Chapter 164        In the sky and the earth

With each time Xiao Ming waved his arms, the cheers in the stands became bigger. After Xiao Ming stopped waving his arms, the cheers in the stands did not stop, but continued.

Everyone on the bench of Leiden Oriental stood up, standing in a row, shoulder-to-shoulder, with hands on each other's shoulders. Xiao Ming walked over and reached over MacDonald's shoulders. MacDonald's hand stretched over and hugged him tightly.

"We're going to the Premier League." McDonald murmured to himself in a daze.

"Don't be too excited, Alvin!" Xiao Ming tightened his hands tightly: "We will create more glory in the future! And this season, we have more than one goal!"

McDonald laughed: "Why, more than half a year ago, didn't you say that this season, as long as you qualify for the Premier League, you don't want anything else?"

Xiao Ming shrugged: "That's the case... But now I have the chance, wouldn't it be a pity if I don't fight for it... No matter how much I say the European Cup of Winners, it's still a European event, let alone the last one!"

Of course McDonald understood what Xiao Ming meant. Since the FA Cup has entered the semi-finals, why not win a championship? Although the other three opponents are a bit terrible...

However, he still did not fully understand what Xiao Ming meant. In addition to the FA Cup this season, Xiao Ming also wanted to create a point record that is difficult for future generations to reach...

As the end of the game approaches, the cheers in the stands began to become smaller, but everyone knows that the sounds are getting smaller now just to build momentum - they are all waiting for the moment when the whistle sounds at the end of the game, and probably at that moment, an unprecedented cheer will burst out over Forrest Field!

This is the moment that all the Leidens have been waiting for thirty-six years, and that of all Walthamsto area fans!

The game on the court was not going well. Leiden Oriental possessed the ball under his feet, but kept falling in the backcourt. Reading no longer had the desire to come up and grab the ball. The opponent would celebrate the success of advancing to the Premier League, but he is still at the bottom of the English League One point. It is disheartening to think about it. What's more, Leiden Oriental is already three goals ahead, and they have no hope of winning or drawing.

Just as the game was about to enter injury stoppage time, a piece of news swept across the stands.

A fan who covered his radio on his ears suddenly looked up and shouted: "Birmingham equalized the score at the last moment! We will be the League One champion!"

This news spread to the entire stands at a faster rate than the spread of the plague. Nottingham Forest equalized by Birmingham - before this round of league starts, Leiden Oriental's points ahead of Nottingham Forest is 23 points. If Nottingham Forest wins, the suspense of Leiden Oriental winning the League One championship will continue to the next round - but now Nottingham Forest draws! This means that after this round of league ends, Leiden Oriental not only qualified for the Premier League, but also won the League One championship eight rounds ahead of schedule!

"Champion! Champion! Champion!"

Soon, all the Leiden Oriental fans began to shout in unison with rhythm, and vaguely, such shouts came from outside the stadium. The cheers of Leiden Oriental fans who failed to enter the stadium were cheering outside the stadium. At this moment, nothing can explain everything now and express the excitement of Leiden Oriental fans like this word!

The referee was very understanding and blew the whistle at the end of the game just after the injury stoppage time began. Daniel, who was carrying the ball under his feet, bent down and picked up the ball, and then kicked it hard into the air!

Jin Kraze, who could not contain his excitement, resisted the desire to jump up, retained the last trace of captain style, ran up and shook hands with the referee, then immediately raised his hands high and shouted: "We are the champions! We are going to the Premier League!"

Few people heard his shouts, because at this time, the entire court was already shrouded in huge cheers.

Xiao Ming hugged the assistant coach one by one, and then he did not forget the etiquette. After sorting out his clothes, he walked towards the fourth official and reached out to him.

"Congratulations...Leedon East has performed very well this season." The fourth official smiled at him: "I have been following you this season, and you have performed really well."

"Thank you." Xiao Ming nodded.

After letting go of the fourth official's hand, Xiao Ming turned around and walked to the bottom of the North Stand. Sawyer was celebrating with his friends. Seeing Xiao Ming coming, the fans in the Stand gave him a thumbs up and shouted Xiao Ming's name.

"How is it? Sosa, I fulfilled my promise, although it was a year late."

"I will also fulfill my promise. From today on, you will be in my bar for free!" Sawyer shouted loudly: "Also, I admit defeat. I will not ask you to collect that punch account again in the future, no matter what the situation is!"

"Haha, you didn't have the chance to avenge that punch!" Xiao Ming waved his arm violently: "Now, start cheering! For our championship! For the upcoming Premier League! Long live Leiden!"

"Long live!" Saoya and the others raised their arms at the same time and shouted in unison. Beside Saoya, Chris stared at Xiao Ming and was staring at him, his eyes were shiny.

The celebration of the Leiden people continued until the second day, and this day was also the day when Leiden Oriental Club took a holiday and rested - in the previous games, Leiden Oriental's schedule was quite intensive. Since he had won the championship, it was necessary to let the players have a good rest.

Players are resting, but the coach cannot rest. The league is not over yet, and it is not the time for them to rest.

"This season, we actually have two games left - if we can pass Newcastle's level," McDonald said with a smile.

Now is a very relaxing moment. The most important Premier League qualification has been obtained, so coaches can naturally relax. The FA Cup game is the icing on the cake. Of course, it is good to be able to get it, but you can't get it - in fact, there is no loss.

Last season, Xiao Ming didn't notice this. He underestimated professional football too much and looked at his team too high. Of course, his adventure almost succeeded. He had the chance to reach the end in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Even when he was about to play the playoffs, there was a great chance to stand out from the playoffs with Leiden Oriental's strength. Unfortunately, Leiden Oriental's luck was really bad.

"It's not two games, it's three games." Xiao Ming interrupted MacDonald seriously.

The members of the coaching staff were stunned at the same time - three games? Which one was the extra game?

"In the last round of the league, we will play against the Royal Garden Rangers away." Xiao Ming sneered: "In this game, we will put the Royal Garden Rangers into the abyss! If they didn't do so much at our home court, I might be able to send a substitute to deal with this game because of the same London team. Since they injured two of my people, I will ask the whole team to go to the English League Two!"

Xiao Ming's words made several assistant coaches feel that their hair was about to stand up - this guy really can't be offended. It's almost half a year since the incident, and everyone else basically forgot about it, but Xiao Ming still remembers it so deeply - when he was playing against Manchester City, Xiao Ming specially sent all the substitutes to the bench, which eventually gave Manchester City a valuable point - did this guy start thinking about how to revenge on the Royal Garden Rangers at that time?

The more you think about it, the more likely it is. Now Manchester City is only one point higher than the Royal Garden Rangers, and this point can be said to be the one given by Leiden Oriental. If Leiden Oriental had a few main players in that game, with whom Leiden Oriental met and who would destroy whom, no matter how hard Manchester City tried, no matter how hard it was, it would be impossible to win.

"Forget it, there is more than a month left, so I won't mention that team." Xiao Ming shook his head: "In the next few league rounds, I want the main substitutes to play. On the one hand, there are opportunities to exercise, and on the other hand, everyone can participate in the game with a relaxed attitude. There are still six rounds of leagues before the start of the FA Cup semi-finals. We can use these six rounds of league training - of course, try to win the games that can be won as much as possible. Anyway, the records have been set, so I don't care about expanding the records - so that people who later go to give up."

The assistant coaches laughed one after another. Xiao Ming said this easily, but it seemed that he didn't take other League One teams seriously. But then again, Leiden Oriental's advantage in League One this season is really too great. Basically, he saw whoever he killed. Almost all the top few in the standings were double-killed by Leiden Oriental. In addition, their super winning rate against weak teams, he deserved the advantage of such points.

The big advantage of Leiden Oriental does not mean that the average level of League One this season is low. You should know that in addition to Leiden Oriental, in order to compete for two other places, other teams have played Mars everywhere. The top six have a great advantage in points. Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough have now reached 75 points. It is not too difficult to score more than 90 points in the remaining games. In previous years, this score has been able to win the League One championship, but this year, it can only compete for the second place.

If one of them gets 90 points but still can only play the playoffs, it will be the first in English League One history...

Xiao Ming thought about this with a happy mood, and the next game of Leiden East was also very happy. In the following game, both media and TV were concerned about Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough. These two teams are now ahead of the other three teams and are qualified to participate in the playoffs. Who can get the remaining promotion place in these two teams is a question that everyone is concerned about.

In the 38th round of the game, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough both drew, and the gap between them was still two points. In the 39th round, the news that Leiden Oriental, who sent a mixed lineup of substitutes and main players, drew with the opponent did not cause much response. The media's attention was all focused on these two teams, and they both won, defeating Berry and Norwich respectively, and continued to compete for the second place.

In the 40th round, Nottingham Forest lost 2-4 away at Charlton, and Middlesbrough swept Berry with four goals, regaining the second place in the standings by one point. In the 41st round, Nottingham Forest stopped the decline and defeated Sheffield United three goals at home. Middlesbrough did not lose the advantage that he finally regained, and scored one goal away from home to Clayding.

In the forty-second round, both won, and in the forty-third round, both won...

After the 44th round, Middlesbrough, which had already won five consecutive victories, broke out with a big upset. They lost to Sheffield United by 0-1 away, while Nottingham Forest tied Stoke Port 2-2 away. The two teams now have the same points, both 88 points. Nottingham Forest regained the second place only by relying on the advantage of goal difference.

The pursuit between these two teams made everyone excited, but when they came back to their senses, they found that in these five league rounds, Leiden East quietly achieved three wins and two draws. With the 39th round of the draw, Leiden East's points had reached 112 points...

If it weren't for this period of Premier League, Arsenal had an epic reversal. When he was nine points behind (but three games less), he first defeated Manchester United head-on by Borgkamp through a wonderful goal at Old Trafford, winning five consecutive games in the next four league games and a supplementary game, and scored eighteen points in six league games. Manchester United only achieved two wins and two draws in the next four games, and only scored eight points in five league games, and was successfully surpassed by Arsenal in points - at the same time, Arsenal still played two games less!

Under such circumstances, England's football team ushered in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Leiden Oriental and Newcastle were among the last four of the FA Cup, and the two sides were also very interesting. Arsenal met Manchester United, while Leiden Oriental's opponent was Newcastle. The FA Cup semi-finals were played in a neutral position. In the end, the venue where Arsenal and Manchester United played were placed by the FA. Anfield of Liverpool, which was not related to both sides, and Leiden Oriental and Newcastle were placed at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.

The most impressive thing in these two semi-finals is of course the confrontation between Arsenal and Manchester United. Since the founding of the Premier League, Manchester United has not lost the league championship with such a big advantage. Instead, they have reversed Newcastle while falling behind by 12 points. However, their situation is quite bad this time. They only have three rounds of the league they want to play, and Arsenal still has five league games to play. Even if they can win all the victories, they have to pray that Arsenal can only get eight points at most (Manchester United has a greater advantage in goal difference). However, judging from the momentum of Arsenal's seven-game winning streak, the possibility of them falling out in the subsequent games is not high.

In this case, the FA Cup semi-finals met Arsenal who had already doubled himself in the league, which was the last opportunity for Manchester United coach Ferguson. Before the game started, he started playing with his best psychological tactics: "This is a good opportunity, we will definitely complete revenge in the FA Cup... Recently, we have made a lot of mistakes. The distraction in the CH Cup has caused us to lose too many points in the league, and our luck in the CH Cup is not very good... But now we can put all the results

We are focused on the league (just a few days ago, they were eliminated from Monaco to the semi-finals of the Champions League by Monaco because they scored few away goals). Arsenal has won many consecutive games, but often after winning consecutively, a chain reaction may occur. All we have to do is to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup and then win the game we should win. Arsenal has no experience in winning the league. Although Coach Wenger did a good job, their players lack experience in the final game will definitely become a fatal problem for Arsenal."

Ferguson's tricks have already been perfected. Keegan has almost suffered from his mental breakdown. However, what is not good for him this time is that there is not enough time. There are only a few rounds of the remaining leagues, and Ferguson is just talking about his own affairs.

Wenger kept a low profile and ignored Ferguson's psychological battle. However, Xiao Ming knew that this Frenchman must be holding back his energy to prove something. Since he didn't sell media accounts, Wenger was criticized after coming to the UK. Some local tabloids even had a good relationship with a coaching staff member when Wenger was in Monaco. After coming to the UK, he did not bring his girlfriend. He spent the whole day studying videos at his home and slandered him as a homosexual. Some influential newspapers also joked that when he first came to Arsenal, he said that he was "useless except for his name and Arsenal." If he could defeat Manchester United, it would be Wenger's best chance to be proud!

Compared with this semi-final that was hyped up, the other semi-finals seemed unknown - Leiden Oriental was just an English League One team. Although they had created a miracle of winning the League Cup as a third-level team this season, although they had already set a record of English League One this season - they were still just an English League One team, and Newcastle is now in turmoil. The Magpies are not the only Newcastle that could cause trouble for Manchester United two seasons ago. Although they are still superstars, their points this season are only hovering in the middle and have fallen to the point of almost relegation. Head coach Daglish is also under tremendous pressure. If he cannot achieve good results in the FA Cup game, his fate will be fired.

Such a battle between the two teams will naturally not attract too much attention. Compared with the confrontation between Manchester United and Arsenal, the attention received in this game is simply from heaven to earth...
Chapter completed!