I am a giant in football

Chapter 134 On the way to the semifinals

"You are too good, Serge. Just now... when you were running forward, I thought the ball was going to be missed. I didn't expect...you really figured it out in the end!"

Salah was a little incoherent with excitement holding Gnabry's head.

"Muhammad, I remember that you told me that the ball that is always passed to me is the most suitable for me, so when I thought of this sentence, I knew that it was impossible for you to let me grab the header with the goalkeeper in front of the goal. So I ran back without hesitation, because I believe you will not lie to me, thank you for the good ball!"

Salah heard Gnabry say that he believed in himself, his eyes were already numb, and he was about to shed tears of excitement.Because before coming to Sheffield United, no matter how hard I tried, no one would believe in me, otherwise I wouldn't be 23 years old and I wouldn't have played well.

Many players are at the beginning of their peak at his age, but what about him?It's just that I can hardly find a place that belongs to me.

"Oh...Ye, I really don't know how to express my heart. This is the best Hollywood reversal plot I've ever seen. It's really awesome, it's amazing..." Osborne jumped on the spot with forgetfulness.

Even Wilder said with emotion: "Let me watch it again, and I would never expect such a result in the end."

Soon, Gnabry had already rushed to where Ye Fei was standing, and then saw him hugging Ye Fei by himself, and still had the strength to run a few steps.

Among the players of Sheffield United, Gnabry can be said to be a lesser-known one. Many people think that Zardes is more suitable to replace him in the starting lineup. Even the coaching staff think so, but Ye Fei has been unmoved and firmly supports Gnabry's starting position. How can this make him not grateful!

At this moment, he hugged Ye Fei to tell everyone that he can do it.

He also didn't say all kinds of grateful words to Ye Fei like other players. He is not that type of player.
Just as he just celebrated his goal, he knew that his choice was to roar a few times, and then hug his teammates one by one, instead of rushing to the front of the area where the fans were to show off his power. If it were Zhang Yuning, he would definitely run and yell. If it was Ali, he would probably continue to provoke the fans.

This is the difference in their personalities. If Ye Fei were to choose by himself, he would definitely choose a player like Gnabry, not someone with personality like Zhang Yuning and Ali. Gnabry is the first type of player who is easy to manage and has no distinct personality. He is one of the classic players in team football.

The same shortcomings are also great. Without a too distinctive personality, there will be no particularly outstanding personal abilities. For example, Gnabry is very fast, but he will never be able to reach the level of [Henry].

This is the difference between legendary stars and ordinary stars. Talent is very important, and a strong inner world is also indispensable.

"NO...NO... Is it so easy to score a goal? When can our defense be broken by a random player in League One? Can anyone tell me why?"

In the Aston Villa bench area, the head coach Sherwood was furious at several assistant coaches, especially the assistant coach who was dedicated to defense. Sherwood's eyes never left him.

Sherwood has always had a bad temper. He didn't break out in the past because the team's performance was not bad. In addition, he just took over the team and needed to stabilize the locker room. He tolerated some things.

But this afternoon he couldn't bear it anymore. At his home stadium, under the watchful eyes of more than 40000 fans, they didn't score first, but allowed the opponent to score a lore goal in the 45th minute, at the end of the first half.

After a brief vent, Sherwood had already heard the referee's whistle of "beep... beep..." and he knew that the first half of the game was over.

Immediately, without hesitation, he was the first to turn around and walk towards the player channel.Left an afterimage of his anger!

"Dawson, it's so exciting. I never expected such a result. Gnabry actually completed the lore at the last moment of the first half. I guess this will make all Aston Villa players feel uncomfortable in the locker room!"

After listening to what Smith said, Dawson nodded and said:

"If I were the head coach of Aston Villa, I would definitely scold them, but I will also remind all players to face Sheffield United with the same level of mentality. Don't you Smith find out what the biggest problem with Aston Villa players is?"

"arrogant……?"

"Yes, Smith, you are right. Each of their players has a sense of superiority between the Premier League and League One. They always feel that they are a Premier League team. Isn't it more than enough to clean up Sheffield United, a League One team?"

"In my heart, I relaxed my vigilance against Sheffield United. This is equivalent to a direct strategic failure, which leads to no effect of any tactical efforts."

"My reminder to them is that if they want to deal with Sheffield United in the second half, they should forget that their opponents are from League One and play them as Manchester United. Otherwise, the suspense will be lost soon after the start of the second half."

Dawson's sound of analysis spread to every corner of the audience, even Ye Fei who hadn't entered the player tunnel heard it, but he just showed a slight smile, and then walked towards the player tunnel.

"Uncle, can you sign me?"

Ye Fei, who had already walked to the entrance of the passage, suddenly heard an immature child's voice, he quickly looked up and looked to both sides, and saw a little boy about 6-7 years old, holding a card and a pen and waving his hands to where Ye Fei was standing!

But what he was wearing was the Aston Villa home team's small jersey. Ye Fei didn't see the exact number because he was crawling.
Seeing him crawling and pleading to Ye Fei through the small opening in the railing, Ye Fei's heart softened all of a sudden. He walked to the side and picked up his card to sign his name, and wrote a sentence in the middle: "Football belongs to everyone",
After handing the card to the cute little fan, Ye Fei patted his head and walked into the passage.

In the Aston Villa dressing room, Sherwood was the first to go back, so he didn't hear Dawson's analysis, but as a proud head coach, he wouldn't believe Dawson's analysis either.

"Please tell me... tell me what you are all doing? Is this the attitude you play? Please, this is the sixth round of the FA Cup, not a friendly match. Anyone who feels that he can't play will apply immediately. I will satisfy him and give him a rest immediately!"

After finishing speaking, Sherwood, who was standing in the middle, scanned everyone from left to right with his eyes. Under his gaze, everyone lowered their heads. Seeing that no one refuted themselves, Sherwood began to enter the topic:

"Fuck...you still have the face to lower your head and look at what you did in the first half, shit...playing football that stinks like shit, no...you can't even reach the level of shit, I'm ashamed of you!"

"Listen to what the more than 40000 fans at the scene said when you walked to the locker room! Softass, useless, stupid, these should be the best comments for you!"

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After cursing, Sherwood gradually calmed down the anger just now, then paused for a few seconds, and said again:
"Tell me, can you still play? Can you still win?"

"Can...... Can......" When Sherwood said this sentence, all the players below knew that the head coach's mood had eased, and they must seize the opportunity to perform.

Hearing the loud affirmation from the players, Sherwood nodded:

"In the second half, I want everyone to remember that we are from the Premier League team, which is better than the upstart Sheffield United. I want them to know what the strength of a Premier League team is. Don't think that they can be invincible after defeating Manchester United. We Aston Villa are their biggest nemesis. Everyone give me...kill them!"

After Sherwood finished speaking, he made a charge, boasting like a clown.

Unlike the tense atmosphere at Aston Villa, Sheffield United is talking and laughing:

"Serge, how did you think that Muhammad (Salah) would pass the ball to you like that? I was thrilled to see it, so tell me!" Sitting next to Ye Fei, Osborne kept urging Gnabry to talk about his magical touch on the field just now.

"Hey... I don't know how I came up with it, but the two of us should have a better feeling! We have a good understanding!" Gnabry's awkward smile made everyone "hahaha..." laugh out loud.

Gnabry, who didn't know why, looked up at everyone with a dazed look on his face!

"Is there a feeling? A tacit understanding? Is Muhammad like this?" Osborne asked Salah after splitting Gnabry's words.

"NO...... NO...... Coach, don't think about it, Serge and I are innocent, besides, I'm not interested in men!" Salah's explanation made everyone laugh even more, even Ye Fei couldn't help laughing in this atmosphere.

Gnabry on one side, after hearing Salah's explanation, the teenager from Germany couldn't help laughing himself. It turned out that there was a mistake in his expression just now, no wonder everyone laughed.

This kind of episode is the atmosphere inside Sheffield United. Even if it is a failed game, Ye Fei will not put too much pressure on the players now. After all, most of the young players are prone to mental explosion. They do not have the stable and strong heart of the old players. If Ye Fei does not consider these factors, the FA Cup championship is just a dream.

"Okay, everyone listen to me!"

Seeing that everyone's atmosphere and mood were adjusted well, Ye Fei walked to the middle and watched everyone speak.

"Although we took a [1-0] lead in the first half, it was not enough for us to guarantee the final victory, so I want everyone to continue to attack in the second half. At the same time, our defense personnel must get stuck in position and not let the opponent's striker run out of position easily."

Ye Fei then explained some things, and soon the time for the halftime break came, and the players from both sides set foot on the lawn again.

"Okay, audience friends, after a short break at halftime, I believe everyone is bored. Now the fierce second half of the game is about to start, burn your passion!"

"Dick............"

As soon as the whistle sounded, the game began.

"Focus on No. 21, keep an eye on No. 21," should be a bit of a shadow. Aston Villa coach Sherwood made it very clear that Gnabry was targeted at the beginning.

"Ye...... Is that old man out of his mind? He even stared at Sergi from the very beginning. What I really don't understand is when Sergi became the core of the offense. Is it worth his effort?"

Osborne rubbed his head, looking at the scene where Sergi was being targeted on the field in puzzlement.

"Haha, I think he hasn't seen clearly who is our first choice of attack, so he mistakenly took Sergi, who scored in the first half, as the core." Wilder looked at Osborne and slowly explained the reason. Ye Fei also nodded after hearing it, expressing his agreement.

What Sherwood doesn't know is that the core of Sheffield United's offense is Salah, and the frontcourt basically revolves around him.

"The current situation on the field is that Sheffield United Kanter is controlling the team. We see that he is very cautious and did not attack blindly because the team is ahead,"

"Hey... Aston Villa midfielder No. 7 Bacuna pressed in front of Kanter. How will Kanter choose? Pass or continue to force a breakthrough?"

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Three seconds later, Smith suddenly shouted:
"Beautiful, when Bacuna swooped in, Kante took the opportunity to pass the ball from his crotch to Ali who was in front of him."

"Don't pass the ball? What kind of operation is this?" Smith looked at Ali who is now controlling the ball with question marks in his head, because just after he got the ball, Zhang Yuning in front of him suddenly started running back, and was about to throw away the defensive back. As long as Ali passed the ball, Zhang Yuning would definitely be able to reverse offside.
But Zhang Yuning looked at the sky for a long time, but he didn't see the ball flying towards him. If he ran forward, he would enter the offside area, so he had no choice but to stop.

When he turned around and looked back, he saw Ali dribbling the ball and starting to juggle.

"A...beautiful, Ali used the coordination of his left and right feet to cleanly shake Gardner in front of him, and he immediately entered the penalty area."

As soon as Smith finished speaking, Dawson immediately said:
"Elphick gave up defending Zhang Yuning and rushed towards Ali. How will Ali choose this time?"

Everyone believed that Ali would definitely give the ball to Zhang Yuning, who was already empty on the right back of Ali at this time.

Even Sherwood yelled: "Idiot, who told you to miss No. 7, hurry up and fill it!"

But a very unexpected scene happened, Ali did not score the ball, he chose to move on,
In the penalty area, facing Elphick's shots again and again, Ali used his body to block the frontal area of ​​​​his body, allowing him to have a range of shots, so that no matter what, he would not touch the ball in front of Ali.

After he had been rambunctious for a while, and then suddenly lost his strength, Ali pushed back with his butt, and at the moment the opponent bent over, he chose to turn around on the spot!
"Great...Ali's sense of the ball and foot skills are too good, and he fooled Elphick with a single turn."

"He rushed in... Only the goalkeeper was left in front of him."

(End of this chapter)