Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 617 Europe Chapter 2003 No opponent is easy to deal with

The most direct advantage of qualifying in the Champions League group stage one round ahead of schedule is that before the start of the quarter-finals, Newcastle can fully focus on the League and the League Cup, especially the League Cup, which will be ready by the end of February next year The determined championship was regarded by both Mourinho and Pei Wei as the breakthrough point for Newcastle's 43 years without a championship.

After all, the final of the League Cup is probably between the two games in the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup. If they can enter the final, Newcastle can still use their main force to fight in this championship final. Although the FA Cup is much more important than the League Cup, the final of this cup is in May. If Newcastle can go far in the Champions Cup, or even maintain a relatively high position in the league , In the FA Cup game, you cannot be distracted. At that time, the FA Cup can only be the only object that Newcastle can sacrifice.

In the top European leagues, the schedule has always been very dense, which is why it is difficult for a good team to win all the championships in a season, especially in the Premier League. Considering the ratings, the FA The League Cup and the FA Cup have always been played on weekends, which makes the league schedule more compact and intense, and tests the overall strength of the team rather than the ability of a main lineup.

In this regard, Pei Wei's transfer operation before the start of the season was quite excellent. He did not blindly form a super luxurious lineup, but chose to equip each position with a very capable player. Players, this operation will show its benefits over the long game.

The players that Mourinho can use are not eleven, nor fifteen or sixteen, but 27. These 27 players can play at any time, which is very powerful. After all, even if some players are injured or tired And the suspension will not affect Newcastle's overall strength too much.

After returning to the UK from Portugal, the Newcastle United team only stayed in Newcastle for one day, and immediately set off for Wolverhampton to challenge the newly promoted Wolves. This team is a typical newly promoted team. After entering the Premier League, their The board of directors has not added any additional investment. The most famous star in the team is probably the former England international Paul Ince, but this midfield star who once played for Manchester United, Inter Milan and Liverpool is now 35 years old. It's not bad, but it's not as brave as it used to be.

Another thing worth noting is the Senegalese international Henry Camara. Most of the other players are unknown people. They are basically veterans who helped the Wolves reach the Premier League last year, but they are not bad in the League One. It's not enough to get the Premier League.

Now their ranking is also in line with their strength-the first two games of this year's league made the Wolves realize the huge gap between the Premier League and League One. Humiliated by Charlton [-]-[-] at home, now they have [-] wins, [-] draws and [-] losses in [-] league games, and they are at the bottom with [-] points.

Facing such a team, Newcastle seems to underestimate the enemy from the coach to the players. In order to prepare for the important game against Liverpool in a week, and the main players have just finished a fierce game in Portugal, Mourinho sent A lineup of half main force and half substitute was formed, goalkeeper Harper, four defenders were Kufuor, Dawson, Taylor and Bernard, midfielders Speed, Janus, Stewart and Dyer, and striker Heech. Le and Bellamy, but even with this lineup, there are still six main players from last year. In the eyes of Mourinho and the players, it is more than enough to beat Wolves, the bottom team.

They learned a lesson immediately. The Wolves resisted Newcastle's attack tenaciously. They even passed a counterattack in the No.206 minute. Scottish striker Miller's single-handedly helped the Wolves open the scoring!

More than 2 home fans immediately cheered. In the previous games, they had clearly realized that it was too difficult for the Wolves to relegation. What they could cheer was only when the team scored a goal. That's all!

The conceded goal reminded the players of Newcastle. Shearer immediately showed the role of the captain. Only 4 minutes later, he received a wide pass from Dyer and smashed the ball into Wolves. team gate!

After equalizing the score, Newcastle continued to bombard the Wolves' gate indiscriminately, but the defenders of the Wolves were still defending tenaciously, and their goalkeeper Michael Oakes also performed very well, saving Newcastle's goals consecutively. Shoot and keep the goal!

"The first three 10 minutes you played like shit!" During the intermission, Mourinho scolded the players mercilessly: "And I also made a shit decision to put you It was my fault, I shouldn't have believed you, those Wolves players whose combined worth did not exceed 1000 million performed ten times, a hundred times better than you, maybe I Should the owner be advised to replace you with them? They rank No.20 and we rank fourth, but on the court, your performance does not reflect this gap! Yes, I sent seven substitutes today, but In my mind, there is no main substitute for Newcastle now! What determines the difference in the number of times you play is your state, characteristics and opponent's style! Your performance in the first three and 10 minutes today is not worthy of the Magpies. The team improved a little in the last 15 minutes, but you still have no correct attitude, the offense is chaotic, there is no hierarchy at all, and there is no coordination! They are also professional players like you! Why do you look down on them? Talking about the attitude of the game , you're even more of an amateur... if the second half doesn't improve, maybe I'll add a little man to the reserve team, David Jades (reserve coach) has been complaining to me about the lack of manpower. Yours The average income is more than five times that of Wolves, and I hope to see the true expression of that gap on the pitch in the second half."

Mourinho calmed down, and then pointed his hands over the substitute players: "Given, Woodgate, Makelele, Nie Fei and Ibrahimovic, these are the five substitute players I brought today, I don't care I hope to see the substitutions I made in the second half because I was not satisfied with the performance of the players on the field. If the rules allow for eleven substitutions, then I will make nine substitutions in the first half! Except for captain Alan Shearer and Except for the goalkeeper Harper, I will replace all the other nine!"

"Also, don't underestimate any opponent... Yes, we are very strong now, strong enough to hit the championship, but this does not mean that we can easily beat a Premier League team! They and us It's a team of the same level, not a third-level team!"

The players were scolded by Mourinho and dare not say a word, but indeed, their performance in the first half was indeed not worthy of Newcastle's current fourth position - except perhaps goalkeeper Harper and captain Shearer.

In the past six months, Mourinho has conquered most of the players through his unique personal charm, so no one feels resentful when he is scolded by Mourinho like this, but no matter who is scolded There is always someone who is angry, and the object of venting his anger...does it need to be said?

After the start of the second half, Newcastle's offense became more violent than in the first half, but it was rare to see Newcastle players rushing into the Wolves penalty area with the ball, but began to organize and Layered attack.

Just 5 minutes into the second half, Dyer quickly broke through the opponent's defense from the wing, and then crossed into the penalty area. Shearer jumped high and headed the ball, and Bellamy received the pass near the penalty spot. Nei took advantage of the situation to wipe out the opponent's defender, and then rushed the ball into the goal before the opponent's goalkeeper attacked!
Two to one!Newcastle successfully overtook the score in minutes!

No.601 minutes, after a series of passes in the midfield, Dyer dodged a gap in the corner of the penalty area and shot furiously. The ball drew a strange arc in the air and flew into the upper left corner of the goal——World Wave !

No. 703 minutes, Janus made a beautiful pass in the middle, Stewart broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball, and still shot the ball under the attack of the two defenders of the opponent. Oakes, who has never made any mistakes, has a serious problem in judgment Mistake, he pounced towards the back point, but the ball flew into the goal from the direction of the near post...

Before the end of the game, Dyer took a corner kick, and Dawson, who inserted an assist, jumped high in the Wolves penalty area and ended Newcastle's scoring frenzy with a powerful rush!
Five to one, against the Wolves, Newcastle won their first four-goal victory in the league this season!

And Mourinho also fulfilled his promise. From the beginning to the end, he did not replace a player, but every time Newcastle scored a goal, the corner of his mouth turned up. His expression has turned into a big laugh...

After the game, the reporters interviewed Mourinho. When asked why Newcastle's performance in the first and second half was different, and whether Mourinho said something during the intermission, Mourinho replied: "I don't know. Told them that if the player I substituted in the second half was for reasons other than physical reasons and tactical adjustments, then there would be a place for him in the reserve team. At the same time I told them that any opponent is not easy to deal with, Especially the opponents in the Premier League, if you don't know this, then you should go to the reserve team and reflect on it."

PS: Update for ticket 620.

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