Chapter 94: The English League is in sight! (Part 2)

The same old saying goes, take a step back and the sky will be wide open.

After Tiger took the initiative to retreat, Stoke Port's defense began to feel at a loss. Although they had prepared for Tiger's retreat, when they really encountered this situation on the court, they found that they were not prepared enough...

After all, when he met Preston last time, Tiger was still in the reserve team...

Originally, their preparation was to press Tiger in the frontcourt when Tiger was retreating. However, facing the pressure that had dropped by a level of defense, Tiger handled it very easily. He was always able to constantly break through the opponent and then pass the ball to the place where he needed it. At the same time, when he dribbled the ball from the backcourt and penetrated the opponent's half, he could always disrupt the opponent's defense. When the opponent came up together, he passed the ball out, one by one, and could not stop Tiger's breakthrough at all...

After all, the two midfielders in Stoke Port are the strongest barriers in front of the defense line. If you always defend Tiger alone, other offensive players in Preston will have no way to defend. You should know that Preston is not a Tiger alone team. As long as he is on the court, players such as Norgan, Grant, and Brian can perform at a very high level.

Preston's first goal came like this - after the midfield attracted the attention of two opponent's midfielders, Tiger passed the ball directly to Nogan who ran to the front of the penalty area. After Nogan received the ball, he saw no one coming to defend himself immediately. He did not break into the penalty area, but turned around in a half, adjusted his movements, and then shot the ball hard at the top of the penalty area!

No one came up to press, Nogan's mid-range shot was quite easy, and he also scored a very high level.

The ball rose from the ground, then flew into the penalty area quickly, then flew past the goalkeeper of the Stoke Port that was leaping up and stretched out his hand, and drilled into the dead corner of the goal!

"goal! Beautiful long shot! Our Super Dan scored the 21st league goal this season! Beautiful long shot! One to zero. In this game, whether he can enter the top two and directly enter the League One next season, Preston took the lead! Look at Tiger's pass... In the double-team of the two, he accurately passed the ball to the feet of his teammates who have no one to defend and can shoot directly! It's so wonderful! Without this beautiful pass, there would be no such beautiful goal!"

The commentator on the scene was not stingy with his praise. Although Tiger's pass was indeed very beautiful, he had already raised the height of his shot to a point where Maradona passed to Canigia in the 1990 World Cup - there was no way, who made Tiger the person of Preston...

Tiger and Nogan celebrated with high fives. Nogan began to feel that this opponent was not an opponent that needed too much trouble to defeat - although their defense was good before, we still scored the goal...

Tiger also felt that the cooperation between the two defensive midfielders was very good, but the overall strength of Stoke Port seemed to be average - why did they always rank second in the English League Two?

In fact, it is definitely not a lucky chance that Stoke Port can rank second - they are in a very stable state and can basically win games. In the long season, this has allowed them to maintain enough points grabbing. In this regard, they are very similar to Preston last season, but they are in better shape than Preston and have stronger ability to seize opportunities.

Stable state means mediocrity. The players in their main lineup have no shortcomings, but they do not have players with particularly outstanding abilities. When the game is in a deadlock, it is difficult to rely on the players' personal abilities to break the deadlock, nor can they quickly open the situation in unfavorable situations. They rely on the whole, but the whole is often difficult to play an immediate role...

In terms of overall strength, many of the positions still have flaws, actually cannot be compared with Stockport Port. However, they have several players with outstanding strength, such as Tiger in the midfield, Nogan in the front line, Jackson who performed well recently on the defense line, and goalkeeper Mims is actually one.

In League Two games, having a few players who cooperate with other teammates is enough to increase the overall strength of the entire team to a higher level.

It is precisely because of this that Preston's recent strength is absolutely normal, because they are in the rising period.

The backward Stoke Port launched a counterattack, but their overall advancement was torn to pieces in front of two crazy running low-key midfielders - Barrett's running has always been excellent. If he hadn't helped the offense, Moyes would have let him guard the midfield alone. Although veteran Bryson is old, he probably has been stimulated by the team's almost upgrade recently, and his running is also extremely diligent.

The number one scorer at Port Stock is also the youngest in their main lineup. Armstrong, who is only 21 years old, is unable to move forward in the defense of Jackson, who is a few years older than him, and it is difficult to play a role in siegeing the team.

Moyes sat in the coach's seat with a smile. He has now begun to think about the next season - 27-year-old Nogan, 21-year-old Tiger, 20-year-old Barrett, and 23-year-old Jackson. This is a complete central axis. Based on this central axis, add several players at the level of the League One. There will definitely be no problem with Preston gaining a foothold in the League One. If these people are in a better condition, he can even consider making an effort to the Premier League next season...

Moyes' judgment was very accurate. After taking the lead, the warm-swallowing attack of Stoke Port would be difficult to threaten Preston again. They had to attack to have a chance, but if they attacked, Tiger's pass and Grant's speed alone would be enough to make them suffer.

Sure enough, in the 31st minute of the first half, Stoke Port, who was pressing on the offense, had a fatal gap in the backcourt. Tiger completed the second assist in the game. His straight pass allowed Grant's speed to fully display. The young fast horse who was driving straight into the speed accelerated and rushed past the opponent's goalkeeper, and then scored the ball into the empty goal!

This goal made Stoke Hong Kong people know, they are really not good at attacking...

The Preston fans cheered all the time. The second in the league was right in front of them, and hundreds of fans from Stockport and the fans from Stockport in front of the TV were unwilling to believe their eyes. They had such hope to advance to the League One directly, but the hope that they had maintained almost the whole season was broken, which was too unacceptable...

But what is the solution? Success and defeat, professional football is like this. Preston was lucky to get a strong supporter, Tiger, when he was about to fall into the relegation zone, and also broke the League Two pattern this season. This is a good thing for them, but for Stoke Port, Berry, and even Blackp, who was squeezed out of the top six, it is all bad news...

Of course, Preston won't care about this. Even for Preston fans, the existence of his team has caused the Derby rival Blackpin to lose the opportunity to playoffs. This is very good news, second only to Preston being able to enter the League One...

Preston, who led the second half with two goals, performed more and more outstandingly. They did not rush and beat like the beginning of the first half, but it made Stockport even more uncomfortable - they were two goals behind and wanted to attack, but Preston fought with them in the midfield, and an attack took them several minutes. This was their favorite way of playing, but at this time they felt extremely irritable...

So the more the game continues, the more impatient the first thing that begins is the Stockport, which has been extremely calm, rather than the passionate Preston.

In this case, Tiger once again showed his value. He was the most reliable in the midfield. His teammates would first consider passing it to him when they couldn't hold the ball. He could always appear beside his teammates to catch the ball, catch the ball, use his own skills to control the rhythm, and then pass the ball out.

Under his organization, the second half passed quickly, and the voices of Preston fans in the stands shouted louder: "Second place! Second place!"

After winning this game, Preston can surpass Stoke Port with 73 points with 73 points, ranking second in the English League Two, and enter the area where he directly advances to the English League One!

The only thing that made them feel a pity was that in a game played at the same time, the leader Berry also led his opponent two goals away. To rank first, Preston still needs to wait.

Preston fans were a little disappointed, but they quickly let it go - it doesn't matter, anyway, the top two can enter the League One, and whether they can win the championship is just the icing on the cake. Although fried potato chips with tomato sauce are the best, but without tomato sauce, fried potato chips can fill their stomachs...

In the 81st minute, Tiger was replaced by Balek. He has not been able to play all over the game this season. I believe many coaches will see this.

When the game ended, the Preston fans in the stands gave a huge cheer, and Tiger also slapped his chest hard.

"Next season, in the League One, see me!"

Tiger didn't say this, he said this to himself in his heart.
Chapter completed!