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Russell didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to call him at this time, he had just watched the press conference after the Wimbledon and Ipswich match, and then was about to squint for a while, it was almost dawn, and he couldn't sleep for long. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Unexpectedly, at this time, the phone in hand rang, and it was brought by Chu Zhongtian.

What surprised him even more than this was that Chu actually asked the whole team to talk to him.

Without allowing him to agree, Chu Zhongtian had already handed over the phone to Kevin beside him. Clarke.

Kevin. Clark has been with the team for eight seasons, from the age of 20 to almost 29, and he is currently the longest-serving player on the team, which is why he will become captain before Chu Zhongtian.

In terms of relationship, he and Russell have the deepest, when Russell was still a youth team coach, Kevin . Clarke already played for Wimbledon. Later when Russell became Terry. Brown started as an assistant coach when he was with Kevin. Clark builds relationships, gets to know each other, and slowly becomes friends.

The first two seasons, if it weren't for Kevin. If Clarke scores desperately, Wimbledon will really struggle to be relegated...... The first one to make Kevin. Clark and Russell talked, and Chu Zhongtian could be described as well-intentioned.

"Hi, boss." Kevin. Clark didn't know about Russell's intention to resign, and he thought that Russell couldn't come back for the time being because of his father, but he was going to come back eventually. "How's your father doing? We're all concerned about that. ”

As he spoke, he looked back at his other teammates, who suddenly let out a chorus of echoing voices: "Yes! Yes! We all care about it! ”

With such enthusiastic players, will Russell really be able to say what he wants? Chu Zhongtian stared at Clark who was on the phone, he couldn't hear what Russell said to the striker, but he could tell from Clark's expression whether Russell had said anything about his intentions.

Kevin. Clark had been listening to the phone with a smile on his face, which meant that Russell had not said that he was going to resign.

Hey, I was hard at the beginning, but now I'm facing my own players, and I'm shrinking again, right? You see, this is the real you, Alay, you can't live without Wimbledon!

Kevin. Clark ended the call with Russell, because there were too many people, so only a few players were nominated to call Russell on behalf of the whole team, and there was a limit to the time each person could call.

Clark handed the phone to goalkeeper Larry next to him. Rosecke, who is the third captain of the team and the second longest player in the team.

Then he announced the good news to the rest of his teammates - "The boss's father has woken up!" ”

"Oh!!"

"That's great news!"

"Great! That's great! ”

"Does this mean that the boss will be back soon?!"

There were loud cheers, applause, and excited whistles from the bus, and everyone was happy from the bottom of their hearts for the news, for the head coach, for the head coach's father.

Chu Zhongtian watched the reactions of the team members from the side, thinking that these voices must have entered Russell's ears through the phone. I wonder how he felt when he heard such a voice?

Russell did hear the cheers from the players, and for a moment said he had mixed feelings.

On the one hand, he was in the mood to resign, and on the other hand, the players who were really so cute cheered for him.

"Hey, boss, I hope calling you at this time didn't bother you, I know it's getting late in the U.S., ha! But I'd really like to talk to you or something. We've played our first play-off game, when will you be back? Rosec for a question that would be difficult for Russell to answer.

Chu Zhongtian laughed when he heard Roseke's question, he wanted to see how Russell would answer.

Russell was indeed stunned when he heard the question. He really didn't know how to answer this question, and honestly said he was going to resign? He couldn't bear to hurt these players, and some of the players were with him for two seasons and with him to relegation. Two seasons ago, he was still saying to these people: "No matter what the situation, don't give up, don't give up hope of relegation until the last second of the final round of the league!" ”

Now that they are about to be abandoned in the blink of an eye, who will easily accept this result?

Lie and tell them you'll be back soon? But if you don't come back by then, wouldn't it be a deception?

Anyway, Russell found it difficult to answer.

"Uh...... I don't know yet, Larry, my father just woke up, you know...... Uh...... "He could only make up an excuse to prevaricate the past.

Rosec thought that Russell was telling the truth, and he didn't think too much about it, thinking that this was human nature, and the request that someone's father had just woken up and wanted to return to the team was indeed unreasonable, so he believed Russell's explanation.

He then handed over his phone to assistant coach Alwin. Stonefield.

"Hey, Alai, first of all, congratulations on your father's awakening." Stonefield said, picking up the phone.

Russell was surprised to hear Stonefield's voice. He didn't expect Alvin to have a share in it...... Alvin was his own teacher and his assistant, and he had great respect for such people.

Of course, Chu Zhongtian knew about the relationship between Alvin and Russell, so he went to ask Alvin if he wanted to talk to Russell on the phone and talk about it. Alvin felt that it was too late at first, and there was no need to talk about it, so Chu Zhongtian encouraged him to go on the phone, and finally persuaded him.

He wanted to see what Russell would say to someone he respected so much.

But alas, Alvin. Stonefield didn't ask the same questions that Russell found difficult to answer.

He just cared about Russell's father and asked him to say hello to him on his behalf. Then tell him about the team.

The whole call didn't ask a single question like "when will you be able to get back to the team".

just said at the end: "Chu, the interim head coach, is doing a good job......"

As soon as Chu Zhongtian heard this, he felt that it was going to be bad, and as soon as he said this, didn't it strengthen Russell's idea of staying in the United States and resigning and not coming back?

He really wanted to organize the old man to continue, but he had no suitable reason and could only be secretly anxious.

Stonefield's next sentence made a 180-degree turn: "But I've watched it for half a season, and I think it's really not good for the team that he has two hats, if we can get into the Premier League next season, we still need a real full-time manager, so I'm really happy to hear the news that your father has woken up, it doesn't matter if you can't catch up with this promotion, I hope you can return to the team next season, Alai." The team needs you, you're the manager of the team. ”

Stonefield's words made Chu Zhongtian dumbfounded-he obviously didn't tell anyone the news that Russell might not come back, why did he listen to Stonefield as if he already knew what Russell was thinking?

Russell was also so shocked that he even wanted to blurt out the idea of resigning his words...... Fortunately, Stonefield directly handed over the phone to Chu Zhongtian after speaking, otherwise Russell would really take the initiative to confess...... When Chu Zhongtian took the phone, he just heard Russell's somewhat flustered support, and he smiled.

"Hey, Alai. Are you a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm? Okay, so we won't bother you with the rest, and I'll tell you, although I think you've probably already seen this game. We won the first leg against Ipswich Town, then we win the second leg, then we win the final at Wembley Stadium and finally we go to the Premier League! Isn't that right, guys! ”

He turned back and asked his teammates loudly, while he held out his phone to them, and the players in the car replied loudly, "Yes!! ”

Chu Zhongtian took back his phone: "That's it, Alai." Good night! ”

With that, he hung up the phone.

※※※ Russell didn't have time to say a word during the whole process, he just listened to Chu Zhongtian finish all the words in a daze.

Russell, who ended the call, did not go to rest, but sat on the edge of his bed and looked at his phone.

That phone call just now was enough to surprise him, and he barely had time to think about it, and these things happened.

He didn't guess Chu Zhongtian's intention to call him suddenly, his mind was now full of cheers from the Wimbledon players, and the last "right".

※※※ Chu Zhongtian had a good night's sleep, he didn't think about what Russell would do after receiving this call, that call was a last effort to save Russell, if Russell insisted on resigning, he had no choice.

When he woke up asleep, his mind was all about how to lead the team to victory at home.

Although many people think that Wimbledon Athletic will win at home and advance to the final, Chu Zhongtian himself can't think so. If he thinks so, this game is dangerous. As a head coach, you have to be pessimistic when the whole team is optimistic, and when the whole team is pessimistic, you have to be optimistic. That's the mentality a manager should have.

Now that everyone is optimistic, Chu Zhongtian has to think only about difficulties. For example, what if you are scored by the opponent at the beginning of your home game? What if your main player is injured shortly after the start of the game?

Chu Zhongtian must estimate these difficulties, and then make corresponding countermeasures, so that he will not be in a hurry and at a loss because of emergencies in the game.

※※※ Four days later, in the second round, the King's Ranch was crowded. It's a great opportunity to see the team reach the play-off final, and how can Wimbledon fans stay at home and watch TV? Of course, you have to come to the home stadium to feel the atmosphere and cheer for the team.

When the media interviewed Wimbledon fans before the game, everyone was relatively relaxed, thinking that even if they were only one goal ahead, but in their home stadium, Wimbledon had absolutely no reason to lose to their opponents. Therefore, no matter how many away goals the opponent scores, as long as Wimbledon can win this game and win, they will be able to enter the final.

Chu Zhongtian is still in a defensive counterattack posture at home, he knows that Ipswich need to score and need to win, so they will definitely attack desperately. Wimbledon, on the other hand, doesn't have to go head-to-head with their opponents.

That's not a smart thing to do.

Defending on the counter-attack is indeed the tactic that Ipswich Town is most afraid of encountering right now.

From the very beginning, the game became a situation in which Ipswich attacked and Wimbledon defended.

As soon as the Ipswich players get the ball, the Wimbledon fans in the stands will let out loud boos and all sorts of insults to distract the Ipswich players.

In addition, Wimbledon players will hear loud cheers and singing when they get the ball.

Such a warm home atmosphere really affected the performance of Ipswich Group's players. Some players even stopped their football directly at Wimbledon during the game, causing the Wimbledon fans in the stands to laugh.

Seeing the performance of Ipswich's players in the King's Ranch, the commentator shook his head and sighed: "I think Ipswich is finished, I have no intention of offending Ipswich fans, but they have to be realistic - the game has only been ten minutes into the game, and they have already lost to Wimbledon Athletic......"

And that's exactly what happened, Wimbledon counter-attacked with a defensive effort to wait for Ipswich to come up and attack, and as long as he intercepted the ball, it was a straight forward pass. Although there are many times when it seems that these passes are blind and are wasted offensive opportunities. But it didn't take long for everyone to discover that Wimbledon Athletic's seemingly blind through ball was actually a hidden killer.

Although there are more wasted offensive opportunities, it only takes one success to almost be fatal. Moreover, this style of play ensures that the number of defenders at the back will not be scored by the opponent before the goal is scored.

Ipswich initially felt that Wimbledon's counter-attack was dangerous, and it was simply blind. So they stepped up the pressure. But when they did, they suddenly found themselves under increasing threat at the back...... "Kevin. Clarke! His header almost flew into the door of Ipswich Town! ”

"Kieran. Agad! He's so fast......"

"Chu's straight stopper...... Pretty! Edu. Seychelle received the ball and he cut inside from the wing! Single Knife! Oops, it's a pity to miss! ”

"Oh...... Oh! Wow oh oh!! Robin. Herming shoots - !! Ah! How can such a ball miss? I thought I was wrong......"

'Ipswich were attacking almost all of the way around Wimbledon's half, but most of their attacks were unthreatening...... Wimbledon's counter-attack was very sharp and threatening...... This scene is reminiscent of the first leg between the two sides, and this is how Wimbledon Athletic beat Ipswich on the road! ”

Wimbledon fans are also not worried about the besieged team, but cheer loudly for every comeback from Wimbledon.

Ipswich City's players have really experienced what it means to be "away"!

Wimbledon took the lead in the first half and the scorer was Edu. Seychelle. At that time, Chu Zhongtian organized an attack and passed the football to Kevin in the middle. Clark, who was heavily marked, did not dribble the ball directly, but split the ball sideways to the wing. Edu. Seychelle received the ball and burst into the box, forcing his feet to take off at a low angle, and the ball flew into the Ipswich goal.

The ball ignited the atmosphere at King's Ranch, and everyone jumped to their feet, raising their arms and chanting.

"Wembley! Wembley! Wembley!! ”

They're chanting for the promotion play-off final, which means we're going to Wembley!

※※※ Second half Kevin. Clarke added the icing on the cake when he scored a goal in the 60th minute to give Wimbledon a 3-0 aggregate lead over Ipswich.

"Oooo Kevin. Clarke!! A beautiful header! ”

After the goal, Clark ran to the camera and lifted his jersey to reveal the T-shirt underneath, which read: "We're with you, boss!" ”

This goal is dedicated to Russell.

Chu Zhongtian didn't expect Clark to leave such a hand, and he laughed after seeing this.

Alai, you must be watching live TV right now, right?

How's it going, how are you feeling right now?

Look at these people, are you too embarrassed not to come back!!

※※※ Alai. Russell was indeed watching this Wimbledon game on his phone. When Kevin. After Clarke's goal, he raised his arms in a silent cheer as usual, but then he saw how Clark celebrated.

He could read the words on the T-shirt clearly...... His raised arm froze in the air, his face with a mixed expression.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian hugged Clark, patted his head and laughed: "Good job!" Good job! Ha ha! ”

Kevin. Clarke thought Chu Zhongtian was praising him for scoring a goal, extending the lead and almost completely locking in his ticket to Wembley Stadium.

Who thought that Chu Zhongtian was praising him for this celebratory action.

'The Wimbledon players huddled together to celebrate the goal, and Clarke's goal gave them a full step into Wembley Stadium - 3-0 on aggregate, Ipswich had to score three goals in the next 30 minutes, an average of one goal in 10 minutes, and judging by their previous performances, it was too difficult to get the job done......

Although Ipswich did pull one back in the end, it was not for their fate.

They were ultimately defeated 3-1 on aggregate as Wimbledon Athletic knocked out Ipswich Town on their home turf to head into the final at Wembley Stadium.

Now they are only one game away from their ultimate goal!

(To be continued)