Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 587 Europe 2003 Ibrahimovic's Ambition

The pride of Newcastle - St James' Park!
As one of the most modern stadiums in Europe, St. James' Park is located in the most prosperous downtown area in the center of Newcastle. In front of the main entrance is the sculpture of Jackie Milburn, the top scorer in Newcastle team history.It is like any modern stadium. The main frame of the steel structure is simple and firm. The floodlights and the columns supporting the roof of the stand are shining. The stands on all sides are well-structured. The seats are clean and bright. , a gym, a bar and a series of supporting facilities such as a business center, and even a small police station under the stands on the south side - the enthusiasm of Newcastle fans is also very famous in England.

However, no matter how good the St. James Park stadium is, it has a big disadvantage or feature-this stadium is built on a slope, and the slope slopes down from north to south with a full 18 meters. It doesn't look very eye-catching at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it is as tall as a six-story building, which is really amazing.

In addition to this remarkable feature, there is another thing that is well-known about St. James' Park Stadium. Before it was built into a stadium, this place was once an execution ground in the Victorian era. In 40, the last hanging was carried out here, all of which gave St. James' Park a special layer of fantasy.

Like other famous clubs, there is a stand in St. James' Park that is a sacred place for Newcastle fans. That is the West Stand named after Newcastle's top scorer in history, Milburn. The people who gather there are mainly middle and lower classes. Fans, they are the most loyal and loyal part of the Newcastle fan base.

On August [-]th, St. James' Park ushered in the first game of the Premier League this season (actually the second round of the Premier League). Newcastle played against Birmingham at home.

From this perspective, the postponement of the first league game is also a good thing for Newcastle United. After all, Manchester United was the league champion last year. Although Beckham was gone, the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo still filled the gap. There is a vacancy in their lineup, and Newcastle is playing away. No matter how confident Mourinho is, he may not be sure of winning. Birmingham was only No.13 last season. They are a typical mid-lower team. In the first game, it is very important to get off to a good start.

From Mourinho's formation, it can be seen how eager he is to win-the lineup he formed is not the four-four-two that Newcastle is most used to, but four-three-three-goalkeeper Given, four The defenders are Trabelsi, Lucio, Woodgate and Hart, the midfielders Makelele and Janus act as double midfielders, in front of them is Nie Fei, the left forward Robert, and the striker Partnered by captain Shearer and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Compared with last season, Newcastle's starting lineup has changed six people, of which three defenders accounted for three. However, thinking of Newcastle's two games last season by Manchester United's performance of [-] goals, the defensive line has changed greatly. It is also understandable.

However, Pei Wei's investment of more than 8000 million pounds before the season had an obvious effect-among the [-] starting players, except for England teenager Janus and Shearer who has already quit the England national team, the other nine The players are all national football players from various countries, and they are all the main players and core players - there are six international football players on the bench - judging from this effect, Pei Wei's spending money is not like the media thinks that he bought all of them. Some players who are not stars come back.

Compared with Newcastle's almost national lineup, Birmingham's players are much inferior. This team is basically composed of British players. In addition to the English, there are also many players from Wales and Northern Ireland. The most famous players in the team are the former French international, Dugarry who once played for AC Milan, the Finnish striker Forsell who was loaned from Chelsea, and the former Manchester United player, a member of the famous [-] generation, a villain from Wales Savage is gone.

The head coach of Birmingham, Bruce, played a four-four-two. The goalkeeper was Taylor, the substitute goalkeeper of the Northern Ireland national team. The left back was Upson, who made his debut at Arsenal. Leigh is partnered with Perth, the central midfielder Savage is partnered with Senegalese midfielder Cisse, the Australian winger Lazaridis is on the left, their captain No. [-] Brian Hughes is on the right, and the forward is a team. In the first year of high school, Dugarry and Fussell's partner.

This is a typical English four-four-two, two wing assaulters, two defensive midfielders, plus a forward partner with one high and one fast - in fact, most teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League use this configuration.

Amid the cheers of more than [-] Newcastle fans, the game kicked off. Obviously, Newcastle fans are also looking forward to getting a three-pointer against this underdog to get off to a good start, just like they did last season. It was the same as killing the "Hammer Gang" West Ham United [-]-[-] at home.

And the progress of the game seems to be the same as they thought.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Makelele steals the ball from the opponent's captain Hughes beautifully in the midfield, and then immediately hands the ball to Nie Fei in the frontcourt. Nie Fei didn't stop after taking the ball. Before Vichy came up, he passed the ball beautifully to Ibrahimovic on the left.

Ibrahimovic caught the ball, stopped the ball, pulled the ball and turned around in one go. Kenner was dazzled by his series of actions. Fortunately, he was experienced and did not lose his center of gravity by him.

Seeing that the opponent was unmoved, Ibrahimovic stopped, flicked the ball gently with his left foot, then suddenly pulled the ball back with his toes, and quickly picked the ball near the baseline when Kenner was stunned!
The ball drew a beautiful arc and flew past Kenner. At this time, Robert rushed up from behind like a wind, easily received a beautiful pass from Ibrahimovic, and then quickly cut across the bottom into the penalty area!

"Beautiful pass! It's really unimaginable, how did he know that Robert came up from behind? This pass is as accurate as measured with a ruler, and Robert didn't even bother to hold the ball!" Newcastle The number one commentator Robbie Williams exclaimed: "Now Robert has a good opportunity in front of him. Birmingham's penalty area is as empty as a wheat field after autumn... He passed the ball, Alan Shearer! Alan Shearer LE! GOOOOOAL - The great Alan Shearer headed Robert's pass near the penalty spot! One to zero, Newcastle lead! Shearer scored in the previous Champions League qualifier for Newcastle this season The first goal in the official game, and now he scored Newcastle's first goal in the league this season! The 33-year-old Shearer is still young, and he looks like he is 23 years old! 245 goals, that's Alan Shearer's 245 goals in the Premier League!"

Shearer was running on the field with his right hand raised high. This goal came so easily. After a series of involvements between Nie Fei and Ibrahimovic, and after Robert inserted into the penalty area to attract enough defensive forces, Shearer was already unmanned. Defending, and the opponent's goalkeeper's attention was attracted by Robert who just inserted into the small penalty area, which is almost equal to a half-empty chance. If Shearer still doesn't score, he is not qualified to be the best in England in the 90s center forward!
St. James' Park stadium immediately boiled, Newcastle fans gave Shearer all the praise they could imagine, and the singing of "There is only one Shearer" resounded all over the stands!

"When will we get such cheers and treatment." Ibrahimovic looked at the running back of Shearer and said with a little envy.

"Wait until you score [-] goals for Newcastle." Nie Fei said with a smile beside him. We are very familiar. Although Ibrahimovic is arrogant, he is usually a big kid who likes to be funny, while Nie Fei is approachable, and the two have no problem communicating in English.

"No, I think as long as we perform well enough, the fans at St. James' Park will also cheer for us in the same way." Ibrahimovic thought for a while, then showed a weird smile: "The captain is 33 after all. , Few strikers can play beyond the age of 35, and by then, I will be the new king and standard-bearer of St. James' Park!"

"Ibra, I believe you will do this." Nie Fei was telling the truth. Now in Europe, he is also a star known for his excellent footwork skills, but Ibrahimovic's footwork and imagination are far from perfect. Not inferior to him at all. Considering that Ibrahimovic is nearly [-] centimeters taller than him, Nie Fei can't imagine how good Ibrahimovic's skills would be if he was not so tall. affect flexibility.

Regarding Nie Fei's words, Ibrahimovic accepted it unceremoniously. He is also a character who is not afraid of anything. I will become the second Basten" is a relatively ambitious and confident person, but after Ibrahimovic arrived at Ajax, what he said was: "I will surpass Basten." With this sentence, his self-confidence can be seen.

Maybe he will be very angry with Mourinho, because Mourinho is also such a person, maybe the two will have conflicts, because two people with strong personalities often cannot get along peacefully, but Pei Wei is looking forward to it These two are able to work together happily.

Because only in this way, the brilliance of Newcastle is more worth looking forward to.

PS: Do I have a tendency to decline in intelligence?I did some calculations just now. Last month, 71 chapters were updated. I thought it was 41 more chapters. Then I thought about it, there were 31 days last month...

55555555, my mind is really a bit confused recently, there were a few mistakes in the last two chapters, please forgive me.

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