For the first time, Hydward gave the whole team a half-day off, and the next ten consecutive days of away games were a great test for the body and mind, as well as the head coach's pocket.

In any professional team's away game, the main player plus the starting ten or twenty people, the coaching staff and logistics staff will far exceed this number. Portsmouth couldn't do it, the players and coaches, the logistics minister Richards, plus Yang Dianqiu's master and apprentice, a total of only 22 people set off for Millwall in the bus of the old driver Barton.

Heidward still has less than 800,000 euros in his hands, and he has left Tom with all of it, which is the salary of Portsmouth's players and staff in December, as well as the most basic daily operation of the club.

Of course, 800,000 is a drop in the bucket for 25 million pounds, but at least the player can get his salary now, which may not be much, but it should be enough to maintain the club's most basic combat effectiveness.

Hydward's pocket now has only a few euros left, and a man must have money in his pocket, otherwise he will not be able to speak hard.

Millwall provided accommodation for Portsmouth – the Players' Hotel, which was set against the back of the main road and was full of traffic, with small, dilapidated and leaky rooms, and four people in a room. The most important thing is that the length of the bed for the players to sleep on is 1.5 meters, and the tall ones of 1.8 meters have to bend their bodies to sleep.

The training ground turf can't be described, even the goal is gone. In this way, Hydward led everyone to run in the park in the middle of the night, attracting the attention of many citizens.

If he has money in his pocket, he will directly lead the players to stay in the hotel, how comfortable it is.

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On December 2, in the 14th round of the English Championship, Portsmouth challenged Harry Kane's Millwall away, and in the fourth minute of the opening game, Hydward's attacking tactics worked, and captain Haim scored a goal from a corner kick opportunity, and the away fans on the expedition were once ignited.

In the 59th minute of the second half, many people in Portsmouth, who were fully defensive, were physically exhausted, which had a lot to do with not resting well at night. Harry Kane broke free from Jonathan's close marking and scored from distance.

In the 75th minute, the England goalscorer who was beaten out of form passed several people in the front court and copied a goal from Michael Owen, a teenager chasing the wind, in the FA Cup final that year, and Millwall took the lead 2-1.

Ninety minutes into the final game, Millwall broke the ball at the back and counter-attacked, and the Elgeria international midfielder Hamel beat right-back Alan and hit the far corner to make it 3-1.

Millwall's win made it two wins in a row at home and moved them past Middlesbrough to sixth.

This ranking is very morale-boosting, and the relegation and relegation system in the United Kingdom, the first and second can be directly promoted to the Premier League, and the third to sixth can participate in the promotion play-offs to determine the third promotion place.

A big win at Portsmouth was followed by another big defeat, with Hydward leaving little room for adjustment and the team rushing to London to take on Crystal Palace away.

December 6, Selhurst Park, 15th round of the Championship.

James Vaughn, 21, has a current ability of 130 and a potential of 155, and the promising Everton goalscorer is now playing for Crystal Palace. There are too many young geniuses in England who are lost in alcohol or women, and Vaughn is one of them.

In the last round of Crystal Palace's away challenge to Ipswich, James Vaughn actually scored against Irish striker Andrews, and the score played a terrifying 3-3. Andrews went even further with a hat-trick and Vaughn didn't miss a brace. The football stadium will always be a place where youth knows no limits.

Heideward's side were lucky enough to escape, with the Everton boys having unlimited firepower in the last round, with both legs sinking and their eyes squinting as if they were about to fall asleep at any moment.

Portsmouth's defense this month has mainly practiced the pyramid positioning of Haim, Margery and Jonathan, and the three have become more and more cohesive. Lu You said: "There is no way out of doubt, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village", the entire system of the team was completely collapsed at the beginning of Heatward's tenure, but fortunately, the old guy at Nottingham Forest Steve, did not pry all the most important pieces of the puzzle at the back, and the Pompey Army is now defending in the middle with a bit of Italian reinforced concrete.

After all, London is the capital of the United Kingdom, and although the accommodation arranged by the Crystal Palace is not very good, it is at least several times better than Millwall.

In addition to the fact that the players are not bad at eating, in order to save money but want to add food to the players who are away from home, Master Yang Dianqiu rode a bicycle alone for 8 kilometers, went to the suburbs of London to buy pork belly and chicken, and stewed two large pots.

More than 20 people ate with relish, and he was happy to see it. Chef Yang was so busy in December that he didn't eat his first bite of food until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Master Yang's patience and positive optimism also greatly influenced the players, and Tianxingjian's self-improvement is also the characteristic of the Chinese.

Thanks to the blessing of Yang Dianqiu's master, Portsmouth held the front line of Crystal Palace's dumb fire for 90 minutes, and the score ended 0-0.

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On December 11, the 10-day away trip came to an end, and in the 16th round of the Championship, they challenged Watford, who finished fourth.

At this stage in the league, Reading are starting to build their lead in the first place, followed by Portsmouth derby rivals Southampton and the Hammers West Ham in third. The difference between these two teams is only one point, and they are fighting for a place in the race.

The German Hornets are called Dortmende, and the British Hornets are Watford, they are five points away from the top three, and they are also very hopeful of rushing to the top two.

The team has English midfielder Danny Ross on loan at Tottenham Hotspur, who is currently 106 with a potential of 158 and is only 19 years old. After a few years he switched to left-back and became one of the most successful left-backs in England, almost following the same path as Harry Kane.

Striker Vimani, who is on loan at Aston Villa, is the youngest international in the Austrian national team with a current ability of 109 and a potential of 145.

Centre-back Martin Taylor, a household name in England, was part of the 2002 Blackburn League Cup winners.

Hydward's competition with such a team full of talents, veteran players, and a reasonable lineup is not advantageous in the first place, and the labor division is far away and the lack of people and horses makes the game even more difficult to play.

Portsmouth again held on for the whole game, but it was still the goal of the net in the 75th minute of the second half when the 1.91m Martin Taylor headed in the goal.

Pompey, who had no intention of defending, conceded another goal in the 80th minute when goalkeeper Dave conceded another goal. The final score was fixed at 2-0, and Hydward walked away again.

With one point from three games, one draw and two defeats, Portsmouth returned home with a somewhat humiliating result.