Chapter 17
The game was won.
Aston Villa, who was one man down in the second half, conceded another goal and eventually lost to Burton 0-3.
Di Matteo frankly admitted his defeat in the post-match interview.
Burton scored the first goal, and then made a wonderful counterattack, forcing his players to commit fouls.
In the end, Villa, who was one man down, was completely routed. This made Li Yanqing, who has rarely appeared in the media, a hot topic for interviews.
Topics such as the young Chinese coach leading the newly promoted team to defeat a strong enemy and narrowly avoiding relegation have spread.
However, Li Yanqing rejected all media invitations, and even the post-match interview was attended by Chris.
He came to the hospital where Murphy was as soon as possible.
"His injury is serious and he will be out of action for at least two months."
"But we are lucky, there is only one game left in the season"
"Li, you can still win without Murphy."
The doctor's words made Li Yanqing a little confused.
If you don't know, you might think it was the Burton team doctor talking to you.
"I'm Strange, the surgeon here and a member of the fan club."
"We met at the pub that night, Li."
Strange explained with a smile, which made Li Yanqing relax a lot.
Since he is a member of the fan club, he will definitely treat his players with all his heart.
Murphy will not be able to play in the next game, and he is mentally prepared. It is the best result to be able to recover before the summer transfer window.
"Boss, we will definitely win the next game against Blackburn."
"They knew they were in a hurry, but unfortunately this round was just a tie."
"The gap of two points means the next game is a real relegation battle.
Murphy was in a good mood at the moment. After being sent to the hospital, he had been watching the relegation opponent Blackburn's game.
If they won, it would be useless for Burton to win this game. Fortunately, it was just a draw in the end.
As a player produced by their own youth training, it is more important than anything else to see the club successfully avoid relegation.
"Of course we will win"
"Wait for you to come back, the team will need you to upgrade next season"
"Dr. Strange, I'll leave Murphy to you."
Li Yanqing didn't stay for long. After confirming that the players were in good condition, he immediately returned to the club.
It's true that the opponent is not strong, but we can't take it lightly.
If Di Matteo really paid full attention to Burton Athletic, his strategy would definitely not be so easy to implement.
Playing against them like this is to avoid exposing the weakness of his own midfield.
As long as he puts up a formation that forces the opponent to strangle the midfield, he will have no hope of winning.
The confidence in the team makes the opponent blindly fight against himself even in unfavorable circumstances.
In the final analysis, this is the reason why they lost.
In the tactical room, Chris was also analyzing the daytime game.
Seeing Li Yanqing come in, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
"Li! I just reviewed the game and I still find it incredible!"
"After betting on a goal, you almost lure the opponent into your trap step by step."
"You are a natural head coach!"
The latter slumped down in his chair and looked at Chris with a smile.
The players were in the game, but he also spent a lot of energy.
"That's a very high rating."
"I suggest you say this more often in the future."
Chris also laughed."I will! If we can successfully avoid relegation!"
"We have a great chance of winning the next game against Blackburn!"
Li Yanqing did not reply immediately, but turned on the big screen in the tactical room.
"No, Chris, we have to take our opponents seriously."
"The more times come, the more we cannot let our guard down."
"So, please accompany me tonight to study the game video!"......
The next day, at the training ground.
Li Yanqing and Chris both looked a little listless.
But no player laughed at their coach because they had been exhausted.
Because of Murphy's injury, the originally abandoned center forward Beaven got a chance to start again.
But neither O'Grady nor Beaven are forwards with speed, and they cannot replace Murphy's tactical role.
In the next round of relegation battle, they must also get three points. Although the quick counterattack tactics that were focused on training during this period cannot be used, fortunately, the midfield controlled by Williamson and Quinn is becoming more and more reassuring. It seems that relegation should not be a difficult thing.
"Lee, someone saw something special."
"Come and have a look!"
Chris handed over his phone in a somewhat concealed manner.
It was a photo of two people sitting in a cafe.
"This is......"
Li Yanqing looked at it for a long time, his expression becoming more and more serious.
The two people in the photo were Palmer, who was fired not long ago, and Kevin, the team manager!
"Someone from the fan club ran into them."
"Whatever they're talking about, it won't be good."
"I'm afraid it's aimed at you, Li."
Chris was a little worried. He had been in the club for several years and knew what kind of temper this manager Kevin had.
He had never seen such a petty person.
"Let them do what they want, we just have to win the game"
"I don't care what Kevin does."
After a while, Li Yanqing returned his gaze to the training ground.
What Kevin wants to do is actually not related to him.
After all, it is not the transfer window now, and the other party cannot affect the team.
As long as he can successfully avoid relegation, even if the other party can make Robinson break the contract next season, I believe there will be other clubs willing to give him a chance.
By then, I may not be willing to stay here.
The next morning, they understood what Kevin and the other talked about in the cafe yesterday.
Because of a notice from the Blackburn Club, the player Palmer temporarily joined Blackburn as a temporary coach!
"This was Kevin's idea! Palmo knows our characteristics very well!"
"What is the difference between this and surrendering to the enemy in battle?"
"I'm going to tell the chairman!"
Chris kept slamming the table. He didn't expect that the other party had completely disregarded the interests of the club.
Joining the relegation opponent at this critical time?
Palmer is definitely not a good coach, but he is too familiar with Burton and can definitely help the other party find their weaknesses!
"Wait! Chris"
Li Yanqing stopped the angry Chris and said
"It's no use for you to report him. It won't help the team."
"Anyway, those things can be analyzed by watching more game videos ="
"Winning the game is more important now!"
"Calm down, my friend.
The club had finally come to this point, and only one game was left to successfully avoid relegation. Chris was unwilling to see everyone's efforts go to waste.
He was completely confused.
"Calm down? How can I calm down?"
"That's the club's manager! But he wants us to lose the life-and-death match!"
"This is betrayal, blatant betrayal!"