Chapter 122: Two rounds without a win

After the game, Curry was so angry that he was angry with the Santos players again, and it is no wonder that he was angry, in the last game against Flamengo, he had a three-goal lead and three points had been reached.

Because of the pride and complacency of the players, they were chased to a 3-3 draw in the end. The last two goals were scored in stoppage time. With such a performance of the team, how can it compete for the league title.

If they lose to Sao Paulo in the next round, the gap between them and Corinthians at the top of the table will widen. And the next schedule is not too good for Santos, the next four rounds, three of which are the top six teams in the standings, if you are not careful, maybe Santos will fall out of the title race.

It's completely impossible for Curry to accept such a situation. Although according to the idea at the beginning of the season, Santos can achieve the current ranking is already a regular super performance, after all, it was still ranked in the middle of the league before.

But now, if the team wants to compete for the league title, why not go for it. You must know that the Santos club hired Curry as the head coach, not to strive for the top, but for the championship and the revival of the club.

The former Santos was also one of the giants in Brazil, and the decline in recent years has greatly reduced Santos's influence in Brazil. As a result, the team's attraction to talented players in Brazil has become much less attractive, and really young players are unlikely to consider coming to Santos.

In this case, in order to maintain the club's source of young players, Santos had to step up his search for talent abroad, after all, compared to Brazil, in other countries where football is not developed, Santos's name is still a little more attractive.

That's why Santos' scouts were able to spot the land breeze, which caught the attention of the general manager and personally invited him to the team.

Therefore, whether it is the club's top management or Curry, there is actually a lot of pressure. If he fails to win the league title or participate in the Copa Libertadores, perhaps Santos will be reduced to a second-rate team in Brazil, and there will be no way to regain his former status.

Such precedents are not uncommon in the history of football. For example, the former Eredivisie was also glorious for a while, but after many years of no success in the Champions League, it was reduced to a second-rate league. For example, Nottingham Forest, which has won the top league and the Champions League in the United Kingdom, how many people still know the name of this team.

Let's talk about a more significant one about Liverpool, the English giants. After the establishment of the Premier League, it has not won the league championship for many years, and even if it has won several European championships, it is also known as a down-and-out giant, if it were not for the European championship, it would have been unknown to everyone. If it hadn't been for the fact that they won several Premier League titles, maybe Liverpool would not have been a giant.

With so many examples, it is clear that in football, no matter how brilliant your background and resume are, it is the recent results that are the most important. Fans and players don't care about how many titles your club has won before, they always care about whether you can win the title recently. Football is such a realistic sport.

Besides, it is not unconditional for Santos to invite Curry at a large price, if Curry cannot lead Santos to the championship within three years. Curry's salary, then, will be cut in half.

Therefore, leading Santos to win the championship is not only related to Curry's prestige, but also related to his income, can he not be in a hurry?

"I mean, boys, what's wrong with you lately? Because of a transfer rumour, you've become like this, you don't know how to play. Or did you not know how to play football in the first place, and it was because of the explosion of the small universe some time ago? ”

In the face of Curry's cross-examination, Santos's players lowered their heads in shame and did not dare to look at Curry. They are all professional players, and it is really embarrassing to be affected by factors outside the field.

Only Lu Feng was the exception, he tilted his head, looked left and right, and looked at the expressions of his teammates and snickered. In these two games, he was the most normal one, not only scoring in every game, but also leading Bemi in the scorer list, and he was in a good mood.

Curry caught a glimpse of Lu Feng's actions, and scolded in his heart, it was all your kid's trouble, and you dare to be so arrogant. Forget it, I can't find a reason to criticize you for the time being, spare your life, you kid wait.

Curry glanced around the players and continued.

"I know that many of the players present have dreams of playing in Europe, and when you hear that Lu Feng is going to Europe, you will inevitably be touched in your hearts. But ask yourself, do you really deserve to play in Europe, in my opinion, you don't deserve it, not even as a professional player. ”

Many players heard Curry's words and looked up at Curry, with puzzled, angry and various emotions in their eyes.

Seeing this, Curry continued to sneer.

"What, you're not convinced? If you think about it for yourself, just a transfer rumor has affected your performance on the field. If you go to Europe and all the media is watching, will you still be able to focus on the pitch?

You can't focus on the players on the pitch, let alone play in Europe, I don't think you even deserve to play here because you're not a professional footballer anymore.

Think about how long you've been playing football and still being distracted by this kind of thing. What a player has to do, play well, only by focusing on every game, playing every game, can you be called a player.

I thought that if I gave you time to adjust, you would be able to get back to normal, and losing a game doesn't mean anything. But you really disappointed me, it's not a loss or a draw, it's a problem with your mentality.

That's all I'm going to say for today, think about it for yourselves. By the way, tomorrow's original holiday will be cancelled, and everyone will come to the training ground to gather and practice. Since your mind is not on the court, it doesn't matter, I'm here to help you. ”

After saying that, Curry left the locker room with a hand behind his back and a group of coaches.

Captain Anderson sighed and stepped forward first.

"Everyone's been really bad lately, including me. Lu Feng's transfer was actually expected by everyone, wasn't it, since FM raised Lu Feng's potential, isn't it a matter of time before he goes to Europe.

The manager was right, we are professionals and we should take every game seriously. The next game is at home to Sao Paulo and I really don't want everyone to do the same and lose in front of the home fans will disappoint the fans. ”

The players looked at each other, knew they had made a mistake and started to review each other.

"Oh, don't talk about that, Sao Paulo is so scary, we can win away from home before, and now we don't have to fear them at home."

Lu Feng jumped up from the bench and encouraged his teammates.

"Give me more passes tomorrow and I'll have to celebrate the goal in front of that damn Bemi!"

"That's not going to work, what if you get the top scorer, I still hope the top scorer is a Brazilian."

Benjamin joked with a laugh.

"Team deputy, how can you be like this, don't I just eat a few meals from you, as for being so careful?"

Lu Feng suddenly became anxious, grabbed Benjamin's right hand and shook it from side to side.

Seeing Lu Feng's childlike movements, his teammates couldn't help laughing, the previous haze was swept away in an instant, and the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became happy.