No. 231: Never give up in the dictionary of wolves!
It took Wolves twelve seconds for the twin stars to break past Shakhtar Donetsk, leaving the home fans in awe, and they saw hope of a miracle.
After the reenactment of the game, the Wolves midfielder pounced on the opposing half of the field amid the huge shouts of the home fans, and they were like a pack of ferocious hungry wolves, trying to tear apart their prey.
Shakhtar Donetsk learned the lesson of the last goal they conceded and quickly moved the ball to the front. Wolves used aggressive momentum and active pressing to quickly snatch the football to their feet, and then launched a tidal wave of attacks into the Shakhtar Donetsk penalty area!
From a distance, the orange wave is higher and higher, and the Shakhtar Donetsk players have built walls in front of the goal with their bodies, stubbornly withstanding the impact of the Wolves again and again.
In the third minute of the first half, Bale shot from a distance in front of the penalty area, and the football was high above the crossbar!
In the fifth minute, Wang Rui found a long-range opportunity, shot hard, and the football slid out!
In the ninth minute, Bale assisted, passed the football into the penalty area, and Kentin, who stepped forward, jumped high and beat Kuhel, a fierce and beautiful lion shook his head!
The football went to the dead end, and just as the home fans were about to cheer for this beautiful header, a magical scene happened - Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Puyatov, with an extremely stretched left hand, struggled under the football, and the football flew off the bottom line!
Kentin shook his head regretfully, the opposing goalkeeper's performance was too wonderful. There was a huge round of applause at Molinox Stadium, which was given to both the offensive and defensive sides, and it was a beautiful battle of attack and defense, and both sides showed a very high standard!
As time progressed, in the face of Wolves' ferocious attack, Shakhtar Donetsk firmly established their style of play - a steady counterattack!
Wolves' attack seems ferocious, but under the opposition's tight defense, there are not many attacks that are really threatening.
Sky TV commentator Kent said: "Breaking the dense defence, Wolves also need to strengthen long-range shots and set-pieces! ”
Wang Rui was still trying to shoot from a distance, and in the seventeenth minute, he and Kending made a cross-cross diagonally in the opponent's hinterland and inserted a one-two, looking for a long-range shot. Before the opponent's central defender blocked, Wang Rui pulled out his foot and shot angrily, and the football flew towards the right side of the goal like a cannonball!
Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Puyatov is going against the sky tonight, he flew out and blocked the football with his right hand!
The football fell in the penalty area, and Shakhtar Donetsk central defender Sigliensky took two smart steps forward and kicked the football to the sideline, completely disintegrating Wang Rui's threatening long-range shot.
The miraculous save of the opposing goalkeeper did not make Wang Rui half frustrated, and after taking two deep breaths, he threw himself into the game again.
Wolves fans thought that Peter's lightning goal was a sign that Wolves could break through Shakhtar Donetsk's goal one after another to achieve a super comeback, but the game did not develop as they imagined.
Shakhtar Donetsk used their tenacity and brilliance to dismantle the Wolves' ferocious and dangerous attacks again and again. As in the stalemate, Wolves were unable to tear down Shakhtar Donetsk's defence once again, and Shakhtar Donetsk was unable to change the situation.
As the referee's whistle blew at the end of the first half, the first half was over and the players from both sides returned to the dressing room. The media used this time to summarize the first half of the game and look ahead to the second half.
Wolverhampton TV football commentator Andy Keogh said: "It's 1-3 on aggregate and Wolves are two goals behind. Wolves had the upper hand in the first half, but apart from Peter's goal, Wolves' attack was blocked by a tenacious Shakhtar Donetsk. ”
"We hope that Wolves can maintain their high morale in the second half and suppress the opponent, but when they attack the opponent, they must pay attention to their own defense, if they are attacked by the opponent, Wolves will be in big trouble."
"The king should take on more attacking tasks in the second half, and at times like this, he should step up!"
Sky TV commentator Kent said: "Throughout the first half, Wolves were not a team that was good at playing dense defensively, and they never had a good way to tear apart Shakhtar Donetsk's defence. ”
"Peter's goal was the result of the Wolves tactics, the Wolves twin stars pressed successfully, and the king finally sent the football to Peter's feet, and Peter did it in one fell swoop."
"Shakhtar Donetsk defended well in the first half, especially goalkeeper Puyatov, who saved at least two must-score goals from Wolves, one was Kentin's header and the other was Wang's long-range shot."
"I have to say that Wolves have any weapons to break down the dense defence, and it is Wang's long-range shot and free kick. In the first half, Wang's long-range shot failed to knock on the opponent's goal, and the free kick did not show its power, I hope that the king can surprise us in the second half! ”
There was also a lot of talk on the sidelines, with British reporters focusing on Wolves and Ukrainian reporters on Shakhtar Donetsk.
"In the second half, if Wolves don't score as soon as possible, the game will be more and more difficult to play......"
"At a moment like this, Wolves have to have someone step up, and I think the king should increase his individual attack power......"
"Yes, I remember that Wang's attack is very strong, often in important games, there are goals, today he has not scored......"
"Three goals in the second half, difficult! Difficult! Difficult! ……”
Ukrainian journalists are still satisfied with the current score and are confident about the future:
"As long as we get through the first fifteen minutes of the second half, it's only a matter of time before we advance......
"That's right, the first fifteen minutes of the second half are the most crucial, as long as we can hold on, the mentality of Wolves will inevitably change and become impatient, and then we only need to seize a counter-attack opportunity and the victory will be ours!"
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In the away team's dressing room, the atmosphere was calm, except for the goal conceded in the opening game, Shakhtar Donetsk's whole team performed very well, otherwise the score would not be 1-0.
Coach Luchescu began to plan his tactics for the second half: "The first half showed us that Wolves are a team to be reckoned with when they return home, they have shown great attacking power. In the second half, our tactics remained the same, and we counterattacked steadily! ”
"Everyone has done a good job defending, I just want to emphasize one point, the defense against the king must maintain high intensity!"
Defensive defender William nodded slightly, if there was no help from his companions in the first half, where could he contain Wang Rui alone.
"I'll focus on counter-attacking ......"
Luchescu paused and said: "The Wolves defence is very high, we have to make the most of the depth behind the Wolves defenders when we counter-attack, we only played once in the first half, and we should stick to that style of play in the second half......
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In the home team's dressing room, the atmosphere was a little depressing, the first half was pressed in the opponent's half, but there were no more goals, how to break the opponent's dense defense?
Ince waited for the players to replenish their water and began to arrange the second half tactics: "The offensive tempo in the second half is appropriately slowed down, and there is even time to take the initiative to return the pass to attract the opposing players to save." ”
Wang Rui nodded slightly, as long as it is helpful to the attack, he can try.
'Every time you attack, Kentin and Bale have to have one of them stay behind because there's so much depth behind our defenders that they're going to take advantage of it.
The coaches of both sides battled their wits at half-time, and the players gathered energy and prepared to fight to the death.
'We're three goals away from a comeback and some people don't think it's possible for us to do that feat and make a super comeback. But we are the wolves, I once said, we have to have the spirit of wolves, the word never give up in the dictionary of wolves, they are synonymous with bravery, unity, never give up! ”
After arranging the tactics, Ince began to boost morale: "No matter what difficulties we face, we will fight until the last minute!" ”
Peter nodded and said loudly, "That's right, we're going to fight until the last minute!" ”
Oakes walked to the middle of the locker room and shouted, "Come on, brothers! ”
The other players stood up, surrounded Oakes and stretched out their hands to fold them together, shouting in unison: "Fight until the last moment!" ”
Ince shouted in a high-spirited voice: "Go! ”