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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 606: The Rich and Poor Family

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    The victory over Wolves narrowed the gap between Newcastle and the top team to four points. Arsenal seemed to have exhausted all the bullets in the arsenal after creating the best start and beating Inter Milan away from home. They were defeated at home.  Fulham tenaciously forced the score to zero-0. Arsenal's offensive players created many opportunities during the game, but this time, they were unable to score even a single goal.

    In another strong dialogue, Chelsea relied on Lampard's first-half penalty kick to beat Manchester United 1-0 at home. With this victory, they surpassed Manchester United by one point and jumped to second place in the league.  There is only one point behind Arsenal. However, in the middle of the season, when we are strangled together like now, there will often be major changes after a game, and Ranieri will not be affected by this.  You will feel proud.

    From the end of this round of games to the start of the next round of league games, there is also a fourth round game of the League Cup. Newcastle will face Southampton at home in this round of games. If they win this game, then  Newcastle can enter the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

    Before the semi-finals, the League Cup matches are decided by one game. If there is a tie, it will enter overtime and penalty kicks, and there will not be a second game, so the draw is very important in this kind of game.  Yes, if you are drawn to the home court, in addition to getting a ticket income, you can also have advantages in all aspects.

    Mourinho will naturally not let this advantage go. In this game, he continued to use a half-main and half-substitute lineup, goalkeeper Given.  Defenders Trabelsi, Woodgate, Taylor and Hart, midfielders Makelele, Speed, Viana and Dyer, forwards Ibrahimovic and Viduka partnered.

    Southampton has sent out all their main players. Southampton has performed well since the start of the league this year. At the beginning, it has achieved an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws in six consecutive rounds, including a home goal against Manchester United. Now it is firmly in the middle.  The gap from the top four is a bit big, but it won't easily fall into the relegation zone.

    A mid-tier team like this.  The League Cup and the FA Cup are often considered as a breakthrough direction. After all, the champions of these two cup competitions in England can participate in the UEFA Cup. In any case, it is an opportunity to increase income and fame.

    Therefore, in addition to the injury of chief striker Beattie and his absence, Gordon Strachan sent out the strongest lineup he could field, hoping to knock Newcastle off the road and enter the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

    But facing an opponent they had beaten 3-0 at home, Newcastle didn't want to let them get what they wanted.

    Especially Ibrahimovic - his first official goal for Newcastle was scored against Southampton.  So in this game, he performed particularly well, constantly using his skills and strength to cause trouble for Southampton's defense, and when Southampton's defenders concentrated on marking him, he would accurately  Pass the ball to your teammates.

    With the outstanding performance of Ibrahimovic, Newcastle easily defeated the opponent 2-0 at home and entered the quarter-finals of the League Cup. Both goals were assisted by Ibrahimovic. He first used a beautiful through ball to help Dyer succeed alone.  Then he created a direct free kick through his own breakthrough, and Hart made the penalty kick.

    After this game, Newcastle can finally wait for Liverpool to come to their home court. In such a dense game, being able to win two consecutive home games means that they have a certain advantage over the visiting team in terms of physical fitness, not to mention  Their main players also took turns to rest in previous games.

    The troops and horses are strong.  Compared with the home team, which is waiting for work, the visiting team Liverpool is much unlucky. They have been very unlucky since the beginning of this year's league. The main players have been injured in turns. After fourteen rounds, they only accumulated 21 points and ranked eighth. What's even more terrible is that  , in the League Cup match three days ago, as the defending champions, they lost to Bolton 3-2 at home and were eliminated. The last time Bolton triumphed at Anfield was 40 years ago.

    Head coach Frenchman Houllier couldn't stand the team's poor defensive performance and criticized the players after the game. It's no wonder he was so disappointed.  The first title he won since coaching Liverpool was the League Cup.  And he still won the cup twice, but it was so embarrassing to lose in such a game that he valued.  No wonder he was furious.

    Poor results, unstable military morale, absence of main players One bad news after another made everyone believe that it would be difficult for Liverpool to get past Newcastle, which has performed well recently and has been unbeaten in nine rounds.

    Just look at the players and you will know that Owen is absent, Kewell is absent, and defender Finnan is also absent due to injury. Liverpool appeared at St. James Park with an incomplete lineup: goalkeeper Dudek, defender Otse Mober, and Bee.  Scan, Hyypia, Riise, midfielderFelipe, Hamann, Gerrard, forwards Diouf, Pangler and Heskey.

    Newcastle faced all the main players, goalkeeper Given, defenders Trabelsi, Woodgate, Lucio and Bernard, midfielders Makelele, Janas, Robert and Nie Fei, forwards Ibrahimovic and Shearer.  .

    "I really admire Houllier's courage. With such a lack of personnel, he actually dared to line up a three-forward lineup to attack in the away game Isn't he afraid of being beaten by Newcastle's quick counterattack?" William  Mus said with a smile.

    There are many people who think like him. In addition to Newcastle fans, many Newcastle players also think like this.

    Mourinho noticed these signs in the players' hearts, but he did not remind them out loud. It was not that he wanted to increase his prestige among the players in a mysterious way, but that he knew that at this time, he would remind the players.  He may not be able to listen, and Newcastle's results are quite good now, and the recent games have been very smooth. He wants to cool down the players' already inflated arrogance.

    Liverpool is undoubtedly a giant in the Premier League. Although they have not won a league championship since the establishment of the Premier League, their heritage is there, and the team has never lacked stars and local cores. A giant like this will be in decline.  , and cannot be underestimated.

    Newcastle launched a fierce attack at the beginning. Ibrahimovic dribbled past Hamann's defense, and then shot a powerful shot from the front of the penalty area. The ball was saved by goalkeeper Dudek, and Hyypia made a big kick.

    A minute later, Robert beautifully got rid of the young defender Otse Mober, who was playing in the Premier League for the first time, on the left, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Shearer shook his head under the cover of Ibrahimovic and hit the goal again.  Dirk's wonderful performance, he flew to save Shearer's header, and then pressed the ball tightly under him, giving Ibrahimovic no chance to shoot.

    Although there was no goal, Newcastle's series of performances made Newcastle fans believe that defeating Liverpool would be an easy task. They cheered loudly, and basically every fan had a smile on their face.

    But they couldn't laugh anymore after six minutes. Riise made a long pass from midfield, and Pongler headed the ball over. Woodgate collided with Lucio when he took off. After the ball fell, it was controlled by Murphy.  The famous midfielder calmly fired a shot in the penalty area and broke Given's ten fingers. 1 to 0, Liverpool took the away lead.

    This goal gave the Newcastle players a resounding slap in the face. Although Irving and Kewell are missing, their other players are also famous players in the Premier League, and they are not characters they can easily defend!

    The Newcastle players, who felt humiliated, continued to launch a fierce attack, but the Liverpool people were not afraid to pester them in the midfield, using wide range of running and active fighting to put Newcastle's offense into a quagmire.  Just like Newcastle did against Real Madrid.

    Newcastle players began to understand what Real Madrid's superstars felt in the first half of that game. Almost at the same time they got rid of one player, another Liverpool player would appear in front of them, endlessly.

    At the same time, Liverpool's forwards are always waiting for holes in their defense. Fortunately, Owen's speed forward is not available. It will be difficult for centers like Heskey and Pangler to counterattack quickly. Otherwise, Newcastle's defense will still be in trouble.  to increase.

    Even if they are down, Liverpool is definitely a wealthy club!  A wealthy family in decline is not so easy to deal with.

    It wasn't until the end of the first half that Newcastle got an excellent chance to score. After a series of short passes in the midfield, Newcastle finally tore through Liverpool's solid defense. Nie Fei passed Murphy in the middle and passed.  With a wonderful through ball, Ibrahimovic broke away from Hyypia's defense under the cover of Shearer and rushed into the penalty area, receiving a pass from Nie Fei - a single shot!

    Almost all Newcastle fans stood up, hoping to see Ibrahimovic score this one-on-one goal, but

    "Oh damn! Dudek's attack was so good! Ibrahimovic was a little hesitant to deal with this single-handed ball, and Dudek saved the ball from his feet Robert followed up and hit the goal, and the ball hit high! Newcastle lost  A decisive opportunity!"

    There was unconcealed disappointment in Williams' voice, and the Newcastle fans collectively let out a sigh.

    As soon as Dudek took the goal kick, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. The Liverpool people used their tenacity and unyielding spirit to lead them one goal away from Newcastle, which has been enjoying great success recently. They acted with facts.  Tell them that even if we are down and out, we are still a wealthy family!

    Coming to St. JamesThousands of Liverpool fans at Queens Park were singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison. Liverpool's performance in the first half was definitely worthy of their pride!
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