Everton coach Roberto Martinez has enough confidence to directly line up the two top strikers, and his tactics are simple and direct.
"They are good at keeping the ball, gentlemen. But think about how we deal with Manchester City and Arsenal? Put pressure on them, mark the Chinese, and everyone moves to press their defense! Their defense is not that strong,
It's just Wolfsburg, gentlemen! Show them the intensity of Everton!"
As a guest, Everton also wanted to start the game with three points. Although this team has been suppressed by their derby rivals Liverpool for a long time, judging from the starting lineup, their strength cannot be underestimated.
Goalkeeper:Tim Howard
Defenders: Baines, Jagielka, Stones, Barry
Midfielder: Naismith, McCarthy, Ross Barkley, Miralas
Forward: Eto'o, Lukaku
There are strong players on all lines, but Black Gold still insists on his own style. Except for Perisic replacing Honte and Bendtner replacing the injured Dost, the starting lineup is the same as the league.
This is destined to be a tit-for-tat battle.
Although nearly 40,000 wolf-skin masks were displayed in the stands at the Volkswagen Arena, showing their ferocious fangs, at the moment the whistle blew, Everton turned against the visitors and immediately pressed forward and began to press frantically.
Yi Zhe immediately entered a state of complete devotion. As soon as he received Bendtner's first pass and stretched out his foot, he noticed an Everton player rushing towards him.
"Damn...it's really fast!"
Fortunately, he had the assistance of the system and discovered the opponent's movements first. The moment he caught the ball, Yi Zhe turned around, pulled the ball to his right, and then used his body to block the opponent who was attacking him.
Everton midfielder Nai Smith made an instant save in the first press.
"Yi! This is a perfect turn!"
Reese Lubet's voice was obviously more excited than usual. He had publicly called for Everton to show off, and Yi Zhe did not disappoint him in his first move.
Sure enough...it's still easy!
Although Ross Barkley was a little surprised, his second reaction was very quick. He turned around and grabbed Yi Zhe, almost putting all the strength of his arm on Yi Zhe's shoulders.
The most direct comparison is that Yi Zhe is several centimeters shorter in height, but he stuck his opponent firmly behind him and dribbled forward from the center circle. Although his body kept twisting and turning, the ball always stayed in his path.
The distance of one step in front of you.
"Huh? Yi Zhe started to accelerate forward with the ball! This is not Xavi's way of playing, but I believe everyone is happy to see a constantly changing Yi Zhe!" He Wei said excitedly to the Chinese fans in front of the late-night TV.
Yi Zhe stumbled forward ten meters, and Ross Barkley dragged him all the way. What the England midfielder couldn't bear was that this kid didn't fall down, and saw that he had to cross the center circle and rush to the penalty area.
!
Ross Barkley was immediately shocked, with a fierce look in his eyes, and he knocked Yi Zhe down with his hands and feet.
"Crude foul from Everton! Damn Brits!"
"Ouch——"
All the fans began to apply pressure, but this action still escaped a yellow card. Perhaps seeing that the home atmosphere was too scary, the referee chose to control the scale.
Buckley glanced at Yi Zhe as if he had picked up a bargain, trying to give a demonstrative look: Boy, I have a point, I am so cruel!
However, he didn't get any feedback from Yi Zhe - he didn't even look at him! Taking the set kick, Yi Zhe directly put his foot on the ground and passed it to the top of the arc in the front of the penalty area, passing the ball more than 30 meters.
Directly through the Everton midfield.
"Yi Zhe's iconic long pass!"
The ball happened to reach the space between the two central defenders Stones and Jagielka. De Bruyne just ran up from this position and volleyed towards the ball.
"Bang!"
The ball was strong and heavy, passing through the gap between the two, but in the end it missed the goal slightly, missing the goal by a hair.
De Bruyne looked back and saw Yi Zhe's thumbs up, and he responded in the same way.
This was the signal. Even though it was the first round of the Europa League, there was no need for any extra testing. Yi Zhe passed the frontcourt, and Gustavo followed suit. He directly slid the tackle in the frontcourt and tackled it on the spot.
Everton midfielder McCarthy's pass caused everyone to flip over, but Gustavo even stretched out his kick even after he fell to the ground, and passed the ball to Yi Zhe in front.
"Luis Gustavo did a great job, in front of Wolfsburg, look at the so-called No. 1 league in the world!" Reese Lubet was in a high-energy state throughout.
The moment Yi Zhe got the ball in the frontcourt, he heard a shout from the side: "Yi!"
He recognized that it was De Bruyne's voice, but he did not turn his head, but accelerated directly towards the penalty area. In the first step, he rushed directly past Ross Barkley's defense. Everton's two central defenders were instantly attracted.
Yi Zhe also deliberately turned around and took a step to the right, slowed down his feet, glanced at the goal, and then raised his feet.
"Be careful! He is going to try a long shot!" the Everton commentator in the media box immediately reminded loudly.
Center back Jagielka immediately stretched out his feet to make a tackle. Stones also shifted his center of gravity to the right side and was ready to block the ball. However, the tackler missed and the eye-catching one was also blocked - the ball was not there.
It appeared in front of them as usual, but fell in front of them behind them.
Yi Zhe's reverse curve ball passed with his toes almost deceived everyone, but he and Bendtner formed a tacit understanding.
"Yi - genius idea! What a pass! Niklas Bendtner! Seize such an opportunity!"
Bendtner already had an opportunity to challenge the goalkeeper one-on-one. After Yi Zhe passed the ball, he turned around and looked at it. Anyway, he couldn't squeeze in. It depends on whether he can succeed this time.
"Nick!"
But Bendtner raised his foot, but hesitated a little. Perhaps the aggressive goalkeeper Tim Howard put too much pressure on him, or maybe... there were many reasons that made him make the wrong decision - facing
Hesitant to take small steps against the goalkeeper.
In the end, he didn't even have a chance to kick the ball, and was directly knocked out of the sideline by the goalkeeper.
"Oops! Is Bendtner... paying tribute to God Ba? There are many ups and downs in life, but it shouldn't be at this time to reflect on the pros and cons! He failed Yi Zhe and deceived the whole world to give him
A great gift!”
He Wei is so ingenious, a wasted opportunity seems to become so full of beauty...
But on the court, Yi Zhe almost kept shaking his head, and Heijin off the court was so angry that he turned his back.
But the most speechless person was Yi Zhe. He did not underestimate the difficulty of the game at all, so getting a head start was the best result.
"It's a bit useless..."
Yi Zhe looked at his landlord, rubbed his chin and muttered secretly.
