Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 624 Europe 2004 A New Era Begins
The first half of the game is over. Judging from the score, this is a boring first half, but anyone who has watched this game will not come to such a result. Manchester United responded calmly, using defense to make Newcastle's offense return in vain, and they didn't just defend. Several counterattacks were still extremely sharp. From a viewing point of view, this is still a wonderful first half.

"We played well in the first half, the only thing missing was a goal." Mourinho said to all the players: "They are almost unable to support now, and they can only cause us a little trouble by counterattacking. That's all. Although they have won six consecutive victories, their players have consumed too much energy in the winning streak. There is an old saying in China, which means that no matter how fierce the arrows are, when their momentum of flight reaches the end, even Even the lightest and thinnest gauze cannot penetrate... Now Manchester United is the arrow that has flown to the end, but we are not the thinnest gauze. In the second half, continue to exert continuous pressure on them and patiently search for their defense When we score the goal that breaks the deadlock, the game will come to us."

There is strong self-confidence in Mourinho's words, and this self-confidence has also affected the players very well: "The Manchester United dynasty is about to come to an end, and the players who once supported them to create one after another have begun. Going downhill, in the next few years, all they can do is to accumulate their own abilities, and they will never have a chance to win the championship, at least until Ferguson builds a great enough team. And we, will Standing at the top of the Premier League in the next few years, the game that marks our top will be our victory over the defending champions today! Patience, patience, we have an absolute advantage, as long as we can Keep this advantage, then our victory will come smoothly!"

"Guys, I think you all know what a difficult time it's been for us."

In Manchester United's locker room, Ferguson was also lecturing the players, but at this time, Ferguson was not at all like the usual "hairdryer" who was flying spit everywhere in the locker room: "We are missing several important players. Players, in the past month, we couldn't form a complete lineup to face our opponents in the league, but even under such unfavorable circumstances, we still won the longest six-game winning streak this season , the six-game winning streak that even Arsenal, who are undefeated so far, have not been able to win...You guys have made me proud, really."

The players were looking at Ferguson, and they rarely heard such words from Ferguson. As an extremely competitive coach, Ferguson would never be satisfied with the performance of the players.

"I think through the first half of the game, everyone should have an understanding of our opponents. They are strong, really strong. We beat them at home half a year ago, but it was difficult to win. At that time their new team The players haven't integrated into the team yet and now they're a unit and in the first half they pressed us for a long time but we held the pressure and it was good, really good." Ferguson paused, and then said to the players in an emotional voice: "What I ask now is that we can continue to withstand their offense in the second half. Newcastle is a young team, from the chairman to the players. The young people here... can't attack for a long time, and they will definitely feel impatient. At that time, it will be the time for us to counterattack. Improve the efficiency of counterattack, and kill them with one blow when their defense line shows a flaw! Patience, we must endure and endure With the disadvantages on the scene, victory is what we need most."

Mourinho and Ferguson emphasized patience at the same time, which may not have been expected by both sides, but it also seems to prove that both of them attach great importance to their opponents, otherwise they would not have emphasized so much that the players hold your breath.

When facing a powerful opponent, any impatience may be a fatal mistake. Obviously, Ferguson and Mourinho both understand this.

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During the half-time break, the Newcastle fans were not idle. Being able to beat the old strong team and their enemy Manchester United at home was enough to make them extremely excited. Singing Newcastle's team anthem "coming home Newcastle" loudly, the voices of Manchester United fans were almost inaudible.

When they saw the players from both sides appearing on the field, they cheered like a landslide and tsunami. They chanted the names of all the Newcastle players, eagerly expecting to kill Manchester United, and then won in one go. League champion.

"With such enthusiastic fans, why can't we win the championship?" Pei Wei said to Mourinho enthusiastically.

Mourinho smiled, but did not answer. The enthusiasm of the fans is obviously not enough. A strong and united team, strong financial backing and wise and decisive command are also needed. Otherwise, Newcastle would have long been the overlord of the Premier League.

After the start of the second half, Newcastle continued to launch an onslaught, and Manchester United suffered another major blow-shortly after the start of the second half, Giggs injured his foot in a fight with Kufuor and could only limp In the end, Ferguson could only replace him with Fran, and Scholes retreated to the midfield. Manchester United lost their only player in the frontcourt who could organize the attack, and Newcastle's offense became more and more unscrupulous.

Giggs' end is definitely a major blow to Manchester United, and it also cleared the last obstacle in front of Newcastle-Manchester United's forwards have no personal ability to break through with the ball, and the midfielder lost Solskjaer and Ronaldinho. The only player who can break through with the ball is Giggs, and now even Giggs is off, how can we counterattack?

Originally, Ferguson could still give it a go, but the blow this time was indeed a bit too big.

Just 5 minutes after Ryan Giggs left the field, Gary Neville fouled Nie Fei in the midfield and received a yellow card. While he was still appealing to the referee, Nie Fei quickly took the free kick away out!
The ball accurately landed at Ibrahimovic's feet at the front of the penalty area. Shearer ran over and distracted Ferdinand's attention a little. Ibrahimovic immediately dribbled the ball beautifully and got rid of Ferdinand's defense!
Sylvester rushed over, but Ibrahimovic immediately turned around and passed him!

"My God, what did I see! The 1.9-meter-two big man jumped into the waltz!" Williams exaggeratedly shouted.

After getting rid of Sylvester, there is only one goalkeeper Howard left in front of Ibrahimovic!
Ibrahimovic caught up with the ball in two strides, and he shot the ball with anger!The ball flew past Howard's armpit and rushed into the goal quickly!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Ibrahimovic scored his eighth league goal of the season! Beautiful individual performance!"

Ibrahimovic opened his arms and hugged Shearer tightly. If it wasn't for Shearer's interference, he might not be able to get rid of Ferdinand's defense so smoothly-even though he didn't score a goal, Shearer still showed his value from another side !
"Besides Shearer, we finally found a reliable striker! When our chairman Pei Wei bought Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a super high price of 700 million pounds, many people were skeptical, But is there any doubt now? No! And he is only 21 years old and has a bright future! I think all Newcastle people don't need to worry about the forward line after Shearer leaves, because we already have a reliable successor !” Williams shouted, almost equal to the voice of Newcastle fans.

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Ibrahimovic's goal became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

As Mourinho said, the current situation of Manchester United is "at the end of a strong crossbow, and the situation cannot be pierced by Lu Jin". The ability, won six league victories in a row, but in the process they have exhausted their last sliver of energy. When facing the overall strong Newcastle, although in the first half they can still rely on experience and Newcastle has been entangled until now, but after conceding the ball, the final psychological defense has also been broken.

If Giggs is still there, maybe they can teach Newcastle some lessons through counterattacks, but now he has been injured, and in the entire midfield, except for Fran, who can take a few kicks, no one else has the ability to pass their own breakthroughs To create some chances for the team.

Ferguson replaced Phil Neville with South African midfielder Fortune in an attempt to bring some breakthrough through his personal ability, but Mourinho immediately replaced Robert with Stewart, who was in stamina, so that Bernard could focus It's all about defense.

In the following game, although Newcastle's offensive declined, they still firmly controlled the situation on the field and did not give Manchester United any decisive chances. In the No.80 minute of the second half, Janus received a wonderful pass from Nie Fei. After the pass, he took a long shot 20 meters away from the goal, and the ball quickly flew into the dead corner of the goal. It was [-]-[-], and Newcastle completely sealed the victory.

Ferguson reluctantly replaced forward Ruud van Nistelrooy with Berlion and announced that he would give up the game. When the cheers over the stands at St. James' Park grew louder, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!
Mourinho waved his fist fiercely, then walked towards Ferguson.

"A new era begins, sir."

PS: Update for ticket 660.

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