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Chapter 126 Leave it to me
When he saw Graham accusing Vitini of not passing the ball to him, although he did not laugh like his wife, Sven Helden was very happy in his heart.

He thought of Tyne's nickname "Mercenary" again.

It's true that a dog can't change its eating habits...

He also said something like "Since Wang Lie joined, Vitini's temper has been under control"... Haha, that's because the pressure was not great enough. Now under extreme pressure, the Brazilian boy's true colors are revealed!

As long as Tyne's internal strife continues, not only will they fail to win the current game, but it will also affect the 35th round of the league next weekend.

It's really a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

But at this moment, he saw Wang Lie appear on the TV broadcast. He first shouted in the direction of Graham, and then ran to find Vitini.

He knew what this guy was doing - of course, resolving conflicts between players...

Seeing the conflict between Graham and Vitini, Helden was able to remain calm.

But when he saw Wang Lie comforting his teammates, he finally couldn't help but sigh...

Wang Lie has ruined his plans more than once!

Hearing her husband's movement, his wife comforted him: "It's okay, honey, there are only five minutes left before the end of the game, and Tyne doesn't have much time left!"

Heldon did not respond to his wife's attempts to comfort him.

It's not that he has a problem with his wife and doesn't bother to pay attention to her, but he doesn't know if time is really running out...

He knew that Wang Lie had a famous nickname, "The King of the Final Strike".

And just two months ago, Wang Lie scored a winning goal in the game between Tyne and Scouse at home.

With more than two minutes left in the game, he scored a long-range goal against the Scots, helping Tyne to win the game 3:2 at home.

Helden didn't know whether Wang Lie could save the team this time - if it was the Wang Lie from the first half of the season, Helden was sure that he couldn't do it.

Now it’s hard to say…

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Vitini took a few deep breaths and calmed down.

He recalled the match against the Scouse team, in which Wang Lie scored a goal in the final moments of the game to help the team win.

Because Wang Lie had done it, he believed what Wang Lie said.

Stay calm, Vitini, stay calm!
The team needs you!

He made an apologetic gesture to Graham, who had just complained that he did not pass the ball, and then turned his gaze to the Southampton players who were huddled in their own defensive third zone.

In the final moments of the game, Southampton players defended intensively and the penalty area was full of people.

Facing such a defense, it is difficult to pass the ball effectively because it is difficult to pass the ball inside and the ball can only be passed back and forth horizontally from the outside.

Therefore, when facing dense defense, the offensive team generally chooses long shots.

But Vitini felt that this was not a good choice for Tyne now.

Because the success rate of long shots is too low.

Now that time is running out, what Tyne needs is a success rate in attack, not a few long shots to get a goal...

In addition to long-range shots, another weapon to break through dense defense is personal breakthrough.

Use your strong personal abilities to carve out a path through dense defenses.

Disrupt their defense and create chances for teammates...

With a plan in mind, Vitini knew what he should do.

He raised his hands again and asked his teammates for the ball.

It was Wang Lie who passed the ball to him this time.

Because Southampton defended in a tight formation, Vitini could easily receive the ball as long as he moved out of the penalty area - and there would be no Southampton players following him all the time.

After receiving the ball, Vitini was even able to turn around calmly.

At this time he was about thirty-five or thirty-six meters away from the goal.

Except for one forward, all the Southampton players huddled in an area of ​​30 meters.

After he got the ball and turned around, no one came up to grab him.

So Vitini started dribbling forward.

What he is best at is dribbling and breaking through. He wants to use the sharpest knife in his hand to cut through Southampton's defense!
"Vitini is here again!"

"Facing Southampton's tight defense, Tyne does need a player with breakthrough ability like Vitini... But the premise is that Vitini must control his temper. If he ends up getting himself into a dead end, it would just be a waste of offensive opportunities..."

The Tyne fans at Leeds Park were not as worried as the commentator because they could not think that far ahead. They only knew that the players needed their cheers at this time.

Then there was another huge cheer from the stands.

Amid their roars, the first Southampton player finally came up to defend Vitini.

Facing him, Vitini lowered his left shoulder slightly and took hesitant steps behind the football with both feet, making the opponent unsure where he was going to break through.

Then, while hesitating, Vitini suddenly pushed the ball to the right with his left foot, and at the same time blocked the ball forward with his right foot...a fried meatball passed the first Southampton player!

However, he soon collided with the second Southampton player. He stopped suddenly and stepped the ball to the outside of his right foot, changing from a straight breakthrough to a lateral dribbling.

The second and third Southampton Anker players rushed up at the same time and tried to close his door!

But Vitini still found a gap between the two players. While stumbling, he used the inside of his right foot to push the ball under the crotch of the third Southampton player, and then tried to go around it from the other side!

The ball passed!

But this time he was unsuccessful as he was pulled down from behind by the second Southampton Anker as he tried to get around the third defender…

Shrill whistles and harsh boos sounded at the same time.

"Vitini was pulled down! It was a foul!"

"Tyne's fans are very dissatisfied! Because Southampton Anker's foul may have prevented Tyne's goal-scoring opportunity!"

Leeds Park seemed to have turned into a boiling crater, with countless Tyne fans raising their middle fingers and shouting curses.

Just as the commentators said, Tyne fans are furious!

Vitini's previous series of dribbles were so beautiful... They really messed up Southampton's defense. He attracted three defensive players alone, so there must be gaps in other places!
Indeed, before Vitini was pulled down, Wang Lie had already run to the empty space. As long as Vitini passed the third defender and passed the ball to him, Wang Lie would have a chance to shoot...

That might be the one shot that Tyne could use to turn the tide.

But it was ruined by a foul by a Southampton player!

If Tyne really doesn't win the game in the end, this foul will probably be remembered by Tyne fans for many years.

"Haha! Good shot!"

Sven Helden's wife clapped her hands and laughed in front of the TV.

She also knew what this foul meant.

Perhaps Sofia United's fate was saved by Southampton Anker's foul...

However, it was a little surprising that Vitini, who was fouled this time, did not roar angrily at the opponent player who committed the foul, nor did he put pressure on the referee.

Instead, he stood up very quickly, and at the same time, he poked the football beside him into the penalty area of ​​Southampton!

The person he was looking for was Wang Lie who remained in the restricted area!
When playing against Hurlingham FC, he once scored a goal using a quick free kick tactic.

Now it was obvious that he was going to do it again.

Quick free kicks can really have miraculous effects when the opponent is not paying enough attention.

But there is a prerequisite - the referee must allow you to serve quickly...

This time, Wang Lie had just received the ball when the referee's whistle sounded urgently.

The referee then took the whistle out of his mouth, held it in his hand and showed it to Vitini, indicating that he should listen to his whistle for the free kick.

Vitini, who was not anxious when he was fouled just now, was a little anxious this time. He jumped up and kept asking: "Why? Why? Why do I have to listen to the whistle? Why?"

The referee explained to him: "I'm going to give the card, you have to wait until I finish this before you can take the free throw."

It turned out that he wanted to show a yellow card to the Southampton player who had just committed a foul... According to the rules, when the referee needs to show a red or yellow card, the free kick must wait until he blows the whistle before it can be kicked out.

Vitini did not accept this explanation. He waved his hands repeatedly: "It doesn't matter. You don't have to show the yellow card! I don't give a f*cking care what card he has! I just want us to attack!!"

What a joke! The opponent ruined his chance of breaking through and passing the ball with a foul, and now they are going to use a yellow card to give him a chance for a quick free kick!
He won't do it!
The other Tyne players were also very dissatisfied with the referee's decision. They surrounded the referee and wanted to ask for an explanation. The referee pointed at the yellow card in his hand and asked: "Do you want one too?"

The other Tyne players immediately backed off.

However, Vitini showed signs of losing control of his emotions. He bared his teeth and let out a low wild growl from his throat, as if he was going to pounce on the referee and bite him... Fortunately, at this moment, a hand was placed on his head.

And he pressed down very hard, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out of his body.

"You've done a great job, Vitini, don't worry."

When Vitini heard Wang Lie's voice, although he was no longer as irritable as before, his chest was still filled with the warmth of his previous anger. He shrank his neck and complained aggrievedly: "That was the pass I gave you, Wang, you could have scored a goal..."

Wang Lie rubbed his fluffy curly hair on top of his head, looked in the direction of the goal and said, "It's okay. Leave it to me next."

After hearing these words, Vitini calmed down completely, no longer complaining or getting agitated.

When Helden, who was watching TV, saw this scene, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

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In the end, the Southampton player who pulled down Vitini received a yellow card, and Vitini also received a yellow card for yelling in protest at the referee.

The penalty of 50 lashes each seemed fair, but it caused continuous boos from the stands at Lize Park Stadium.

Because Southampton Anker almost offset Tyne's last threatening attack of the game at a negligible cost.

Not to mention the yellow card, even if he was sent off with a red card, it would not be able to make up for Tyne's loss.

The TV broadcast kept switching between the faces of the angry Tyne fans in the stands and the anxious Tyne substitutes and head coach on the sidelines.

Let every TV viewer truly feel that at this moment Tyne has been pushed to the edge of the cliff.

Although Southampton's Anke's foul caused a delay in time, it will eventually be added to the injury time at the discretion of the referee, so there may still be four or five minutes left before the actual end of the game.

But if this attack does not result in a goal, the morale blow to the Tyne players will be devastating.

Listen to the deafening boos from the stands. Tyne fans still don't want to accept the fact...

What kind of emotions should the players be feeling at this moment?

The language of the camera made everyone who cared about Tyne involuntarily frown, bite their lips and pray to God.

In front of the TV, Tang Xingmei couldn't help but put her hands together and put them to her mouth.

Even though she and her husband had been through many battles and hardships together, she still couldn't help but get nervous whenever she encountered such a situation.

Because there is no such thing as "inevitability" in a football match. Even if you have saved your team countless times at the last minute, it doesn't mean you can repeat it this time.

She stared at her husband in the TV broadcast, who was bending over to place the football.

The commentator said: "...In the 93rd minute of the game, Tyne got a free kick slightly to the left. This ball will be given to Wang Lai to take, but the distance is a bit close, almost on the penalty area line. This kind of ball is very difficult..."

After Wang Lie placed the football, the TV broadcast used an animation to mark the distance between the football and the goal - twenty-six meters.

Very close indeed.

The human wall has retreated into the penalty area, on the same line as the penalty spot.

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Southampton goalkeeper Jonathan White is directing his teammates to form a wall at the near post:

"This way, this way!"

Then he pointed to the grass behind the wall and yelled, "Tye! Lie there! Yes! Lie down!"

In such a close-range free kick, the human wall will definitely jump up to increase the height of the human wall in order to cause enough interference to the penalty kick player. In this way, the penalty kick player must kick the ball high enough to bypass the human wall. However, if the ball is too high, the distance is too close and the ball will not have time to fall down, which will eventually lead to it being higher than the crossbar and flying out of the bottom line.

The player who takes the penalty kick must also be aware of the human wall's approach, so he may also do the opposite and kick the ball through the gap under the human wall.

To prevent this from happening, the defense must assign a player to lie down behind the wall to block the gap.

After directing his teammates to form a human wall, Jonathan White patted the goal post hard and gave his teammates a thumbs up: "Good!"

Then he returned to his seat.

Because the near corner was blocked by a wall, he retreated to the far corner of the center of the goal.

But he was not completely close to the far corner. After all, if he was too far away from the near corner, if Wang Lie really let the ball fly around the wall and towards the near corner, he would be too far away and would not be able to catch it in time.

The center far corner is the normal position for any goalkeeper facing this kind of free kick.

In addition to the human wall, all the Southampton players were concentrated in the penalty area, entangled with the Tyne players at the far end of the human wall.

They have to be wary of follow-up shots from Tyne players.

Wang Lie stood behind the football. He did not keep himself, the football and the center axis of the goal in a straight line like he would when kicking a frontal long-range elevator free kick.

Instead, he leaned to the left, and his sight passed the football and went directly to the back post.

Then he took another step sideways, so that his body was facing sideways towards the human wall, almost parallel to it.

This made Southampton goalkeeper Jonathan White more certain that Wang Lie would use the inside of his right foot to kick the ball into the near corner.

So he took another step sideways towards the near corner, bringing him closer to the near post.

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The human wall had basically been set up, but players from both teams got entangled with each other several times in the penalty area, pushing and hugging each other, causing the referee to whistle to stop the game, then pull the players from both teams apart and warn them to restrain their actions.

During this process, Wang Lie stood quietly behind the football and did not pay attention to what was happening in the penalty area.

He is using special breathing strategies to lower his heart rate and achieve a state of total peace of mind and body.

He closed his eyes and breathed in slowly through his nose. After about four seconds, he held his breath while counting silently in his mind at a frequency of once per second.

After counting to seven, that is, holding his breath for seven seconds, he slowly exhaled, still counting silently in his mind.

It took eight seconds to exhale completely, and then another four seconds of holding the breath followed.

After completing this cycle, he closed his eyes again, inhaled for four seconds, held his breath for seven seconds, exhaled for eight seconds, and held his breath for four seconds...

After repeating this cycle several times, he could clearly feel his heartbeat dropping rapidly, from beating violently to becoming gentle, and he completely relaxed.

When he turned his eyes to the Southampton penalty area again, the "entanglement" between the players of both sides had ended and the referee had also left the penalty area.

The Leeser Park Stadium also became quiet. No matter how dissatisfied and angry the Tyne fans were, they had to suppress it temporarily. They could not cause any interference to Wang Lie when he took the free kick...

Wang Lie looked at the referee, who put the whistle in his mouth and, after confirming that the human wall had not moved forward secretly, blew the whistle.

beep—

Wang Lie takes a running start.

He quickly came to the football and kicked it with his right foot!
Almost at the same time he kicked the ball, the Southampton players in the human wall jumped up on the spot and stretched their necks hard, trying every means to increase the height of the human wall.

But the football did not fly towards the human wall.

When Wang Lie touched the ball, the inside of his right foot cut the lower right part of the football.

Just like the "slice" in table tennis, the football flew up and headed towards the back goal post!

The Southampton players in the wall could only turn their heads and watch the football fly over there. Their goalkeeper was there, so they were not panicked.

When Wang Lie kicked the ball, Southampton goalkeeper Jonathan White's body center of gravity leaned towards the near post, but he soon saw the football flying towards the back corner, he quickly switched his center of gravity, shook his body, and then pushed off the ground to dive towards the back post!

The back post was not far from him, and he was confident that he could block the angle.

Especially when he flew into the air and saw that the football was actually flying towards the corner flag, he felt relieved...

But this breath finally choked in his throat!
Because he saw that the football, which was supposed to fly towards the far corner flag area, actually drew a very exaggerated arc in the air and then turned back!

At this moment, he was already in the air, and he could only stretch his arms as far as possible. Apart from that, he could do nothing else...

In his eyes, time seemed to slow down.

He could clearly see the football spinning strongly - even though time slowed down, the football was still spinning very fast, rubbing violently against the surrounding air, little by little, abruptly changing its flight trajectory and making a U-turn in the air!

His hands didn't touch the football.

Because the ball turned too far away from him...

The turning football began to fall downward, like an intercontinental ballistic missile returning to the atmosphere, brushing the bottom edge of the crossbar and flying into the goal!
Just like a huge rock was thrown into the calm water, the Lize Park Stadium, which had been very quiet just now, erupted with a huge roar!

"Wang--!!! The ball went in!! Beautiful!! Just like he did countless times before! He saved the team again! And defeated the opponent!"

"Wang! Wang! Wang-Lie!! For this Chinese free kick master, this ball is just like a penalty kick! In the injury time of the game, Tyne came back to life! 2:1!! In the last minute of the game, they finally took the lead!"

Helden, who was originally sitting upright in front of the TV watching the free kick, let out a sound that sounded like a sigh and a groan of frustration, and then collapsed back on the sofa.

His heart was beating wildly, pumping blood throughout his body, but he didn't have the strength to even lift a finger.

It seems like the last frenzy of the heart before dying...

(End of this chapter)