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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 629 Coming to Lyon

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    Castle United won the League Cup. For Newcastle fans, this was the first time in 48 years!  Just by looking at this number, you can tell what this trophy means to Newcastle, so when the whole Newcastle team returned to Newcastle the next day, they were treated almost like an emperor!

    From the moment the bus entered downtown Newcastle, countless Newcastle fans automatically drove near the bus to escort them all the way to the city center.

    Almost all Newcastle fans have almost forgotten the taste of the championship, but now, Newcastle led by Pei Wei and Mourinho allow them to relive the excitement at that time. How can they not go crazy?  So even though it was only the League Cup, the least important of England's three championships, Newcastle people also gave it enough enthusiasm.

    champion!  champion!  All we want is the championship!  No matter what the championship is!

    Both the "Echo" and "Newcastle Daily News" used full pages to report on this exciting championship. The club's external staff were extremely busy. Countless media requested interviews with the Newcastle Club, including  Several Chinese media.

    Pei Wei will naturally not let go of this opportunity to make the club's name known, even though this old club has gradually become famous in China after he took over Newcastle - Chinese fans mainly pay attention to Pei Wei and Nie Fei, and now they have gained  After winning the championship, this level of attention has at least doubled!

    But if this is always the case, it will definitely have an impact on the club's preparations, so Newcastle Club held a special press conference to accept the interview uniformly. The interview was very successful, the young head coach.  Young chairman, young team. There are Chinese, Europeans, Africans, Australians, and South American players in this team - a veritable multinational force, but it can also attract more people's attention.  .

    But Newcastle¡¯s situation during the schedule is not very good.  A round of the Premier League was held on the 28th.  Although Manchester United did not win again - they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham away from home, Arsenal and Chelsea both won, with Arsenal now extending their lead to seven points with one more game in hand.  , and Chelsea is only four points away from Newcastle.  In the next period of intensive games, Mourinho will be worried.

    After winning the League Cup, Newcastle will challenge Portsmouth away from home three days later. If this game is won, the gap will continue to be narrowed to four points.  If you can't win, it will be more difficult to catch up. Arsenal has now won seven consecutive victories, and judging from their current strong momentum, it seems that they will not stop for a while.

    So despite consuming a lot of physical energy in the League Cup, Mourinho still sent out all the main players in this game. Ibrahimovic helped the team take the lead in the 31st minute, and then the home team, which had the advantage in physical fitness, started  The crazy counterattack completely suppressed Newcastle in their own half.

    Newcastle players who lacked physical fitness could only be beaten passively, but Portsmouth still equalized the score in the second half. Bulgarian forward Todorov's supplementary shot in front of the goal broke the goal guarded by Given!

    After the opponent tied the game, Mourinho sent three new players in succession to make up for the physical gap.  Bellamy finally scored a beautiful goal before the end of the game - this was a goal full of individualism. After receiving a pass from Dyer in the middle of the midfield, Bellamy drove the ball straight in.  After passing two defenders in a row, he shot angrily from the front of the penalty area and scored.  After scoring this goal, Bellamy roared at the bench several times in a demonstrative manner, venting his dissatisfaction.

    Mourinho smiled and didn't care.  He doesn't care about Bellamy yet, but now he has finally positioned Bellamy - this is a forward who is difficult to integrate into the team. He is better at playing for those mid-range teams, at least in Newcastle now.  , he does not occupy an important position in the team's tactical system.

    Although he is the only speed forward among the current forwards, he has no advantage compared with the other three forwards - he is not as good as Shearer in scoring ability, cannot organize offense like Ibrahimovic, and is not as good as Viduka.  Being able to do the dirty work conscientiously, and Newcastle's current tactics do not require a fast forward, the two full midfielders can share this responsibility.

    His proud goal made Mourinho confirm that he was not in his future plans - this was probably something Bellamy never thought of, but he didn't care about it now. Three days later in the FA Cup, he again  He played, but he was also surrounded by a group of substitutes, Griffin, Taylor, Solano, Speed, Viana and other players who rarely played all played.

    Although the FA Cup has entered the sixth round, if it goes further, it will be?The final, but whether it is for Pei Wei or Mourinho, the next step

    Whether it is the league or the Champions League, it is more important than the FA Cup - the FA champion can only qualify for the UEFA Cup and receive millions in bonuses. The qualification for the UEFA Cup has been stable after winning the League Cup.  Take it, and now Newcastle don't even bother to participate in the UEFA Cup. As for bonuses, ranking first in the league means one or two million more broadcast fees, and moving forward in the Champions League means tens of millions of euros.  Even a fool can tell which of the benefits is more or less important.

    This is probably also the tragedy of the FA Cup, the oldest professional cup in the world. Although this cup is even more important than the league in the hearts of most English fans, for smart clubs, these false names are not theirs.  The most important thing to pursue is profit. No matter which club has the choice between winning the FA Cup and qualifying for the Champions League, they will definitely choose the latter without hesitation.

    This is professional football, and profit is always the first priority pursued by the club.

    So Newcastle simply lost the game. Although Viana scored a goal for Newcastle in the game, Tottenham Hotspur still relied on the goals of Robbie Keane and Simon Davis to score two goals.  After defeating Newcastle, Newcastle's record of 33 consecutive unbeaten games in all competitions this season came to an end. However, Newcastle did not care too much about the end of this record. At least they have maintained 20 consecutive games in the league.  Undefeated in every round, this record still exists.

    In the FA Cup match, except for the players and five substitutes, most of Newcastle's main players stayed in Newcastle to rest, waiting for their teammates to return from London and join them before immediately preparing to leave for France to prepare for March 10.  Champions League quarter-final second leg match.

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    "When it comes to tourism, Lyon is really a good placeif it weren't for so much shit on the streets."

    Crossing the Sa?ne River from Place des Terrestrials, looking at the dotted streets in front of him, and looking at the mottled ancient Cathedral Saint-Jean on the banks of the Sa?ne River, Pei Wei exclaimed: "It's really beautiful here.  The atmosphere of ancient civilization Although our China is older than them, there are almost no old cities like this that are full of atmosphere from the 15th to 17th centuries. Now even Beijing is being demolished everywhere, and hutongs and courtyards are becoming more and more popular.  The less.¡±

    "Indeed." Su Mei said with a smile: "It seems that it is a good idea to travel with Wen Wen to let him feel the ancient atmosphere and broaden his horizons. Although he is still very young, it is still necessary.  ¡±

    The two of them looked at each other at the same time and walked with them for a long time, but they still wore it with great interest and laughed at the same time.

    As the second largest city in France, Lyon was listed as a World Cultural Heritage City by UNESCO in 1998. They are also the second largest exposition center in France after Paris, attracting 300,000 to 400,000 visitors every year.  It also enjoys the reputation of "Europe's Silk City".

    If you are here to travel, just the fact that the Gothic, Renaissance and classical houses in the old town are connected to each other is enough to make you forget to leave - Lyon is a city with "a pink heart"  What a good name.  However, this time Newcastle came to Lyon to compete.

    "It's good to have both competition and travel." Pei Wei said with a smile: "We are not traveling at public expense You can take your children to the box to watch the game tomorrow. I have to go to the scene."

    "You are really not qualified as an assistant coach. Jose and the others are currently studying their opponents, and you are actually wandering around here." Su Mei said half-truthfully.

    "Each one has different functions." Pei Wei didn't pay attention. In fact, he just wanted to find a place where he could watch the football closer. Even if he had any opinions, he would rarely speak out. After all, his identity dictated that he would speak out.  If so, the coaching staff will definitely pay attention to it, but it will cause inconvenience. Therefore, Pei Wei never speaks when it comes to tactics, but listens to the coaches' arrangements with interest.

    "Okay, we're almost done with the old town. Let's go back to the hotel. The security in old towns like this is not very good, and we are not Europeans." Pei Wei said to Su Mei.

    Su Mei nodded, picked up Chuan Chuan, called a taxi, and drove to the hotel where she was staying.

    "Tomorrow's game I'm really looking forward to it! If I win, Newcastle will enter the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time. The income then Wow, haha, it seems that my investment last year will be recovered soon.  !¡±

    Pei Wei¡¯s wild laughter filled the entire street.
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