Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 754 New Record

"Now the players are starting to play...the first one is the home team Newcastle...Alan Shearer! Shearer appeared in the player tunnel! He was the first to come out! Shearer came on the field, wearing his most familiar shirt Captain's armband! Shearer..."

As soon as the on-site commentator said this, the huge cheers erupting from St. James' Park drowned his voice. All the fans stood up, and there was only one name shouting in their mouths: "Alan Shearer!"

Shearer raised his right hand high, and the captain's armband on his arm was so conspicuous.

Shearer is the most successful captain in the history of Newcastle. He has always been the most trustworthy person of Newcastle fans. If he can score today, then he will add one more title, the greatest shooter.

In addition to Shearer, the other starting players for Newcastle in this game are Drogba, Robert, Janus, Essien, Dyer, Trabelsi, Kufuor, Dawson, Hart and Shay. Follow Shearer and file out. According to the past practice, every time a player walks out, the fans in the stands will shout his name, but today, this practice has been broken.

Until all the players appeared in the middle of the field, the names shouted by Newcastle fans remained unchanged, only Shearer.

No one is dissatisfied with this. Although the fans' approach seems to favor one another, everyone knows that this is what Shearer deserves. Honor, this honor belongs to him alone.

After the cheers were over, Newcastle fans booed hugely. This boo was aimed at Middlesbrough, because their coach McLaren said in an interview before the game: "I respect Shearer very much. , his retirement from the national team is a huge loss for the England national team, a loss that has not even been recouped until now... But Middlesbrough will not be the record watcher, we have enough confidence to let Shearer's two The [-]-goal record was postponed until the next round."

As soon as this sentence was said, McLaren became a thorn in the eyes of Newcastle fans-they began to hate this guy who tried to disrupt their feast, although in all fairness, there was nothing wrong with McLaren's statement-Hoddle would definitely not want to Having been recorded as the one who was passed by Maradona in the "Goal of the Century", Barthez would definitely not want to be remembered for the image of being stunned when Roberto Carlos scored that over-the-top free-kick. Going down in the annals of history, McLaren is also unwilling to say in a nostalgic tone when people mention Shearer scoring [-] goals in the future: "The great striker Alan Shearer scored in the game against Middlesbrough. Two hundred goals scored by Newcastle..."

So he sent all the main players in his hands in this game, Schwarzer, Southgate, Downing, Parlor, Boateng, Hasselbaink and Viduka who just returned from injury. Appeared in the starting lineup.

At the same time, there are Brazilian Juninho and Spaniard Mendieta on the bench. Middlesbrough is now ranked eighth and has a chance to enter the UEFA Cup, which is why they will not give up this game easily. reason.

Facing Newcastle, which has seven main players in rotation, Middlesbrough is not without a fight.

But soon, Mourinho shattered McLaren's fantasy with reality. He let Newcastle use real performance to make McLaren understand why Newcastle is working hard for the double crown, while Middlesbrough can only Fight for a UEFA Cup spot.

In just 2 minutes of the opening, Newcastle tore through Middlesbrough's defense with a side attack. Robert and Hart made a two-for-one cooperation and passed the ball into the penalty area. The two central defenders of Middlesbrough paid attention All the power was on Shearer, but Shearer flicked a shot to pass the ball, and Drogba made a dive header to score first!
There was a huge cheer from the stands, and Drogba and Shearer hugged each other. The experienced Shearer knew that with everyone's attention, his shot chance would definitely not appear so easily. Sure enough, Middlesbrough two The central defenders ran over to stare at him when Robert passed the ball, which gave Drogba an opportunity.

McLaren made a miscalculation. He thought that Mourinho would put the main offensive force on Shearer, so he specially strengthened his defense against Shearer, but what he didn't expect was that Mourinho would do the opposite. In short, while Middlesbrough's defenders focused on Shearer, Drogba delivered the coup de grace.

This is exactly Mourinho's style - his first consideration is victory, even the fans' desire for Shearer's goals has been used as a smoke bomb by him, and he will never sacrifice for Shearer's record As far as the team's performance is concerned, if the victory is already decided, he doesn't mind Shearer's icing on the cake to break the record.

The focus of the coach will never be the same as that of the fans. It is also a truth that the butt determines the head, and where to consider what things.

After gaining the lead, Newcastle's offense became more flexible and changeable. With two outstanding center forwards in the center, Newcastle's two wingers played well. The defender stepped forward to assist...Newcastle's sharp breakthroughs and passes from the wing made Middlesbrough's wing defense full of flames.

And Newcastle's two center forwards are even more difficult to defend. Both Shearer and Drogba keep withdrawing from the penalty area to empty the opponent's defensive force in the penalty area. Both of them have strong long-range shooting ability outside the penalty area. Middlesbrough's defenders are not willing to let them bombard the goal without any worries outside the penalty area. You must know that Shearer's long-range shot is also one of his sharp weapons for scoring goals, and Drogba has used it more than once outside the penalty area. A sudden long-range shot scored the goal.

After the center forward also has the ability to score goals outside the penalty area, it will become very difficult to defend them. Middlesbrough's midfielders have to be distracted to defend Janus and Essien's insertion, and they have to go to the wing To help defend, there is no spare energy to help the guards defend them.

Although Southgate has rich experience, he is a few years older than Shearer, and his physical strength cannot be compared with Shearer who has not played many games this season. It seems that it will not be able to support it under the impact.

Before the end of the first half, Newcastle won a direct free kick in front of the penalty area. Hart made a cross, and Shearer volleyed vigorously. The ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. Nass shot quickly and scored in front of the goal.

Gaining a two-goal lead in the first half was enough to make Newcastle fans happy, but they were not too satisfied because the situation they most hoped to see did not happen.

Newcastle's two goals in the first half were all related to Shearer, a direct assist and a shot that caused the goalkeeper to drop and let Janus make a follow-up shot, but he himself has not yet scored a goal.The Middlesbrough defenders defended him so desperately that the other Newcastle players got more chances than usual.

After the start of the second half, Newcastle's offense was even more proactive. Most of the players on the field were substitutes, so they were not afraid of wasting energy. The opponent can only use fouls to stop his progress.

No.603 minutes, Dyer sent the ball into the penalty area, Drogba used his body against the opponent's defender, and then suddenly swung the ball horizontally!Shearer, who was under Southgate's tight defense, suddenly dashed forward quickly, avoided Southgate's defense, and then immediately kicked a strong shot near the penalty spot!
The ball flew into the dead corner of the goal like a cannonball!Schwarzer didn't even have time to react to this close-range volley!
"Alan—Shearer! Two hundred goals!" The commentator who had been waiting for a long time roared fiercely, and his roar was accompanied by the cheers of [-] Newcastle players in the stands!

Shearer ran under the stands and accepted the cheers from the stands with open arms. At the same time, a large slogan was displayed in the stands: "380 five games, [-] goals, captain, thank you!"

This is the highest praise for Shearer from Newcastle fans!
Newcastle fans had been preparing for this goal for a long time, but what everyone didn't expect was that what happened next caught them off guard.

Game No. 80 minutes...

The Middlesbrough players have long been unwilling to fight, but Shearer is still looking for opportunities to score.

Trabelsi sent a long pass from the backcourt. Shearer jumped high at the front of the penalty area and ferried the ball to Larsson, who came off the bench. Concealedly knocked the ball to the center.

Under Southgate's close press, Shearer who plugged in took the lead and poked the ball into the lower left corner of the goal!
"Two goals! A new record is born! Two hundred and one goals, Shearer broke Milburn's record! Long live Alan Shearer! Shearer scored two hundred after 380 five appearances for Newcastle Zero and one goal, twelve games less than Milburn's record of [-] goals! He is well-deserved Newcastle's greatest scorer!"

This time the commentator finally finished what he wanted to say, without being interrupted by the cheers of the fans.

Because the fans are already too excited to speak!

It wasn't until Shearer raised his right hand and rushed under the stands that there was a huge and prolonged cheer from the stands!
They only wanted to see the record tied, but who knew they saw a new record being born!
McLaren was full of helplessness, and said that he would prevent Shearer from tying the record. Who knew that he would directly create a new record!

Shearer celebrated under the stands for a long time, and this scene will become a permanent memory in the minds of Newcastle fans.

(End of this chapter)