champion godfather

Chapter 562
May 24 is the final day of the European Champions Cup. Before that, there is still the last round of the Premier League game.Tang En no longer thought about such boring things as the "double crown" of the league championship and the Champions League championship. Manchester United led him by three points, and the possibility of losing the league championship at the last minute was only [-]%.

The final round of the league will be held on May [-]th, and there are still eleven days before the Champions Cup final day. This is good news for Tang En, which means that he can make way for the Champions Cup final without having to think about any rotation system. , He can use the strongest lineup to fight Liverpool in the final round.

Even though losing to Liverpool would not affect Forest's qualification for the Champions League next season, Dunn wanted to continue to suppress Chelsea at the last minute, and he didn't want Chelsea to regain second place in the league.

Of course, this does not only depend on the results of the Forest team. Now that Chelsea have one game less than the Forest team, if they want to continue to suppress Chelsea, it also depends on the situation of the make-up match-Chelsea vs. Manchester United at home.

The game will be played on May [-]th.

This make-up match is also the moment to reveal the suspense of the ownership of the league championship.

Finally, on that day, at Stamford Bridge, tens of thousands of Chelsea fans saw the last thing they wanted to see, as a foil to their opponents' victory party in their own stadium.

In this game, Manchester United drew with Chelsea 0:0. Chelsea's points became 82, the same points as the Forest team, and temporarily ranked second, but they were four points away from Manchester United, which is the first in the league.With the last round of the league remaining, Chelsea could not surpass Manchester United to win the championship anyway.

The result of this game announced that Manchester United won the English Premier League title in the 06-07 season one round ahead of schedule.

In this way, the Red Devils Manchester United ushered in their ninth Premier League title amidst the boos of Stamford Bridge. This is also the No.16 English top league title in their club history.

Ferguson was beaming as he shook hands with Mourinho, who had fought for a whole season and finally had the last laugh.

In the next few days, the English media was full of news reports about Manchester United winning the league title for the ninth time. Ferguson became the headline figure, and the limelight was unparalleled for a while.

Regarding the failure of Mourinho and Chelsea, most of the media have a "gloating" attitude.Although it has been four years since Abramovich entered Chelsea, many people still look down on this "upstart" who made their fortunes from rubles.

Although this phenomenon is normal, after all, everyone has more or less hatred of the rich, but this kind of psychology may not be correct.

At the time, Chelsea was already in a state of high debt and might declare bankruptcy at any time.Betts was unable to repay the high debts. The arrival of Abramovich not only rescued him, but also rescued Chelsea, and indirectly rescued those fans who loved Chelsea.But the fans didn't appreciate it, and the London Evening Standard at the time said, half-jokingly and half-sarcastically:
In addition to spending money to buy players, Abramovich is also planning to acquire fashion guru Armani to design jerseys for Chelsea, acquire media magnate Rupert Murdoch to publish Chelsea's "Guide to Watching Games", and acquire Prime Minister Blair's think tank Campbell as Chelsea's public relations consultant. Acquired F1 ace Schumacher to be the driver of the Chelsea team bus...

At that time, some media said that if all Abramovich's assets were converted into cash, and then spread under the mattress.Then when he accidentally fell off the bed while sleeping, he must not have fallen to his death, but starved to death.

Chelsea has achieved great success in the past two years with the money of rich Russians, but it has not been able to convince the public. The entire English football world refuses to recognize Chelsea's achievements, especially when comparing Chelsea and Arsenal.This may be one of the reasons why Mourinho hates Wenger so much-no one likes to be a negative example of others.

Abramovich knew that the best way to stop those people's mouths was to win a championship of sufficient weight. The league championship was not enough, the Champions League championship was enough.

For this reason, he invited a champion coach Mourinho, who can win the Champions League in a team like Porto.I didn't expect good luck to make people, after Mourinho came, let alone the Champions League champion, for three consecutive years, he couldn't even make it to the Champions League final.

This season, Chelsea even lost the league title.

After a simple handshake between Mourinho and Ferguson, they left the stadium with a sullen face and out of people's sight.In the next few days, some media wanted to interview him, but they couldn't find anyone else.

Immediately there were rumors that Chelsea planned to change coaches next season, and Abramovich could not bear the embarrassment of investing hundreds of millions of pounds for three consecutive seasons but not being able to win the Champions League.Another theory is that Abramovich had an irreconcilable conflict with Mourinho in the use of Shevchenko. Abramovich insisted that the team put Shevchenko in the starting lineup. Even if he can't score a goal, Mourinho believes that players with poor performance and poor form should be on the bench and leave opportunities to others.

Dunn didn't know if Mourinho left Chelsea in the end, at least nothing like this happened before he crossed over.When he was a fan, he felt that Chelsea and Mourinho were inseparable. Speaking of Chelsea, he would think of Mourinho, and when talking of Mourinho, he would also think of Chelsea.

He couldn't imagine what Chelsea would be like without Mourinho.Although the two of them are usually rivals, he still does not want Mourinho to leave Chelsea.Because then he will have a lot less fun...

He likes being a coach. Apart from having the opportunity to win various championship trophies and train those world-class stars, another important reason is that he can compete with famous coaches that he could only see on TV and newspapers before. .Professional football is not a one-man game, and without good opponents, the game is less than half the fun.

The rumors spread more and more widely, and became more and more outrageous.Soon Abramovich and Mourinho appeared in the media to refute the rumors.Abramovich said he appreciated Mourinho's work at Chelsea over the past three seasons and promised that Mourinho has a bright future with the team.Mourinho said that he likes working at Chelsea very much and has no plans to go to other teams for development.

Neither of them mentioned that they lost two consecutive championships this season, which makes many people still doubt the possibility of Mourinho leaving Chelsea next season.Some experts even analyzed that they came out to refute the rumors at this time, but they did not want to affect the morale of the team and let them play well in the last league game of the season.When the season is over, it is time to settle accounts after autumn.

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In the last round of the league, all matches will start at the same time.

Some people say that they came out to refute the rumors before the last round of the league in order not to affect the morale and fighting spirit of the Chelsea team, and not to affect their last league game.However, things like "remedial after a dead sheep" are after all a remedy after the death of a sheep. No matter how to remedy it, the death of a sheep is the prerequisite.

Chelsea's morale and fighting spirit have suffered.In the last round of the league, Chelsea was tied 1:1 by Moyes' Everton at home.

Manchester United, which has already won the league championship, lost absent-mindedly to West Ham United at home, helping the team successfully disembark from the relegation zone with a score of 0:1.

The game between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool was full of twists and turns, and Liverpool took the lead at the beginning.

Because in the crucial No.30 seven rounds of the league, Liverpool lost away to Fulham, while Arsenal shook hands with Chelsea at home.The two teams that were originally separated by one point now have the same points.Both Liverpool and Arsenal want to secure the last ticket to the Champions League.Although Liverpool also entered the UEFA Cup final this season, against Sevilla, they still hope to play in the Champions League.

So at the beginning of the game, Liverpool launched a siege on the Forest team's goal, and they turned away from the away game.

The match was also broadcast nationally by BBC5.

After the goal, Liverpool became more energetic, and they continued to besiege Nottingham Forest.In order to qualify for the Champions League, Benitez went all out.But he forgot what kind of team Nottingham Forest is and what they are best at.

From the point of view of the scene, the Forest team at home was in a state of disarray, and the stormy goal might be pierced again at any time, but the Forest team fans did not frown and panic.This scene is all too familiar to them...

No. 207 minutes, 13 minutes after Liverpool scored, the Forest team equalized the score.It was precisely by taking advantage of Liverpool's massive pressure on the space behind them, they played a quick counterattack and knocked on the goal guarded by Spain's national goal Reina.

Another 10 minutes later, news came from Portsmouth that Arsenal had scored in the away game.

For the Liverpool people, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.If the current scores of these two games are held to the end, then Liverpool will lose the qualification for the Champions League for the second consecutive year.

They stepped up their offense and wanted to knock on Nottingham Forest's goal again.But until the end of the first half, the score did not change.

In the second half, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool were still in a stalemate, but there was good news for Liverpool from another stadium.

Just 5 minutes into the second half, Portsmouth scored and the score became 1:1.

Watching the game live at the City Stadium while listening to the radio to keep an eye on their opponents, there was such a loud cheer from half-hearted Liverpool fans that it was almost thought their team had scored.

This news greatly stimulated the fighting spirit of the Liverpool players. They bombarded the Forest team's goal and put further pressure on them.In the No.19 minute of the second half, Forest's goal fell again.

Gerrard's long-range shot directly through the ten fingers of Van der Sar.For this conceded goal, the entire Forest team has no temper, because it is too beautiful, just like Wood's long shot into Chelsea's goal.What else can you say about getting a goal like that?
Liverpool fans began singing from the stands at the City Stadium to celebrate the lead.They angered the Forest fans, and the Liverpool fans' chants were soon drowned out by the Forest fans' chants.

At the same time, Liverpool's lead again angered Tang En and Tang En's team.

In this game, Albertini replaced Wood in the starting game. This was his last warm-up match before the Champions League final.After Liverpool took the lead, the commentator has been complaining about Twain's rotation decision.In his opinion, the aged Albertini is no longer suitable to start in such a fierce game. His running ability has been greatly weakened, and he cannot pose any threat to Gerrard on defense. On offense... Forest team is under pressure Halftime was in a mess, what offense was there to speak of?

In short, the commentator raised doubts about Albertini's ability from many aspects, and thought that Twain's rotation was unreasonable. George Wood was not injured or sick, and he was in a stable state and full of energy. Albertini was used instead of him. It's really stupid.

Just when the commentator was chattering and arguing that Albertini had been eliminated by the times, Albertini scored.

With a typical "Albertini-style" deciduous kick, Reina was beyond his reach, and could only watch the football bypass his hand and fall into the net.

Nottingham Forest tied the score at 2:2.

This time, the Liverpool fans were not too frustrated, because there was no news of another goal from Portsmouth.Even if both games are tied, Liverpool will still rank fourth with a goal difference advantage, suppressing Arsenal.

This result is good news for Liverpool, but Twain does not accept a draw.A draw is dangerous when the outcome of the Chelsea game is not known.

The game continued until injury time with no goals from either side.Portsmouth did the same, Arsenal didn't score and Portsmouth didn't score either.

It seems that Liverpool will get their wish to qualify for the Champions League next season, while Arsenal will only be able to participate in the UEFA Cup.

Liverpool fans have already started to celebrate in advance, and some Liverpool fans even gave Forest fans a thumbs up, which means thanking them.In the eyes of Liverpool fans, this result is very happy.

The Forest team didn't see it that way.

There were 4 minutes of stoppage time, and the first 3 minutes were uneventful. Liverpool did not plan to score again, and the Forest team seemed to have no intention of continuing the game.But in the last minute, the situation on the field changed suddenly!
Nottingham Forest organized a very effective attack by Albertini. Four Nottingham Forest players participated in the attack. After three one-kick passes, the ball flew in front of Liverpool. The ball rushed to the top, and the football flew into Liverpool's gate at a very close distance!

This time, the Liverpool fan phalanx on the City Stadium fell silent. At this moment, only the Nottingham Forest fans cheered.Obviously they don't appreciate the friendliness shown by Liverpool fans before. Like the team they support, they are eager to win and do not accept any results other than victory.

At the end of the game, the result of another stadium also came. Arsenal and Portsmouth shook hands and overwhelmed Liverpool by one point. They climbed to fourth in the league and thus won tickets for next season's Champions League qualifiers. ...

There were tears in the eyes of all Liverpool fans, while the Liverpool fans stood dejectedly on the field, staring blankly at the Nottingham Forest players celebrating the victory.They believe that for the Forest team, the victory of this game is insignificant, and they will not lose their qualifications for the Champions League just because they lost this game.They don't understand why the Forest players still want to score goals and win in the last minute.

Benitez shook hands with Twain with a gloomy face. He had nothing to say about the loss at the last moment—his team was lax, and the marking of Bendtner was not in place.

Dunn didn't comfort Benitez, and he didn't know how to comfort him.You can't say "it's nothing, at least you can go to the UEFA Cup again", this is not consolation, it is just adding salt to the opponent's wound.He and Benitez have no personal grievances, so there is no need to do this.

After shaking hands with Benitez, Tang En turned his head and saw the heartbroken Liverpool fans in the stands. He knew that he had another enemy in the league.For quite a long time, Liverpool fans will never forget today's game and who squeezed them out of the Champions League.

In the era of Brian Clough, the ambitious Liverpool was defeated by Nottingham Forest and lost the league championship and the Champions League. At that time, Liverpool fans didn't like Nottingham Forest very much.Later, with the decline of Nottingham Forest, this hatred quickly dissipated in the long river of time.

Now, Tang En is like a demon, letting them relive the nightmare of 28 years ago, which is deeply affecting.

"Wenger must thank Twain. If the Forest team hadn't worked so hard in the last irrelevant game, how could Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League qualifiers? I'm afraid only Tony Twain could beat Liverpool at the last moment." Only then can we do such a thing, without any sympathy..." The narrator murmured.

How did he know that Tang En didn't want to help Wenger, nor was he being unkind, but he didn't want Chelsea to overwhelm him.

"Tony!" Chris Lak's excited voice came from behind.

Tang En looked back at his assistant coach, Chris Lark, with earphones in his hand, smiling all over his face.

"Good news, Chelsea and Everton are tied!"

Tang En clenched his fist and pounded it.

"We're second in the league!" Chris Lack yelled, and everyone heard him.

The league runner-up for two consecutive years is a remarkable achievement.The crowd burst into cheers.

Tang En watched their celebration with a smile on his face, when Tang stood beside him.

"Don't you look very excited?" Tang En looked back at him, Tang En looked calm.

"The season is not over yet." Tang simply replied.

This reminded Twain that there was still the final final, and now was not the time to celebrate.

"Ah, thank you, Don." After speaking, Tang En clapped his hands and walked towards the coaches who were still celebrating.

"Don't get too excited, guys. We've got one last game."

"Athens!" was his answer, all shouting in unison.

"Very well, it seems that you have not forgotten."

The league has come to an end, and Twain doesn't have to worry about how to rotate. It can not only keep the players physically strong and avoid injuries, but also keep them from losing the feeling of the game.Today is May 24th, and there are still eleven days before the final day, May [-]th.

In these eleven days, he still has time to solve some problems, and then lead the team to Athens without any worries.

There, a gleaming silver trophy was waiting for him to lift it up.This time, no one else will be allowed to intervene!
(End of this chapter)