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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 605: No opponent is easy to deal with

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    The most direct benefit of qualifying for the Champions League group stage one round in advance is that before the start of the quarter-finals, Newcastle can completely focus on the league and League Cup, especially the League Cup, which will be available at the end of February next year.  This confirmed championship was regarded by both Mourinho and Pei Wei as the breakthrough point in Newcastle's 43-year drought.

    After all, the League Cup final is probably between the two games of the European Champions Cup quarter-finals. If it can enter the final, Newcastle can still use its main force to compete in this championship final, and the longer history  Although the FA Cup is much more important than the League Cup, the final of this cup is in May. If Newcastle can go further in the Champions League, or even maintain a higher position in the league  , you can't be distracted in the FA Cup game. The FA Cup will be the only object that Newcastle can sacrifice.

    In Europe's top leagues, the schedule has always been very intensive, which is why it is difficult for even the best teams to win all the championships in a season, especially in the Premier League. Considering the ratings issue, the FA  The League Cup and 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 good. He did not blindly form a super luxury lineup, but chose to equip each position with a player of considerable strength.  Players, this operation will show its benefits over the long game.

    Mourinho does not have eleven players at his disposal.  It's not fifteen or sixteen, but twenty-seven. These twenty-seven players can play at any time. This is very powerful. After all, even if some players are injured, tired or suspended, it will not be too affected.  Newcastle's overall strength.

    After returning to the UK from Portugal, the Newcastle United team only stayed in Newcastle for one day.  He immediately set off to Wolverhampton to challenge the newly promoted Wolves.  This team is a typical newly promoted team. After entering the Premier League, their board of directors did not make any additional investment. The most famous star in the team is probably the former England international Paul Ince, but this player once played for Manchester United and Inter Milan.  Liverpool's midfield superstar is now thirty-five years old. Although his physical condition is not bad, he is no longer as brave as he used to be.

    Another one worth noting is Senegal international player Henry Kamara. Most of the other players are unknowns.  Basically, they are all veterans who helped Wolves reach the Premier League last year. However, with their fairly good level in League One, it is not enough to win the Premier League.

    Now their ranking is also in line with their strength - the first two games of this year's league made Wolves aware of the huge gap between the Premier League and English League One. In the first round of the league, they were slaughtered 5-1 by Blackburn Rovers, and then they were defeated again in their own local area.  Humiliated 4-0 by Charlton at home, they now have two wins, four draws and seven losses in thirteen league games, finishing bottom with 11 points.

    Facing such a team, Newcastle's coaches and players seemed to underestimate the opponent.  In order to prepare for the important game against Liverpool a week later, and the main players had just played a fierce game in Portugal, Mourinho sent a half-main and half-substitute lineup, goalkeeper Harper, and four defenders.  Kufuor, Dawson, Taylor and Bernard, midfielder Speed, Janus, Stewart and Dyer.  The forwards are Shearer and Bellamy, but even this lineup still has six main players from last year. In the eyes of Mourinho and the players, it is more than enough to defeat the bottom team of Wolves.

    They learned their lesson immediately. The Wolves stubbornly resisted Newcastle's attack. They even counterattacked in the 26th minute. Scottish forward Miller's single shot helped the Wolves open the scoring!

    More than 20,000 home fans cheered immediately. In the previous games, they had clearly realized that it was too difficult to avoid relegation with the strength of the Wolves, so they could cheer.  Just every time the team scores a goal!

    This goal was a wake-up call for Newcastle players.  Shearer showed his captaincy immediately, just four minutes later.  He received Dyer's cross from the wing and smashed the ball into the Wolves' goal!

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

    "You guys played like shit in the first thirty minutes!" During the halftime break, Mourinho scolded the players mercilessly: "And I also made a shit decision, and I actually beat you  It was my fault that I thought you could win easily!Believe me, those Wolves players whose combined worth does not exceed 10 million are ten times, a hundred times better than you. Maybe I should suggest the boss to replace you with them?  They ranked 20th and we ranked fourth, but on the court, your performance did not reflect this difference!  Yes, I sent seven substitutes today, but in my mind, Newcastle does not have any main substitutes now!  What determines the difference in the number of times you play is your status, characteristics and the style of your opponent!  Your performance in the first 30 minutes today was not worthy of the Magpies. It improved a little in the last 15 minutes, but you still have no correct attitude, your offense is disorganized, 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?  When it comes to the attitude of the game, you are even more like amateur players If there is no improvement in the second half, maybe I have to add a little more manpower to the reserve team. David Jeddes (reserve team head coach) has been complaining to me about the manpower.  not enough.  Your average income is more than five times that of Wolves and I hope to see that disparity really reflected on the pitch in the second half.  "

    Mourinho calmed down and then pointed his hand at the substitutes: "Given, Woodgate, Makelele, Nie Fei and Ibrahimovic, these are the five substitutes I brought today.  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 eleven substitutions, then I will substitute nine in the first half!  Except for goalkeeper Harper, I will replace all the other nine!¡±

    "Also, don't underestimate any opponent Yes, we are very strong now, strong enough to compete for the championship, but this does not mean that we can easily defeat a Premier League team! They and us  It¡¯s a team at the same level, not a third-tier team!¡±

    The players were scolded by Mourinho so much that they dared not say a word, but indeed, their performance in the first half was not worthy of Newcastle's current fourth position - perhaps except for 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 will feel resentful when Mourinho scolds him like this, but no matter who it is, he will be scolded.  There is always fire, and the object of venting angerneedless to say?

    After the start of the second half, Newcastle's offense became more intense than in the first half, but it was rare to see Newcastle players individually carrying the ball into the Wolves penalty area with a dense crowd. Instead, they began to be organized and organized.  Attack at different levels.

    Just five minutes into the second half, Dyer quickly broke through the opponent's defense on the wing, and then passed into the penalty area. Shearer jumped high and headed the ball. Bellamy received the pass near the penalty spot and headed towards  The opponent's defender was wiped out with one move, and then he stabbed the ball into the door before the opponent's goalkeeper could attack!

    Two to one!  In the 50th minute, Newcastle successfully overtook the score!

    In the 61st minute, after a series of passes from the midfield, Dyer found a gap in the corner of the penalty area and fired furiously. The ball drew a strange arc in the air and flew into the upper left corner of the goal - World  Wave!

    In the 73rd minute, Janus made a beautiful through ball in the middle. Stewart received the ball and broke into the penalty area. He still shot the ball out despite being flanked by two defenders. Oaks, who had never made any mistakes, had a serious problem with his judgment.  He made a mistake and rushed to 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 assisted, jumped high in the Wolves penalty area and ended Newcastle's scoring spree with a powerful top shot!

    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 beginning to end, he did not replace a player. However, every time Newcastle scored a goal, the corners of his mouth turned upward. By the time the game was over, he  His expression has turned into a laugh

    After the game, reporters interviewed Mourinho. When asked why Newcastle's performance in the first and second half was so different between the two teams and whether Mourinho said something during the halftime break, Mourinho replied: "I  Tell them that if the player I replace in the second half is due to reasons other than physical reasons and tactical adjustments, then there will be a place for him in the reserve team. At the same time, I tell them that no opponent is easy to deal with.  Especially opponents in the Premier League, if they don¡¯t know this, they should go to the reserve team and reflect on it.¡±
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