“The Head Coach of Cambridge United is Huang... Hao. Oh, well, I have to say, Oriental names are a bit difficult to pronounce. Let's just call him H... H.”
Smith struggled to pronounce Huang Hao's name.
“Let's see how much of a surprise the Cambridge United board of directors has brought us.”
“Gran Forest Wanderers' goalkeeper kicks the ball directly to the front field, Borva chests it down, MacKenzie is clearly slow to react!”
“Longolo presses up, Borva flicks it forward with the momentum! Cambridge United's defender didn't touch the ball!!”
Smith quickly got into character, his mouth like a machine gun, rapidly commentating on the match.
“Darius Orse has the ball! Wide open space ahead.”
“Orse breaks into the box!!! Shot!!!”
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Darius Orse!!!”
“Only 7 minutes and 50 seconds into the game!! Just two passes! Gran Forest Wanderers have opened Cambridge United's goal!”
“Let's look at Cambridge United's Head Coach. Oh, the Oriental man is also covering his eyes with both hands! Perhaps he can't believe that his first conceded goal as Head Coach only took 7 minutes!”
Smith mocked Huang Hao with schadenfreude.
“Cambridge United's Watts missed his man! Will shook off Watts's defense, drove deep down the right flank, and crossed!”
“Gran Forest Wanderers have another good chance!”
“Fortuna chests the ball down in the box, pushes it to the onrushing Rory! They've got it!!! A brilliant combination!!!”
“2-0, Cambridge United concede two in a row!!!”
Smith shook his head. It seemed the outcome was decided; Cambridge United showed no ability to fight back on the field.
Today, Cambridge United was likely in for a slaughter.
Huang Hao slammed his fist heavily on the seat, not because of Smith's mockery, which wasn't his focus.
Cambridge United's players clearly hadn't gotten their spirits up; their careless defending and loose marking were the keys to these two conceded goals.
He rushed directly to the sideline and shouted at his players:
“Longolo!!! Get your spirits up!!! Mark your man! Mark your man!!! Pay attention to cover defense!!!”
However, Huang Hao's roar did not have the desired effect.
As the first half neared its end, Cambridge United player Iliat's attack on the wing was intercepted, and a long pass from a Gran Forest Wanderers player once again accurately found Orse!
Huang Hao shot to his feet, feeling a deep sense of foreboding.
“Orse is coming again!!! Left side of the box, cross!!! Oh!!! Poor Longolo misjudged the header!!!”
“Fortuna has the ball!”
“Shot!! 3-0!!!”
“It seems the Oriental man has no mysterious magic, the game can already be over.”
Smith leaned back into his chair; at this moment, he even felt a bit of sympathy for the helpless Oriental man on the coaching bench.
With the referee's whistle, Huang Hao walked silently, with a cold face, directly towards the player tunnel.
Suddenly, Huang Hao felt a dark shadow coming at him from the front!
He looked up, and a scarf landed right on his face!
After Huang Hao Yu pulled off the scarf in annoyance, he saw Mikel angrily and ferociously shouting, “Listen, Oriental man!!! Get back to your youth team!!!”
Huang Hao held the somewhat faded scarf, staring intently at Mikel, with no hint of backing down in his eyes.
For a moment, Mikel was also stunned. He had expected this Chinese man to lower his head and quickly walk into the player tunnel, but he didn't expect him to just stare back.
So, Mikel did not continue his abuse but stood there, glaring at Huang Hao.
And this scene was coincidentally captured by reporters at the side of the field.
“Just wait and see, fatty. Time will tell you the answer.”
After gazing at Mikel for a while, Huang Hao seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to enter the player tunnel.
“F**K! My scarf!!!”
“Damn Oriental man!!!”
Mikel, coming to his senses, suddenly realized that what he had thrown out in a fit of rage was precisely the scarf he regarded as a family heirloom!
At this moment, he held his head in his hands, filled with overwhelming regret.
“Wow, hahaha! It seems Cambridge United fans aren't too happy with their new coach either!”
“This scene looks too comical! A fan actually confronted the Head Coach!”
“OK, let's take a break and see if this mysterious Oriental coach can cast some ancient Oriental spell to change the situation on the field.”
Smith hadn't expected the off-field drama of this match to be so exciting.
In the locker room, Cambridge United players were clearly affected by the unfavorable situation in the first half, all with their heads down, silent.
Huang Hao walked in with the scarf, looked around, and then suddenly shouted sharply:
“All of you, lift your damn heads!!!”
The players were startled by Huang Hao's angry roar and all looked up at him.
“Conceded three, right? And then you cowered, right? This is just the first game of the season! Giving up already?!”
“I don't want to see you so dejected!”
Huang Hao gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
“Do you know why I came in late?”
“Just now, I was attacked by a fan! With this.”
Huang Hao waved the scarf in his hand and continued:
“I believe its age is older than anyone here.”
“Although we have never brought any glory to its owners, and on the contrary, made them feel ashamed. Yet they still support us without hesitation!”
“You should feel lucky to have such loyal fans.”
Huang Hao paused, then shouted loudly:
“So, everyone, this isn't a friendly match anymore! Get your rusty bodies moving for me!”
“Get your spirits up! Treat the second half of this game as the last game of your playing career!”
“Don't be listless anymore, otherwise, tomorrow all of you can leave Cambridge United!”
After Huang Hao finished speaking, he single-handedly raised the century-old Cambridge United scarf high, allowing every player to feel the glory of being a member of Cambridge United.
At an age full of vigor, it's easy to be influenced by emotions. Huang Hao also felt the players' gradually rising fighting spirit, so he seized the time to arrange the tactics for the second half.
“Our opponents must be very happy right now; this game is too easy for them!”
“They scored three goals against us so easily; they will start to get arrogant, they will think they will win the game easily.”
“But, this is our chance!”
Saying this, Huang Hao heavily tapped the tactics board with the marker pen in his hand, trying to ignite everyone's determination.
“From the first second of the second half, press them with all your might! Start from their penalty area, press! Press!”
“Remember what I said, you must play with high pressure! No matter what the score is now, always give the opponent enough pressure!!”
“Make them nervous, make them make mistakes! Understand?! Make them make mistakes! Watts, if the opponent doesn't attack from the wing, you can boldly push up to defend, because you're slow to turn, leave the space behind you for Longolo to freely intercept. On offense, Pasquel and Iliat, you two push up boldly, 45-degree angle, byline, cut inside, vary your approach. Sager, improve your shooting quality.”
Huang Hao, at this moment, was like a hungry wolf, his eyes glowing with fire, as he walked in front of each player, staring intently at them.
Even assistant coach Darren felt a tightening sensation in his body now.
This damn oppressive feeling!
And it was coming from a young kid under 30!
After patrolling a circle, Huang Hao returned to the tactics board and said meaningfully:
“Brothers, please, let me see a different you, let me see your pursuit of victory, okay? Like men!”
“I hope that when the game ends, I can proudly return this scarf to its owner! OK???”
“Cambridge United!!!”
Sager, as captain, was the first to stand up and shout with raised arms.
“Victory!!!”
Everyone instantly stood up, finally making Huang Hao feel a different kind of momentum.
As Huang Hao expected, Gran Forest Wanderers were clearly very happy at this moment.
Their Head Coach, Edgar Louis, was one of the 60 staff members recently dismissed by Cambridge United.
As a revenge match, he was determined to win this game.
He and Huang Hao had almost no professional interaction before, and he didn't know much about this Oriental man.
However, most of Cambridge United's current players were within his plans, as he had brought most of them in, except for Aaron Cole.
But this did not affect his tactical deployment; the 3-0 score was the best proof.
After the second half began, Cambridge United players, following Huang Hao's instructions, raised their high-pressing intensity by several levels, while Gran Forest Wanderers did not pay too much attention to Cambridge United's changes.
“Aaron Cole! He directly brought down Weston! Yellow card! This little guy from Bolton looks full of energy.”