Chapter 23 It's finally my turn to appear

"I decided that my food will also be eggs for Chinese food every day in the future!"

Tiger, sitting on the bench, gritted his teeth and said in his heart.

When the head coach announced the main lineup, Tiger was confident that he was definitely the main player - is there any question? Since this is a task given to me, then I am the protagonist. These illusory teammates and coaches will only be his foil. On the court, the teammates trust him very much. Off the court, the coach uses him firmly. What they have to do is to rush to praise when Tiger scored goals and led the team to victory: "Tiger! You are such a genius!" "Tiger, I know you can do it!" "Tiger, you are the savior of our Preston!"

However, all of this was immediately shattered by reality.

He is still a substitute, but he is better than he did at Preston last season, at least he can still be on the bench.

While cursing, Tiger watched the game unwillingly, but soon he calmed down. He believed that no matter how fucked Lin Danda was, he would not not give him a chance to play. What's more, as long as he is a professional player, he will inevitably be on the bench, and it just depends on why he is on the bench.

After figuring this out, Tiger began to watch the game calmly, watching his teammates running on the court, observing the team's tactics at this time, and observing the opponent's offensive methods...

Preston's offense is not very good. They are strong in defense. Moyes's defense line is quite strong. Goalkeeper Bobby Meams once played for Premier League teams Tottenham and Blackburn, and is only 32 years old now. Although when he played for Tottenham, the Tottenham goalkeeper often made the inexplicable mistakes and cursed in the stands for inexplicable mistakes, he was a former Premier League goalkeeper after all and he still had the ability. In fact, if he hadn't made inexplicable mistakes often, he would not have fallen into the third-level league at this age.

Preston's biggest problem is in offense. There are not many good offensive players. The two full-time forwards Brian and Barreck are only average. Brian is experienced, but he is already old and has poor running ability. Barreck is in his prime, but he is a typical rough English guy. His running active skills are quite average, and his crossing level is also average. Two forwards, Welsh forward Nogan is the team's top scorer, a typical center forward, and good heading ability. Another nineteen-year-old Irish young player Grant is relatively fast and has certain breakthrough ability. He belongs to the most common lineup of one high and one fast.

Preston did not set up an attacking midfielder in the team, but instead placed two defensive midfielders, which demonstrated Preston's tradition of paying attention to defense. In fact, in the English and C just one season, Preston also relied on their strong defense and sneak attacks from time to time to advance to the English League Two. Peters will not change anything in the new season.

Without attacking the midfield, the responsibility for attacking the middle is basically given to the young Grant. However, although Grant's speed is fast, his ball control skills can only be considered average, let alone organizational skills. At most, he will take turns with Nogan to get the ball, then divide the ball to the side, and then create opportunities for teammates in the middle to grab the points.

This simple tactic is quite good in the English and C. Nogan scored twenty-nine goals in one season in the English and C. It is the biggest contributor to the team's promotion. However, his physical confrontation and point-grabbing ability in the English and C.E.F. is not particularly outstanding, which is also one of the biggest reasons why Preston performed averagely last season.

Of course, Peters didn't know this at this time in the game.

The first half was very difficult, and Preston's offense completely stopped in front of the opponent's defense. However, the defense was quite good and basically did not give the opponent any chance. In the 20th minute of the first half, Bristol made a mistake in the back line. Nogan cut off the opponent's pass and then shot hard in the penalty area, scoring the first.

This goal caused a tide of cheers in the stands. Tiger still remembers this scene. After scoring the first goal back to the League Two, the huge cheers from Preston fans made the entire Putal Stadium tremble slightly, and Tiger was also one of them. At that time, he failed to make the roster and watched the game in the stands.

Now, Tiger, sitting on the bench, felt this extremely trembling feeling again! This is the emotional catharsis of Preston fans three years later!

Tiger breathed a long sigh.

The feeling of hearing cheers on the bench is completely different from the feeling of cheers on the stands - in the stands, you are a part of the cheer, and on the bench, you are one of the people who are cheered.

If it is on the court, then these cheers are completely created for you, right? Tiger thought in his heart.

But the good times didn't last long.

Preston's goal was accidental, but their disadvantages were real. The single offensive method made it easy for the opponent to defend their attack. Although their defense was strong, they could not always show any flaws under the opponent's fierce attack.

Although Moyes's defense line performed as well as ever, there will be no defense line in the world that does not make mistakes.

Preston's defense line actually made no mistakes. When Bristol's wandering midfielder took the ball at the top of the arc, Preston's midfielder actually pressed him forward, but he was still a step slower. The opponent swung his right foot and shot with a powerful shot. The ball flew past the crowd in the penalty area. Moyes couldn't touch the ball, but instead shook Mims. The former Tottenham goalkeeper raised his hand and slowed down. The ball flew past his fingertips and plunged into the dead corner of the goal.

"Fuck! You can get in too!" Tiger, who was so obsessed with his eyes, couldn't help but curse. Peters, who had just shook his head, glanced at Tiger.

In the end, the two sides played one-to-one in the first half, and both goals were a bit of luck. Both sides' tactical qualities were all the same. However, if this continues, the advantages of Bristol, who has a better offense, seem to be greater.

The atmosphere became less enthusiastic during the halftime break, and the players seemed to begin to realize that they are facing the League Two teams, not the League Two teams last season...

Peters thought for a long time and thought it would be better to strengthen the offense, but Preston did not have many people to use. A forward on the bench was not as good as two main forwards. A goalkeeper, a defender and a defensive midfielder seemed to be the only one who could use it. Tiger, the attacking midfielder...

In the first half, Preston's attack in the middle was weak, and Tiger was a good choice, but can this thin young man come in handy?

Peters was a little hesitant. After all, it was just a draw now. It should be possible to maintain the current defense and get a draw. If Tiger was sent, his poor performance would not help the offense and weaken the defense, it would be a bit of a loss...

But Peters thought about it and finally got the upper hand to get a good start. He turned to Tiger and looked at Tiger: "Tiger, you are ready to play in the second half, replace Bryson and attack the midfielder. Do you understand?"

Tiger looked up at Peters, without saying a word, but nodded heavily.

"It's finally my turn to appear!"
Chapter completed!