Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 125 Strength Wins Respect (3)

This is the first internal confrontation training match of the England team, and it is also the training match that coach Eriksson will watch from beginning to end. One's own strength, to win the position in the team and the favor of the head coach.

Wang Li was assigned to the substitute group. He and Rooney will be partners as the striker of the substitute group. The media didn't know that the England double star combination they fantasized about was easily realized by Eriksson.

In the substitute group, the midfielder is composed of Chelsea general Lampard, Joe Cole, Manchester United's Butt, and Newcastle's Dyer. On the back line, Jamie Carragher became the captain of the substitute group to lead the entire team At the back, there are Tottenham Hotspur's King, Chelsea's Bridget and Terry, and Tottenham's goalkeeper Paul Robinson is responsible for defending the goal.

This bench lineup alone can scare most Premier League teams!
It can be seen that the luxury of the England team is by no means comparable to that of ordinary teams, but it is such a luxurious lineup that fails every time in international competitions. I have to say that this is indeed a bit ironic.

More than ten minutes have passed since the game on the court. Both the main team and the substitute team have played at a [-]-point level. They all want to show their abilities in front of Eriksson, so the game was played very well. fierce.In fact, there is not much difference between the main team and the substitute team on the field. Generally speaking, it is just that the main team has a few more big-name players. The level of these ordinary players is not much different.

The forwards of the main team, Michael Owen and Vassell, could not be defended by the defenders of the substitute team, and the so-called double stars of the England team, Wang Li and Rooney, had no tacit understanding at all, and their offense was not threatening at all.

At this time, the confrontation in the midfield became the focus of the competition on the field. On one side was the star midfielder led by Gerrard. Beckham, Scholes and Hargreaves were all very strong in personal strength. Occasional sudden attacks will pose a strong threat to the substitute team, but the 'blue-collar' midfielder led by Lampard should not be underestimated. Their style is very tough, and their skills are not much different. Big trouble.

But as far as Wang Li himself is concerned, Eriksson's worries have become a reality.Wang Li is a technical striker, and his position is closer to that of a shadow striker, so it is difficult for him to cooperate with these traditional English players.And because his game experience is still too little, and the time to start playing the game is too short, whether it is tactical concept, awareness or coordination ability, it cannot be compared with these teammates.At Wolverhampton, the team as a whole revolved around him, and he couldn't feel anything, but now on the field, he feels out of place.

Even the players on the substitute team are no less famous than him, and they are all very confident in their own strength. In addition, they are not familiar with Wang Li, so it is impossible for the team to revolve around Wang Li. Wang Li had no way to show his strength at all, he just kept wandering in the frontcourt, but under the defense of the star defender of the main team, he couldn't get out of position at all, let alone get the ball and play.

Wang Li knew that if things went on like this, his position in the head coach's heart would definitely plummet, and his teammates would think he was a 'mixed' in and be treated coldly. He didn't want this kind of thing to happen, but in Near the opponent's penalty area, the area defense composed of several ace guards of the main team is very effective, at least for Wang Li, so he can't get out of position near here, and can only retreat to get the ball.

Seeing Wang Li's performance, Rooney looked down on Wang Li even more in his heart, "This black-haired boy is really just a useless guy", he thought silently.

But Eriksson on the sidelines nodded, and then took out his notebook to record something. As a head coach, Eriksson has done an in-depth understanding of every player in the team before, and he knows very well that now The reason why Wang Li can't show his strength, and the black-haired boy on the field can understand his situation and try to change him, which shows that he is very smart and knows how to play football with his mind, which is an indispensable part of the success of stars missing quality.

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Efforts will always be rewarded, and Wang Li's performance opportunity finally arrived at No. 205 minutes of the training match.

Joe Cole shoveled the ball from Beckham in the backcourt, and then directly stabbed Terry. After receiving the ball, Terry drove the ball to the midfield before Vassell countered. , Lampard grabbed the position, he stopped the ball firmly under his feet, and then looked towards the main team's half.

Substitutes attack!

Wang Li, who was retreating, was at the front of the penalty area. He saw this opportunity, suddenly threw away Philip Neville, and ran horizontally to the left.However, Philip would not be thrown off so easily. His speed was very fast. Although it was difficult to catch up with Wang Li, he did not let him fall back much.

At this time, he found that Wang Li's body stopped suddenly, and ran to the right as if he was not affected by inertia at all. Philip opened his mouth in surprise and watched Wang Li pass by him. The running speed was too fast, there was no way to stop all of a sudden, and he could only turn his head to look at Wang Li's back.

After getting rid of Philip, Wang Li finally ran out of a gap.

At this time, the ball reached Bart's feet. Seeing that the black-haired boy had a good position on the field, he kicked a through ball to the ground, and the ball flew quickly towards Wang Li against the turf.As a member of the Manchester United team, Bart had already seen Wang Li's skills in that Old Trafford game. Even though Wang Li hadn't played well before, he still believed that this kid would never let him down.

In order to receive the pass more safely, Wang Li ran directly towards the ball, followed by Gary Neville. He knew Wang Li's strength very well, and he must not let him get the ball easily, otherwise the goal might be lost. It's dangerous. Until now, Gary still clearly remembers the boy's solo breakthrough in Manchester United, and scored three goals in a row. The unbelievable movements and crazy imagination made Gary feel unbelievable. There was a heart of admiration.

Facing this kind of imaginative and extremely skilled player, even if he is still dissatisfied, how could Gary not try his best to defend!

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Although it was only a blink of an eye from when the ball was kicked to approaching Wang Li's body, it was enough time for him to react.

Wang Li's body turned 180 degrees in the direction of the ball rolling, and then knocked the ball to the left with his left foot. After turning around, he bypassed Gary who hadn't reacted yet, and caught up with the ball again.

wonderful!

fantastic!

The gap between the video broadcast and the live game is too great. The players who saw Wang Li's action all had this idea at the same time!

Wang Li's movement just now was really beautiful, clean and agile, without wasting any extra movements, he just passed Gary Neville, a wonderful goal pass.

On the sidelines, Eriksson opened his mouth wide and stood up directly.He looked at Wang Li who was still dribbling the ball forward in disbelief. Although the dribble just now seemed simple, as a football professional, he understood the difficulty of this kind of ball.

Just a quick turn can stump most people, not to mention the subsequent movements, and as long as the ball deviates a little, it is difficult for Wang Li to catch the ball.

Although modern football concepts often pursue quickness, speed, and no waste of extra moves, how many people actually achieve this? It's not that players like fancy moves, but that they can't do straightforward attacks at all. That's much, much harder than fancy tricks!
(End of this chapter)