In the last weekend before the first round of the FA Cup, Wimbledon swept Hartley Winterney 6-0 at his home court. This team always brings good memories. The first time he made a decent penetrating pass was in the game with them. This time his team beat the opponent six goals, boosting morale for the next FA Cup game.

Now fans can keep talking about the FA Cup next weekend.

In the Wimbledon bar, Chu Zhongtian basically couldn't study his homework with peace of mind, because there were always drinkers coming up to talk to him.

But no one asked questions like "How sure are we to win?"

Unlike the players, fans are rational. They think it is already amazing to be able to enter the main game. They do not expect their team to reach the third round, or further away.

The media did not make the wild comments from Wimbledon players, but Andy Sullivan was the only Wimbledon player with a name in the media. Many media wrote:

“…Wimbledon’s player Andy Sullivan is very satisfied with the team’s ability to enter the main game: ‘Yes, we are very, very excited to be able to enter the FA Cup…’”

Just one sentence.

English people like dragon-slaying heroes who defeat the strong with the weak, but they must succeed in slaying dragons. Otherwise, will anyone jump out and shout "I want to kill dragons" be sought after?

If Wimbledon wants to get more attention, he can only try to go further, proving that they are really "dragon-slaying heroes".

"What a pity, this game is not live broadcast..." Jackson sighed. "Or it would be fun to see you on TV."

Chu Zhongtian stood in front of him with a smile: "Will there be another round?"

"You can win. But don't carry any burden, Chu. Just try your best to do your best. The rest depends on God's result."

Chu Zhongtian said in his heart: I don’t believe in religion.

"You're saying this too negatively, Jackson." Old Bente stood up, he had a different opinion. "As a Wimbledon fan, you must firmly believe that we will win!"

"Of course I hope they win. But the reality is that our opponent is Nordsshire, a team in the League Two, which is a full six-level higher than us! And we are still away on Saturday's game." Jackson spread his hands.

His words were echoed by many others.

They all said Saturday's game was very dangerous.

"Just do your best."

"Actually, my happiness has passed. We have just built a team for one season and we can reach the FA Cup. This is already an amazing result!"

"Yes, yes, I'm proud of the team's performance, but I'm still very realistic..."

"Nords is a Class B team. Have you seen their League Cup with Chelsea? They played so well! They were able to score two goals in the game against Chelsea!"

"Barring!" Boss Colin John suddenly spoke, his loud voice shocked everyone. "I don't allow you to say such despicable words before the game ends!" He widened his eyes and pointed at the big guy. "You are shaking the morale of the army, do you know?"

Seeing that the owner of this bar suddenly got angry, everyone stopped talking.

Boss John turned around and patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder: "Don't listen to their nonsense, we will definitely win!"

Chu Zhongtian smiled. This group of fans is so cute, even if they are not optimistic about the team's prospects...※※※ At school, Chu Zhongtian will be surrounded by Philip and Kenny to ask about the team's preparations.

"Let me reveal some inside information, Chu. We promise not to yell!" Philip begged.

Chu Zhongtian spread his hands: "I have said everything I should say, there is no insider information. We will fight back against the defensively, that's all."

"This is too simple..." Kenny was not satisfied.

"The most important thing in football games is to rely on the players on both sides to play on the court." Chu Zhongtian said, "No matter how much you say now, who knows if you can use it then?"

"Okay, Chu, how do you think you are in your recent condition?" Philip changed his question.

"It's not bad." Chu Zhongtian said confidently.

"That's good!" Kenny clenched his fists and waved it. "Although Nords County is a second-tier team, there is nothing to be afraid of. Football is round, and it's not certain who wins and who loses!"

Everyone is concerned about this FA Cup, and even Yang Yang asks Chu Zhongtian if he is sure to win.

"I don't know how big I am, Lao Yang. I am not a prophet, so I can't tell you this." Chu Zhongtiandao.

"Uh, I always think that Nordsshire is better than you, and it is natural for them to win. But I don't want you to be eliminated... I think I'm almost a Wimbledon fan now." Yang Yang scratched his head. "You know that I used to like Chelsea!"

"Haha!" Chu Zhongtian laughed. Not to mention Yang Yang, even after playing here for a season, he became a supporter of Wimbledon. He hoped that the team would win not only because he played here, but because he also liked this team, his teammates and those cute fans here.

"Isn't it normal to like more than two teams? Anyway, we are not mortal enemies with Chelsea."

"You are right, Da Chu. So I am now a fan of Chelsea and Wimbledon! Of course, you are still yours," Yang Yang announced.

"Thank you, Lao Yang."

It’s really a blessing to have such a roommate. Chu Zhongtian thought so.

※※※ "Today is the last training before the game. We mainly practice various set pieces tactics. Weak teams play against strong teams, set pieces are very important weapons." Eames told everyone about today's training content before training. "I hope you can seize the few set pieces opportunities in the game. Go warm up first."

He waved his hand and the team went to the lane to warm up under the leadership of Ingrich's assistant coach.

After finishing warm-up and pulling, Eames began to train in groups. He first did offensive exercises in corner kicks and frontcourt free kicks, and then did defensive exercises.

When practicing offensively, the first thing is to do is not set up to prevent the offensive player from facing a goalkeeper and practice. Then the defensive player is joined for confrontational training.

So Chu Zhongtian thought he was fine, so he prepared to do a separate heading practice with his defensive teammates. Unexpectedly, Eames called him.

"You come to practice too." Eames pointed to the team of offensive players.

Chu Zhongtian was a little strange. In the past, he thought that he was all defense. Whether it was a free kick or a corner kick, he had to stay behind to defend because he was fast and could effectively organize the opponent's quick counterattack. He rarely rushed up to participate in the offense during a set ball in the frontcourt.

"Me?" He pointed to himself.

"Yes, you." Eames pulled Chu Zhongtian to the free throw arc. "They are mainly in the penalty area, and you are here. When we take the corner kick, you sprint from here." Eames made a demonstration, and he inserted into the penalty area from the top of the free throw arc and rushed to the end of the near post. "When you wait for an opportunity to head the ball here. You see the blog extending your index finger, it means that he wants to drive the ball to the near post, and you are ready to rush. Do you understand?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded, he was still a little unresponsive - is the boss planning to allow himself to participate in the set-piece offense during the game? What should I do if the backcourt defense is done?

Eames seemed to see what he was thinking: "Now you are in the offensive team, you don't have to worry about defense."

Chu Zhongtian nodded again. Now he was much more awake. He was sure that he would have the chance to score in the game against Nords.

"Very good, we're ready to start!" He exited the penalty area, held the whistle in his mouth, turned his head to look at the corner flag. Borger at the corner flag raised his hand to signal that he was ready too.

With a whistle, Borge kicked the football in front of the goal.

Just as he kicked, Chu Zhongtian also inserted into the penalty area from outside the penalty area and rushed towards the near post at high speed. Then he calculated the landing point and time of the ball, and then jumped up and rushed to the top!

The other teammates were indeed used as cover for him. Although Kevin Cooper was at the front point, he just jumped on the spot symbolically, without even shaking his head, so he put the football over his top. Next, it depends on Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian, who was jumping in the air, watched the football head straight towards his forehead, leaned back a little, and quickly shook his head! He accurately hit the football, but unfortunately the football flew directly over the crossbar.

However, that belongs to the category of personal skills. Eames will not require Chu Zhongtian to train repeatedly just because the ball has not been pushed. The improvement of heading skills does not belong to the content of set pieces tactical training.

After Eames praised Chu Zhongtian's insertion, he asked the team to continue training.

After practicing this tactic ten times repeatedly, Eames changed his tactics. This time, Chu Zhongtian was still in the penalty area, but he was inserting from outside into the middle, and not the main attack point, so he provided cover for his teammates.

After practicing all the planned set-piece offensive tactics, Eames waved his hand and let all the defensive players take their place, and began a practical confrontation drill. Chu Zhongtian still stayed in the offensive team, causing the teammates in the defensive team to call him a traitor.

"Chu! Don't worry, I won't let you hit the ball!" Gibson, who just joined the team this season, shouted. He was just assigned to the front of the defense by Eames, and happened to face Chu Zhongtian. He is also a defender with excellent bounce and excellent heading. If there was no one in the right back, Eames once wanted him to play as a central defender.

Chu Zhongtian shook his finger at him. This has become his signature move in the team. Like Uncle Mu of the NBA, he learned it, saying, "You are not good yet, boy."

Eames exited the penalty area and blew the whistle in his mouth. Borger kicked the football forward again. In order to try his best to imitate the situation, Gibson did not target Chu Zhongtian at the beginning. He still pulled Kevin Cooper forward, and then suddenly turned, rushed towards the football, and met Chu Zhongtian in the air.

Chu Zhongtian was slightly shorter, but his jump was better than Gibson, and his choice of football landing point was very accurate. The position was just right. He beat Gibson in the air and directed the ball towards the goal. However, because Gibson was disturbing next to him, his ball had no power at all and was easily confiscated by goalkeeper Andy Bale.

Gibson laughed happily beside him.

As a result, Chu Zhongtian used a powerful rush to knock him into the goal. Although Eames whistled and signaled that Chu Zhongtian was fouled, he still proudly rushed to Gibson who was lying on the ground and shook his finger.

Seeing Gibson's embarrassing look, his teammates burst into laughter.

"The atmosphere on the team is so good..." Ingrich sighed. "Not nervous at all."

"What's there to be nervous about?" Eames shrugged, "We are weak teams, and our opponents are strong teams. Those who are under pressure should be strong, not weak teams. They have to worry that if they lose to the weak team, they will be embarrassed. And I heard that their financial situation has not improved yet, so if they can play a few more rounds of the FA Cup, they will get more money. Those who are under pressure should obviously be them." He spread his hands.

"But they will also be more motivated. You have to know that they only scored two goals in the League Cup with Chelsea not long ago." Ingrich had a different opinion.

"Pressure and motivation are often only a line, and unfortunately, many people often cross the boundaries and go the wrong way. In my opinion, Chelsea can get them to score two goals is related to their underestimation of the enemy. But we do not underestimate the enemy, but the one who underestimates the enemy should be underestimating the enemy. And we..." Eams paused for a moment before continuing.

"It's already a great achievement for us to stand on the first round." Eames turned his head and looked at Ingrich, smiling arrogantly. "So now we are not afraid of anything and are not nervous about anything!"

※※※At the end of the training, Eames announced the 18-man roster, and told the players who entered the roster to gather here tomorrow morning and they took the train to Nottingham, which will be the furthest away game they have ever been since their team founded.

"This is a long-distance trip, so I can rest well. We can take a special car without the conditions, guys. The journey is exhausted, so don't affect the condition on the field."

After saying that, Eames announced his disbandment, and everyone went back to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes and left one after another.

Chu Zhongtian returned to the apartment to prepare dinner for Yang Yang, and Yang Yang showed Chu Zhongtian a ticket - the League Cup ticket for the Nords County home game to meet Wimbledon Athletics tomorrow.

A hard card is printed with the names of both parties involved, the kickoff time, and the game number.

"I asked my friend who was studying at the University of Nottingham to buy it for me." Yang Yang said proudly. "I told them that my roommate was going to participate in this game, and they were still surprised. Now they all decided to go to watch tomorrow's game, and you have more and more fans, Da Chu."

"Hehe, thank you, Lao Yang." Chu Zhongtian felt a little embarrassed to be praised by his roommate so much.

"What are you grateful for? Don't forget my roommate when you become famous in the future."

"Look at what you said, am I not famous yet? Besides, I will forget no one can forget you. My first year here is really taken care of by you." Chu Zhongtian brought the prepared dishes to the table. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how much hardship I would have to suffer." Everyone said that the past was unbearable, but Chu Zhongtian never forgot those hard years, because he learned a lot from it that he would never have learned before. What he could not forget was the help Lao Yang had helped him during that time.

Yang Yang picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth. He couldn't help but take a breath: "Well---delicious! I think it's me, my stomach is taken care of by you a lot, haha!"

The two looked at each other and smiled. Chu Zhongtian was happy that he could meet such a "membership" who could not speak hometown dialect in the distant UK. Yang Yang was also happy that Chu Zhongtian worked hard until today and finally achieved success.

After dinner, Chu Zhongtian threw all the dishes, bowls and chopsticks to Yang Yang, and ran out with his schoolbag. He ran to the bar like he was rushing to work, which was his most stable and highest source of income every week.

He has now quit his job to distribute orders to Mike China. When he quit his job, Mike China's boss was a little regretful, because Chu Zhongtian could send orders to two people alone, and he was serious in his work, never cheated on his own, and his salary was low. Where can I find such a good employee? But I heard that Chu Zhongtian was trying to play football, and time was really tight, so he also wished Chu Zhongtian good luck: "Although I don't watch football, I still hope you can play well! When you become famous in the future, come and endorse me, haha! Don't worry, it will definitely not be five pounds an hour at that time!"

After quitting his job as a dispatcher from Mike China, Chu Zhongtian now only earns two points. After Wimbledon's contract, the club and everyone signed a part-time contract after the new season, and each person's salary increased by five pounds. Now he can get 60 pounds a week in the team, just offsetting the rent.
To be continued...