The Midfield Master

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The Villa fans, who had no expectations for the team playing as a substitute, suddenly became excited when they found out that their team still had the advantage after more than ten minutes into the game.

In order to give more support to the players on the field, the Villa fans booed the Everton players frequently when they had the ball.

In order to fight against this kind of behavior, the few Everton fans in the away game launched a counterattack against the Villa fans.

In the place where the home and away fan areas were handed over, there was even more tension. Although no conflict broke out, the smell of gunpowder was still very strong.

Xia Ze was very worried about the team's situation on the bench. This is the charm of the Premier League. Even though Everton is in excellent form and has won consecutive victories in various competitions, and the home team Aston Villa has not won many games and even sent a substitute lineup, but when they come to Villa Park Stadium, A little careless, or suppressed by the home team.

As for the momentum from the fans of the home team, after coming to England for a few months, Xia Ze has already seen the enthusiasm and protection of the Premier League fans.

But when the game progressed to the eighteenth minute, the fans from both sides who were still scolding or booing suddenly started applauding, and the entire Villa Park stadium was full of continuous applause.

Xia Ze took a look at the field and saw that there was nothing worthy of applause. There were no players injured, and there was no fair ball. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"Darren, what's the matter with the applause?" Lu Yun turned to ask Gibson next to him.

"Oh, this is to applaud Petrov, the former captain of the Villa team. He is currently struggling with leukemia." Gibson explained to Xia Ze with gestures.

Xia Ze still didn't understand, so he continued to ask Gibson. After Gibson's detailed explanation, Xia Ze finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that Aston Villa's captain at the time, Stilien Petrov, suddenly suffered from acute leukemia three years ago. The Bulgarian player did not give up and has been struggling with leukemia, which has continued until now.

Because Petrov's jersey number in the Villa team is No. 18, from then on, every 18th minute of the game at Villa Park, the fans will stand up and applaud to cheer for the fighter.

After listening to Gibson's explanation, Xia Ze couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In the face of life, the confrontation between fans becomes unimportant.

Aston Villa vs Everton still going on

As the game progressed, Villa's players, who were more relaxed in spirit, kept gaining the upper hand.

Everton, who played half of the main force, could only struggle under the command of Martinez, and the defense line was crumbling.

Fortunately, the players of the "Villa Second Team" were either out of battle for a long time, or their strength was not good. Before halftime, Everton finally kept a 0-0 draw.

It's just that if you don't make adjustments, everyone can predict what will happen in the 45 minutes of the second half.

The Villa fans, who hadn't been excited for a long time, were full of anticipation at the end of the halftime, and even talked with their companions next to them when they went to the toilet. It seemed that the victory of this game was in sight.

Paul Lambert still walked back into the locker room with a worried face. The team failed to grasp too many opportunities in the first half, which made him a little worried.

Although he has already planned to give up this game, but if he has a chance to win, he still hopes that the players on the field can be more competitive.

Everton coach Martinez, who was in a bad situation in the first half, looked slightly better than Lambert. Although the team's performance did not meet expectations, it did not fall behind.

On the bench, he still has a few game-changing cards that can be played at any time.

Amidst the singing of the surrounding Villa fans, Xia Ze watched half the game with a gloomy face. When he walked back to the locker room with Gibson, he felt a burst of anticipation in his heart.

He hopes that at halftime, Martinez will come over and say to himself: In the second half, you go up and change the situation and win the game!

Just after his fantasy, Xia Ze walked into the locker room, and the teammates in front of him panted, drank water, changed clothes, and were in a mess.

After a while, Martinez also entered the locker room. As soon as his figure appeared, the already noisy locker room immediately quieted down, although they were still panting, drinking water, and changing clothes.

"Our performance in the first half was not good, and we must change." Martinez glanced at everyone, and said quietly: "They are only the second team, I can't accept the result of the team's draw or defeat, I need you More convincing performance in the second half!"

Every word echoed clearly in the locker room, and everyone's eyes fell on him.

Xia Ze has been waiting for Martinez to call him, as long as he speaks out, he will definitely stand up.

It's a pity that Martinez never looked at Xia Ze from the beginning to the end.

"... You have to score goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half. This is a requirement, not a request!" At the end of the midfield speech, Martinez's toughness reached its peak.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Xia Ze meaningfully. This was the first time he looked at Xia Ze directly after entering the locker room, and then he left the locker room. Intermission is full.

After the start of the second half, Osman, who was the core of the midfield, was obviously active a lot. After the intermission of the Everton players, although everyone's mental state has improved to varying degrees, the Villa team seems to have the same. Variety.

So in the first 5 minutes of the second half, although Everton was not as passive as the first half, it still failed to control the situation and create good offensive opportunities.

Xia Ze looked anxiously on the bench, stomping his feet frequently like a girl, and kept looking at the bench in front of him, thinking why Martinez didn't let himself warm up.

Just when he was anxious, the assistant coach in front whispered to Martinez, then turned around and asked Xia Ze, Miralas and Lukaku to go out to warm up.

At this moment, Xia Ze knew that Martinez couldn't hold back and wanted to launch a killer move to end the suspense of the game.

When the three of Xia Ze appeared on the sidelines wearing vests, the TV camera showed them three in a timely manner, and the commentator explaining the game responded to Martinez's move in a timely manner.

Not only the commentators, but also the sensation caused by the warm-up of the three can be seen from the reactions of the fans.

The Villa fans had been singing loudly, because the team still had the upper hand on the scene, but when the three appeared on the sidelines to warm up, their score seemed to hit a rest and dimmed.

A word to readers:

It was suddenly heard that Cruyff passed away, and this chapter is given to the godfather of Barcelona, ​​hoping that Mr. Cruyff can go well all the way. silence.

I also hope that Petrov can overcome the illness. c