I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Chapter 403 Battle of the Terrible Dogs!Three points that must be fought for in the English League One!The number of people online in the live broadcast room reached a new high!
The decline of Huddersfield Town Club, which won three consecutive championships, began during World War II. The club's investors were affected by the bombings of World War II, and suffered heavy financial and personnel losses. Even the home stadium at the time was bombed.

Huddersfield Town was reduced to struggling in the lower leagues in 1972. It took 40 years, that is, until 2012, to upgrade from the third-level English League One to the second-level English Championship. In the 16/17 season, Huddersfield Town passed the promotion playoffs and was promoted to the Premier League for the first time in history.

Yes, they are not the founding team of the Premier League. Although they are the first generation to win three consecutive championships, their reputation is far less than that of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, not even a fraction of it.

But no matter what, Huddersfield Town are the big brother they once were.

Huddersfield Town are also the only English football club to have three gold stars embroidered on their team crest.

Of course, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United have also done it, but for them, winning the championship is equivalent to being gay. What's more, they are not the first team to win three consecutive league championships, and they have never done so. They felt embarrassed about the breakthrough, so they changed it.

Only Huddersfield Town still retains the three consecutive gold stars that symbolize their former glory, because it is really difficult for them to win the top league championship again.

There is also a magical English club. They have two stars embroidered on their team emblem. Although there is one less than Harbin Town, the gold content of these two stars is even greater than Harbin Town's three consecutive top league championships. .

This club is Nottingham Forest.

The two stars on the Nottingham Forest team emblem are from the two consecutive Champions League championships won in 78 and 79.

There are many teams that have won consecutive Champions League titles. The first is Real Madrid’s five consecutive Champions League titles, followed by Bayern’s three consecutive titles, Ajax’s three consecutive titles (with Cruyff), and AC Milan’s. Two consecutive championships, Liverpool's two consecutive championships, Benfica's two consecutive championships, Inter Milan also had two consecutive championships.

It is worth mentioning that the powerful Barcelona dynasty of Dream One, Two Dreams and Three Dynasties has won the Champions League five times, but has never defended the Champions League title.

What is defending the title?That is, winning the crown in the first year and continuing to hold the crown in the second year must be continuous. Even if there is an interruption in the middle, it cannot be called defending.

The magical thing about Nottingham Forest is that they are the only team in the history of football that has won more Champions League championships than league championships - they have only won the English top league championship once in the league.

At 11:[-] noon, the Southampton team bus slowly drove into the Alfred McAlpine Stadium.

This stadium is also a relatively magical one.

This stadium is being built and put into use at the same time.

The stadium can accommodate 25000 people. Construction began in 1993. At that time, the stadium was named "Coaklis Stadium" because the stadium was built under the leadership of the local Kirklis Council.

When it was built in 1994, the council ran out of money, so a builder was introduced to name it, and the stadium was renamed "Alfred McAlpine Stadium".

When the stadium was put into use in 1995, there was insufficient funds. The construction of the most important south stand, the "doghouse", had just begun, while the north stand was not even a shadow.

However, this did not delay the game. Alfred McAlpine Stadium only opened the riverside stands on the east and west sides and the Kilna Embankment stand for fans to use. It was not until 1996 that construction of the north side stand began and It was not completely completed until 1997.

It took 4 years to build this stadium.

Later, in 2012, after Huddersfield Town was promoted to the English Championship, the famous beer company Heineken bought the naming rights of the stadium and renamed the stadium "John Smith" Stadium.

For now, the stadium is still called Alfred McAlpine, a name that is both confusing and easy to pronounce.

After entering Alfred McAlpine Stadium, you can see a huge team logo.

The Huddersfield Town crest features a castle, a river, a white rose representing the House of York, and a Terrier at the top.

The Terriers are the nickname of the Huddersfield Town team because Huddersfield is rich in small dogs.

The scientific name of this dog is Yorkshire Terrier, which was originally used to hunt rats.

Yes, this is a puppy that can catch mice.

The people of Huddersfield Town loved this kind of puppy that was always barking and full of energy, so when the Huddersfield Town Club was established, the club unanimously decided to embroider the Terrier dog on their team emblem.

In the earliest version of the Huddersfield team emblem, the Territory dog ​​was embroidered as majestic as a lion. After all, they were the strongest club in the world at the time. However, as Huddersfield Town fell from the top league to the lower league, Huddersfield Town The club no longer has such arrogance, so the dog on their team logo is completely a cartoon pet.

It is worth mentioning that the die-hard Huddersfield Town fans call themselves...puppies.

After lunch and a break, Coach Adkins took the players on the field for adaptive training.

The turf of Alfred McAlpine Stadium is still very good, and the atmosphere at home is good. Almost all residents in the town are fans. Football culture and rugby culture are very developed here.

This stadium has also been used as the venue for the World Rugby Series three times.

But it is not difficult to see the Huddersfield Town team's style of play from the fact that local fans not only like football but also rugby.

Today's game is indispensable for another strong physical confrontation.

At 1:[-] p.m., fans began to enter the venue.

The die-hard pups of the home team filled the south kennel stands early, waving blue and white team flags in their hands.Diehard Saints fans from afar filled the north stands.

There were even some Saints fans who couldn't buy tickets and had to wait outside the venue.

The last third round match of the EFL Cup made Saints fans revel in it. This time, it happened to be the weekend. A large number of Saints fans drove to Huddersfield Town, wanting to witness Gu Ran's excitement. goal scene.

Just like last time, the little queen Taylor Swift, who had undergone some disguises and accompanied by her female assistant, arrived early in the box reserved for her by Gu Ran.

The major news media also occupied a favorable position early and set up long guns and short guns.

In the scouting area, Chelsea's Emenalo, Liverpool's Edwards, and Manchester City's Platt were sitting together with smiles on their faces.

Although they dislike each other, from a certain perspective, they can be considered "like-minded".

For today's game, the pre-match handicap given by William Hill is: home win 2.62, draw 3.21, lose 2.65.

This handicap means that William Hill is still somewhat uncertain.

Judging from the performance of previous games, Southampton has a ferocious seven-game winning streak. Logically speaking, it should be stronger. However, the game three days ago was very intense and it is difficult for an ordinary team to win consecutively at a high level. Supported by the intensity of the game, not to mention Huddersfield Town's strength is not bad.

Huddersfield Town has also just won three consecutive victories, and they do not have the burden of playing on multiple fronts in the League Cup. They have no problem with their physical fitness, and they are playing at home.

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Therefore, in today's game, Huddersfield Town must press hard and strive for these precious 3 points.

Therefore, William Hill gave such a conservative handicap.

Of course, the more difficult a game is to predict, the more money gambling companies can make.

2 pm.

The referee team enters the venue to inspect the competition venue.

After the venue inspection, the away team Southampton was the first to enter the stadium for pre-match warm-up training.

In today's game, Southampton's players put on their red and white jerseys - Huddersfield Town's home jersey is blue and white with sword stripes, which does not conflict with Southampton.

When Gu Ran stood on the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, the Saints fans in the north stands cheered crazily!

Although three days have passed since the last game, the passion Gu Ran brought to Saints fans has still not dissipated!

The Huddersfield Town fans booed loudly and even barked loudly at Gu Ran.

Gu Ran felt calm and even wanted to laugh.

Soon, the Huddersfield Town players also came on stage to warm up.

The fans cheered wildly for their home team, and the atmosphere at Alfred McAlpine Stadium was explosive!
After half an hour of warm-up training, the players from both sides left the field for final preparations before the game.

At 2:50 minutes, players from both sides lined up in the tunnel, holding caddies in hand, preparing to officially take the field.

Ran Live broadcast accessed the live signal, and the live broadcast room was immediately filled with barrages, and the number of people in the live broadcast room quickly exceeded the 25 mark!
The promotion of Hotifoot Agency, coupled with Gu Ran's strong performance, has begun to make Ran Live Broadcast popular in the country.

At this time, under the guidance of the referees on duty, the starting players from both sides officially appeared on the stage and lined up to shake hands.

Huddersfield's captain, centre-back Peter Clark, and Southampton's captain Davies came to the referee's side to guess coins.

Davies guessed right and won Southampton first pick-up, while Peter Clark secured first kick-off for Huddersfield Town.

Davis chose the half of the south stand where the doghouse is located as his starting position and attacked from south to north.

The captains of both sides shook hands and exchanged team flags. Players from both sides took photos in their respective half-courts, then formed their formations and waited for the referee's opening whistle.

In today's game, Southampton's away team still started with a 442-[-]-[-] formation, and the game tactics also followed the high-pressure and physical confrontation tactics they used against Sheffield United three days ago.

However, the starting lineup has been significantly adjusted.

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(End of this chapter)