Chapter Seventy-Three: Before the Reception
Hennessey saw the ball flying towards the goal, kicked hard with his right foot on the turf, and then flew to his left side with the power of his feet, the tip of his right finger touched the ball, but Halilovich's shot was too tricky, although he touched the ball, but still could not change its trajectory. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"The ball is in! Halilovich's direct free-kick breaks through the gates of Crystal Palace! It was the first time this season that Sunderland scored from a free-kick! ”
Nanshaw watched Halilovich's shot with clenched fists from the sidelines, and when the ball flew into the goal, he waved his hands excitedly to celebrate the wonderful goal with Braitwell next to him.
The fans at the scene let out a series of laments after Halilovich's goal, especially the fans behind the goal, holding their heads in their hands with incredible expressions on their faces.
Halilovic's goal gave Sunderland another lead on the road, and in an instant they seemed to be back to the same team they had dominated at the start of the season.
The Sunderland players were more relaxed after taking the lead, and although they did not extend their advantage before half-time, they did have a couple of great chances, but Defoe and Carlos did not take advantage of their chances, missing the team's second goal again and again until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half.
After the players returned to the locker room, Nan Xiao also commented on the team's overall performance in the first half as usual.
"In the first half, I was quite satisfied with everyone's overall performance, the passing and receiving were relatively smooth, and the interspersed running positions were also good, especially the frequency of the two full-backs, which suppressed the opponent's two fullbacks in the opponent's half for a long time; But in the last few minutes I was disappointed with your performance, you could see that you were a little slack after the goal, especially Defoe and Carlos, who missed two chances to score, I hope you can adjust your mentality in the second half, forget about the current scoreline, and be 100 per cent focused on the pitch, you know?! ”
Some coaches are used to explaining tactics to the players at halftime, but Nan Xiao is more willing to use this short time to adjust the mentality of the players, especially when he is ahead, he will never allow the team to be equalized or even overtaken, which is the most taboo in his football philosophy.
In the second half of the game, Sunderland's players still have high morale, but on the other hand, the Crystal Palace team in the home game is as spiritless as a frosted eggplant, and there are frequent mistakes on the field.
The result was a 5-0 win that put Sunderland back in seventh place in the table, while Crystal Palace were just one point away from relegation.
After the game, Crystal Palace boss Pardew, who had played for the team as a player, announced his resignation as manager.
Nan Xiao was asked by reporters in a later interview what he thought of the incident of Parde's resignation after playing against the team he led, and the answer given by Nan Xiao was: I don't know why Pardo made such a choice, but I don't think it has anything to do with me.
After returning to the Europa League qualification zone, Sunderland once again dominated the headlines, with Manchester United's legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson even claiming to be a strong contender for the Premier League's top four after bringing in two world-class players, Draxler and Juanfran Brown.
Nan Xiao is noncommittal to the comments of people from all walks of life, and his always low-key style has also been praised by various media, and not being arrogant or impatient is the excellent character exuded by this young coach from China.
The FA's reception started at 6pm on Monday, so the four did not return to Sunderland after the match against Crystal Palace, but stayed in London to wait for the reception, along with Braitwell, Houston, Amy and Halilovich.
You Lu and Shi Yao had work to do, so they didn't set off from Sunderland until noon on Monday, driving the Lamborghini that Nan Xiao had left for them to London.
"Dizi, won't we be able to see Mourinho in a while?" In the hotel room, Shen Chao sat on the bed and said with his hands in his hands.
"Well, you should see it, but Superman, this Mourinho is already the manager of Manchester United, and he is not in Real Madrid, what are you excited about?"
"So what's the matter, as long as it's not coaching Barcelona, it's always the Mu Shuai of our Real Madrid fans!" Shen Chao is reasonable.
"Superman's words are still quite decent." Chen Mingshuo praised.
"Then you see." Shen Chao said proudly.
"You can see not only Mourinho, but also Pep Guardiola!" Nan Xiao said with a smile.
The reception was held in the villa of Chelsea big player Cahill, and Nan Xiao and his party went directly to Cahill's villa in Hyde Park after You Lu and Shi Yao arrived in London.
"I'll go there, this is a parking lot, it's clearly a car show!" Shen Chao looked at the overwhelming luxury cars in front of him and sighed.
Usually just looking at Shen Chao's Lamborghini is enough to be eye-catching, and then look at the present, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Sjuker, Bentley, Maybach, Pagani, Bugatti are everything, and there is even a bright and blind Koenigsegg.
"It's really more human, it's scary, Dizi, your Lamborghini looks like a passerby here." Shen Chao sighed.
"Superman, don't feel sorry for the flute, if you want me to say, you better park your Vauxhall outside as soon as possible." Chen Mingshuo's words were like a stick, knocking on Shen Chao's head.
"Hey, why don't you open the pot and mention the pot, Lao Tzu will stop here, what do you love!" Shen Chao crossed his hands on his hips, as if he looked at death as if he was at home.
"Okay Mingshuo, don't irritate him, let's hurry in, see that there are already a lot of people in this posture." Nan Xiao urged everyone to raise their feet.
"You go first, I'll take a picture with this Koenigsegg first, and I'll catch up with you right away." Shen Chao smiled and ran to the luxury supercar ten meters away, and really picked up his mobile phone and started taking a selfie.
Cahill's villas are really not small, although they are all villas, but Cahill is estimated to be as big as Nan Xiao and their ten.
In front of the villa is a relatively open pool, on each side of the pool is a five-a-side football field, the villa has a total of three floors, the design is in the classical style of medieval Europe, and there is a large pool behind the villa, the pool is surrounded by some interesting looking fitness equipment.
"This Cahill is really going to enjoy life!" Nan Xiao commented while watching.
"Dizi, do you think we can live in such a villa in the future?" Shen Chao asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"What's not to do, as long as we can get to the Europa League this season, your prize money will buy this villa." Nan Xiao said.
"Really?" The light in Shen Chao's eyes seemed to be even brighter.
"Of course it's fake." Nan Xiao said with a smile.
"Hahaha......" Chen Mingshuo and You Lu around them couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard Nan Xiao's words.
"Your uncle's." Shen Chao muttered and scolded.
"Coach Nanxiao." Just when Nan Xiao and the others were joking, a deep voice suddenly sounded behind everyone.
Nan Xiao and several people turned around when they heard the sound, only to see a man in his sixties with slightly gray hair, black frames, and a capable atmosphere looking at Nan Xiao with a smile.