"Chen, I would suggest giving up some games appropriately. ”

Julian Dix is Chen Ping's assistant coach and gives Chen Ping his own advice, which is his job. Julian Dix has analysed the November campaign and it was too dense for West Ham to bear.

What's more, not only were the games intensive, but many of them were too short between matches. If you have to eat it all, it's too much pressure for West Ham right now. That's why he suggested that Chen Ping give up some games.

Chen Ping did not speak immediately.

Instead, think quietly and see if you really should give up some games. If possible, Chen Ping of course hopes to get both fish and bear paws, but once the fish and bear paws cannot be both, some choices will inevitably be made at that time. Why is the status of the treble so high in the history of European football.

That's why.

The energy of the person is limited, and the energy of the team is also limited. If you don't want to give up any game, you have to have enough strength and enough luck. Only when the right time, place and people get together, only with both strength and luck can we complete the great cause of the triple crown. It is precisely because of the rarity that there are very few true trebles in the history of European football.

That's the case at the moment at West Ham.

It hasn't yet entered the most troublesome months of February and March, but the competition is already too intensive. Looking at the games in the next month, Chen Ping, the coach, will be exhausted. If you pay attention to all of them and put all your energy into them, it's really difficult.

"Which game do you think you should give up?"

"League Cup. ”

Julian Dix spoke.

Julian Dix had already thought about it, so he immediately expressed his opinion as soon as the meeting began.

"Reason. ”

"Chen, I would like to ask you first, what are your goals for this season, do you think the league is important or the UEFA Cup is important?"

"Of course it's the league that's important. ”

Chen Ping gave a very direct and clear answer.

Choosing between the Premier League and the UEFA Cup, as long as you are not crazy, as long as you are a normal coach, you will choose the Premier League. For a club, the league is the foundation, the league is the foundation. Only when the league is stable can you pursue other honors. Giving up the league for other honors is something that doesn't outweigh the losses.

This is especially true of the UEFA Cup.

Before the Champions League was restructured, the Champions Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, and the League Cup were the three major European cups, and their influence was very large. Although the Champions Cup has the highest status, so is the Winners' Cup and the League Cup. At that time, a world-class player who performed well in the Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup had every chance to chase the Footballer of the Year award.

But what about now?

Since the restructuring of the Champions League, the status of the Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup has been declining year by year, and the attention has become worse and worse. Look at '98, when the player and coach Vialli led Chelsea to the Cup Winners' Cup. If in the 80s, Vialli led the team to the Cup Winners' Cup, it would be something worth writing about. Vialli was so young at the time that he didn't know how much prestige he could gain in football.

Unfortunately, the timing was wrong, in 1998, the influence of the Winners' Cup had declined rapidly, and the gold content was greatly insufficient. Although Vialli won the Cup Winners' Cup, he did not receive much support. In the end, UEFA merged the Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup. But even if it is merged, the influence of the League Cup is also declining.

Now the Champions Cup has been expanded, and a large number of strong teams have entered the Champions Cup. All the strong teams, the goal is to get into the Champions Cup. A European football giant, if it gets mixed up in the League Cup, then it is a very unsuccessful thing. As a result, the quality of the League Cup has deteriorated, its influence is much less than it used to be, and its attention is even less than that of the league. In this case, if the Premier League and the League Cup are chosen, the Premier League must be chosen.

"Chen, look at the current schedule. The League Cup and the league are the most conflicting, and each time the League Cup is played two days after the league is played. And our UEFA Cup opponents, whether it's Lazio or Villarreal, are not easy to play against. If you leave too much energy in the UEFA Cup, it will seriously affect the league. So my advice is that the UEFA Cup matches should of course be played well, but not the physical strength and energy of the main players. It's a good thing to be able to break through from the group stage with mainly substitute players. If you can't break through from the group stage, it's also something you can't do. ”

"Hmm. ”

Chen Ping only replied and did not express his opinion.

The influence of the UEFA Cup is greatly reduced, but it is also a European competition. After the group stage of the League Cup, Chen Ping actually had a lot of ideas. Because of the expansion of the Champions Cup, the lack of strong teams in the League Cup has led to a decline in influence. But it is also precisely because of the lack of strong teams that the UEFA Cup is a cup competition with a chance to pursue the title.

But listening to Julian Dix's words, Chen Ping also agreed a little in his heart. It is impossible to affect the results of the Premier League for the sake of the League Cup.

So Chen Ping turned to Liu Yu. Liu Yu saw Chen Ping looking at himself, and immediately said, "Teacher, I think so too." No matter how well the League Cup is played, it is not as important as the league. West Ham are promoted and are not in the season to pursue too much, and the most important thing is to stabilize the league results. I think this season we should focus on the league and the rest of the cups should be done according to our ability. "Love books

Chen Ping sighed.

If Chen Ping can, he doesn't want to give up a game, or Chen Ping wants to win the championship of any game. But Julian Dix and Liu Yu's opinions are relatively consistent.

Although West Ham has a good squad of depth, it is still not possible to cope with so many games. It is necessary to choose the important events according to the priority and abandon the unimportant ones.

And both men felt they could give up the League Cup.

"What about the League Cup?"

"Hit where you go. Our opponents in the third round are Colchester United, a side in League Two (England's fourth tier) and should have no problem beating them. Further down, you can continue to use the substitute lineup. How far we can go depends on God's arrangement. If we can make it all the way to the final, it's a strong bench for us. ”

, Julian Dix replied.

Chen Ping fell into deep thought again.

But this time, Chen Ping quickly raised his head and said to Julian Dix and Liu Yu: "Julian, Liu Yu, at this time, I will tell you the truth." My goal this season is to win the title, the Premier League. ”

These two people are an important part of Chen Ping's coaching staff.

Chen Ping wants to win the Premier League title and needs their support. Therefore, Chen Ping did not hide their own thoughts, and told them directly that their goal was the Premier League championship.

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Julian Dix and Liu Yu were stunned.

Just like Xu Hongtao first heard that Chen Ping wanted to win the Premier League, Julian Dix and Liu Yu were completely stunned. While both men were very happy that West Ham were in top of the Premier League, they never imagined that West Ham would win the Premier League this season. Even such a dream, they are not afraid to do it.

So when I heard Chen Ping's words, I was very surprised.

Chen Ping looked at the two of them: "I didn't say it casually, and it's not because I have good grades now that my heart is swollen and I can't see the facts clearly." I have enough confidence and enough analysis to say this. In the current Premier League, there are not many teams qualified to chase the title. Mainly Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea three clubs. Listen to my analysis one by one. ”

"First of all, Manchester United. Manchester United are currently in the process of changing the old with the new, and are in the most turbulent phase. Manchester United lack a consistent goalkeeper, the situation at the back is not good, and the two people who have high hopes, Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, have not yet reached the stage where they can fully provoke the beams. Manchester United are now in a phase of scarcity. It will take two or three years for United to rebuild, so it is unlikely that they will have a chance to chase the Premier League title this year. ”

'I'll talk about Arsenal again. Arsenal have had a very brilliant season, but it is precisely because it is so brilliant that the psychological pressure is too great. Arsenal ended their 49-game unbeaten run with a defeat to Manchester United in their last game. Arsenal will need to adjust their form for the rest of the game and it will be impossible for Arsenal to recover without four or five games. So I can be sure that the next few games for Arsenal will be either draws or defeats. And Arsenal is gone, so the rest of the season will not be as strong as it was at the beginning of the season. Before Christmas, there will be a lot of points to be lost. ”

'Actually, it's Chelsea who are the most competitive. Chelsea spent a lot of money for two consecutive seasons, spending nearly £200 million, bringing in a large number of quality players, and the strength has increased significantly. And analysing Chelsea this season, the game has been very solid. As long as Chelsea maintain their current form, they will overtake Arsenal in a few games. Therefore, it can be said that the biggest opponent of the Premier League title is Chelsea. But Chelsea have spent so much money and Jose Mourinho is such a strong coach that it is absolutely impossible for Chelsea to give up any titles. In other words, this season Chelsea must be in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. Even if Chelsea are strong and have enough depth in the squad. But if they want to attack in four lines, it will definitely affect their performance in the league. ”

'We're seven points ahead of Chelsea at the moment, which is a three-game difference. As long as we have consistent results in the league, then Chelsea may have to give up the league chase for the sake of other cup results. So I don't think we don't have a chance to compete for the Premier League title. ”

Julian Dix listened to Chen Ping's analysis and realized that Chen Ping was really not a whim. Chen Ping: This is a certain analysis of the Premier League strong teams, and only then will he come to such a result.

And what Chen Ping said is really not untargeted.

Julian Disco carefully analyzed, and what Chen Ping said was still very reasonable. Of course, Chen Ping said that there are many guesses, but they are not random guesses, they are all guesses based on facts.

"Julian, you're right. We should have to make some trade-offs in the game. I can give up all the other cups for the Premier League title. Including the League Cup, League Cup, FA Cup. ”

'If there's a real chance of challenging for the Premier League, those cup games can be abandoned. ”

Julian Dix nodded.

Compared to the Premier League champions, what is the League Cup, what is the FA Cup, what is the League Cup. And as Chen Ping said, several strong teams in the Premier League really have their own problems. On the contrary, it is a promoted horse like West Ham, because it has just been promoted, but it can travel lightly without any baggage. Even if you want to give up, you can give up other cup competitions. West Ham is a promoted horse, even if they give up other cup competitions, no one will say anything. However, if those strong teams casually abandon the cup, they will be blamed by the media and fans.

"Julian, then, according to my idea, figure out how we are going to deal with the heavy games next. ”

"Good. ”