Chapter 301 Take advantage of the situation

The whole audience ran 9,450 meters.

Nine shots and two goals.

Seventy-eight passes with a success rate of 63 percent.

Zero steals, nine successful one-on-one breakthroughs, and two threatening passes.

This is the answer given by Anfield's new golden boy Fernando Torres in the last game of the Premier League in the 07-08 season. From any point of view, such data is the perfect answer that only an absolutely excellent front-line killer can deliver. Unfortunately, even so, Fernando Torres did not become the best of the game.

It's not just because Liverpool lost... It's mainly because in this crazy afternoon at Anfield, someone did a better job than Torres - Michael Owen!

The whole audience ran 10, 130 meters.

Five shots and two goals.

A kill and assist.

Violated 21 times.

Forty-five passes, with a success rate of 53 percent.

Two key steals, eighteen one-on-one breakthroughs, and seven threats.

This is what Owen did in the afternoon at Anfield listed in the post-match statistics. As an "assassin-type" striker who is not good at endurance, Owen's efforts in running distance undoubtedly made the midfielders ashamed. Although Michael Owen is far lower than Torres in terms of passing success rate, number of shots, breakthrough success rate, etc. because he was endlessly disturbed by the close movements of the Argentine monster Mascherano in the game... But all the data disadvantages were the help of Owen in the 90th minute of the game. It seems insignificant in front of the attack!

Because it was this assist that made Liverpool have to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat at Anfield. What made Torres more embarrassed by the two sides was that less than 30 seconds before Owen sent out the attack, he could have taken the same way to help Liverpool end the game. As a result, the new golden boy's forced shot missed the opportunity under the circumstances that the governor could not do, but Newcastle completed the old golden boy.

The battle between the new and old golden boys has come to an end!

Michael Owen explained what "ginger is still old spicy" with a key assist!

Even Liverpool's head coach Benitez, who disdained Owen before the game, seemed to lower his proud head. The Spanish head coach's huge change in attitude at the post-match press conference made everyone think about it: "Michael has long bought the ranks of the great scorers in Liverpool's history, Ann Everyone in Field misses him. Someone proposed that the club recall Michael again. What I want to say is: Why not?"

Reporters' eyes lit up quickly: Isn't the rumor that Liverpool wants to buy back Owen groundless?

In the face of poaching, how will the unruly madman Li deal with it?

It seems that the transfer period of the Premier League will be lively because of the existence of crazy Li.

... Of course, Michael Owen is not the only one who is in the limelight in this game. There is no need to say that other Magpie players have been evaluated with high scores. Crazy Li's "middle finger" has triggered another round of public opinion frenzy.

So, when the Magpie bus led the vast "fourition team" back to Newcastle, the British three-island media finally came to the overwhelming comments on the game.

A very contradictory feeling filled the nerves of every fan, because in a way, the fact that Newcastle defeated the Reds Liverpool away from home was not only what they expected, but also surprised the British Isles.

It is expected that since the birth of the madman Li Hengkong two years ago, so far, no head coach in European football has shown the ability and signs to shake the myth of the madman Li Quansheng, so when the madman Li's "God of War Middle Finger" appeared again in more than 60 minutes of the game, it seems that An Fei Ird's fall has been doomed for a long time... And I'm surprised that even if there is a bonus point of the madman Li's spell, even if it is not uncommon in football to win the strong with the case of the weak, it is not uncommon in football, but with Newcastle's staffing alone is a few points worse than that of the Red Army, it can really reverse in Anfield. The transfer to Liverpool of the Red Army has to be regarded as a big surprise in the 07-08 season.

In view of this, Every Day The Telegraph has made a very interesting special issue.

David Nbasque, the chief football expert of the newspaper, carefully analyzed the classic cases of Newcastle's away challenge to Tottenham Hotspur, the away challenge to Manchester United, and the away challenge to Liverpool this season, which can be recorded in the classic case of weak victory in the football textbook. From the psychological tactics of the madman Li before, during and after three games, The starting list, the replacement, the tactical change... Finally, the Telegraph mysteriously concluded that the madman Li directed everything, whether it was the new Martin Joel in the coaching world, or Alex Ferguson and Raphael Benitez, who had been "imous" for a long time, were all played between the applause by the madman Li. .

Of course, not everyone agrees with David Enbasque's conclusion, and the facts do not seem to be as exaggerated and mysterious as David Enbasque's conclusion... However, there is a consensus in the media public opinion on the British Isles - Crazy Lee is definitely the first person in the history of football to be able to The first person to exert the influence of the head coach on the outcome of the game to the extreme.

Even because of the existence of the phenomenon of "mad Li Quansheng's myth", the important surname of the head coach has become more and more prominent, and the status of the football coaches of large and small clubs in the five major European leagues in the team has been invisibly raised to a new level!

... When the clock rang at 12 o'clock on May 11, the 2007-2008 Premier League was finally settled.

With the crazy performance of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Red Devils Manchester United successfully defended the title of the Premier League under the unfavorable start of the league.

Chelsea was a little late in the second half, and they had no choice but to be the runner-up.

The most disappointing thing is Arsenal Arsenal.

Professor Wenger and his disciples, in the good situation of still leading in the second half of the league, unexpectedly made the gun fans get used to the collapse again, and finally ranked first in the league table. As a result, the Gunners' fans urged the club to buy experienced big-name stars to enhance the team's competitiveness in the league again.

Benitez ranked fourth in the Reds Liverpool after losing to Newcastle in the last round.

But the position in the league ranking does not really explain the decline of the Red Army this season. Because the difference between the top three in the table of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal is only two, but in Liverpool... After 38 rounds, the Reds are seven points away from the third-ranked Arsenal.

It is no wonder that the KOPs want to buy back Michael Owen. The team's competitiveness in the league is really disappointing.

In addition to the traditional top four, the team that appeared in the fifth place in the table shattered the eyes of the British Isles - it turned out to be Newcastle, which was once the penultimate in the table!

Crazy Lee's strong entry allowed Magpie to miraculously grab 30 points in the last ten rounds, and finally surpassed Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Middlesbrough with 58 league points to qualify for next season's UEFA Cup.

This fantastic achievement plunged Newcastle, a seaport city, into a crazy celebration, and Lee Tongfan and Sir John Hall took the opportunity to announce the acquisition of the team together with Mick Ashley. The news quickly shocked European football like a rolling thunderbolt. Countless reporters, like bloodthirsty sharks smelling blood, madly poured into Newcastle from all over the world.

... May 18th.

Newcastle St. James's Park Press Conference Hall.

"...the reason for the acquisition of Newcastle? It's very simple. When I came here as the head coach two months ago, I proudly admitted that I had been an avid Newcastle fan since I was a child, so when the team was in trouble in the league after Christmas, I thought I had the obligation to do something for the team and contacted the same love without hesitation. Sir John Hall of Newcastle soon reached an agreement to jointly acquire the club... Fortunately, now all this has finally come true. I am willing to stay here and bring countless championship trophies to Newcastle until the city no longer needs me... As for the new board members of the club, they will I will meet you all this afternoon!"

On the rostrum.

After explaining the reason for his acquisition of Newcastle, Li Tongfan signed his name on the final acquisition agreement in the presence of more than 500 major media reporters around the world.

Then, Lao Li warmly shook hands with his partner Sir John Hall and former Newcastle boss Mick Ashley with a smile on his face, and put on an extremely cool POSE to accept the reporter's photos, ignoring that the crowd in the hall had been in a mess because of shock... The crackling flashing wind seemed to be diffuse. The silver-white Thunderbolt of the sky kept exploding in the hall!

The excited flushed faces of the reporters and countless microphones, mobile phones and recording pens stretched out to the rostrum showed what an amazing event was happening in this hall of less than 300 square meters.

Some unlucky people who can't go to the rostrum to take photos or ask questions because the press conference is too crowded, or simply run out of the hall to take out their laptops and use the wireless network to release news at the first time. As long as it is confirmed that the madman Li's acquisition of Newcastle is indeed true, other It doesn't matter if the content is imaginative... So, three hours later!

"Madman Li recreates a miracle and acquires the team as the head coach"

"Chinese people enter the top giants of the Premier League"

"Club, national team, team owner... What other miracles can madman Li bring?"

"Foreign assets hit again, Newcastle bid farewell to English blood"

Madness at the end of the season, Made in China

The focus of the media from various countries suddenly shifted from the full inventory and evaluation of the gains and losses of the five major leagues in the 07-08 season to the madman Li's acquisition of Newcastle. The overwhelming bombardment of public opinion has made almost every deaf, dumb and blind fan in Europe know that a Chinese named a rice bucket has acquired the Premier League team... The Sun: This is a story of an incredibly successful man, from an unknown laid-off worker to a famous and invincible The coach, surnamed Ge, from the head coach who was determined under Calderon's power to the new boss who controlled all the power of Newcastle Club, it only took two years for the madman Li... Every Day Telegraph: Until this moment, I was finally fully sure that when the 23-year-old Chinese young man accepted the invitation of the British Football Club a year ago. When I came to Great Britain with an invincible posture, I already had an unfathomable ambition... "Weekly Daily": When the madman Li successfully drew the first wonderful note belonging to the Chinese in England, as an Englishman, I don't know whether to say lucky or unfortunate. The only thing I can be sure is: following the United States. After the people, the Thais and the Arabs, the wolf of the Premier League came again... "As: The youngest legend in the history of Real Madrid continues to expand his irresistible territory in England... If, I mean, if one day the madman Li leads his black and white sword and shirt warrior to invade Bernard as an enemy. Wu, what should we do when the magic middle finger, which still looks insoluble, stands up towards the galactic warship? Cheers or boos?

Marca: Newcastle's madman Li has been receiving a pilgrimage from 1.3 billion Chinese people, while Real Madrid's Capello is still struggling to win the championship trophy with the Catalans. Last year's mythical season seemed destined to be a good memory... Of course, not all The media praised the man's merits, and many people questioned the acquisition - Germany's "Kicker" adheres to the unique rigor of the German people and expressed concern about the behavior of the madman Li: "... Yes, he is an unparalleled head coach, but if he wants to become the chairman of a football club, he only has a coach. The talent is still far behind. It is estimated that Newcastle has at least 30 million pounds of bank loans due this summer to be repaid, and the salaries of the team's stars and club staff will consume at least another 30 million yuan a year in Newcastle, plus stadium maintenance, youth training investment, transfer budget... Compared with the The evaluation and analysis of Kicker, the Catalan media, which had become a sworn enemy with Lao Li as early as a year ago, seemed not so friendly. Gascodin, the new editor-in-chief of World Sports Daily, inherited the position of his predecessor Flores, and his tone was full of sarcasm: "As a poor man, the madman Li Yelang was arrogant to participate. In the game with the Russian Arab millionaires, I'm sure that the Chinese will get a piece of bankruptcy without any surprise, because the record can't bring everything to a club..."

...Six hours after the news was announced.

The world media is still in an uproar, while Li Tongfan calmly and John Hall, another major shareholder of Magpie, led the new board of directors of Newcastle to the lawn of St. James Park for the first media meeting!

To the surprise of reporters, the person who served as the chairman of Newcastle was not Li Tongfan, who held 51 percent of Magpie's absolute shares, but another major shareholder, John Hall.

In addition to the shareholder status, Li Tongfan's only official position in Magpie is only the head coach.

(to be continued)