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Chen Zhun, who was sitting on the sidelines, was powerless in the face of such a situation. He didn't have any power to change everything on the pitch and he got his first taste of the savage side of the Premier League. Newcastle United's four midfielders did not hesitate to run physically, did not hesitate to be sent off for tackles, and did not hesitate to be scolded by the fans to stalk to the effect, they made the Southampton team's rapid counter-attack tactics never effective implementation, but also made the Southampton players on the field more and more impatient, and the mistakes that should not occur were frequent. In the end, in the 20th minute, the city made a bitter fruit. Alan Shearer, who grew up in Southampton, took advantage of a mistake by Southampton centre-back Danny Higginbotham to score a goal from a short pass back to the goalkeeper to give Southampton the lead. The score also remained until the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, Southampton, who were playing at home, did not have a single shot on goal, which also set an embarrassing record for Southampton FC. As they crossed Newcastle United's half, it was as if they had run into an impregnable wall, with each player on guard that their ankle would be tackled by a Newcastle United player in the next second. Such an atmosphere also made Southampton completely lose their desire to play in the first half.

At halftime, Chen Zhun kept yelling loudly, and Les Reid sat in the corner without saying a word. Chen Zhun tried to use his anger to awaken the fighting spirit of the players, because he knew that he was now poor in donkey skills and could no longer do anything, only the ability to roar. It was the first time the coach was angry and felt guilty and wanted to win the game in the second half. But I don't know if it's the psychological shadow left by the first half or the physical fatigue brought on by the recent national team matches. The Southampton players on the pitch were unable to find the attacking momentum and confidence that they had in the first five rounds. Newcastle United created a couple of chances, and if it weren't for Kluivert, who was already at the end of his career, he didn't have a good chance of taking chances, and Southampton would have completely lost hope of this game.

In the 65th and 72nd minutes of the game, Chen Zhun replaced James Beatty and Kevin Phillips, who were lost in the front, with Pajas and Crouch in succession. Chen Zhun hoped to use the impact of Pajas and the height of Crouch to open up an unfavorable situation and create some opportunities, but the result was again pale and weak. Pajas and Crouch, who were up front, were isolated and unsustainable, just like the big brother who was substituted. Without the core of midfield, Anderson, there is no one in Southampton who can replace Anderson, Drap can't, and neither can McCann, who is on the pitch. This simply failed to form an effective passing counter-attack, and it also made Southampton completely lose hope of a comeback.

When the final whistle sounded, Chen Zhun had no anger, no disappointment, just endless helplessness. What he expected finally came true, and the depth of the bench was nakedly exposed in front of Chen Zhun in this game, but Chen Zhun couldn't fill the big hole. Newcastle United exchanged the cost of eight yellow cards and 35 fouls for a 1-0 victory. This is football, where the glory will only come to the winning side, and the losing side will eventually be forgotten. Chen Zhun waited for the players on the field in the players' tunnel with the scolding of the fans in the stadium. He comforted each of the players who were fighting on the field by giving them his own hugs.

Southampton's five-game unbeaten run came to an end. Chen Zhun doesn't know what Anderson's injury is like now, and the difficult situation has just begun.

At the post-game press conference, a reporter asked about the foul that sent Anderson off the court with an injury.

Chen Zhun replied: "He himself thought it was a standard red card foul, but the referee didn't give a penalty, he couldn't do anything, he could only express his disappointment." The game was lost, but the team had to start over and continue to win the next games. ”

When Chen Zhun was asked about the tactics of Southampton and Newcastle United in this game, he replied: "First of all, the loss of this game is his own responsibility, it was his tactical mistakes that led to the team's defeat, and it has nothing to do with the players, he did not expect the opponent to adopt such a tactical routine before the game, and he did not make timely corrections during the game." These factors led to the loss of this competition. ”

Southampton also lost their chance to top the table because of the defeat. Arsenal remain in first place.

Chen Zhun and the Southampton team's honeymoon period also ended because of the loss of this game, and entered the most uncomfortable run-in period. Chen Zhun received a call from Chairman Rupert Lowe after the game, and Rowe on the phone comforted Chen Zhun, but said that Chen Zhun led the team to cheer up in time, and he did not want to see such a bad defeat at home again. There is also a notice from Lowe that due to the team's financial reasons, it is no longer possible to buy players now, and everything will wait until the winter transfer period. Although Luo Wei's words were still very calm, Chen Zhun knew that once the chairman had a sense of distrust of a head coach, then the position of that head coach would also be shaky.

After the game, Chen Zhun rushed to the local hospital to visit Anderson, who had just completed his diagnosis, and the hospital diagnosed Anderson with a torn cruciate ligament in the knee and was out of action for four months. Anderson was rushed to Wellington Hospital in England for surgery. Anderson also regretted ending the rest of 2004's race early. Chen Zhun also learned that the club and Wellington Hospital in the United Kingdom have formed a partnership, and Wellington Hospital will provide a team of doctors to serve the Southampton team, and the injured Southampton players will receive professional rehabilitation training at Wellington Hospital. This made Chen Zhun a little relieved, and also let himself have been hanging in his heart for a matter that was unintentionally solved.

Chen Zhun thought a lot about the team's tactics, about Anderson's position, about the Premier League, about himself. But Chen Zhun didn't come up with a countermeasure to these things.

Chen Zhun arrived at the base and found that the players were waiting for his post-match summary in the conference room. The atmosphere in the room was very depressing, and it could be seen that the young man was very unconvinced.

"Oh! This one is so cool without air conditioning. Cheer up, guys. Chen Zhun quipped.

He continued. "You don't have to be frustrated in this game, the defeat was due to a mistake in my tactical set-up, which led to this result. You've done a good job on the pitch. It's good to keep up the good work for the next game. If you lose, you don't need to find a reason why you lost, just win it back. The next game is the Carabao Cup in four days' time, and then the Premier League on the 25th. Recently, the schedule has been tight, so everyone must persevere. ”

The players listened to the manager's words and remained silent. They don't lose because they lose, they do it because of guilt. They didn't implement Chen's pre-match tactics well on the field, which they believe was one of the reasons for the loss. They also saw Chen Zhun take responsibility for the post-match press conference. They felt the greatness and tolerance of this manager.

After the post-match wrap-up, captain Jason Dodd came to Chen Zhun. On behalf of the player, Jason Dodd expressed his apologies to Chen Zhun for his abnormal performance in the last game. Chen Zhun smiled and replied, "In the next game, let me see your sincerity on the field."