Jerville attaches great importance to the League Cup and his opponent Fulham.

The League Cup is just a useless rib for the upstream teams in the Premier League, and it is a pity to abandon it. However, for the downstream teams in the Premier League, it is a way to the European arena. For the League One and League Two teams, the championship is too difficult, but the League Cup is their opportunity to play against the Premier League teams.

This kind of opportunity is quite meaningful. Fighting with a strong team can be used as a training force and can also bring a lot of income to the club.

The income of each game is more than three times that of the ordinary league.

Among them, tickets have risen slightly, the number of fans coming to watch the game has increased, there are also TV broadcasting rights, news media participation, etc. In short, fighting strong teams in the League Cup has many benefits for Wigan Athletics.

The League Cup has already started. On August 13, in the first round of the League Cup, Wigan Athletic defeated Hull City two away goals.

Fulham is their second opponent.

Jewell abandoned the tactics of the last game. He believed that playing Fulham is not as difficult as West Bromwich. Although Fulham is a Premier League team, their strength is not as strong as West Bromwich, and it is difficult to completely suppress the team in the away game.

So Ridell became the core again, but the focus of the backcourt defense was still on Zhang Tiehan.

He stood on the front line to participate in defense, and was also an important player in the team's offense and counterattack. The position of the midfielder is very critical in a team. Before the game, Jewell reminded him to pay attention to opportunities to participate in the offense.

A defensive midfielder was told by the head coach to participate in the offense, which shows that Jewell has faced Zhang Tiehan's performance in the offense.

Zhang Tiehan did not disappoint Jewell either.

He ran forward quickly after taking advantage of a counterattack opportunity just now. After receiving the ball back from Ridell, he drove the ball and ran wildly!

No one can stop him!

Fulham has six players in the backcourt, including the goalkeeper, two of whom have just returned to their half, the other player follows Makaroc on the wing, and two defenders, one of whom is marking Ridle, and only one of them comes forward to intercept Zhang Tiehan.

"Good opportunity! There is only one player in front of Zhang. Can he stop Zhang?" Williams shouted excitedly, still a little nervous. He hoped to see Zhang Tiehan show his might and pass the opponent's player and score the ball, but he was afraid that Zhang Tiehan would make mistakes and waste opportunities.

The Wigan fans' thoughts were similar, and there were huge cheers in the stands. With the goal from the previous game, they were looking forward to Zhang Tiehan's "man"!

That's really abusive opponent!

The Fulham players realized that something was wrong, and they ran backwards, but it was completely useless and they couldn't keep up.

They can only count on teammates in the backcourt.

Fulham's defender ran towards Zhang Tiehan. He slowly approached, trying to interfere and grab the ball. At this time, Zhang Tiehan was very excited, but he still forced himself to calm down.

The goal in the last game was hard to replicate.

The opponent will not give him a chance to break through. Even if he breaks through, there is a defender from Dell in the defense ahead. The opponent will definitely make up for defense. Even if he passes the ball, not to mention whether the pass is accurate or not, Ridell is likely to be offside.

Passing the ball is not a big chance!

If you do it yourself...

Zhang Tiehan quickly made a decision. He thought about the training he did on weekdays and what Cahill taught himself. Isn’t it the time to use it now?

The Fulham player who was defending in front was still getting closer. He was worried that Zhang Tiehan would break through or pass the ball directly, but he didn't expect that Zhang Tiehan would throw the ball to one side.

This is outside the penalty area line, at least twenty meters away from the goal. What is he going to do?

Zhang Tiehan answered him with his actions.

Push the ball gently to the left and then directly swing your foot to shoot!

The football rushed into the distance against the turf!

Fulham's goalkeeper is Van der Sar, a Dutchman with the City of "Calm Cats". Van der Sar was born in Forhout, the Netherlands. Compared with a young goalkeeper like Buffon and Casillas, he became very successful late. However, the media and fans all believe that Van der Sar is more mature and has more experience in playing games.

This is the third season for the Dutchman for Fulham. With his outstanding performance in the first two seasons, Van dersar has attracted the attention of the entire Europe. It is said that Manchester United head coach Ferguson intends to introduce Van dersar next season to consolidate Manchester United's goal.

Van der Sar is facing Zhang Tiehan's shot now!

This shot was too cold.

The Fulham defender who defended Zhang Tiehan did not react, and Van der Sar also did not expect that the opponent was shooting there. The moment the opponent shot, he saw the football flying towards this side, and he felt that the young man who shot was too frivolous.

Such a good opportunity, I actually chose to shoot a long time, which is no different from wasting opportunities.

But when the football actually flew over, Van der Sar realized that his save was a bit late, so the football rushed past his hands.

The ball was too fast, and Van der Sar made a mistake in his judgment!

Zhang Tiehan usually trains his shooting very hard, and the ball is very powerful. Van der Sar saved the ball in the right direction, but he didn't expect the ball to be so fast that he could only watch the ball fly away from his hand and drill into the right foot of the goal.

"Zhang's shot--"

In Williams' hesitation, the football jumped into the ball net!

"The ball is in! The ball is in! It's done beautifully! Wigan Athletics leads Fulham, and it's our hardman... Zhang!!!"

"This is his third goal for Wigan Athletics and the first goal in the League Cup. I must say, he did a pretty job! A magical long shot!"

"After showing Superman's first-class speed, Zhang exerted his strength again and explained to us what a long shot is! Van der Sar had no choice but to face this goal, he could only watch the ball fly through his fingers!"

"Look, he looked helpless. Obviously he was so overwhelmed by the goal, and he surrendered to Zhang!"

In fact, Van der Sar in front of the door just stood up, patted the grass clippings on his body, and shrugged at his teammates.

But this does not affect the view of Wigan fans. What’s important is that they scored a goal and Wigan Athletics took the lead.

The moment the football flew across the goal line, the cheers over the jjb court had reached their peak, and almost all Wigan fans were shouting, waving their arms to celebrate the goal.

They have reason to be excited!

The goal in the last game determined the outcome of the game. They defeated West Bromwich, who was the top of the league, and the opponent in this game is no worse than the previous game. In the hearts of many fans, Fulham is a stronger team than West Bromwich, because Fulham is a Premier League team.

Facing a Premier League team, Wigan Athletics is ahead!

The fans were so happy to see their team leading the strong opponents. Why did they come to the stadium to watch the game?

Isn’t it just to see the exciting scene on the spot, and can we celebrate the team and cheer for the team at this time?

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"Zhang Tiehan once again scored a goal for Wigan Athletics, and he broke the deadlock. He is a midfielder, but when I see him, I can think of Liverpool's Gerald and Chelsea's Lampard. He is very similar to these famous midfielders in England. Maybe he still looks naive now, but he is only eighteen years old!"

"The key is that he scored another goal! The second half has been held for twenty minutes, and this goal is likely to become the key to determining the outcome of the game!"

Williams said loudly that compared Zhang Tiehan with the two famous England midfielders, he had a very high evaluation of Zhang Tiehan.

When all the fans were happy to see Zhang Tiehan scored, they also looked at him with satisfaction. They could have written an article similar to "England Rising Stars" today to tell the victory of Wigan Athletics.

Of course, the premise is victory, Wigan Athletics must win,

Some are unhappy too...

Alykshia, who was watching the game live in Manchester, was staying with Lola. At the moment Zhang Tiehan scored, Lola jumped up excitedly, opened a can of beer, and poured it down with a big mouthful, "Zhang is amazing!"

"What's so amazing? Just a goal. It's just the English League Cup. Fulham doesn't care about the outcome at all..." Alexia thought angrily.

She would definitely not say that in front of her good friends, because she knew that Lola had a good impression of Zhang Tiehan, and if she said that, the two might have a quarrel.

But she was unwilling to give up, very unwilling to give up!

In the last game, she also said that Zhang Tiehan was just a barbaric genius created by specific utilitarian football. Now the opponent scored another goal, and it was a long-range shot, a very high-level long-range shot.

She can't say that this goal is also very special, right?

But thinking about the arrogance and positive fighting spirit that this man showed in front of her... she felt a burst of disgusted.

Looking at Lola who was excited because of the goal, Alikshia was also very worried.

The TV screen was still flashing with the disgusting man holding his hands up. Alikshia made up her mind secretly, "If this continues, Lola, a simple girl, will definitely be deceived. I must persist and let Lola know that this man is not a good choice."

"I also want to prove that he absolutely cannot become a star! Yes, that is absolutely impossible!"

...

After Zhang Tiehan scored his first record for Vigan Athletics and broke the deadlock between the two teams, Vigan Athletics began a full defense.

With one goal at home, there are only twenty minutes left in the game, and every player knows what to do now.

Defensive, defense!

As long as they can hold the goal, they will win.

Ridell is the core of the team. He no longer runs forward, but goes to the backcourt to dispatch defense. Although he is not the captain of the team, he is the most prestigious in the team. He can command well, whether it is defense or offense.

It is precisely because of this that he can become the core of the team, not only the core of the offensive end, but also the commander of the defensive end.

At this time, Zhang Tiehan became the protagonist again.

He kept running in front of the penalty area line, trying to steal and interfere with Fulham's offense. He was a midfield meat grinder, which made Fulham players deeply upset.

Before the game started, some Fulham players didn't care about Zhang Tiehan, but after a game, they all knew that this No. 13 young man was not easy to mess with, so don't think about him, it was really difficult.

Whenever Zhang Tiehan approaches football, Fulham players are very cautious. They do not give Zhang Tiehan the chance to grab the ball, pass the ball back and forth, so that the football is always under their control.

It’s a pity that Fulham is a Premier League team, a traditional English team. They have a tough style and a tough will... the only thing they lack is the skills under their feet.

Continuous passes can be completed, but once the number of passes is too high, mistakes will occur one after another, which makes Wigan Athletic's defense much easier.

In the last twenty minutes of the game, Fulham still failed to find a good opportunity. In the end, Wigan Athletics defeated Fulham at home and won the second League Cup victory.

They entered the third round of the League Cup.

In two consecutive games, two wins one-to-zero. Some media may think that Wigan Athletics' tactics are too conservative. But think about their opponents, West Bromwich, who is the top of the league, and Premier League team Fulham. Facing these two teams, Wigan Athletics won two consecutive games, which is already very good.

No one will think about the ‘conservative’ aspect.
To be continued...