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Chapter 479 Substitutes

After the national team game, Newcastle's international players returned to Newcastle with a whole body of exhaustion. Since a week later it will be the first away game against Roma in the Champions League group stage, and the main players have almost all played in the previous game, so Mourinho sent quite a lot of substitutes in the fifth round of the league's home game against Middlesbrough.

Only Taylor and goalkeeper Petr Cech were left in the defense. The other three were Huntington, Martok and Srna. Except for Essien, Carrick and Gerrard were all rested in rotation. They were replaced by Janus and Bostock.

As for the front line, neither Long Bisheng nor Messi has a national team mission. Mourinho put them in the main lineup. Ribery and Walcott both participated in two World Cup qualifiers, and their physical fitness is slightly insufficient. Baxter has become Mourinho's third choice on the front line.

Despite sending six substitutes, Newcastle's overall strength has not declined much, especially the physical fitness of these substitutes is much better than that of the main players. This is very important against Middlesbrough, which has few international players.

A team as strong as Newcastle has so many outstanding stars, but if they are not fit enough, they will also lose.

Mourinho is not very used to using rotation, but the reality that every member of Newcastle's first team is excellent allows him to rotate very happily-not only giving more people the opportunity to play, but the results will not be affected too much, why not do it.

What's more, I have won four consecutive victories in the league now, and the next main goal is the Champions League. It is normal to save some energy for the Champions Cup a week later.

Especially after Mourinho saw the performance of the players in training after returning, the decision to rotate half of the main players was really made. Reluctantly allowing players with insufficient physical fitness to play will increase their chances of injury.

The five main players who can play are all players who have reached the standard in physical fitness. This is also a good time to train younger substitute players. Real games are always the most needed nutrients for young players to grow.

Long Bisheng has the deepest understanding of this. Before he came to Europe at the age of 17, he always had a lot of games to play. Except for the Serie A season where he didn't play much, he played at least [-] official games in other seasons. He was able to improve so fast. No one can deny the huge role played by a large number of official games. In fact, the season in Naples in Serie A was the season in which Long Bisheng slowed down.

There are many reasons why he can continue to play the main force. When Naples played in Serie B, it was because of the injury of the team's top center Sosa. After coming to Leeds, he defeated his competitors through his own efforts and became the absolute main force.

And what about Newcastle?It can only be said that he came at the right time. Drogba’s physical condition can no longer play the main force. He stayed at Newcastle just to help the team through the current blank period of the center forward, and Mourinho would not let a striker worth tens of millions of pounds be placed on the bench just like that. Of course, Long Bisheng’s performance did satisfy him.

"There can only be one focus in the team, and there can only be one voice in the locker room." Mourinho not only said this, but also did it. The most important thing is that with the strong support of Chairman Pei Wei, he can do this.

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Although there were only five main players in Newcastle's starting lineup, the more than 5 Newcastle fans at the scene did not care about this, and still gave a huge cheer to the Newcastle players who came out.

They all know that three days later it will be Newcastle's debut in the Champions League this season. The feelings for the Champions Cup, the current Newcastle fans are even deeper than the league champions and even the FA Cup champions-because of the 03-04 season that heralded the rise of Newcastle, Newcastle staged a miraculous performance in the Champions Cup, becoming the first team to win the Champions Cup for the first time in club history since the Champions Cup reform.

In this decade, Newcastle won the Champions League as many times as they won the league title—twice, which is enough to make Newcastle fans and the club value the Champions League very much, especially since they are the most stable and best team in the Champions League in the past ten years.

The Middlesbrough players did not feel stage fright because of the frantic atmosphere at St. James' Park. In fact, they came here for at least one point this time-they didn't have many international players and they rested for ten days without any physical problems.

If it weren't for Mourinho's substantial rotation, they might really be able to do this.

It is a pity that Newcastle's main players today are all physically fit (Long Bisheng, Messi, Essien, Taylor) and in a special position (Cech). Except for Matok and Srna, the rest of the substitutes did not participate in the national team's game.

For a coach, rotation is necessary, because it is impossible for him to rely on a lineup to play from the beginning to the end. This will not only make the bench very dissatisfied, but also make the main lineup have more chances of injury; but it is also necessary to maintain the stability of the lineup. Long-term changes in personnel will only make the players feel at a loss.

Therefore, whether a club coach is good or not largely depends on whether he can find a delicate balance between the two. Only by maximizing the internal potential of the team and making all players have the same goal can they exert their strongest strength.

Mourinho is of course an excellent coach, so when Newcastle's main lineup is stable, there will be many opportunities for substitute players to play. Therefore, young English rookies like Bostock, Baxter, and Mattock are willing to play as substitutes in Newcastle, because in addition to earning a good income and fighting for honors, there are also many opportunities to play.

Standing in the player tunnel, Mattok kept bouncing around, using activities to cover up his excitement.

With the two new aids Newcastle introduced this year, Long Bisheng has already established himself as the main force. Although he has not scored yet, his help to Newcastle's offense is well known. As an England international, he only played twice as a substitute, and his performance can only be regarded as mediocre.

Newcastle's main left-back is Gareth Bale, the captain of the Welsh national team. Bell is one year older than him, and he has made his mark in the Premier League earlier than him.He is both offensive and defensive, and Bell is also a character who can provoke a side on the left. What's more, Bell is also the premier free kick player in the Premier League. His free kick is a very important part of Newcastle's offense.

This is also the reason why Martok is rarely able to play after the start of the new season.Martok doesn't have much opinion on this, because he has already had such mental preparation when he chose to come to Newcastle, and this game is his first start in the league. Of course, he hopes to increase his weight in the mind of the coach through his outstanding performance, so as to get more playing time in the future.

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"Newcastle, which has won four consecutive victories, seems to be in a lot of trouble... Mourinho seems to be too confident in his team. Look, Newcastle, who replaced six substitutes in one breath, was actually beaten by Middlesbrough at home!"

Mark Lawrenson said in a gloating tone that Newcastle's strong momentum at the beginning of this season has pushed them to the cusp. Except for Newcastle fans, no Premier League fan wants to see a team that has been in a strong leading position in the league from the beginning.

The biggest victim of Newcastle after its rise is Liverpool. Although they have not won the league championship for many years, they were still able to become regulars in the Champions League. However, after the rise of Newcastle, the top four in the league were often divided by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle. feelings, so it is understandable for him to use such a gloating tone.

Of course Newcastle's players couldn't hear his gloating voice, and even if they heard it, they didn't have time to argue with him-because they had to deal with Middlesbrough's attack like a raging wave.

Since losing to Newcastle in the League Cup final of the 03-04 season and losing the closest chance to the first national championship in the club's history, Middlesbrough's eyes will turn red every time they see Newcastle, and this time is no exception-but this time they seem to have a chance to teach this opponent a lesson.

Mattok shoveled the ball out of the sideline under the feet of the opponent's dribbler, and then stared fiercely at the opponent.

Will the team lose because of players like us who don't usually play much?Will we not be sitting on the bench longer?Although we don't play many games, we are all Premier League stars and international players!Don't try to be arrogant in front of us, you little bastards!

(End of this chapter)