Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 233 No choice

What Li Yanqing was referring to was actually skills.

He found that although Bradford was off the field, the effect of the "Defensive Inspiration" on the players was retained.

This is what our captain left behind after he was injured and had to leave the field.

Currently, Burton is launching his final attack of regulation time.

Ibrahimovic was exhausted, but that didn't stop him from standing inside the opponent's penalty area and cheering for his teammates.

They put on a very impressive offensive.

[Offensive Inspiration]!

With the double encouragement activated, the players showed great determination and their technical skills were able to keep up with the opponent's pace...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this will be Burton's strongest moment of the entire season.

Soon, the 90-minute match ended as Quinn's long-range shot missed the target.

The overtime match will begin in ten minutes.

The players won't go back to the locker room at this time; there's no need, they might as well get some rest.

Almost all the players from both teams collapsed to the ground, and staff members went up to massage and relax their muscles.

"Next is a battle of wills; to hell with tactics."

This was actually the first time Burton had gone to overtime with his opponent.

In the past, we either won or we just surrendered.

To be honest, Li Yanqing didn't have much experience either, so he could only encourage the players in this way.

He went onto the pitch to check on Ibrahimovic's condition.

"It's okay, I can't die."

"I guess I'll only be able to stand in the penalty area and defend against high balls from now on."

"I simply don't have the energy to run up the field..."

Ibrahimovic gave a wry smile; as usual, he would be substituted shortly after the start of the second half.

But this time, he managed to hold on until the end of regular game time, which made him realize that the head coach was in a dilemma.

He firmly supported the head coach's decision.

"Now I understand why José refused to substitute you back then."

"This feeling is really..."

Only now does Li Yanqing truly understand the difficulties Mourinho faced at the time.

Only when you fully understand the difference between a player being on the field and not on the field can you know how difficult this really is.

He patted Ibrahimovic on the shoulder and then retreated off the field.

"Hold back a bit, don't get hurt."

"If you stay in bed for another year, I'll feel really guilty..."

The first half of overtime has officially begun.

The players covered a lot of ground in this match, both sides did so.

So the extra time was somewhat dull.

Apart from a few substitutes who were playing energetically, the rest of the players didn't contribute much.

The young Chelsea striker named Abraham was the fastest.

David Luiz will move to the defensive midfield position to defend him, and after winning the ball, he will pass it to Quinn.

The latter had no choice but to go it alone, because there was really no one to help him.

Only Matias can still be of some use occasionally. His "off-the-charts" form is not over yet, but in this game he ran the farthest in the whole team, even surpassing Sun Yan.

In this mutually torturous situation, the first fifteen minutes of the game ended in a goalless draw.

The second half was full of surprises.

First up was Hazard, who went down without any contact, paused for a moment, but was still able to continue the game.

Then Abraham passed David Lewis over once.

In an attempt to cover for his opponent, Enzo chased after him with all his might, collided with him, and both fell to the ground.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

Li Yanqing was finally ready to make a substitution. With five minutes left, he planned to replace Ibrahimovic with Murphy for a final push.

But just as he made the gesture, Joe Hart, who was standing in front of the door, also collapsed to the ground without warning.

"what's the situation?"

"Quick, check on him, what's wrong?"

At this point in time, Li Yanqing was always terrified whenever the players went down, because the probability of injury for all of them was not low.

Hart also played very hard in previous games, with several balls hitting him directly in the body.

However, the worst-case scenario still happened.

Joe Hart can't keep going!

"Fuck!"

"He's my starting goalkeeper!"

"And it'll be a penalty shootout in just a few minutes!"

This unexpected turn of events nearly knocked Li Yanqing down, and he slumped weakly to the sidelines.

When it rains, it pours...

It just happens to be this time!

Are we really going to send Karius?

It seems... there are no other options.

"Let Karius go."

"No matter what happens in the end, no one will blame him, I said."

Li Yanqing tugged at Lyman beside him; he was so weak that even speaking loudly was difficult for him.

“Okay.” Lehmann didn’t say much, since they only had one backup goalkeeper.

Karius panicked at the sight of his assistant coach walking towards him.

"I?"

"Me?"

"But, for such an important match, I..."

Karius's psychological issues have not fully resolved.

Everyone knows how much that mistake affected him, and for Burton Albion now, the FA Cup is no less important than the Champions League.

If he could, he would even prefer to refuse to play.

Seeing that he showed no intention of getting up for a long time, Li Yanqing became furious.

He seemed to have found some strength again and roared.

"Go on stage, kid!"

"You're our only goalkeeper left!"

"If Murphy needs to wear your gloves on the court, then you'll never need that thing again!"

Karius was a little flustered by the scolding; it was the first time he had ever seen Li Yanqing so angry.

As if possessed, he stood up and ran quickly toward the goal.

At that moment, his mind was probably blank, and he had no idea what he was thinking.

Lyman watched his retreating figure with some concern.

For the past six months, he has been the one training with the other person, so he knows the other person's condition better than anyone else.

Even in regular matches, they're hesitant to let him play, let alone in such an important one.

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered his training plan for this player.

Focus on practicing penalty saves, and then save the team from dire situations in crucial matches.

This should solve his psychological problems.

But he swore he was definitely not referring to now!

He hasn't even gotten rid of his "butterfingers" yet, and he hasn't even mastered the "spotting expert" skill!

Who knew Hart would get hurt?

If he had known it would be like this, he would have preferred to promote a junior goalkeeper from the youth training team!

That way you could still hope for the other person to "go off the charts," but now you can only hope that his "butterfingers" are really no longer at the master level!

"This day came a little too soon."

"I don't know if he's prepared, but I certainly am not."

"Jens, I still want to ask, how good is his penalty-saving ability?"

When Li Yanqing asked these questions, he spoke very slowly and without any expression.

Lyman seemed to have found the answer in his face.

However, he still answered in a softer voice than the other person.

"Miracles always happen, right?"

"Is the football round?"

"Or perhaps we should phrase it differently..."