Chapter 31: Killing
On the training ground, the wind is beautiful, and the team's training is being meticulous and uneventful. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info teammates are doing post-game physical regeneration training exercises, and they also have to awaken their desire to compete through special training and prepare to deal with the pressure of the game.
Actually, II really doesn't need this exercise, there is no problem with physical fitness. Desire to compete? Since the end of the last game, the two have been looking forward to tomorrow's League One game on November 3, which is also played at the home of Oxford United. Pressure? Hehe.
This Oxford United home game against Portsmouth was a match right next to the previous game against Watford, just two days apart.
With two games in three days, England's schedule is so dense that the team's squad is well put in place, and it is enough to support a season of league play without the non-combat attrition of major injuries. If the League Cup and FA Cup are not eliminated, it is the gods who are coming, and the Oxford United squad will collapse, and the physical fitness of the players will really not be able to support it.
This is also Brian. The reason for the anxiety of the Horton manager is that the Oxford United team's bench is not good. This is Brian. Coach Horton doesn't give the young players who come off the bench a chance, or Brian. What is the reason why Horton head coach does not trust this group of substitutes?
II is not the head coach, so II does not know. But the second knows that Oxford United, these old, small, so-called incapable substitute players, if they really train seriously, in some games, there is no problem with the substitutes, at least they can give the main players a breath of rest.
However, Oxford United's results this season have not been satisfactory. Coach Houghton did not dare to replace a key player at all, for fear that one mistake would become a thousand hatreds.
II also appeared on the field in the second leg of the second round of the League Cup that had no hope, although II became famous and glorious in one fell swoop, but in the following league games, II was hidden in the snow, Brian. Coach Horton did not dare to let the second strike while the iron was hot, but let the second Qin Long continue to train.
It wasn't until the away game against Nods County, which was 70 minutes into the game, that the two went up as a surprise attack. II continued to perform well, providing an assist for Oxford United's equaliser and seizing their chances.
In this way, in the last game, the second can appear as the main force at the Manor Stadium, the home of Oxford United. The second passed two times and shot one, a shocking performance, and indeed shattered the spectacle lenses.
In this game, II still played as the main force as in the previous game, but this time II played as a left wing-back, and the right wing-back was returned to Nick Cusack.
Is this the little bee Joey Chambaugh not recovering from his physical fitness after the last game? Or Brian. Coach Horton: Is this going to sell the rhythm? II also does not know why.
The game started at the normal time and as normal.
Since the start of the season, the Portsmouth team has had excellent results. Since last year, and the previous season, 1991/92, Portsmouth have changed their leadership, bringing a refreshingly different atmosphere. The new leader of the team is Jim. Smith is the head coach and manager of Portsmouth Football Club.
Jim. Coach Smith is a man who has a deep connection with Oxford United. Back then, Jim. Smith spent three years as manager of Oxford United, when he was unhappy with the dictates of the owner Maxwell Sr., and secretly decided to sell the players. This is a serious violation of English football tradition, Jim. Smith was furious and ran away.
Although Oxford United was coached by assistant coach George Evans in the following season, they won the League Cup, the only honour in the history of Oxford United club. But this one really doesn't negate Jim. Coach Smith is a man of sweat and labor for three years at Oxford United.
This time, Jim. Smith takes over as head coach at Portsmouth. At the beginning of his tenure, he began to promote new people, formulate tactics, and build the team. One season later, in the second season, this season, Portsmouth's results came out. Portsmouth are now second in League One in 1992/93, behind Newcastle United, England's other Magpies.
This time, Portsmouth came to Oxford United Manor Stadium, and it was a victory that was determined to be won. Smith's tone was clear, and it was a tone of disdain. Didn't say what Oxford United was good or bad about, didn't complain about Oxford United, and it was bland. Jim of Portsmouth. Coach Smith is emphasizing that this is an ordinary League One game in League One, and any grievances are all false.
However, if it's really an ordinary League One game, will BBC TV come to Oxford United's home stadium to broadcast it live?
If you know that Oxford United has been broadcast live at home for the first time this season, the other live broadcasts are to pull other people's skirts to cover their feet, that is, to hug their thighs, in order to get the opportunity to show their faces. But this time it's different, Oxford United is a home game, the BBC is coming, live broadcasting, and the money is counted on the head of the Oxford United club.
In fact, another reason why Oxford United is valued is because Oxford United has produced a newcomer this season, and he has performed well, which is being touted by the media. The second playing experience has attracted the attention of fans, and the second Qin Long refused an exclusive interview with "The Sun" and did not accept an interview with "The Sun", which is also a topic.
In order for the BBC to increase the ratings of live TV, it is necessary to hunt for curiosity. So the BBC came to Oxford United to broadcast the game at home against Portsmouth, the second-placed team in League One. The TV commentator for the game, it was Mortensen who commented on Aston Villa's League Cup match against Oxford United.
Today's scheduled game time, that is also the prime time, in the evening, 17:00 sharp.
The game began, and Mortensen had the information of the second Qin Long's kicking this time. When introducing the player list before the start of the game, Mortensen talked about the second Qin Long's playing experience with great interest. When the game started, his player list was not broadcast, which has to be said to be another mistake.
Portsmouth opened the game with a fierce attack without probing. The team that is going to be tested at the beginning of the game, saying cautious, that's good, that's the performance of the weak team. In the long league process, there are 24 teams and 46 games in League One, and this is not a tournament system, one game decides the winner or loser, is it necessary to be so cautious?
Open with three axes, cut down the opponent, then start grinding foreign workers, be more patient. The team that is behind, if you can't help it, have to fight back. That's the best, the team that takes the lead, just waiting for the rest and counterattacking. At this time, the mentality of the leading team is different, it is reassuring that you score a goal, I also score a goal. At this point, the game was good, but the strong team ended up walking away with the victory.
In the league, the first 30 minutes of a game are the crucial 30 minutes. As long as you are ahead at this time, under normal circumstances, as long as it is not a special situation, it is not a certain star who suddenly flashes, if you want to reverse, this proportion is not high.
The current Portsmouth team, which is a team with a chance of reaching the Premier League, faces Oxford United, who are near the relegation zone, do they need any more temptations?
Kill!
Portsmouth team at Jim. Under the command of Coach Smith, the front court launched the strongest League One attack group that the two have seen so far this season.
Portsmouth striker Guy Murphy. Whittingham and Paul. Walsh, right winger Mark. Oxlade-Chamberlain and midfield playmaker Alain. McLaughlin formed the front dream quartet and began playing the quartet at the home of Oxford United.
In particular, Portsmouth's main centre-forward Guy Murphy. Whittingham. The main Portsmouth striker has now made 13 appearances and scored 18 goals, an average of 1.38 goals per game. This looks like that, but Portsmouth's main centre-forward Guy Murphy. Whittingham's goal stats are not average, and if you score five goals in one game and then take a break and score five more goals, that's not to be commended. Guy. Whittingham's goal, that's as long as he played, he would definitely score in that game, it was a succession. This state cannot be described as simply fiery, but blazing, continuous blazing.
At this time, Portsmouth's attack in the front field was already fighting. McLaughlin organised, passed, attacked in midfield and became a source for Portsmouth. Oxford United captain Les Phillips has to defend Alain. McLaughlin really wasn't easy. Alan. McLaughlin played very elegantly, not slowly, and the rhythm was well controlled, and Chris Allen rushed back to help. McCrolin is still able to make dangerous passes, and he's not fighting alone.
Paul. Walsh stepped back to pick up Alain. McLaughlin, then Alain. McLaughlin passed to Paul. After Walsh, run forward, Paul. Walsh passes the ball to Alain again. McLaughlin, a beautiful one-two, cracked the Oxford United Les Phillips and Chris Allen sandwich.
Mortenson shouted, "Alain. McCrowlin, Alain. McLaughlin catches the ball again, see what he does? Pass. Pretty! There's center Guy. Whittingham's path forward, that's the void left by the chaos of the Oxford United team! Look, Guy. Whittingham rushed up and shot hard! goooooal!”
Mortenson's lung capacity was astonishing, and the cry of "the ball is in" shocked the more than 20,000 Oxford United fans who came to the Oxford United Stadium, and everyone began to feel uneasy.
The game lasted ten minutes and II had been playing with right winger Marc. Chamberlain wrestling. Mark. Chamberlain is not like Joey Chambaugh, he is not tall, but he is unusually strong, and his impact and impact resistance are good. And the right winger Mark. Chamberlain's speed and skill were good, and II had an opponent this time.
Try to defend, but on the pitch the defense is passive after all. II also wanted to suppress the attack with attack, but the Oxford United midfielder was under pressure right now and could not give the second a good pass.
Oxford United's game was played in a passive manner.
Ni's ability to control the rhythm of the game and organizational skills was not enough, so he took the initiative to step back and began to dribble the ball from the back, wanting to launch a quick counterattack. As a result, because the speed of the second is too fast, the players of Oxford United can't keep up with the speed of the second for a while, and when the second rushes to the front, the defenders of Portsmouth are like a hunt, and they surround the second heavily, that is, if the second wants to pass the ball, there are few routes to choose.
A counterattack failed, and the second was on the way back to defense, and at this moment, Oxford United was killed by the second again.