Chapter 21: The Warm-up Race (I)
In the humble dressing room at Gandergreen Lane, sunlight slanted in through the small window above, bringing some light to the gloomy dressing room, but it could not dispel the gloomy atmosphere in the dressing room.
The visiting dressing room is much quieter now than it was before the game. The Wimbledon players all sat in front of the closet, their heads bowed and silent. This first half hit them hard.
Chu Zhongtian lowered his head, he didn't know what the head coach and teammates would think of him, he worked hard in training, but he messed up in the game. But can he be blamed alone? Russell was determined to fight against him, but he couldn't use it.
Eames stood in front of them and, to the surprise of the players, he didn't rant or be disappointed with their performance, he just said: "We made a substitution in the second half. All for all. ”
Hearing the head coach's words, the eleven people who started the game felt that this would simply scold each of them and make them uncomfortable. Changing a whole starting lineup in one go, doesn't that mean he's not happy with the performance of everyone in this lineup?
Eames didn't care what was going on in the starting eleven, and he began to read the list of players to play in the second half. As if it had been prepared a long time ago, he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.
Borger, Schilling, and Sullivan were all three. Originally, they were all regretful or dissatisfied that they couldn't start, but now they were a little unhappy that they were qualified so easily. They all know that their chance to play is based on the fact that the whole team is in a mess, and they would rather not play than go up in a situation like this.
After reading the list of appearances, Eames slapped his face: "In the second half, I still insisted on playing on the wing, I don't have anything to say." No amount of what I say is as deep as you can realize. It's just a friendly game, there are more difficult games ahead for you, so experience football with your own bodies and minds, guys. ”
With that, he turned and walked out of the locker room.
Ingrid waved at the players from behind: "Get ready to play, lads." When he had said this, no one stood up and responded to his words. He looked at the crowd who were not in a high mood, and wondered if Eames had gone too far by doing this. But on the surface, he still has to do his duty as an assistant coach. "Don't take the first half to heart, it's your first game after all. You've only been on the team for a month, and you've done well enough......"
"Nicky!" Eames was shouted outside.
Ingrid waved his hand: "Come out." ”
The players then got up and walked out.
When Ingrid returned to the dugout, Eames, who was already sitting there with his hands folded around his chest, said to him, "You're talking too much nonsense, Nicky. ”
Ingrid smiled. "Somebody has to play a different role, and I'm better suited than you."
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Emily found that Chu Zhongtian appeared on the bench, and he was replaced. At first, she thought that head coach Eames was only dissatisfied with Chu Zhongtian's performance, and she was upset about Chu Zhongtian, but later she saw Russell coming out of the locker room and walked straight to the bench, sat down on the bench, and looked depressed. Then more and more players who started in the first half came to the bench and took their seats. Only then did she realize that at half-time, Eames had replaced all eleven.
"It seems that Mr. Eames is planning to train the team thoroughly......" Jackson was a little helpless. That's all there is to expect from this match. It's impossible to win, and maybe they should be looking forward to seeing if they can score a goal in the second half.
Emily looked at Chu Zhongtian sitting on the bench, his head drooping, and his dejected appearance made people feel uncomfortable. Such a deflated Chu Zhongtian, this is the first time she has seen it.
The first time she saw Chu Zhongtian was on the school court, and that Chu Zhongtian was a fighter who didn't give up until the last second of the game and was played with and had to resist.
Even if he was unfairly challenged during the tryout, he chose to punch Russell and finally walked out of the court with his head held high.
I really didn't think he would have such a weak side......
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Chu Zhongtian was indeed frustrated, and his first game ended like this. For the next forty-five minutes, he could only watch the play on the bench as a spectator. It's been three years, and it's the first time I've been looking forward to a game so much, but I didn't expect the final result to be this - being substituted early, which is a great shame for the players......
Although Coach Eames did not comment on their performance in the first half, he knew that he must be very dissatisfied, otherwise how could he replace all 11 players in one go?
But Chu Zhongtian felt that it was not his own problem, and if Russell could cooperate well with him, they would at least not fall behind by three goals in the first half.
He looked at his teammates who were playing in the middle of the field and was silent.
Wimbledon didn't play well on the pitch in the second half either. Although the problem of infighting was solved through substitutions, the overall strength of the team has not been qualitatively improved. The standout part of the second-half squad was Gavin Bolger, who played with Russell at Wimbledon Youth, as well as Andy Sullivan and Joe Schilling. But they are both attacking players, with Bolger missing a leg without Russell, and the two strikers lacking support from midfield and not performing too well. After the lack of Chu Zhongtian in defense, he had to use more people to fill the gap in the middle of the midfield.
The attack was weak and the defensive pressure was high, and Wimbledon played an embarrassing second half, only slightly better than the first half of the infighting, but it didn't help. Fortunately, Sutton United showed mercy after taking a three-goal lead, after all, it was a friendly game, so there were many chances to score in the second half, and the opponent voluntarily gave up. And they also made a substitution of the team's core shortly after the start of the second half, No. 10 Matt Fowler, and this attitude was obvious. Sutton United only scored another goal in the 80th minute. In fact, the Sutton United players who shot on goal didn't want to score, but a seemingly random long-range shot actually hit the world wave and hung straight into the corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Andy Bale (andy_bell) who came out in the second half didn't even make a save when he saw the ball go in.
The Sutton United player who scored the goal obviously didn't expect the goal to go in, and he was stunned for a moment before waving his arms in celebration of the goal. The Wimbledon players, who were opponents, could only stand in place with their heads down, looking at the opposing players blankly.
0:4, Wimbledon suffered a heavy defeat in their first game.
At the end of the game, the players lined up in the second half to thank the fans in the stands. Although we lost, it was just a friendly match, and once the game was over, the result didn't matter.
Chu Zhongtian got up from his seat, he didn't join the team to thank the fans, he was still haunted by this result...... He was in no mood to do anything after losing.
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Emily stood in the stands and joined her companions in applauding the Wimbledon players on the field. Although it lost the first game, and it was a big loss, it was the first game since the team was established a month ago. Think about the fact that just over a month ago, they were in danger of losing a football team to the community forever, and now they have a club of their own. What more could you ask for? Roma wasn't built in a day, and Wimbledon's goal of returning to the top flight won't be achieved in one step.
But her eyes glanced to the sidelines from time to time, where the other Wimbledon players were packing up and preparing to leave. Chu Zhongtian was among them.
I don't know what impact this game will have on Chu......
Let's hope the results aren't too bad.
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