Chapter 31 Long time no see, Wang Lie
“Daniel White!!”
“Careful!”
“Ah!”
In the TV The commentator Luo Jin exclaimed again and again, and the audience in front of the TV felt like they were on a roller coaster, with ups and downs of mood.
Daniel White, the defensive midfielder of Hurlingham FC, made a sudden shot in front of the penalty area, hit a long shot and went straight to the goal.
Fortunately, the football hit Tyne center back Matje Katic, and the reflection flew out of the bottom line...
But before the Chinese fans in front of the TV could breathe a sigh of relief, Well, the shooter Daniel White and several other Heringham FC players suddenly raised their arms to signal that Katic had a handball!
"Huh? Handball?" Luo Jin's heart sank.
Before the referee could make a decision, the game broadcast immediately cut to a slow-motion replay of the scene just now.
So everyone could clearly see that when the football flew over, Katic turned sideways to block it, but his left hand was slightly raised outward, expanding the defensive area, and it was a "raised hand" movement.
And the football happened to hit his raised palm!
Luo Jin's voice was low: "Katic did handball, but whether this handball will lead to a penalty kick, we may have to wait and see..."
Today's handball in the penalty area Whether a penalty kick should be awarded has a certain degree of discretion in the rules, and the on-site referee will make a decision based on the specific circumstances. For example, handball can be divided into intentional handball and unintentional handball. Unintentional handball can also be divided into whether it changed the trajectory of the football and the result of the attack.
If the trajectory of the football is indeed changed, but if the referee thinks that the ball was kicked too close to the handball player, making it difficult for the offending player to react, then even if it is a handball, it may not be ruled Penalty kick...
So Luo Jin didn't keep his words to death, and at the same time, he was indeed lucky.
England commentator Connor Cowley did not have Luo Jin's scruples. He said it very directly: "Katic's raised arm changed the flight path of the football. The football was originally heading towards the goal. Out of line! In other words, Katic stopped a very possible goal from Hurlingham! Even if it was unintentional... this was an undisputed handball foul and should have been awarded a penalty! "
The visiting team fans first burst into cheers at the Leize Park Stadium, but they were quickly suppressed by the boos of the home team fans.
After exiting the replay screen, I saw that the referee was pressing the headset to communicate with the video referee team.
During this time, both Huringham FC players and Tyne players were surrounding him, trying to put pressure on him.
The referee made a "don't come near me" gesture with his other hand.
Katic was very excited and kept repeating: "I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it!"
Daniel White, who shot the shot, also repeated to the referee: "He stopped My goal! He blocked my goal!"
Tyne goalkeeper Goetz yelled: "Fart! Even if he doesn't block it, I can save it!"
< br>There was a commotion around the referee, but he still calmly communicated with the video referee team.
Their exchange did not last long. The video referee team asked him if he wanted to go to the sidelines to watch the slow-motion replay. The referee said no, he could see it clearly.
Then he waved to signal the players from both sides in front of him to disperse, and then pointed his right hand at... the penalty spot!
"Penalty kick! It's not a corner kick, it's a penalty kick! Alas!" Luo Jin sighed.
Wang Ziqi spread his hands in front of the TV: "Well, it looks like today is a headwind goal."
Luo Jin has already begun to explain the logic of this penalty kick to the audience:< br>
"...Ten minutes have passed since the start of the second half. Judging from these ten minutes of play, Hurlingham, who played away from home, gradually gained the upper hand. In the first half, the high-position press was too energy-consuming, and Tyne's players were a little overwhelmed in the second half. In addition, I didn’t pay enough attention when defending. When Daniel White took a kick at the front of the penalty area, no Tyne player came up to interfere with him! The result was a penalty kick..."
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In front of the home team coach’s bench, McNeil and his fellow coaching staff were very dissatisfied with this penalty - they didn’t care how the rules explained the handball foul, they just felt sorry for their team being punished. Dissatisfied with the penalty kick.
McNeil is very aware of his team's moral character. This penalty kick will definitely affect the morale and state of the players on the field!
It’s just that McNeil’s protest cannot change the penalty, so after venting their emotions, they have to find a way to prevent the situation from deteriorating.
"We need to replace the king!"
"Go and call the king!"
Assistant coaches Varro and McNeil said almost in unison.
Seeing that McNeil and he wanted to go together, Varro immediately turned around and called someone from the bench.
"King! King! Hurry! Get ready to appear!"
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Hellingham FC assistant coach Liam Andrew certainly raised his hands and feet to support this penalty. He clapped vigorously and cheered loudly: "Good! What a penalty!"
Then he high-fived head coach Ross, and praised: "You're right, as long as we put enough pressure on them, they will lose sight of one thing!"
Ross Te smiled and said: "It's not a secret. After McNeil took charge, this 'mercenary' has been much better, and it was even worse before. Have you forgotten how we defeated them in the first half of the season?"
In the third round of this season, Heringham FC faced Tyne at home. Tyne also scored first in that game. But then when Herlingham FC came out with all their strength and launched a desperate offensive, Tyne couldn't stand it anymore. From the first goal conceded, the situation plummeted, and eventually they lost 1:4.
Assistant coach Andrew was very excited: "Then starting from this penalty kick, the game is about to take a turn! It's our turn to fight back!"
Rost was amused by Andrew's words, and then glanced to the next door from the corner of his eye. There seemed to be some movement in front of the home team's coaching bench.
He turned his head and looked over.
Wang Lie, who had already taken off his coat, stood in front of Tyne head coach McNeill, who was giving him instructions.
Seeing this scene, Rost’s smile did not disappear, but became even brighter:
You are finally coming out!
Then he looked back at the podium.
The general manager and Chinese owner of Hurlingham FC Club are there.
Take a good look, this is the person you are longing for!
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"Wang Lie is about to play!"
The penalty kick had not yet been taken, but the TV broadcast suddenly cut the camera from the Tyne goal to the Tyne coach's bench on the sidelines. Everyone saw McNeil's response to The scene of Wang Lie giving instructions face to face.
Luo Jin, who had a low tone and sighed just now, seemed to be a different person, shouting excitedly.
Wang Ziqi, who was in front of the TV, also jumped off the sofa and cheered: "Oh oh oh!! Dad is coming on!!"
It seems that he doesn't care about the headwind or not at all. of.
Not to mention him, even grandma Zhou Hong was inevitably excited at this time.
Her son’s last Premier League appearance was last year...
“Wang Lie’s last Premier League appearance dates back to December 20 last year, the 16th round of the league. ..."
Luo Jin is also looking back.
“In that game, Soft United defeated Tyne’s opponent 2:1 away from home today, Herringham FC. Wang Lie came on as a substitute in the last fifteen minutes of the game, without scoring or assisting. . At that time, no one thought that it would be Wang Lie’s last game in the Premier League for Soft United... One month, one week and four days later, a total of forty-two days later, we saw him again in the Premier League! No, Wang Lie!”
Zhou Hong sat up slightly in her wheelchair, looking forward to her son's appearance.
The same was true for Tang Xingmei. She didn't even scold her son to ask him to be quiet during the middle of the night.
But she was not only looking forward to it, she was also a little scared.
This is the husband's first game after joining the new team. How he performs will directly determine whether the next journey will be successful or not.
She knew very well that this was her husband's last chance. If you still can't show a convincing performance, huge pressure and criticism will come down like a landslide.
At that time, even she was not confident that her husband could make a comeback...
Tang Xingmei clasped her hands together and pressed them tightly against her mouth, suppressing her slightly chattering teeth.
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Almost everyone’s attention was attracted by the scene that happened in front of the Tyne coach’s bench at this moment, even the players on the field.
Elliot Goetz saw Wang Lie being pulled by head coach McNeil to confess.
He knew that Wang Lie was going to play, so he secretly swore in his heart that he would save this penalty kick. He couldn't let Wang Lie face such a mess in his first appearance in Tyne!
Although Goetz made the right decision, he still failed to save the heavy penalty kick of Hlinham FC forward Mohammed Kutari. "Kutari! Beautiful shot! Hurlingham tied the score!"
Gotz, who was lying on the ground, punched the turf with his fist angrily.
He still didn’t do it!
When he got up from the ground, Wang Lie was already on the sidelines preparing to play.
The fourth official held up a substitution sign next to him.
No. 26 is on, No. 99 is on.
No. 26 Ryan Graham was about to walk off the court, but was stopped by Goetz.
"Give this to the king." Goetz took off the captain's armband from his arm and handed it to Graham.
Graham took the captain's armband, turned and ran to the sidelines.
Because all the TV broadcast cameras were on Wang Lie, it was not until Graham ran up to Wang Lie, high-fived him and handed him the captain's armband that the commentators discovered that Tyne The captain on the field has been changed!
"Graham handed the captain's armband to Wang Lie...Does this mean that Wang Lie will be the captain on the field?"
"Wang is Tyne's captain?!"
The commentators were surprised - they had never heard that Wang Lie was Captain Tyne before...
The fact that Goetz handed over the captaincy to Wang Lie was only known within the team, and there was no external news, and the club's various official accounts did not publicize it.
So even though Wang Lie has been acting within the team as captain for almost ten days, now is actually his first public appearance as "Captain Tyne".
Everyone was a little surprised at first and didn’t dig into it.
After all, although Wang Lie is not the captain of the club, he has always been the captain of the Chinese national team, so now that Tyne is wearing the captain's armband, it is not a very incredible thing, and it is not worth making a fuss about.
Compared with this, Wang Lie's reappearance in the Premier League and his debut in Tyne is more worthy of everyone's talk.
Connor Cowley: "McNeil replaced the starting striker Graham with Wang. This was Wang's first appearance in Tyne! But to be honest, when I saw Wang wearing a jersey other than Soft United's in the Premier League, I still thought It’s a bit... not used to it! But you have to get used to it, because this is a new chapter in Wang’s career... On a brand new team, on a brand new stage, everything from the jersey to the number is brand new... As a person like this A tribute to a legendary player, I wish him all the best in Tyne, although I also know it is difficult..."
Luo Jin: "From a one-goal lead in the first half to now being beaten by the opponent A penalty kick equalized the score. Under such circumstances, Wang Lie made his debut for Tyne and faced difficulties from the beginning... This was really not the best time to play. McNeil's team encountered difficulties in the second half. At the time, he also seemed a little hesitant - if he just let Wang Lie play during the halftime break, would there be no penalty kick? "
Wang Ziqi shouted in front of the TV. : "'Mercenary,' give me some strength!"
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After Wang Lie and Graham handed over, he ran onto the field and put the captain's armband on his arm. .
He didn't expect that Goetz would specifically ask Graham to bring him the captain's armband.
Although he is the full captain, Goetz can wear it all the time, and he has no intention of asking him for the armband.
But Wang Lie also understood why Goetz did what he did.
The team is now tied and morale is low. Goetz hopes that he can revive the team.
What he handed over was not only the captain’s armband, but also a heavy expectation and responsibility.
Wang Lie did his part. After putting on the captain's armband, he slapped his teammates hard and shouted loudly: "They can only score goals with penalty kicks! It's no big deal! Now it's our turn to attack them!"
< br>Then he found Vitini and told the opponent what McNeil asked him to pass: "If you have a chance to cut in from the wing, cut in. If there is no shooting space, pass the ball back and pass it upside down." In the triangle, Van Ginkel will come forward to respond to you, and I will open up space for you. If there is no chance to cut in from the wing, just pass it over my head."
Vitini was very excited. He nodded: "I listen to you, King!"
He finally... finally can fight side by side with his idol in the game! When he thought about this, he didn't even feel how frustrated and unhappy it was that his opponent had just tied the score.
Wang Lie smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "I listen to the boss. These are the boss's arrangements."
Then he ran to find Van Ginkel: "The boss asked you to press forward as much as possible and get closer to me and Vitini. Especially when I press in front of the opponent's goal, you must quickly and decisively intervene at their penalty spot. If you have a chance to shoot in the nearby area, don't hesitate."
The Dutch offensive midfielder asked: "Is it like in training?"
Wang Lie nodded: "Yes. , just like we did in training.”
In the past week of training, McNeill’s method of using Wang Lie was to use Wang Lie’s threat to create shooting opportunities for his teammates. Instead of simply letting everyone pass the football to Wang Lie.
McNeil and his coaching staff believe that it is unrealistic to expect Wang Lie to immediately help the team with goals. If you want Wang Lie to become an immediate fighting force, you have to work on his center attributes.
When he was young, Wang Lie was actually not a center, but a forward. He also gradually became a center as he grew older.
Especially after the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
In fact, if you look at Wang Lie solely by the standards of a center, he is not a particularly top center. After all, his back-up ability is not outstanding enough.
But you cannot use the standard center template to fit Wang Lie. He only needs to stand in the penalty area, even if everyone knows that his back-up ability is not top-notch, but so what? Who dares not to send someone to keep an eye on him? Who would ignore the presence of the current top scorer in football in the penalty area?
So other teammates naturally have opportunities and space.
The only thing that needs to be done is to convince Wang Lie to give up some shooting opportunities.
McNeil did not expect Wang Lie to be quite reasonable, and he quickly agreed to cooperate with the team's tactics and make wedding dresses for his teammates.
However, the above are all effects in training. Whether McNeil's idea is really useful has to be tested in actual combat.
If this game can show what McNeil wants, then Tyne is likely to fix this style of play in the future.
Although he had already played something similar in training, at this moment, McNeil, who was standing on the sidelines and looked at Wang Lie, was still nervous.
He said he had confidence in the nearly 38-year-old veteran, and he did a lot of targeted work because of this.
But football is a result-oriented sport after all, and winning or losing determines everything.
If he loses this game, how long can he hold on to this thing?
Was Wang Lie's poor performance at Soft United because Heldon did not give him enough opportunities and trust, or was it Wang Lie's true performance after his own ability declined?
He felt like a gambler standing at the gambling table at this moment, pushing up all the chips in his hand.
Then just wait for the dice cup to shake.
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"King!! The king is on the court!!"
Jon Berg in the stands saw Wang Lie walking out of the bench and coming to the main court. I was very excited when I was in front of the coach.
Now watching Wang Lie running onto the court, he even waved his fist at Robbie Dixie beside him: "Robbie, you lost! Ha! A glass of beer!"
Robbie Dixie cursed: "Damn it! Katic is old too, how could he not control his arm on that ball?"
Berg laughed: "Don't change the subject. You should Don’t you think Wang won’t play without this penalty kick? I tell you, it’s only a matter of time, he will definitely play!”
Dixie, who had already lost a bet, curled his lips. , snorted: "Do you really believe that he can turn the situation around?"
"Of course I do, that's 'ChinaWang'! Don't you know what this title means? 'Seven Crowns'!" Mr. Golden Ball '! 'The current top scorer'! 'The top scorer in the Champions League'...I can list more for you if necessary!"
Dixie shook his head: "That was all in the past, now'ChinaWang' 'Already old..."
"I'm old too. But look at me, I can shout much more energetically than you! Age is not the key to everything, it is here!"
Berg poked his heart.
"I can still feel the passion football brings me. And you, Robbie. You are only sixty-nine, but you have the mentality of a ninety-six-year-old dying man, refusing to believe that 'possible' '!"
"That's nice to say." Dixie smiled, "But football is not about whoever says nice things will win."
"It doesn't matter, the game is far away now. It will be over in just over half an hour, let’s just watch!”
After saying that, the two stopped arguing about who was right and who was wrong, and both turned their attention to the court.
They are at the scene of this game. Who is right and who is wrong? Witness it with your own eyes.
(End of this chapter)