"Wigan Athletic are a strong team and they have shown their dominance in the second half of last season. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info They brought in a lot of great players this summer. And they have a great manager. I believe Wigan Athletic will be promoted this season as they are the favourites to be promoted from League Two. ”

Oxford United had average luck.

Just promoted this season, they met Wigan Athletic in the first round of League Two.

Wigan Athletic finished 10th in League Two last season.

If you just look at this ranking, you might think that Wigan Athletic is nothing more than that. A team that finishes 10th in League Two. But the reality is quite different. Wigan Athletic started last season poorly, entering 2002 in the bottom of League Two and looking to be relegated.

But just at the time of the winter transfer, Wigan Athletic brought in several powerful players.

Goalkeeper Joe Phelan, defender Matt Jackson, midfielders Gary Tiall and Jossen Charlett, and striker Nathan Ellington. Nathan Ellington spent Wigan Athletic £1.2 million on this.

Ellington is only twenty-one years old. He began his debut in League Two at the age of seventeen, became a regular in League Two side Bristol Rovers at the age of eighteen, and scored fifteen goals in League Two at the age of nineteen.

However, in 2001, Bristol Rovers were relegated from League Two to League C along with Oxford United. Ellington were also relegated to League C, scoring 15 goals in half a season in League C. However, although Ellington is strong, Bristol Rovers continue to sink and are relegated again in League 1.

So it was purchased by Wigan Athletic.

Although only a year older than Lambert, he has already played more than a hundred professional league games.

If you want to say why Wigan Athletic, a League Two club, can buy so many players, even 1.2 million pounds. That's because Wigan Athletic is chaired by David Wilan, owner of J** Sports, the UK's largest sports goods chain.

David Wilan played for Wigan Athletic when he played before retiring due to injury. After buying Wigan Athletic seven years ago, Wilan was aiming to make Wigan Athletic a Premier League team.

So not stingy at all.

The transfer fee is very generous. Sure enough, after a large investment, Wigan Athletic's results immediately rebounded. Wigan Athletic had a strong second half of the season, climbing from second to bottom to 10th. At that time, even the strong teams in League Two were reluctant to meet Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic continued to spend heavily on the transfer market this summer, with the simple goal of promotion.

In the first round, he met Wigan Athletic, and Chen Ping was very low-key. In an interview with reporters before the game, Chen Ping kept touting the strength of Wigan Athletic, and then modestly said that his goal was relegation.

"I'm very happy if I can take a point. ”

Low profile.

Before the game, Chen Ping was very low-key.

Carson Field, 10 August 2002.

Oxford United host Wigan Athletic, the favourites for promotion from League Two this season.

"The first round of League Two is about to start. Speaking of Oxford United, the promoted horse is also unlucky, and they met Wigan Athletic in the first round of League Two. Wigan Athletic would have been a promoted team last season if they hadn't conceded too many points in the first half of last season. In the second half of last season, no team in League Two was reluctant to meet Wigan Athletic. ”

The narrator agrees.

Wigan Athletic, that was a very strong team in the second half of last season. In the last period of last season, even those strong teams in League Two met Wigan Athletic and surrendered.

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

"Players from both sides have started to get in. Today's Carson Stadium is full again, and Oxford United's attendance is really one of the best in League Two. It is absolutely rare for there to be more than 10,000 fans in League Two. Oxford United's 28-year-old young coach Chen Ping came out. ”

"Chen, Chen, Chen!"

Chen Ping entered the stadium and received the biggest cheers from the fans. Wigan Athletic's coaching staff and players all looked at Chen Ping who had just entered the stadium in surprise. It was already surprising that a promoted horse like Oxford United could have such an attendance, but I didn't expect the head coach of Oxford United to be quite loved by the fans.

Chen Ping said hello to the fans and then came to the coach's box at Wigan Athletic.

"Hello Coach Jevier. ”

"Hello. ”

The 42-year-old head coach of Wigan Athletic, Jewell, is a former player who has not had a bad record in becoming a coach. Chen Ping clearly remembers that Wigan Athletic will be promoted to the Premier League in the next few years, and the head coach is the Jevier in front of him.

Just arrived in the Premier League, Wigan Athletic is also known as a big dark horse.

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

"Doodoo-"

"The referee's whistle blew and the first round of League Two officially began. Before the start of the game, the head coach of Oxford United complimented Wigan Athletic. He said that as long as he got one point, he was very satisfied. ”

"Judging from the live game, the Oxford United manager was right. He was all about getting a point in the game, with the Oxford United players dropping back all over the line. I think it's about using defense to draw against the mighty Wigan Athletic. ”

Chen Ping not only kept a low profile before the game, but also during the game.

Defend.

As soon as the game began, Oxford United retreated across the board.

Oxford United retreated across the board, and Wigan Athletic certainly pressed on all fronts. Wigan Athletic is strong and touted by everyone. So much so that Wigan Athletic themselves consider themselves to be strong.

Upgrade, upgrade.

That's what all Wigan Athletic players are thinking about this season. Therefore, when encountering a promoted horse like Oxford United, such a "fish belly" Wigan Athletic player is naturally despised.

This is actually a very normal thing.

For example, there are 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 looks down on the opponent and doesn't care about the opponent.

By the time something was wrong, it was already flooded.

If those strong teams really value those teams in the lower leagues, 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 Wigan Athletic players right now. Although Wigan Athletic are still in League Two, their players all consider themselves to be at the level of League One. If it's a strong team in League Two, they can still take it seriously. But what kind of team is Oxford?

It's just a promoted horse.

So they underestimate Wigan Athletic from the bottom of their hearts. Seeing that Oxford United was instigating a retreat, they immediately attacked on all fronts to defeat Oxford United.

"Oxford's defence is well organised. Wigan Athletic tried to score several times, but they couldn't succeed. It looks like Oxford United are going to hold on to a point. It's a tough game to watch, but for Oxford, maybe it's the best option for them. After all, if you want to be relegated, one point is also very important. ”

"Tiale, Tiale has good technique. Wigan Athletic looked set to play in the middle after a couple of unsuccessful flank breaks. Tial, Tial wants to break through the middle...... Sidwell, Sidwell's beautiful break. ”

Heavily defended.

Wigan Athletic's style of play is actually to go to the side.

Therefore, Chen Ping hoarded heavy troops to defend the wings, so that Wigan Athletic could easily cross. Therefore, Wigan Athletic attacked from another place, but they didn't know the strength of the central side of Sidwell.

Sidwell has no place at the mighty Arsenal but is still strong in League Two. Especially as he gets older, Sidwell's strength is getting stronger.

And Chen Ping also took out three strength points, two of which were used for Sidwell's defensive skills, and one for his long passes. It is to develop Sidwell as the heart of the midfield.

Sidwell is now 155 and even to the point where he can play League One. Although Tiale's skills are good, if he wants to break through Sidwell, he underestimates Sidwell.

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

"The ball was passed to the left...... Oops, what is this, who is this !!!!"

The narrator shouted in surprise.

Martin Antony, who had just been helping the left-back in defence, started running when Sidwell passed the ball. Wigan Athletic is besieging Oxford United, so the defensive line is near the halfway.

When Martin Anthony runs, everyone realizes that this kid's speed is absolutely perverted.

He was seven or eight metres away from Wigan Athletic's right-back, but when Wigan Athletic's right-back turned, Martin Antony was only three metres away. By the time he accelerated, Martin Anthony was on par with him.

That's why the narrator shouts loudly.

It's amazing.

This is completely inhuman speed.

When two people run together, the contrast is even more pronounced. Martin Antony easily flicked past Wigan Athletic's right-back.

"Oxford's number seven, Martin Antony, an eighteen and a half years old, is amazingly fast. I reckon he's even faster than Irving. ”

"Martin Anthony, he's got the ball...... Martin Anthony continued to run along the touchline. ”

Fast.

Martin Anthony has been training for the summer, and his current strength is only 132. If the opponent's defensive line is tight and does not give Martin Anthony space, Martin Anthony's strength will be greatly reduced.

But if Martin Antony is given space, then even if the opponent is Manchester United and Arsenal, even if it is their main fullback, they will not be able to guard Martin Antony.

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

This time it was.

Martin Antony shook off the Oxford defenders with ease and continued down the wing.

Martin Anthony, low cross...... Who is this?"

"Ribery, it's Ribery. Ribery, Ribery doesn't have a single defender around him. Ribery, shoot!"

No one.

There really isn't anybody.

Martin Anthony counter-attacked so fast that he didn't just shake off all the Wigan Athletic defenders. Even the Oxford United players couldn't catch up. Only one person reacts quickly, and the speed is enough.

That's Ribery.

Although Lambert also ran hard, he really couldn't catch up. But Ribery was fast, not as fast as Martin Anthony, but the only one on the pitch who could catch up.

When Martin Anthony's cross came in, Ribery hadn't really arrived.

But Ribery accelerated, and just as the ball came by, he shot straight at the ball.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

"The game was too dramatic. Oxford's entire squad was squeezed into the half by Wigan Athletic and looked precarious defensively. But it was such a counterattack that he scored first. ”

"Seventeen minutes into the game, I didn't expect that it was Oxford United who were playing at home to take a 1-0 lead over Wigan Athletic with a counterattack. It was so unexpected. ”