Coaching career started as a college team coach

Mowat's red card had a decisive impact on the game. Before that, if Heginbottom had the idea of ​​giving it a try to get back one or two goals, then now that the situation was 11 vs. 10, Heginbottom had basically given up the game.

Unfortunately, the free kick in an excellent position caused by Mowat's foul, Edwards' direct shot hit the wall and bounced back, while Rodri's long shot was directly hugged by the goalkeeper.

Adam Armstrong was the hardest-working player in Barnsley. He seemed to be unable to see that his team was currently in an unfavorable situation of one less player and two goals behind. He ran in the frontcourt with all his strength, even though it was difficult for his teammates to pass to his position.

After leading by two goals and playing one more player, Wolves' offensive was temporarily suspended. From the 60th to the 70th minute, Wolves controlled the ball for most of the time, but they were not in a hurry to attack, but passed the ball back and forth on both sides of the court to mobilize the defense.

In the 70th minute, Wei Le made a substitution adjustment, replacing Jota with Haaland and Rodri with Kevin McDonald. Rodri, who played in almost all the games he could play, can be regarded as an "iron man", and it is time to give him some rest time.

Wei Le was not in a hurry to use up the last substitution.

In the 80th minute, Godfrey rushed from the left to the midfield and passed the ball to Jack Pearce diagonally, creating a very good shooting space. Pearce shook the opponent's central defender and then shot low into the far corner of the goal.

The goalkeeper made a save and touched the ball, but the ball still rubbed the inside of the post and went into the goal.

The third goal in the 80th minute completely crushed the fighting spirit of the Barnsley players. When the injury time was up, the referee did not intend to add a second, and directly blew three long whistles to end the game.

"3 points in hand, mission accomplished. 》

This is the title of the report of the Wolves game in the special section of the English Championship of "442" magazine. With the end of this game, the Wolves took all three points, and now the Wolves have been unbeaten for 17 games. This Wolves team has formed an overwhelming advantage in the English Championship.

Newcastle has fallen behind, and now they are 7 points behind the Wolves.

As long as the Wolves do not fall behind, the championship trophy should be not far from Wolverhampton.

However, in a very good situation, the Wolves lost the away game against Burton three days later.

In this game, the overall state of the Wolves was not very good. After playing one high-intensity game after another, even the head coach Wei Le standing on the sidelines felt tired, not to mention the players who fought hard on the field.

As soon as the game started, Wei Le found something wrong. Just three minutes later, in a midfield header, the central defender Bass jumped high, and when he landed, his figure paused, and then fell to the ground.

"Sprained." Dr. Matt Perry's voice from the headset was very serious, making Wei Le close his eyes helplessly.

During the pre-match warm-up stage, Ziro, who had just recovered from a serious injury, suddenly reported that his thigh muscles were still uncomfortable during the warm-up. Originally, Ziro could have started this game, but now it seems that his return time will be delayed.

Fortunately, there were two people, Haaland and Jota, on the bench, so Haaland was "ordered to play" in this game and got the opportunity to play.

From before the game to the beginning of the game, the Wolves had already "non-combat reduction" of two people, and although the others did not have injuries, it can be seen with the naked eye that their competitive state is not as good as before. This is reflected in the number of unforced errors that are much more than usual.

And opportunities are like this, if you don't seize it, your opponent will naturally seize it for you.

Burton is not a strong team, but it is not a team that can be easily controlled.

Wolves are the team with the leading ball possession rate, but Burton is the team with more shots on goal. In addition, Burton had far more corner kicks and free kicks than Wolves, but Wolves were ahead of their opponents in terms of fouls.

The data also showed the trend of the situation on the field. Wolves had the advantage but could not score, while Burton took the lead in scoring.

In the 40th minute, Burton got consecutive corner kicks. The first corner kick was headed out by Ruben Dias, and the second one was hit by goalkeeper Martinez.

But the third one was in chaos again in the penalty area. The ball was kicked close to the goal this time. I don’t know who stretched out a foot in the crowd and gently cushioned the ball into his own goal!

0-1 came so suddenly!

Wei Le was a little unsure, butIt was Coady who replaced Bass and covered his face, because he kicked the ball in.

Wei Le shook his head. Today's luck was really not on the side of the Wolves. He suddenly thought of the first round against Manchester United. This time, they became "Manchester United" and Burton became the "Wolves" at that time.

The first half ended with a score of 0-1, and at the beginning of the second half, the Wolves launched a fierce offensive, trying to equalize or even surpass the score. But everything was so unsuccessful. In the 60th minute, an attack by the Wolves was intercepted in the midfield, and Burton took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Left forward Knightley received the return pass from the standing center forward Sodel, adjusted two steps and shot directly at the goal! Martinez, who had made four or five saves before, really couldn't stop this shot!

0-2!

Watching Knightley and Sodel "openly" celebrate passionately in the Wolves' penalty area, Martinez didn't know what to say.

In the 78th minute, Rodri's long pass found Haaland who was running at high speed, and the 16-year-old young player pushed away two strong central defenders, Ben Turner and Mosigno, and shot through the goal.

But when Haaland roared and rushed to the goal and wanted to run back to the midfield with the ball, the referee's whistle sounded. This was not a whistle symbolizing a valid goal, but a whistle indicating that Haaland was offside first!

At the moment Haaland started, his body leaned forward, half a body ahead of Ben Turner, and the assistant referee saw this offside clearly.

"Okay, okay." Haaland walked back cursing.

Haaland's offside goal turned out to be the best chance for Wolves at the last moment. After that, Wolves could no longer threaten Burton's goal. Wolves' frequent shots outside the penalty area made Wei Le couldn't help but roar at the field.

The game ended with Wolves losing, and at the post-match press conference, when asked about ending the legendary 17-game unbeaten streak in this way, Wei Le seemed helpless.

"Today is not our day." Wei Le sighed, "We have players injured and the players are not in good condition. This is more due to my lack of experience and not being very good at player rotation."

Wei Le attributed the responsibility to himself, and a day later, the result of Newcastle's game came out. They won the opponent by one goal and took three points. Now, the lead has become four points again.

"It's not a big problem. It's just a loss in a game. Of course, there are wins and losses in football. Burton's game is over and we need to look forward."

That's right, because eight days later, Wolves' opponent will be Newcastle, which will almost be a battle to determine the championship!