Everton coach Roberto Martinez has enough confidence to directly line up the two top strikers, with simple and direct tactics.
"They're good at keeping the ball, gentlemen. But think about how we deal with Manchester City and Arsenal? Put pressure on them, mark the Chinese, and everyone moves to press their defense! Their defense is not that strong, It's just Wolfsburg, gentlemen! Show them the intensity of Everton!"
Everton, who is visiting as a guest, also wants to start with three points. Although this team has been suppressed by Derby rival Liverpool for a long time, judging from the starting lineup, its strength cannot be underestimated.
Goalkeeper: Tim Howard
Defenders: Baines, Jagielka, Stones, Barry
Midfielder: Naismith, McCarthy, Ross Barkley, Miralas
Forwards: Eto'o, Lukaku
There are strong players on all lines, but Black Gold still insists on his own style. Except for Perisic replacing Honte and Bendtner replacing the injured Dost, the starting lineup is the same as the league.
This is destined to be a tit-for-tat battle.
Although nearly 40,000 wolf-skin masks were displayed in the stands at the Volkswagen Arena, showing their ferocious fangs, at the moment the whistle blew, Everton turned against the visitors and immediately began to press on them collectively.
Yi Zhe immediately entered a state of complete devotion. As soon as he received Bendtner's first pass, he noticed an Everton player rushing towards him as soon as he stretched out his foot.
"Damn...it's really fast!"
Fortunately, he had the assistance of the system and discovered the opponent's movements first. The moment he caught the ball, Yi Zhe turned around, pulled the ball to his right, and then used his body to block the opponent who was attacking him.
Everton midfielder Nai Smith made an instant save in the first press.
"Yi! This is a perfect turn!"
Reese Lubet's voice was obviously more excited than usual. He had publicly called for Everton to have a look, and Yi Zhe did not disappoint him in his first move.
Sure enough...it's still easy!
Although Ross Barkley was a little surprised, his second reaction was very quick. He turned around and grabbed Yi Zhe, almost putting all the strength of his arm on Yi Zhe's shoulders.
The most direct comparison is that Yi Zhe is several centimeters shorter in height. However, he stuck his opponent firmly behind him and dribbled forward from the center circle. Although his body kept twisting and turning, the ball always stayed in his direction. One step ahead.
"Huh? Yi Zhe started to accelerate forward with the ball! This is not Harvey's way of playing, but I believe everyone is happy to see a changing Yi Zhe!" He Wei said excitedly to the Chinese fans in front of the late-night TV.
Yi Zhe stumbled forward ten meters, and Ross Barkley dragged him all the way. What the England midfielder couldn't bear was that this kid didn't fall down, and he saw that he had to cross the center circle and rush to the penalty area. !
Ross Barkley was suddenly shocked, with a fierce look in his eyes, and he knocked Yi Zhe down with his hands and feet.
"Crude foul from Everton! Damn Brits!"
"Ouch——"
All the fans began to apply pressure, but this action still escaped a yellow card. Perhaps seeing that the home atmosphere was too scary, the referee chose to control the scale.
Barkley glanced at Yi Zhe as if he had picked up a bargain, trying to give a demonstrative look: Boy, there is something, I am so cruel!
However, he didn't get any feedback from Yi Zhe - he didn't even look at him! Taking a set kick on the spot, Yi Zhe directly passed the ball to the top of the arc in the front of the penalty area with one foot. The pass of more than 30 meters directly passed through the Everton midfielder.
"Yi Zhe's iconic long pass!"
The ball happened to reach the space between the two central defenders Stones and Jagielka. De Bruyne just ran up from this position and volleyed towards the ball.
"Bang!"
It was powerful and heavy, passing through the gap between the two, but in the end it missed the goal slightly and was just a hair away from the goal.
De Bruyne looked back and saw Yi Zhe's thumbs up, and he responded in kind.
This is the signal. Even though it is a first-round encounter in the Europa League, there is no need for any unnecessary testing. Yi Zhe pressed forward, and Gustavo followed suit. He directly made a sliding tackle in the frontcourt and tackled Everton midfielder McCarthy's pass on the spot. Everyone fell on their backs, but Gustavo even stretched out his kick even after he fell to the ground and poked the ball to Yi Zhe in front.
"Luis Gustavo did a great job, in front of Wolfsburg, look at the so-called No. 1 league in the world!" Rees Lubet was in a high-energy state throughout.
The moment Yi Zhe got the ball in the frontcourt, he heard a shout from the side: "Yi!"
He recognized that it was De Bruyne's voice, but he did not turn his head. Instead, he accelerated directly towards the penalty area. In the first step, he rushed directly past Ross Barkley's defense. Everton's two central defenders were instantly attracted. Yi Zhe also deliberately turned around and took a dribbling step to the right. His feet slowed down, he glanced at the goal, and then raised his feet.
"Be careful! He is going to try a long shot!" the Everton commentator in the media box immediately reminded loudly.
Center back Jagielka immediately stretched out his feet to tackle, and Stones also shifted his center of gravity to the right side to prepare for the block. However, the tackle was missed, and the eye-catching block was also blocked - the ball was not It appeared in front of them as usual, but fell in front behind the two of them.
Yi Zhe's reverse curve ball passed with his toes almost deceived everyone, but he formed a tacit understanding with Bendtner.
"Yi - genius idea! What a pass! Niklas Bendtner! Seize such an opportunity!"
Bendtner already had an opportunity to challenge the goalkeeper one-on-one. After Yi Zhe passed the ball, he turned his head and looked at it. Anyway, he couldn't squeeze in. Whether it succeeds or not depends on this time.
"Nick!"
But Bendtner raised his foot and hesitated. Perhaps the aggressive goalkeeper Tim Howard put too much pressure on him. Perhaps...there were many reasons that made him make the wrong decision - face-to-face. Hesitant to take small steps against the goalkeeper.
In the end, he didn't even have a chance to kick, and was directly destroyed by the goalkeeper.
"Oops! Is Bendtner... paying tribute to God Ba? There are many ups and downs in life, but it shouldn't be at this time to reflect on the pros and cons! He failed Yi Zhe and deceived the whole world to give him A great gift!”
He Wei is so ingenious, a wasted opportunity seems to become so full of beauty...
But on the court, Yi Zhe almost kept shaking his head, and Heijin off the court was so angry that he turned his back.
But the most speechless person was Yi Zhe. He did not underestimate the difficulty of the game at all, so getting a head start was the best result.
"It's a bit useless..."
Yi Zhe looked at his landlord, rubbed his chin and muttered secretly.
