Chapter Seventy-Eight: Brighton Who Doesn't Give Up

"James, this is the last league game of the season, and after this game, Myburgh's Championship journey will also be over" Smith was a little depressed, "I still feel a little reluctant to think that the season will end soon......"

"Tom, so did I," echoed Foster, 'and the Myburgh team has been fantastic this season, not only winning the league four rounds ahead of schedule, but also having three players named in the Championship Team of the Year: striker Poong, wing-back Downing and midfielder Edbitt, congratulations to them...... Especially Pang, who was selected for the best team of the season in half a season, breaking the record for the first time......"

"Pang deserves to be named to the Team of the Year," Smith commented, "Pang has already missed the Player of the Year selection, and if he misses the Team of the Year again, even I can't help but complain......

"However, Tom, I have bad news here, Pang has not renewed his contract with the club so far" A hint of gloom flashed on Foster's face, "Pang still has a cheap rookie contract, which is seriously mismatched with his contribution to the club, I think Pang may have other ideas......"

"No, James. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Pang has only been with Myburgh for half a season, and Myburgh will play in the Premier League next season, Pang should not leave. Smith disagreed with Foster, "I think Pang will definitely renew his contract with the club before the start ......of next season."

"Tom, that's hard to say! You have also seen that there are many agents and clubs looking for Pang recently, and everyone is eyeing Pang this piece of fat" Foster is still very worried, "plus the news that Pang did not renew his contract came out of the newspaper, which makes me have a particularly bad premonition......"

"Alright, James, don't worry about it. Before the end of each season, all kinds of transfer rumors will fly all over the sky, and most of the news is groundless, don't take it seriously! Smith analyzed, "Let's pay attention to the starting lineups of both teams in this game!" ”

"All right, Tom! Myburgh's starting line-up is...... Among them, Pang and Nugent partnered in the front...... On the bench sat No. 13 substitute goalkeeper Messias, No. 3 Fred, No. 34 Vershaw, 27 Adoma, No. 9 Rhodes and others, No. 19 Downing and veteran goalkeeper Constanto Paul are still excluded from the 18-man squad" Foster opened the information and broadcast loudly, "The Myburgh team has rotated 4 main players in this game, it seems that Coach Karanka does not intend to completely give up this game!" ”

"After all, Brighton still has hope of promotion, and coach Karanka doesn't dare to let go too much, and Pang's appearance has shown that." Smith commented, "However, if Brighton want to win by five goals at Myburgh's home stadium, it will be difficult to compare! Their only hope is for Burnley to lose away, but the odds are slim as Burnley are second in second place and are very strong, while Charlton have already been relegated early......

"The biggest thing to watch in this round is who will get a direct promotion place between Brighton and Burnley." Foster commented, "The other team will have to play Hull City, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday in the play-offs for the last promotion spot! ”

While the two commentators were warming up for the game, the riverside stadium had already begun to be lively. Myburgh fans are singing for the team's last game.

"We are the champions, the great Myburgh team, we work hard for glory and dreams......"

Amid the singing of the home fans, the game officially began. Playing away, Brighton were the first to attack the Myburgh team, which was also the tactic laid out by Brighton manager Chris Hughton before the game. In this game, they have to go all out, not only to win the game, but also to win the game by a big score, and fight for the last chance to advance.

In the face of Brighton's onslaught after the opening kick-off, Myburgh looked ill-prepared and soon became passive. Brighton's striker No.10 Hemed has been very active up front, and has been a sharp knife in Brighton's front line this season, scoring 18 goals for Brighton and is the team's top scorer. Ten minutes into the game, he had already had two shots on goal, but unfortunately both were missed.

After all, the Myburgh team is the champion team and the home team, and they quickly stabilized their position. The two sides started to fight each other, and the scene became better. However, the fat man is still the key player of Brighton's care, every time the fat man gets the ball, at least two Brighton players will come forward to scramble, and No. 6 Stephens has been wandering around the fat man. This is also the basic treatment of the fat man in the last few games, after all, the fat man still occupies the top spot in the scorer list.

"Wow, the two teams played a big offensive battle, and this game is going to look good" Smith was excited, "Brighton need a lot of goal difference, they have to attack; Myburgh is playing at home and coach Karanka doesn't want to lose his momentum, so the first goal is very important for both teams......"

"That's right, Tom, this game, for Brighton, is a battle of life and death; For Myburgh, it is a battle of honor, and the two teams will definitely do their best for their respective goals. Foster commented, "But no matter how it turns out, it's going to be a good game......

Forster was right, it was indeed a great and intense game, with both teams putting a lot of effort into the attack, resulting in both teams being empty defensively and long on the front, with both teams having plenty of space at the back.

The fat man actually likes this kind of confrontation the most, and the fat man's body and technique have room to play.

Fifteen minutes into the game, Myburgh, who had the advantage of the home field, scored first. A counterattack, Myburgh team central defender No. 4 Ayala pushed the opponent's cross out, No. 7 Lydebit got the ball, a long pass to find the fat man on the front line, the fat man with the ball to accelerate and threw off the defending Brighton No. 6 Stephens, Myburgh team got a three-on-three opportunity. On Myburgh's side are No. 29 Fat, No. 18 Stuani and No. 35 Nugent. The defenders were Brighton's No. 2 Bruno, No. 3 Greer and No. 17 Goldson.

The fat man advanced with the ball, No. 35 Nugent was preparing to cut forward, and No. 18 Stuani was cutting diagonally into the box from the wing. The ball was taken by the fat man to the vicinity of the opponent's penalty area, and the three defenders who had been retreating finally saved. Brighton centre-back No. 3 Greer pounced on the fat man first, and soon the arms of the two men were entangled. In a blink of an eye, the fat man left Greer behind him and continued to rush, at this time No. 17 Goldson pounced again, the fat man just wanted to share the ball to his teammate Nugent, but the opponent No. 2 Brunoka dominated the passing line, there was a chaser behind, and there was a block in front, and the fat man had to change the inside to prepare to find a vacant shot. At this time, Stuani, who was diagonally inserted into the opponent's penalty area from the side, had already run out of space, and the fat man decisively passed the ball over.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Lydebit's long pass, very precise...... Pang got the ball" Smith began to make a rapid broadcast again, "Pang shook off Stephens' defense and accelerated beautifully...... Nugent and Stuani are both in running positions......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Greer, who had been defending all the time, suddenly rushed to Pong, both of them had movements in their hands, and the referee did not award a penalty "Smith is nervous," Pong broke through Greer's defense and got rid of it beautifully...... Not good, Goldson's top ......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Pang chose the in-cut, the right choice...... Pang is ready to shoot! Smith nervously stood up, "Stuani, Stuani's wing is empty...... Fat passing, perfect choice...... Stuani's shot ......"

β€œgoal……! goal……! Myburgh Stuani scored! "Commentator Smith was very excited" Myburgh counter-attacked and got a three-on-three chance, Stuani ran out of the gap and received a pass from Poon, the Uruguayan did not waste the opportunity, and fired a low shot through the goal guarded by the opponent's goalkeeper No. 13 Stockdale. ”

"Pang made full use of the huge space in the opponent's backfield and broke through very sharply." Foster was elated, "Pong's final split was perfect, and while Pong could have chosen to shoot, passing to an unguarded Stuani was undoubtedly the better option......"

"Brighton's sparse backline is too suitable for Pang to play, Pang can single-handedly pick up any defender in Brighton's backline, not falling behind" Smith analyzed, "Brighton gave up the defense of Pang is too unwise, because the tactics of defending Pang alone will not work at all, of course, Pang's passing makes Brighton team unguardable......

On the pitch, Stuani rushed over to celebrate with the fat man. It can be seen that the Uruguayans are very happy, in the first half of this season, Stuani and Nugent are the pioneers of the Myburgh team's attack, but in the second half, with the addition of Fat Man and Rhodes, Stuani and Nugent have lost the position of the main striker, Stuani is frequently arranged by Coach Karanka to play as a wingback, which makes the Uruguayans very unhappy, but there is no way, the injury has affected Stuani's state, Stuani needs to show a better state if he wants to return to the striker. This assist from the fat man gave Stuani hope again.

In the dugout, Brighton manager Chris Hughton's frustration was palpable. Myburgh were the first to score, and his side would need to score at least six goals to win by five goals, which is an almost impossible task. Now is not the time to think about goal difference, but to get the score back, first win over Myburgh and get three points, and then the goal difference is no longer planned.

Coach Karanka, not far from Coach Chris Hughton, was in a much happier mood. There were a lot of media comments before the game, saying that the Myburgh team would definitely release water and let Brighton win, after all, the Myburgh team has begun to rotate a large area after winning the championship. However, in this game, coach Karanka obviously did not want the media to succeed, and only made a few minor adjustments to the lineup.

Coach Karanka has been well aware of the performance of his substitutes. Goalkeeper No. 25 Michael Agazi has proven himself in recent games, and he is only slightly inexperienced compared to Myburgh's veteran goalkeeper Konstanto Paulus; Left-back No.5 De Laet has been in good form of late, and he is a player on loan from Leicester City on a winter transfer by coach Karanka and can be retained; No. 27 Adoma has been the absolute main force of the team in the first half of the season, although the performance in the second half is poor, but he is still an important rotation player in the team's frontcourt; The departure of No. 34 Vershaw and 35 Nugent made Coach Karanka hesitate, both are veterans of the Myburgh team, but their competitive form is declining day by day, and they play in the front court position, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to play next season; No. 28 Klaas has been ruled out of next season's squad by coach Kalanka due to repeated defensive mistakes; Players who have rarely played this season, such as veteran Woodgate, have decided to make a free transfer or terminate their contract.

On the pitch, after conceding the goal, Brighton, under the command of manager Chris Hughton, immediately launched a counterattack and fought more actively. No. 6 Stephens, who has been keeping an eye on the fat man, also strengthened the defensive intensity against the fat man, and even directly tackled the fat man in a scramble and received a yellow card.

Thirty minutes into the game, there was a sudden uproar among the Brighton fans cheering for the away stadium. It turned out that Brighton's rivals Burnley scored first away from home, leading Charlton Athletic 1-0 away.

'Oh, Burnley have a one-goal lead over Charlton Athletic, which is bad news for Brighton.' Smith quipped, "If the game ends with this scoreline, Burnley will have another direct promotion spot five points ahead of Brighton!" ”

"The fate of the Brightons is no longer in their own hands." "They should pray for Charlton to win at home, but Charlton, who have been relegated, will obviously ignore their request......

Brighton's immediate promotion is in jeopardy, as a win for Brighton would not have helped if Burnley had kept the scoreline until the end of the game. When the news reached the ears of the Brighton players who were playing on the pitch, most of them were immediately deflated because it had become an inconsequential game. Brighton manager Chris Hughton, who had been directing the game from the sidelines, was so anxious that he began shouting to cheer on the players on the pitch, but the effect was not obvious.

At the end of the first half, Myburgh led Brighton 1-0 at home.

At this time, two commentators of the Myburgh team were commenting on the half-game.

"I would say that the game is over early," Smith said first, "Charlton, who have been relegated, did not help Brighton, they were behind Burnley at home, and all Brighton's efforts became meaningless. In the second half, Myburgh will finish the last 45 minutes of the season in a relaxed atmosphere......"

"Indeed it is! The final suspense of the Championship season has begun to emerge, and although the game is not over yet, Brighton's hopes are becoming more and more uncertain. Foster chimed in, "In the second half, the only thing Brighton can prove is dignity, as for whether Brighton can win dignity, the adjustment of the midfield mentality is crucial......

At half-time, neither team made any personnel changes. Soon the fat man got the news that it was their striker No.9 Vokes who scored a goal for Burnley in the first half. The fat man reckoned that the second half of the game would be flat, after all, Brighton's chances of turning the current situation around were slim, and there was no point in fighting any longer.

However, what the fat man didn't expect was that the Brightons did not give up, and Brighton manager Chris Hughton was making the final mobilization of the players in the dressing room at the moment. For Brighton, it has turned from a battle of life and death to a battle of honour and dignity, and even if they can't get a promotion place outright, they will try to beat league champions Myburgh and leave the riverside stadium with their heads held high. (To be continued.) )