After defeating Sheffield United, Su Yun and Zheng Yuan had some drinks to celebrate in the evening.
Anyway, there are only two of them in such a big room.
If two people don't find something to have fun with, it would be too boring.
Su Yun was very happy anyway. It was much better than sitting alone in the house in Dagenham. Although he was a man, talking to relieve his boredom was already much better.
However, after drinking and celebrating, Su Yun couldn't sleep again after arriving at the house. He kept hesitating on the phone.
I made a phone call before the game, should I also share the joy with others after the game?
Yes, it should be so.
Nervousness should be shared together, and joy should be shared more. There is a saying that happiness alone is not as good as happiness among others.
Su Yun made an excuse for himself and hung up the phone again.
"Hello."
Listening to the sweet voice, a smile appeared on Su Yun's face involuntarily.
"Hello, I'm Su Yun."
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Su Yun felt refreshed when she woke up early in the morning.
Su Yun felt even more comfortable when he saw the schedule. The opponent in the first round of English League One, Sheffield United, is considered a strong English League One team. After all, they have the opportunity to qualify for the promotion play-offs every year.
But after passing the first round, Sunderland will face a very easy schedule.
At the beginning of the second round of the English League One, Sunderland faced Manchester City, Port Vale, Norwich City, Bradford, Oxford United, Birmingham and Wolves.
It will not be until the ninth round of the English League One that Sunderland will meet Middlesbrough, who can be considered a strong team in English League One. Of course, whether Middlesbrough is a strong team remains to be seen, because they are in the same league with Sunderland.
A relegated Premier League team like Lan.
However, unlike Sunderland, rather than increasing the strength of the team, Middlesbrough's key players have fled the team.
In other words, whether Middlesbrough is a strong team in League One remains to be tested.
But it's undeniable that Sunderland have a very favorable start to the season schedule.
It's not generally beneficial, it's particularly beneficial.
For a team like Sunderland that has made a lot of transfer moves in the summer, this is a dream schedule.
Su Yun was already grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Until Middlesbrough, the time has returned to October. In other words, there is an opportunity for nearly one and a half months of actual combat exercises.
It would be too bad not to seize such a good opportunity. Just five days after playing Sheffield United, on August 15, Sunderland faced the "Blue Moon" Manchester City at home.
If we talk about the most disparate rivals in Derby, Manchester City and Manchester United are definitely at the top.
If there is a watershed, then Ferguson must be mentioned.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, English football was an era where Arsenal and Liverpool were competing for hegemony. At that time, both Manchester teams were on the verge of relegation. Manchester United invited Ferguson, who had achieved great success in Scotland, and Manchester City
There is no such coach here.
After several years of development, Manchester United has become the dominant player in the Premier League under the leadership of Ferguson. Among all the league championships since the establishment of the Premier League, except for the upstart Blackburn Rovers, all the others have been captured by Manchester United.
.
But Manchester City's situation is getting worse and worse.
In the 1995-96 season, they were relegated to League One again.
Everyone thought that Manchester City might perform well in the 1996-97 season, but no one could stop Manchester City's decline. In the English League One, they were bullied to outside the tenth place, ranking No. 1 in the English League One.
Fourteen.
The club has not made any moves this summer.
On the contrary, some key players left.
Therefore, Manchester City's results this season have been underestimated by many people.
Sure enough, in the first round of the English League One, Manchester City was tied 2-2 at home by a trashy English League One team like Portsmouth.
Of course Su Yun wouldn't let it go when faced with this kind of fish belly.
After the game started, Su Yun adopted the same method as the previous game. He used the simplest method to deal with Manchester City.
The game went smoothly.
The first half was not over yet, and Sunderland had already led Manchester City 2-0 with Andy Melville's header from a corner kick and Kevin Phillips' supplementary shot.
After taking the lead, Su Yun started to play two wings again.
Su Yun must do this.
Only through continuous running-in during the game can players become more and more familiar with each other.
Manchester City is indeed a loser.
Once they gave up the simple style of play, Sunderland's offense became much more chaotic. But even so, in the second half, Sunderland scored the third goal of the game with a long shot from Kilbani.
ball.
A clean 3-0 victory over Manchester City at home.
......... Faced with a favorable schedule, Sunderland decisively seized the opportunity.
Defeating Manchester City is just a simple beginning.
August 22, 1997, the third round of the English League One. Sunderland traveled to Port Vale.
Although it was an away game, Sunderland did not retreat at all. Facing an opponent like Port Vale who played high and high, Sunderland also played high-altitude balls. With Quinn, Sunderland's high-altitude balls were completely effective.
Three-dimensional feeling.
And as the players' understanding becomes better and better, the playing styles surrounding Quinn become more and more abundant.
Quinn also has more choices.
Quinn can choose to hand the ball to his partner Kevin Phillips, or he can choose to hand it to Williams who comes in behind. Of course, if the opportunity allows, he will also choose to shoot.
In the face of this almighty Quinn, Port Vale surrendered after a little resistance.
Kevin Phillips once again received a pass from Quinn and scored the first goal of the game. At the end of the second half, Bellamy, who came on as a substitute, used his speed to get a chance. After countering offside,
Scored the second goal.
In the third round of the English League One, Sunderland defeated Port Vale 2-0.
On August 30, 1997, in the fourth round of the English League One, Sunderland faced Norwich at home.
Sunderland's wings, which have become more and more cooperative, have begun to improve. Quinn received a cross from Kilbani on the left in the first half and scored his second goal of the season. In the first half
Before the end of the game, Kevin Phillips also received a pass from Kilbani and scored his second goal of the game with a header through the gap between the tall center back.
At home, Sunderland defeated Norwich City again with a score of 2-0.
With four wins from four games, Sunderland are top of the table with 12 points.
Su Yun felt happy in his heart.
A good schedule is also half the battle. If they continue to face strong English teams from the beginning of this season, Su Yun will not have the ability to let the immature Sunderland score all 12 points.
