Football Modifier

Chapter 287 Taking advantage of the situation

Running 9,450 meters in the whole game.

Nine shots, two goals.

Seventy-eight passes, 63% success rate.

Zero steals, 18 one-on-one breakthroughs, 9 successful ones, two threatening passes.

This is the answer sheet of Anfield's new golden boy Fernando Torres in the last Premier League game of the 07-08 season. No matter from which angle, such data is a perfect answer sheet that only an absolutely outstanding striker can hand in, but it is a pity that even so Fernando Torres did not become the best player of the game.

Not only because Liverpool lost...

The main reason is that on this crazy afternoon at Anfield, someone did it more perfectly than Torres -

Michael Owen!

Running 10,130 meters in the whole game.

Five shots, two goals.

One lore assist.

Being fouled 21 times.

Forty-five passes, 53% success rate.

Two key steals, 18 one-on-one breakthroughs, 7 threatening passes.

This is what Owen did in the afternoon at Anfield, as listed by the post-match statistics. As an "assassin-type" striker who is not known for his endurance, Owen's efforts in running distance undoubtedly made the midfielders ashamed. Although Michael Owen was harassed by the Argentine monster Mascherano's close-up tricks in the game, his passing success rate, number of shots, and breakthrough success rate were far lower than Torres...

But all the data disadvantages were insignificant in front of Owen's lore assist in the 90th minute of the game!

Because it was this assist that forced Liverpool to swallow the bitter fruit of failure at Anfield. What made Torres even more embarrassed in the comparison between the two 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 missed the opportunity by forcing a shot when he knew it was impossible, but Newcastle helped the old golden boy.

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

Michael Owen used a key assist to explain what "old is still spicy"!

Even Liverpool coach Benitez, who disdained Owen before the game, seemed to lower his proud head. The huge change in the Spanish coach's attitude at the post-match press conference made everyone think: "Michael has long been one of the great shooters in Liverpool's history. Everyone at Anfield misses him. Some people suggest that the club recall Michael. What I want to say is: why not?"

The reporters' eyes lit up quickly: Is it true that the rumors that Liverpool wants to buy back Owen are not groundless?

Faced with poaching, how will the unruly madman Lee deal with it?

It seems that this transfer period of the Premier League will become lively because of the existence of madman Lee.

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Of course, Michael Owen is not the only one who has made a big splash in this game. It goes without saying that other Magpies players have received high scores. Madman Lee's "middle finger" has triggered another round of public opinion frenzy.

Therefore, when the magpie bus led the mighty "expedition convoy" back to Newcastle, the comments on this game from the British Isles media finally flooded in.

A very contradictory feeling filled the nerves of every fan, because in a way, the fact that Newcastle beat the Red Army Liverpool away was both expected by them and a surprise to the British Isles.

It was expected because from the time Crazy Lee emerged two years ago to now, no head coach in European football has shown the ability or signs to shake Crazy Lee's undefeated myth, so when Crazy Lee's "middle finger of war" appeared again in the 60th minute of the game, it seemed that the fall of Anfield had been destined long ago...

It was a big surprise because even with the bonus of Crazy Lee's curse, even though the weak defeating the strong is not uncommon in football, but Newcastle's personnel configuration, which is several levels worse than that of the Reds, was able to reverse the Reds Liverpool at Anfield, which has to be regarded as a big upset in the 2007-08 season.

In view of this, the Daily Telegraph made a very interesting special issue.

The newspaper's chief football expert David Embasque carefully analyzed three classic cases of the weak defeating the strong in Newcastle's away games against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Liverpool this season, which can be included in the football textbooks. He analyzed the psychological tactics, starting lineup, substitutions and tactical changes of Mad Lee before, during and after the three games...

Finally, the Daily Telegraph mysteriously concluded that Mad Lee directed everything. Whether it was the new coach Martin Joel, or the long-time "immortal" Alex Ferguson and Rafael Benitez, they were all played around by Mad Lee.

Of course, not everyone agrees with David Embasque's conclusion, and the actual situation does not seem as exaggerated and mysterious as David Embasque's conclusion...But there is one point that the media and public opinion circles in the British Isles have reached a consensus on-

Mad Lee is definitely the first person in the history of football who can maximize the influence of the head coach on the outcome of the game.

Even because of the existence of the phenomenon of "Crazy Li Quansheng Myth", the importance of head coaches has become more and more prominent. The status of football head coaches of clubs of all sizes in the five major European leagues has also been invisibly improved. to a new level!

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When the clock struck twelve on May 11, the 2007-2008 Premier League season finally settled.

Red Devils Manchester United relied on the crazy performance of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo to go all the way despite a poor start to the league and successfully defended their Premier League title.

Chelsea, the blue team, exerted its strength a little too late in the second half and had no choice but to finish second.

The most disappointing and regrettable thing is Arsenal.

Professor Arsene Wenger and his disciples were still in the lead in the second half of the league, but they actually caused the Gunners fans to collapse again as they were accustomed to, and finally ranked third in the league standings. As a result, Gunners fans have once again called for the club to buy experienced big-name stars to enhance the team's competitiveness in the league.

Benitez's Red Army Liverpool ranked fourth after losing to Newcastle in the final round.

But position in the league table does not truly explain the Reds' decline this season. Because the points difference between the top three in the standings, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, is only two points each, but when it comes to Liverpool...

After 38 rounds, the Red Army is seven points behind third-placed Arsenal.

With such results, it's no wonder that the KOP is thinking day and night about repurchasing Michael Owen. The team's competitiveness in the league is really disappointing.

Excluding the traditional top four, the team that appeared in fifth place in the standings made the eyes of the British Isles shattered——

It was actually Newcastle who were last in the standings!

The strong arrival of Crazy Lee allowed the Magpies to miraculously score 30 points in the last ten rounds, and finally surpassed teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Middlesbrough with 58 league points. Qualified for next season's UEFA Cup.

This dream result sent the seaport city of Newcastle into wild celebrations, and Li Tongfan and Sir John Hall took the opportunity to join forces with Mick Ashley to announce the acquisition of the team. This piece of news quickly shook the European football world like thunder. Countless reporters, like bloodthirsty sharks who smelled the smell of blood, frantically poured into Newcastle from all over the world.

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May 18th.

Press Conference Hall, St James' Park, Newcastle.

"...The reason for buying Newcastle? It's 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 after Christmas, When the league was in trouble, I thought I had an obligation to do something for the team. Without hesitation, I contacted Sir John Hall, who also loved Newcastle, and soon reached an agreement to jointly acquire the club... Fortunately, now This is finally a dream come true, I am willing to stay here and bring countless championship trophies to Newcastle until this city no longer needs me... As for the new board members of the club, I will meet you this afternoon!”

On the rostrum.

After Li Tongfan explained his reasons for acquiring Newcastle, he signed his name on the final acquisition agreement in the presence of more than 500 reporters from major media around the world.

Then, with a smile on his face, Lao Li warmly shook hands with his partner Sir John Hall and former Newcastle owner Mick Ashley respectively, and posed in a very cool pose to accept the reporter's photo, completely ignoring the crowd in the hall. A mess of shock...

The crackling flashing wind was like silver-white thunderbolts exploding in the hall!

The excited and flushed faces of the reporters and the numerous microphones, mobile phones, and recorders reaching for the rostrum showed that an astonishing event was taking place in this hall of less than 300 square meters.

Some unlucky people who couldn't go to the rostrum to take photos and ask questions because the press conference was too crowded either shouted loudly or simply ran outside the hall and took out their laptops and used the wireless network to release the news as soon as possible. As long as they were sure It is indeed true that Crazy Lee acquired Newcastle, and it doesn’t matter if you use your imagination to make up other content...

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So, three hours later!

"Crazy Li recreates the miracle and acquires the team as head coach"

"The Chinese take over the Premier League's top clubs"

"Club, national team, team owner...what other miracles can Crazy Li bring?" 》

"Foreign assets strike again, Newcastle bids farewell to its English roots"

"The madness at the end of the season, made by the Chinese"

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 league clubs in the 2007-08 season to Crazy Lee's acquisition of Newcastle with lightning speed. The overwhelming bombardment of public opinion has made almost every football fan in Europe who is neither deaf nor blind nor blind know that a Chinese named Ding Tong has acquired a Premier League team...

"The Sun": This is the story of an incredibly successful man, from an unknown laid-off worker to a world-famous coach with an invincible personality, from a head coach who had to make concessions under Calderon's power to controlling all the power of the Newcastle club. The new boss, Crazy Li, only took two years...

"Daily Telegraph": Until this moment, I am finally completely sure: when this 23-year-old Chinese young man accepted the invitation of the Football Association and came to Great Britain in an invincible manner a year ago, he already had a heart that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Test the ambition...

"Sunday": When Madman Li successfully drew the first beautiful note belonging to the Chinese in England, as a British man, I don't know whether to say lucky or unfortunate. The only thing I can be sure of is: following the Americans, Thais, After the Arabs, the wolf of the Premier League strikes again…

"AS": The youngest legend in the history of Real Madrid continues to expand his irresistible dominance in England... If, I mean if one day Madman Lee leads his black-and-white sword-striped warriors as an enemy Invading the Bernabeu, when the magic middle finger that still seems to be unsolvable is raised towards the Galacticos, what should we do? Cheers or boos?

"Marca": Newcastle's madman Li is already receiving worship from 1.3 billion Chinese people, while Real Madrid's Capello is still struggling to compete with the Catalans for the championship trophy. Last year's mythical season saw It is destined to become only a beautiful memory...

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Of course, not all media are singing the praises of Mensao Man, and many people have questioned this acquisition——

The German "Kicker" adhering to the unique rigor of the Germans expressed concern about Crazy Li's approach: "...Yes, he is an unparalleled head coach, but to become the chairman of a football club, he only has coaching talent. It is estimated that Newcastle has at least 30 million pounds of bank loans due this summer that need to be repaid, and the salaries of the team's stars and club staff will consume Newcastle at least another 30 million every year, plus stadium maintenance, youth Training investment, transfer budget...

Compared with the rational evaluation and analysis of "Kicker", the Catalan media, which had become a mortal enemy of Lao Li as early as a year ago, is not so friendly. The new editor-in-chief of "World Sports News" Gasco Ding inherited the position of his predecessor Flores, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "As a poor man, madman Li Queyelang is arrogant enough to participate in the game of Russian Arab millionaires. I am sure that the Chinese will be shattered to pieces without any surprise." Ended up bankrupt, because record cannot bring everything to a club..."

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Six hours after the news was announced.

The world's media were still in an uproar, but Li Tongfan looked calm and appeared on the lawn of St. James' Park with John Hall, another major shareholder of the Magpies, and the new members of Newcastle's board of directors for their first media meeting!

To the reporters' surprise, the person who serves as Newcastle's chairman is not Li Tongfan, who holds 51% of the absolute shares of the Magpies, but another major shareholder, John Hall.

In addition to his status as a shareholder, Li Tongfan's only official position in the Magpies is that of head coach.

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This chapter is 4000, and there is another chapter 5000, which will be released at 11 o'clock.

Three chapters combined into two.

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