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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 637 It¡¯s my luck

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    The two-day opening ceremony was very successful. The Chinese are very good at organizing large-scale celebrations. As Li Qiang said, the previous leagues had to hold an extremely lively opening ceremony every year. They have accumulated a lot of experience. The Chinese  What good?  Isn't it just fun?

    I watched Yunjia¡¯s game against Wuhan with great interest. The level of the Chinese Super League is not low at all. It may be a little behind the Premier League from a technical and tactical point of view, but it is not much worse in terms of excitement and intensity. Even though  With the impact of high-level European leagues, the Chinese Super League still has great appeal to fans.

    Messi played in this game. It is obvious that this 16-year-old player has conquered the Yunjia fans in the second half of the season last year. When he came on the stage, the warm cheers in the stands proved everything. During the game, he  He and Aylin smashed Wuhan Yazhi's defense to pieces on both wings. Messi made two assists and scored a single goal before the end. Yunjia Tianyu defeated Wuhan Yazhi 4-2 at home and got a good start, and performed well.  Messi also won the best player of the game, and the prize was a bottle of champagne.

    "Give champagne to a child? Aren't you afraid that he will become an alcoholic?" Pei Wei muttered in his heart, but then he thought about it, what kind of reward would be good?  Are you giving out beer?  That's not more than that.  Handing out lollipops?  Please, really treat me like a child.

    While Pei Wei was happily watching the game and the opening ceremony in Yunjia, Mourinho's life was not very easy - after drawing with Lyon in the away game to gain the right to qualify, Newcastle also suffered serious losses, and several main players were too tired and needed to  To rest, Mourinho sent out nearly half of his substitutes in the away game against Tottenham three days later, and was beaten 2-0 by Tottenham in the end.  The 21-game unbeaten streak in the league came to an end. Arsenal were once again seven points behind them. Fortunately, Manchester United behind them also suffered a disastrous defeat in the derby, losing to Manchester City 1-4. Otherwise, the second position would also be in danger.

    Fortunately, there is a seven-day buffer time after this game, and Newcastle players can also take a breath. All the quarterfinals of the Champions League have come out, and the Premier League accounts for three.  Except for Manchester United's unexpected 1-2 away game.  They were eliminated by Real Sociedad 1-1 at home and failed to enter the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in eight years. Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal eliminated Lyon, Stuttgart and Ajax respectively to enter the quarter-finals. After two rounds of hard work, Real Madrid  Bayern was eliminated with a total score of 2 to 1.  Deportivo eliminated Juventus 2-0, Real Sociedad eliminated Manchester United 3-2, and the La Liga team also occupied three seats in the Champions League.  The other two teams eliminated AC Milan from Sparta Prague and Monaco from Lokomotiv Moscow, completely annihilating the Bundesliga.

    When the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals ended on March 14, both Wenger and Ranieri were livid - Arsenal and Chelsea met in advance in the quarter-finals, the English Derby, the London Derby - the European  The Football Association is really good at finding gimmicks.

    The other three matches are Real Madrid vs. Monaco, AC Milan vs. Deportivo La Coruna. Newcastle are very lucky. Their opponent is Real Sociedad, which is the easiest opponent to deal with in the quarterfinals.

    After getting the news, Mourinho also thought in his heart - the boss didn't bribe those guys from UEFA, right?  Newcastle does not have much face in UEFA. Generally speaking, teams like Newcastle that have participated in the Champions League relatively few times will encounter strong teams in the knockout stage.  But now that we have reached the quarterfinals, we have not yet encountered a team that has won the Champions League!

    "I don't have time to deal with those guys from UEFAAlthough I have some connections in FIFA, UEFA has always been dissatisfied with the status of FIFA's boss. If you don't stumble me, it will be a sign of conscience.  Well, we just had better luck this time.¡±

    After returning to Newcastle.  Faced with Mourinho's question, Pei Wei explained: "Look, Arsenal and Chelsea, needless to say, both come from the Premier League and are teams from the same city. Their relationship is not good in the first place.  It is definitely attractive for the teams to play together. At least more than half of the fans in London will pay attention to this game. Although Real Madrid and Monaco have no grudges, Morientes has been loaned to Monaco this season. Faced with the people who abandoned him  Real Madrid and Ronaldo, who took away his No. 9 jersey, how will he fight back? This is also a question that many fans are interested in, so our opponents will not be these four teams, and we may have better luck in the draw.  Instead of running into AC Milan, we met a La Liga team - but that's how it should be. It's enough to have two teams from the Premier League fighting each other in the quarter-finals, and there is no need for two La Liga teams.  Civil war to attract attention, but we are indeed lucky, Deportivo is much more difficult to deal with than Real Sociedad.¡±

    "Well, what you said makes sense." Mourinho smacked Pei Wei's words and nodded convincingly: "How did you know their thoughts so accurately?"??It seems that he has never held a position in UEFA.  "

    "Those guys are just a bunch of politicians and businessmen. I have dealt with these people many times. What they only want is huge profits

    " Pei Wei lit up a cigarette: "The European Champions Cup is a weapon obtained by UEFA, so they will try their best to make the competition more intense and attractive, so they have to look for selling points and gimmicks.  Even if they use a little trick in the middle To be honest, I admire them very much because they know what the fans are paying attention to.  So although manipulating the lottery is basically an open secret, no one has much objection to it.  "

    "Yes, just like Real Madrid. In the past few years, they have either faced Manchester United or Bayern in the knockout rounds of the Champions League. Sometimes even the fans who dislike them the most can't stand it Like this time, not again  Did he meet Bayern in the quarter-finals early?" Mourinho laughed.

    "So, now we are in a better position in the Champions League, because we have played less games in the Champions League and have no enemies, so there is no news Let's look at the matchup. Who will our opponent be if we enter the semi-finals?  ? The winner between AC Milan and Deportivo, look, maybe we can make it to the finals." Pei Wei blew out a smoke ring: "But if we play well this year, we will definitely win the Champions League next year.  It's going to be difficultthat's for sure."

    "That is also a matter of next year." Mourinho laughed: "There is not much hope for the league this year. I hope to make a breakthrough in the Champions League The league is seven points behind, and among our remaining opponents  There are direct competitors like Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, but in the Champions League, we have great hopes.¡±

    Pei Wei took a deep look at Mourinho: "You don't need to ask me about this policy You are the head coach, no, you are the manager I have taken away part of your power in the transfer market.  I don¡¯t feel at ease anymore, I won¡¯t interfere in any way during the game This is also the tradition of English football, but this tradition is very good and I don¡¯t want to break it Look at Abramovich, poor Ranieri, almost life  In Abramovich's shadow, the Russian even has a hand in the game I don't have this habit."

    Mourinho laughed: "I am lucky to have a boss like you."

    "Haha!" Pei Wei laughed heartily and patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "I am also lucky to have a head coach like you."

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    After talking to Mourinho, Pei Wei was relieved. He knew Mourinho's character. Although he cooperated well with him in China, he would not have any problems with Mourinho after coming to Europe.  He was not sure if misunderstandings in various aspects caused conflicts. He did not want to lose this excellent head coach, but now it seemed that as long as he could communicate at any time and be honest, there would be no conflict between himself and Mourinho. After all, the two of them  There is also a friendship that is not found between general head coaches and presidents.

    The reason for such worries is that Pei Wei has taken the position of assistant coach - this means to the outside world that Pei Wei, the owner, has a strong desire to control the team, and this is incompatible with the English football environment.  Yes, this is why Pei Wei didn't do this in the first half of the season, but he really couldn't bear to watch the game in the box. Maybe Mourinho wouldn't mind, but what would outsiders think?

    Fortunately, although the Premier League can only bring five substitutes, assistant coaches can bring several. If the head coach can only bring one assistant coach into the stadium like Serie A, then I am afraid that Pei Wei will only be able to sit in the stands obediently.  It's time to watch the game. The worst thing is to come out of the box like Moratti and sit with the fans to watch the game.

    Pei Wei also fully agrees with Mourinho's plan to focus on the Champions League. Although he can't remember it clearly, Pei Wei still knows that Arsenal is at its peak this season and has created the myth of being undefeated throughout the season.  What's more, after adding two outstanding players, Adriano and Sun Chenghai, Arsenal is stronger than the team in history. It is very difficult to take away the league championship from such a team. On the contrary, in the championship  What's more important in the cup is on-the-spot performance, and Newcastle are definitely capable of competing.

    The Champions League is an honor that Newcastle has never had. For Newcastle fans, being able to stay in the top positions this season and win the League Cup is enough to satisfy them. If they can achieve good results in the Champions League  If so, it would undoubtedly be an unexpected surprise!

    "Who can say that Newcastle cannot win the Champions League?" Pei Wei smiled.

    Since the Champions League was restructured, no team that has not won the Champions League has ever won the Champions League. Perhaps, today?? might be an exception
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