I am the king of football

Chapter 140 The advantage is mine
After almost losing their own goal to a counterattack by the opponent, the Hull City players' recklessness in the first 30 minutes came to an end. Without Bruce saying anything on the sidelines, everyone began to cheer up and retreat.

Some teams line up in 451 because they really can't win and want to maintain a draw. Obviously, the Saints are not one of them. If they play with the same method of breaking the bus and pressing the opponent as before, Hull City will definitely not be far from conceding a goal.

So when Gulas threw the ball back to Rosenior on the wing, Hull City continued to control the ball steadily in their own half for a while.

During this period, Qin Hu and Kane were not idle either. Qin Hu, who was the opponent's focus of defense, relied on constant turning back and forth to explore the loopholes in the Saints' midfield defense, while Kane retreated from time to time to get the ball and become the second organizer to free Colen.

This attempt revitalized the entire Hull City team, and a tacit Bagua formation was formed in the midfield and frontcourt.

Facing Hull City's gradually retreating offensive, Southampton's formation was pushed forward little by little, which gradually led to the singing of thousands of Saints fans in the stands.

However, in this situation, Bruce on the sidelines was very calm. Apart from paying attention to the ball control status of his own midfield and giving reminders from time to time, his eyes were mainly on Qin Hu and the other man who were constantly pulling in the frontcourt.

No matter how brutal and thrilling the fight in the midfield is, it is always the goal that decides the game, which is the most crucial factor.

In the 40th minute of the game, Schneiderlin kicked Colen and tripped him while defending him. The referee immediately blew the foul whistle. Schneiderlin waved his hands helplessly and stepped back.

Then, Colen, who had just fallen to the ground, got up at a speed that caught everyone off guard and kicked the ball out while getting up.

"Quickly take the free kick, the referee signals that it's okay, Cooper from the right side of Hull City has already rushed out with the ball, Southampton has just reacted, their defense is not prepared!"

Just as Zhan Jun said, when Cooper took the lead and passed the ball to Fonte who had been restricting his route to the bottom, Southampton's always indestructible defense finally showed cracks.

"Fox had to move to the left. Qin Hu and Kane also moved in at the same time, forming a three-on-three situation in a short period of time!"

Seeing Fox coming to his inside route, Cooper completed his mission with a lateral push. Kane, who touched the ball, stopped and broke through into the penalty area. Hojveld no longer cared about guarding Qin Hu with Richardson and rushed towards Kane.

"Shu~"

The ball rolled out again as his feet crossed, and Kane's pass went straight to the direction near the left penalty area line, where Qin Hu had already trapped Richardson out of touching range.

"Qin Hu, the opportunity has come!!!"

"Oh!"

This angle and this position are not suitable for powerful shots. Qin Hu, who has the talent of being the king of the small penalty area, naturally understands this. His eyes kept scanning between the goalkeeper and the goal, and finally he swung the football with a foot that seemed to be poking towards the near post.

Davis was successfully deceived by Qin Hu's action. He flew towards the near post, but the ball went in an arc.

"Shoot with the outside of the foot! The ball goes into the upper right corner of the goal! It's in! In the 42nd minute of the game, Qin Hu scored the first goal of the game!!!" "Boom!!!"

At the moment the goal was scored, Zhan Jun had to use his roar to announce the result to the audience over the excited home fans. When the camera quickly moved to Qin Hu who scored a goal on the field, the home fans began to roar loudly.

At this moment, the "We are the Champions" TIFO on the south stand of Kingston Communications Stadium quickly flipped over, and a huge figure with his hands raised diagonally to the sky appeared in front of everyone.

This huge TIFO directly overlaps with Qin Hu who opened his arms after scoring a goal on the field to signal the fans that they could start cheering. There is no doubt that this is a gift carefully prepared for Qin Hu by Hull City fans.

"Dear audience members, please look towards the south stand. There are the team's most loyal fans. They have prepared a special gift for Qin Hu who scored the goal. Only the most popular players in the team can have the honor of appearing in the TIFO of the die-hard stand. Without a doubt, Qin Hu is such a player."

Zhan Jun's voice was almost trembling. He was already very excited about Qin Hu's goal and now his chest was filled with pride.

"Milan's Maldini, Barcelona's Cruyff, Real Madrid's Raul, each of them is a superstar. Qin Hu has reached this level in the hearts of Hull City fans in just one season."

On the court, after noticing the huge TIFO on the south stand, Qin Hu also ran to the stand, placed his right hand on his left chest and bowed slightly. He was also deeply honored by the fans' love for him.

The more skilled the players are in the battle, the more difficult it is to score. Qin Hu's goal was undoubtedly a sword that pierced the hearts of Southampton players. After their crazy celebration, the entire Saints team was visibly deflated.

When both sides returned to the same kick-off position, the score was no longer the same, 1-0, Tiger City established a leading advantage at home.

There was not much time left in the first half. At least in Adkins' opinion, there was no need for the team to take the risk of launching an attack right after the kick-off in such a short time. Once Hull City seized the opportunity to counterattack again, the situation of being two goals behind would be difficult to handle.

So, when the game started again, the Saints, who already had the numerical advantage in the midfield, played safety balls. Almost every pass from their players was a safe ball, which made it almost impossible for Hull City to steal the ball from them in a short time.

When the short few minutes were up, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and the fierce battle between the two sides came to a temporary end.

As the two teams disappeared into the player tunnel, the fans in the stands also temporarily stopped cheering. Some sat in their seats and excitedly shared photos taken in the first half of the game with friends and family, while others went to the fast food stall at the stadium to buy drinks and fried chicken.

Compared to the leisurely fans, the players of both teams who entered the locker room did not have any time to relax, especially the Southampton Saints who played away.

"This was a stupid mistake that shouldn't have happened. We had already arranged enough tactics to deal with their counterattack, but you still couldn't hold on..."

Adkins' roar came from the Saints' locker room. The home staff standing by the gate rubbed their ears and smiled and moved aside.

The more frustrated the enemy is, the more it shows that I have the advantage!
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