Chapter 284 Dreamy March
On March 22, the FA announced an additional suspension penalty for Newcastle midfielder Joey Patton!
Although the Newcastle Club has tried its best to appeal for Patton's red card before, the "red card professional" still paid a huge price for hitting Tottenham's winger Alan Lennon on the night of White Hart Lane - two additional suspensions!
This extremely severe punishment of the FA has also temporarily made the voices of the crazy Lee who suspected of abusing his power for Newcastle's welfare disappear!
And Li Tongfan is also well aware of this. He did not make any more full remarks as "predicted" by many bricklayers. Unexpectedly, he expressed his understanding of the punishment of the British Football Federation through the media in an extremely low-key attitude!
After all, Lao Li now has two jobs at the same time!
I don't know how many guys with ulterior motives are waiting for the madman Li to make a mistake!
The subtle relationship must be carefully maintained!
... In the next two days, Li Tongfan devoted all his energy to the vigorous Newcastle's "redressing campaign"!
First of all, of course, to reset the Magpie's goal for this season!
Because only in this way can the team's fighting spirit be aroused!
"...Our goal is the UEFA Cup. We must qualify for the European competition after the end of the league!!"
When Li Tongfan said his thoughts at the team's regular meeting, everyone was shocked!
Whether it is the Magpie coaching staff or the players of the first team, they thought it would be very good to stay in the Premier League before, but who knew that the head coach's goal was actually the League Cup!
So, everyone began to estimate the probability of achieving this seemingly impossible goal!
After 30 rounds of the Premier League, Newcastle has won 34 league points with the last two consecutive rounds, ranking 15th in the Premier League table! Although it is only 4 points higher than the relegation zone, Tottenham Hotspur, which ranks fifth in the league table, has only 49 points. The sixth and seventh West Ham and Manchester City are 42 and 41 respectively, about 8 points higher than Newcastle... People are surprised to find that... This gap does not seem to be insurmountable. Oh my God!
There is a chance!!
Moreover, Newcastle has been invited to the International Toto Cup before!
Even if the worst is qualified - three months later, you can't finally be in the top 7 in the league table, but as long as you break out of the International Toto Cup, you can also win a qualification for the UEFA Cup!
Only when you have a goal can you be motivated!
This sentence is not wrong at all!
As professional players, Newcastle players certainly hope to show their skills in Europe!
If the former boss Allardyce said such a goal, it is estimated that he will soon be sent by the coaching staff and players to the Newcastle Western Suburb Neurological Research Institute for a detailed examination... But if [God on the side of the football field] thinks so... I hope there is a lot!
The coach's ambition has infected the hammers. Think about it if it can really climb from the last place in the table to the top seven after the end of the league... This is definitely a miracle that can shock fans all over the world!
Create a miracle, which is the dream of every man in the world who can **!
For a moment, everyone felt that their blood was burning!!
Burning!
After determining the goal to boost morale!
Li Tongfan began to drastically change the team's tactics - from the 4-1-2-winged formation of the first two games to a 4-3-3 crazy attack formation!
A very adventurous formation!
But it has discovered the human distribution potential of Newcastle players to the greatest extent!
What's better is that the red card suspension of midfielder Joey Patton obviously provides an opportunity for Li Tongfan to change his formation!
Although this will sacrifice the team's defensive ability to a certain extent, in the following training, the team's crazy firepower in the front court still injected a shot into the coaching staff - after two days of training, Nicholas Bentner, Michael Owen, Viduka and Ame Obi front line. The barrels of the four King Kongs are hot, and they can't wait for their opponents to come to the door!
... The hammers didn't wait long, and the opportunity to test Newcastle's latest tactical system will come soon!
March 24th!
The 31st round of the Premier League begins!
Newcastle plays against the Hammers West Ham United at the home stadium of St. James Park!
This game is very important for the Magpie who aspires to hit the League Cup, because the opponent Hammer West Ham United is currently ranked sixth in the league table, which is Newcastle's direct competitor!
A life-and-death competition involving 6 points!
... The game starts at 19:00 p.m.!
Due to Newcastle's excellent form in the last two games, West Ham United's head coach Alan Kobishli carefully put on a 4-1-4-1 formation at St. James Park, focusing on defense!
And Li Tongfan did not hesitate to sacrifice the freshly baked 4-3-3 formation!
It turns out that the change of the madman Li Belt has brought a wonderful game for magpie fans to see!
A crazy goal show - Newcastle beat the Hammers 7:3 with lightning killer Michael Owen, front midfielder Alan Smith and Danish tallman Bentner, and the icing on the cake of the Australian rhinoceros Viduka!
After being "restored", Juan Mata played as a substitute for Irish Fast Madave in the 60th minute of the second half, and soon contributed two assists to the team in less than 30 minutes! And it is obvious that Xiao Zhengtai is more and more proficient in cooperating with the players in the front court of Newcastle, and the repeated sprint breakthroughs on the side made the West Ham United's full-backs tired!
On the other hand, West Ham United's goal hero is their Welsh striker Bellamy!
Because Given's return from injury has to wait until the next game, Steve Harper, who made a big mistake against Fulham, was lucky to continue to start! Therefore, the defensive weakness exposed in Newcastle's latest 4-3-3 formation in the game made Bellamy, who was extremely fast in [speed] and [explosive], seized the opportunity to perform a hat-trick!
However, the Welshman's performance obviously did not spoil the good mood of the Newcastle fans in the stands of St. James' Park!
The night of Newcastle on March 24 is another wonderful moment for magpie fans to smile!
Coach Li Tongfan said with a smile at the press conference after the game that he was very satisfied with the team's performance!
However, Alan Kobishli, the head of the Hammer Gang, was not in such a good mood, and he seemed very disappointed!
"... This is really a bad game... Every player of West Ham United has tried their best, but the opponent's luck is better than us... But it is worth noting that Newcastle's poor defense still gives us a lot of opportunities... If the madman Lee continues to use such tactics in future games If you play the game, then they must lose..."
Obviously, Kobishli is very unconvinced with the final result of this game!
And Lao Jun reminded other opponents in Newcastle through a press conference: Magpie's back line is very bad, and you should not hesitate to come and attack this girl... sinister guy!
... After a 7:3 victory over West Ham, the league table rose by one place, ranking 14th with 37 points!
The situation of hitting the UEFA Cup is very optimistic because Wigan Athletic from the 14th to the 10th is only 39 points, only 2 points higher than Newcastle!
Now it seems that if Magpie can maintain a complete victory in the next seven rounds, maybe he can qualify for the League Cup without fighting in the Toto Cup!
After three consecutive victories, even the sea breeze blowing over Newcastle seemed to be full of champagne to celebrate the victory, becoming warm and intoxicating!
But at this time, it's time for the national team game again!
On March 27, according to the previous agreement between the two football associations, the Three Lions and the African strong team Ghana will play a friendly match at Wembley Stadium!
Li Tongfan must return to his work in the Three Lions Legion!
In the list of friendly matches with Ghana, Lao Li still continued the youth lineup against the Austrian national team!
Some young players who can't play the main force in their club are happily summoned by the madman Li as if they were hit by the pie falling from the sky! Among them, the selection of the two strikers, Freddie Eastwood and David Nugint, who played for the Championship team, shocked the British domestic media the most!
It seems that every time the madman Li announces the list of the national team, it will make the optician's business in the British Isles boom!
Because countless people will be surprised and accidentally drop their glasses after seeing the list!
It's not that there is no voice to dare to question the crazy Li's "reading talent"!
McLaren, who disappeared for a long time, couldn't wait to jump out again: "...nonsense, nonsense!! This is simply a denial of the glorious and noble identity of the English team. Two little fish and shrimps in the Champions League have actually become members of the great national team... Crazy Li is simply playing a home game with the English team..."
But... "... The honor and dignity of the England national team are maintained by the record and goals on the green field, not the so-called player's value or fame. Mr. McLaren's ignorance once again tells us why his performance in the national team during his tenure is so unsightly... Moreover, from his hair We can clearly see that Mr. McClaren has a very strong tendency to discriminate against the Champions League and players..."
This is the sneer of the madman Li!
For the first time since the madman Li joined the Three Lions, he fought back against McLaren's accusations. His words were sharp and his attitude was only tough, which easily won the favor of the English media and domestic league players at all levels!
And the following facts slapped McLaren in the face a few times!
Because the result of the friendly match once eloquently proved the "greatness" of Crazy Lee's [God on the side of the football field] - England's second team defeated the Ghana national team led by Chelsea Buffalo Essin 4:2 at Wembley Stadium!
Manchester City rookie King Storidge, who grew up under the cultivation of madman Li, scored twice, and Aston Villa winger Ashley Young scored a goal... Of course, the most important thing is that Freddie Eastwood scored a goal in the two "little fish and shrimps" who started the game, and David Newint gave an assist!
Now, all England knows that there are two such excellent strikers in the Champions League!
According to the estimates of professional media, after a friendly match, the value of Eastwood and Newant has increased by at least 10 times! In fact, the young players who are favored by the madman Li have hardly risen in value!
In the eyes of the players, the madman Li is almost a godfather in identifying the potential of young players!
In the mouth of the media, the status of the madman Li is also almost rising to a great coach with the ability of Bole, who is on par with Professor Wenger, ... The young genius players of the British Isles regard being able to play football under the account of the madman Li as a dream!
... The friendly match between the Three Lions is just a small episode. The real fierce competition is the fierce competition at the end of the Premier League!
With 7 rounds left in the league, the competition for the season's championships and places has become white-hot!
Newcastle continued their scoring performance under the crazy tactics of madman Li!
March 30th!
The 32nd round of the Premier League!
Newcastle sits at St. James' Park Stadium against Derby County, which ranks eleventh from the bottom of the league points!
“......GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Michael Owen!! ! Less than 2 minutes after the start of the game, Owen broke through Derby County's goal with a header, a fantastic start... "... Ameibi!!! Beautiful header!! This is Newcastle's second goal!!! Oh, oh, oh, Derbyshire is in big trouble... "...the goal is scored, it's scored again..."
"...GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
In 93 minutes, the live commentator at St. James's Park roared a total of 7 times, and muttered twice with a little regret... Because Newcastle overwhelmed the 7:2 sweep of Derby County, the deputy squad of the league!
Michael Owen's hat-trick!
Nicholas Bentner's hat-trick!
Ameibi scored a goal!
The two fast horse wingers Duff and Juan Mata each performed a hat-trick for assists!
When the game was coming to an end, Newcastle fans excitedly threw the flag in their hands high into the night sky!
"...We have to admit that it is not surprising that Newcastle won an absolute victory so easily. The huge gap of 5 goals in the game clearly shows that Derby County and crazy Lee's players will never be in the same level..."
This is a one-sentence comment from the Premier League's most famous football TV program "Green Review of the Week"!
With this big victory, Newcastle's league points rose to 40, only 2 points less than the seventh-ranked Manchester City, ranking 10th!
The progress is terrible!
...April 6th, the 33rd round of the Premier League!
Newcastle's away team Reading, ranked 17th in the league!
"...The game is over!!! Oh, it's a pity... Redding lost the game, but in the face of crazy Lee and his Newcastle, even Martin Joel can't do anything in White Hart Lane... It's not easy for us to shoot the football into the goal behind Gwen three times. The score of 3:5 doesn't tell everything. At least we created A lot of scoring opportunities, good job, Reading's soldiers..."
The above is a comfort speech sent by the on-site commentator at Redding's home court to the home team players until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game! ** The team did play very bravely in 90 minutes, but in the face of Magpie's strong frontcourt attack led by Michael Owen, it was still a pity to lose!
That night!
On the highway from Reading to Newcastle, the " Magpie Expedition Team" once again waved their proud laughter!
"...Newcastle's potential was completely explored by the madman Li. At the beginning of the season, many experts thought that Magpie had the ability to cause trouble to the Premier League teams, and now they have done it!"
"One Week of Green Review" once again commented on Newcastle's performance: "Madman Lee sacrificed Magpie's defense, so Reading can score three goals at home, but Magpie's strong attack power in the frontcourt ensures that they can win a valuable victory... Owen didn't get it under Crazy Lee's account. The only player who was reborn, because the former Manchester United smuggled Juan Mata also seemed to have found the state of his Real Madrid era and began to enjoy his new Premier League journey..."
After 32 rounds, Newcastle's ranking rose for the first time in the Premier League table, ranking 8th, almost touching the "delicate**" of Middlesbrough, the seventh place... It's no longer a dream to qualify for the League Cup!
... On April 13, the 34th round of the Premier League!
Newcastle plays Blackburn at home!
The actual Arabic numerals on the electronic scoreboard after 90 minutes are: 4:2!
The home team is in the front and the visiting team is behind!
Although Joey Patton paid for the suspension period, the madman Li did not put him in the starting lineup. Magpie continued the previous 4-3-3 formation that shocked the Premier League!
Owen, Bentner and Viduka scored one goal each!
And Juan Mata, who started the game, finally scored his first goal in Newcastle in the 67th minute of the game... After scoring the goal, the excited little guy rushed to the side of the court crazily and hugged "Master "Madman Lee" with tears... This scene moved everyone at St. James Park Stadium!
At this moment, the applause is like thunder, and the cheers are like a tide!
The whole city of Newcastle is worshipping the madman Li!
"... I'm still the previous Mata, which is no different from Manchester United..." Juan Mata got the opportunity to ask questions from reporters at the post-match press conference: "It's just that now the boss is more willing to give me a chance and trust... As you know, although in the first few games of coming to Newcastle, I The performance is not good, but Newcastle fans and teammates are more willing to give me encouragement and opportunities, all of which is obviously different from the Old Trafford period... I can not hesitate to tell everyone: I love Newcastle, I am grateful to Mr. Rice Bucket, and I will definitely stay here after the end of the season..."
"Juan Mata bombards Ferguson!!"
"Manchester United is my dream, Juan Mata said so!!"
"The new Spanish little king refuses to return to Old Trafford!"
The media finally caught another excitement that excited the fans and hyped it up!
The latest evaluation of Newcastle's performance in this round by "Green Review of the Week" is: "Newcastle's attack power is the top of the Premier League, and the crisis of the top seven teams in the table is coming..."
After this round, Newcastle still remained at 8th in the standings and did not rise!
Because the fifth, sixth and seventh Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Middlesbrough all won!
There is a 2-point gap between Magpie and Middlesbrough, the seventh place!
With 4 rounds left in the league, the situation has become better!
According to the schedule, Middlesbrough's opponents in the last four rounds were all mid-range teams with no worries about relegation, and even the sixth West Ham United's schedule was very easy! In the last four rounds, Newcastle's opponents in the last four rounds, except for Bolton, the Red Devils Manchester United, Aston Villa and the Reds Liverpool are all powerful!
Of course, the fifth-ranked Tottenham Hotspur is also unlucky, because Dutch head Martin Joel's opponents are Martin O'Neill, Ferguson, Benitez and Mourinho!
Although they are a difficult pair with Newcastle, Tottenham's advantage is that they rank fifth!
So even if they lose one or two games, they may qualify for the UEFA Cup, while Newcastle has to maintain a complete victory and hope that their opponents will lose in the remaining four rounds before they have a chance to come to the top!
Thrilling! Thrilling!! Thrilling!!!
The last four rounds of the Premier League are the real test for the madman Li and Newcastle, who has recovered his state!
...April 19th!
The 35th round of the Premier League!
Bolton is Newcastle's weakest opponent in the last four rounds, so Li Tongfan gave a "must-kill order" before the game - the game must be won, who dares to be lazy, hum... To everyone's surprise, the madman Li changed the 4-3-3 formation that he had been relying on in the last round of winning streak and turned back to The previous 4-1-2-1-2 wings flew together!
After 90 minutes, Newcastle beat Bolton 3-0!
Owen scored a hat-trick!
It's worth thinking that after Joey Patton's appearance, Newcastle saved the goal's "virgin" for the first time since the last few rounds of the league!
Some people speculate that the reason why the madman Li changed the formation is to prepare for the next round of the league against the Red Devils Manchester United!
Because if you choose 4-3-3 when you face the Red Devils Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Dream Theater, it is estimated that Newcastle will be bombarded with no scum left! You should know that the best central defender in the Premier League this season formed by Vidic and Leo Ferdinand is not the object of bullying, and the attack line composed of the two powerful fat men, Wayne Rooney and Tevis, is to block the killing, and the Buddha blocks the Buddha... In the face of the weak team, you can be superstitious about the attack, and in the face of the strong team's defense. The king of victory!
Therefore, no matter from that point of view, for the madman Li, in the face of the Red Devils who tend to have a perfect lineup and fight at home, a set of balanced offensive and defensive formations is the foundation of a "stealing" victory!
Although there is still a week before the Battle of Old Trafford, the first collision between crazy Lee and Ferguson in the Premier League has attracted the attention of the whole world!
(to be continued)