I am the king of football

Chapter 85 Battle of Tianwang Mountain

Southampton's youth training coach Jason has been very sad recently. The reason is very simple, because of Hull City's new top star Qin Hu.

As Qin Hu appeared like a god sent from heaven in Hull City's first league game to help the team score the winning goal, the striker from China has continued to bring surprises to the fans who follow him.

Headings, explosive shots, ever-improving ball control skills, superb positioning, and a variety of scoring methods in the penalty area, the talents and qualities that a top striker should have are constantly emerging from this player.

But Jason immediately gave up on Qin Hu just because Hull City offered him a weekly salary of 300 euros.

"I really deserve to die..."

Jason had countless dreams at midnight with regret. When he thought about how he thought the estimate he gave to Qin Hu was worth that much, he wished he could go back in time and beat himself up.

It is not known who spread the news, but now the Saints first team coach Nigel Adkins also learned that Jason decisively gave up Qin because of a weekly salary of only 300 euros. When meeting him several times, Adkins mocked Jason more than once.

"Mr. Jason, I mean Mr. Jason, you know, if we had Qin, we would definitely be at the top of the league this season."

"Ah, uh, haha, really, hahaha, indeed, Mr. Adkins, your coaching ability is indeed beyond reproach."

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The reason why the two were able to have such a direct conversation was that after ten rounds of the league, Southampton's assistant coach Fording left the team, and Jason was subsequently promoted by the team to assist Adkins.

Although the team's promotion from League One to the Championship last season and its firm hold of the runner-up spot in the Championship this season were all due to the outstanding young talents selected by Jason for the team in the past two years, the Qin Hu issue is indeed a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

Of course, as the head coach of a team, Nigel Adkins is not really holding a grudge against one player. He respects Jason more and only teases him occasionally.

Before the start of the 18th round of the league, neither Adkins nor Jason had much hope of defeating Hull City because of the terrifying strength of the heyday of Hull City.

However, the fall of Colen brought them an unexpected surprise. Although this is a bit immoral, it is the fact that the absence of a main midfielder who can defend and pass and the captain is a symbol of great loss of strength for any team.

“Maybe we don’t need Qin to return to the Premier League as champions.”

This was what Adkins said for the last time when he arranged the starting lineup for the next round of games with Jason and his team. Football is a team sport. No matter how strong a striker is, if he does not have enough support behind him, he cannot make a comeback alone.

Time flies, and it is match day in a blink of an eye. Southampton, a port city in southern England, has been decorated into a sea of ​​red and white early in the morning.

As a symbol of football for the entire city, Southampton Saints has countless crazy supporters here. Many Southampton people have been die-hard fans of this team for generations, which makes them very crazy in the pre-match parade.

When the orange bus representing Hull City drove into the city, the Tiger City players were greeted with a rather grand "welcome ceremony" starting from the first street.

"Shh! Shh! Shh! Get out! This is our territory!"

Continuous whistles were blown frequently, and Saints fans expressed their dislike for the Hull City team with shrill horns and roars. In order to prevent football hooligans from harming the players, Bruce asked the players to lock the windows and not to clash with the home team fans as soon as the bus entered the city.

Everyone understood the principle that less trouble is better, so they all stayed in their respective seats, listening to music with headphones on, all the way to Southampton's home ground, St. Mary's Stadium.

There, the owner of the stadium, Southampton, had been waiting for a long time. When the Hull City team hurriedly went to the locker room to change clothes and warm up, the Saints team had already finished warming up.

"boom!!!"

As soon as they entered the stadium, the Hull City players heard the fans' crazy and roaring support for the home team, which brought a lot of pressure to the players.

The team's captain for this game, Gulas, waved his arms vigorously to signal everyone to focus on training.

"Ignore their voices, everything will be determined on the field!"

"understand!"

Shaking their heads, everyone stopped paying attention to the home team's movements. As the players were divided into groups and began the final warm-up, the countdown to the start of the game began.

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, dear audience friends, welcome to watch the 2011-2012 Championship League th round Southampton vs. Hull City match, I am the commentator Zhan Jun."

When Zhan Jun's voice and the images from CCTV's live broadcast room appeared in front of the TV's eyes, both teams on the field had already returned to the locker room to make final preparations.

"This match is the decisive battle of the Championship this season. The two teams are ranked first and second in the league respectively. It can be said that this is the highest quality duel in the Championship so far this season."

His eyes quickly scanned the starting lineups provided by the two teams before the game, and Zhan Junfu started chatting again.

"In the last round of the league, Hull City's core midfielder Collen was injured and left the field. It has now been confirmed that he will be out for at least two months. This has a significant impact on their strength. However, judging from Hull City's starting lineup, Bruce should have found a temporary solution."

4231, this lineup is exactly the same as Hull City's last training match. Kane was placed in the attacking midfielder position, while Evans and Paul were placed in the back position. Bruce did not have time to slowly test whether this new formation would work and directly put it on the stage.

"Young player Kane was placed in the attacking midfielder position, while Chinese player Qin Hu appeared alone as the team's single striker. I hope they can perform well in this game."

This was a forced lineup attempt, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that. Before the game, many professional football commentators questioned Bruce's attempt.

Zhan Jun did not directly express his pessimism. As a Chinese fan, he still hopes that everything can go smoothly and Qin Hu can continue to be crazy in the Championship.

In front of the TV, many fans were nervous after seeing Hull City's starting lineup announced. Collen's injury happened to be when a heavy battle was about to come. Whether Hull City can continue to be strong in the middle of the season may depend on this game.

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