Chapter 35 An Opponent Who Must Not Lose

Newton's Sith Bar in the evening is much livelier than ever, and it seems that as FC United's results get better and better, so do the customers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Boss Joseph is of course glad that the business of his bar is getting better and better, but Yang Bao, who works in the bar, is very busy.

Li Qingshan sat at the bar in the middle of the bar, surrounded by a circle of FC United players. The collective appearance of the players who met the team caused the fans in the bar to be amazed, knowing that almost all the players had qualified, occupying a large area in the center of the bar. Fans often come up to ask for autographs and group photos of the players. A group of amateur players also experienced what it was like to be a star.

The thing that caught the players' attention was of course the FA Cup draw.

This was the moment that decided the fate of FC United. What will be the final result of their two rounds of hard work? Is it a Premier League team or a Championship team? Is it a big family or a weak team?

The draw will take place in half an hour and will be broadcast live on television and radio.

So everyone gathered at Newton's Sith Bar and waited for the verdict of fate.

Yang Bao was busy in the bar, dealing with the full number of drinkers. Above his head, hangs an LCD TV. At this time, the footage before the draw was being broadcast.

"In the third round, you may draw a certain team in the Premier League, and when the time comes, you will be famous all over the country as soon as it is broadcast on TV, Aoyama." Yang Bao said while being busy all day.

"Maybe I'll become an Internet celebrity and reach the pinnacle of my life." Li Qingshan is very happy to be able to participate in the third round of the FA Cup.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Jerome Wright leaned over with a shake of his glass. Just now Li Qingshan and Yang Bao were chatting in Chinese, and Jerome didn't understand Chinese.

"Oh, let's talk about how I might become a celebrity in China....." Li Qingshan showed off.

"First of all, think about who you meet." David Butch also came over.

"It's better to be Arsenal, do I like Arsenal...."

"Why not Manchester City? Manchester City are also very good, their oil bosses are too rich. ”

The players were talking at the bar. The lottery ceremony has not yet begun, and the invited guests are chattering nonsense.

"Let's get started!" Someone in the bar complained. "I can't wait!"

"Who do you think we're going to draw?" Everyone is asking each other questions like this.

Guessing before the draw is a fun game and fans are having a lot of fun.

The players were the same, Li Qingshan took a sip of the juice in his wine glass. He pointed to the TV hanging on the wall and said, "David, which team do you think we're going to run into?" ”

'How do I know, I'm not a prophet, if I could, I would actually want to play with all the Premier League teams.'

"Then we'll be promoted to the Premier League!"

Everyone burst into laughter.........

Carl Marginson was fiddling in his family's garage with one of his beat-up pickup trucks, which had been with him for more than a decade and was going to get it serviced while he wasn't busy today.

Marginson got under the car, switching back and forth with various tools, and the ping-pong rang non-stop, and it could be seen that he was already very familiar with this kind of work.

Next to his toolbox, there was a radio, and the sound of radio waves was coming from it: "....... listeners, the draw is about to begin, and we can now see that large transparent glass box, which contains the names of all the teams participating in the third round of the FA Cup!" ”

The wrench in Marginson's hand didn't mean to stop, lying under the car and busy, when he heard this, the movement in his hand slowed down a little,

Irma sat at home, staring at the screen of the television with an advertisement playing in the upper right corner of the screen, prompting the audience to return to the draw in sixty seconds. The TV remote control that Irma was holding tightly in her hand had been a little wet from the sweat in her palms. But she didn't know it.

At this time, the original hustle and bustle of Newton's Sith Bar was gone, and no one was making a sound, not even the sound of bowing their heads to drink. Everyone was watching the TV screen intently.

FC United's opponents are likely to be a Premier League side or a Championship side, and for many non-league teams, the hard-fought FA Cup journey ends here, with few non-league teams making it past the third hurdle.

FC United can qualify for the third round, which is enough to be called a dark horse in this season's FA Cup.

Perhaps this round will be their last chance to shine in the FA Cup.

For FC United, the difference between a Premier League team and a Championship team is not too big - anyway, the opponent is always several times or dozens of times stronger than him, and does it matter if he is stronger or weaker?

Therefore, in the hearts of the players of FC United, most of them hope to draw a big team, and they can go on the home of the big team, and it is not in vain to make this FA Cup journey.

"Now let's draw ......lots," the voice came over the TV.

Li Qingshan sat next to the bar, still holding a glass of unfinished juice in his hand. The busy Yang Bao also listened, leaned on the inside of the bar, stretched his neck and looked at the TV.

FC United were not drawn in the previous rounds, nor were there any Premier League teams.

Finally, the first Premier League team was drawn. And it's a direct conversation between the two Premier League teams

"Swansea and Arsenal!"

Arsenal had just lost 2-0 at home to Swansea City at the weekend and were awarded an away signing. Last season, Arsenal lost 3-2 at the Liberty Stadium. The last away win was against Swansea City in 1982. Arsenal have won three FA Cup meetings between the two sides, with Arsenal winning twice, but the most recent was in 1968. Swansea's FA Cup win over Arsenal dates back to 1926.

After the first Premier League team was drawn, the other Premier League teams were quickly drawn out, and there were actually three Premier League teams facing each other in this round.

'Chelsea drew Southampton!'

"Manchester United have drawn West Ham United!"

Manchester United won the league game against West Ham in midweek. However, last season's Carabao Cup was eliminated by the Hammers.

"It's West Ham United, tsk, why not us!" Jerome Wright has complained that he had been hoping to draw Manchester United and is now disillusioned.

At this time, the lottery guest picked up another small ball, opened it, took out the note with the name of the team written on it, and slowly spread out the rolled note under the watchful eye of the camera.

“F… C….”

Everyone was silent, and it seemed that time was passing very slowly at this moment.

“.. United…….”

At this time, everyone began to look forward to it, could it be us?

“.. Manchester….”

"It's us, we're pumped out!" The bar was boiling.

Now it's time to draw out FC United's opponents!

This time, the guest in charge of the stage lottery was much cleaner, he put his hand into the box and fumbled for a while. Take a small ball and pull it out, open it, and take out the note and look at it yourself.

"Liverpool." He read

The bar, which was boiling just now, fell silent in an instant.

Marginson, who was screwing under the car, stopped because he heard the names of his team's opponents in this round.

"Liverpool !!"

Irma even jumped up from the couch and shouted the name!

For Manchester fans, the confrontation with Liverpool is an eternal topic.

Manchester and Liverpool, two cities that are at odds with each other, are hostile to each other on any front, and football is no exception.

The duel between Manchester United and Liverpool seems to be a war without gunpowder, and the feud between the two sides has lasted for more than a hundred years. When it comes to the feud between Manchester United and Liverpool, it is simply an encyclopedia Britannica, and even if it can be described in detail, the reality is still far beyond words, because it is not only about two teams, but also about two cities, two belongings. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the grievances between Liverpool and Manchester United have slowly accumulated. One is the exclusive place of the white-collar class, and the other is the gathering place of grassroots workers, and the contradictions between different classes have become the lead of the volcanic eruption in the future, and also add various grievances to the future exchanges between the two teams.

For FC United, who believe that they continue the Newton-Sith bloodline, they naturally inherit their hatred of Liverpool.

This is their mortal enemy.

Anyone can lose this round, but they can't lose to this opponent!