naruto-story Chapter 715 What a pity
Chapter 715 What a pity
Chapter 715 What a pity
In the [-]th round of the Premier League, Newcastle defeated Portsmouth [-]-[-] at home. Three days later, they ushered in the last game of the Champions League group stage, playing at home against Olympiacos.
This game is not a big deal for Newcastle, because they not only qualified ahead of time, but also won the first place in the group. The last game was just going through the motions, but for Olympiacos and Monaco, this game has a lot to do with them——Newcastle Thirteen points ranked first in the group, followed by Olympiacos and Monaco with seven points and ranked second in the group. The last round is related to who will enter the Champions League round of [-] and who will play in the UEFA Cup. Of course, this group is another The only one who doesn't care about this game is Deportivo. They have only scored one point so far, and they don't even qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Originally, as soon as the group draw ceremony came out, everyone thought that there was nothing wrong with Olympiacos. Last season, three of the semi-finalists were in this group. It is estimated that no matter how bad they are, they can get into the UEFA Cup. Who knew that Olympiacos actually won Now there is still a chance to enter the top sixteen.
Although both Olympiacos and Monaco have seven points, Olympiacos has an advantage in the relationship between each other. That is to say, as long as they can beat Newcastle in the away game, even if Monaco beats Deportivo in the away game. Ten to zero can only go to the UEFA Cup.
Both Pei Wei and Mourinho respect the performance of Olympiacos, but it is not easy for Monaco. Mourinho admires Deschamps after two games with them. After all, Monaco's strength this year is not as good as last year. It's much worse than that.
Therefore, Mourinho still deployed a pre-determined lineup in this game-half main force and half substitute, especially young players such as Stewart and Taylor who did not have many chances to play. In addition to last year's main players such as Dyer and Shay, the strength of this lineup is not bad.
Rivaldo scored a goal for Olympiacos in the first half-the news made Didier Deschamps jump on his feet in Spain, although they played extremely well in the first half, leading Depor [-]-[-] Runia, but as long as Olympiacos maintain their lead until the end, Deschamps will have nothing but to cry.
However, after the start of the second half, the news from Newcastle made Deschamps breathe a sigh of relief. Stewart evened the score through a single shot-as long as there is a tie, Monaco will be able to qualify.
Olympiacos, who was cornered, launched a fierce attack, and Mourinho was not worried about being overwhelmed by the visiting team at home - now this situation is just right to exercise the backup defense Well, especially young Tyler.
For the Premier League teams, players trained by themselves like Taylor can occupy a place in the team even if they are almost capable, and Taylor will not be tempted to leave even if he is a substitute-this is the benefit of players trained by himself up.
After resisting the opponent's attack, Newcastle used their good defensive counterattack. Relying on Dyer's single-handedly and Janus' long-range shot 10 minutes before the end, Olympiacos was unable to recover. In the end, they had no choice but to Sad to go to the UEFA Cup.
After this game, there is only one game left for Newcastle before Christmas, and that is the away game against Liverpool. Since Chelsea drew with Arsenal away in the last round of the league, Newcastle has taken the lead. The advantage has expanded to four points. As long as they can win this game, Newcastle will be able to win the Premier League half-time championship one round ahead of schedule.
When was the last time Newcastle won the half-time title?It seems to be the Keegan era...
However, this game is not easy to play.
Although Liverpool's performance this season is not very good, they are only ranked seventh in half of the schedule, but their performance at home is terrifying, with seven wins and one tie in eight home games and remain unbeaten!The home scoring rate even surpassed that of Chelsea and Newcastle. If it weren't for the poor away results that dragged them down, their ranking would definitely not be in the seventh position.
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"After this game is over, we will usher in a two-day Christmas holiday. For me, if I can't win before the holiday, then I will definitely not be happy during this holiday. If you are not happy, you will not have a good life when you are on the training ground... I think you should be clear about this."
Mourinho's words made the Newcastle players feel a little creepy. They believed that Mourinho could do this kind of thing. The game is won.
"Do you know the 'Crazy Gang' Wimbledon?" Mourinho smiled slightly as he watched the players turn pale, and suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
Not many people in the team know this name. After all, professional players only pay attention to the top leagues besides their own leagues, but a veteran like Shearer is very familiar with this name.
"Everyone should know how brilliant Liverpool was in the 80s." Mourinho started another seemingly irrelevant topic: "At Anfield, they ruled England and the entire European continent. It is red, they have maintained an unbeaten record at Anfield for a long time, and basically they are victories with big scores, and Wimbledon, at that time, can only be regarded as an ordinary strong team, but it is them, the end Liverpool's unbeaten record at Anfield... At that time, there was a sign at the entrance of the Anfield player tunnel: 'Here is Anfield', but under the leadership of captain Vinnie Jones, each of them vomited on the sign Take a mouthful of phlegm, then go to play against Liverpool aggressively, and in the end, they won."
"Huh——" Some players collectively made a disgusting sound, and Mourinho smiled: "Of course, I'm not encouraging you to take a sip of phlegm... It's really disgusting to do that, but Wimbledon can win in Liverpool. We can do this at the most glorious time, can't we do it? You must know that Liverpool lost to Manchester United and Chelsea in the previous game, I think we will not be worse than them."
There was a soft laugh among the players. That’s right, Newcastle’s performance this season is the best in the Premier League—even the best in Europe, with 43 points in seventeen rounds. This rate of grabbing points is already frighteningly high up.
Besides, at Stamford Bridge, they can retreat unscathed. Now Anfield is not as scary as Stamford Bridge.
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The game went extremely well.
In this game, Mourinho showed strong tactical command ability. In order to contain Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's attack, he arranged three midfielders in the midfield, and Essien tightly entangled Gerald. Germany, Makelele is in charge of sweeping the tail, Janus is in charge of linking the midfield, allowing Ibrahimovic to attract the attention of the opponent's two central defenders, but the main offensive force is handed over to Franck Ribery and Nie Fei behind him. The tactical play caught Liverpool by surprise, and Liverpool coach Adrian Se began to feel the aggressiveness of Mourinho, a young man.
Amidst the cheers of the Liverpool fans, Newcastle showed the same bravery as their fans, constantly pressing through the midfield so that Liverpool's two strikers, Baros and Melo, had few chances to get the ball. , and Ibrahimovic’s frequent withdrawal from the penalty area also made Liverpool’s two central defenders Hyypia and Carragher feel embarrassed. If they follow up, the penalty area will be empty. Franck Ribery and Nie Fei messed up Liverpool's defense. Their speed and technology put Liverpool's defense line with more than enough strength and less dexterity under tremendous pressure.
No. In the 304th minute, Janus made a direct pass to Nie Fei from the midfield. After Nie Fei received the ball and knocked across the goal again, Ibrahimovic missed it. Ribery easily pushed the ball into the empty goal after the point, and Newcastle led [-]-[-].
After the start of the second half, Newcastle made another beautiful counterattack and Nie Fei scored a one-handed goal. It was [-]-[-]. Newcastle seemed to have gained a considerable advantage without much effort, leaving the Anfield fans stunned.
In fact, the current Liverpool is a bit like Newcastle in the past. The players are all very capable players, but apart from Gerrard, they lack the kind of superstars who can make the final decision at critical moments, and Adriance has failed. This group of capable players is kneaded into a powerful whole, which naturally seems to be at a disadvantage in front of Newcastle, which has players with outstanding personal abilities and tacit cooperation, not to mention that Mourinho's tactical arrangements are so targeted. Woolen cloth.
After 10 minutes, the crazy attacking Liverpool finally relied on their captain Steven Gerrard to get back a goal-it was a wonderful long-range shot from about 30 meters. Although Cech made a save, he was still broken by this goal. After crossing the ten fingers, Liverpool fans saw the hope of victory again.
The Liverpool fans were very excited, but Mourinho and Pei Wei off the field showed no worries. Mourinho even sighed and said, "Gerrard, what a good player and captain."
Pei Wei nodded in agreement: "Never give up, comprehensive skills, fighting spirit, and more importantly, I see loyalty in him... He can only play in the UEFA Cup for several years in a row. Even Irving left, but he stayed. It's down...it's a pity."
"It's a pity." Mourinho said leisurely: "Even this goal can only save them a little face."
PS: finally back...
(End of this chapter)