Author: Ant who loves watching football

In the locker room at halftime, Pan Yi took Scaloni and De Ligt to the players and found that the players' mentality was pretty good.

In the second half of the first half, although York City fought with ten men, they still stabilized the defense under the command of De Zerbi and maintained the 1:1 score until the end of the half.

To be able to do this, it is obvious that the counterattack goal after the save in the 20th minute is crucial.

It severely damaged the morale of Swansea, but at the same time boosted the confidence of York City players!

Therefore, in the current locker room, everyone is still very motivated, and there is no sign that they are at a numerical disadvantage.

"Swansea will definitely attack aggressively in the second half. We have no other choice but to continue to defend and then look for opportunities to counterattack."

De Zerbi began to lay out the tactics for the second half, while Pan Yi and Scaloni stood aside and did not interrupt.

Now it's his stage again!

Especially Pan Yi, because he didn't make much preparation for this game, and he didn't have a plan for Scaloni to be sent off, so he didn't know the opponents in this game as well as the coaching staff.

However, the York City players still controlled their tempers and did not quarrel with the opponent.

After De Ligt was sent off, Rice retreated to the central defender position and played as a double central defender with Westerman.

This caused the Swansea fans in the stands to boo dissatisfiedly, thinking that this was a deliberate delay by the York City players.

In this case, the goalkeeper's best option is to step forward and intercept to avoid the ball being passed to the most dangerous small penalty area.

The ball went in!

The ball really went in!

Lin Liangming's shot actually scored!

Almost everyone present looked in disbelief. Who would have thought that this guy was so lucky that his seemingly helpless shot actually bounced directly into the goal through a "Bandanle"!

"Unless the Argentine country calls me." Scaloni looked at the sky, where there were blue sky and white clouds, and that was also the color of the Argentina national team jersey.

Pan Yi laughed loudly: "Is there anyone I found who can't do it? But don't worry, I won't drive you away unless you want to leave."

After all, unlike York City, who are comfortable in the league, Swansea still have to avoid relegation in the Premier League. They really can't play one more game!

The 10 players on the field at York City all had the same idea, which was to defend with all their strength and not let Swansea score another goal even if they were killed!

But in fact, York City's team doctors are very clear that the players are really working hard and their physical fitness has reached the critical point.

"The Swansea people on the opposite side must think that they have a good chance of winning. They are at home and the referee is helping them. At the same time, they have an advantage in numbers. I can't think of any more favorable conditions than this.

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"One day, I will never stop you, and I will even support you." Pan Yi said with a smile.

There is no doubt that without his saves and quick break after the saves, York City would have had a hard time winning today.

But York City's defense remained tenacious.

After several strong breakthroughs in the center failed to work, Swansea began to switch to the two wings, using the assists of the full-backs and the breakthroughs of the wingers to create threats.

But after all, Rice is still young and has strong recovery ability.

Of course, apart from Fuan Jianyang, which player in this game was not brought in by Pan Yi himself?

This is unconditional trust between team members!

Not only between players, but also between coaches.

They got two penalty kicks in one game and sent off a player and a coach of the other team with a red card. They still couldn't win against a League One team. What else could they say?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter if we don’t play in the FA Cup, we should just go back to the Premier League and avoid relegation!

After the game, Isakson was also elected as the best player of the game.

Their head coach, goalkeeper Clay, has obviously made up his mind to strengthen his attack, vowing to defeat York City at his own Liberty Stadium and advance directly to the semi-finals!

However, because York City had prepared a response in advance, their defense became stronger and stronger.

When the Swansea players lost their fighting spirit, York City, relying on the momentum of the reversal, took the initiative on the court, frequently threatening Swansea's goal, and almost even scored a few times.

"Unless what?"

But it was because one man was sent off in a short period of time after the start of the game, and ten men had to be used as eleven in a battle. Everyone had to run more and fight more to prevent problems with the team's defensive system. This made

The players were exhausted.

In the midfield, Karlström and Alonso form a double defensive midfielder, Amon and Kulusevski are on both sides of the midfield, and only Baker is in front.

After more than an hour of tenacious defense, he began to show fatigue.

De Zerbi also frequently issued new instructions on the sidelines to guide players to strengthen defense, and the York City players on the field did not panic at all.

Alonso's pass also happened to give an advance, right on the route of Lin Liangming's running.

"We focused on defense at the beginning of the second half. We couldn't score a goal, and we couldn't let Swansea score a goal. I believe that after 30 minutes of defense and letting them bombard them for half an hour, they will definitely win in the last 15 minutes.

Make a mistake!"

They took advantage of their numerical advantage to firmly control the situation on the field and launched attacks on the hinterland of York City again and again.

In this situation, it is impossible for York City to invest too much force on the offensive line. It is a better opportunity to get a set piece.

But this time he ran so fast that even his teammates couldn't catch up. All he could see were Swansea players wearing white jerseys.

This is mainly because Karlstrom has not returned to his best condition after recovering from injury, especially in terms of physical fitness.

But now, this young Japanese player who can play all positions on the back line has proven his ability with ironclad facts and has become an indispensable player for York City.

Fortunately, Isaacson performed very steadily at this time, connecting high and low, and defused Swansea's threatening shots several times, saving York City's defense, and at the same time making the players more confident as they defended.

But Swansea didn't pay much attention to York City's changes.

Lin Liangming no longer carried the ball, but directly moved the ball with his left foot, created a gap, and volleyed directly with his big foot!

In fact, with York City's current training level and physical reserves, cramps are unlikely to occur under normal circumstances, especially for young players like Rice.

"Westerman and Rice need to stand one behind the other, so that our defense in the middle will be deeper, and at the same time, Karlström and Alonso can better protect the two wings."

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the scene completely turned into a paradise of joy for York City, and the Swansea fans left the field in frustration.

At the beginning, Pan Yi overcame everyone's objections and gave the special genius clause to Fuan Jianyang, and he endured a lot of criticism for this.

At first, Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski was a little hesitant because Lin Liangming's powerful shot was a bit like a powerful cross pass towards the goal.

Lin Liangming, who came on as a substitute, was like a tireless machine, running back and forth.

As for Scaloni, he was afraid that his tactical thinking would conflict with De Zerbi's, so he chose to hand over all command rights to De Zerbi.

They were all so happy and excited!

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"What a surprise, this goal! No one thought that Lin Liangming, who seemed to be fighting alone, actually scored a somewhat lucky goal from a zero angle!" Lineker also looked very excited.

Since Rice is often assigned to play the central defender position in training, he cooperates well with Westerman, and the entire defensive line still appears to be complete.

Kulusevski is okay. Under the guidance of Pan Yi, he can switch between midfielder and winger, but he is also more offensive in the midfield;

Aman is a forward who plays more often, so it is indeed a bit difficult for him to defend desperately.

Not to mention giving red cards and yellow cards, even if he gives the opponent a few free kicks, the opponent's Sigurdsson is not a vegetarian!

As time passed by, Swansea's offense also slowed down slightly. After all, it is impossible for any team to maintain a fast-paced offense for 90 minutes.

In this way, while still maintaining a defensive formation, York City also has a certain ability to counterattack.

So he decided to simply take the ball into the penalty area close to the baseline. If he can pass it, he can pass it. If he can't, it's also good to get a corner kick.

And surprisingly, after the ball changed direction, it flew directly towards Swansea's goal!

Swansea has also used up all the substitutions. They have brought on more offensive players and plan to make a desperate effort to defeat York City at home.

"Did you see it? I said we will win!"

Isaacson nodded, his eyes firm: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

At this time, De Zerbi decisively asked Lin Liangming to replace captain Karlström.

Although Swansea still got some chances, they were basically long shots and crosses from a 45-degree angle.

"Beautiful, Lin!!!" At this moment, Baker rushed up from behind and pushed Lin Liangming to the ground.

His will to never give up also inspired his teammates.

"And as long as they make a mistake, that's our chance! We have to quickly pass the ball into the penalty area, let Baker grab the point, and then the back row players are ready to step in and give them a fatal blow!"

It can be said that if York City can achieve today's results, regardless of whether it can really reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup today, this season will be a successful one.

This is mainly reflected in Lin Liangming, who just came on the field. His position as an attacking midfielder connects the midfield and backfield with forward Baker, and he can pass more threatening passes after getting the ball.

As he spoke, De Zerbi pointed at the tactical list:

"The defense in the second half must be layered, especially the two wingers who have to return to the midfield to defend. Amon and Kulusevski, you have to defend more in the second half. Can you do it?"

Although Amon and Kulusevski frequently retreated to defend according to Scaloni's request, they were not professional defensive players after all.

But De Zerbi felt that this was probably a precursor to a more violent attack from the Swansea team!
To be continued...