ATPnovel Chapter 644 Coventry Goal: Double Crown
Chapter 644 Coventry Goal: Double Crown
Chapter 644 Coventry Goal: Double Crown
Coventry people have a strong FA Cup complex.
Once upon a time, in the minds of the British, the weight of the FA Cup was far greater than that of the old League One.
Many teams, including Manchester United, have appeared in the team song: "Our team is on the way to Wembley Stadium." Such lyrics.
Because Wembley Stadium has been the venue for the FA Cup Final for nearly a hundred years.
After the 50s, the limelight of the league gradually overshadowed the FA Cup.Entering the 21st century, the FA Cup has become a tasteless tasteless food for major clubs.
This is a very simple truth: both the Premier League and the FA Cup have dividends for participating teams.It's all about team standings.In the Premier League, the penultimate dividend has 80 million pounds!The FA Cup dividend, even the champion is only a pitiful [-] pounds.
However, there are some things in this world that have nothing to do with money.Coventry people will never forget that five years ago, under the leadership of the old George and the old lieutenant, Coventry, the English second team, passed all the way, defeated the Premier League's enemies all the way to Wembley Stadium, and finally won the the FA Cup.
For the people of Coventry, that incident was like a dream, a fairy tale.
After defeating Arsenal at home, the quarter-finals of the FA Cup came quietly.
Coventry vs Queens Park Rangers.
Queens Park Rangers, a team in the Queen's Park district of northwest London, has a history of 140 years.
The Greater London area has several teams that attract fans all over the world.Representatives of them are the London Seven Sisters: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham United, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Charlton.
Queens Park Rangers are not among the Seven Sisters.The reason is that the Rangers are a team that has been in the low-level leagues for nearly a century.The highest honor they have received is the League Cup champion in the 1966-1967 season.
Although Queens Park Rangers have re-killed the Premier League.But their results are far inferior to the same newly promoted - Coventry.Now they are struggling in the relegation zone.
The FA Cup is a round robin competition.Coventry has the advantage at home and is determined to win this game.
Since the Sky Blues were able to win the FA Cup in League Two—now the team has become a favorite to win the championship, if they can't even make it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, wouldn't it hurt the hearts of the fans?
Liu Yun even proposed in the team meeting: Coventry's goal this season is to win the league and the FA Cup double!
The FA Cup match day is Thursday.The Ricoh Stadium is still full of seats.
The FA set a kick-off time of 4pm for the attendance of the four quarter-finals.
Coventry has a sudden drizzle.
None of the Coventry fans left the field in the light rain.Their enthusiasm seems to be able to dispel the gloom in the sky.In the rain, they sang "Go, Coventry" and shouted the names of the players loudly.
The weather was beautiful, and the light rain finally stopped 10 minutes before the start of the game.
The referee and two assistant referees came to the field with the football.
According to FIFA rules, as long as the ball bounces vertically on the turf, the game will continue as usual.
The referee dropped the football and it bounced back!The game continues as usual!
A whistle blows, and the game begins!
In this spring rainy night, the boys from Coventry once again let the fans taste the most primitive joy of football!
In the 19th minute of the game, the old lieutenant Liu Yun showed his power!Passed 3 Queens Park Rangers defenders in the frontcourt, and calmly shot successfully! 1:0!Coventry lead!
In the 24th minute, Tietamanla scored with a header. 2:0!
In the 38th minute, Bai Rifeng hit a world wave from the front of the penalty area. 3:0!
In just 38 minutes, the game was decided.
Head coach Ada replaced Liu Yun and Bai Rifeng consecutively in the No.40 minute of the game.This is the protection of these two people - the overall situation of the game has been determined, there is no need for the two to waste energy on the court.
The old lieutenants Liu Yun and Bai Rifeng left the field amidst the cheers of the Sky Blue fans.
At this moment, a big disturbance occurred in the arena.
Like all British underdog teams, Queens Park Rangers are backed by a lot of football hooligans.
A football hooligan supporting the Rangers sneaks into the Ricoh Stadium with a package.
Before the end of the first half, he threw the package into the field!
Stadium security and officers from the Coventry Police Station swarmed the stands, throwing the package-throwing football hooligan to the ground.
The referee had to temporarily interrupt the game.
Over the years, terrorist attacks in Europe have continued.If there is an explosion in a stadium with tens of thousands of people, the consequences will be disastrous.
Riot police on standby outside the stadium entered the Ricoh Stadium.disperse the crowd.
The bomb squad of the police station also entered the scene to inspect the package.
For the sake of safety, more than a dozen policemen "invited" the players and coaches of the two teams into the locker room.
After some inspection, it was a false alarm.In the package, it turned out to be some old clothes.
Since it was a false alarm, the game must continue.
Players from both teams re-enter the field after 1 hour.At this time, the Ricoh Stadium stands were empty.
After the turmoil, the young people of Coventry can no longer find any offensive feeling.The Queens Park Rangers fell behind by a big score of 0:3, and they also had no intention of fighting.
In the end, neither team achieved anything in the second half.The final whistle, 3:0, Coventry entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup!
The players were in no mood to celebrate after being so disturbed by QPR's football hooligans.
At the post-match press conference, the head coaches of the two teams said a few words before leaving the field in a hurry.
In the locker room, Zhao Kaixuan complained: "That football hooligan is simply a shit-stirring stick. A bag of torn clothes spoiled our good mood."
Li Fanghua agreed: "It's right to think about it. Last year, Ricoh Stadium installed seven or eight security channels. If it was a bomb, how could it be brought into the stadium?"
Liu Yun clapped his hands: "Okay, don't complain! We won the game today, why did it look like we lost! It's 10 o'clock, are you hungry?"
Foodie Manla's eyes lit up when he heard these words: "Old Lieutenant, according to what you mean, are you going to cook for us again?"
Liu Yun said with a smile, "All go to my house. I'll make supper for you."
A group of players came to Liu Yun's house.
Liu Yun went to the kitchen, made a few pots of noodles, and deep-fried the sauce.
Seeing that it was not dumplings, Manla was very disappointed.He never thought that when he ate the fried noodles, he seemed to have discovered a new world: "This kind of food is really delicious! It's comparable to dumplings!"
Liu Yun laughed loudly: "In your mouth, there is no bad food."
After everyone had supper, Liu Yun stood up and said: "The league is over halfway, and the FA Cup has also entered the semi-finals. We have made a good start, and we must give the fans a good end! I still say the same thing, Coventry's goal this season - FA Cup, League Double!"
(End of this chapter)