Chapter 29 FA Cup First Round

There are two more games to play before the first round of the FA Cup, one in the league and one in the Manchester FA Super Cup. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition to the league, there are also regional cup competitions in each region, such as the FA Super Cup in Manchester, the FA Championship and so on.

The two games were won without any suspense, and FC United have a growing advantage in the league, and other league teams look like they are no longer a threat. If this continues, they may be able to set a record for winning the championship N rounds early.

For a while, fans have been talking about the FA Cup. There aren't many amateur teams that can reach the FA Cup, and for FC United fans, it's a joy to see the team play against the pros in the FA Cup.

As for winning or losing? It's fun to win, but it's normal to lose. The gap between professional and amateur teams is best known to fans.

However, Marginson doesn't think so, and in his opinion, his team is not without the power to fight back against the professional team.

Most of the current squad is made up of players who have been trained in the youth of professional teams, and even those who have played in professional leagues.

They may not be as good as their opponents, but it's not just the ability of the players that determines the outcome of a football game.

During this time, FC United's training has revolved around defence. Marginson assigned all 11 players on the field to defensive tasks, and even Li Qingshan had to participate in the team's midfield pressing during the game. Maternson knows Li Qingshan's physical condition.

The first round of the FA Cup against Hereford United is scheduled for the afternoon of 20 October.

An hour before the game, Irma, wearing a peaked cap, walked through the ticket gate and entered the stadium with the fans of Newton's Sith Bar.

And among them, there is a special group of fans. They are all black-haired and black-eyed Asians, although they are also wearing red jerseys, but they are red Chinese national team uniforms.

They are Yang Bao and some Chinese students at the University of Manchester.

In fact, in the first round of the league, they hoped to watch FC United play at home, but FC United's home seat can only accommodate a maximum of 3,000 people, and most of these 3,000 positions are given to the team's members, after all, the team alone has more than 4,800 members.

As far as the eye can see, the whole stadium is full of large red fans. An hour before the start of the game, the entire stadium was filled with stands.

When the players of the two teams were warming up on the field, Li Qingshan saw Yang Bao and his party who came to the stadium to watch the game. He beckoned to them.

They are very recognizable, although they are also wearing red clothes, but the more than ten Chinese standing around the place full of British people are indeed very conspicuous.

Yang Bao was still holding a banner at this time, with two lines of Chinese characters written on it, the top line was "Li Qingshan, come on", and the bottom line was "Your roommate and fellow countryman - Yang Bao", and the two words Yang Bao were specially used to bold.

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The players returned to the dressing room after the warm-up.

The voices of the fans outside are getting louder and louder, and they can be heard clearly in the dressing room.

Marginson stood in the middle of the players, and everyone sat around him and listened to him.

'Guys, we've been preparing together for this game for more than two weeks and we've put so much effort into it, not to come to the FA Cup and go back!'

"The opponents in this game are three divisions above us, so they will definitely be underweight. At the beginning of the game, they will press the attack, and we must be mentally prepared for this, not to press out and attack them, otherwise we will be the ones who will suffer. They envisioned an easy win in the tournament as a matter of course, but what if the tournament didn't go the way they envisioned? ”

Marginson paused, "Therefore, our first task in this game is to defend, first to defend solidly, and then to counterattack. As long as they don't score against us, we have a chance to win this game. ”

"On the counter-attack, kick it over Lee's head, let Lee control the high ball, don't shoot from a distance, try to form a cross, if not, you can get a corner and a set-piece opportunity."

Every time he said one, the players nodded their heads

'Don't make too many interceptions in midfield, we drop back, shrink our defence and stick to the box. Compress the distance between our three lines and don't give each other too much space. ”

"Nick, pay attention to Lee's position, he takes the high ball and immediately goes to pick him up!"

Nick nodded, "No problem, you're done, boss!" ”。 Being able to play against such an opponent is Nick's dream!

The tactics were simple and quickly overlooked, and those specific details were memorized by the players during the two weeks of training.

On the other side of the visiting dressing room, Hereford United manager Graeme Brown. Turner was also making the team's final speech before leaving the factory. When it comes to tactical arrangement, he didn't put much effort into it. Because the opponent is too weak, the seventh-level amateur team........ as long as their tactics are played, do they still need to care about the opponent?

Graeme. Turner is the legendary coach of Hereford Link, the team was relegated from the first division last season, but the situation of the team is not optimistic now, the team has not tasted victory since the start of the season, many of the main players of last season have left the team, the club's financial situation has also been in trouble, he is now full of thoughts about dealing with the league, hoping that the team can gain a foothold in the second division, if it is relegated, it will be relegated to the fifth non-league league.

This makes Graeme. Turner was unbearable.

But the words still have to be said: "We need to score as soon as possible in this game, as long as we have the first goal, they will lose the fighting spirit. Although the opponent is not strong, you should not underestimate the enemy! ”

Although no one took these words to heart, and even Turner himself felt that it was nonsense, is it really possible that the team will not be underestimated?

But Graeme. Turner has the same status in the dressing room as Alex Ferguson did at Manchester United, and no player has the guts to make a mistake in front of him.

He continued: "We've had a bad season but I hope you don't get affected by things off the pitch. ”

'Our goal this season is to stay in the relegation but it's good to get a good result in the FA Cup. We had good luck and I only have one requirement for this match, and that is to win! Victory! Victory! ”

Graeme. Turner will be hoping to give his team a taste of victory in the FA Cup and get back to winning.

After saying these words, he waved his hand and let the somewhat impatient players play.

Either way, the win in this game should have been planned. The next round of the FA Cup can be further if the draw is good. If you draw a strong team, then this season you will give up the FA Cup line and concentrate on the league. Anyway, with the strength of Hereford United, they can't go far in the FA Cup.

Graeme. Turner pondered inwardly.