Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 638

"Everyone is happy, I can understand it, but this does not mean that we have won the League Cup... There are countless times in the history of world football that lead by three goals and be reversed, not to mention that we only lead by two goals , the game still has a full 45 minutes."

After waiting until the laughter subsided a little, Mourinho waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Of course we are laughing happily now, but if we fail to win the game after the game, then we are in the middle What you do during the break will become a laughing stock in world football, a teaching material for getting carried away without winning and being taught a lesson - do you want to be such a teaching material?"

The players all shook their heads - this is natural, no one would be so stupid as this.

"So, it's over after laughing. Next, everyone should focus on the game." Mourinho pointed to the tactical board: "In the second half, Middlesbrough will definitely launch a counterattack. If they don’t launch a counterattack, they will definitely be finished, because we are two goals ahead, so we must be mentally prepared, not only to launch a fierce attack against Middlesbrough, but also to be mentally prepared for the possible goal conceded.”

"Remember, we didn't intend to win this game through a solid defense, and being passively beaten is definitely not a good thing... In the second half, continue to fight back and forth with them, both offensively and defensively. , We are all better than them. Don’t panic if they score a goal for the time being, even if it is an equalizer. Believe in our own strength, after 45 minutes, it will be the time for us to win the League Cup.”

Mourinho only made brief adjustments, which is normal, because his team has the upper hand and has a huge advantage-the person who should be chattering at this time seems to be the person in the other dressing room .

McClaren looked at the players sullenly. He didn't expect to fall behind by two goals in the first half-maybe he thought about conceding two goals, but he didn't think that his team could not even score a goal.

The spell in the South locker room before the game, the game was suppressed, Zenden was stared at by a full-back who is good at attacking, Mendieta's breakthrough was just harassment, Juninho was defended by Makelele It's hard to move an inch, and the two forwards haven't seen their shadows for a long time... This is not normal Middlesbrough, definitely not.

But he also saw that the situation was so bad not because the players did not work hard, but because Newcastle played too well, and the frontcourt offense continued to form suppression, making Middlesbrough no matter the number of attacks or the quality. They are far inferior to their opponents, and their ability to seize opportunities is much better than Middlesbrough. Now for Middlesbrough, it is simply terrible.

It is almost impossible to gain a comprehensive advantage under such circumstances. The only thing McLaren can do is to hope to make some breakthroughs on the field and regain a little confidence before this game can be played.

Thinking of this, McLaren's eyes fell on a young boy.

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After the start of the second half, Newcastle's players found a young player standing in the position Zenden had taken in the first half - Middlesbrough made a substitution at the beginning of the second half.

"Stewart Downing, 19 years old, a product of Middlesbrough's youth training, left winger, fast, excellent ability to break through and cross." Mourinho's mind immediately flashed Downing's information, due to loan from Chelsea Here comes Zenden. Downing was loaned to Sunderland in League One in the first half of this season and returned during the winter transfer period. However, he was at a disadvantage in the competition with Zenden. Now McLaren sent him to play, probably Hope to rely on his speed and breakthrough to create a turning point for the situation on the court.

"The reaction is quite fast." Mourinho showed a slight smile. There is no other way. If you want to change the situation on the court, it is a good way to use the outstanding performance of a certain player to form a breakthrough. , but can this 19-year-old boy do it?

Mourinho signaled Trabelsi to reduce his attack and pay attention to defending this young man - Trabelsi is definitely not slower than Downing in terms of speed, using him to defend is a good way.

Trabelsi nodded. Although Mourinho asked him to reduce his assists, he felt a little uncomfortable. However, in the first half of the game, he was already in the limelight on offense. It is not so difficult to accept for the benefit of the team. of.

After the start of the second half, Middlesbrough launched a fierce attack and quickly passed the ball to Downing's feet. McLaren's tactical intentions were too obvious. I really don't understand why he is still a new generation of British players. One of the most popular coaches in the FA.

Tang Ning dribbled the ball and made a quick break from the side. Dyer and Trabelsi quickly surrounded him. Neither of them was slower than Tang Ning, so even though they were not good defenders, they were still able to control the situation very well. Tangning's breakthrough.

Seeing that he failed to make a breakthrough but instead fell into a double-team, Tangning seemed a little discouraged, but fortunately he still remembered McLaren's words: "Use your own breakthrough to attract the opponent's defense, and if the breakthrough is unsuccessful, give the ball to Others to organize the attack." At least at this time, he has attracted two opposing defenders.

Downing double-teamed the ball to Juninho in the middle. Juninho got out of the way under the defense of Makelele, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Maccarone carried the ball with his body. After staying at Woodgate, he volleyed and the ball flew out of the baseline.

Ji Wen took the ball with a big kick, Boateng grabbed the ball in front of Nie Fei and headed it down. Mendieta took the ball a little behind and saw that Tang Ning had started to run forward from the left, and immediately A long pass passed the ball.

Tangning grabbed the ball in front of Trabelsi. Dyer had already stepped forward to assist him, so only Trabelsi defended him. Thinking that this was a good opportunity, Tangning immediately poked the ball forward to speed up the breakthrough. !
Trabelsi followed closely behind Tangning. After realizing that he could not rely on speed to get rid of this opponent, Tangning immediately made a quick stop. When Trabelsi also stopped, he threw the ball into the penalty area and forcibly breakthrough!

Trabelsi was temporarily thrown away, but Tangning still felt the pressure coming from behind, so when he was about to approach the small penalty area, he immediately kicked and shot the far corner!
Ji Wen fell to the ground, stretched out his hand and flicked the ball, and the ball rolled out of the bottom line!
McClaren, who had been watching the game nervously, jumped up regretfully, but he saw hope... Downing's breakthrough was beautiful, and Newcastle's right back seemed no match for him!

"Be careful with this little guy. His breakthrough on the wing is very distinctive." Pei Wei said suddenly. He knew that Tang Ning had been selected for the England national team squad for the 06 World Cup. He has not played: "But he has the advantages and disadvantages of an English winger... He just keeps going to the bottom when he takes the ball, and never cares about other things."

"Really? That's easy to defend." Mourinho's eyes lit up and he laughed.

Just as they were laughing, another change took place on the field.

Nie Fei took the ball in the middle, saw Boateng swaying back and forth when he came up to grab the ball, and then gave the ball to Makelele behind him and ran forward, Makelele accurately lobbed the ball past Boa Above Teng's head, Nie Fei drove straight in after receiving the ball. Seeing a defender coming up to defend him, he immediately poked the ball to Shearer in front of him. Shearer received the ball and turned around to shoot. The ball was blocked by Southgate with his body come out.

The ball landed at Boateng's feet. He quickly raised his head to observe the situation in the frontcourt, and then made a long pass from the front of his penalty area to the left. Downing and Trabelsi fought for a while, and finally grabbed He got the ball a little ahead of Trabelsi, and then forced his way to the bottom without slowing down. When the ball was about to go out of the bottom line, he raised his foot and passed the ball into the penalty area!

Trabelsi's outstretched foot failed to touch the ball, and the ball accurately flew around the heads of Woodgate and Lucio to the back point. Macarone attracted Shay's attention in the middle, and Job from The back row quickly plugged in, and used the momentum to shake his head and attack the goal!

The ball quickly strung into the upper right corner of the goal. Although Shay made a save, he was still beyond his reach. Middlesbrough pulled back a point!
The Middlesbrough fans roared wildly, this goal gave them hope again!Job and his teammates hugged each other tightly, celebrating this hard-won goal.

McClaren excitedly jumped up from the coach's bench and cheered loudly. In his opinion, this goal can completely prove the wiseness of his tactical arrangement. Downing's previous breakthrough and this assist have brought great benefits to Middlesbrough's offense. Great vitality!
"Fool." Mourinho muttered, and then shouted to the field: "Remember what I said just now? Don't worry, this is just a coincidence, let's expand our lead again!"

"If you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see a rainbow..." Pei Wei leaned on the chair and said slowly: "If we lead the way and win the championship, it doesn't seem to be interesting? A little bit of twists and turns can make the final victory appear. It is even more precious, just like coffee, the bitterness at the beginning can reveal the sweetness later.”

The calm expressions of the two of them made the Newcastle players quiet down, yes, isn't it just a goal?What does it matter, just recover the lost ball, and Middlesbrough's defense seems to be unable to prevent us from continuing to score goals.

Looking at the Middlesbrough players celebrating on the field, the Newcastle players ignited a burning fighting spirit in their hearts.

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