Chapter 178: Keeping a low profile and accumulating character
In the end, the score between Portsmouth and Leicester City was fixed at 3-1, and the Pompeo army playing away from home exceeded 50 points and continued to move towards the goal.
On the other side, the FA Cup was played in the sixth round of replay, and Liverpool knocked out Stoke City 2-0, so that the lineup for the semi-final matchup is clear, Chelsea will meet Everton in the semi-final, and Liverpool's opponent is Portsmouth, who played the role of dark horse.
The only one of the remaining four teams from the Championship is Portsmouth, which has also made the whole team eyeball, and even more powerfully, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson also boldly predicted in a press conference that Pompeo's army will win the FA Cup, which is not a big deal to watch.
In addition to Ferguson, the professor also called Portsmouth a difficult team, and he didn't expect an unknown kid to build a team so exciting, and he gave it to Hydward with a quote from a Japanese proverb: The hero of the Modao is only because of pride.
Well~_~ A professor is a professor, and the level of speech is different.
Heidward's heart knows that the two sides in the final should be Liverpool and Chelsea, not that he does not have confidence in himself, on the one hand, with the improvement of the club's situation in all aspects, and even the hope of surpassing the league, he has put all his mind into the Championship. In the sixth round of the 1/4 finals against Arsenal, he even played half of the substitutes, but the mental outlook shown by these players was much stronger than the half-dead Gunners.
On the other hand, the semi-finals are scheduled for the evening of April 15, and fans who are familiar with the Liverpool team know that on the 23rd anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, in addition to the grand commemoration, the team will be marked with countless positive buffs, and it will be difficult to win.
Of course, in addition to the bad news, there is also good news, this game is scheduled at Fatun Park, in addition to the ticket revenue contributed by Liverpool fans, the aura of valor will be at least a little weaker.
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After the 36th round of the league, Portsmouth defeated the weak Coventry City away from home, and now there are two things that are most certain in the Championship, the first is Reading's title and the second is Coventry's relegation place. This century-old city, abandoned by the British High Command during World War II, is now about to step into the abyss.
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing's team deciphered Germany's cipher system and learned that the Germans were going to carry out a devastating bombing of Coventry with Project Moonlight Sonata. In order not to expose their already cracked system to Germany, the British did not warn the inhabitants of the city and did not take defensive measures, and eventually the ancient city was razed to the ground.
History repeats itself over and over again.
After the round, Sunderland's Stefana gave him a phone call to his two younger brothers, Ryan Brown. Sessegnon and Steven. Sessegnon are willing to join Portsmouth's Academy, but the club will have to pay a hefty fee to Fulham, with the older Steven £100,000 and the younger Ryan £40,000.
Hydward didn't make any counter-offers, and took the money very decisively, knowing that Frank poached people all over the world according to the list, including the 17-year-old Iranian Messi Azmoun, who has gradually emerged, and the talented Brazilian defender Bruno, who is still unpopular in the small village. Perez, Poland striker Milik, and the most famous is Mbappe of the French Cleifontaine academy.
Some of them went well, Perez agreed to try his skills in England, Azmoun even refused the call of the Russian giants Kazan Ruby who was also interested in him in order to go to Europe, and in others, Milik's owner made an offer of 5 million euros, and Mbappe's father was reluctant to let his son go to another country at such a young age.
Speaking of the league, on March 10, the 37th round of the league Portsmouth hosted Crystal Palace, and now Portsmouth's style of play is clearly divided into two, if Hydward plays Ali and Vardy, the team's attack is bound to be concentrated in the middle, and it is mostly based on overall counterattacks. If the team goes to Icardi, the ball will develop more to the wings, using the team's strong deep piercing ability to open up space, and then the two sides will feed the beryllium emperor in a variety of ways, including crosses from all angles on the wing, various difficult through balls in the middle and long over-the-top passes like defenders.
Who is the hottest striker in the entire Championship at the moment? It's none other than Icardi, who has contributed more than 12 goals in all competitions in just half a season, including from tight angles; Kick; pushing; Hanging shot; volley; long-range shots; Sideways volleys and so on. The Argentine striker's most fearsome weapon is his striking prowess and he can finish difficult shots from any position in the box, as long as there is a constant supply of ammunition behind him.
Previously, Hydward was still worried about the physical confrontation ability of the Beryllium Emperor, after all, England is different from Spain and any other country, but as the game progressed, he reminded Ward of the former Liverpool striker Torres, like him, Icardi is extremely good at using his body, like a Tai Chi master, borrowing strength; Four or two thousand pounds, excellent flexibility allows him to maintain the balance of his body in high-intensity confrontations.
balance; Ball sense, this is an innate ability, and Beryllium Emperor is a real genius!
Crystal Palace manager Dodge made a targeted arrangement for Icardi, with two tall centre-backs taking turns to "take care" of the soft-looking Portsmouth striker.
From the back to the front, he fell everywhere, of course, Crystal Palace did not ask for any benefits, this game Hydward was very bold to arrange Kante to rest, in order to prepare for the end of the season, the inexperienced, incapable Freel almost lost all the confrontation with Crystal Palace's top scorer Glenn, but as arranged before the game, Portsmouth, the big man, is like a speed bump set up at the entrance of the community, not asking you to stop, just asking you to slow down, As a result, Crystal Palace lost the speed of their counter-attacks, and Glenn was always cut off by Mustafi who was ambushed on the sidelines.
In this way, the first to strike was Mane, who took advantage of his team-mate's open cross to burst into the box and score with a low shot, and Crystal Palace had to arrange for the players to come out and keep a close eye on the Senegalese, which caused the pressure on Icardi to plummet, and he relied on a central defender to deftly wipe into the box, Mane went straight to the side, and the beryllium emperor made another one-on-one goal.
Hydward, who won the victory, waved his fist to vent his joy as news came from the Riverside Stadium that relegation side Barnsley had beaten Middlesbrough in an upset, and Premier League lifters Myburgh became the first to fall behind in the race for the top six. Portsmouth, who have 55th points, move up to eighth place with a win, with Watford in the top of him facing the next game.
Hydward quickly regained his composure, and in the post-match press conference, he still never mentioned the goal of fighting for six, and his mouth was still about relegation, relegation, relegation...