New Wembley Stadium.

The Carabao Cup final between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur had reached the 35th minute of the first half, and the number on the scoreboard was '3:1'.

Newcastle United have a two-goal lead.

In the past game time, the pace of the game between the two sides was very fast, after Newcastle United tied the score, Zhen Shaolong scored two goals quickly, Tottenham Hotspur only felt a little unable to react, they have been working hard into the game, but the opponent seized the opportunity to score the goal, and the speed of the score rewriting made them very uncomfortable.

"If you continue to play like this, the score may get bigger and bigger......"

"But what else can be done?"

Tottenham Hotspur coach Redknapp glanced at the cheering fans in the stands, his face was full of wry smiles and helpless looks, he knew that Woodgate couldn't prevent Zhen Shaolong, and he didn't expect Zhen Shaolong to play so well, "This kind of offensive battle, he has too many opportunities!" ”

Redknapp felt like he couldn't help it.

If he knew before the game that the game would be like this, he would definitely change his tactics, strengthen the restrictions on Zhen Shaolong, strengthen the defense of the entire backfield, and come to play a big battle with Newcastle United, a big battle centered on defense, and now it is a little late to regret it, Newcastle United scored three goals, and when they are two goals behind, they must continue to attack to be able to tie the score.

Now you can only watch the play on the field.

on the field.

Woodgate followed Zhen Shaolong closely, but he kept reciting a sentence in his heart, "There must be a rule!" Absolutely! Anyone will play with a pattern! ”

"He's different from everyone else, but he's just better at his skills, and I don't think it's okay to prevent him from relying on his experience!"

"I'm going to forget the past experiences, those will only mislead me, I can judge the results in advance, right! Defend ...... by judging the outcome in advance"

Woodgate only felt that his mind was clear, as if it was what a practitioner calls an 'epiphany', and once an epiphany could withstand ten or twenty years of penance, he followed his own train of thought, and he knew what he should do.

The football flew over again.

Zhen Shaolong took the lead in getting in the position and rushed over to the ball.

Woodgate followed behind Zhen Shaolong, in terms of his confrontation experience, this kind of ball should be close to the past, try to affect the opponent's reception and action, and continuous interference can have an effect, now his thoughts are different, "It shouldn't be done like that, the other party will definitely not pass the ball, he wants to find an opportunity and must break through my ......"

"So I turned around early? If you don't give him a chance to break through, if he still does it the way he just did, I can still ......"

The next moment, Woodgate suddenly turned around.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know the situation behind him, he only knew that Woodgate was coming over, and he was about to unload the ball to the side with a header......

“——？”

Woodgate turned early and grabbed the ball perfectly!

This steal process is like Zhen Shaolong unloading the ball at the feet of Woodgate, they have a full tacit cooperation, anyone who just looks at the process will feel that they are the most tacit teammates, not opponents.

The game commentator also shouted, "Woodgate! He snatched the ball! It was a really unexpected steal......"

Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of the opportunity to play a wave counter-attack.

The ball also reached goal, with Darren Bent's volley coming close to winning but goalkeeper Givens managed to keep the ball out of goal.

If there is one, there are two.

The next time Zhen Shaolong received the ball in the penalty area, Milner hoisted the ball high, Zhen Shaolong was in a better position than Woodgate, and it was difficult for Woodgate to get in the position first, so he could only interfere behind Zhen Shaolong.

At the moment when the football flew by, Woodgate paid attention to the position - more than ten meters away from the fans, and at a forty-five degree angle to the center.

If you are thinking about kicking the ball with your feet, the position is already quite dangerous, and the header is slightly less dangerous, especially if the header is placed with your back to the goal, and if you put it on someone else, you will definitely pass the ball to your teammates.

But.

In front of him is Zhen Shaolong!

Woodgate also has a certain understanding of Zhen Shaolong, he knows that the opponent is an 'unreasonable' striker, and his skills and shooting are amazing, and there are many goals from zero angles, let alone 45 degrees.

"Will the opponent shoot?"

Woodgate did not continue to press forward, and did not even have a physical confrontation with Zhen Shaolong, but at the moment when the top of Zhen Shaolong's head collided with the football, he also jumped up from the spot, he jumped up with all his strength, and when he reached the highest point, the top of his head was more than two meters three from the ground.

The next moment.

The ball hit the top of Zhen Shaolong's head, and he quickly rebounded and rushed towards the goal, but it was blocked before it could fully rush.

It was a face.

Woodgate's face.

The football and Woodgate's face collided head-on, Woodgate was hit with a sore nose, and his body was unstable and almost fell when he landed, but his face was extremely excited, and the game commentator shouted in surprise, "Woodgate! It's Woodgate again! He sealed Zhen Shaolong's ball with his head! Beautiful! ”

The fans in the stands all around were enthusiastic.

It's rare!

It is not surprising that Zhen Shaolong was robbed on the field and his shot was blocked, but most of them will happen when they are blocked, and it is still relatively rare for a player to defend one-on-one and grab Zhen Shaolong's ball twice in a row.

Woodgate's performance was recognized, but the priority was to deal with the lower nose, a hint of obvious bright red ran down the corners of his mouth, making Woodgate's face a little hideous, he walked to the sideline for a simple treatment, stuffed a ball of medical cotton in his nostrils, and returned to the court.

"I know how to defend you!"

Woodgate was in a good mood, he stood next to Zhen Shaolong, and he still talked trash in his mouth, "You be careful, from now on, you don't want to behave." ”

Zhen Shaolong was a little helpless when he heard this, the other party's confidence seemed to be admirable, he grinned and gave Woodgate a thumbs up, "Come on!" ”

"Damn!"

Woodgate couldn't keep smiling anymore, he felt he was being underestimated again, and vowed to defend well and deliver on his promise of 'not letting the other side perform'.

In fact, Zhen Shaolong still admires Woodgate, he doesn't know why the other party stole himself twice in a row, he obviously did a good job, but the other party just blocked the best position and successfully prevented his breakthrough and shooting.

How is this done?

Zhen Shaolong was still a little confused, but he didn't care very much, and it was normal for him to be stopped twice in the game.

The other party can't stop it all the time.

In the 44th minute of the game, Newcastle United played a very good attack, and after a series of passes, the football was handed to the feet of the wing Enzobia, who played a very good cross from the bottom line.

Zhen Shaolong and Owen rushed up together to grab points.

Owen's point was missed.

Zhen Shaolong had a chance to outflank at the back point, but his center of gravity affected by Woodgate was not stable, but he still barely stretched out his foot to touch the ball.

"Kill" is launched!

Even though Woodgate defended well, there was still no way to stop the 'regular goal', and the football suddenly turned and rushed into the goal.

The ball is in!

"4 to 1! 4 to 1! 4 to 1! ”

"Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong ......"

The game commentator shouted excitedly, "Zhen Shaolong scored Newcastle's fourth goal, and it was also his third goal, provided that the first goal is not counted, he completely defeated Tottenham's release and Tottenham goal ...... with his personal performance."

'Tottenham are three goals behind!'

"The first half was coming to an end and the goal was a lethal ......"

It was a fatal goal.

When Zhen Shaolong completed the goal, most people could judge that there would be no suspense at the end of the game.

4 to 1.

Newcastle United led by three goals at half-time, and Tottenham Hotspur wanted to chase it back, which is almost impossible to do, and there is no shortage of big turnarounds in history, each of which will become a classic among classics, but classics are not easy to create.

Tottenham Hotspur don't have the ability to create classics.

Redknapp also judged it this way, he sat in the coach's seat and watched the game with a wry smile, and he could only reluctantly accept the fate of defeat in advance.

Of course.

Failure cannot be talked about now.

At half-time, Redknapp also praised all the players, especially the several defenses behind Woodgate, which were really good, "Great! Although the opponent scored a lot of goals, that's not your reason! ”

"Jonathan, go on in the second half, I'm sure you can do it!"

Woodgate was inspired by Redknapp, and suddenly became more confident, for him the victory or defeat of the game is no longer important, he has to defend the field, try to limit Zhen Shaolong to prove his idea right.

"Judge the result first, then defend ......"

"Predicting the defense based on the result will have the effect of surprise, and even turn the passive into the active, so that the offensive players can't react."

"This is perhaps the deepest level of defense!"

Woodgate consciously mastered the trick and intended to practice it in the second half.

The other side.

The atmosphere in the Newcastle United dressing room is relaxed.

With a three-goal lead over the opponent, the championship trophy can be said to be close at hand, the League Cup is not a major event, and it can be said that it does not mean much to Newcastle United, but considering the FA Cup, the league championship won last season, and then a League Cup trophy, it will get all the honors of English domestic football.

That's not bad.

The players were relaxed talking about the game, talking about the Carabao Cup trophy, and the relaxed atmosphere might also help to recover.

Zhen Shaolong did not participate in the discussion.

He was thinking about the two steals he had with Woodgate.

It was strange at the time.

He felt like he was doing a good job, pushing the ball to the side to break through and heading in a difficult position, only to be successfully defended both times?

A straight steal?

Once to block a shot with your head?

"That's not right! How did he do it? The more Zhen Shaolong thought about it, the more strange he felt, and when he decided to have a chance in the second half, he carefully observed how the opponent defended. 8)