When you are young, even sometimes it is necessary to work fourteen or fifteen hours a day, because you have to stand your ground first, and the only way to do this is to work hard. You have to build your attitude and then pass that on to your players. You need to get the players to run as hard as they can on the pitch and first of all you have to have the values of hard work.

Portsmouth's movement interfered with Birmingham's possession of the ball or attacking with the ball, starting from the time they entered their own half, with Pompeo's defence starting from the forward line.

It's just that the 29-year-old Chris Burke is unknown, but he is a natural passer. Hydward had been frowning from the first minute after the opening kick-off. Burke is always looking for opportunities to deliver through balls, and his area of control is huge, and his ability to play long balls is just the right thing to use with all the characteristics of Birmingham's existing players. What annoys him is this kind of long passer, Beckham; Pirlo; Xavi Alonso, as well as Manchester United's Michael Carrick, who could be up against next month, are just such players. Such a player means that the team can launch counter-attacks or attacks deep in the pitch, which Portsmouth's defence does not cover.

Chris Burke's long ball deliberately avoided the centre-back's head, with every shot aimed at right-back Ryan Williams. Some players have the ability to spot holes on the pitch because of their experience and their ability to read the game. Ryan kicked hard enough and never stopped without using up a drop of electricity on his body. But there were huge problems with his judgment of where the ball would land and his height, with every kick of Burke's long ball going over his head and into his back.

Former Inter striker Martins is a regular in the national team and sometimes wears the captain's armband, unlike the Nigerian players in Portsmouth's squad. This season, he is on loan from Ruby Kazan FC in the Russian Premier League, and he is not very tall, but he has excellent physical fitness, and his explosiveness and speed are particularly amazing. Perhaps it's the manager's arrangement, Martins is frequently behind Ryan Williams, not a striker but more of a winger.

Despite Margery's frequent support, Ryan is gradually left alone.

In the twenty-fifth minute, the collapse came so suddenly, Martins received a wonderful pass from Chris Burke, and his excellent flexibility was like a running cheetah, without any feints and pure speed to overtake on the side. Ryan Williams gritted his teeth and turned around and continued to chase after him, like a hungry tiger. Players with good flexibility tend to have long careers and can often make some unbelievable moves. Martins braked the side, braking his body at this speed, and his knees were distressing to watch, and the ball rolled forward with his left foot in the direction of the penalty area. Martins' body twisted into a twist, turned around and inserted into the penalty area, he and Adriano were once praised by the Italian media as "Inter's best forward combination in the next decade", at least this series of actions is very stylish.

Margery squinted his eyes, trying to keep himself focused and calm, he stuck forward, not thinking about breaking the ball in the most reasonable way, preventing the outside line and putting the inside line. If Martins shoots, he is left with a narrow line in the near corner.

Martins looked up and looked at it for a moment, and his years of playing football told him that he ———— keep coming! The soccer ball was thrown in an unknown direction, and the whole person was wiped out of the line. The ball was split in the penalty area, and Margery couldn't catch his leg and subconsciously stretched out, and the captain of Nilizhia was tripped and fell straight into the box.

"Penalty!! …… There was no doubt that it was a penalty," the local TV commentator shouted.

The referee didn't think about it and pointed to the twelve-yard point, but when he took out the cards, he first touched the pocket of his pants and revealed the red card inside, and then took out the yellow card from his jacket pocket and warned Margery. This scared Hydward half to death, and as soon as the red card was revealed, Margery had to miss the six-point game against Coventry City in the next round, which is not a big loss.

Martins steadied the ball in and the cheers erupted from the St Andrews stadium like a volcanic eruption. Most of the fans have been on holiday for Christmas, and it is a good choice to go into the stadium to watch a game, so this game also has a good attendance.

Portsmouth were thoroughly suppressed in midfield, and the combination of Jonathan and Norris could not stiffen Pompeo's back. Norris, in particular, is not like the guys on the team who were born in the slums. You definitely can't scare them, life has shaped a brave character, they can endure anything, the ball of equal opportunity, they will not back down at all, they will be vicious waiting for you there. Norris has a good family background, playing football is the choice of his parents, and he has also been produced by England's serious academy since he was a child. England's generation of academy has been a bit of a failure in Heideward's view, with good skills and work comparable to Spanish players, but losing former English players on the pitch, such as John Terry; Gerrard; With Frank Lampard's toughness, you can't expect the flowers in the greenhouse to face a raging storm.

In the first half, the two sides did not achieve anything, and at the beginning of the second half, Heidward brought on Ricardo to strengthen the attack, at least to give some support to the front line.

Chris Burke began to emerge at the top of the box after being broken down the middle a few times, but he didn't make much of a difference. Birmingham's Scottish head coach was once a disciple of Alex Ferguson and may not have learned the essence, but the decisiveness of the substitution is truly impressive. Technical midfielder Murch was brought on to help Chris Burke improve his performance in this area and give him more freedom at a tactical level. The first half may have been positional, with him dropping deeper and rarely getting into the box, but the introduction of Mucci in the second half further freed Chris Burke and developed his new talent.

Burke pulled his leg back to kick the door up, but deliberately made a pause. Just as he was making this artist's version of the shot, Jonathan, who was born in the slums, came in with a flying tackle, only for Chris to pull the ball back and easily dodge it. He always smiled when he played, and his shot was no exception, it was the ultimate shot at 120 kilometers per hour, and the world wave, and goalkeeper Dave couldn't do anything about it.

"Wonderful impeccable goal, our hero Chris Burke, perfect world wave! 2-0, Birmingham City sealed the win!! "The commentary in the stands was like madness.

Denmark international Tings, who came on as a substitute just before the break, headed in an indirect free-kick to make it 3-0.

Portsmouth suffered another big defeat on the road, ending a somewhat miserable Christmas. Hydward's current team is only squeezed out of its own potential, and after all, it does not have the momentum and courage to overcome the strong with the weak, and the team may still lack something.