In the end, relying on Robbie Keane's goal in the second half, Leiden Oriental tied three to three at home with Tottenham. This was just a friendly match. The large number of substitutions between the two sides were the biggest reason for the more goals, but the goals in such a game were not very meaningful. The key is to see what can be found in the friendly match.

Three days later in White Hart Lane, the players of Leiden East also showed excellent form, but lost two to four in a match against the attack. Xiao Ming did not make much adjustments to the roster in this game, but Paul Gerrard and Yasquelenin changed the order of appearances. As a result, Yasquelenin only conceded one goal in the first half under the protection of Hypia and Stam. After Gerrard came on the court, he was three of them. The gap between him and Yasquelenin began to show. He is the kind of goalkeeper who can save the ball that should be saved, while Yasquelenin can often save the ball that seems impossible to save...

Sometimes, if there is such a key save in a game, it may change the victory of the entire game.

Through these two games, the players have found the rhythm of the formal game, and the players in each position have a certain understanding of the strength of their competitors. This is very important. Xiao Ming cannot make everyone willing to be a substitute. If the main players can show their strength above their competitors, there will be less disputes in the locker room. Often, those teams that have civil strife do not have too many players, but because the gap between the main players and the substitute is not big...

The next two games are not very meaningful. Before starting a friendly match with Walthamsto United, Xiao Ming told the players to play leisurely, not to be too disrespectful to the opponent, and not to hurt themselves.

But even so, Leiden East easily beat the opponent an 8-0. The three goalkeepers who took turns playing were almost asleep in front of the goal...

In the game against Fulham, Leiden Oriental also defeated his opponent five to zero. Fulham caused some trouble for Leiden Oriental in the game, but when his strength was obviously higher than the opponent, Leiden Oriental still won easily.

Before the start of England's four-level leagues, the Charity Shields started first. Manchester United, who lost captain Cantona, tied with Chelsea in the 90-minute game, finally won the penalty shootout and won the fourth Charity Shields since the start of the Premier League. For Ferguson and their Manchester United, it was a matter of course to win three consecutive championships, and they also had to make a breakthrough in the European arena. They are the representatives of England.

However, when Xiao Ming watched Manchester United players raise the Charity Shield, he knew that now in front of a certain TV, a Frenchman must be sneering, intending to cause some trouble for Manchester United in the sky... This season will be Wenger's first complete season in coaching Arsenal. From this season, Wenger and Ferguson's more than a decade of battle officially kicked off.

For Xiao Ming and his Leiden Oriental, it seems that it is still far away to participate in the Premier League championship competition. The next League One game is what they should pay attention to.

Leiden East will have five league games to play in August, first facing Portsmouth and Reading two consecutive home games, then facing two consecutive home games against the relegated team Nottingham Forest and last year's fourth Wolfs. Then they will return to home games, with their opponents being the midfield team Norwich.

"We must win the first two home courts." Xiao Ming told all the coaches while discussing tactics: "Otherwise the next two away games will be a little troublesome."

The coaches nodded in agreement. This is true. If the two consecutive home games against opponents who are not particularly strong, they will not score all three-pointers, which will be a huge blow to the players' morale. Then when they face away against strong teams such as Forest and Wolves in the next two rounds of the league, they will be under greater pressure.

"Let's talk about Portsmouth first." Xiao Ming picked up a piece of information: "We played with them twice last season, one win and one draw. They are used to playing three forwards. They have fewer midfielders but focus on defense. The middle defense is stronger. However, our wing offense is the best in the League One, and they cannot not not pay attention to this..."

After discussing with the coaches for more than two hours, it was almost ready. After walking out of the office building, Xiao Ming realized that it was already dark.

After touching his stomach that had already started to whine, Xiao Ming invited the coaches: "Let's go, go to the Chinese restaurant with me and have a drink at Sawyer's bar?"

McDonald laughed: "Does there be no wine in Chinese restaurants?"

Xiao Ming shrugged: "I think drinking in the bar is more interesting... I can know what they hope the team can do first when I am with them. Although sometimes their ideas are naive, sometimes they can still tell me which direction the club should develop."

Xiao Ming spoke seriously, but several coaches looked at me and I looked at you, but suddenly they laughed together.

"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Ming felt that there was a collective problem with his coaching staff members.

Wilkins smiled and replied: "Boss, why do we hear that you often go to Soya's bar to drink? Are you trying to take the opportunity to get close to Soya's daughter?"

"Damn it, I fired him from a bastard." Xiao Ming said in anger: "He is just a little girl. No matter how beast I am, I will never be so beast."

"What little girl, she's twenty-two years old." Wilkins said very awesomely: "My wife married me when she was eighteen."

"My wife and I were only twenty years old when we got married." MacDonald also joined in the fun.

Xiao Ming looked at Colin Retz who hadn't spoken much. Retz shrugged: "My new girlfriend is only sixteen years old..."

"Stop talking nonsense, go drink or not?" Xiao Ming rolled his eyes and decided to ignore these perverts, especially Retz, who is in his thirties and actually found a 16-year-old girl... Lolita!

"My wife is waiting for me to have dinner together, I'll leave first." MacDonald ran away like a flying one.

"I've been home late for two days. If I go home late today, my wife will definitely punish me." Wilkins turned around and left.

"I'm already late for today's date..." Retz said the last one.

"Get out, get out of here, you gossip men who are afraid of your wife!" Xiao Ming looked at the figures of the three coaches leaving in a hurry and shouted at their backs.

After shouting, Xiao Ming, who was alone, could only go to the Chinese restaurant to have dinner first and then prepare to drink...

Did I go to Sawyer’s bar just to get close to Chris? What a joke! Although I admire that little girl very much, I am not a lolita. How could a person of my age like someone in his early twenties?

Xiao Ming subconsciously forgot that he was not forty years old now, and he was only five years older than Chris...

After Xiao Ming finished his meal, he habitually prepared to walk into the bar, but after walking to the door of the bar, he suddenly stopped.

"Why am I used to come here? Is it really for Chris?" Wilkins' words just now flashed in my mind, and Xiao Ming was stunned.

"How is that possible?" He said to himself in his heart: "A man should focus on career. Why should a family be the only one who has not yet been destroyed by the Huns? Besides, I have seen so many beautiful stars before, and I will be moved by a yellow-haired girl? What a joke!"

After shaking his head, Xiao Ming waved his thoughts, pushed open the bar door and walked in.

Fans who were talking loudly about the upcoming first round of the League One in the bar saw Xiao Ming coming in, and immediately burst into cheers, and raised their glasses to signal to Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming nodded to the fans with a smile, then walked through the crowd and walked towards the bar. The fans made way for a road. John, who was sitting in the position he was used to sitting, jumped off the chair with agility that was not consistent with his body shape, and gave the position to Xiao Ming.

"Thank you, John, I'll treat you to drink today." Xiao Ming said to John with a smile.

"No need, Mr. Chairman, as long as I beat Portsmouth at home tomorrow, I can invite you to drink!" John replied loudly with a smile.

Xiao Ming laughed: "There is no need... If we win the game tomorrow, our Mr. Sawyer will invite everyone to drink!"

"Xiao, don't forget our agreement! If our team can enter the Premier League, you can come to my bar for free in the future!" Sawyer pushed a glass of beer: "I'm waiting to treat you!"

"I have been waiting for a long time," Xiao Ming nodded: "What I didn't do last year, we must do this year. This is my personal commitment. There are many new players this season, they are all excellent and talented, but they may not be very adaptable to the atmosphere of English football... So in the stands, you have to help them and cheer them on."

"No problem, this is wrapped around me." Sawyer laughed: "We won't boo our players casually. If you want to boo, it's booing our opponents, so they're booing their legs are weak!"

"That's right! They're so weak!" The other fans didn't hear what they said before, but they heard the last sentence clearly and immediately shouted.

Looking at the excited look of the fans, Xiao Ming couldn't help laughing. At this moment, a thought surged in his mind - I like to come to this bar, not because of Chris, but like to see these cute fans looking extremely happy because of a little thing - although these guys' appearances have nothing to do with cuteness...

After slowly drinking a glass of wine, Xiao Ming suddenly asked Saoya: "Soya, I'll ask you a question."

Sawyer put down the cup that was being wiped in his hand, then looked at Xiao Ming: "Tell me, what's the problem?"

"If we have the chance to win the League Cup or FA Cup this season, it will affect our advancement to the Premier League... Do you prefer to see a championship trophy or to see an advance to the Premier League?" Xiao Ming asked slowly.

Sawyer put his hands on the bar, thought about it and asked, "Just like last season?"

Xiao Ming nodded.

"It's really hard to say..." Sawyer smiled bitterly: "Of course we all hope to enter the Premier League... But the championship... I still remember the scene when we won the League Cup championship more than a year ago... At that time, we were all so happy... If possible, just like last season, we both qualified for the Premier League and won a championship."

Xiao Ming smiled: "Soya, you are too greedy..."

Sawyer shrugged: "Our love for Leiden Oriental is unreserved. Even if we play in the English League Two like before, we love Leiden Oriental, but while we love him, we also long for honor. Although we did nothing last season, we were all proud when we performed well in the League Cup! We had only thought in our dreams that we could also be like Liverpool, Manchester United, Forest and Villa, in the European arena and against other giants in the European continent. But it happened last season. So although we failed to win any championships and failed to enter the Premier League last season, we were still very happy because you led the team to create honors we have never had before... So it is difficult for me to choose such a choice."

Sawyer was very confused, but Xiao Ming understood what he meant. No matter how Leiden Oriental was, they supported Leiden Oriental, and they were equally happy whether Leiden Oriental's goal this season was to enter the Premier League or win a championship.

"Chris, please answer this question." Sawyer shook his head and turned to ask Chris who was filling beer in the cup next to him.

Chris straightened up and swept his hair that fell from work. His white jade-like skin flashed with charming light under the dim light. I don’t know if it was a psychological illusion or it was true. At that moment, Xiao Ming smelled a faint fragrance - it was almost impossible to smell this smell in a bar full of wine and sweat odor...

Xiao Ming's heart suddenly started to be beating violently. He hadn't felt so nervous for a long time - except on the football field.

At this time, Chris had already heard the question Sawyer asked, tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said: "I think the qualification of the Premier League is the most important."

"Oh, why?" Xiao Ming, who came to his senses, asked after he wondered about his emotions just now.

"Entering the top league is the goal of a team. Always playing in the second-tier league, even if we can win the League Cup championship, what's the point? And from an economic perspective, the income difference between Premier League teams and League One teams is very large. After the establishment of the Premier League, the economic level of a team determines what height they can reach. With money, they may not be able to achieve good results, but without money, it is absolutely impossible to achieve good results... In the 1970s, Nottingham Forest could win two Champions League championships because of Claufe's personal charm and the unity of players. However, after the Premier League, he

But they were relegated twice because they were not a wealthy team and could not keep their outstanding players. Xiao, we all know that you are willing to invest and you have money, but if you stay in the League One for too long, no matter how rich you have, you can't keep good players. Because for outstanding players, in addition to money, they also have to pursue honor. The most important thing for a team is the league's results. As for the cup results, it is honor, but it is just honor." Chris said one by one. When she said this, the slightly childishness on her face had completely disappeared, and replaced by an intellectual beauty.

Xiao Ming was a little stunned. In fact, in his mind, he always thought that Chris was just a beautiful little girl. When she saw Chris for the first time, she was twenty years old. Although Xiao Ming was only twenty-five, his psychological age was over forty years old. He never thought that Chris had the same side as he was now. Is this woman who talks about it still the little girl he remembers?

Some things are just afraid of making it clear. Xiao Ming had no other thoughts about Chris, but today he was told by Wilkins and the others. Now when he looked at it again, Xiao Ming really felt a little excited.

Seeing Xiao Ming looking at Chris in a daze, Chris's face couldn't help but turn red, and Sawyer coughed dryly from the side - this guy! Chris's father is still next to him!

Xiao Ming woke up and looked at Soya's strange expression. Even though he had already trained in the financial market in his previous life, he began to feel a little embarrassed. After coughing and concealing, Xiao Ming nodded: "Chris, you said it well. The era of the Premier League is an era of money. The high broadcasting fees of the Premier League allow the teams in the Premier League to quickly open up the economic gap with the League One team. It is not obvious now, but in a few years, this gap will become a huge gap. Unless the English League One team can get a lot of investment, it will be impossible to compete with the teams that often participate in the Premier League... From this point of view, the qualification for the Premier League will be more important than the League Cup, even the FA Cup champion."

"The FA Cup is the most important champion in the world!" Sawyer disagrees with this point quite a bit. He is a traditional English fan...

"No matter how old or important it is, it cannot bring enough income to the club." Xiao Ming smiled, then nodded to Chris: "Thank you, Chris, I know what our most important goal should be this season."
Chapter completed!