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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 612 Temptation

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    After the league round, the British media used a large chapter to introduce in detail Castle's victory in this game not only broke the shameful record of losing to Manchester United in five consecutive league games, but also narrowed the gap between themselves and the leaders.  It was reduced to one point. In another game, the main players returned one after another. Arsenal also won the victory. They defeated Middlesbrough 4-1 at their home court and regained the points with a goal difference advantage.  In the second position, Newcastle fell to third place. Chelsea, who also won this round, narrowed the point gap between Manchester United and Manchester United to seven points. Ranieri and his disciples have rekindled their hope of winning the championship.

    This victory is a great encouragement for Newcastle. In the past ten years, Newcastle's only two closest chances to the championship were ruthlessly extinguished by Manchester United. Therefore, for Newcastle, being able to defeat Manchester United and  Narrowing the points gap with them is equivalent to overturning the biggest mountain above, and the future is bright.

    After this game, the Premier League ushered in a rare week without double matches. Newcastle's next game is also at home, so they have plenty of time to rest.

    Because of the schedule, the twenty-second round of the league match between Newcastle and Fulham was scheduled to be held on Sunday night. In other words, this game is the last game of this round.

    So when the other games in this round ended, Newcastle fans all became excited.

    Arsenal relied on Henry's goal to beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the away game. Chelsea was tied 0-0 at home by Birmingham City. Manchester United suffered two consecutive defeats in the league and has yet to return from injury.  After losing Giggs in the last game, Ferguson could only send two young players from the second team to participate in this game. As a result, they lost 0-1 away to the previously bottom-ranked Wolves.  !

    The Wolves have two former Manchester United stars, Irish full-back Irvine and English midfielder Ince, but the players who taught Manchester United a lesson in this game were not these two former superstars, but the little-known Scottish player  Forward Miller!  His lightning strike in the 67th minute helped Wolves defeat Manchester United 1-0 and get rid of the embarrassment of being at the bottom!

    Of the two teams currently ahead of Newcastle in the standings, Manchester United is only one point ahead of Newcastle.  Arsenal leads by three points and a two-goal difference.  As long as Newcastle can defeat Fulham at home with a score of more than three goals, then they will be at the top of the Premier League standings since 1996!

    Newcastle, led by Keegan, led Manchester United by twelve points at the most that season. That was also the first time Newcastle appeared at the top of the standings since the 1990s!  In the latter season, although Dalglish also led Newcastle to second place in the league, Manchester United's advantage that season was huge.  Newcastle have never even finished first in the standings once!

    ???For seven years - Newcastle people have been waiting for Newcastle United's name to appear at the top of the Premier League standings for seven full years!

    However, this goal is not so easy to obtain, although Fulham lost their top scorer Frenchman Saha (bought by Manchester United) a few days ago.  But they still rank fifth in the standings!  This means that this season, they are definitely one of the top teams in the Premier League - although the gap between fifth place and the top four is huge!

    Although it is not too difficult for Newcastle to defeat Fulham. After all, they have defeated both Manchester United and Liverpool here, but defeating Fulham and defeating Fulham with three goals can  Not a concept!

    Therefore, before the game started, Mourinho did not make this request, although he was also eager to see Newcastle's name ranked first in the standings, but he knew.  Football matches cannot be played with the mentality of winning a few goals. The consequences of doing so are often not able to achieve even a small victory!

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    "You all must remember that this is just an ordinary league game. If we win, we will tie the team with the first place in the standings. It will add three points to our points. If we tie, we will add one point. If we lose,  , Nothing, it¡¯s that simple.¡± Mourinho smiled and said to the players: ¡°Don¡¯t listen to those people in the newspaper talking about six or seven years. That is the past and has nothing to do with you.  , If you lose the victory that you could have achieved just to win three goals, then you are called a fool. I think you are all quite smart, so you probably won't make such a mistake, right?"

    Mourinho¡¯s words made everyone laugh. No one who can become a professional player is a fool. Although there are many players who often do stupid things, these players in Newcastle do not have that kind of character now.??In Pei Wei¡¯s words, ¡°Everyone is excellent.

    Similar.  "

    "What Jose said is right." Pei Wei also spoke on the side. As an assistant coach, he now also has the power to enter the locker room, although this was dissatisfied by many people at the beginning, because in English football  The locker room is generally very traditional and mysterious, and it is impossible for outsiders to enter, but after getting used to it, that's all. After all, Pei Wei behaves like a real assistant coach and is never in the locker room.  He pointed fingers, and his habit of hosting one or two players at home for dinner every week was not in vain. At least many players had a good relationship with him, so gradually no one objected.

    "The so-called records are meaningless What's the use of ranking first in the standings in the middle of the league? The most important thing is to be in that position at the end of the league! I am a businessman and will not pay attention to those flashy things.  Things, real benefits are the most important thing.¡±

    Mourinho nodded: "So in this game, we should not pursue any big victory too much. For me, one to zero is the safest and most practical way to win. Today's tactics are still  As always, defend firmly while launching an attack, combine the wings and center, pay attention to the success rate, keep up with the speed when counterattacking, and at the same time prevent the opponent's quick counterattack. Fulham lost one of its most threatening offenses after Saha left.  point, but we must also pay more attention to defense, because their offensive points are no longer limited to one person Do you understand? "

    "Got it!" the players responded in unison.

    "I'm still a little worried."

    After the players and assistant coaches all set off to the field, Pei Wei, who deliberately stayed behind, grabbed Mourinho: "Although we have reduced the pressure for them, I can still see from their eyes that they are still  Care about this very much.¡±

    "How can I not care" Mourinho smiled bitterly: "The temptation of being number one in the standings even I almost couldn't help it, if it weren't for my reason reminding me. Look at the composition of our players.  Well, the new players are full of ambition, and the old players are also inspired with the greatest fighting spirit. They are eager to win and be first. This can play a very good motivating effect in normal times, but in this kind of situation, they can be directly touched.  They will lose their composure when faced with temptations. All we can do is help them reduce their stress.¡±

    "That's true" Pei Wei nodded, and then couldn't help but say: "If we can really win three goalsthen we will be really awesome."

    Mourinho pointed at Pei Wei, and Pei Wei laughed awkwardly.

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    The enthusiasm of Newcastle fans will never diminish, and in today's game, their enthusiasm was almost twice as much as usual - this was all due to the media's fueling before the game, and Fulham obviously felt that they were being affected.  In order to express contempt, their head coach, the youngest coach in the Premier League, the 33-year-old Welshman Chris Coleman, declared in an interview before the game that no matter what, Fulham will be honored.  And the battle - "Even if Newcastle wins the championship this season, it has nothing to do with us, but no matter what, we will not let Newcastle top the standings after defeating us - even if it is only temporarily."

    Fulham veteran Clark Lee, who has played for Newcastle for eight seasons, also said that although he still loves Newcastle very much and will not celebrate even if he breaks through Newcastle's goal in the game, he still does not want Newcastle to  After defeating the team he led to reach the top of the list, it is worth noting that Clark Lee's last season at Newcastle was the 96-97 season when Keegan almost created a miracle.

    Coleman did not break his promise. In this game, he sent out all the main lineup except Saha, who has been transferred. The goalkeeper is the Dutch national goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, and the defenders Goma, Melville, Harry, and He  Dessen, midfielder Sean Davis and Inamoto Junichi, Boa Moute and Malbranque are on the left and right, Clark Lee is forward, and the lone forward is Jamaican international Hales.

    Mourinho did not make too many adjustments, including goalkeeper Given, defenders Trabelsi, Lucio, Dawson and Hart, midfielders Makelele, Janas, Robert and Nie Fei, and forward Ibrahimovic.  With Shearer, except for Dawson who replaced the injured Woodgate, the other main players basically played. Obviously, Newcastle also wants to win this game.

    ??Winning three goals will lead to the top of the standings - with this temptation, Newcastle players started this game.
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