Chapter 372 Fatal Mistake
Chapter 372 Fatal Mistake
The second half of the game officially begins.
It is worth mentioning that Lyman seems to have completely agreed with Li Yanqing's substitution strategy.
Because he also pulled a tactic of substituting players right at the start of the second half.
Dybala and Bale both came on, while Murphy and Bradford, who hadn't been effective in the first half, were substituted.
These are two substitutions, the formation remains unchanged.
But the team's attacking power has clearly improved by more than one level.
Rome clearly understood Dybala's power better than Burton himself.
"Should we wait and see?"
"Should we change personnel now?"
"That move probably won't be saved for the next match."
"Also, should we keep a close eye on Bale? He scored in the last Premier League match..."
Meanwhile in Rome, the assistant coach was asking his head coach a question.
Clearly, they had prepared a response specifically for Dybala.
"It's a bit early. I thought I could wait a little longer."
"It seems the other party is a bit impatient."
Paulo Fonseca looked at the field, thought for a moment, and then continued.
"Let's switch, let's switch too, we can't give Dybala any chance."
"As for Bale, he performed very poorly when he was at Real Madrid, so there's no need to worry about him."
“We continued to defend, and he simply had no room to sprint.”
"Do not care."
"OK......"
On the field, facing a team he was once familiar with, Dybala quickly got into the game.
The opposing coach's decision to value him was correct, because he had only been on the field for a short time when he wreaked havoc on the opponent's defense.
"Pass it over, Quinn!"
The opponent's defense is very tight. Dybala dribbles the ball left and right, and sometimes he even combines with Quinn.
Quinn was clearly not used to doing this.
His favorite move is still passing the ball with one touch.
After hearing Dybala's words, Quinn decisively passed the ball to him.
At this point, he had already attracted the attention of two defenders, and as for Dybala, even without the ball, he was constantly being followed.
Charging in like that could easily result in injury, but Dybala isn't stupid. After seeing another defender running towards him, he immediately chose to pass the ball out.
He's much better than Quinn at passing in tight spaces.
The ball swiftly passed under their feet and went straight to Ibrahimovic at the front.
And Ibrahimovic...
To be honest, his footwork is much better than his heading ability.
At this point, Ibrahimovic still had two defenders in front of him.
He glanced at the direction of the ball, didn't turn around, and gently flicked the ball up with his heel.
Then he lay down in a semi-reclined position.
The two center-backs of Roma were completely dumbfounded.
What kind of shot is that?
However, to their surprise, Ibrahimovic did not shoot, but instead kicked the ball directly to Bale, who was making a high-speed run into the penalty area.
The latter jumped up quite naturally!
[Master-level volley]!
Not only the ball, but the people were also "levitated"!
Almost no one reacted; they all stared blankly as the ball flew at high speed toward the net!
Will it get in?
"If the score is tied, it will have a revolutionary impact on the situation!"
"Besides equalizing the score, Burton also have the advantage of an away goal!"
The voices of the live commentators echoed in everyone's ears, and at that moment, whether it was the players, coaches, or fans, everyone felt their hearts pounding harder and harder.
Lyman had even gotten into a celebration pose!
"pity!"
"It was so close!"
"The ball hit the crossbar and went out of bounds!"
"What a pity, I thought the old Bell was coming back!"
"It seems he still hasn't fully regained his form!"
Bell crashed to the ground, looking at the ball he had just knocked away, and shook his head in exasperation.
In the past, this ball would definitely have gone in!
His current problem is that he hasn't played many games after completing weight loss and recovery training. Actually, his current form when he first came on the field was already quite good.
Only a few people present could keep up with their thought process.
If it were Quinn, he probably wouldn't have realized that Ibrahimovic would pass the ball to him in the penalty area...
As for Lyman, the hand he was about to swing slammed directly into the ground.
Just a little bit more!
It's a real shame that the ball didn't go in.
Fortunately, at least the situation on the field proved that his thinking was correct.
There will always be opportunities...
Just as he was thinking this, on the other side, Roma's head coach Paulo Fonseca was wildly waving his arms.
"Referee! Substitution!"
"We need to make a replacement!"
Just two minutes ago he thought Bale posed no threat, but now it seems he was wrong.
Next time, if they're even a little bit luckier, they'll be in danger!
As soon as the ball went dead, he rushed out.
We must never give them another chance!
Roma made three substitutions in quick succession!
"Oh, they've substituted three defensive players in a row!"
"One center-back plus two defensive midfielders, and at the same time, two forwards were also dropped!"
Their intentions are crystal clear!
"I hope to maintain the 1-0 score until the end of the match!"
"The problem is, it's only been 50 minutes. Hasn't he considered the rest of the game?"
The on-site commentators didn't quite understand Paulo Fonseca's decision; perhaps he was just startled?
It is generally accepted that Rome's overall strength was inferior to Burton's.
They were under a lot of pressure before the game, but after taking the lead, they chose to play a completely defensive game, which was unexpected.
"They did indeed bring on defensive midfielders, two of them."
"Our midfield strategy is no longer effective."
"We need some new moves!"
Nave sighed. This was originally their weapon to turn the tide, but they didn't expect that the opposing coach had prepared to strengthen this point long ago.
The competition looks very tough now.
However, neither Li Yanqing nor Lyman took his words to heart; instead, they both laughed.
"No, what time is it and you're still laughing?"
"If we lose this game, we'll have to score at least two goals in the next round, and we can't let the opponent score either!"
"Have you forgotten how Sevilla lost to us?"
Chris was very dissatisfied with the attitude of these two people.
Now our own country is falling behind!
"Don't rush, Chris."
“Although we were behind, Paulo Fonseca made a fatal mistake.”
"Don't forget we still have one substitution slot available."
"And when they only have one or two people attacking, they pose no threat to us."
Lyman explained.
"In other words, all we have to do in the upcoming matches is watch us besiege the opponent."
“Holding the line for 40 or even 50 minutes is not an easy task.”
"We have Ibrahimovic, Dybala, Bale, and Quinn!"
"Including David Lewis, each of them is an expert at breaking down dense defenses!"
"Yes, they're impatient!"
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