Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

On May 3, more than 10,000 people came to the Memorial Stadium to cheer on the Bristol Rangers, Wycombe is now three points behind the Bristol Rangers in the penultimate place, as long as Wycombe does not win can be relegated, and Wycombe happens to be relegated Torquay United, and FC United also face similar conditions to win the title, so this game has attracted the attention of all England.

In the away dressing room at Memorial Stadium, Lo sat in front of the tactical board and faced the players for the last tactical deployment of the season.

"After this game, we will see each other in League One next season, and now the outside world has been promoting that as long as we beat our opponents and Chesfield loses, we can win the title, and I just want to tell you that I don't care about this so-called League Two title, what I want is for FC United to stand on the podium of the Premier League title in the future, all I want is to enjoy football now, and I hope you can enjoy the last game of the season. Don't let down the fans who have been with you all season, go on the pitch and tell Bristol Rangers why we're in League One next season when they only deserve to play in the National League. FC

United's starting lineup is old and new, the goalkeeper position did not choose the main goalkeeper Pickford, but let Mendy on the field to exercise his nerves, right back Lazari, this season Lazari missed many games due to injury, and has not been very adapted to the English environment, the performance on the field has not been satisfactory, but Lu Wei also intends to give Lazari more opportunities to find the most suitable rhythm. The central defender partner is still Roberts and Bristol Rangers from Tyrone, this combination of old and young makes FC United's backcourt unprecedentedly stable, left-back is veteran Dawson, experienced Dawson just makes up for Robertson's inexperience, Lu Wei found a good teacher for Robertson, although Dawson did not have many complaints about appearing as a substitute at FC United, and he also plans to retire as a coach like Delap.

The midfield is a previously unused three-man duo of Draper, Thayer and the young Grams, while the striker combination is McRess, Bowen and Akinfenwa.

On the other hand, the Bristol Rangers did not dare to reserve in order to relegate, and discharged the 352 formation, which is relatively rare in the League Two competition, goalkeeper Midden Hall, three defenders Parks, Lockyer and McChrystal, five midfielders Clark and Southwestern. Klucas, O'Toole, Clarkson, Mohamed, and the forward partners are Beardsley and Harold.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the game started on time at the Memorial Stadium, the first to kick off Bristol Rangers wanted to immediately break through FC United's goal to keep their League Two place next season, but this was all expected by Lu Wei, the purpose of the veteran Dawson and two sweeping midfielders was this, FC United rarely used defensive counter-attack tactics in this game, which no one expected, the second from the bottom three in the league chose to defend.

The 352 formation is very good in the hands of Guardiola and Conte, but there is a huge flaw in the lower leagues, that is, they do not have excellent wing-backs on the field, Lu Wei's Bowen and McClay sent on both sides of the FC United forward line are two of the fastest runners in the League Two, as long as they find opportunities in defense, they can quickly penetrate into the enemy penalty area, coupled with the presence of a mammoth standing in the box to be involved, FC United's goal will come soon.

But first of all, you have to defend against the Bristol Rangers' attack, and in the 9th minute, Clark swung a cross from Lazary's defense, which was cleared by Roberts, and Clarkson, who was following him, wanted a long-range shot that was preemptively kicked out of the touchline by Draper. In the 13th minute, Bristol Rangers took a corner kick and Mendy wanted to take the ball off, but failed to touch the ball due to a mistake in judgment, but Dawson at the back point judged the right spot to clear the ball.

Just to the roar of Bristol Rangers fans, FC United suddenly launched a quick counter-attack with Grimes in the southwest. Klucas's pass suddenly started, intercepted the ball in front of Mohammed, followed by a straight kick, McReis had turned and ran while seeing Grames break the ball, when he received the ball, defender Parkes had been thrown away by him 4 meters away, McRees who entered the box was not in a hurry to shoot, knowing his scoring efficiency He was waiting for the action of teammates and opponents, when Lockyer couldn't help but prepare to come up and block, McClay looked at the center of the penalty area and passed the ball to the back of the penalty spot, which was empty, and the pass was wrong? No, after passing the ball to the wing, Grames did not stop running, but kept rushing towards the box, and when no one was defending, he shot with a putt, and Midenhall could only admit his life without reacting.

FC United took the lead away in the 36th minute of the first half, while news came from the other side that Waycombe had scored a goal in the 6th minute and Bristol Rangers were not far from relegation. And Chesfield is also 0:1 behind Flintwood, FC United are still five goals away from winning the championship, Lu Wei learned these two news from Ferran and immediately made adjustments, allowing Robertson, Moore and Mane to warm up, while warning the players on the field not to rush to attack, the task now is to do a good job of defense, the Bristol Rangers will definitely attack in a big way, for them only a draw is enough, but for FC United only a big win is there to hope for the title.

This is a paradoxical thing on the football field, attacking aggressively means that the backfield is empty and there is a risk of conceding a goal, but now Bristol Rangers don't want to defend and just want to attack, leaving FC United with no time to counterattack, and FC United can't overtake Chesfield if they don't attack. Faced with the risk of conceding goals and the lure of a championship, Lu Wei chose to continue defending with difficulty, and his choice proved to be correct.

Chesfield scored two goals in the 51st and 55th minutes to put the score back, although Mane came off the bench in the second half and grabbed a counter-attack opportunity to score a second goal, and this goal also pushed Bristol Rangers to the National League, and the rest of the time neither team was in the mood to continue the game, and referee Oliver quickly blew the whistle at the end of the 13-14 season, and finally Chesfield won the league championship, FC United were runners-up by 3 points. Sokensp United beat Rochdale on goal difference to finish third for the last straight promotion spot, while Rochdale, Flintwood, Southend United and Burton Albion will fight for the last promotion place in the promotion play-offs.

It is a pity that FC United who did not win the championship was not frustrated, just a little unwilling, but the most important goal upgrade has been completed, so there is nothing to be sad about. Mane, Moore and Hogan are all in the top 10 goalscorers, and Mane also won the League Two assist title, which is a relatively successful season for FC United players, and the new stadium will await them next season.