Chapter 502 Chelsea and Newcastle United 3
Perhaps inspired by Sones' amazing morale in front of the media, the training atmosphere of Newcastle United is much better, and everyone is very active in training and working hard to prepare for the next game.
On February 3, Newcastle United challenged Cheltenham away, which was the top 32 knockout match of the FA Cup.
Cheltenham, the name of this team is very strange in the eyes of ordinary people. In fact, it is the same. This is an English second division team (fourth level). Since the promotion in 1998, they have been wandering back in the third and fourth leagues of England and have never reached the Football League (former League One) Naturally, the league is not well known to the fans.
However, Cheltenham has his own pride this season, because they have reached the top 32 in the FA Cup, which is a great result for a fourth-tier league team, because in the last sixty-four knockout match, many low-level league teams have to face the Football League and even the Premier League, even the Championship. That is also an opponent two levels higher than Cheltenham. Playing against such an opponent is a difficult challenge for low-level league teams.
If you can stick to it until now, Cheltenham's performance can be said to be very good!
But their luck is over. Cheltenham started all the main players in this game, but in fact, the combined value of all their players is not even as high as a winger of Newcastle United. Compared with teams like Chelsea and Manchester United, Newcastle United's lineup is very shabby, but Compared with Cheltenham, Newcastle United's lineup can be said to be too luxurious!
Two teams... Incomparable!
In this game, Don Jack has been sitting on the bench. Sones left the opportunity to the players who need it more, and their performance did not disappoint Sones. 0 to 3, which is the final score.
Cheltenham didn't get a good chance in the whole game!
Newcastle United's semi-replacement lineup has taught this team a real lesson and let them know deeply about the gap between themselves and the top league teams. Even Newcastle United's semi-replacement lineup, which is difficult to mix in the Premier League, can easily defeat them effortlessly.
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After this round of the FA Cup, Newcastle United will have to deal with the league match next, against Aston Villa, who has just drawn with Chelsea in a cold game.
Vera's recent results have been very good. After Christmas, their ranking has risen from tenth to eighth, and they are about to catch up with Charlton, who has not performed well recently.
For Newcastle United, which has lost two consecutive games, this game can be said to be crucial. If they lose again, Chelsea will definitely not give them a chance. It is inevitable that the points will be exceeded. Sones thought: "We can't make any more mistakes. Do you remember what that guy (Mourinho) said? He thought that the final winner must be Chelsea, but I don't agree. I even planned to have a knight duel with him!"
Hearing this, all the players laughed.
However, Sones's meaning is very clear. The team has drawn two consecutive games, and four points have been buried. Chelsea is also making mistakes. There is no gap between the points between the two teams. Newcastle United is determined to win this game. No matter who the opponent is, Newcastle United must win. Only in this way can the team be guaranteed to Winning the league championship is the most important goal for Newcastle United.
But this game is still a difficult challenge for Newcastle United. The main reason is the away game. The away game naturally occupies the disadvantage. The injury of Sole, Jenas and Parker has made Newcastle United's main lineup a lot, although the day after tomorrow is the league. In the cup game, Sones still played all the main players to deal with the game.
In Newcastle United, including all Newcastle fans, the league championship is far more important than the League Cup championship!
The game began in such a situation.
There is no historical hatred between the two teams. The only thing worth mentioning is that in 1996, Villa once defeated Newcastle United. In that game, there was a player fight between the two teams, but it was not a big deal. Four players were sent off with red cards on the spot, and there was no conflict after that.
But ten years ago, conflicts like the Premier League were common, so the FA did so much about violence**.
Don Jack is full of confidence in the game, which stems from the injury of his teammates and the melancholy of two consecutive draws. He hates the feeling that the game is not under control, which is similar to the feeling of a top coach like Mourinho, but Don Jack is the executor of the game, and the coach is the controller of the overall situation. That's all.
As an executor, what Jack Don has to do is to let the team exert stronger strength!
Newcastle United's main lineup is not weak. Of course, this means that without Don Jack, the midfielder of Jenas, Dyer, Enzobia and Parker can already fight against any team in the Premier League. Although it is not the strongest, with Don Jack as the core, the 451 tactical midfielder can play. The strength is terrible.
At least Aston Villa on the court can't stand it. They have been suppressed from the beginning of the game.
The five-man midfield lineup from Sones is so strong that Aston Villa feels that the midfielder has no support at all. In fact, Aston Villa's midfielder is also good, Steven. The middle line of Davis and McCune has deterred many stars. Gardner and Barry are both powerful on the sidelines. With the support of Moore in the frontcourt and Richville in the backcourt, Aston Villa has invested a lot of troops in the midfield.
But they didn't expect that as soon as the game started, Newcastle United began to compete for midfield control!
To fight for control of the midfield is to fight for victory.
This is not what a famous football player said, but the real fact. Controlling the midfield can control the situation and the rhythm of the game. Everything will be beneficial to you. Naturally, victory is easy to achieve. After controlling the midfield, it is difficult for the opponent to fight back.
When Aston Villa found that the team had problems in the midfield, they soon reacted and began to compete with Newcastle United for the midfield. In such a situation, football has been wandering back in the midfield. The players of the two teams collided frequently in the midfield, and there was a great momentum to decide the outcome at the beginning.
But even at Aston Villa's home court, the midfield of Newcastle United is too gorgeous. The reason for the gorgeousness is Don Jack.
Maybe other players are not real stars, but Don Jack alone is enough!
His personal skills are extremely gorgeous, and his physical condition is even more outstanding. Newcastle United's midfield offensive tactics are built around Don Jack. At the beginning, the team does not ask for a goal, but mainly seeks stability. After the player gets the ball, he will pass the ball to Jack Don. Jack Don catches the ball in the middle and keeps passing the ball to the team in crisis. Friends, cycle back and forth until you get a good offensive opportunity. Other midfielders of Newcastle United also keep running to create gaps. Their job is very simple, that is, to use the running position to pull to give themselves a chance. Such a task is naturally easy. But when several players do this at the same time, Aston Villa finds that they often miss people, the main reason is They used at least two players to defend Don Jack, but the number of the two teams is the same.
On the coaching bench, Sones sat calmly in the chair, with a relaxed expression on his face.
He is very satisfied with the current situation. Everyone knows that Newcastle United's attack is Don Jack as the core, but the previous Newcastle United only took Don Jack as the passing target in the attack, and the core is the most basic. After ten years of hard work, Soness has also thought about a lot of new tactics. Now the tactics on the court, It was tailored for Jack Don. With Jack Don as the ball control point, other players are looking for opportunities to pass the ball to find a position when there is a gap. Naturally, there won't be too many mistakes, so the football will always be controlled under their feet.
In this way, the Manchester City team is naturally in danger.
But there are not many ways for them. The most direct way is to compete and grab the football under Don Jack, but they have little chance, because Don Jack's skills are too excellent. Coupled with his physical condition, few players can fight one-on-one with him, even if there are two defensive players, although It's a little troublesome, but he is still very calm.
Aston Villa was stunned!
They didn't know what to do. As a result, many nearby players rushed to stop Don Jack. Naturally, Don Jack gave the ball to his unguarded teammates.
Aron. Hughes is one of these impulsive players. As Aston Villa's full-back, he replaced Ball's position in this game. Watching the opponent's unbridled pass and catch the ball in the midfield, Hughes rushed up impulsively, and as a result, his defensive player, got a chance.
Dyle is the absolute main force of Newcastle United. Soanes has always been very confident about Dahl's left side, which comes from Daer's strength.
Since joining Newcastle United, Dyer has been the midfield focus of Newcastle United. He has also participated in the 2002 World Cup, and England also has his place, but Dyer and Owen are very similar. They are both glassmen on the court, and Dair has been recovering almost all season.
Fortunately, his injury has improved and he can play for the team.
Dyer's performance in the last game was average, which may have led to the team's final draw. There is also a big reason for his performance. He did not lead his own way. However, in this game, Dyer was burdened by head coach Sonnes. Before the opening, Sones found several players to talk to talk, including Parker and Don Jack and Dyer are also one of them. It can be seen that Soness attaches great importance to Dyer.
Although there are few appearances, once Dyer exerts his strength, the opponent has to pay attention to it.
Now Aston Villa ignores Dyer, no, it should be said that their full-back Hughes ignored Dyer. As a result, Hughes could only watch Dyer drive the ball into the bottom line, and even after pulling, there was a teammate at all, but it was too late. Dyer's pass went straight to the other side of the penalty area, where Jenas had been plugged in.
Wave your feet and shoot!
Even after the injury, Jenas did not have any procrastination. His shot was still very strong. Aston Villa's goalkeeper Sorensen did not react at all and watched the football fly over the goal line from the right side of his body.
One to zero, Newcastle United took the lead in the away game!