Chapter 643: Coventry Goal: Double Crown

The Coventry man has a strong FA Cup complex.

Once upon a time, in the hearts of the British, the FA Cup was far more important than the old League One.

Many teams, including Manchester United, have seen the anthem say: "Our team is on the road to Wembley Stadium. Such lyrics.

Wembley Stadium has been the venue for the FA Cup final for nearly 100 years.

After the fifties of the twentieth century, the limelight of the league gradually overshadowed the FA Cup. In the 21st century, the FA Cup has become a shame for major clubs.

This is a very simple truth: the Premier League and the FA Cup have participating teams dividends. It's all based on the team ranking. In the Premier League, the penultimate dividends are 100 million pounds! The FA Cup dividends, even for the champions, are only a pitiful £800,000.

However, in this world, there are some things that have nothing to do with money. Coventry people will never forget that five years ago, League Two side Coventry, led by George Sr. and the old lieutenant, went all the way to Wembley Stadium against Premier League rivals and finally lifted the FA Cup.

It was like a dream, a fairy tale.

After a home win over Arsenal, the FA Cup quarter-finals are quietly approaching.

Coventry City vs Queens Park Rangers.

Queens Park Rangers, the team in the Queens Park area of north-west London, has a 140-year history.

Greater London is home to several teams that have delighted fans all over the world. Among them are the London Seven Sisters: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic.

Queens Park Rangers are not among the Seven Sisters. The reason for this is that the Rangers are a team that has been in the lower leagues for almost a century. Their crowning honour was the Carabao Cup in 1966-1967.

Queens Park Rangers are back in the Premier League. But their results are far inferior to the same promoted horse - Coventry. Now they are struggling in the relegation zone.

The FA Cup is a single round-robin competition. Coventry have the advantage of being at home and will be aiming for a win in this game.

Now that the Blues can lift the FA Cup in League Two – and now that they are favourites – wouldn't it hurt the hearts of the fans if they couldn't even reach the last four of the FA Cup?

Liu Yun even proposed in the team meeting: Coventry's goal this season is to win the league and FA Cup double!

The FA Cup match day is Thursday. The Ricoh Stadium was still full.

The FA set kick-off time at 7pm for the sake of attendance for the four quarter-final matches.

There was a light rain in Coventry.

Coventry City fans were in the drizzle, and no one left the stadium. Their enthusiasm seemed to be able to dispel the gloom of the sky. In the rain, they sang "Forward, Coventry" and shouted the names of the players.

10 minutes before the start of the game, the light rain finally stopped.

The referee and two assistant referees came to the pitch with a soccer ball.

According to FIFA rules, the game will continue as usual as long as the ball can bounce vertically on the turf.

The referee throws the ball and the ball bounces! The tournament continues as usual!

A whistle blows, and the game begins!

On this rainy spring night, the lads of Coventry once again gave the fans a taste of the original joy of football!

In the 19th minute of the game, the old lieutenant Liu Yun was powerful! In the front court, 3 defenders of Queens Park Rangers were connected and calmly shot! 1:0! Coventry leads!

In the 24th minute, Tietaman scored with a header. 2:0!

In the 38th minute, the front of the penalty area hit a world wave. 3:0!

In just 38 minutes, the game was decided.

Head coach Eda replaced Liu Yun and Bai Rifeng in the 40th minute of the game. It's a protection for these two – the game is a big deal, and there's no need to let them waste their energy on the pitch.

Old lieutenants Liu Yun and Bai Rifeng went off the field amid the cheers of the Sky Blue fans.

At this moment, there was a big storm in the venue.

Like all underdogs in the UK, Queens Park Rangers have the backing of a number of football hooligans.

A pro-rangers of football hooligans infiltrated the Ricoh Arena with a package.

Before the end of the first half, he threw the package into the field!

Stadium security and Coventry Police officers swarmed into the stands and threw the football hooligans who threw packages to the ground.

The referee had to temporarily suspend the game.

In recent years, there have been many terrorist attacks in Europe. In the stadium of tens of thousands of people, if there is an explosion, the consequences are unimaginable.

Riot police on standby outside the stadium enter the Ricoh Arena. Evacuate the crowd.

The Bomb Unit of the Police Department also entered the scene to inspect the package.

For safety reasons, more than a dozen police officers "invited" the players and coaches of both teams into the locker room.

A check, a false alarm. In the package, it turned out to be some old clothes.

Since it was a false alarm, the game had to go on.

Players from both sides re-entered after 1 hour. At this time, the stands of Ricoh Stadium were empty.

In the aftermath of the turmoil, the young people of Coventry City could no longer find any attacking feeling. The Queens Park Rangers fell behind 0:3 by a big score, and they were also unintentional.

In the end, both teams were scoreless in the second half. The final whistle blew, 3:0, Coventry entered the FA Cup semi-finals!

Being so mixed up by the football hooligans of Queens Park Rangers that the players are in no mood to celebrate.

At the post-match press conference, the coaches of the two teams hurriedly left the field after a few casual words.

In the locker room, Zhao Kaixuan complained: "That football hooligan is simply a shit-stirring stick." A bag of torn clothes disturbed our good mood. ”

Li Fanghua said approvingly: "It's right to think about it. Ricoh Stadium was equipped with seven or eight security lanes last year, and if it was a bomb, how could it be possible to bring the goal field. ”

Liu Yun clapped his hands: "Okay, don't complain!" We won today, how did it look like we lost! It's 10 o'clock, are you hungry? ”

Manla, a foodie, lit up when he heard this: "Old lieutenant, listen to you, you are going to cook for us again?" ”

Liu Yun smiled and said, "Let's go to my house." I'll make you a supper. ”

A group of players came to Liu Yun's house.

Liu Yun cooked, put a few pots of noodles, and fried the sauce again.

Manla was disappointed when he saw that it was not a dumpling. Who would have thought that as soon as he ate the fried noodles, he seemed to have discovered a new continent: "This kind of food is really delicious!" It's like dumplings! ”

Liu Yun laughed: "In your mouth, there is no bad food." ”

After everyone finished supper, Liu Yun stood up and said: "The league has passed most of the time, and the FA Cup has also entered the semi-finals. We're off to a good start, and we're going to give the fans a good ending! I'm still saying the same thing, Coventry's goal this season - FA Cup, league double! ”