Chapter 541 League Champion 2

Newcastle United's next opponent in the league is Middlesbrough. The McLaren-led team performed very well last season, but this season has not been satisfactory. It is worth mentioning that before the game, McLaren claimed that Middlesbrough will keep playing hard in this game and strive to win a home game. Li.

Confidence is good!

In this way, many media regard this game as the focus of the Premier League, precisely because Middlesbrough's opponent is Newcastle United, which has won consecutive victories.

Unfortunately, McLaren is full of confidence. Miburg's game is not satisfactory. In only three minutes of the opening, Don Jack's long pass made Ame Obi, who started, find a chance. The latter used a header to get a good start for Newcastle United.

After that, Middlesbrough's defender was sent off with a red card for a serious foul against Don Jack. The performance of the ten players was getting worse and worse. In the second half, Don Jack led the team to launch two fast attacks against Middlesbrough and was caught off guard. As a result, the game ended four to one. Don Jack scored a hat-trick again, and McLaren I can only watch the team walk out of the court.

"The ridiculous focus..." After the game, the Observer commented on the game.

McLaren is the best coach among the young generation in England. He is very likely to compete for the position of head coach of the England team. The Football Federation also implicitly said in public that McLaren is likely to be Eriksson's successor. Of course, after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, such a coach Ken It must be the focus of the English media, but this time McLaren disappointed the media, and his morale before the game was not reflected at all.

Middlesbrough media attributed this to "Newcastle United is too strong" or "Jack's personal ability is too outstanding", but more media believe that McLaren is just hype, attracting the attention of the public. As long as Miburg plays a little, it is absolutely beneficial and harmless to the club. Like the Sun's comment, "Such hype is inferior."

McLaren failed. It should be said that his team disappointed him too much.

At the same time, Chelsea, which is suffering from the crisis of losing the championship trophy, seems to be losing in failure in the criticism of the media. They beat West Ham United by four goals at Stamford Bridge. The whole game also let the fans see Chelsea's strength, falling behind 0-1 and being sent off in only 16 minutes. In the human situation, Chelsea was in trouble, but what happened next was surprising. Chelsea, who fought with ten players, scored four goals in a row, and a bloody reverse transfer. Everyone saw the league's giant team again.

Before the game, Chelsea coach Mourinho said that his team doesn't have to think about Newcastle United now. They are more worried about the team's problems. Mr. Abramovich, the team's chairman, also personally comforted the players to play the rest of the game. "We need to play our own football well, not just waiting all the time. Other people's mistakes. It doesn't matter how Newcastle United is. We don't need to pay attention to them..." He said so.

After the game, Mourinho did not forget to recall the game: "This is a good response. It is not easy for 10 people to win four to one after fighting for so long. The willpower of the players is incredible. They play well from the first minute without fear. The spirit they show is amazing.

"I don't remember any other game where the 10-person side played like this. I am very satisfied with the players. I hope that those who make a big deal on our league ranking can also write about this game."

Mourinho commented on the red card that Maniche got in the 16th minute with a consistent cold and humorous style. Judging from where I stand, that red card should not be given. After that, our response was excellent. We have so much experience in fighting with 10 people, which is not a problem for us. Mourinho's "experience" has appeared five times in the Premier League this season. Chelsea played with 10 people in five games, with a result of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Mourinho also praised Drogba for his excellent performance in the game. The Irte d'Ivoire scored a goal and assisted the other two goals.

"He played very hard and showed his excellent strength. He was unbelievable. That's what the players should do. When talking on the court, I told him to close his mouth and talk with his feet. As for those who used to criticize Drogba, let's say something now.

Captain Terry also praised Drogba's performance. He believed that as long as he continued to play like this, the champion would belong to Chelsea. Drogba scored a wonderful goal, and he worked very hard. This is one of our best games this season. The whole team is very good, especially after being sent off, we hold a group and play like a whole.

"We were under a lot of pressure before the game. After conceded the ball and the red card, we need to cheer up. We scored two beautiful goals and began to control the game from then on. It seemed that the opponent was only 10 people. Now we are almost going to win the championship. If we continue to perform like this, we will have a good chance.

Although Chelsea looked full of morale, it is difficult to hide the loss of Newcastle United's victory after the game. This loss is even reflected in the outside, which is just deliberately ignored by the players.

Newcastle United won again, with only five games left, but lost eight points. This almost insurmountable gap made Chelsea not have much joy. What about the victory? The opponent also won.

"At Christmas, we are also looking forward to the best "league final" between Chelsea and Newcastle United (the 38th round of the Premier League, Newcastle United at home against Chelsea), but now it seems that it has become an irrelevant game. Newcastle United will definitely bring the league championship trophy back to the club before then."

This is almost certain. Newcastle United has entered the countdown to win the league championship.

After this round, during the week's break before the Champions League and League Cup, various media have started a good hype. The topic of English domestic football is the list of candidates for the Premier League Player of the Year this season. This list is made up by eleven major English media and all England's professions. The players were jointly selected. At the beginning of April, the list was announced. The list consists of six players. Newcastle United's No. 10 Don Jack is almost necessarily among them. There is basically no suspense. Other players include Chelsea's Lampard, Terry, Manchester United's Rooney, Arsenal's Henry and Liverpool's Gerrard. Six players will compete for the title.

In England, this honor selected by peers is particularly valued. In the first two seasons, the best players in England were Henry of Arsenal and Terry of Chelsea.

Manchester United's Rooney and Don Jack were named the best rookie last season, and this year, they have entered the candidate list of the best players. However, based on the comparison of their performance this season, Don Jack's best player is almost a matter of certainty. Many fans feel that because of Don Jack's excellent performance, honors and so on. It doesn't make sense. The Sun joked that when the English football community releases any honors, it should exclude Jack Don, otherwise there will be no suspense and entertainment will be much less.

For this fact, Jack Don answered the reporter with a smile: "... Anyone like honors to fall on their own. After retirement, looking back on these honors, they can find memories of the past for themselves. Of course, I am no exception. Jonil (Sun reporter) said that I should not be in the scope of the selection. I really thank him for saying that. This is a compliment to me.

In fact, since the league has played, the pressure on Newcastle United has been much less. Since playing with Middlesbrough, Don Jack's usual training has also been reduced. There is a difference of eight points in five rounds of the league. As long as they win three more games, they can bring the championship trophy back to Newcastle in advance. Many players It's all waiting for the day to win the championship.

Now there is an atmosphere of winning the championship in Newcastle City, and a large number of Newcastle United gathered at night to cheer, just like on the day the 'simulated' team won the championship.

Newcastle United has won four top league championships in its history, but even the most recent one needs to be recalled to 80 years ago, in 1927, when the championship had long been forgotten by the fans. Now the team can win the championship. How can the fans not be informed? This is better than Christmas or the United Kingdom. Celebrating a greater day of the festival, many elderly Newcastle fans can leave two lines of tears when they think about it: they have been waiting for this day all their lives!

And now, Newcastle fans are finally looking forward to winning the championship. It's only a matter of time.

There were four Premier League games in April. The first three opponents are Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. These three opponents are not very strong. The most 'difficult' Wigan Athletic is only ranked 14th in the league. The remaining two teams are all in the relegation circle. For Newcastle United, they beat these three. It is not difficult for a team to get nine points.

At present, they still need to face the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup against Basel from the Swiss Super League.

Basel is one of the most successful football clubs in Switzerland, winning ten Swiss Super League titles. At the beginning of its establishment, on November 12, 1893, the Basel den newspaper recruited members, and the team was officially established in Basel, Switzerland on November 15. At the beginning of its establishment, the team had a poor record. It was not until 1933, 40 years after its establishment, that it won the Swiss Cup for the first time. The team won the Swiss Cup again in 1947, and tasted the taste of the league championship in early 1953.

Two thousand years later, Basel's results have gradually improved. Now it is the best team in Switzerland. Last season, they won the Swiss Super League. This season, they have the opportunity to come to the League Cup to participate in European competitions and play until now. Their luck is good, and their strength is naturally not too bad.

It is worth mentioning that Basel is the second team in Switzerland to reach the top 32 of the UEFA Cup.

Newcastle United and Basel competed for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. The first round was in Switzerland. In early April, when many media fans were still immersed in the whirlpool of the reversal of the league in March, Newcastle United had come to Switzerland and played against Basel.

Basel is much worse than Rome.

No matter from the stadium environment or the strength of the team itself, there is a big gap between Basel and the strong Italian team Rome. Let's see when Newcastle United starters come out of the channel, they were already ready to welcome the huge boos, but a large number of Swiss fans were actually coming for Don Jack. Come and cheer.

What did they say? ---

"Jack, welcome to the Millennium Stadium!"

"Jack! Jack! I finally met Jack!"

"We are Swiss fans, and we like Jack!"

......

"My God, this is a fan of Basel..." Taylor stared at the stands around. If it hadn't been rationality to tell him that it was on the road, he would have thought it was at St. James's Park, otherwise there would have been so many fans to welcome Don Jack.

Obviously, this is indeed the Millennium Stadium.

This feeling of away from home... It's really good. Newcastle United had no pressure at all. Don Jack happily raised his hand to the Swiss fans around him, which attracted more Swiss fans to cheer. The cheers resounded throughout the stadium. In this scene, the Basel coach rubbed his temples.

Before the game, most people thought that Basel was hopeless, and local fans also felt the same way. In fact, more people came to watch the game to see Newcastle United. Basel's players are all earth stars, but they are only local, with Don Jack, Owen and Alan. Compared with the world's big names, it's really not a little worse, and the Swiss fans' performance is not unreasonable.

There is no reason to lose such a game.

In fact, Newcastle United did the same. Many visiting fans cheered for their own side and should behave well to repay the enthusiasm of the fans. Next, Newcastle United had a "back" offensive performance. The whole first half of the game was not like a real competition, but like two teams joining hands. The offensive and defensive performance is Newcastle United on the offensive side and Basel on the defensive side.

It's just that in the offensive and defensive performance, the defensive side's performance is really not very good. When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game, the scoreboard on the court has become '4:0'. Don Jack is in a good mood and has already scored two goals in the opening with two consecutive volleys. Owen and Nzobia are also respectively. There is a goal.

In this form, the next game, even the second round of the game, has become garbage time.

In the second half, the two teams began to communicate harmoniously and friendlyly on the court. Even in the game, Basel players asked Don Jack for his signature after the game. The young man said to Jack Don and said, "Jack, give me an autograph later. I'm your loyal fan. I've seen many of your games. I know the defense. I can't help you... It would be better to have a group photo. Yes, that's great. When the ball passes, I'll fall directly to the ground, but I won't raise my hand, Jack, let me see you with the ball live. That's so handsome!"

Don Jack's eyes are straight...

You can imagine what happened in the game. When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the number on the scoreboard was "7:2", and Basel also scored two goals, but in the end, Newcastle United almost did not defend, so the striker of Basel took the opportunity to score two goals, and the game was like this. The "friendly and harmonious" atmosphere is over.

But it's not over for Don Jack. He promised a few Basel players to take pictures with them.

"It's not like the UEFA Cup finals, and I think it's a trip to Switzerland..." After the game, Don Jack said to the media, "Basel's players are not bad. I remember a few names, but I really don't want to play with them again."

In fact, Don Jack means that the opponent did not exert his strength. Newcastle United won too easily, and the opponent did not seem to resist, but the local Swiss media understood that 'Jack affirmed the strength of Basel', 'Jack likes Switzerland very much', 'Basel showed Switzerland's football strength' and so on.

The English media believe that Basel cannot pose a threat to Newcastle United. Judging from the course of the game, Don Jack is holding the ball, and Basel seems to have no way. Don Jack thinks that they may have tactics, but their players don't play seriously at all. Such opponents are really boring.