Chapter 50 Football Game
Five minutes into the game, Frederick got into the mood like the other spectators.
The players on the field have only been exposed to this sport for half a month and have no skills at all. Just remember not to touch the ball with your hands, which means victory.
But because of this, the players behaved very wildly on the court, and there was fierce competition for every inch of the turf.
The fierce confrontation instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. Whether they were sailors, farmers, porters, clerks, accountants, or scribes, they all cheered and shouted regardless of each other, and their voices could be heard a kilometer away. can hear.
During a throw-in, Philip suddenly calmed down, looked around at the enthusiastic crowd, and trembled.
If this enthusiasm appeared elsewhere...
Philip didn't dare to think about it anymore.
The first goal came in the 15th minute, when the Fishhook team opened the scoring.
On the bench, Richard Nall had a smile on his face.
Playing such a physically confrontational game with ordinary people is not without challenge for his extraordinary strength. His physical fitness will be reduced in dimensionality. What he prefers is to use his brain to arrange tactics to let the team achieve success. victory.
He listened to everything Frederick said, and he even thought of many things by drawing inferences.
The members of the Fishhook Team are all white-collar workers such as businessmen and clerks. Their physical strength is definitely not as good as that of blacksmiths, but they have an advantage, that is, they have flexible minds. Because the work requires the cooperation of many people, everyone All have a sense of cooperation.
The Hammers are different. When they work, they mostly do their own things. One person can do everything, and they rarely pass the ball when playing football.
So coach Richard Nall formulated the team's tactics, reducing physical confrontation and passing more passes, especially long-distance passes. First, he mobilized the opponent, and second, he made the opponent waste energy by running back and forth.
This tactic worked very well. The Hammers' players were quickly attracted by the Fishhook's long pass and some of them swarmed in to press. Finally, a big gap appeared and a one-on-one duel took place. .
The supporters of the Fishhook team immediately burst into laughter.
But the Hammers quickly took the lead. At a corner kick around the 25th minute, their forward relied on his physical strength to squeeze out the opponent's defender and grab a header, and then broke through the opponent's goal. door.
However, the Fishhook team repeated its old tricks and scored two goals through long passes before the end of the first half.
Frederick just smiled, and then smiled and called the players back to the big tent outside the stadium to rest.
Now the level of these players is just like that. In Football Manager, none of them have a technical attribute higher than 3. There is no way he can make them all reach 20 at once.
However, the Blacksmiths still have advantages and there is a chance for a comeback in the second half.
The second half started quickly. Maria held a half glass of juice and asked Philip: "Father, will Frederick lose?"
Philip saw something. , shook his head and replied: "I don't know, I think he should have a way."
A few minutes after the game started, Archbishop Victor said: "The Hammers are different from the first half."
Philip nodded and said, "Yes, something is different."
Richard Nall also noticed the change in his opponent, but he didn't care.
The corners of Frederick's mouth curled up slightly. One advantage of these blacksmiths was that they were obedient and disciplined.
The blacksmith shop is a dangerous place. Blacksmiths who do not follow discipline will either be burned or suffer other injuries.
So during the break, he reiterated the discipline and asked everyone to be responsible for their own areas. These guys finally learned their lesson.
Now everyone is in their own area. As soon as someone enters with the ball, they will move forward to press. Others will watch the opponents in their own area.
This trick is very effective when rookies are pecking each other. The opponent's passing error rate is already high. Now that someone is rushing over and he feels nervous, the passing becomes even more inaccurate.
The Hammers took advantage of the opponent's passing errors to counterattack, and the situation suddenly became back-and-forth.
The impact brought by the blacksmith's physical fitness was not something that the merchants and employees with reduced physical strength could withstand. The Fishhook team's defense line was suddenly overwhelmed.
Fans like to watch this kind of back-and-forth game. Amid bursts of cheers, the Hammers evened the score in the 60th minute. At this time, the mentality of the players of the Fishhook team changed. Those businessmen players were like gamblers who lost money. They were full of enthusiasm and led the entire team to attack fiercely. They agreed to fight back as soon as the ball was lost.
The blacksmiths saw that turning defeat into victory was right in front of them, and they also played with enthusiasm.
The scene became more and more intense for a while, with both sides scoring a goal each.
Psyche blew the whistle from time to time, allowing the priests of the Church of Light on the sidelines to enter the court to treat the injured players.
The enthusiasm of the fans also increased. When their throats became hoarse from shouting, they bought a glass of beer and drank it to continue shouting.
In the last 15 minutes, the Fishhook team, which was exhausted at the beginning, used up 5 substitutions. The new players' strong energy not only blocked the Hammers' attack, but also led by two goals.
Frederick had previously replaced two of the most energetic midfielders, allowing him to act as a full-time midfielder in front of the penalty area, specifically disrupting the opponent's offense, thereby containing the opponent's new attack. .
At this time, he used up the remaining three substitutions, replaced two wingers and Bryant as a forward, and at the same time arranged to activate the tactics that had been agreed upon.
“Dang!”
“Dang!”
"Dang!"
......
The Fishhook team's iron goal frame withstood the most brutal test since the start of the game.
Richard Nall wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had not been so frightened for how many years.
Frederick was a little helpless. The tactics of long passes and flying together with both wings worked well together with Bryant, who was the tallest man on the field and no one could steal the header. However, there was a problem with his accuracy. Many balls were missed. Hitting the door frame wasted an offensive opportunity.
At this time, a player passed by, and Frederick said to him: "Tell Bryant to aim at the goalkeeper's face."
Five minutes later, the Hammers equalized the score.
The scene in the last five minutes was extremely heated. One side saw that it could not win now, while the other side was about to win. Both sides were excited, and the 0-0-10 formation appeared. Three red cards appeared.
At the last moment, the Hammers seized the opportunity of the Fishhook team to bet on the 0-0-10 formation and launched a last counterattack. The first shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and then another winger followed up to make up for it. The shot was successful, and Psyche blew the final whistle.
The stadium instantly turned into a boiling ocean.
"Frederick wins!"
Maria jumped up happily.
On the carriage back to Wesson City, the little girl who was tired fell asleep as soon as she relaxed.
Archbishop Victor, who was riding in the car, asked Philip: "What do you think of today's game?"
Philip had completely calmed down.
Although he has never been on the battlefield, he served as the diplomat of the Grand Duke of Mainz in last year's war and negotiated with all parties, and he also gained some intuitive understanding of the war.
"Morale, unity." He simply said something that any smart political creature could see, "If Baron Wesson can make everyone in the territory like this, he will not fail."< br>
"Yes." Victor agreed, "Baron Wesson's future... can go very far."
Then he said something seemingly insignificant: "I There is a rumor that someone in the Nuremberg City Council is brewing a motion of no confidence in the current mayor."
Philip narrowed his eyes slightly and replied calmly: "Thank you for informing me about this. .”
(End of this chapter)