End of 254 season
"Galatasaray are the Turkish giants and most of Turkey's good players are there. Except for Hakan. In addition to Suker and Emre, there are plenty of young talents in their club. If it weren't for the fact that my club was already a mature team, I would definitely be willing to poach more Galatasaray players. ”
"I have never taken Galatasaray lightly. Because they have too many good players in the club. Especially Hassan. Sas, if it weren't for Robert and Damien, I would have brought him in. ”
"Hassan. Sass is definitely one of the best wingers I've ever seen. I'd love to bring him in if I could. ”
George was full of praise for Galatasaray in front of reporters.
And for Hassan. Sass spared no effort to praise. Hassan. Sas, the player who has been in the best team in the World Cup, George likes it very much. And he is also a very strong wing player in Galatasaray's squad.
Such a good player, but because he is in Turkey, he can't be found. George now let him appear early in front of the people.
It's been Hakan. The transfers of Suker and Emre have exhausted Galatasaray, and George is willing to add another fire to them.
In fact, George is not exaggerating at all. Because Galatasaray's strength at this time is definitely at its peak. Two years later, in the World Cup, the Turkish team that entered the semi-finals of the World Cup, most of the players in it were Galatasaray players.
It can be said that the current Galatasaray is just very low in fame. In fact, the strength should not be underestimated.
Although George is not yet well-known in European football, he is definitely famous in English football. Of course, George's greatest fame is his vision of the players. In particular, George's transfer made everyone in English football admire.
Since George became a coach, he has brought in Ballack, Klose and Gudjohnsen for free. There have also been wonderful transfers such as Deco and Cudicini, who have had a transfer fee of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
So when George praised Galatasaray's players, many English football clubs were still a little tempted. Therefore, they couldn't help but pay a little attention to Galatasaray's players, and then they realized that Galatasaray is really a treasure trove.
They have a lot of young talent in their squad.
And George focused on the praise of Hassan. Sass is even more closely observed by many clubs.
This discovery has driven many clubs in English football crazy. Since the Bosman Act, the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and Bundesliga have all become superior leagues. The Premier League poached people from the Eredivisie and Ligue 1, and now that they see that there are so many good players in Turkey, they are even more reluctant to give up.
Some players may not be in the Turkish national team yet, but English football has just introduced a "special talent clause" that can bring in these talents.
If these words are those nasty journalists who harass Galatasaray. At best, they're buzzing around the team like a swarm of flies. Now that scouts from those clubs have appeared, and some clubs have been in private contact with their players, this has made Trim completely distressed.
Galatasaray is also angry and dissatisfied with these clubs for violating the rules and contacting players privately. But as long as it wasn't blatant and didn't get caught red-handed, Galatasaray had no choice.
Anyway, for many clubs, the season is over. Preparations for next season should be considered.
And just like Hassan. Players like Sass are not in contact with one or two clubs. As a result, some of the players preparing for the UEFA Cup final were diverted from other areas. After all, these are their futures, and they can't help but think about it.
Trim, who led the team to prepare for the game, was very troubled. Now in this state, how to prepare for the League Cup final.
And in this matter, George, who added fuel to the fire, immediately watched this farce from the sidelines. More time is spent preparing for the UEFA Cup final.
The situation now is that Galatasaray's side is exhausted from dealing with stalking journalists and scouts. And Blackburn, as the culprit, is quietly preparing for the war.
At the moment, the English media is buzzing. Their eyes are already on the UEFA Cup final.
Of course, the current Premier League is not over yet, and it is not much different from the UEFA Cup final, and there is also the Champions Cup final. It's a pity that these two competitions have not been able to attract the attention of the English media.
There is still one final round left in the Premier League, and unfortunately the last round is completely chicken ribs in the eyes of the media.
The top few places in the Premier League are no longer likely to change. Manchester United's Premier League title is a certainty, and the team that has secured a Champions League spot has already been announced. Blackburn Rovers in second place and Arsenal in third place will represent the Premier League in next season's Champions Cup.
Leeds United, who finished fourth in the Premier League, have secured a place in the UEFA Cup next season.
There are still three relegation places that have already come out. Watford, Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley.
It can be said that the team that should be relegated has been relegated, and there is no suspense in the top few places. So in the last round of the game, there was no more attention.
If it had been this time last year, all the media eyes would have been on the Champions Cup final. Because last summer, the Champions League final was Manchester United and Bayern. But this season is different. This season's Champions League final is Real Madrid and Valencia.
Recently, La Liga's status in European football has been on the rise. Real Madrid won the Champions League last season. Just two seasons later, they reached the final of the Champions League.
And what's even more outrageous is that this time the Champions Cup final is a La Liga civil war.
This made the proud English football team very respectful, so they unconsciously lowered their coverage of the Champions League final. Instead, the focus was on the UEFA Cup final.
The final round of the Premier League is on 14 May, while the final of the UEFA Cup is on 17 May.
With only three days separating the two sides, George couldn't afford to waste his players' energy for the sake of the final round of the game.
That's why George didn't take the last game very seriously. A few substitutes were sent to deal with it, but fortunately, Wimbledon didn't have much energy. In the end, the two sides ended the final round with a score of 0-0.
Manchester United, on the other hand, won 1-0 away at Villa in the final round.
Since returning from the Club World Cup, Manchester United have not lost a single game. And it ended the season with an astonishing eleven wins.
Manchester United's strength can only be admired by all teams. At the end of the league, United are almost double digits ahead of Blackburn. It is 22 points ahead of Arsenal. This is the first time in the Premier League in recent years.
With the end of the Premier League, the stats are out.
The most intuitive is the Premier League scorer list. It turns out that Kevin created a peak in history. Phillips were not able to finish in the top few because of Burnley's relegation.
The player with the most goals this season is Allan from Newcastle. Shearer. Alan. Shearer shines again under Robson and has scored 26 league goals this season. Became the Premier League Golden Boot player this season.
He was followed by Manchester United's York, who scored more than twenty goals to twenty-three.
In third place was Klose from Blackburn. Klose has exploded in form this season, reaching 20 goals by the end of the season. Ranked third in the Premier League goals charts.
Suffice it to say, Klose has been completely reborn this season. Klose is in his fifth season under George, and the last four seasons have been a regular for George, except for the first season. But the goal rate has always been criticized.
In the first three seasons, Klose was a main player. But the total number of goals scored across the three seasons combined is less than thirty. And two of those seasons were in League One, and this goal rate made many people not understand George's heavy use of Klose.
But this season Klose exploded completely, scoring twenty goals in the Premier League. Twenty, Klose completely transformed into a prolific shooter.
He was followed by Manchester United's Andy. Cole and Leeds United's Michael. Bridges, they both scored nineteen goals.
Arsene Wenger has spent a lot of money on Thierry Henry this season, and has scored just seventeen goals this season.
In addition to these, there are of course some other data.
………… But George didn't have time to pay attention to these things. George flew to Denmark the day after the final league game.
This season's UEFA Cup final is scheduled in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Speaking of which, Copenhagen is a very famous city in Europe. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, the largest city in Northern Europe, and a famous ancient city. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Denmark. It was also George's first visit to Denmark.
Although Danish football has had its share of Danish fairy tales, Denmark has always been a neglected place for George.
Because George doesn't remember any really great players in Denmark. Especially at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century, Danish football was in the doldrums. So George took material in Europe and never considered Denmark.
This is the first time I have come to Denmark. Only then did I realize that Copenhagen is a very beautiful city. It was different from the cosmopolitan city of London that George saw in England. Copenhagen has a charm that makes you want to get over it. There is historical precipitation and cultural inheritance.
As soon as he arrived in Copenhagen, George had already arranged for the team to train. The main purpose is to adapt to the site.
The UEFA Cup final will be played at Copenhagen Park. The Copenhagen Park Stadium is home to Copenhagen FC and the Danish national football team. It's not huge, but it's a little bigger than Blackburn's home stadium, Ewood Park. The capacity of the fans is less than 40,000.
Although the stadium was beautiful, George really didn't understand why the UEFA Cup final was here.
(To be continued)