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Chapter 74 Football in Birmingham
On February 2011, 2, Birmingham beat Arsenal 27-2 at Wembley Stadium to win the English League Cup.

In May, they were defeated in the last round of the Premier League, and the relegation battle fell short.

The club already had economic problems. Before that, the team owner also sold 1.6% of his private shares and cashed out 363 million pounds in order to keep Birmingham's qualification for the European war.

Relegation to the British Championship means that income will be greatly reduced, and it will only be more difficult for Birmingham to maintain normal operations.

Later, although Birmingham successfully emerged from the Europa League play-offs.

However, what the third-line battle in the new season has brought to the team is only extensive fatigue and injuries.

In the new season, in the Europa League group stage, 3 wins, 1 draw and [-] losses, only one step away from qualifying.

The English League Cup and the FA Cup were also out early.

In the league, although No.4 was achieved, they lost to Blackpool 2:3 in two rounds in the semi-finals of the play-offs.

Multi-line combat is the main reason why Birmingham's relegation to the British Championship failed.

The current head coach Clark is well aware that the physical fatigue brought by multi-line combat will greatly affect the competitive state.

The team was out of the English League Cup early and reserved more energy to prepare for the league.

"In this game, the opponent will definitely seek stability, because they will participate in the Carabao Cup three days later, and the opponent is still the Premier League team."

"At that time, what were we doing?"

Clark's question made the players a little confused about the meaning.

After scanning around, he said slowly: "Of course we are lying down and resting at home. Therefore, in this game, we must spare no effort to fight."

"Let the world know that it was us who beat Bournemouth."

I have to say that Clark's words still have some effect, which greatly boosts morale.

After he took over the team, team owner Yang Jiacheng was arrested by the police on suspicion of money laundering.

During this time, the Birmingham City club has been in trusteeship.

Under the "internal and external troubles", Birmingham, led by Clarke, miraculously tied their opponents in the last round of last season. With an advantage in the number of goals in the standings, they overwhelmed Doncaster and succeeded in relegation.

Rossi also contributed to their relegation battle.

The last round of last season was the match between Leicester City and Doncaster.

Rossi gave Nugent a pick-and-roll, and the latter went to the meeting alone. Doncaster had no choice but to foul and Leicester City won a penalty.

It was this penalty that made Birmingham's stoppage time equal without losing its original meaning.

Also sent Doncaster to League One.

Coach Clark advocates happy football, is good at handling the relationship between players, and maintains harmony in the locker room.

This is also an important reason why the club owner is deeply imprisoned and the team can still gain a foothold in the British Championship under difficult circumstances.

Now, they have an opportunity.

This is an opportunity that all Championship teams want to challenge.

Beat Bournemouth.

If they can defeat their opponents at home, it will not only save the team's two-game losing streak, but also boost morale.

In the standings, it can also stabilize the top ten position.

The Bournemouth team will definitely stay strong in preparation for Wednesday's cup game.

After Birmingham played this game, they can rest for a whole week.

While you are sick, I will kill you.

Clark would not let go of such an opportunity.

At the beginning of the game, Clark formed a 4-4-2 lineup and used his good wing attack to suppress the two wings of the Bournemouth team.

The full-backs Cotterill and Noval, who spared no effort to run, could not only attack Bournemouth's defense on the offensive end, but also return to the defense in time on the defensive end.

For Rossi, Clark used man-to-man tactics, and central defender Edgar began to follow Rossi closely after halftime.

This set of tactics of using sideways suppression received very good results at the beginning.

The Bournemouth team, which strives to be stable, did not dare to press too high on the midfielder Suleman, and Harry Art also mostly moved in the middle to support the offensive of the two sides.

Bournemouth's two full-backs, Pugh and Ricky, are not a wing-breaking team. They pass the ball to the goal more through cooperation with the center and frontcourt.

When the Birmingham team saw that their opponents did not dare to play, the two wingers pressed forward more boldly.

In the 3rd minute, the Birmingham team took the lead at home.

Cotterill holds the ball and breaks through the side. After attracting Pugh's defense, he passes the ball to the full-back Hall who is lapping forward.

Hall's pass reached the goal, and center Donaldson headed the goal. Unfortunately, goalkeeper Boruc punched him out of the penalty area.

Donaldson, who missed the opportunity, rubbed his face with both hands in remorse, and gave a thumbs up to his teammates on the wing. The fans immediately applauded and encouraged the players.

The fans of the home team also secretly suppressed their energy, hoping that their team can end Bournemouth's unbeaten record.

After the ball was knocked out by the goalkeeper, it landed at Suleman's feet. He looked up at the front end, and didn't have a good counterattack point, so he knocked the ball horizontally to Harry.

This reflects Eddie Howe's strategic deployment in this game, playing steadily and striving for control.

If Wilson or Stanislas is on the wing, Harry will not hesitate to use a long pass to launch a counterattack.

Another point is that after the clearance, Birmingham's full-backs consciously pressed up to limit Harry Art's first shot, thereby delaying the attack.

Eddie Howe also knew that the reason why the opponent dared to attack unscrupulously was that he did not dare to attack.

In order to prepare for the Carabao Cup, neither Stanislas nor Ryan Fraser, a speedy winger, started. Wilson and Rossi were on the front line.

And these two people will also end after the 65th minute of the game.

Without a sharp counterattack from the wing, the Bournemouth team would have broken their own arm.

It is a bit unrealistic to let Wilson single out the defense by relying on a long pass from the backcourt to the striker.

Even if he can barely cross, Rossi is not a center forward.

In such a situation, the more the Birmingham team played, the more relaxed they became, and the more relaxed they became, the happier they were.

Teammates don't complain when they miss a good goal, but encourage them loudly.

If the defense makes a mistake, everyone also takes the initiative to take responsibility.

The whole team is happy and happy.

This is Birmingham football.

In the 8th minute, the Birmingham midfielder made a pass error under the pressure of the opponent.

After Gleason lost the ball, he didn't fight back immediately, and was easily pushed forward by Harry Arter, who passed a very penetrating behind the ball.

Rossi ghostly appeared on the offside line and started in the first place.

【Luo starts, he throws off the defender. 】

[Edgar, who was chasing back, raised his hand to signal the linesman that the ball was offside. 】

[But the linesman did not raise the flag, and the goalkeeper came out. 】

Facing the goalkeeper, Rossi takes a step forward with his left foot, and then does the same with his right foot.

At this point goalkeeper Randolph's center of gravity has moved with Rossi's leg swing.

Immediately afterwards, Rossi did it with his left foot, and Randolph's center of gravity had completely moved with Rossi's leg.

In the end, Rossi used his right foot to push the ball to the front right, and the goalkeeper sat down on the ground because the center of gravity was too late to shift.

[The beautiful pendulum is extraordinary, Luo once again used his nirvana, shaking the goalkeeper away with elegant fake moves. 】

【Luo is about to shoot, Edgar, who is chasing back, throws a shovel, and Luo falls to the ground. 】

[The referee blows the whistle, will it be a red card? 】

【Oh, it really is a red card.Because Luo passed the goalkeeper and faced an empty goal, Edgar's tackle behind the back was an obvious red card action. 】

[The Birmingham team had to play one player less than 10 minutes into the game, which is simply a disaster. 】

(End of this chapter)