The halftime break was so precious to Reading that as soon as they returned to the locker room, head coach Michael Hawen couldn't wait to start speaking and make adjustments.

He first boosted the morale of the team, and then praised Grayton who was sent off for a red card. This was a huge psychological comfort for Grayton. Because when he saw the team fall behind just now, he was very frustrated in the locker room alone. He thought that his foul not only did not cause Chu Zhongtian to be injured and left the court, but instead made his team lose one person. Now his team is behind again. If the team really loses the game, the culprit must be that he did not run away... When he thinks of this, he feels very painful and sad.

So Hawen encouraged and praised him, but in fact, this is mainly for others to see. Let other players in Reading know that no matter what they do, as long as they serve the team, their head coach will affirm and praise him. He will not do the things that "kill the donkey" in the "grin".

This is a great encouragement for all Reading players, making them willing to work hard for the team's goals.

After Hawen praised Grayton for his brave performance, he began to arrange the team's tactics for everyone in the second half.

"...We continued to stick to the defensive counterattack strategy in the first half of the second half - aiming to not concede the ball. When the score is 1:0 in the football game, the one who has the psychological advantage is to fall behind one point, and the one who is nervous is to lead one point. If the score continues to remain unchanged, as the end of the game approaches, the leading side will become more and more nervous. They will become anxious, and that is our chance. So we cannot concede the ball in the first half of the second half. As long as we do not concede the ball, we will have hope in the last twenty minutes."

"We have fewer people than them, and only in this way can we ensure the safety of the goal. After half of it, we start to counterattack... When counterattacking, the two full-backs should actively forward, and Lanson... you should also actively retreat and overreact. You are not a simple forward."

Lanson Tony nodded to show that he understood.

"Boss, what should I do with their Chu?" Harrison asked the most critical question.

Everyone has a very intuitive feeling from the first half of the game, that is, the Wimbledon competition with Chu Zhongtian is really terrible!

"Old solution," said Hawen. "Focus on attacking his left ankle to see if he wants the ball or the foot!"

Harrison nodded: "I understand."

"Also, you made a big mistake in the first half - don't just stare at Chu! You know that he still has teammates, and that goal loss is very telling. It is because you only saw him in the defense that Clark was ignored... Now he is injured, and I firmly believe that the injury is not light, so there is no need for four people to pounce on him, right? In the second half, Royce and Eric are enough to deal with Chu! Others pay attention to Wimbledon players and be careful that they will get such an opportunity again. As long as Wimbledon cannot score another goal, the initiative in the game will be transferred to our side sooner or later!"

Michael Harvin clenched his fists and said confidently.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian didn't know what Michael Hawen had made in the Reading team's locker room. He was currently being rebanded by team doctor Rhode Ryan.

Due to the tight time in the first half, the bandage was not carefully packed and not tight enough. There was no good prayer to protect the ankle, and it also affected the flexibility of the ankle.

Now at halftime, there is plenty of time to start over.

Chu Zhongtian sat on the physiotherapy bed, and Ryan was busy tidying up his bandages. In addition, he was also using a bag of ice to compress the ankle to prevent congestion and swelling.

Russell was telling his teammates what should be like in the second half.

"...We thought that after scoring a goal, the opponent should have pushed out and attacked us, right? As a result, they continued to defend and counterattack. So I think they would not be able to immediately attack in the second half. We only led one goal. For Reading, this is an opportunity. As long as we can never change the score, this opportunity will always exist in the hearts of Reading players. As the end of the game approaches, this hope will become stronger and stronger, and then they will launch a fierce counterattack... So the solution to the problem is very simple, that is, continue to score goals. If we can lead 2:0, the situation will become beneficial to us...and if we can lead 3:0, the game will completely lose suspense and we will upgrade!"

"So in the second half, you still have to attack, attack, and continue to attack! The opponent's defense will be very tight, but..." Russell glanced at Chu Zhongtian. He felt that Chu Zhongtian assisted Kevin in the first half. Clark's goal was very exciting, making full use of the opponent's loopholes in keeping close attention to Chu Zhongtian. After attracting the opponent's defensive attention, he passed the football to Clark and assisted Clark to score.

So if you want to break the opponent's defense, this set is an effective way. But... if you do this, it will not be too kind to Chu Zhongtian... If Chu Zhongtian was not injured, he would not mind using such a tactic, making Chu Zhongtian called a bait and then assisting his teammates. But now that he is injured and asked him to do bait, what if the injury is aggravated?

Chu Zhongtian knew what Russell wanted to say, and sat on the physiotherapy bed and continued: "In the second half, I will still use me as the core of the offensive, try to pass all the football to me, so that the opponent can focus all his attention on me, and then you can find a free time to run."

Russell remained silent, and he acquiesced to Chu Zhongtian's arrangement.

There seems to be no better way...※※※※The fifteen-minute halftime break is long for the fans who are anxiously waiting outside, but it seems too short for the players who continue to rest.

When they stepped back onto the court, the Reading players even felt that they hadn't had enough rest... "They're out!"

The fans in the stands cheered loudly after seeing the players on both sides.

"Players on both sides are back on the court, and the second half is about to begin... Let's look at Wimbledon Athletics... Ah, I saw Chu! He didn't replace him, he will continue to participate in the second half. What does this mean? Does it mean that his injury in the first half is actually not serious?"

"I think Chu's existence is the guarantee of Wimbledon Athletics. Now seeing this scene, many Wimbledon Athletics fans were relieved, right?"

During the midday break, when broadcasting agencies were making midfield comments, some experts said that Chu Zhongtian assisted his teammates to score, and he had completed his mission. If Russell really considered Chu Zhongtian's career, he should have replaced him... But some people also said that if Chu Zhongtian ended too early, he would be a great opportunity to counterattack. Wimbledon's Athletics has no Chu Zhongtian and Chu Zhongtian are two different teams. After finally reaching the final of the playoffs, Russell will take this risk to get Chu Zhongtian out of the field? You must know that football is not basketball, and it can be returned after being replaced. Once the game is over, it is irreversible. If something happens and Chu Zhongtian needs Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian can only be a spectator off the court, and there is no way to stare at him.

Now seeing Chu Zhongtian still on the court, many Wimbledon fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Michael Hawen was not surprised that Chu Zhongtian continued to play in the second half of the game. He knew that Chu Zhongtian would not be replaced. Because the opponent also knew very well how dangerous it was to lead with one goal now, and Chu Zhongtian had to go to the insurance.

Chu Zhongtian took advantage of the time before the game started to gather his teammates together. As the captain, he wanted to boost his morale at this time.

"Listen, guys, there are still forty-five minutes left before the end of the game, but if we are not careful, this number may also become seventy-five minutes, maybe longer... They are one less person than us and are still behind in the score, so they should be the ones who are under psychological pressure, and they should definitely not be the ones who lead us. They are worried about losing the ball at every moment, and we have to seize the opponent's mentality and attack! To threaten their goal!"

"There is still the last half, and we are going to achieve the goal of this season. Why are we working so hard this season? Think back to what we performed at the beginning of the season? Everyone was laughing at us, and even we ourselves felt hopeless. In the middle of the league, we lost the head coach again... But these difficulties failed to defeat us! We proved with practical actions that we are worthy of the title of "crazy gang". Now let us grit our teeth and work harder!"

"As long as we can score another goal, they will collapse! There is no room for a turnaround!" Chu Zhongtian is different from Russell. Russell is a little conservative and believes that he must lead three goals to relax, but Chu Zhongtian feels that as long as he can score another goal, Reading will be finished.

"In the end, what are we!?"

"Mad—Gang—!!!"

※※※"The second half of the game began! In the first half, Wimbledon Athletics took the lead 1:0 for the time being with Kevin Clark's goal and Chu's assist!"

"Let's see what adjustments will be made in the second half... From the perspective of personnel, neither coach made a substitution. It seems that they both trust these players who played and are very satisfied with their performance!"

As soon as the second half began, the football was passed to Chu Zhongtian's feet. This was what he asked for during the halftime break. As the core of Wimbledon's athletics, how can he not control the ball?

As soon as he got the ball, he was pushed to the ground by Harrison.

Chu Zhongtian, sitting on the ground, spread his hands and protested to the referee.

Wimbledon Athletics fans in the stands booed a huge boo.

Harrison immediately got up from the ground and reached out to pull Chu Zhongtian.

In the whole first half, the opponent was very unclear as long as he defended. Chu Zhongtian had had enough of the opponent's behavior, and he also knew that this was not a foul tactic at all, it was completely "killing tactic"... Edwin Grayton actually succeeded - if he hadn't insisted on playing with injuries, the opponent's killing tactic would have been successful. However, Reading obviously underestimated his spiritual will.

Seeing that the other party came to show friendship in a false way, Chu Zhongtian ignored the other party's actions at all, but climbed up from the ground directly, then threw down Harrison, who was a little embarrassed, and ran away.

Harrison was indeed very embarrassed. When he did this before, although the other party was angry, he would still take his hand and be pulled up. Now he is actually... he is actually ignored!

He waved his arm angrily and shouted to the referee: "Look at his attitude!"

The referee reminded him to pay attention to his temper.

Harrison dared not annoy the referee. After all, what he did was to wander on the edge of the rules and full screen of the referee's mood. The referee disliked you, and he could directly give you a red card, but you had no place to complain. If the referee was in a good mood, maybe it should be a kind of red card foul that could turn into a yellow card, and what was originally a yellow card turned into a verbal warning... The referee asked him to pay attention to his temper, so he could only really pay attention to his temper... But his mouth was still chattering because Chu Zhongtian really made him feel embarrassed - I came to pull you with kindness, but you wouldn't be grateful if you don't want to?

But he forgot how he treated Chu Zhongtian before...※※※ Harrison was dissatisfied with the referee because he felt that the referee should give Chu Zhongtian a warning because he had no temperament. Russell was also dissatisfied with the referee because he felt that the referee should at least show Harrison a yellow card. He felt that the referee's penalty standard for this game was too loose.

Hawen will definitely not agree with Russell's opinion - we were all sent off and one person was so embarrassed to say that the referee's penalty standard was too loose?

I believe there will be a verbal battle at the post-match press conference.

But now they all have to focus on the game itself.

Wimbledon currently leads with one goal, and they have the lead. But in fact, there is an undercurrent, and Reading is not without a chance.

This is a second half full of possibilities...※※※ Chu Zhongtian continued to attract Reading's defensive attention, but he soon found that this move was useless. When he planned to send the football to the space, he found that Reading's defensive formation was very complete and there was basically no opportunity to take advantage of it.

For this reason, his possession time became longer and was attacked by Harrison and Barker. Although he created several opportunities for set balls for the team, John Jones, the free kick picker, was unable to send the football directly into the opponent's goal.

He quickly realized that this would not work, and their ideas had been expected by Reading, so he made special arrangements during the halftime break.

It seems like we have to change our approach... What else can we do to break the intensive defense?

Chu Zhongtian thought of long shots.

In fact, he wanted to try a long shot before being injured, but unfortunately he was interrupted by Grayton's foul. He turned around and got rid of Grayton and quickly drove forward, just to take the opportunity to shoot a long shot and try Reading's defense.

Later, he was injured and could hardly exert force in a speeding run, so he didn't try long shots. Instead, he chose to use a more stable way to rely on his teammates to score, so he assisted Kevin Clark's goal.

If you shoot from a long time, no matter whether your left foot is supporting the foot or shooting, you will bear huge pressure. As a support foot, the weight of your whole body is almost pressed on this foot when you shoot. If you can't bear it, you will lose the center of gravity. The football shot can't be watched at that time, which is a terrible sight... As a shooting foot, when you touch the football, you need strong support from your ankle, otherwise the football shot will either be biased or high, and will not pose a threat to Reading's goal.

But now, it seems that using long shots is the best way to do it.

They almost blocked all loopholes that could be blocked, and if they wanted to score, they had to do so.

Chu Zhongtian had thought of dragging the game until the end of the game, and defeating Reading with a score of 1:0. Anyway, this is the final. There is no away goal, and there is no need to compete for a goal victory. One goal is enough to decide the outcome.

If he wasn't injured, he wouldn't mind doing it at all. It's not a bad thing to be conservative in the last game. But now he's injured, he doesn't know when he can hold on, maybe he'll fall down the next minute?

To be on the safe side, you must lead the opponent two goals.

Chu Zhongtian decided to look for the feeling first and see how much the injured left foot had an impact on long shots... But first he had to get rid of the two almost inseparable "hyenas".

※※※When Wimbledon Athletics' offense advanced to the opponent's 30-meter area, he moved to the front of the penalty area. He raised his arm - he was not worried about attracting the opponent's attention in this way. Because even if he didn't do this, he would be given the opponent's focus, and his teammates still had to pass the football to him.

So he might as well raise his hand openly to indicate the request.

Edu Seschel passed the ball across, and Reus and Harrison rushed up to grab the ball. Chu Zhongtian snatched him and poked the ball with his toes to Kevin Clark who was retreating to meet him. He then stepped back and turned to the next response point.

At the same time, Kevin Clark did not stop the ball, but directly passed the football back.

Another midfielder, Eric Barker, pressed him up.

But this time Chu Zhongtian did not catch the ball, but let the football leak from him, and missed it to Kurt Hammons behind him!

Barker was stunned.

Taking advantage of this moment, Chu Zhongtian ran forward with a diagonal line and pulled out the space.

At the same time, Hammons directly sent the football!

Chu Zhongtian turned sideways and let the ball come over, and then did not give anyone a chance to come up and interfere with him. He directly shot with his right foot!

Just as he swung his right leg with force, he felt a burst of heartache coming up from his left ankle, making his body tilt violently!

The right foot that was swung out and hit the football, but the football did not fly directly to the goal, but drew a marking line, almost flying towards the corner flag, flying out of the baseline... The laughter of Reading fans sounded in the stands.

This long shot is really outrageous!

"Chu tried a long shot! But it was obvious that his body tilted when he shot. I think it should be the injury of his left foot that affected him..."

"From this shot, he did suffer a serious injury to his left ankle, but it's amazing that he was able to hold on the court for so long..."

The Wimbledon Athletics fans in the stands did not respond to the ridicule of Reading fans. They all looked at Chu Zhongtian on the court with concern - his injury is really serious, can he still stick to the game?

Russell waved his hand in annoyance: "What a fucking hell!"

Of course he knew what caused Chu Zhongtian's long shot to be offensive, so he turned his head to look at Michael Hawen.

Although he was far away, he could still feel that the Reading head coach had a smug smile on his face.

This bastard!
Chapter completed!