After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 516 Thanks to the referee for giving the opportunity to exercise

In the locker room during the intermission, Pan Yi brought Scaloni and De Ligt to the players and found that the mentality of the players was pretty good.

In the second half of the first half, although York City fought with ten men, they still stabilized the defense under the command of De Zelby and kept the score of 1:1 until the end of the half.

To be able to do this, it is obvious that the counter-attack goal after the 20-minute save is crucial.

It severely hit the morale of Swansea, but at the same time boosted the confidence of York City players!

Therefore, in the current locker room, everyone is still very motivated, and it doesn't look like they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"Swansea will definitely attack heavily in the second half. We have no other choice but to continue to defend and then look for opportunities to counterattack."

De Zerby began to arrange tactics for the second half, while Pan Yi and Scaloni stood aside and did not interrupt.

Now it's his stage again!

Especially Pan Yi, because he didn't make too much preparation for this game, and he didn't have a plan for Scaloni to be sent off, so his understanding of the opponents in this game is not as good as that of the coaching staff.

As for Scaloni, he was afraid that his tactical thinking would conflict with De Zerby's ideas, so he also chose to hand over all command rights to De Zerby.

This is the unconditional trust between team members!
Not just between players, but also between coaches.

And De Zerby did not feel stage fright at all because of the presence of the boss and the head coach, but encouraged his players with confidence and boldness:
"So, from the second half onwards, all of you have to keep in mind one thing for me, defend well first, defend desperately!"

"The Swansea guys on the opposite side must think they have a good chance of winning. They are at home and the referee is helping them. At the same time, they have an advantage in numbers. I can't think of anything more favorable than that. .”

"And us? We don't need to have any burdens. Even the draw is acceptable and we can go home and finish it off."

With that said, De Zelby pointed to the tactics list:
"The defense in the second half must be layered, especially the two wingers must return to the midfield to defend. Amon and Kulusevsky, you need to defend more in the second half. Can you do it?"

Amon and Kulusevsky nodded in agreement.

After De Ligt was sent off, Rice retreated to the central defender position and partnered with Westerman to play double central defenders.

In the midfield, Karlstrom and Alonso form a double midfielder, Amon and Kulusevsky are on both sides of the midfield, and only Baker is in front.

This is what forms a 4-4-1 formation.

"Westman and Rice have to stand in front of each other, so that our defense in the center will have more depth, and at the same time Karlstrom and Alonso can better protect the two sides."

"We started the second half on the defensive, we couldn't score, we couldn't let Swansea score. I believe, after 30 minutes, let them bombard for half an hour, in the last 15 minutes, they will definitely Mistake!"

"And as long as they make a mistake, that's our chance! We have to quickly pass the ball into the penalty area, let Beck go to grab the point, and then the players in the back row are ready to jump in and give them a fatal blow!"

After finishing speaking, De Zelby drew a schematic diagram of York City's defense on the tactical board. Among them, his biggest requirement is to minimize fouls, especially fouls within 35 meters of his own penalty area.

After using such a defensive formation, he is not too worried about the Swansea team's open play, but he must beware of set-pieces.

In addition, he also arranged more detailed defensive tasks for each player, allowing them to stand in their own positions and defend against the corresponding opponents.

At the end, De Zerby came to Isaacson and patted him on the shoulder: "I still have to work hard for you in the second half!"

Isaacson nodded, his eyes were firm: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

They all understand that although the team's defensive tactics are arranged very well now, due to the lack of one person, Swansea is bound to get a lot of shooting opportunities.

At this time, I trust the performance of the goalkeeper very much.

However, due to Isaacson's brave attack in the first half, the team has confidence in him from top to bottom.

"The overall tactic is like this. We are unbeatable York City. We have to tell Swansea that they couldn't crush us in the first half, and they couldn't crush us in the second half!"
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Sure enough, as De Zelby expected.

From the beginning of the second half, Swansea once again launched a fierce attack on York City's defense.

They took advantage of their numbers, firmly grasped the situation on the field, and launched attacks on the hinterland of York City time and time again.

And the 10 players on the York City field all have the same idea, that is, to defend with all their strength, and even if they are killed, Swansea will not be able to score again!

Since Rice is often assigned to play the position of central defender in training, he cooperates well with Westerman, and the entire defense line still appears to be very complete.

After several strong bursts in the center failed to work, Swansea began to switch to the two wings, using the assists of the full-backs and the breakthroughs of the wingers to create threats.

Although Amon and Kulusevski frequently retreated to defend according to Scaloni's request, they are not professional defensive players after all.

Kulusevsky is okay, he can switch between midfielder and winger under Pan Yi's guidance, but he is also attacking in midfield;
Amon is a forward who plays more often. It is indeed a bit embarrassing for him to defend desperately.

Therefore, even though the two experienced midfielders, Karlstrom and Alonso, frequently helped them fill their positions, they still allowed Swansea to seize many opportunities.

Fortunately, Isaacson really performed very steadily at this time, high and low, defusing Swansea's extremely threatening shots several times, saving York City's defense, and at the same time making the players more confident as they defended.

After struggling for 10 minutes, Swansea's offense restrained.

But De Zelby felt that this was probably a precursor to a more violent attack by the Swansea team!

So he made a decisive substitution, replacing Amon with Joe Partington, a more defensive midfielder.

Sure enough, not long after, the Swansea team also requested a substitution. A midfielder Carroll was replaced, and a forward Routledge was added. At the same time, the formation was adjusted to 4-2-4.

Their head coach, General Clements, obviously made up his mind to strengthen the offense, and vowed to take down York City at his own Liberty Stadium and directly reach the semi-finals!
However, because York City had prepared ahead of time, their defense became stronger and stronger.

Although the Swansea team still got some chances, they were basically long shots and 45-degree crosses.

Isaacson's performance was very outstanding. For a while, he turned to save the opponent's long shot, and for a while, he jumped high and confiscated the high ball.

De Zelby also frequently issued new instructions on the sidelines to guide the players to strengthen their defense, and the York City players on the field did not panic at all.

"Boss, De Zerby is really great!" In the stands, Scaloni said convincingly to Pan Yi, "I suspect that you will replace me with him soon..."

Pan Yi laughed loudly: "Are there any people I found who can't do it? But don't worry, I won't drive you away unless you want to leave yourself."

"Haha, just kidding." Scaloni laughed, "I don't want to leave such a good place. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the Argentine country calls me." Scaloni looked to the sky, where the blue sky and white clouds were, and that was also the color of the Argentine national team jersey.

"One day, I will never stop you, and even support you." Pan Yi laughed.

Isn't it true that Scaloni will eventually belong to Argentina...
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On the field, because of Isaacson's outstanding performance and the tenacious defense of the players on the field, although York City was at a disadvantage in numbers and passive on the field, Swansea still failed to break the deadlock on the field.

This made the Swansea players more and more impatient, and they even stepped up their actions frequently, trying to anger the York City players.

However, the York City players still controlled their temper and did not tangle with each other.

This is mainly due to the fact that the referee suffered losses twice in a row in the first half. It would definitely not be worthwhile if he was stupid enough to fight with the opponent again at this time.

Not to mention giving a red card and a yellow card, even if it is to send the opponent a few free kicks or something, the opponent's Sigurdsson is not a vegetarian!
Seeing the passing of time every minute and every second, the Swansea team's offense has also dropped slightly. After all, it is impossible for any team to maintain a fast-paced offense in 90 minutes.

At this time, De Zelby decisively asked Lin Liangming to replace captain Karl Strom.

This is mainly because Karlstrom has not yet returned to his best form after his injury, especially in terms of physical fitness.

After more than an hour of tenacious defense, he also began to show fatigue.

At this time, letting Lin Liangming, who is physically strong, play can help the team better on both offense and defense!
At the same time, De Zerby also moved Kulusevsky a bit to the center, letting him play as a false winger, while Lin Liangming played as an attacking midfielder to provide support behind Baker.

At this time, York City's formation also became a 4-3-1-1.

In this way, while still maintaining a defensive formation, York City also has a certain ability to counterattack.

This is mainly reflected in Lin Liangming who has just played. His position in the front midfielder connects the midfielder with forward Baker, and he can pass a more threatening pass after taking the ball.

Swansea, on the other hand, didn't care much about York City's changes.

In their view, now that the team has firmly suppressed York City, the current top priority is how to break through the goal guarded by the Swedes as soon as possible, rather than worrying about York City's counterattack.

However, on the surface, the Swansea team still took the initiative, with waves of offensives flocking to York City, but in fact York City's defense appeared to be more stable than at the beginning of the second half, with almost no Give Swansea the chance to face goal directly.

The central defender combination of Westerman and Rice still performed well, and the defense of the two fullbacks was also very good.

Especially Fu'an Jianyang, he has fast speed, good jumping ability, and good physical resistance ability, very flexible, which makes people shine.

Seeing Fu'an Jianyang's outstanding performance on the court, Scaloni had to look at Pan Yi beside him with admiration.

At the beginning, Pan Yi fought against all opinions and gave Fu An Jianyang the special genius clause, for which he endured a lot of criticism.

But now, this young Japanese player who can play all positions on the back line has proved his ability with iron-like facts, and has become an indispensable player in York City.

Of course, apart from Fu An Jianyang, which player in this game was not brought by Pan Yi himself?

It can be said that if York City can achieve today's results, regardless of whether they can really reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup today, this season will be a successful season.

And behind this success, Scaloni believes that the greatest credit is definitely not his own, but the boss sitting next to him, Pan Yi! ——
There is not much time left in the game, and the timing board above the stadium shows that 80 minutes have passed.

Swansea have also used up all their substitutions, and they have added more attacking players, intending to put all their eggs in one basket and try to beat York City at home.

After all, unlike York City's ease in the league, Swansea still has to relegation in the Premier League. I really can't play one more game!

But York City's defense remains tenacious.

In the 82nd minute, Rice, who had been running up and down in the central defender and midfielder position, even had cramps.

This caused the Swansea fans in the stands to boo dissatisfiedly, thinking that this was the York City players deliberately delaying time.

But in fact, the team doctors of York City know very well that the players are really working hard, and their physical fitness has reached a critical point.

In fact, with the current training level and physical reserves of York City, under normal circumstances, cramps are not likely to occur, especially for young players like Rice.

But it is because one person was sent off in a short time after the opening, and the 11-man battle has to be used as [-]-man. Everyone has to run and fight more to prevent the team's defensive system from going wrong. They were exhausted.

Rice, on the other hand, is located between the two veteran players, Westerman and Alonso. He needs to chase and tackle more, and has more physical confrontation with the opponent's players, so the overdraft is faster.

But Rice is still young after all, and has a strong recovery ability.

After the team doctors came in to take care of it briefly, he bounced on the grass a few times before returning to the field alive and kicking.

His will to never give up also inspired his teammates.

Like Lin Liangming who came off the bench, he was also running back and forth like a tireless machine.

From time to time, he would run back to his own penalty area to participate in the defense, and then as soon as he got the ball, he would quickly move forward and force Swansea to return to the defense, which could also reduce the defensive pressure on his side.

In the 88th minute, taking advantage of a negligence of a Swansea player, Lin Liangming suddenly jumped out from behind and intercepted the football at the opponent's feet horizontally, and the ball came to Alonso's feet.

Alonso raised his foot and passed it without thinking, because the moment Lin Liangming passed the ball to him, he had already advanced quickly.

This also made the Swansea players a little bit unexpected, so they didn't stick close.

Alonso's pass also happened to give an advance amount, just on the running route of Lin Liangming.

Lin Liangming chased forward desperately, almost running at his fastest speed, and finally stopped the ball in front of the baseline.

At this moment, the York City fans at the scene responded with warm applause and cheers!
Then Lin Liangming raised his head and glanced into the restricted area.

But this time he ran so fast that even his teammates didn't keep up. Looking around, they were all Swansea players in white jerseys.

From the corner of the eye, there is a tall man in a red jersey running in the distance. It should be Baker, but his speed is not fast.

At least not so fast that Lin Liangming can find someone by passing the ball now...

But at this time, the opponent's defender has already pushed up, and there are more than one.

Lin Liangming knows his ability, and with his current dribbling skills, it is really difficult to break through two Premier League defenders at once.

So he decided to just stick to the bottom line and bring the ball into the penalty area, pass it if he can, and earn a corner kick if he can't.

In this situation, it is impossible for York City to invest too much force on the offensive line, and it is a better opportunity to get a set kick.

But Swansea's players are also very experienced.

Central defender A. Mawson blocked his position and was not in a hurry to make a move, while another central defender, Fernandez, formed a second line of defense behind him, ready to step forward and grab the ball at any time.

Lin Liangming looked up again and found that Baker was still running, but still not in the right place.

Can't wait!

Lin Liangming didn't take the ball anymore, but directly flicked the ball with his left foot, pulled out a gap, and volleyed directly with his big foot!

At this time, Lin Liangming didn't think too much, he just thought, rather than being cut off, he might as well try his luck.

Even if you don't go to the door, it's okay to hit the opponent's leg!

then……

The ball actually passed directly between A. Mosen's legs, and then hit Fernandez's leg hard, changing direction!
With such a short distance, it is impossible for anyone to have time to react.

And it's so hard to die, after the ball changed direction, it flew directly to Swansea's goal!

At first, Swansea's goalkeeper Fabianski was a little hesitant, because Lin Liangming's vigorous shot was a bit like a vigorous cross towards the goal.

In this case, the goalkeeper's best choice is to take a step forward to intercept the ball to avoid the ball being passed to the most dangerous small penalty area.

However, no one in York City followed to the door, is it necessary to attack?

But at this moment of hesitation, he found that the ball arrived soon, and it was coming towards the near corner of the goal!

Fabianski instinctively raised his foot to block it, but it was too late.

The ball passed through the gap between his waist and the near post, and Fabianski could only watch helplessly as the ball crashed into the net!

The ball is in!
The ball really went in!
Lin Liangming's shot actually scored a goal!
Almost everyone present couldn't believe it. Who could have imagined that this guy's luck was so good, and his seemingly helpless shot actually bounced directly into the goal through a "bouncing ball"!

My God, is there anything more incredible than this in the world?

Even Lin Liangming, who scored the goal, couldn't believe it. He knelt down on the ground and covered his face with his hands.

He even wondered if he was dreaming. If he was killed, he would not believe that he scored a goal in this almost zero-angle position!

"Beautiful, Lin!!!" At this moment, Baker rushed up from behind and pinned Lin Liangming to the ground.

Lin Liangming was still immersed in the shock brought by the goal, he just shook his head blankly, and then felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and it turned out that his teammates ran up one after another, playing a stack of arhats on him.

All the players were laughing, and all the York City fans were also laughing. They also sang a song in the stands of the visiting team. This is Lin Liangming's song!
On the sidelines of the court and on the coach's bench, they all huddled together. Under such a difficult situation and with a disadvantaged number, York City turned defeat into victory. What a celebration!

In the stands, Pan Yi first hugged Scaloni next to him, and then hugged De Ligt tightly.

"See, I said we will win!"

De Ligt also looked very excited, and he hugged Pan Yi tightly.

"Boss, this is your team, your best team... I belong to you too... Ah, no, yes, I belong to your team!"

Due to being too excited, De Ligt was even a little incoherent.

They were all so happy and excited!
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"It's surprising, this goal! No one thought that Lin Liangming, who seemed to be fighting alone, would score a lucky goal from zero angle!" Lineker also seemed very excited.

York City was suppressed throughout the game. They were sent off one person and awarded two penalties, but they did not give up and persisted until the end. In the end, they unexpectedly reversed!
"Although it seems a bit lucky, this goal is the best reward for York City's tenacious fighting spirit throughout the game!"

"With this spirit, I believe they will really grow into a strong team. League One is not where they should be, they can go to the Championship, or even the Premier League!"

"Players, tactics, technology, fighting spirit, hard work... They have all the conditions that a strong team should have. Fortunately, we have also witnessed the growth of a team with our own eyes!"

"Looking at the current field, after York City scored this goal, Swansea's morale seemed to be drained all of a sudden..."

In fact, after the goals and celebrations, there wasn't much time left in the game.

When the Swansea players lost their fighting spirit, York City, on the contrary, took the initiative on the field by relying on the momentum of reversal, frequently threatening Swansea's goal, and even almost scored a few times.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the scene completely turned into a happy paradise for York City, while the Swansea fans exited in frustration.

They got two penalties in one game, and sent off a player and a coach of the opponent, but they still can't win a League One team. What else can they say?
Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't play in the FA Cup, or just go back to the Premier League to avoid relegation!
After the game, Isaacson was also elected as the best player of the game.

There is no doubt that without his pounce and the fast attack after the pounce, it would be very difficult for York City to win today.

What's more, in most of the time after the equalizer, Isaacson also helped York City get an impeccable victory through his wonderful and steady performance!

After the game, the media also interviewed Pan Yi and asked him what he thought of the game, especially the two penalties and two red cards that appeared in the game.

Obviously, this is to create some hot news to increase media traffic.

And Pan Yi said very generously:
"Thank you to the referee for giving us more opportunities to practice. Otherwise, we don't know that we can beat a Premier League team without a head coach and one player..."

(End of this chapter)