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Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 689 Are you old?

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    Monaco's victory was Newcastle's three out of five league games, one European Super Cup, and one European Champions Cup. Anyone who pays a little attention to Newcastle's games will see that Newcastle's current state is  It¡¯s getting better and better. Although it is still four points behind the first-placed Arsenal and two points behind the second-placed Chelsea in the league, Newcastle¡¯s points have quietly climbed to third. What is somewhat surprising is that at the same time, Newcastle¡¯s points are getting better and better.  There are three teams tied for fourth with ten points, namely Bolton, Everton and Middlesbrough. Liverpool, which invested a lot of money before the start of the season, only has eight points and ranks seventh. Manchester United is even worse. They have five games.  With one win, three draws and one loss, they only scored six points. They are in the bottom half of the standings, only ranked 11th.

    The next schedule is also very beneficial to Newcastle. Their test will not come until the 13th round - facing Manchester United at home. During this period, they can completely grab points and lay a solid foundation for the upcoming devilish schedule.  Foundation.

    In the Champions League, another match in Group A ended in a draw. Deportivo La Coruna, which had experienced a coaching change, was tied 0-0 by Olympiacos at home. After seeing this result, many people thought that UEFA was  After all the hard work, Monaco and Deportivo are no longer the runners-up and semi-finalists in the Champions League last season, but Newcastle is stronger than last season, even though they only played one game.  round, but many people believe that Newcastle should not have much problem qualifying from this group.

    However, the post-match examination cast a shadow over Newcastle's victory. At first, the team doctors believed that Shearer's ankle injury would not be a big problem.  However, after a detailed examination, it was discovered that the injury would not heal for a while, mainly because Shearer is older and his physical recovery cannot be compared with that of young people. He needs to rest for at least a month before he can participate in normal activities.  Training, as for the game, it depends on how well the recovery is going.

    ??In the past, in Chinese domestic leagues, such injuries to players were nothing. They could play after being injected and blocked, but for European teams.  You will definitely not be able to play with such an injury, because although you can barely play, it will be difficult to recover if you are injured again, let alone the old Shearer who is over 30 years old.

    After learning the news, Shearer seemed a little depressed.  There is nothing more frustrating than being able to watch from the sidelines while the team is on the road to success, not to mention that Shearer is a player who regards the game as his life. For this reason, he is even despised by many people, who think that he  He is a ball-dominating player.  Regardless of whether he can play or not, he must compete for playing time, statistics, and goals, but who can know.  When Shearer was already feeling a little desperate about getting honors in Newcastle, he could only leave a deep mark on Newcastle's history by increasing his number of appearances and goals - this was a helpless approach.  .

    But since the beginning of last season, Shearer has felt that his fortune has changed.  New boss.  New coach.  With new teammates, Newcastle has undergone earth-shaking changes.  I have won a championship that I have not won for decades, and I have also won a Champions League championship that I never thought of before. As long as I can win another league championship or FA Cup championship before retiring, then I will have no regrets, right?  ?

    After the craziness of last season, Shearer also began to feel that he was not up to his capabilities. The pre-season training camp made him feel tired, let alone the intensive games in the second half of the season. It is precisely because of this that Hiller  Cai did not express any dissatisfaction with the club's continued recruitment of forwards in the summer.

    Shearer has only one year left on his contract with Newcastle. Shearer has no plans to renew his contract with the club. He only hopes to announce his retirement after winning a league championship or FA Cup championship in his final season. So for him,  Every game is precious, and now he has to take a break for more than a month. This is equivalent to wasting a month in the last year of his career!

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    Two nights later, an uninvited guest came to Alan Shearer¡¯s house.

    When Shearer¡¯s wife opened the door, she was surprised to see the Chinese owner of Newcastle Club, Pei Wei, standing at the door holding a handful of cans of beer.

    "Lian Na, is Alan at home? I came here specially to visit." Pei Wei said to Lian Na with a smile.

    "Ah, yes, yes." Lian Na came back to her senses and hurriedly gave way to the door.

    Shearer was not seriously injured, it was just a minor sprain. If it were a young man in his twenties, he would probably be better off with a week or two of rest, so Shearer did not move in.  hospital, but to recuperate at home.

    Hiller heard the sound and came out. He was also surprised when he saw Pei Wei: "Boss??Why are you here?  "

    "I came to drink with you." Pei Wei put down the cans of beer he was holding, and then took out a few ceramic dolls from his pocket: "A few worthless gadgets just for you.

    We are playing.  "

    Hiller's two daughters and one son were very happy to get such a toy. After thanking Pei Wei, they went to play by themselves. Pei Wei smiled, turned to Hiller and said, "Alan, your injury does not prevent you from drinking."  Right? That guy Jose won¡¯t drink with me, so I have to come to you.¡±

    Hiller smiled. He could certainly tell that Pei Wei's words were an excuse, but he would not tell the truth. He glanced at his wife. Lina nodded knowingly, walked out of the living room, and then closed the door, leaving only  Pei Wei and Hiller were in the living room.

    The two of them opened a can of beer respectively, touched each other, raised their necks, and drank most of the can of beer.

    "Well, to be honest, older men shouldn't drink beer like this, otherwise they will definitely have a big belly." Putting down the beer can, Pei Wei shook his head and sighed as if inadvertently: "I was with a few boys a few days ago.  I competed in the gym and lost. Five years ago, even if they were professional players, I would not have lost."

    Hiller remained silent and did not speak. He was waiting for Pei Wei to speak.

    Pei Wei didn't care, but took another sip of beer and said, "Alan, do you feel uncomfortable knowing that you have to rest for a month? Do you think you are wasting your precious and limited career?"  ?¡±

    "That's true." Shearer said in a deep voice: "I am no longer a twenty-four-year-old young man. Even if I am seriously injured and have to rest for a year or two, I will not lose confidence. Not to mention ten years younger, even five years younger.  I'm not angry about injuries like this, but I'm thirty-four years old and not many centers can play for a long time at this age."

    "You're right." Pei Wei nodded: "People will always age. No matter what profession they are, metabolism is the most normal thing. Alan, as a thirty-four-year-old center, do you think you are old?  ?"

    "Aren't there many newspapers saying that I'm old? They said that I wasted three opportunities in the last game, and that if I were a few years younger, I wouldn't have been injured in that level of collision" Shearer said calmly.  A smile.

    "Alan, you are an old player, do you still take the newspaper reports seriously?" Pei Wei laughed: "If you just look through the sports newspapers of last season, you can find countless words such as 'Hiller is still  England's most intimidating striker! ''Eriksson should recruit Shearer into the national team again! ''Shearer's glory continues!'' Everyone knows this, and the English reporter published it in the newspaper.  It's not news, it's fiction, the most mysterious and weird kind. Look at your statistics last season. You scored twenty-five goals in the league, five ahead of Ruud van Nistelrooy and eight ahead of Anelka.  , nine ahead of Owen! If Henry hadn't been in such good shape, you would have become the top scorer again! You scored six goals in the Champions League, only behind the two forwards of Monaco. Your goals throughout the season reached  Thirty-five! How many forwards can there be in the entire European continent who can score 35 goals in a season, let alone in a top league like the Premier League? Are you old? Alan, tell me, are you really?  Are you old?"

    Shearer did not speak, but the sharp change in his expression showed that he was constantly turbulent in his heart. Pei Wei then said: "Your contract is about to expire this season. There are not many stars of your generation left. In the Premier League, except for  Except for Sheringham and Bergkamp, ??no one can be older than you, but you have maintained your condition better than them. Bergkamp played less than 20 times last season, and Sheringham only played 20 times.  You can play in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, but you can still occupy the main force in a European championship team. Jose told me two days ago that he hopes to extend your contract. I think he is right, even if you  The older you are, you can still have a position in the team. Alan, you are much luckier than Baggio. He can only spend the end of his career in a lower-tier team like Brescia in order to enter the national team.  And struggle, and you are much more brilliant than him."

    Pei Wei took out a stack of paper and put it on the table: "This is the new contract the club has drawn up for you extend the contract for one year, and the benefits will remain the same. If you are willing, you can change the term to two years you can directly  Entering the club's management, believe me, Alan, you haven't retired yet, maybe your appearances will be reduced a lot, but it will make your performance even better. Mourinho is a good coach.  Use young players, but also veterans. It¡¯s still a long time before you retire, Alan, for two seasons, one month is nothing.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m waiting for you to tell me after you sign the contract, and I¡¯ll come and get it.of.  "Pei Wei stood up and said, "Goodbye.  "

    After Pei Wei left, Hiller stared blankly at the contract on the table. Lian Na walked in quietly, with a smile on her face: "What are you thinking about?"

    Hiller took a deep breath and smiled: "It seems that you have to wait one more year until I have enough time to accompany you."
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