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October 2nd. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Southampton dressing room. Chen Zhun was loudly talking to the players about the tactical requirements of this game.

When it comes to the Manchester City team, the first thing that comes to mind is Sun Jihai, who is affectionately called "China Sun" by British fans. He will also feature in this game as a starting left-midfielder. At that time, the Manchester City team could not compare with the Manchester City team controlled by the Middle East oil tycoons in 2008, and now their strength in the Premier League can only be ranked in the middle of the table, with no hope of Champions League qualification and relegation worries.

"Our focus today was on the left side of the Manchester City team, Sun was on the left side of the field, and when he attacked, we had to go up and cover him, grab his ball, and immediately attack from the right. We continued to break down to the right and hit them. Got it? Adam. ”

Adam Lallana, who was still the starting right midfielder today, listened carefully to the manager's advice and nodded. Adam Lallana's biggest advantage is that he is well-rounded, technical, passing, physical, and speedy, so Chen Zhun never understands why he is like a different person at Liverpool.

"We had a lot of defensive work today, especially against Manchester City's attacking finisher Nikola Anelka. Then there's their right flank, where their right midfielder, Wright Phillips, is fast and good at breaking through, and is the main attacking point for Manchester City. You've got a lot of pressure on the left, John [Delap], you have to take on more pressure on the left side of the game. We are still focusing on defense today, and the success rate of counter-attacking is still played. The two full-backs don't rush in to attack, keep the defence tight and don't let the opposition find opportunities in our ribs. Do you understand!! ”

The starters shouted in unison, "Got it!" ”

"Come on! Come on! We are the winners!! Chen Zhun loudly encouraged the players, and high-fived each player at the player's exit.

Chen Zhun was honestly very uncertain about this game, Anelka was still very good at the time, and Wright Jr.'s speed was still so sharp, these two people could make Southampton's defense a mess, Chen Zhun had to hope that his defensive routine could work.

The players are already ready to go on the field. At this time, the big screen showed the picture of Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan, an old man with gray hair standing on the sidelines, his face full of sadness.

Kevin Keegan, a veteran coach in his mid-twenties, interjected and looked at the players on the field, wondering what was going on in his heart when he returned to his old club again. Fans in the stadium gave Kevin Keegan a standing ovation and paid tribute to the former iconic figure of the club.

Chen Zhun looked at this warm moment, and his heart was also moved. That's how good football is. That's why I fell in love with football.

This warm interlude brings a touch of relaxation to the smoke-filled football game.

Kevin Keegan. Between 1980 and 1982, he played for Southampton FC for two seasons, and although it was not a long time, Keegan's performances still won over the Southampton fans.

Chen Zhun's understanding of Keegan is the classic psychological warfare story between him and Ferguson.

In the 1995-1996 season, Manchester United came back from 12 points behind Newcastle to win the title. Ferguson was the key to the Reds' dramatic comeback, and his war of words with Keegan completely collapsed the opponent's psychological defence. At that time, Ferguson unceremoniously disdained Keegan, "Newcastle is just a second-rate team brought out by a bad coach, and the weakness of their coach dooms them to the fate of not having a championship, if you want to win the championship, you should fire the coach quickly, otherwise you don't have to worry about the championship at any time, because it can't be." At the believing of Ferguills, Keegan eventually broke down and publicly declared war against United in an interview: "Iwouldloveitifwebeatthem." Loveit!“ This phrase then became the golden phrase of the Premier League for ten years. Keegan's Newcastle have also become a classic case of collapsing while leading and ultimately losing the title.

The game was as Chen had imagined, with Keegan giving all the attacking opportunities to the right flank, while Anelka and Wright-Phillips stayed in the front court and waited for the attacking opportunities, not doing anything about defending. This also relieved some pressure on Chen Zhun's backline, without the pressure of Manchester City's front, allowing Southampton's backline plenty of time to play the ball and organise the attack. Wright-Phillips also fell into the defensive trap prepared by Chen Zhun again and again, he shook one player, there will be a second player to defend, to shake the second player, and to block the midfield. Wright-Phillips is always obsessed with breaking through on the wings, which also makes the Manchester City players a little unhappy.

Southampton also started their own attacking opportunities after dodging Manchester City's three-board attack in the opening period. Chen Zhun's team is not in a hurry, control the ball at their feet, and there will always be a chance. John Delap in midfield played the ball to Adam Lallana on the right. Lallana faced Sun Jihai's defense, he saw a gap in the right corridor, he took two steps forward, and suddenly picked the ball forward with his left foot, Sun Jihai didn't expect Lallana to do this, the ball swept over Sun Jihai's right shoulder, Sun Jihai hurriedly turned around to chase the ball to stop Lallana from dribbling the ball, at this time Lallana was like an elf, and his body was light from outside the sideline to use the speed to exceed Sun Jihai who was still turning. Sun Jihai also fell to the ground because of his unstable center of gravity.

"Oh!!" Chen Zhun exclaimed. The scene reminded him of Bell's classic overtaking scene. The fans on the sidelines also shouted with joy when they saw this scene.

After shaking off Sun Jihai, Lallana did not choose to continue to rush to the wing, but took the ball to the middle. Manchester City defender Bosvelt rushed forward to press Lallana. Lallana saw the menacing Bosvelt and unhurriedly protected the ball. He saw Bosvelt tackling the ball towards him, and Lallana jumped up the moment Bosvelt was about to tackle it. Bosvelt's foot didn't touch Lallana, it touched the ball. But Lallana let out a scream and fell to the ground in agony as her body twisted. Referee Rennie rushed to the scene of the incident, first he gave Bosvelt a yellow card and then asked about Lallana. Lallana sat up in pain, clutching her left foot. Bosvelt, on the other hand, looked innocent and kept complaining to the referee that Lallana had faked a fall, and instead of tackling Lallana, he tackled the ball. Lallana managed to cheat a free-kick up front and a yellow card for the opposition midfielder, and the fake fell was well worth it. Chen Zhun also applauded his disciples and expressed his approval.

This is also an immoral trick that Chen Zhun told the team members in advance. Chen Zhun also understood that this was a scoundrel, but he had to adopt some rogue methods in order to win. For example, fake falls. Chen Zhun also told the team members that he did not advocate the team members to fake falls, but there was a reason for the incident. (Forcibly find a reason)

Southampton were awarded a free-kick on the left side of the pitch, a position far from goal but could hoist the ball into the box in search of an opportunity. Manchester City have James Beatty, Kevin Phillips, Chris Baird, David Pluton in the box.

Chen Zhun turned his head to look at assistant coach Les Reid: "Can this goal be scored?" It's been a long time since I've seen a set-piece score. Rice, it was Delap's grenade tactics last time. ”

Reed said firmly, "Trust me, David, you'll get in!" ”