activa-t Chapter 252 Why Did You Fall?
Chapter 252 Why Did You Fall?
Chapter 252 Why Did You Fall?
It doesn't matter if Southampton's formation is recovered, Notts County can still continue to make a fuss on the wing, but this time it is not a counterattack, but a full-back assist.
Regardless of Abidal or Ramos, even if the assist ability of the two is somewhat different from that of the main players, they will not hold back and can be used at critical moments.
With Iniesta and Babel approaching the center consciously, the two full-backs gradually began to dominate the entire side.
And in this way, although Notts County has become a positional attack, only a center forward from Villa is at the forefront, but there are three players in the penalty area, and Meireles can continue to maintain the pressure outside the penalty area. , It actually opened up Notts County's wing attack.
Either a direct inward shot, or a 45-degree cross, or an inverted triangle pass to a teammate in front of the penalty area, no matter which option you choose, you can give full play to the power of the wing attack.
It's just that Notts County currently doesn't have a strong center forward, otherwise this set of tactics will be more perfect.
Loew is also thinking about this issue. Looking for a center forward from the chairman can at least play a tactical role. You can't always use a few central defenders as a center forward!
As Notts County gradually took the initiative on the field, Southampton could only shrink back. Even so, they also felt that the defense line was crumbling. Facing Notts County's unreasonable wing attack and flying on both wings, their method was not good. many.
Offensive is no longer possible, and Notts County's midfielder can make their offense return without success; the defense also feels like it can't be defended. Now Notts County is just a final goal, and Southampton can only Do your best to resist.
Before the championship trophy, what face does Southampton need? Victory is face, so the Southampton coach, who doesn’t have many choices, directly asks the players to play with the human wall in the penalty area. If there is a ball game, then Southampton's opportunity will come.
Such a low profile was only done by Southampton when they faced Manchester United and other giants, and now it appears in front of a remnant League One team, which is simply unimaginable and shocking.
But the pressure in Notts County is real. Maybe the fans in front of the TV can't see it, but at the scene, the fans in the stands will really feel it.
Facing the opponent's conservative tactics again, the Notts County players are not in a hurry. After all, they have encountered the same scene too many times in the league. The only difference is that Southampton's strength is far stronger than them The opponents in the League One, so even if they put on the bus, they have to be more accented, that's all.
Notts County's ball possession rate has risen sharply, and their shooting data has also risen sharply, beginning to completely overwhelm Southampton.
The Notts County fans and neutral fans in the stands began to boo Southampton's conservativeness, while the Southampton fans were a little bit embarrassed and even more angry in their hearts.
Originally thought that coming to Wales was to witness the team easily crushing Notts County and then win the championship, and directly participate in the championship celebration, but I didn't expect that, let alone the final result, you are still so conservative when facing a League One team?
Don't even face it!
As a result, there were only the voices of Notts County fans in the stands, and the Cardiff Millennium Stadium was close to becoming the home of Notts County.
No matter how the fans look at it, victory and championships are more important than face. Anyway, they are not rich, and they don't care about these.
Time passed with the wind a little bit, and Notts County's offense became more and more breathless for Southampton. The only thing that supported them was willpower.
When the fourth official raised the display board for 4 minutes of stoppage time on the sidelines, the Southampton coach rushed over to protest angrily, but it had no effect on the result, and he could only leave angrily in the end.
The Saints players on the field know what the coach is thinking, and all they need to do now is to delay the time, so they can frequently fall to the ground.
Notts County may also use these little tricks at critical moments, but if they switch to themselves, they must not tolerate others practicing under their own noses, so facing the fallen Saints players, they all directly pulled them up , but seemed helpless.
They still need every second to attack.
Iniesta's pass was directly thrown into the penalty area, and Di Natale took the lead in the header. When he was interfered and had no chance to attack the goal, he chose to ferry the ball to the back point.
However, the ball flew a little high, so Babel could only compete with the opponent's defender for a header. The two leaped high at the same time. The Dutch winger's head hit the ball first, and he headed the ball towards the front of the penalty area.
The moment he landed, he found that the Southampton full-back who was fighting for the header with him landed directly on the ground, covering his head in pain, and couldn't help being confused.
Although I had physical contact with him, I didn't touch his head at all!
Several Southampton players around looked at him with unfriendly expressions, as if he had made some malicious foul.
But before he could think about it, the ball he hit with his header in the middle of the penalty area was volleyed towards the goal by Meirelles, who felt that he was flattered.
The ball was like a cannonball, over the bus in front of Southampton, over the Saints goalkeeper's defense, and directly blasted into Southampton's goal.
The audience was silent, but two seconds later, two completely different voices appeared.
On one side are the soaring cheers of the Notts County fans, and on the other side are the piercing boos of the Saints fans. Together, they seem to be able to burst the eardrums at any time.
Meirelles yelled out, slammed his jersey off and rushed to the stands where the Notts County fans were, with an indescribably ferocious expression on his face.
Other Notts County teammates also ran over excitedly to celebrate the goal. It has entered stoppage time. This is a lore goal.
However, controversy arose at this time. Although the referee blew his whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, the Saints players surrounded the referee angrily and reasoned, with saliva splashing on the referee's face.
"Sir, this goal shouldn't be counted. Our player was injured and fell to the ground. The game should be stopped. Even if you didn't see it, the Notts County players should take the initiative to stop the game instead of taking this opportunity to score!" The captain of the Saints pushed away a few teammates who seemed to be angry and beat up the referee at any time, and stood in front of the referee to explain, hoping to be treated fairly.
At this time, the Notts County players saw the scene not far away, and they didn't bother to celebrate the goal. They quickly gathered together to put pressure on the referee, and they must not let the goal fly again.
(End of this chapter)