Crew City is located in Cheshire, northwest of England, not too far from Manchester Wigan, and it only takes an hour to take a bus. However, unlike Manchester, Cheshire has no strong team and football is not well-known at all. Many fans in the south do not even know that England has this county.

The reputation of the Kru team can be imagined.

But we can't underestimate the Crew team. Although they are not famous, it does not mean that they are poor. If they have paid attention to the second-level England fans, they will definitely know this name, because the Crew team has been in the second-level England for eleven years.

They are definitely old men in the second division of England...

Eleven years and eleven seasons, without upgrading or relegation, the Kru team's performance has always been in the middle. Even the Kru team fans don't know whether to cry or laugh with such results. This may also be related to their coach.

The coach of Cru's team is Glady, who has coached the team for 20 years. In the first ten years, he brought Crudy from the fourth division to the second division. His contribution to Crudy cannot be questioned. As a Crudy fan, you may not know which player the team has, but you must know head coach Glady.

However, when the team entered the First Division, they also encountered a bottleneck.

Like many small clubs, Cru's team also faces economic problems. Without large amounts of funds to move in, it is good to rely solely on the club's fixed income each season to maintain the club's second-tier league. No one blames Glady because Cru's ability to do this is already good.

On December 22, Wigan Athletics rushed to Cruz to challenge Glady's team.

Before the game, both teams were silent, and there was no grudge between the two teams. The last time they fought was more than ten years ago, but anyone knows that silence is just a precursor to the outbreak.

This is the last league game before Christmas. Everyone wants to have a happy Christmas, so everyone wants to win.

...

Glady had already prepared for the game more than ten days ago. Even if the team does not have enough foundation to compete in the Premier League, it is not easy to stay in the First Division, and Glady must pay attention to every opponent.

Wigan Athletics, a team of promoted players.

But now no team will be so stupid that they really regard them as new teams. This team has a very good performance. Half of the league is about to end. With four consecutive victories, they have risen to the sixth place in the league. Not only that, they have also made great strides in the League Cup, defeating Premier League teams such as Fulham, Chelsea, Everton, and Aston Villa one after another.

Such a new team is more terrifying than a traditional English League One team!

Glady naturally had to study Wigan Athletics. His conclusion was the same as others. The biggest reason why Wigan Athletics performed so well was that they had a No. 13.

Their overall strength is not bad, but if you can play in the results, this No. 13 is a great achievement.

Although some time ago, the opponent seemed to have some reason, when playing against Reading, the opponent's No. 13 did not play and only played half the game against Aston Villa, Glady could not put his bet on the opponent's side not to play.

As a head coach, he has to arrange everything so that he can control the game.

Otherwise, if an accident occurs during the game, he will not even have the ability to intervene, and it will be too late to think about anything at that time.

Glady thought about it for a long time and finally decided on the defensive strategy.

...

The game at Alexander Stadium has begun.

Zhang Tiehan started. At the beginning of the game, he stood in the middle circle and prepared to serve. In the eyes of the Crew, he was the opponent's forward shooter, but Wigan Athletics teammates knew that he had a high degree of freedom in the frontcourt. Jewell reminded them that when attacking or defending, it was best to find a good opportunity to pass the ball to Zhang Tiehan. In other words, they can even ignore Zhang Tiehan when they attack normally.

Zhang Tiehan has only one task in the offensive, that is, to attack the opponent's defense line and find an opportunity--

Shoot!

After the game started, Zhang Tiehan began to run continuously. Even after experiencing two games, in fact, he was still confused about his positioning so far. All he did was to constantly attack the opponent's defense line and find the most favorable position for him.

He was not used to such an attack.

When playing against Sunderland, Bradford and other teams, the opponent did not perform well and he had many opportunities to get the ball, but the Crew team's defense was very stable, and it was difficult for him to pull out the gap when he kept running, but he received the ball in a few times.

Not to mention a good opportunity.

More importantly, the little man who was by his side was very annoying... From the beginning of the game, this guy followed him, completely following him, and the other party followed him wherever he ran. Zhang Tiehan felt like a beauty that charmed all living beings, and the other party was deeply attracted by him, and he could not get rid of him without any hesitation.

Damn, I don't want to think about it anymore, it's so disgusting...

Tikina didn't know what Zhang Tiehan was thinking, and he didn't expect the coach to arrange such a task for him.

He is the right back of the team, only 1.65 meters tall. His only advantage is his fast speed, good physical strength, flexible body, and ability to fight. Then a few days before the game, head coach Glady found him and asked him to guard Zhang Tiehan, and gave him videos of Tiehan's game.

Tikina watched the video and got to know Zhang Tiehan in general. Now he is trying to limit Zhang Tiehan.

The game lasted for more than ten minutes, and Tikina did a good job. He felt that he could complete the task easily.

He is very flexible, so he restricts the opponent from catching the ball.

This is enough.

In terms of confrontation, he is not as good as Zhang Tiehan, but if he really hits, he won't suffer too much. He is also very strong and has a little advantage. His speed is not as good as Zhang Tiehan, but he really runs, and the opponent can't run at all in his half.

He did well enough.

...

Zhang Tiehan felt Tykina's difficulty.

The opponent always follows him. Even if sometimes, he finds a good position and his teammates pass the ball, he often appears and stops the ball suddenly. Even if he can't stop the ball, he can stick to himself and prevent himself from making the ball easily, let alone shoot.

"You are such a follower!" Zhang Tiehan complained in a low voice.

He didn't want the referee to think that he was provoking, so he had to be very secretive when talking about trash, but Tikina didn't say anything, but was still defending... This guy couldn't be laughing in his heart.

Zhang Tiehan maliciously speculated.

I run! I run! I run! I run!

Zhang Tiehan ran back and forth in the opponent's half, but it was still difficult to get rid of Tikinena. The two seemed to be playing a chase near the penalty area. Zhang Tiehan ran in the front and Tikinena ran in the back. Crew's defense was a little messed up, and Wigan Athletic's offense was also a little messed up.

This won’t work!

Zhang Tiehan panted and stared at the little man next to him.

This guy is really too difficult. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be really defended. I guess this is also the defensive strategy that the opponent's head coach thought of.

What should I do now? Zhang Tiehan is a little hesitant.

...

Many people have seen Zhang Tiehan's situation, such as Jewell, many teammates on the court, some fans, and reporters who are following his performance.

"What will he do?" Many people had questions.

Glady was very happy. He wanted to be Tikina to limit Zhang Tiehan, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good. If the team continues like this, it is difficult for the team to win, but if they score a draw, there is still hope to get a point.

The team did a good job of defense, but the offense in the frontcourt is also a problem.

The Crew team has many problems, but I have to say that their defense is doing very well now. They defended the goal twenty minutes before the game and did not give Wigan Sports any good chance.

Wigan Athletics has been looking for opportunities, but it is difficult to break through the tight defensive formation of the Crew team no matter how they cooperate.

What to do now?

Zhang Tiehan was not in the mood to think about the situation. He was troubled by Tikina's "harassment". If this continues, he will be really blocked.

No, it can't be like this!

But Tikina did a good job in defense. The opponent's technical characteristics seemed to be a little restrained against him, which caused him a lot of interference. Another Ridell's pass was made. Tikina started the ball first and broke the ball directly and handed it to his teammates.

"You little guy!" Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth.

Small man?

Yes! Small man!

He suddenly became happy and looked at Tikina playfully, with a look of pity... Tikina was so furrowed all over when Zhang Tiehan saw it.

Zhang Tiehan ignored him and took advantage of the opponent's attack and said to his teammates, "Pass more high balls!"

The others were stunned and then looked at the little man who was staring at Zhang Tiehan, and there was a sign of gloating on his face.
Chapter completed!