The biggest fanatic in football

"Good job, guys!"

Entering the locker room with a score of 2:0, Adlay praised his disciples:

"Southampton now has one less person, and they will definitely have to make adjustments during the halftime break, and there is a high probability that they will need to replenish the number of defenders, so their frontcourt pressure will inevitably weaken, which will become an opportunity for us. If we can do it again in the first 15 minutes

Score a goal and expand the score to 3:0. Southampton will 100% be unable to make a comeback!"

Looking at the smug head coach, Akinfenwa did not dare to disturb his interest and just muttered in a low voice:

"3:0? Isn't that the most unsafe score?"

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The 15-minute break passed in the blink of an eye, and both sides returned to the playing field.

Adele, who had just sat on the seat, only took one look at it and couldn't help but straighten his back:

"What kind of substitution adjustment is this?"

Koeman did make a substitution, but his main center back Alderweireld was not replaced by Bertrand, who did nothing in the first half, but by left back Target.

Cox also frowned:

"Is he going to let Bertrand retreat?"

Anyway, Bertrand often played as a left back at Chelsea, and after dropping back, it was still a complete four-back defensive system.

But when the game restarted, they were surprised again:

Bertrand...no retracement!

Koeman directly gave up the four-back formation and switched to a three-back formation!

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No one knows attack better than Koeman - at least within the confines of this stadium.

As the absolute main force in the Dutch Total Attack era, Koeman was a defender in his player days, but he scored more than 250 goals in 613 career games!

Such numbers not only put other so-called "defenders with swords" to shame, but would even dwarf most forwards.

After all, in that ancient era, if he averaged 0.5 goals per game and scored 20 goals in a single season, he would be praised as a "super forward" and a "scoring machine", not to mention he was just a defender!

Such a super star in football undoubtedly understands football better than Adele.

The reason why he insists on not replenishing the defense is actually very simple:

Southampton, two goals behind, needs to attack!

At the same time, he is also confident that with Southampton's overall strength, he can completely overwhelm his opponent and play for 45 minutes!

As long as you completely master the rhythm and prevent Wimbledon from attacking, it doesn't matter whether your defense is three defenders or one defender!

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At the beginning of the second half, Southampton launched a fierce attack from the first second. They wanted to take advantage of the negative impact of the numerical disadvantage to narrow the score gap as soon as possible.

Although there were some surprises beyond Adele's, his team was not stupid and gave up the tactics formulated by the midfielder without his instructions.

The opponent is attacking so fiercely, let’s defend this wave first!

I have to admit that a big killer like Mane is a lawless existence among a group of English second-division players. He does not need the extraordinary skills of Messi, Neymar, Hazard, and Robben. He only needs to get rid of them.

With his legs, he can use his speed to overwhelm Wimbledon's two defense lines!

After only playing for 12 minutes, Rigg and Smith received yellow cards one after another, especially Mane's main target, left back Smith. The 31-year-old's physical fitness is far unable to keep up with the 22-year-old Senegalese forward.

He still felt a little powerless.

Adelai had no choice but to give instructions and let the substitute defender Kennedy start warming up and be ready to take over from Kennedy at any time.

Southampton can play with a back three, but Wimbledon can't!

In the 59th minute, just as Kennedy started to warm up, the situation on the field changed unexpectedly.

Southampton, who had been under siege for 15 minutes, passed the ball back to the midfield and backcourt. Mane no longer forced his way forward and seemed to want to give his legs, which had been sprinting for a long time, a break.

Wimbledon did not immediately relax its vigilance. Only Akinfenwa and Reeves ran a few steps after the opponent's ball holder to interfere symbolically.

After half a minute of going around, the football came to Bertrand's feet again. Fuller, who had nothing to do, quickly cheered up and pounced towards his defensive target.

Li Polo shook his head and moved a few steps to the right to prevent the opponent from taking the opportunity to hit Fuller from behind. After playing as a defender for the past few years, he still has this positional awareness.

But his worries were obviously unnecessary.

Bertrand really didn't live up to expectations. Under Fuller's one-on-one pressing, the "UEFA Champions League champion" not only failed to break into the penalty area, but retreated continuously. In the end, he could only half-turn his body and butt Fuller with his butt.

, and then the ball was protected in front of him.

"Damn it! You are hatching an egg!"

Fuller, who felt a little proud, cursed and waved to Francon, who was closest to him, signaling to steal the ball from the front.

Francon didn't hesitate and rushed over directly, but as soon as he got within three meters, he saw Bertrand suddenly flicked his ankle and passed the football!

Everyone was stunned!

When Bertrand passed the ball, Li Polo's line of sight was completely blocked by his and Fuller's bodies, and his movements could not be seen clearly. When the football flew out, even activating the plug-in had no effect!

What's more, in order to fill in for Fuller, Lee Polo moved several meters outward, and now... there is only one defender in front of the goal: Phillips!

Bertrand's pass just rolled into the penalty area!

Shane Long, who had been suppressed for a whole hour, started instantly, stepped forward to meet the passing line, and swung his leg to volley without making any adjustments!

In terms of height and jumping, he is not as good as Phillips, but in terms of explosive speed, Phillips is far inferior to him!

Shea's reaction was already very fast, but he still had no way to deal with this shot!

1:2!

Southampton recovers a goal!

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"snort."

Ronald Koeman pumped his fists in celebration.

He turned back to his seat and said to the assistant coach and his big brother Erwin Koeman:

"I've said it a long time ago, this guy Bertrand still has something. He's not just a bunch of people at Chelsea."

Erwin nodded and smiled:

"If we play like this, we can equalize the score!"

Koeman’s face is full of confidence:

"More than an equalizer, we want to resolve the battle within 90 minutes!"

——The competition format of the League Cup means that a tie within 90 minutes will directly enter a penalty shootout. No mature coach will place his hopes on this kind of game with a gambling mentality.

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Although the subsequent kick-off was on Wimbledon's side, they only passed the ball three times before being intercepted by Southampton, who had boosted their morale.

High-position pressing and wide-area running are the core concepts of Dutch football, total offense and defense, and Koeman is also instilling his football philosophy into this Saints team.

After completing the steal, the ball was quickly transferred to Mane. This time, the Senegalese demon forward, who had rested for two minutes, once again completely suppressed the left wing of the Kuang Gang!

Smith, who had been hit by him for an hour, couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all. He couldn't even stop Mane from rushing into the penalty area with a foul!

Fortunately, Mane's final kick still had some DNA of "Happy Football". The ball didn't even hit the goal frame, but flew directly into the stands, causing Xie A, who was very close at hand, to break out in a cold sweat.

"Substitute, substitute!"

Ardrey didn't want to wait any longer and pushed the energetic Kennedy up immediately.

Smith returned to the bench in frustration. He obviously only played 62 minutes, but his fatigue was obvious. He was even more tired than playing 90 minutes in the league.

"That guy is not a human! He is an animal!"

Seeing Mane who was still active on the court, he spat viciously and angrily wrapped himself in a thick down jacket.

A thought jumped out of my mind uncontrollably:

【Maybe...I'm really old?】

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Smith, 31, quickly recovered from his depression.

Because he was "pleased" to see that when Kennedy, who replaced him, defended Mane for the first time, he sat on the ground with a split...

The corners of his mouth even turned up.

In order to avoid being criticized for "gloating", he immediately attacked Mane personally:

"That animal must have been drugged!"

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"Are you OK?"

Phillips pulled Kennedy up from the edge of the penalty area.

Mane's breakthrough just now was still very threatening. If he hadn't stretched out his foot to block it in advance, Mane's pass would have leaked from the area he was defending to the goal!

Shane Long, who is eyeing the penalty area, will not miss this opportunity!

"It's not bad..."

Kennedy took a breath and glanced at Mane with lingering fear:

"This bastard... is too fast!"

Phillips nodded slightly and reminded again:

"Stick the penalty area, let him go down, don't rush up blindly!"

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As the game entered the last half hour, the physical energy of both players was accelerating, but the rhythm on the court did not drop too much.

In the 72nd minute, after another pass was cleared, Mane couldn't help but become anxious.

Having just landed in the Premier League, he only has one killer trick: blasting from the wing. The effect of cutting in and shooting is far less outstanding than that of Robben, who is also a winger. What's more, the opponent has accumulated heavy defense at the front of the penalty area. Even if Luo Laohan comes in person, he will only

Hitting these walls of people.

"Sand sculpture! Sand sculpture!"

He suddenly heard someone calling his name on the sidelines.

Turning his head to look, he saw coach Koeman stretching out his hands and gesticulating the latest tactical intentions in the air.

Mane fell into deep thought:

【What does this horse riding mean? 】

The Senegal winger, who has been playing in Ligue 1 before, only knows hello and curses in English. Even if Koeman communicates with him face to face, he may not be able to fully understand...

The game restarted, and Wimbledon's attack was stopped by the opponent just as it crossed the center line.

Although Southampton only has three defenders, the partnership between Alderweireld and Jose Fonte is surprisingly reliable. Portuguese veteran Fonte actually had the last laugh in a direct dialogue with Akinfenwa.

, deflected Rieger's overhead pass.

Reeves, who succeeded in countering offside, missed it. Alderweireld controlled the ball's placement before Porter, and then moved forward and drove straight into Wimbledon's midfield!

Adele couldn't help but jump up:

"With three defenders... he still dares to drive forward with the ball?"

No one could answer his question. Wimbledon's defense was retreating quickly, but the tall and long-legged Belgian defender seemed to be one step faster!

Just as Boorman was about to fill in on the right, he saw Alderweireld passing the ball directly to the right!

Still Mane!

Mane did not try to cut in this time, but resolutely went down and passed the ball in front of the goal!

The young Kennedy didn't even make a sliding tackle, and Phillips, whose legs were already heavy, obviously had no time to make a save.

Only Lee Polo, who stayed at the back, stretched out his right foot before Shane Long!

With [Eagle Eye], he is one step faster than his opponent!

[Negative sentiment from Shane Long, 5!]

The Saints forward felt angry just now, but he couldn't be angry anymore the next second.

The low ball passed by Mane hit the toe of Li Polo, then changed direction 90 degrees and flew directly into the goal!

2:2!

With Lee Polo's own goal, Southampton equalized the score in the 73rd minute!

Shane Long glanced at the sweaty young defender, smiled and stretched out his hand to him:

"Thank you, young man!"