Chapter 51: A Ticket
Chen Zhun smiled and nodded, thinking: Cute fans, cute players. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info In his previous life, he was originally a person who didn't like to talk, but after crossing over to the UK, he felt that he didn't know himself, thinking back to the past few months, he was a little dull at the beginning, and he didn't dare to shout in the game, commanding the game, just standing there and watching the game, and slowly adapting to the game, Chen Zhun liberated his long-suppressed personality, and gradually infected the players with his words and actions on the field, I don't know if it was David Winston's memories that changed me or the atmosphere here that changed me.
Chen Zhun cleared his throat at this time: "Ahem, I have one more thing to announce, everyone listen!" ā
"It's not a matter of having a meal! Don't forget this, boss! I don't know who shouted it.
Chen Zhun thought to himself: "Good guy, if you are still thinking about this, it seems that you can't escape, as the head coach, you must also do what you say." ā
"Good! Let me tell you that in view of your victory in today's game, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow I decided to rest, and then I will invite you to dinner tomorrow night! ā
"Whew! Banzai! Long live Southampton! Long live David Winston! ā
Chen Zhun looked at this scene and smiled from the bottom of his heart for the first time.
After Southampton's victory over Arsenal, it was not Southampton themselves who were most happy, but Jose Mourinho's Chelsea. Their win at West Bromwich Albion took 24 points from a win over top Arsenal, followed by Everton, who are also on the fast pace in third place, and Southampton in fourth, who are two points clear of Everton. The most unexpected thing is that Manchester United, who have won the most Premier League titles, are now in 10th place with only 15 points.
After the battle, Chen Zhun himself also had two days of rest, but when he thought about it, these two rare days of vacation were more than things during training. Except for tomorrow, when there is time during the day, the rest of the time is already famous. In the evening, Arneson will return from the Netherlands and Rudick will also return with a new month's scouting report. Chen Zhun has a big head when he thinks about it.
The team bus returned to the Staplewood training base, and the players disbanded on the spot, each went back to his own home, and found his own daughter-in-law.
Chen Zhun also drove back to his warm cabin after finishing some things. Thinking that he could finally sleep lazily tomorrow, Chen Zhun opened a bottle of David Winston's long-cherished red wine with great interest. After a small glass of red wine, Chen Zhun actually felt a little drunk, so he took a shower and lay down on the extremely comfortable big bed and fell asleep comfortably.
As the old saying goes, people are not as good as heaven. Chen Zhun's wishful thinking was all disrupted by the morning phone call.
"Hey, David? You haven't woken up yet? On the other end of the line was the voice of his right-hand man, Reed.
Chen Zhun, who had just been woken up by the phone, was in a bad mood, and just wanted to scold the person who was calling, but when he heard that it was Reed, he swallowed the words back again.
"What's wrong? Rice, call me so early? Chen Zhun also said angrily.
"What's wrong?! You're going to be punished by the FA! Come to the training base right now. Reed said quickly and hung up. Chen Zhun heard the noise inside.
Although Chen Zhun felt the anxious emotion in Reed's words, he still got up and got dressed slowly. When Chen Zhun went to the training base, it was almost an hour later.
Chen Zhun parked the car and walked to the office, where he found Reed waiting for him at the door of the office building.
"Why are you here?" Reed also saw Chen Zhun coming here, and rushed towards Chen Zhun and asked.
Chen Zhun made up a random reason: "Traffic jam! What's going on? Rice. ā
"You'll find out when you go up."
Reed took Chen Zhun to the door of the chairman's office. At this time, Chen Zhun realized that the matter was a bit serious. When he made a kneeling action, he knew that there would be no punishment for such an action, but who knew that in the end, Chen Zhun hit the linesman impartially, causing this thing to develop in another direction.
Chen Zhun followed Reid into the chairman's office, where Chairman Rupert Lowe was sitting at his desk and looking at something, and next to him stood Janssen, the head of news. Chen Zhun could feel that the atmosphere in the office was very oppressive.
Rupert Lowe saw Chen Zhun, his face softened a little, and said, "David, you're here, I think you should take a look at this." After speaking, Rupert Rowe gave Chen Zhun the paper in his hand and the newspaper next to him.
Chen Zhun took the paper and saw that it was a fax from the FA to himself, which said that Chen Zhun was injured by the linesman in yesterday's game because of his slippery kneeling celebration, which lacked sportsmanship and affected the safety of the stadium, and asked Chen Zhun to attend the hearing in London in the afternoon.
Chen Zhun took this fax and was angry, thinking that the British Football Association would do this, who knows who is instigating and bullying people behind it! "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, everyone can see that I didn't mean to do it on the linesman, but is the FA going to punish him like this?" ā
Rupert Lowe did not answer Chen Zhun's words, but said: "I understand you very well, David, the club will always be on your side, and we will not bow down like those clubs with high powers, this is the bottom line of Southampton FC." ā
When Chen Zhun heard the chairman's words, he injected a trace of comfort into his heart: "Thank you, chairman. ā
"You still have to go to the hearing, and Janssen will go with you in the afternoon." Rupert Lowe continued.
Chen Zhun nodded, and picked up the newspaper on the desk again, which was the Daily Mail.
The headline of the sports section of the Daily Mail is "Slippery kneeling at the end of the era", and the picture is a photo of him sliding and kneeling domineeringly, clenched fists and roaring. However, the comments in the newspaper said that Chen Zhun's sliding kneeling action seriously insulted Arsenal fans, which provoked a violation of sportsmanship, and they also asked the FA to punish Chen Zhun, and even conducted a survey among fans to see what public opinion wanted, and the result was that 70% of fans thought that they should be punished.
"Okay, deception, the same caliber, hateful British media, no wonder Mourinho hates you so much, today I can be regarded as a long insight." Chen Zhun scolded in his heart. Chen Zhun also lamented that the FA is doing things so quickly, maybe this is the unspoken rule of the giants.
"Go and get ready, the hearing is at one o'clock in the afternoon." Rupert Lowe said to Chen Zhun and Janssen.
The hearing was held in a conference room in a London hotel, where only four leading figures in English football were present. They had to take evidence and hear Chen Zhun and then make a judgment based on the video footage of the game and the testimony of all parties.
Chen Zhun was still very nervous when he entered, he was the first time in his life that he encountered such an interrogation, for fear that he would be banned by the FA for five or six games and fined tens of thousands of pounds, thus completely ruining his coaching career. But the development of things surprised Chen Zhun, the FA's efficiency was really fast, it only took an hour, the FA based on Chen Zhun's sliding kneeling action was not intended to rush the referee, and it was a first offense, so Chen Zhun was banned for one game, and warned Chen Zhun to restrain his behavior in the field in the future.