I am the king of football

Chapter 59 Cherish Feathers
Constantly committing fouls in unimportant positions, constantly testing the edge of the rules, using the power of the home court to put pressure on the referee, and constantly disrupting the opponent's offense to prevent the opponent from scoring.

The peak of foul tactics is definitely not now when the rules are becoming more and more detailed. In fact, this tactic was most popular before the 21st century.

At that time, all the defensive players were simply butchers. AC Milan's talented striker Van Basten retired young because his ankle was completely ruined by the constant foul tactics. If he hadn't retired, he wouldn't even be able to walk properly for the rest of his life.

Now, at least there are referees who can call a halt to every malicious foul.

On the field, as Collen was brought down, Doncaster set up a death zone in the heart of their home midfield. Any Hull City player who came into this area would encounter fierce interference until they were finally stopped by a foul.

Thirty minutes into the game, as the boos from the away fans grew louder, the referee, who had verbally warned most of the Doncaster defenders on the field, finally began to issue cards.

Between 30 and 45 minutes, three yellow cards were shown to the home team's midfielders, two of which were from Qin Hu. This big man was extremely strong, and every time Doncaster's defenders had to make very obvious fouls to stop him.

When the whistle for the end of the first half sounded, the mess of both teams was visible to the naked eye. Several core players of Hull City were not clean, and the Doncaster players on the opposite side were also panting.

"0-0, halftime ended, the two teams were tied temporarily. Although the home team's foul tactics were ugly, they still achieved their goal and they did not lose the ball."

Zhan Jun was sitting in the commentary room with his brows furrowed. In his eyes, many of Doncaster's fouls were enough to warrant a card, but perhaps considering the home field factor, the referee always ended up with a verbal warning, which made him complain about the referee's penalty standards more than once.

"Fortunately, the referee started issuing yellow cards in the final stages of the first half. With these players receiving yellow cards, they will certainly be more restrained in their defense in the second half, and Hull City should be able to get some chances by then."

As fans began to discuss the first half of the game, the Hull City locker room was also filled with anger, with the players sitting in front of Bruce and loudly cursing the opponents' unethical behavior.

"They've gone crazy. Not only did they commit fouls, but when they were fighting for the ball, I felt like they wanted to kill me with their eyes!"

The one who faced the most interference and defense from the opponent was not Qin Hu. As the core of the organization, Keren was the opponent's main target. The opponent gave him a yellow card and several verbal warnings.

"Yeah, I think these guys are desperate. Their moves are so big that sometimes I have to pull my feet back to avoid them."

“I feel the same~”

As Colen spoke, the players in the team's frontcourt began to complain. The opponent's style of play could easily cause them to get injured. As professional players, no one wanted to sit on the bench because of an injury.

"..."

Bruce, standing in front of the players, also had a frown on his face. McCann's purpose and attitude for this game had been very clear. They were determined to defend a draw at home. If Hull City wanted to try to win, then they would see if anyone would get hurt.

In Bruce's opinion, there is no need for his players to get injured in the game between the top team in the league and the last team. This is not a life-and-death battle for promotion to the Premier League.

"In the second half of the game, reduce the number of times you directly dribble the ball into the opponent."

After thinking for a moment, Bruce pulled over the tactical board and began to talk. He was trying to win the game in a way that would cause the least damage to the team.

"Qin, Kelun, you two try to move to the extreme area, and the others should pass the ball to them as much as possible. We need to try more long shots. Other than that, try to seize the opportunities of set pieces." "Understood!"

Looking up at the team members in front of him, Bruce solemnly gave one last instruction.

"Protect yourselves. The winning streak means nothing. The team needs every healthy one of you. Our goal is the Premier League, not to win an unimportant game at the cost of injury."

"Received, BOSS!"

Such concern from their own coach naturally made the players feel warm inside. Everyone responded to Bruce loudly, and Hull City's playing style in the second half was basically finalized.

Soon, as the locker room door was knocked, the team returned to the field under the leadership of their captain.

The whistle sounded again over the field, and the home team, who had the right to kick off, kicked the ball off.

In the first half, Doncaster fans, moved by their team's brutal and unwillingness to lose play, began to cheer for the team, which made the home team players on the field even more excited.

However, the Doncaster team soon noticed the changes in Hull City. Unlike the several head-on confrontations in the first half, the opponent seemed to become quite weak and began to avoid in many places.

This gave Doncaster midfielder Oster, who was in control of the ball, a brief illusion that the opponent was afraid and his team's opportunity had come. Just as he was moving the ball forward and was about to leave gaps in the team's fourth and fifth lines of defense, McCann's shouting brought him back to his senses.

"Stop the fucking move! They're lying to you!!!"

After all, there are only a few players who are in the last position and have not yet pressed the number. Oster quickly realized his problem after hearing the voice of his coach. He finally chose to knock the ball sideways and returned to his position in the slightly disappointed eyes of Qin Hu and Kane.

Thus, a game that was extremely unpleasant for the fans continued. Unlike the last time, where at least they could see Hull City's fast break, now even that was no longer available.

The only good thing is that after Hull City players began to protect themselves and reduce direct contact with opponents, the number of fouls in the game was greatly reduced, and at least the game was not interrupted frequently.

This situation continued until more than 70 minutes. Hull City only had a few long-range shot opportunities during this period. Unfortunately, due to the long distance, neither Qin Hu's explosive shot nor Colen's long-range lob could threaten Doncaster's goal.

Bruce on the sidelines kept pacing in the coaching area and began to make substitutions. Fryatt, who was more experienced than Kane, came on as a substitute to replace Kane, and Adebola, who was good at long passes, replaced Kaveli.

Hull City's offensive style began to move backwards, and the team often tried long passes from the midfield to directly connect with the front line to create opportunities.

Seeing Bruce's style of play, McKenn on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. He was also afraid that all the players on the team would receive yellow cards or even be sent off in this game. Now it seems that Bruce has indeed started to back down for the sake of protecting the team's reputation.

You know, the high-intensity bus defense has continued until now, and his players have consumed a lot of physical strength.

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