Football giants

Chapter 350 Saints, don't lose!

As the game approached, the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain, was full of voices and seats.

The players of the home team, wearing white shirts and black shorts, are warming up on the court before the game.

Southampton players in red and white jerseys also appeared on the pitch.

Sitting in the press box, Charlene Lahiri with long blond hair looked very dazzling.

A tight-fitting OL dress, with a white shirt inside and an open neckline, is extraordinarily charming and intriguing.

"Charlene!"

Not far from her, a young Spanish reporter was looking at her with a smile.

That's the Marca reporter, Victor.

"I just got Valencia's starting list, the main players are all out, Emery is determined to win!"

Charlene Lahiri raised her eyebrows, and took a piece of paper he handed over, on which were written the names of eleven players according to their positions.

The goalkeeper is Diego Alves, the defense line from left to right is Mathieu, Victor Ruiz, Rami and Miguel, the midfielder is Albelda, Tino Costa to form a double midfielder, Piatti, Juan?

This is the strongest lineup that Emery can make.

"The Bats have performed very well in La Liga this season. Emery and his team are in good shape and are planning to go all out. Southampton is out of luck!"

Victor said this with a chuckle, and then looked at Charlene Lahiri.

"Charlene, everyone says that Southampton advocates offensive football, but in this away game, they are behind by an away goal. They should be more conservative, right?"

The other reporters around listened and nodded in unison.

"Yeah, Victor is right, Southampton is playing away!"

"England to Spain, the style of play is definitely not suitable, it is better to be conservative!"

"I think, Harvey Martinez can't play, the midfielder should play Matic, good defense, reliable!"

"I think so too. Southampton can't do it if they don't defend it. Only by defending it can there be hope!"

"That's right, Valencia is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even Real Madrid and Barcelona can't easily kill them this season, and Southampton can't be sure of winning!"

Charlene Lahiri couldn't help laughing but shook her head when she saw the reporters and fellow journalists all around them discussing.

"What? Did we say something wrong?" Victor was a little surprised.

Charlene Lahiri nodded, "You guys don't know much about Southampton!"

Victor glanced around and found that everyone also looked puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

"In the eyes of Southampton, there is no difference between a home game and an away game. Even the opponent's strength or weakness has no effect on them. From their point of view, they only have one belief when they step on the field, and they play Southampton's offensive football!"

Charlene Lahiri spoke lightly, but many reporters present were stunned and speechless for several seconds.

"Isn't it? Think you're Barcelona?" Victor quickly laughed.

"Yeah, the only team in the world that dares to play like this is Barcelona!"

"How awesome is Real Madrid? But when you encounter Barcelona, ​​don't you have to shrink back and defend?"

"I tell you, I really don't believe it today!"

"Yes, I don't believe it either. If Southampton really dares to play offensive football away, I really admire it!"

"Hey, how dare you insist on attacking football when you come to Spain? It's no wonder that the Bat Corps don't need to score goals to beat them to death!"

"That's right, offensive football is the label of Spanish football, you know?"

Seeing the anger of these Spanish reporters, Charlene Lahiri didn't refute, but just smiled slightly, "You guys will find out later!"

Seeing how confident she was, the reporters present were a little skeptical, but still couldn't believe it.

A Championship team, representing England, came to Spain to play against Valencia, which is currently ranked third in La Liga. How dare they insist on their own offensive football?

Isn't this a draw?

At this moment, Charlene Lahiri's mobile phone on the table vibrated.

Picking it up, it turned out to be Barbara Slater.

Why are you calling at this time?

Charlene Lahiri felt strange in her heart, but quickly picked it up.

"Hello, Barbara, hello, hello, hear that?"

The scene was so loud that even if they were face to face, they would have to shout loudly, and they didn't even hear the phone call.

"I'll go to the rest area and call you back!"

After finishing speaking, Charlene Lahiri hung up, got up and walked to the rest area.

It was a little quieter here after the doors and windows were closed.

Followed the call just now and made a call back.

But this time it was not Barbara Slater who answered the phone, but Roger Moses.

"Hi Charlene, I'm Roger!"

"Roger?" Charlene Lahiri was taken aback, "What's the matter?"

"Let me ask you, are you in Valencia, Spain?"

"Correct!"

"How is the situation on your side now?"

"A lot of people, it's so noisy!"

Roger Moses on the phone laughed twice, "There is something wrong with us now, and we want to temporarily adjust the plan."

"what happened?"

"Manchester United and Manchester City are expected to lose!"

"What?" Charlene Lahiri was taken aback.

Both teams lost?

"It's only half-time, but Manchester City is already [-]-[-] behind, and Manchester United is also [-]-[-] behind. I guess there is no game!"

"How did that happen?"

Charlene Lahiri, as a reporter, knows very well that the Premier League fans all over England and even the world are watching these two teams, but they both lost!

But soon, she realized a problem.

Roger Moses called at this time, could it be...

"We have decided to temporarily adjust the live broadcast plan. We hope that you can give us some commentary on the spot during the intermission and introduce the pre-match situation between Southampton and Valencia. Our filming team is already in place!"

Roger Moses sighed, he couldn't help it, he couldn't find anyone.

"In addition, as soon as the match between Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon is over, we will continue to broadcast Southampton's away game against Valencia on Channel [-]. We hope you will be the live commentator."

"Me?" Charlene Lahiri was taken aback.

"Yes, I believe you can do it, and do it well."

Roger Moses made the phone call himself, which proved that the matter was indeed a last resort.

Who would have thought that both Manchester United and Manchester City lost!

Is it possible that the Premier League is really going to collapse in this way?

"Okay, I'll go get ready right away!"

Charlene Lahiri also made a decisive decision, no matter what, let's talk about it first!

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Ten minutes later, Charlene Lahiri appeared in front of the TV screen of BBC One!

"Friends of the audience, hello everyone, I'm Charlene Lahiri!"

"I am now at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain, broadcasting live for everyone!"

"With our camera, you can see that in the stands, there are many Southampton fans who came from England."

"According to the data I got from Valencia and Southampton officials before the game, there are a total of more than 5000 Saints fans who followed the team to the away game, which is very, very touching!"

"In Southampton's more than 100-year history, the number of times it has entered the European competition can be counted on one hand. The most recent one was in the [-]-[-] season. Southampton participated in the Europa League, which was also called the UEFA Cup at the time, but was eliminated by Romania's Steaua Bucharest in the first round."

"Southampton reached the top [-] of the Europa League this season. This is the best European result in the club's [-]-year history. Saints fans have high hopes for this and hope that the team can make a difference in the Europa League."

"What's interesting is that this season's Europa League final was held in Bucharest, Romania."

"In the first round, Southampton played [-]-[-] at home and drew with Valencia. The main central defender Harvey Martinez was sent off with a red card and missed this game. Many people think that Southampton will hardly have a chance to qualify!"

"However, let's see, there are more than 1 fans in Southampton, occupying a large area of ​​the stands. They seem to want to turn the Mestalla Stadium into their St. Mary's Stadium. They use practical actions to tell their players, Saints, don't give up!"

"Here, I also want to say, Southampton players and fans haven't given up yet, and we haven't given up either. You can't give up even more. Come on!"

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"Okay, well said!"

In the live broadcast room of the BBC headquarters, Roger Moses heard Charlene Lahiri's explanation, and couldn't help raising his arms and applauding loudly.

Who would have thought that the Europa League would eventually evolve into the current situation?
"Roger, the audience's response is very enthusiastic!" Barbara Slater immediately stepped forward to report the situation.

Roger Moses couldn't help nodding, and the audience liked it, which proved his choice was right.

Both Manchester United and Manchester City lost, leaving Southampton as a fig leaf in English football.

Regardless of whether Southampton wins or loses, the fans will definitely look forward to it and pay attention.

"Go and make arrangements immediately. After the match between Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon is over, we will immediately switch to the live broadcast of the match between Southampton and Valencia!"

"Understood, I'll do it right away!" After Barbara Slater agreed, she turned around and was about to go.

Roger Moses stopped her suddenly, "Wait, come back!"

"What else?"

"Wait a while when the second half of Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon is broadcast live, put some more subtitles below, broadcast the news of Southampton, and warm up the live broadcast of the game!"

"I know how to do it!" Barbara Slater nodded.

"By the way, they asked me just now that the game was transferred to the first channel for live broadcast, what about the sports channel?"

Roger Moses was stunned, yes, it was booked before, live broadcast on the sports channel, but now it suddenly changed, what is broadcast on the sports channel?It can't just stop right away, can it?

"It doesn't matter, two simulcasts!"

"Simultaneous broadcast?" Barbara Slater was a little surprised.

Wouldn't that be great for Southampton?
And the bet is too high, right?
What if, Southampton, like Manchester United, is a mud that cannot be supported, and loses, what should we do?
Barbara Slater quickly realized the problem.

This is also something that can’t be helped. If you don’t do this, what will the sports channel broadcast?
"Go ahead, I have a measure!" Roger Moses waved his hand.

He also knew that by doing so, he bet too much.

If the reaction is really bad, or if Southampton loses and the fans are angry, then he will also suffer.

But he can't do anything now, he can only pray to God and worship Buddha, hoping that Southampton can win.

"come here!"

Roger Moses thought of something again, and immediately waved to one of his subordinates.

"Go to the public relations department immediately and ask them to create more momentum for this game on the Internet and social media, so as to increase the ratings!"

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

Roger Moses watched him leave, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

But a heart still hangs at the door of the throat, unable to get down.

Saints, saints, I have made a big bet on this one, so don't lose!

If you don't lose, I will do my best to help you promote it in the future!
But if you lose, I won't give you a good life either!
If I scold you, I will scold you to death!
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(End of this chapter)