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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 714 Second Round, St. James

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    If you want to ask about the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the most eye-catching game is the contest between Newcastle and Barcelona. Two teams with completely different styles, two leagues with completely different styles, and two completely different personalities.  The collision between different coaches is enough to attract the most eyeballs.  Zuilu Academy

    The results of it?  Everyone was happy with the result of the game, but what happened during and after the game left everyone stunned!

    Needless to say what happened during the game, and the conflict that broke out between the fans of both sides after the game was also put in the second place. Newcastle chairman Pei Wei's words at the post-match press conference caused an uproar, and they  He was also dissatisfied with the actions of Newcastle United. On the day Newcastle returned to the UK from Barcelona, ??the Newcastle club appealed to UEFA regarding the contact between Rijkaard and Fricks. Pei Wei was not afraid that UEFA would not come forward because this matter had become a big deal.  It's so big that it's impossible for UEFA not to investigate, even if it's just a formality.

    The day of the match was the 24th, and Newcastle's appeal was on the 25th. Such a quick action can only make people feel the determination of the Newcastle club. UEFA did not dare to neglect and immediately sent an investigation team to investigate this matter.  thing.

    Naturally, they couldn¡¯t find anything. There were only a few people involved - Rijkaard of Barcelona, ??Pei Wei and Mourinho of Newcastle, and the four referees represented by Fricks.

    On the surface, it is easy to investigate because there are few parties involved. Few parties mean the situation is not complicated, and being uncomplicated means it is easy to investigate - this is a cycle.

    But the chain formed by this cycle is broken, because although there are few parties involved and the situation is not complicated, it is not easy to investigate.

    Pei Wei insisted that he and Mourinho had seen Rijkaard walk out of the referee's lounge. Mourinho also proved this, but they could not provide evidence. The referees firmly denied this.  Even Rijkaard denies it.

    How can we continue to investigate this?  Newcastle says this is the case.  In Zuilu Academy, Jaccard and the referee said that this was not the case. The two sides talked lively, but there was no actual evidence. In the end, UEFA could only declare that this matter was unsubstantiated.

    They have stopped, but the media and fans will not.  Before the start of the second round, both Newcastle and Barcelona clubs were bombarded by the media, but the targets were different. Newcastle's chairman Pei Wei was the most popular during this period, while Barcelona's head coach Rijka was the most popular.  De, who wants the two of them to be parties?

    And another client, Fricks, was harassed to the point of restlessness.  The temper of English fans has never been very good, not to mention that Newcastle fans are the most die-hard group in England.

    Being loyal is sometimes not a good thing.  Just like many cruel things in history were done in the name of justice.  The outrage reached a certain level and then began to sour - Newcastle fans began to harass Fricks, eventually rising to the point of death threats.

    Phone calls, emails, e-mails Fricks receives death threats like this almost every day.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Those fans can quickly find a new number and change their home address - Fricks is just a referee.  I don't have enough money to move anywhere, but my email is easy to handle, so I just have to leave it open.

    ¡°You¡¯re welcome to say it.  The Newcastle fans who participated in this incident played a disgraceful role. Their behavior in this incident was more like thugs than fans.

    Under pressure from everywhere, Fricks announced his retirement and would no longer officiate football games. Of course, this will happen in the future.

    On the second day of Newcastle's appeal, on the 26th, Pei Wei said something else in an interview: "If you ask me who I hope will officiate the second round, then I hope it is  Collina, because he is the best referee in the world, because he will not use his personal power to affect the game. In fact, I prefer Fricks to coach the second round, because Frisk.  It may help us win just like it helped them in the first round. It¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t let him be the referee, so let¡¯s let the best referee do it.¡±

    These words are quite vicious. They not only make Newcastle fans hate Frisk even more, but also make UEFA lose face. In fact, UEFA originally planned to ask Collina to enforce the law after this incident.  The second round of the game, because apart from him, there is no one else who is reassuring and dares to be the referee of this game - Frisk is already miserable now, and the other referees are also afraid.

    But what Pei Wei said put UEFA into a dilemma - don't let Collina enforce the law. If you can't find the right person, let Collina enforce the law.Well, doesn¡¯t it mean that UEFA is listening to Pei Wei¡¯s command?

    From the first leg on February 25th to the second leg on March 9th, for a full twelve days, Newcastle Club and Barcelona Club were the favorite places for football reporters from all over Europe.

    Rijkaard was constantly blocked by reporters

    And the club didn't have any good way to help him - because they spotted him right away. Pei Wei was in the same situation, but he was not afraid of reporters, and he was even willing to talk nonsense and use all his firepower during interviews.  They are all attracted to themselves.

    It's not a good feeling to be the chess piece that attracts firepower. In terms of the intensity of the firepower, Pei Wei, who keeps jumping out, can withstand much less firepower than Rijkaard, who keeps silent. But Rijkaard  Calder lost much more than Pei Wei.

    The reason is simple. It doesn't matter if Pei Wei is harassed. He usually has nothing to do anyway, but Rijkaard is harassed to the point where he can't even manage the team normally. This is why Pei Wei is so high-profile on this matter.  reason.

    With his character of never suffering a loss, he will naturally not let Barcelona go easily. Since he has no evidence, he might as well make the matter bigger and affect Barcelona's preparations, so as to get some interest back first.

    Just as Newcastle was concentrating on preparing for the game, Barcelona's preparations were greatly troubled. Unconsciously, the balance of victory tipped to Newcastle before the second round of the game started.

    Between the two rounds, Barcelona has three league games to play, while Newcastle only needs to play two league games. This itself has a certain advantage in terms of physical fitness. In addition, the head coaches of both sides are concentrating on preparing for the game, while the other is not.  The difference between being distracted by the ubiquitous harassment of reporters is huge.

    It can be seen from the performance of these two teams in the game that in the three La Liga games, Barcelona was first tied 1-1 by Numancia on the away road, and then was tied 0-0 by the local rival Espanyol at home.  Only three days before leaving for Newcastle, they defeated Osasuna 1-0 with Eto'o's goal, and only scored five points in three games.

    Newcastle, on the other hand, under the command of Mourinho, used the most affordable way to win two games. In both home games, they defeated their opponents by one goal and gradually improved their state to the peak.

    These two victories were a 2-1 victory over Bolton and a 1-0 victory over Liverpool. What is even more surprising is that in these two games, Newcastle did not send out the entire main lineup, only using a mixture of half main players and half substitutes.  The lineup won.

    Not only has he maintained the lead in the standings, but also allowed the main players to rest, and also allowed them to play games without losing their status. In this more than a week, Mourinho's performance has been perfect.

    And this perfect performance is because Pei Wei created a good environment.

    In the second leg on March 9, Newcastle fans gave Barcelona a taste of the treatment Newcastle had received at Camp Nou - even though St James' Park could accommodate 40,000 fewer fans than Camp Nou.  There were many people, but the momentum displayed by Newcastle fans was no less impressive!

    The situation was very similar to the game a week and a half ago, but the target was exactly the opposite. The cheers of thousands of Barcelona fans were completely suppressed by the neat songs and cheers of the Newcastle fans. They could not express themselves at all.  The team is supportive.

    UEFA also attaches great importance to this game. Newcastle and Barcelona have received huge fines a week ago. Barcelona was fined 80,000 euros and fans were not allowed to enter the two European-level games. Newcastle's penalty was lighter.  , a fine of 60,000 euros, and chairman Pei Wei was personally fined 40,000 euros and suspended for three games.

    Neither club has any objection to this penalty. Although Barcelona's penalty is heavier, especially the closure of two European home games will cause them to lose a considerable amount of revenue, but after all, the fan conflict occurred at Camp Nou, and they cannot refuse.  Its to blame.  As for Pei Wei, he had already been mentally prepared for this, and he didn't care about the fine.

    In addition to the punishment, UEFA also sent several staff to monitor the second round of the game. After seeing the crazy momentum of Newcastle fans, these staff looked worried-if it really happened  If there is a conflict, they can only make a report.

    "Guys, you can rest assured." Pei Wei, who was sitting next to them, said leisurely: "Although Newcastle fans are loyal, they will never do anything excessive-unless they are treated unfairly."

    How manyThe staff looked at Pei Wei speechlessly - with such a chairman, no wonder Newcastle fans threatened Fricks.
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