Chapter 428 The Season of Departure

The farce about Mamadu Sacco has been going on.

After completely tearing his face with the magpie, the young central defender, like the 'French version of Xianglin sister-in-law', kept telling the media reporters about his misfortune and accusing the madman Li's brutality in Newcastle!

However, after the last time he was stopped by angry fans on the street and knocked off his front teeth, in order to prevent another crazy fan fight, the French teenager obviously learned to be a good man and hired seven or eight bodyguards under the agent's arrangement. For several days, he stayed in his luxurious villa and never came out... The rich families who originally claimed to be interested in Mamadou Sarko, under Newcastle's ultra-high listing price of 20 million pounds, retreated one after another and did not have the courage to make an offer to Newcastle.

Everyone understands that this is the madman Li declaring his existence by tough means!

Take the unlucky guy who dares to betray himself. There is no point to kill the monkey. Before the winter transfer period really comes, taking Sako as an example will obviously give some shock to those other thoughtless young players in the first team!

Sure enough, after the tough ban on Sako, the large-scale contract renewal of the first team presided over by Torothy Tang, the head of the [Doghead milit] and the head of Newcastle's transfer department, has made a breakthrough in the surname... This renewal is mainly aimed at young players.

Therefore, stars who have enjoyed high salaries such as Michael Owen, Ronaldo, Fernando Gago and Podolski are not included in the plan. Marcelo, Pastore, Manzini, Hugo Loris, Nicolas Gigi and others have been notified of the club's contract renewal!

It's not that no one is a trouble!

Originally, Pastore's agent father, who was a little greedy for money, wanted to delay the renewal of the contract for a period of time before bargaining, or use the goodwill of other clubs to win a super contract for his son... But after the club's brutal block of Sarko, Old Javier was scared and fart. I rushed to be the first to sign a new contract with Newcastle!

The most active performance is Gareth Bell's father, Rogers.

The middle-aged uncle patted his chest: "Li, you are my son's benefactor. I believe you will find the most suitable path for Bell..." It seems that Li Tongfan's plan will be perfectly realized before Christmas!

Soon, every player in the plan signed the contract obediently.

Pastorre's weekly salary is 35,000 yuan, Marcelo is 40,000 yuan, Gareth-Belle is 35,000 yuan, Sami Khedila is 30,000 pounds, Musa Sissocco is 20,000 yuan, Hugo Loris is 40,000 yuan, Manzieni is 25,000 yuan... Such a salary structure belongs to the lower middle level among the 20 teams in the Premier League. For Newcastle is completely within the scope of affordability.

Moreover, if after the end of the season, the team can win several weighted championships as planned at the beginning of the season, then it should not be a big problem to achieve a small surplus in the 08-09 season!

However, Lao Li's crazy means can scare his players, but he can't stop the giants who keep drooling at the Magpie Legion!

As the door of the winter transfer market opens day by day, the portals and newspapers of the five major league football media have more and more news about the transfer of players, flying all over the sky!

Among them, Newcastle's crazy performance in the first half of the season, the soaring players are naturally the most popular among the major giants.

Sako is not just a special, Marcelo, Pastore, Khedira, Eastern European duo [Tsar] and [Eastern European Ronaldo], which naturally attracted many 'mad bees and waves of butterflies'... The Times - "... Ashley Cole's injured absence made it difficult for the Blues to win the championship, for Mi To fill the vacancy in the left-back position, Dutch temporary coach Hiddink recommended his proud goalkeeper Yuri-Yirkov to the national team to the boss Abramovich..."

News of the World - "...Professor Wenger is very interested in Tsar Arshavin of Russia. Arshavin's wonderful performance in Newcastle's previous battle against Arsenal has long fascinated Wenger... After Walcote and Bentner were injured one after another, Arsenal now urgently needs to introduce a The Russians, who have super scoring ability and are not the absolute main players in Newcastle, are obviously a very suitable choice... "Sunday"? - "... David Thornton's rapid growth in St. James made Inter Milan regret letting go of the supernova at the beginning of the season... Now, both Moratti and Madman Mourinho hope to bring Thornton back to the San Siro Stadium after the opening of the winter transfer market... La Gazzetta dello Sport - "... Galliani admits that they are very interested in Newcastle rookie Nicolas Gigi, and the general manager of Milan thinks that Gigi is The elegant aristocratic temperament is very suitable for Milan. He has the potential to become the next Inzaghi... According to the reporter's analysis, this is not the real reason why Milan is interested in Gigi. Shepchenko, who came on loan, is difficult to show his former strength, and Borrelo is unable to integrate into the team. Milan's front line only relies on Pa. To and Inzaghi are obviously unreliable, but Berlusco's financial tightening makes it difficult for Milan to pay a large transfer fee during the winter transfer period. In this way, Milan can only focus on those young players or veterans who are cheap but have good strength. Newcastle has been participating in the game as a substitute, but Jiji, who has a good scoring ability, is obviously a very suitable target, and he is still very young..."

"As"... "Maka"... "World Sports"... In this season, the news in the newspaper about the transfer of players and the signings of major giants is like the flying catkins in the south of the Yangtze River in April, dancing all over the sky, confusing people's eyes, and no one can tell whether it is true or false... And for the players, Every time the transfer window opens, it is an opportunity.

People who are depressed can change to a player to try their luck. The star of the small team can find a way to climb to the high branch and enter the rich family to show their strength. Those who are dissatisfied with the low salary can get better treatment through job-hopping. Those who are a little famous in the lower league can jump to the mainstream league at a higher level... This It's a season of desire!

... In late December, almost all the other five major leagues have entered the winter break, and instead of a winter break, the Premier League ushered in a more intensive and difficult schedule - Devil's Christmas schedule!

During this period, the English League Cup, FA Cup, League and other games came, and almost every Premier League team had to face a two-game situation.

The team's morale, rotation lineup, bench depth, injury... Almost all the above factors that determine a team's record are likely to break out during this period. Therefore, a team's record in the Devil's Christmas schedule almost largely determines their league ranking at the end of the season!

The real test is coming!

However, for Newcastle, the schedule is lucky.

Although the Magpie Legion will welcome five games around December 25, the opponents are not very strong, and they are almost all the midstream and lower teams of the Premier League.

December 23rd.

Newcastle played against Middlesbrough in the fifth round of the League Cup, and finally relied on Nicholas Gigi to score twice after the substitute in the second half, defeating the opponent 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

On December 24, the day before Christmas, the 19th round of the Premier League rekindled.

Newcastle's opponent is a Superman-disliked 'Golden Army' Manchester City team.

In St. James, this 'mercenary' piled up with a large number of powerful stars caused a lot of trouble to the Magpie Legion. Newcastle took the lead three times and was equalized by them three times. Finally, relying on the Argentine veteran Hernan Crespo to grab the point, Newcastle narrowly escaped from 4:3!

On December 27, Newcastle ushered in the first FA Cup game of the season, sweeping the Nottingham Forest 3-0 away... On December 30, in the 20th round of the Premier League, the Magpie Legion challenged the 'Farm' Fulham away, relying on the goals of Ronaldo and Michael Owen, Newcastle 2: 0 wins... After this game, the Devil's Christmas schedule of the Magpie Legion finally came to an end.

Among all the teams in the Premier League, Newcastle, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have all maintained a complete victory in the league... For the Premier League, this is an era of glory!

In less than 32 hours, the door of the winter transfer market is about to open. Mamadou Sako, who was banned by Li Tongfan, still hasn't found a club willing to pay 2,000 pounds for him, while Li Tongfan has long been prepared for the departure of the French!

... Time goes back a week.

Milan, Italy.

San Siro Stadium.

The Rossoneri AC Milan played at home against the last league opponent before the winter break, the Blue Eagles Lazio.

“......GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Matuzaren!! He broke through the goal of Abbiati's handle... 1:0!! AC Milan, who played at home, is behind..."

"... Milan's defender line made a serious mistake. Who is it? Oh, God, it's Senderos again. The Swiss played in the league for the 10th time this season, but made a mistake for the eleventh time... Why did Ancelotti send this glassman to play?

"...wow, God!! ow!! Senderos made a mistake again. He accidentally hit Ledesma's shot into the team's goal... 2:0!! It's incredible that AC Milan, who played at home, was two goals behind..."

"... In the 70th minute of the game, AC Milan is still two goals behind. In the last game before the winter break, if they lose the game, they will fall out of the top four in the table. If they want to win the championship, there is only a theoretical possibility..." ...Ancelotti replaced Andre Shepchenko at this time!"

"...But this former hero of Milan City, after returning on loan this season, made a total of 15 starts and substitutes in the first half of the season, with no goals or assists, and completely lost the power of the former bullet. Does Ancelotti count on him to save the team?"

...Good opportunity!! Kaka's straight ball, single knife... Shevchenko! Shepchenko!! Shepchenko!!! ...How is that possible? This is incredible, this is incredible!! He actually shot the football into the third stage behind the goal. This... This is a single knife ball!"

"At the end of the game, AC Milan lost 2:1 to Lazio, and Kaka assisted Inzaghi to score a face-saving goal for the Rossoneri! Shepchenko, who appeared as a substitute, wasted at least three excellent opportunities. Listen to the roar of San Siro's stands. Milan fans scold the former heroes with the most fierce words..."

The song ends.

The noisy stadium is a stage play with joys and sorrows. After 90 minutes of hustle and bustle, it was empty and the tranquility of Henggu was restored... Shepchenko returned to his home in Milan.

His wife and children have stayed in England. He is now alone. In addition to luxurious furniture, there is more loneliness and darkness in the huge house... The game just now was slowly replayed in his brain. Shepchenko was tired and weakly leaned on the back of the sofa. He knew that he was in Saint-West. Luo's glory is completely over, and he can never be found again... Six months ago, he thought that he could find his state in his hometown, but he was still hoping that the fans of Milan could forgive his betrayal, just like a child who made a mistake and looked forward to the forgiveness of his parents... However, the cruel fact has It proves that none of these expectations can be fulfilled!

Sheva of this era has always said goodbye to Sheva of that era!

In the six months that have just ended, the former heroes understand that the forgiveness they expected has become an impossible luxury!

Here, he has been marginalized and is no longer the main force of the team. He must sit on the bench and wait for the opportunity. When Pato, Ronaldinho, and even Borrelo are tired of playing, he can get a few dozens of minutes to play... And more often, he can only sit on the bench for 90 minutes. At the table, watching the end of the game, the former teammates celebrated on the court... The festive scene was so familiar, but there was no him in the happy figure!

San Siro's applause will no longer ring for him, and the fans of Milan City will not scramble to wear the No. 7 robe as before. For those fans who used to be extremely enthusiastic, now, the name Andrei Shepchenko is more like a sign of the change of the times... The fireworks are blooming, but after all It can't last!

Maybe, it's time to leave!

But where to go?

Chelsea?

The place full of louder boos than San Siro, the place that buried the last trace of glory of his career, the place that can only make herself feel cold and helpless... Will that place have its own place?

Or... or back to the most primitive place where the dream began, Kippdinamo? However, leaving the European mainstream league so early, the nuclear warhead is really unwilling... At this time, the phone suddenly rang - jingling!!!

In this empty and dark room, the sudden ringing sound made Shepchenko frightish. He picked up the phone and saw that it was a strange number...

(to be continued)