We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 180: Million Euro Club, Bayern Rebuilding
Sometimes, successful inspection can also be bitter.

After Bayern lost the ball, they tried to attack fiercely and fight hard like a trapped beast.

In the 35th minute, Sali continued to shake and challenged Grosso.

Di Maria on the Palermo bench, because his name is the same as Angel and he plays on the wing, some fans call him Angel's Wings.

But the original origin of this name is Salihamidzic.

This is the first generation of Angel Wings.

boom!
Sally saw his teammates running into position and passed the ball back.

Sagnol made a direct cross, the quality was very high.

However, the ball was cleared by Motta out of the baseline.

Corner kick.

After the corner kick, Toure cleared the ball at the first point.

Palermo has too many tall players, so air defense is not a problem.

However, Lahm received the ball outside the penalty area and shot from long range.

Zaccardo arrived in time and blocked the shot with his body.

The competition has entered a white-hot stage.

The first half is coming to an end.

In the 42nd minute, Ribery successfully passed Sagnol with the help of Grosso's pass, but was knocked down by the active Sali before passing the ball.

That was the only way he could stop Ribery.

Sali received a yellow card for this.

Modric took a tactical free kick, Ribery made a cross, and Carragher shot directly from a long distance.

Unfortunately, it was a little too high.

But it is pretty good for a central defender to have such shooting skills.

In other teams, this is basically a mid-range shooting technique.

But in Palermo, this is the bottom shooting skill, but it is also threatening.

Carragher: NMB!

Soon, the first half of the game ended.

In the locker room, He Tianqi made new requirements for the team based on his observations of Bayern.

He found that this Bayern team was not as strong as he had imagined.

Because they don't have an absolute king on the field.

Even... maybe he is not as good as Real Madrid's Shisilang.

Real Madrid: This rhyme has to happen, right?
Real Madrid is old and has an imbalance in offense and defense.

But the foundation of a superstar is there, and when he really attacks, his power is still very strong.

However, facing Palermo's high pressure, they were exhausted from defending and had no chance to fight back.

But Bayern is different.

Bayern has been continuously recruiting players in recent years. Although it is not a big deal, the players' abilities and positions are balanced.

It's just that they have never been able to be kneaded together to produce a chemical reaction.

A very important reason is Magath's persistence in wing tactics.

As mentioned earlier, Lahm was discovered during his coaching career at Stuttgart and is an all-rounder in both offense and defense.

After coming to Bayern, Magath also made his own changes to Bayern.

Just looking at the wing configuration, the two-wing configuration of Lahm + Ze Roberto and Salihamidzic + Sagnol is absolutely luxurious.

Some fans may not know Ze Roberto, but he won three championships with Bayer Leverkusen together with Ballack. He was the core of the team's midfield at the time and the Bundesliga assist king.

He retired at the age of 43 and is a living fossil in the football world.

On the bench, there are substitutes such as Sauer, Deisler, Schweinsteiger and others in these four positions.

The configuration is no worse than Palermo's four-wing flying together.

But in terms of offense, Bayern is far behind.

Many people cannot find the root cause.

No one, including Guardiola, expected Bayern to be suppressed so badly.

"Midfield!" He Tianqi told Guardiola the correct answer, "Our midfield is different from Bayern's midfield."

"Bayern also found that their attack was not fierce enough after all four wings flew together, so they insisted on playing with two center forwards, with one more striker than us."

"Add to that a Ballack who was constantly getting forward to create chances and get involved in the air, and they had a lot of players in attack."

"but……"

He Tianqi folded the paper on Guardiola's tactical board notes.

The formation diagram above is divided into two halves, left and right.

He Tianqi pointed to his notes and said, "This is the number of players Bayern actually put into the attack... half! Whether they play on the left or the right, only half of their players can participate."

"On the left side, at most there are Pizarro, Ballack, Ze Roberto and Lahm. The same goes for the right side."

"No matter how sharp such a wing is, it is essentially a case of using fewer people against more."

"We also attack from the wing, but with Modric's coordination, we can pass the ball to the right at any time. On the one hand, there are more people involved in the attack."

“On the other hand, there are more opportunities when you’re adjusting left and right.”

"Bayern have gone astray in attacking from the flanks."

Magath is definitely not the only one who made this mistake.

In other words, it’s not called making a mistake.

This is a difference in football philosophy.

At the current stage of emphasizing the individual position of players and the unity of team formation, the population of the wing is fixed. Although the attackers on the wing have only half the strength, the defenders on the other side also have only half the strength.

However, Palermo is not like that. The defense of Palermo, including Mourinho, is dynamic in terms of player positions. When attacking, you are a winger, and when defending, you are a wing midfielder or even a full-back, maintaining the pattern of using more players to defend against fewer.

This is almost unsolvable for the current wing attack.

Even in the future, there will still be many teams that fall into this trap and cannot solve this problem.

For example, Portugal, France, Germany and so on in the 2024 European Cup.

The reason why they fell into the trap is very simple, that is, it is easier to go to the sidelines, which makes it easier to pass the ball to the front players, and the front players can also more easily bring the ball to the dangerous area.

But in reality, these teams did not perform well on the offensive end and found it difficult to score a goal.

On the one hand, although it is easy to bring the ball into dangerous areas from the wing, they are often in areas 16 and 18, that is, on the left and right sides of the penalty area, near the corner flag area.

It is actually very difficult to convert threats into goals from this position.

The most threatening areas are zone 17 represented by the penalty area, zone 14 represented by the top of the arc, and zones 13 and 15 on the left and right sides of the top of the arc.

And because you are too close to the wing, it is easy for the opponent's defender to cut you off from the team as a whole and lose contact with the midfield.

Without the connection in the midfield, you can’t pass the ball to the other side and you are destined to play with fewer players.

So whether it is Mbappe or Dembélé, they basically have to face double-teaming after receiving the ball.

Even if he gets through, he's near the sideline and can only pass the ball, unable to cut inside... Even if he cuts inside, he'll have to face a double-team again, which is essentially equivalent to launching two attacks, so the success rate will naturally go down.

The French team found a solution to this problem, which is to make a long pass to the right back on the other side, but after you completed the transfer, the other player also completed the transfer, so the effect was not very good.

Portugal didn't even find this method. The occasional threatening attacks were because the players instinctively completed long passes, which had nothing to do with tactics.

After the injury of De Jong, the absolute core of the Dutch midfield, the offensive performance was better than in the World Cup. This is the reason.

When De Jong was there, they played a U-shaped tactic, attacking from the left side, and if that didn't work, they would pass the ball back and switch to the right side.

De Jong is responsible for helping to sort things out, and all the variables depend on him alone.

Portugal's use of Vitinha also references this.

But without De Jong, the Netherlands had more long passes to right-back Dumfries, and occasionally launched a through ball attack directly from the middle, which was similar to the French captain's pass to right-back Kounde.

To a certain extent, it connected the two wings and activated the overall strength.

But this is only to a certain extent, and it is still not the optimal solution.

So now Palermo is facing this Bayern team, where the left and right sides are one plus one equals one.

It was almost the same for Portugal and Germany in the European Cup.

France and the Netherlands are in the situation where one plus one equals 1.5. They have come up with a solution and it has had some effect.

But if there are mature midfielders and wingers who support each other and pass the ball in the middle and front court, then one plus one equals two.

This kind of support is - a lot of running and a solid passing foundation!

If among these players there are Ribery, Modric, Toni and other core players in their respective positions who can elevate the tactics, then the effect of one plus one equals three or five!
The situation where the opponent can be penetrated by relying on only one wing will disappear in the future when tactics are developed.

This is also the deep reason why Chelsea, a team with better defense and more money, has never been able to beat Palermo.

After the halftime break, He Tianqi pulled Modric aside and gave him one more instruction: "That Demichelis, keep an eye on him."

"This player has strong personal defensive abilities and is very brave, but his turning speed is relatively slow."

"But his biggest weakness is that he likes to command his teammates, while his tactical awareness is not top-notch."

As the saying goes, if a soldier is raging, a general will be raging in a nest.

If the locomotive is not on the right track, all the people behind it will have a car accident.

Demichelis loves to command and dares to command. This Bayern team has not yet had a truly top-notch core in the midfield and backcourt, so everyone listens to his commands.

It seems to have coordinated the defense and strengthened the overall defense.

But once you are targeted by a high-level opponent, it is easy to get into trouble.

This will manifest itself in the team's backcourt making some low-level mistakes, some unnecessary passing and receiving errors, and so on.

Modric is the core of the midfield, so you will know what it means as soon as you hear it.

In Palermo, players like Carragher, Barzagli, Zaccardo, Grosso and even Toure are all excellent, but He Tianqi is determined not to allow them to command their teammates on the court.

They can convey information, tell teammates with the ball where there are people and where there are no people, or ask for the ball.

But the players who can make decisions can only be Modric and Motta, Vidic is a little bit inferior.

It is because of their tactical level that determines the height of the team, and they are very high.

Modric: 1.74 meters tall!

The tactical level of other players is far from reaching this level, so just follow the tactics.

Soon, the second half begins.

In the 48th minute, Sali made a sharp pass.

Makaay demonstrated his skills, dribbling past Carragher and shooting from a small angle.

But Barzagli made a flying tackle and cleared the ball.

The process was a bit thrilling.

This was also Bayern's closest chance to score so far.

Compared with the first half, Bayern's two forwards were closer to the wing, further enhancing the attacking power of the wing.

But as He Tianqi judged, this will not bring about a qualitative change in Bayern's offense.

In the 56th minute, Lahm and Ze Roberto made an overlapping pass.

However, Zaccardo also made a wonderful tackle and completed the steal.

And this was a shovel-kick.

Zaccardo then passed the ball to Motta.

Motta wanted to launch a counterattack with a long pass, but Demichelis bravely rushed forward, knocked Motta down and completed the steal.

Motta spread his hands, thinking it was a foul.

Guardiola is also looking for the fourth referee to complain.

But before Demichelis could get the ball firmly, Modric came out from the side and poked the ball away.

Demichelis was so angry that he immediately pounced on Modric.

Ze Roberto also came over to double-team.

Modric pulled the ball back near the sideline and then passed it out.

The ball hit Demichelis and bounced out of the sideline.

Asked for a thrown ball.

Demichelis' face turned green with anger.

This little guy is so slippery.

Playing football is so fucking cheap!

Grosso threw the ball to Ribery who came over to receive it. Ribery passed it back to Modric, who made a direct pass.

This is a relatively common sideline ball technique for Palermo.

Ribery just needs to pass the ball, turn around and wait for the ball to come to him.

boom!
After receiving the ball, Ribery cut inside and blocked Sagnol's pursuit route. Sagnol pulled him a few times, trying to commit a tactical foul.

But Ribery's arms seemed to be greased and he couldn't catch anything.

Grosso and Modric both advanced on the left, helping Ribery share some of the pursuit.

Tony pulled out of the penalty area.

Van Persie immediately inserted himself into Toni's position and attracted Lucio.

Another central defender, Ismael, saw Demichelis catching up with Toni, so he did not leave the penalty area, but stayed in the penalty area to prevent Ribery from breaking through or taking direct long shots.

boom!
Ribery did not attack the goal directly, but passed the ball to Toni and then made a forward run.

Ismael immediately moved over to prevent Toni from hitting Ribery against the wall.

As a result, after Toni received the ball with his back against Demichelis, he made a pass with his left foot to Ribery on the right behind him, and then pulled it back.

Then he turned to the right and flicked the ball with his right foot past Demichelis.

And he exerted such resistance that Demichelis staggered a little.

This is a very beautiful one-on-one turning technique.

The effect of a center forward with his back to the goal is completely different from that of a center forward facing the goal.

boom!
Tony fired directly!
Demichelis is still refocusing.

Lucio lost sight of Van Persie and rushed back, stretching his legs to block.

It's a pity that it was a step too late.

Tony’s kick was so powerful!
[Almighty Striker] + [Heavy Gunner]

The football went straight into the net!

"GOAL! Three to zero!"

"Three to zero again! Palermo mistook Bayern for Real Madrid!"

"Tony scored twice! Demichelis couldn't defend him alone!"

"This is the strongest center forward in European football right now!"

"A heavy sword has no edge, and great skill has no workmanship!"

"Luca Toni, at his peak!"

"Bayern, buy him, buy him, buy him!"

In the stands, some fans actually shouted "Buy him".

They actively support Bayern's reconstruction.

In the past few years, the domestic league championship has been unstable, but there has been no breakthrough in the Champions League. It has been sinking for long enough.

Stop sucking blood at low prices in the Bundesliga.

Eat something good!
Palermo has so many super players. If Bayern had listened to the advice and bought them two years ago, they would have taken off by now!

The fans helped Bayern make the decision.

In the 64th minute, Bayern also started to make substitutions.

Sauer replaced Ze Roberto. This living fossil never found his original feeling in Bayern, mainly because he did not get the right position.

Guerrero replaced Makaay. He is stronger and has more impact than Makaay. It is obvious that he is prepared to make more crosses and head the ball.

You know what, this substitution really worked. Because Palermo did not have Vidic in the backcourt today, the air control over the backcourt was lower than that over the midfield.

In the 69th minute, Sali went down the bottom and created a corner kick.

After the corner kick, Ismail scored with a header.

One to three!

Bayern scored a goal.

The Allianz Arena can finally cheer for them.

Gredo actively tried to get the ball into the goal, hoping to seize the time to catch up.

In the 72nd minute, He Tianqi made a substitution.

Di Maria replaces Van Persie.

Ashley Young replaces Grosso.

The team changed its formation to a de facto 352.

The two forwards are Ribery and Toni.

Ashley Young, Modric, Motta, Toure, Di Maria.

Carragher, Barzagli and Zaccardo are the three central defenders.

In this way, the two new players will be wing-backs.

This type of five midfielders, or five defenders, is the best option to expand the formation.

Can make the most of the width of the court.

Does Palermo need to stretch their formation so wide?

No need.

On the contrary, due to their style of play that uses midfield to connect with the flanks, the formation should have been relatively compact, reducing Modric's running range.

But doing this now is not to strengthen the offensive.

It was to expand Bayern's formation and bring their two flanks closer to the sidelines.

Keep dividing them.

In the 76th minute, Bayern got the ball in the backcourt. Demichelis, known as the "Marshal", asked Ismael to pass the ball to Sali on the wing instead of to the right-back Sagnol, and let him pass it to Sali.

This can save some time.

In a large-scale transfer, one less pass often means being able to seize the initiative, control the ball before the opponent arrives, and reach a consensus.

Ismail made a long pass on the ground.

then……

Modric appeared in the middle of his passing path and intercepted the ball.

"Oh! Bayern made a mistake in the backcourt and passed the ball directly to Modric!"

"A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Modric is addicted to stealing!"

"Modric passed the ball, Ashley Young came on and Sagnol was running for his life."

"Go down the bottom...pass back!"

"Modric made a cross... Ismael saved himself by heading the ball out. Toni was right behind him and if he had slipped past him, it would have been a goal."

Modric was about to stop the ball on the outside, but found that Ballack was coming towards him, so he adjusted his position to prepare for the collision, and was then knocked to the ground by Ballack.

The referee was about to blow the whistle as this was a very threatening free kick position.

However, Ribery rushed out from the side and brought the ball into the penalty area, so the referee signaled that the attack was favorable.

Sali followed Ribery.

Ribery suddenly cut inside and went down the flank.

Sally followed again, but felt a pain in his thigh and fell to the ground.

boom!
Ribery swept across the penalty area.

The ball speed is too fast.

Renxin didn't dare to come out at all.

The football rolled to the back half of the penalty area. Tony fell to the ground due to Lucio's entanglement, but still did not forget to shoot.

Finally, the football hit Tony's thigh and bounced into the goal.

"GOAL! Four to one!"

"Luca Toni scored a hat trick!"

“Too strong!”

"Palermo turned the Allianz Arena into Silent Hill! Bayern fans can't make any sound!"

"Ribery and Toni teamed up to smash Bayern's goal to pieces!"

"Ismael was ultimately unable to make up for his mistake and his performance today was terrible."

To this, Ismail just wants to say MMP!

He felt that Modric's position was a bit strange at the time, but Demichelis insisted that he pass the ball in this way.

Nima!

Even more unfortunate is that in order to defend Ribery, Salihamidzic strained his thigh and was unable to continue the game and had to leave the field injured.

The substitute was the former German superstar Deisler, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years.

Later people described him as dribbling like Kaka and passing like Beckham.

Unfortunately, he suffered not only from physical injuries but also from depression, and he announced his retirement early in 2007.

In the 84th minute, the experienced Saul won a free kick in a good position for the team.

He and Ballack were both standing next to the football, and they were both free-kick masters.

However, the ball was finally kicked out by Deisler and scored directly from the free kick.

This is a good cover.

Two to four!
Bayern's loss wasn't that ugly after all.

Two goals, there is still room to chase in the next game.

In the 88th minute, Saul got a chance for a long shot and made a high-quality world-class shot.

And Van der Sar finally demonstrated his value by making an extreme save to keep the goal intact.

In the 89th minute, He Tianqi replaced Motta with Mascherano to delay time.

There was a round of boos at the Allianz Arena.

Magath also clashed with Guardiola on the sidelines.

Considering Guardiola's habit of spitting at others, the players on the Bayern bench did not dare to get close.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Bayern won a corner kick.

Magath specifically called Ismael to the front to compete for the header. If he could score another goal, Bayern would have a greater chance of turning the tables.

boom!
Barzagli cleared the ball with a header.

He doesn't have an absolute advantage in height, but he is also very brave and has good jumping ability.

Di Maria dribbled the ball forward and launched a counterattack, with a clear view in front of him.

Ribery responded on the left and consciously moved towards the center.

Ashley Young followed closely behind.

boom!
Di Maria made a curved pass that connected with Ribery.

The quality of this pass is very high and not comparable to that of ordinary forwards.

Van Persie: Why don’t you just tell me my ID number?

Ribery has a one-on-one chance and slows down.

Rensing couldn't sit still anymore and chose to attack early.

As a result, Ribery simply dribbled past him and shot into the empty goal.

"GOAL! Five to two!"

"Palermo scores another goal in the final moments!"

"It's terrible! Scoring five goals in a row against giants like Real Madrid and Bayern. Is there a more powerful firepower in Europe than Palermo?"

"The game is over! Palermo has one foot in the Champions League semi-finals!"

"The Serie A teams these days are so strong. I believe many people are reminded of the era of the mini-World Cup in Serie A... How similar it is!"

……

Kicker: "Inspection successful! Toni and Ribery scored five goals together, Bayern was happy and sad!"

Bild: "With three goals and one assist, Toni is omnipotent and was named the man of the match! With two goals and two assists, Ribery was invincible and conquered the Allianz Arena!"

Transfermarkt: "Ribery and Luca Toni's value surpasses Shevchenko and Henry and becomes the 50 million euro player!"

"France Football": "Ribery becomes the most expensive French player in active service!"

"Corriere dello Sport": "Luca Toni becomes the most expensive active Italian player!"

The German media is going crazy.

They no longer care about Bayern's performance in the Champions League.

Because once Bayern completes its reconstruction, it will not just win one or two Champions League titles!

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five...

James:? ? ?

The current Mr. 50 million euros will become Mr. 100 million euros in ten years, and Mr. 200 million euros in twenty years.

It is the highest value in football.

So far, the only members of the club whose market value is still in the 50 million euro club are Ronaldinho, Shevchenko and Henry.

Next are Lampard, Totti, Essien, Eto'o, Van Nistelrooy, Rooney, Ballack and others, with a value of around 38 million to 35 million euros.

But on the Palermo side, the top players with a value of 50 million euros include Toni and Ribery.

Vidic is probably not far behind.

Although no one wants Modric, once a deal happens, the price will only be higher than 40 million euros.

It was the kind of two-way rush where others were reluctant to buy and He Tianqi was reluctant to sell.

In addition, there is a considerable discrepancy between the transfer price and the actual transaction price.

This has to do with the player's age, remaining contract length, salary, etc.

The trading price of Palermo's players will almost always be higher than their value.

As for the other players ranked in the top ten in terms of market value on Transfermarkt, their trading prices are generally lower than their market value.

But the German media doesn’t care about so many things. They now have only one request to Bayern: buy him, buy him, buy him!

"I've never seen a center as perfect as Tony!"

"Bayern must get him. A top center forward is more important than ten excellent forwards like Pizarro and Makaay!"

"I didn't know why Bayern was always a little behind in recent years. Now I realize that the team's configuration is not top-notch enough!"

"The upper limit for Pizarro and Makaay is the Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals. Only if we can get Toni, we will be truly competitive at the championship level."

"And maybe with Tony's activation, Pizarro and Mackay can play even better. A big center can elevate his teammates."

In Bayern's forum, people are frantically discussing the possibility of introducing Toni and Ribery.

Even the supporting formations and tactics were thought out.

"Ze Roberto has never been able to perform well. Ribery's arrival will just make the left wing a corridor exclusively for Bayern!"

"Bayern can learn from He Tianqi's construction of the left wing. Lahm himself has strong offensive ability and can complement Ribery."

"Hasn't Ballack always refused to renew his contract with the team and wanted to go to Chelsea? If he really goes, then Toni and Ribery must be taken!"

"With Toni and Ribery, there is no need for midfielders at all. Just replace them with players who can pass the ball through. Look at Modric, he can do well in Palermo. People who don't know much about football think he is in the same class as Ballack and Lampard."

"As long as we have these two core players in the frontcourt, Bayern's reconstruction may be completed within a year. At the most, in two years, we can challenge for the Champions League title!"

For a while, everyone arranged everything for Bayern, and all you had to do was pay the money.

Logically speaking, Bayern should stop such rumors. After all, the season is not over yet and they have not been completely eliminated from the Champions League.

However, Beckenbauer stated in public that the team did seriously consider the opinions of netizens, and praised Toni and Ribery as the best players in the same position at this stage.

This is actually putting pressure on Barak, or tempting him.

You said that you don't see hope of winning the Champions League and don't see any ambition in the team, so the team should introduce the best center and left winger in the world to strengthen the lineup.

If this doesn't keep you, does it mean that all this is just your excuse, and the reason you are determined to go to Chelsea is just because they offered you a sky-high salary?

This is a bit like putting Barak on the fire.

Because if Bayern really introduces Toni and Ribery, Ballack will have to consider a new problem, that is... tactical position!
Now, Ballack has the best tactical position in the team, with all the rights including ball possession, shooting right, command right and penalty kick right.

But Ribery and Toni... just look at how they were treated in Palermo.

The two are the first and second penalty takers, and Ribery can also take corner kicks and free kicks.

Its tactical position in the midfield and frontcourt also ranks first or second.

Tony retreats frequently, isn't he taking away the ball possession in the midfield?

Ribery has absolute possession of the ball.

Palermo's midfield core Modric is essentially a helper. He serves tea and water according to the needs of the two bosses, and also needs to participate in defense. His average running time per game is also very high. He is a typical blue-collar player.

How could Barak allow himself to stoop to that level?

Modric: ???
As Ballack continued to refuse to renew his contract, Bayern executive Rummenigge publicly stated that the team would no longer discuss contract renewal with Ballack.

Hoeness, who is in charge of the contract renewal, did not clarify.

This means that Ballack's Bayern career has entered the countdown.

If it had happened a month ago, Bayern fans would definitely be very dissatisfied and might even criticize the top management.

But now, fans' opinions are divided.

Everyone actually thinks that as long as Ribery and Toni can come, it’s okay for Ballack to leave!
Such an attitude is obviously beneficial to the "light-speed reconstruction plan" that has been launched within Bayern.

……

On March 26th and April 2nd, Palermo hosted two Serie A games respectively.

The opponents are Treviso and Ascoli.

One draw and one win.

After Guardiola led the team to a wave of losses, Palermo, which returned to He Tianqi, has won nine consecutive Serie A games and remained unbeaten in eleven league games.

April 5th, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Bayern travels to Sicily to challenge Palermo.

Compared to the previous game, Bayern adjusted the left and right wingers and left back:

Pizarro, Mackay

Schweinsteiger, Ballack, Deisler
Demichelis

Lizarazu, Lucio, Ismael, Sagnol

伦辛
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In Palermo, there are also major changes:
Ribery, Mido, Viana
Modric, Motta, Mascherano
Grosso, Vidic, Barzagli, Valencia

Van der Sar

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The main purpose of this lineup is to allow Mido and Viana to perform to their heart's content in the first half.

During this period, Bayern still has illusions about a comeback and may use more aggressive defense and fighting.

It can easily lead to player injuries.

As time goes by, as long as the score does not change too much, they will probably accept their fate in the second half and return to the team's normal tactics.

Mido: So we

Viana: Just consumables?

[PS: Predicted in advance, England, with nine sons competing for the throne, is the real gold medal winner, referred to as "Nine England Real Gold"]

(End of this chapter)