Chapter 213: The Decision on the Winter Transfer
With the release of the University College London Journal and the reprinting of research papers in various professional academic journals, more and more people know the news, and the influence of research papers is gradually spreading.
At the same time, as a writer of research papers, Wan Sheng ignored the progress of his paper's influence, and he was preoccupied with leading the team competition.
In October, Manchester City's schedule was too dense.
After the Carabao Cup match with Arsenal, when the media 'sarcastically' Arsenal and Manchester City's 'harmony' in the Carabao Cup has not yet passed, Manchester City has welcomed a new opponent - Newcastle United.
In the summer of 2004, Newcastle United fell into infighting, with the elder Robson at odds with the team's number one star Alan Shearer, and finally Robson Sr. was forced to leave the team and Souness took over.
However, the arrival of Souness did not succeed in quelling the contradictions within the team.
In the 2004-05 season, infighting became the most striking phenomenon in Newcastle, with Bowyer and Dier fighting each other on the pitch, Bellamy and Robert publicly blaming Souness, and the conflict in the dressing room also led to a sharp decline in Newcastle United's results.
Last season, Newcastle's form continued to slump, and their results plummeted, and eventually Souness was sacked and replaced by former West Ham United manager Rodell. Under his leadership, Newcastle has somewhat stopped the decline, but as an old powerhouse in England, it is still difficult to explain the result of only 7th place.
This season is set to be a milestone season for Newcastle with legendary goalscorer Alan Shearer announcing before the season that he would hang up his boots. But with the gradual arrival of Michael Owen, the gradual maturity of young talents such as Dyer and Jenas, and the arrival of strong reinforcements such as Damion Duff, Newcastle is still very expected by the English media.
But no matter how much Newcastle United's board of directors put in and how hard the club worked, they always seemed to be able to link up with bad news, and as recently as August, Newcastle United broke the sad news that Michael Owen's injury was still in the spotlight.
Owen was seriously injured in the group stage of the World Cup in Germany and England and Sweden just minutes after being carried off the pitch on a stretcher, after immediately travelling to the United States for treatment. There was a definite result - Owen was expected to return in November, and Newcastle boss Roder admitted a few days ago that Owen could not be on the pitch this season.
Owen's unexpected injury has left Newcastle's forward line stretched to the limit, with manager Roder admitting that the current lack of strikers is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon.
'Owen has an injury that needs a long rest and I don't know if he [Owen] will be able to play again this season. Owen is getting the best treatment possible, and the best doctors in the world will operate on him. However, it will take some time for Irving to recover from his injury, and if you have to predict when he will return, it will be as early as February next year. If he still can't come back then, then we're in big trouble. ”
There is no need to 'anticipate' at all, big trouble is already in front of us, and Newcastle United have won only three games in the first 11 rounds. Ranked 15th in the league table, they are on the verge of relegation, and the biggest problem is the lack of a weak forward line, without Alan Shiller. Without Michael Owen again, there is hardly anyone in Newcastle United's forward line who can pick up the lead.
Prior to the match against Manchester City, Newcastle United had gone seven games without a win. This away game against Manchester City is also regarded by the media as a 'must-lose' game.
"If you want to beat Manchester City, Rodel's Newcastle United is not qualified." Sky Sports commentator and former English football superstar Lineker said, "If I were Rodel, I would have given up the game early, with the current momentum of Manchester City, they will not lose at home to a goalless Newcastle United, especially Manchester City's several front-court players are in very good shape, maybe Rodell should think about how the team can lose a few goals." ”
Apparently, Rodel was also wise.
He is very aware of the gap between his team and Manchester City, the two teams are almost in two states - Manchester City is in good form and red, while Newcastle United is in a sluggish state, this time it is still an away game, so Rodell sensibly put Bellamy and Sibierschi on the bench, let them rest for a round, and play against Manchester City with a half-substitute lineup.
However, Rodell has a lot of defensive arrangements, perhaps as Lineker said, "Newcastle United should pay more attention to defense, Rodell needs to consider conceding a few fewer goals", so Newcastle United did a very good job in defense.
Apart from a few chances in the opening and late stages, City were unable to take advantage of Newcastle United's dense defence throughout the game, and while City kept pressing and looked good on the pitch for City fans, in the end City only relied on Ivan Crewe's set-piece to score a goal.
The match ended 1:0.
This kind of score is a bit regrettable for Manchester City sitting at home, but Wan Sheng's mood after the game is not bad, because the team's state is actually not bad, the opponent is stubborn for the whole game, and there will be no good way to put it on any team, so he still has players like Ivan Crewe.
Ivan Crewe has not been as outstanding this season as he was last season, perhaps because of his personal form, or perhaps because of the outbursts of other teams in the team, but on the whole, as a wing-back, Ivan Crewe has been performing well, he can cooperate well with his team-mates and create chances for his teammates, but he himself has not scored for a long time.
However, this situation has changed recently, in the tenth and eleventh rounds of the league, Ivan Crewe each scored a goal, especially in the eleventh round, Ivan Crewe scored a free kick, and now it is another free kick, all the leagues combined, Ivan Crewe has scored four goals for the team, three of which are direct free kicks.
This efficiency has met Wansheng's expectations.
In fact, Ivan Crewe's ability in other aspects is a bit mediocre, and he can only be regarded as a qualified main player, Wansheng still values his ability to score goals from set-pieces, whether it is Anelka, Morris, David Silva or Downing, Joey Barton, Darren Bent, these front-court players are not bad. But they are not very good at free-kick goals, Ivan Crewe is extremely prominent and important in this regard, just like this game, when Newcastle United are defending all the way, even if the team's offensive tactics play a 'variety of tricks', it is difficult to find good opportunities, and Ivan Crewe's free kick goal directly determines the outcome of the game.
That's the kind of effect Wansheng needs, and that's why Ivan Crewe can be a regular player.
In contrast, Sinclair, who was the main player of the team last season, has very good ability and experience. But he didn't have the standout and the ability that the team needed, so he was destined to be a substitute.
At the post-match press conference, Wan Sheng also brought Ivan Crewe with him, he hopes that Ivan Crewe can be more noticed, compared to the likes of Morris, Anelka, David Silva and others, Ivan Crewe does not have many opportunities to appear in the media, this is mainly his personal problem - he does not have a star face, and his performance on the field is mediocre when he does not score. He's the kind of person who tends to be overlooked, like Darren Bent, who has always scored goals and has been ignored and has always been underrated on the field. Ivan Crewe is also that type of player.
"He's one of my favorite players."
Wan Sheng praised Ivan Crewe, "I knew Ivan when I was an assistant coach at Derby County, and he was just a normal player at the time. But I see the potential in him, he's the kind of player who is destined to play in the top league. ”
'He's got a rare talent from set-pieces, more than anyone else in the team. Yes, I'm talking about everything, including David, Lee or Nikolai, in short, he's unique in the team, he's like David Beckham at Manchester City, I'm sorry I said that, but I think David Beckham is undoubtedly important to Manchester United. This is sure to be liked by Manchester United fans who still miss David Beckham, but Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson may have a hard time listening to it, but Wan Sheng didn't say anything about it, he was just praising Ivan Crewe, "He's a genius!" Maybe he's not as good as David Beckham, but I'm sure he'll score more goals for the team in the future! ”
Wan Sheng then left the press conference, leaving time for Ivan Crewe.
This is a chance to make Ivan Crewe famous, and there are not many players who can make Wan Sheng treat him like this, but Ivan Crewe deserves it......
Soon after the match against Newcastle United, Manchester City welcomed a new opponent, and it was still a home game.
With Fulham's quality, it was considered a big win to be relegated last season, but manager Coleman insisted on bringing the team to a high position in 11th place, which is related to his tactics of 'protecting the home and letting go of the visitors'.
Fulham's attacking prowess at home has seen Liverpool and Chelsea defeat in quick succession, but they are too vulnerable on the road and are in a state of complete reluctance, but overall, both president Fayyad and Coleman should be happy with the team rankings.
Fayertz, as an internationally renowned tycoon, has been hesitant to invest in football, and the team cannot sell players of Saha's level every year in exchange for liquidity.
Outcome...... The situation in Fulham is conceivable.
They are on the verge of relegation, along with Newcastle United, and even worse than Newcastle United, with them sitting 16th in the Premier League, only falling to 17th on goal difference.
In this game with Manchester City, Coleman continued to use his own strategy - to protect the home and release the away, the away game, especially the away game with Manchester City, he let the team choose to give up directly, even if the attack is weak, in defense, they also played a mess, as a result, Manchester City won 4:0 again, Anelka, Morris, Dunn and even the substitute Ozil each scored a goal, it is worth mentioning that this is the first league goal scored by Ozil after he transferred to Manchester City.
When Mesut Ozil scored, the City crowd gave him a round of applause.
The live broadcaster Belbart also made a special note about Ozil, "The goal just scored was the youngster Mesut Ozil from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, who is only 18 years old. Many people may remember that in the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, in Manchester City's home game against Real Madrid, Mesut Ozil scored the decisive game, although many people said it was a balloon. But the goal belongs to Mesut Ozil! Scoring the decisive goal in such an important game and now his first goal in the Premier League, we hope the German grows at Manchester City. ”
"There is no doubt that his future is infinitely bright!"
In Belbart's praise for Ozil, the Manchester City fans in the stadium also sent their blessings to the German youngster with applause.
At the same time, Wansheng is also very happy.
Watching the team's youngsters score goals in this kind of official professional league is a sign of their growth, and Mesut Ozil is one of the players he is most looking forward to, and Ozil is still very young at the moment. There will be a bit of nervousness to play in the big tournaments, but as time goes by, and as he gains experience, he believes that Mesut Ozil will definitely mature and become the backbone of the team, so that when the team faces the big tournament again, he will have more options and the team's results will get better and better......
After this game against Fulham, Manchester City have won four consecutive league games. This was a good thing to do, but the headache at the post-match press conference was that the questions asked by the media had nothing to do with the game.
Perhaps it was also Manchester City's home win over Fulham, which was no surprise. Or maybe the influence of Wansheng's research papers has expanded to a certain extent, in short, these sports media who came to cover the game seem to have suddenly become fanatical pursuers of science. The questions raised were all related to Wansheng's research papers.
"Mr. Wan Sheng, can you talk about the latest research progress?"
"Professor Mayr Green of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) believes that your research is cross-generational. What do you think about sports medicine, which will lead to great advances? ”
"PROFESSOR JORETOR THINKS THAT YOUR RESEARCH IS RIDICULOUS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN IT THAT CANNOT BE PROVEN, AND 'PRACTICAL APPLICATION' IS SIMPLY NONSENSE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?"
"Can you tell us more about your research?"
"Does that really help athletes get back quickly?"
"Can you talk about any other advances in the field of research?"
“……”
Wan Sheng listened to these questions, and he did not refuse to be interviewed in his own research, but the target was definitely not these sports media, because he knew that these people were just reporting a news, mainly because the researcher was him, not anyone else, so it made no sense to talk to them about this.
He didn't have to rely on that to raise his reputation.
So Wan Sheng just said lightly, "I only answer questions related to the game." There was silence afterwards.
Wan Sheng glanced at the scene, stood up directly and chose to leave.
When he walked out of the door, there was an uproar among the reporters on the scene, and all kinds of discussions erupted, "Look at it!" Judging by his attitude, I don't know how to answer at all! Maybe his research is all fake! ”
"Who knows! His research is simply incomprehensible! ”
"That's how he confuses people!"
Of course, there are also those who help Wansheng speak, "Wansheng can't do this, he has no reason, I think his research is true, I just don't want to answer here." ”
"Yes, there are many experts who have given credit to his research!"
“……”
Wan Sheng didn't care about that, in fact, after the game, he began to think about the winter transfer.
At present, the team's lineup configuration is not bad, but it is also necessary to supplement players, and the front court must add a player, otherwise there will be an accident, the team will have a personnel crisis, and the time is about to enter a period of high incidence of injuries, and no one can guarantee that the team will not have injuries.
Also, there is one player who must be disposed of, and that is Joey Barton.
Since the last time Joey Barton broke the news in the media about the hospital he left, and then was banned for a red card, Joey Barton began to show his 'bad boy gene' for a season, and he frequently broke bad news off the field - going to nightclubs, fighting, speeding, openly appearing in the public eye with prostitutes, etc., these private life style problems, in fact, Wansheng can still bear it, after all, it is the player's private life, as long as it does not affect the normal training and state, he doesn't want to pay too much attention to it, It's hard to bear that Joey Barton starts to be late for normal training, maybe he's testing his bottom line, or maybe he doesn't care about Manchester City anymore.
In short, Wan Sheng has been completely disappointed in Joey Barton.
So while the winter transfer is approaching, Wansheng plans to dispose of Joey Barton, and by the way, there is also financial support to buy suitable players to supplement the depth of the bench.
"The price is not a problem, just leave!"
That's the standard of Wansheng.
So soon the media released the news that "Joey Barton will leave Manchester City in the winter transfer period", this news was released by Wansheng on his own initiative, the authenticity of the news is very reliable, and the media who reported it also said it clearly, as if Joey Barton himself said to leave.
But in fact, Joey Barton himself was taken aback by the news! (To be continued.) )