Chapter 62 Battle on the Riverside
.At the end of the 7th round of the Premier League, Michael Irving entered the best team of this round with his excellent performance in the game, and the most exciting game of this round was Newcastle's goal battle. Chelsea remained strong, and Mourinho's team won the game. The only unexpected thing was that Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough at home, and Miburg was Newcastle's opponent in the next round.
Victory cannot cover up the team's defensive problems. Mr. Yang originally wanted to talk to Blunt again, but after a moment of consideration, he gave up this idea. Conceding goals in modern football is not just a matter of defense. Mr. Yang felt that Blunt might not have any good medicine in this regard.
Mr. Yang and Rhodes have formulated Newcastle's basic tactics: ground penetration, mainly short passes, and quickly pass through the midfield. As long as you keep the ball in control, defense is no longer a problem. Before the play style is formed, Mr. Yang still has to wait patiently.
Like Blackburn's Hughes, Middlesbrough also has some connections with Manchester United. McLaren served as Sir Florence's assistant coach in the 99-00 Manchester United triple-champion season, but this time, Sir Florence should not call McLaren to let him snipe Newcastle. Because McLaren scored from Manchester United, he had no contact with Sir Florence anymore. As an Englishman, McLaren is the most promising candidate to become the head coach of the national team. It is precisely for this reason that Middlesbrough Club allows McLaren to serve as the assistant coach of the national team while being the head coach.
In the 04-05 season, Middlesbrough won the League Cup championship and entered the UEFA Cup group stage like Newcastle.
This season, Middlesbrough bought Roshenbuck from Barcelona, as well as the powerful striker Yakub, who was transferred from Portsmouth. Midfielder Espanyol Mündeta bid farewell to his injury and returned to the main lineup. The young player Stuart Downing has become a good medicine to solve the chronic disease of England's left-wing, and his strength is also good.
It can be said that this game is still difficult for Mr. Yang to play.
The reserve team received good news. Hamsik scored a hat-trick, Chopra also scored a goal, and the young player Carol who came on the bench also scored a goal. The reserve team beat Birmingham Reserve. According to this progress, Hamsik could complete his bet with Yang in November.
Master Yang smiled and remembered the tattoo on Hamsik's arm. This thorny boy is quite powerful. Master Yang remembered the agent who bought one free one, but he didn't expect that he was quite lucky.
Mr. Yang's arm had been removed this week. After the removal, a familiar guest came from Belgium - Old Man Chen.
"Well, I said your injury is not bad. I'm now about several thousand euros a minute. What should you do if you think about the medical expenses?" Without saying a few words, Old Chen mentioned the money.
Master Yang smiled flatteringly and said, "Grandpa, who doesn't know that you are rich now, and you still have the few cents left?"
"Hehe, hehe." Old Man Chen smiled, "This, I heard, is there a transfer window in winter... My grandson has been a little tired of playing recently, and wants to find something exciting... You said..."
Master Yang drew three black lines on his head and thought to himself: This old man is like a weasel to wish the chicken a New Year - what a broken metaphor is this. "Grandpa, how about Vares? Isn't he angry with me?"
Old Chen waved his hand: "What's the point between brothers? There is a saying that goes, "You have a good future for you in this life and is what everyone hopes for."
Mr. Yang smiled secretly: The words "Old Chen" are all the way to Richie Richie's songs. "Grandpa, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, let Vares compete and train well. I need him."
Mr. Yang is always concerned about Valleheim's situation. In the Belgian league, Coach Du Rui is a hundred times more familiar with him and is more familiar with the road. No one can tell that Du Rui, who has returned from the United States, seems to have understood another level of command, and has changed his previous stereotyped tactical concepts and has become much more flexible. Valleheim also made great progress under his leadership and ranked at the top. The only thing that is not very satisfactory is that when he participated in the Champions League qualifiers, he was accidentally eliminated by Bremen from Germany. He had to participate in the League Cup.
Mr. Yang has not forgotten his agreement with Dong Fangzhuo. This kid is also very capable, and his condition is stable and his skills are becoming more and more mature. Many European clubs are already preparing to sign him next summer. Now Mr. Yang is the only thing he has to worry about is whether he has enough pounds to complete the transfer in the winter transfer.
On that morning, Mr. Yang came to the club's conference room in a suit and tie. When he sat down in the conference room, two old men, Hall and Shepard, walked in one after another.
"Young man, it's been a long time since we saw each other." Hall raised his hand and greeted him, and casually found a seat to sit down.
Shepard nodded symbolically and sat next to Hall.
"Tell me, what club can help you?"
"My technology director Miss Christina recently made an excellent invention - a super jersey..." Mr. Yang opened his laptop and showed the jersey to Hall and Shepard.
After listening to Mr. Yang's introduction patiently, Hall nodded: "Coach Yang, I didn't expect Miss Christina to have such a great invention. You hope that the jersey can be applied to the team, I guess right?"
"Yes, Mr. Chairman, this requires some financial support. Of course, according to the contract we signed earlier, if the club needs a patent for this technology, there is a priority right to buy. If you don't want to buy it, the patent right belongs to Miss Christina. I also want to ask your opinion. After all, it also costs a part of the cost of making a jersey."
"This..." Hall glanced at Shepard next to him.
Shepard shook his head: "Coach Yang, we also appreciate this invention, but there are many imperfections in this patent, such as the number of uses, cost and other issues. I want to wait until Miss Christina solves these problems. I am happy to include it in our budget for the next year. However, this technology costs £5 million, which is difficult for me to accept."
Hall echoed: "Yes, £5 million, wouldn't it be better if such funds were used to buy players?"
Master Yang smiled and nodded, the attitude of these two old men was within his expectations.
"Then I still hope to make such a batch of jerseys to meet the needs of time. We may use them in important games."
Hall: "This one is OK, let's make 20 pieces first, Coach Yang, how about this?"
“That’s so thankful.”
"This is what it should be. The team has a good record recently, and I hope you can maintain it."
"This is of course, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask, how much money will be in our winter transfer window?"
Shepard didn't wait for Hall to answer and immediately snatched: "Coach Yang, it's a bit early to talk about this now. We can only determine the transfer funds based on the transfer list you provide and the team's results in November."
Mr. Yang nodded and said that this matter was indeed a bit early. After chatting about the team for a few more words, Mr. Yang said goodbye, and Hall and Shepard started chatting.
Hall: "Is this young man not bad?"
Shepard: "I don't care about this, I care more about the project in China?"
"I talked twice and basically reached an agreement. It took about 20 million pounds in the early stage, and then another 30 million was invested in the second year."
"Haha, it's a lot of money."
"Didn't you also look at financial analysis? In China, the profit of real estate should be around 150%. This trip is definitely a sure profit without losing money."
"I hope there is no mistake."
Hall pulled out a cigar: "Of course, all this is indispensable to the young man just now. If he asks him to help us do promotion, maybe the sales will be better."
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About 100 kilometers away from Newcastle, the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough is the largest new sports field built in England after World War II, capable of 42,000 spectators. Thousands of Newcastle fans drove to the away game to watch the game.
"Newcastle is moving forward! All the way forward!!"
"Hey, James, what do you think will happen to this game?" A thin fan sat in the passenger seat, holding a bottle of beer in his hand.
The driver was very burly and responded: "Who knows, I hope it won't be as nervous as in the last game." As he said that, he grabbed the bottle from the thin man and took a sip.
"I think it's as good as the last one, it's very satisfying."
"Damn it, my little heart can't stand it. I would rather be 1 to 0 in every game."
This is the best portrayal of the mentality of fans. In addition to victory, some of them hope that their team will perform offensive football, while others prefer "1-to-0ism".
As Middlesbrough coach, McLaren is not less pressure than Mr. Yang. While playing, he also has to write a report for Erikson to be selected as a national team player. Moreover, as the hope of all England coaches, his good results last season forced him to work harder.
Before the game, Mr. Yang said in an exclusive interview with Sky TV that Newcastle scored one point in this game, because "McLaren is England's best head coach."
Some media joked that "this is also the PK battle between the best coach in China and the best coach in England."
In the locker room of the visiting team at the Riverside Stadium. Mr. Yang's hand was no longer a plastic bag, but a thing called "titanium alloy invincible technology arm" by Christina. Mr. Yang wore this thing on his arm, just like a robotic man in a science fiction film. This technology arm integrates the previous "court Eagle Eye" technology, a laser projector, and... a mirror for makeup, a small container for sports drinks, and some messy gadgets.
When Mr. Yang used the laser projector on his arm to hit the tactical board, many players were stunned.
"Gentlemen, do you remember what I said after the game?"
The players put down their surprise and recalled the summary of Mr. Yang in the last home locker room: "We did our best to win this game, but if we follow this style of play, we will have nothing at the end of the season. But I saw two things that you need to keep going, one is the desire for victory, and the other is the trust in your teammates. I will work hard with you and work hard to win the game."
Mr. Yang opened the starting roster and projected it onto the virtual football field: "In this game, I specially arranged as many English players as possible. I know that your expectations for the team are to be as many games as possible, and then selected for the England national team with the best performance. For me, it can help you fulfill this wish, but you must strictly abide by my arrangements in this team." Mr. Yang said this and glanced at Genes.
"After ten rounds of games, I will determine a main lineup based on my overall performance, and the rest will be part of the substitute lineup. I hope everyone will prove themselves on the court during training."
Rhode read the starting list again: goalkeeper Jiwen, defenders Karl, Vermalen, Bramble, and Babayaro (Shi Yang loves and hates this Nigerian, loves his excellent physical fitness, hates his stability as a left-back, which makes people feel tooth-pain. Before the game, Yang had an open and honest conversation with Babayaro. If a stable state cannot be guaranteed, then Newcastle can only be a substitute. Babayaro looks determined to ensure his state, but as for whether it is true, he can only wait for this game to prove it.)
Midfielders Genes, Bower, Faye, and Milner Bart were slightly injured during training. From the perspective of Mr. Yang, this veteran from Manchester United brought a lot of experience and was able to chat with Mr. Yang.
The forwards are undoubtedly Hiller and Irving. These two main players have reached an agreement on Yang's tactics and are willing to lead the team. During training, Yang has seen that Irving is actively rushing to the front and has a faint temperament of becoming Newcastle's new leader.
In the locker room, McLaren emphasized the tactics against Newcastle: "Jimmy (Haselbaink), the opponent will use the strong Bramble to guard you and let you leave the penalty area as much as possible. What you have to do is to do more counter-offside and compress their penalty area space. Yakub, you support around Jimmy, and if he takes the ball behind his back, you must face the goal.
Stuart (Downing), the opponent is Carl. His habit of defensive behavior is not to blindly play, so your first pass is very important. If you let him stand firm, you need to wait for his teammates to support him and don't act recklessly. Gezka (Mendeta), your task in this game is to sort out the team's offense, and in the right position of the middle, of course, you also need to assist in the defense. The left side is their weakness, and we need your straight pass this time. Everyone should pay attention to Gezka's pass at any time and prepare to counter offside."
Gezca Mendeta nodded with his teammates, but his first reaction in his mind was "Don't be hurt." Since leaving Valencia, he has been going down like a roller coaster, Lazio, Barcelona, and here, no matter where he goes, he comes to the door on time like a woman's aunt. The injury has scared him, and such days are like cloudy days in England and will never end.
Mendita moved his feet and recovered from his injury this time. He no longer wanted to lie on the physiotherapy bed in the hospital.
Chapter completed!