The Midfield Master

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At the end of the first half, neither side made any achievements, and entered the locker room with a score of zero to zero.

This first half really verified the fickleness of football games. From the beginning, the two sides attacked each other quickly, and there was a goal. , reached a deadlock.

Then there were seven consecutive yellow cards within 15 minutes, and the smell of gunpowder permeated the entire Wembley Stadium. Both the audience and the commentator held their breath. low.

In the commentary booth, the three of Redknapp Jr. commented on the first half.

"Gary, what do you think of this first half?" asked Redknapp Jr.

"Although the first half looked lively, the coaches of both sides showed us only one thing: fighting for control of the midfield." Gary Neville looked at the two partners next to him and continued:

"Whether it was a quick attack and defense at the beginning, a quick pass through the midfield, or a hand-to-hand strangulation in the midfield and consecutive yellow cards, this is the performance of the coaches of both sides wanting to control the midfield."

"Oh? It's understandable if it's the second half. In the first 25 minutes of the game, both sides obviously gave up the midfield competition. Why do you say they are fighting for midfield control?" Redknapp Jr. frowned. asked.

"This is actually very easy to explain. In fact, this situation occurs because the coaches of both sides have the same deployment. Martinez and Pochettino may have guessed that the other side will stabilize their position first in the opening stage, so they both want to play together. Attack hard at the start to overwhelm the opponent," explained Gary Neville.

At this time, Redknapp Jr. also understood: "Oh, in this way, it is because the tactics of both sides are to attack, so from the beginning of the first half, it became a confrontational battle. Come and go, it’s so exciting. When the coaches of both sides found something wrong, they immediately let their players shrink the midfield, and it turned into a melee battle in the midfield again.”

"Yes, that's it. So in the first half, Martinez and Pochettino actually adjusted their tactics. The two coaches are at the same level, so the first half was so stalemate." Gary Neville said .

"So after half-time, will it be the same in the second half?" asked Redknapp Jr.

"I don't think so. If this goes on, it is estimated that there will be no winner until overtime." Gary Neville said with a smile.

"So which team do you like in the second half?"

"It mainly depends on the performance of the offensive core of both sides.

Eriksson and Xia Ze. Although Xia Ze has just arrived in the Premier League, his strength has already been shown. Even compared with Eriksson, he will not be much worse. The performance of these two players will affect the outcome of the entire game. Whoever overwhelms the opponent is likely to lead the team to victory. "Gary Neville talked eloquently.

Les Ferdinand, who has been silent on the side, added: "Don't forget, the two strikers in front of them are the top strikers in the Premier League today, the little monster Lukaku and Harry Kane. The performance of these two players , is enough to affect the whole game."

"Okay, let's take a break, and we'll see who will win in the second half." After Redknapp Jr. concluded, he ended the first half of the comment.

...

In Tottenham's locker room, the players who had experienced fierce fighting in the first half were sitting in the locker room drinking water and eating sports food to quickly recover their physical strength for the second half.

The masseuse massaged the leg muscles of key players such as Eriksson so that they could continue to maintain their best condition in the second half.

Pochettino stood in front of the tactical board and explained to the players the deployment of the second half.

"Listen, we spent too much energy in the midfield with the opponent in the first half. We didn't take advantage of our speed advantage on the wing, and all three of our midfielders have already received yellow cards. If we fight in the midfield, it's right. We are at a disadvantage."

"So in the second half we should try to avoid the center and split the ball to both sides. Moussa." Pochettino looked at Dembele and said: "In the second half, we should go to the side to meet more, form a triangle with the winger and the full back, and penetrate the opponent's defense. Ribs!"

Dembele nodded resolutely.

"Eric." Pochettino looked at Lamela again: "More breakthroughs in the second half, one-on-one breakthroughs to Baines, you caused him a lot of trouble in the first half, continue."

Lamela responded confidently.

"Okay, keep working hard in the second half, take them down, and we will be able to advance to the final!"

"Take them down!"

"Advanced to the final!"

Tottenham players in the dressing room encouraged each other.

...

The Everton locker room is similar to the Tottenham locker room, except that they don't have a corresponding physiotherapist to relax the players' muscles.

And even if there is, Xia Ze is just a newcomer, and it is impossible to get such treatment.

"Coach, let us continue to fight in the midfield in the second half. They have all three midfielders with yellow cards now, and they must not be able to fight us."

"Yes, as long as the midfield is taken down, they can't threaten our goal."

Contrary to Tottenham's side, Everton's players are more willing to fight in the middle of the midfield. Even if they have three midfielders, two of them have yellow cards, and they are still two midfielders.

Martinez stood in the locker room, listening to the suggestions of his disciples, shaking his head sullenly.

"Don't fight any more, let's give up the midfield."

After being silent for a long time, Martinez said such an astonishing sentence.

"Coach, are you giving up the game?"

"If we give up the midfield, our game will be in danger."

"If the opponent is allowed to control the ball calmly in the midfield, our defense will be under a lot of pressure."

The players didn't understand Martinez's thoughts, and they frowned and gave their opinions.

"Take a break and listen to the coach." Captain Baines stood up and spoke at this time.

Hearing the captain's words, the other players fell silent. They were just a little puzzled by Martinez's statement, not challenging the coach's authority, so they all looked up at Martinez.

After Martinez waited for everyone to calm down, he said just now: "The opponent's midfielders all have yellow cards, so they will definitely not fight in the middle in the second half, and turn to the wing. So we don't have to fight in the midfield at all. You can’t play in midfield anymore.”

"The opponent's wide players are all very fast, so we can't give them time to sprint, withdraw the defense line, shrink the midfield, so that the opponent can't break through on the wing, and can only force the ball. With the ability to grab the high ball, we can take control of the air."

"As for the offensive players, they are ready to counterattack at any time. We must use the opponent's best one to attack the opponent!"

After Martinez finished speaking, the entire locker room was truly silent. c