Chapter 032 The Tragedy of Samuel
Finally, the referee's whistle blew and the players entered the field one after another. As the commentator introduced the players one by one, waves of cheers came from Molineux Stadium.
Aston Villa got the right to choose the side, and Wolverhampton kicked off first. Harrison passed the ball to Kennedy behind him and ran forward.
Kennedy received the pass but was not in a hurry to pass it. He was the link of the whole team and had to be careful with every ball. After seeing Wang Li's fork on the wing, he immediately took advantage of the gap between the opposing players and passed the ball to Wang Li.
Wang Li directly passed a defensive player from the right side, and with a light touch, the ball stopped steadily at his feet. At that time, there were too many defensive players in Aston Villa's half, so he did not stick to the ball, but made a diagonal pass to Kamara who had just run up.
Kamara was very alert. He turned around and pulled the ball back to avoid McCann who was trying to steal the ball. He then turned around and kicked the ball back to Wang Li with his heel.
Wang Li got the ball and quickly moved to the middle. Near the penalty area, facing two defensive players, he made a sharp turn to the right and kicked the ball hard before the opponent could react!
Aston Villa goalkeeper Sorensen lifted the ball high, but still couldn't reach it. The ball was too fast! Unfortunately, the ball missed the left post and flew out. This kick was so dangerous that the entire Aston Villa coaching bench stood up in shock!
Just two minutes into the game, Wang Li made Charlton supporters break out in a cold sweat with a powerful long-range shot.
"This is our Wolverhampton's rising star, Alan Wong. In the last game against Tottenham Hotspur, his wonderful performance of two assists and one goal even made Tottenham fans stand up and applaud. Let's wish him a better performance in this game!" The commentator incited the fans' emotions at the right time, and there was a cheer in the audience.
It was Wang Li’s first time to play at Molineux Stadium. The home atmosphere made him even more excited. In the audience, there were tens of thousands of fans cheering for Wolverhampton and for himself. It was such an exciting thing!
Only with outstanding performance can he repay the fans for their support!
Aston Villa was a little scared of the shot just now. The hasty shot on the penalty area line had such great power. It can be imagined how terrifying the leg strength of this young black-haired boy is. He cannot be allowed to shoot casually in the penalty area. Captain Hendry immediately ordered a defensive player to defend the left side and closely guard Wang Li.
Aston Villa's ranking fifth in the Premier League is by no means due to luck. After the restart, they immediately launched a powerful offensive.
The skillful cooperation of Hendry, McCann and Orbach on the right allowed the ball to quickly advance to Wolverhampton's bottom line. At this time, McCann dribbled past Lyle and dropped the ball into the penalty area.
Angel, who was lying in ambush in the penalty area, stood up and headed the ball, changing direction and rushing towards the goal. Fortunately, goalkeeper Oaks performed well and quickly picked up the ball.
Wang Li did not return to defense, he knew that his defensive ability was not strong. Although he was very fast, the consequence of random kicks was to give the opponent a free kick in vain. Moreover, he was now a pure winger, and head coach Dave did not let him participate in defense. In today's game, his task was to attack, attack, and attack again!
When he saw Oaks get the ball, he immediately raised his hand to ask for the ball. Oaks looked up and kicked the ball towards him. Now there were only five defensive players in Tottenham's half, which was definitely a good opportunity!
Wang Li quickly ran towards where the ball was about to fall to his feet, but when the ball was about to fall to his feet, Drane, who was fighting for the ball nearby, hit him hard with his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground.
He was a little annoyed, watching the ball being snatched away by Drane, and reluctantly used his left hand and left foot to support the ground. His raised right foot actually intercepted the ball in the moment when Drane relaxed his vigilance, and he used the "stick" technique, and the ball obediently stopped next to his left foot.
You know, his whole body is lying on the ground. After the ball stopped at his left foot, Drane was a little dumbfounded. If he wanted to grab the ball, he must first jump over the person on the ground, but it would be easy to kick the person first and commit a foul...
However, Wang Li did not give him time to think. He pushed off the ground with his left foot to support himself in a way that an ordinary person could not do. He stood up completely relying on his legs, and gently moved forward to pass Drane who was still in a daze.
It happened so quickly that the whole process took less than a few seconds. The fans in the audience were obviously shocked by Wang Li's action. At this time, the whole stadium was silent, but in the blink of an eye, there was a cheer. They cheered for the visual enjoyment and were glad that they did not miss this wonderful game. With this performance, the game was completely worth the price of the ticket!
After Wang Li shook off Delaney, he rushed forward with the ball. However, during this period, several Aston Villa players had quickly run back to their own half, and in Aston Villa's half, there were only Kurt and Miller, which gave him a headache.
He continued to carry the ball forward, looking for a chance to cross the ball. If he continued to carry the ball himself to attract the attention of the opposing players like he did in the previous game, it would obviously not have any effect. No Premier League team is stupid and no team would be fooled a second time, especially when the game just ended.
At this time, several Aston Villa defenders couldn't stand it anymore. If they allowed this kid to dribble the ball in their half as if he was in no one's space, did they think that these defenders were made of wood?
Samuel and Whittingham immediately ran over to block Wang Li. Facing these two people, Wang Li was indeed a little flustered. You have to know that the Premier League is not a youth league. Every player here is worth a lot of money, and of course their strength is definitely not bad. Although Wang Li can deceive a defensive player in many ways, two players are by no means a simple 1 plus 1 equals 2. This kind of closed-door defense is difficult for him to get past even with his Lingbo Weibu. The result is likely that he will not be able to pass the ball...
Now, the game has just begun, and he doesn't want to use those moves that consume a lot of internal energy so early, causing himself to be eliminated early due to physical problems.
While Wang Li hesitated slightly, two opponents had already rushed up. Whittingham's strong body blocked Wang Li right in front of him, and Samuel made a shovel kick, but at this time, Wang Li had not reacted yet!
In an instant, Wang Li felt the opponent's hard shoe spikes entering his skin, and his body fell towards Samuel.
At this time, Wang Li was very angry. He used this trick every time he stole the ball. Even if he had great internal strength, he couldn't stand it! So, as his body fell, he controlled his left foot to lift slightly, and then injected a little internal force, and suddenly kicked the right leg of the Aston Villa player under him, and then fell to the ground in a somewhat embarrassing manner. A hole was torn in his socks, and a trace of blood flowed down his calf. The kick just now was indeed very heavy.
At this time, the audience exclaimed, and then there was a loud curse, but they were all a little confused, why the player who tackled the ball seemed to be in more pain than Allen who was lying on the ground...
The referee rushed over at this time, thinking, Samuel, Samuel, you still want to fool me with this trick? He directly took out a yellow card and flashed it to Samuel who was lying on the ground wailing, and awarded Wolverhampton a free kick.
Seeing that Wang Li's leg was bleeding, the referee quickly waved his hand for the team doctor to come in and carry Wang Li to the sidelines for simple treatment.
At this time, no one paid attention to Samuel who was lying on the ground with his mouth grumbling. Even his teammates couldn't stand it anymore. This was too fake. It was clearly you who tackled others, but in the end, you were lying on the ground pretending to be seriously injured...
Samuel was in so much pain at this moment, his leg was in so much pain, the calf that was 'hit' by Wang Li's left foot seemed to be a little swollen, the pain made him speechless.
It was not until they watched the replay on the big screen that the Aston Villa players realized that the black-haired boy on the other side had 'unconsciously' hit Samuel's leg with his left foot when he fell to the ground. After they reacted, they hurried over to help Samuel up. However, tragically, Samuel seemed to be unable to stand steadily and was limping. It seemed that he was going to leave the field.
Aston Villa coach O'Leary immediately replaced the injured Samuel with Dublin, secretly calling it bad luck. He lost a defensive general less than five minutes after the start of the game, which somewhat disrupted his pre-match tactical deployment...;