Chapter 268: One Match at a Time
The warmth of Sunday dinner was gone by the time Niels returned to his office at Broadfield on Monday morning.
His whiteboard had been cleared of the Tranmere and Colchester notes. In the middle of it, written in red, was one word:
Southampton.
This was not just another League One game. Southampton were sitting above Crawley in the automatic promotion places. They had a squad built for the Championship, better facilities, and more depth than most teams in the division.
Niels stood in front of the board with a mug of coffee, thinking about how to approach the game.
"They like to control possession," Gary said as he walked in and put a scouting report on the desk. "They play a fluid 4-3-3. Their midfielders constantly switch positions, and their full-backs push very high. If we sit back and let them have the ball, they'll control the game."
