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Volume 10 2003 Chapter 608 The Era of Young People

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    After defeating Liverpool 2-1 at home, Newcastle is still ranked fourth, but this fourth place seems to be not much different from the first place - Arsenal is tied again, missing Henry, Vieira and Sun Chenghai.  After the main players on the three lines, Arsenal relied on Adriano's goal in the second half to take the lead against Leicester City, but Ashley Cole's rough tackle after 12 minutes made him score a goal.  Red cards, this is Arsenal's four red cards in the league since the beginning of this season. Leicester City, who had the numerical advantage, finally equalized the score before the end with a shot from Hinett, who came on as a substitute, while Chelsea  They encountered Leeds' stubborn resistance in the away game. In the end, they could only rely on Duff's goalkeeper to draw with the opponent one to one. The biggest winner of this round was Manchester United. They relied on Forlan and Ruud van Nistelrooy's double goals at home.  Defeated Aston Villa for the second time and climbed to the top of the table relying on goal difference.

    After fifteen rounds of the league, Manchester United and Arsenal have 35 points, Chelsea has 34 points, and Newcastle has 33 points. These are the points of the top four. The biggest gap between one and four is only two points.  This is unique since the beginning of the Premier League, and fifth-place Fulham only has 23 points. The league is not halfway through, and only the top four teams are left to qualify for the championship.  Although the team still has a chance, it is too slim to expect that these four teams will not be able to continue.

    The power of money - everyone thinks so. It is no longer news that Manchester United and Arsenal are chasing each other at the top of the standings, and the two new forces joining now are all Newcastle who received huge financial support before the season.  With Chelsea, this once again proves that in modern football, no money is absolutely impossible.

    In the final round of the Champions League group stage three days later, Chelsea, who had already qualified early, did not reluctantly compete for the first place in the group. Real Madrid may value this position.  But Newcastle doesn't care much. After all, after entering the top 16, based on Newcastle's experience in the Champions League, there is no difference between any opponent.

    Therefore, in this game, Mourinho sent out most of the substitutes. Players who rarely played, such as Taylor, Speed, Solano, Bellamy, Stewart, etc., all played. However, the performance of these substitutes was still good.  For good measure, Bellamy's goal helped Newcastle draw Marseille 1-1 at home.  With an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws, they finished second in the group. Real Madrid defeated Porto by one goal at home and got their wish and won the first place in the group.

    The top four of the Premier League all qualified in the group. The Premier League has become the league with the most teams in the Champions League. Inter Milan and Lazio in Serie A both failed. Lazio failed to even qualify for the UEFA Cup. Juventus and AC  Milan has entered the top 16, occupying three seats in La Liga.  Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna and Real Sociedad all gained the right to qualify, but Valencia, led by Benitez, lost a key game. They lost to Ajax away from home and ended up with a point.  The gap was aggrieved and ranked third in the group. Benitez could only use his on-the-spot commanding ability in the UEFA Cup.

    The other six teams are Monaco and Lyon in Ligue 1.  Bayern Munich and Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia and Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic, four in the Premier League and three in La Liga.  There are two seats each in Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, and one seat each in Eredivisie Eredivisie and Russian Super League. Except for Inter Milan and Valencia, who were unexpectedly eliminated, most of the strong teams have entered the top 16.

    The biggest reason why Mourinho did not let the team strive for the first place in the group, apart from training the new players, is that as we enter December, the Premier League schedule becomes tighter. Newcastle has to play five games throughout December.  league.  One Champions League match, two League Cup matches, eight games in just thirty-one days, this schedule is simply outrageous.

    Therefore, Mourinho must do everything possible to allow the players to get a certain amount of rest. Therefore, after qualifying early, Mourinho¡¯s approach of letting all the main players rest was also understood by the fans.

    This adjustment still had an effect. Three days later, they swept Tottenham 4-0 at home.  With a two-point advantage, they surpassed Chelsea, who unexpectedly lost to Bolton at home in this round.  As third place, we are eyeing Manchester United and Arsenal, who also won this round.  The two veterans showed good form in the game, with Robert and Shearer both scoring twice.  With sixteen goals in sixteen rounds of the league, Shearer surprisingly suppressed countless younger super shooters on the scorer list!

    Look at the names behind him, the Arsenal duo Henry and Ade, the Dutch killer Ruud Ruud, the French geek Anelka, England's golden boy Owen, the Irish genius Robbie Keane Now, these shooters  All the scenery was overshadowed by an old gun!

    In an interview after the game, Shearer highly praised the tactical arrangements of head coach Mourinho: "He is always by my side.Send me on the field when my body is in the best conditionso that I can show my best side to everyone. In addition, I have many reliable teammates around me this year. It is with their help that I can show my best side to everyone.  My goal scoring rate has improved to the level it was when I was twenty-three.  "

    In short, Newcastle is in the best situation now. All players are making great strides towards the same goal. Even if they are on the bench, they have no complaints. Even Bellamy, who has a weird temper, is obediently waiting for his opportunity on the bench.  , work together as one, work hard This is a golden period.

    Three days later, they defeated English League One team West Bromwich Albion 3-1 away from home and entered the semi-finals of the League Cup. Although they were held to a 1-1 draw by Charlton in the league, after Christmas  , they won two games in a row, defeated Leicester City and Blackburn, and firmly occupied the third place. After the middle of the league, Manchester United jumped to the top of the list with 47 points through a wave of five consecutive victories.  , Arsenal remain unbeaten, but six draws have put them in second place with 45 points, Newcastle in third with 43 points, and Chelsea in fourth with 40 points.

    In the past half season, the happiest people are undoubtedly Newcastle fans. This year's performance of Newcastle has allowed them to taste the tense and sweet taste of participating in the championship competition for the first time after 1996. This taste  , was brought to them by Pei Wei, because he brought head coach Mourinho and this group of new players.

    On New Year's Eve, Pei Wei booked the largest local hotel in Newcastle and held a large party for the entire team. The reason why the party was not held on Christmas Eve, which is more popular among Europeans, was because the Football Association was too crazy.  , they all arranged a round of games on the second day of Christmas, and there was another league round just two days later. No one had the intention to celebrate this Christmas, and the 19th round of the league ended on the 28th.  Afterwards, the next game would not be an FA Cup match until January 3 next year, so Pei Wei chose this night to hold a club party.

    During the party, Pei Wei gave a small gift to everyone in the club, including the staff - various exquisite small gifts brought from China. The value is not high, but they are very popular.

    Pei Wei didn't make any long speech at the party - Europeans don't do this, and Pei Wei himself didn't like to do this, so after giving out the gifts, Pei Wei announced something that made everyone happy  The cheering carnival order - drink as much as you want, play as much as you want, there is no training tomorrow anyway, training will start the day after tomorrow

    The players were partying outside, but Pei Wei was in a quiet place with the two former presidents John Hall and Freddie Shepherd, as well as the head coach Mourinho and the technical adviser Bobby Robson who had just recovered from illness.  He was having his own celebration in his private room.

    It seems that after Sheppard left the chairmanship of Newcastle, the relationship with Sir Hall has improved again, but it is no wonder that the relationship between the two of them is very good, and their growing distance is also due to the management of Newcastle.  It only started after there were differences. At least they are people who love Newcastle.

    "Pei, I have to toast you." Hall smiled and poured a glass of wine for Pei Wei: "What you said is indeed correct. Your taking charge of Newcastle will indeed bring new hope to the people of Newcastle!"

    Pei Wei picked up the cup: "I just did what I should do Jose's command and the players' efforts are the biggest reasons for the current results. I just provided a stage."

    "It goes without saying, Pei." Shepard also picked up the cup: "To be honest, I was really unwilling at the time, but after half a year, I am convinced that you can do better than me."

    Robson was praising Mourinho: "Jose, you have become an excellent head coach At least, you have surpassed me now. Cheers, Jose!"

    "Teacher, I hope you can be there to guide me in the second half of the season so that I can make fewer mistakes." Mourinho didn't have the demeanor of a madman at this time. After all, Robson can be regarded as the enlightenment teacher in his coaching career.

    "I think we should drink this together Cheers to Newcastle's tomorrow!" Pei Wei raised his glass high.

    The five people drank all the wine in their glasses at the same time. Hall put down the glass and pointed at Pei Wei and Mourinho with a smile: "Look, old guys, young chairman, young coach Now, it is indeed  It¡¯s the age of young people, we old guys are waiting to see you young people do things that we have never done before!¡±

    Pei Wei and Mourinho looked at each other and smiled, seeing the other's ambition in each other's eyes!

    That¡¯s right!  Now is the time for young people!  Whether it is the chairman, coach, or?Players!  Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
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