Chu Zhongtian was playing on the court while directing his teammates to defend and counterattack.

He has adapted to two roles at the same time. Anyway, the captain is actually the head coach on the court.

Chu Zhongtian handed the football to his teammates and ran forward by himself.

Ipswich's offensive was very strong, but he also found opportunities in it. For example, now... Ipswich's two full-backs have rushed up to attack, with only two central defenders and one midfielder still dragging behind, and the two sides are almost empty.

Seeing Chu Zhongtian running forward, Ipswich understood that the opponent was going to attack, and the two full-backs immediately started to return to defense.

So the football has to be passed to the position before they play back.

Chu Zhongtian no longer has to run to the position before raising his hand to ask for the ball. If he runs to the position, his teammates will naturally send the football to him. This is the result of a season of running-in.

Chu Zhongtian received the football from his teammates. He did not stop the ball, but sent the football directly to the frontcourt. The opponent was returning to defense, so he had no time to stop and adjust, take two steps, look up and observe again, and finally passed the football over - there was no threat when the true pass was passed.

Compared with many ordinary midfield organizers, Chu Zhongtian's advantage lies in his ability to grasp the timing of passing the ball very well, and has reached the point of perfection. Therefore, his passing is so fatal - the accuracy of passing is based on passing skills, and the passing skills can be practiced and improved. However, the timing of passing is difficult to grasp and it is almost impossible to practice. Chu Zhongtian is born with such talent, which is called talent.

Chu Zhongtian passed the ball directly and sent the ball to the frontcourt. Winter Edu Seschel quickly followed and received the ball. There was almost no stop in front of him, only two Ipswich's central defenders!

"Wimbledon Athletics counterattack! The opportunity is here!"

"Edu Seschel dribbled the ball and broke through! Kevin Clark responded to him in the middle... This striker just recovered from injury not long ago..."

After passing the ball, Chu Zhongtian did not stop at the same place, but continued to rush forward, and even accelerated to rush forward.

Now there is only one point in the penalty area. This time the cross will easily be destroyed by the opponent's defender. If he can push up, he will have a chance to form a second attack.

In fact, the same was true. Seschel's pass was pushed out by Ipswich's central defender and flew outside the penalty area.

Chu Zhongtian stopped the football with his chest, and made a spike very quickly under his feet, dodging the Ipswich player who was snatching up.

After dunking the opponent, Chu Zhongtian drove the football forward, and then immediately swung his leg and shot a long shot!

"Chu shot--!!"

“goooooooooooooooool!!!”

"The ball has entered! A long shot of 28 or 9 meters! Beautiful!"

"Football is like being shot into the goal! Wimbledon has taken the lead away! The current situation is so good for them!"

"Ipswich was forced into a desperate situation! They were scored by the opponent at their home court..."

"Chu is worthy of being the team's number one star! Without him this season, Wimbledon might still be relegated, and it would never be possible to reach the playoffs!"

※※※ Seeing Chu Zhongtian's long shot flying into Ipswich's goal, Russell clenched his fists and waved it. His father was resting beside him, and he didn't dare to scream.

Russell knew that as soon as the ball was scored, all the situation at Wimbledon Athletics was opened.

Ipswich, who is now behind, must push out the attack, they must score goals and win, and only then can they have the chance to reach the playoff final before the next round.

But in this way, the room left for Wimbledon is even greater. Moreover, in this game, Wimbledon was originally playing defensive counterattack. Chu Zhongtian put a lot of effort into defense and was not afraid of Ipswich's counterattack.

Since Wimbledon's competitive lead, this game has already entered the track designed by Chu Zhongtian.

He just needs to watch the show.

※※The progress of the game was as Russell guessed. Ipswich counterattacked wildly after scoring the goal, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible and leave time for them to reverse.

Wimbledon was very happy to fight a defensive counterattack.

Everyone went back to their half to participate in the defense, and even the forwards were no exception.

From the scene, Ipswich has the upper hand, but only the layman will be happy for them. Anyone who can understand the ball will only be worried about Ipswich's fate, and even Ipswich's own people are no exception.

Although Ipswich is now besieging Wimbledon Athletics, they can't actually threaten Wimbledon Athletics' goal at all, and can only pass some long shots. Under the interference of Wimbledon Athletics players, their long shots often use anti-aircraft guns.

Especially Chu Zhongtian, running back and forth in front of the central defender line, built a line of defense, which made Ipswich's players feel insurmountable.

They could not make it into the middle ground, so they could only go to the side. Once they reached the side, their threat would be much smaller. Wimbledon's central defender's air defense capabilities were excellent, especially the central defender Jamal Laceres who transferred from Nottingham Forest, who was over 1.9 meters tall. He pushed many of Ipswich's crosses.

"Lasserez almost monopolized the first place in the penalty area! He is in very good shape today!"

"In fact, it's not just him, but almost all Wimbledon players are in excellent condition. After ten days of rest, they have not relaxed!"

Of course they were in excellent condition. Although Chu Zhongtian was not a head coach who liked to say a lot of nonsense, he was still very skillful in encouraging the players.

Now the team's goal for the whole season is right in front of us, and Chu Zhongtian can encourage them to move forward bravely if he says anything.

In the last three games, no matter how hard or tired you are, you can celebrate the victory and have a wonderful holiday by gritting your teeth and gritting your teeth and persevering.

Of course, in addition to spiritual encouragement, material rewards are also essential. The club has agreed to a new bonus allocation plan. Once the team can successfully upgrade, each player will receive a prize of varying amounts depending on the contribution. The minimum is 100,000 pounds, and up to 500,000 pounds. With such a reward, how can players not have motivation?

However, except for the club's chairman Samuelson and marketing director Heller, no one knew that the bonus came from Chu Zhongtian's private pocket.

Wimbledon is really lucky. He has a player, director and head coach who not only helps the team through goals and assists on the court, but also coaches the team off the court. In addition, as a director, he will pay as long as the team is short of money... If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian's money, Wimbledon's chances of not even being able to make it to the League One, let alone the Championship and Premier League.

※※※ Wimbledon Athletics was very skillful in defensive counterattacks, and Ipswich was unable to equalize the score until the end of the first half.

During the halftime break, Chu Zhongtian praised the whole team and told them to continue playing like this in the second half and they could go to Wembley Stadium.

On the other side, Ipswich's head coach was racking his brains to break Wimbledon's intensive defense.

For this reason, he replaced a powerful center.

However, judging from the team's performance in the second half, he still couldn't find a way.

In the second half, Wimbledon Athletic continued to stick to their defensive counterattack style, which made Ipswich unable to find a loophole if he wanted to attack.

It was not surprising that Alvin Stonefield saw the team performing like this offense. In the past ten days, Chu Zhongtian has not practiced offense at all - he has been practicing defense!

I was quite surprised at the beginning, but later I discovered what his intention was. Now I have seen the effect of practicing defense tirelessly for the past ten days. He has to admire this young man again. This is just his first season in coaching the team, and he has served as the head coach temporarily. Unlike other head coaches, he has no time to plan and arrange it. He has nothing, so he took office. Now the team has entered the upgrade play-offs and performed very well in the first round of the upgrade play-offs.

According to this performance, he felt that there was no suspense for the team to enter the finals - when he returned to his home court, Wimbledon was almost invincible. At that time, he believed that the fanatical Wimbledon fans would make Ipswich's boys unable to even get out of their legs.

Ipswich was unable to score in the second half, but Wimbledon Athletics beat the defensive counterattack in the second half. It’s a pity that they were not very lucky. Although Kevin Clark and Kieran Agard both got some opportunities, they were unable to grasp it. The final score of the game was 1:0, and Wimbledon Athletics won the away game.

"The game ends! Wimbledon Athletic defeated Ipswich 1-0 away! Ipswich's players seemed very frustrated - of course they had reason to be frustrated! They failed to win the game at their home court. When it was away, would they still hope to win!"

"The Wimbledon Athletics players are celebrating, and of course they should celebrate. The most difficult away game made them so easily win. Although it was only a small win of 1:0, Wimbledon Athletics has a very high winning rate at home!"

"Actually, there is no need for Ipswich to be disappointed. After all, they just lost 0:1, and they still have a chance to turn the tables away..."

"Chu, who scored the only goal in this game, was once again elected the best player in this game - this is already commonplace for him!"

※※※ Looking at Chu Zhongtian, who was celebrating victory with his teammates on the phone screen, Russell couldn't help but stand up and wave his fists.

Winning this game means that it is not difficult for the team to break into Wembley Stadium.

The post-match press conference was broadcast on the mobile TV. As the head coach, Chu Zhongtian sat on the stage to answer the reporters' questions.

"Will the away victory over Ipswich help the team reach the final?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, it is a good thing for us to be able to defeat Ipswich away."

"Since taking over Russell as the team's interim head coach, your team has performed very well. Are you interested in becoming the head coach next season?"

The reporter mentioned his name, and Russell calmed down and turned his attention back to the phone screen.

Chu Zhongtian smiled and shook his head: "Of course there is no more. I am still a player at the moment, and playing football is my main business. Be the head coach? Let's consider this matter when I retire."

※※※This reporter's question once again made Chu Zhongtian think of this headache - whether Russell was going to resign? He was too busy some time ago and didn't have time to investigate this issue.

Now that he was mentioned, he felt that no matter what, he should persuade Russell again.

The team is always indispensable to a real head coach. You can make a guest appearance for a temporary guest, but after entering the Premier League, the competition is more intense than here, so he, a part-time man, may not be able to do it... No matter what, the team needs Russell.

※※Russell looked at Chu Zhongtian on the phone screen. The press conference continued. The reporters asked other questions, but none of these sounds penetrated Russell's ears.

He looked at Chu Zhongtian and thought of the phone call he had made with him before. The two finally parted in a bad mood on the phone. Chu Zhongtian wanted to persuade Russell to withdraw his plan to resign, but Russell insisted on his own opinion, and the two sides even had an argument. Since they became friends, they had almost never quarreled.

But now there is a fight over this issue.

He thought of what his father said to him again.

For a moment, the scene in front of me became blurred.

He didn't know what to do.

※※ On the way back to the hotel from the stadium, the Wimbledon Athletics players in the car were very excited. They were singing loudly to vent their emotions.

After working hard for a season, I finally reached the playoffs. I won the first game of the playoffs, and everyone was happy. This was a natural thing, so Chu Zhongtian didn't care about them, just sat in his own position to rest, and at the same time thought about how to deal with Ipswich when he returned to home court.

Ipswich actually did not lose hope of promotion. After all, they only lost 0:1 at their home court, allowing Wimbledon to score one away goal. As long as they can score one goal at Kings Ranch, Wimbledon's away goal advantage will be gone, and then they can score goals, Wimbledon has no chance to score away goals, so as long as Ipswich scores two goals, the situation will become beneficial to them.

As the head coach, Chu Zhongtian needs to find a way to avoid this situation when he returns to home court.

Continuing to defend and counterattack might be a good way?

Just as Chu Zhongtian was in deep thought, a player's words woke him up from his thoughts.

"The season is about to end, I said when will the boss come back..." Someone said something suddenly amid the cheers, and the players who were still cheering also calmed down.

Everyone is almost ignoring this problem - their real head coach Russell is still in the United States... "I don't know if his father woke up..."

"Yes, yes, I agreed to upgrade with us at the beginning..."

Most of the people in this team have worked with Russell for more than two seasons and are already very familiar with them. The newly joined players are also introduced by Russell, and they also have a good impression of this head coach. Russell is also a pure "crazy disciple", so when the team strives for the Premier League qualification, the players will naturally think of him.

He loves this team so much, how great it would be if he could be there when he was promoted... This is what many players really think.

Chu Zhongtian thought of this when he heard the players suddenly discussing Russell.

He really hopes that Russell can be present at this time. Listen to these players, maybe he will give up the idea of ​​resigning - look at these cute players, Alai, do you really have the heart to leave them behind?
To be continued...