Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 113 Opening Champagne Early

Three days later, Burton Albion will play Swansea City away.

This is the last crucial match of the season, and it directly determines whether they can secure a promotion to the Premier League.

So they played very hard.

Li Yanqing once again fielded both Nasri and Jami in the starting lineup.

Jami has actually started in the last few games. He has very little time left at the club, so he needs to be seen more by the fans.

Whether it was the team's survival in the league last season or their promotion this season, he was undoubtedly one of the biggest contributors.

After the season ends, he also plans to hold a grand farewell ceremony for Jamie.

Burton fans will surely want to give this legendary player a proper send-off.

Let's get back to the match.

Swansea City is not weak, otherwise it wouldn't have held the second position for so long.

They both put in the same effort, since no one wanted to participate in the playoffs.

But it's not very meaningful.

After being relegated at the end of last season, many of their players were poached.

The remaining key players could only put together half a framework.

After some tweaks by the head coach, they still managed to achieve decent results in the Championship.

However, Burton Albion is no longer the team that only needs Li Yanqing's various shrewd tactics to help them avoid relegation.

Their team has many outstanding rookies and seasoned veterans.

Especially after Li Yanqing learned how to train vocabulary skills, they were almost invincible in the Championship.

In terms of skill level alone, they are already very close to the lower-tier teams in the Premier League.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to reach the FA Cup final.

Swansea City is aware of this as well.

So throughout the entire match, they stayed glued to their own goal, showing absolutely no desire to attack.

As long as this match ends in a draw, they will still have hope.

"Eh?"

"Chris, today's game is going to be the life or death of the team, and I can't believe I didn't see Will!"

At this moment, Li Yanqing even had the leisure to observe the fans in the stands.

He didn't expect that Will, who had a higher playing time than the players this season, would be absent.

"Yes, he has some personal matters to attend to."

"Don't worry about him. If we lose this game, all our work will have been for nothing!"

Chris was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Yanqing's attitude.

They haven't even won yet, and they're already letting their guard down.

"Don't worry, we have a great advantage right now."

"It was only a matter of time before they scored. The opponent was too afraid of conceding a goal and didn't leave any counter-attacking power behind."

"So I'm thinking about other things."

"What could be more important than the crucial promotion game?" Chris was a little confused.

“Yes.” Li Yanqing pointed to his watch.

"It's been almost thirty minutes now, and our team still can't even handle a relegated team with low morale."

Does this indicate something?

"Of course, this means that some players in our team aren't really suited to playing in the Premier League..."

Li Yanqing had actually wanted to talk about this for a long time, but he just hadn't had the time.

In addition to bringing in players, coaches also have to clear out some players.

"Okay, so it seems you already have a plan?" Chris knew that since the former said that, he must already have an idea.

"Yes, first of all, it's those young guys from the youth training team."

"They'd be struggling to even get a substitute role in the Championship, so let's send them back to the youth academy."

"If they are unwilling, they will have to transfer."

"Among the key players, Ogladi and Turner are completely unfit for the Premier League."

Li Yanqing originally planned to use the remaining money to add a big-name star player, but he suddenly realized that he couldn't do that yet.

Because the team's roster is a bit too thin.

Ultimately, Murphy, Miller, Sun Yan, and even captain Bradford are all just Premier League substitutes.

The weakest among them is Sun Yan, who has been practicing technical terms for a year but still hasn't mastered them.

Fortunately, there was enough running.

Quinn and Enzo are in a better position; once they get used to the pace of the Premier League, they should adapt relatively quickly.

Only players with top-flight experience, such as Nasri, Joe Hart, and Baselli, can seamlessly transition into the Premier League.

The recruitment efforts are still insufficient!

“I’ll inform Fairchar and have him come up with another plan.” Chris nodded, then sat back down with his notebook.

Some people come, and some people leave.

They have long been used to it.

"Yes, after I hand over the transfer list to Barker, I will also look for some players myself."

"I must spend all the money this time..."

In the 62nd minute of the second half, it was only thanks to substitute Quinn's powerful shot that the Swansea City goal was finally breached.

The opponent's plan to defend and secure a draw was thwarted, leaving them with no choice but to bring on attacking players for a final push.

But Baselli delivered a brilliant performance, disrupting the opponent's attacks on multiple occasions.

Ultimately, the match ended with Burton winning 1-0.

They're in second place now!

If we win the last game, we can keep this position.

However, the scales of victory are already tipping in Burton's favor.

Because their opponent's last match was against Aston Villa...

Burton fans can already pop champagne to celebrate the team's promotion.

Li Yanqing also handed over his list of potential signings to Barker.

He will handle these people, while he himself will look for some new recruits.

In addition, we need to recruit assistant coaches.

According to Barker, Chris will soon join Burton's management team.

His main responsibility is the development of the team's various youth teams, so it wouldn't be appropriate to have him serve as an assistant coach at that time.

The best candidate should have been Rhine, the head coach of the youth training team, but he was reluctant to give up the youth training team he had managed for many years and did not want to take over Chris's job.

As for Neville, his skill level isn't quite there yet, so he'll mainly be responsible for individual training.

Lehmann, who has already decided to join the coaching staff, will certainly be qualified as a goalkeeping coach, but his other abilities are currently unknown.

We need to hire at least one more suitable assistant coach.

Then, it would be best if Chris could get to know the job for a year or two before moving on to a management role...

PS

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