Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 271 An Unexpected Substitution

Not at a disadvantage?

Li Yanqing had never thought of it that way.

They had a hard time breaking through Manchester United's defense, but at least they got into the penalty area.

As for the other party...

Rashford, Martial, and Bruno Fernandes all had a more difficult time playing.

The first two were fragile players; they would fall over with a single bump.

Actually, Martial wasn't originally that fragile, but frequent injuries in the past two years have made him somewhat hesitant to engage in physical confrontations.

As for the B fee...

Lars Bender was staring at him.

"It's okay, keep playing like this."

"Let's see who gets anxious in the second half, them or us."

"Our substitutes may not necessarily lose to the starters."

Li Yanqing glanced at Dybala on the bench.

In situations like this, what's needed is a player like him to change the tide.

Before doing that, you can first wear down the opponent's stamina.

Solskjaer is clearly aware of this, as transfers involving players like Dybala always attract a lot of attention.

Look at Pogba!

Give him more space to receive the ball!

"Strive to take the lead in the first half!"

Carrick conveyed his message to the players, and he suddenly realized that he had gone a bit too far in trying to weaken the opponent's power in the locker room, resulting in almost no one passing the ball to the opponent on the field.

Although he doesn't have much time to watch football.

"Don't worry about what's behind you, the defense is solid, keep trying!"

"Lars, well done!"

Li Yanqing was not to be outdone; the two sides were more like they were competing in willpower than playing football.

It all comes down to who gives up first.

In the 30th minute, Pogba finally touched the ball for the first time.

Without any hesitation, he sent the ball into Burton's penalty area before Matthias could pounce on him.

However, he seemed to have forgotten that none of his teammates were good at heading the ball.

The only one, Fellaini, was still sitting on the sidelines.

Finally, Joe Hart rushed out and caught the ball.

"I'll kick your net to pieces!"

"Boy!"

Pogba wanted to say something tough, but Matthias wouldn't let him have his way. After shouting the first half of his sentence, he was immediately bumped by Matthias.

"You're too arrogant, my friend."

"Believe me, you can't do anything."

"I said!"

Matthias doesn't like verbal battles; he prefers to let the facts speak for themselves.

So after saying that, he didn't say another word no matter how much the other person cursed him.

Their close match mirrored the entire first half of the game.

What a mess.

What are your plans for the second half?

"The opponent is quite skilled; playing only Dybala in the second half probably won't solve the problem."

"That kid Naveie is probably watching the game at home."

"But don't worry, even if you lose, he won't come over and yell at you."

Chris's expression was still not good; he had never expected the game to develop this way.

Even if there were conflicts between the two sides before, and the actions might have been a bit too aggressive, they still managed to finish the game in a proper manner.

But this...

That is to say, the referee was relatively lenient; otherwise, he felt he should have issued at least three yellow cards.

Three on each side.

"How to provoke generals?"

Chris's words made Li Yanqing frown; he really wasn't the kind-hearted person he used to be.

Doing business with Robinson made him much more shrewd.

However, Li Yanqing is neither responsive to soft tactics nor to force; he only responds to provocation.

"Leave it to me."

"The opponent will definitely lose in the second half."

"It doesn't matter if we concede a goal."

"They have a major flaw, but they don't realize it."

"Believe it or not, we can score at least three goals in this game."

"And I'm not playing Dybala."

"Not playing Dybala?" Chris was getting a little anxious.

He only exerted a little force, and he already went too far?

"Stop joking around, how can we win if we don't use him?"

"Their defenses aren't made of paper."

“I guess everyone thinks I’ll play Dybala in the second half,” Li Yanqing said calmly, shaking his head.

He may be excited, but he won't let it cloud his judgment.

This was a strategy that had been planned long ago.

"But I'm not going to do that."

"Did we stop scoring before Dybala arrived?"

"He seems to have forgotten that we've added more than one player to our attack this season..."

"You mean..."

Halftime, in the locker room.

The players were all exhausted after the game.

Even though it was only half a game, the intensity remained quite high.

Youngster Kvalardona played as a left winger in this match. Although he didn't participate in many attacks, he already started to feel weak in the legs by the second half.

Ibrahimovic has already requested to be substituted in the second half.

In the attacking third, besides holding down the opponent's defense, he was completely marked.

If there's any movement, Maguire will either ram into him or push him out of position.

This left him with a wealth of wildly imaginative ideas, yet he couldn't put them into practice at all.

Even the "Cactus Expert" sometimes gets his comeuppance...

"Boss, let me go!"

"My skills are certainly not as good as Zlatan's, but I can still crash."

"I'm not afraid of that big guy!"

Ogrady spoke first, fearing that Li Yanqing would let Murphy go first.

That would leave him with little chance, because even he felt that if there was a substitution opportunity, it would definitely go to Dybala.

"no problem."

"You'll be playing in the second half."

"But there's one thing you need to remember."

"Your job is not to score goals."

"Not a goal? Then what is it?" Ogradi actually only knows two things: heading the ball and heading the opponent's defense.

But no matter what he does, he can't possibly do better than Ibrahimovic.

However, one thing is certain.

That means this big guy's physical abilities are indeed formidable, and he's a worthy opponent.

"you listen to me......"

At the start of the second half, Burton made two substitutions in quick succession.

Ogradi replaced Ibrahimovic, and David Luiz replaced Quinn.

That's right, Li Yanqing substituted Quinn, who hadn't contributed much throughout the game, and moved David Luiz to midfield.

Anyway, the team doesn't attack from the midfield.

As for Dybala, whom everyone is eagerly anticipating...

He's still on the bench.

"An unexpected substitution..." At least, Carrick hadn't expected this at all.

Looking at Solskjaer's expression, it was pretty much the same.

Everyone was pretty confused.

"It's okay, he'll always be on Dybala's team."

"Let's wait and see before we proceed."

Solskjaer wasn't familiar with Ogradi, but he was quite familiar with David Lewis.

After all, the other player was once Chelsea's starting center-back.

However, he felt that the player's strengths wouldn't be well utilized in this situation.

On the contrary, they could bring on Fellaini first, and maybe they can score one.

Without hesitation, he chose to replace Bruno Fernandes, who had also failed to perform, with Fellaini.

As for why they didn't replace Pogba...

He thought the kid might refuse to participate.

I don't want to experience the same embarrassing situation as Sarri...