The three consecutive wins in the League One were very good, especially since the season just started. At the end of the five rounds, Wigan Athletics scored 10 points, ranking fourth in the League One standings, which surprised many people.

Before the start of the season, many people paid attention to Wigan Athletics.

They are a promoted team, but the team's lineup is very good. It is rare to get promoted from the English League Two to the League One with more than 100 points, which also represents the strength of Wigan Athletics.

Many people think that if Wigan Athletics is well played, it will be able to compete for the Premier League upgrade quota, but it is just that it is capable. There is still a gap with traditional strong teams such as Sunderland, Mirwall, Norwich, and West Bromwich.

No one expected that after five rounds of the league, Wigan Athletics could achieve such a good result.

"They do a pretty job!" BBC Radio Sports host Michael Hooker used this sentence to describe Wigan Athletics in commenting on the English League One. "I really didn't expect them to be ranked fourth, a newly promoted team, who can rank in the middle in the first few rounds, and perform well enough, but they did better!"

"Perhaps, we can become the fourth Premier League club looking forward to Manchester County, and then the English Premier League can be renamed to Manchester Premier League."

This is Michael Hooker's joke.

However, it also illustrates the strength of Manchester County football on the other hand.

Manchester County, in addition to the Red Devils, Manchester United, there are also Red Devils' arch rivals Manchester and Bolton. Both teams are traditional strong teams in England. If Wigan's skills are upgraded to the Premier League, it will become Manchester County's fourth Premier League team.

There are thirty-four counties, six metropolitan counties and forty-seven boroughs in England, and there are only twenty teams in the Premier League.

Manchester County football's strength is evident.

Wigan Athletics is not that far away. Not to mention three consecutive victories, even if there are more consecutive victories, the league has just begun. If you want to upgrade to the Premier League, there is still a long season to go.

However, the team has good results and the team's atmosphere is good. Head coach Jewell is very happy. He also gave the players half a day off.

It sounds like there are few holidays, but it would be nice to have a holiday at this stage, because three days later, there will be another league game and there is no extra time to rest.

This has little impact on Zhang Tiehan.

If he is not a holiday, he has little to do with him. Unless he can have a long vacation, he can only stay in the club for one or two days and continue training. It is impossible for him to leave. His teammates are on vacation and he has no place to go. As a result, he stays in the training ground and trains with Beronte to shoot.

"I heard you performed well in the game, Jewell told me that you are already the main player of the team." Beront quipped during training.

Zhang Tiehan smiled, "It's okay."

Zhang Tiehan is quite satisfied with his performance in the game. He scored one goal in two league games and played a role in defense. It should be considered good, at least head coach Jewell recognized it.

"It would be great if I could score a few more goals." Zhang Tiehan added.

Beronte laughed and said helplessly, "You are really not satisfied, but many people don't even have a chance to play. You will be the main player in such a short time when you come to the team. But you also have the chance. When you practice shooting well, you may score a goal."

Zhang Tiehan nodded fiercely. He likes scoring goals so much.

The feeling is different from defense. The defense feels very passive. Even if you grab the opponent's ball, it feels very dull. After grabbing it, you hand over the ball to your teammates, which is like giving the winner to your teammates to decide. He prefers to decide for himself.

He swung the ball into the goal net with one kick, Zhang Tiehan said, "I found that I have made some progress. If I continue training like this, maybe I can play a free kick soon."

Beronte rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "It's still a long way to go!"

Zhang Tiehan touched the back of his head and continued to work hard. He said that he actually enjoyed this kind of life very much, especially since he played well in the game recently, and many Wigan fans knew him.

When walking on the road, some fans would come to say hello or even ask for autographs. That feeling was really good.

Zhang Tiehan never refused. He liked to sign autographs for fans. At that time, he felt like a star, but he knew that he was still very far away from the star. After Vigan, few people probably knew him.

It still takes more effort.

"Come on!" he cheered himself up.

Life continues and the league continues. Soon three days passed, and Wigan Athletics welcomed its next opponent - Wimbledon.

This is a team full of history. It is one of the founding clubs of the English Premier League. It has won the FA Cup. When it comes to Wimbledon, fans can think of tough and even rough style of play, so Wimbledon is also called the "crazy gang".

In 2002, at the end of last season, Wimbledon competed in the Premier League, with the last record being relegated to the League One. The club decided to relocate the team to Milton Keynes. It was this decision that greatly reduced Wimbledon's supporters and opponents formed the new Wimbledon team, and there were many contradictions within the team.

Due to various reasons, Wimbledon has a good lineup, but his performance can only be maintained in the middle of the League One.

Originally, it was a Premier League team, but it had only been relegated for a year. Wimbledon was no longer even popular. Facing such an opponent, even if it was a away game, Wigan Athletics hoped for victory was very high.

There was no conflict between the two teams, and it was peaceful before the game.

When the game started, the Wigan Athletics players realized the danger. Although Wimbledon had various problems, the team's strength was still good, especially the tough style of the game, which made the game difficult. Players with poor health could not even show their strength.

When playing against such an opponent, technology is no longer important. The most important thing is that the body can withstand the opponent's impact, so that the technology can be useful. Otherwise, all kinds of reasonable collisions will be enough to make any skilled player completely mediocre.

Wigan Athletics is in trouble.

Many players cannot adapt to the game quickly. Zhang Tiehan is the only one who can really be like a fish in the game.

He is very active.

I don’t know if it’s tactics or the playing habit, but the opponent’s players like physical collisions, but they all suffered defeats when they came to Zhang Tiehan.

"This guy is so strong!" The opponent's forward was tackled by Zhang Tiehan and fell to the ground. After eating a few grass clippings, he quickly got up and said.

"Don't confront him head-on!"

After one half, neither team scored a goal, but Zhang Tiehan made his opponent suffer enough losses. He was very adaptable to the opponent's tall and powerful opponent.

During the halftime break, Brekin also joked, "Zhang, it's a mistake for you to come to Wigan Athletics. I think you're more suitable for Wimbledon."

"That's right! Haha!"

"Luckily Zhang belongs to us, so I don't want to go to the opposite side and face his defense." A group of teammates laughed, but their faces were not very good.

In the first half, they played depressed enough. The opponent kept fighting with their bodies. The referee's penalty standard was very relaxed. In such a game, Wigan Athletics was at a disadvantage. After all, not everyone has a strong body. Wigan Athletics' offense kicked more with skills and cooperation.

It was Jewell who walked into the locker room and talked about his playing style in the second half, "Reduce collisions with them and pass more balls!"

"If they attack, be careful to intercept the pass! They don't have many ways to score!"

Jerville said it was right.

Wimbledon is good at playing and his style is very rough, but they don’t have many offensive methods. They didn’t threaten the ball a few times after one half. They just used long passes on the wing to find opportunities in the penalty area. This simplest offensive method is not very threatening.

"Zhang, stand a little further. Be careful to go back to the penalty area to defend, and don't let them find opportunities in the penalty area!" Jewell reminded.

Zhang Tiehan nodded, he understood what Javier meant.

The opponent's forward has a tall man and a big horse, and one of them is nearly two meters tall. The advantage in the penalty area is too obvious. If they want to grab points in the penalty area, it will be difficult to really defend themselves by relying on Brekin and others alone. However, they are in good health and strong, and they will not suffer any loss in fighting for their health. The difficulty of defending is relatively less.

In the second half, Wigan Athletics chose to defend.

Like the first half, Wimbledon's offensive methods were mainly based on high-slung crosses. They wanted to use headers to score. Several offensive players kept forward and looked for opportunities. Wigan Athletic's goal was in danger.

However, Zhang Tiehan's retreat has reduced the pressure on defense much less.

He can tie the position with the opponent and compete with his body. He can predict the landing point of many balls, frequently retreat to the penalty area, and relieve the siege one by one. While eliminating the crisis, he also consumes time little by little.

But such a defense is always dangerous.

Ten minutes after the game ended, the opponent's forward received a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and the other defensive players were on the right side, and Zhang Tiehan was also behind him, and the opponent had no defense at all. In the crisis, Zhang Tiehan rushed over and stabbed the ball between the opponent's legs. The opponent was also tripped directly to the ground.

"Beep..." The referee's whistle sounded.

Zhang Tiehan pulled up his opponent in a slight manner, and saw the referee running over and took out a red card from his pocket.

Red card, penalty kick.

"It's the opponent's No. 13. He fouled in the penalty area and was sent off directly. The referee also awarded Wimbledon a penalty!" the commentator shouted.

The Wimbledon fans at the scene were still shouting loudly, but after all, it was a very good opportunity just now. When they saw the referee's decision, they were so satisfied that they stopped talking.

With red cards and penalty kicks, this kind of penalty is quite serious!

Generally speaking, fouls in the penalty area are just yellow cards. After all, a penalty kick will be awarded to the opponent, which is almost equivalent to a goal, and a yellow card is enough.

There are very few cases of showing red cards directly.

If the referee directly shows a red card in a game, it is not only a matter of sending off, but also an automatic suspension of one game. The FA will also discuss whether to add additional suspensions.

Zhang Tiehan immediately became anxious. He explained to the referee, "I was just a normal defense, how could it be a red card?"

Ridell also stepped forward and asked, "Did you read it wrong? Zhang did not have a disgusting foul!"

Several other Wigan Athletics players also surrounded the referee and wanted to give an explanation. Naturally, this would not result in any result. The referee still insisted on the original judgment and let Zhang Tiehan appear.

Zhang Tiehan had no choice but to walk out of the stadium.

Walking to the bench, Zhang Tiehan said to Jewell, "Coach, I'm sorry."

He felt that his foul was a serious mistake. The team would have one less person on the court and he would have been suspended for additional games.

Javier comforted, "Zhang, you did a good job. If it weren't for your foul just now, they would have scored!"

"But they got a penalty."

"Penalty? That's not a goal. They can only score if they kick the ball!" Javier said, letting Zhang Tiehan sit down to watch the game.

Sitting on the bench, Zhang Tiehan felt guilty.

He didn't know if what he had done just now was right. Although Javier said that, he still felt that Javier was comforting himself, after all, it was a direct red card.

A red card is more than just being sent off.

He will definitely be suspended for one game, or even additional suspensions for this!

"He's it, this bastard referee! The guy who keeps shit!" Zhang Tiehan cursed secretly.
Chapter completed!