Father Green

Chapter 125: Veteran Gary, Newcomer Gary!
After a wave of consecutive victories, Southampton's ranking also pushed the second army far away in one go.

Now that 36 league rounds have passed, Charlotte's Southampton has achieved 27 wins, six draws and three losses. They ranked first with 87 points, which is 2 points ahead of No.[-] West Ham United. .

With ten rounds left in the league, the [-]-point difference in points has almost announced the result. Even the "Thames River Daily" is exclaiming that they want to pull Southampton from the throne of the British Championship. Only theoretical possibilities remain.

You must know that the champions of the British Championship last season were Queens Park Rangers. They scored 88 points, so theoretically speaking, it is almost impossible for Southampton to lose [-] points in ten rounds. The waiting team scored another [-] points in ten rounds.

This season's championship battle is quite fierce. The No.2 West Ham United currently has 3 points, and the No.59 Reading team is only one point less than West Ham United. They have [-] points, and then they will be relegated. The gap between Blackpool, Birmingham and Cardiff City is only three points.

But because of a "perverted" Charlotte soaring into the sky, these teams can only fight desperately to grab the No.2 position. Anyway, the No.2 team can also directly upgrade to the Premier League without having to play. Upgrade playoffs.

At the same time, the relegation zone of Coventry, Barnsley, Bristol City and other teams is also fiercely fought, and the difference is only two points.In the relegation zone, there is also a team as "tough" as Southampton in the promotion zone, and that is Doncaster. With only 36 points in 22 rounds, they have almost locked in a relegation spot in advance. So the fierce fighting in the relegation zone has nothing to do with them.

When the time came to the middle of March, a little spring breeze began to blow away the cold of a winter, just like Southampton, which had been caught in the "cold" before, has now ushered in the early spring season.

At this time, a tall middle-aged man began to enter the Staplewood training base and started his new life.

When the day's training just started, the players were already standing neatly in the middle of the lawn, waiting for the coaching staff headed by Charlotte to arrange today's training.

The coaching staff of Wilkins and Tony Cotton, Martin Hunt and others also stood in a row, just opposite the players.

Charlotte slowly walked into the open space between the two camps. He faced the players and turned his back to the coaching staff and said, "Today, we will have an old friend come back, and at the same time join a new companion!"

Following Charlotte's words, a person slowly walked out from behind the coaching staff.

"Fuck! Gary!!"

"Hey, Gary, when did you get out of the hospital? Why didn't you ask me to pick you up?"

"Gary, are you alright? Come on, try kicking two feet. I didn't even feel like kicking a ball when I was seriously injured for a month."

The players greeted the visitor in a hurry, and he was the team's central defender Gary Monk who was seriously injured before!
"Quiet!" Charlotte yelled, and the effect was obvious. On the training ground, almost no one who was not afraid of death dared to sing against Charlotte.

"Gary's cruciate ligament was torn. Considering his young age, the doctor advised him not to do strenuous sports in the future. So after a long period of thinking, Gary decided to retire. The club also respects Gary's decision, although it is painful. But it's the best way."

Before Charlotte finished speaking, the players exploded.They didn't know Gary Monk's decision to retire before. Gary Monk only told his family, the club and Charlotte, so his teammates and the outside media did not receive the news.

Although everyone knows that the cruciate ligament is really difficult to recover, even if it recovers, the players will be affected almost for life, but no one thinks about retirement.

"Guys, I'm 32 years old and I'm going to be 33 soon. I don't have any regrets. My career didn't end early. So I'm not too disappointed. Even without this injury, the recent I'm also thinking about the decision to retire, but this injury made me make this difficult decision a season earlier." Gary Monk was also very moved when he looked at his teammates who were related to him, and he was explaining his decision.

"To be honest, I don't regret coming to Southampton at all, because this is my home! I am very grateful to the boss, at the end of my career, he let me go back home! I started my football career in Southampton , also ends at Southampton, there is no better destination."

Charlotte clapped her hands: "Gary devoted the first half of his life to his beloved football, and spent the second half of his life with his family and friends. But! Gary didn't stay away from football because of this, stay away from football. Southampton! I have formally issued an invitation before, hoping that Gary can join my coaching staff as a coach. At the same time, the club also agreed. After consideration, Gary also agreed to the invitation. So starting today, your teammate Gary. Monk has retired, but your extra training, Gary Monk has just started!"

It is conceivable that the players exploded again. There are too many surprises today, and I can't accept it for a while
"Let me just say that when Gary taught us before, he was very good as a coach, and now he has become a real coach!" Mustafi seldom spoke. He inherited the rigorous quality of the Germans, but today he also Rarely took the initiative to joke.

"Recalling Gary standing behind me wearing a jersey, and thinking about Gary standing in front of me wearing a coach uniform. The style of painting has changed too fast, and I can't accept it." Pogba wailed.

Gary Monk smiled a little embarrassedly, and then bowed to everyone: "Please give me your advice in the future!"

Sturridge said with a smile: "Who is on the ground and who is teaching who!"

The players laughed and booed. In the early morning of this day, the air in Southampton seemed to be particularly clear, which made the players feel particularly good. The "gloom" of the previous few days was swept away.

After the training began, Gary Monk did not hold the whistle and began to guide the players to train.He has to learn how to become a coach with Martin Hunt first. As a rookie, he still needs to learn a lot, and in the few private time, he still needs to spare a lot of time to go to Calgary in Wales. Fucheng, where he began to participate in coach training, and finally obtained a coach certificate.

During the player period, Gary Monk was an experienced veteran. Although he was not a coach, he also began to guide young players.And Gary Monk, who has just started his journey as a coach, has just started on the road. He has to study as hard as he has just joined the youth team of the team.

Not long after Gary Monk returned to the team, Charlotte and his team ushered in the sixth round of the FA Cup.

As a result of the previous draw, they once again encountered a Premier League team, this time Toffee Everton.

Of course, the game has progressed so far, there are only two English Championship teams in total. Apart from Southampton, the Fox City Leicester City team is still in the FA Cup. The total cup is handy.

But their good luck ends here, because their opponent this round is the Blues Chelsea.

Everton's head coach is Ferguson's fellow, and David Moyes, the successor of the Red Devils who was finalized after Sir Alex retired, is also a master who spends a small amount of money to do big things, whether he was in Preston or now. Everton, he used a small transfer fee to bring the most suitable and outstanding players.

Moyes' Toffees are not an easy opponent to deal with. Although Everton has not joined the ranks of the championship team under the training of Moyes in recent years, it has become a presence that cannot be ignored in the Premier League.

Everton's performance in the past two years is similar to their rival Liverpool. Last season, Liverpool ranked sixth in the league, while their Merseyside derby opponent Everton ranked seventh. The difference between the two teams is only four. point.

And so far this season, Everton is ranked seventh, behind him is Liverpool, who are three points less than them
It can be seen that Everton has now become a tough bone in the Premier League!
But for this game, Charlotte is not worried, first of all, continue to follow his urine. The FA Cup game must be for young players, so even if they lose, there is no pressure.

Secondly, Moyes's mind is quite entangled now. The seventh place in the league and the fifth place Newcastle United are only six points behind. With ten rounds left in the league, six points is not impossible. of.

So now Moyes is entangled, and the two-line battle between the league and the cup makes him unable to choose.No.5 in the league can participate in the UEFA Cup next season, and the champion of the FA Cup can also participate in the UEFA Cup.

The two paths are different, but the end result is the same.League No.5 gets a lot more broadcast fee share, and although the prize money for the FA Cup champion is not very high, it is also a real championship trophy. The league championship, so the FA Cup and the League Cup, which are unpopular hotbeds, are the greatest hope.

Moyes is caught in a dilemma. He has the league in his left hand and the FA Cup in his right. He doesn't know where to put his hands.

In the end, Moyes looked at the FA Cup lineup. Except for the English Championship teams such as opponents Southampton and Leicester City, the rest are all Premier League teams.Among them are tough opponents such as Bolton, Sunderland, Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the two giants of Liverpool and Chelsea.

And Moyes looked at the league schedule again, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Swansea City, Stoke City, Sunderland
Moyes has to admit that the opponents in the league are easier to bully in comparison.
After all, the two giants, Liverpool and Chelsea, are destined to miss the league title this season, and the competitiveness of the Champions League is too crazy. Liverpool has no Champions League to play, and the prospect of the precarious Chelsea Champions League is not very good.

So relatively speaking, the FA Cup is a "soft persimmon" for the two teams. Moyes can guess that in the FA Cup, the two giants and Tottenham, which also has no hope of a league title, will invest a lot. troops.

For an instant, Moyes seemed to have made up his mind.