Chapter 251 Allardyce's Roar
Mick Ashley is still dreaming of 450 million pounds, waiting to ruthlessly slaughter those "big fat sheep" that come to his door!
The rich man firmly believes that someone will be interested in Newcastle!
Because since Abramovich acquired Chelsea, in this money-dollar Premier League era where rich people will buy a Premier League team to "play" as a fashionable pastime, a team with a foundation like Newcastle is definitely a rare commodity!
As for the fans who demonstrate every day at St. James' Park?
Mick Ashley only thought that they were a bunch of poor fools when he decided not to invest in the Magpies (in fact, Ashley didn't invest at all since he took over, but instead sold the team's main forward Martins at a high price) , I will never consider the feelings of the fans again...
Of course, the so-called wealthy Arab countries are interested in Newcastle, which is completely a lie by Mick Ashley!
This is a very common little trick in marketing!
Chinese real estate dealers often do this, claiming that the house is about to be purchased, in fact, just to make potential customers lose their composure and become nervous...
But unfortunately, Li Tongfan, a "potential customer", didn't accept Ashley's advice at all, and disappeared without a trace after the initial price inquiry!
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November 21st 19:00!
The Three Lions' final European Cup qualifier kicks off at Wembley Stadium!
According to statistics from the stadium staff, there were a total of 89,399 fans sitting in the stands! Among them, Croatian fans are less than a fraction of this number!
Since the team has already advanced, all Three Lions fans came to watch the game with a very relaxed attitude!
The opponent Croatia also locked a promotion spot before the game, so there is no pressure!
Amid the cheers of the fans, a goal battle took place at Wembley Stadium!
Less than a minute into the game, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, who had been supporting the England team due to David Bentley's injury before the game, showed off his strong organizational skills - a clever pass from the front of the penalty area to assist the right side Lu diagonally inserted into Nate Phillips and scored alone...
1:0!
In the 5th minute, the England team got a direct free kick opportunity about 40 meters from the left side of the penalty area!
Since David Beckham is not in the team, Frank Lampard has undoubtedly become England's number one free kick taker!
The Chelsea deputy directly hit the goal with great force and penetrated the Croatian goal like lightning!
Lampard's goal kick that reached a speed of 130 kilometers per hour shocked the audience!
2:0!
In the 8th minute, Croatia got a goal back!
Olic, the forward from Hamburg in the Bundesliga, got the ball and sprinted to the wing and suddenly passed the ball at a 45-degree angle. Arsenal striker Eduardo, known as the fox in the penalty area, volleyed directly from outside the penalty area without waiting for the ball to hit the ground... …
The football drew a strange arc like a rainbow in the air and floated into the England goal!
This is a shot with extremely high technical difficulty, because Eduardo almost turned his back to the direction of the flight of the football before taking off the foot. Young goalkeeper Ben Foster had no reaction in the face of such a shot...
2:1!
In the 14th minute, another goal happened!
Eduardo returned the favor, leaning on Ledley King on the penalty area line, and used his head to rub the Croatian goalkeeper's big kick in the backcourt to the penalty spot. Olic quickly stepped in to meet the ball after getting rid of Michael Dawson's defense. Shoot...
Unlucky Ben Foster once again failed to react!
2:2!
Croatia equalized the score!
Now the England fans in the stands couldn't sit still and stood up to cheer for the home team, but the effect didn't seem to be very good...
In the 49th minute of half-time stoppage time, the score changed again——
Croatia played wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. Simunic made a long pass from the backcourt. Kranjcar leaned on Jemeni Janas, and after stopping the ball, he knocked his heel to Eduardo!
Eduardo attracted the attention of the English team's defense and then pushed straight into the penalty area. Olic, who formed a one-man attack, did not take credit when facing the attacking Ben Foster, but promptly distributed it to the better position on the other side. Kranjcar…
Portsmouth winger's push shot into the empty net!
2:3!
Croatia's incredible comeback!
After the first half, the happiest people were obviously the more than 6,000 Croatian fans in the stands!
However, the fans of the Three Lions did not seem to be very disappointed. The loud singing of "God Save the Queen" echoed in the night sky of Wembley like a battle horn...
Fans believe that as long as [God on the sidelines of football] and [God of Bandage War] Madman Lee stand in front of the command seat, the "great" Three Lions will not lose!
Facts have proved that England fans’ almost blind worship of Crazy Lee is not unreasonable!
In the 70th minute of the game, the Blues' miraculous Frank Lampard once again showed his strength as Europe's top midfielder, once again scoring a powerful free kick from the left side of the Croatian penalty area...
3:3!
The Three Lions equalized the score!
But the Wembley goalscoring performance didn't end there!
In the 86th minute, Walcott received a wonderful pass from James Milner and entered the penalty area at high speed, and scored with a shot from the small penalty area! Little Tiger scored his first goal in the England team!
4:3!
England takes the lead!
The most exciting moment happened in the first match. Aston Villa striker Ashley Young seized the opportunity of Croatia's massive attack and used his absolute speed to perform an unparalleled solo attack!
"...Oh, Ashley Young's chance, a quick counterattack!!! The speed of the wind... Horrible!! The Croatian defender can only eat dust behind him!!! Shoot... GOOOOOOOOOOAL... Ashley Young's goal helped England lock in the victory, 5:3!!!"
The game ended as the commentator Sester was so excited that he was stuttering like a convulsion!
The Three Lions completed the 2008 European Cup qualifiers in a very dramatic way--
Because, a native brought them into hell... and a foreigner pulled everyone into heaven...
In the 2008 European Cup, the Three Lions joined hands with Croatia to enter the finals!
The qualifying teams of other groups also emerged one after another, and strong teams entered one after another, and basically there was no big upset!
After the European Cup, the football world's vision returned to the league, and the competition for the five major leagues gradually reached a climax!
On November 25, Newcastle tied with the lower-ranked team Reading 1-1 at their home stadium, St. James Park, with Alan Smith's goal!
The Magpies' league standings dropped one place to 16th place!
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At this time, the draw ceremony for the European Cup group stage was announced in Lucerne, Switzerland!
England was divided into Group D, with Spain, Greece and Norway as opponents in the same group. The situation is not bad!
If nothing unexpected happens, Spain and England can get a chance to qualify from the group!
Group A of France, Italy, Croatia and Serbia has become the group of death!
As long as France and Italy are a little careless, there is a possibility that they will go home after the group stage, because Croatia and Serbia are not weaklings who can be slaughtered at will!
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The European Cup draw ceremony has little impact on the Premier League!
The English media only reported the relevant information a little bit and quickly shifted their attention to the domestic league!
Lee Tong-Bum kept his focus on Newcastle, and even appeared at St. James Park several times as the national team coach to inspect the players!
After Mick Ashley made a declaration to sell off the Magpies, the rich people who really had the ability to buy Newcastle did not flock to him as he thought...
Because in the face of the upcoming economic crisis, the world's rich people with a keen sense of smell also remained rational enough!
Mick Ashley tasted the bitter fruit. The morale of Newcastle's players was getting lower and lower due to the impact of the team's finances and the chairman's remarks, and they played a series of bad results in the league!
On December 2, Newcastle lost 1:2 to Blackburn!
On December 9, the Magpies lost 1:2 to Bolton at home!
On December 15, lost 0:2 away to Manchester United...
On December 23, lost 0:1 to Aston Villa!
On December 26, lost 1:3 away to Liverpool!
On December 29, the away team miraculously defeated Arsenal 0:1 with Owen's goal-bound shot! This victory made the fans of the Magpies happy and encouraged. A team finally improved, but...
On January 1 of the following year, the first day of 2008, the home team lost 0:5 to Chelsea, which once brightened up the St. James Park Stadium again shrouded in gloom!
On January 5, the bottom team Reading took away a 1:0 victory at St. James Park Stadium with a fierce tackle...
On January 12, Newcastle 0:2 Middlesbrough...
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Until January 29, Newcastle lost 1:2 to Portsmouth at home, and the dying Magpies finally slipped into the relegation zone!
After 24 rounds of the Premier League, Allardyce led this once Premier League powerhouse to 7 wins, 3 draws, 14 losses and 24 points, ranking 18th in the Premier League standings!
This surprised many people!
The stands at St. James Park are getting emptier and emptier, and fans are putting more energy into gathering around the club's office building or the villa of owner Mick Ashley!
For Ashley, the pain is not from the fans!
The recent poor performance of the team has caused Newcastle's market value to plummet, and the few wealthy people who had previously shown a little interest in Newcastle have suddenly become distant...
As a last resort, Magpies' head coach Allardyce became a scapegoat and was ruthlessly fired by Mick Ashley!
"...Mick Ashley is a fool. Newcastle's disaster was caused by this fat man who doesn't know anything about football..." Allardyce was extremely angry after leaving his job and quickly turned the tables: "...He is simply a fool. He started to sell off the club blatantly less than a year after acquiring it. None of the superstars he promised to bring to the fans came. Instead, he sold Martins, my most trusted Nigerian striker, before the start of the league... Oh, God, let this fool leave Newcastle as soon as possible..."
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