legendary midfielder

Chapter 46 Phillips' Smile

Charlton, also known as Charlton Athletic Football Club (Charlton Athletic Football Club), was established in 1905 and was once one of the Premier League teams.The home ground is at the Vale Stadium in Charlton, Greenwich, South London.

The golden age of the Charlton team was from 1933 to 1956. They first won the championship of the Southern Division of the C League in 1935, and then won the runner-up of the First Division in 1937. In 1946, the Charlton team won the runner-up of the FA Cup.

The current Charlton, although in the First Division, is particularly strong and is a popular team for promotion this year.As of January 2012, 1, there were 20 rounds in League One. Charlton topped the list with 26 points in one round less!Four points more than the No.57 Sheffield United who played one more game!
Therefore, this game is a tough battle for Sheffield United, but also an important opportunity.

If you can win the opponent, you will have a favorable opportunity in the follow-up league and lay a good foundation for rushing to the Champions League.If the game is lost and No.3 Huddersfield wins, it will be tied by it, casting a shadow over the impact of the Champions League.

On this day, January 2012, 1, which is the 21th day of the twelfth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and two days later will be the day of Chinese New Year’s Eve. Zhang Xu accompanied the team to London, England, and came to Charlton’s home stadium, the Valley Stadium.

For today's game, before going to bed last night, Zhang Xu deliberately spent all the experience points accumulated during the winter break and joining Sheffield United, and finally raised himself to level 25.

Now, Zhang Xu's attribute value panel is displayed as:

Name: Zhang Xu

Level: 25

Experience points: 84/12000 (allocated attribute points: 0)

Weight/Height: 80.5KG/181.8cm
Current ability/potential ability: 53/67 (minimum 30 for professional players, maximum 99)
Current physical fatigue/status: 21/85 (up to 99)"

Technical attributes (up to 99 for a single attribute):
Crosses: 32 Dribbles: 33 Shots: 33 Headed: 55
Long shot: 32 Marking: 57 Passing: 41 Stealing: 54
Stops: 38 Skills: 44 Penalties: 32 Corners: 25
Set pieces: 31 Throw-ins: 31
Spiritual attributes:
Aggression: 44 Anticipation: 55 Bravery: 81 Calm: 71
Concentration: 61 Vision: 45 Decision: 42 Determination: 83
Imagination: 37 Impact: 71 Off-ball movement: 43
Sense of position: 55 Teamwork: 57 Work engagement: 94
Physical properties:
Explosive power: 82 Flexibility: 47 Balance: 52 Bounce: 78
Physique: 88 Speed: 92 Stamina: 89 Strength: 88
Compared with the data before the winter break, the biggest change in this data is the defensive attributes. Almost every defensive attribute, such as marking, steals, positional sense, etc., has improved by two to three points.

Zhang Xu once deliberately spent 10 experience points to check the attributes of Beatty, the captain. As the team’s highest-paid Beatty, the striker’s attribute values, such as shooting, are only 56 points, and long-range shots are only 45 points. Other attribute values, such as technology and passing, basically fluctuate around 50 points.

As for Zhang Xu's defensive attributes, almost all of them have exceeded 50 points, reaching 55 points, and some even exceeded 55 points. For example, man marking has reached 57 points!
Don't look at the gap between 50 and 55 points is only 5 points, but reflected in the field, even a small difference may be an absolute crushing effect, not to mention the huge gap of 5 points!

Therefore, Zhang Xu believes that with this series of 55 defensive attributes, he will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the League One!
Today's Valley Stadium is much more lively than before.The stadium that can accommodate 26500 people is almost full.

As long as you walk into the stadium, almost all you see are the bright red colors of Charlton fans.The jerseys, scarves, flags, etc. are all dazzling red. You feel like you are in the red ocean, being beaten by the red waves over and over again, and you can't help but sway wildly with them.

Especially the North Stand, where Charlton's craziest and most loyal fans gather, can no longer be simply described as lively. The only thing that can be described is only two words - crazy!

Countless faces and bare upper bodies painted as Charlton badges, countless Charlton flags flying in the air, countless neatly swaying scarves, this is the real Charlton fans, this is the crazy North Stand!

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xu, who was undergoing adaptive training with the team, was not nervous and uneasy, but a kind of pride, a kind of pride to conquer here!

At 45:[-] in the afternoon, the team returned to the locker room, ready to follow the final tactical arrangement of coach Wilson.

“首先我宣布今天的首发阵容：”威尔逊拿着战术板，沉稳地说道：“守门员：1号西蒙森、后卫：2号马修、3号弗朗科伊斯、19号哈里、15号尼尔、中场：8号迈克尔、14号威廉姆斯、27号凯文、28号斯蒂芬，前锋：9号埃文斯、17号克雷斯维尔。阵型为4－4－2标准阵型，注重防守的同时加强球队的进攻！”

Sure enough, Zhang Xu had already expected such a result in his heart. This was the first time he was selected for the 18-man squad, and it was impossible to arrange for him to start immediately.

威尔逊继续念道：“替补五人，分别是35号乔治、30号马库斯、4号尼奇、10号比蒂、25号－－zhang！”

YES!When Zhang Xu heard his name, even though he had been mentally prepared for a long time, he couldn't help applauding in his heart!

After announcing the roster, Wilson briefly arranged tactics.In fact, the overall tactics have been arranged long before the departure. The tactical adjustment before the battle is mainly for the detailed adjustments made to Charlton's starting lineup.

Today, Charlton arranged a 3-5-2 double midfielder offensive formation, with strong offensive ability and relatively stable defense.And what needs special attention here is naturally the opponent's No. 10 captain Wright Phillips!

Phillips is Charlton's head star. He once played for Manchester City in the Premier League. He has strong personal ability and offensive organization ability.

The main task of Sheffield United today is to keep an eye on Phillips!As long as Phillips can be restrained, half of the game is won!
Therefore, when Wilson made tactical arrangements, he asked everyone, especially everyone in the back line, to keep a close eye on Phillips!
Finally, Wilson waved his hand excitedly and shouted: "Okay, guys, when I came to the Valley Stadium today, some media asked me to predict the outcome of the game, so I said: I have two knives, while Charlton only has one sword! So, it depends on your performance whether the blade is strong or the swordsman is strong. Tell me, do you have the confidence to win?"

"We must win! We must win! We must win! We must win!." The entire visiting team locker room was filled with passionate shouts from the blade players.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the starting players of the two teams filed out from the player tunnel amid the deafening applause of the fans.

Zhang Xu and other substitute players came to the bench, wrapped in thick winter clothes, sat down calmly, and prepared to watch the performance of the starting teammates.

"Beep!" With the referee's whistle, the match between the league's first and league's second officially began.

From the beginning of the game, the two sides fell into a tense fight.

Both sides have stayed in the Premier League before, and the strength is almost the same. If there is a gap, it may be a slight difference between the home game and the away game.

For a while, Charlton and Sheffield United came and went on the field, which was wonderful.Either you missed the shot, or my shot was narrowly saved by the goalkeeper, and the screams and boos of the fans broke out from time to time over the Valley Stadium.

But on the whole, Charlton took advantage of the home game and took the initiative a little bit.

Game No. 303 minutes, Charlton had the ball.

The opponent's No. 18 Pritchard slowly advanced with the ball, and when he was close to the center line, he was followed by Michael.So, Pritchard cross-passed the football to No. 20 Chris.

Stephen happened to be standing next to Chris, so he didn't stop the ball, and directly pushed the ball with his foot, and passed it to No. [-] Phillips who came back from the street.

As soon as Phillips got the ball, all the Sheffield United players tensed up, and Kevin and Williams both jumped on it.

Phillips smiled slightly, pulled his right foot, swayed Kevin, and picked the football over Williams' head with a toe, and landed at the feet of No. 7 Danny standing behind Williams.

After Danny got the ball, he turned immediately, and there was a wide channel in front of him to the Sheffield United defense line.

Naturally, Danny would not be polite, so he immediately started to speed up, bringing the football to the hinterland of Sheffield United.And behind him, Phillips followed closely behind with Kevin and Williams.

Danny quickly approached the defense of Sheffield United, and Matthew was the first to meet him. He was not in a hurry, but stuck to Danny with small steps, and his body vaguely blocked Danny's possible breakthrough direction.

However, Danny didn't want to break through, but when Phillips passed him and Matthew's body, he opened a position and then decisively passed it straight.

The ball passed Matthew and rolled towards the open space between the big and small penalty areas of Sheffield United.

At this time, Phillips just arrived, and without any hesitation, he immediately took a shot!
The football flashed across a bolt of lightning, flew past Simonsen's outstretched hands, and got into the gate behind him!

The ball is in!
Charlton used a wonderful frontcourt cooperation to lead [-]-[-]!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!" A high-pitched scream from the on-site commentator instantly ignited the Valley Stadium, and countless Charlton fans began to celebrate wildly.

Lexi Nell looked at the football lying in the goal, and felt quite annoyed. The conceded goal had a lot to do with his failure to cover the open space left by Matthew.

Away from home, trailing 0-1 at half-time means Sheffield United are entering a difficult period.

At this time, the head coach Wilson stood up from the coach's bench, walked quickly to the side of the court, and shouted: "Don't care about that goal, continue to defend firmly! We are the blade, we can do it!"

The timely comfort and encouragement from the head coach dispelled the disappointment in the players' hearts. They returned to their positions and waited for the game to start again.

In fact, Wilson himself was very anxious, falling behind by one goal in the first half, which was very fatal to Sheffield United.

Anxious, he kept muttering to himself: defense, alas, the defense is still not strong enough!
After reading this, he suddenly realized something, and immediately turned his head to look at the bench, where Zhang Xu was also looking at him.
(End of this chapter)