Legendary Godfather

Stoke City is currently ranked 19th in the Premier League, with only 30 points, only 5 points behind Southampton, which is 17th outside the relegation zone. There are now two final rounds of the league left. If they win both rounds and Southampton loses, they also have a chance to avoid relegation.

Therefore, at this time, Stoke City must go all out to compete in these last two rounds, no matter who the opponent is.

Now even when they face Crystal Palace, who are at the top of the league and still maintain a complete victory in the Premier League, they still dare to shout the slogan of victory because they have no retreat.

Especially their head coach Paul Lambert. ??

Because Lambert knows very well what is the purpose of Stoke City's senior management asking him to take over the team midway?

Yes, Lambert is the Stoke City manager who only became manager midway through the season.

Previously, Stoke City's head coach was Mark Hughes. His results under his leadership were not ideal and they were deep in the relegation zone. He was fired in mid-January this year. Lambert also took over the team at that time to lead the team to avoid relegation.

The person who signed the contract made it clear that if he successfully leads the team to avoid relegation this season, Lambert's contract with Stoke City is two and a half years. If he fails to lead the team to avoid relegation, he will leave immediately.

Therefore, the outcome of these two final games is related to his job for the next two years, so Lambert will naturally try his best. Although he also knows that it is very difficult for his Stoke City team to avoid relegation and the initiative is not in their own hands, he does not want to give up.

Yes, Stoke City may not be able to avoid relegation even if they win the last two rounds. They have to look at the faces of other teams, and the conditions are extremely harsh.

Not only do they want to win both games, but they also expect Southampton to lose both games.

Will Southampton lose two games in a row?

It's possible, and very likely!

Because Southampton's opponents in the last two rounds were Everton and Manchester City.

Both teams are not weak. Even Everton is ranked 9th in the league this season and wants to compete in the European competition next season. Not to mention the Manchester City team, they obviously want to win with all their strength.

Lambert naturally saw an opportunity, and he firmly believed that he was capable of leading the team to avoid relegation.

He also wants to use this to prove to the Stoke City senior management that you were right to choose me, and I will definitely do better than my predecessor.

Because what a coincidence is that Lambert's predecessor, Hughes, happens to be the head coach of Southampton now!

Yes, Hughes resigned from Stoke City one month ago, and then replaced Pellegrini as Southampton's head coach in March to help the team avoid relegation.

Hughes is doing well at Southampton so far

Yes, the hope of relegation is still high.

As long as Hughes' Southampton doesn't have major problems in the last two rounds, they will be able to successfully avoid relegation.

Hughes is now very confident in leading Southampton to successfully avoid relegation. When interviewed by media reporters, he said, "I think our Southampton has successfully avoided relegation in advance, although we are only 18 points ahead." The famous Swansea has 2 points, but in the last round of the league, Swansea has to fight with Stoke City, its direct competitor for relegation. This is our chance. Even in the last round, we lost to Manchester City. As long as we score points against Everton, we will basically avoid relegation! I am very confident about this!"

Yes, in Hughes's view, as long as they score points against Everton in the last two rounds, they will be able to sit back and relax.

But Stoke City has a big problem here.

Stoke City are having trouble playing in these two rounds. In this round, they have to face Crystal Palace, the strongest team in the Premier League this season and still have a complete victory. Stoke City has almost no chance of winning. . On the weekend of the next week, they will have to fight against relegation rival Swansea, which is currently ranked 18th, and they may not be able to win that game.

Therefore, Stoke City has never been in Hughes's consideration range. He feels that Stoke City cannot threaten him at all.

However, Swansea still needs to be on guard.

Because Swansea is now only two points behind them, and Swansea's opponents in the last two rounds are Bournemouth and Stoke City, both of which are not very good. Bournemouth has now successfully avoided relegation in advance. With no desire and no desire, it is very likely that they will be killed by Swansea. After Stoke City lost to Crystal Palace in this round, they will definitely be relegated before the last round. It is very likely that they will also lose the irrelevant games in the last round.

This has a huge impact on their Southampton team!

Hughes knows very well that people in Stoke City definitely don't want to see him doing well. They were relegated, and they definitely didn't want to see their team relegated and stay in the Premier League. They would definitely reach out and grab him and drag him into the abyss of hell.

Therefore, these next two rounds are still very important for Southampton, and they must get more points.

It even requires getting three points from Everton and one point from Manchester City.

The task is daunting!

After Hughes's statement, Stoke City head coach Lambert also accepted an interview and said, "Our Stoke City seems to have little hope of relegation, but we will not give up any chance. I believe we Can create miracles. As long as Nan'an

The Purton side had problems in the last two rounds and there was hope for us. And I also believe in the strength of Everton and Manchester City, and our team has a chance! "

Yes, at this time Lambert has always said that their team has a chance, giving Stoke City players and fans confidence, and also giving the senior management more confidence.

In fact, media reporters and fans are not very optimistic about them.

Because even if what Lambert expected happened, Southampton really lost the last two rounds in a row, and their Stoke City may not be able to avoid relegation, because they Stoke City could not win the last round of the game. If it comes to Swansea, it is very likely that Swansea will pluck the peach from Stoke City.

But Lambert is confident of beating Swansea.

He said in front of reporters: "Swansea are actually not very strong. I have studied them very well and it is easy to defeat them. The only two problems before us are how to defeat Crystal Palace and how to lose two consecutive games to Southampton." ?”

Lambert is still very clear-headed and is not completely following his will. He still knows that it will be difficult to defeat Crystal Palace.

However, he still expressed his position in front of the media reporters, "I know that Crystal Palace is very strong, and I also know that it is very, very difficult for us to defeat Crystal Palace. But we at Stoke City will not be timid, we will definitely fight We will try our best and use every method to defeat Crystal Palace, because we at Stoke City are fighting for survival! In order to survive, we can do anything. It is not impossible to defeat a Crystal Palace! As long as we are united and united, we can If we win, we can beat any opponent! I firmly believe that our Stoke City will be able to successfully avoid relegation this season!"

Stoke City fans were so excited by Lambert's words that they supported Stoke City and Lambert. They raised their arms and shouted, "Beat Crystal Palace, we want to stay in the Premier League!"

The fans of Stoke City are also looking forward to this game. They cheer for their team and encourage them. They firmly believe that their team can create miracles!

At this time, Manchester City's head coach Guardiola stood up to support Stoke City and Lambert.

Guardiola said this in front of media reporters, "I don't think any team should give up any hope, just like our Manchester City team. Now many people also feel that our Manchester City team has no hope of winning the Premier League this season. The suspense of the championship has been revealed, Crystal Palace has won the championship ahead of schedule! But I don’t think so. Although our Manchester City team has a small chance, I will definitely not give up. I will definitely fight until the last moment. I will not care about other things. I will only know that in the last two rounds, our Manchester City team must win, must! Whether it is Huddersfield or Southampton, they must fall at our feet.

Next, our Manchester City team will definitely defeat them! Southampton will definitely lose to our Manchester City team! "

The eyes of the media reporters were all bright. Guardiola was changing his direction to support Stoke City.

Even though Guardiola said such a long paragraph, there is actually only one central idea - Stoke City, go and beat Crystal Palace with all your strength, Southampton and I, Manchester City, will definitely help you do it!

On the Internet, Manchester City fans also gave Stoke City people advice and persuaded Stoke City people to go shopping at Crystal Palace. Let them finish their work in one battle and capture the Crystal Palace. On Southampton's side, Manchester City helped you Stoke City get it done. Southampton will definitely lose.

Because Manchester City also urgently needs Crystal Palace to lose. If Crystal Palace does not lose in this round, their Manchester City team will completely lose hope of competing for the championship. Naturally, they are not happy for this to happen, so they are now supporting Stoke City crazily, cheering for Stoke City, and even shouted slogans to help Stoke City beat Southampton. Stoke City people saw the hope of relegation, so they went all out to fight against Crystal Palace and defeat Crystal Palace.

In the words of some Manchester City fans on the Internet, now Manchester City and Stoke City are both losing and prospering. As long as Stoke City defeats Crystal Palace, our Manchester City team will definitely defeat Southampton in the last round of the game, and Stoke City must defeat Crystal Palace if they want to avoid relegation.

So our goal is the same, which is to kill Crystal Palace!

So, Stoke City people, you have to work hard, you must kill Crystal Palace, and then our Manchester City team will help you kill Southampton! Because if our Manchester City team wants to win the championship, we must win the last two rounds. It is absolutely impossible for Southampton to score points from here.

Stoke City people, you have a great chance!

After hearing such a sound, Lambert and Stoke City fans were still very excited.

Although they knew before that Manchester City would definitely strive for a complete victory and would not give Southampton any chance. But after hearing Guardiola's guarantee and the words of Manchester City fans, they became more confident.

Lambert even said, "Please rest assured, this game against Crystal Palace is the most important game for Stoke City this season, and it is also a game that we must win. We will definitely try our best." Go all out and use all means to win. We must win this game to complete relegation!"

Because Lambert also knows very well that Everton will not let Southampton win easily. After all, Everton does not want to see the Crystal Palace people have an easy time. Who is the relationship between Everton and Crystal Palace? I do not know? They are mortal enemies!