Football King Bale

Chapter 12 Quick Counterattack

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Bell's goal in the 83rd minute of the game broke the deadlock on the court, and the dull scene gradually became more open.

Originally, Pulis played this game with the intention of scoring a point, so from the first minute of the game, Stoke City set up a bucket formation at White Hart Lane.

Pulis's thoughts almost succeeded, until the game entered the 80th minute, the score on the field was still a tie. Although Tottenham launched nearly 20 attacks on Stoke City's goal, they were ultimately fruitless.

At that moment, Pulis was proud, because as long as his team persisted for another ten minutes, a league point would be obtained.

Tottenham now ranks third in the league, only one less goal difference than Chelsea, which is second in the league, and even their attack power is stronger than Chelsea: they scored 23 goals in nine rounds, second only to the Gunners Arsenal, ranked second in the Premier League; Chelsea only scored 19 goals!

Therefore, being able to take away a point from White Hart Lane, Pulis did not have the slightest dissatisfaction.

Even Pulis still dreamed of taking three points from White Hart Lane in his mind, because he found that as the game drew to a close, Tottenham's players became more and more impatient and made more mistakes. If Stoke can catch a Tottenham error, launch a quick counterattack and steal a goal, the three points will be won.

However, unexpectedly, just when Pulis thought that he had scored one point and could even look forward to three points, Bell gave him a cold head. A shocking world wave knocked on Stoke City's goal, and also announced that Pulis's dream of scoring points from White Hart Lane was shattered.

However, Pulis is not a person who admits defeat easily. In the process of leading Stoke City in the Premier League over the past year, Stoke City has also faced a situation of falling behind, although most of the games ended in It ended in failure, but there are also precedents for reversal and victory.

This is due to the strong strength of Stoke City. Several of their midfielders have good speed and ball-handling ability.

Therefore, after Stoke City fell behind, Pulis decisively chose to let the team attack. When the Tottenham players celebrated the goal, Pulis called the midfielder Whelan, who had just come off the bench, to the sidelines and conveyed the command to attack.

Although such a choice may result in more conceded goals, for Stoke City, there is no difference between losing one goal and losing two or three goals.

And if you choose to continue to defend, you will definitely lose this game, and if you take a counterattack, you may lose with a larger score, but it is also possible to equalize the score or even reverse the game.

Therefore, it is definitely better to take a gamble than to throw in the towel.

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So, when the game restarted, Stoke City played against Tottenham, and the scene became very beautiful.

In fact, Stoke City's offensive power this season is not bad, and they have also created some opportunities in the offense. However, compared with Tottenham, which ranks third in the Premier League, there is a clear gap in the strength of Stoke City. After they chose to attack, they hadn't scored a goal to rewrite the score, but they conceded the goal first.

It was Bell, who came off the bench only ten minutes ago, who scored the goal.

Before Bale scored the second goal, Stoke City took the ball and advanced into the frontcourt.

Although Bell appeared as a substitute in the left midfielder position in this game, because he used Evra's experience card, his defensive ability was beyond the table, and he had just appeared on the field and was very energetic, so he consciously returned to the defense. Near the restricted area.

It was Stoke City midfielder Whitehead who held the ball at the time. As the core of Stoke City's frontcourt, Whitehead has the stamina to run and a good passing vision.

His physical fitness is also good, his skills are also passable, he has a good set-piece technique, and what is even more rare is that he has a big heart. Since joining Stoke City this season, he has immediately become the absolute main force of the team. It was the first time to stage a good show of lore.

This time, facing Aso Hector's defense, Whitehead chose to break through. He wants to make a threat through a breakthrough, and even if he can't form a goal after the breakthrough, as long as he can make Tottenham's foul, it is good, because he can use his set kick to threaten Tottenham's goal.

For Tottenham, a super long team with an average height of 1.87 meters, set kicks are an excellent means for them to score goals.

However, just as Whitehead was about to send a cross after passing Aso Hector, he found that the ball was not under his feet.

It was Bell who stole the ball, and now he is using Evra's experience card. His rich experience allowed him to see through Whitehead's plan at a glance, and then when he passed Aso Hector, he suddenly pushed past him. The ball was broken off.

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After breaking the ball, Evra quickly transferred it to the brain of Tottenham, the Croatian Kranjčar, and then quickly advanced along the wing.

A team-mate of Modric for both club and country, Kranjca is a creative midfielder with uncanny vision and an eye for goals.

At this time, after receiving the pass from Bell, he simply glanced at the field and found that there was a large open field in front of Bell.

Here's an opportunity!

Kranjcar kicked without hesitation and passed the ball to the left.

After Bale passed the ball to Kranjca, he rushed forward quickly. But the Stoke City right back, who had just come up to defend him, was taken aback. When he turned around to chase Bell, it was already too late, and his speed couldn't keep up with the lightning-fast Bell.

Kranjčar's pass was very good. He hit the ball to the front right of Stoke City's penalty area. The speed and strength were just right. Bale, who rushed forward quickly, received the pass comfortably.

When Bell intercepted the ball, the Stoke City players retreated quickly. And when he rushed to the ball, Stoke City's two central defenders and midfielders had retreated into the penalty area.

Seeing that Bell received the ball and continued to charge into the penalty area, the three Stoke City players who returned to the defense divided the labor and cooperated. The Senegalese midfielder Salif Dior approached Bell, while the two central defenders Shawcross and Danny · Collins continues to retreat.

Facing Dior's defense, Bell was not afraid at all.

As a player, Salif Dior has also won many honors. Nine years ago, he won the Ligue 1 championship with Monaco as the main midfielder.

Of course, Salif Dior's brightest moment was the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. Senegal, who participated in the World Cup finals for the first time, even entered the quarterfinals. In the end, although they were defeated by Turkey, the third runner-up of the year, Senegal surprised the whole world. As the team's main defensive midfielder, Salif Dior is one of the team's great heroes. When he played against Denmark in the group stage, he also scored an unforgettable goal.

After the World Cup in Korea and Japan, Salif Dior was signed by the Premier League giants Red Army Liverpool at a high price of 5 million pounds. Liverpool coach Houllier admired Dior very much and even praised him as "New Vieira".

However, because Liverpool has Gerrard in the midfielder position, it is difficult for Diaw to appear in this position. He appears more in the center back and right back, so he performed poorly and was swept out after three seasons.

After that, Diaw played for Birmingham and Portsmouth, but struggled. In the end, I invested in Stoke City, which was still in the British Championship at the time, two years ago, and it was considered stable.

Dior is now 32 years old and has already passed his peak period. How can Dior defend Bell, who has used the Evra experience card? With just a simple change of direction and acceleration, Bell left the old Senegalese behind.

In this way, the only ones who can stop Bale are the two central defenders and the goalkeeper of Stoke City.

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Stoke City's central defender Shawcross was born in the Manchester United youth academy. After he was loaned to Stoke City by Ferguson in the 2007-2008 season, he quickly became the main central defender of Sky City. Especially in the last season of the British Championship, Shawcross's header was even an important means of scoring for Stoke City.

In the first year after entering the Premier League, Stoke City has been struggling in the relegation zone for a long time. In the two-level confrontation, Shawcross's header is no longer the team's conventional weapon, and his task is more important than in the British Championship. To be clear: You don't need to score more goals, you just need to defend the opponent's arrow figures.

Sorensen's joining has improved the overall defensive level of Stoke City, but the weakness of the front line has made it difficult for the team to parry. Even if the back line plays well in every game, it is useless not to score in front.

Just when everyone thought they would book a place for relegation, the team brought in former England international striker James Beatty in the winter, and the signing proved to be one of the best deals of the season.

As the season progressed, Delap's grenade shocked the entire Premier League. However, towards the end of the season, the major media all focused on the role of Shawcross. He proved his strength this season. As a young player, his learning ability won the praise of the coach. Almost became the commander of the team's defense.

Throughout the season, Stoke conceded only 15 goals at home, and the data ranked in front of them are: Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool.

This season, Shawcross has become the backbone of Stoke City's defense. He has just turned 22 and is already the captain of Stoke City. It can be said that he is already the top central defender in the Premier League. The Stoke City defense led by him has only conceded 11 goals in the past 9 rounds. In the entire Premier League, only Chelsea, Manchester United, Villa and Fulham have done better than them.

Seeing Bell dribbling towards his own goal, Shawcross went forward without hesitation. He made up his mind that he must stop this kid's attack.

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