883: Stoke City charge, Manchester City is your strong backing
Stoke City is currently ranked 19th in the Premier League, with only 30 points. It is only 5 points away from Southampton, which is 17th outside the relegation zone. There are still two final rounds of games left in the league.
If they win both rounds and Southampton lose both times, they also have a chance to avoid relegation.
Therefore, at this time, Stoke City must go all out to compete in these last two rounds, no matter who the opponent is.
Now even when they face Crystal Palace, which is at the top of the league and still maintains a complete victory in the Premier League, they still dare to shout the slogan of victory because they have no retreat.
Especially their head coach Paul Lambert. ??
Because Lambert knows very well what is the purpose of Stoke City's senior management asking him to take over the team midway?
Yes, Lambert was Stoke City's manager until midway through the season.
Previously, Stoke City's head coach was Mark Hughes. His results under his leadership were not ideal and they were deep in the relegation zone. He was fired in mid-January this year. Lambert also took over the team at that time.
, to lead the team to avoid relegation.
The person who signed the contract made it clear that if he successfully leads the team to avoid relegation this season, Lambert's contract with Stoke City is for two and a half years. If he fails to lead the team to avoid relegation, he will leave immediately.
Therefore, the outcome of the last two games is related to his job in the next two years. Lambert will naturally try his best. Although he also knows that it is very difficult for his Stoke City team to avoid relegation.
It was difficult and the initiative was not in their own hands, but he didn't want to give up.
Yes, Stoke City may not be able to avoid relegation even if they win the last two rounds. They have to look at the faces of other teams, and the conditions are extremely harsh.
Not only do they want to win both games, but they also hope that Southampton will lose both games.
Will Southampton lose two games in a row?
It's possible, and very likely!
Because Southampton's opponents in the last two rounds are Everton and Manchester City.
The strength of these two teams is not weak. Even Everton is ranked 9th in the league this season and wants to compete in the European War next season. Not to mention Manchester City, they obviously want to go all out
Winning.
Lambert naturally saw an opportunity, and he firmly believed that he was capable of leading the team to avoid relegation.
He also wants to use this to prove to the Stoke City senior management that you made the right choice in choosing me, and that I will definitely do better than my predecessor.
Because what a coincidence is that Lambert's predecessor, Hughes, happens to be the head coach of Southampton now!
Yes, Hughes resigned from Stoke City a month ago, and then replaced Pellegrini as Southampton's head coach in March to help the team avoid relegation.
Hughes is doing well at Southampton so far
Yes, the hope of relegation is still very high.
As long as Hughes' Southampton doesn't have major problems in the last two rounds, they will be able to successfully avoid relegation.
Hughes is now very confident in leading Southampton to successfully avoid relegation. When interviewed by media reporters, he said, "I think our Southampton has successfully avoided relegation in advance, although we are only 18 points ahead."
The famous Swansea have 2 points, but in the last round of the league, Swansea has to fight with Stoke City, its direct competitor for relegation. This is our chance, even if we lost to Manchester City in the last round,
As long as we score points against Everton, we will basically succeed in avoiding relegation! I am very confident about this!"
Yes, in Hughes's view, as long as they score points against Everton in the last two rounds, they will be able to sit back and relax.
But Stoke City has a big problem here.
Stoke City is having trouble playing these two games. In this round, they have to face Crystal Palace, the strongest team in the Premier League this season and still have a complete victory. Stoke City has almost no chance of winning.
.And the next weekend, they will have to face relegation rival Swansea, which is currently ranked 18th, and they may not be able to win that game.
Therefore, Stoke City has never been in Hughes's consideration range. He feels that Stoke City cannot threaten him at all.
However, Swansea still needs to be on guard.
Because Swansea is now only two points behind them, and Swansea's opponents in the last two rounds are Bournemouth and Stoke City. Both teams are not very good. Bournemouth has now successfully avoided relegation in advance.
, has no desires and desires, and is very likely to be killed by Swansea. And after Stoke City lost to Crystal Palace in this round, it will definitely be relegated before the last round, and the irrelevant games in the last round are very likely to be eliminated.
You will lose.
This has a huge impact on their Southampton team!
Hughes knows very well that the people in Stoke City definitely don’t want to see him doing well. They are relegated, and they definitely don’t want to see him lead the team to avoid relegation and stay in the Premier League. They will definitely reach out and grab him.
He was also dragged into the abyss of hell.
Therefore, these next two rounds are still very important for Southampton, who must get more points.
It even requires getting three points from Everton and one point from Manchester City.
The task is daunting!
After Hughes's statement, Stoke City head coach Lambert also accepted an interview and said, "Our Stoke City seems to have little hope of relegation, but we will not give up any chance. I believe we will
Can create miracles. As long as Nan'an
There were problems in the last two rounds of the game for Purton, so we have hope. And I also believe in the strength of Everton and Manchester City, and our team has a chance!"
Yes, at this time Lambert has always said that their team has a chance, which gives Stoke City players and fans confidence, and also gives the senior management more confidence.
In fact, media reporters and fans are not very optimistic about them.
Because even if what Lambert expected happened, Southampton really lost the last two rounds in a row, and their Stoke City may not be able to avoid relegation, because they Stoke City could not win the last round of the game.
If it comes to Swansea, it is very likely that Swansea will pluck the peach from Stoke City.
But Lambert is confident of beating Swansea.
He said in front of reporters: "Swansea are actually not very strong. I know them well and it is easy to defeat them. The only two problems before us are how to defeat Crystal Palace and how to lose two consecutive games to Southampton."
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Lambert is still very clear-headed and is not completely following his will. He still knows that it will be difficult to defeat Crystal Palace.
However, he still expressed his position in front of the media reporters, "I know that Crystal Palace is very strong, and I also know that it is very, very difficult for us to defeat Crystal Palace. But we at Stoke City will not be timid, we will definitely fight
We will try our best and use every method to defeat Crystal Palace, because we Stoke City are fighting for survival! In order to survive, we can do anything. It is not impossible to defeat a Crystal Palace! As long as we are united and united, we can do it.
If we win, we can defeat any opponent! I firmly believe that our Stoke City will be able to successfully avoid relegation this season!"
Stoke City fans were so excited by Lambert's words that they supported Stoke City and Lambert one after another. They raised their arms and shouted, "Beat Crystal Palace, we will stay in the Premier League!"
The fans of Stoke City are also full of expectations for this game. They cheer for their team and encourage them. They firmly believe that their team can create miracles!
At this moment, Manchester City's head coach Guardiola stood up and expressed support for Stoke City and Lambert.
Guardiola said this in front of media reporters, "I don't think any team should give up any hope, just like our Manchester City team. Now many people also feel that our Manchester City team has no hope of winning the Premier League this season.
The suspense of the championship has been revealed, Crystal Palace has won the championship in advance! But I don’t think so. Although our Manchester City team has a small chance, I will definitely not give up. I will definitely fight until the last moment. I will not care about other
I will only know that in the last two rounds, our Manchester City team must win, must! Whether it is Huddersfield or Southampton, they must fall at our feet.
Next, our Manchester City team will definitely defeat them! Southampton will definitely lose to our Manchester City team!"
The eyes of the media reporters were all bright. Guardiola had changed his direction and supported Stoke City.
Even though Guardiola said such a long paragraph, there is actually only one central idea - Stoke City, go and beat Crystal Palace with all your strength, Southampton and I, Manchester City, will definitely help you do it!
On the Internet, Manchester City fans also gave Stoke City people advice and persuaded Stoke City people to go shopping for Crystal Palace. Let them finish their work and win Crystal Palace in one battle. Here at Southampton, Manchester City helped
If you, Stoke City, take care of it, Southampton will definitely lose.
Because Manchester City also urgently needs Crystal Palace to lose. If Crystal Palace does not lose in this round, their Manchester City team will completely lose hope of competing for the championship. Naturally, they are not happy for such a thing to happen, so they
Now I support Stoke City crazily, cheer for Stoke City, and even shout slogans to help Stoke City people defeat Southampton, let Stoke City people see the hope of relegation, let them
Go all out to fight against Crystal Palace and defeat Crystal Palace.
In the words of some Manchester City fans on the Internet, now Manchester City and Stoke City are both losing and prospering. As long as Stoke City beats Crystal Palace, our Manchester City team will definitely win in the final round.
Southampton, and Stoke City must defeat Crystal Palace if they want to avoid relegation.
So our goal is the same, which is to kill Crystal Palace!
So, Stoke City people, you have to work hard, you must kill Crystal Palace, and then our Manchester City team will help you kill Southampton! Because if our Manchester City team wants to win the championship, we must win the last two rounds. Southampton
It is absolutely impossible for Dun to score points from here.
Stoke City people, you have a great chance!
After hearing such a sound, Lambert and Stoke City fans were still very excited.
Although they knew before that Manchester City would definitely strive for a complete victory and would not give Southampton any chance. But after hearing Guardiola's guarantee and the words of Manchester City fans, they became more confident.
Lambert even said, "Please rest assured, this game against Crystal Palace is the most important game for Stoke City this season, and it is also a game that we must win. We will definitely try our best."
We will go all out and use all means to win. We must win this game to complete relegation!"
Because Lambert also knows very well that Everton will not let Southampton win easily. After all, Everton does not want to see the Crystal Palace people have an easy time. Who is the relationship between Everton and Crystal Palace?