Legendary Godfather

Toot~!

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially started.

Tong Yi came to the sidelines, squatted down, and looked into the stadium.

Bolton's starting lineup today is very interesting. Li Qinglong actually appeared in the starting lineup.

This was beyond Tong Yi's expectation.

It's not that Li Qinglong is not strong enough.

In fact, after Li Qinglong moved to Bolton in 2009, his performance in the Premier League was still very good, at least it exceeded everyone's expectations for him. After coming to Bolton, he became a stable assistant in the Premier League, scoring 5 goals for consecutive seasons, and also had many assists.

This makes Bolton fans very happy, they have found a treasure.

It's hard to say that Li Qinglong is their Bolton Wanderers' Park Ji-sung.

But before the start of last season, that is, in a warm-up match on July 30, 2011, Li Qinglong was directly tackled and had his leg broken. He was seriously injured and missed the entire season.

Originally, everyone thought that it was impossible for Li Qinglong to return from injury at the beginning of this season, but who knew that he actually returned from injury. However, after all, Li Qinglong has just returned from a serious injury, and everyone thinks that Friedman will not be so anxious to let Li Qinglong play.

Unexpectedly, during the warm-up match, Li Qinglong played two games as a substitute for a total of 10 minutes.

It can be seen that Friedman wants Li Qinglong to find his form.

Unfortunately, it is obvious that Li Qinglong was not in good condition after returning from injury.

Everyone thought that Li Qinglong was unlikely to be reused in the short term. You know, Friedman actually started Li Qinglong in this game.

Is this Li Qinglong's complete recovery?

Tong Yi fell into deep thought!

Because, Li Qinglong is Friedman's surprise player in this game.

There was no Li Qinglong in the starting list before the game. Either Li Qinglong was temporarily replaced, or the previous starting list was a smoke egg.

Tong Yi believes in the latter.

So, today’s Li Qinglong should be Friedman’s supporter, right?

Tong Yi immediately turned to look at Friedman. Friedman was sitting on the coach's bench, looking very leisurely.

At this moment, Bolton's offense came to the edge of the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Eagles on the wing received a cross pass from Mark Davis in the center. He cut directly inside. Facing Van Dijk who was pressing out, he took the first step to pin the ball laterally, dodged the space, and shot directly with his legs. !

Danger!

The football roared out and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

Snapped!

Speroni stood up and lifted the football over the baseline with one palm.

"Wow! Bolton's attacking prowess

In fact, it is still very good. This attack is very threatening. This series of operations by Eagles is really beautiful, but Van Dijk was a bit reckless in grabbing it. Sure enough, he is still very young! Mortensen said immediately.

Shearer also immediately said, "Bolton are, after all, a team that has been relegated from the Premier League. Although some players have left this summer, most of the Premier League players have been retained and there are reinforcements. So, in terms of strength, They are still a Premier League team, and I am not surprised at all that they can play such an attack. In this game, they should be able to take the initiative. Crystal Palace may be considered good among the English Championship teams, but in front of Bolton, it is still There are some differences.”

Indeed, Bolton Wanderers were relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season.

However, they did not lose too many players in summer transfers, and they also added some rotation players from Premier League teams. This strength is still considered a Premier League level player.

Many of Bolton's starting lineup today are players from Bolton's time in the Premier League last season, and the players introduced are also players who played in the Premier League.

Therefore, Bolton's intention is obvious, their goal is to upgrade and return to the Premier League.

Shearer also said, "I think Eagles is a very good and very talented player. He died when he was at Carrington. At that time, Manchester United was very interested in him, and even He was trained as Beckham and Giggs. However, his growth did not meet Sir Alex Ferguson's requirements, but he still became a Premier League player. He was both at Burnley that year and at Bolton last season. He has performed very well in the Premier League. Last season he played 41 games for Bolton and scored 6 goals. It is said that many teams in the Premier League are eyeing him."

Shearer is right, this Eagles was indeed a genius.

He is also a genius who came out of Manchester United's youth training.

He performed well in the Premier League last season. After Bolton were relegated, it was said that many Premier League teams contacted him, but he rejected them all. He wanted to lead Bolton to upgrade and return to the Premier League.

In the previous seven league games, Eagles has scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists.

You have to know that the Bolton team only scored 10 goals in the first seven league rounds, half of which were made by Eagles. This is enough to show that this guy is still very powerful and powerful.

At least so far in the English Championship, he has shown superior strength.

Just getting rid of Van Dijk's attack was very good and very spiritual.

Tong Yi couldn't help but nod after seeing it.

In fact, Tong Yi had heard of this guy Eagles before. At that time, Manchester United was really very interested in him.

of importance. This guy can play as a winger, a midfielder and a defensive midfielder. He has a good long passing ability and a good ability to deliver threatening balls.

He is considered a fairly comprehensive player.

Born in 1985, he was discovered by Malcolm Fidkin, the scout who discovered Beckham. Like Beckham, Eagles also became famous with one goal, which made Manchester United fans look forward to it. Fidkin even claimed that Eagles' talent was better than Beckham's, much to the delight of Manchester United fans.

However, the subsequent development of Eagles was not satisfactory.

Sir Alex Ferguson said Eagles was not physically fit and did not have enough willpower and toughness, so he eventually left Manchester United.

Now it’s time to come to Bolton!

What Tong Yi knows better is that this guy should actually start to decline at this time. He has never returned to the Premier League since then, and even slowly moved to the English League One and League Two. .??.

However, this season should be regarded as Eagles' peak.

In Tong Yi's memory, Eagles played 47 times for Bolton in various competitions this season, scored 12 goals and provided 14 assists. He is Bolton's absolute core and ace this season, but starting from next season his appearances will become less and less effective.

Looking at this guy who had grown a beard and his face became rough, Tong Yi felt very sad.

When he was young, Eagles also had pretty features and a pretty good appearance.

But it just looks too tender and soft.

The media and fans often use these to criticize Eagles, claiming that he is a sissy on the football field. Therefore, in recent years, he has grown a beard and tanned deeper, making him look much rougher.

He can change his appearance, but he cannot change his inner qualities.

Perhaps it was precisely because Sir Alex Ferguson said that he did not have enough willpower and toughness that led to the decline of his career!

To be honest, Eagles is actually very similar to Yanuzaj, a Belgian genius who later appeared in Manchester United.

Also when Manchester United first debuted, he was very amazing and was called a super genius. However, he was criticized because his thin figure and face were too delicate and immature. Later, Yanuzaj also left Manchester United and he also grew a beard to change the impression he left on everyone.

However, Yanuzaj is much stronger than Eagles.

Although Yanuzaj also left Manchester United, he has been active in the five major European leagues, and Eagles had to spend his time in the English League B all year round.

However, just now, Eagles' talent was indeed displayed.

His dribbling ability and passing control ability are still good.

This is also the reason why he can perform well in the British Championship. But this will also attract the attention of other English Championship teams, and Eagles' defense will be even more aggressive, almost like a muscle. Stick, give him a strong physical confrontation, put double pressure on him physically and mentally, and provide Eagles with easy dribbling and passing!

To put it bluntly, Eagles' mental quality and endurance are still not good enough.

Tong Yi immediately waved Robertson and Jedinak over and said, "Have you seen the opponent's No. 7? Try to keep my body up when defending, and defend more fiercely. Don't give him space to pass and control the ball easily." ,do you know?"

Robertson and Jedinak nodded desperately.

Seeing this, Tong Yi made it clear, "That guy is not good at physical confrontation, and he is afraid of physical confrontation, and his psychological quality is not up to par. So he can't bear the intimidation and oppression. Do you understand?"

Jedinak understood instantly. They both looked at Eagles fiercely and said, "We understand!"

Tong Yi was very satisfied, patted the two of them, and asked them to quickly go back to defend.

Tong Yi also said, "Pay attention to his free kicks and long passes. His footwork is also good. Do you understand?"

Jedinak and the two expressed their understanding.

With a bang, Eagles passed the football into the Crystal Palace penalty area with a precise arc.

In the penalty area, Bolton's 198-foot-tall Knight immediately jumped up, grabbed a header over Delaney's head, and slammed the football into the Crystal Palace goal.

The speed of the ball was very fast, and the Bolton fans watching the scene were very excited.

With a snap, Speroni swooped over and threw the football away.

Robertson on the goal line stretched his legs to poke the football out of the baseline before Li Qinglong pounced on him.

"Wow! It's dangerous. It was so dangerous just now! Knight's header is very threatening. He is a player who has been selected for the England national team. With his height, this header puts pressure on Crystal Palace. It's very big!" Shearer said excitedly.

Yes, Knight was selected for the England national team in 2005 and represented the national team twice.

There are still many international players in this Bolton team, including England internationals.

For example, their forward Kevin Davis was selected for the England national team in 2010. Marvin Soldale has also been selected for the British Olympic team and so on. There are also many players who have been selected for England's youth teams at all levels, and there are also many international players from other countries.

This is exactly what Shearer said, this Bolton team is actually a Premier League team now.

Now it's up to Friedman to perfectly integrate the strengths of these players and bring out the strength of the Premier League team.