Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 149 90.00% Nine Ways to Lose

Coventry's luck in the FA Cup is indeed bad.Generally speaking, in the second round of the match, the League Two team has a 70.00% chance of encountering a team of the same level or a lower level.However, Coventry encountered a powerful League One team.

Meeting a League One team is not the worst.The most unlucky thing is that their opponent Sheffield United is the leader of League One!Sheffield United have played triumphant songs all the way this season, and now more than half of the schedule has passed, leading No.2 Bolton by as much as 14 points.It can be said that Sheffield United has definitely entered the Championship next season.

In other words, what Coventry will face in the second round of the FA Cup is a League One team with the strength of the English Championship.

The strength gap between Coventry and Sheffield United is several levels behind.No matter how you look at it, this is also a game that must be lost.

On the official BBS of the Sheffield United Club, fans have even started to skip the second round of the game and directly discuss whether to face Chelsea or the rival Sheffield Wednesday in the third round.Sheffield United fans have almost regarded Coventry as a weak opponent that can be ignored.

Hao Hexi once joined Sheffield United for a short period of time.Liu Yun also called Hao Hexi specifically for this game.

Hao Hexi persuaded Liu Yun that in a game with great disparity in strength, the weaker team actually has a psychological advantage.Strong teams can't afford to lose, weak teams can afford to lose.

Old George still has the attitude of not changing his face when the Alps collapse in front of him.

The FA Cup is only a day away.Tomorrow, the Coventry players will leave for the neutral stadium - St. Andrew's Stadium, home of the Championship Birmingham team.Birmingham and Coventry are both in the West Midlands.St. Andrew's Stadium is said to be a neutral stadium, but it is actually half of Coventry's home court.At least the Coventry players are an hour's drive from Birmingham.The team can choose to arrive in Birmingham on the match day, go directly to the St. Andrew's Stadium for training in the afternoon, and play the game in the evening.

George Sr. called the players to speak after training.

In the locker room, a group of Coventry players were extremely quiet, waiting for the head coach George Sr.

George Sr. walked into the locker room with a bag in his hand.He glanced at the players: "Children, tomorrow we will face the Blade Legion Sheffield United at the St. Andrew's Stadium. The outside world said that this is a game without any suspense. Sheffield United will definitely win. ...The FA Cup is like that, there are often situations where teams are several tiers apart in quality. So I hope you don't blame everyone."

Old George sat on the chair next to Alexander: "Since we will definitely lose, then we will show the attitude that a loser should have. Try to try to lose the ball as little as possible."

Liu Yun thought to himself, old George put his posture so low?Could it be that he is using the aggressive general method in the Three Kingdoms?

as expected. As soon as "Zhuge Liang" old George said this, old Huang Zhong "Alexander" was immediately fooled: "Coach George, I can't agree with your point of view. The whole world says we will lose, so we will definitely lose? Football field There are two unique words, one is dark horse and the other is upset!"

Manla stood up: "Yes, old coach George. I think Alexander is right. Don't you often tell us that even if there is only a [-]% chance of winning, we must try our best to win?"

Liu Yun was not in a hurry to express his opinion.After all, he is 45 years old, how can such a thing as a violent general be hidden from his eyes?Now that he has seen through old George's intentions, why rush to make a statement.

Old George smiled after hearing Manla and Alexander's words: "Very good! Your ideas are very good."

Old George opened the package in his hand—it turned out to be the banner made for Liu Yun by the children of the Coventry Orphanage.

Old George hung the banner on the wall.

"I want to say a word to you. Maybe Liu has said this sentence countless times... I still want to say it now: as long as you stand in the air, pigs can fly into the sky! Besides, our Coventry has already won the league. , The FA Cup has won four consecutive victories, and you are in the limelight! You are all the best players in League Two. We played this game not only for our own team, but also for the weak teams in the FA Cup! Maybe We small balls will not be able to spend too much money to buy good players. However, in the FA Cup, we have the strength to compete on an equal footing! Show your best form to face Sheffield United. If you lose, it is acceptable The result. If we win, the whole world will look at us with admiration!"

All the players in the locker room stared at the pig flying into the sky with wings on the banner, and fell silent for a while.

Old George clapped his hands: "Okay, let's arrange tomorrow's tactical arrangement."

The eyes of all the players shifted to the old George's face again.

Old George walked to the tactical board and formed a formation.All the players were surprised when they saw this formation.It's still 4411?In other words, Coventry will use the usual style of play in these league games against rival Sheffield United?

Old George explained: "Usually when a weak team meets a strong team, they will deliberately change their style of play and strengthen their defense. For example, Notts County played against us like this in the last game. But I thought twice, instead of sticking to my own half, It’s better to go out and fight. My confidence comes from the strong combination of Manla + Liu Yun in the frontcourt. Manla has an excellent body and excellent speed. Liu Yun has good dribbling ability and on-court awareness , Precise footwork. I believe that the two of you will definitely threaten the gate of Sheffield United!"

Liu Yun interjected: "Old Coach George's tactical arrangement, to use a sentence in our Huaguo Art of War, is to let you have thousands of troops, and I will stand still."

Goalkeeper Juan said: "Coach George is right. Goals are scored on the football field. You will never win if you stick to your own half! Rest assured, I will do my best to defend our goal. The things ahead, Just take care of the old lieutenant and the iron tower."

Manla has dark skin and is more than 1.9 meters tall. He is tall and big, and looks like a black tower.So he got the nickname "Black Tower" in the team.

Old George crossed himself on his chest: "Everyone go home tonight and have a good rest. May the Lord bless us, and we will be able to perform exceptionally tomorrow."

The team disbanded, and George Sr. handed the banner to assistant coach Ida: "I'll give you one thing. You immediately find a toy company and get a mascot costume—a pig with wings."

The mascot of the Coventry team has always been the baby blue elephant.Aida was puzzled: "When the game tomorrow, let this pig with wings be used as a mascot to cheer?"

Old George nodded: "Yes. Starting tomorrow, Coventry will have two mascots. One is a baby blue elephant and the other is a flying pig!"

(End of this chapter)