Chapter Ninety-Four: Hitting Six Consecutive Victories
Coventry City were completely defence-free after conceding two goals in quick succession, and although they have a lot of experience in the game, they faced a team two levels above them at the Stadium of Light, and if they were able to struggle with a few moments of momentum at the beginning, they didn't even have that momentum when Sunderland equalised. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After Elviti came on, Sunderland further controlled the midfield, as if the lost soul of the Coventry City team was also under the control of the opponent before the end of the game to concede two more goals, 2-4 from the FA Cup competition, although they played well at the beginning, it seemed that they once saw the hope of defeating a strong opponent, but the difference in strength between the two teams is relatively large, and finally still failed to advance to the next round of the game.
On the other hand, although the home team Sunderland played with a full substitute lineup and did not perform well in the first half, conceding two goals first, but at halftime, under the timely adjustment of head coach Nan Xiao, the team adopted a more active offensive play, thus reversing the unfavorable situation, and finally did not let the upset appear on their own; After all the matches in this round of the FA Cup, all the teams re-drew the lot, and finally Sunderland's next round opponent is Crystal Palace, which is also a Premier League team, and it is an away game. We'll have to wait for a week to see at the competition!
After the FA Cup match, Sunderland will have a tough match against the "Gunners" Arsenal on Saturday night; Sunderland lost 1-3 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg, and two goals from Sanchez helped the home team establish a two-goal lead at the end of the first half, after halftime adjustments, although Sunderland pulled a goal back for the team in the 60th minute of the second half by Carlos to receive Halilovich's overhead cross, but only 10 minutes later, the substitute French striker Giroud also reassured the Arsenal team with his iconic header; Sunderland, who played away in the end, were very tenacious on the pitch, but they still inevitably swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.
The defeat in the first leg did not prevent Nan Xiao from trying to get a win at home, and his confidence is not groundless, but supported by statistics, Sunderland have played a total of 9 Premier League games at home this season, losing only one of them, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and 18 league points, and 10 games on the road, with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, and 14 league points; Therefore, the data shows that Sunderland's home record is significantly better than that of the away team, but it is not excluded that the average strength of the opponent in the away game is slightly stronger, but on the whole, the Stadium of Light is indeed a difficult place for the away team to get points.
The night before the match with Arsenal, the Nan Xiao trio still held a final discussion as usual, this discussion will not play a decisive role in the next day's game, nor will it necessarily change the various strategic deployments set before, it is more like a pre-game mobilization, or the last hug before the exam, to give themselves a shot in the arm to relieve mental pressure.
"Dizi, do you want to use this starting line-up against Arsenal?" Shen Chao raised the WeChat tactical board in his hand and asked.
"yes, what's the problem?"
"I just want to know why not start with Halilovich?" Shen Chao said he didn't understand.
'Arsenal are much better on the ground than we are, so I don't want to get involved with them a lot in that area, my idea is to look for more physical, more crosses and play quick counter-attacks, so Harry doesn't really fit this tactical style of play. Nan Xiao clearly explained to Shen Chao the reason why he put Halilovic on the bench.
"But is it safe to play Billy Jones in the midfield?" Chen Mingshuo also raised his own questions.
"Defensively, it shouldn't be too much of a problem, and I want to try it too, although it looks a bit big if I could take the risk." Nan Xiao raised his eyebrows and said.
"Well, you're the manager, I still choose to trust you, after all, you rarely let us down." Chen Mingshuo said with a smile in a tone of admitting defeat.
Nan Xiao also smiled back at Chen Mingshuo, then turned his head and raised his chin to Shen Chao, saying, "Superman, what about you?"
"Bow down!" Hearing this, Shen Chao stood up and made a 90-degree standard salute to Nan Xiao.
“OK! Go home from work and be ready to take out Arsenal at home tomorrow. Nan Xiao snapped his fingers and said with the corners of his mouth raised.
Since Sunderland was playing against Arsenal, You Lu drove Nan Xiao's Lamborghini to London early in the morning, and she listened to a few music that Nan Xiao often listened to, speeding down the wide avenue.
This is the second Premier League side Sunderland will face at home, the first being Chelsea, who they met in the closing game of the first half.
After their last home win over a mighty Chelsea team, Sunderland fans are looking forward to this game against Arsenal even more, as their manager Nan Xiao seems to be a miracle worker, he can score a seven-goal shootout against Liverpool at Anfield, and he can also win at home against a much stronger Chelsea side, so he must have a chance to bring Arsenal home to his home turf.
"Because Tottenham Hotspur drew with visiting Liverpool at White Hart Lane in a game that just ended, and are currently in 5th and 6th place in the table with 37 points, so if Sunderland can win at home in this game, then they can surpass the two teams in front of them with a wave of 6 consecutive wins to 38 points and move to 5th place in the table, you heard it right, after reversing Chelsea, South Shaw's team has won 5 consecutive Premier League games, Therefore, whether Sunderland can continue their winning streak in this game has also become a big point to watch. ”
The Sunderland team presented a 433 formation under the arrangement of Nan Xiao, Mannone Town guarded the goal, Van Aanholt, Kolo Toure, Kirchhoff, and Juanfran lined up on the back line, three back Jedinac in the middle, Dokar on the left, Billy Jones on the right, Defoe was still at the front, and on the left and right were the German talent Draxler, who made a perfect debut in the last league game, and Carlos, the goalscorer so far this season.
"Now that it's so sudden, our team's attack line is quite good!" Shen Chao, who was sitting in the VIP seating area, and Chen Mingshuo beside him said.
"Not bad, this offensive line is simply at the championship level, and I have to say that Dizi is really good at observing players." Chen Mingshuo unconsciously praised his brother again.
"I can't imagine what this team would be like if we let Dizi take it for a few more seasons!" Shen Chao suddenly sighed.
"Shen Chao, listening to your tone, it seems that there is something in your words?" Chen Mingshuo was shrewd to detect the problem in Shen Chao's words.
"Mingshuo, do you think Dizi will really always coach in this club?"
"Probably not! Shen Chao, what do you mean? Chen Mingshuo was very strange, Shen Chao, who has always been quick to speak, would speak so much today.
"I always feel like Dizi will be gone after the season."
"Why did you suddenly say that, did you hear something?" Chen Mingshuo asked with a frown.
"No, just a hunch." Shen Chao stared straight at Defoe, who was standing on the middle line and ready to tee, and said.
"Arsenal's starting point in this game has not changed much from the previous game, and it is still the traditional 4231 formation; The goalkeeper position is the Czech goalkeeper Cech, the center-back combination is Koscielny and Mustafi, the left-back Monreal, the right-back 'sports car' Bellerin, in the double back position because Elneny and Coquelin are absent at the same time, so it is Xhaka to partner the 'Grim Reaper' Ramsey, the two wing-backs are the teenager Iwobi and the 'little tiger' Walcott, the center forward is the 'Chilean' thigh Sanchez, and behind him is the other 'thigh' Ozil! ”