No. 206: Advance to the third round of the League Cup
After dinner, the players of the Birmingham team each dragged a piece of chilled Carlsberg in their hands.
If you eat spicy and fragrant Sichuan food, you have to drink this cold beer, so that you can enjoy it.
Actually, the players of the Birmingham team didn't know this, they were rinsing their mouths with ice water and eating like crazy.
When they watched Dongfang Chen take out a bottle of cold Carlsberg, eating vegetables and drinking cold beer comfortably, they realized that they gave Dongfang Chen a disdainful gesture, and then also rushed to the refrigerator and took out the Carlsberg that had been chilled a long time ago to eat and drink.
Eh, just at this moment, the players of the Birmingham team felt very comfortable, it was really a special taste, they threw away the ice water, and began to eat food and drink cold beer at the same time, which was really comfortable.
Dongfang Chen was slightly dissatisfied, because the peppers and peppercorns were not authentic, not spicy enough and not numb enough, and the spicy and fragrant feeling of the cooking was still a little worse, not enough taste!
But it's still acceptable, after all, this is not a country, it's not Xichuan, it's good to be like this.
Dongfang Chen was still quite happy to eat this meal, after all, there were so many teammates by his side, and his teammates also liked him to cook, Dongfang Chen had an indescribable sense of pride in his heart, and he felt very good.
After eating, before we had time to clean up, everyone was in front of the TV, ready to watch the Birmingham City and Southampton game, and it was about to start.
In this game, the Birmingham team played all the substitutes, and even McLeish transferred several players from the youth team to participate in this game.
At the beginning of the game, the Southampton team playing at home took the initiative, and the Birmingham team's substitute and youth team had certain problems in the run-in, although the individual ability was higher than Southampton, but Southampton was more overall than Southampton, and this was the opponent's home field, Southampton certainly took the initiative.
However, as the game progressed, the Birmingham team gradually found their senses, and the cooperation between their teammates became more and more tacit, and gradually they also played some things of their own, and began to threaten the Southampton team's goal. In an instant, the situation on the pitch changed, from the Southampton team taking the initiative to now being the top of the army.
The Birmingham team is playing better and better, and it seems that it is not impossible for the Birmingham team to change the situation and take the initiative on their own.
However, at this time, the Southampton team suddenly broke the Birmingham team with a corner kick, leading the Birmingham team by one goal, which dealt a big blow to the Birmingham team whose morale was just rising.
This time it hit back the morale of the Birmingham team, and it was very difficult for the Birmingham team to get up, so in the second half of the first half, the Birmingham team did not have many chances at all, but the Southampton team played more and more, storming the Birmingham team, almost allowing them to extend the score.
Dongfang Chen and the others in front of the TV looked very aggrieved, how could this game be played like this? If they were, Southampton wouldn't even dare to fart, and the Birmingham players in front of the TV were anxious.
Dongfang Chen was also a little anxious when he saw it, how could this game be played like this?
Luckily, Birmingham didn't drop any more points before the end of the first half and went into the break with a 0-1 scoreline.
At half-time between the two sides, the Birmingham players in front of the TV were talking about how the team should play in the second half of the game.
Dongfang Chen naturally joined them, spitting and discussing, and when the discussion reached the end, everyone raised their glasses together and drank happily.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, McLeish did not make adjustments, however, after the start of the second half, the spirit of the Birmingham team was obviously different, they played more actively, and the attacks became more and more fierce, and gradually grasped the initiative on the field, which made Dongfang Chen and others happy.
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Birmingham's midfielder Ji Sung-yong shot directly from the edge of the penalty area, and the football whistled into the Southampton goal, and the Birmingham team equalized.
In front of the TV, Dongfang Chen and the players of the Birmingham team cheered excitedly like fans, jumping and jumping in front of the TV, and then celebrating with beer.
After Birmingham's equaliser, their morale was high, their attack was ferocious, and at this point, Southampton had no power to counter-attack and were completely parried.
Southampton immediately switched to a strategic defence in the hope of holding on to a draw and hoping to win the replay.
However, the Birmingham team's attack is getting more and more fierce, and Southampton seems to be a little overwhelmed.
Birmingham City were in full swing at this time, Southampton's defence was precarious, and Birmingham launched a number of dangerous attacks in a row, all of which came close to breaking the opponent's goal.
Just 40 minutes into the second half, South Korean midfielder Ji Sung-yong of Birmingham City sent a clever pass from the edge of the box, and Kevin Phillips in the box had a one-on-one chance.
Super Kevin didn't waste a pass from Ji Chengyong, and he didn't disappoint thousands of Birmingham City fans, as he sent the ball into the Southampton goal with a powerful shot to make it 2-1 for Birmingham to take the lead.
It was also with this goal that Birmingham City overcame Southampton from League One to advance to the third round of the English League Cup.
At the end of the day, Dongfang Chen and the players of the Birmingham team were excited, excitedly celebrating, drinking and dancing wildly.
Dongfang Chen and others turned Sebastian Larsson's home into a ballroom bar, and they went crazy here.
Dongfang Chen was very late on this day, and there were few players who left Sebastian Larsson's house, and most of them stayed with Sebastian Larsson, because they were all a little drunk, they couldn't leave, and they didn't know when they fell asleep.
A couple of guys even slept in Sebastian Larson's living room all night.
The next day, when these guys woke up, it was already noon, and they all had a headache, and it seemed that they had really had a crazy time last night.
Fortunately, the Birmingham team had a game yesterday, although the team did not have a holiday today, but the training was indeed changed to the afternoon, otherwise, Dongfang Chen and others would definitely be finished.
McLeish is very strict in his rule, and whoever you are, if you break the rules of the team, then you have to wait to be punished.
Birmingham Qiuyan, who woke up in a daze, exclaimed when they saw the place where they were asleep, as if they had all seen ghosts, and after they woke up, they remembered what they had done last night?
At this time, everyone invariably looked at the wall clock on the wall, which showed that it was half past twelve o'clock at noon, seeing this time, all the players of the Birmingham team exclaimed in surprise and began to get busy, they had to wash and tidy up, and then eat Chinese food, and then rush to the Vorster training base, otherwise they would be late for the afternoon training.
All of a sudden, Sebastian Larsson's house was full of chickens and dogs, and he looked busy.
It wasn't long before the players of the Birmingham team disappeared from Sebastian Larsson's house, leaving behind a mess, looking at the chaotic living room and house, and at the list of plates of food on the dining table, Sebastian Larsson suddenly slapped his head and exclaimed, "Even! ”
Sebastian Larsson then closed his eyes and collapsed on the couch: "Oh my God, how did this make it like a garbage dump?" ”
Sebastian Larsson hates these dead guys at this time, you damn guys, didn't you think about helping your brother tidy up his house before leaving?
Sebastian Larson took another desperate look at the situation at home, and then immediately got up and left the house, he couldn't take it anymore, this was still home, it was a garbage dump, he didn't dare to stay here any longer.
Sebastian Larsson immediately went to the garage, picked on a BMW, and lost it to a restaurant, on the way to the restaurant, Sebastian Larsson called the housekeeping company and asked someone to tidy up his home, and when he returned in the evening, he hoped to see a tidy home.
In the afternoon, the players of the Birmingham team started training, but the players of the Birmingham team were obviously not in good shape, and it seemed that they had played for too long last night.
McLeish looked at the state of the Birmingham players and knew that the group must have gone crazy last night, but McLeish didn't bring it up, after all, these guys didn't break the club's rules.
McLeish doesn't care too much about the players' private lives, but he still reminded the players of the Birmingham team that they should be careful when they rest, don't play too crazy, otherwise it will affect the state of the game, and he will not spare it.
Listening to McLeish's persuasion, the players of the Birmingham team breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time took McLeish's words to heart.
Birmingham City now have to prepare for the weekend's league game against Tottenham Hotspur, which is a tough game for Birmingham City, and McLeish wants to win this game, and he has been demanding of the Birmingham players in training.
At this time, the FA issued a ticket, which was not directly related to the Birmingham team, but had an indirect relationship.
The FA's fine was issued to a Manchester United player Fabio, who was suspected of seriously injuring Dongfang Chen for a malicious foul in the game, and the Birmingham team also appealed to the FA, and the FA made a penalty after an investigation.
They fined Manchester United £50,000 and set off Fabio with a three-match suspension and a £20,000 fine. Because Fabio received the red card directly, he will be suspended for two games, and now he will be suspended for a total of five games.
For this result, the people of Birmingham are very satisfied, of course, Dongfang Chen is also very satisfied, and the result of this punishment is also very good.
At the same time, the AFC also issued a fine, which was issued to Birmingham's number one star, Dongfang Chen.
The reason for the fine was naturally Dongfangchen's disregard for sportsmanship in the match with the Iranian team, and the AFC gave Dongfangchen a three-game suspension for the A-level match and a fine of 20,000 euros.
This punishment can be said to be a belated punishment, Dongfang Chen is about to forget about this matter, the work efficiency of the AFC is simply too low, and Dongfang Chen really doesn't dare to compliment him.
Originally, the Chinese men's football team had to recall Dongfang Chen back to the national team in the upcoming international break, but after this punishment from the AFC, the Chinese Football Association immediately changed the withering and deleted Dongfang Chen's name from the list.