With a league defeat to Kemel Laird, the entire FC United team had little time to grieve over the defeat in this game.
Four days later, on the 14th, in the 20th round of the league, they faced Rachel Olympique at home.
FC United, who have just lost a game, are holding their breath at home and must win this game.
Victor continued to start this game.
He has been playing for a long time, and the usual amount of training is amazing, and he will not stop until he gets rid of the void, and he will appear in front of everyone full of vitality the next day!
The phenomenon of metamorphosis again and again, at first the teammates were surprised and cared, but in the end they got used to it, attributed to physical talent, monster!
Clough did not start given Hill's fitness and planned to see how it would go in the second half.
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In this game, the two sides fought fiercely, and launched a fierce offensive against each other as soon as they came up, the attack and defense changed rapidly, and the battle was stalemate.
In contrast, the intensity of the first few games was not at all a notch, when Victor often wandered around the backcourt, gasping for breath to recover his pulse and heartbeat after a strenuous workout.
In this game, since the first minute of the game was almost caught off guard by the opponent's fast attack, the players on both sides directly entered the white-knuckle battle, and there was no pause.
In the 36th minute, Rachel Olympique took advantage of a corner kick and their centre-back's header broke the back of the door guarded by Andy Bale.
As a result, it was the visiting team that scored first in the game.
After scoring the goal, the Rachel Olympic team did not choose to be conservative, but continued to exert maximum pressure and hold high the offensive banner.
FC United's backline has sounded the alarm frequently.
Victor is still arranged in the position of the back in this game, is the barrier in front of the defender, responsible for the large-scale sweep of the defensive area, he runs back and forth on the field, as long as the opposing player comes up with the ball, he rushes up, even if he can't break the ball, he has to destroy closely, and can't make the opponent comfortable attack.
After surviving the waves of fierce attacks of the visiting team, he sprinted back and forth, his physical energy was rapidly and violently consumed, and soon he felt a little unbearable, sweating all over, his mouth was dry, like a fish thrown ashore by a fishing rod, lack of oxygen, and no strength.
However, when he saw the opposing player taking the ball and preparing to break through to his own half, he still gritted his teeth without hesitation and insisted on rushing forward, but he just sprinted continuously and his feet were a little weak, and finally he had to resolutely choose a dangerous sliding tackle to destroy the ball out of bounds and form a throw-in for the away team.
As for himself, he fell to the ground, gasping for breath, and sweat had already covered his face.
The strength of his whole body seemed to be drained after the sliding action just now, and he wanted to stand up, but he couldn't stand up all of a sudden, and lay there weakly.
Captain Karl saw that something was wrong with him and ran up to him to inquire about his situation.
Victor shook his head and said he was fine, but he was in too much of a hurry and needed a little rest.
He gritted his teeth, gasping for air, desperately trying to straighten his back. At this time, Rachel Olympique did not wait for him, and had already sent a throw-in and reorganized a wave of attack.
Victor followed closely and ran back and was actively involved in the return defense.
Do you still want to hold on? Why don't you slow down?
Inertia bubbled up in the bottom of his heart, tempting him!
"I can! I'm not dead yet! If you don't die, run to death! ”
Victor suddenly roared as if he had gone crazy, his eyes widened, and he rushed forward again.
The opposing player was frightened and his liver trembled, and his feet slammed, and the pass was poked out of bounds by Victor, and it was another throw-in.
Two consecutive rebounds have ruined Rachel Olympique's attack, and he has already intercepted the ball for his team 5 times in this game, which is literally desperate!
The FC United fans in the stands cheered after seeing Victor's playful style, and then there was an overwhelming burst of voices chanting Victor's name to cheer him on.
Victor, who was trembling a little, almost didn't stand still, but when he heard his name ring throughout the stadium, and when he saw the people in the stands of The Reds Bar in the distance standing up in unison, waving flags and towels, he seemed to have an endless surge of power.
At this moment, he felt as if he was in the core of a whirlpool, surrounded by violent winds and waves, but he was calm in the core, which was a very strange feeling.
Some of the people around him wore Rachel's Olympic jersey, some wore the red jersey of FC United, coming and going, but Victor felt as if he was not a stranger, very unnatural, he and them seemed to be two different worlds separated by a layer of glass, he could see and hear, but he could not touch it.
"Song!" Someone in the distance was shouting Victor's name.
Victor, who was still ignorant, suddenly came back to his senses, and then felt that all the glass separating him from the outside world was shattered into pieces, and all the sounds suddenly came to the world.
"Song, retreat! Top of the penalty area, gap!" Coach Clough shouted loudly from the sidelines.
Victor took a deep breath and rushed forward again.
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At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0 FC United Man behind.
At half-time, Clough was furious with the team.
"We're lagging behind again, why should I say again? Because we were like this in the last game, and we were like this in the last game! Look outside, there are more than 3,300 fans of the team! Don't think that after the last defeat, they still applaud you because they don't mind a defeat! If we lose again, we will lose them! Clough yelled as he pointed outside the locker room.
"A lot of you are fans of FC United and have watched that team play from the stands. Now close your eyes and think about it...... How do you feel when you're in the stands watching your team lose game after game? ”
If it weren't for the injury he picked up last time he played against Manchester United, he wouldn't have been able to get back in now!
"Cheer me up! Think about us against Manchester United, against the Red Devils, against the super giants of England, Europe and the world, we are still not afraid, and we will kill them on their backs! What is the reason for allowing an amateur team's Rachel Olympiad to be presumptuous at Gig Lane? ”
"Don't tell me that FC United is also a team in the seventh tier, we are a team that is destined to beat Manchester United! Playing back to the Premier League is not a, it is our sacred mission! ”
"We must never let our fans down again, this is our mission! Risking your life to kill Rachel Olympiad! ”
The players gradually raised their heads, and their eyes revealed a murderous aura.
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Clough brought on Hill to replace Simon Bassey during tactical changes to strengthen the midfield.
It was another immediate substitution.
Hill, who had been held back for half the game, came on and was very active, and finally in the 62nd minute, Hill assisted Robert to equalize.
After the goal, Robert ran to the stands and bowed to the FC United fans there. His celebration drew applause from the fans.
Unexpectedly, just a minute later, the Rachel Olympic team would score again.
The opponent attacked directly after the kick-off, although Victor put down the opponent's player with the ball in defense, but the opponent passed the football before falling to the ground, and rewrote the score to 1:2, and the away team took the lead!
In this game, while the excited FC United players had not come to their senses, Rachel Olympique's attack scored another goal.
Hill held his head in his hands, very upset at the conceded goal, but Victor grabbed his arm: "Now is not the time to be upset. Now is our chance. ”
"Opportunity?" Hill really didn't know what kind of opportunity this was.
'They used us to score a goal after we just scored, can't we take advantage of that as well?'
Hearing Victor say this, Ciel's eyes lit up.
By the time FC United kicked off, Rachel Olympique was still excited that they had taken the lead again so soon, and Hill had already driven the ball into the opposition box.
His sudden dribbling forward made the opposition defence scramble, and finally had to pull him down in the box, and the referee unceremoniously awarded a penalty!
“Yes!” Victor saw that his plan had come to fruition, and even though he wasn't personally involved in the attack, he shook his fist excitedly.
Hill leapt from the ground and raised his arms as if he had scored.
Clough didn't expect the team to score again in such a quick time, and he was stunned on the sidelines for a moment before he reacted, not to mention the fans in the stands, some of whom even laughed – they were laughing at Rachel's Olympic team, who had been celebrating uncontrollably.
On the other side, Rachel Olympique fans and players were dumbfounded......
There was no doubt about the penalty, although Rachel Olympique players surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation, but the referee was unmoved and insisted on the penalty.
The penalty was ultimately taken by Hill himself, who deceived the goalkeeper and smashed the ball into the top left corner.
The score was rewritten three times in three minutes, from 1:1 to 1:2 and then to 2:2.
The three-minute c****x also sparked a revelry of fans outside the stadium, who sang and shouted in the stands to cheer on their team.
It's just that in the following game, it will not be so easy for FC United to score again.
Rachel Olympique saw that their lead had come to naught, and now they were on the opponent's home turf again, and FC United were in high spirits, and if they let the opponent score another goal, they would not even get a point.
So I simply chose to stick to it.
Facing the opponent's iron bucket formation, FC United had no choice. It's not a one-time or two-time situation, and whenever the opposition tries to stick to the penalty area, FC United lack a sufficiently effective way to break down the opposition's iron bucket formation.
Victor was anxious to see from behind, but there was nothing he could do. Once again, he experienced that feeling of powerlessness – when the team needed changes in attack, he couldn't help.
For the first time now, he hated his weakness so much! How nice it would be if you were a little stronger and have enough offensive ability!
In order to win, for the sake of faith, you can't always stand on the back line and do things in a hurry, you must strengthen your offensive ability, and you must control the rhythm of the game in your own hands!
Give him a little time, and with enough faith points, anything is possible.
FC United besieged the opposition's penalty area, with the defenders maintaining the overall defensive chain, with two centre-backs going up one and one remaining.
This is what Clough has specifically ordered, the team can't always trip in the same place twice, right?
So even if the forward insertion can play a surprise role at this time, Victor honestly stayed in the backcourt and did not go up.
Besides, what's the use of him plugging it in? He doesn't shoot from distance, he doesn't organize, and once he leaves a large gap behind him, the opposition can break through his defence with a long pass.
Obviously, God is taking care of FC United.
In the 88th minute, Karl Maternson received the ball with his back outside the penalty area, then suddenly turned and shot straight at goal.
None of the Rachel Olympiad defenders and goalkeepers reacted to Karl's shot, perhaps they didn't expect the FC United players to dare to shoot like that......
The ball slipped between the legs of the defender who was marking Karl, and the goalkeeper was too late to make another save, and the ball flew in front of his fingertips and into the goal, which was a professional goal!
"Beautiful! Goooal! Victor, who had watched the goal from behind, couldn't help but shout and rushed towards Karl with open arms.
The entire Gig Lane stadium was set on fire by the late goal, and the 3,300 FC United fans burst into a loud cheer, and the whole stadium trembled in cheers.
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There was very little time left for Rachel's Olympic team, with five minutes left to equalise after three minutes of stoppage time.
Now it was Victor's turn to show his face, and the defensive pressure in the second half was not as great as in the first half, and he took the opportunity to recover most of his strength.
First, in a defence of a cross from the wing, he headed in a cross from the opposition.
Then he immediately faced the opposing winger with the ball, and after forcing the opponent to relax his control of the ball, he suddenly dodged forward and cut in, separating the opponent from the football and holding the ball at his feet.
"Well done, Song!" The clean and sharp snatch won a lot of applause!
He didn't waste time and immediately passed the football to Hill, who was closest to him.
Although his ball control ability has improved, the gap is still obvious compared to Hill.
Hill lived up to Victor's break by controlling the ball at his feet for a full minute, and then played the ball back to Victor in the face of three players who had gone crazy.
After a game of observation, they now Victor's ball control skills are not very good, as long as they put pressure on him, they may be able to snatch the ball from this yellow-skinned and black-headed kid.
They thought it well, but when they just rushed over, Victor passed the ball back to Hill.
In training, this kind of passing the ball to each other on the run has long been familiar with the road.
The ball passed between the two Rachel Olympiad players and landed at Hill's feet.
With just one defender, Hill has a lot less pressure and he can handle it on his own.
Seeing this, the two Rachel Olympic players turned and pounced on Hill.
So Hill passed the football back to Victor.
Victor never imagined that he would one day play this game with Ciel, but the object of the game was changed from himself to an opponent he didn't know.
Seeing his opponent turn and pounce on him again, like a desperate mouse, he suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was too ironic.
It's always yourself who has been teased on the field before! The more he doesn't give up running back and forth, is this also the case in the eyes of others?
Seeing the two Rachel Olympians lunging towards him again, Victor did not pass the ball to Hill again, even though the opponent was happily gesturing to him to pass it back.
He turned and kicked the ball to centre-back Sim Johnston, who was ten metres away.
Johnston wasn't as good as Hill, and in the face of the opposition's pressing in front of him, he kicked the ball straight into the air, and the referee's final whistle sounded.
The game is over! Gig Lane, the home of FC United, won with a score of 3:2!
For Victor, it means a lot to him, it's his first home win!
Winning at home and winning away from home are two different feelings, with more home fans and the joy of the scene breaking through the sky.
Not only did it give him stronger feelings, but it also gave him several times more faith point income.
Due to the loss in the last game, there was little gain, and the faith points were depleted a few days ago and have been discontinued.
Without faith points, it means that without the blessing of Beckham's skill ball, there is no energy, and the progress of ball skills and physical fitness will stagnate! It's like the car is out of gas!
Now that he can regain his progress, he will usher in another wave of strength.
Love these lovely fans!
The only regret is that there is no skill ball in this game.
The skill ball is related to his outstanding performance and the opponent's mood swings.
Probably because the opposing players were also fighting high in this game, and they didn't give up even at the last minute.
Victor is now eager to improve his attacking ability and is in desperate need of skill balls such as running, shooting, and smelling in front of goal.
He doesn't want to stand in the back every time and rush every time, he doesn't want to wait for his teammates to play and then take a ride to share the victory.
He wants to take the initiative!
Go and get what you want!
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With faith points, it's natural to practice crazy and get fit!
This game showed that his physical strength was not enough, especially in the first half, and the tolerance of high-intensity vigorous exercise without interruption in a short period of time still needs to be improved.
Recently, the amount of food has gradually become normal, and it should be that the deficit of the early reinforcement has been basically filled, and the amount of food is still twice as large as before.
The first day he was tired and wanted to die, but the next day he appeared in front of his teammates in good spirits, and everyone was no longer surprised.
Due to the early schedule of the 20th round, the next round will be held nine days later, which is exactly what gives Victor a boost cycle.