The camera pans back to Bramall Lane Stadium, where the match resumes with open play offense and defense.
Maël's goal ignited the passion of the crowd and gave the Sheffield United players even greater motivation and desire.
"Bang! Bang!"
They launched a fierce attack, with balls constantly being lobbed into the penalty area from both wings.
EFL Championship teams really can't pull off any great tactical combinations.
Creating opportunities with numerical superiority on the wings, or one-on-one situations, and then sending in crosses, with as many players as possible in the center to compete for headers, is the most practical approach.
The rest is about executing good counter-attacks and solid defense, which is enough.
But whether simple tactics can be executed well depends on the coaching staff's pre-match investigation of the opponent, as well as the players' form and strength.
As it stands now, the Sheffield United players are in good form!
In the twenty-first minute of the match, a new golden opportunity arrived.
Gilbert tore open the Portsmouth's rib area with a scalpel-like pass, and Evans ran diagonally to receive the ball.
"Bang!!"
He turned his body and unleashed a shot, the ball skimming along the ground towards the far corner of the goal.
It was a high-quality shot, with Evans showing his due level, the entire shooting process was completed in one go! Asdang's goal was breached again.
He was too tall and slow to get down, unable to intercept such a shot.
The ball smashed into the side netting, then spun into the inner net! Two-nil! Sheffield United was in a great position! "Oh!" The home fans erupted in cheers, and everyone associated with Sheffield United joined in the wave of celebration.
Including the sports equipment managers, coaches, ground staff, security personnel, etc., all happily hugged each other, raising their hands and joining in the revelry.
As Maël ran towards Evans and Gilbert, he felt a sudden clarity in his mind, and even his eyes became exceptionally clear.
[Skill: Observation lv2]
[Proficiency: (1/800)]
[Effect: After a lot of match training and a lot of video tape feeding, you have an extraordinary ability to observe, and occasionally you can capture some small movements and details!]
The Observation skill has been upgraded!
This is definitely a beneficial auxiliary skill for his passing, which can help him improve his ability to read the game and better capture the movements of his teammates! It can be said that Maël used to only be able to guarantee the quality of the ball when crossing, ensuring that the football had speed and arc, and could pose a threat to the opponent's penalty area.
As for who to pass to, he didn't think too much about it.
On the one hand, his crossing ability was only lv3 for the time being, which was not the best.
On the other hand, with his current level of strength, it was good enough to swing the ball in at an angle, and he simply didn't have time to observe.
But now, everything will be different.
He may be able to complete a rough Observation in a very short time, and occasionally be able to carry out precision strikes!
"Gilbert, you can be considered to have blossomed in assists."
Maël didn't think too much, his emotions were still in celebration, and the Observation upgrade was a double blessing, so let's celebrate together.
"We watch video tapes together often, did you think only your football IQ has increased?"
Gilbert smiled arrogantly, raising his eyebrows, "I'm not a vegetarian either, even a genius like you has admitted that I have good talent."
"Okay, okay."
Maël didn't want to say anything to him, he just gave him a high five.
He wondered if people only need to believe in what they are, and they can really slowly develop in that direction?
The first half of the match ended like this, with Sheffield United returning to the locker room with a two-nil lead.
When adjusting the deployment, Gareth Speed specifically mentioned the conflict in the first half, his expression was not very good, "Michael Brown is a famous bad boy in the league, with a very high red card rate.
"Having suffered a loss in the first half, he certainly won't let it go like this, in the second half, be careful of his revenge."
He turned his gaze to Maël and Gilbert in the corner, "Especially you two, who directly intervened in the conflict, there is a saying in England, 'It is not the devil that one fears, but the goblin.'"
Saying that, he pulled out the tactical board, "The above is based on your individual considerations. From the team's perspective, I've observed that Michael Brown's mind is no longer on the field.
"He is an important part of Portsmouth's defense, but he often loses his position, and their left center-back often fluctuates to cover his position.
"Keep this in mind, look for opportunities to seize his mistakes, and attack the gap left when the left center-back covers, understand?"
The players nodded, and Maël also noted it down.
Sometimes, the game on the field is about one or two people.
They are all highly professional teams, and most players have basic qualities.
It is far less effective to forcibly tear loopholes from them than to find the shortcomings of one or two of them and focus on attacking them.
"Are you worried?"
Gilbert turned to him and asked, "Are you scared?"
Maël didn't react at first, but after thinking for a while, he knew he was talking about Michael Brown's revenge, "No, but I'll be careful."
"This matter was originally directed at me."
Gilbert lowered his head, and after raising his head again, his eyes showed fierceness, "If he wants to retaliate against you, then he can try how I will return it."
"Don't say that."
Maël smiled slightly and shook his head, "Protect yourself first, we will definitely encounter this kind of person often in the future."
Gilbert didn't say anything more, but judging from his expression, he should still be thinking about something.
"Blades! Blades!! Blades!!"
When the second half of the game started, the fans organized a neat cheering activity, they beat the war drums and shouted the team's totem.
Maël stayed on the wing, watching Michael Brown's movements all the time.
If anyone is best at catching the opponent's mistakes, besides the center Bologanovic who is close to this side, it is him.
As long as Michael Brown is careless and the opponent's left center-back is forced to step forward to help defend, he can quickly insert into the ribs! He kept running, waiting for this opportunity.
After the Observation boost, he has this ability, which also gave him ambition in this regard!
Finally, in the sixty-third minute of the game.
"Boom!"
When Maël tried to run behind the opponent's left center-back for the third time, Janu Hans's pass arrived!
This is a ground ball pass, not difficult to stop, Maël directly dribbled the ball into the penalty area, his eyes have seen many fans stand up from their seats.
"Don't foul!"
"Help defend, help defend!"
The Portsmouth players shouted in panic, their left center-back and Michael Brown quickly chased back, and people on both sides also chased towards Maël.
But obviously it was too late.
After the Speed breakthrough to lv2, even if Maël does not yet have violent overtaking means, if he rushes up first, he will not be overtaken by ordinary people.
This One-on-One is only a battle between him and the goalkeeper, and others can only give a little pressure at most!
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