The Midfield Master

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At the beginning of the second half, Hull City broke the deadlock and led Everton 1-0, which made the players on the field and the coaches and fans off the field relieved.

A one-goal lead, coupled with the unfavorable game conditions of the relegation competitors, gave Hull City renewed hope of escaping the relegation zone.

From the very beginning of this season, they have almost been fighting for relegation. They have been hovering around the relegation zone and have never been safe. After the whole season, their minds are full of pressure to relegation.

Now it's the last round, when the life and death of the team is decided, and the dawn finally ushered in.

This made Bruce's furrowed brow loosen.

The Hull City fans in the stands sang loudly and circulated the scores of other games to each other. Whether it is this game or several other games, the news that comes is beneficial to them.

As long as the team can maintain this score until the end, it is very likely to escape from death and succeed in relegation.

But the good times didn't last long. After they led for less than ten minutes, Xia Ze and Lukaku came on the field, and they helped Everton equalize the score in just three minutes.

This made the Hull City fans who were still full of hope suddenly fell from heaven to hell.

They know the strength of Xia Ze and Lukaku very well. Lukaku ranks in the top five in the scorer list, and Xia Ze has entered the candidate list for the best rookie in the Premier League.

The two of them equalized immediately after they came on the field, and it was even more difficult for Hull City to win.

If the current score is followed, Hull City will continue to rank eighteenth and cannot escape the bad luck of relegation.

"Hull City is dangerous now. After Xia Ze and Lukaku played, Everton has firmly controlled the situation on the field."

Redknapp Jr. looked at the game screen and said.

"Actually, it is not correct to accuse Everton of not doing their best to play before the game. At least the combat effectiveness of their players in this game is not worse than the Everton we usually see. And now Xia Ze After playing with Lukaku, their strength has greatly increased. For Hull City and Bruce, their hope of relegation is even more slim."

After thinking for a while, Redknapp Jr. continued to add:

"perhaps,

They can rely on Newcastle to lose, and they maintain this score, then they will be able to rely on the goal difference advantage to escape relegation. "

Before this round of the game, Newcastle led Hull City by one point, but the goal difference was less than Hull City. If Newcastle lose and Hull City draw, the two teams will have the same points, and Hull City will be able to surpass the opponent by virtue of the goal difference and rank 17th.

"But the premise is that they can score at least one point in this game, but judging from the current situation, it may be very difficult for them to keep the tie."

Indeed, since Xia Ze and Lukaku came on the field, Everton's offensive has been wave after wave. If it weren't for the other players who were a little rusty in cooperating with the two, Hull City might have been overtaken.

"Prevent him, don't let him get the ball easily!" Bruce shouted from the sidelines when he saw that the team's situation was not good.

And the players who were ready to play after warming up were pulled aside by him to give instructions.

"You don't have to do anything else on the court. Just keep an eye on that Chinese kid. If he is allowed to hold the ball, he won't be allowed to organize an offense even if he fouls!"

In the eyes of Bruce and the coaching staff, Xia Ze is the biggest threat on the Everton field now. Originally some not very threatening passes, after Xia Ze's pass, immediately turned into a very threatening attack.

And Lukaku, who is at the top, has repeatedly converted Xia Ze's threatening pass into a shot. If it weren't for bad luck, Hull City's goalkeeper played well, and now Hull City is already behind.

In the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 1-1, but in the last ten minutes, Hull City had absolutely no power to fight back, and could only shrink half-court and be beaten passively.

Even if they wanted to press out and attack, they couldn't get through the midfield. Or after a failed attack, Everton will form a counterattack. Xia Ze's pass finds Lukaku, allowing the latter to form a shot, which makes the Hull City team break out in a cold sweat.

Over time, they didn't dare to push forward aggressively.

In the other games, Aston Villa took the lead and Sunderland equalized. Even Burnley, who came back from behind, leveled from behind and are heading towards their opponents' goal.

As for Hull City, they could only huddle in their own half, struggling to hold on, hoping to get a draw.

But now a draw, there is no way for them to escape the relegation zone.

Bruce waved his arms nervously on the sidelines to direct his players. His fat body was extremely flexible at this time, but the frown on his forehead showed his mood at this time.

"Steve, something has changed." The assistant coach hurried up, still holding the phone tightly in his hand, with a look of joy on his face, and whispered something in Bruce's ear.

After Bruce finished listening, the melancholy on his face dissipated a little, and there was even a hint of joy in his brows.

At the same time, there was an uproar in the stands of the Hull City fans who had been praying silently and frowning all the time, and some excited faces appeared on the TV screen immediately.

"The fans of Hull City suddenly became very excited. Did the scores change in other games?" Little Redknapp looked at the Hull City fans on TV, and then looked at his mobile phone, his eyes lit up. : "It turns out that Newcastle is behind! In this way, Hull City has now surpassed Newcastle and risen to the seventeenth place in the league standings, temporarily escaping the relegation zone!"

"I didn't expect that the prayers of Hull City fans really worked. They really have the hope of being brought back to life!"

The excitement of the Hull City fans stunned the surrounding Everton fans, and immediately swept the entire stadium, and the entire stadium was filled with drumming noise.

These drumming noises seemed to have affected the players on the field as well. The Hull City players were obviously stunned for a moment. They also seemed to realize what had happened, and each had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

"Stephen, catch the ball!" Xia Ze didn't hesitate, and passed the ball directly to Pienaar.

The opposing defender defending Pienaar was a little distracted because of the fans, and let Pienaar pass directly, while Lukaku in the middle had already thrown off Bruce Jr. and went to the goal to grab a spot.

Boom! !

Pienaar's pass fell directly in front of Lukaku, but Lukaku's header hit the post and bounced heavily.

The Hull City fans who were still in ecstasy immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

But before they recovered their senses, Xia Ze had already appeared inside, pushing and shooting towards the ball that bounced off the goal post.

Whoosh! !

The ball got into the net without any suspense, 2 to 1, Everton overtook the score.

The Hull City fans, who were still ecstatic about Newcastle's backwardness a moment ago, felt like falling into an ice cellar at this second.

One second of heaven, one second of hell, nothing more.