Chapter 445: The Earthquake in England (Part II)
George Nelson, the owner and manager of Tottenham Hotspur and the most accomplished of the current English managers, will replace Eriksen, who has made a lot of big news, as the new manager of the Three Lions!
As soon as the news came out, almost all England fans cheered. In their view, leaving the England national team at the helm of George Nelson, the champion coach and one of their own, is undoubtedly much more reliable than handing it over to an outsider like Eriksen!
Even Arsenal and Liverpool fans, who have always looked at George unpleasantly, have many people who stand in support of George this time. Of course, the reason why these people applaud George's coaching of the England national team is not only because they believe that George can lead the Three Lions to go further in the upcoming World Cup in Germany, but also because they feel that in this way, George, who is distracted by the national team, will inevitably devote less energy to the club, which will have a certain negative impact on Tottenham's future results.
However, unlike England fans who simply want the Three Lions to get better and believe that George is capable of doing well at the World Cup, the owners or spokespersons of the Premier League clubs have not been so friendly to the FA's appointment.
"It's unbelievable that the FA would make such a disappointing decision. As a century-old rival with Tottenham, Arsenal president Helwood naturally does not say anything good about his rival at this time, "We all know that coaching in the national team is quite different from coaching in a club. Viscount Nelson's tenure at Tottenham has been a success, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to perform equally well as the England national team manager...... After all, he has no way to spend money on the transfer market to buy people to strengthen the team in the national team, so he can only use the existing resources to arrange the team. This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task for Viscount Nelson, as he has never managed a team in such an environment!"
Meanwhile, Liverpool boss David Morse also felt the FA's appointment was inappropriate. However, unlike Hillwood, who was outright about George's prospects in charge of the national team, Morse did not have that much hatred for Tottenham and George, so in an interview with the media, he only cautiously expressed his concern, believing that George's prospects for a "part-time" this time are actually not as optimistic as fans think: "We are England favourites before almost every tournament, but the end result is always unsatisfactory. This shows that our team is not at the level of overall strength that can win the championship, and this problem cannot be solved by changing the coach. ”
Without waiting for George to come forward to refute Hillwood and Morse's arguments, Ferguson immediately jumped out to support his proud disciple, and did not forget to hit these old rivals and sworn enemies by the way: "Hillwood and Morse's words are pure nonsense. A true top manager will show his talent and value wherever he is. I think Hillwood's memory is so bad that he can't even remember what happened three years ago, and someone needs to remind him...... Don't forget, just three years ago at this time, George was the interim manager of Manchester United, and he used the original team to win the championship without any reinforcements and more than ten points behind the leaders!"
Ferguson's words immediately shattered Hillwood's argument Indeed, since George was able to lead Manchester United to win the Premier League title against Arsenal three years ago, why can't he lead the Three Lions to the top of the world three years later?
"Also, don't underestimate the role of a top manager. A good manager can have a hugely positive impact on a team. Why hasn't Liverpool won the league title for more than a decade? To a large extent, because they have never hired a real top manager to lead the team, resulting in the team repeatedly dropping the chain at critical moments and finally missing out on the championship trophy!"
was sprayed by Ferguson, and still clung to their sore feet, Hillwood and Morse naturally couldn't give up, and immediately launched a counterattack, pouring out some of the black history of the lord. So for a while, the English football world was filled with gunsmoke, and the war of words between the three developed later, and even Manchester United CEO David Gill and Liverpool manager Benitez were involved!
Journalists and the UK's major media are naturally happy to hear about this situation. Because as long as this war of words continues, they will definitely not lack news that can be used to attract people's attention, so that their jobs and newspaper sales are guaranteed!
On the other hand, as one of the key figures in the war of words, George and Tottenham have not been affected much. On the one hand, it was because Ferguson took the initiative to attract a lot of hatred and firepower for him, allowing him to successfully get out of this whirlpool, and on the other hand, because these reporters and media knew that a boss of George's level was something they could not afford to provoke!
However, although these media did not dare to make up news related to George, there was nothing wrong with raising some doubts about this incident. For example, will George be able to balance the club and the national team with many hats, will Tottenham's results decline due to distraction from national team affairs, and will George be more inclined to make the national team the territory of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur when recruiting international players, and ignore the excellent local players from other clubs?
In the face of the first question raised by the media, George quickly responded with a series of practical actions, and just two days after George took office, Tottenham, who had been on the bench, beat the visiting Southampton at White Hart Lane. With Larsson's goal and Arshavin's brace, Tottenham finally won 3-0 and successfully advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup!
Then, in the next three rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham did not show the slightest decline at all. Fulham, Charlton Athletic and Sunderland did not cause any problems for Tottenham at all, losing their games against Tottenham. Tottenham, on the other hand, successfully swept this season's league record to 21 wins, five draws and zero losses after this wave of three consecutive wins, and continued to lead the standings with an unbeaten record!
Win all four games! Score eight goals without conceding a single goal, such a result, if some people think that George is not good enough, then it can only be said that they are picking a bone in the egg!