midfield god

Chapter 27 Watching the arrival of the final battle

With the rapid passage of time, Yunfei and the three who came to the reserve team gradually began to familiarize themselves with the game rhythm of the reserve team with the help of Suleman. At the same time, the tense relegation battle of the first team was not over yet.

At this time, the atmosphere in the entire club is unprecedentedly tense. What does relegation mean?If you have not been deeply involved in the operation of a Premier League club, you simply cannot understand the gap.

In addition to the fact that the club left the top league and disappointed the fans, relegation means that the club lost the huge TV broadcast share of the Premier League.

All teams, no matter how strong or weak, can spend money to improve the team's lineup. In this way, the boundaries between the strengths and weaknesses of the teams will not be so obvious, and the competition will become more intense, which will also make the Premier League more attractive.

This is a virtuous cycle, although at this time the Premier League has not really entered its heyday as it did later, with broadcast rights sold and revenue sharing envied.But this income is still the club's most important source of income and the basis for the club's survival.

Without this money, all the club's strong players will be sold at a low price, all the team's facilities and projects will shrink, and even the staff will be dismissed to reduce expenses. Therefore, it will be difficult for the team to return to the Premier League again. This is a vicious circle, and no one wants to see this ending.

Redknapp's team is fighting for the goal of relegation, and they will try not to let the team fall into the abyss completely.

In the fifth-to-last round of the league, Southampton tied with Bolton, which is currently ranked fifth in the league. With the loss of their direct competitors and a 1-point lead, Southampton came to the 18th place in the league, only one point away from the relegation zone.

But then the team was bloodbathed by Portsmouth 4:1 in the away game, and the team fell back to the bottom of the league. Next, they only have three victories to have a chance to succeed in relegation.

And the most exciting situation for the fans really appeared. Southampton first defeated their difficult brother Norwich 4:3 thrillingly at home, rushed to the 17th position in the standings, and temporarily left the relegation zone.

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Sitting in the stands, Yunfei, Bell and other reserve team teammates were specially approved to come to the stadium to watch the game and cheer for the first team.

Of course, there is one lucky guy who is not here. Walcott is sitting on the team's bench at this time. He has entered the team's squad for this game, replacing an injured first-team player.

"Do you think Theo is likely to play?"

Yunfei looked at Walcott who was poking around on the bench, and couldn't help smiling. He only recently knew that Walcott had a nickname of Little Tiger, because Walcott's appearance was very similar to the famous golf star "Tiger" Tiger Woods.

Next to him, Bell, who didn't know why Yunfei was laughing, scratched his head and said, "I don't know, maybe there is a chance?"

Bell is very envious of Walcott now, if he can score a goal in such a game, how wonderful it would be!

Yunfei glanced at Bell. He understood what Bell was thinking. Unlike Yunfei, Bell still had a deep affection for Southampton. He didn't want to see his beloved team relegated, so it was not surprising that he would always have the idea of ​​becoming a savior to save the team.

Of course Yunfei himself has a lot of affection for Southampton, but he is not as full of responsibility as Bell.For him, regardless of whether the team is relegated or not, he is still a long way from the first team, so it doesn't really matter to Yunfei whether he is relegated or not.Of course, it would be the best if the team can successfully avoid relegation!

On the other side, Suleman, who was also not included in the big list, said something.

"This game is expected to be very hot!"

"That's for sure. The playing styles of these two teams are quite tough. In addition, it is about relegation. There will probably be conflicts!"

Yunfei and Suleman's estimation was not wrong at all. After the start of the game, players from both sides fouled frequently, especially the Crystal Palace side. When the game was at a disadvantage, their kicks were even more fierce. In the first half, Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards, which shows that the atmosphere of this game is very hot.

Fans from both sides are cheering for their teams, and no one wants to lose such a crucial game.

In the 34th minute of the game, Crystal Palace took advantage of a set-piece and the team's central defender Phil Hall scored a goal. This goal completely drove the away fans into a frenzy.

However, the fans of Crystal Palace were not happy for long. After 5 minutes, high center Peter Crouch helped Southampton equalize the score.

In the second half, an unexpected situation happened. Southampton's goal hero Peter Crouch was sent off by the referee for a dangerous tackle, and just 1 minute later, Crystal Palace defender Sorendo was also sent off for revenge.

The two teams were sent off one person each, and the game was played more openly and hotly. The reserve team players on the opening stage had no time to speak at this time, and they were engrossed in watching the game on the court, for fear that they might accidentally miss a certain exciting scene.

"Crystal Palace cut off the ball from Southampton midfielder Oakley's feet in the backcourt, and counterattacked on the spot! The young teenager Routledge took the ball and made an assault from the wing! His speed was too fast, and the full-back Olivier couldn't stop him at all. He rushed in!"

"Cross! Ventra! Ventra! Goal!"

"Nicola Ventra received a cross from teammate Routledge and volleyed from close range to help Crystal Palace go beyond the score again. This is definitely the worst news for Southampton!"

"If this game loses, Southampton will have to fight against Manchester United in the last round, and their opponents must lose to be able to successfully avoid relegation. This is definitely not an ideal result for Southampton, so Southampton must not lose in this game. If the game ends with this score, it can basically be declared that Southampton has failed to relegation!"

(End of this chapter)