Chapter 442 The Situation in the New Season
St. James' Park is noisy, and all Newcastle fans are cheering loudly.
The players on the court have begun to leave the field. Don Jack and several teammates fought with each other and walked towards the player channel. The smile on their faces can also see the result of the game. In contrast, the faces of the Manchester United players on the other side are full of loneliness, and more people show a blank performance. It is thought that they are still recalling the process of the game. . The camera turned to the high-hanging scoreboard in the middle of the court, two red Arabic numerals and a colon formed the most beautiful picture for Newcastle United fans - "2:1".
After nearly 120 minutes of competition, Newcastle United finally defeated Manchester United at home!
The biggest contributor is undoubtedly Don Jack. He scored two goals twice and completely dominated the course of the game. However, people who have seen the whole game can clearly see the weakness of Newcastle United in the second half, which has a more intuitive reflection of Don's contribution, especially the last goal, which is wonderful in words. According to the statement, Don Jack's technical strength is fully demonstrated. Although many English media have adapted to Don Jack's frequent outbreaks, this time they are still shocked.
What speed is that!?
Running 100 meters at this speed may be able to get a medal back. This speed has almost reached the limit of human beings. Most people have only seen it on the track and field. As for the football field, C. Ronaldo's speed and outbreak are fast enough. For football players, this speed is unmatched, but the fact is that Ronaldo can only follow Don Jack in most cases... According to rumors, British Sports Secretary Suthcliffe is considering the next Olympic Games to let Don Jack participate in track and field events, so that England may win one more gold medal.
Of course, the best thing is the arc shot!
After the game, many English fans felt that Don Jack's technical strength, especially the skill shown by this shot, was already the best in the world when they were interviewed. Perhaps it is true. In an interview, Real Madrid's superstar Zidane said, "That kind of ball is difficult. It is not only skill, but also status and luck. If I play a ball like that on the spot, I will definitely think you are joking."
Zidane is joking, but the Frenchman's words also explain the technical content of this shot.
After a round, Don Jack's arc shot was selected as the best shot of this round. More fans think that this is also likely to be the best shot of the season, because they can't figure out what kind of shot can surpass it.
The most important thing is that Manchester United lost!
After hitting that wonderful shot, there is not much time left for Manchester United. They were originally high-spirited and pressed Newcastle United to attack in the second half, and there were no omissions in defense. Sir Alex Ferguson's response tactics were very good. In fact, it was not for Don Jack. Trying to find opportunities and scoring a goal with their amazing strength, Newcastle United really has no chance, and most of the time football is in Newcastle United's half, trying to break through Manchester United's goal like a dream.
This situation makes Manchester United players feel that their team can only win and have two endings. Without pressure, their performance is very good. They have been trying to suppress it. Their fighting spirit is high, and their wonderful performance is again and again. But those were all before Don Jack scored. After the goal, the Manchester United players seemed to be suddenly splashed with cold water in happiness, or the stinky water from the sewer. That feeling is really... It goes without saying that in a word, Manchester United players only think that they must lose the game. All their previous feelings are just misleading. What will not lose, what will win, those are imaginations, and there is no such thing at all!
On the contrary, Newcastle United turned the passive situation and turned passive into active. In the last minute, the team could hardly see the hope of winning, but the next minute the score had an advantage. Their feeling was exactly the opposite of that of Manchester United players, like walking in a dark cave all the time. They couldn't see what was in front of them and couldn't see what was going out. Hope, but suddenly, they saw a little light in front of them, which was the end. With this mentality, they will definitely burst all their potential to rush out!
This is the true portrayal of the next game!
Sir Alex Ferguson didn't expect that the game would go so far. He didn't do anything. He was stunned to see that Manchester United was almost suppressed by Newcastle United again and again on the court. Judging from the scene, everyone would think that Newcastle United was the backward side, because only the backward side would be in the game. It was so crazy at the end, but in fact, the scoreboard of the court clearly told everyone: Manchester United is behind!
When the referee Webb shouted at the end of the whistle, all the Newcastles cheered. On the contrary, the Manchester United players were depressed on the grass, all of whom looked depressed.
Manchester United lost...
This night belongs to Newcastle, crazy Newcastle. The whole city is as lively as Christmas, and every fan has a smile on his face, which makes many tourists who come to Newcastle be stained with happiness and happiness. Such indifferent people begin to have enthusiasm, and outsiders feel the love of the city. The people of Newcastle are clear and laughing at each other. This day is memorable.
On August 30, Newcastle United defeated Manchester United at home and won four consecutive wins at the beginning of the game!
However, Newcastle United is still the second in the league, because Chelsea, the strongest in the Premier League, has won again against Tottenham Hotspur from North London. In this game, Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the London derby. Tottenham Hotspur striker Mido was sent off with a red card in the 25th minute, and Del Orno and Duff each went to the city. Chelsea have won four consecutive victories in the new season and remain unbeaten for 14 consecutive games in the London derby.
The last time Tottenham Hotspur won Chelsea was 15 years ago when they won ero at Stamford. In the past 18 years, Tottenham has not been able to beat Chelsea at White Hart Lane. Chelsea defeated Arsenal in North London with Tottenham in the last round and remained unbeaten for 13 games in the London Derby. It is worth mentioning that this game is Chelsea's midfield core Lampard's 150th consecutive start in the Premier League. The young winger Robben was absent due to injury, and Cech, Duff and Ferreira returned to the starting lineup.
"If a team only has a good striker, a good central defender or goalkeeper, then they will never be a threat. The problem is that if they have a good whole, excellent organization and strict system, then it is the biggest threat." When talking about Tottenham Hotspur before the game, Mourinho mentioned the integrity of his opponent. In fact, this is the most terrible place for Chelsea at present. Drogba may not be the world's first-class center. Duff has not found a feeling, and Lampard is slowly recovering, but these have not prevented Mourinho's team from winning four consecutive victories in the new season. Even Robben's injury no longer seems to be a big problem.
After this round, Newcastle United's victory over Manchester United was not the only theme. The powerful Chelsea immediately attracted the attention of the audience, because Chelsea did not lose a goal in the four-game winning streak!
Defense is the strongest link of Chelsea as a whole. Chelsea is like declaring that "goal will win". Naturally, no team can defeat Chelsea without conceded a goal, and as long as they score, the victory belongs to the Blues. In Chelsea's lineup, Cech, Terry, MacLei and others have formed the most powerful defense in the Premier League and even Europe. Now it may be more difficult to break their door than last season.
"At this time last year, we had a new goalkeeper, a new right-back and a new central defender. Now we have been working together for 12 months and fully understand the deployment of the head coach," Cech said after defeating Arsenal. He had his own experience in the formation of the defense line in front of him. You can say that as a defensive team, we are stronger now. Even Arsenal has never created a good opportunity.
Mourinho is also satisfied with the team's defense.
"Four games, I think we defended very well. We were hit by the goal frame against Wigan; against Arsenal, the goalkeeper had a rescue; against West Brom, the other side did not shoot; today, Cech only had another save, we have an excellent goalkeeper, but the truth is that our defense is too good."
Last season, Chelsea conceded only 15 goals in 38 rounds of the league, ranking first in the Premier League defense. So far, Cech has played 52 times for Chelsea, of which 31 games have maintained zero goals. Such defensive data is really proud of. In addition, Mourinho's guiding ideology may be utilitarian but terrible. He is always undefeated, steady and never advances. 11 to 10 against Tottenham, but Chelsea still thinks that they don't make mistakes.
"Of course people will mention 11 to 10, but sometimes this may not win," Mourinho said after the game. "We must play as usual, instead of trying to hit them 4-0. This is not hockey. This is football. I told the players not to attack. I just want to control the game. You know, as long as the method is correct, the goal is easy to achieve. From the perspective of tactics and willpower, my team is very solid. Perhaps this pragmatic style has made Chelsea criticized and questioned, but it makes it difficult for them to be defeated. It's good to win. In modern football, Mourinho believes that this is the biggest truth.
After this round, Chelsea has remained unbeaten in 32 rounds in the league. According to this momentum, they have reason to aim at the Gunner's record of 49 games. Now it's our turn to make a mark on the history of English football," Terry said. "This is our goal. Manchester United and Arsenal have had their own successes, and now is our time."
The UEFA award at the weekend confirmed Chelsea's performance. Cech defeated Buffon to be the best goalkeeper in Europe, Terry beat Carragher and Maldini to become the best defender, and Lampard was also nominated for the best midfield. Mourinho revealed that in order to prepare for Tottenham Hotspur's game, Cech and Terry deliberately declined UEFA's invitation and did not attend the award ceremony. I gave them permission, but Terry would rather stay for better healing and recovery. Cech didn't play Wednesday's game. He told me that I didn't want to miss Wednesday and Thursday's training. It was their choice. All they thought about was the weekend game.
With such a dedicated player, such a tight overall organization, and a clear-headed head coach, Chelsea is moving forward at its own pace. Perhaps in a field like the Champions League, luck will play a role, but in the long league, stability is overwhelming, and stability is the most terrible. For Chelsea's prospects, captain Terry is very optimistic. He believes that stability will be exchanged for dominance: "The current feeling is that we are confident to win every game. We have the best players and the strongest team. We know that we can achieve a great career like Manchester United Arsenal. If the head coach stays in the team, Continue to maintain this tight whole, then we will be able to rule English football.
Mourinho is still the most popular figure in English football, and now he has even become the idol of Chelsea players...
For the current Newcastle United, Chelsea is indeed the biggest competitor, and the league is still long-term. However, in the moment, Newcastle Lenovo's return to the first place in the league. The biggest obstacle is Chelsea, which has won four games without losing goals in a row, which is really appalling. The horror of Mourinho's team can be seen. What's more, the opponents of these four games are also offensive teams such as Arsenal and Tottenham. In the Premier League, these two teams and Newcastle United are the representatives of the scoring team, but neither of them has been able to break Chelsea's goal, which shows that Chelsea's strong defensive championship is the Premier League.
Don Jack was also surprised by Chelsea's results.
He is not afraid, but excited. Such a defensive team must have a stronger defense than Manchester United, which is a difficult challenge for himself. Breaking Chelsea's goal, its sense of achievement must be stronger.
He can't wait!
In addition to Chelsea and Newcastle United, another team that has attracted media attention after this round is Manchester United's sworn enemy, Manchester City. In the fourth round, Manchester City was very low-key at Manchester Stadium, defeating Portsmouth 2-1 to achieve a league winning streak, with three wins and one draw and four points to the third place in the league.
When the perspective turned around, the English media suddenly found that the pattern of the Premier League was different!
When most people's impression was still at Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, the top three in the league became Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester City. Manchester United ranked fifth in the league with nine points, while Arsenal was almost in the relegation zone due to losing two games, which created 49 unbeaten games last season. There is a big gap between myths.
It is worth mentioning the Chinese player Sun Jihai, who started in Manchester City.
Almost no one expects what this Chinese player can do, but in the game against Portsmouth, Sun Jihai scored a fatal goal, which was a make-up shot, and his continuous breakthrough on the sidelines also caused a lot of trouble for Portsmouth. After the game, Sun Jihai became the best player in the game, which is the first time that Sun Jihai has won this honor since joining Manchester City. More than that, after this round, Sun Jihai and Don Jack were also selected to the best lineup in this round of the Premier League. The English media suddenly found that in this lineup picture, Sun Jihai and Don Jack, two obvious oriental people, look very different---
The Premier League has changed!
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At the end of the fourth round, the Premier League really entered a stable period. The first four rounds of the league were more used as training by teams, because the first four rounds were in August, the transfer window had not been closed, the lineup of each team was not stable, and the frequent player trades made the team less interested in the game. The first four games Naturally, it is a test, but with the closing of the transfer window, the lineup of various teams has also stabilized. During this period, many strong teams have also begun to prepare for European competitions, and the importance of the game has gradually increased.
August low is the time for the UEFA Champions League group draw. The four teams, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, which can participate in the Champions League, are naturally happy and sad. It is natural to meet a good group. It also requires some consideration and arrangement to meet a difficult opponent, but for Newcastle United, there is no such thing. It's annoying that the schedule of the UEFA Cup was determined as early as mid-August at the end of the UEFA Cup qualifiers. The work of head coach Sones is not difficult. For the current Newcastle United, the beginning stage of the UEFA Cup is not a difficult challenge.
Sones believes that it is more important for Newcastle United to improve the team's tactics, train the team's cooperation, and formulate a new and most suitable tactical system for Newcastle United!
The tactical system is a very complex task, and it is impossible to complete it without a few months. After Mourinho arrived at Chelsea, it took half a year to formulate new tactics to build a lineup. After Benitez arrived at Liverpool, it took him a year to gradually change the team's style. This work has not yet There is an end, it can be seen that for Sones, the work is just the beginning.
Sones is very organized. The change plan he made for the team is not in place in one step, but a little bit. The first step of work should start from the team's cooperation. As long as there is cooperation, even if the previous tactics are followed, at least Newcastle United has Don Jack, Owen, Luke and other star players. The results will not be bad.
While training and cooperating, the tactics formulated by Sonnes for Don Jack have nothing to do with Don Jack. The key point is to liberate Don Jack from the system in the tactics. It's very complicated to say. The specific meaning is that Newcastle United's tactics are ten-person tactics, while Don Jack, as the core, has no specific work. It can also be said that his work is the most hectic. He needs to appear in the most needed position of tactics at any time. Because of this, he is not in the tactical system. Such a ten-person tactics may be Not strong, but with a super-strong free man, the extent to which Newcastle United can play can be imagined.