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98: Revenge of the BrokenThe moment the half-time whistle blew, hurried footsteps echoed through the player’s tunnel at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers’ players walked dejectedly towards the changing room, their revenge plan having suffered a major setback in the first half.

Hartlepool United’s players, on the other hand, appeared relatively relaxed, but concentration was etched on every face.

In the away team’s changing room, Old John stood in front of the tactics board, holding Lin Feng’s instructions that he had just received.

”Gentlemen, listen up.”

Old John’s voice reverberated in the small space.

”They’re desperate now, and they’ll attack even harder in the second half. Our opportunity lies behind them.”

He drew a slow wavy line on the tactics board.

”Slow down the tempo, wear down their stamina with passes, like boiling a frog in warm water.”

Jamie Vardy looked up, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

”So, let them jump first, and then we cast our net?”

”Exactly.”

Old John nodded emphatically.

”The boss said this is the ’Tide Theory’. In the first half, we were a fierce rising tide, crushing their morale with our attack. In the second half, we need to be a calm receding tide.”

Gylfi Sigurðsson nodded thoughtfully.

As the team’s creative core, he best understood the essence of this tactic.

”Hidden within a seemingly calm rhythm are deadly undercurrents, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake.”

As soon as Old John finished speaking, a chorus of responses rang out in the changing room.

”Understood!”

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the home team’s changing room was starkly different.

Bristol Rovers’ head coach was roaring at his players.

”What the hell were you playing in the first half?”

”Being led by the nose by a bunch of promoted teams, is this your standard?”

Rickie Lambert sat in the corner, silently adjusting his shin guards.

His gaze remained firm; that shot that hit the post had shown him the opponent’s goalkeeper’s weakness.

As the second half began, Hartlepool United indeed changed the pace of the game.

They were no longer eager to attack, but instead patiently played the ball around in their own half.

The ball circulated among the blue and white striped shirts, every pass precise.

Bristol Rovers’ players were tormented by this rhythm, spinning in circles.

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They charged frantically at the ball like a group of bulls provoked by a red cloth, but always missed.

Their stamina rapidly depleted in this pointless running.

In the 58th minute, the opportunity finally arrived.

Bristol Rovers’ center-back made a fatal error with a pass in their own half.

The ball rolled directly to Jordan Henderson, who was actively pressing.

Hartlepool United instantly transitioned from a ”receding tide” to a ”rising tide”!

Henderson didn’t hesitate; after winning the ball, he immediately sent a long pass to Vardy.

The ball described a beautiful arc, landing precisely in the space behind the opposing defender.

Vardy accelerated.

His speed was pushed to the extreme at that moment, instantly drawing the attention of two defenders.

But just when everyone thought he was going to score one-on-one, Vardy made a decision that astonished the entire stadium.

He cleverly laid the ball back to the onrushing Sigurðsson.

The ”Ice Prince” Sigurðsson met the ball at the edge of the penalty area.

His right foot, like a precise surgical knife, struck the lower-middle part of the ball with force.

The ball instantly rose off the ground, tracing a perfect arc.

The goalkeeper desperately stretched out his hands, but the ball’s trajectory was agonizingly tricky.

”Thud!”

The ball violently crashed into the top-left corner of the net.

Two-nil!

Memorial Stadium instantly fell silent.

This world-class goal completely shattered the last shred of hope in the home fans’ hearts.

Sigurðsson turned and walked back to the halfway line expressionlessly, as if he had just completed an ordinary pass.

But the calmness and composure in his eyes made everyone feel what it meant to be a king.

Bristol Rovers’ players were completely rattled.

Their revenge plan not only failed but also left them even more disheveled by their opponents.

But Rickie Lambert did not give up.

This experienced striker knew that now was when the team needed him most.

In the 75th minute, Lambert received a pass from a teammate in the penalty area.

Facing a double-team from two defenders, he displayed the cunning of a veteran.

A feint fooled the first defender, followed by a powerful turn to shake off the second.

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