Chapter 059: Epiphany on the court?

After the game, Wolverhampton's game did not receive much attention, and major media only briefly mentioned the result of the game. Of course, they were paying attention to the focus battle of this round - Chelsea VS Liverpool!

In the 20th round of the Premier League yesterday, Chelsea lost 0-1 to Liverpool at home. In this game, Liverpool coach Houllier still did not dare to take the risk of using striker Owen who had just returned from injury, but Frenchman Cheyrou made a contribution. In the 33rd minute, he scored the only goal of the game. Arsenal, which has been unbeaten this season, drew 1-1 with Everton away. Kanu scored the first goal for Arsenal, but Radzinski's goal in the second half meant that the Gunners could only leave Goodison Park with 1 point.

Arsenal and Chelsea's defeats have allowed Manchester United to widen the points gap again. They have won six consecutive games. Many Manchester United fans are even calling for Manchester United to continue their treble achievement this season.

But all this obviously has nothing to do with Wolverhampton. Just three days later, they will be away at the London Valley Stadium to challenge Charlton, known as the "Cod".

Here we have to sigh that the Premier League schedule is very dense. Sometimes the interval between two rounds of the league is only 2 or 3 days. If you add the FA Cup, League Cup and European competitions, many Premier League teams have to use two sets of lineups to cope with so many games. But Wolverhampton is obviously not in a hurry about this. They have no European competitions and have even been eliminated from other cup competitions. From another perspective, this is also a kind of happiness...

Charlton's performance this season is not good. After 20 rounds of the league, they only have 2 more points than Wolverhampton and are ranked 5th from the bottom. As long as Wolverhampton can win this game, Charlton is likely to return to the relegation quagmire, and vice versa.

Although Wolverhampton has fewer points than Charlton, they are full of fighting spirit. After defeating Blackburn, the team is full of belief in victory. Now is the stage for Wolverhampton to grab points. The opponents in consecutive games are not very strong. Dave knows that if they can widen the gap with the relegation zone team in one fell swoop at this stage, they will be able to get rid of the relegation quagmire in one fell swoop, and future games will be much easier.

In the first half of the season, Charlton drew 1:1 with Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium, but the current Wolverhampton is obviously not comparable to the previous team. Think about the previous few games, except for giants like Liverpool and Arsenal, other teams have fallen at the feet of this ferocious wolf, so Charlton will never underestimate this game.

Head coach Curbishley conducted a detailed study of the Wolverhampton team before the game. After watching the recent game videos, he came to a conclusion: young player Alan Wang is the key figure in improving Wolverhampton's strength. If his performance is not restricted, Charlton will never have an easy time at home.

In previous games, Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United would focus on defending this black-haired boy, but the effect was not very good. Curbishley also knew that his team's current strength was by no means stronger than theirs, so if those two teams could not complete the task, there was no reason for his team to be able to complete it easily.

After much thought, Kubishley decided to adopt a positional warfare offensive, using Charlton's slow pace to drive the game. As long as this can be achieved, no matter how strong the individual is, without the support of teammates, he will be useless! Just like the old lady Juventus in Serie A, using a slow pace to keep the game in Juventus time, so that the opponent will be very uncomfortable, thus creating loopholes and looking for opportunities to score goals.

After the game started, Wolverhampton players found that the ball kept going back and forth in the opponent's back line. Charlton seemed to have no desire to attack, which made them very distressed. Did Charlton's players have to play tacitly from the beginning of the game and waste game time? The Premier League is famous for its brutal and fierce confrontation. They have never seen such a style of play. Faced with this kind of play, Wolverhampton players were a little confused and at a loss. It was not right to rush forward to grab the ball. If they didn't grab the ball, would they just watch them waste game time like this?

Even the Charlton fans in the audience couldn't stand it. This kind of game really made people sleepy. They kept shouting "Attack, attack!!!", but the Charlton players on the field were unmoved. They still slowly stepped back. The head coach had repeatedly told them before the game to stay calm and launch the attack when they found the opponent's flaws. The captain and the general of the back line, Perry, was a staunch supporter of Curbishley. He didn't care what the fans thought. The head coach's tactical arrangement was the most important. If they lost the game, no matter how good the game was, it would be meaningless.

As the interval between the two Premier League games was too short, Dave was afraid that the players would not be able to withstand such a dense schedule and suffer injuries, so Miller was rotated in this game. Dave sent out two forwards, Kamara and Blake, with Wang Li's position behind them.

At this time, Wang Li was also a little depressed. He stood idly near the center line, watching the ball going back and forth in the backcourt, feeling very annoyed. He stood there and secretly recalled the tactical guidance class taught by Professor Stephen, analyzing how to deal with this situation, but after thinking about it, he still had no clue. At this time, Kamara and the other man could not help it and rushed up to grab the ball directly, but this was obviously a waste of energy. Charlton had at least 6 or 7 people in the backcourt, and they rushed up so recklessly, and the result was bound to be futile.

At this time, Butler also rushed up from the right. The opening of this game was too dull. He was a little angry when he saw that Charlton players were not in a hurry. The players in the backcourt also moved forward slowly. When Naylor found that the team's formation was a little forward, it was too late when he wanted to command everyone to retreat!

After the ball was handed to Charlton captain Perry, he immediately made a long pass to Stewart on the left. Stewart received the ball and rushed forward. Butler was no longer in position at this time. There was an open space in front of Stewart. He dribbled the ball straight to the baseline. When Wolverhampton defender Clyde stepped forward to grab the ball, he controlled the ball with his right foot, stepped on the ground and poked it with his left foot. The ball fell to Holland who had already run to the edge of the penalty area.

At this time, several defenders of Wolverhampton came to block Holland. Faced with this situation, Holland did not stop the ball. He turned his back to block the defensive player, stretched out his right foot and gently rubbed the rolling ball. The ball flew up and passed three players including Holland, and fell right in front of striker Jonathan who was running forward and had gotten rid of the close defense of veteran Naylor. Faced with this opportunity, Jonathan, who had just joined Charlton, did not disappoint the trust of head coach Curbishley. He easily shot the ball over Oaks who came forward to save the ball, and fell into the goal under the gaze of all the fans.

"The ball goes in! It's Jonathan. This is his third appearance since joining the Premier League. The boy seems to be in very good shape. He repaid his head coach Kubishley for his trust in him with this goal! This sneak attack was very smooth..." The commentator on the radio praised Jonathan tirelessly, saying that he was rare in the sky and nowhere on earth, and the fans in the stadium cheered excitedly. Although the game was very dull, the team they supported scored a goal, which completely made up for the previous scene. It is of course good for the game to be exciting, but the key is for the home team to win!

When Charlton launched the attack just now, Wang Li did not return to defend. He stood on the center line, staring blankly at the backcourt with a wooden expression. In fact, he was recalling the martial arts skills and moves he had learned in his previous life, and did not notice the changes on the court at all. He seemed to have entered a state of deep thinking.

In previous football matches, he had only used the most basic internal force techniques in martial arts, such as the "sticky" technique, the eight-diagram footwork of Lingbo Weibu, etc. But could his orthodox martial arts techniques be used in the game? He had never thought about this question, nor had he ever put it into practice.

He stopped thinking when he heard cheers from the audience. When he saw the 1:0 on the big screen, he was stunned. He realized that he didn't even try to defend. He smiled apologetically at Kennedy who was walking slowly towards him. He turned around and ran to the front court. It was obvious that imagining would not produce any results. He would know once he practiced it himself.

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