jdhmnovel Chapter 64 The New Recruits' First Battle
Chapter 64 The New Recruits' First Battle
Two days later, in the first match of the second half of the league season, Burton Albion will host Sheffield Wednesday.
After this match, it was the third round of the FA Cup, where they played Sheffield United.
Then comes the league match against arch-rivals Huddersfield.
Li Yanqing was quite satisfied with the schedule.
Our lineup is almost complete, and after two matches of practice, we'll face our arch-rivals—the timing is perfect.
He fielded Enzo and Hart in this match. There's not much to say; as long as they're in good form, they'll definitely be the starters.
In the first half of the season, they only managed a draw against Sheffield Wednesday, a result he was very dissatisfied with.
This time, we'll definitely show them what Burton Albion is all about!
From the start of the match, Burton's offensive was exceptionally fierce.
"Go! Push everyone forward and try to shoot!"
"Give the ball to Nasri!"
Li Yanqing likes to direct from the sidelines, and this match was no exception.
He immediately waved from the sidelines, signaling all the attacking players to press forward.
The only players in the back positions are Enzo, Sun Yan, and Bradford.
In the seventh minute, Nasri passed the ball to Jami on the wing, who then lobbed the ball into the penalty area.
Unfortunately, Murphy was standing inside, and at only 175 centimeters tall, he couldn't win the header at all.
Finally, the ball was intercepted by the opposing defender, who launched a long ball into the open midfield.
The opposing striker appeared out of nowhere, received the ball, and sprinted forward.
"A good long pass!"
"Sheffield Wednesday's striker, Matias, has received the ball!"
"He only has one defender left in front of him, can he get a one-on-one opportunity?"
The commentator, who had initially thought it would be a dull match, excitedly slapped the table.
Burton are alright; although they mainly focus on defense, they sometimes adopt an attacking approach.
However, Sheffield Wednesday is not a team that takes the initiative to attack; they prefer to win by counter-attacking.
Compared to a match where both sides play a passive, unhurried style, they naturally prefer a high-octane, all-out attacking battle from the outset.
Bradford stared intently at the ball and immediately turned to intercept Matias.
However, his turning speed was also quite worrying. The opponent seized this moment and with a light tap, completed a beautiful nutmeg.
"Matthias!"
"That's it! A fantastic goal and a layup..."
Halfway through the speech, the narrator suddenly went silent.
Matthias had just run over when he immediately froze in place.
The person and the ball passed each other; the person got through, but where did the ball go?
Looking along the path the ball should have taken, we saw a figure dribbling the ball towards Sheffield Wednesday's penalty area.
It's Enzo!
He had just run ahead of the two players and intercepted the ball as they passed each other.
"Well done!" Li Yanqing exclaimed, pumping his fist in excitement.
Enzo's football intelligence was not like that of a sixteen-year-old; he appeared mature and composed.
These are rare qualities in defensive players!
And these players only cost them less than three million!
While praising Enzo, Li Yanqing didn't forget that the team still needed to find a striker.
In his eyes, Matthias was actually not bad.
Name: Marco Mattias
Age: 27 years old.
Status: Good.
Fatigue level: 25%.
Probability of injury: 10%.
Entry: [Passing the ball between the player and the ball], [Fast horse on the wing].
Judging from the entry alone, he is even better than Jami, with an additional dribbling skill called "passing the ball past the opponent", and his age is just right.
After observing the situation, Li Yanqing plans to try making a price offer if the performance remains stable.
Anyway, Felchar didn't give himself any better options.
In the thirtieth minute, the deadlock in the game was finally broken.
Nasri's long-range shot broke through the opponent's goal.
As for Sheffield Wednesday, they also played very hard and created quite a few good chances under these circumstances.
But they soon discovered that the opponent's defense was simply too difficult to deal with!
Teaming up with that Chinese kid made them suffer terribly.
One player harassed the enemy, another pressed the ball, and the opposing captain blocked the route, thus halting the vast majority of the attack.
They were retaliating again, and they hadn't deployed many people to begin with...
After finally rushing to the goal, Hart was still standing there.
In Britain, everyone knows Joe Hart.
He has made more than 100 appearances for the national team!
Despite losing his starting position at Manchester City and experiencing a slight dip in form, it doesn't mean he's no longer capable.
It's more because Guardiola prefers to use goalkeepers who are good at passing the ball.
At the start of the second half, Sheffield Wednesday conceded another goal.
They simply let loose completely, and the head coach even sent several central midfielders up to participate in the attack.
In response, Li Yanqing ordered Burton's formation to be pulled back.
With a two-goal lead, there's no need to continue attacking.
Moreover, if the opposing team has more players, our own backcourt might not be able to hold up.
The active Matias was substituted in the 70th minute.
He was almost desperate during that match.
I tried to attack at least ten times, but most of them were cut off by the opponent.
The remaining shooting opportunities were also easily missed due to interference, with only one or two shots hitting the target.
In the end, Hart easily blocked it.
His teammates, too, played with a lot of frustration.
They were never good at taking the initiative to attack, and after Burton abandoned their offensive efforts, they seemed to lose their way in the game.
They didn't have as many opportunities as they did in the first half.
The final score was 2-0.
The players performed well, and Li Yanqing was very satisfied with their current state.
Enzo has been training with the team for a while and has integrated perfectly into the team.
As for Hart, it remains to be seen. This is his first game for Burton, but he spent most of his time playing with the post.
Li Yanqing even suspected that he might have been in a warm-up state throughout the match...
After the game ended, Chris took out a piece of paper and handed it to him.
"These are some of the recent signings by various teams. Take a look."
"More than six Championship clubs have spent over £50 million on transfers in the past two days..."
"What's scary is that I'm not surprised at all."
"I'm almost used to it." Li Yanqing shrugged, feeling rather helpless about it, but quickly laughed.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of, Chris.”
"Since the decline of Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga have become the most sought-after leagues in the world."
"We should be happy, this gimmick will make all the clubs more money."
"As for their abilities, Enzo and Hart didn't cost us much money, but their abilities are no less than those of players with that price tag."
"What's more, we still have ten million in hand."
"That Chinese guy named Chen something..." Chris thought of Chen Yi, and he had also heard about what had happened from Barker.
“Don’t worry, he’s dead.” Li Yanqing’s tone suddenly turned cold when he mentioned him.
"We just need to beat Huddersfield every time."
"As for him, he'll be finished when the time comes."
"Huh? Why? The other party is quite wealthy, isn't he?" Chris didn't quite understand the logic behind this.
"It's a secret for now, Chris. I can't tell you the reason yet."
"Furthermore, stop saying he's Chinese. I just learned that he changed his nationality to American ten years ago..."