The national football team played two more World Cup qualifiers in Asia during this international break, but it was still the same as before, the national football team did not give the fans much hope, and after the two games, their situation only existed in theory. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After returning to Sunderland, Nan Xiao continued to start his work in the club, I don't know if it was influenced by Jiang Yanyan or what, since he came back from China, his mental state has not been very good, and he often appears stunned, this state has even continued to the field, Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo have reminded him more than once, but his sluggish state has always lasted for a long time, and at the same time, it is no coincidence that the book is not written, during his downturn, the Sunderland team also encountered a low area.

In the 23rd round of the English Premier League, Sunderland went to the away side to challenge the "Swan Sea" Swansea team, in the first leg of the two teams, Sunderland sat at the Stadium of Light at the last minute before Koné, who played as a central striker, equalized the score.

Nan Xiao still maintained the regular starting line-up for this game, while Swansea made significant changes in personnel; In the 10th minute of the game, Sunderland scored the first goal against the hosts, and the contribution to the team was the Croatian youngster Halilovic on loan from Barcelona, who received a wonderful pass from Dokal at the edge of the penalty area and curled the ball straight into the upper right corner of the goal.

Sunderland fans originally thought it would be a very easy game, but they didn't expect the game to turn around in the 25th minute, Sunderland player Elveti fell to the ground in pain without physical confrontation, and after a brief examination by the team doctor, it was confirmed that he could no longer continue to continue the game. Soon after Sunderland's personnel changes, the score changed again, the home team Swansea team scored in a corner kick attack, the team's team goalscorer Wang Llorente beat Sunderland central defender Kolo Toure in front of the header and the ball flew through Mannone's raised hands into the goal behind him after a slight change of line, and Swansea chased the score to 1-1!

Sunderland's bad news wasn't over yet, just five minutes later, Swansea were awarded a great set-piece on the left side of the pitch, and the home fans were in the stands to create a very hot atmosphere for their team, all hoping that their side could score again from this set-piece to overtake the scoreline, as it was close to midfield, and it would be very advantageous if the team could go into the second half with a 2-1 scoreline.

After the referee's whistle blew, the Swansea penalty team sent the ball into the opponent's penalty area, the average height of the Swansea players is much higher than that of the Sunderland team, so the tall players in the box are basically white players.

Swansea City scored again! This time, it was still the high school striker Llorente from Spain who overtook the score for the team, and the background of this goal was still the veteran Colo Toure of Ivory Coast! He clearly missed Llorente behind him in the marking, allowing the opposition to easily leap high and once again head the ball into the Mannon goal.

Swansea went into the dressing room with a 2-1 scoreline, and although Nan Xiao made targeted changes in the second half, the team's many dangerous shots were only a little short of a few points, and they did not score until the end of the game, giving away the three points to the opponent.

After the match with Swansea, Sunderland ushered in the second round of the FA Cup at home, and their opponents in this game were Benteke's Crystal Palace, but because Crystal Palace are currently deep in the relegation zone, they did not send their full squad to play, so Sunderland easily won the opponent at the right time and place to advance to the next round of the game.

Sunderland, who had regained some form in the FA Cup, suffered another blow in the league at the weekend when they hosted a close Tottenham Hotspur side before losing 1-0 to a visiting Tottenham side after 90 minutes of action, with England's favourite Della Ali scoring the only goal and Belgium midfielder Ousmane Dembele providing the assist.

After losing to Tottenham at home, Sunderland has already reaped a wave of three consecutive defeats in the league, and Nan Xiao also realized that he couldn't continue like this, so before the next away game against Leicester, he finally asked his two buddies to find a way to adjust his state, and the method used by Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo was to drag him to the bar to get drunk, but after Nan Xiao woke up the next morning, he didn't feel anything other than a splitting headache.

"Dizi, we can't lose any more points against Fox City tomorrow, otherwise all the points advantages we have worked so hard to accumulate will be in vain!" The night before the start of the game, Shen Chao said to Nan Xiao in his hotel room.

"That's right, Dizi, the strength of Fox City should not be underestimated, have you figured out how to deal with it?" Chen Mingshuo also asked.

'It's a bit good for us to be back for this game, so I want to play against them with the best team.'

"Dizi, Mahrez and Vardy, how are you going to restrain them?" Shen Chao said what he was concerned about.

"There's no way." Nan Xiao shook his head.

"What do you mean there is no way?" Shen Chao was puzzled by Nan Xiao's words.

'Jamie Vardy's nose in front of goal and Riyad Mahrez's technique are unpredictable, so I'm not going to have a clear strategy to mark them, it's up to the players on the pitch to figure it out.

"I think it's because your brain has been a little muddy lately, you weren't like this before, and you will have a set of ways to deal with any kind of problem you face at that time."

"Maybe!" Nan Xiao sighed softly.

"Shen Chao, let's let Dizi be quiet alone, he is indeed under too much pressure during this period of time."

"Okay, Dizi, then Mingshuo and I will go back first, you have a good rest." Shen Chao exhaled a long breath, then patted him on the shoulder before walking out of the room with Chen Mingshuo.