Fengba Greenery

Chapter 29 FA Cup First Round

Chapter 29 FA Cup first round

Before the first round of the FA Cup, FC United will have two games, a league game and a Manchester FA Super Cup.

There are quite a lot of team competition tasks in England. In addition to the league, each region also has regional cup competitions, such as the FA Super Cup in Manchester, the FA Championship and so on.

These two games won without any suspense. FC United and Manchester United have a growing advantage in the league. It seems that it is difficult for other league teams to pose a threat to them.If this continues, they may be able to create a record of winning the championship N rounds ahead of schedule.

During this period of time, fans have been discussing the team's FA Cup.There are not many amateur teams that can qualify for the FA Cup. For fans of FC United, seeing the team play against professional teams in the FA Cup is a very happy thing in itself. matter.

As for winning or losing?It's fun to win, but it's also normal to lose.The gap between professional teams and amateur teams is best known to fans.

But Ma Jinson doesn't think so. In his opinion, his team is not helpless in front of professional teams.

Most of the current team's lineup has received youth training from professional teams, and there are even players who have played in professional leagues.

They may be inferior to their opponents in personal ability, but it is not just the player's ability that determines the outcome of a football game.

During this period of time, FC United's training has been centered around defense.Ma Jinson assigned all eleven players on the field to defensive tasks, and even Li Qingshan had to participate in the team's midfield press during the game.Ma Jinson knew Li Qingshan's physical condition.

The first round of the FA Cup against Hereford United is scheduled for the afternoon of October [-]th.

An hour before the match, Alma, wearing a peaked cap, went through the ticket gate and entered the stadium with the fans at the Newton Heath Bar.

And among them, there is a group of special fans.They are all Asians with black hair and black eyes. Although they are also wearing red jerseys, they are just red Chinese national team uniforms.

They are Yang Bao and some Chinese students from the University of Manchester.

In fact, they hoped to be able to watch FC United at home in the first round of the league, but FC United's home seats can only accommodate a maximum of 3000 people, and most of the 800 seats are given to the team. members, after all, the number of members of the team alone exceeds [-].

Looking around the entire stadium, there are large swaths of red fans.An hour before the start of the game, the stands of the entire stadium were full.

When the players of the two teams were warming up on the field, Li Qingshan saw Yang Bao and his party coming to the field to watch the game.He waved to them.

They are easy to recognize. Although they are also wearing red clothes, more than a dozen Chinese people are really conspicuous standing in a place full of British people.

Yang Bao was still holding a banner with two lines of Chinese characters written on it, the upper line read "Li Qingshan, come on", the lower line read "Your roommate and fellow villager——Yang Bao", and the words Yang Bao were special. Bold with another color.

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After the warm-up, the players returned to the locker room.

The noise of the fans outside is getting louder, and it can be heard clearly in the locker room.

Makinson stood among the players, and everyone sat around him, listening to him.

"Guys, we have prepared for this game together for more than two weeks in advance. We have put in so much energy, not just to come to the FA Cup and go back!"

"The opponents in this game are three levels higher than us. They will definitely underestimate the enemy. They will attack at the beginning of the game. We must be mentally prepared for this. Don't press out and attack them, otherwise we must suffer. In their vision, it seems like they won the game easily, but what if the game doesn't go the way they imagined?"

Markinson paused, "Therefore, our first task in this game is to defend, first to stabilize the defense, and then to counterattack. As long as they can't score our goals, we have a chance to win this game."

"To counter-attack, kick Li on top of the head, let Li control the high-altitude ball, don't shoot long shots casually, try to form a cross, if not, it's good to get a corner kick and a set kick."

Every time he said one, the players nodded

"Don't make too many interceptions in the midfield, we retreat, shrink the defense, stick to the penalty area. Compress the distance between our three lines and don't give the opponent too much space."

"Nick, pay attention to Li's position, he took the high-altitude ball and went to meet him immediately!"

Nick nodded, "No problem, just watch it, boss!".To be able to play against such an opponent is Nick's dream!

The tactics are very simple and will be finished quickly. The specific details have been memorized by the players during the two weeks of training.

In the dressing room of the visiting team on the other side, Graeme Turner, the head coach of Hereford United, was also making the last speech before the team left the factory.In terms of tactical arrangements, he didn't put much effort into it.Because the opponent is too weak, the seventh-level amateur team... As long as their own tactics are played out, do they still care about the opponent?

Graeme Turner is the legendary coach of the Hereford Company. The team was relegated from the First Division last season, but the team's situation is not optimistic now. The player left the team, and the club's financial situation also had problems. All he can think about now is to deal with the league, hoping that the team can gain a firm foothold in the second division. The League League is up.

This made Graeme Turner unbearable.

But the scene still has to be said: "We need to score goals as soon as possible in this game. As long as we have the first goal, they will lose the fighting spirit to resist. Although the opponent is not strong, you should not underestimate the enemy!"

Although no one takes these words to heart, even Turner himself thinks this is nonsense, is it really possible that the team will not underestimate the enemy?

But Graeme Turner's status in the locker room of this team is the same as Ferguson's status in Manchester United. No player has the guts to make mistakes in front of him.

He continued: "We're not in a good season this season, but I hope you won't be affected by what's going on off the pitch."

"Our goal this season is to avoid relegation, but it would be a good thing if we can get good results in the FA Cup. Our signing luck is good. I only have one request for this game, and that is victory! Victory! Victory!"

Graeme Turner hopes to give his team a taste of victory in the FA Cup and get back the feeling of winning.

After talking about these scenes, he waved his hand and let the impatient players come out.

In any case, the victory of this game should be planned.If the next round of the FA Cup is lucky, it can go further.If a strong team is drawn, then give up the FA Cup this season and concentrate on the league.Anyway, with the strength of Hereford United, it is impossible to go far in the FA Cup.

Graeme Turner was thinking inwardly.

(End of this chapter)