Sheffield Wednesday's defense was like the hard shell of a Sicilian turtle, leaving Northampton unable to find any chance. It was slowly consumed by the anti-aircraft guns fired by Northampton players, and as time went by , Ouyang Ao on the sidelines became more and more calm.
Ouyang Ao's gliding celebration after Sheffield Wednesday's victory last time made the gossip reporters pay special attention to his every move. However, those reporters who focused their cameras on Ouyang Ao, not only did Ouyang Ao not perform another gliding celebration today, As a surprise, the expression on his face became more and more calm, but an elusive smile appeared at the corner of his mouth for a long time.
Northampton has not scored, which proves Ouyang Ao's tactical thinking. This also gives him greater confidence, which makes him more confident in his judgment and more determined in his command from the sidelines.
"Pay attention to their position changes, don't run with them, keep your position"
Due to Krieger's active performance, Northampton's midfield core Birt has become almost invisible during the game. Northampton's midfield core feels that it cannot continue like this and wants to make some changes. He asked Kevin behind him to push up, and then moved back a little, trying to change the situation of being guarded by Sheffield Wednesday's players by changing positions.
The position moved back allows Bildt to have a wider space, and also has the opportunity to calmly observe the opponent's formation. Sheffield Wednesday's players barely care about players 35 meters away, and Northampton's players can pass or move with ease as long as they don't enter that area.
After the ball was passed around for a while, it was once again delivered to Bildt's feet. As Northampton's midfield commander, Bildt had absolute control of the ball. At least in Stuart's tactical system, Bildt is undoubtedly the number one brother in Northampton's midfield.
His importance to Northampton is equal to Hamsik's role on Sheffield Wednesday. It¡¯s not a big problem if Northampton is missing anyone, but if there is no Birt, then the whole of Northampton will have problems.
The media that supports Northampton even conducted an investigation and finally came to the conclusion: Any player in any part of our team can have problems, but Birt cannot be without him.
This shows the importance of Birt to Northampton
Ouyang Ao, who was reborn from the future, did not have much impression of the Northampton midfielder, but since the opponent was the core figure of the team, Ouyang Ao would certainly not relax his vigilance towards him, so he He is still extremely wary of this Northampton midfielder core. He even requires the two wings to retreat to their own half to press Bildt at the appropriate time. Of course, the premise is that if he will If the position of the
As a modern midfielder, Bildt is the kind of all-around midfielder who can get behind the forward to send through balls and score points, and can also retreat in front of the defender to defend and control the rhythm of the team. He is the type of player who can be said to be from the penalty area to the penalty area. His delicate skills and strong running ability are the guarantee that he can play in various positions in the midfield with ease.
Regarding these, Bildt's characteristics can be seen in nearly half of the game, and Ouyang Ao also understands it, so he has long expected that after encountering key marking, Bildt will make such a change of position on the court to get rid of Sheffield Wednesday's entangled.
It¡¯s a pity that Ouyang Ao will not let him get what he wants. Freezing the opponent¡¯s core is one of Ouyang Ao¡¯s important instructions in this game. Even if he is far away from the penalty area, he will not be given the opportunity to calmly get the ball.
Bildt, who had just received the ball, was about to send the ball to his teammates in front, when suddenly there was a push from behind, causing his whole body to stumble. However, this level of collision would not be considered a foul, because the opponent obviously got close to him and then stretched out his feet to grab the ball. The stagger was caused by the opponent pushing him covertly after getting close to him, causing him to lose his center of gravity. .
Fortunately, Bildt¡¯s skills were not very good. He staggered forward and hooked the ball with his left foot. The ball was brought out as his body moved forward and did not stay in place.
He thought that this was enough without letting the ball escape his control, because he just got rid of his opponent through this collision, and he could send the ball out with a slight adjustment.
But he didn't expect that Sheffield Wednesday's players had almost planned this grab for the ball. When Dzeko retreated and ran not far behind him, Krieger and Yaya Toure had already quietly pressed forward. Come up.
The moment they saw Bildt losing his center of gravity, the two midfielders were like sprinters who heard the sound of a gunshot. They jumped out like leopards and pinched Bilt before he could adjust his center of gravity. In the middle.
The ball then hit the groundThree people rolled out of the group. It seemed that they were able to escape without being hit by someone's foot in the chaos.
"Foul" Northampton players complained to the referee almost immediately. They believed that Sheffield Wednesday's steal was obviously a foul. Whether it was Dzeko's previous collision or the subsequent close-door grab between Krieger and Yaya Toure, they were all fouls.
However, the referee did not say anything. He thought it was just a normal collision. Dzeko just leaned in and stole the ball, without infringing on Karl's body. At the same time, there was no problem with Sheffield Wednesday's closing tackle, which was within the normal and reasonable range of collision.
And Sheffield Wednesday¡¯s players¡¯ ideas were even simpler. The referee didn¡¯t blow the whistle and the game continued. This is something Ouyang Ao emphasized more than once in training. Of course, if a player is injured, some sportsmanship must be exercised.
So when the ball left Bildt's feet and rolled on the turf, Sheffield Wednesday's players were the first to react. Krieger, who wanted to perform, rushed up with all his strength, and then used it before Kevin. A sliding tackle sent the ball to the feet of Ashley Young not far away. After receiving the ball, Ashley Young hardly made any adjustments and just turned and passed the ball.
Everyone saw that the ball drew an arch in the air. One end of the arch was Ashley Young's foot, and the other end was exactly behind Northampton's defense.
When Dzeko saw Krieger and Yaya Toure rushing toward Bilt, he had already turned around and slowly moved towards Northampton's half. When he noticed Krieger shoveling the ball When he hit Ashley Young, he immediately started to sprint forward. Therefore, when Ashley Young's overhead kick fell behind the Northampton defense, Dzeko happened to appear at the landing point of the ball. .
"Ashley's beautiful direct pass to Edin received the ball and was not offside." Dzeko had no time to pay attention to the referee, but the commentator first looked at the edge of the screen, which happened to be where the linesman was. At this time The linesman was holding the flag while observing the situation on the field and running along the sideline.
When Northampton players turned around and saw Dzeko, their first reaction was that they were offside, so they raised their hands to signal that the opponent was offside. However, 2 seconds later, the referee had no intention of blowing the whistle, and the assistant referee also did not raise his hand. Flag, only then did they remember to go back and chase.
"Northampton's defense likes to cause offsides. This is also caused by the thinness of their defense. They have a very bad habit. When they turn back to the opponent's players, their first reaction is to raise their hands to the referee. Complain instead of immediately turning around and chasing" the commentator supporting Northampton said with some worry, but his worry did not help the situation.
In fact, this habit of Northampton was thoroughly studied by Ouyang Ao before the game. This situation often appeared in Northampton from past game videos, so he also made arrangements for this situation before the game.
Ouyang Ao's words before the game still echoed in Dzeko's ears. At this time, he personally experienced this bad habit of Northampton's defense that the head coach described as a "bad vice".
If there is a static picture at this time, then maybe at the moment when Dzeko received the ball, Northampton's midfielder and backfield players raised their hands almost at the same time, including more than 10 meters away from the defense line. The two strikers
"This is the second solo goal Sheffield Wednesday has scored in this game"
Hossen once again abandoned the goal and rushed out. If possible, he really wanted to yell at his teammates for 90 minutes. What did you do? He actually gave me another single sword? What were you doing just now? You actually watch the opponent dribbling the ball forward, why don't you chase back? "No mistakes, no skipping words.
Of course, the premise for him to do this is to destroy Sheffield Wednesday's attack and resolve the crisis that Northampton will face, but the current situation does not allow him to think too much.
Dzeko has already entered the penalty area. He was observing Hosen's position while adjusting his pace, while keeping his eyes on the far point of the goal.
His current position is on the right side of the penalty area. Hossen tried his best to block the near corner when attacking. So when Dzeko turned his attention to the far point of the goal, Hossen naturally made the following judgment: The moment he pounced on the ball, he moved his body a little to the right, and then opened his right arm to expand the defensive area.
But when he made this move, the ball shot by Dzeko actually passed by his left foot, and then quickly ran towards the goal along the turf.
The cunning Bosnian finally chose to hit the near corner, and hit the ball close to the ground. Such a shot made Hossen extremely depressed. Even though he had already made a save in advance, the ball still went under him and hit the ground.The goalkeeper's most annoying shooting method, because no matter how agile the goalkeeper is, they need to lower their body to catch the ball. As long as the opponent's shot is not ridiculously slow, the ball will definitely escape the opponent's control one step faster than the goalkeeper. scope.
The same is true for this ball. Dzeko's shot was very powerful. Even though Hossen was flexible enough and lowered his center of gravity as quickly as possible, he was unable to block the ball.
And the football that got through Hossen's defense did not deviate from the planned track. It drilled into the goal from the near corner very accurately. After hitting the net, it bounced due to rotation, causing a white spray and finally detonating. The passion of tens of thousands of Sheffield Wednesday fans at the stadium
"The ball rolled into the Northampton net again. Edin Dzeko The center forward who has rarely played this season scored his second goal in the FA Cup this season. But he should be grateful to Ashley who passed the good ball to him. Ashley accounted for at least half of the credit for this goal. His excellent overall view and precise passing gave Edin a chance to stand alone. With a pass and a shot, Ashley's performance in this game was too dazzling. Edin and Ashley teamed up to extend Sheffield Wednesday's lead to two goals in the 39th minute of the first half." Excited The commentator kept talking like a machine gun. He even recited the entire process of the goal twice. Another commentator in the commentary room who supported Northampton had an ugly expression on his face. It looks like a cucumber wilted by frost