novelPairMe Chapter 381 It’s too high to reach today!
Chapter 381 It’s too high to reach today!
Newcastle United's average investment in the Premier League over the past ten years has been average.
But the results have always fallen short of expectations.
The main reason is that the tens of millions of players they bought have basically never exceeded expectations. Most of them fell short of expectations, and there are also a lot of players who are far below expectations.
In this case, the seemingly high investment is actually not cost-effective, and the growth it brings to the team is very limited. It may even lead to a decline in combat effectiveness due to the replacement of the team's own cycle of development.
Just like Shearer's retirement, there is no efficient and stable forward to take over. This invisible in and out actually reduces the combat effectiveness.
The story of Newcastle United is nothing new.
Most top league teams have similar trajectories and processes when they fall into relegation.
This is the most vigilant and reflective lesson for long-term team building.
Therefore, Shen Hao prefers to build the team with less than with excess. Even today, Leeds United has become a new giant in European football, he still maintains a cautious attitude.
He is not afraid of spending money, but he will never throw it away!
Newcastle United fought hard to catch up on the field, but after Leeds United resumed the style of double-sided defenders taking turns assisting, the intensity was not necessarily lower than the dual-core attack in the frontcourt.
However, due to the age of Van Bronckhorst and Belletti, Shen Hao knew that he could not use them like last season. Physical fitness is a key factor.
Therefore, with the addition of Ronaldinho this season, changes have been made in the playing style.
In order to maintain the team's status and combat effectiveness without significant fluctuations and ups and downs during the long season.
When Belletti and Deisler cooperated to penetrate Newcastle United's wing defense area from the right, Belletti even slowed down the dribble in the penalty area and had enough time to observe.
Ronaldo's movement in the middle drove the defenders to retreat to the goal.
Belletti passed the ball back in an inverted triangle.
Modric moved forward into the penalty area. During the run, he adjusted his steps according to the route and speed of the football. At the same time, he observed his position in front of the goal before taking the shot. He pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. .
Simply neat!
Leeds United beat Newcastle United 2:0 away from home!
At this moment, Newcastle United fans were devastated.
The cruel reality is that Newcastle United is no longer a team expected to challenge the BIG5.
Even if they don't have the awareness to survive in the cracks and fight for a chance of survival in front of BIG5, they will be easily disintegrated, destroyed and crushed by BIG5!
What is even more disturbing is that the crisis Newcastle United is facing now is that they may be relegated!
But at least they still have half a year to resist the "tragic fate".
Not long after the start of the second half, Rakitic replicated Modric's previous goal with an assist from behind, but this time it was Van Bronckhorst who broke through to the left and gave him an assist. .
After scoring, Rakitic ran to the sidelines and hugged Shen Hao.
Newcastle United fans saw this scene and took another look at Ashley, who had his arms crossed and a frown on his face, as if he was suffering from constipation.
How they hope that the owner of Newcastle United is not this fat man with a bloated and disgusting figure, but a brave and outstanding Chinese young coach.
In that case, not to mention ensuring that the team is prosperous, at least they will have a world-class coach sitting at St. James Park and watching from all directions!
Leeds United lead Newcastle United 3:0.
The overall situation of the game is set.
Leeds United began to slow down and control the field.
From time to time, he suddenly speeds up and launches a surprise attack.
Ronaldo's condition has indeed declined. Several individual ball-control attempts and breakthroughs were successfully intercepted by the opponent's zone defense.
Maybe it's getting colder.
The players' condition has also begun to decline.
Shen Hao did not fall into anxiety because of this.
Ronaldo has become more disciplined in his life since getting married.
At least he didn't go to the nightclub with Ronaldinho and join in the fun.
Obviously he still attaches great importance to his third marriage.
Sometimes family gatherings are held, and only friends and relatives in the personal social circle have fun at home.
As for Ronaldinho, Shen Hao chose to turn a blind eye to what he did off the court until the opponent violated team rules.
Being too lenient will only make yourself tired.
He knows who is the good boy in the team.
As long as the good babies are not led astray, they will regard certain bad habits as just personal behavior.
Since it is an individual act, you are responsible for it.
Newcastle United replaced Michael Owen in the 70th minute of the game.
When Owen came on the stage, the lifeless Newcastle United fans seemed to have a flashback, and they booed him collectively in tacit agreement, and some even started to curse!
The stadium atmosphere suddenly became noisy again.
Sitting on the coach's bench, Shen Hao could hear sporadic obscenities that were extremely containing.
Shen Hao looked at Irving, who remained calm despite being booed by the home team fans after coming on the stage, and felt uneasy in his heart.
Since the summer, Fleet Street has reported from time to time that Owen will not renew his contract with Newcastle United and is keen to join Leeds United on a free transfer when his contract expires.
Shen Hao really has no idea about Owen.
Look at his current situation.
Newcastle United can already confirm that this season is to fight for relegation.
On a relegation team, Irving is playing as a substitute.
Perhaps there is an element of Newcastle United putting pressure on him.
But Irving's efficiency was indeed not high in the past season.
To put it bluntly, without the reputation he has accumulated in the past, what confidence and qualifications does he have to choose a team in the Premier League?
Still insisting on joining Leeds United?
This is already a bit of a slap in the face.
Of course, in terms of popularity, it is indeed easy for players at this level to fail to recognize the reality of the former superstars and former Mr. Ballon d'Or.
Shen Hao would rather train new forwards than become enthusiastic about Irving.
Newcastle United launched a fierce attack after making substitutions.
Irving really created some threats.
However, Neuer's wonderful save in front of the goal resolved the danger.
Newcastle United fans groaned.
Leeds United launched a fierce attack!
It seems that Newcastle United's struggle...makes Leeds United excited again!
Ze Roberto's pass from the left side of the frontcourt directly found Ma Kai, who came on as a substitute and ran in the penalty area. The latter stopped the ball and spiked the ball in a different direction to avoid the defender's press. Then he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal. Into the goal!
Leeds United 4:0 Newcastle United.
The home team fans couldn't bear to watch the stadium.
Destroy it, tired!
Boss Ashley's expression remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, his brows were furrowed and his facial muscles seemed to be twisted into a ball.
When I bought Newcastle United many years ago, I dreamed of suppressing Leeds United on the field.
Looking back now, I think I was really stupid and naive at the time.
When the final whistle sounded, Shen Hao clapped his hands and stood up, shook hands with Newcastle United's acting coach and turned around to leave.
On the field, Owen wanted to have post-match greetings with the Leeds United players, but the Leeds United players responded indifferently.
Throughout the year, there are quite a few faces coming and going.
Even most Leeds United players have forgotten that Owen played for Leeds United.
Only good old Ronaldo chatted and laughed with Irving.
This prevented Owen from being embarrassed.
The British commentator was furious.
"Owen can't wait to take off his Newcastle United jersey and put on a Leeds United jersey right now!"
"This scene is so shameful! Newcastle United once regarded him as an important core to attack the BIG5 group, but his contribution to Newcastle United over the years was far less than what people expected of him. Now Newcastle United is in a relegation crisis. He But I just want to climb the heights of Leeds United!"
"His performance can almost be seen as a blatant betrayal of Newcastle United and a break with the fans!"
Owen has become the target of public criticism at Newcastle United.
Maybe he didn't want to stay in this club that had no future and lacked passion and glory.
Shen Hao would not care about the chaos and decline of the largest club in the Northeast of England.
...
November's FIFA matchday arrives.
No weekend time is taken up, there is only one friendly match mid-week.
The day before going to the Netherlands, Shen Hao diverted to Exeter to visit Vanessa Kirby and her son.
Shen Hao gave her 500 million pounds in the first half of the year, and she planned and used it reasonably. After improving her quality of life, she gave Arthur the extra money to establish a fund.
Arthur seems to be growing faster than Shen Xiuqi, perhaps due to the changes brought about by Vanessa Kirby's genes.
After a long-lost night with Vanessa Kirby, Vanessa Kirby said to him the morning before he left: "I'm going to London to develop."
Shen Hao blurted out: "Very well, if you need my support, just ask. If you encounter trouble, I will solve it for you."
Vanessa Kirby smiled brightly, although she didn't know Shen Hao's specific energy.
But she really likes this man's awareness and courage to take the initiative to support a woman.
There is no need for Shen Hao to show off his strength.
To outsiders, he is just a football club owner and coach who has achieved success within a circle.
But in his family, his seemingly simple parents, and the woman who often receives the least attention from the outside world, already have amazing energy.
Because Li Fen concentrates on raising her children, it can be said that she lives in seclusion, so many important figures in China will visit her during their vacations.
Just to taste her delicious food.
Of course Li Fen will not charge a fee.
But everyone in their family received special care in their lives and careers in China.
At least no one will cause trouble for them, and those who make things difficult for them usually disappear quickly.
Since this year, Li Fen has occasionally taken Shen Yao to accompany Chinese high-level officials visiting European countries. She only treats it as a tourist trip, but it has also made an impression on some European dignitaries.
At that level of social interaction, personal information will be carefully probed.
As a result, some European dignitaries paid a low-key visit to Li Fen.
In fact, Leeds United, which is regarded as magical in football circles, has already reached the magical threshold among some outsiders.
The benefits of the delicacies cooked by Chinese chefs under the guise of medicinal dietary supplements have been recognized by many figures in the European elite.
What rich and powerful people want most is health and longevity.
Even if Li Fen didn't stop their lives, he still made them crazy.
So much so that now you have to make an appointment to visit Li Fen.
Shen Hao understood this, but did not publicize it in a big way.
Not to mention using connections to make some petty profits.
According to his Chinese thinking, there is never a clear price tag on human relations and sophistication, and the energy of interpersonal relationships can be large or small.
Unless absolutely necessary, there is no need to find someone to do things for you.
...
Came to the Netherlands again.
Shen Hao was still tortured by the Dutch media.
"Most of the main players have not been called up. Isn't the warm-up match important in the eyes of the Chinese coach?"
"As expected, Babel was not recruited, and Elia came to the training base to report."
"It is necessary to remind the Chinese young coach that there are not many games. It is a huge mistake to waste opportunities like this!"
When someone wants to find fault with you.
There's nothing you can do to stop them.
Shen Hao did not call up major players such as Robben, Robin van Persie, Sneijder, Van Bommel and so on this month.
The coaches of Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and other European giants will not say thank you to him publicly.
Even if the Dutch media believed that without recruiting the main players, the training significance of the warm-up match would be greatly reduced, and used this to question Shen Hao, there was no cheap team to support him.
Making money in silence is the last word.
Only when their interests are harmed or they are dissatisfied will they stand up and make noises.
And when they benefit, they will only take it for granted or secretly enjoy it.
After several years of dealing with Fleet Street, the Dutch media were just rotten fish and shrimps in Shen Hao's eyes.
It's not worth getting angry about, and there's no need to make a fuss out of a molehill.
Right and wrong are always relative. Everyone has their own position, and the standards for measuring right and wrong are naturally different.
Whether Shen Hao is perfunctory in training this month depends on the performance of the Dutch team in the game.
Even if it's just a warm-up match.
The Dutch Football Association places its home stadium in PSV instead of Amsterdam.
This easily creates a strange atmosphere, as if Amsterdam has become a restricted area for Shen Hao.
It is true that there is the largest group of anti-tyrants there.
But if you think Shen Hao is afraid of the fans there, it's the most ridiculous thing in the world.
When the match between the Netherlands and Sweden started, the atmosphere was pretty good.
At the Philips Stadium, PSV Eindhoven fans experienced the painful experience of being defeated by Shen Hao's team for two consecutive years.
On the contrary, he was fearful of him from the bottom of his heart.
This will translate into that they at least have no objection to Shen Hao coaching the Dutch team.
The Swedish team's biggest star Zlatan Ibrahimovic also did not appear on the court.
Obviously in friendly matches, everyone will be concerned about the consumption of stars traveling back and forth.
The Dutch team has launched a young lineup, such as Van der Wiel, Heitinga, De Jong, etc., and they are increasingly supporting Shen Hao. Some people are reused, and some people are like-minded at the ideological level.
The Dutch team still plays defensive counterattack.
The visiting Swedish team seems to want to show the team's more comprehensive capabilities on both offense and defense as much as possible in the friendly match.
They play quite aggressively.
So the main theme of the game has never changed.
The Swedish team continued to attack, and the Dutch team continued to counterattack.
Huntelaar, Van der Vaart and Elia each made a contribution in the game.
Even though the ball control data is average, the scoring process lacks delicate, exciting and imaginative coordination.
But the simple and crude quick counterattack produced a textbook effect.
Netherlands team 3:0 Sweden team.
Friendly match, complete victory.
This is also the last game of the Dutch national team in 2008.