Father Green

Chapter 145: Against Chelsea

This day is destined to be a sleepless night for the seaport city of Southampton.Fans took to the streets to vent their emotions, with Southampton's team bus parading along the city's main thoroughfare, followed by hordes of emotional supporters.

Charlotte "escaped" in the celebration of winning the championship in advance last time. This time, the players did not let him go. Several people abruptly carried him onto the team bus.

Originally, Charlotte meant to wait until the end of the FA Cup to hold a parade, because that was the last game of the season, and the final against Chelsea could be said to be the real end of a season.But the club's top executives don't see it that way. They worry that after losing to Chelsea in the FA Cup final, the celebration will not be so wonderful.

Well, no one is optimistic about Southampton's performance in the FA Cup. In addition to Al Ganassi's injury and missing the final, Southampton is even less optimistic.

The team bus came all the way to the central square, where a large number of fans had already gathered, as lively as New Year's Eve a few months ago.The difference is that today everyone is wearing Southampton jerseys and Southampton scarves, and some fan organizations are waving Southampton team flags vigorously.

When we came to the square, the staff had already set up a rostrum for celebration here in advance.The fans sang loudly as captain Jose Fonte and vice-captain Adam Lallana placed the trophy on the podium.

The host took the microphone and said a few exciting words of celebration, and then handed the microphone to the club owner Katerina.

This is the first season in which Katrina officially took over Southampton. This season the team was promoted from the British Championship to the Premier League.The key is that the hero of the upgrade is still the one she insisted on staying, so the recognition of this fat lady's boss position in the hearts of Southampton fans has skyrocketed.

Katerina is usually a very low-key club owner, but she is still happy to come out to show her presence when the team is brilliant.

With a plethora of words of thanks and a look ahead to next season, Fat Daddy won the hearts of the fans.

Charlotte smiled. It seems that the competition between the new boss and the old boss' confidant, "Minister Tuogu" has come to the fore. Although Curtis is the favorite left by her father, Katerina Not very trusting each other.

After Katerina finished speaking, she invited Charlotte up and handed the microphone to Charlotte.

"Nice job, Charlotte!!"

"Thank you Charlotte!"

Charlotte, who had just come on stage, received enthusiastic cheers from the fans. The 24-year-old coach has already won the hearts of the fans.

"I'll just say a few words, so as not to disturb everyone's carnival mood!" Charlotte took the microphone and joked first: "The first sentence, thank the fans for their support this season, the players for their hard work and all colleagues in the club With the cooperation of the staff, the achievements of the team will never be separated from your efforts!"

Charlotte's first sentence detonated the audience. He mentioned all the components of a team, but he didn't have his own name.

"The second sentence, this is the beginning! Guys, believe me, the real future has just begun!!" After speaking, Charlotte handed the microphone to the host, and then walked off the rostrum.

"Hey, Charlotte, say one more word!"

"Charlotte, are we going to the Super League? Tell me quickly, I'm not dreaming!"

The fans shouted loudly. For Charlotte, they have been contemptuous, contemptuous and unsupportive from the very beginning to now fascinated.

Charlotte didn't look back, but quickly walked off the rostrum, and then greeted the two captains and brought their golfers to the rostrum to accept the worship of the fans.

This night, Southampton is doomed to sleepless.

This is the second trophy that Charlotte has won in his life, and his mood is not as calm as he showed at the celebration ceremony.

After the celebratory dinner with the club, he couldn't sleep at night. Well, Charlotte had insomnia for the first time.

Such a wonderful thing as winning the championship is worthy of celebration. In addition, the league is over. Charlotte originally wanted to give the team a few more days off.

However, due to the European Cup this summer, in order to make time for this kind of competition, the schedule of both the league and the cup is tightly arranged.

In previous years, the FA Cup final was usually around the middle of May, on the [-]th or [-]rd.But this year's FA Cup final was brought forward to May [-], so Charlotte only gave the team a day off before devoting itself to intense preparations.

There are still four days before the final, and at the same time the core player Al Ganassi is injured again, so Charlotte has to make some changes. The two wings of Sturridge and Al Ganassi, which were previously relied on, quickly broke through It doesn't work anymore.

At the same time, the time is short. In order for the players to adapt to the new tactical system and formation, Charlotte has no choice but to resort to a big move-closed training.

Although Charlotte came up with a countermeasure, the members of the coaching staff were still worried.First of all, the players are not familiar with this tactical system itself. If this tactical system was used as a backup tactic before the season, then it is okay to say, but now there are only four days before the finals, and the fifth day will officially start. There is obviously a taste of cramming.

At the same time, the opponent is Chelsea, the Premier League powerhouse. Unlike Liverpool, which has been going downhill over the years, after the Russian financial oligarchs settled in the Blue Bridge, Chelsea's performance is on the rise. They don't want Liverpool to be so easy to deal with.

Of course Charlotte was also worried, but his anxiety was in his heart, not written on his face by a rookie coach like Gary Monk.He naturally understands that the head coach is the spiritual pillar of a team. Players can be anxious and depressed, but the head coach cannot.

Not only can't, but you must also show a confident look to give the players confidence.

During the training interval, Charlotte told his team: "Our opponent Chelsea is facing great difficulties now. It goes without saying that they changed coaches halfway. Now there are two rounds of matches left in the Premier League, but they are far from fourth place. Tottenham are still four points behind. Chasing six points in two rounds is a big challenge for other teams, and it is even impossible to complete. But for the ambitious Chelsea, they definitely have this ability and Ambitious to pursue these four points. You must know that there is a difference between the top four in the league and the No.5 after. No matter the money Chelsea invests every year, or their thirst for honor will not allow them to miss the Champions League."

"At the same time, they reached the final of the Champions League this season! I think whether it is for Chelsea, who have never won the Champions League, or for the fire-fighting coach Di Matteo, their ambitions for this championship are greater than Any race."

"In other words, they will put the biggest focus on the Champions League final, and the rest of the focus will be on the league and the FA Cup! Guys, this is our chance. A normal Chelsea may not be able to deal with us. , but we are still capable of becoming a stumbling block on the road to the double crown with a distracted Chelsea fighting on the third front!"

Charlotte's speech gave the team a lot of confidence. The Champions League championship is the supreme honor for a player, and even for players from some weak football countries, they are the World Cup champions in their careers.So everyone understands that Chelsea may be heading for the Champions League, and the FA Cup, which is somewhat tasteless for the giants, is naturally dispensable.

Therefore, in the following training, the players were full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm. After all, for them, the attraction of the FA Cup champion was no different from that of the Champions League champion. After all, many players failed to stand on the big stage of the Champions League final in their entire lives.

Wilkins could only roll his eyes at this. When it comes to the ability to "demagogue people", if Charlotte of the whole team recognizes the second, no one would dare to recognize the first.

The four days passed quickly, especially in this kind of closed training.

At noon on May [-]th, the Southampton team arrived at Wembley Stadium by bus, and the next step was to prepare for the adaptation to the stadium.Because a semi-final match has already been played here before, the players have adapted quickly to the lawn of the court.

The weather in London in May has begun to heat up, perhaps because of the enthusiasm brought by football, or because Wembley Stadium gathered nearly 10 people to watch the game, so Charlotte feels that the temperature inside the stadium is higher than outside out a lot.

In the dressing room before the game, Charlotte continued to stir up the players' emotions: "Yes, I know the opponent is a Premier League team, but we are also a Premier League team now. So we shouldn't feel that we can only be inferior to each other. We It is the champion of the English Championship and one of the Premier League next season! The opponent is only the fifth in the league, or No.6. So we should not be afraid, we should play our football and make the opponent feel afraid! "

"We have already got the opponent's starting list. As we expected before, the opponent will focus all their attention on the Champions League. So facing the opponent's substitute players, what do you have to be afraid of?"

"Yes, Chelsea are very strong, they are one of the favorites to win the Premier League! But we have to let the other side know that we are not afraid of them, we have to win them. Southampton will not be afraid of anyone, we have to let the other side know Give us a standing ovation!"

Finally, Charlotte waved his hand: "Don't be cowardly, just do it!!"

The players raised their fists together: "Do it!!"

Charlotte clapped her hands: "Okay, guys. Now it's time for us to play. In this game, let the Premier League teams know us Southampton, because in the future, our Southampton will become the Premier League team." A strong team in the eyes of all teams."

"GO! GO! GOGO!!! Guys!!!"