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At the beginning of the second half, Cardiff City players seemed to regroup and resume their offensive.

Neil Warnock arranged for the players to continue attacking at the beginning of the second half. However, facing the Wolves, who were in good form, Cardiff City's attack was like a punch on the wall. It was painful and there was no damage at all.

Why not say it was a punch on tofu?

Because Wolves' defense was really tough.

In the first half, Coady, who was angry because he almost scored but didn't score, vented his anger on the attacking Cardiff City players. He first made a clean flying tackle, intercepted the breakthrough of the left winger, and shoveled the ball out of bounds.

In the subsequent out-of-bounds ball, when striker Zohore was physically confronting him, Coady directly bumped into Zohore and stuck the ball in front of him.

Zohore and Harris, the left winger who sent the out-of-bounds ball, tried to grab the ball from behind, but Coady was alone and did not lose the wind! He stopped one person with one arm, just like an eagle catching a chick, blocking the two villains behind him.

And the "chicken" he protected was escorted to Van der Beck.

Coady's defense made Wei Le shiver. If Rodri's defensive midfielder played with both wisdom and courage, then Coady's defense was probably... well... a little more "brave".

With the addition of "sweeping midfielder" De Paul and Van der Beck, who was not weak in physical confrontation, it was difficult for the Wolves' midfield defense to break through.

But in any case, Coady's performance also made Wei Le have to think about one thing, that is, the team's current lineup needs further improvement.

After Rodri was injured, the overall strength of the Wolves was greatly reduced. Coady alone could not replace Rodri's position. The Wolves now need substitutes. Jack Pearce and Kenny McDonald, who were supposed to play, are OK in the Championship, but it will be too difficult to go to the Premier League next year.

Coady should appear in the position of central defender, so where should Rodri's substitutes be found?

Speaking of substitutes, the midfield is not the only place that needs to be upgraded. There is only one substitute player for the two sidebacks, Dominic Jorfa, whose strength is not very outstanding.

Jorfa, a young player, is not satisfied with his current playing opportunities, but Wei Le really doesn't dare to send him on the field rashly. In addition, Doherty and Godfrey have been carrying the team for more than half a season.

These two players are simply "iron men". They don't seem to need to rest at all and basically won't get injured. But it's better to be safe than sorry. Although they won't get injured, there will always be times when they are not in good shape. What should we do then?

Godfrey is a strong player. Although he is a full-back, Wei Le thinks that it is too much of a waste to put him on the wing. The central defender is where he should be.

Then a "real" left-back and a right-back substitute player are imminent. The midfield combination of De Paul and Van der Beck certainly needs to be updated. The combination of the two of them is really very good and tacit.

However, these two people can only form one tactical combination at present, that is, the combination in the case of three midfielders. As a result, if Wei Le wants to try two strikers, he has to sacrifice their combination.

There is too little room for such tactical adjustments, and Wei Le needs new role players.

Wei Le sighed. Although the situation on the field was optimistic, Wei Le couldn't be happy-there was no way, there were too many things to do.

The game continued.

Soon, Cardiff City's attack was resolved one by one. At this time, the true strength of the Wolves was revealed.

Generally speaking, professional football divides the 90 minutes of the game into four unequal stages, namely the offensive stage, the transition from defense to offense, the defensive stage, and the transition from offense to defense.

In the report given to Wei Le by the Wolves' analyst team, the part about the opponent's formation and play is generally divided into four parts, that is, the four formations of the opponent in these four stages.

In the Wolves, these four formations will be refined into "midfield penetration stage", "defensive high-position pressing stage", "offensive from back to front stage" and "deep defense stage".

These four formations also correspond to the four stages of the game and the team's response methods - after all, the formation is the best way to reflect the team's playing style.

When analyzing the Wolves' own tactical play, the two stages of attack and defense transition caught Wei Le's attention. That is, under the Wolves' tactical system, the opportunity to switch from defense to offense from back to front is given a very important meaning.

The Wolves can certainly play a suppressive style of play, they can directly suppress the opponent in their own half and make it unable to move. But when facing a strong team, the WolvesThe team rarely achieves full pressure into the opponent's half.

The weapon that Wolves can use in front of these teams is the sharp counterattack in the transition from defense to offense.

57 minutes.

Cardiff City's long pass from back to front. Forward Zohore simply didn't chase it, because this ball was more like a clearance than a long pass. The football flew directly into the Wolves' penalty area. Martinez signaled Coady to get ready, and then went up and intercepted the ball alone.

Martinez picked up the ball with his hands, then glanced around the court, taking in the yellow figures hiding behind the Cardiff City players, and then made a long pass to the left!

In the passing stage, the positions of the two full-backs Godfrey and Doherty were very aggressive. Their vertical positions were close to the center line, and their horizontal positions were almost close to the sideline. This resulted in them not being able to provide much help for the short pass from the backcourt.

At the same time, if the goalkeeper's long pass is wrong, it is difficult for the full-back to defend against the opponent's wide forward or winger who is most likely to get the ball. Fortunately, Martinez is a reliable goalkeeper and his long passes are very accurate.

Putting aside the shortcomings, this starting position allows Wolves' backcourt to skip the complex backcourt transmission and pass directly to the threatening area.

Godfrey stopped twice to stop the ball, which wasted some time, but it was harmless. He turned to face the direction of attack and began to move forward. Wolves' attack began to accelerate. At the same time, Wolves' formation moved towards his position secretly.

Haaland and Van der Beck made eye contact, and then Haaland moved closer to the side where Godfrey was dribbling the ball, while Van der Beck approached the right rib area from the right.

Right winger Bowen received the relatively inner area, and full-back Doherty opened up on the right to ensure the overall width of the formation.

This change happened within ten seconds, and everything did not need to be shouted. This tacit understanding has been formed. Godfrey observed that Cardiff City's overall formation was also moving towards him, and he knew that the opportunity had come.

He passed the ball inwards, first to Haaland who was retreating to receive the ball. Haaland did not make any adjustments, or even pass the ball. He just gently stopped the ball in place and ran forward.

And De Paul behind him made a long pass with his left foot, and cooperated with Haaland!

The long pass did not move forward, but... came to the other side of the court!

On the left side of the court, Wolves players created an overload of people, and on the right side of the court, Doherty used his thigh to unload the ball in place, and then passed it horizontally to Coady who was advancing. Coady took two steps forward with the ball, and then made a straight pass, passing through the left back and center back of Cardiff City!

"Van de Beek! He broke into the penalty area and chose to shoot directly-"

"The ball went in!!!!"