Chapter 23 The newcomer who bullies others!

At the pre-match press conference, the head coaches of Leeds United and Birmingham announced their team's starting list respectively. As the home team's head coach Chris Houton first announced his team's starting list. The lineup was almost no different from what Simon Grayson and others expected. All the main players who could play appeared, but the starting list of the "Youth Guards" made Chris Houton a little surprised.

The midfielder actually sent Zach Thompson, who was only eighteen years old at No. 29!?

Chris Houton was a little surprised by Simon Grayson's arrangement. He also watched the video of Leeds United's home game against Milvoy in the last game. The young No. 29 did reverse the unfavorable situation of Leeds United's home game. With the team conceded one goal first, the appearance of No. 29 did play a role in stabilizing the situation, which also laid the foundation for the "Youth Guards" to reverse the final game.

Chris Hütton would not deny the talent of the No. 29. That young boy is indeed a very potential midfielder, but he is too young. It depends on his on-field running and positioning awareness in the last game. This is obviously a young boy who has not been weaned yet. Simon Grayson is not a rookie. Why did he dare to arrange the No. 29 to start in this game!?

Could it be.........He was forced to do it!?

After Chris Hütton found this reason, he felt a little funny. Simon Grayson's situation was worse than that of himself. He at least had a complete offensive lineup. Birmingham's attack power was among the top 24 England champion teams, but Simon Grayson's team's frontcourt equipment was more than one level worse than himself!

With a relaxed mood, Chris Houton returned to the home team's locker room. The Birmingham players had already warmed up and he once again fine-tuned the established tactics of his team.

"I just got the starting list of Leeds United. Haha, you may not believe that they actually left a very obvious loophole for us to dig into. Everyone has seen the video of their last game against Milvo. The little guy named Zach performed pretty well, so he appeared in the starting lineup in this game!"

As soon as Chris Hütton finished speaking, he caused a lot of doubts...

"No, right? The 29th who is only eighteen years old has played the starter?"

"Aha, Leeds United is really degenerate now. It's actually a little kid to support the game!"

"Oh, I started at the age of eighteen? Ha, he is such a genius! I was only on the starting list when I was twenty-two years old!"

"Hahaha, guys, now we have some fun, the boss will definitely let us take the lead in attacking the No. 29!"

"Hey, don't be careless. I think he is still very fierce when defending No. 29!"

"It's useless to be fierce! I'll see him fainted when I see you!"

After all, Birmingham is a super team that competed in the English Premier League last season. Now even if they have dropped to the Champions League, even if they have lost two games in the first six rounds, their arrogance and conceit have not been broken up yet. And they have retained all the lineups and do have the capital to be proud. They have won three consecutive victories at the start of this season. Although their record has declined, the team's condition has been affected because of preparing for the UEFA Cup. They won the League Cup last season and are qualified to participate in European competitions. Although the team is relegated to the English Championship, it will not affect their participation in European competitions.

Chris Hütton knows that his team still has strength and he also pays great attention to the UEFA Cup. But this season, Birmingham's goal is still to return to the English Premier League. If this cannot be done, this team may really fall apart next season. There is still the UEFA Cup this season. If you can't play in the Premier League next season, what else can you use to gather this team?

It is precisely because of this that Chris Houton felt the pressure from the fans and management. After losing two England Champions League games, his team can no longer continue to lose. It is necessary to win the home game against Leeds United in this game.

In the visiting team's locker room, Simon Grayson was still reminding his players, and his main focus was on the team's midfielder: "Jonny, when Shaq intercepts the opponent, you should pay more attention to fill up the position. The offense can be left to Michael to organize. Our opponent in this game, Birmingham has a strong attack power, and Shaq himself can't stop the opponent. In addition, everyone should pay attention to it. When our team gets an offensive opportunity, we must play the speed. If we want to win this game, we still have to fight back!"

Simon Grayson had already arranged the tactics early in the morning, and at this time he still couldn't help but remind his players. He felt that it was a bit risky to arrange Wang Tiezhu into the starting lineup like this, but he also understood the reason that there was no turning back. What's more, Wang Tiezhu's performance in training in recent days has been really good, and even led to the improvement of the training quality of the whole team. If such a player does not arrange for him to start, it would be too disappointing for the players.

As it turns out, Simon Grayson's concerns are a bit redundant. His team's performance on the court is much better than he expected. This is because Leeds United paid enough attention to the opponent, while Birmingham was lying on the credit card to make money, and they despised the opponent at home.

Just 32 seconds into the game, Pew sent the ball to the upper right corner of Birmingham's goal just after a sling shot from the left. Fortunately, their goalkeeper No. 1, Boas, responded with a quick response and shot the ball horizontally at his teammate's feet, which avoided Becchio's follow-up shot.

After scaring the opponent out of cold sweat, Leeds United immediately reclaimed and began to implement the defensive counterattack tactics set up by head coach Simon Grayson.

When the game reached 1 minute and 30 seconds, Wang Tiezhu had his first chance to touch the ball. Birmingham's midfielder directly hit the ball to his position. They wanted to use Sevilla center Nikola Zhikic in their team to eat Wang Tiezhu alive.

Nikola Zakic, who is about to turn 31, is 2.02 meters tall and weighs 96 kilograms. It can be said that he is definitely a moving bridgehead type on the court. With his superior physical advantages and rich experience, Zakic has become the most threatening figure on the Birmingham team's forward line. Even if he cannot score by himself, he can often create opportunities for his teammates.

In everyone's opinion, when the eighteen-year-old Wang Tiezhu met the thirty-one-year-old Nikola Rikic, Wang Tiezhu was only abused, but the fact is...

After Wang Tiezhu moved two steps horizontally, he arrived on the line of the ball flying, and directly blocked Nikola Rikic with his body-

"Bang!"

The tall Sevilla center hit Wang Tiezhu's back, and the two people made a muffled sound in their physical contact, which shows how powerful this moment was.

But the result was that the tall Rikic staggered and ran two steps from Wang Tiezhu's left side, while Wang Tiezhu took the ball steadily, then turned to the right and moved away from the counter-attack that Rikic followed up. He easily pushed the left foot arch and handed the ball to O'Brien on the back line.

Seeing Wang Tiezhu's first confrontation with the opponent, Green Snouting couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Shake, you're doing a pretty job!"

Simon Grayson's originally serious expression also loosened a little. He had to admit that Wang Tiezhu's interception was indeed too perfect and did not give the opponent any chance. Not only did he block the ball, but he also controlled the ball. This was really not easy for an 18-year-old rookie.

Wang Tiezhu's second excellence was when the game was 5 minutes into the game. He and right back Connoli teamed up to cut off the ball under the opponent's winger. The two of them completed the closing tactics well. Finally, the opponent forced the opponent to kick the ball on Wang Tiezhu's feet, and Connoli rushed up to control the ball.

The third time was when the game was 6 minutes and 45 seconds later, Birmingham made a counterattack. When he made a cross from the left, the ball had already bypassed central defender O'Brien and was about to fall on Nikola Rikic's head, but Wang Tiezhu suddenly appeared in the air and pushed the ball back to the midfield.

This time, even the Birmingham commentator at St Andrews Stadium couldn't help but exclaim: "Although Leeds United's No. 29 Zach Thompson is young, his performance is not inferior to the other twenty-one players on the court. It's hard for me to imagine that this is just his second time playing for Leeds United. His performance is too experienced and too steady."

Wang Tiezhu's performance on the court is not just steady, he is even very... stubborn!

It's like a stone. No matter how the opponent attacks, as long as the ball hits him, it will definitely be intercepted. Of course, there are also Simon Grayson's credit. He arranged the team's back line to cooperate with Wang Tiezhu's running position, so that Wang Tiezhu can have as few loopholes as possible!

When the game was 10 minutes into the game, Wang Tiezhu had another conversation with Birmingham's 32-year-old winger Elliot. Elliot was not as good as Jikic's physical condition, so... he was in a tragedy!

Originally, Elliot had already stood up and waited for the ball to fly to his feet, but Wang Tiezhu squeezed over from his left side and directly squeezed the veteran to move a step horizontally. When the ball flew down again, Wang Tiezhu gently lifted his right foot and unloaded the ball to his left side and controlled it.

"Shit!"

Elliot cursed angrily, and when he fell down, he stretched his feet from behind to Wang Tiezhu's left leg, directly carrying Wang Tiezhu down.

"Ding--"

The referee blew the whistle and ran over. Wang Tiezhu was still lying on the ground. Elliot got up and shouted relentlessly: "I want to bully me? Dreaming! Dog shit! Don't bully me!"

The referee who ran to him and heard Elliott's voice clearly in the noisy St Andrews Stadium. His hand, who was taking out yellow cards, slowed down: Damn, are you mistaken? You obviously can't do it yourself, but you blame this newcomer for bullying you!?
Chapter completed!