song of the saints

Chapter 29 The Power of the Magpie

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Chen Zhun, who was sitting on the sidelines, was powerless in the face of such a situation.He has no ability to change everything on the field, and he also felt the brutal side of the Premier League for the first time.The four midfielders of Newcastle United did not hesitate to run without hesitation, steal without hesitation to be sent off, and stalk them without hesitation to be scolded by the fans. The Southampton players on the field became more and more impatient, and mistakes that should not have occurred frequently occurred.In the end, the city turned into a bitter fruit in the 20th minute.Alan Shearer, who grew up from Southampton, took advantage of Southampton centre-back Danny Higginbotham's short pass back to the goalkeeper with too little power to score a goal to lead Southampton away Team.This score also maintained until the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, the Southampton team at home did not hit the goal, which also created an embarrassing record for the Southampton club.When they crossed the Newcastle United half, they seemed to encounter a wall of iron, and each player had to watch out for his ankle being tackled by someone from Newcastle United in the next second.This atmosphere also made Southampton completely lose their desire to play in the first half.

During the intermission, Chen Zhun kept yelling loudly, and Les Reid sat in the corner without saying a word.Chen Zhun tried to use his anger to awaken the fighting spirit of the players, because he knew that he was at the end of his rope and could do nothing but roar.The players felt guilty for the first time the head coach got angry, hoping to win the game in the second half.But I don't know if it is the psychological shadow left by the first half or the physical fatigue caused by the recent national team competition.The Southampton players on the field were still unable to find the overwhelming offensive and self-confidence in the first five rounds.On the contrary, Newcastle United created several opportunities. If Kluivert, who had entered the end of his career, was not strong enough to seize opportunities, then the Southampton team at that time had completely lost hope of this game.

In the 65th and 72nd minutes of the game, Chen Zhun replaced James Beatty and Kevin Phillips, who were lost in the frontcourt, with Pajas and Crouch.Chen Zhun hoped to use Pajas' impact and Crouch's height to open up an unfavorable situation and create some opportunities, but the result was once again weak.Pajas and Crouch in the frontcourt, like the big brother who was replaced, are isolated and helpless.Southampton, which lacks the core midfielder Anderson, has no one who can replace Anderson. Delap cannot, and neither can McCann who played.In this way, it is impossible to form an effective pass counterattack opportunity, and it also makes Southampton completely lose hope of a comeback.

When the final whistle sounded, Chen Zhun had no anger, no disappointment, only endless helplessness.What he expected finally became a reality. The depth of the bench was nakedly exposed to Chen Zhun in this game, but Chen Zhun couldn't fill the big hole.Newcastle United exchanged the price of 8 yellow cards and 35 fouls for a 1-0 victory.This is football, the honor on the field will only come to the winning side, and the losing side will eventually be forgotten by people.Chen Zhun waited for the players in the player tunnel along with the scolding of the fans in the stadium.He sent his hugs to every player who was fighting on the field to comfort them.

Southampton's five-match unbeaten streak ended.Chen Zhun doesn't know how Anderson's injury is now, and the difficult situation has just begun.

In the post-match press conference, a reporter asked about the foul that caused Anderson to get injured.

Chen Zhun replied: "He himself thought it was a standard red card foul, but the referee didn't make a penalty, so there was nothing he could do. He could only express his disappointment. The game was lost, but the team had to start all over again and continue to win the next game. .”

When Chen Zhun was asked about the tactics of the game between Southampton and Newcastle United, he replied, "First of all, the loss in this game is his own responsibility. It is his tactical mistakes that led to the team's loss, and The players have nothing to do with him, he didn't expect the opponent to adopt such a tactical routine before the game, and he didn't make timely corrections during the game. These factors led to the loss of this game."

Southampton also lost their chance to top the standings because of this defeat.Arsenal continue to rank first.

The honeymoon period between Chen Zhun and the Southampton team also ended because of the loss of this game, and entered the most uncomfortable running-in period.Chen Zhun received a phone call from chairman Rupert Rowe after the game. Rowe on the phone comforted Chen Zhun, but said that Chen Zhun led the team to cheer up in time, and he did not want to see such a useless defeat at home again. .What Luo Wei also informed is that because of the team's financial reasons, it is no longer possible to buy players, and everything will wait until the winter transfer period.Although Luo Wei's words were still very calm, Chen Zhun knew that once the chairman had a sense of distrust for a head coach, then that head coach's position would also be precarious.

After the game, Chen Zhun rushed to the local hospital to visit Anderson, who had just completed the diagnosis. The hospital diagnosed Anderson with a torn cruciate ligament of the knee joint and was out for four months.Anderson was rushed to Wellington Hospital in England for surgery.Anderson also unfortunately ended all remaining games in 2004 early.Chen Zhun also just learned that the club has formed a partnership with Wellington Hospital in the United Kingdom. Wellington Hospital will provide a team of doctors to serve Southampton. In the future, injured Southampton players will receive professional rehabilitation training from Wellington Hospital.This made Chen Zhun a little relieved, and it also made him unintentionally solve a matter that had been hanging in his heart.

Chen Zhun thought about many things on the way back to the training base, about the team's tactics, about Anderson's position, about the Premier League, and about himself.But Chen Zhun didn't think of any countermeasures for these few things.

When Chen Zhun arrived at the base, he found that the players were waiting for his post-match summary in the conference room.The atmosphere in the room was very depressing, and it could be seen that the young man was very dissatisfied with the loss.

"Oh! It's so cool without the air conditioner on. Guys, cheer up." Chen Zhun joked.

He continued. "You don't have to be depressed in this game. The loss was due to my mistakes in tactical arrangements, which led to such a result. You have performed very well on the field. Just continue to work hard in the next game. If you lose, you don't have to look for it. Reason why you lost, just win back next game. The next game will be the League Cup in four days, and then the Premier League game on the 25th. The recent schedule is tight, everyone must stick to it.”

The players listened to the coach's words and remained silent.They are not out of defeat, but out of guilt.They did not implement Chen Zhun's pre-match tactical arrangements very well on the field, and they believed that this was also one of the reasons for the loss of the game.They also saw Chen Zhun's sole responsibility in the post-match press conference.They felt the greatness and tolerance of this head coach.

After the post-match summary, Captain Jason Dodd came to Chen Zhun.On behalf of the players, Jason Dodd expressed his apology to Chen Zhun for his abnormal performance in the last game.Chen Zhun smiled and replied that it would be good to let me see your sincerity in the next game.

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