Chapter 402: Owen and the Big Movie
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For some young domestic fans, the Magpies Newcastle are an unfamiliar team. Coupled with the fact that it has not achieved much decent results in recent years, fans know it because of the two league games against Liverpool.
Is Newcastle really not worth mentioning?
Sir Busby has said that if you put 11 black and white shirts on the grounds at St James's Park, 30,000 Newcastle fans will buy tickets to enter.
The Highlanders, who are so obsessed with football, brought the most grand welcome ceremony to the new hero who was hailed as the "Highland Galaxy Warrior" by Newcastle Club chairman Shepard on this day.
Michael. Owen officially began his Magpies career after wearing the number 10 shirt in front of more than 15,000 fans at St James' Park.
After signing a four-year contract with Newcastle, Owen revealed to The Times his journey before and after his decision to join Newcastle.
A week ago, Newcastle were his last choice, but Owen felt "things change fast".
Real Madrid is not a place to stay for long, although Owen has the highest goal efficiency in Real Madrid this year, neither Ronaldo nor Raul can be replaced.
Staying at Real Madrid was the wrong choice Owen made.
The Magpies have shown great determination to bring in Irving, with team leader Shearer doing his job on the phone and even offering to give him the No. 9 jersey. Of course, Owen only has a crush on No. 10.
Owen revealed that Monday was his "distracted" 24 hours.
Early in the morning, he arrived in Liverpool by private jet, his agent went to negotiate a contract with CEO Parry, and he chatted with Benitez in the lounge.
Two and a half hours later, they rushed to Newcastle, where their meeting left a "deep impression" on Owen.
After talking to both companies, Owen is still struggling with ideas, and Everton boss David Moyes even called Owen, who supported Everton as a child, to test the situation.
After returning home, I saw that Liverpool was still arguing with Real Madrid, and neither the Red Army nor Real Madrid showed the sincerity they should have.
The Reds never intended to spend money on Owen, their offer was only Β£8 million paid by Real Madrid when they brought in Owen last year, and there are even reports that Anfield's initial intention was to go on a one-year loan before considering a buyout.
At this point, Owen basically made up his mind.
Before this, Liverpool had internal information to Owen that he was no longer suitable for Liverpool today, and naturally he would no longer be valued by the team.
He doesn't know if such an idea comes from Benitez, but it's clear that no one in Liverpool, apart from the fans, the players or the coaches, has missed him as a former spiritual leader.
In addition to the fans, it seems that even his good friend Gerrard has forgotten about him.
Is it a new love?
Owen didn't bother to think about such a thing.
At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Owen officially decided to accept Newcastle.
When meeting with fans on Wednesday, Irving's wife, Louise, watched the heated scene and couldn't help but wipe tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Isn't she bemoaning that this isn't Anfield?" After the game, some media ridiculed.
Back in the Premier League, it's no longer the red shirt. Incarnate a magpie, can you still chase the wind?
To the accompaniment of U2's "Good Day", Owen's 2-year-old daughter, Gemma, shouted "Come, wave to our new friend" after her father picked her up.
The down-to-earth and generous Gemma prematurely showed the temperament of a "leader". It has left the hearts of some 60 million Newcastle fans around the world excited.
After the ceremony, Owen waved to his fans and gave a brief speech, and he was so excited that he couldn't come into words: "I've never seen anything like this in my life." β
After showing off the high-tech phrase "Well done guys", Owen promised: "One thing I can guarantee is to score goals." I want the fans to see me play here for four years. β
Afterwards, the "Mirror" said that the union of Owen and Newcastle was a "marriage without love", but after experiencing the love of the fans, the two sides at least had a "beautiful friendship".
Prior to that, Owen attended the signing ceremony and press conference. Owen was not easy for reporters, and the most difficult of the many tricky questions to answer was about Liverpool.
"Why not Liverpool?" This is the first and most important question for the media and fans to know.
Owen is honest and admits Liverpool are his first choice, "Obviously, I have a lot of feelings for Liverpool, but as Liverpool's attitude towards me changed, I realised that going back to Liverpool was impossible. β
"In other words, was coming to Newcastle a last resort?"
"No, of course not!" Owen shook his head and said, "I need to find a club that needs me and I'll eventually realise how much I need here." β
"Is Benitez the Anfield recalcitrant force to resist you?"
Owen doesn't admit it: "I know what he thinks of me, and I'm very happy with what I talked with him. He's a good coach and not being able to join Liverpool has nothing to do with him. β
"And who do you think it has to do with it?"
Owen shrugged, "Maybe it has something to do with me!" Liverpool already have their own system and they don't need a striker of the same type. β
"Why didn't you go to other big clubs?"
Irving's answer was quite decent: "If it wasn't for the fact that there were already great strikers, it wouldn't be a top team. But with Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry and Bergkamp, they don't need me anymore. β
Just like Real Madrid in the past 1 year, no matter how good Owen's performance is, he can't escape the consequences of the cold bench. At the press conference, he has always emphasized that he has no regrets, at least "experiencing the taste of playing abroad".
'Will it be difficult to win honours at Newcastle?'
Owen said: "I love the Premier League, I belong here. Newcastle is a big club and it's going to get bigger in the future. It's been a long time since Newcastle have won a trophy, but that means when we end up winning something, it's like winning the World Cup. β
At the same time, England national team coach Christian Eriksen has stated that Owen will benefit England from joining Newcastle.
Interestingly, Irving's "official signing ceremony" was shown twice, once for the cameras and once for other reporters at the press conference.
The media ridiculed: "In this case, Owen is going to stay at Newcastle for 8 years?" β
What's even funnier is that every word that Sky reporter White said into the microphone can be heard directly by the fans in the stadium through the big broadcast.
When White said, "I'm going to ask Owen why he didn't go to Liverpool", there was a boo.
In order to cater to the public, White had to flatter: "No matter what, now Newcastle can compete with Chelsea!" β
βyeahοΌβ This is a shout from the scene.
When Newcastle boss Souness was in charge of Liverpool, Owen had already entered the academy system.
Solskjaer revealed that he started calling Owen in December last year, and at that time Newcastle insiders did not believe that this could happen, "I always try to keep in touch with Owen under the pretext of asking about other players. Now, Souness's quest is: "If we can keep the players fit, a Champions League place is still our goal." β
Real Madrid, of course, know which side they should fulfill, and while confirming the Reds' bid on Monday, vice-president Butragueno said: "If Owen is not willing to join a club with whom we have a price agreement, then he has to stay at Real Madrid and then we will consider a solution in January and even in the summer." β
The Spaniard's threat was risky, but they captured the sore spot of Owen's desperate return to the Premier League and gave Newcastle the last laugh.
"Just like when I signed Shearer, bringing in Owen was my proudest moment as Newcastle chairman," Shepard said about his feelings on the club's official website as soon as the transfer was confirmed. We will be delighted to build the team with him at the heart and we look forward to his success for the club." β
Although some Spanish media revealed that Newcastle would eventually pay up to 28 million euros (about 18.5 million pounds) for Owen, the British side generally believes that the actual transaction amount will not exceed 17 million. In any case, this has already broken the club's record transfer fee of 15 million in 1996.
The contract is tentatively set for four years, with Owen's weekly salary set at the same level as Β£90,000 a week at Real Madrid.
For Owen not to return to Liverpool but to join the Magpies, Liverpool fans are arguing about it.
Owen's statement is already clear, he wants to return to Liverpool, but Liverpool no longer has a place for him.
Barosh is gone, but the team buys a high school striker, Crouch. Cisse was originally bought as a "replacement for Irving", and now that he has become a genuine product, the team naturally does not need two strikers with the same attributes.
So the direction of the fans' quarrel is not "whether Owen betrays Liverpool", but "whether Owen is good for Liverpool".
Who the hell turned down Owen?
Is Benitez? Or Gerald? Or tom?
Or are they all the same thing?
Some nostalgic fans complained about why the club didn't seize the opportunity to buy Owen back, so that the "feelings" and "championships" could also become perfect; Another part of the fans felt that Liverpool didn't need Owen anymore. 'He left Liverpool at a time of greatest danger and now that Liverpool have won so many titles, why let him come back?'
Fans debated about it until early August, when a joint venture between China and the United States was released.
On the first day of the release of "One Ball to Fame", Tang Wu brought his girlfriend and director Danny. Ganon, as well as leading stars at home and abroad, such as Xing Ye and Wu Lei, watched it in the cinema together.
In order to get a first-hand live effect, the main actors and crew of these movies did not reveal their identities, but entered with some other ordinary moviegoers.
When the movie theater became dark, Tang Wu and Zhou Hao invariably grabbed each other's hands.
"Don't move!"
"You too!"
After the two reached an agreement, Zhou Haohao snuggled in Tang Wu's arms and watched the movie with great interest.
The beginning of the film is very clichΓ©, Liu Xiaole played by Wu Lei is a rural child in the countryside, and he doesn't even have a piece of skin in the football he plays, but he still entertains himself on the country road.
One day his teacher told him it was time to pay his tuition, but his family had no money and had to drop out.
Until one day, his uncle, along with the rest of the village, came to his father and asked him if he would like to go to England to work in a group.
Due to Liu's mother's poor health, Liu's father handed over Liu Xiaole to his younger brother. In this way, Liu Xiaole took a World Cup poster and the football without skin to board the flight to the United Kingdom.
After coming to the UK, Liu Xiaole's uncles found out that they had been fooled.
They do the hardest and most strenuous work at the bottom of the UK, getting paid but barely making ends meet. Not to mention sending money to my family, I don't even know how to save the money for the next plane ticket to return to China.
But Liu Xiaole still did not give up his football dream, and after working in the middle of the night, he kicked his ball and staged elf dance steps under the night light.
"Tang Tang, this little actor is really good at kicking!"
One day, a drunken Magpie scout who strayed into a ghetto spotted his talent and took him to Newcastle.
But Liu Xiaole, who has just arrived, not only does not have professional football training, but even his body is thin.
His skills were not at all in the Newcastle Draft, and he realized that in addition to talent, hard work is the key to establishing a foothold in professional football.
After learning that Liu Xiaole was selected by Newcastle, his uncle, along with more than a dozen fellow villagers, saved money to raise enough money for his living expenses and nutritious meals.
It is the age of growing his body that Liu Xiaole quickly became strong and was not weak in his usual training.
After giving full play to his potential, Liu Xiaole was invincible in the club, and no one could resist him, and some even called him Newcastle's "Owen".
Until one day, Liu Xiaole, played by Xing Ye, broke through the gate guarded by Tang Wu with a free kick of a full moon scimitar in a game against Liverpool, thus helping the team to earn four successes, and he completely became a hero of Newcastle.
Seeing the star who knelt on the ground in the camera, looked at the photo of his mother on the necklace, and cried like a tearful person, the audience applauded.
In this country where football is even higher than life, everyone was moved by Liu Xiaole's tenacity and resilience.
Liu Xiaole not only changed himself with a golden free kick, but also changed the fate of the entire family.
"Oh, Shet, damn the 'American Dream'!" A tearful front-row spectator stood up and clapped his hands vigorously.
"Damn football! Oh my god, I'm going to watch it a second time! β
Many spectators stood up, shouted in their mouths, and ran to the front desk to buy tickets.
There were also some young fans who asked curiously, "Dad, this uncle is so good, he can actually kick into the goal guarded by Tom!" β
"That's right, that's why he's great!" The father crouched down and pinched his child's face, "So far, the player who can make Tom helpless with a free kick has not been born!" β
In the theater, the actors, directors and others glanced at each other, and they all saw satisfaction in each other's eyes.
How can such an inspirational sports movie not sell well?
The next day, the Mirror even ran an ad line to promote the film: "Newcastle's Michael Owen vs Liverpool's Tom".
Thinking of that rainy day two years ago, people suddenly realized. Owen joined the Magpies for nothing else, but to complete his own redemption.
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