Football: God-level midfielder, Haaland is stunned

Chapter 29

The second half of the match between Brentford and Aston Villa officially started.

Coach Dean Smith made tactical adjustments just after the start of the second half.

29-year-old striker Kodji came on the field!

The player had just experienced a serious injury and had just returned from injury recently.

The state was not stable.

But despite this, Dean Smith replaced Andre Green with Kodji!

"Andre Green finally left the field!"

"It seems that Coach Dean Smith was also quite dissatisfied with Andre Green's performance in the first half!"

After Zhan Jun finished speaking, the commentator Zhang Lu also commented.

"This substitution is still very necessary. Kodji has both height and speed, and is obviously more suitable than Andre Green!"

"Maybe Kodji's appearance can activate Aston Villa's midfield."

55th minute of the second half.

Aston Villa's offensive opportunity.

After the midfielder McGinn successfully broke through the middle, he suddenly rushed to the top of the penalty area.

At this time, the entire Brentford defense was instantly nervous.

McGinn has the ability to shoot from a distance.

Once he chooses to shoot from this position, he can threaten Brentford's goal.

So, at this moment, the central defender Konsa immediately rushed out of the penalty area.

Trying to block McGinn's shot with his body.

After McGinn saw Konsa appear in front of him, he immediately stopped shooting and quickly passed the ball to Xia Yuan on the wing.

Right side.

After Xia Yuan received the ball, Brentford's defensive players immediately rushed towards Xia Yuan.

There were two players in total.

They were full-back Barnett and midfielder Sawyers!

However, Xia Yuan did not give the two defensive players a chance. The moment he received the pass from McGinn, he immediately passed the ball to the penalty area!

The speed was so fast that Brentford's defensive players had no time to react.

Bang! !

The football landed on Kodji's head like a cruise missile.

Kodji is 189cm tall, but this player is not good at heading. Compared with heading, Kodji prefers to use his speed and dribbling to complete the breakthrough and shoot.

But this time Xia Yuan's pass was too accurate!

The football landed accurately on Kodji's head.

The player only needs to shake his head slightly to attack the opponent's goal.

"Good shot!"

"Xia Yuan made a 45-degree cross!"

"Kodji headed the ball!"

"The ball went in!"

"Kodji, who came on as a substitute in the second half, scored a goal!"

"3-2!"

"Aston Villa finally scored the second goal!"

Zhan Jun raised his voice and continued to speak into the microphone: "Xia Yuan's pass assist! This is Xia Yuan's second assist in this game!"

"So far, Xia Yuan has played four times in the Championship League and made seven assists!"

"With 7 assists, he has become the player with the most assists in Aston Villa!"

"He is currently ranked fourth in the Championship League assists list!"

"It's really too strong!"

"If Xia Yuan continues in this state, it won't take long for him to attract the attention of the top teams!"

Kodji did not celebrate after scoring the goal. He immediately snatched the ball from the goalkeeper and ran towards the center circle.

Aston Villa is still lagging behind.

If they want to win, they need at least two goals.

After the restart.

Aston Villa players immediately launched a high-pressure defense.

Kodji's goal successfully ignited Aston Villa's morale! !

On the other hand, Brentford.

The players began to panic.

They were afraid that Aston Villa would quickly equalize the score.

Head coach Thomas Frank immediately made tactical adjustments.

The offensive player Canos was withdrawn at the first time, and the excellent offensive and defensive player McLaren came on the field!

"Steady!"

"Don't rush to attack!!"

"Defend well first!!"

Thomas Frank's tactics are very clear.

Focus on defense, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Thomas Frank is very clear that Aston Villa players will definitely press forward during this period of time. The top priority is to avoid their edge and stabilize the defense first.

Defend!

Ten minutes later.

Aston Villa got another great chance to score.

After the start of the second half, Grealish did not have much presence on the court.

But this time, Grealish suddenly chose to dribble and break through after receiving a long pass from Jedinak!

On the left side.

Grealish used the sudden acceleration of the rhythm to successfully break through the interference of the opponent's full-back Odubajo. At this time, Grealish actually had space to pass the ball.

Whether it was Kodji in the penalty area or McGinn in the midfield, there was a gap.

But Grealish continued to dribble towards the penalty area!

Just when Grealish just appeared on the left sideline of the penalty area, Brentford's central defender Konsa immediately made a tackle!

Konsa's flying tackle did not shovel the football.

Instead, Grealish was shoveled over! !

The referee immediately showed Konsa a yellow gem card!

At the same time, the penalty gave Aston Villa a set-piece opportunity.

"Set kick!"

"The referee's decision was very accurate this time. Konsa's foul was on the right side of the penalty area. This is indeed not a penalty kick!"

"Oh! Xia Yuan and Grealish are both standing in front of the ball!"

"Who will take the set kick this time? Let's wait and see."

Coach Zhang Lu said very professionally: "Free kick on the left side of the penalty area line, to be honest, it is still a bit difficult to shoot directly from this position. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be passed to the high point in the penalty area."

Three seconds later.

The referee blew the whistle for the penalty.

Grealish suddenly started!

He threw the ball towards the ball, but did not touch it.

A fake shot!

Then, Xia Yuan made a pass!

For a while, the entire Brentford penalty area was in a panic, and the offensive and defensive players were pulling each other, trying to grab the right position.

But... Xia Yuan did not pass the ball to his teammates in the penalty area.

This is a kick that touches the ground!

The football turned to the top of the penalty area along the grass.

At this time.

Aston Villa's midfielder, McGinn, suddenly rushed over!

Shoot the ball!

Bang! ! ! !

The football quickly passed through the crowd and suddenly appeared in front of the goalkeeper!

Brentford goalkeeper Daniel Bentley's sight was blocked by his own defensive players. When he saw the football, it was too late.

McGinn's shot flew quickly from Daniel Bentley's hand into the goal.

3 to 3!

Aston Villa equalized the score!