"At half-time, Stan Park Rangers took the lead in making substitution adjustments... the team's attacking midfielder Matthews Schneider was replaced. Jimmy Stokes came off the bench. Stokes was a A relatively well-rounded midfielder who can adapt to multiple positions..."

Before the start of the second half, the Stan Park Rangers made a substitution.

Instead of standing on the sidelines waiting to hand over to Schneider, Stokes ran onto the field with his teammates.

The substitutions were actually made during the intermission.

The fourth official held up a substitution sign on the sidelines, only to inform the fans that the Stan Park Rangers had just made a substitution.

The TV broadcast also informed the TV viewers of the result through subtitles.

"It seems that Brooks really has nothing to do, even the panacea has been sent up..."

"Although Schneider's performance in the first half was mediocre, he shouldn't be replaced by Stokes, right? Schneider still has the ability to attack forward. Now that the team is two goals behind, instead of strengthening the offense, they are replaced by a panacea. What's the use? Are you expecting Stokes to drive forward with the ball?"

"Isn't Burgard sitting on the bench? Under this kind of adversity, it's time to replace Burgard! Let the captain lead the team to charge, and it is possible to reverse the decline! What the **** is it to replace Stokes ?”

On China's Internet, Stan Park Rangers fans in China cried out when they saw the substitution.

It's normal that no one is optimistic about Stokes.

After all, the jack-of-all-trades attribute of this versatile player is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Panacea is sometimes considered a useful supplement to the team, but when encountering difficulties, everyone will never think of panacea, let alone think panacea can help the team tide over the difficulties.

Perhaps the only thing Stokes has endeared to Stan Park Rangers fans is hard work.

No matter what position he is asked to play, he is diligent and hardworking. There is no such thing as a whole job.

It's just that football still depends on strength. If the strength is not enough, no matter how good the character is, it will not be recognized and welcomed.

Stokes' current situation with the Stan Park Rangers is a bit awkward.

Everyone knows he's a good guy, but whether he's a good player for the Stan Park Rangers...that's hard to say.

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As Maxi Carey ran to his position, Stokes ran up and stuck to his side, preventing him from getting the ball easily.

At halftime, Stan Park Rangers head coach Scott Brooks tasked Stokes with taking on Maxi Carey and being aggressive.

Both Schneider and Dixon made the Dutchman too relaxed and comfortable in the first half.

Although Carey did not directly assist and score, it was precisely because he easily took the ball in the midfield that the Madrid Pirates' offense advanced smoothly.

Brooks replaced Stokes, just want to change this situation.

Looking at Stokes in front of him, Carey didn't pay attention to this young man.

He still raised his hand to his opponent for the ball.

When the football was passed, he knocked the football back with his heel and turned around!

Just passed Stokes easily.

But just as Kyrie was about to pass the ball, there was a sudden grip on his outstretched arm.

With his rich experience, Carey made an emergency stop to protect the football.

Sure enough, just as he was protecting the football, someone's foot bumped into him and kicked him on the side of his calf—if he hadn't retracted his foot to protect the ball in time, it was very likely that the ball would have been stabbed away. Even if he is not stabbed away, the accuracy of the pass will be greatly reduced if he is disturbed at the critical moment of the pass.

Carey, who was protecting the football, glanced back and found that it turned out to be Stokes, who he had simply passed by just now.

This kid is chasing back again!

The reaction is fast enough!

But Carey didn't feel a headache.

Because the football has been protected by himself, it is not easy for the opponent to grab the ball unless there is a foul.

Carey is not afraid of his foul, and even wants him to foul-now about 30 meters away from the goal, in the middle of the position.

If Stokes fouled, Carey would immediately have a well-placed free-kick.

For this reason, he even seduced the other party a little bit.

But Stokes was unimpressed and not fooled.

Instead, the other Stan Park Rangers players pushed forward, trying to encircle him.

Carey then passed the football to the wing.

In the end, Ion Martinez made a cross from the left, and Vukovic, who inserted into the penalty area in the middle, scored a header with a header, but failed.

The football is cleared with a header from Stan Park Rangers centre-back Zack Gordon.

The football flew out and Maxi Carey ran to control the second drop.

Stokes followed him.

This time, when Kyrie tried to control the ball, he pushed Kyrie away and won the ball himself.

After a few steps, Carey complained to the referee about the opponent's foul.

The referee does not accept it.

There was applause for Stokes from the stands at Stan Park.

Amidst the applause, the Stan Park Rangers' attack went all the way to the frontcourt, and finally formed a shot.

But it's a pity that the team's forward Ben Tuysenger's shot was too straight because of Danny Drew's interference, and he was hugged by the Pirates goalkeeper Heywell.

Although it failed to threaten the goal of the Madrid Pirates, Stan Park Rangers fans still applauded the team's offensive and defensive performance in the stands.

At least judging from this offense without scoring, the performance of the Stan Park Rangers has improved.

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After Stokes came on the field, his constant pressure on Maxy Carey did play a role in changing the status quo of the Stan Park Rangers midfield.

As a more comprehensive and hard-working midfielder, Jimmy Stokes may not be able to use his dribbling and breakthrough to help the team directly deliver the football to the 30-meter zone of the Madrid Pirates.

But he's the same as Dixon in the midfield, and he can contain the offensive of Maxi Carey and Vukovic.

As his midfield partner, midfielder Dixon is the most obvious perception.

In the first half, because Schneider's contribution to the defense was too small, he felt very tired as the only genuine defensive midfielder, and he had to be used as two people. In front of him are two first-class offensive players in Maxi Carey and Vukovic.

Vukovic's midfielder goes forward, Maxy Carey's forward retreats, and two powerful enemies "serve" him alone, how sour and sour it really is...

And after Stokes played in the second half, Dixon immediately felt the pressure on himself gradually eased.

At the very least, he can concentrate on dealing with only one person, and then help when he has spare energy. Instead of facing the two masters like before.

While Stokes rarely has an advantage guarding Maxi Carey, as long as he can entangle Carey and keep Carey from handling the ball as easily as he did in the first half, it will be a big deal for Dixon and the team. Great help too.

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"After Stokes came on, our midfield really stabilized..."

Fifteen minutes into the second half, assistant coach Stephen Brown spoke to head coach Scott Brooks.

Brooks nodded: "Well. Both Kyrie and Vukovic have been effectively restrained."

Brown glanced in Harry Burgard's direction: "We can put more power into the offense."

Head coach Brooks agrees.

Stabilizing the midfield is the first step. If you can't get the control of the midfield, you can only be led by the nose and beaten by the opponent. Then the adjustments after that will be nothing but castles in the air. No matter how many tactical ideas you have, it will be difficult to realize.

Brooks doesn't expect Stokes to be able to turn the team around immediately after playing.

The offense still depends on others.

He said to Brown: "Get ready for Villani."

"good!"

Brown excitedly ran to the warm-up area and called back South African striker Tristan Villani, who was warming up there.

Villani was transferred from La Liga team Sebastia last season and is only 24 years old this year.

The Stan Park Rangers were also optimistic about his talent before buying him.

After coming to the Stan Park Rangers, he also quickly became the main striker with his own ability.

However, in January of this year, Villani pulled a muscle during training and rested for a long time. So he didn't start this game.

As a South African international, Villani is fast~lightnovelpub.net~ has good skills, can break through and is good at dribbling, and his best position is winger.

When he was brought up at this time, he naturally hoped to use his speed and personal breakthrough to open up the situation for the Stan Park Rangers.

There are about 30 minutes left in the second half of the game, and it is still too late to make adjustments.

When Harry Burgard saw Villani called back by assistant coach Brown, he knew that coach Brooks recognized Stokes' efforts and chose to believe him.

Otherwise, no forward adjustments will be made at this time.

So Burgard stood up and applauded the field, cheering for Jimmy Stokes.

If Stan Park Rangers can equalize from two goals behind, then this game will help Stokes firmly establish himself in the team.

Brooks has no reason not to trust him.

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