"Villa! Villa has killed the match! He has killed Brighton!
"What a magnificent lofted through ball from Jas Cook!
"Lynn's substitutions were simply inspired!
"Look at the performances of Cromwell, Jas Cook, and Villa after coming on!
"Swansea look like a completely different team!
"Brighton's defense has been torn apart with ease. Adams's substitutions exposed even greater gaps at the back, and Swansea seized the chance on the counterattack. A wonderful goal, and an unforgettable performance from Villa!
"3-1!
"Swansea have sealed victory at ho!"
After coming off the bench and scoring twice, Villa lost himself in the mont.
He sprinted toward the touchline and celebrated with a knee slide.
In the stands, his father kept shouting proudly to the supporters around him, "That's my son! That's my son! David! He's my son!"
The rest of the Swansea players raised their arms and roared on the pitch.
At this mont, they could finally let out all the frustration that had built up inside them.
For most of the match, they had been suppressed by Brighton's attacks, but now they were about to take victory from the team considered the strongest favorite for promotion!
Adams's face was filled with unwillingness. His clenched fists creaked from the force of his grip. Behind him, the fans once again shouted words that filled him with sha and fury.
"Adams, hurry up and eat shit! Adams, hurry up and eat shit! Eat shit! Eat shit!"
On the touchline, Lynn lifted his head and closed his eyes, exhaling a long breath.
The tension and pressure were completely released.
When he opened his eyes again, his posture was already cold and proud. He turned to look at Adams, his eyes carrying a mocking smile.
Brighton had never expected Swansea to use a late-strike strategy. Perhaps Adams had believed that the longer the match went on, the more Swansea would run out of strength.
But reality was the opposite.
Brighton themselves had beco an arrow at the end of its flight, while Swansea had erupted with earth-shaking fighting power!
The fans were ecstatic.
Beyond the pure sporting joy of defeating Brighton, the strongest promotion favorite, there was also the fact that Lynn's bold words before the match had actually co true!
That made the fans support and like Lynn even more.
This young manager's wildness felt fresh and exciting.
It had turned the once calm and low-key black Swan into sothing incomparably untad!
There was still one minute left before full-ti.
Brighton prepared to kick off. Before they restarted play, they saw the Swansea players return to their own half and set up their shape.
Every player's face carried an iron-hard determination, as though the entire team had burst forth with an aura as immovable as a mountain.
The referee blew the whistle, and the match resud.
Brighton circulated the ball on the outside.
As they tried to build a positional attack, Harnard's forward pass was intercepted by a sliding challenge from Cromwell.
After winning the ball, Cromwell did not blindly hoof it clear. Instead, he passed it back to Gabbidon, then pointed toward the space ahead on the flank.
Gabbidon had originally planned to clear it long, but after seeing the direction Cromwell was pointing, he imdiately played a straight pass out wide.
Jas Cook had moved into space to receive it.
After controlling the ball, he was surrounded and pressed by Brighton midfielders.
Without hesitation, he lifted a high diagonal switch toward the opposite flank, and the large-scale transfer made Brighton's pressing trap fail completely.
Swansea remained calm amid the chaos.
The composure with which the players handled the ball made Lynn nod in satisfaction.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the Swans supporters in the Liberty Stadium stands rose to their feet together, raising their arms and cheering.
Like boiling seawater, the sight was especially magnificent.
Lynn turned and walked toward Micky Adams.
Adams was extrely reluctant as he shook Lynn's hand after the match.
Not wanting to look at Lynn for even a mont longer, he imdiately disappeared into the players' tunnel.
Lynn did not say anything either.
He applauded the supporters in the stands, then quickly left as well.
He did not accept a post-match interview.
At this mont, he actually did not want to be too high-profile, because there was another league match three days later.
The biggest test facing Swansea right now was their lack of consistency under continuous fixtures.
He did not want to draw excessive attention from opponents because of his own high-profile behavior.
However, after the match, the players were surrounded by dia reporters.
Villa, who had co off the bench and beco the hero, faced Walter Raleigh's interview and said with a light smile, "Before coming to Swansea, I felt that nothing was certain. Sotis I was also confused. But now, I can say with certainty that my choice was not wrong.
"Swansea is a wonderful club, especially the boss, Lynn. Before coming to England, I didn't know what the outside world was saying about him. I really don't understand why such an outstanding young man has suffered such unfair criticism from public opinion.
"He has proven himself through action. I think he is a good man."
BBC Wales's Carter interviewed Jas Cook.
Cook, who appeared very shy in front of the cara, wore a warm smile as he said, "I only listen to the boss's instructions. He tells what to do after I co on, and I just try my best to do it well.
"His grasp of the match and his sharpness surprised and my teammates. There is sothing he said that is very true. When it cos to coaching, he is the professional. We shouldn't be arguing with him about these things.
"I really enjoy playing under him. And now, I have to say that the atmosphere at the club is fantastic. We are improving every day.
"And captain Cromwell too. Oliver is the most interesting person I've ever t. He can make training and matches never feel boring. Privately, he has many friends. I really envy him."
When Cromwell accepted an interview with Voice of Swansea, he laughed carefreely and said, "Why did Brighton lose? Because they only treated the match as work. I'm different, and so are my teammates. We try to find fun in the ga and enjoy football.
"Hahaha, today's match was very interesting, wasn't it? The Seagulls thought they could kill the Swans. They never expected the Swans to open their mouths and swallow them whole!"
Although Golden Radio and David Livingstone of ITV Wales tried to downplay Swansea's victory, after their newspapers were printed and sold the next day, their sales declined once again.
Because Swansea supporters were not buying it!
They were far more willing to read Walter Raleigh's match report, titled "A Feast Called the Hunt!"
Compared with happily reviewing the match and reliving its passion, no one wanted to listen to David Livingstone forcefully suppress Swansea with twisted argunts, while also pretending to forget his own mockery of Lynn from the day before.
Lynn's words before the match might beco the first famous line of his managerial career:
Brighton are definitely losing! Not even God can save them! I, Lynn, said so!
The victory in this match allowed Lynn to exchange for another S-card.
Without hesitation, he chose Super Sub.
All three forwards already had this card, so he began using it on wide players. He gave this card to Fabio Grosso.
...
Three days later, Lynn led the team to Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire in southwest England, to challenge the club of the sa na.
Starting from the previous match, Swansea's tactical thinking had beco clear.
Conservative for the first sixty-five minutes.
Then concentrate their strength in the final twenty-five minutes, combining that push with the introduction of the Super Subs to destroy the opponent's defense.
At Cheltenham's Whaddon Road, neither team achieved anything in the first seventy minutes.
But when Lynn again made three substitutions in the latter part of the second half, sending on Nilsson, Grosso, and Ibrahimović together, Swansea's attack produced an overwhelming effect.
Grosso assisted Ibrahimović for two goals in succession!
Swansea defeated their opponent 2-0 away from ho, earning two consecutive league wins!
Lynn exchanged for another Super Sub card and used it on Cromwell.
Four days later, the second round of the League Cup followed imdiately, and Swansea continued to rotate.
They had drawn Division Two side Port Vale. Fortunately, they had ho advantage.
Both teams fought fiercely for ninety minutes but failed to score.
The League Cup was decided in a single match, with no replay after a draw, so Lynn had also prepared for extra ti.
He waited until extra ti to send on Cromwell and Villa.
In the 113th minute, Cromwell charged forward to the edge of the penalty area and t Tobias Rau's cross, heading the ball down for Villa.
El Guaje relied on a brilliant piece of individual skill.
After controlling the ball in the box, he cut past an opposing centre-back and fired into the near corner.
Swansea killed off Port Vale at the death, defeating a Division Two opponent and successfully advancing to the third round of the League Cup!
Swansea suddenly entered an unstoppable state!
Lynn beca increasingly comfortable with rotating the team.
In the league, against Exeter City, Plymouth, Torquay United, Kidderminster, Shrewsbury, Carlisle United, and Macclesfield, Swansea recorded five wins and two draws across seven rounds.
Including the previous four league matches, Lynn had led Swansea to an impressive record of eight wins, two draws, and one defeat!
They were only two points behind league leaders Brighton and one point behind second-placed Cardiff City!
Swansea were third in the league table!
In the League Cup, after battling Division One side Gillingham for 120 minutes and ending level, Swansea defeated them 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the last sixteen. In the fourth round, they would face the Reds, Liverpool.
In the first round of the Football League Trophy, they smoothly defeated Southend to reach the second round.
In the recently concluded second round, Swansea beat Division Two side Peterborough United, successfully advancing to the last sixteen of the Football League Trophy as well!
Throughout this period of battle, Lynn's points continued to grow. In total, he exchanged for nine S-cards.
He gave Ibrahimović Sensitive Touch to improve his technical ability.
He gave Villa Outside of the Foot to increase his shooting flexibility.
He gave Jas Cook three cards: Sensitive Touch, Super Sub, and One-Touch Passing.
He gave Pedretti One-Touch Passing.
The remaining three cards were given separately: Super Sub to Evra, Sudden Interception to Gabbidon, and Sensitive Touch to Cromwell.
Over these two months, Swansea's young army had improved by leaps and bounds!
By the ti Swansea reached third place in the league table, British bookmakers had already shortened Swansea's title odds to the lowest in all of Division Three.
The biggest promotion favorite was no longer Brighton.
It was Swansea!
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