West Ham United is a very strong team. They have waving checks to sign ups in the past two seasons. The most impressive thing is the introduction of Tevez and Mascherano, which has caused some trading conflicts in the middle, but the vision of the club's senior management is worthy of recognition. Tevez has become the main player of Manchester United's striker, and Mascherano also occupies a place in Liverpool and has performed quite strongly. Unfortunately, in the contract dispute, neither of them can stay at West Ham United.

After losing Tevez and Mascherano in succession, West Ham's performance has improved.

Last season, West Ham ranked tenth in the Premier League, which can be said to be worry-free and has the right to compete for European competitions.

So far this season, they are ranked tenth in the league, and their results are still quite stable. Kubishley's coaching ability has also been recognized by West Ham United Club, including fans, senior executives and players.

West Ham United is still the disruptor of the Premier League. They can beat Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams, and can also lose to the small club with big scores. The results give people a feeling of unstableness, but the points have been growing. In the 21st round of the game against Newcastle United, the outside world has hope for uproar.

West Ham United is a team that is good at upset.

West Ham United can defeat strong teams in the league because of their tenacious style and stable defense. Their defense is quite tough. In the 11th round, they also created a good result of not conceding goals for five consecutive rounds. Goalkeeper Green's performance was also praised by the outside world and was elected the best goalkeeper of October of the month.

The same is true for the game with Newcastle United now. West Ham will definitely pay attention to defense when playing away games.

so.

For Newcastle United, the most important thing is how to break through Green's conservative goal.

Kevin Keegan is preparing for this, "We need to pay attention to their counterattacks, and the offense can try to kick off the outside."

He emphasized the leap of the periphery.

Keegan still remembers the game against Chelsea, and the players kept kicking the ball on the outside and scored a crazy score of 7-1.

It was crazy at that time!

certainly.

No one can expect the team to be able to play in such a good form in every game, but in a third of the way, he can also break through the goal twice?

He hopes so.

When facing West Ham United, which has a tough defense, footing on the outside is indeed a good choice.

However, the game at St. James Park did not start with long shots on the outside. Instead, several midfielders kept making balls in the penalty area, as if they hoped that the forward could grab the ball.

"What the hell are they doing!"

"Are you expecting Irving and Zhen to grab the spot?" Keegan felt very dissatisfied. He didn't know what the players were doing, and felt that the game was beyond control again.

In fact, it was because of Zhen Shaolong.

Before the game began, he considered experimenting with new goals -

"Assault" and "Kill" want to combine!

Zhen Shaolong had considered how to use skills before and had also thought a lot. Among them, "Attack" and "Kill" are the most direct skills, and there are many ways to combine them. He wanted to try to score directly in the penalty area.

This is the reason.

So Zhen Shaolong asked his teammates to keep passing the ball, "Let me try it out!"

Teammates obeyed unconditionally.

Now all Newcastle United players, even the newcomers Kolocini and Gutierrez, know that they must listen to Zhen Shaolong. Sometimes they can't understand Zhen Shaolong's command, but he can lead the team to victory. Keegan does not have this ability.

In addition, Zhen Shaolong is also very good to his "friends".

For example, in the last game against Liverpool, Zhen Shaolong sacrificed his chance to help Patton complete the goal. Such a sacrifice touched Patton and convinced his teammates.

Now that it is time for the game, the teammates firmly obey Zhen Shaolong's command and keep passing the ball into the penalty area, even if Zhen Shaolong wasted opportunities continuously.

In fact, Zhen Shaolong did not waste several opportunities, to be precise, only two.

The first time it was because the transmission was not good, so he couldn't grab it even if he rushed over.

The second time was that the position was too far behind, and I just crossed the penalty area line, so it was a bit threatening to grab it.

The third time.

Gremy's prodding pass from the outside gave Zhen Shaolong the opportunity. He was in the middle of the penalty area. After seeing the football flying over, he immediately glanced around, then stood behind the opponent's defender and symbolically completed the jump and fought for it.

If that's a fight...

The defender is West Ham United player Upson. Upson is not a very famous star, but he is also a member of the England national team and has made thirteen appearances for England so far.

Since Capello took over the England national team, Upson has become more valued. He has become the third central defender after Terry and Ferdinand. Once any of the two main players cannot play, Capello generally tends to let Upson fill the gap.

Upson's position in the English national team also shows his ability to a certain extent. The strong defender often has outstanding air defense capabilities. After discovering Gremy's pick-up pass, he immediately got the position and was ready to complete the clearance as soon as possible.

He didn't even let the siege go.

The moment he jumped, Upson noticed that Noble was in the left front position and there was no opponent next to him. As long as he successfully pushed the ball over, the team could launch a quick counterattack.

Then.

Upson glanced at the ball and immediately threw his head over.

“—?”

"Not reached it?"

Upson couldn't do anything in surprise. Newton's law told the world that inertia had a very great effect, especially when there was no force in the air, Upson was driven to tilt directly towards the grass by the force of his head.

Behind.

The football rubbed Upson's head and fell right behind Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong had little jumping power. He just controlled the ball with his feet in order to get closer to the football and land stably. Of course, it was not his control, but in the eyes of others. After completing the ball control action, he immediately turned around and ran towards the goal. The players next to him couldn't react at all.

Zhen Shaolong rushed towards the goal.

Goalkeeper Green almost blocked all angles, but the effect of "Attack" on Zhen Shaolong was still there. He suddenly ran horizontally to cross Green. Green was not deceived and moved the center of gravity. However, Zhen Shaolong had already achieved his goal. He stepped forward one step further and did not look down at the ball. He directly stretched the ball forward for a meter and hit the football in front of him.

"Kill" triggers!

The football flew up and rushed into the goal.

"The ball has entered-!"

"Zhen Shaolong! He successfully grabbed the ball, faced goalkeeper Green, and calmly completed the shot!"

“1 to 0!”

"Newcastle is ahead of West Ham United!"

As the game commentator shouted, the stands around were immediately filled with cheers from fans. Every Newcastle cheered loudly for the goal, and some kept shouting Zhen Shaolong's name.

Those who look at goals rationally think that the luck of goals is very good, and Zhen Shaolong reacts very quickly, but the premise is that Upson does not hit the ball.

"How did he grab it?"

"Is it a foul?"

After Keegan finished the celebration, he stood on the sidelines and thought about what happened just now. Upson obviously made a mistake, perhaps because Zhen Shaolong stepped back from behind?

Other West Ham players also looked at Upson.

It was surprising that Upson did not raise his hand at the first time. Upson was also a little confused. He did not feel the force behind him. He even felt that Zhen Shaolong was not competing for him, nor did he realize that he wanted to raise his hand. He was still thinking about the situation just now, "Why did you make a mistake? Could it be that it was because of the light?"

On the other side.

After Newcastle United celebrated the goal, Zhen Shaolong was also thinking about the goal just now.

"Assault" and "Kill" are almost equivalent to scoring a goal.

This is too easy.

certainly.

There are also possible mistakes in the middle, after all, there are too many players in the penalty area. The moment "Advancement" is launched, it may touch others, causing the effect to disappear immediately.

But……

What if the position is in front of the goal? For example, the corner kick in front of the goal will become very good. Using the control ability of "Strike", you can grab the ball immediately, and then complete the touch of the ball immediately, and the effect of "Mission Kill" will be activated.

This is almost unsolvable!

"This trick is really useful, the only thing is... it's too wasteful!" Under normal game conditions, finding a good opportunity to complete a goal is enough to complete a good goal.

"Assault" and "Kill" are the most direct means. Together, it is indeed a waste to complete a goal, but facing a team like West Ham United with very tough defense, it is good to complete goals, and scoring means that the team will become very advantageous. The two skills combined together to quickly help the team achieve the lead.

———

Zhen Shaolong completed his first goal, helping Newcastle United take the lead.

This is very important.

West Ham United is a tough team with strong defense, but their offensive ability is very limited. Often, when they fight with strong teams, they have to rely on counterattacks to find opportunities. They don’t have too strong forwards, so it is naturally difficult to score goals.

When it is one goal behind, it is difficult for West Ham to play.

In the following time, Newcastle United played more steadily. They were more patient than West Ham United and had been controlling the game. In the 31st minute, Irving received a pass from midfielder Gutierrez and shot with a pick-up to help the team score the second goal.

At the beginning of the second half, West Ham United launched a surprise attack, and forward Ashton shot from a long shot, breaking through the goal guarded by Jiwen.

In the 69th minute, Zhen Shaolong made a set ball and hit the dead corner of the goal with a curved ball.

3 to 1!

The game ends here.

Newcastle United won the 21st round of the game, which also allowed their points to surpass Liverpool and sat at the top of the league. In the same game, Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-0 at home, and Chelsea lost three points. The gap with Newcastle United continued to widen to four points.
To be continued...