Golden Greenery

"Golden greenery ()"

Many Chinese fans know and even like Middlesbrough in the summer of 1, which was filled with sadness.

1. Brian Robson, who is also the coach, led the Premier League powerhouse Middlesbrough. At that time, the team included Italian 'Pulsatilla' Ravanelli, Brazilian No. 10 Juninho, and Emerson, who would later travel across the continent. The blockbuster Brazilian demon guard Blanco, as well as many famous British players such as Festa and Stamp, the lineup is quite luxurious.

That season, Middlesbrough's offensive style was pleasing to the eye and was a rare technical style in the Premier League at the time. It ranked fourth at its peak in the first half of the schedule.

But at the end of the season, Middlesbrough, which had a defensive hole and lacked stamina, fell into the quagmire of relegation. Fortunately, the team reached the finals of the FA Cup and League Cup, which was very encouraging, and Middlesbrough was also called 'The greatest relegation team in the Premier League'.

Middlesbrough people are looking forward to a hat-trick of three consecutive wins in the domestic cup competition and successful avoidance of relegation in the Premier League.

1. Middlesbrough lost 0:1 to Leicester City coached by Martin O'Neill and owned by Heskey in the rematch of the League Cup final, and finished second in the League Cup;

1. Middlesbrough lost 0:2 to Chelsea coached by Gullit in the FA Cup final at Wembley and finished second in the FA Cup;

In the last 11 rounds, Middlesbrough tied with Leeds United 1:1 and ended up ranking second from last and were relegated.

Reverse hat trick! Unique in world football.

The Riverside Stadium sang in unison to see off the team that day, with tears in the eyes of the fans and tears from the players. Tears touched many unrelated people.

Over the past 20 years, Middlesbrough have had two ups and downs in the English Championship and Premier League. They also made it to the 2 Cup finals, but were slaughtered 4:0 by Sevilla.

Middlesbrough returned to the Premier League again last season as Championship runners-up. When it comes to lift experience, no one in Mimi is convinced.

In the 20111 round, Manchester City's opponent at home was Middlesbrough, who refused to accept anyone.

After the first ten rounds, Middlesbrough had 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses and accumulated 10 points, just next to the relegation zone, but they must not be too worried because of their experience.

Zhuo Yang has two acquaintances in the current Mibao team.

Spanish defender Aito Karanka played for Real Madrid for five years when he was playing football. He became Real Madrid's youth training coach at 2 Tia Base and later briefly coached Real Madrid's second team.

In the summer of 2010, Mourinho took over as Real Madrid's head coach, and Karanka was promoted to chief assistant coach, considered an important figure in the team.

But in those years of Mourinho's "struggle" with the players, Karanka stood decisively on Mourinho's side and did a lot of whistle-blowing. Therefore, he hated Casey, Shuiye, Ronaldo and others. Help the boss, but not Zhuo Yang.

Mourinho went to Chelsea after class. He had his own private team. Karanka, who is a direct descendant of Real Madrid, did not go with him. Originally, according to tradition, Karanka should continue to join Ancelotti's coaching staff, but the bosses in the locker room did not like him, and collectively expressed to Lafayette that they did not want to see Karanka again.

President Florentino finally followed suit, and it was difficult for Karanka to return to the first team, not to mention the second team and the youth team. Coupled with Mourinho encouraging him to coach independently, Karanka simply left Real Madrid.

In November 2013, Karanka took up the position of Middlesbrough in the British Championship and has been coaching ever since, leading the team back to the Premier League after the end of last season.

The other one is even more fateful.

At the beginning of 2014, Victor Valdez, Barcelona's meritorious goalkeeper who had played for 15 years, felt slighted because he did not receive recognition from the top management in the contract renewal, that is, he did not agree to the salary request, so he terminated the contract renewal negotiations and announced the end of the season. He later left Barcelona as a free agent.

If they were tired of each other, they just broke up. Barcelona's top management did not try to retain him, but quickly started the search for a new goalkeeper.

Valdes, who was 32 years old at the time, was still considered a first-class player, and his status as a free agent was quite attractive, so there was no shortage of suitors. Soon, he initialed an agreement of intent with Monaco.

But then in the 30th round of the La Liga match against Celta Vigo, when Valdes was saving the opponent's free kick, his foot caught his leg and tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.

There is a big question mark on his career prospects. Prince Hercule of Monaco is not a philanthropist and immediately canceled the agreement. Valdez has been recovering from his injury until October. After recovering from injury, no team dared to ask for him.

Sir Alex Ferguson was kind-hearted and invited him to Carrington Base for restorative training. By January 2015, Van Gaal seemed to be successful, so he signed Valdez in the winter window and asked him to serve as Dehe Adam's substitute.

But Valdes soon fell out with Van Gaal because Master Van asked him to participate in the U21 game and not come back if nothing happened.

When a tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by another tiger, Valdez has a stubborn temper. After scolding him, he stopped playing. Van Gaal said, as long as I am at Manchester United, you will not be able to get ahead, and you will stop three times until the end of time.

But Master Fan himself couldn't hold on for long. Although Mourinho had a grudge against Valdez, it was impossible for him to do such a desperate thing. With a wave of his hand, Manchester United let Valdes go.

Having said this, I have to admit that Mourinho is actually quite manly sometimes.

That year, Mourinho's Inter Milan eliminated Barcelona at the Nou Camp, and that was the time when Brooks covered his face. After the game, he was grabbed by the neck and scolded by the grumpy Valdes because of his provocative celebration.

That was the most embarrassing time for Mourinho in public, and later he went to Real Madrid. Among the Barcelona players, Valdés liked to criticize him the most in the media.

But Mourinho is really a bachelor. After coming to Manchester United, he not only gave Valdes freedom, but also recommended him to Middlesbrough based on his close personal relationship with Karanka.

Life is just a one-way street with no chance to choose again. I don’t know if Valdes would strangle Mourinho if he could return to Camp Nou on April 28, 2010. I don’t know if he regrets leaving Barcelona in anger the year before. It’s not even sure. Is Valdes so grateful to Mourinho?

But now Middlesbrough's main goalkeeper Valdes and Guardiola's relationship is sincere. In the Barcelona dressing room that year, Valdes was considered to be Guardiola's confidant.

Old friends gather together in the Premier League, and recalling those turbulent years, things are different and people cannot help but feel sad. Valdez looked at Zhuo Yang again, feeling as if he was in another world.

"Pep, Lao Zhuo, let's get together after the game."

"Good idea." Guashuai said: "Zhuoyang, you can arrange it. You are familiar with these things, I know nothing about it."

"Okay. There is a Spanish seafood restaurant on Elland Road, Mediterranean style, grilled snails are also a specialty, the owner and chef are both from Barcelona."

Guardiola and Valdes said in unison: "Great place!"