"Li, you did a good job, keep it up in the second half!" During the halftime break, David praised Levi highly in the locker room.

Levi felt a little embarrassed when he said that, after all, he was responsible for the first goal conceded.

Fortunately, he is no longer a young boy who will go to heaven after a few achievements, and he will not be frivolous just because of this little praise.

After all, the opponent is also a top star in the Premier League in the future, so we must not take it lightly in the second half.

Levi warned himself silently in his heart.

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It's a completely different scene in Southampton's dressing room.

Lallana was very upset. As the core of the team's midfield, he knew very well that the passive situation in the last thirty minutes of the first half was entirely caused by him.

Although his teammates carefully avoided his name during the discussion, he still felt that everyone's eyes seemed to fall on him intentionally or unintentionally.

This really made his face feel a little hot.

Head coach Carl Martin also felt very bad. On the way from the coaching bench to the locker room, he had been thinking hard about countermeasures.

It’s not because of winning or losing. This game is very important, but in the eyes of the coach, it doesn’t really matter that much. As for the youth team, in the final analysis, the most important task is to provide talents for the first team, rather than fighting for honors.

So what Martin really worries about is how to remind Lallana to make changes without hurting the sensitive self-esteem of children of this age.

Speaking of which, this is the biggest difficulty that youth team coaches have compared to first-team coaches. Except for a few monstrous young people, most of the first-team players are mature adults.

The head coach can turn into a hairdryer and give him a heads-up, but the youth team coach has to think of every possible way to save the country.

Of course, you can criticize regardless of the consequences, but Karl Martin is obviously not such an irresponsible coach, otherwise the Staplewood training base under his rule would not have been so fruitful.

When he walked to the door of the locker room, Martin finally made up his mind.

"Everyone, our performance in the first half was not very good," Martin's eyes slowly swept across the young players in the room, but never stayed on any one for more than a second, "but I have already solved it.

Method. In the second half, we will do this..."

Martin spent the entire halftime period explaining his tactical changes, without commenting on any player's performance in the first half.

Because he knows that in full view of the public, whether it is merciless criticism or a well-intentioned reminder, it may have the opposite effect.

However, it is not enough to ignore it completely.

At the beginning of the second half, when the young players filed out of the locker room, Martin called out Lallana, who was at the end.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Lallana didn't know what was going on.

"Adam," Martin looked at him deeply, "you have to trust your teammates."

The somewhat confused Lallana chewed on the coach's instructions over and over again. When he got on the court, he felt that he had understood.

As the core organization of the team, working alone is not his first priority.

He shouldn't have to fight alone. It is his responsibility to organize the entire team's offensive.

He began to try to hit the ball with one kick, and no longer reluctantly stopped the ball. Even if he could sometimes catch the ball, he prioritized the transfer rather than forcefully attacking Levi in ​​front of him.

Although this seemed a bit like running away, which made him feel humiliated in his heart, Lallana decided to follow the coach's instructions and continue to play like this.

And this change did bring immediate results, and Levi began to struggle in his passing dispatch.

Seeing the opponent in front of him focusing on one thing and not the other, Lallana felt happy:

I can't break through your defense, but you can't catch up with my pass either!

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Lallana's change of tactics made Levi uncomfortable, which meant that all the countermeasures he formulated in the first half were in vain.

Should I follow Lallana who no longer breaks through with the ball? Levi was hesitant between marking Lallana and covering up others.

After all, he is just a player, and his analysis and response to the situation on the field is obviously not comparable to that of a professional coach.

Amidst Levi's indecision, Southampton regained the initiative on the court.

In the 57th minute, Lallana held the ball in the frontcourt and quickly transferred the ball to his teammates. Levi chose to rush forward to cover up the defense. Unexpectedly, the opponent immediately responded to Lallana after receiving the ball. Lallana

With no one marking him, he hit a tricky long-range shot from outside the arc of the penalty area, which was bravely saved by Carson, who was in excellent form.

In the 65th minute, it was Lallana dribbling in the frontcourt again. This time Levi learned his lesson and chose to keep an eye on his opponent. But after attracting the attention of Levi and Ward, Lallana suddenly sent a pass.

The teammate who rushed in quickly volleyed the ball in the penalty area without stopping!

Fortunately, this time Raheem Johnson blocked the hole in time.

These two attacks left Li Wei with lingering fears. It was neither a matter of defense nor a defense. What should he do?

At this time, the head coach's intervention is naturally needed. David's voice came from far away from the sidelines:

"Lee, keep an eye on Lallana and don't worry about other people!"

I'm so sleepy that I have a pillow. Although Levi still doesn't understand why he still only lets him mark Lallana, he can't go wrong if he follows the coach's instructions.

The strange thing is that after he did this, Southampton's offensive inexplicably died down.

Confused, Levi began to carefully observe the defensive situation. He discovered that under Leeds United's intensive defense, every Southampton offensive player was actually being marked and rarely lost their position. The previous few times

In a threatening offensive, the first person to be out of position was actually himself, because he went to chase and defend others, which gave Lallana an opportunity to take advantage of it.

If everyone did their job, there would never be such a threat.

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After all, breaking dense defense is a worldwide problem. The most effective method, apart from set pieces and long-range shots, is to rely on the personal abilities of star players. Breaking one point and affecting the whole body can make the originally seamless defense become

Create chaos and create murderous intent.

In Southampton's formation, Lallana is the only one who can serve as this powerful explosive point.

The countermeasures Levi formulated in the first half just blocked Lallana's personal breakthrough, which naturally made Southampton completely misfired. However, he did not expect that in the second half, after Lallana gave up playing alone, Levi made some progress and retreat.

The lack of evidence gave the former room for personal expression.

In fact, as long as he continues to keep an eye on Lallana and leave the rest to his teammates, the defense will still be airtight.

After figuring this out, Levi no longer hesitated and continued to participate in the game with confidence.

At this time, he did not realize that just by thinking and settling bit by bit like this, he would grow faster than others.

One day, he will no longer need the head coach’s promptings, he himself will be able to become the real commander on the court!

Of course, this is another story.

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After Leeds United's defense regained its stability, the situation on the field turned against them again.

In the 78th minute, Levi intercepted Lallana's pass and passed it directly to Andy Walker on the wing.

After dribbling for a few steps, Walker observed that the opponent's defense was not in place yet, and quickly sent a through ball near the center line. Kevin Sinclair, who inserted at high speed, received the ball behind the opponent's defender, and he did not miss it.

This single opportunity easily hit the ball into the far corner!

2 to 1!

Leeds United finally overtook the score!

Southampton, who was lagging behind, launched a fierce attack in the remaining time. Unfortunately, except for Lallana, who was already guarded, they did not have a second breakthrough knife, nor were they any long-range shooters, nor did they have any special drills on set-piece tactics.

——No one would have thought that Leeds United, which advocates offense, would actually put up such a big bus!

Ever since, Southampton's final struggle has become a battle between trapped beasts.

In the end, Leeds United's young players defeated their opponents by one goal, won the victory, and successfully advanced to the FA Youth Cup semi-finals!

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After the game, Carl Martin walked towards Eddie Gray.

"Eddie, this is a very exciting game, your little players are very good!" Martin took the lead in congratulating Eddie and seemed very graceful.

"Thank you, you are also very good!" As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. At this time, the grumpy Eddie rarely showed restraint and also expressed his approval.

The two people held hands together, and the rivals who were facing each other before the game looked peaceful now.

But what they have in mind is different.

What Eddie Gray was thinking was: "Li's progress is quite rapid, and it seems that he can be used in the next game."

But Karl Martin’s voice is: "If I can have another Lallana... wait until next year, the two U16 kids..."

Let’s not mention the plastic friendship between the two coaches, let’s talk about the young players.

Lallana approached Levi after the end.

"Lee, let's exchange jerseys."

Levi was a little hesitant. Can the jerseys of the youth team be exchanged at will? He looked at coach David, and after the other party nodded to indicate that it was okay, he readily took off his jersey.

"Lee, you are very strong, you are the strongest opponent I have ever encountered." Lallana was a little envious looking at Levi who still looked energetic after the game. How good is this guy's physical fitness?

"Thank you, Adam, you're not bad either."

"I hope we can meet again in the Premier League in the future."
To be continued...