song of the saints

Chapter 102 The longing for life

The four days of rest and preparation time are rare for the Southampton team.Because it's time to test Chen Zhun.In two weeks, I met Liverpool three times. These three games almost foreshadowed the basic direction of Southampton in the second half.Losing Liverpool in the League Cup means that Southampton is destined to miss the championship this season. If they lose to Liverpool again in the league on this basis, it is very likely that they will be overtaken by Bolton behind them and occupy a favorable situation. .This is a multiple-choice question before Chen Zhun.

League Cup, league.In the end focus on which side!In Chen Zhun's heart, he could not give up everything, but the reality forced him to make a choice!

Of course, the final choice is undoubtedly the league. The league is still very long, and there is a sufficient process to complete everything. The League Cup will be handed over to the new players to prove themselves.What if there is a miracle!Besides, Liverpool now also has the Champions League and the FA Cup. For the League Cup, Benitez will not be in the main lineup to play. This is one of the good news for Chen Zhun.

Looking at the enthusiastic players on the training ground with smiles on their faces, Chen Zhun felt extraordinarily relaxed.

"Hey, David! The chairman is calling you!" Reed came over from behind Chen Zhun at this time and told Chen Zhun.

When Chen Zhun heard the chairman calling him, he was taken aback, and then asked: "The chairman called me?"

"Yes! It's in the office! His face is not very good-looking!" Reed said with a worried face.

Chen Zhun knew what Reid was worried about. He was afraid that the loss of the FA Cup would make Chen Zhun lose his coaching position, but Chen Zhun felt that Rupert Lowe's approach to him should not be the matter.It's a blessing, not a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.You will know when you go.

The old office building is like the age of the Southampton club, old, weak, and dying, being pulled further and further away by the young world until it dies.

Chen Zhun stepped on the creaking stairs and walked step by step to the second floor, the chairman's office.Just as Chen Zhun was about to knock on the door, he heard heavy sighs and shouts from inside.It can be heard that the chairman Rupert Lowe is not in a good mood at this time, is it for the club?
Gently knocking on the door, the empty sound spread throughout the entire second floor, adding some excitement to the originally deserted second floor.

"Come in!" Rupert Lowe's voice was already hoarse a lot, showing weakness and old age.In fact, he was just over 50 years old.

Chen Zhun pushed open the door and saw Rupert Lowe sitting on the boss's chair, pressing his temples with both hands, with a rare relaxed expression on his face.

"Chairman, you call me!" Chen Zhun walked up to Rupert Lowe and said respectfully.

"David, this is the first time you call me so respectfully, and maybe the last time! You should have heard it!" Rupert Lowe still moved just now, but the movement was much slower, and said weakly with.

Chen Zhun nodded and said, "I heard that! Is it true!"

Rupert Lowe finally stopped his movements, looked up at Chen Zhun, and motioned for him to sit down, then stood up by himself, came to the window, and looked at the scenery outside.Said: "It's true! I have no choice! The financial situation of the club is very bad now! I don't want to ruin the Southampton team in my hands, and I will not do a loss-making business!"

"Is the other party Chinese?" Chen Zhun continued to ask.

"Yes, Chinese! Rich Chinese!" Rupert Lowe replied thoughtfully.

"The Chinese named you to continue to be the head coach. I agree with that. David, I always think you are a head coach who can lead Southampton to glory. Don't let me down." Rupert Rowe Wei said to Chen Zhun meaningfully, and then patted him on the shoulder lightly.

"What are your plans for the future?" Chen Zhun asked.

"Drink tea, go fishing, and live the life you yearned for when you were young!" Rupert Lowe's gloomy eyes had a little light, a light of hope for life.

Chen Zhun nodded and said, "I also hope to live such a life!"

"Haha, you, it's still early!" Rupert Lowe said with a loud laugh.

Chen Zhun shook his head again, "I have set a goal myself. If I win the Champions League in the future, I will retire! I will no longer coach any team!"

"The goal is big and the road is long! I also hope to see you lead Southampton to all the championships!"

"Yes! One day!" Chen Zhun's eyes also showed yearning.

"When will the acquisition be completed?" Chen Zhun suddenly thought and asked Rupert Lowe.

"The season is over!" Rupert Lowe said lightly.

Chen Zhun remembered that at the end of this season, Manchester United was also bought by the rich American Glazer, which was undoubtedly a big news at the time.It's good to have such a big event as a foil, at least keep a low profile.

It's just that Chen Zhun didn't know that Yue Hun and Lin Seshu, who had drank with him before, were the Chinese bosses of this acquisition.

Chen Zhun returned to the training field, looked at the players who were continuing to train, and wondered whether he could buy Southampton Club one day. After all, his previous life memories were the biggest gold finger in the world, but his brain was not flexible and he had no financial management. The conscious Chen Zhun has no idea about this, the only thing he knows now is the Istanbul night, maybe this time he can earn his first pot of gold in life, so as to expand into the economic field.

Chen Zhun temporarily kept this idea in his heart, continued to think about tactics, and then walked into the training ground.

After the League Cup entered the semi-finals, it was divided into two games, home and away.The first game was played at Southampton's home court.

Chen Zhun's goal for this is not to let Liverpool score, and not to let them have the advantage of away goals.

Chen Zhun also formed a relatively conservative lineup of 541 to fight against Liverpool. Although he said that he would abandon the League Cup, he still made a lot of tactical arrangements for this game in his heart, but Chen Zhun would not stick to it and continued to play without the ball. The high-position press accelerates the counter-attack tactics of quick passes and cuts.

Goalkeeper Rene Adler, back five are Nikki Shorey, Laurent Koscielny, Lescott, Michael Svensson and Stefan Lichtsteiner.The four midfielders are David Prutton, Yaya Toure, John Delap, Adam Lallana and the lone striker Frederic Canoute.

Except for Kanoute's slow speed in the frontcourt of this lineup, other players have the ability to run long distances, and Kanoute's ability to seize opportunities and pass the ball is the best in Southampton's front line.What Chen Zhun is most worried about is the defense. It is the first time for these three players to cooperate. It is also the second time for the 19-year-old Koscielny to play as a central defender.Although Koscielny came to Southampton, Chen Zhun has been letting him train at the central defender position, but from his first game against Northampton on behalf of the team, it can be seen that he is against the central defender. The guard position is unfamiliar.

But Chen Zhun must let him accept the baptism of the game, so that Koscielny can grow faster and become the backbone of Southampton's defense in the future.

(End of this chapter)