Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 581 Europe 2003 The Magpie Is About to Take Off
He fell behind in the transfer market, but Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United did not want to admit defeat at the beginning of the momentum. In an interview, he was asked about the two upstarts, Chelsea and Newcastle, who made a series of aggressive moves in the transfer market. , Ferguson said disdainfully: "A strong team cannot be built with money...Cantona only cost us 160 million pounds, Schmeichel only cost us 50 pounds, Keane His net worth is only 370 million, relying on this expenditure, we have created a Manchester United dynasty... In football, money is not the most important thing."

For these words, Chelsea's head coach, the Italian Ranieri, did not react too much. Naturally, he will not compete with Ferguson, who is good at psychological warfare, but Mourinho doesn't care. You Ferguson is the most successful head coach in the history of the Premier League, no matter how high your prestige is, he responded immediately: "In the 80s, Maradona's worth was only 900 million US dollars and he created the world's highest transfer record. If now If there are players like Maradona, $900 million can’t even buy one of his hands...Maybe Sir Ferguson doesn’t understand the reality of rising prices? And I think Sir Ferguson probably forgot that in 99 he could get Triple crown winner, York, who is worth 260 million pounds, is one of the important heroes... If Sir Alex Ferguson thinks that money is useless, why didn't he re-train a David Beckham, but spend 200 How many pounds to buy Cristiano Ronaldo? That's not a small sum."

Mourinho's sharp counterattack shocked the Premier League. You must know that in the past ten years, Ferguson's prestige in the Premier League has not dared to be shaken. He once used psychological tactics to drive Keegan almost crazy, but Keegan did not I have faced Ferguson head-on, except that Wenger can make Ferguson suffer a little bit (in fact, Ferguson still has the upper hand, Wenger has only won the league championship in two seasons in the six years since he landed in the Premier League, and the other four are all. won by Manchester United led by Ferguson), no other coach dared to fight against Ferguson, and no one could beat Ferguson even in the war of words.

And this previously unknown Mourinho actually directly confronted Ferguson head-on. Although the smell of gunpowder is not very strong, being able to do this is enough to make Mourinho leave an arrogance in the hearts of the English media. Arrogance, the impression that others are nothing.

"I hope Mourinho's level of coaching can be as good as his eloquence..." Ferguson quickly responded: "But it seems that he should focus on how to enter the Champions League match now? You know, Partizan Belgrade It is not an easy opponent to deal with, and I hope that the chairman of Newcastle will not lose the profits of the Champions League, otherwise he will lose too much this season."

Regarding Ferguson's counterattack, Mourinho did not respond positively again. The first reason is that he thinks this kind of war of words is not very meaningful. Second, what Ferguson said makes sense. The most important thing facing Mourinho and Newcastle now is the upcoming third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. This is related to whether Newcastle can enter the Champions League. The final round of the game.

The Guerrilla team was the champion of the Yugoslav League last year. Although there are not many well-known players in the team, their head coach is well-known. The former captain of the German national team led the German team to win the World Cup in 90. , the former midfield superstar took up the coach soon after retiring in 2000. The Guerrillas are already the second team he coached. They were able to beat the Red Star to win the league title in the Yugoslav domestic league. Under the guidance of Matthaus It is indispensable.

"Mateus? He was a superstar when he played football, but as a head coach, he still has a lot to learn." Mourinho said to Pei Wei with a sneer: "From his retirement to now, only It's only been three years, how much can he learn? Being a coach is not the same as being a player. Besides, Yugoslav football is in decline now, and their best players are abroad. It is impossible for them to have much influence on our progress. of."

"It's just that our team has just undergone a big change, and the tacit understanding among the players has not yet been established..."

Just as Pei Wei expressed his doubts, Mourinho interrupted: "It's okay, boss, you are moving very quickly in the transfer market, and the players you bought in the early stage have already begun to integrate into the team... Besides, it’s just two games, it doesn’t matter, just relying on Newcastle’s old background, it’s not a problem to beat them, not to mention there are more stars in the team who can control the game alone.”

"I absolutely believe in your ability." Pei Wei smiled happily: "I will go to Belgrade with the team, and I am looking forward to seeing a wonderful game."

He has reason to have such full confidence in Mourinho. In later generations, Mourinho can be said to have offended everyone in the football circle who can be offended, but as long as he personally selects and values ​​​​the players, there is no one who is not For Mourinho, even if it is a perennial substitute, except for Shevchenko, who was not asked by him but bought by the boss Abramovich, none of the players he coached had any affection for him. Complaints - it's a miracle in modern football where players and coaches are often seen tearing each other up.

Mourinho has a strong personal charm. Although he is arrogant, he communicates with players very well. Every player will not feel that Mourinho does not value himself. Even Professor Wen Greg didn't do it either.

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On August 26, except for Makelele who had just signed with the club, the other [-] players all boarded the passenger plane to Belgrade, preparing to participate in the match two days later, the third round of the European Champions Cup qualifying round. a match.

For a club, the introduction of ten players and the transfer of twelve players in one go is no less than a push to rebuild, so the British media has repeatedly used the word "cleaning" to describe Newcastle's personnel changes this year It is also more appropriate, but neither Pei Wei, nor Mourinho, or even Robson, who has just retired from the position of head coach and is bedridden, thinks so.

Among the twelve players transferred out, most of them were substitutes or young players from last season. Only one right back, Hughes, was left in the main lineup, and none of the other main players left. This kept the ball to the greatest extent. The stability of the team, although most of the main players left over from last season will be reduced to substitutes, but when Mourinho met the players on the first day, he said: "In my team, there is no distinction between main players and substitutes. , If the state is good, it is the main force, if the state is not good, it is the substitute, everything depends on the state to adjust the lineup, it is that simple."

For professional players, as long as the coach is not biased against him and does not use him, even sitting on the bench is not so unbearable. As long as he trains hard and maintains his condition, he will have the opportunity to play. If you get the chance to play, it can only prove that your ability is not worthy of the club, so just leave.

Therefore, in Europe, after leaving the club, players rarely break up with their old clubs, unless they themselves demand higher treatment but are not satisfied. When they want to leave, the club refuses to let them go. This will form an unpleasant situation. Circumstances, but such things are rare.

It is precisely because of this that although many old faces have left and many new faces have come, it has not created a tense atmosphere in the team. Shearer has fulfilled his duties as a captain very well. As soon as Mourinho took office Shearer was the first to get it done. A few days ago on August [-]th, Shearer's birthday, he and Pei Wei went to congratulate him specially, which made the Newcastle flag feel that the club valued him.

For a club, whenever a new coach takes over, the old courtiers who were most used by the previous head coach are often the first to be cleaned. What's more, Newcastle even changed the boss this time, so Shearer was also at the beginning. He is more worried, after all, he is old and no longer has the previous state. What he is afraid of is that his wish to retire at Newcastle will not be realized, but Pei Wei gave Shearer a reassurance from the beginning, and he took the initiative to ask for Shearer The contract that will expire at the end of this season was extended for one year until June 05. At that time, Shearer was 35 years old and reached the age of retirement. This is almost equivalent to a lifetime contract.

After receiving such a satisfying promise, Shearer began to perfectly fulfill his responsibilities as captain and locker room leader. Although there are ten new players this year, many of them are world champions like Lucio and unruly like Ibrahimovic. An unruly genius, but no matter who it is, it is always necessary to restrain itself after arriving in a new environment, and Hiller himself does have enough prestige.

The newborn magpie is about to take off.

Attached is the 03-man roster of Newcastle's first team in the 04-27 season (sorted by position and number):
Goalkeepers (three): No. 1 Given (27 years old, Irishman), No. 12 Harper (28 years old, Englishman), No. 24 Keig (29 years old, Englishman).

Defenders (ten): No. 2 Griffin (24, England), No. 3 Lucio (23, Brazil), No. 5 Woodgate (23, England), No. 6 Trabel West (26, Tunisian), 13 (Bernard, 23, French), 15 Dawson (19, English), 16 Hart (25, Irish), 19 Bran Bull (21, England), No. 23 Kufuor (26, Ghana), No. 26 Taylor (17, England).

Midfielders (nine): No. 4 Solano (28 years old, Peruvian), No. 7 Janus (20 years old, England), No. 8 Dyer (24 years old, England), No. 11 Speed ​​( 33 years old, Welsh), No. 14 Makelele (29 years old, French), 17 Stewart (21 years old, England), 22 Nie Fei (25 years old, Chinese), 32 Robert (28 years old French People), No. 45 Viana (20 years old, Portuguese).

Forwards (five): No. 9 Shearer (33 years old, England), No. 10 Bellamy (24 years old, Welsh), No. 18 Ibrahimovic (21 years old, Swedes), No. 20 Victoria Duka (27, Australian), No. 21 Lualua (22, Democratic Congo).

PS: The update of the 390th vote...how come this debt is getting more and more...

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