Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

With eight rounds left in the 15-16 Championship, teams that could rise to the Premier League are already emerging.

Bourne took advantage of a 15-game unbeaten run to overtake Middlesbrough to top the spot with 75 points, Myburgh was second with 73 points, Brighton were third with 71 points, Hull City was fourth with 69 points, FC United were fifth with 66 points from 19 wins, 9 draws and 10 defeats, Derby County sixth with 64 points and then Sheffield Wednesday with 73 points.

These seven teams are the ones that hope to be promoted to the Premier League, but only the top two can go straight to the Premier League, the last four teams are going to play the play-offs, FC United are seven points away from second place, but it is not an impossible gap, and there will be direct dialogue with Middlesbrough and Burnley in mid-April, which is an opportunity to close the points gap.

Reds fans are optimistic, seven points away from eight matches, which is not a difficult task, just by taking Myburgh and Burnley, the team is likely to squeeze into the top two, and our team is so strong that the previous loss was only due to injuries and the double game of the week.

But FC United Club, up and down, doesn't think that way.

Eight rounds of league chasing seven points is not a very difficult task, but considering the current situation of the Championship, this task is not ordinarily difficult.

First of all, it is not just Burnley and Middlesbrough who compete with FC United for the top two opponents, Brighton and Hull City in front, but also Derby County and Sheffield behind them also have chances on Wednesday, not only to keep winning, other teams are also working hard for the Premier League.

Second, FC United's opponents behind several opponents are not simple, in addition to Burnley and Myburgh, the top two in the league, Blackburn Rover, Leeds United are former Premier League powerhouses, Fulham, Milton Keynes are fighting for relegation, Birmingham also has the possibility of rushing into the promotion play-off area, the rest of Reading is still known for its tough style of play, when the time is still playing away, it is very difficult to win.

Thirdly, Burnley and Middlesbrough have been in very good form of late, and the other top-six teams have been in solid form, waiting for them to roll over is not the best option, and FC United cannot afford to miss points.

Finally, FC United will have one more make-up game in April, that is, in terms of physical consumption and injury risks, FC United's players are more tired than their opponents, which is still the result of FC United's strong logistical support, if ordinary teams have begun to drop the chain at this stage.

The fans' confidence comes from their unconditional support and trust in the team, and they don't think so much, but FC United's coaching staff is soberly aware of this.

During the international break, not many players were drawn from FC United, only Robertson, Baird, McGin, Zinchenko and Mendy, and most of the players remained at Newton Heath to continue training.

In order to better prepare for future games, Lu Wei gave the team a five-day long vacation to let them recover well, only Madison, Bowen, Daniel and some young players stayed in Newton Heath to train with the youth team, they are not yet the main team of the team, in order to play the main position as soon as possible, they need to continue to work hard.

Lu Wei also gave himself a few days off, Barbara was filming in the United States, and cut off her long hair again for the role of Nebula, and the little girl was also teary-eyed and Lu Wei complained during the video call, but for the sake of work, the two could only temporarily separate.

Lu Wei, who had nothing to do, wandered the streets of Newton Heath, walked to the Red Stadium, Lu Wei walked to the door and saw the closed railing door before coming back to his senses, and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"I'm really busy, and I still think about it when I'm on vacation."

Since there was nothing to do when he came and went back, Lu Wei thought for a moment and went to Markinson's bar, and after the club's 10th anniversary celebration last year, Lu Wei never saw the former FC United manager again.

England's pubs are the liveliest places in England at night, countless fans will gather here on match days to cheer for the team they support, although Lu Wei also watched the game and drank with friends in the bar in his previous life, but rarely came to this kind of place after crossing to Manchester, and the last time he came here was when the bar opened when he was called by Marcinson to cut the ribbon.

Lu Wei pushed open the door and saw the quiet appearance in the bar, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Huh? Is it so quiet today? "

Markinson was putting up the posters on the mural by the wall, and he was startled to see the people coming.

"Yo he, what kind of wind invited our big coach today, come and sit, you don't look at what time it is, it's not dark yet, who is coming, today is not the game day."

Lu Wei then remembered, I haven't eaten dinner yet, where are the guests from the bar, and then I want to leave the bar.

Massinson stopped him, "Okay, come and sit there, today I have a treat, welcome the first big visit of the head coach, Gibson, don't wipe those cups, let the back kitchen make some fried chicken and pasta, and get a few bottles of Old Al." After

listening to this, the guy at the counter put down his work and turned to the back kitchen.

Lu Wei was also unceremonious, walked to the bar and sat down.

"Carl, don't blame me, I didn't come on the opening day, and besides, I don't really like beer, that thing is too easy to grow belly."

Markkinson walked into the bar, took a bottle of wine from behind him, and placed it in front of Lu Wei.

"I'll drink Old Al, you can drink this."

Lu Wei looked, ho, is a bottle of Luzhou old cellar, although Luzhou old cellar is not as famous as Maotai, Wuliangye, but in England can see domestic classic liquor is still rare, although he also drinks, but the last time after drunkenness experienced in horror, Lu Wei has rarely drunk, only some of the family sent by Lu Xiuyuan are placed in the basement.

"Yes, Carl, where did you get it, this wine is not easy to buy in England." Lu Wei said and took the cup from Markinson's hand, leaned over his nose and sniffed, well, the taste was positive, and gave a thumbs up to Markinson.

"Hehe, at the beginning of the year, I asked a friend to bring it back from China, just one box, I put these three bottles, one bottle for decoration, the other two bottles to sell to guests, the remaining three bottles I keep myself to drink slowly, see you come I know the taste of this wine to you, so you Chinese can stand this spicy wine."

The two of them just drank a glass of me, and the two fan managers talked about something together, and talked about the team.

"Lu, is it more difficult for the team to get the top two now?"

Lu Wei raised his glass and watched the wine shake in the glass and said slowly.

"The difficulty is difficult, but there are only a few games left, my goal is to win with all my might, as for the result, it depends on the last, as long as the team does its best, I am content with the last few places, of course, the top six is a must, as for whether you can enter the top two, let it be."

After speaking, he dried the glass of wine.

Markkinson is also silent, he is also a former manager, although the level is insufficient, but also knows that a team's results are determined by many factors, sometimes the initiative is not in his hands.

"By the way, yesterday Sam came to the bar and drank a lot of alcohol, I saw that he was not in a good mood, I wanted to chat with him, he only said that it was okay to ignore him, just suddenly wanted to have a few drinks during the holiday, although I am not a coach, but I think he has a problem in the team?"

"Sam? Sam. Klucas?

Lu Wei was very puzzled.