Chapter 147 What do you say about a hero?

When Lombardes saw the red card lit up in the referee's hand, tears instantly came down!

He couldn't accept this fact - he finally got the opportunity to start the League Cup on behalf of the team. Unexpectedly, in just over 30 minutes, he ended up in a defensive mistake and a foul, and gave his opponent a penalty kick...

He felt that he had become the team's sinner, and his poor performance this time might leave a very bad impression on the head coach. When will the next start for the team be?

He didn't know, and the more he thought about it, he became more anxious, so he just cried.

At this moment, he felt a hand resting on his shoulder.

When Everton attacked, Chen Yingxiong was in the frontcourt and he never participated in the defense. Edvorcart didn't ask him to defend because he knew that this kid didn't like defense, so he wanted to score goals, so he simply left him in front to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

Therefore, when he saw Lombardes tackle Yakub, he held his head with his hands and couldn't believe what he saw - this was a penalty foul... What was Lombardes thinking!

But when he saw the referee take out the red card, he ran back.

He did not help his teammates besiege the referee and plead with him. He knew that it was useless. If the referee's penalty could be changed at will, the football world would be in chaos. So he never asked the referee to trouble the referee not to change the penalty, but to vent his emotions.

This time he ran directly to Lombardes, and he put his shoulder on the other person.

Lombardes saw the person who grabbed his shoulder in tears.

He thought he would hear the comfort of the team's top scorer, but Chen Yingxiong's words surprised him a little.

"Don't waste time, Nicholas! Go back to the locker room to wash your face and wipe your tears dry! Then sit in front of the TV and watch the uncle, I'll avenge you!"

Chen Yingxiong looked arrogant and pointed at himself with a thumbs up. There was no anger on his face, but instead he smiled.

Lombardes was stunned.

Shouldn’t we face very difficult dilemmas?

With one person missing and the score will definitely fall behind, how can he still laugh?

Could it be that he is really confident that he can still win the game under such circumstances?

He was woken up by a slap. Chen Yingxiong lost his patience and slapped Lombardes in the back, urging him to come to an end: "Let the game start!"

Lombardes walked off the court with a dizzy look, and Edvocart stopped him on the sidelines and reached out to shake hands with him.

"You've worked very hard, what did the hero Nicholas tell you?"

"He said...uh, he said he asked me to come out quickly, he wanted to avenge me..." Lombardes stopped crying because his mind was confused and he had no intention of crying - he was frightened by Chen Yingxiong.

After hearing this, Edvorkat's originally frowning brow spread out, and he laughed: "This is really his style." Then he patted Lombardes on the shoulder: "He is right, you go down and rest, Nicholas."

Unexpectedly, the head coach thought so too... Lombardes became confused, so he continued to walk into the player corridor dizzyly.

Behind him were the excited singing and cheers of Everton fans.

When Yakub personally sent the penalty kick he made into the goal guarded by Malafeev, there was a cheer from Goodison Park Stadium.

They saw signs of winning the game easily.

It was a good first half.

"...Everton's start was so smooth that it couldn't be smoother! Zenit's start was so bad that it couldn't be bad! They are now behind in the score and one less person - one less critical central defender! Zenit must make adjustments, otherwise they will face trouble..."

Edward Carter did make adjustments quickly. There was no way to continue the game with one centre-back. With a forward configuration like Everton, Scotter would be beaten 100% alone.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of football going out of bounds to form a dead ball, he replaced forward Kerzakov and replaced Croatian central defender Krizanac. This was really a helpless substitution.

Kerzakov was also helpless. He wanted to help the team make achievements in this game. He didn't expect that he was replaced before he finished the first half. And it was not because he was replaced because he was not good enough...

Chen Yingxiong still ran over to comfort him: "Don't worry, Alexander. Don't worry!"

When Kerzakov heard Chen Yingxiong say this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes on the field where the atmosphere was so tense. "It's really up to you this time. I can't help you with space and defensive attention."

Chen Yingxiong nodded. "I scored the goal, I will be the first to celebrate with you. Please wait on the sidelines!"

Kerzakov and Chen Yingxiong trotted all the way to the sidelines, and handed over the high-fives with Krizanachi who had been waiting on the sidelines, completing the substitution ceremony.

Edvokat noticed that Kerzakov had communicated with Chen Yingxiong a few more words before the end of the game. He asked Kerzakov with interest, "What did the hero tell you again?"

"He asked me to wait to celebrate the goal with him." Krzakov looked back at the field. Krizanaki had already run up, but Chen Yingxiong was alone in front, surrounded by the opponent's defender and midfielder. In the past, he was still by his side, involving each other's defense with him.

From now on, it’s really up to you, hero!

Chen Yingxiong didn't feel alone. He looked around and stood still.

Zenit's out-of-bounds ball was thrown out and sent off alone. Zenit's offense was much more concise, and Everton's control of the midfield was very successful, so their current tactical style was very simple, just pass the front foot!

Domingos is not like a midfielder who organizes an offense, but more like a shadow striker, wandering around Chen Yingxiong, looking for a second place to land.

Arshawen could break through, pass and shoot, so the team's tactical changes did not affect him.

In fact, this is exactly what Everton wants to see.

Therefore, when Moyes saw Zenit start to kick the football into the frontcourt with long passes and big feet off the court, he was not anxious or uneasy, but happy and relieved.

He knew that Zenit had gradually fallen into the trap he had carefully arranged.

Just fight like this! Neither your Domingos nor Alshavin are good at fighting in the air. You should go on the ground, but now... you can't get through the ground!

Tymoshchuk kicked the ball forward with his big foot. The team was missing one person and the opponent was leading again, and the pressure on defense was very high. But he still did not wave to let Chen Yingxiong come back to help defend.

Every St. Petersburg Zenit knows that as long as the big man is still in the frontcourt, there is still hope. Every counterattack, every big foot can find the direction...

If he comes back, we will be stunned when we look up and pass the ball - the lighthouse is gone, the sea is dark, and we can't find the direction to move forward!

Seeing that Dimoshchuk got the ball, Chen Yingxiong raised his arm.

He is not afraid to let Everton's defenders know that he will be the target of football flight, because he is the only Zenit player in the frontcourt, and fools know that football will eventually fly to him.

He also saw that Everton's midfield pressing tactics made it difficult for Dimoshchuk and Domingos to use short passes to match the ball, and they were forcing Zenit to keep passing the big feet. So that's exactly what they wanted to see.

But they miscalculated a little...

Chen Yingxiong looked at the ball, leaned back, and felt that Lescott was behind him, as if it was the backrest of the sofa...

Then he suddenly took a step forward and jumped high!

Lescott didn't expect that Chen Yingxiong did not wait for the ball on the spot, leaned back for a while, and rushed out in the opposite direction!

He didn't keep up, so he could only watch Chen Yingxiong jump in the air and push the football to Domingos who was swimming around him.

...That's exactly what I want to see!

Do they think that Tymoshchuk only has one way to connect with Domingos? Naive!

After Domingos regained control of football, he did not rush to lead a breakthrough, but waited for two wing players, Al Shavin and Hill, to rush forward before splitting the sides.

At this time, Chen Yingxiong had already landed and turned around and rushed into the penalty area.

So Domingos is not waiting for the two sides, but Chen Yingxiong who is waiting for the middle.

Since Kerzakov's involvement and feint, Zenit's attack is very simple now, that is, a firm cross from the wing!

Take Chen Yingxiong's header advantage to the extreme.

Zenit has been very successful in the Russian domestic league - when they encounter difficulties, such as continuing to equalize the score... they will do this, very simple and crude, but quite effective.

Just like the tanks of the former Soviet Union, they don’t seem to have much technical content, but they can dominate the battlefield.

Something that is too sophisticated and complicated can certainly be amazed, but it is lost in showing off in public and losing the taste that can hit people's hearts directly.

Zenit's tactics at this time were simple and straightforward, like a simple and unpretentious middle circle, hitting Everton's body.

It depends on whether Everton could not withstand such a blow and let go of his defensive and resisting hands, or Zenit was cut by Everton's quick sword and died of too much blood.

Although the first half of the game has not ended yet, the game between the two sides has become increasingly fierce.

Goodison Park Stadium is like a boiling pot, fueling the enthusiasm of fans and the sweat of the players, and steaming the smoke named "Fighting Spirit".

Zenit, who was missing one person, unexpectedly did not be at a disadvantage during this period, but instead made people forget that they actually had only ten people...
Chapter completed!