103.
Stoke City home stadium, Bet 777 Stadium home locker room.
“It’s fair.”
Robin, who had finished preparing, looked at Jamie who was sitting next to him and said.
“West Ham?”
“yes. You got to play against a pretty strong team just before the FA Cup.”
“Well, it’s not us that’s unfortunate, it’s over there.”
Today’s opponent is West Ham United.
They play Stoke City today and then Manchester City in the FA Cup three days later.
“Was our next opponent Manchester City, then Chelsea? From West Ham’s point of view, it’s going to be against a strong team for three consecutive games.”
West Ham fans will want to grab the person in charge of the league schedule by the collar.
“It is true. Are we Brighton?”
Stoke City, on the other hand, had an easy schedule compared to West Ham.
To be precise, the opponent was relatively easy.
[ Ah, Brighton and Hove Albion lose again. ]
[This marks a 3-game losing streak. It can be said to be a painful result for Brighton fans who were expecting a mid-to-high rise in the second half. ]
Opponent: Brighton and Hove Albion. Currently, after the winter transfer market, they are hovering in the middle and lower ranks with less than expected results.
In addition, it was an opponent who had already met in the league and won 3-0.
I have to play the next league game against Manchester City right away, but it was enough to rotate properly against Brighton.
“But we should focus on West Ham first, right?”
Then, Manager Milo entered the locker room and said.
‘what. Were you secretly eavesdropping at the entrance?’
A coach secretly overhears players’ conversations at the entrance to the locker room. It was an unusual behavior. No, it was a creepy act. Jamie felt goosebumps goose down his arms.
“Our West Ham has changed. I just started playing defense.”
Either way, Milo took the file from Coach Nick and walked over to the whiteboard.
“We have recruited Croatian national team defender Dino Igreg. I was wondering if it would change a lot with the signing of one player, but it did.”
It was something I said at a team meeting a few days ago, but Milo continued with a serious expression as if he was speaking for the first time.
“The percentage of runs per game has decreased noticeably. However, the score is almost the same. It’s because they protected Pavel Kopekki, the key to the attack. West Ham are not easy opponents at this point.”
The core of the existing West Ham United could be said to be two-top Pavel and Milos.
West Ham went beyond protecting both of them and even recruited defender Dino, who was paying attention to big clubs.
The last time we met in the league, we had a great 4-2 victory, but it was hard to say that it was an easy victory considering that we struggled quite a bit in the beginning and that our opponent was sent off.
“Please do not be vigilant and go into the game thinking that the opponent is a team as strong as Manchester City.”
As Milo said, West Ham was no longer a formidable opponent as their power had improved from last time.
However, after a while…
“Well?”
Brian scored the opening goal 10 minutes into the game.
‘So easily?’
Jamie, who caught the ball in the center, passed it to Brian instead of solving it himself, unlike usual. It was because Brian looked good today.
However, I didn’t know it would be like this.
As soon as Brian caught the ball, he hit a surprise mid-range shot almost immediately, flying at a speed and position that the goalkeeper could not block, shaking West Ham’s net.
“I got it, man.”
“ha ha ha. Are you going to hit me right there?”
Brian gave Jamie the thumbs up even as his colleagues congratulated him.
‘Good start.’
It seems to have been a bit lucky, but it started well anyway compared to last time when we were dragged after scoring the opening goal.
West Ham is a team that originally uses an attacking tactic. In addition, since the opening goal was eaten, there was a high possibility of coming forward.
If so, the chances of scoring an extra goal are higher. Anticipating that, Jamie wanted the team to keep pushing West Ham.
“Harry!”
However, in the 15th minute of the first half, Coach Nick, who came out of the technical area, ordered Harry to play a little further down.
Isn’t it a bit premature to judge? Jamie thought to himself. Ralph, who could be called a partner, was running hard, but if Harry, who played the role of lungs for the team, sat down, the overall play would inevitably be atrophied.
“Nice cutting!”
“Good job, Harry!”
And five minutes later, Jamie had no choice but to admit that the coaching staff was right.
Just before Pavel, who had exchanged 2-1 passes with Milos, fired a shot from a good position, Harry narrowly blocked it.
“Let’s focus!”
Harry clapped his hands and encouraged the players.
Even after that, Pavel continued to threaten Stoke’s goal. After exchanging 2-to-1 passes with Milos, he hit a shot, and also punched Sancho directly with a ‘hit and run’.
“Nice job, Mutombo!”
“great. Let’s just go like this.”
Fortunately, it didn’t lead to a goal, and Jamie looked for counterattack opportunities by updating information on the field from time to time.
The opportunity came just before the end of the first half.
Sancho stabbed an overlapping Keating with a long pass, which Keating carried alone near the penalty box.
Jamie was waiting in front of the penalty box, and connected Keating’s pass to Damien with one touch.
Unfortunately, Damian was unable to connect with the newly recruited Dino’s tenacious defense with a shot. However, after several painting moves, he succeeded in returning the ball to Jamie, who was behind him.
‘I hit right away.’
Thanks to Damien’s attention to Dino, the shooting angle came out. Normally, I would have made a shooting fake once, but this time I just connected it with a shot.
“…!”
Jamie’s shot flew right into the corner where the goalkeeper couldn’t reach.
C-Ah!
However, in the end, luck did not follow. The ball hit the goal post and was out.
Whoa-woo. Stoke home fans groaned.
‘I could have finished the game.’
Unfortunately, the same goes for Jamie.
He let out a small sigh and gave the thumbs up to Damian who passed.
Afterwards, West Ham attempted a long pass towards Pavel at once, but it went back to nothing, and the referee immediately declared the end of the first half.
“Beng!”
“Up!”
The second half began, and it was Stoke City who had the first chance.
Bengi, who replaced Robin, broke through the West Ham full-back from the right flank.
After raising the defensive line a lot, the West Ham camp was like empty.
“Up!”
Fortunately, Ben was not greedy this time and put up a cross without hesitation.
The problem was that Ben’s cross was not very accurate.
Even though there were not many defenders in the center, his crosses flew close to the defenders.
[ ah-! ]
Damien, who is agile at least, succeeded in connecting with a shot in an acrobatic stance, but the shot went high.
“It was an inelegant cross.”
It seems that Damian couldn’t bear to raise his thumb. I spoke to myself loud enough for Jamie, who was quite a distance away, to hear.
Didn’t they say that life is a comedy when viewed from a distance? Jamie smiled and went back to his seat.
There wasn’t much to laugh about after that.
Jamie broke through several times and continued to shoot, but it was narrowly not connected to the goal.
However, this was also the case with Pavel. He constantly tried to attack by alternating passes and breakthroughs, but failed to produce results.
‘uh?’
Then, it was about 20 minutes into the second half when Pavel was substituted out.
‘You’re saying you’re leaving Pavel out now?’
Jamie couldn’t help but be surprised.
The only player who could threaten the Stoke City goal with Milos right now was Pavel Kopekki.
If Pavel is missing, Milos’ performance cannot be reduced. In Jamie’s opinion, this was tantamount to giving up victory.
‘Am I preparing for the FA Cup match?’
The West Ham coaching staff’s intentions could not be ascertained, but after that the game went as Jamie expected.
“lee!”
if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh
Milos was blocked by the defense of Sancho and Mutombo and could not show a threatening move, and in the 30th minute of the second half Stoke City, who were rather winning, took another chance.
Brian, who was in good shape today, cut the ball off and passed it to Jamie. Jamie tried to give Brian a return pass at the right time. But at this time, Ben, who was running on the other side, requested a pass.
Is it Brian who is in good condition, or Ben, who succeeded in breaking through earlier? Standing at a crossroads of choice, Jamie decided to trust Ben, who had actively requested a pass.
“Beng!”
“Pierce!”
Fortunately, Ben lived up to expectations. In an instant, he broke through the fullback, passed the midfielder who was covering, and made a cutback pass to Jamie, who was in the penalty box arc.
Jamie’s choice was direct shooting again this time.
However, the results were different. This time he aimed for the bottom right corner and kicked it, but the shot shook the net before reaching the goalkeeper’s hand.
[ eee-YeeeA! ]
Stoke home fans cheered, and Jamie immediately continued the goal celebration.
Although West Ham’s decision was a bit uncomfortable, I decided to enjoy the joy of victory for now.
**
[Stoke City recorded a great victory in Jamie Lee’s performance. 2-0 win over West Ham United]
[ Even Dino Igreg could not stop it. Jamie Lee, 1 goal, 1 assist, very active ]
[ Pavel Kopekki silent against Stoke City. eventually replaced ]
[ Jamie Lee vs. Pavel Kopekki, the winner is Jamie Lee ]
[ erima** – No, rub someone against Jamie. ]
ㄴ [cafew** – Yes. did anyone mention it? ]
b [ faban** – Who is it? They are West Ham fans who bought a defense and improved their grades recently. I was nervous before the game]
The match ended in a 2-0 win for Stoke City.
[Stoke City, caught by West Ham United. Who’s next? ]
[Stoke City facing Brighton & Hove Albion against FA Cup semi-finals. ]
Currently, Stoke City is aiming for the FA Cup final beyond being ranked first in the league.
The media’s attention was naturally focused on the next game, the FA Cup semi-final against Brighton.
“lee! Hit it!”
A few days later, at Wembley Stadium, where the semi-finals of the FA Cup will be held.
[ eee-YAA! ]
Shortly after the game started, Jamie scored the opening goal after a solo breakthrough.
‘phew.’
Jamie let out a sigh of relief. It was because before the game, my body felt a bit heavy.
Afterwards, until just before the end of the first half, Stoke City drove Brighton fiercely, and eventually an additional goal came from Robin’s feet.
“Good job, Jay.”
if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh
Milo took Jamie off after the first half in preparation for the match against Manchester City. Fortunately, Stoke City showed a good look after that.
“It’s the finals!”
“How long has it been since you reached the FA Cup final?”
The game ended in a 3–0 Stoke City win, with Robin scoring twice.
“The season is not over yet. Let’s have a toast later.”
As Milo said, the Stoke City players were having fun but not overdoing it. He went home without any fuss.
Same goes for Jamie. Suppressing the excitement of raising his head, he spent a peaceful time with Hannah and Kai.
“Honey, shall we start the next game right away?”
“yes. It’s probably on the air.”
“Oh yeah, let’s watch a soccer game together at home after a long time.”
It seemed that the day Stoke City confirmed their historic FA Cup final berth passed quietly.
“uh?”
[ great. Pavel Kopekki creates a gear nose anomaly! ]
[The referee announces the end of the game. West Ham United beat Manchester City to reach the FA Cup final! ]
“Has Man City lost?”
“Wow, it’s a twist.”
Although I was shocked by the results of the matches against West Ham United and Manchester City that followed immediately.
