The sixth professional football player who started with Manchester United

Chapter 130 Against Chile 2
After Wales' starting lineup came out, it surprised many people. Compared with the three games in the group stage, Wales was not only on the starting list, but even the formation has changed a lot.

No one expected that Wales, which had been playing with a back four in the previous three group matches, would turn into a three-back defense.

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, the three central defenders are Collins, Gunter and Neil Taylor. In the midfield, David Vaughan and Ledley appear in the double midfielder position, while Dabao is in the central midfielder Ramsey and Between the two defensive midfielders, Bell is the left midfielder, Bellamy is the right midfielder, and Kanu is at the forefront of the forward line.

However, because the players have not played yet, in fact, everyone does not know how the specific starting lineups of the two sides will stand. What kind of position is it.

"Mr. He, what formation do you think Wales should have later, and why Koeman made a change at such a critical moment."

"It may be a three-midfielder tactic, because whether David Vaughan was at Sunderland or later transferred to Nottingham Forest, he played in a defensive midfielder position, and Ledley did not use it. Having said that, in the first three group matches of this World Cup, he has always been Dabao's partner in the defensive midfielder, but he chose to change the formation in such a key game, and it is a very big change. In fact, the risk is still very high. Koeman should still be a big gamble, but I think Koeman should have made this choice after fully studying Chile. But to be honest, the three-back defense is still very risky for Wales, especially when the opponent has On top of a top striker like Sanchez."

To be honest, most people are puzzled by Koeman's choice after seeing Wales' starting list, and the vast majority of people are not optimistic about Wales' sudden change.

Soon the starting players from both sides appeared in the player tunnel, and then walked into the court under the leadership of the referee.

Soon everyone's previous guesses were directly announced as the starting players of both sides stood in their positions.

When according to the player's position, Wales' starting lineup also appeared in front of everyone.

"What kind of formation is this? Dabao's position is a bit strange. Now he is in the middle of the midfielder and central midfielder. What the hell is Koeman doing?"

When the 11 Welsh players stood in their positions, everyone who followed the game felt very strange. No one knew why Koeman made such an arrangement.

Including Chilean head coach Sampaoli. Standing on the sidelines, he looked at the position of the Welsh players on the court. Sampaoli also frowned and turned to discuss with his assistant coach.

Then when the time came to two o'clock in the afternoon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

As the game started, everyone gradually discovered what Koeman's intentions were, because Dabao was not limited to his own position on the court. follow Sanchez.

Not to mention, the effect of this move is very good.

Whether it is physical fitness, flexibility and speed, Dabao is very good, so he is very effective in defending players like Sanchez who are known for their dexterity.

From the first minute of the game, Dabao completed the tasks assigned by Koeman very well.

Sanchez was also directly held back by Dabao.

In the 8th minute of the game, Wales took the lead in completing an attack, and the initiator was Dabao, and it was Dabao who completed the steal when he directly defended Sanchez.

After directly stealing the opponent's ball, Dabao made a change of direction on the spot and adjusted a bit. He directly made a long pass and found Bell on the side. Then Bell used his speed to forcefully eat the opponent's full-back, and made a pass from the bottom. However, although Kanu, who followed up in the middle, hit the ball, he failed to form an effective shot under the attack of the opponent's two central defenders.

Next, Dabao was at ease in his new position and his playing was getting better and better.

At this time, many people who were paying attention to this game, whether on site or in front of the TV, understood Koeman's intentions. The offensive end was fully simplified, and the tactics were also very simple, which was defensive counterattack, and the core of the team was One is Dabao who acts as a free man. The entire counterattack organization also makes Wales' counterattack very threatening. Dabao's long pass is magnified to the extreme in such a counterattack.

Dabao's long pass directly found Bale and Bellamy on both sides. Chile's defense was put to a great test for a while, especially the two Chilean full-backs, who were forced by several Welsh counterattacks to not dare to play. Unscrupulously participating in the attack, in this way, Chile's two wings were directly eliminated.

What makes Sampaoli feel even more uncomfortable is that Sanchez is completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Dabao.

Sanchez, who played in Barcelona this season, is like a beginner in front of Dabao. Both defense and offense are completely suppressed. In this way, although Wales is a defensive and counterattack tactic, in midfield Gradually Wales also gained the upper hand.

Vidal did not perform well under the joint strangling of Ledley and David Vaughn.

There is only one Vargas left and it is really difficult to survive alone.

As the game time passed, the situation on the field was gradually controlled by Wales.

At this time, Chile's problem of strong offense and weak defense is infinitely magnified.

In the 16th minute of the game, there was another steal in the midfield. This time, Ledley and David Vaughn jointly forced Vidal to make a passing error, and then Vaughan got the ball. Vaughn took the ball and directly passed it. The ball was sent to Dabao's feet, and Sanchez also came directly to press for it, but Dabao ignored him at all. After shaking his feet a few times, one pierced the crotch, and then the two bodies came into contact. Sanchez also retreated immediately. After adjusting, Dabao again Send a long pass, this time finding Bellamy on the right.

After receiving a pass from Dabao near the baseline, Bellamy unloaded the football and then sent a long pass. The pass was also very clever. It was not sent into the penalty area, but to Ramsey at the front of the penalty area. .

Ramsey hit the ball with a volley. Unfortunately, although the ball bypassed the goalkeeper, it was blocked by the post. Chile escaped.

Ramsey started for the first time in this World Cup, and his first shot hit the post, squatting on the spot and pounding the lawn continuously in frustration.

(End of this chapter)