During the halftime break, Wei Le went in as usual when the players just returned to the locker room, and came out after a few simple words.

The locker room is the players' space after all. Although Wei Le is familiar with the players and is still allowed by the players to enter their private activity area in the new training base, on match days, the distinctions should be made.

Unlike those head teachers who tried their best to pry into the privacy of their classmates during his school days, Wei Le did not care about anything that happened in the locker room. If something happened to the team, he would feel that he would talk about it and solve the problem at that time.

Even if the players laughed at him or scolded him in the locker room, Wei Le did not care, because it was the players' freedom.

It was like a class, when the head teacher walked in, it would be quiet and everyone would do their own things; it was also like an office, when the boss came in, the atmosphere would be much more solemn.

Wei Le wanted to be the head coach closest to the players, but after all, he was still the head coach, and there was a level gap between him and the players. And since this was the case, the first thing Wei Le needed to do was to respect the players' private space.

Before he became the head coach, he worked as an assistant coach for Kenny Jackett, the former coach of Wolves, for a period of time, and also served as a player liaison for a very long time.

In addition, he is also a young man and has come from the student days, so of course he can understand the players' need for privacy.

Wei Le knows one thing very well, that is, his control over the team is definitely not based on the perfect monitoring of everyone, but on the spontaneous trust and support of the players.

Severe punishments are of course a good medicine for troubled times, but in the final analysis, you still have to lead by example and make three rules.

Besides, Wei Le is not completely unaware of what the players said in the locker room. When he chatted with the players privately, the players were actually willing to tell him.

The only thing Wei Le emphasized during this halftime break was "don't let your guard down."

"Everton is a very tenacious team. It's better to say that there is no team in the Premier League that is not tenacious. You are leading 2-0 now, but maybe in less than ten minutes, if you are not prepared, the score may become 2-2, or even worse."

"Want to find a way to get the score back at that time? That will be much more difficult than maintaining the score advantage now."

Weile later focused on the physical condition of some players to ensure that everyone's physical fitness was fine.

Weile made a substitution adjustment in the 55th minute, replacing Haaland with Jovic. He replaced Trossard on the left wing, let Goncalves play on the left wing, and then replaced him with Gibbs-White, the attacking midfielder.

On Allardyce's side, he replaced Rooney in the 65th minute, but this time Rooney did not seem to express dissatisfaction, but ran off the field directly, and the 19-year-old young midfielder Tom Davis who was replaced directly took the position of attacking midfielder.

The game was uneventful until the 70th minute, but this "nothing" refers to the Wolves, because from the first minute of the second half, the Wolves launched a crazy attack on Everton's goal.

In the muddy rain, Pickford made a high catch and blocked. By the 70th minute, the Wolves had even made 18 shots, most of which hit the goal range, and Pickford had made 9 successful saves.

But in the 71st minute, something strange happened.

When the team doctor ran onto the field, Wei Le felt like the sky had fallen, because the person who was lying in the penalty area and shaking his arms in pain was Martinez.

This was not Everton's first shot, but it was the only shot that hit the target.

After cutting in, the right winger Walcott finished the shot with his left foot, and Martinez made a diving save.

But he didn't get up after he dived down. After the Wolves players quickly cleared the ball out of the sideline, the referee blew the whistle to suspend the game and signaled the Wolves' team doctor to enter the field.

Wei Le could already see from the system that there was a small red cross next to the name of goalkeeper Martinez, which meant that he was injured! And it was difficult for him to continue playing!

"What a damn weather!" Wei Le guessed the ridiculous reason.

"Rudy, warm up quickly, quickly!"

The substitute goalkeeper Rudy was already wearing gloves, and the players next to him also helped, hurriedly handing Rudy the equipment he needed. After tying his fingers and putting on gloves, Rudy bent down and got out from under the awning of the bench, and followed the goalkeeper coach to the warm-up area on the side.

The weather is too cold.

Although the current temperature may not be lower than 10 degrees Celsius, the body temperature may be lower than 10 degrees. Especially when it rains outsideIt was raining, and the players certainly couldn't play in raincoats. They were covered in rain from head to toe, which must have been even colder.

The players in front kept running, but the players in the backcourt, especially the goalkeeper...

Saving is an intense activity that requires the cooperation of all parts of the body. It is very intense, almost throwing your body out and falling to the ground.

Martinez was very likely standing in the cold wind for too long and his body was too cold.

And when the shot came suddenly, Martinez made a save, but because his body was not ready, he was injured!

"Why now?! Why Martinez?!!!" Wei Le paced back and forth in the technical area anxiously, anxiously waiting for news from Dr. Matt Perry.

Until he saw Dr. Perry stand up in the penalty area in the distance, with his hands crossed solemnly.

Wei Le's heart sank.

He made a "received" gesture in response.

Originally, he still had a glimmer of luck, but the result was worse than he expected.

There was an uproar inside and outside the venue. The camera was aimed at Martinez, who looked painful. Walcott, who had just shot, also came up to express his concern.

Everyone knows that the next game of Wolves is the second round of the Europa League semi-final.

There is really no need to say how important goalkeeper Martinez is to Wolves. Everyone knows this. And similarly, everyone knows how difficult it will be for Wolves to lose Martinez.

Wei Le was speechless for a while. He himself couldn't tell whether it was because of anxiety, anger, or sadness and helplessness.

He thought that perhaps Marseille's head coach Rudi Garcia was also watching the live broadcast of this game. At this time, they were probably laughing.

The current FIFA competition rules fully protect goalkeepers. Not only do they allow goalkeepers to receive treatment on the field, but they also ensure that the game will not resume until both goalkeepers are ready.

Therefore, Wolves do not need to be anxious.

The players all ran back to the front of the bench to drink water. They walked around Wei Le who was standing like a sculpture in front of the technical area. The players didn't communicate much, but looked at Dr. Matt Perry and other team doctors who were squatting on the ground in the distance, and Martinez who was surrounded by them.

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