Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 740 The starting line

Newcastle's next league game is at home against Aston Villa on April 29nd, while the last FIFA matchday was March [-]th - minus the one-day return time, Newcastle's focus is actually on March [-]rd. On the [-]th, there were only two days before the competition.

Newcastle's sprint started from such a situation.

According to the physical fitness and state of the players, Mourinho dispatched such a lineup, the goalkeeper Cech, the four defenders are Maicon, Dawson, Kufuor and Bernard, and the midfielder Essien is partnered with Janus Playing double defensive midfielder, Ribery still appeared in the position of left midfielder, right midfielder Nie Fei took a break, he did not even enter the squad for the game, Dyer started the game, the striker was partnered by Shearer and Drogba, on the bench The five are Shay, Taylor, Stewart, Larson and Lennon who is only 17 years old!
This is the first time this season that Mourinho has included players other than 24 first-team players in his roster, although due to player fatigue and an important Champions League quarter-final three days later, Mourinho has no choice. There are many players who feel tired in the national team competition, but in the training camp some time ago, Lennon's excellent ability on the right side is also a big factor.

Dyer has played very few games this season, and his condition has not been very good, so Newcastle's only trustworthy right winger is Nie Fei, and Nie Fei is not iron-clad, he needs to rest when he wants to rest There is a player who can be on top at any time, and the young Lennon is obviously more suitable for this position than Dyer.

Newcastle's opponent Aston Villa also formed a four-four-two formation, and Newcastle's old player Solano sat on the bench.

If Pei Wei's memory is better, he should remember that in the history before his rebirth, it was in this game that Newcastle broke out the scandal of Bowyer and Dyer fighting each other on the field, but This scene will never appear again. Although Dyer played in this game, he has gradually become a substitute for Newcastle. As for Bowyer, after the transfer and departure, Newcastle fans quickly forgot this. troublesome guy.

The game was played amidst the huge shouts of Newcastle fans, but to their disappointment, Newcastle, who was at home, did not show their huge ranking advantage over their opponents at the beginning of the game.

Newcastle is now ranked first in the standings, with 83 points, while Aston Villa ranked No. 38 with only 11 points. The points are more than half less than Newcastle, but they are affected by the FIFA virus. Newcastle is much less. There are only six international players. They only have goalkeeper Sorensen, defender Mellberg, midfielder Gareth Barry and forward Angel. , but they have an advantage in terms of physical fitness.

Relying on their physical advantages, Aston Villa controlled the situation at the beginning of the game with fierce scrambling and running without hesitation. The Newcastle players were tired and afraid of getting injured. downwind.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Aston Villa's right back Delany successfully made a breakthrough under Bernard's defense and passed a beautiful cross. Janus, who returned to the defense, made a hasty clearance and failed. Kicked far, but kicked the ball to Angel. Naturally, the Colombian striker would not let go of this opportunity. He took the ball forward and then immediately took a shot. The ball flew into the dead corner of the goal. Petr Cech The save is beyond reach.

"Aston Villa scored! Angel caught the opponent's mistake sharply! One to zero, Aston Villa surprisingly led Newcastle at St. James' Park!"

Mourinho shook his head off the court. Sometimes such mistakes are inevitable, and they can’t be regarded as big mistakes. It’s just that Angel happened to appear in that place—he used to be with Saviola, Ai Angel, the fearsome trident formed by Marr into the River Plate, has not performed very well after landing in the Premier League. This goal is full of too many chances.

"Hold on! Put the ball up in mid-court and don't let their tackles mess it up! Pass the ball more, you can't run as fast as the ball! Got it? Don't play your so-called brilliant skills, Don't dribble the ball at your feet if you don't want to get hurt!"

Under Mourinho's command, Newcastle's players began to stabilize their position and launch a counterattack, and Aston Villa also adjusted their tactics in a timely manner and began to defend and counterattack.

Although Newcastle quickly stabilized their position from the opponent's full-court press, they encountered a lot of trouble offensively. Although Aston Villa is a mid-to-lower team, their defense is still quite good. Although the defensive line composed of good Laursen and Mellberg lacks dexterity, they are quite good in high-altitude balls and confrontations. When they focus on defense, their specialties can be brought into play.

Newcastle's offense encountered strong resistance. At the same time, Aston Villa did not stick to the penalty area. Under the leadership of captain Gareth Barry, their tackles in the midfield were also extremely fierce. Although Newcastle paid attention to the fast Playing the ball and moving back and forth in a wide range, but the turnover rate of this style of play is very high. In addition, the players are not in the state due to fatigue, so the offense has also encountered great trouble.

In the next game, Newcastle had a lot of shots, but the number of shots that could really threaten the opponent's goal was not many. The two most threatening shots were all from outside the penalty area, namely Franck Ribery and Shearer Unfortunately, Ribery's shot was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Sorensen. Unfortunately, Shearer's shot hit the crossbar. Drogba's supplementary shot was caught by Laursen. Rescued online.

Newcastle's players did not perform very well in the first half of the game. Janus seemed to work hard on the field, but he couldn't help him in offense. Dyer even disappeared on the right. Berry fighting alone on the wing naturally cannot put too much pressure on the opponent's goal, and it is difficult for the two center forwards to get too many opportunities in the overcrowded penalty area.

The first half of the game is over. Newcastle, which had won five consecutive victories before, unexpectedly fell behind No.11 Aston Villa at home [-]-[-]. Naturally, Newcastle fans seemed a little disappointed with this result, but they still have players. They gave them warm applause when they left the field, because they believed that Newcastle had never let them down in the past two seasons, and they would not let them down this time either.

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"We didn't play well in the first half, I'm well aware of the difficulties we're facing and most of you guys are tired...but that's not an excuse, we're a team that's going to win all the championships Team, should not be knocked down by this difficulty... Well, Aston Villa is not our opponent, although they caused us enough trouble in the first half, we played more patiently in the game, and talked back and forth Move, don’t be afraid of making mistakes, let their defensive line show flaws in the constant movement, the two forwards can pull more outside the penalty area, and then the two full-backs switch positions into the penalty area, using speed to deal with their two central defenders.”

Looking at the players, Mourinho showed a strong and confident smile: "Work hard, the victory will belong to us, because we are..."

"Newcastle!" The players answered in unison what he wanted to say.

"Killon." After arranging the tactics, Mourinho let the players do their own thing, then walked up to Dyer who was in a daze, and patted him on the shoulder: "In the second half, you have to play better and hit them." On the left side, our offense mainly comes from the two wings, and Frank alone can't make the magpies fly."

Dyer froze for a moment, then nodded immediately: "I will...boss."

Mourinho nodded, and then walked away. After sitting down, he looked at Dyer, who still seemed a little out of his mind, from a distance, and shook his head slightly.

Dyer is indeed a capable player, otherwise he would not be often selected for the England national team, but his performance this season is not so good, and Nie Fei's performance is very good, rarely injured and in good condition , I hope he will not decline quickly because of the lack of games.

This game is an opportunity for Dyer, it depends on whether he can seize it.

If it doesn't work, I'm afraid I can only replace him with the young player Lennon. After all, for this game, Lennon can be regarded as a surprise player. The opponent doesn't know his situation. If the offense is still the same as in the first half, I can only replace him for the victory of the game.

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"The second half has begun! Neither side has made any substitutions! If Aston Villa did not make substitutions because they did perform well enough in the first half, then Newcastle's lack of substitutions seems a bit puzzling... Newcastle has several The player was completely out of shape in the first half of the game, but the head coach Mourinho really has no replacements. He chooses to believe in his players. Now let us see if he made the right decision Bar."

Lineker said into the microphone, and Lawrence next to him laughed: "Mourinho probably hates FIFA... The two national team matches last week almost took away his players. It is said that within a week or so, Mourinho has transferred more than a dozen reserve team players to the first team to participate in training. Obviously, the FIFA virus has had a great impact on them."

"If the game in April was a marathon for Newcastle and Chelsea, then this round of the game is the beginning of the marathon. Chelsea also has many players who participated in the national team game, but they are now leading [-]-[-]. Are Newcastle going to be behind at the starting line?"

PS: Don't walk away... There must be another chapter before twelve o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)