Chapter 97 The curtain opens

In the first game of the new season, Tottenham easily defeated the Royal Society from Spain at home, and then, on the weekend, the Premier League will also kick off.

Because Degan joined, Tottenham's fan group shouted the slogan of winning the championship early: "We have Rod, and we can defeat all our opponents, whether it's Arsenal or other guys. The only thing you can do now is to prepare the coffin, because Rod and his brothers will tear you up! Bastards! Listen, our era has come, and no one can stop it!"

Arsenal fans immediately retorted: "That's right! You have Degan, but you only have Degan. He can't do anything by himself. Don't expect him to bring you the championship alone. In the new season, you still only have the lives crawling under us. This can't be changed and can never be changed!"

Before the Premier League war ignited, Tottenham and Arsenal fans couldn't wait to play a warm-up match. Fortunately, the two sides were still restrained, but verbally stimulated each other, and there was no large-scale physical conflict.

But it remains to be seen what happens when the two dead enemies meet on the court.

The North London Derby is the highlight of the Premier League every season, and the FA will not release such an important game so early.

Before that, it will take some time to warm up. Tottenham's first opponent in the new season of the league has been newly released, which is the Newcastle United, known as the Magpie Legion.

Newcastle United is a well-known veteran team in England. It is one of the earliest football clubs established not only in the United Kingdom but also throughout the European continent.

In 1881, Newcastle West Football Team, an industrial town in the northeast of England, merged with the Eastern Conference football team to form Newcastle United, which is now famous in the world football.

However, at that time, Newcastle was just an amateur team composed of football fans. It was not until 1889 that Newcastle United became a professional team. In 1893, they joined the English Football Association and joined the English Second Division that year. After five years of hard work in the Second Division, Newcastle Syr United entered the first-class circle with their heads held high.

In the extremely competitive First Division, the young Newcastle United dared to fight. In the first few years of promotion to the first division, not only did they not relegation, but also achieved quite good results. They won the league championship in 1905, and then won the league championship twice in 1907 and 1909. They won the FA Cup in 1910, plus the third place in the league in 1902, the fourth place in the league in 1904, 1906 and 1908, and the runner-up in the four FA Cups in 1905, 1907, 1908 and 1911 made Newcastle United became a feared super team in English football at that time. That period can also be called Newcastle United's first heyday of English football since its establishment, which was incomparable at that time.

After reaching the peak, Newcastle inevitably experienced a period of low tide, and then gloryed again in 1924. The team tasted the English FA Cup championship for the second time.

After three years, the team's fourth and last time on the league championship podium. In the 1930s, Newcastle United went downhill. In addition to winning the FA Cup in 1932, Newcastle United has been in a slump. In this state, the level fell sharply and fell to Class B in 1934 and lasted until the end of the 1940s. During this period, people almost forgot Newcastle United.

However, in the 1950s, Newcastle United began to wake up and won three FA Cups in 1951, 1952 and 1955, which was the team's last three FA Cup titles so far.

In the early 1960s, Newcastle United once again entered a low point and returned to Class A after three years of fighting in Class B.

In 1969, Newcastle United unexpectedly won the UEFA Cup, which shocked European football and marked the rise of Newcastle United.

In the 1970s, Newcastle United performed well, especially in the 1974 FA Cup and the 1976 UEFA Cup.

But in 1979, bad luck once again fell on the team, and it was once again squeezed out of the ranks of the first-class team. This time, the sinking time was long. Although the team returned to the first division twice in 1984 and 1989, it finally became a flash in the pan due to limited strength. Time has been hovering on the edge of League A and B, and the team is getting worse and worse.

At this critical moment, in early 1992, billionaire John. Hall took over the team and became the new chairman of the team. Since then, Newcastle, a century-old team, has been reborn.

Hall's first major move after taking office was to hire the famous star Keegan as the head coach, which now seems to be the success of Newcastle United's rapid rise.

In the first season, Newcastle United successfully rose to the top league. In the following seasons, Newcastle United was at the top, and Newcastle United was finally revived.

In the 1993/1994 season, Newcastle United, as a "upgraded horse", won the third place in the league. In the next two seasons, Newcastle United was like a downhill tiger, winning a series of victories at the beginning of the league, and no one could stop it.

Unfortunately, at the end, which is the most critical time in the Premier League, the team's momentum gradually weakened due to lack of stamina and inexperience, and finally gave up the Premier League championship. No wonder Newcastle United, which had just been promoted to the Premier League, is still relatively young.

In the 1996/1997 season, because the record was not ideal, Keegan resigned as head coach and was replaced by another legend in British football, Dalglish. In the end, Newcastle, as last season, won the runner-up again.

Since the 1997/1998 season, Newcastle's results have always been unsatisfactory, only in the middle of the table. Dalglish and his subsequent head coach Gullet have led the team to the England Cup final for two consecutive seasons, but unfortunately they both lost.

I know that in the 2008/2009 season, the team was eventually relegated due to serious injuries, but this relegation also woke up to Newcastle. In pain, the team completed the reform and invited the famous instructor Alan. Padu returned to the top league after only one season.

After a season of training, the flower magpie suddenly broke out last season and reached the fifth place in the league, and there was only a three-point gap with Tottenham Hotspur, which ranked fourth in points.

In the face of this opponent, although the media unanimously expected that Tottenham will win away from home before the game, Degan, as the team's new leader, does not think so.

In an interview before the game, Digan once said: "Newxle is a strong team. The game will not be as easy to play as people think. They have the advantage of home, and there are excellent players in every position. We can't underestimate the enemy. We must be fully prepared to get the ideal results!" "

Two years in Barcelona seem to have matured Digan a lot. At this time, he has learned to restrain his edge. Although some fans will think that such a Digan is not as attractive as before, more fans still feel that Digan is really mature.

After two seasons of setbacks, the outbreak of the European Cup, getting married, and having a family Degan, I have learned to look at everything more rationally.

Degan's low profile is not unfounded. According to the historical record of the two teams, Newcastle has maintained an absolute advantage of five wins and two draws in the last seven encounters, and Tottenham Hotspur is also a famous away worm in the Premier League. In the last ten away games, it has only won one victory.

Of course, the historical record does not mean anything. At least after Degan joined Tottenham, it seems that all the previous records can be counted.

And most importantly, Newcastle was still facing a very serious injury problem before this game. As many as six players were injured. Ben Alpha must be absent from this game due to knee problems. It is still unknown whether Colochini's injury can play. In the same situation, Cecil and Den Baba and Tiote, they are all injured, and Kabaye. His problem is a little troublesome. He has been recovering from injuries all summer and missed the team's pre-match preparation period. At present, the biggest problem is the lack of physical fitness needed for the game.

Newcastle coach Alan, the best coach of the Premier League last season. Pardew is also a little optimistic about this game: "In the first game of the new season, we have to face a strong opponent like Brescia. For us, there are indeed many problems, but now that the time of the game has come, we can only face it positively. The team is now facing the problem of injury, which is very critical, Ben Alpha and Kabaye's absence from this game has a great impact on us, but Amelfitano is ready, which is good news for us. I think everyone in the world knows the key to this game, that is, how to limit Degan's performance. Although I know it's difficult, we will do our best!"

The Premier League journey is about to begin. Newcastle will be the first test awaiting him whether Digan can finally succeed in a completely strange environment.