"Mr. President, are you alright? I don't think you're looking good, what's going on at the club? ”

Rupert Rowe didn't even realize that Chen Zhun was coming, and was a little surprised to hear Chen Zhun speak, so he raised his head sharply and looked at Chen Zhun: "Oh! David, when did you come in! ”

Chen Zhun saw that the chairman of a club was in such a state, and he had a premonition that something big was happening, but he couldn't imagine what kind of thing would happen. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Ahh Mr. President, I just came in. ”

Rupert Lowe regained his usual look, took a sip of the coffee on the table, and then took out the penalty result from the drawer and brought it to Chen Zhun.

The decision stated that Southampton FC was fined £50,000 for poor safety supervision at the stadium and was penalised for the next two home games. Portsmouth FC failed to manage its own fans and was fined £50,000. On the player side, there is no penalty on either side, and dozens of extreme football fans have been banned from stepping on the football field for life.

Chen Zhun looked at such a punishment, and felt not too bad in his heart, everything was easy to say without players being punished. But he was also surprised that the FA did not punish a player in the Southampton team, not himself.

Rupert Lowe seemed to see his doubts. said: "The FA believes that the extreme fans of football wantonly caused incidents, and you all acted to protect the fans and defend yourself, so no penalty was made according to this consideration, and if the penalty was made, Southampton could go directly to the Championship." ”

Chen Zhun was still a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. President, I didn't manage my players well. "But he is very contemptuous of the FA's approach of making such a big thing as a small thing, and the extreme fans are not the same as the concept of football hooligans, which is nothing more than fueling the arrogance of football hooligans.

Rupert Lowe waved his hand and said, "It's all over, don't think about it when it's settled." I'm happy with your results now and keep up the good work. You'll have to walk on your own, won't anyone, help you! ”

Chen Zhun was stunned after hearing this, this is the first time Rupert Lowe has said such meaningful words, usually they don't communicate too much, everything is for the sake of affairs, and now Chen Zhun suddenly found that the old man in front of him was also very emotional in his heart, it seemed that he had a feeling, and Chen Zhun had no way of knowing where the feeling came from. He knew it was over, and he didn't want to sit down in the depressing chairman's office, so he hurried out of the office and continued to his office to prepare for the winter transfer window.

The training has been going on steadily in the past few days, and on the player side, Arneson and Rudick have been dispersed, hoping to bring more information about the players of the current year for Chen Zhun during the winter break. Chen Zhun doesn't have a lot of memories of his previous life from 04 to 05, he only remembers that the players in La Liga and the Bundesliga were very good at that time, and the European football scene at that time was also in full bloom, and the game was also pleasing to the eye.

It's the weekend, and it just so happens that Southampton's last two games have been at home, but unfortunately the avid fans can't cheer on their home team for the time being.

In the 15th round of the Premier League on November 27, Southampton played at home against Crystal Palace, and the whole game was lackluster, perhaps because there were no fans, the players of the two teams played peacefully and friendly, like a friendly match. In the end, the Southampton team also relied on Beatty's sudden cold arrow on the periphery in the 8th minute to take the lead, and finally dragged the score to the end of the game, which can be regarded as slightly curbing the recent decline of the Southampton team. In this game, Southampton's double midfielders Svensson and Baird were tired and embarrassed, and the offensive side could only rely on the individual play of the two wings, and the attack on the field was a mess, and there was no tactical routine at all, if it wasn't for the goalkeeper Niemi's brave play, maybe it was Crystal Palace that won the victory, not Southampton.

Chen Zhun, who was sitting on the sidelines, kept frowning, staring at every move on the field, but he had no idea in his heart, like a pot of white porridge, light and blank. Without soldiers in hand, no matter how powerful the tactics are, they can't exert their due combat effectiveness, which is an aspect that Chen Zhun is helpless about. He only motivates himself in his heart for a month, and there is still one month left, and life will be better.

The League Cup is in its final stages. The Carabao Cup has never been taken seriously by the big clubs, and it has become a must-have competition for European qualification among mid-table teams, with Portsmouth, Fulham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool still in the Carabao Cup.

The matchups are Southampton against Portsmouth, Fulham against Chelsea, Manchester United against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool. According to this situation, Southampton's journey to winning the League Cup will at least encounter more fierce opponents, and it is obvious that Chen Zhun cannot pin his European places here, or the league ranking is more reliable. Chen Zhun remembers that the number of Champions League places in the Premier League this season is five, and the four giants plus Everton are exactly five. If these five teams win the League Cup and FA Cup, then the UEFA Cup places will be sixth and seventh. Chen Zhun thought about it and still felt that the sixth or seventh place in the league was more reliable, and the league cup victory he thought of at the beginning was purely his own whims. As for Chairman Rupert Lowe's cup indicators, he thinks that if he can finally qualify for the Europa League, he will not delve too deeply, in short, everything is still under Chen Zhun's control.

On 1 December, the final month of 2004 began, and Southampton began their brutal campaign in December.

Chen Zhun and the players are still a little uncomfortable when they come here, there is no familiar fan shouting in the field, which makes the players lose a lot of passion in the past, and Chen Zhun also stood silently in the coach's seat and watched the warm-up of the players quietly, without thinking about anything in his mind.

Chen Zhun now has a delicate relationship with the club and the fans. At the moment, there is a small rumor among fans that Southampton FC will change hands at the end of the season, and the consortium to buy Southampton FC comes from China, an ancient Eastern country that they are very unfamiliar with. Of course, this is just one of the many small talk topics among the fans in the bar, and no one cares about it.

The game started in silence, the empty St Mary's stadium echoed from time to time with the abrupt voice of Chen Zhun, the performance of the players on the field made him very disappointed, just five minutes into the game, Chen Zhun's team was scored by Portsmouth, temporarily behind. The sluggish mood of the warm-up obviously affected the Southampton squad and kept them from adjusting to their best on the pitch.