Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 602 Europe 2003 The Outbreak of Ibrahimovic

"I don't think we should be disappointed." On the way back, Pei Wei was still stubborn: "It is acceptable to score an away goal in the Champions League... More importantly, our Shearer scored again. This is a good condition."

Mourinho sighed: "When did I say I was disappointed? Four points in two games, this result is already very good, the next game is 20 days later, we have plenty of time to prepare for the game against Real Madrid , and our opponents in the league during this period are not strong, it is a good time for us to grab points...Boss, in fact, you don’t need to be so worried, after all, we all need time to adapt to the Premier League and Europe.”

Pei Wei was stunned for a moment, and Mourinho continued: "Being the owner of Newcastle is a new challenge for you, and becoming the head coach of Newcastle is also a new challenge for me... Your opponent has never been Those Chinese club bosses who don’t know much about football have turned into these smart and knowledgeable bosses who have been immersed in the Premier League for many years, and I also want to challenge opponents from the Premier League and the Champions League, so you don’t need to be too anxious... Be patient, be sure Be patient, the Premier League is not a Chinese league that was just established. Although the Premier League was established only two years earlier than the Chinese League, its predecessor, the League One, has a history of hundreds of years. It is not so easy to conquer. In the recent Chinese league, you can rely on your shrewdness, eye for picking players and professional clubs to succeed quickly, but in the Premier League, these alone are not enough. What you have, your opponents have, even more than You have more... Don't you think your recent actions are very impetuous? This is not like you, calm, sharp eyes, and one hit, this is your characteristic and winning factor, and why you are not The reasons for being able to win Newcastle under too much resistance, but after taking over, you seem to have lost these, why is that?"

Pei Wei closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said after spitting it out: "You are right, I am a little too impatient... I am eager to build Newcastle into a team that can compete with Manchester United and Arsenal. In this way, we can gradually and indirectly provide some necessary help to Chinese football... The eagerness to succeed blinded me, thank you, Jose, you reminded me."

Mourinho smiled: "Actually, you are not too impatient...I didn't find out until now."

Pei Wei waved his hand: "You don't need to comfort me, I'm really anxious, but I should believe in Newcastle's ability, especially after I take over. Now maybe we can't challenge Manchester United and Arsenal for the time being. But this day will always come... Just like you can become a famous coach to compete with Ferguson and Wenger in a few years... You and I are still young, Newcastle is still young, and our opponent is already old , don't worry, don't worry..."

"Newcastle is 120 years old...not young..." Mourinho muttered in his heart.

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Under the circumstances that no one expected, Ibrahimovic suddenly broke out in the league without warning.

On September [-]th, the seventh round of the Premier League, Newcastle played against Southampton at home. The two sides were in a stalemate for most of the first half. Before the end of the first half, Newcastle played exquisitely in the frontcourt. A beautiful point to Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic took the ball and turned to get rid of the two opposing defenders, and then suddenly passed a diagonal pass to Janus who inserted in the middle. Janus took the ball and stuffed it straight into the penalty area. Immediately, there was a vigorous volley from the penalty area line, and the ball flew into the upper right corner of the goal like a shell. Shearer raised his right hand high, and St. James' Park was boiling!

"Six goals in seven league games, it seems that except for the first year when Shearer came to Newcastle in 96, he has not had such a crazy start. Even in 99 and 01, he scored more than 33 goals in the league. This is the Shearer who has scored more than [-] goals in the league for three consecutive years! This is the steely young man who made all the defenders in England fear!" William James shouted excitedly: "Since the beginning of this season, he has opened the scoring for the team more than once. Everyone should learn from Alan Shearer, from this [-]-year-old, who was considered to have started to go downhill a few years ago." Shearer learning!"

After the start of the second half, Shearer's performance began to decline, and it was his strike partner, Ibrahimovic's turn to show off.

No.607 minutes, Nie Fei dribbled the ball past two Southampton midfielders in a row, then handed the ball to Ibrahimovic in front, and ran forward quickly. Ibrahimovic stopped the ball under his feet, and then Lifting his foot suddenly, a pass without warning!
The ball passed Southampton's entire defense line beautifully. Nie Fei quickly jumped in from the back. Facing the attacking Southampton goalkeeper Niemi, he did not stop the ball, but directly kicked the falling ball. , The ball immediately drew a beautiful arc and flew past Niemi's outstretched hand, and fell obliquely into the goal, two to zero!

No.708 minutes, Ibrahimovic made St. James' Park completely boiled!

Dawson overwhelmed Beatty with a header to clear the siege. Makelele passed the ball to Nie Fei in the middle. Seeing that Nie Fei took the ball in his own half, Ibrahimovic immediately rushed across the half with a stride. Nie Fei Fei also sent a half-high ball in time, and it fell in front of him.

Southampton central defender, Ibrahimovic's Swedish national teammate Svensson followed closely beside him. The two reached the landing point almost at the same time. Ibrahimovic rushed forward, luring Svensson to follow suit. One step later, the ball fell behind the two of them. Just when everyone on the scene thought that Ibrahimovic made a mistake in judging the landing point, Ibrahimovic's body suddenly leaned forward, and the 1.9-meter-two man was almost parallel to the ground. Then the right foot that was dragging behind turned up, just in time to hit the falling ball, the ball immediately jumped forward a few meters, and then Ibrahimovic's left foot suddenly exerted force, and the whole person rushed forward like an arrow!

Svensson was dumbfounded. Although he and Ibrahimovic were teammates in the national team, he never thought that this 21-year-old young man could make such a move!

When he was in a daze, Ibrahimovic had already caught up with the ball, facing Niemi who was attacking, he shot with his right foot vigorously!

The ball flew past Niemi's right side like a fired shell, hit the inside of the right post hard and bounced into the goal!

"Oh my god, it's unbelievable!" Williams shouted, holding his head: "A wonderful backside hook! A soul-stirring volley! Such an elegant dribble and such a power The combination of fierce shots has produced such an aesthetic! This is Ibrahimovic's first official game goal for Newcastle and his first Premier League goal! Does anyone still doubt him now? Can Someone who scores a goal like that is worth £700m...after all, prices have gone up..."

Ibrahimovic ran around the field with his arms open, breaking his own scoring drought, and it didn't rely on a penalty kick or a miss in front of the goal. Is there anything more gratifying than this wonderful goal?

Newcastle fans cheered wildly, such a big victory!Such a beautiful goal!Such a wonderful night!
In the end, relying on the three goals of Shearer, Nie Fei and Ibrahimovic, Newcastle beat Southampton [-]-[-] at home, ending their two-round winless nightmare!

Ibrahimovic's goal was repeatedly played in the highlights after this round. Although there were many goals in this round of the league, the light was all occupied by Ibrahimovic's goal.

"I have always believed that Ibrahimovic can do better... This is a wonderful goal. Like Shearer, Ibrahimovic is also the biggest asset of the club. After this goal, Ibrahimovic will have more wonderful performances. Yes, he is still adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, and the current Ibrahimovic is not the best Ibrahimovic." In the post-match interview, Mourinho said so.

Mourinho's words are correct. After using all the substitutes and still beating a League Two team with five goals in the League Cup, Newcastle ushered in the eighth round of the league and challenged Fulham away.

This season, Fulham has performed well since the beginning of the league. They defeated Middlesbrough, Tottenham, Blackburn, drew with Manchester City and Birmingham, and only lost to Everton in the second round. After a round of victory over Leicester, their points are even higher than Newcastle by one point, and they are now ranked fourth. The main force of their offense is Portuguese midfielder Boamot and French striker Saha.

Newcastle suffered a heavy blow from the start, as Fulham's veteran midfielder Clarke Lee, who had been with Newcastle for eight years, scored in the fifth minute and, as usual, he didn't celebrate. Ha scored another goal 5 minutes later - almost at the beginning of the game, Newcastle was in a desperate situation!

What's more terrible is that in the fierce fight, Nie Fei was injured by the opponent's right foot and could only limp off the field. Mourinho had to send Dyer to replace him.

In such an unfavorable situation, it was Ibrahimovic's goal that blew the horn of Newcastle's counterattack.

He headed home Robert's cross near the back post before half-time ended, with Newcastle just one goal behind.

Just 5 minutes into the second half, Ibrahimovic broke through the defense of French defender Goma and broke into the penalty area. Goma had no choice but to bring him down behind his back. He gave Newcastle a penalty and also got himself a red card. .

Shearer made it overnight, Newcastle equalized the score, and now they still have the advantage in numbers!

Only 5 minutes later, Janus made a direct pass from the middle, Shearer succeeded in countering offside, and shot in the penalty area to overtake the score!
Before the end of the game, Robert's single-handedly locked the score at [-]-[-], a soul-stirring reversal!

"Ibrahimovic blew the horn of our counterattack." In the interview after the game, Shearer, who scored two goals, gave Ibrahimovic his praise without hesitation.

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