Chapter 289: The End of the League (Part II)
"Coach Nelson, you have done a fantastic job at Tottenham and I am sure Alex [Ferguson] will be proud to have such a good disciple as you. "After the game, Mark Hughes smiled and chatted with George, seemingly unaffected by the 1-4 defeat, "After taking charge of Tottenham, they finished runners-up in the Premier League for two consecutive years and led the team to the Champions League final, which is definitely a great achievement.www.biquge.info If it were me, I guess I wouldn't have been able to do it to this extent. ”
It's no surprise that Mark Hughes would be so relaxed. After all, Blackburn does not have high requirements for results this season, just asking him to lead the team to successful relegation. With the task already completed, the former Manchester United star naturally does not feel much pressure at this time.
Of course, the reason why Mark Hughes is so friendly to George is not because he sees George's excellent results in leading the team or Tottenham has deep pockets and intends to take some advantage from him, but because both have played under Ferguson. With this level of relationship, that's why Mark Hughes treats George differently - otherwise, why wouldn't Mark Hughes flatter Chelsea and Mourinho, who are also burning a lot of money?
Steve Bruce at Birmingham, Brian Robson at West Bromwich Albion, Mark Hughes at Blackburn Rovers, "Big Sam" Allardyce with a close relationship with the lord, plus George who is in charge at Tottenham...... Before you know it, the head coach of the Ferguson family has begun to spread out in the Premier League, forming an incomparably huge network of relationships and becoming a force to be reckoned with in English football!
Although George and Mark Hughes were not familiar with each other before, with Ferguson's relationship, the atmosphere of the exchange between the two was generally quite friendly and harmonious. For Mark Hughes's kindness, George naturally did not choose to refuse, and affirmed Mark Hughes's achievements at Blackburn: "Coach Hughes, I think your achievements in Blackburn are even more rare than mine. After all, as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, I am also the owner of this club, so no one will hinder my movements. You're in a much tougher situation, because after the death of Chairman Jack Walker, Blackburn management simply won't give you much room to operate. ”
It's not out of nowhere that George has such a high opinion of Mark Hughes. You know, since Jack Walker unfortunately passed away due to illness last year, all of his Blackburn Rovers club has entered a state of asset custody. The Walker family and the trustees of the assets, who have no interest in running a football club, have been looking for a successor willing to take over Blackburn, so it is naturally unlikely that they will invest more in the club, but are still looking for ways to cut expenses. With very limited resources at his disposal, Mark Hughes was able to lead Blackburn, who only managed to land late last season, to reach the relegation task early, which is quite a remarkable achievement.
Now let's get down to business. After the match against Blackburn, the 04-05 Premier League season has officially come to an end, and the fate of the 20 Premier League clubs has been decided!
Needless to say, the league title was won by Chelsea, who secured the trophy a round earlier, and it was the Blues' first top-flight title since winning the league in 1954/55. And Chelsea's league championship has made Mourinho and Abramovich's reputation among Chelsea fans reach an unprecedented height! Especially the former, with this championship, he dispelled everyone's doubts about him and completely secured the position of the world's top coach!
Chelsea finished runners-up in the league behind George Tottenham Hotspur. In this season's Premier League, Tottenham has achieved an excellent record of 27 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 90 points. In previous years, this would have been a result that would have allowed Tottenham to secure the league title. But unfortunately, Tottenham Hotspur met Jose Mourinho's Chelsea this time, and their willpower can be called against the sky, resulting in a distraction in Europe, they were only able to settle for the runner-up by three points.
The third and fourth place winners of the league were Arsenal and Manchester United, two of the Premier League's oldest powerhouses. The former is because the renewal of old courtiers such as Pire and Bergkamp has affected the morale and state of the army (note: Arsenal had an unwritten rule during this period, and veterans over the age of 30 signed their contracts once a year, regardless of their merits. The latter is hampered by injuries to the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy and the aging of key players such as Roy Keane, who have not been able to guarantee enough consistency in the long league season.
Of course, Arsenal and Manchester United's poor performance this season has also been inextricably linked to the proliferation of rivals such as Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur – who are undoubtedly a little too conservative and petty in their actions compared to the latter, who have spent a lot of money in the transfer market.
Despite their best in the final sprint, Everton and Liverpool were unable to secure a place in next season's Champions League. And the reality of missing the Champions Cup for two consecutive years has made the situation of the Red Army, which is already in a poor financial situation, even worse!
In addition, although the league gold and silver boots are not as good as Tottenham's share this time, this does not mean that Tottenham's attacking firepower is not as good as Arsenal, which is famous for their attacking football - Klose and Drogba are tied for third in the scorer list with 18 goals, and Villa is fifth in the scorer list with a staggering 16 goals in very limited playing time!
Didier Drogba, Klose and Villa have all contributed a full 52 league goals to Tottenham, a staggering efficiency that even Arsenal pales. You know, although Henry won the Premier League Golden Boot with 25 goals, Pire and Ljungberg, the second and third scorers in the team, only scored 14 and 10 goals respectively, and the three firepower points together scored a total of 49 goals, making the Gunners' attacking trident less powerful than Tottenham Hotspur, which has three strikers.
Compared with the title battle that was not decided until the penultimate round, the relegation battle in the Premier League this season can also be called extremely tragic. Before the start of the final round of the league, the bottom four teams in the bottom four of the table are all in danger of relegation. After 90 minutes of playtime, Brian Robson's West Bromwich Albion did a miracle, becoming the first team to finish bottom in the first half of the season since the inception of the Premier League, but eventually managed to avoid relegation!
As for the three teams that lost in this relegation battle, Norwich, Southampton and Crystal Palace, they will have to accept the harsh reality of relegation from the Premier League and a sharp drop in income next season!
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