Chapter 8 De-escalation
Paul was not originally a fan of the Hammers, the Gunners Arsenal looked unusually beautiful offensive football, which Paul loved, but since becoming the coach of West Ham United, his heart was also unconsciously all on the team, looking at everything that was born this season, although Paul felt extremely anxious in his heart, but he knew that he had no way to contribute to the team, through these two months of systematic learning, Paul became more and more aware of his own shortcomings, although he has special abilities, But that's not what makes him a great football coach. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although he has now become the most popular and authoritative coach in the youth team due to his ability, he has not been able to provide any help to the first team, and even if he wants to select someone from the youth team to send to the first team, it is only at this time that Paul really feels the cruelty of professional football.
Fast forward to February 2oo3, and Redknapp on the side of the court is getting thinner and thinner, and the pressure on that body is too great. When the 28th round of the English League ended, West Ham United won 28 games, 5 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses, 2 third, and the veteran coach Redknapp, who coached the Hammers for ten years, was finally admitted to the hospital after the game, and was diagnosed by the doctor as hypertension syndrome, which is no longer suitable for mental pressure in the short term, which naturally includes the profession of head coach.
The team that was already in chaos and worried about relegation all day long, and then losing the manager, can be said to be absolutely worse.
Especially since the season is already in the middle and late stages, and West Ham United themselves are not a team with a very good financial situation, it is really difficult for them to find a firefighter to help the team stay in relegation.
In desperation, Magnussen, the chairman of the Hammers, approached Redknapp, a veteran coach who is still in the hospital, hoping that he could recommend a candidate for the team's head coach.
For his successor, Redknapp naturally did not think about it, after listening to Magnussen's intentions, Redknapp smiled bitterly: "Originally, I was optimistic about Paul of the youth team, but he is still in the stage of learning and accumulation, and the time is not ripe to push him to the top now, and it may even ............ Ruined him. If............ If you can't find a suitable candidate, let Paul take the position of head coach for the time being. If............ If the team is relegated............ Alas, if that's the case, let Paul go back to the youth team and then appoint Paul as the head coach of the team, and I believe it won't be long before he can rebuild the team and lead the team back to the top flight! Even.................. Maybe he'll lead the team back to glory! ā
In the end, Redknapp's originally sad face actually showed a slight smile, the old coach is very optimistic about Paul's future, and at this time he is still thinking about protecting him and paving the way for him.
After listening to Redknapp's words, Magnussen also had a plan in his mind, as a team that has been between the English and Championship for many years, often promoted, relegated and relegated, the Hammers still have some experience in this area, although they do not want to have this experience.
Immediately after returning to the team, Magnussen announced new appointments, Paul Goddard was temporarily seconded to the first team to lead the team in the relegation battle, and Paul took care of all the youth team affairs. This series of decisions is quite decisive, but the relegation crisis of the Hammers is far from being resolved..................
Paul Goddard has long been the director of West Ham's under-19 youth team, his job is to develop young players, and he has a bad reputation for alcoholism, plus he has no coaching experience and no prestige among first-team players, how can he exercise the rights of manager to form a tenacious force in the current chaos of the Hammers?
Because of this, the Hammers' record has not improved since Paul Goddard took over, and they are still in the relegation zone, but they have begun to move from third to bottom to second.
Entering March, the Hammers are still not doing well, but the "Sun" suddenly broke the news: Chelsea secretly contacted Joe Cole, if the Hammers are relegated this season, Joe Cole will switch to the city giants Chelsea.
"The Sun" has always been the scum of the English media, they are good at digging up the best problems of players, and even they will report on which beauty such and such a player slept with, but it is clear that the vast majority of the things reported by this newspaper are true, and even many news that seemed extremely incredible at the time finally became facts.
When the news broke, the Hammers were hit hard again, the 21-year-old Joe Cole, is regarded as the hope of the future by England fans, although he is a little thin, but the foot skills are extremely outstanding, after Lampard left the team, Joe Cole has become the core of West Ham United this season, and now the manager is hospitalized due to illness, and the team is in the most dangerous moment of the relegation battle He and Chelsea's "scandal" is rumored, and the negative impact can be imagined.
When the Hammers played again, Joe Cole would be booed by the fans of his team as long as he did a little unsatisfactory with the ball. In such a situation, not to mention Joe Cole, even the rest of the team cannot concentrate on the game, and Paul Goddard, the temporary firefighter, is not a strong man in the first place, and has little control over the team, the situation of West Ham United has become even worse.
The coach is seriously ill, the team has fallen into the relegation zone, the players are demoralized, and the support of the fans has dropped........................ One problem after another, all of them broke out, and such a season was a complete disaster for the Hammers. At the end of the season, West Ham United lost to Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa in the relegation battle, and finished 18th with 38 games, 1o wins, 12 draws and 1 and was relegated to League One with West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland.
Such a result, the fans have already foreseen, but really when this result comes, West Ham United fans are still very sad, they don't feel particularly angry, after all, this season is a complete disaster for West Ham**, if the old coach Redknap did not leave due to illness, if the team performed better at the beginning of the season, even if the team only needs to win one more game, they can stay in the league. However, facts are facts, and West Ham United .................. Downgraded!