With the referee's whistle, the 1997-98 English League One season finally began.
It was Sheffield United who kicked off first.
"Hello everyone, this is the English League One in the 1997-98 season. Sunderland faces Sheffield United at home. Sheffield United has not changed much this season. They are very quiet in the transfer market. But Sunderland is different.
, this season not only had a new coach, but also made frequent moves in the transfer market. A total of ten new players were bought."
"And there are eight newcomers starting in this game. We are all curious about Sunderland's style of play."
Not only Mortensen and Lineker are curious?
Everyone following this game is curious.
What style of play will Sunderland adopt? Will there be any discomfort with so many newcomers? No mature team will make such a big change. Because such a big change can easily make the team's
The play style is confusing.
Everyone wants to see how Su Yun solves this problem.
But soon they found out.
Sunderland's style of play has not changed at all.
"Savage, long pass...Quinn, header...Phillips, shot!"
"Michael Gray's cross, Quinn, head over goal!"
"Quinn..."
Less than ten minutes into the game, Sunderland's style of play was the same as before. They made long passes from the midfield to Quinn, and then let Quinn grab the header.
"I can't see any difference between Sunderland now and Sunderland before. The offense is very simple, and Boboski, who was bought for two million pounds, has not won the ball a few times. The offense is completely based on
With Quinn."
Lineker looked at it for a moment and then shook his head.
Lineker originally thought that with so many newcomers, Sunderland's playing style would change. Especially after adding a powerful wing attacker like Boboski, the offensive direction must have changed.
But judging from the opening ten minutes, there was no difference from the previous Sunderland team.
Boboski, who should be so powerful on the wing, has never received any ball in this game so far. Let alone any performance.
"It's better to take your time and take a look. Maybe there will be some changes."
Mortensen also felt too bland.
Although Quinn is very powerful, there are still too many problems with this single offensive method. What will happen when Quinn is injured and in poor condition?
But Su Yun was very satisfied.
Eight newcomers have joined the starting lineup, which has changed the team too much. They have not yet fully formed a tacit understanding, and they cannot play any complex tactics at all. Maintaining the original style of play is actually the best for the team.
Su Yun stepped forward and whistled.
"Jack, Jack. Press on, press on."
Su Yun was quite satisfied with the first ten minutes. If he was a little dissatisfied, it was that Williams kept retreating unconsciously. Although it was of great help to the defense, it did not achieve the effect Su Yun wanted.
"Jack, keep going, keep going."
After giving the instructions, Su Yun returned to his seat. Within ten minutes, Su Yun was completely relieved. His initial idea was good. Although there were many newcomers, the idea of attacking around Quinn was correct.
Quinn hit a ball again, but Phillips couldn't catch it.
Phillips gave Quinn a thumbs up.
Quinn nodded.
Although it is indeed difficult for one person to carry a team's offense, Quinn is very happy. The thirty-year-old Quinn still feels like a young man in his early twenties, with strength all over his body. He likes this
a feeling.
"The game has gone on for twenty minutes, and neither side has scored a goal. Judging from these twenty minutes, Sunderland's defense is at least much better. Robbie Savage is really a good defensive midfielder.
, brought Sunderland’s defense to a higher level.”
The game was a bit dull.
It is different from the imagined dialogue between the English Premier League.
So Mortensen could only find other topics.
After watching for a while, the Sheffield United coach saw Sunderland's style of play and smiled at the assistant coach next to him.
"That Chinese coach really regards Quinn as a superman."
The assistant coach also nodded.
"I think that's all he has. When Coach Reed was here, he didn't play this way now."
"That's right. No matter how strong Quinn is, he can't defeat a team by himself."
But Su Yun already saw the hope of victory.
So Su Yun went to the sidelines and kept waving his hands, asking the team to press forward.
After some unfamiliarity at the beginning, Sunderland soon found the feeling.
Robbie Savage once again intercepted Sheffield United's ball, then took the high ball as before and passed the ball directly to Quinn.
"Savage... another long pass to Quinn, Quinn... click back, No. 8 Williams!"
Quinn's fight for the header was really great.
In almost all the headers so far, Quinn has defeated the Sheffield United defender. This time, after receiving the ball, Quinn pointed the ball back. Williams, who had never found his position during the game,
This time I came to the ball path accurately.
Faced with this opportunity, Williams certainly didn't hesitate at all.
"Williams...shoot!"
"Oh, the ball is very fast!"
The ball is indeed very fast. Williams currently has no shooting skills. His only shot is to hold on tight and then shoot hard.
Williams' legs are definitely very strong.
The ball shot out like a cannonball. With a "search" sound, the ball had already arrived in front of the goal.
There was no reaction from the Sheffield United goalkeeper.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the goalpost and bounced out.
"What a pity. Young Williams...isn't there someone else? This is Kevin Phillips, a follow-up shot!"
Although the ball hit the goal post, Kevin Phillips accurately found the ball on the way to the rebound. Facing the ball, he directly kicked the ball, and the Sheffield United goalkeeper had no reaction at all.
"GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Mortensen finally woke up.
"Kevin Phillips, a player who moved to Sunderland for 400,000 pounds this season. He has a good sense of smell and found the ball accurately. One to zero, Sunderland lost one to zero in the first round of the English League One
Ahead of Sheffield United."
"This is the first official goal at the Stadium of Light. Congratulations to Kevin Phillips, he has engraved his name on the Stadium of Light."
Su Yun clenched his fists excitedly when he saw Kevin Phillips' goal.
