Chapter 178 Warm-up Match (2)

Many people are not familiar with Wigan Athletic, but its current achievements are definitely the result of hard work, because when the team was first established, it was only a member of the eighth-level English League. In the 82-year history of the club, the team has never been relegated. Relying on this step-by-step accumulation of strength, they have now become a member of the English Champions League.

Jewell is the head coach of Wigan Athletic, where he has been for over three years.

In Wigan, Jewell is very popular among fans because he led the team to successful promotion to the First Division last year, bringing Wigan Athletic to a new starting point - England's second-tier league.

This year, after the reorganization of the English League One, members of the League One were automatically upgraded to members of the Championship, which means that Wigan Athletic is now a team in the English Championship.

Of course, for the fans, this is just a change of name and there is no doubt about it at all.

Wigan Athletic has a strong momentum of development in the league. In just two years, it has become a strong team in the second-tier league. This year it has been in the limelight because they spent 1.4 million pounds to introduce center forward Jason Roberts from West Bromwich Albion, which is definitely a big deal in the eyes of teams in the same league!

It is obvious that the team's goal this season is to be promoted to the Premier League!

Jeville is very confident about this, as he has known the team well over the years. Just a few days ago, the club received an invitation from Chelsea for a warm-up match, and Jeville agreed without thinking: he needed to give the players more experience in playing against top teams.

In Jewell's opinion, Chelsea is a team that has just completed its transformation and its tactical system should not be mature, so he even thought about winning this warm-up match to boost the team's morale and make a good start for the new season!

I can only say that Jewell really thinks too highly of his team!!

Not to mention Roberts, the value of any player on Chelsea is even equal to that of 10 Roberts. Although this cannot fully reflect the strength, the difference between Wigan Athletic's players is really too big.

Compared to Chelsea, Wigan Athletic is more like a youth team, so young and tender.

At this moment, on the big screen of **B Stadium, a big '3:0' was hanging there, as if mocking Javier's thoughts...

That’s right, it’s three to zero!!

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Before the game, head coach Mourinho did not have any specific tactics arranged, and just arranged a 433 formation. Wang Li was one of the '3' in the front, and his position was closer to the right, because the center position of course belonged to Drogba.

Even so, Chelsea still played very smoothly at the beginning of the game.

Wang Li has been standing near the edge of the penalty area since the beginning of the game, looking for opportunities to score. As a striker, his most important responsibility is to score goals.

Chelsea's midfield strength is more than one level higher than that of their opponents, and their firepower support is indeed powerful. Lampard, Joe Cole, and Geremi would pass the ball to Wang Li whenever they had the chance. After these days of contact, they have a deeper understanding of Wang Li's offensive ability. That kind of gorgeous dribbling coupled with powerful shots can really shock people.

In short, they have confirmed a fact: as long as the ball is at Wang Li's feet, it is easier to score a goal! !

In fact, this is true. In the opening stage, Wang Li almost became Chelsea's mobile turret in the frontcourt. After receiving the ball, he would take long shots whenever he had the chance, threatening the opponent's goal.

At this time, under the pressure of Chelsea's offensive wave, except for center forward Jason Roberts, almost all other players of Wigan Athletic returned to their own half to participate in defense. The best way to break this human wave tactic is long shots and high lobs. Of course, Wang Li would choose the former without hesitation.

In this form of Chelsea's attack, Wigan Athletic's players were completely helpless. Chelsea was a powerful opponent. It was impossible for them to use two or three players to defend Wang Li. What's more, there was a more dangerous "magic beast" Drogba in the penalty area, waiting to deliver a fatal blow at any time.

For Wigan Athletic, everyone in Chelsea is a superstar and should be defended as a priority!!

Unfortunately, in a football match, both teams can only send 11 players to the field...

Just 5 minutes into the game, when the Wigan Athletic players were still a little flustered, Wang Li's long shot bounced off the goal post into the penalty area. Drogba struggled to squeeze past the defender and made a successful follow-up shot. Chelsea took the lead! !

The following game was a bit stalemate. At the signal of the head coach, the players of Wigan Athletic almost completely gave up on defense. Although it was only a warm-up match and the opponent was Chelsea, it was still difficult for Javier to accept the big defeat in front of his own goal. Moreover, in his heart, the desire to win had not ended because of the backwardness.

But in the 20th minute, Wang Li's light shot in the penalty area hit Javier's little trick directly into the abyss, and Chelsea took the lead 2-0.

Just five minutes later, before Wigan Athletic could make any tactical adjustments, the game on the field had new developments!

Lampard dribbled the ball through the middle, dribbled past two defenders in a row, and passed the ball to Wang Li with a low pass. At this time, there were many people in Wigan Athletic's penalty area. Wang Li turned around and passed the ball to Duff after shaking off the defender. Seeing that there was still no chance, he passed the ball to Duff with his heel.

Duff received the ball and made a surgical pass. Joe Cole turned and shot directly. The ball flew into the net from the upper left corner of the goal! !

Seeing Duff's pass, Wang Li's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but silently said in his heart: "It would be great if my internal strength could be improved further!"

Now, Wang Li's internal strength has reached a bottleneck. As long as there is a breakthrough, once the meridians in his body are unblocked, he will have better "eyesight". This increase in "eyesight" is manifested in martial arts as being able to see faster movements---

On the pitch, maybe you can see the holes in your opponent's defense! ?

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In just 26 minutes, Chelsea's Drogba, Wang Li and Joe Cole had each scored a goal, and the situation on the field was completely one-sided!

Looking at the situation on the field, Wigan Athletic's head coach Javier frowned deeply. He no longer had the desire to win the game. The gap in strength between the two teams was too big.

"Well, let's just treat it as a real training for the players!" Javier sighed. At the same time, he turned around and waved his hand, asking several players on the bench to warm up together.

At this time, Mourinho, the head coach of Chelsea, who was on the bench, did not show any joy on his face. He kept holding a notebook and recording something, as if the game on the field had nothing to do with him and he was just watching a video broadcast.

In fact, in Mourinho's mind, he didn't take this game seriously at all: Chelsea has so many superstars, and there is no need to arrange any special tactics to deal with this second-tier league team. As long as the players play freely, they will definitely win.

As for failure, he didn't even think about it. If he was going to lose a game against such a team, he would just resign.

At this time, Chelsea launched another smooth attack. Lampard made a long shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was blocked by the defender. Wang Li followed up with a kick and sent the ball to the small penalty area. Drogba jumped up and headed the ball, but the ball was lifted by the goalkeeper with both hands out of the bottom line and Chelsea got a corner kick.

Mourinho on the sidelines seemed to nod with satisfaction, then picked up a pen and wrote something in his notebook.

At this time, Wang Li did not go forward to compete for the header. Although his Fei Yao technique allowed him to jump higher than others, he felt that this kind of header was mostly a matter of luck. As long as the ball did not land within the range of his body, it would be useless even if he jumped higher. Moreover, even if he managed to get the ball, it would be difficult to score. At least that was what Wang Li thought.

At this time, Mourinho, who had been observing the players off the court, discovered something strange. After Geremi took a corner kick, the black-haired boy ran directly to the left corner of the penalty area. Seeing his running position, Mourinho frowned in confusion.

For most players, when a corner kick is taken, they can run to the point where the ball lands to look for opportunities, or they can choose to retreat and stretch the team's formation, which can also prevent the opponent from counterattacking. But this black-haired boy did the opposite and ran directly to the left corner of the penalty area. What was he doing?

Before Mourinho could continue thinking, the following scene made the Portuguese champion coach stunned - the ball fell to the back point, Terry headed the ball, the ball hit the goalkeeper's arm and bounced to Wang Li's feet!

Faced with this opportunity, Wang Li calmly aimed the ball and pushed it towards the right corner of the goal.

oooooooooooal! ! "The commentator at the scene slammed his head in surprise---

"Can anyone tell me how Alan Wang ended up in that position? This is incredible!! Chelsea was already four goals ahead in just 31 minutes. Wigan should also cheer up. This score is really embarrassing at the **B Stadium, even if the opponent is Chelsea!!"

Seeing this situation, the fans in the audience also shouted that Wang Li was lucky. Perhaps Mourinho, who didn't care about the score, was the only one in the audience who saw Wang Li's running position.

'Is this a prediction or a coincidence?'

Mourinho frowned as he thought about what had just happened. He felt that it was not just a coincidence, because most players would not run to that position. He couldn't help but sigh: "This kid always takes people by surprise and makes people hard to understand. Is this what they call a genius player?"

In fact, Wang Li's movement just now was predicted, but the goal was definitely a coincidence: he just wanted to test his idea, but he didn't expect it to succeed.

During the holidays, Wang Li once asked Harrison about the problem of follow-up shots. Harrison is definitely an expert in this area. His performance in Wolverhampton has proved this. Wang Li has a deep understanding of this.

Of course, this is completely the striker's sixth sense, and it is difficult for Harrison to explain it clearly. However, Wang Li still learned something. For example, just now, he ran to that position with the mentality of giving it a try, because all the players in the field were staring at the landing point of the ball, but the left corner of the penalty area became unguarded. If the ball landed at that point, it would definitely become a scoring opportunity---

Then, by coincidence, he succeeded!

Perhaps this is the improvement in Wang Li’s football level, although luck still plays a big part.

In any case, Chelsea had a perfect start in the first half, and the score of 4-0 was really irresistible to the opponents!