Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 24: Turning Against Guests (Second Update, Please Vote for Me)
Although the media is boring, it is not that easy to score a goal in the first fifteen minutes of the game.
After all, scoring a goal does not mean you can score if you can, not to mention that there is a time limit, and the goal must be scored within the first fifteen minutes of the game. The difficulty can be described as very great.
Although everyone says that the five to ten minutes after the start of a game and before the end are the most likely times to score goals, because at that time many people have not yet entered the game state and are somewhat absent-minded. The easiest way to get out of line loopholes.
But if it is restricted to a certain person to score, it is still quite difficult.
Many teams dream of scoring within the first fifteen minutes of the game, which is considered a good start to the game. But it’s not always possible.
Generally speaking, it is indeed easier to score goals within the first ten minutes of the game, but that is relative. Then divide this probability by twenty and spread it equally to a certain person, and it will be even smaller.
Chen Yingxiong wanted to go against the odds and score a goal within the first fifteen minutes. This is artificially improving one's own difficulty.
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After Liverpool's away game against Aston Villa started, everyone's topic was indeed whether Chen Yingxiong could score a goal. From ordinary fans to commentators, everyone is talking about this, which shows how successful the media's hype is.
"I think it is easy to capture Villa Park in the current state of the heroes. But it is hard to say whether Liverpool can win. In the last round of the league, some problems have been exposed, and Martin O'Neill's Liverpool have not yet integrated. Taking shape, they were able to win West Ham United at home entirely because of the shining stars... From this perspective, Allardyce's words also make sense. If Liverpool did not have stars like heroes, it would be difficult to win and be well prepared. West Ham United, and Chen Yingxiong was indeed bought by Liverpool for 70 million pounds..."
"I think it's boring for the media to hype whether a hero can score a goal at Villa Park..." It sounds boring, but they are still talking about it, which means the hype is successful. "There is no doubt about the hero's scoring ability, and he is currently in good condition. He scored two goals in the last round of the league!"
"I think it is quite meaningful for the media to speculate whether Chen Yingxiong can break through Villa Park. After all, a lot of things have happened to Chen Yingxiong this week, including the war of words with Allardyce and the West Ham fans. The conflict between the two and the angrily scolding the BBC's "Today's Match" column team all consumed him a lot of energy. His state will inevitably be affected... Therefore, he may not be able to score at Villa Park... "
The commentators and guests had different opinions. The same goes for the reporters in the media box. Everyone was discussing this issue when the players from both sides came on the court. There were different opinions and they were divided into two groups. One group of people believed that Chen Yingxiong could definitely score goals at Villa Park, and there was no devil here. At home, Aston Villa is not very strong either. Another group of people think that Chen Yingxiong may not be able to score goals. Their reason is the same as that of the commentator. They believe that Chen Yingxiong has been affected by too many off-field affairs and spent too much energy on it, which has affected his state. .
After the media hyped it up, they themselves fell into it, and those who manipulated public opinion were eventually manipulated by public opinion.
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All arguments are actually meaningless, because as long as the game is over, we will know whether Chen Yingxiong captured Villa Park.
It's just that some people don't have the patience to wait for ninety minutes...
Chen Yingxiong ran hard on the court, looking for and creating his own opportunities.
He had already greeted his teammates, saying that he had bought a thousand pounds to bet that he would score a goal fifteen minutes before the game, and asked his teammates to help him. Especially to say hello to Sanchez, he can't wait until the second half to cross to himself just because he wants to win.
In fact, everyone buys it to play with. It’s not that anyone really needs that little money and expects to make a fortune through this.
Since Chen Yingxiong has urgent hope, then just help him.
But they have no say in this matter, because the team's tactics are formulated by the head coach. If the head coach tells them to first stabilize the defense after the start and then attack, then they have nothing to do.
At this time, it depends on whether Martin O'Neal can join in the fun.
He can deal with business matters and completely ignore the private thoughts of Chen Yingxiong and the players. On the surface, there is nothing wrong. But it always makes Chen Yingxiong feel grudge.
In the end, he chose to pull Chen Yingxiong away. He thought the hype was boring, but since Chen Yingxiong participated, he definitely wanted to win.
This kind of thing doesn't seem like a big deal, but it affects the relationship between the player and him. Dalglish always stood firmly on Chen Yingxiong's side, and was considered to be biased by some media, but he won Chen Yingxiong's heart. He was dismissed from get out of class, but Chen Yingxiong still appreciated his good qualities.
If Martin O'Neill wants to have a good relationship with Chen Yingxiong, he must stand unswervingly on Chen Yingxiong's side, otherwise...
In fact, the head coach shouldn't be so afraid of a player, but if the player is the team's number one star and has a particularly good personal relationship with the club's chairman and general manager, then that's not necessarily the case. Sometimes, the head coach is also a weak group, and the players can also be very strong.
For example, the big shots in the team's locker room, Chelsea's John Terry and Lampard, and former Real Madrid's Raul, are all big figures who can influence the club's decision-making.
Since Martin O'Neill plans to win over Chen Yingxiong, this strategy must be changed. Fortunately, it was just a change of strategy, not tactics. Strategy is what we are going to do in the first half and what we are going to do in the second half, and tactics are what we need to do to achieve such a strategy.
The tactics have been arranged long ago and cannot be changed easily. Players will not adapt if they change, but the strategy can be adjusted. It's nothing more than a change from first defending and then attacking in the first half to directly attacking.
Martin O'Neill informed the players of his decision in his pre-match speech, telling them that at the beginning of the first half, they should try to take advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold to launch a fierce offensive and score goals as early as possible.
He did not directly say, "I am here to help Chen Yingxiong." After all, he was his head coach. If he really said that, it would be too flattering. Where is the authority and dignity of a head coach?
He showed his support calmly, so that the team members did not think that he made such an adjustment on purpose, which was very clever.
So after the game started, Liverpool turned away and launched a fierce offensive towards Aston Villa's goal.
There was a strong tendency to score a goal in the first fifteen minutes.
Aston Villa head coach McLeish also saw the clues.
He also knows the topic that the media has hyped before. Like O'Neal, he also finds this hype boring. Whether Chen Yingxiong can capture Villa Park is not as special as the media said.
But looking at the situation after the game started, Liverpool really wanted to score as early as possible...
Hey hey, the media are just hyping it up. If they don't hype it up, they won't have anything to eat. Liverpool is a wealthy club, so don't follow suit!
McLeish's worries were justified. Aston Villa was not sure of beating Liverpool at home, so he planned to keep a low profile and focus on counterattacks first - he and O'Neill thought of going together. He is not Allardyce, and his ability is not as high as Allardyce. He can only seek stability.
As a result, there was a lot of media hype, and Aston Villa suddenly became a hot topic and was roasted by the media and public opinion.
Now it seems that it has successfully aroused Liverpool's fighting spirit. How innocent Aston Villa is!
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Five minutes into the game, Chen Yingxiong has not scored yet.
There were two shots, but they didn't go in.
Liverpool's offensive is indeed very fierce. In these five minutes, Aston Villa, as the home team, did not even have a shot.
It shows how miserable they were suppressed.
This doesn't look like the home team.
Chen Yingxiong kept running in the frontcourt as if he was on a roll, looking for opportunities. With him being so active, the pressure on Aston Villa's back was particularly high.
Everyone is thinking that this game has just begun, he is so aggressive, and there are still more than eighty minutes, what should we do!
How did they know that Chen Yingxiong only cares about the first fifteen minutes? If he can't score in the first fifteen minutes, he will lose interest. The media are talking about whether he can score in this game, but Chen Yingxiong is betting on scoring in the first fifteen minutes, which is not a goal at the same level.
So they actually only need to hold on for ten more minutes before this amazing pressure will disappear.
In Chen Yingxiong's own opinion, if he cannot score in the first fifteen minutes, it will be meaningless. Even if he scored three points in the subsequent game, a hat trick or something, he still lost - although no one would think so, but he couldn't relax his demands on himself because of this.
Therefore, he must score a goal in these fifteen minutes.
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In the eighth minute, Liverpool launched another offensive. Sanchez dribbled the ball from the wing, and Chen Yingxiong cooperated with him to run forward in the middle.
Sanchez kept looking up at the center while dribbling the ball.
In front of them now was Aston Villa's entire backline, as well as a forward line.
After the game started, Aston Villa's defense was very tight. They listened to the coach's instructions and defended with all their strength, not giving Liverpool a chance. Unexpectedly, they missed the mark. If they thought they had the home advantage and attacked fiercely from the beginning, they would have been beaten by Liverpool who were attacking even harder than they were.
It seems like this attack has no better chance?
He saw Chen Yingxiong in the middle. In front of the hero was the Aston Villa defender, and behind him was the Aston Villa midfielder who was chasing after him.
However, there is still some space between these two lines. As for this space... Chen Yingxiong should be able to use it, right?
If it were someone else, he might not dare to give the football to Chen Yingxiong just like that, because it would be too rash.
But Sanchez and Chen Yingxiong have worked together for two seasons and know Chen Yingxiong very well.
Of course, he still did not pass the ball directly to Chen Yingxiong. He is now on the wing and Chen Yingxiong is in the middle. It takes time for the football to roll over. This time is enough for the opponent to come up and approach Chen Yingxiong.
To ensure that Chen Yingxiong can successfully catch the ball, he must do something...
He suddenly cut inside and was about to go to the middle.
At this time, the attention of Aston Villa's defenders was immediately attracted to him, and there were signs that the focus of defense was shifting to his side.
And what about Chen Yingxiong? He didn't rush straight into the penalty area, but suddenly sideways and changed his line slightly.
The space was pulled out.
Sanchez passes the ball decisively!