In the final game of the 2004-05 season, the Premier League's final game came to an end in a dramatic relegation battle.
Drama, miracles and records aren't just characteristics of the finale; they're pervasive throughout the season. At the end of the season, Chelsea won their championship after half a century, and blue became the new order of the Premier League.
But for Southampton fans, God made a joke called "drama" with them.
In the final game against Manchester United, Ferguson deliberately hid Scholes, Ronaldo and Gary Neville in order to cope with the FA Cup. Not even Roy Keane appeared on the pitch.
Facing the Red Devils who were deliberately letting loose, the Saints saw hope of relegation.
In the tenth minute, in order to prevent Crouch's header from the penalty area, O'Shea accidentally hit the ball into his own door.
1-0, the road to relegation is just around the corner.
But just when the fans were surnamed Gao Cailie, Fletcher and Ruud van Nistelrooy headed the ball one by one, pulling the Saints from heaven to hell.
Southampton, with 32 points, is at the bottom of the table and eliminated.
In this way, West Brom, who had been determined to be relegated since Christmas, miraculously stayed in the Premier League. Southampton, Crystal Palace and Norwich were relegated to the newly established British Championship.
The knock-on effects of relegation on the club are bad. Competent players will find other places, while incompetent players will live in isolation.
The team was relegated, sponsors withdrew their funding, key players were transferred, staff resigned...
A series of disasters befell this veteran British team that had been established for more than 100 years, and the remaining Saints seized all available resources.
In order to build a team back to the Premier League as quickly as possible, the first line began to promote outstanding players in U18 and U21 to replenish blood. At the same time, they are also sent to their own satellite academy, a semi-youth training base, to find new stars to contribute to the youth team and first team.
At this time, Southampton Satellite Academy had reached the finals of the Cardiff and Vale Senior Cup.
It was an afternoon and although the sun was low, it was enough to last until the end of the game.
The stadium with a capacity of 3,000 people was full, and most of them were the players' classmates and family members.
Fans of the home and away teams occupy two stands in the north and south, clearly distinguishing each other.
After all, this is the venue of the final, and fans from both sides have worked hard to make this their home court.
Whenever a team attacks, uniform chants sound, adding a tense mood to this already fierce game.
There is a huge banner hanging in front of the cheerleading team of Southern College. The name of the school is not written on it, but all the blessings are given to one player: "Bell, come on!"
The game has reached the 64th minute, and Southern Wei College is trailing 3 to 4.
All South Guard fans are hoping that the young man who has already scored a hat trick can perform another miracle, or in other words, when others have tried their best, they can only look up to him.
puff!
One person fell to the ground and dust flew up.
"Monkey jumping up and down, aren't you running fast?"
"Run, keep running!"
"Next time, you won't be so lucky!"
The Harrison brothers, together with several teammates, laughed at Bell who was shoveled to the ground.
"Beep, beep beep!!"
A rapid whistle sounded, and the referee hurried over to disperse the crowd.
"Bell, how are you?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Bear supported his body and stood up again.
His socks have already been torn by the spikes, and the blood and dust will mix into patches of reddish brown.
"I can't stand it anymore, Dong, I'm going to send you on!" The team's number one ace was so "sniped" by his opponent that Henderson's nails were embedded in his flesh.
"You should have done this a long time ago." Wang Xiaodong clenched his fists loudly and suddenly jumped up from the chair.
"Dong, do you want to warm up first..."
"No, just go up now." Wang Xiaodong twisted his neck, "My feet are already so thirsty!"
"Beep!"
The referee blew another whistle, and everyone focused their attention on the sidelines.
"Nanwei College has changed its staff."
"Does Nanwei College have any other trump cards? If there are no players like Bell, the next few will just be a gift!"
"DONG? Who is this man? Is he Asian?"
The fans were talking a lot, and the players from Wells College on the opposite side were laughing wildly.
"Hahahaha~ Is Nanwei College a zoo? We just knocked down a monkey, and this time we sent another yellow one."
"Do you think this is some kind of opera performance?"
Amid the roars of laughter, Hudson looked sinister.
"Laugh, just laugh! You will cry later!"
After the game resumed, Wells Academy easily blocked Bell's direct attack.
The ball was transferred and the Wells goalkeeper volleyed the ball to midfield.
"Attack! Attack!"
"Go in with one more and knock Nan Wei down completely!"
Owen Harrison turned around after getting the ball and strode forward.
If there is another victory, Wells College, which leads by 2 goals, is enough to kill the game.
Facing the approaching South defender midfielder, Owen Harrison changed direction, kicked the ball behind the opponent, then accelerated suddenly, forcing the opponent away with his body.
"Want to stop me? In the next life!"
But before Owen Harrison could be proud, a huge momentum suddenly came from the right side of his body.
Wang Xiaodong was like a roaring train, knocking Owen Harrison aside easily.
"How can this be?"
Looking at Wang Xiaodong, who was a few centimeters shorter than himself, Owen Harrison's eyes were full of shock.
"Dong, well done!"
The out-of-control ball rolled forward and was picked up by the South defender who came to respond. Pushing forward with his right foot, he helped Nanwei Academy launch a defensive counterattack.
"Owen, I was free just now, why didn't you pass the ball?" Brother John Harrison came over, with a hint of complaint in his voice.
"Mistake, that was a mistake!" Owen Harrison scratched his bald head, "I was just about to pass the ball, but who knew that yellow-skinned monkey rushed over."
"Brother, you won't be squeezed out by him!" John Harrison was still puzzled.
"So it was a mistake! Next time, next time I will never let him steal the ball so easily!"
As soon as the ball was turned, it quickly came to what John Harrison called "the next time."
This time, Owen Harrison was well prepared. While dribbling the ball to break through, he kept looking at Wang Xiaodong who was approaching him at high speed from the side with his peripheral vision.
At the moment when they were about to collide, Owen Harrison took a deep breath, turned to one side, aimed his shoulder at the opponent, and rushed forward.
"Bang!"
This time, instead of stumbling and being squeezed away, Owen Harrison was sent flying like a sack of cotton.
Hiss~~~
Everyone gasped.
My God, what kind of strange power is this?
"elder brother!"
Not far away, John Harrison's eyes were broken, and he roared and rushed towards him.
However, Wang Xiaodong seemed to have not seen it at all and still stepped forward to chase the half goal.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Three steps later, the two rushed to the ball almost at the same time, swinging their right legs without hesitation.
"boom!!!"
The sneakers and leather squeezed out a sonic boom, and even the fans on the sidelines seemed to feel a shock wave coming towards them.
The ball squeezed into a sandwich flew into the sky and bounced up and down more than three meters high.
John Harrison's ugly face turned red instantly, and then turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ah~~~~my legs!"
With a scream, John Harrison fell to the ground, his right leg kept twitching, and his two hands that had no place to place didn't even dare to touch.
The person on the opposite foot has fallen to the ground, but the other person seems to be fine.
Wang Xiaodong awkwardly raised his chest and tried to assume the catching posture taught by his coach, letting the ball fall on his chest.
"Dong, here!"
The whistle did not sound and the game continued.
The Harrison brothers, who were the greatest threat to Southern Wei College, all fell to the ground. How could they not fight back now?
Looking up and glancing at Bell, who was waving to him from the wing, Wang Xiaodong made a prompt decision and sent a diagonal pass to the running Bell.
But the next second, the real version of "Searching for a Sword" was released.
Bell, who had just accelerated, braked hard and tried to catch up, but he could only watch the ball fly out of bounds.
The great opportunity to counterattack was wasted by Wang Xiaodong's "wonderful pass".
"Oh! I knew it!" Helderson beat his thigh on the sidelines, "If Dong could pass the ball more accurately, he would have been in the starting lineup long ago!"
It was only then that the fans reacted and started talking about it.
"No wonder I haven't seen Nanwei College let him play before. It turns out he is still a rookie on the court!"
"This strength is really wasted. The Harrison brothers are so big that they can't use it, but who would have thought that he can't even pass the most basic through ball."
Wang Xiaodong was also a little embarrassed and touched his nose.
He had almost practiced passing the ball to a stationary object, but when the players started running, his pass was inaccurate.
At this moment, a sudden voice sounded in Wang Xiaodong's mind.
[System binding...]
[Aiming system binding successful! 】
[Newbie Gift Pack: Advanced Aiming Spells X2]
[Advanced Aiming Talisman: The user’s next aiming event has a hit rate of 70% and a deflection attraction of 70%]
"Aiming system? What is this?"
Wang Xiaodong touched his head. Since it is a targeting system, does that mean that if it encounters the situation just now, it will be able to reach the target?
