Chapter 208: Underestimate our price

In two rounds of the league, Leiden Oriental only scored one point and dropped to sixth place. Aston Villa continued to be strong, but the leading advantage had been reduced to a negligible point - 36 points, which is the points Aston Villa won in the twenty-two rounds of the league. Behind him, Manchester United and Arsenal both had 35 points. Manchester United ranked second with the advantage of goal difference, followed by 34 points Chelsea, 33 points Leeds United, Leiden Oriental and West Ham United all had 32 points. Liverpool won consecutive games under the leadership of Hollier, with 31 points following closely behind.

"We are lucky. Although we only scored one point in these two games, we were not thrown away by the team ahead." Holding the standings, Xiao Ming smiled and said to McDonald. This is the only thing he can be happy about, it is better than being thrown away a long distance: "It's just four points, two games."

"But if we win both games, we will be ranked first now." MacDonald said as if he was betrayed.

"What is this? If we win from the league to the present, we can still win the championship ten rounds ahead of schedule." Xiao Ming shook his head and said, "Even if the things that have passed are gone, we will not see the future... At least we already know now. Even if there are any commercial activities in the future, we have to wait until summer... In the next period of time, we will focus on restorative training. If we can win the League Cup and the FA Cup, we can win. If we can't win, we can't affect our results in the League and the Winners Cup... Next season, the Champions League Cup will expand, and the top three will be able to participate in the Champions League. I want to taste the Champions League..."

"Champions Cup?" McDonald was a little scared. In his mind, it would be a very good ending for the promoted team to be able to relegate. If he could enter the European arena, it would be a very impressive achievement - but now Xiao Ming said he would enter the Champions Cup! What is the concept of the Champions Cup? In the past, only the champions of major leagues could participate! Even if he was relaxed in the previous two years and became the runner-up, he could participate, and next year he would be the top three, but the value of the Champions Cup has increased a lot - it is obvious that the Champions Cup will become a game for teams like Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal (Chelsea is not yet considered a super giant in England). Is it a bit too aggressive to have a grassroots team like Leiden Oriental who wants to get a share of the behemoths?

"It's okay to think about it." Xiao Ming blinked: "People always have to have some dreams to move forward, and the same goes for the team. At least we don't need to worry about relegation now, and there is no pressure on the cup competition for the time being. We will grab more points in the league in one go. Why not try it if there is a chance?"

McDonald nodded. He knew that his boss had always been ambitious, but perhaps it was because of his ambition that Leiden East could achieve one miracle after another that seemed incredible to outsiders.

Leiden Oriental lost the fifth round of the League Cup. Judging from the state shown in the two league rounds, this is not an unexpected situation. Moreover, in this game, Leiden Oriental still maintained its previous style, which was to send all substitutes to deal with the cup, and none of the main players were played. Even Daniel, who played all the games in the past, was placed on the bench. The two full-backs were Finnan and Karaze. With the obvious decline in strength on the court, they faced Chelsea, who was determined to avenge a single shot, and it was reasonable to lose.

However, the young players of Leiden Oriental still showed tenacious fighting spirit and excellent technical and tactical skills. Chelsea, who sent most of the main players, only relied on Zora's wonderful free kick to take away a victory from the Brisbane Road Stadium. Leiden Oriental can be regarded as a loss and honor.

In the next second round of the FA Cup, Leiden Oriental defeated the English League Two team Luton neatly. This team that once had a grudge against Leiden Oriental in the League Two is now completely different from Leiden Oriental. It can be seen from the envious and jealous eyes of their fans.

During these ten days, the main players of Leiden Oriental were not idle. The better the substitutes performed in the cup, the greater their sense of crisis - no one was willing to lose their main position because they didn't work hard in training. Now no one knows how fierce the competition in the team is and how outstanding their competitors are. Even players of superstar level like Deselli and Boban have to face the challenges of young people like Perth, Upson, and Gerald, who are young but have unlimited potential.

This kind of competitive atmosphere in the team is exactly what Xiao Ming hopes to see. A team without competition can only be a stagnant pool. Now Leiden Oriental's new and old combination is very reasonable. Several famous veterans are not particularly demanding to get all the opportunities to play. The number of the Middle Ages is not too many. Most players mainly young players are often easily satisfied. Therefore, although there are many first-team players and many players who are capable of playing as the main players, there are basically no conflicts in the locker room, and this is one of the necessary factors for a successful team.

In the first league game after the New Year, Leiden East will go to Southampton, not far from London, to welcome this opponent.

The "Saints" performed poorly this year. If they had not scored a point in the inexperienced Leiden Oriental in the first five games, they would have ushered in a five-game losing streak - even now, their start this year is the worst in Premier League history. Even Letissel, who has been working hard, couldn't help but start complaining: "If we continue like this, we will continue to sink, and we will not be able to gain a foothold even in the League One." If Letissel, who has been sticking to Southampton, says such words, it is obvious how bad Southampton's start is.

Southampton's luckiest thing is because they have a true "Saint" Letisel. Under the leadership of this concentrated loyalty, talent and persistence star, Southampton ushered in a difficult period of points-scoring - they rushed to the relegation zone one by one, and went step by step. After twenty rounds, they achieved four wins, five draws and eleven losses. Finally, after defeating Nottingham Forest in the last round, they began to see the dawn of leaving the relegation zone - their points were seventeen points, ranking eighteenth, and the gap with the previous Blackburn was only five goals.

In this case, it seems that Southampton's luck was Southampton's luck that had already drawn and lost one point before the home court and scored only one point in two rounds.

The newly promoted teams often suddenly decline after Christmas. No matter how good they played before, teams like Southampton and Coventry that have long-term relegation can show good shape after Christmas, no matter how bad their starts - this may be an experience advantage.

However, if they could hear how Xiao Ming boosted the morale of the players when he set out for Southampton, maybe they wouldn't think so.

"It is a shame to be tied by a team like Southampton who lost four games at home! I don't care if they have tied Arsenal away from home... other teams have nothing to do with me! The premiere of the brand new Brisbane Road Stadium! It was actually disrupted by these people! You should know what kind of person I am - no matter who the opponent is, no matter how powerful they are, as long as I humiliate us, I have to get back this account! In the previous two rounds of alliances

During the game, those shit-like media didn't know how hard we worked during Christmas. There were speculations that we were no longer able to do it, and began to show the true nature of the newly promoted team... Now let us use our performance to shut up all the miscellaneous people! It's great to send Southampton to the door at this time. It can allow us to slap those bastard media loudly while avenging a revenge for the first half of the season... You said, what should we do at this time!"

"Kill them!" The players roared on the bus one after another. Fortunately, the bus drivers in Leiden East had adapted to this situation, so they did not shake their hands and drove the whole car into the ditch...

The Little Valley Stadium, which can accommodate more than 15,000 people, is the smallest stadium in the Premier League. Even before it was rebuilt, the Brisbane Road Stadium in Leiden East was not much smaller than this stadium. It was just that this stadium had great feet like Alan Ball, Kevin Keegan, Alan Hiller and Matthew Leticel running on it. Peter Hilton, the current transfer department director of Leiden East, also played for this team.

When Hilton appeared in the stands in Southampton, he was enthusiastic cheered by Southampton fans. Although he had only won the FA Cup once in history, Southampton fans will never forget the players who brought them happiness. Every time Hiller and his Newcastle came to this field, they would receive enthusiastic applause from the fans before the game began.

"Maybe only Premier League fans will do this." Xiao Ming said with a hint of emotion. Southampton, like Coventry, was a team that was relegated every year after the establishment of the Premier League. However, before Leticel announced his retirement, they had never fallen into the League One. With the departure of the last great star in Southampton's history, Southampton also began to stay away from the Premier League's sight - this is the tragedy of countless old teams, but the luck of emerging forces like Leiden Oriental.

The best era and the worst era are probably due to the differences in objects that lead to such a completely opposite understanding.

However, Leiden Oriental has no reason to let Southampton go. After two rounds of defeat, they also urgently need a victory to consolidate their position in the standings. As Xiao Ming said, Leiden Oriental was lucky in the first two rounds of the league. Although he only scored one point, he did not fall behind. The team ahead did not take advantage of this opportunity to widen the gap. The team that surpassed them was only one or two points. However, if they could not win, the next thing was hard to say - it is far from the time to relax, and the Premier League is not the Chinese Super League, so there is no need to give points without pressure to make favors.

If neither side can afford to lose, what should we do? It’s very simple, just fight, whoever wins will belong to whom - the world of football is actually very simple.

So from the beginning of the game, Southampton fans' enthusiasm for Hilton quickly disappeared. They began to shout loudly to cheer for Southampton, and at the same time gave Leiden East merciless boo and scold...

Every Premier League team, or England team, has long been accustomed to the preferential treatment they receive on the away game, and the shouts of home team fans cannot interfere with them at all.

Both sides entered a fast offensive rhythm from the beginning. Although Southampton's performance this season was not very good, their home performance was not bad. With Leticel as the core, they kept organizing offense, which made Leiden East's defense very troubled, but the opponent's defense was obviously even more troubled, because they were not facing a star, but a large group of attackers with different styles and tacit understanding...

The soul of Leiden Oriental's offense lies in their midfield. This midfield line that is ranked in Europe can always send the ball to the frontcourt smoothly, creating opportunities for the two forwards - Van Nie and Phillips have to do only send the ball into the goal. This is what they are best at and why they can beat Jankoler and Keane Jr. to become the main players in the league. With such a midfield behind them, such a center with strong scoring ability is what Leiden Oriental needs the most.

Southampton was very imposing at the beginning, and the main players of Leiden Oriental who had been recovering their physical fitness during this period still had not found the rhythm of the game. Saints Leticel shot a very imaginative shot after getting rid of Maclalele in the midfield. Although Jasquelen lost the ball, he could not control it. The ball flew back to the penalty area was snatched by Southampton's forward Kahlure, who was quick to shoot in front of Hypia, and scored the first record for Southampton!

More than 10,000 Southampton fans were thundering. They are now beginning to believe what the media said. In the first half of the season, Leiden East has exhausted all their strength, and they will fight for relegation in the next game...

We are also fighting for relegation, so we will defeat this competitor and add a weight to our relegation!

Southampton fans forgot that Leiden Oriental is currently ranked among the top seven, and the gap between them is too big. No matter how hard they will not become their relegation opponent...

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Just three minutes after Southampton scored, the Leiden Oriental players who were excited by Xiao Ming's face on the sidelines organized a beautiful attack. Boban's instigation from the middle, Glenshare broke through at the bottom at high speed, and then passed the ball to the back point. Jin Klaze immediately hooked the ball back to the penalty area. Fanny leaned against the opponent's defender and pulled out the gap. Phillips shot with a quick kick. The ball flew past the hand of Southampton's young goalkeeper Taylor and flew into the goal!

Southampton fans were silent, and more than a thousand Leiden Oriental fans who came from afar began to cheer loudly and shout Phillips' name.

If Southampton fans were not too disappointed when they were equalized soon, then before the end of the first half, Boban's goal left everyone speechless.

It was a beautiful direct free kick. In AC Milan Boban, there were few opportunities to use his free kick skills. In Leiden East, the first set-up player was him - he also brought rewards to Xiao Ming, who believed in him - this was his third goal in the league this season, and two were scored through direct free kicks...

"Boban! The powerful Boban! With him, our midfield will run well!" Leiden Oriental fans shouted Boban's name until the end of the first half.

"It doesn't matter, they have physical fitness problems. They won't do it after the second half. This is the case in the first two league games!" During the halftime, Southampton fans were cheering each other. They were so cute...

After the start of the second half, what disappointed Southampton fans was that the players of Leiden East did not become terrible after the start of the second half. They were taking agile steps on the court one by one, and their physical fitness reserves over the past ten days finally worked...

After unafraid of fighting against Southampton, Leiden East seized the goal opportunity faster and earlier than the opponent. Fanny scored his ninth league goal of the season, only one step away from the double-digit goal in his first season.

The Southampton fans in the stands were completely speechless, and they began to find that the things said in the newspapers were simply nonsense. Judging from the performance of the Leiden Oriental players on the court, what did they look like they were physically exhausted?

"You are not wrong, the only thing that is wrong is that you believe the media too much." Xiao Ming looked at the game with a smile: "Every time I read sports newspapers, I always read them as novels..."

Although those guys are not wrong, don’t you know that compared with the last round of league, eleven days have passed? Although there are two cup games during this period, Leiden Oriental sent all substitutes...
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