Chapter 127: There is no threat to me
In the 40th round of the league, Birmingham was forced to draw at home, and the point difference in the standings was opened by Wolves, and it was much more difficult for Birmingham to hit the league championship.
With six games to go until the end of the league season, Birmingham still have time to hunt down Wolves.
The blind have one of the best chances to close the gap in the league, and that is in the 41st round of the league, when Birmingham City will face Wolves on their home turf.
A win over Wolverhampton Wanderers would see the difference between the two teams close to one point.
This is a great opportunity!
The whole Birmingham team takes this game very seriously, and the effort of this season depends on this game worth six points.
Perhaps the outcome of this game will determine the final winner of the league this season.
The Birmingham team is of course very serious.
Since the end of the match with Norwich, McLeish has been very strict with the players of the Birmingham team, and the strictness has reached the point of outrageousness.
In training, McLeish kept saying, "This is a fateful game, we can only win, we can't lose!" ”
McLeish's words sent calluses in the ears of the Birmingham players.
However, the players of the Birmingham team did not dare to take McLeish's words as a deaf ear, McLeish's management of the army was very strict, and the players of Birmingham did not dare to touch McLeish's mold.
Moreover, the title also has a very strong attraction for the players of the Birmingham team, and the players of the Birmingham team will certainly hope that the team can win the title.
Although the training was very hard, the players of the Birmingham team were very serious and meticulous in completing the training tasks assigned by the coach.
Dongfang Chen has also worked very hard in his recent training, and Dongfang Chen has been under a lot of pressure recently.
Now that almost all the media have stood on the opposite side of Dongfang Chen, all kinds of doubts are surging towards Dongfang Chen like a tide, making him a flat boat under the rolling waves in the vast ocean, and he may be destroyed at any time.
Moreover, now, at the instigation of The Sun, countless media have attributed the blame for the Birmingham team to being opened up by Wolves on Dongfang Chen.
The Sun said: "Mr. McLeish is obviously a mistake in employing people, how can he send Dongfang Chen at such an important moment? Everyone knows that Yan Zhan's injury this time left a shadow on Dongfang Chen, let him play, isn't this giving up this game in advance? The end result? If you don't score a single knife, the team lost the opportunity to get three points, and the team is four points behind Wolves! This qiē was caused by Dongfang Chen, it was he who put Birmingham in the embarrassing situation it is now, and even this time, the Birmingham team will let their entire season's efforts go to waste because of Dongfang Chen's poor performance this time. ”
The Sun's announcement drew the support of a very large number of people, including some radical Birmingham fans.
Therefore, the pressure on Dongfang Chen has been very great recently.
Dongfang Chen's hard training is to let himself get back into shape as soon as possible and shatter these rumors.
Of course, the most important thing is that Dongfang Chen hopes to help Birmingham win the league title this season and help the team be promoted to the Premier League.
While the Birmingham team was nervously preparing for this game, it was only natural that the Wolves side took this game very seriously.
Wolves are also clear that this game is likely to decide the final title of the Championship this season.
If they win this game, Wolves will stretch the gap between Bar and Birmingham City to seven points, which would be a huge gap and almost certain that Wolves will win the Championship this season.
Therefore, at this time, the Wolves team is also very serious and strict, and they must win this game.
It's going to be a very good game.
All the media reporters frantically flocked to the training bases of the two teams, interviewing people from both teams and asking them what they thought of the game.
The match was dubbed the "Championship title race" by the media, and they all believed that the outcome of the game would have a direct impact on the title of the Championship this season.
Countless Championship fans are watching this match, and they are all looking forward to the birth of the Championship title.
There are even some well-known English media outlets who have begun to pay attention to this Championship game.
Journalists flocked to Wolves' training base to interview Wolves' players and managers to see what Wolves' players and coaches were in mind at this time.
Wolves manager McCarthy said in an interview with the media: "Birmingham are a non-quality team, although they are four points behind us now, but this gap is not safe, they are very strong and have a chance to catch up at any time. ”
McCarthy continued: "We certainly won't let them catch up, and the best way to keep them from catching up is to open up a bigger gap. And this upcoming game is a very good opportunity. We are well prepared for this game and this time we will definitely get the win and hold the league title firmly in our own hands. ”
The media reporter also asked McCarthy: "May I ask Mr. McCarthy, what do you think of the Chinese striker Dongfang Chen of the Birmingham team?" What do you think of his current level? ”
McCarthy had long known that these media reporters would ask such questions, he pretended to think for a while, and then said: "Dongfang Chen is undoubtedly a very powerful player, and he is also a very talented player, such a player is very scary." However, we seem to have had good luck and he doesn't seem to be finding his form lately when he's back from injury, so that's our chance. ”
McCarthy saw that the reporter below seemed to be asking questions again, and he immediately preemptively said: "Of course, once Dongfang Chen finds his form, he will be very scary, he is a first-class striker in the Premier League, and he can also mix well in the Premier League." ”
The media reporters below naturally won't just let McCarthy go, they asked: "But now everyone is saying that Dongfang Chen can no longer return to his previous peak state, this injury has dealt him a fatal blow, in fact, the physical aspect is secondary, the most important thing is the psychological aspect, the psychological trauma is so great, it is difficult for him to recover, what do you think about this, Mr. McCarthy?" ”
McCarthy frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "Injury is indeed a player's biggest natural enemy, and there are many superstars and stars in world football who have collapsed and completely sunk because of injuries. However, I don't think Dongfang Chen will be one of them, Dongfang Chen's psychology is not as weak as you media think. ”
McCarthy paused and continued: "Judging from this season's Championship, Dongfang Chen's psychological quality is very good, because when he is good, it is when the Birmingham team is in trouble, and if his mental quality is not strong, he will not have such a performance." ”
McCarthy seemed to find a sense and continued: "So, Dongfang Chen's psychological element zhì must be good. Now that he's recovered from a big injury, he's definitely going to have a bit of a break and rediscover his feelings, and I'm sure he's going to be terrible if he finds his feelings. ”
When the media reporters heard McCarthy praise Dongfang Chen so much, they didn't believe that this was McCarthy's true thoughts, they thought that this was just a smoke bomb released by McCarthy, deliberately letting the Birmingham team know that they Wolves were worried and afraid of Dongfang Chen, so that the Birmingham team could put the in-form Dongfang Chen into the squad, or even the starting lineup. 、
The media reporters exclaimed in their hearts that McCarthy was too treacherous, but they didn't expect that this was McCarthy's truest thought.
McCarthy also said: "If Dongfang Chen will appear in the lineup for this game, we will never take him lightly, he will be our team's biggest enemy." ”
Hearing McCarthy's words, media reporters were even more determined that it was McCarthy setting off smoke bombs.
After interviewing McCarthy, the media reporters went to interview Wolves' chief striker Blake, who has now scored 22 goals in the Championship, officially surpassing Dongfang Chen's 21 goals and returning to the top of the Championship scorer list.
When the media reporters interviewed Blake, they asked: "May I ask Mr. Blake, now that Dongfangchen has returned from injury, he will still be your opponent in the next game, do you feel pressure?" Do you think Dongfang Chen will overtake you again as the top scorer in the Championship? ”
Hearing such a question, Blake's face instantly fell, and what he hated to hear the most was the three words Dongfang Chen.
At the beginning, before the first round of the match between the two sides, Blake shouted that Dongfang Chen was not his opponent at all, and he used to disdain Dongfang Chen.
However, after the game, he was surpassed by Dongfang Chen, which made him lose the top spot in the Championship scorer list and made him a big joke.
During that time, both the fans and the media mercilessly ridiculed and ridiculed him, making Blake the object of ridicule by everyone.
During that time, Blake was really in pain, and at the same time, he was even more resentful of Dongfang Chen, it was this guy who put him in such a bad situation, at that time, he swore that he would definitely let Dongfang Chen try to try such a taste.
Now Dongfang Chen finally understands Blake's mood and depression at that time.
However, this is not enough, Blake wants to make Dongfang Chen suffer double the pain, and he has to add fuel to the fire.
Blake said in front of reporters: "I underestimated Dongfang Chen a little at the beginning, he has strength, but that was before. I very much agree with what the media is saying now, this injury has caused Dongfang Chen a lot of trauma, and it is difficult for him to return to his previous state. ”
Blake paused before he said, "Of course, such a disabled person will not affect me in any way. Now he can't have any impact on me, and this season's top scorer in the Championship must belong to me. ”
Blake's answer was very satisfying to the reporters, and they just wanted to see that. It would be better if Dongfang Chen could pinch up with Blake, so that their newspaper would be attractive and increase more sales.
The media reporter also asked Blake what he thought of the match: "Mr. Blake, what do you think about this upcoming title fight?" ”
Blake pondered for a while, then said: "Birmingham are a very strong team, they have put us under a lot of pressure this season, but we are still overpowering them, we will be even stronger, we will win this game!" ”