Chapter 530 The shouts of Newcastle fans
At noon on the day of the game, the whole Roma team came to St. James' Park to warm up.
Judging from the time, Rome still has some pressure. In the Italian league, Rome's performance is not bad, ranking fourth in the league, followed by Fiorentina in front. AC Milan and Juventus are the first and second respectively. There is no hope of competing for the league championship. Rome naturally wants to win a UEFA Cup championship trophy.
But if they want to win the championship, they must cross the Newcastle United barrier.
Although it is rumored in the Italian media that Rome can win Newcastle United, coach Spalletti knows that it is not easy for Roma to win today. It is not an exaggeration to use "fateful fate" to describe the fate of Rome this season: since last summer, Cassano's contract renewal has become the team's top priority. Before the start of the season, the players reached a certain consensus with the club. However, in fact, the rift between the two sides can no longer be repaired. After half a season, Spalerti knows that it is not easy to keep Cassano next season.
Little Mancini spent the first half of the season on his sickbed. During his recovery period, the Brazilian still flirted with Juventus from time to time. Finally, when Little Mancini returned from his injury, Montella, Nongda and Totti were injured one after another. For a long time, there was no decent striker in Nespaletti's hand. Little Mancini, Tadei, and even Perota have worked part-time in this position.
It was in such a difficult situation that Spaleti led the team with good results. Roma set a new club record of 11 consecutive victories in the middle of the season. Although Rome can't compete for the league championship, the team's league pressure is still not small, because only the top three can get the Champions League ticket next season, and the battle between Rome and Fiorentina for the Champions League is still very eye-catching.
Under such circumstances, it is a very difficult challenge to meet Newcastle United in the UEFA Cup.
So it was just noon, and even more than three hours before the game, Spalletti led the team to the grass to warm up. For the game, it is very important to adapt the players to the court in advance, which greatly affects the team's performance. As for the comments from the outside world, Roma does not participate in the discussion. After all, the victory or defeat of the team still depends on the game, and it is useless for the outside media to discuss it.
At about 1:30 p.m., the whole Newcastle United team also came to the court to warm up.
The team is led by assistant coach Mikkel. This assistant coach is newly promoted by Sones from the reserve team. Mikkel has worked in Newcastle United for more than a decade. His personal ability is very mediocre, but he can do a good job in leading the team, management and other aspects, such as taking the team to warm up and arranging some daily chores. He can do something very well. Sones needs such a person to help him manage the team. After all, Newcastle United is not a small club now. Frequent games make him not have much time to care about other issues.
When they came to the court, they saw more than a dozen Roma players warming up at the east side of the goal.
A player with long hair attracted Don Jack's special attention, that is, Totti. He saw Totti for the first time, but these football stars are often on TV, and he naturally recognizes it. Totti seemed to know that someone was watching him. She looked back at Newcastle United and raised her right hand with a good swing.
"Do you know him?" Owen said doubtfully.
Owen knows Totti, but they 'know' in the friendly match between Italy and England. That's not a friend, but an opponent.
Jack Don shook his head and waved his hand to the other side in response. He smiled kindly: "I don't know, but I think we will get to know each other soon." As the world's top player, it is difficult for others to feel that kind of pity, even Owen can't.
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At the pre-match press conference, many reporters are not concerned about all kinds of gossip, but about the real game. The first point is the starting lineup of the two teams.
First of all, the Roma star De Rossi was absent. A reporter asked, "Mr. Spaleti, will De Rossi's absence have an impact on Rome's performance?"
Spalletti smiled calmly, "There are many stars in Rome. De Rossi has been banned, but we still have Dakota and Tomasi to take his place."
"Will Taddle play in the game?" Tadel is a substitute.
Spalletti thought about it and said, "It depends on the game."
Most people still ask about the Roma fringe players. After all, no one will ask if Totti will start. As long as Totti comes to St. James's Park, he will definitely play the whole game.
As a home team, Sones will not be free. Many Italian media also want to set up Newcastle United's starting lineup before the game, but Newcastle United's main lineup has not changed much. What the media is concerned about is about Michael. Owen, Owen has just recovered from his injury and has been a substitute for several consecutive games. In such an important game, it is still very important whether Owen will start or not.
The reporters off the stage didn't expect that Soness nodded sincerely, "Michael's injury has healed. After the team's diagnosis, he can already participate in the starting game and play the whole game. I have no reason for such an excellent player to let him stay on the bench again."
For Newcastle United, Owen is also an excellent card.
For four months, Newcastle United's lineup has been incomplete. Owen's position has been replaced by Enzobia, Ameoby and others. However, after all, the two are different from Owen's type, and as a star, Owen's outstanding creativity can help the team a lot, and it still plays a decisive role at the critical moment. Li, he is a qualified leader star, and Nzobia and Ameobi are just ordinary players.
With Owen's appearance, Newcastle United's attack has risen to another level.
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With the noise before the game, time has passed, all the fans have entered the stadium, and the warm-up of the two teams is over. After returning to the locker room and making the final preparations, the players of the two teams are ready to play in the channel. No one in the whole player channel speaks alone, waiting for the game silently, often after silence, there is an outbreak, and the players of both teams are struggling to win.
The referee of this game is the famous bald referee Corina from Italy. Corina can be said to be the most famous referee in the world, but Corina took the initiative to enforce the law in this game. The Italian team met the English team, and it is also the Newcastle United where Don Jack is. Corina also wants to see it. Let's see what's outstanding about this team, and how strong the so-called "world's first high-value" brunette boy has. As a person who loves football deeply, he doesn't want to miss such a game.
When the players of the two teams did not play, Korina stood near the sideline with a whistle in his mouth, which attracted the attention of most fans. He has a 'green grass' head, blue veins on his forehead, and tight eyebrows. It is easy to remind people of the villain protagonists of some science fiction blockbusters, or some kind of alien planet visitors. In the hearts of fans, Corena's image is clearer than that of many stars.
Unfortunately, Korina has been an international referee since 1995 and has been an international referee for ten years this year. According to the age limit of referees stipulated by FIFA, the 46-year-old Korina is not qualified to enforce international events. The only one he has the right to enforce the law is only events below the UEFA Cup. Even for the Champions League between clubs, if you want to enforce the law, you have to go through a series of applications.
Corinna meditated, looked down at the time of the watch, and then raised his head and stared at the terrible eyes to the player's passage. He whistled and waved his hand to indicate that the players of the two teams could start entering the field. The players of the two teams have appeared one after another!
The whole stadium immediately became a sea of cheers. Today, St. James's Park Stadium was almost full, and there were many fans standing in the gallery to watch the game. Most of them were local fans in Newcastle. There were more than 2,000 Italian fans coming with the team in the southeast stand, and there were nearly 10,000 next to them. Neutral fans, and the real Newcastle fans account for the majority. These people are neatly dressed in blue and white striped home team jerseys and keep singing Newcastle United's team songs.
As the captain, Don Jack took the first place in the team and took Newcastle United to the field. There was a wave of cheers around the stadium. Only the shouts on the side of the Roma fans were relatively messy, and their voices cheering for the Roma team were completely covered up. However, the various banners raised by Roman fans, such as "Prince Totti, come on!" and "Rome will win" are still very eye-catching, and half of them are given to Totti, which shows Totti's position in the hearts of Roma fans.
At this time, the clear and audible commentators in the audience called out the names of Newcastle United players one by one---
"Michael-Irving-"
"-Taylor"
"And our young player Jones - Enzobia -"
With the cheers, the commentator also read the last name: "Our great--"
"Jack--"
"-Li-!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The whole St. James Park Stadium suddenly broke out with a neat roar. Almost all Newcastle United fans shouted Don Jack's name. The shouts of tens of thousands of fans were exciting, especially Don Jack. Even in his mood, he was greatly affected in this case. He thought about it for a while. Be sure to score a few more goals until these fans who support you are satisfied.
This kind of scene is really rare!
Totti has a high status in the hearts of Rome fans, but he has never been so supported by Roman fans. Even if the Roman fans support him, the fans are more supportive of the club, the Roma team. He is the prince of Rome, but he is just a player. Don Jack has no 'prince' or 'king'. The title, which can be placed in the hearts of fans, is much higher than this virtual title!
At St. James's Park, Don Jack is the 'god' in the hearts of fans!
It's not an overdone to say that!
### In the field, the players of the two teams have stood up and prepared to kick off.
Most of the Roma players look at Jack Don. At this time, the court has returned to the normal noise of the past. But thinking of the scene just now, the eyes of the Roma players are with some envy, jealousy, doubt, exploration and other eyes. No player in the Roma team has ever played with Jack Don head-on, and the understanding of Jack Don is limited to the media. Just the report and the introduction of the head coach.
Even so, after watching the scene just now, they also attach great importance to it!
Not to mention the value and other issues, it can be supported by many fans from the bottom of their hearts. It is certain that such a player has the strength, and Jack Don's goals and the replay video of each goal. After watching those things, Roma players should pay more attention to it: this brunette boy can score AC Milan's goals and Chelsea. The ball can also enter Juventus's goal. There is no reason why it can't break Rome's goal. Compared with AC Milan and Juventus, Rome's defense is not dominant.
Before the game, many Roman fans were very angry about Don Jack's attitude, but think about it, this black-haired boy does have corresponding strength!
The players of both teams are relatively speechless, waiting for the whistle of referee Corina, but everyone is saving money to wait for the start of the game. There is no need to say more. As long as the game starts, it must be like a collision like Mars hitting the earth.
"Come on, Jack!"
"One more, Jack, we support you!"
"This is St. James's Park. Be careful, Italians!"
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In this noisy environment, referee Corina looked down at his watch and counted the time silently. Finally, at the moment when the time reached forty-five minutes, the whistle in his mouth was also blown.
"Bing--"
The whole game officially begins!