Sports Channel, when Borrill was talking about Harrison, he turned to commenting on Newcastle players and kept talking. What he didn't know was that this made many fans in front of the TV change the channel directly to watch the live broadcast.