Chapter 627: I Can't Find a Reason Not to Leave
After the 28th round of the Premier League, the hottest focus in the media was Zhen Shaolong, who scored four goals at St James' Park to lead Newcastle United to defeat Arsenal single-handedly, and his performance can definitely be described as crazy.
The Guardian described it as, "Zhen Shaolong is like a scoring machine, he can score three or four goals in a good performance, and he can score one or two goals normally!" ”
"Arsenal didn't lose to Newcastle, but to Zhen Shaolong!"
"Zhen Shaolong's efficiency has made Arsenal's front court look a little weak, they have relatively more chances, but they have only scored two goals......
"Van Persie and Bam Adebayo took turns to play, and both were eclipsed by Zhen Shaolong's starlight......"
As the Guardian said, Zhen Shaolong has scored too many goals, and the number of league goals is also rising rapidly, reaching 39 goals.
Twenty-eight rounds, thirty-nine goals.
This efficiency is not as good as last season's '1.57 goals in a single game', but considering that Newcastle United has Champions League competitions, Zhen Shaolong has played almost all the Champions League, and personally scored 19 Champions League goals, and his performance is by no means worse than last season.
The media coverage of Zhen Shaolong, in addition to the goal data, also focused on the gossip off the field.
The game between Newcastle and Arsenal was very interesting, Wenger publicly expressed his appreciation for Zhen Shaolong before the game, but everyone knew that Zhen Shaolong could not go to Arsenal, but Zhen Shaolong himself responded publicly, expressing his good impression of Wenger, and putting it on other players, it was almost a declaration of 'I want to transfer to Arsenal'.
The result?
Zhen Shaolong performed very well, scoring four goals individually.
"Manchester Sport" ridiculed Arsene Wenger with this, saying, "Wenger hopes to use his personality charm to influence Zhen Shaolong's performance, but the result is that Zhen Shaolong has affected Arsenal's performance with his response, and his own performance is even crazier than usual." ”
"This may be a failure of Arsene Wenger!"
Other media also continued to analyze this, and finally came to a similar conclusion: "Zhen Shaolong said that on purpose." ”
Many people think that saying that will make Zhen Shaolong in an embarrassing situation at Newcastle, but in fact, it has no impact at all. It can be seen that Zhen Shaolong's status in the locker room and in the club, even if he publicly says that he wants to transfer, it will not affect his status. ”
'It's a performance that comes with a lot of confidence and a personal confidence, whether it's for the club, in the dressing room, in the fans......
In addition to Zhen Shaolong, another focus is on Daniel Murphy, a star who plays for Fulham.
Murphy.
Murphy's Law.
This 'Murphy's Law' is not a psychological effect, but a law related to the game between Manchester United and Liverpool, which was known as the 'England National Derby' in the centuries before Chelsea's rise, and Daniel Murphy scored at Old Trafford three times (2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004) during his time at Liverpool, helping Liverpool win the away National Derby three times in four consecutive seasons.
After Daniel Murphy left Anfield, he moved to Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and then Fulham, and as he continued to transfer, the 'Murphy's Law' was almost forgotten.
Now Daniel Murphy is once again reminding people to pay attention to the 'Murphy's Law' in English football that he created himself, and he scored the first goal for Fulham, which was also the goal that decided the game, and Fulham used it to establish the lead, so that they could focus on defence, so that Manchester United could not gain anything in successive attacks.
This goal is the foundation.
After the game, Daniel Murphy was also selected as the Player of the Round, and people couldn't help but think of 'Murphy's Law', who was relished as the 'Manchester United nemesis'.
The pressure is not just on them to lose a game, they will face Liverpool in the next round, and if they want to continue the title race, they will have to win against Liverpool, otherwise they will be dropped more points by Newcastle United and it will be more difficult to equalize.
The main thing is that the opponent does not make mistakes.
Newcastle United have dropped points on occasion, but it's hard to say how many points they will concede in the next 10 rounds, and United have a chance to face Newcastle United head-on, but with only three points in one game, they have to fight for more points.
Meantime.
Newcastle United are also preparing for Hull City.
This is the easiest opponent in March, Hull City is promoted this season, or is it in the promotion play-offs, officially entered the Premier League, and the performance strength is almost at the bottom of the Premier League.
At present, Hull City are second from the bottom of the league table, and the pressure of relegation is also very high, they have a lot of problems, weak forwards, extremely poor defense, and the statistics speak for themselves: in the last 28 rounds, Hull City have scored only 30 goals and conceded a whopping 51 goals, almost conceding an average of two goals per game.
This is a frustrating achievement.
However, considering that there is still West Bromwich Albion in the background, who is three points less than them, Hull City can also be a little proud.
There is contrast, there is happiness!
Hull City certainly didn't think so, and they expressed their fighting spirit before the game, with wide stalwart Dawson saying: "Even against Newcastle United, who are top of the league, we will do everything we can to get points. Now the game is a life and death battle for us, life or death, and we have more important reasons to fight. ”
Outcome......
5 to 1.
Newcastle United played very well on the road, and the players were arguably in ideal form, with Zhen scoring two of the five goals in the first half, while the other three belonged to Martins, Graimy and Smith.
The only regret was conceding a goal.
Kevin Keegan was annoyed after the game, "We tried to defend as much as we could, but there was still a bit of carelessness at the back, probably because of the lead. But I always remind the players that even if you have a big advantage, you have to defend well. ”
"It's fundamental."
'If you play in the Champions League, a goal conceded can be fatal.
Kevin Keegan seems to have a lot of experience in the Champions League, but in fact, he really has no experience in the Champions League, and reporters from major media have heard it and pouted, of course, they will not stand up and question Kevin Keegan, after all, Keegan is an old coach in England, and it is not easy for England's local coaches to mix, and they still save face for Keegan.
Half an hour after the game, there was 'not good, not bad' news: in the past 'England National Derby', Manchester United lost 1-4 at home to the Red-Army Liverpool, and the astonishing score immediately became the focus of English football.
1 to 4!
England National Derby!
Throughout the history of Manchester United and Liverpool, it is rare to see such a big score, not to mention, Manchester United is still playing at home.
During the whole process of the game, the player who made obvious mistakes was Vidic, and the continuous defensive mistakes allowed Torres and Gerrard to find opportunities respectively, in addition, Manchester United's core C-Ronaldo was also defended by fullback Aurelio, and it can be said that there was no outstanding performance in the whole game.
It can only be said that Manchester United's overall form is not good.
Ferguson is the same as before, he can always find an excuse after losing, and this time Ferguson found an excuse with a rather novel angle - TV station.
Every time Manchester United loses a game, Ferguson often scolds the referee for being unethical or scolding the opponent for being unproductive, and this time Ferguson did not target the referee and Liverpool, and expressed his dissatisfaction with the TV station's 'interference' with the game.
That's tee time.
In order to broadcast the whole game, Sky Broadcasting arranged the game time to be about 20 minutes later than originally planned, Ferguson believes that the postponement of the game has seriously affected Manchester United's performance, and even said, "TV dominates the result of the game!" ”
"If I can kick off at a normal time, my player form won't be affected."
Ferguson was so depressed that he made an excuse for the TV station, in fact, it is understandable that Manchester United is about to play Newcastle United, and the previous loss to Liverpool is equivalent to two consecutive defeats, and after losing six points in a row, the difference with Newcastle United is as high as nine points.
Nine points!
Manchester United and Newcastle United were only three points apart before, and they were able to catch up in one game, and after a difference of nine points, Manchester United even said that they had no chance of competing for the title, and the only thing they could do was to try to beat Newcastle United and get three points, and they could chase back the points back to six points.
Six points is also a lot!
This is still the case if Newcastle United can be beaten, otherwise the difference will be stretched to a terrifying 12 points, and Manchester United can be said to have completely lost the possibility of winning the title.
Ferguson also spoke about the game against Newcastle United: "We have no way back, we have to win! ”
"Manchester United will not be left behind, never!"
'The suspense of the title will be kept alive and we have to beat Newcastle. Manchester United have reached the moment of desperate struggle! ”
This time, Ferguson didn't say anything big, nor did he deliberately provoke a war of words, probably because he was not even in the mood, and it felt like a joke to talk about what he would win and talk about the opposing player, and Manchester United had too many differences.
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Manchester United's big loss to Liverpool is not too good news for Newcastle United, because the second place is Liverpool, and Newcastle United's biggest rival in the league at this stage is also Liverpool.
Liverpool's win over Manchester United was a tough one, and they continued their winning streak.
This puts a lot of pressure on Newcastle United.
The pressure is felt throughout the club, and head coach Keegan is in a state of tension at all times, and the training requirements of the players have become much higher.
The pressure on the players is completely from the head coach Keegan and the coaching staff, and they also hope that the team can win the championship, but after all, they are just ordinary players, as long as they play a good game, they don't need to shoulder the pressure of the team's victory or defeat, and Zhen Shaolong, the only one who can be said to be able to shoulder the pressure, did not show the 'nervous state' at all.
Keegan seems to be so.
During the intense training process, Zhen Shaolong was still in the mood to joke with his teammates, and even chatted with others, and laughed when he talked about interesting things.
"This guy has absolutely no idea what nervousness is......"
Keegan was helpless.
This is actually a good thing, because the core of the team can perform better without pressure and lead the team to win more games.
Zhen Shaolong really didn't feel the pressure, because he never deliberately put the pressure of winning or losing and winning the championship on top of his head, and he was not the head coach of the team, not even the captain of the team, so he didn't need to think about it so much.
He couldn't handle his own affairs.
Now it's mostly transfers.
The outside world has not yet received specific news, but Zhen Shaolong already knows that if there is no accident next season, he should be leaving, because the cooperation negotiations led by Mendes have almost been negotiated, and the rest is to negotiate with Newcastle United and with him on the contract.
This one is relatively simple.
Zhen Shaolong knows a little about Michael Ashley, he knows that Ashley is a black-hearted businessman, as long as he has enough financial support, he will definitely choose to sell him to other clubs, he can choose not to leave, but he can't find a reason not to leave.
Because......
After the transfer, you can sign a bigger contract!
Furthermore.
Zhen Shaolong also mentioned to Flora that Flora actually supported his transfer and left, "I'm about to graduate." I want to do a master's degree, and I'm going to help Michael run the company, and I'm definitely going to fly around next year and the year after, and I won't have time to stay in Newcastle. ”
"If you go to Spain, we have more chances to meet, let me tell you secretly...... Michael is in the process of acquiring a bullring in Spain, and maybe I'll help take care of it later, so we can live in ......"8)