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In the 17th minute, in the most threatening attack, Fulham midfielder Cairney intercepted Van der Beck in the midfield. Van der Beck hesitated when dribbling the ball, and after a few more steps, he was knocked to the ground by Cairney, and the ball was taken away.

"Foul! Foul!" Van der Beck shouted, but the referee Chris Kavanagh did not react. He thought it was just a normal interception in the Championship.

Van der Beck slapped the grass angrily, stood up and ran back to the penalty area, and in the blink of an eye, Cairney passed the ball diagonally to winger Kebano, whose cross was almost scored by center forward Aluko!

"Don't control the ball too much in the backcourt, just kick forward!"

Wei Le made a quick decision and chose to give up the ball control in the backcourt. If there is a chance, he will play forward. If it doesn't work, he will use the "dog holding the frisbee" tactic!

This actually directly negates the Wolves' own mid-road penetration style. The long pass to the frontcourt is actually not suitable for the current Wolves' style of play.

But what can we do? To avoid losing the ball in the backcourt and causing such a counterattack from the opponent, giving up the ball in the backcourt can only be regarded as a compromise.

This choice at least reduces the easy loss of the ball in the backcourt, and Wei Le has time to re-examine Fulham's pressing strategy in this game.

"They found that we are not in good shape." Sailars said worriedly. Wei Le frowned and nodded, "No matter who will find it, it's just a matter of time."

"What should I do?"

Wei Le shook his head, and he was thinking too.

The Wolves' offensive routine turned from the ground to the air. The Wolves did not practice the tactical routine of long passes to find the frontcourt, but it seemed that today, no matter what tactical routine it was, it didn't work.

"Fight for it!" Rodri was anxious, and he yelled at Jota in the frontcourt. This didn't happen often, but in this game, it was not the first time.

Rodri's long pass to the left side, Almiron is far away from the ball, Jota is close to the ball, but Jota thinks that Rodri's long pass may be lost, so he didn't even run up to chase, but watched the ball go out of the sideline.

Rodri's roar made Jota come back to his senses a little, and he remembered his behavior just now. He slapped his head in annoyance and raised his hand to admit his mistake to Rodri.

Rodri sighed and raised his hand to Jota. He knew that he was too excited just now.

Jota began to be alert, because he always ran with all his strength, and his running range was always very large. Because of this, Rodri could safely pass the ball to him in any position.

But in this game, or in these few games, he felt that he seemed to have become "lazy" unconsciously. This change is not active, but... unconscious? He became lazy unconsciously? Why?

Wei Le also saw Rodri's roar. Even Rodri's mentality had changed. Wei Le suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness - he had never dealt with such a situation before.

"Tell them to calm down. We can't follow the opponent's rhythm. Go to the side more and seize the opportunity of direct pass counterattack." Wei Le took the opportunity of the dead ball to call Godfrey over and conveyed his idea. This is a fixed idea in the face of large-scale pressing, but Wei Le couldn't say whether it would work.

"You and Doherty can make more insertions. If possible, you can even switch positions with the wingers, let Mickey (Almiron) and Jarrod (Bowen) move in a little, and you two full-backs will move away. We must not entangle with them in the midfield."

"Everyone run a few more steps in the backcourt defense!!!" After sending Godfrey away, Wei Le yelled at the field on the sidelines, reminding his players to concentrate.

After saying this, Wei Le unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, drank half of the bottle in one breath, screwed on the bottle cap, and sighed.

When he said "Don't follow the opponent's rhythm", he slowed down the Wolves' game rhythm, which was also a last resort.

Normally, the Wolves' fast-paced continuous passing can always mess up the opponent's defense.

But today, at Craven Cottage, the data showed that the Wolves' passing success rate was less than 75%, and the Wolves did not have the ability to play this tactic.

In this game against Fulham, the Wolves attached great importance to it, and Wei Le sent all the main players.

Except for Haaland on the bench, Jota sitting in the center, and Almiron on the left wing, this lineup and even this set of tactics are exactly the same as the second round against Manchester United.

This can be said to be the strongest lineup that the Wolves can send out so far!

But the scene is completely different from that game!

In the first half,The game ended with Almiron's cut-in volley, and in the end, no one scored. Although no one scored, the Fulham players were as happy as if they had taken the lead.

They high-fived each other and walked off the court with a smile. After all, they had made the top-ranked Wolves so overwhelmed in the first half, and there was indeed reason to celebrate.

Wolves were different. As if they had lost the ball, everyone's expressions were solemn. Although they were not in a state of despair, everyone's emotions were obviously not high.

After emphasizing the tactics of playing more on the wing and more direct passes, Wei Le had to admit to the players that everyone was not in the best condition today.

"To be honest, you played awkwardly in this game, and I was not much better watching from the sidelines. But poor condition is not a reason to give up easily. I did not ask for victory or goals in the second half."

"But you played well. My tactical change came very suddenly, but everyone completed the change in thinking very well."

Wei Le's words did surprise everyone. They thought Wei Le would criticize them for their frequent mistakes in the first half, but Wei Le didn't seem to care.

"I only have one requirement, that is, 'run one more step'. Everyone, including the goalkeeper, I have the same requirement for you." Wei Le's eyes swept over every player, including the goalkeeper Martin.

"When the opponent has the ball, run one more step to intercept them, and when teammates pass the ball, run one more step to seek support. This is an away game, and it may be difficult for us to really gain any advantage here, but we must play our own momentum."

"Fulham is not a weak team, we all know this. The Championship League is the second-level league in England. Since the team that has the ability to gain a foothold here will definitely not be a weak team."

"So keep a calm mind and devote yourself to the game, everything will be fine."