Coventry's luck in the FA Cup is indeed poor. Generally speaking, in the second round, League Two teams have a 70% chance of meeting a team of the same rank or a lower division. However, Coventry City have come up against a strong League One side.

It's not the unluckiest to meet a League One team. The unluckiest thing is that their opponents, Sheffield United, are League One leaders! Sheffield United have been on a winning run this season and are now halfway through the season and are 14 points clear of second-placed Bolton. It can be said that Sheffield United are already set to enter the Championship next season.

In other words, Coventry City will face a League One side with Championship strength in the FA Cup second round.

The difference in quality between Coventry City and Sheffield United is a few levels apart. No matter how you look at it, this is also a must-lose game.

On Sheffield United's official BBS, fans have even started to skip the second round of fixtures and directly discuss whether they will face Chelsea or city rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the third round. Sheffield United fans have all but come to see Coventry as a negligible opponent.

Hao Hexi once joined Sheffield United for a short period of time. Liu Yun also made a special call to Hao Hexi for this game.

Hao Hexi persuaded Liu Yun that in the game with a huge difference in strength, the weak team actually had a psychological advantage. The strong team can't afford to lose, and the weak team can afford to lose.

George Sr. still has the attitude of the Alps collapsing and not changing his face.

The FA Cup is just one day away. Tomorrow the Coventry squad will depart for the neutral stadium, St Andrew's Stadium, home of Birmingham City in the Championship. Birmingham and Coventry are in the same West Midlands. St Andrew's Stadium is said to be a neutral stadium, but it is actually half of Coventry's home stadium. At least the Coventry players are only an hour's drive from Birmingham. Teams can choose to arrive in Birmingham on matchday and head straight to St Andrew's Stadium in the afternoon for training and evening games.

George Sr. called the players for a lecture after training.

In the dressing room, a group of Coventry players were unusually quiet, waiting for the head coach George Sr.

George Sr. walked into the locker room with a bag of things in his hand. He glanced at the players: "Boys, tomorrow we take on Sheffield United at St Andrew's Stadium. The outside world said that this was a game without suspense. Sheffield United will surely win. This is the case in the FA Cup, where teams are often several levels apart in quality competing against each other. So I hope you don't complain. ”

Old George sat down in a chair beside Alexander: "Since we are sure to lose, then let's show the attitude of a loser." Try to concede as few goals as possible. ”

Liu Yun secretly thought, old George put his posture so low? Is it using the radical method of the Three Kingdoms?

Sure enough. As soon as "Zhuge Liang" old George said this, old Huang Zhong "Alexander" immediately fell for it: "Coach George, I can't agree with your point of view. The whole world says we're going to lose, are we going to lose? There are two unique words in the football field, one is called dark horse, and the other is called upset! ”

Manla stood up: "Yes, Coach George Sr. I think Alexander was right. Don't you often tell us to go all out to win, even if you have a 1 percent chance of winning? ”

Liu Yun was not in a hurry to say anything. After all, he was a forty-five-year-old man, how could such a thing as agitating the law be hidden from him? Now that he has seen through old George's intentions, why should he be in a hurry to express his position.

Old George smiled when he heard Manla and Alexander's words: "Very good! You guys have a good idea. ”

George Sr. opened the bag in his hand—it turned out to be the banner that the children of the Coventry orphanage had made for Liu Yun.

George Sr. hung the banner on the wall.

"I have a word for you. Liu may have said this sentence countless times。。。。。 I still have to say: as long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly to the sky! What's more, Coventry has won four consecutive league and FA Cup victories, and the limelight is in the limelight! You are all the best players in League Two. We played for our own team and for the underdogs in the FA Cup! Maybe we don't have a lot of money to buy good players. But in the FA Cup, we have the full strength to compete on an equal footing! Put your best foot up against Sheffield United. If you lose, it's an acceptable outcome. If we win, the whole world will be impressed with us! ”

The players in the locker room stared at the pig flying into the sky with wings on the banner, and fell silent for a moment.

Old George clapped his hands: "Okay, let's arrange tomorrow's tactical arrangements." ”

The eyes of the players shifted to the face of George Sr. again.

George Sr. walked over to the tactical board and formed a formation. A group of players were surprised to see this formation. It's still 4411? In other words, will Coventry City use the same style of play as they have in these league games against arch-rivals Sheffield United?

George Sr. explained: "Usually when a weak team meets a strong team, they will deliberately change their style of play to strengthen their defense. For example, this is how Notts County played against us in the last game. But I thought about it again and again, instead of sticking to my own half, it was better to go out and fight. My confidence comes from the fact that we have a strong combination of Manla + Liu Yun in the front court. Manla has a great body, great speed. Liu Yun has good dribbling ability, on-court awareness, and precise footwork. I'm sure the two of you will threaten the door of Sheffield United! ”

Liu Yun interjected: "Old George's tactical arrangement, in a sentence in our Chinese Art of War, is to let you have thousands of troops, and I will not move." ”

Goalkeeper Ruan said: "Coach George is right. Scoring a goal on a soccer field is a score. Stick to your own half and never win! Rest assured, I will do my best to defend our goal. The matter ahead, I will leave it to the old lieutenant and the tower. ”

Manla is dark-skinned, more than 1.9 meters tall, tall and tall, and looks like a black tower. So he got the nickname Heita in the team.

Old George drew a cross on his chest: "Let's go home tonight and have a good rest." May the Lord bless us and tomorrow we will be able to excel. ”

The team disbanded, and George Sr. handed the banner to assistant coach Ada: "I'll give you one thing." You immediately find a toy company and get a mascot costume — a pig with wings. ”

The mascot of the Coventry team has always been a baby blue elephant. He was puzzled: "When it comes to tomorrow's game, will you let this pig with wings come on the field as a mascot to cheer?" ”

Old George nodded: "Yes." Starting tomorrow, Coventry will have two mascots. One is a baby blue elephant and the other is a flying pig! ”