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Volume 11, 2004 Europe Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 609: Intense after the New Year

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    When I was in China, the end of every year was a time for rest, because there was no league during this period, the season was over, and the end of the year was the time to recuperate.

    In the UK, or the entire European continent, it is different. At the turn of the year, it is the busiest time for the Premier League. No wonder Pei Wei, who became the chairman of a Premier League club for the first time, felt a little uncomfortable.

    "What do people from the Football Association think The German Bundesliga has a winter break for more than a month. Serie A and La Liga also have more than a week of vacation. The Premier League only has three days of rest. How about you?  It¡¯s also a golden week,¡± Pei Wei complained.

    "The UK doesn't like this." Su Mei comforted him: "It's okay if you want to give yourself a holiday. Anyway, you have no role in the club now."

    Pei Wei's eyes widened, but Su Mei was right. As a century-old club, it naturally has its own way of running the business, and the people Pei Wei brought have also taken over, and the club is running smoothly.  Good. There is a coach to train the players and direct the game. In addition, Mourinho has said that there is no need to buy players in the winter, so Pei Wei is really free now.

    "Oh, I can't help it. You tell me how busy I was when I was in China. I had to run around in everything Forget it, I'll just be an ordinary fan and enjoy the game. Even though I am not in charge of the team, but  These people are all selected by me" Pei Wei comforted himself.

    On January 3, Newcastle regrouped after two days of rest.  After a day of training, Newcastle began preparations for an away challenge to League One team Bradford City in the third round of the FA Cup.

    The FA Cup is the oldest competition in the world, and in England, this cup is even more valued than the European Champions Cup. This is also a manifestation of the British's conservatism and arrogance. However, in the 1990s,  In the 1990s, after the Premier League was officially established.  Some strong teams don't care too much about this cup competition. After all, the FA Cup only represents honor.  They value more the Champions League and the league, which can bring huge benefits.

    Therefore, the FA Cup has become the most popular competition for the mid-range teams in the Premier League. Especially those mid-range teams that have no worries about relegation and have little hope of entering the Champions League generally use the FA Cup and the League Cup as a competition to enter Europe.  It is a shortcut, after all, the champions of these two cup competitions can directly enter the UEFA Cup. Besides, no matter how small a sparrow is, it is still a championship. After all, it is the championship for all teams in the UK.

    Mourinho did not let these main players who had just resumed training play.  In this game, he sent out almost all the substitutes, and some players who rarely played came on. However, in English League One, they could only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches. The gap between Bradford City and Newcastle is huge.  Yes, you must know that Newcastle's substitutes are all Premier League players like Bellamy, Viana, Griffin, Taylor, Solano and Lualua.

    Solano and Bellamy each scored a goal, and Newcastle easily broke through the third round. Four days later, they relied on Shearer's first-half goal to defeat Leeds at home with a narrow victory.  Newcastle tied Arsenal, who were tied with Everton in the away game, in second place with a goal difference, still four points behind Manchester United, who defeated Bolton 2-1 away from home this round, while Chelsea continued their run.  Unfortunately, they lost a small goal at home. Liverpool, who gradually recovered their strength, has widened the gap with Manchester United to ten points.  Six points behind Arsenal and Newcastle.

    In the game against Leeds, Mourinho did not send all the main players, because in a week, they will welcome the current league leader, the Red Devils Manchester United, at home!

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    The importance of this game is self-evident. The confrontation between the league leader and the second place is definitely a highlight. If Newcastle can win this game, they can reduce the points gap to one point.  , and this is also an excellent opportunity for them. In the previous games, they have maintained an unbeaten streak for thirteen rounds, while Manchester United also achieved six consecutive victories.  But after Christmas they had bad luck.  The main players in the team continued to be injured, and they were on thin ice in winning two consecutive league games.  They were also eliminated in both the League Cup and the FA Cup. All Newcastle people believe that this game will be their best chance to break their five-game losing streak against Manchester United in the league!

    Mourinho also attaches great importance to this game. This is because he would rather take the risk of losing points to Leeds and let several main players have a good rest. If they can win against a team like Manchester United, then Newcastle will gain  The land is not just as simple as three points!

    "This is indeed our best chance. Ronaldinho is absent, Solskjaer is absent, Butt is absent, Djemba is absent, Fletcher is suspended these can be?? is the main force or main substitute of Manchester United. Without them, Sir Alex Ferguson has very few cards in his hand!  And what about us?  We have strong soldiers and horses, almost everyone can play, and it is at our home court. If we win this game, we will only be one point behind them!  "

    Pei Wei excitedly told Mourinho that although he did not expect to win the league championship immediately this season, the opportunity is right in front of him after all. If he does not fight for it, then Pei Wei will not be Pei Wei.

    Mourinho also thinks so. Newcastle lost in the away game in the previous game this season. Although the media and fans gave high praise to Newcastle led by him after the game, for Mourinho,  All he wants is victory!  He has never been used to being a loser!

    Before such intense games, Ferguson was often reluctant to be alone. When being interviewed by a local newspaper in Manchester, he began to attack Newcastle: "Neither Newcastle nor Arsenal nor Chelsea deserve to be Manchester United."  Our opponents in the league because we still won the longest six-game winning streak this season under extremely difficult circumstances. This is something they have not achieved even with strong troops Therefore, only Manchester United is the greatest player in the Premier League.  Even if we are missing six main players, we can still win. Now we are four points ahead in the standings, so we will be at least fourteen points ahead at the end of the season. The results achieved by Newcastle and Chelsea now are quite ridiculous.  , spending 100 million pounds to form a team, and then be able to win the league championship, it only shows that the level of this league is quite low. Obviously the Premier League is not a low-level league, so neither Newcastle nor Chelsea will reach the level.  They want it because we are in the league."

    Mourinho did not show weakness, he immediately responded: "I was honored to be attacked by Sir Alex Ferguson He always does this, when he is not sure of victory against an opponent, he  He will use every method to attack his opponent, and then make his opponent lose his cool Maybe Sir Alex Ferguson thinks that he is the only one in the world who understands psychology. What does it mean to be ahead by four points? I think Sir Alex Ferguson should know very well that as long as he is strong enough,  Even if we are 12 points behind, we can catch up with our opponents, and I believe Professor Wenger will agree with this.¡±

    Coming back from 12 points behind to win the championship - probably when all fans see this sentence, they will think of the miracle that Ferguson led Manchester United to create in 1995. They overtook Newcastle and won the championship. That was also the closest Newcastle came to the league championship.  Once, but the head coach of Newcastle at that time was Keegan, which had nothing to do with Mourinho. Instead, Ferguson suffered such humiliation in 1998. His team was leading Arsenal led by Arsene Wenger by up to 12 points.  But Arsenal completed a great counterattack. After defeating Manchester United at home, they won the league championship that season. Mourinho's words were the same as his usual style, he pointed a knife at the opponent.  Stab in the pit of the heart.

    This time it was Ferguson's turn to remain silent, not because he didn't want to fight back, but because there was no time - when Mourinho counterattacked, he had already led the team to Newcastle, and there was only time left before the start of the game.  It was time for the next day, and at this time Ferguson knew that he should worry more about the game itself.

    However, the British media don't think so. In the past few years, they have been watching the "humiliation" between Wenger and Ferguson. Now there is another Mourinho who dares to confront Ferguson just after landing in the Premier League.  This time it seems that he used his counterattack to silence Ferguson - the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is much more exciting than the confrontation between two people!

    Fueled by the media, this already important battle for first and second place in the league has added to the tension. In addition, fans from both sides already look down upon each other - Manchester United fans after the start of the Premier League  Basically, we can win a championship every year, so naturally we have to keep our eyes peeled. In addition, this year, we are a little jealous of Newcastle's successful purchases in the transfer market, and Newcastle fans have always been jealous of Manchester United's good results.  In addition, in 1996 and 1997, they were beaten by Manchester United and had to settle for runner-up for two consecutive years. They were not very angry. Therefore, it is inevitable for fans from both sides to jeer at each other after meeting. If Newcastle's public security situation were not good, I am afraid that fans from both sides would cause trouble.  When a conflict breaks out, even if there is no trouble, by the time the game starts, the entire focus of Newcastle will be on St. James' Park.

    ¡°It¡¯s so lively after the New Year. It seems like this is a good sign.¡±

    Pei Wei, who was sitting next to Mourinho on the coaching bench, sighed.
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