Chapter 446: The Strong Rise of Newcastle's 'Two Parallel Imports' (Part 2)
Toni Morrison was referring to Senderos' location.
Therefore, West Bromwich Albion winger Chris Brent, who had obtained the football inexplicably, stayed for less than a second and immediately understood. With Mobley's sinister smile, he once again turned towards Senderos. Pounced over...
"Woooooo~~~~~~~~~~"
St. James screamed, and almost all Newcastle fans covered their eyes. The miscommunication just now was really terrible. As soon as Senderos was broken through, Hugo Lloris would have to directly Faced with Brent’s insult...
but……
Oh my God, it was another cross-body defense that was so coquettish that it could be included in defensive textbooks!
Football, like an obedient white dog that loves its home, once again returned to Senderos' feet.
However, with this steal, people can see more.
Senderos' reaction and movements at that moment were so fast, no longer as clumsy and stiff as before, like a rusty work machine that had been lubricated again and started to squeak. The sound of ah is gone...
West Bromwich Albion winger Chris Brunt was as dumbfounded as 'Learning from the Past' Morrison...
"Holy crap! This guy..." Li Tongfan was also a little dazed.
After watching Senderos' performance, Lao Li suddenly remembered a man who could only belong to legends - the legendary iron man Li Tie in Chinese football. It is said that this national football player who participated in the 2002 World Cup was invincible in steals, but could not pass the ball. More 'invincible'...
"Sir, it seems that Senderos' modification three days ago was a bit of a failure..." Li Tongfan touched his chin with a slight beard, thoughtfully.
At this moment, St. James's exclamation sounded again...
After Senderos intercepted Chris Brent's football, he finally didn't make another mistake this time. He directly sent the football to the frontcourt with a big kick, where the player who received the ball was...
It’s the ‘Ukrainian Nuclear Warhead’ Andrei Shevchenko!
"Wahahahahaha, don't be afraid!" I once again thought of the obscene laughter in front of West Bromwich Albion's coaching bench: "It's that old Ukrainian man, don't be afraid, Olison, come to me, prevent him from death, Hahaha……"
The corner of Li Tongfan's mouth made a strange arc. Don't be afraid?
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Three days ago.
When Li Tongfan drove into the Rigg Burton training base in a car, the first thing he did was to come to the sidelines to watch the Hammers' training. He didn't even have time to go in and take a look at the head coach's office...
When Lao Li's figure appeared on the sidelines of the training ground, a very strange atmosphere spread quietly. It was excitement, unconcealable excitement, and expectation...
At this moment, although the hammers on the court did not stop training, they all let out a burst of cheers. They all seemed to have drank Red Bull without water, and suddenly the seafood was not strong enough...
"Hey, oh... look, the boss is back!" The handsome Italian boy David Thornton was very excited.
"Are you still laughing? Think about the bad results in the previous rounds. I have a bad feeling. Maybe we are... dead!" Marcelo, who had grown a vivid Gautama Buddha hair again, reflected on it. My performance this month has given me a chill down my back.
"I scored three goals and was the best of the match four times!" Alan Smith, who dyed his white hair like a bright red flame, added lightly.
The implication is that I have made a meritorious service and I am not afraid.
However, before he finished his words, all the hammers looked at the Newcastle hunk with extreme contempt, drawing a clear line between them and this shameless guy who did not unite the people...
Among the crowd, Senderos and Shevchenko are the ones most looking forward to Li Tongfan's arrival.
During the winter transfer period that just ended, it was this Chinese man's sweet words that lured the two of them to Newcastle. The two "brothers in distress" originally expected to be reunited under the guidance of this man known as the "God on the sidelines of the football field". It's a second spring.
Who would have known that this transfer 'spring' did not come, but instead fell into a more cruel 'severe winter'. In the few opportunities they had to play, the two brothers performed poorly and were booed by the media and fans. I almost don’t even know my biological parents anymore…
It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them were waiting for the arrival of Madman Li like a man at the door of the obstetrics and gynecology department waiting for the birth of his son!
At this moment, Senderos and Shevchenko, who finally saw the figure of Crazy Li, burst into tears.
"Hmm...hmm!"
Li Tongfan cleared his throat, assumed the majesty of a head coach and was about to say a few words. After this month of holding back his habit of talking, who knows...
"Everyone, copycat guys, come on!"
Assistant coach Alan Shearer suddenly made a strange cry behind Li Tongfan. The Hammers who were training seemed to have planned it. Suddenly they swarmed up, grabbed Li Tongfan's hands and feet, and threw them high into the sky...
"ah--"
Li Tongfan let out a series of inhumane screams: "I'm afraid of heights... Damn it, let me down quickly..."
Alan Shearer was a little jealous at this moment.
As soon as Li Tongfan came back, the haze that had shrouded the Rigburton training base for many days was swept away, and the trees and cordyceps became alive. Such a heartfelt smile and such a hearty laughter, no matter what method is used, Method, Shearer hasn't seen it from the players for a long time...
And Li Tongfan just stopped by the training ground. All the good things came and all the bad things disappeared. This man from the East has the ability to make everyone believe unconditionally!
In the distance, under the warm golden sunshine in winter, the old janitor Sean looked at the scene on the training ground, his wrinkled face stretched, and he took a sip of wine with a smile: "Haha, here we come, everything Everyone is here, let’s see who can take away victory from Newcastle..."
This afternoon, no one but themselves knew that the magpie army that everyone feared a month ago had returned so easily.
After the training, he watched the videos of all the games during his absence in the head coach's office, and then listened to various reports from the coaching staff. By the time Li Tongfan returned to the Haibing Villa in the east of the city, it was already eleven o'clock in the night. too much.
Taking out the Hummer GO-BOOK from the safe, Li Tongfan carefully wiped off the dust on the LCD screen, then turned on the power and pressed the power button to start the computer...
When the familiar background desktop came into view, Li Tongfan, like the old and enchanting Eastern Invincible Lady, regained a sense of heroism that "I have FM in my hand, I own the world."
After a moment of emotion, I moved my mouse and clicked the sky blue desktop shortcut key of the FM2009 system, and quickly entered the game...
"Ding dong, gamer Li Tongfan, the [vacation] time has ended, FM2009 has entered normal system operation time, I wish you a happy game in the next season!"
Since the mutual influence between the FM2009 system and reality ceased during the system's 'vacation' period, Newcastle's successive miserable results in reality some time ago did not have an impact on the system, and Li Tongfan will not bear the responsibility for this. cost!
"Ding dong, reminder, reminder! Gamer Li Tongfan, system scan, Newcastle's status has declined, the evaluation is 6.5 points, down 1.5 from a month ago, please adjust the team's status as soon as possible, please adjust the team's status as soon as possible..."
Immediately afterwards, such a reminder box popped up in the system.
After clicking to enter Newcastle's first team [Lineup] page, Li Tongfan began to examine the status and psychological activities of each first team player in detail, and began to prepare for the next Magpie Legion's "peerless counterattack"!
Who knows, even if you haven’t seen it, you will be shocked when you see it. On the computer screen, in front of the names of the 24 players of the Newcastle first team, there are small green rectangular icons with the words "Opinion", "Mood" and so on. foot……
Li Tongfan patiently looked at them one by one and found that almost all the [views] and [moods] had the same meaning——
"The team's record has been unstable recently, and the standings have been surpassed by Manchester United. I urgently hope that head coach Lee Tong-beom can return as soon as possible and reproduce Newcastle's invincible glory in the first half of the season..."
After seeing the mood of the hammers, Li Tongfan, whose vanity was greatly satisfied, couldn't help but feel proud again.
Immediately afterwards, Lao Li checked the status of each player from the FM2009 system.
After some inspection, I found that Michael Owen, Alan Smith and Juan Mata were in good condition in the month that just ended. Although the results in several games were not as good as in the first half of the season, But it is still worthy of praise...
In addition to these veteran players, other young Hammers such as David Thornton and Mancianni seem to be more affected by the departure of Li Tongfan. Their season a month ago The average points per game are above 7.0, but after just one month, the system evaluation has become about 6.78. This shows how bad their performance was in this month. Even interim head coach Alan Shearer is Mu Rinho is "possessed by his soul". It is estimated that with a group of players in such a state, it is impossible to achieve a good record...
In addition to changes in ‘competitive status’, players’ ‘ability values’ have also changed——
Regardless of whether they are young players or 'old people', according to the response of the FM2009 system, almost every player's ability value has declined to varying degrees in this month. Steven Taylor's [speed] and [explosive power] have each decreased. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris's [Reaction] and [Concentration] each decreased by one value, and among all the people, the ones whose values dropped the most were Pai Store and Gareth Bale, the two young players. The little guy's [physical], [technical] and [mental] abilities have almost all declined significantly...
Of course, there is always bad news, but there is also good news.
What makes Li Tongfan a little relieved is that almost every Hammer among the 24 members of the first team has a small green upward arrow behind the [Mental Ability], [Technical Ability] and [Physical Ability Record] values in FM2009. , although it is only at an angle of 45 degrees rather than directly upward at 90 degrees, it already shows that the values of the first-team players have begun to slowly recover, which is a good sign!
After observing the changes in everyone's 'competition status' and 'numerical abilities' over the course of the month, Li Tongfan focused all his attention on the four people——
Ronaldo, Nicolas Gigi, Senderos and Shevchenko!
Ronaldo was injured in the game and has to recuperate for about three weeks so far. Since Fatty has missed training due to injury during this period, his values in FM2009 have dropped sharply. Li Tongfan thought for a long time and finally decided to give up on Ronaldo. It would be better to let him recover slowly under Ito Yun’s Qigong and acupuncture!
The color of the name of the mixed-blood rice bucket Jiji in the FM2009 system is dark gray, which is different from the bright blue of others. This is because the little guy is on loan. Gigi is obviously the only Newcastle player whose value is still increasing slowly this month. After the game against Sampdoria, Gigi played 4 times as a substitute for AC Milan and scored 2 goals. , two assists, growing slowly...
Next, what Li Tongfan must complete as soon as possible is the 'renovation project' of the two newly joined players Senderos and Shevchenko!
Senderos's problems were mainly psychological.
After he was mercilessly 'raped' by 'African Andy Lau' Didier Drogba at his peak, he had difficulty concentrating during the game and was extremely lacking in self-confidence, which caused him to fall into a cycle of 'mistakes - self-blame - lack of confidence - again. In the vicious cycle of mistakes - then self-blame - and then loss of confidence, it is like a person trapped in quicksand. The more he struggles, the deeper he sinks, and eventually suffers a disaster!
As shown in the FM2009 system, Senderos's crux lies in [mental ability], which is reflected in specific abilities, namely [aggression], [determination], [decision], [work engagement], [calmness], [Prediction] The value is already lower than the average value of 14 for top league players, and is still declining...
If he continues to decline at this rate, Li Tongfan can guarantee that within three years, Senderos will be reduced to a low-level player who cannot even play in the "middle and rough league"!
But now, everything is still too late.
Because Senderos’ foundation is still there and he still has 70% to 80% of the skills he had at Arsenal’s peak. As long as he uses FM-MM to modify it properly and cooperates with the clever training in real games, this Swiss big man can be re-sculpted into a beautiful jade. , it is not difficult for Li Tongfan!
Therefore, Lao Li spent a total of 20 character points to improve Senderos's above values to varying degrees, especially the four items of [prejudgment], [aggression], [calmness] and [work input]. The main 'mental ability' has been increased from below 14 to 17...
Such a value is not inferior to that of 'Superman' Steven Tyler!
After modifying Senderos' [mental ability], Li Tongfan did not give up, because according to the performance of 'Screw' in the later period of Arsenal and AC Milan, his turning speed became slower after growing and developing, and His physique was not very good and he was easily injured. Li Tongfan simply spent 10 character points again to add [Flexibility] and [Physique] in Senderos's [Physical Attributes], as well as [Injury] in [Basic Information]. Tendency] One item has been modified!
In this way, Senderos's modifications are completely over!
Next it was the turn of ‘Ukrainian Nuclear Warhead’ Andrei Shevchenko.
Unlike Senderos, Shevchenko's main problem is not psychological, but that his physical functions deteriorate too quickly as he ages, making him unable to adapt to the intense top league. The degeneration of the body has inevitably led to the decline of the nuclear warhead's technical capabilities. There are many technical actions that he could do at will in the past, but now he cannot do them no matter how hard he tries...
In the FM2009 system, Shevchenko's physical conditions of [speed], [explosive power], [flexibility], [strength], and [endurance] have all dropped significantly, while the technical abilities of [dribbling] and [shooting] , [Header], etc. have also shown a downward trend, and there is a small light red arrow behind the branches...
Li Tongfan endured the pain and spent 26 character points to improve the Ukrainian forward's various values at once. Among them, [Shoot] and [Header] reached 18, [Speed] and [Explosive Power] reached 18. [Flexibility] becomes 15, [Stamina] becomes 15, [Dribbling] becomes 16...
Such a value has almost reached the level of 80 or 90% of Shevchenko's peak period in AC Milan. According to the law of player ability values in the FM2009 system changing with age, the modified value can ensure that Shevchenko Maintain the level of Europe's top forwards for at least the next three years!
What's more, Li Tongfan can also maintain the player's ability by formulating a [training package]. It's just around the corner for Shevchenko to regain his former terrifying ability of 'nuclear bombs can pass through, and be invincible'!
The only thing that makes Lao Li a little bit painful is that under the general environment of point inflation in the FM2009 system, modifying Shevchenko and Senderos cost him a total of 56 [Character Points], and he still has some left 212 [Character Points]...
"It seems that I have to tighten my belt again!" The sultry man was very depressed.
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"Stealing the ball... Senderos passed the ball with a big kick... Shevchenko..." the commentator Sester was screaming.
The football spanned more than half of the stadium and flew towards West Bromwich Albion. Although the outcome of the game had already been determined by Owen, Juan Mata and Crespo, this attack affected Won the hearts of millions of people...
Because the person who initiated the attack is called Felipe Senderos, and even more because the person responsible for ending this attack is called Andrei Shevchenko!
Footballs are flying in the night sky over St. James.
And on the St. James lawn, Shevchenko was chasing.
The sound of his heart beating prevented Shevchenko from hearing the shouts of fans from the stands.
The air in St. James became thicker, as if trying to keep Shevchenko in his tracks, but the Ukrainian forward had never felt that his legs were so strong and powerful like today...
Every time he stepped on the lawn, he could feel a huge force coming from under his feet, and his back was like a rocket booster, allowing him to break through all visible and invisible constraints and use his strength that he had not experienced in a long time. Rushing towards the front with the speed of an arrow from a string...
The wind is whistling around me!
One after another, figures wearing orange West Bromwich Albion uniforms were surpassed by him...
At this time, after a brief period of consternation, St. James finally sounded the cheers that should have sounded long ago!
Watching the man on the court sweep towards the opponent's penalty area like a thunderstorm, the Newcastle people suddenly discovered: Not only did Senderos' performance exceed their expectations today, but even the old Shevchenko showed incredible speed and momentum……
The applause is getting louder and louder!
Like a huge wave coming!
"Wahaha... Ouch? Ouch, ouch, no!! Damn it, go and stop him, stop him for me..."
Halfway through his grin, Tony Mobley suddenly realized that something wasn't quite right.
Because, the ‘old Ukrainian man’ in his mouth actually burst out with the most incredible energy, easily getting rid of three or four defensive players like a Ferrari dropping a classic car, and forcefully inserted himself into the most dangerous place...
The football began to fall from the edge of the penalty area.
West Bromwich Albion defender Olsen gritted his teeth and faced him. He knew that he had to find ways to interfere with Shevchenko, and he must make it impossible for the Ukrainian to stop the ball at the first time. Only in this way can he delay Time to wait for support from teammates...
In fact, he could have rushed directly to steal the ball, but the speed and momentum Shevchenko showed during the breakthrough just now made him scared. He was originally confident that he could guard against this "old Ukrainian man" Olsen, but he became timid...
It is a pity that Shevchenko did not give him a chance to interfere. Facing the flying football, the Ukrainian forward did not choose to stop the ball with his feet, but took an incredible action——
Use your shoulders!
While running, he straightened his shoulders sideways and knocked the football again. A small arc passed right over Olsen's head. The West Bromwich Albion defender who rushed forward with great momentum only had time to grab a piece of air...
At this moment, the applause and cheers of St. James suddenly reached another peak!
There are countless Shevchenko fans all over the world, all staring at the TV screen with great attention, fearing to miss even a second. "Come in! Come in! Please score a goal!!" In the violent beating of countless beating hearts, all the fans who once liked and still like this Ukrainian man, They were all shouting silently...
The football passed over Olson's head and began to fall rapidly.
Shevchenko followed closely and was already ready to shoot.
Olsen, who was in a panic, no longer worried about the penalty kick that would result from a foul at this location, and quickly hit him with an exaggerated shoulder collision...
"I am 24 years old and strong, but you are 32 years old and are about to die. I don't believe I can't hit you!"
However, when his shoulder touched Shevchenko, Olsen's pupils began to shrink rapidly!
Because, he suddenly felt that what he hit was a wall, a thick stone wall, not a body of flesh and blood...
So sturdy!
Instead of hitting Shevchenko, the strong Olsen staggered to the side. At this moment...
boom!
There was a crisp sound, and the football turned into white lightning at Shevchenko's feet. Without any suspense, he penetrated the West Bromwich Albion gate for the fourth time in the game...
Come in! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
At this moment, before the commentator Sester had time to shout out, countless Shevchenko fans were already in tears: Did he finally score? What a beautiful goal!
That series of pictures is so far away, yet so familiar!
Even the most die-hard Shevchenko fans seem to be unable to remember the last time Shevchenko scored such a beautiful goal...
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!"
Sester finally realized it——
"It's really Shevchenko! ... Shevchenko! Shevchenko! Shevchenko! Shevchenko! He scored!! Goal, goal, goal!!"
"This is an extremely beautiful goal, coming from an assist from Senderos in the backcourt. This is an attack jointly planned by two players who are called 'parallel imports' around the world... 4:0! ! ! West Bromwich Albion is finished, Tony Mobley is finished!”
On the field.
After scoring the goal, Shevchenko was stunned for a moment. His violent heartbeat made it difficult for him to hear the sound in his ears, but the joy in the stands was so clearly reflected in his eyes. The fans waved their arms and applauded. jump……
Tears and smiles appeared at the same second, and St. James's excitement made him finally confirm one thing——
"I scored a goal, I really scored a goal!!"
Even though he was as strong as iron, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead couldn't help but weaken his knees at this moment, and knelt down on the lawn in the restricted area, unable to help but burst into tears...
Has this moment, this moment that I have been waiting for for who knows how long, finally arrived?
Shevchenko didn't realize what a wonderful goal he just scored. Maybe for him, how to score is no longer important, what's important is the goal itself...
As a world-class forward who has been pursued by countless wealthy clubs, the simplest goal was once so difficult for him. Even a goal that has no meaning for the outcome of the game will make him Easily cry with joy!
When Senderos and other teammates ran into the penalty area and hugged him, Shevchenko stood up and raised his arms high. Under the dazzling lights of St. James, a string of crystal pearls fell from his fingers. Spreading down, flying...
Those are the tears of a man!
Tears were flying, but St. James still rejoiced.
Li Tongfan's mouth curved with pride. When Shevchenko regained his former physical condition, his experience was even more terrifying than [Lightning Killer] Michael Owen.
The deliberate collision of West Bromwich Albion defender Olsen just now would have caused a stronger striker to fall if he was caught off guard. However, the experienced Shevchenko had long known that his opponent was so anxious that he would jump over the wall. I will definitely take such action next time, so I adjusted my focus in advance...
Someone once lamented like this——
"Every world-class forward has his own unique way of scoring goals, like Ronaldo's pendulum style, like Raul's back heel, like Ruud van Nistelrooy's grabbing points in the penalty area, like Inzaghi wandering between the offside lines... ...However, no one can tell what Shevchenko's unique shooting method is. He can grab points, shoot from long range, header, and score free kicks. Shooting seems to have become the Ukrainian's instinct... "
Today, this instinct bloomed so dazzlingly in St. James. Shevchenko's series of lightning runs and incredible shoulder knocks before scoring the goal dazzled more than 60,000 people in St. James. …
It seems that it has long been destined that only such a wonderful goal is worthy of witnessing the rebirth of nuclear warheads!
Let the beautiful night sky of St. James witness that Newcastle has gained a great striker!
At the moment when St. James witnessed the miracle, on the other side, a man screamed, rolled his eyes and fainted on the seat——
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mobley!
The unlucky Mobley's mind went blank at the moment Shevchenko scored. He knew that he had become a clown completely. After this game, he would become the whole of England, no, the whole of Europa. A joke to the mainland and even the whole world!
Perhaps, from now on, whenever people talk about West Bromwich Albion, they will think of a clown named Tony Mobley. How did he go from the ignorant arrogance before the game to the panic collapse near the end of the game? What a sad way to get busted by Crazy Lee!
"...What's going on? There was chaos on the sidelines. Tony Mobley fainted on the command bench, and the West Bromwich Albion bench was in a mess...The unconscious Mobley was stretchered He was carried away. Did he have a heart attack? "
Cester was very curious.
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Push - push - push! ! ! !
Twenty minutes later, when the two short and three long whistles sounded at the end of the game, St. James unstoppably became a sea of jubilation.
Twenty minutes ago, Tony Mobley's sudden fainting turned the entire West Bromwich Albion into a group of stragglers. Without the command of their head coach, they were defeated in the face of the wolf-like Magpie Legion. They conceded 3 more goals in the last 20 minutes and finally lost the game an incredible 7:0. Newcastle entered the 2008-09 English League Cup finals with a total score of 7:2 over the two rounds!
On another field, Newcastle’s final opponents in the League Cup were also identified——
After defeating their semi-final opponent Portsmouth, the Red Army Liverpool, led by the Spanish stout Benitez, obtained another ticket to the final. They will meet Li Tongfan at Wembley Stadium in a week's time for the decisive battle in the League Cup!
Newcastle, here's your chance for revenge!
Because in the first game after Li Tongfa left, it was Liverpool who ended the Magpies' unbeaten record in the 2008-09 season, leaving Newcastle people with endless regrets! ——
Chapter 2 of 8,300 words.