Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 105 The Eve of the Finals

Two days before the FA Cup final.

Chris has finally returned to the team's daily training.

Thanks to him, Li Yanqing and the others, who had been working themselves to the bone lately, were finally able to take a short break.

"Is everything finally settled with the youth training team?"

“Yes, that’s thanks to Rhine’s early preparations.” Chris nodded, looking haggard; he seemed to be in even worse shape than Li Yanqing and the others.

“Li, really, we have to upgrade.”

There is no second option.

"If I keep working this hard, I'm thinking of just retiring..."

The fact that a workaholic could be driven to this point speaks volumes about the current state of Burton Albion.

"Didn't Barker and the others discuss some business?"

“We can hire people right now.”

“That’s right, but most of it is based on a successful upgrade.” Chris said with a hint of helplessness.

"There's no other way; this is how we can earn more."

"As for hiring, we'll definitely wait until the end of this season."

"No problem, we're not far from being guaranteed admission and promoted, just three points away."

Nave is very confident about this, after all, Burton has rarely lost recently, while Swansea City has lost its composure.

In their last ten matches, they have only managed three wins, three draws, and four losses, earning a total of twelve points.

The point difference has decreased from fifteen points three months ago to three points now.

"It doesn't seem far, but the other team is, after all, a team that was relegated from the Premier League."

"We can't be too casual about it!"

If they were already six points ahead of their opponents, he definitely wouldn't care, because the guaranteed win was already secured.

But the club is still lagging behind, which makes Chris a little dissatisfied with Nave's attitude.

"We are coaches, and we need to think about things from the worst-case scenario."

"Only then can we prevent this from happening."

"Players should believe they are invincible!"

“Uh… okay, Mr. Chris.”

As for Li Yanqing, he didn't answer after asking a couple of questions.

His mind is completely occupied with the finals in two days...

Give up or take a gamble?

His coaching instincts told him he should just give up on the game and bench players like Nasri and Murphy, who are known for their fragile physiques.

Then we'll go all out to compete for a top-two finish in the league.

But this was his first final as the team leader, and he was unwilling to give up just like that.

He believed that his players would not surrender easily.

On the training ground.

Joe Hart is still undergoing high-intensity save training with the help of his teammates.

The "butterfingers" didn't disappear, but Lyman's advice was very helpful, and he should be getting the hang of it soon.

Murphy, Quinn, and the others were practicing offense and defense with Bradford and his team over and over again.

No one dared to let their guard down, and they trained even more intensely than usual over the past few days.

"Boss, I'd like to start in the game in a couple of days."

Jamie noticed Li Yanqing at some point and ran straight up to him.

"I've been a substitute a lot this season."

"I would be very disappointed if I were still a substitute."

"Okay." Li Yanqing didn't say anything more, just nodded at him.

If he hadn't decided to leave and hadn't put on an outstanding performance in the last match, they definitely wouldn't have been able to get past Arsenal.

Even if the other party goes easy on you, it's the same.

"Thank you, boss."

"I know we should have given up in the last round."

"Otherwise, Hart's condition wouldn't have been affected."

Jamie's expression carried a hint of apology; he was a player who knew what was important.

Burton Albion fought hard to win the FA Cup, which is certainly an exciting thing.

However, if the club ultimately fails to achieve promotion as a result, it will actually be more damaging to the club.

“That’s his own problem, Jamie, it has nothing to do with you.”

"Go train. I think it will be a tough match in a couple of days."

Li Yanqing always gives other players a boost of morale, but there's no need for that with Jami.

Aside from Bradford, he has always been the one on the team who most wants to win.

Jia Mi wasn't the only one who came to see Li Yanqing.

And Nasri.

This player has rarely started the game due to physical reasons.

He would only step in when Quinn needed a rest.

He knew this was a form of protection from the other party, because they had a more distant goal, and he didn't want to fall apart halfway.

So even with the negative label of "arrogant and haughty," he has never had any objection to it.

Do you also want to start?

Li Yanqing looked at the former, his expression telling him everything.

"Yes, Quinn probably won't be able to handle Chelsea."

"Why don't we substitute him like we did when he played? Maybe we can find him another chance."

"I know Jamie is leaving, and many people are working hard to win the championship."

"But I'm not actually very familiar with him."

"I did this for Quinn. If he can win the championship and lead the team to promotion, this season will be perfect."

"For Quinn?" Li Yanqing suddenly looked a little puzzled. Was he really that close to that kid?

"For Quinn, for you, and for myself."

“I can see that you want Quinn to be the core of Burton.”

“He definitely has the ability, and he’s only seventeen. He has a long future ahead of him, and I have high hopes for him.”

“I’ve run into some problems myself, and if I want to achieve my goal, I need his help.”

"So I want to do everything I can to give him a perfect season."

"However, this is the last time I will be willful."

"After all, once the upgrade is successful, returning there is only a matter of time..."

"Alright." Since Nasri, who was originally supposed to give up on the FA Cup, had made this statement, Li Yanqing had nothing more to say.

"Starting lineup, you, Jamie, all starting!"

"Let's fight them!"

"It's just Chelsea, we'll have to get past them sooner or later anyway!"