Chapter 68: Moving Forward Under Pressure (I)

Like a vulture staring at carrion, Sky Sports has also taken a fancy to such a Championship league full of topics and explosive points.

"The seagulls flew with the trawlers because they thought the sardines would be thrown into the sea. It's incredible that Hydward is still in the dugout on the sidelines! Glero shuddered with excitement as his opening remarks were quoted from Manchester United's King Eric Cantona to describe the Portsmouth boss's situation at the moment.

On January 25, 1995, Cantona kicked Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons and was convicted by police of intentional injury and sentenced to two weeks in prison. The FA also issued a fine of eight months and a fine of £10,000. When Manchester United's King attended the club's press conference, reporters rushed to the scene and filled the room. The usually moody Cantona sat quietly at first without saying a word, and suddenly the Frenchman uttered his most famous and obscure quote slowly. After that, he got up and left the venue, leaving the reporters present in stunned.

No one knows what Cantona thinks, but it does not prevent the media from interpreting it, just as there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. Glero's quote is an analogy between Hydward's situation surrounded by the media and hungry seagulls surrounding fishing boats.

Ward was the trawler laden with sardines at this point!

The whole Portsmouth team formed a circle with Haim as the core, and the game was about to start, which was making the final mobilization.

'We did well in the last game against Burnley but that was in the past and we still have nothing until we finish this game!'

"In November 2011, Tom told me that there was going to be a new manager for the team, and I was thinking that I was going to be a guy who was here to eat, and I had to blow this little white face away when I had a chance!"

"On the 22nd, the day after I got the news, he braved the heavy rain and rushed into the locker room."

'On the night of the win over Barnsley, the whole team had a night training session to the cheers of the fans.

He turned his gaze to the Irishman next to him: "Lawrence, he hasn't stopped scoring goals since that day. ”

"Margery, this little guy is now the heart of our defence!"

He continued to look at the Nigerian: "Etuhu, you should remember how you were thrown out of the bus by the boss." ”

Haim patted himself, "I should also remember that the boss said that if you don't kick seriously, you will go home and sleep." ”

"How's Nottingham Forest Steve? What about Manchester United Alex Ferguson? ”

"This game, for the sake of the boss, beat them!!"

The people responded: "Defeat them!! ”

Head coach Edward's plight was felt by the whole team, who witnessed first-hand how the manager was besieged by the media and how the newspaper and online portrayed the boss who led Portsmouth to relegation. They called Ward a liar, a swindler who came to cheat money; They called Ward a robber who robbed the team of victories; They also called Ward a thief, stealing the proud glory of Pompey's legions...... Is just a crook who will put all his money in the hands of the club? Just to extend the team's last life in the Championship. Will a robber work more than 15 hours a day? Sort out the team up and down. Will a thief lead Portsmouth to victory over the unbeatable Manchester United? It was an achievement that gave the whole of Old Trafford a round of applause.

Hydward was calmly going about his work, interacting with Walker from time to time, just as he did every day.

From time to time, Sky Sports' high-definition 4K camera is aimed at the head coach, wide-angle; Near angle; close-up, except for making him a little handsome, I really didn't see anything else. Glero felt that Hydeward's calm and resolute appearance was really a battle-hardened veteran coach, and he didn't look like an old charlatan at all.

It was a sin for the commentator to gossip, and he finally put his energy back on the field.

Late and fast, Portsmouth's attack can be described as stormy!

In the opening five minutes, three shots have already tested the Bristol City goalkeeper. After winning the ball on the wing, Etuhu used his speed advantage to pass the wing-back and the central defender in succession, and finally shot the goal was saved by the goalkeeper due to the angle was too small. The Nigerian was sorry for his greed, and Lawrence had already outflanked the goal, and nine times out of ten it was a good shot into the box.

Pierce took a tactical corner and considering the opposition's starting right wing-back was a quick guy, Marko was pressed to the bench and used Schneider, who had played well against Manchester United. Lao Shi is nicknamed the Stealth Emperor in the team, how such a player can gain a foothold in the Championship has always been a problem for Hideward, until he found that there was a weird 17 in the attribute panel, and not only that, but he can cross with his left and right feet, he is really a nuclear weapon-like figure. In an era when players around the world are becoming more and more comprehensive, players with a single character like him are almost rare.

The tactical corner was Ward's tailor-made move for Schneider, and the elder Shi picked up a pass from Pierce and used the outside of his left foot to create a circle. If this scene is changed to the 92 class, it is more like David Beckham's side ball, Scholes cut in the middle, and the inserted Haim smashed a powerful header on the post, and Bristol City escaped for the second time.

Just two minutes later, Portsmouth launched another wave of attacks. Pierce drew a pair of three players from across the field in succession in midfield, knocked back to Jonathan, and directed him to complete a through ball. It was a quick move against Manchester United, and Portsmouth turned it into one of their regular arsenal.

Jonathan's through-ball quality is high, unusually high, and although his passing attributes are in the pitiful single digits, that doesn't prevent people from giving good balls as well. Lawrence scored from an offside position and formed a small one-on-one goal, but his always accurate shot was able to slide past the goal and miss the goal.

For five or six minutes, Hydward's brow furrowed, he was an atheist and never believed in metaphysics. It's just that Portsmouth, who are in excellent form today, repeatedly missed goals, which made him feel nervous. Pompey's legion started too smoothly from the beginning of playing Manchester United, how to shoot, as if the opposite goalkeeper and defense did not exist, obviously abnormal.

His instincts have always been accurate, and this time was no exception!

'Edward walked out of the bench for the first time he'd done it today. Let's look at his gestures, God, is this for Portsmouth to recycle? Press down with both hands, which means to slow down the pace. Why? If we continue to strengthen the attack, I think the Pompeo army will score goals soon! The decision was too conservative, and apparently Hydward had been crushed by pressure lately. ”

The whole Portsmouth squad did not doubt him and began to shrink, which was built on the prestige that the manager had built on for a long time. Bristol City were on a quick counter-attack seconds later when their striker started quickly and was caught up by an urgently recovered Margery to discredit the ball. Pompey's legion was also lucky to escape, but as soon as the words fell, Glero's face was swollen.