LRAB Chapter 197
Chapter 197
Chapter 197: Football is not only about the carnival of the winners, but also the tears of the losers
"Boss, how do we play in the second half..."
When the adrenaline in the body faded and the excitement disappeared.
The Manchester City players calmed down and realized that the team had already scored 7 goals at Watford's home court!
The players surrounded Stuart, waiting for the old man to speak.
Stuart scratched his head.
To be honest, he didn't expect the players to be in such a good state today!
Watford is a Championship team, but it is at least the top of the Championship and has the strength to enter the Premier League.
The result.
In front of Manchester City, which is in a hot state today, it is completely vulnerable, just like a professional team playing an amateur team.
Thinking of the Hornets fans who almost rioted at Vicarage Road Stadium in the first half.
The old man is still a little scared.
After all, I have seen a lot of fans fighting and rushing onto the field on TV over the years.
I also understand that some English fans are indeed worthy of the title of hooligans, they just like to make trouble.
"Let me replace Sue, Knight and Vassell. You three worked hard in the first half."
"I have nothing to say about tactics. Just keep it as it is and play normally."
"Remember, you must be low-key! Don't make any provocative moves. Just celebrate casually after scoring a goal."
The team is leading 7-0, but Stuart can't smile, and his face is full of worry.
Today's game.
At the beginning, the team scored a goal, which was a bit interesting. It was very satisfying to see Watford coach Boothroyd dumbfounded.
Now that we are leading 7-0, it is a bit boring.
The competitiveness on the court has completely disappeared.
Only Watford's defense that can be broken with a single poke and weak offense are left.
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As for the other side, the home team's locker room.
From Boothroyd leading the players into the locker room to leaving the locker room.
Except for the occasional whispers between the two.
No one spoke, no one could speak, and no one knew what to say.
The 7-0 halftime score and Manchester City's suffocating offensive rhythm and pressure made the Watford players who were immersed in the fantasy of being at the top of the English Championship.
Completely see the reality.
See the gap between themselves and the top of the Premier League.
This feeling of shattered dreams.
It hit every player deeply.
Of course, this also includes striker Chris Eagles. At this moment, he finally understood why Ferguson loaned him to Watford.
Because he was bad.
There was no other reason, just bad!
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In the second half, when Manchester City replaced three main players and deliberately "let the water go".
Watford still failed to score a goal. They lost their formation on both offense and defense.
On the contrary, on the Manchester City side, after the habitual short pass in the midfield, Modric accelerated with the ball on the wing.
After a few changes of direction, he easily cut into the penalty area with the ball.
Uh.
After hesitating for a moment, the kind little Modric sent a shot that was unreasonable.
The football rushed towards the goal with an arc.
Watford goalkeeper Foster rushed to the football with all his strength, and he judged the direction correctly.
But.
Didn't catch it!
The football slipped out of his hand and crossed the goal line.
8:0!
After scoring the goal, Modric did not celebrate, but trotted to the bench and asked Stuart nervously.
"What should we do, boss! Didn't we say to let them go... I really didn't want to score with that kick just now, I just kicked it casually, who knew that their goalkeeper had butter hands, uh..."
So.
One of the funniest scenes in football history was born. Modric, who scored the goal, did not celebrate, and head coach Stuart patted the player's shoulder and comforted him softly.
"It's okay, it's okay... This is your first goal in English football, be happy. You've already scored 7 goals, one more goal will be enough."
Sitting on the bench, Su Fei and Knight looked at each other, blushing and trying not to laugh, but the more they thought about it, the funnier it got.
But they couldn't laugh, because the camera was facing the Manchester City bench at that time. Stuart said that they should keep a low profile in the second half.
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In the live broadcast room of Sports Weekly, Huang Jianxiang looked at the big screen where Stuart comforted Modric.
He was silent for a while.
This game has produced too many scenes that challenged his more than ten years of commentary career.
"Uh..."
"Haha."
"The ball went in!"
"8:0!"
"From Modric!"
"LetWe congratulate Modric of Manchester City!"
"He scored his first goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup!"
"This moment and this scene are worth remembering!"
-[Hahaha, Teacher Jianxiang can't be fooled!]
-[8 to 0... It's a one-sided massacre. I guess Watford just wants to end the game quickly.]
-[Of course, every minute and every second is torture for them now. Look, there are probably no fans on the court.]
-[To be honest, Modric's breakthrough and cut inside are still pretty cool. Come on! Look!]
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Time is passing by, and Watford's torment finally ended with the referee's whistle that blew on time.
"Beep! ”
The Watford players seemed to be relieved. Some of them lay on the grass, some stood still, and some ran directly into the player tunnel.
The Hornets fans who were still able to stick to Vicarage Road at this time were all true Watford diehards.
Many of the elderly fans among them may have accompanied Watford through one cold winter after another.
In the long history of the club, Watford has only had a brief period of glory, and then it has repeatedly floated in the secondary and lower leagues.
So.
More often than not, the results of Watford's games are always difficult to satisfy the fans.
But even so, this group of Watford diehard fans have never given up supporting this local team.
Because, they have never been fans of winning.
They have always been Watford's most devout supporters.
Cried.
Many Watford fans cried.
It's not that they can't accept the team's failure, but they are sad about the gap between the team and the top clubs in England.
Some Watford players also His eyes were red.
Boothroyd walked silently to the side of the field, picked up a remaining banana peel and put it in the trash can next to him.
He faced the wall, and no one knew what he was thinking at this moment.
Manchester City's players did not cheer or celebrate. This time, they were not because of Stewart's instructions.
Instead, they deeply felt the sadness that filled the Vicarage Road Stadium at this time.
The most deeply touched were the old players of Manchester City.
For many years before Su Fei came to Manchester City this season, Manchester City was in a similar situation to Watford.
Every time the home fans were full, they were as excited as they were before the start, and as disappointed as they were at the end.
There were also Manchester City fans who cried at the Etihad Stadium!
Su Fei stayed quietly at the entrance of the player's tunnel, observing everything around him.
This is football.
This is also football.
Football is not only about the scenes of the victors reveling and celebrating, but also about the moments of sadness and tears of the losers.
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