1.076 new opportunities
Both sides played cautiously in this game, with Sheffield Wednesday seven points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool and Manchester United eight points ahead of second-placed Chelsea, and they had enough of an advantage to squander and not necessarily need to win.
To be fair, it wasn't a great game, with neither side running aggressively, not much in attack, and everyone wanting to save their energy for the next Champions League game.
Sheffield Wednesday took the lead in the 30th minute when Richardson was tackled by Cazorla, Bam Adebayor had a powerful shot from 23 yards saved by Van der Sar, and Bent stabbed home from eight yards ahead of Rio Ferdinand, his 11th league goal of the season, a bit worse than last season, but given that he has been more of a substitute this season, it has been very efficient.
The Reds then played more aggressively, trying to pull back first, but they missed chances one by one, and Sheffield Wednesday came close to doubled the lead in stoppage time. United's defence was misaligned, with Brown and O'Shea pushing the ball in the box, but Van der Sar was still brilliant enough to keep out Cazorla's close-range shot from eight yards.
United stepped up their attack in the second half with Ryan Giggs, who scored just 18 seconds after a straight pass to Wayne Rooney, who had a good shot in the back of the net that was misjudged offside by the linesman, allowing Sheffield Wednesday to escape.
United continued to attack, creating a succession of threats. In the 60th minute, Carrick and Rooney passed the ball in succession, and Giggs's left-footed volley from the edge of the middle of the box was saved by Abondan Sheri, and the ball grazed the crossbar. Giggs then crossed from the left and Scholes' header from eight yards was headed right by Abondan Sheri. In the 63rd minute, Rooney's cross from the left side of the box was returned by Solskjaer from distance, and Carrick's right-footed volley from the edge of the middle of the box went wide of the left post.
Portsmouth also missed the chance to extend the score, in the 65th minute, Juanfran crossed from the right, Cazorla crossed from distance, Adebayor's 12-yard push was saved by Van der Sar's fingertips, and the ball grazed the right post and deflected off the line.
The Reds were on the beaten path and found it difficult to find it difficult to find the back of the net on Sheffield Wednesday and relaxed, as they face Roma at home next and that is their focus, they don't want to expend too much energy.
United relaxed, and Sheffield Wednesday took the opportunity to fight back, and in the 89th minute, Cazorla crossed through and Rio Ferdinand tried to return the ball to the goalkeeper under pressure from Adebayor, but Van der Sar had already made a move and the ball rolled slowly into the empty net. With an own goal, Sheffield Wednesday were lucky enough to extend their lead and win the game.
The final score was 2-0, with Sheffield Wednesday selving home to Premier League leaders Manchester United to cement their third-place position in the table.
However, at this time, Li Chengfeng did not know that in the Heath Stadium, there were several special guests who also watched the game, these people were Moratti and others from Milan, Italy. They watched not only this game, but also Sheffield Wednesday's draw away to Chelsea in the Champions League 1/8 tie, and they saw a completely different style of football than Italy, with more speed, more movement and a particularly fierce competition for space on the pitch. I don't know which style is better, but it seems to be pretty good. And regardless of whether Lee Seungfeng's team is passive or active on the field, Sheffield Wednesday's players are very tenacious, and it seems that their psychology will never be disturbed by the outside world, and as long as the game is not over, they will continue to fight.
Moratti also knows the history of Sheffield Wednesday's Europa League triumph last season, winning three consecutive rounds of big comebacks, and two games were decided at the last minute. This is what Moratti appreciates the most.
Moratti contacted Lee's agent immediately after the game, and he received the news that Sheffield Wednesday was ready to reach a contract extension agreement with Lee Chengfeng at any cost, so he couldn't wait any longer.
The day after the match against Manchester United, Lee Seung-bong received a call from his agent, and Inter Milan's president, Moratti, wanted to meet with him. The news came as a bit of a surprise to him, why did Moratti find him? He remembers that Mancini's current position should be very solid, and he will renew his contract with Inter Milan for 3 years this season, with an annual salary of 6 million euros after tax, which is one of the highest-paid coaches, and he is very envious for a while. You must know that his contract renewal negotiations with Sheffield Wednesday are stuck on wages, he is just asking for a weekly salary of 20,000 pounds before tax, which is not as good as the current salary of Mancini, who was eliminated by him, and Sheffield Wednesday still has to bargain with him. After discussing with his agent, Lee Seung-bong decided to put the negotiations on hold for the time being, and wait until the situation is clear and the team's qualification for the Champions League next season is confirmed before fighting for a higher salary. But now it looks like there are other better options.
"Inter Milan are not in good shape right now, they were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, and they have also bumped in the league, and they have not been able to open up the gap with the second-place Roma team. Moratti's huge investment did not pay off, Mancini was unable to get a new contract and he will leave at the end of the season. Inter Milan need a new manager next season and I think you will be one of their target candidates. ”
"Anyway, we still have to meet in person, and you have arranged to inform me." Lee Seung-bong is looking forward to this meeting with Moratti, will this be a turning point in his coaching career at CM World?
However, Li Chengfeng has collected the latest information about Inter Milan in this world, and of course, the information provided by the main agent, hiring him himself should always play a role, right.
Unlike in the real world, the world's Roberto Mancini failed to lead Inter Milan to a record 17 consecutive league wins. Perhaps because of the knock-out of the Champions League group stage, or Mancini's out-of-control departure declaration affecting the team's morale, Inter Milan has been inconsistent in the league, losing several more games, including a loss to direct rival Roma, and is now only five points ahead of Roma, far less than Inter Milan in the league in the real world. If it weren't for the impact of the phone gate that caused other teams in Serie A to be uncompetitive this season, I am afraid that this season will lose the championship. This performance also strengthened Moratti's determination not to renew Mancini's contract, and after unsuccessfully contacting other big-name coaches, he began to contact Lee Seung-bong to explore his intentions.
Li Chengfeng knew that his opportunity had come, and he wanted to seize it. Judging from Sheffield Wednesday's performances in the past two seasons, this is the case in each season, and at most it can only bring him around 160-180 points, which is not as many as the points brought to him in the Championship and League One before. And judging from Sheffield Wednesday's business philosophy, no matter how well he does, it is difficult to change qualitatively, but it may be less.
On the contrary, after the callgate incident in Serie A, Inter Milan is dominant, even if there are one or two competitors, it does not prevent more weak teams, and the possibility of getting points is much greater, and the economic strength and attractiveness of the giants, combined with his advanced information, will help him build a strong team, far stronger than the current Sheffield Wednesday team. At that time, I was afraid that the domestic league and cup competitions alone would be enough to exceed the points he could get each year in the past two years, plus the income from the Champions Cup, it was worth his gamble.
However, with the second leg of the Champions League knockout game against Chelsea just around the corner, and with some important matters to attend to in the real world, he couldn't find time to meet Moratti right away, so he set the time for the night after the Chelsea game.
In the real world, Li Chengfeng has another important thing. His player Bramall has been appreciated by Arsenal and Arsene Wenger is ready to buy him. Li Chengfeng was shocked, you must know that the highest league that Bramall played in before was only the seventh league in England, and Arsenal was a giant in the Premier League, and he would not think about it no matter how big his imagination was.
However, after Li Chengfeng was excited for a while, he calmed down, and he felt that this was not necessarily a good thing for Bramall. With Bramall's current ability, let alone the Premier League, even if he can't play in League One, he can't even sit on the bench when he goes to Arsenal. The best outcome is to be loaned out for training, but will those clubs think about his future? No, they don't think about a player who doesn't belong to them, they just squeeze desperately, and once they are slightly unsatisfactory, they will kick away, without the slightest patience.
However, what Bramall needs most now is the training of the game, he is now the best period to rise, once he misses this stage, it will inevitably have a great impact on his future development, he is not yet to the point where he can eat with talent alone. Such examples abound, and even Arsene Wenger, who is known for his efforts to discover young people, has failed in the majority. Like Bendtner, Pennant, etc., they were better than Bramall and started higher, but they all failed in the end.
The giants are not so easy to mix, and for Arsenal, Bramall's failure was nothing more than the loss of a £40,000 lottery ticket, but for Bramall, it was his life that was affected.
Lee Seung-peak struggled to persuade Bramall to give up the opportunity. It won't be easy, and for him, it may be the only chance of his life to join the big clubs.
"You have a future, but with Arsenal, you probably don't have a future." Li Chengfeng said solemnly, "What you need now is the opportunity to improve yourself in the game, not the false name of the giants." Are you going to climb the ladder like Jamie Vardy, or do you want to waste time in the youth team and get kicked out of the way? ”