Father Green

Chapter 80: Don't be cowardly, just do it!
As soon as Millwall took the ball out, the referee Graham Scott blew the whistle to end the first half, and the two sides entered the intermission.

The commentator also used this time to start commenting on the highlights of the first half. Of course, in their opinion, the most exciting shot of the first half was not Southampton's goal, but Stewart's performance-colored fall to the ground. Scream, and Hammond's flying kick.

And in the home team's locker room, Kenny Jackett slapped the tactical board and said to his players: "Listen, that goal in the first half was a mistake. Those stinky fishermen on the south coast are very lucky. .”

"But in the second half he didn't have that much luck and we're going to give it our all. First we need to attack, guys. I didn't see a threat at all in the first half, and of course it wasn't from the two strikers. The problem is that we didn't create chances or provide chances for our teammates up front."

"In the second half, the midfielders should provide help to Josh and Darius, and the two full-backs should actively press forward. If they lose the ball in the attack, they should immediately invest in the counterattack and use it if necessary. Foul tactics, our midfield struggled in the first half, but our four defenders did not get a yellow card. Of course, I am not encouraging everyone to get a yellow card, but I want to tell you to defend decisively."

"And Terry, I need to make some changes in the second half, because of Jordan's end, I need to replace a wide player, and you and Abdul have yellow cards, so based on tactical considerations, I have to make some changes. Substitution and adjustment." Jackett looked into Terry Lycon's eyes and explained why he was being substituted.

Terry Lecon nodded to show that he understood, he would not ask "Abdul and I, why must it be me and not the other party?", unless he is really stupid.

Jackett is the meritorious head coach who led the team to upgrade to the English Championship. As long as the team is not relegated, his position in the team must be a hundred times more stable than these players.

Jackett said a lot, anyway, he just wants to see the goals and the team's offense.

But how to attack and how to score goals Millwall players are a little unclear.I only heard that two more center forwards should be supported, and then the full-backs should press up, and at the same time, the defense should be decisive. Hey, aren't you talking about offense?How did it get involved in defense?
However, after getting along with Jackett for several years, almost all of these players were single-handedly promoted or introduced by him.Even if some don't understand it, just play according to his requirements anyway, press up to attack, the full backs keep up, and defend decisively.

Well. Just three things, very simple.

In the end, Jackett summed it up: "This is our home field. Only the 'wild lion' has ever run wild on other people's territory. No one can do whatever they want on our territory. Guys, go out and tell them who is here What kind of team are they facing at home, three points in this home is our goal!!"

"Turn them over!!!" The home team's locker room was full of momentum.

"Millwall's home court? I'll go to his. Mom's home court! In my eyes, the home court advantage is the biggest joke. They have 1110 people like us."

"We are now ranked first in the league standings, who are they? Why do we have to be afraid of them when we change a lawn or a stadium? In my opinion, there are more fans here than the opponent. Our fans Less. The opponent booed us more and cheered us less, what is the difference between the New Neil Stadium and our St. Mary's Stadium?" In the visiting team's locker room, Charlotte stood among the players and was filled with righteous indignation.

At this moment, the boos outside suddenly became louder, like thunder.Given the nature of English clubs, the sound insulation effect for the visiting team's locker room is equivalent to surrounding it with a few thin wooden boards and making a door that can be opened and closed.

So the boos and abuse from the fans outside clearly reached the ears of every Southampton player, including Charlotte, who was mobilizing them in the battle.

I'm sorry, the sound insulation of the visiting team's dressing room at Millwall can the fans outside hear me?Could it be a camera or a bug?
As crazy as Millwall is, it's impossible to install listening devices in the visiting team's dressing room, otherwise the FA will make them "crazy to death".
In fact, the live screen outside at this moment was showing clips of the first half of the game, which happened to be placed on Lambert's goal, so the dissatisfied Millwall fans naturally booed and abused.

At the same time, the sound insulation of the dressing rooms of almost all English teams is very poor, including Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal and other giants.These are just some basic off-court tricks, just to influence the visiting team's preparations.

Charlotte's face twitched: "Okay, I admit that I was wrong. Their boos and curses were not a little loud, but very loud!"

Seeing his boss's somewhat deflated expression, the players all laughed.

The most exaggerated performance is Pogba. The banana he just stuffed into his mouth and bitten almost didn't come out.

Charlotte glared at Pogba, then grabbed an unpeeled banana in his hand, peeled it off and took a bite: "I didn't even play and I ate a banana."

Ignoring Pogba's "resentful" eyes, Charlotte went on to say: "Obviously, our advantage is greater than the opponent. The advantage I mean does not refer to the previous goal, although that goal is indeed very important to us. "

Charlotte pointed her finger at her temple: "What I'm talking about is the advantage that we understand how we play football very well. Each of you has a clear idea of ​​offense and defense."

"In the first half, we were only disturbed by the opponent's aggressive moves and ubiquitous small moves. So in the second half, I need to see the real strength of the team, just like we have in other games in these months."

"Adam! At the last moment of the first half, you helped Daniel open the gap. I couldn't see what you were doing throughout the first half. Take advantage of the 15 minutes in the middle, you have to adjust your state as soon as possible, otherwise I will die. I'm going to replace you with a 'Ferrari'." Charlotte stared at Adam Lallana.

Adam Lallana little bit: "I see, boss."

He knew that he was indeed a little quiet in the first half, and he couldn't even keep up with Jack Cork, who was often inserted in the midfield, let alone Sturridge on the other side.

"Because we were sent off one man in the first half, I don't mean to blame you, Dean. You did a good job in the first half, and the opponent also lost one man, didn't you?! This is not a big loss to us." Charlotte said When I got here, I happened to see Dean Hammond, who was a little sad with his head bowed in the corner, so he spoke to comfort him.

Dean Hammond looked up and smiled bitterly.

Regardless of Hammond, Charlotte continued: "So in the second half, the two midfielders should not press too far forward, and pay attention to the opponent's offense."

"Daniel and Adam on the two sides can take turns moving toward the center. After one of them gets close to the center, Danny or Fraser on the two sides will step in and act as a winger to respond to the team's offense. "Charlotte immediately turned around and said to Scottish full-back Dennis Fox: "Dennis, I'm sorry that I can only replace you for tactical reasons. You must know that you are a left-footed player."

"It's okay, I understand, boss!" Fox nodded.

The starting right back in this game is Fox, but Fox was a left back before. With Danny Rose, Southampton's left back position is almost unshakable.

And Charlotte didn't want to waste Fox's ability, so he transformed him from a left back to a right back. In this way, Fox, who can play on both sides, became a frequent visitor to Southampton's 16-man squad in every game.

But Fox was born as a left back after all, and he is good at left foot.The Scot usually performs very well in defense on the right, comparable to Fraser Richardson, the main force on the right back, and the two often rotate in this position.

However, Fox, who is left-footed, has a natural disadvantage over Richardson, who is right-footed, when it comes to breakthrough crosses from the wing.

In the second half, in addition to doing their job well, the two full-backs had to rush up to play the role of winger and full-back, and the cross from the right was naturally more accurate for right-footed players than left-footed players.

Fox also knows this, so there is no dissatisfaction in the slightest.

Charlotte took the banana peel she had eaten and threw it into Pogba's arms, then picked up a marker pen and began to draw a tactical road map on the tactical board: "After one of the two full-backs plugs in to act as a winger, the midfielder Whoever is closest to that side, Jack or Morgan, has to help guard against counterattacks from behind."

"After Sturridge or Adam Lallana reach the center, the goal is very simple! Whether it is to pass the ball to Ricky who is in front, or to hit the goal yourself, it depends on your own choice according to the situation."

"Under special conditions, I would rather choose to take a corner kick or draw a foul from the opponent than to lose the ball easily. You must know that both Jose and Gary are good at fighting for headers on corner kicks. At the same time, Ricky is on free kicks The accomplishments are also very good.”

During the 15-minute break, except that Charlotte made some jokes at the beginning to ease the atmosphere in the locker room, in the remaining [-] minutes, Charlotte was talking about the tactics for the second half.

Grabbing Pogba's bananas, and throwing banana peels at him, was certainly part of the joke.

When focusing on one thing, time always passes quickly. When everyone was still listening to Charlotte's talk, the staff had already knocked on the door to announce that the second half of the game was about to start.

Charlotte smashed the marker pen on the black and white tactical board he drew: "I've finished what I need to say, and the rest is up to you."

"In a word." Charlotte raised her right arm: "Don't be cowardly, just do it!!"

"Damn!!!" The players roared in unison!