No. [094] round: the battle for the top spot in the Championship

Wolverhampton Rovers Football Club, abbreviated as Wolves, was founded in 1877 as a founding member of the Football League and is based in Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton is a city in the middle of England, located in the West Midlands metropolitan area, nineteen kilometers northwest of Birmingham, with a population of 370,000.

It's so close to Birmingham that the Birmingham team can travel straight to Wolverhampton on the same day and come back the same day after the game.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, also known as Wolves, have a long history and have had their ups and downs since their inception. They have won three English top-flight titles, but they only made their Premier League debut in 2003 and are the 38th new face of the Premier League.

They have won the FA Cup four times, the Charity Shield twice (the forerunner of the Community Shield), the English League Cup twice and were runners-up in the UEFA Cup once.

It's fair to say that there is something to be said about the history of Wolves, which is much more glorious than the history of Birmingham.

In the 20th round of this season's Championship, Birmingham City will travel to Wolves to take on the top game of the Championship.

Wolves are now top of the Championship table, three points ahead of Birmingham.

This game will be crucial, as a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers will see them leapfrog Wolves and return to the top of the Championship.

And if Wolves win against Birmingham, then Wolves will extend their lead to six points, which is definitely what Birmingham don't want to see.

Ahead of the game, a myriad of media outlets began to flock to Birmingham and Wolverhampton, who flocked to Birmingham's training base and Wolves' training base in the hope of getting first-hand information.

During training, Dongfang Chen could clearly feel that there were twice as many reporters outside the training base as before, and such a press corps could be said to be relatively large even if it was placed in the Premier League.

Dongfang Chen really didn't expect a Championship game to attract so much attention.

The team's results have been good lately, McLeish is in a good mood, he doesn't have the nervousness and inhibitions he had before the big game, and he hasn't stopped the players from giving interviews to the media.

Of course, he McLeish was also interviewed by media reporters.

In an interview, McLeish said: "Wolves have been very good this year, they have exceeded many people's expectations, and it is clear that Wolves will be our biggest opponents for promotion this season. ”

Yes, Wolves were still a Championship side last season, they didn't have a particularly good result last season, they finished seventh and just missed out on the promotion play-offs, they were on the same number as sixth-placed Watford, both with 70 points, just one less goal difference than Watford, and did not qualify for the promotion play-offs.

Last season was a tragedy for Wolves, a tragedy. Therefore, in this season, the Wolves team has invested hard and strives to be promoted to success this season.

Although Wolves invested a lot in the summer, the media and Championship peers did not think that Wolves would have too good results, and they thought that Wolves would finish fifth or sixth at most.

However, after the start of the new season, the strength of Wolves shocked everyone.

Wolves have been holding Birmingham City tightly from the start of the new season, and even alternated with Birmingham to sit in the top spot in the league, which really made everyone smash their glasses.

That's why Mr. McLeish said that, and the Wolves did give him a big shock.

McLeish added: "It's a very important game for both of us, especially for us at Birmingham. It's going to be a great opportunity for us to get back to the top of the league and we can't miss it, it's a game we have to win. ”

McLeish has been in a really good mood lately, the team has been doing well, and McLeish is also full of confidence, and he is confident that his team can beat Wolves.

McLeish also said: "We have been preparing for this game for a long time, I have also studied Wolves very deeply, I am very clear about their tactical characteristics, their weaknesses are naturally also very clear, I have made detailed arrangements for this game, this game we will win." ”

McLeish's confidence shocked all the reporters on the scene, and it was clear that the Birmingham team must win this game. Of course, Wolves are not going to get Birmingham City away.

Media reporters immediately gathered around the players of the Birmingham team to interview the players of the Birmingham team.

Speaking to the media, Birmingham captain Lee Carsley said: "Wolves have had a very good season and are amazing, I really didn't expect them to be our biggest opponents for promotion. ”

The reporters immediately asked, "Mr. Carsley, who did you think was your biggest opponent?" ”

Lee Carsley chuckled: "My biggest rivals were Reading, Watford and Crystal Palace. ”

Reading were relegated from the Premier League with Birmingham last season and are naturally strong, and it makes sense for Lee Carsley to see them as opponents last season, as they were above Birmingham last season.

Watford and Crystal Palace were both teams that played in the Championship promotion play-offs last season, and Watford was a Premier League team last season, so the quality of this team is certainly very good, and they have also brought in a lot of reinforcements this season just to get promoted.

It makes sense for Lee Carsley to cite these teams as his biggest rivals.

However, except for Reading, the rest of these teams are very uncompetitive, and Crystal Palace is now in the middle of the dozens. Watford, on the other hand, is very bad, already in the twenties, going downstream.

The reporters continued to ask: "Mr. Lee Carsley, what do you think of this match?" ”

Lee Carsley said: "We were hoping to win this game and I think we are going to win. ”

Lee Carsley continued: "Our boss has laid out the tactics in detail for this game, we understand the weaknesses of Wolves and we are very confident of coming out against the opposition. And we've been in great form lately and we're confident we can get the win. ”

After interviewing Lee Carsley, the media reporters gathered around Dongfang Chen to interview Dongfang Chen.

Now, the opinions of media reporters and fans on Dongfang Chen have changed again, because Dongfang Chen has become popular recently, and the head coach of Queens Park Rangers Di Canio's face has been swollen by Dongfang Chen.

Dongfang Chen scored a hat trick again in the match with Charlton, which surprised everyone, and in the next two rounds, although Dongfang Chen did not score a hat trick in a perverted row, this guy scored in both games.

In Birmingham's match against Swansea, Dongfang Chen scored a goal, and in Birmingham's game against Ipswich, Dongfang Chen scored twice, and this guy suddenly increased his league goal tally to fifteen.

Dongfang Chen's guy instantly rushed to the second place in the league's scorer list, shocking many people, no one thought that this guy would be so sharp.

Now Dongfang Chen is popular, it is said that several Premier League teams have taken a fancy to Dongfang Chen, hoping to introduce Dongfang Chen in the winter transfer.

These include this season's promoted Maher City and Stoke City, as well as bottom-of-the-table Premier League teams Blackburn, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur.

The most enthusiastic of these is Sunderland, who are managed by former Manchester United superstar Roy Keane. Roy Keane is very optimistic about Dongfang Chen, and they have publicly expressed their hope to introduce Dongfang Chen many times.

The media reporters asked: "May I ask Mr. Dongfang Chen, what do you think about Roy Keane's desire to bring you in?" Will you join Sunderland in the Premier League this winter? ”

Dongfang Chen pondered for a moment and then said, "First of all, thank you very much Mr. Roy Keane for taking care of me, which makes me very excited. Because he used to be my idol, it's so happy to be valued by my idol. ”

Dongfang Chen also has a good reputation, and the following media reporter immediately said: "So you really want to join the Sunderland team and fight with your idol?" ”

Dongfang Chen immediately smiled slightly: "The transfer matter is actually very troublesome, and it is not a certain person who has the final say!" And now I'm having a good time with Birmingham, with the manager who trusts me, the team-mates who are in tune with me, and we're doing well now, so I don't know why I should leave now! ”

The following media reporter immediately asked: "Then you haven't thought about playing in the Premier League?" Do you think the Championship is more attractive than the Premier League? ”

Dongfang Chen said without thinking: "Of course, the Premier League is more attractive, but we will also be promoted to the Premier League next season, and we will also play in the Premier League, and it is not much difference between a little earlier and a little later, in my opinion." And staying in a team that I know is better for my Premier League career. ”

Seeing that they couldn't get the answers they wanted, he immediately changed gears and asked: "What do you think of Wolves striker Blake?" Do you think he's your biggest rival this season? ”

Dongfang Chen nodded and said: "Blake's strength is very strong, he is now the top scorer in the Championship, scoring sixteen goals. I'm putting a lot of pressure on me, but I'm not going to give up, and this season, I'm going to be the top scorer in the Championship, definitely. ”

The reporters continued: "What do you think is the advantage of beating Blake to become the top scorer in the Championship? ”

Dongfang Chen smiled and said: "This case, I think my body is stronger than him, and the speed is faster, of course, the desire to score goals is stronger, I think these reasons are enough!" ”

The media reporters couldn't help but be shocked when they heard Dongfang Chen's words, they really didn't expect Dongfang Chen to be so sharp, didn't it mean that the Chinese are relatively modest, how could they not see it from this guy at all?

This guy is such an anomaly.

The media reporters asked again: "May I ask Mr. Dongfang Chen, do you think you will score in this game?" How many goals will you score in this game? ”

Dongfang Chen laughed and said: "This question is really difficult to answer, if you talk too much, you will definitely think that I am a crazy person, arrogant and arrogant; If you say less, you will say that I have no confidence, I was scared by the Wolves team, and I surrendered before the game. Brother is not stupid, of course he won't fall into your trap! ”

Hearing Dongfang Chen's answer, the media reporters below were all embarrassed, they really didn't expect Dongfang Chen to answer so directly.