One hundred and twenty-two, the most challenging game
The next few days of training have been in the high-pressure tension that Lynn has created.
As a result, the team doctor has become the busiest person on the team's training ground.
The players no longer have the kind of friendly atmosphere they used to have in the training matches, almost every ball must be fought, and when they do the action, few people dare to have reservations.
However, Lynn has no intention of backing down, even if it puts the player in danger of injury, he has to carry it through.
The intensity of training continued until the second leg against Middlesbrough.
The fiasco in the first leg left Middlesbrough's home stadium deserted, and many fans lost the courage to enter the stadium to watch the game.
The riverside stadium, which can accommodate 35,000 fans, is sparsely packed with less than 20,000 fans, which is really deserted enough.
However, Lynn and Watford, who came in high spirits, did not expect what should have been an easy game to turn out to be their toughest away game.
Bryan Robson, the former Manchester United captain, immediately after the defeat in his last game, underwent a sporty reshuffle of his team, vowing to win back his dignity at home.
And Lynn was lucky to admit later that his complete main lineup was actually intended to rectify the team's atmosphere, and did not use a substitute lineup to play, which just saved Watford's fate in the League Cup.
Of course, it is difficult for any team to take advantage of the angry Middlesbrough, let alone Watford, and if it weren't for the fact that Lynn was also cleaning up the bad atmosphere in the team, perhaps the careless Watford would probably be overturned.
After the game, Lynn admitted that this was a hurdle he had encountered, and it was very difficult.
In fact, there are really not many people who are interested in this game, which was originally just a formality of the game, but it has become a classic battle that has been recorded forever.
In the locker room, on the pre-game arrangement, Lynn formally warned his players, "I don't care who today's opponent is, and I don't care about the result of the first leg, I just look at your performance, or rather, look at your attitude, remember, attitude is everything!" ”
"Forget five goals, think we're five goals behind, use your efforts to impress me"
These words were later passed on as miracles by the Watford coaching staff, and Lynn's precautionary arrangement made Robson's counterattack finally fail!
In the dressing room of Middlesbrough, the pre-war mobilization of head coach Robson was equally wonderful, "The reason why I did not resign immediately is that in addition to Mr. Gibson's trust, I would rather give myself a chance to also give you, a chance to save honor and dignity!" ”
"The last away game was a game I will never forget, an absolute shame! We made a lot of mistakes, five balls! What a terrible number, and today, I don't ask you to pull it back or go beyond it, but I hope your performance will make us stand up straight and leave the pitch with our heads held high! ”
The defeat in the last game has already put the whole of Middlesbrough down their contempt.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
A big battle between Mars and Earth kicked off.
It was a game of honour and dignity, and both sides walked into the pitch with that mindset.
When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, the two sides immediately collided fiercely.
In terms of tactical arrangement, Lynn has made an adjustment, which seems to be to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players, and he requires the players to fight for every inch of territory, whether it is offensive or defensive, they cannot take half a step back.
As it turned out, Watford's tactic was absolutely correct.
Lynn's idea is to downplay the impact of technique and tactics on the game, and what his team needs is to use the game to reinvent a spirit.
The simpler the tactic, the more tenacity is required of the players.
Middlesbrough did the same thing, and Robson knew what his team lacked was not technical and tactical delicacy, but the bravery and hard work of the players.
"It's the simplest, and the same brutal race, but it's a race that makes everyone's blood boil, and they bring out that wild element in the human subconscious."
"I have an urge to go up and fight with them, the game is definitely not exciting, but it is hot, it is a bloody collision of twenty-two men!"
No matter how subtle the jishu and the wonderful tactics are, they all become so fragile at this moment, and the two sides are engaged in a duel between men as to who is stronger.
The players on both sides compare who is tougher and who is not afraid of physical contact, and it depends on who is more fierce!
Ten minutes into the game, even Lynn was stunned by what was happening on the pitch, he had no idea that Middlesbrough would be able to play such a good game.
The home team fans, who were originally a little disappointed in Myburgh, also began to cheer for their different teams with neat shouts, and many people were still calling for friends who used to watch the game together to come to the stadium as soon as possible.
It was also a spectacle that the game had started and suddenly there were so many fans pouring into the stadium that by the time the game was over, the stadium was filled up again.
After seeing all this, Lynn couldn't help but feel glad that she had hit the big luck today.
Everything is different.
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Middlesbrough, who had been attacking hard, finally took advantage of a corner kick to open the door for Watford.
Lynn also calmed down, and instead of asking for a counter-attack, he left Klose and Norton up front, ordering the team to immediately focus their defense near midfield.
He's going to turn the midfield into a meat grinder for both sides.
Middlesbrough pulled a goal back and were in high spirits and rushed towards the opposition even more frantically, but this time they felt a lot of pressure in midfield.
Watford, who have improved defensively, have also taken their attacking line seriously, and they are under a familiar pressure and that familiar feeling seems to be returning, as it was against Leeds United, Manchester United or Arsenal.
The fighting spirit that had been stimulated by Lynn for many days was finally completely released.
Deschamps was also enthusiastic when he sat on the bench, he longed for that feeling of fighting, but he was a little regretful in his heart, but he knew that today's arrangement was for punishment, so he didn't enter the start.
From time to time, he stood up and shouted at his teammates on the field, cheering for his teammates!
Driven by him, the bench behind Lynn suddenly became lively, although the number of people was small, but it played a very good role.
The corners of Lynn's mouth are slightly upturned, this is what he wants to see the most, Watford's capital in the Premier League is not a strength, but an unyielding fighting spirit and tenacious spirit, losing this magic weapon, Lynn does not think he can lead Watford far.
That's it.
Although he was behind by one goal, Lynn was very satisfied with the performance of the players on the field, he walked to the sideline, raised his right hand high, and extended his thumb!
The boss is praising us!
He forgave us!
The Watford players were immediately refreshed when they saw it!
Boris suddenly said, "Myburgh is very different today, Brian is really amazing!" ”
"Actually, I still want them to be more intense!"
"More intense?" Boris was a little surprised.
Lynn spread her hands, "Only a game like this can bring out our full potential, what a wonderful game." ”
"But if it's overturned," Boris said, looking at Lynn worriedly.
Hum! Lynn is obviously not worried, at least on the surface, it is definitely like this, "It's not terrible to lose, it's terrible to be smashed, Watford's survival is fundamentally this tough backbone, as long as we stand up to this backbone, what if we lose?" ”
Lynn's self-confidence, that kind of domineering that gives up who else is who else suddenly made Boris, an old fritter, also angry, and shouted, "Yes! So what! ”
Saying that, Boris suddenly stood up, went to the sidelines, whistled, and swung his fist vigorously from time to time, admonishing the players to be tougher.