Chapter 31: Unlucky Rhodes

On 2 March, Myburgh travelled to Blackburn Rovers in a replay match for the 23rd round of the league. www.biquge.info The last time the two teams met was at the home of Myburgh on February 6, and it was also the first game for No. 9 Rhodes to join Myburgh, and Rhodes did not perform well in that game. In this game, Coach Karanka arranged for the fat man and No. 35 Nugent to partner in the front, and No. 9 Rhodes sat on the bench.

"James, do you see the starting list of Myburgh?" Smith suddenly spoke, "Rhodes was put on the bench by Coach Karanka, Nugent and Pang partnered up front, is Rhodes going to be abandoned by Coach Karanka?" ”

"No, it won't. However, it is true that Nugent has been in better form recently, and Nugent came off the bench in the last game and scored a goal," Forster analyzed, "Coach Karanka is also doing this to maintain a competitive situation up front......

"Man, did you read the news after the last game?" Smith said mysteriously, "Pong's shot broke the record!" ”

"Tom, I've seen it! The speed of that shot was amazing! Foster replied loudly, "Pang was less than 20 meters away from the goal when he shot the goal, and at the speed of the ball at that time, it only took a third of a second to fly the ball over a distance of 20 meters." Oh my God, it's really a blink of an eye......"

"When I said how Pang shot the goal, the Fulham goalkeeper didn't react at all, so he blinked! Smith quipped, "When he opened his eyes, he found that the ball was gone, and he had to fish it out of the goal, haha!" ……”

As commentators Smith and Foster talk about Fat Man's super-fast goal, the home fans at Ewood Park began to shout and target No. 9 Rhodes.

"Rhodes, you traitor!"

"Rhodes, you're not welcome at Ewood Park!"

"Rhodes, get out of Ewood Park!"

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Fortunately, No. 9 Rhodes did not start, and if he did, it is estimated that every time he touches the ball, he will be booed by the fans in the stadium! This is also a major feature of the English league, which is to hate traitors! Although fans also know that players are a very mobile group, and many players come and go to different clubs through transfers every year, fans don't care about that. After all, fans are more loyal than players. Many fans only support one team in their lifetime!

Rhodes sat on the bench with a grim face and a bit regretted coming to Ewood Park. In fact, when he transferred to Myburgh, he could have signed a recusal clause when he signed, that is, when facing his old club Blackburn, he could not play.

"Oh, the fans at Ewood Park are so unfriendly!" Smith pouted, "They're insulting Rhodes, insulting this player who has been here for four seasons, it's so undeserved!" ”

"Unlucky Rhodes, sympathetic!" Foster shook his head, "But this is football, players have to suffer these injuries!" I think I can see why coach Karanka didn't let Rhodes start! ”

"I get it too!" Smith agreed, "I think if the home fans kept booing Rhodes, he probably wouldn't have had a chance to play this game!" ”

When the game officially started, Blackburn played proactively, which was completely different from the team that went to Myburgh to play at home. In fact, Blackburn Rovers is a typical home and away bug team, which is also a common feature of many weaker teams. They tend to perform very well at home, with most of the points being earned at home, and on the road they are sluggish, and getting a point is a win.

On the pitch, Blackburn Rovers launched a fierce attack on Myburgh with the cheers of the home fans, and soon suppressed Myburgh on the field. Although the Myburgh team is stronger on paper, the Myburgh players on the field seem to have been infected by the depression of No. 9 Rhodes, and their state is sluggish, and they continue to make mistakes on the field.

On the 20th minute, Myburgh made a mistake at the back and was caught by the opponent, and Blackburn striker No. 12 Graham scored a goal.

"Goal!" No. 12 Graham scored a goal and Blackburn Rovers took the lead at home. Commentator Smith was a little depressed, "Myburgh central defender No. 4 Ayala made a mistake in clearing, and the ball passed to the feet of Blackburn striker No. 12 Graham, who scored with ease!" ”

"How do I feel that Myburgh is infected by Rhodes!" Foster frowned, "This game is too chaotic, and there are too many mistakes, it feels a little inexplicable!" ”

On the pitch, the players of the Myburgh team were indeed a little unmotivated, and they felt as if they were at a loss. Although the fans have been scolding Rhodes, the Myburgh players on the field seem to empathize and feel as if their own team poached Rhodes, causing Blackburn to perform poorly.

Fat people don't think so. In today's increasingly professional football, the flow of players is a normal scene, and the idea of requiring players to start from the beginning is long overdue to enter the museum.

After conceding the goal, the Myburgh team still played in a mess, but fortunately did not concede another goal. In the end, the first half ended, and Blackburn led 1-0 at home!

In the first half, the fat man also played more depressed, not only had to face the opponent's double defense every time he got the ball, but also often couldn't find a passing line. No. 35 Nugent was particularly low in the first half and was basically involved in defense.

At halftime, coach Karanka made a decisive substitution adjustment, replacing No. 27 Adoma with No. 19 veteran Downing. Veteran Downing has started almost every game as captain this season, but the high-density games are a severe test of Downing's physical fitness. But Downing, as the captain of the team and the spiritual leader of the team, cannot be ignored.

"Coach Karanka made a personnel change, Downing replaced Adoma, it was really a correct substitution!" Smith commented, "The team needs a leader now, a captain who can lead the team out of this difficult situation......

Seeing Tang Ning playing, the fat man was very happy. The team really needs a leader who can lead everyone forward, and captain Downing is the right person for that. Not to mention that Downing is a native of Myburgh, or that Downing has played for big-name clubs such as Aston Villa, Liverpool, and West Ham United, what he says works better than others. On the football field, everyone admires capable people, and Tang Ning's experience convinces everyone, and everyone is naturally willing to listen to him.

After Downing came on the field, the offense of the Myburgh team improved, especially the cooperation between Downing and the fat man was very tacit. Among the fat man's goals, it was Downing who fed the fat man the most, followed by No. 18 Stuani.

The game went to 70 minutes, the Myburgh team's continuous efforts finally paid off, the veteran Downing and 35 Newgent made a wonderful combination, the two continued to play a two-over-one on the right side of Blackburn, and finally Downing crossed the bottom, the fat man understood Downing's cross, and was ambushed in the penalty area early, although Blackburn's two central defenders tried their best to defend the fat man, but in the face of the fat man who used all his strength, the interference of the two did not succeed. The fat man pressed the opponent and pushed the ball into the goal.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Downing and Nugent played back-to-back on the right flank...... Pang in the middle was already in position, but he seemed to be entangled by the opposition centre-back, "Smith is glued to the pitch," Downing's low cross ...... Pong's header ......"

β€œgoal……! goal……! Pong's header is the winner! Myburgh equalised! "Commentator Smith finally waited for the opportunity to be hi," veteran Downing sent a high-quality cross from the bottom, Pang lived up to expectations, seized the opportunity, and put the ball into the goal, and the efforts of the Myburgh team in the second half finally paid off! ”

"Pang has once again shown his great strength!" Foster was excited, "Pang squeezed between the two central defenders of the opponent, looking at the surprised expressions of the two central defenders, they obviously did not expect this result! ”

On the pitch, despite their hard work thereafter, Myburgh's good fortune came to an end in the face of Blackburn's increasingly tough defence. For the rest of the game, the Fat Man never got a good chance again, and in the end the two teams played 1:1, and Myburgh team struggled to take a point away from home.

In this game, No. 9 Rhodes sat on the bench from start to finish, and although Myburgh had been behind for most of the time, coach Karanka did not let him play. After the game, No. 9 Rhodes walked briskly back to the locker room amid the boos of the fans.

After 34 rounds of league games, Myburgh continue to lead the table with 73 points with one game less, Brighton are second with four points and Burnley remain third, although the gap between them and second-place Brighton is getting smaller and smaller. They were followed by Hull City, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday. The results of the FA Cup quarter-draw have been in, and Myburgh will host Premier League side Watford on 13 March. The 37th round of the Myburgh League has been postponed to the 16th!

After the game, Myburgh hurried back to Myburgh City as they would host Wolves in three days' time.

From the 25th round to the 34th round, the fat man has played 9 league games for the Myburgh team, plus today's 23 rounds of make-up matches, the fat man has been out of the 10th league for the Myburgh team, and all of them have scored. Scoring goals in 10 league games in a row, what a remarkable achievement, but only the local newspaper in Myburgh reported the feat, which is also the sadness of the second division. Although there are 24 teams in the Championship, the combined coverage of the whole year is less than one-tenth of the coverage of the Premier League. After all, the Premier League is the window for England's publicity, and the Championship is only for local fans in England.

In the evening, Emma also talked to the fat man about this topic. Most of the UK's medium and large media focus only on Premier League teams, and in the Championship, only those teams with promotion hopes will receive a small amount of attention. Myburgh is now the leader of the Championship, and The Times has only lined up Emma as a small intern reporter for an interview, which shows how much he values Myburgh! Among the Premier League teams, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and other giants are the darlings of the media.

The hottest person at the moment is Manchester United's new star Marcus? Marcus Rashford. On 26 February 2016, in the second leg of the 2015/16 Europa League last-32 tie, youngster Marcus Rashford, who made his debut for Manchester United, scored twice to help the team progress to the last 16 of the competition. On February 28, 2016, in the 27th round of the 2015/16 Premier League season, Rashford, who made his first league appearance for Manchester United, scored two goals and one pass to help Manchester United win 3-2 against Arsenal. Two performances of four goals in two games made the youngster popular all over England and spread all over Europe within a few days. 'It seems that if you mix in the Premier League early, you have to go to the giants, or you won't be popular at all! The fat man made up his mind.