The 1:2 score at this moment is a somewhat embarrassing score for the head coaches of many teams.
There are thirty minutes left in the game and the team is only one goal behind. What should the team do next?
This is an issue that the head coach needs to consider.
Then it is reflected on the court, and ultimately the head coach's thoughts and decisions will determine the outcome of the game.
Should we continue to defend firmly and counterattack if there is a chance, or just defend 1:2 if there is no chance?
Or should we try to attack harder to equalize the score, or even take the lead?
It's like taking a multiple-choice question with no standard answer.
No matter which answer you choose, it makes sense, but it is not guaranteed to be the correct answer.
If you choose to continue to defend and be relatively conservative and passive, you may not necessarily be able to defend the score of 1:2, or you may still lose the ball and become 1:3.
If you choose to attack actively, there will definitely be gaps behind you, but it does not mean that these gaps will definitely be seized by the Madrid Pirates to score goals. It is also possible that Tramed will equalize the score in one go.
In short, there is no foolproof strategy, and no matter how high-level the head coach is, he cannot guarantee that every decision he makes is correct.
It still depends on the mentality and character of the head coach.
For example, Leeds City head coach Tony Clark will rush forward regardless of the situation, hold high the banner of offensive football, and either beat the opponent to the ground or be beaten to the ground by the opponent.
If you change to a cautious head coach, you may feel satisfied with 1:2. This is a two-legged game. When you return to the home court in the second round, you will still have a high chance of coming back if you only lose one goal. There is no need to risk this in the away game.
risk.
Kevin Locke is not a lunatic like Clark, but he also tends to adopt a proactive strategy at this time.
As the representative player of the "Scarlet Witch" when they swept across Europe, Kevin Locke won trophies with that invincible team.
At that time, Tramed could definitely be equated with the "champion".
The famous coach Nathan Holley, who was the head coach of Tramed at the time, has a famous saying: "Tramed competes in every event with the goal of winning the championship. Even if it is to win the runner-up, it is not as good as Tramed."
Morally speaking, they are all failures."
This is crazy.
But at that time, not many people questioned Hawley's statement.
In other words, they hate Holly's arrogance and criticize Tramed's "I am the best in the world" mentality, but they have to admit that he is qualified to be arrogant.
Because Tramed had such ability at that time.
In their most glorious fifteen years, they won a total of ten Premier League championships, two Champions League championships, six FA Cup championships and six League Cup championships, as well as two European Super Cups and Club World Cups.
They almost monopolize the Premier League.
But with the end of the golden era and the rise of other opponents, Tramed fell into a long trough.
The situation is so bad that even the most die-hard Tramed fans are despairing.
During this period, Tramed's team tradition was also rewritten. The championship is no longer the team's goal, but reaching the top four in the league and qualifying for the Champions League is.
It's hard to imagine that Tramed during Kevin Locke's playing days would have to fight for Champions League qualification. If they didn't win the league title, then this season was a failure.
Since Kevin Lock took charge of the team, he has been working hard to pull the team out of the quagmire, at least to be able to qualify for the Champions League continuously.
Now he feels it's time for the team to rediscover its past traditions.
At the very least, the former "Red Witch" would never "keep herself low" when facing those European giants.
If another head coach were to encounter the same situation now, he might choose a more pragmatic approach and continue to defend and counterattack.
But Kevin Locke has experienced the golden age, and he still has the blood of the "Scarlet Witch" who looks down on the world.
So after the game restarted, Locke waved his hand, and Tramed changed his previous strategy of shrinking and counterattacking, and went head-to-head with the Madrid Pirates on both wings!
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Luo Kai passed the football from the wing to his right back teammate James Matt, who came up to meet him. Then he immediately ducked forward and tried to run forward, and cooperated with Matt to hit the wall.
However, this coordination did not come out.
Because he had just turned around and was about to move forward when he was knocked down by Ion Martinez.
The referee came up and gave Ion a verbal warning, which made Luo Kai very unhappy. He protested loudly to the referee in English: "Don't you give a card for such a foul?!"
As he spoke, he raised his arm to indicate to the referee that Ion had just committed such a foul and raised his elbow. If he was as good at acting as Hu Lai, he would be rolling on the ground with his face covered now.
Ion came up and hugged Luo Kai: "Hey, man, relax..."
Luo Kai threw his hand away angrily, not wanting to be friendly with him.
In fact, Ion knew that he had escaped, so he did not continue to argue with Luo Kai. Seeing that the referee did not take out the cards, he quickly retreated and stayed away from the center of the dispute.
Luo Kai was still a little reluctant.
Maxi Carey saw Luo Kai being hugged by Nick Vandelft, and said to Hu Lai beside him: "As his middle school classmate, don't you go and persuade him?"
Hu Lai grinned: "If I go, it will add fuel to the fire. He will make the trouble worse, do you believe it or not?"
After hearing this, Kaili turned to look at Hu Lai, and then said lightly: "Oh, then the relationship between you two is really not good."
Hu Lai sighed: "Who says it's not the case?"
Then the two of them stood side by side outside the crowd and watched the excitement.
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This small commotion caused by Luo Kai's anger is just one of the common parts of the game.
But his anger was real.
After the game resumed, Luo Kai, who was getting more and more angry, was very active on the wing.
Of course, this is also because Tramed supports his unscrupulous performance on the wing from the whole team's tactics. Otherwise, if Kevin Locke had just chosen to continue to defend and counterattack, then Luo Kai would really be "intended to kill the thief but unable to recover" now.
feeling.
Luo Kai, who was on the Fury BUFF, was really difficult to deal with on the wing, which made Ion a little embarrassed. Toni had to return to defense many times to help Ion face Luo Kai and James Matt's Tramed right attack combination.
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This performance also made He Feng and Yan Kang exclaim: "Tonight Luo Kai is the top right winger in Europe!"
This may make some of Luo Kai's fans unhappy. They may think: "Tonight Luo Kai is the best in Europe"? Hasn't he always been the first in Europe?
But in fact, everyone knows that in the past, Luo Kai was indeed not up to the first-class level in Europe. Today, he was so good.
As for why he exploded... everyone doesn't know.
Maybe it’s because the opponent is Hu Lai?
Anyway, many Chinese fans have discovered that whether it is Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi, or Zhang Qinghuan, they all had explosive performances when facing Hu Lai.
Maybe it’s because you don’t want Hu Lai to be more beautiful than before?
Everyone was very happy that the Chinese players were able to explode when they played against Hu Lai.
It shows that they are motivated.
Although Hu Lai is very dazzling, as a Chinese fan, I still don't want to see Hu Lai alone supporting the national team. Everyone hopes that other overseas players can continue to improve their level.
In this way, when the national team comes together, it can effectively help Hu Lai and eventually form a highly combative group.
So in today's game, except maybe Xie Lan, no one would be unhappy after seeing Luo Kai's outstanding performance...
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Although Luo Kai's active performance on the right wing made Chinese fans very happy, Tramed's tactics were still too risky.
If such an aggressive attack fails, the opponent will counterattack.
The defense will be under great pressure.
In addition, the Madrid Pirates have such an efficient killer as Julay, it would be very difficult for Tramed to defend Julay even if he had to set up a bus, let alone guarding Julay when the Madrid Pirates are counterattacking.
They had to devote more manpower to follow Hu Lai.
In addition to Luis Payson, another central defender, Scott Wilson, also has to often take care of Hulay's side.
And this will create opportunities for other Madrid Pirates players.
In the 72nd minute, Tramed made a passing error in the midfield. The ball was intercepted by Ramirez and passed to Vukovic.
Vukovich launched a direct counterattack and passed the ball to Maxi Carey in front.
Hu Lai raised his hand while running diagonally.
Taking away Luis Person and leaving Scott Wilson hesitant gave Kyrie a chance.
The Dutch superstar just put the football into the penalty area and shot!
Wilson only rushed to defend when Kyrie entered the penalty area. It was already too late!
The football flew past his feet against the turf, fell to the ground in front of goalkeeper Tom Walker's hands, bounced slightly, and then accelerated forward!
Over Walker's glove and into the net!
"Maxikeri!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! He extended the lead for Madrid Pirates! Tramed paid the price for their aggressive pressing! 3:1! Madrid Pirates are two goals ahead at home!"
The cheers at Pirates Park were like a tsunami, falling from the sky and hitting everyone on the field!