Chapter 14
Unlike Murphy, who has basically secured his starting position,
Quinn is still a little short of the mark. Although he has the blessing of [Flash of Inspiration] and [Cloud Piercing Arrow], the role of these two terms is to increase the upper limit.
The real basis of strength is still the technical characteristics term, just like Murphy's [Agile Center Forward].
Moreover, this is the only type of term that can be trained without the growth term [Epiphany Player].
Li Yanqing's current plan is to give Quinn as many opportunities as possible while completing the relegation.
Once he improves his technical characteristics, he can completely hand over the middle road to him.
The next match day.
Burton Athletic played against Cardiff City at home.
The result of the game was a one-to-one draw.
Murphy played very well in this game and scored the only goal for his team.
There was no trouble in the midfield with Quinn and Williamson.
Li Yanqing was quite satisfied with this.
Now there is only four points.
Due to the relegation opponent Blackburn's consecutive losses and goal difference, they only need one win and one draw in the remaining three games to complete the relegation.
The last game was a life-and-death battle between Burton Athletic and Blackburn Rovers.
The situation looked good.
But then, they lost to Nottingham Forest in the next game.
The good news is that Blackburn Rovers is still losing.
The bad news is that their next game is against Aston Villa, who are now ranked second.
The situation immediately became critical.
Last time, they faced Newcastle, who were about the same strength as Villa, and they were scored seven goals.
"O'Grady! Look at your feet! Stop thinking about the ball!"
"Miller, try to break through! You are a winger! Not a fucking full-back!"
Chris was already confused. This good man rarely swore on the training ground.
The players were a little confused by the scolding. If they could change these problems, they would have changed them long ago.
"Chris, calm down."
"If scolding worked, they would have gotten it right a long time ago."
On the contrary, the head coach Li Yanqing was quite calm at the moment.
The promotion rules of the English Championship League are that three teams are promoted and three teams are relegated.
Among them, in addition to the top two teams, the third and fourth teams will play a play-off, and the winners will advance.
The opponent is now second, and if they lose this game, they will drop to third, and the pressure is not much less than them.
After these two games, the players of the Burton team have become much more familiar with Li Yanqing's tactics, and they no longer need to rely on defending to delay time in the first half.
Murphy's condition is getting better and better, and Quinn has gradually become accustomed to the core of the midfield. The loss to Nottingham Forest was also because he chose to attack, but luck was not on their side.
The overall strength of the team has improved a lot!
"How can I be calm?"
"You were also there in the match against Newcastle!"
Chris threw the tactical board on the ground. Any normal person could see that their hope of staying in the league was slim. They had to remain unbeaten against Villa.
And they had to lose the remaining two games against Blackburn.
They had no fighting spirit before because they thought Burton could not catch up.
In this situation, wouldn't the opponent fight desperately?
"I don't think Villa and Newcastle are that scary."
"The initiative is still in our hands, we will win"
"Moreover, we will win!"
Li Yanqing's words did not make Chris feel any better.
In fact, he was very confused.
Where did the other party get the confidence from?
"Have a good rest at home these two days, Chris, and leave it to me next time."
"Come back on match day and see how we win!"
Li Yanqing gave Chris a day off. He was already worried about his opponent and was not suitable to continue working for the time being.
Chris didn't say anything more and turned away. The players in training looked at this scene and fell into silence.
Most of them shared the same opinion as Chris.
"What are you daydreaming about?"
"Or do you think we are doomed to lose?"
Li Yanqing asked, and the training ground suddenly became even quieter.
The first person to speak was Quinn. He looked around at his teammates, and then kicked the ball in his hand. The loud noise immediately attracted their attention.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, guys, it's just a loss."
"If there is loss, there will be victory."
Since Li Yanqing said this to him last time, his mentality has been completely stable.
How can you win if you are afraid of losing before the game even starts?
"Well said, boy, we have nothing to fear.
Jamie, who usually keeps quiet, appeared out of nowhere and patted Quinn on the back.
"The worst outcome is relegation. That's how they saw us from a long time ago."
"Whether it's Villa or Blackburn, we will teach them a lesson!"
The other players also laughed. They were all experienced players, but they didn't expect that they couldn't see through it as well as a child.
"We'll teach them a lesson, Boss!"
"Very good, let's train!" Li Yanqing was very satisfied with their performance.
Last time, he had to go to the locker room to scold these people and help them adjust their mentality.
But now they have learned to adjust themselves, which is definitely a blessing.
Two days later, Burton Athletic played against Aston Villa at home.
Li Yanqing's deployment of troops really worried Chris.
"4-3-3? Do you want to go against Villa?"
"That's right, Chris. I just want to attack them."
Li Yanqing nodded. Not only did he change the formation, he even put Jamie, Murphy, O'Grady and other offensive players into the starting lineup.
If they wanted to strengthen the offense in the second half, they could only play center midfielder Williamson.
"You are really crazy."Chris kept shaking his head. This is not the way to play with your life.
If you are not careful, you will be bloodbathed again.
"Watch carefully, we will win!"
Li Yanqing did not explain any more, but waited for the game to start with peace of mind.
He had already made arrangements, and the rest could only be left to the players temporarily.
When this lineup appeared on the big screen, everyone from the fans to the entire Villa team was a little bit unbelievable.
Villa's head coach Di Matteo is a very serious person. Even if Burton was last, he also studied their game videos.
He thinks Li Yanqing is a person who is very good at 4-5-1 defense and counterattack in the second half.
The only attack, and lost.
In any case, he did not expect that facing the powerful Villa, the opponent would dare to arrange an offensive lineup.
He secretly glanced at Li Yanqing and found that he was still greeting the fans with a smile.
This made the head coach a little confused.
Why is he still so confident?
Is there any special trick?