I am the king of football

Chapter 91: Fleeting

The ups and downs finally come to an end. When Hull City scored the comeback goal and celebrated wildly at St. Mary's Stadium, the morale of the entire Southampton team reached its lowest point.

From being at ease at the start to taking the lead twice, Southampton once put great pressure on their opponent Hull City. They really did not expect the game to develop to this point, as their overall midfield strength was slightly better than that of Hull City.

Looking at Qin Hu and Kane celebrating excitedly together, Adkins once again looked at Jason on the side and brought up the old things. At this moment, Qin Hu's tall body seemed to repeat in Adkins' heart again and again that he might have belonged to you.

"Substitute!"

There is no use in escaping. As a coach who has saved his team from the brink of life and death several times, Adkins' psychological quality is worthy of the title of "fire-fighting coach". Although he is also very angry, what he needs to do now is to quickly get the team out of the suppression of Hull City.

"Okay, Southampton made the first substitution. Midfielder Hammond came on as a substitute. He is a midfielder with outstanding defensive ability. He replaced, oh~, Bernard, one of the Saints' two forwards."

Change your thinking, change your ideas. Adkins learned one thing from Bruce and Hull City in this game, that is, there is no need to stick to the fixed positions of the players on the field.

This is something that all coaches are aware of, but it is difficult for those involved to think of this when the tense game begins.

When Adkins's thinking changed, what he did was very simple - strengthen the midfield and use the flanks.

"Winger Dillett comes on as a substitute for Duparado. Does this mean Southampton will change to a 4141 formation?"

Zhan Jun was stunned at first, but then he realized that the Saints were also going to start making moves on the wing.

"It seems that Lallana and substitute Dillett will play as wingers in attack and wide midfielders in defense, just like Hull City's Cawley and Cupar."

On the Hull City side, Bruce didn't have as many cards in his hand. When the team was playing so well and reversed the score, he made substitutions in non-core positions.

First, Coulson came on as a substitute for Chester. The excessive defensive pressure in this game caused the veteran to be physically exhausted too quickly. To be on the safe side, Bruce made a substitution.

In addition, Adebola replaced Kaveli on the team's left. Kaveli had shown signs of cramps during the back-and-forth sprint, but this was not a gamble. Although Adebola was not good at speed but had accurate long passes, he became the choice to replace Kaveli.

In this way, the coaches of both teams have used up two substitutions. The remaining substitution is because the intensity of this game is too high, and they need to prepare someone on the field who cannot continue to play so that they can make adjustments at any time.

Compared with Hull City, Southampton has adjusted their style of play. As for whether their style of play can work, it depends on the performance of the players on the field.

"Shhh!!!"

"Okay, the game is on again, Southampton kicks off, and they still have more than ten minutes to try to equalize the score."

When the game resumed, Hammond's appearance as a substitute did increase the Saints' midfield strength. Sitting in the team's defensive midfielder position, he allowed Schneiderlin and Koke to finally relax and press forward.

After the kick-off, Southampton, who were already behind, did not try to stabilize the situation. Hammond and the defense behind him stayed in their own half, while the other Saints rushed into Hull City's half. Facing the opponent's attack, Hull City, who had been mentally prepared, were all defenders. Even Qin Hu did not run forward after the kick-off but stayed near the center circle. With a one-goal advantage in hand, they would win this decisive battle if they could hold on to this score.

Time passed by minute by minute, and facing Hull City's ultimate bus, Southampton's all-out attack had little effect. In the process of trying to attack Hull City's threatening area, they once lost the ball. However, after losing the ball, the crazy Southampton players quickly pressed it back.

During these ten minutes, Hull City's attack came to a complete standstill, and the team was united in wanting to hold on to this hard-earned lead.

Eighty minutes, ninety minutes, feelings of despair began to gather in the hearts of Southampton people. Tens of thousands of home fans at St. Mary's Stadium had to accept the reality that they would lose this crucial championship battle at their home ground.

However, just when the fans were ready to accept reality, the Southampton players on the field played with great courage.

Whether it is Lambert, Lallana, or Schneiderlin, these players in the Saints have all shown the strength to impress top league clubs, and they are absolutely unwilling to surrender to their opponents until the last moment.

It was with this persistence that in the first minute of the five minutes of injury time, Southampton forced Paul into a foul with a desperate charge outside Hull City's penalty area.

"A free-kick from an average position, but Southampton could have tried to threaten the Hull goal with a pass away from goal."

What Zhan Jun said made the fans nervous. The free kick was about 35 meters away from the goal, and any strong passer could pass the ball into the penalty area.

When the referee signaled Schneiderlin, who was standing in front of the ball, to kick off, everyone held their breath and looked intently at the field.

"Sure enough, he didn't shoot! He passed the ball to the right side of the wall with a lob. Lambert rushed forward to head the ball, but Coulson blocked him! The ball flew to the right side of the penalty area line!"

In an instant, the entire Hull City penalty area became a mess, with countless players from both teams interfering with and fighting for the ball, even Southampton goalkeeper Davis was among them.

In this situation, the less noticeable the player is, the more likely he is to seize the fleeting opportunity.

"Richardson! The Saints' full-back also got into the penalty area. He came to the ball and shot!!!"

At that moment, Richardson was left unguarded in Hull City's penalty area, and the player used his strong heart to launch a top-notch shot.

"Gulas didn't get the ball! He didn't get the ball! The ball went in! Got in! Got in! Unbelievable, Southampton scored the equalizer in the second minute of injury time, it's tied!!!"

"boom!!!"

At St. Mary's Stadium, a thunderous wave of cheers suddenly rang out, countless Southampton fans jumped up excitedly, and the Saints' flags and scarves fluttered over the entire stadium.

Today's update is here! I have to work two night shifts today and tomorrow, so I can only update once. Please bear with me~
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