Football coach

"Wigan Athletic is a strong team. They have shown their strong dominance in the second half of last season. They have brought in a lot of good players this summer. And they have a good manager. I believe Ben Wigan Athletic will definitely be promoted this season, they are the most popular team for promotion in League Two."

Oxford United's luck is average.

Just upgraded this season, the first round of the League Two met Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic was the No.10 team in League Two last season.

If you only see this ranking, you may feel that Wigan Athletic is nothing more than that.A No.10 team in League Two.But the real situation is completely different.Wigan Athletic performed very badly at the beginning of last season. When it entered 2002, it was still ranked second to last in the League Two. It seemed that relegation was very difficult.

But at the time of the winter transfer, Wigan Athletic introduced several powerful generals.

Goalkeeper Joe Phelan, defender Matt Jackson, midfielders Gary Tiall and Joson Charlet, and striker Nathan Ellington.Nathan Ellington spent £120 million on Wigan Athletic.

Ellington is only 21 years old this year.As early as the age of 17, he began to appear in the League Two and became the main force of the Bristol Rovers. At the age of 19, he scored fifteen goals in the League Two.

However, in 2001, Bristol Wanderers and Oxford United were relegated from League Two to League C.Ellington was also relegated to the English C League and scored [-] goals for the team in half a season of the English C League.However, although Ellington was strong, the Bristol Rovers continued to sink and were relegated again in the English C League.

So it was bought by Wigan Athletic.

Although only one year older than Lambert, he has played more than 100 professional league games.

If you want to talk about why Wigan Athletic, a League Two club, can buy so many players, they can even pay 120 million pounds.That's because the chairman of Wigan Athletic is David Vilan, owner of j**sports, the UK's largest sports merchandise chain.

David Whelan played for Wigan Athletic during his playing days before retiring due to injury.After buying Wigan Athletic seven years ago, Wigan Athletic's goal is to make Wigan Athletic a Premier League team.

So no stinginess at all.

The transfer fee is generous.Sure enough, after a large investment, Wigan Athletic's performance immediately recovered.Wigan Athletic performed very strongly in the second half of the season, climbing from the penultimate to No.10.At that time, even the strong teams in the English League Two were unwilling to meet Wigan Athletic.

This summer Wigan Athletic continued to spend a lot of money in the transfer market, the goal is very simple, that is to upgrade.

In the first round against Wigan Athletic, Chen Ping was very low-key.During interviews with reporters before the game, Chen Ping kept touting Wigan Athletic's strength, and then modestly stated that his goal was to avoid relegation.

"I would be very satisfied if I could take a point."

Low-key.

Chen Ping kept a low profile before the game.

August 2002, 8, Carson Field.

Oxford United hosts Wigan Athletic, the favorite team to upgrade the most in League Two this season.

"The first round of League Two is about to start. Speaking of which, Oxford United, a newly promoted team, is not lucky. They met Wigan Athletic in the first round of League Two. If Wigan Athletic hadn't lost too many points in the first half of last season , should have been promoted last season. In the second half of last season, no team in League Two would want to meet Wigan Athletic."

The narrator is also of the same opinion.

Wigan Athletic, that was an extremely strong team in the second half of last season.In the last period of last season, even those strong teams in the English League Two also surrendered when they encountered Wigan Athletic.

So before the start of this season, all institutions, football commentators, and newspapers believed that Wigan Athletic was the biggest favorite for promotion this season.

"Players from both sides have already started to enter the field. Today's Carson Stadium is full again, and Oxford United's attendance rate is really a must in the League Two. It is absolutely rare to have more than 28 fans in the League Two. Oxford United Year Coach Chen Ping, a young coach who is only [-] years old, came out."

"Chen! Chen! Chen!"

Chen Ping entered the stadium and got the loudest cheers from the fans.Wigan Athletic's coaching staff and players looked at Chen Ping who had just entered the field in amazement.I am surprised that a newly promoted team like Oxford United can have such an attendance rate. I did not expect that the head coach of Oxford United is quite popular with the fans.

Chen Ping said hello to the fans, and then came to Wigan Athletic's coaching bench.

"Coach Jewell, hello."

"Hello."

The 42-year-old Wigan Athletic head coach Jewell, a former player, has a good track record as a coach.Chen Ping clearly remembered that Wigan Athletic will be promoted to the Premier League in the next few years, and the head coach is Jewell in front of him.

Just came to the Premier League, Wigan Athletic is also known as the big dark horse.

After a brief greeting, Chen Ping returned to his bench.

"Dududu-"

"The referee's whistle sounded, and the first round of League Two officially started. Before the game started, the head coach of Oxford United complimented Wigan Athletic very much. He said that as long as he got one point, he would be very satisfied."

"Judging from the live game, the head coach of Oxford United is right. He is aiming for a point in this game, and Oxford United's players retreated across the board. Presumably they want to use defense to draw against the mighty Wigan Athletic."

Chen Ping was not only low-key before the game, but also during the game.

defense.

The game had just started, and Oxford United retreated across the board.

Oxford United retreated across the board, and of course Wigan Athletic pressed forward across the board.Wigan Athletic is strong, it's touted by everyone.So much so that Wigan Athletic also thinks they are strong.

Upgrade, upgrade.

This is Wigan

Skills All players think about this season.Therefore, when encountering a newly promoted team like Oxford United, such "big belly" Wigan Athletic players will naturally despise them.

This is actually a very normal thing.

For example, there have been so many dragon-slaying legends in the history of the FA Cup.But the so-called dragon-slaying legend can appear because the powerful team underestimates the opponent and doesn't care about the opponent.

By the time something was wrong, it was already too much to cover.

If those strong teams really value those low-level league teams, then even if football is round, it is basically impossible for the so-called dragon-slaying legend to appear.

That's the attitude of the players at Wigan Athletic right now.Although Wigan Athletic is still in League Two, their players all think they are at the level of League One.If it is a strong team in the League Two, they can still pay attention to it.But what kind of team is Oxford United?

Just a newly promoted horse.

So they underestimate Wigan Athletic from the bottom of their hearts.Seeing Oxford United retreat, they immediately attacked across the board to defeat Oxford United.

"Oxford United's defensive organization is good. Wigan Athletic tried to attack several times, but failed. It seems that Oxford United is going to defend a point. Although this game is ugly, but for Oxford United, it may be a big problem. It is also their best choice. After all, if you want to avoid relegation, one point is also very important."

"Tiale, Thiale has good technique. Wigan Athletic looks like going through the middle after a couple of unsuccessful breaks from the wing. Thiale, Thiale is going to break through the middle... Sidwell, Sidwell is beautiful steals the ball."

Heavy defense.

Wigan Athletic's style of play is actually sideways.

Therefore, Chen Ping hoarded heavy troops to defend the flanks, preventing Wigan Athletic from easily crossing.So Wigan Athletic changed to another place to attack, but they didn't know the strength of Sidwell in the middle.

Sidwell has no place in the powerful Arsenal, but he is still very strong in the League Two.Especially as he got older, Sidwell's strength became stronger and stronger.

Moreover, Chen Ping also specifically used three strength points, two for Sidwell's defensive skills, and one for his long pass.It is to train Sidwell to become the core of the midfield.

Sidwell's current strength has reached 155, even to the point where he can play in League One.Although Tiale has good skills, if he wants to break through Sidwell, he underestimates Sidwell too much.

"Sidwell, Sidwell didn't hesitate... Sidwell, long pass!"

"The ball goes to the left... oops, what is this, who is this!!!!!!"

The narrator yelled in surprise.

Because Martin Anthony, who was still helping the left-back defense just now, started running when Sidwell passed the ball.Because Wigan Athletic was besieging Oxford United, the defensive line came near the center line.

When Martin Anthony ran, everyone realized that the kid's speed was absolutely abnormal.

There were seven or eight meters away from Wigan Athletic's right-back, but when Wigan Athletic's right-back turned around, Martin Anthony was only three meters away from him.And when he accelerated to run, Martin Anthony was already neck and neck with him.

That's why the narrator is yelling.

It's amazing.

This is completely inhuman speed.

When the two of them started running together, the contrast became even more obvious.Wigan Athletic's right-back that Martin Anthony eased past.

"Oxford United's No. [-] player, Martin Anthony, is a player who is only one and a half years old. His speed is amazing. I estimate that he is faster than Owen."

"Martin Anthony, he's got the ball...Martin Anthony keeps running down the sideline."

fast.

After training in the summer, Martin Anthony's current strength is only 132.If the opponent's defensive line is tight and Martin Anthony is not given space, Martin Anthony's strength will be greatly reduced.

But if Martin Anthony is given space, then even if the opponent is Manchester United, Arsenal, even their main full-backs, they will not be able to guard Martin Anthony.

Because Martin Anthony is not only absolutely fast, but also has superhuman explosive power and acceleration.One-on-one, and give Martin Anthony space, even the best defender in world football can't guard him.

That's it this time.

Martin Anthony eased past the Oxford United defenders before continuing down the wing.

"Martin Anthony, low pass...who is this?"

"Franck Ribery, it's Ribery. Ribery, there's no defender around Ribery. Ribery, shoot!"

no one.

Really nobody.

Martin Anthony's counter-attack was too fast, not just throwing off all the Wigan Athletic defenders.Not even the Oxford United players could keep up.Only one person reacts quickly, and the speed is enough.

That is Ribery.

Although Lambert was also running hard, he couldn't keep up.But Ribery's speed is very fast. Although he is not as fast as Martin Anthony, he is the only one on the field who can catch up.

When Martin Anthony crossed, Ribery hadn't arrived yet.

But Ribery accelerated, and just as the ball came over, he shot directly against the ball.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The game was too dramatic. Oxford United's entire team was compressed in the half by Wigan Athletic, and it seemed that the defense was in jeopardy. But it was just such a counterattack and scored the first goal."

"Twenty-seven minutes into the game, I didn't expect that Oxford United, who were playing at home, took advantage of a counterattack to lead Wigan Athletic 7-[-]. It was really unexpected."