Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 622 Europe Chapter 2004 The Intense After the New Year

In China, the end of each year is a time for rest, because there is no league during this period, and the season is over, and the end of the year is the time to recuperate.

But in the UK, or the entire European continent, it is different. When the year is handed over, it is the busiest time for the Premier League. No wonder Pei Wei, who became the chairman of the Premier League club for the first time, felt a little uncomfortable.

"What do the people of the FA think... The Bundesliga has a winter break for more than a month, and Serie A and La Liga also have a vacation time of more than a week. The Premier League is good, there are three days off-how are you? It's also a golden week." Pei Wei complained.

"The British don't like this." Su Mei comforted him: "You can give yourself a vacation if you want, anyway, you are useless in the club now."

Pei Wei's eyes widened, but Su Mei was right. As a century-old club, it naturally has its own way of operating, and the people Pei Wei brought have already taken over, and the club is running smoothly. Good, there is a coach to train players to direct the game, and Mourinho has already said that there is no need to buy players in the winter, so now Pei Wei really has a lot of leisure.

"Oh, there is no way, you said how busy I was when I was in China. These people are all selected by me..." Pei Wei thought to himself comfortingly.

On January [-], Newcastle refocused after a two-day break. After a day of training, Newcastle began preparing for an away game against League One team Bradford City in the third round of the FA Cup.

The FA Cup is the oldest competition in the world, and in England, this cup is even more important than the European Champions Cup. This is also a manifestation of the British's conservatism and arrogance. After the official establishment of the Premier League, some strong teams did not care too much about this cup. After all, the FA Cup only represents honor, and they value the Champions League and the league that can bring huge benefits.

Therefore, the FA Cup has become the most popular game for the mid-range teams in the Premier League, especially those mid-range teams that have no worries about relegation and do not have much hope of entering the Champions League. After all, the champions of these two cups can directly enter the UEFA Cup. Besides, no matter how small a sparrow is, it is still meat. After all, it is also the champion of all the teams in the UK.

Mourinho did not let these main players who had just resumed training play. In this game, he sent a lineup composed of almost all substitutes. Some players who seldom played played one after another. However, they can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches of League One. The gap between Bradford City and Newcastle is huge. You must know that even Newcastle's substitutes are Premier League players such as Bellamy, Viana, Griffin, Taylor, Solano and Lualua. players.

Solano and Bellamy scored a goal each, and Newcastle easily broke through the third round. Four days later, they relied on Shearer's goal in the first half for a small victory at home. With this victory, Newcastle tied Arsenal, which was tied away by Everton, and ranked second with a goal difference advantage, still four points behind Manchester United, which defeated Bolton [-]-[-] away in this round, while Chelsea continued their run Bad luck, they lost a goal at home to Liverpool, which has gradually recovered, and the gap with Manchester United has been widened to [-] points, six points behind Arsenal and Newcastle.

In the game against Leeds, Mourinho did not send all the main players, because in a week later, they will welcome the current league leader, the Red Devils Manchester United, at home!

****************************************
The importance of this game is self-evident. The confrontation between the league leader and No.2 is definitely a highlight. If Newcastle can win this game, they can narrow the point gap to one point , and this is also an excellent opportunity for them. They have maintained an unbeaten thirteen rounds in the previous games, and although Manchester United also won six consecutive victories, they were unlucky after Christmas. The main players in the team were constantly injured, and they won two consecutive league games like walking on thin ice. They were also eliminated in the League Cup and the FA Cup. All Newcastle people believed that this game would break their five-game losing streak against Manchester United in the league. best chance!
Mourinho also attaches great importance to this game. This is why he would rather take the risk of losing points against Leeds than let several main players rest well. If they can win against a team like Manchester United, then Newcastle It's not just as simple as three points!
"This is indeed our best chance. Ronaldinho is absent, Solskjaer is absent, Butt is absent, Djemba is absent, Fletcher is suspended... These are Manchester United's main players or main substitutes. After defeating them, Sir Alex Ferguson has pitifully few cards in his hand! What about us? We are strong and strong, almost everyone can play, and it is our home court. To win this game, we are only one point away from them!"

Pei Wei excitedly told Mourinho that although he didn't expect to win the league championship this season, the opportunity is right in front of him. If he doesn't fight for it, then Pei Wei is not Pei Wei.

Mourinho also thinks so. In the previous game of this season, Newcastle lost an away game. Although the media and fans gave a high evaluation of Newcastle led by him after the game, for Mourinho, All he wants is victory!He was never used to being a loser!
Before such a tense game, Ferguson is often unwilling to be alone. When he was interviewed by a local newspaper in Manchester, he began to attack Newcastle: "Neither Newcastle nor Arsenal nor Chelsea deserve to be Manchester United. Opponents in the league...Because we have won the longest six-game winning streak this season despite extremely difficult circumstances, which is something that they have not achieved...so only Manchester United is the greatest football in the Premier League Even if we lack six main players, we can still win. Now that we lead by four points in the standings, we will lead by at least fourteen points after the end of the season. The results achieved by Newcastle and Chelsea are quite ridiculous , form a team with [-] million pounds, and then win the league championship, it can only show that the level of this league is quite low. Obviously, the Premier League is not a low-level league, so whether it is Newcastle or Chelsea, they will not reach the level. The purpose they want because we're in the league."

Mourinho did not show weakness, he immediately hit back: "I am honored to be attacked by Sir Alex Ferguson... He always does it. When he is not sure of an opponent, he He will use all means to attack the opponent, and then make the opponent lose his cool...Maybe Sir Ferguson thinks that he is the only person in the world who understands psychology. What is it to lead by four points? I think Sir Ferguson should be very clear, as long as he is strong enough, Even if you are behind by [-] points, you can catch up with your opponent, and I believe Professor Wenger will agree with this."

Twelve points behind to win the championship - probably all fans will think of the miracle that Ferguson led Manchester United in 95 when they saw this sentence. They overtook Newcastle and won the championship. That time was also the closest Newcastle came to the league championship. Once, but at that time the head coach of Newcastle was Keegan, which had nothing to do with Mourinho. Instead, Ferguson suffered such humiliation in 98. His team once led Arsenal led by Arsene Wenger by [-] points. But Arsenal completed a great counterattack. After defeating Manchester United at home, they won the league championship that season in one go. Mourinho's remarks are the same as his usual style, all with knives at each other Poke the top of the heart.

This time it was Ferguson's turn to be silent, not because he didn't want to fight back, but because there was no time-when Mourinho counterattacked, he had already led the team to Newcastle, and there was only one time left before the start of the game. It's time for the next day, and at this time Ferguson knows he should worry more about the game itself.

But the British media don't think so. In the past few years, they have been watching the "humiliation" between Wenger and Ferguson. Now there is another Mourinho who dared to confront Ferguson just after landing in the Premier League. This time it seemed that he used his counterattack to silence Ferguson-the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is much more exciting than the confrontation between two people!
With the help of the media, this already important battle for the first and second places in the league has added some tension. In addition, the fans of both sides have been a little disrespectful to each other-Manchester United fans after the start of the Premier League Basically, I can win a championship every year, so naturally I have some eyes above the top. In addition, this year I am a little jealous of Newcastle's such a good purchase in the transfer market, and Newcastle fans have been jealous of Manchester United's good results before. In addition, in 96 and 97, Manchester United could only be the runner-up for two consecutive years, and they were not very angry. Therefore, it was inevitable for the fans of the two sides to ridicule each other after they met. When the conflict comes out, even if there is no trouble, when the game starts, the focus of the entire Newcastle will be on St. James' Park.

"It seems to be a good sign that it is so lively after the New Year."

Pei Wei, who was sitting next to Mourinho on the coach's bench, sighed.

(End of this chapter)