The air in Manchester is terrible!

Kevin Stroman walked out of his home in south Manchester, looked up, looked at the grey sky, and thought with a sigh.

At this moment, he didn't know what was going on, he remembered the blue sea and blue sky of Southampton.

And the fresh air that wakes up every morning and opens the door.

Compared to an old industrial city like Manchester, Southampton is too much to live in.

But what can be done?

As a professional, he was only able to follow the club's transfer arrangements, and City offered him a generous salary.

With his impressive performances at Manchester City this season, the team is ready to talk to him about a contract extension and a salary increase.

Once the new contract is negotiated, and he returns to Southampton, I am afraid that the Saints will not be able to tolerate him.

Unless, he is willing to take a pay cut to join!

Thinking of this, Kevin Stroman couldn't help but shake his head and smile, full of sighs.

Thinking back to two years ago, when he was just an unknown figure in the Dutch second division, who would have thought that two years later, he has become one of the most famous midfielders in European football?

This qiē depends on Southampton and the Premier League!

Just yesterday, his team played the 38th round of the Premier League.

With no title hopes and no worries about losing a top-four finish, City lost 3-2 at home to Norwich City cleanly, while Stroman, who has been in form lately, scored a brace to score two goals.

Now, there are no more games for Manchester City.

I'm afraid that today, that is, to go to the training base, the team will start to disband!

Stroman thought to himself and bowed his head to the garage.

But just as he opened the garage door with the remote control and was about to walk in, he heard a car sound outside the door.

Immediately afterward, he heard someone outside shouting at him, "Excuse me, is it Kevin Stroman?" ”

Stroman looked back and found that it was an Englishman in his thirties, wearing a courier company uniform and holding a blue courier bag in his hand.

The meaning is very obvious, there is its own express!

"Yes!" Stroman immediately walked over quickly, opened the door, and walked out.

"Last night's express mail, please sign for it!"

The courier points to one of the locations on the package and motions for Stroman to sign.

Stroman happily took the pen and signed his name.

"Well, Mr. Stroman, can I trouble you a little more?" The courier asked Stroman with a smile.

It seems to be a little apprehensive, as if I am afraid of being rejected.

"Huh?"

"Our whole family is Manchester City fans!" As if he was afraid that Stroman would not believe it, the courier also specially opened the opening of the uniform, revealing the Manchester City sky blue jersey inside.

"My son likes you so much, his birthday is coming, can you please take a photo with me and sign a name, I plan to give him as a birthday gift?"

Stroman was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Of course, no problem!" ”

The courier was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone and walked over to Stroman's side.

"It's okay, you can get closer, like a good friend!" Stroman encouraged with a smile.

The courier was immediately flattered, almost hugging Stroman, and then turned on selfie mode.

"Uh, Mr. Stroman, can I trouble you any more, than an eggplant gesture?"

"Eggplant?" Stroman smiled wryly, but he still fulfilled the wish of the good father.

A selfie was done in no time.

Then the courier took out the autograph book and handed it to Stroman.

The Dutchman picked up the pen and thought for a moment, "By the way, excuse me, what's your son's name?" ”

"Billy! Billy Jones! ”

"Oh!"

Stroman immediately scribbled three lines on it.

"Happy birthday to you, Billy! Kevin Stroman! ”

The courier immediately took it as if he had received a treasure, thanked him non-stop, and only left after being polite.

Stroman smiled and shook his head, turned and walked home.

As I walked, I looked at the delivery bag, and it turned out to be St. Mary's Stadium from Southampton.

This time, Stroman paid great attention to it, and quickly opened the courier bag, and found that there were two tickets inside, as well as a blank piece of paper, on which a few lines of words were written.

"Thank you for your contribution to Southampton, Kevin!"

"May 22 is a special day and we sincerely invite you to come to St. Mary's Stadium and join us in witnessing this legendary and great moment!"

"Thank you forever!"

"Yang Huan!"

I don't know why, when I read this letter, Kevin Stroman's eyes were wet.

Young Master Huan wrote a letter to him?

And it looks like it's handwritten, which shows sincerity!

Even he knows that he has a new girlfriend, it's amazing!

Everything that happened in Southampton came to Kevin Stroman's mind in an instant.

Although he has left Southampton, it does not prevent him from going to St. Mary's Stadium in person to cheer for Southampton in such a crucial battle!

In the 38th round of the Premier League, Southampton beat Sunderland 2-0 away.

League leaders Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion away to maintain their two-point advantage over Southampton.

But the shape shì has been completely reversed!

Southampton are two points less, but they are one game less.

In other words, as long as Southampton defeats Stoke City at home in the last game, that is, in the 37th round of the Premier League, it will be able to complete the reversal of Manchester United and win the Premier League trophy with a one-point advantage!

This will be the first top-flight trophy in Southampton's more than 100-year history!

That's why Young Master Huan said in the letter that this is a legendary and great moment!

It's just that in this battle, Southampton's opponent is the difficult Stoke City team, are you sure?

But no matter what, Stroman decided that he must go south to watch the battle!

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"Ma Dexi, have you received the delivery?"

No sooner had he stepped into Chelsea's A.T. Kearney training base than Adam Lallana was met head-on by his old team-mate Benatia.

The captain of the former saint immediately chased after him and asked with concern.

"yes, got it!"

Benatia doesn't talk much, he belongs to the kind of character who talks less and does more.

But this kind of character is also very bad, especially in the current Chelsea, Benatia's appearance is good and bad, more because of the partners around him, and his own injuries, but Benatia never justifies himself.

Chelsea was skeptical of him.

There are even rumours that Benitez will sell Benatia for cash after he takes over the Blues.

A large part of this is due to Benatia's character.

If he could talk more and defend himself, it would be different.

Adam Lallana was sympathetic to Benatia's plight, but he didn't say anything on the surface.

"Are you going to go?"

Benatia didn't think much about it, nodded and said, "Well, after the disbandment, we may stay in London for a few more days, so ......"

Adam Lallana understood.

"What about you?" The Moroccan star asked.

Adam Lallana smiled, "I'm definitely going to go, I heard that Young Master Huan's seven-star undersea hotel is about to open, I plan to go and have a look, and take a vacation by the way." ”

The seven-star undersea hotel has been underway for three years and has been costing a staggering amount of money, but it has also caused huge repercussions.

Especially with the renovation of the old city of Southampton, Southampton has become a shining pearl on the south coast of England, attracting the attention of countless people.

At the very least, it's one of the most livable cities in England with a climate.

In the past, the old town was dilapidated and did not attract many people, but now it is different, as soon as the renovation project starts, the seven-star undersea hotel project and the new stadium project in Southampton have entered the final stage.

Two iconic buildings, as well as the massive renovation of the old town, are proving that Southampton will be a new and rising harbour city in the UK.

In the face of such a city, anyone with a little foresight and a little money knows to buy a house.

"Do you think the team can be sure?"

Benatia asked without worry.

Although Stoke City is currently in 13th place, you must know that this team definitely has the quality of the top 10.

Toni Pulis is also a wonder in English football.

He obtained his English coaching license at the age of 19 and the European coaching license at the age of 21, which is one of the oldest managers, and since then, he has been coaching in the lower leagues, accumulating more than 20 years of rich coaching experience.

From '02 to '05, and '6 to the present, he has coached Stoke City twice.

When he entered the palace for the second time, he brought Stoke City from the Championship relegation team to the Premier League and gained a firm foothold.

Toni Pulis is known as the best defensive manager in English football, but he has been very solid defensively in all the teams he has coached.

While teams such as Southampton, Arsenal, Swansea and Liverpool began to play possession and attacking football throughout the Premier League, Tony Pulis completely abandoned possession.

What he does best is beat opponents with very little possession, and he believes in Capello's one-to-zero doctrine.

But this has a lot to do with the fact that he is not good at adjusting the attack.

It's like this season's Stoke City team, which has conceded the seventh most goals in the Premier League, but has scored the lowest goals in the Premier League, only four goals more than the Queens Park Rangers who have been relegated early.

So, Tony Pulis has the ability, and the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious.

Good at defense, but not good at attacking, such a manager can often only stoop to the middle and lower teams, and it is difficult to be valued by the middle and upper teams, because the top teams are more about attacking.

At the very least, you have to balance offense and defense!

There is even news that Tony Pulis will be sacking at the end of the season.

Stoke City, who have established themselves in the Premier League for several seasons, are also starting to be unhappy with their decorated manager, and the management wants the team to play more beautifully and aggressively.

There's no doubt that Tony Pulis isn't good at that.

Therefore, the final match against Southampton will undoubtedly be a battle for Tony Pulis's self-redemption.

If he takes it, even if he can't keep the position of Stoke City, he at least shows the world his coaching ability.

By that time, the reputation will be great, and you are afraid that no team will come to you?

Southampton, as for their attacking football, are known for their passionate attacking frenzy.

This kind of team is often what Tony Pulis is best at dealing with.

Because if you hold it, the counterattack will be very deadly!

Therefore, the outside world is also full of worries and suspense about this game.

After a season of campaigning, especially in the last six months, Southampton finally caught up with Manchester United.

The wins and losses of the league title are no longer controlled by Manchester United, but firmly in their own hands.

It depends on whether the saints can catch it and grasp it firmly!

Adam Lallana knows that Stoke City will be tough but he looks confident.

"Never underestimate the Saints' desire for league titles!"

The former Saint Captain looked at the blue sky in the distance, as if immersed in some kind of sacrosanct memory.

"We've been waiting for it for more than 100 years!"

"This time, we must not pass by it again!" R1148