Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 379 Goal Battle

"The ball is in!"

The score is now 1-0!

Burton has taken a 2-1 lead in the aggregate score!

"A dream start!"

The commentators couldn't remember the last time they'd seen Burton score so smoothly in the very first wave of attack!

The Roma fans who had traveled a long way covered their faces, somewhat unable to believe what was happening.

Did they travel all that way just to watch their team get thrashed?

of course not!

So, in the third minute of the game, they joined hands and sang a song they had composed themselves, hoping to cheer on the team.

On the other side, Burton's fans were not to be outdone.

Strange led the charge with a shout.

"guys!"

"Let them hear our songs too!"

"Don't forget, this is our home turf, we can't afford to lose to anyone else!"

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became lively.

A single goal ignited the competitive spirit between the two sets of fans.

The number of people on both sides is about the same, so it sounds particularly confusing right now.

It's a close contest...

The early goal left Paulo Fonseca a bit frustrated, but he quickly rallied and rushed to the sidelines.

"Now is our chance to attack!"

"Kick as instructed before!"

"We're not afraid of them!"

"We are Rome!"

"We are Rome!" the Roma players responded to their coach with their loudest voices.

They quickly took concrete actions.

After kicking off from the center circle, they passed the ball directly to the wing, where surprisingly, four or five Roma players were clustered.

Almost half of the midfield and forward line was packed on the right flank!

Sun Yan, who was not good at interception to begin with, was caught off guard and had no idea who to defend against.

Fortunately, Burton's defensive formation is 4-5-1, so they don't have to worry about being outnumbered in certain areas.

"Keep an eye on them!"

"Go and fill in for me!"

Li Yanqing immediately made a judgment; otherwise, he said, the players had already started doing the same thing.

"They used a deep-lying defensive formation in the last game, and switched to a more flexible formation this time?"

Lyman looked at the situation on the field and said thoughtfully.

A flexible formation means that players are not confined to one area; they can move freely, but the formation must be maintained at all times.

This requires a higher level of teamwork than the usual style of play.

One wrong move and it'll turn into a complete mess.

Therefore, coaches who prefer a safe approach generally wouldn't do that.

"Yes, it looks right."

"I don't think we've seen them use this move in previous matches."

"Did they only start training recently?"

Li Yanqing always requires his assistants to analyze all of their opponents' matches within the last six months, and he does his homework very thoroughly.

Unexpectedly, even with such meticulous attention to detail, one still encounters an opponent who can hide things.

Could this be Paul Fonseca's trump card?

To be honest, Burton's players have once again failed to adapt.

Just like the first time I faced Sevilla, I wasn't quite used to their style of play.

Once they filled in, they themselves couldn't maintain their formation.

After Sun Yan and Araujo were both beaten, the opposing midfielder delivered a low cross, leaving Burton defenseless.

A flanking maneuver from Roma's striker!

"The score is tied!"

"Joe Hart had no answer for that goal!"

He tried his best, but it's hard for a person to run faster than a ball...

The commentator was a little disappointed, as he wasn't a fan of any particular team, but Joe Hart's diving save was perfect.

The position was just a little off; I was only a hand's width away from blocking the ball.

"Seventh minute!"

"The score is tied!"

"Two to two!"

"Burton's away goals advantage has now vanished, and the two sides are back to square one!"

"What 'starting line' nonsense!" Li Yanqing retorted to the commentator.

The reason is simple: their situation is actually slightly worse right now.

After all, to win now, we need to score more goals, and all of their next goals will be away goals!

Unless it drags on until the 90th minute and goes into extra time.

but......

Let's take a look at the current situation on the field.

The stadium echoed with the songs of the fans, who were passionately singing along to each other.

The players all rushed forward with one mind, and in this atmosphere, the game became extremely intense from the very beginning.

It's definitely going to be a goal-fest!

In the 17th minute, Quinn displayed his signature move, the "Cloud Piercer," making the score 3-2.

In the 26th minute, the opponent once again forcefully broke into Burton's penalty area and unleashed a powerful shot to equalize the score again...

Before half of the first half was even over, the aggregate score was already 3-3!

The more goals are scored, the more excited the fans become, and the louder their singing gets.

The louder the singing, the more passionate the players become, and the more goals they score...

Infinite loop?

What Li Yanqing didn't quite understand was that both sides' defenders and goalkeepers were in pretty good form!

Why are the number of goals scored becoming increasingly outrageous?

Unable to understand it at all, Li Yanqing could only console himself.

Perhaps this is the power of fans?

By the end of the first half, the score had reached an absurd 4-3.

Burton are currently leading by one goal.

The reason is that the first half ended after they scored, otherwise it would likely have ended in a 4-4 tie.

By halftime, the two sides had already scored five goals!

"Li, I have a great idea!"

Before heading to the locker room, Neville approached him.

Li Yanqing was quite curious to see what good ideas he might have.

"Perhaps we can defend to the death in the second half!"

"Since we have a one-goal advantage, if we bring on more defenders, it won't be so easy for them to break through!"

"Plus, they've expended too much energy in the first half, so they might not be able to..."

"Just do your job, Nawei." Li Yanqing patted the other man on the shoulder and left decisively.

Actually, he didn't want to listen anymore after hearing the first sentence.

Such a fiercely offensive game, should we just defend?

Isn't that just waiting to lose?

“My opinion is completely different, Li.”

“I even think we can get rid of one of the defenders.”

"Leave all the defense to Sun Yan and Manolas."

In the players' tunnel, Lehmann said quietly.

"They're enough. Leave the rest to Hart."

"We're replacing all other positions with attacking players!"

"The opponent's skill level is not as high as ours, and they are only holding on by sheer willpower."

"If they fail in one more attack and we succeed, they will be unable to hold on!"

Li Yanqing remained silent while listening to the other person's words.

The suggestion is to get Lehmann to agree, but the final decision still needs to be made by the head coach.

Seeing the other person's expression, he thought it was because his tactics were inappropriate, so he said...

"Li, trust me, this is absolutely feasible..."

"Huh? What?" Li Yanqing seemed to have just come to his senses.

"Tactics? That one was great, I think it's fine too."

"You can arrange it. I'm just thinking about what we should eat tonight to celebrate the victory..."