Chapter 479 Jack and Henry

In the TV screen...

"Mr. Smith, can you tell me your opinion on this game?"

"This game will definitely be very enjoyable. Any football fan in the world will like the game. The two teams in the game are Arsenal from London and Newcastle United from Newcastle, both of which are the strongest teams in England. At present, Newcastle United ranks first in the Premier League and Arsenal ranks sixth. Although Arsenal only ranks sixth, they set a mythical record of 49 consecutive unbeaten games last season.

"The two teams are mainly offensive. Newcastle United is the team of the world-famous star Jack, and at the same time, they also have Michael. Owen, Alan. Shearer and other world's top attackers; in the same way, Arsenal's lineup cannot be underestimated. They have one of the best strikers - French striker Henry, and the Dutch ice prince Borgkamp.

"The reason why we recommend the game is that Henry and Jack are one of the best scorers. Jack scored more goals, but Henry also scored a lot, and the confrontation between the two is the most worth looking forward to. More than that, Alan. Shearer is the best player in England in the 1990s, and Borgkamp's reputation has spread all over the world. The confrontation between the two veterans who still insist on the green field is also one of the highlights of the game.

"More importantly, the goal is that both teams are mainly offensive, and goals will not be rare. I am looking forward to the start of the game. This is a gorgeous festival in the Premier League. On that day, more than five million English fans will watch the live broadcast of the game..."

On the TV screen, there is a British Football League official George. According to Smith's interview, his words are really enough.

After Smith's interview, the camera switched to the introduction of the players of the two teams. The details of the introduction are very rare in the report, but some defenders were ignored, and Taylor, who was basically the starter of Newcastle United, failed to go up, because it showed the core offensive players of the two teams.

Newcastle United are five strikers: Don Jack, Owen, Shearer, Luke and Ameoby;

Arsenal also corresponds to five attackers: Henry, Van Persie, Borgkamp, Pires and Fabregas.

There are ten players in the two teams, each with detailed statistics. Don Jack's gorgeous data jumped to the first place, followed by Henry, followed by Owen and Hiller. Newcastle United's three goals ranked in the top four, making the audience feel that Newcastle United is stronger.

However, senior fans certainly don't just look at the number of goals. Last season, Don Jack's assists were also very large. Henry was average, while Owen had almost no performance last season. Shearer's goal number of assists is far worse, while other players, such as Pires, Fabregas and Borgkamp, have a very high number of assists. According to the statistics, Newcastle United does not actually have an advantage.

"The game time of the two teams has entered the countdown. Is the Arsenal Gunner in London more tougher or the Newcastle United's magpie sharp knife? Let's wait and see..."

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During the lunch break, almost all the Newcastle United players gathered to watch this report. The Christmas publicity made by the FA was so awesome that they completely publicized the Newcastle United battle as a model game of the Premier League.

"We seem to have become clowns on the stage." Taylor's words are sour, because the ten players just reported don't have him.

"Haha, Taylor, you're jealous." Jack Don shook his head and smiled.

One day after the match with Liverpool, the questions asked by the reporter were all about playing against Arsenal. Taylor was also interviewed, but he didn't find any news about himself in any newspaper. He could only curl his lips disdainfully, "It's just two games against the London team."

Taylor held his mouth, and his expression was really funny. He was making everyone happy. This was a grandstanding, but Taylor was happy. Jack Don smiled helplessly and said, "We are clowns."

According to his own point of view, anyone who entertains the public is a clown. In the Song Dynasty, he was an entertainer without status, but now he is a star, and they are football stars. Whether it is competing for various championships or playing with various teams, there will be a lot of spectators. They work hard to play. It is a performance, which is used for fans to appreciate and the public to taste, which is no different from the clowns on the stage.

But when you become a superstar, you are not a clown who performs. It should be said to be the 'king' in the hearts of the public. This word is a little arrogant, but the truth is that, not to mention the superstar, any player who has gone through the Premier League will be envied by most fans, because the fans themselves must be Those who like football also want to play in the top league. The reason why they like football stars is just to put their ideas on the stars.

This seems to be a profound view of human nature. Don Jack shook his head and felt that he had thought a little far away.

He said to his teammates, "Our opponent is Chelsea. Let's not fall here!" Whether it's a clown or something, victory is the key in the game against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, because Newcastle United and Chelsea are now playing with which team has fewer mistakes, so they are more likely to win the final victory.

Newcastle United must not make the first mistake, which will seriously damage the team's morale!

Chelsea obviously holds the same view. Manchester United was tied by Birmingham in the 18th round of the Premier League, which made Manchester United 11 points behind the top two. Mourinho thought it was nothing. "Now there is an 11-point gap with Manchester United. If Liverpool wins a few games, they will catch up with 9 points. However, the reality is that our teammates are only Newcastle United. All we need to do is play our own game well, don't care what others do, and they also expect us to make mistakes." We are very strong. Compared with the points we got after the same round last season, we got more points this year, but the team can't relax at all, because there are teams with the same record and even better performance than us. It's always the best team to win the championship. I hope it will be Chelsea.

"To win the league championship, you have to play 38 rounds. There is no accident. I have to admit the strength of Newcastle United, but if they want to beat Chelsea in the competition, they have to survive the following games."

Mourinho's words ignored Manchester United, but they still woke up Newcastle United. This is not the time to celebrate, because even after the most difficult Christmas battle, Newcastle United will still face a very serious problem: because to play the League Cup and the FA Cup, the depth of the team's bench is obviously not Enough.

So far, no player has been seriously injured, but there will definitely be injuries after Christmas. If a few main players are injured, how to play the game is still a problem. If even Don Jack can't play because of a cold or other reasons, how to play?

No one knows, and Sones is also worried about this problem.

So taking advantage of the point grabbing points now is the most critical. Soness understands this truth very well. If there is a problem, Newcastle United's performance is definitely not as good as Chelsea with the best depth of the bench. Now grab more points, and the problem can still be made up in the future. "pull down Chelsea", which is the most urgent thing for Soness. He I hope that the team can win in the near future, then it is likely that Chelsea will make mistakes and naturally pull down Chelsea a few points. At that time, there will be problems in the team's lineup, and there will still be a point advantage if it loses.

The next few games of the Christmas war are crucial. Theoretically, Sones hopes to win!

"We pursue victory and hope the game will go well!" Sones said to the reporter that he did not hide his pursuit of victory. When the reporter asked how to play the game, Sones said, "There are no fixed tactics. In the game with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, I only said one word to the players, 'Boys, don't be afraid, go attack!' This is an offensive team. Meet the performance of another offensive team!"

Obviously, the Football Association is very satisfied with Sones's words. The day before the game, the Football Association made a very high evaluation of Newcastle United. Everyone will like the gorgeous offensive football. When Newcastle United meets Arsenal, the most gorgeous football game seems to be born.

"I hope so..."

Wenger talked about the game, but he dared to say too much. "The Football Federation makes us have to attack. If Arsenal loses, the responsibility should be on the FA." Many people nodded when they said this.

In fact, after such a lot of publicity by the FA, it is impossible for the two teams not to play offensive games. The FA puts pressure on the club, and the club naturally puts pressure on the head coach. They don't say they have to play a gorgeous game, but the offensive must be less, otherwise it will be a disgrace to the Premier League. Why can't Chelsea get this? What kind of publicity? That's because Chelsea's head coach Mourinho's coaching style is there. It is impossible for him to let Chelsea let go of the attack. If Chelsea play like this, it will cause great resentment from the club: the FA is not qualified to dictate the team's tactics.

However, Arsenal and Newcastle United are different. Both teams need to expand their influence at present. The promotion of the Football Association must be beneficial to them, and the style of both teams is longer than offensive. Naturally, the publicity effect will be very good.

And more importantly, Newcastle United has two players, Don Jack and Owen. Many media have begun to speculate that the combination of Don Jack and Owen will become the main striker combination of England in the future, and naturally the publicity will be more confident.

Under such publicity, 137 countries around the world have sent reporters to interview the game, and Sky TV has also appropriately raised the price of the sale of broadcasting rights in this game. In this situation, Sky TV has made a small profit.

For Sky TV, which has fully bought out the TV broadcasting rights of the Premier League, it is very beneficial for them that the Premier League is more popular, because the broadcasting rights are in the hands of Sky TV, and any other company or even the Football Association has no right to broadcast the game, so any TV station If you want to broadcast the game live, you must buy the broadcasting rights of the game from Sky TV, which is a big income.

Of course, compared with Sky TV's annual investment, their main income is the ratings of their own channels.

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In a lively atmosphere, the game is about to begin.

St. James Park ushered in the busiest day. More than 50,000 fans in Newcastle United jerseys poured into the stadium, and another 20,000 fans sat in the neutral stands and the visiting team stands. Hundreds of reporters reported the game in real time.

There is no major news before the game. Generally speaking, it is an interview about the players of the two teams.

Jack Don was interviewed by a Chinese reporter who asked about the game: "Jack, what do you think of this game?"

"I'm looking forward to it!"

Don Jack said, "There is still one and a half hours before the start of the game, but I can't wait. I like to play against a team like Arsenal, because both sides will attack fiercely, which will be very exciting. If you don't pay attention to the score, it will be rewritten. Such a game is also very attractive to me.

"What about other teams? Or do you only like to play against a team like Arsenal?

"Yes, I don't like playing against Chelsea, because they will always defend. The game is very annoying, but it's not wonderful. Most of the time, football is useless. I hope today's game will become fierce. I like fierce football." Reporters all think that Don Jack's words should be said to 'like to score more goals'.

Compared with Chelsea, Arsenal is definitely easier to score goals, and it is not that Arsenal is weaker. The styles of the two teams are different. Similarly, Arsenal are easier to break Newcastle United's goal than Chelsea. They are very good at fast attack, which Sones must admit.

"So Jack, how do you feel about winning the Golden Globe Award, the highest honor of a European professional player?"

Recently, many awards for professional players have been selected. Don Jack finally received a small round ball golden ball trophy. Due to the very close schedule, he only symbolically attended the award ceremony, and then hurried back to Newcastle.

For his trophy, Jack Don was full of joy, "This is an affirmation of my hard work last year! I worked hard all year last year. I scored a lot of goals for Liverpool and Newcastle United. They said the number of goals was amazing, but I don't think it's okay. I'm very happy to get the trophy, but I think this is the starting point of my career, and I have to work harder to succeed.

The reporter next to him was almost dumbfounded. 'winning the Golden Globe Award' is the starting point, and what is the end... However, they can also understand that after all, Jack Tang is less than 21 years old. At this age, most players are still playing in the youth team. It is true that his career has just begun. He can still play for a glorious decade, and then make up for it for another five years. In this way... If he can stick to this state, at least before 2020, I'm afraid there will be only one name for football in the world: Jack. Li.

It's terrible...

After Don Jack was interviewed, many reporters looked for an opportunity to interview Arsenal's No. 1 player Henry.

Don Jack won the Golden Globe Award with his goal. Henry's international awards did not get the first place, but Henry's career is also proud. He has just been elected to the French No. 1 Player Award of French Football in 2005, that is, the French Footballer of the Year. This is the fourth time he has won the award since 2000, 2003 and 2004, and Henry was second only to Vieira and Zidane in 2001 and 2002 respectively.

In six years, the first four times, the second two times, Henry surpassed the three-winning Ghierser, and truly became the French hero Henry IV, opening up his own dynasty. He is the NO.1 of the French player.

This award includes all the football heroes in France for nearly half a century, which has been passed down from generation to generation. Henry has taken over

Zidane's torch has become the representative of this generation of French players.

Although Henry was born in an overseas province, Henry conquered English and French fans with his performance. Before Don Jacques appeared, he had always been the king of France and the king of England. He was like Napoleon, serving as two kings.

It sounds like the French Footballer of the Year seems to be nothing. In fact, this award is also the most competitive in Europe this year. Henry is only 20 points ahead of Kupe, 51 points ahead of Giou Li in 2004 and 33 points ahead of Zidane in 2003. Henry was not surprised by the French Footballer, but his happy smile still showed his mood and spirit of facing the game. However, the media's evaluation of Arsenal is not very high now. The Premier League ranks seventh, 20 minutes behind Chelsea and Newcastle United. Such a bad record can only give people one. Feeling. As the "Mirror's title "Surrender" reveals: Arsenal's Premier League has finished this season, and they are the biggest losers in the domestic arena this season.

It is undeniable that such a result has caused great psychological damage to Arsenal. This damage is reflected on the surface. Looking forward to the goal of this season, Henry said, "Our goal is only the Champions League", but in fact, Arsenal has not performed well in the UEFA Champions League almost every year.

"Winning won't let us win the championship, but losing will lead us to destruction." Henry said in an interview that the current difficulties faced by Arsenal are very difficult, and it is difficult to catch up with Liverpool in the league, which is really worrying.

"But I also look forward to the game. As Jack said, the match between our two teams is definitely the most interesting in the Premier League. It's not just the team. The team's style is there. I think it will be more than anyone's goal today. As a shot, I like such an opponent very much."

Leaving aside Arsenal's plight, Henry's words are the same as Don Jack. For the world's top players, there is nothing more worth pursuing victory than a memorable game.

Unlike Arsenal, another Manchester United team, which is far more brilliant than Arsenal, issued a counterattack horn after changing the board of directors smoothly.

Manchester United is nine-quarters behind the top two, and no one except Manchester United himself thinks it will become a reality. However, Manchester United is full of fighting spirit, and coach Ferguson issued a "winter counterattack order" on the occasion of the "Devil's Schedule": "If we can really become the champion challenger before the arrival of the last three games, then the opportunity will come. I hope we can narrow the distance with them after the 'Devil's Schedule' is over.

Obviously, Ferguson did not count the last game of the devil's schedule, the bad match between the away game and Arsenal next Tuesday. Maybe he himself doesn't know whether he can take three points in highbury at that time.

"They (Chelsea and Newcastle United) performed so well some time ago, but I don't think it's possible for Newcastle United or Chelsea to stick to such a brave performance in the second half of the schedule, and our opportunity will come."

Ferguson's words are a little paranoid, but it is not unreasonable. It is normal for the giants to perform poorly in winter. Last season's Chelsea and Liverpool were the same. In winter, they began to make mistakes. After the winter, the team reduced a lot of staff, and its performance was even worse. Liverpool kept losing in the final stage. As a result, the team only won the second place in the league. Although this is related to Don Jack's failure to play, the performance of the final loss to the club confirms this.

And Manchester United does have a tradition of "crazy in winter".

Manchester United has achieved six wins and one draw in the last seven rounds of the league. In the same period last season, Manchester United scored an amazing 41 points in 15 games from November to February of the following year, and finally overtwin Arsenal in third place in the league. Manchester United has completed many reversals behind the leading double-digit points: in the 1995-1996 season, Manchester United was 12 points behind Newcastle but eventually won the championship. They won 13 games in the last 15 rounds. In the 2002-2003 season, they also relied on the last 18 rounds of the league 1. With a good result of 5 wins and 3 draws, it reversed and overtwined Arsenal. These classic examples are the only spiritual pillar of Manchester United's winning the championship, because after all, Chelsea and Newcastle United are not the Newcastle or Arsenal of those years, and now it is two teams before Manchester United, and it is extremely difficult for them to catch up.

Manchester United can only expect Chelsea and Newcastle United to have big problems at the same time: "A miracle can make Manchester United win the championship!"