365 The Uncrowned King
On May 9, the Red Rebels challenged Newcastle in the first leg of the matchup, and the Red Rebels, who were not in good shape, were forced to draw 1:1 by Newcastle at home, and now they are visiting St. James' Park, and the Arsenal title battle is in full swing The Red Rebels are determined to get three points.
Newcastle are currently fifth in the league, behind Arsenal, Red Rebels, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. Shearer's team is still a force to be reckoned with.
Due to the second leg of the UEFA Cup, the FA postponed the game by one day, which put the Red Rebels in a very disadvantageous position on the schedule, especially since Arsenal had just beaten Leicester City 2-1 at home, and with only one round left in the league, the Red Rebels would undoubtedly withdraw from the league if they could not win Newcastle.
Jose Mourinho issued a must-kill order to the Red Rebels' players before the game, asking them to win Newcastle no matter what, and continue to keep the pressure on Arsenal to force them to make mistakes in the final league game.
"Only if we win all the games will we be qualified to win the title, otherwise, even if Arsenal make mistakes and drop points, so what? We still can't win the championship! ”
Mourinho, who has always been high-profile before the game, also rarely kept a low profile this time, believing that it will be difficult for the Red Rebels to reverse Arsenal to win the title, because with Arsenal's current form, they are unlikely to miss Birmingham.
However, for the team's St James' Park match, Mourinho believes that the team has no way out, and only by winning can we win respect!
Newcastle were also very cautious in this game, and after the opening kick-off, they uncharacteristically played a counter-attack.
The Red Rebels were determined to win and take the initiative, but the results were not good, but Newcastle's several counter-attacks were quite threatening, and the players were obviously afraid of losing, which made them a little cautious on the pitch and did not dare to let go of their hands and feet.
On the other hand, it is also because of the continuous fighting, the physical fitness is a little unable to keep up, coupled with the long-term tension, which leads to the state of the players inevitably being affected.
The game was a bit dull, with the Red Rebels in control of the game but unable to convert their advantage into goals, especially after entering Newcastle's interception zone, the Red Rebels were unable to show much to do.
At half-time, the score was still 0-0, and Mourinho continued to encourage the players in the dressing room, stimulate their fighting spirit, hoping to awaken their form and make them play more active and aggressive.
The second half changed slightly, but the Red Rebels were unable to capitalise on their chances, and Kaka, who had played the whole game against Valencia, was clearly out of shape and had a denied solo effort saved by the goalkeeper.
Kaka's slump also reflects the biggest problem of the Red Rebels, which is fatigue!
Jose Mourinho was well aware of this, so he quickly replaced Kaka with Messi, bringing Ribery back into the middle and handing over the right to Messi, while full-back McCondo stepped in to provide the assist.
Some people say that Messi is the best 12th man for the Red Rebels this season, and he can surprise the Red Rebels fans and bring welcome changes almost every time he plays.
It's the same this time!
As soon as he came on the field, Messi had a cross after a high-speed breakthrough on the right side, Villa grabbed the point in the middle, and the ball grazed the near post and went out of the bottom line, although he failed to score, but immediately set off the offensive of the Red Rebels.
After that, Messi's right side became more and more active, and several excellent breakthroughs brought great trouble to Newcastle's defense, especially McCann's frequent forward insertion, which made the right side of the Red Rebels completely a nightmare for Newcastle.
Activating on the right, Patrice Evra on the left also began to appear frequently in Newcastle's half, especially as the game progressed and time was running out, and the players began to desperately try to create a goal on the pitch.
In this case, Mourinho also faintly sensed the signs of Newcastle's counterattack, but he had no choice, if he did not take advantage of the current situation to attack, once he retracted and stabilized the formation for Newcastle, the Red Rebels were likely to lose this game.
"I believe in my players, Jim, and I'm sure they won't let me down!" Mourinho gritted his teeth on the sidelines, his fists clenched as if he was afraid that the three points of the game would slip out of his hands.
Everyone on the pitch knows the Red Rebels are crazy, Alain? Shearer was the same, he also saw the frequency of the Red Rebels full-backs, so he aimed in that direction, and both runs were dangerous, but the referee ruled it offside.
It's a very obvious sign, but Mourinho has no choice, he can only bet!
In the 81st minute, Alain? After Shearer won the ball on the left side, McConn, who stepped forward to assist, couldn't get back to his position in time, and he dribbled to the Red Rebels' penalty area. Shearer's ball at his feet tackled off the line and tripped Alain? Shearer.
The referee suddenly ran over and pointed to the penalty spot without question.
This time, all the players on the field of the Red Rebels exploded!
With little time left, wouldn't it be a death sentence for the Red rebels if Newcastle were given another penalty?
Mourinho waved at Kassel from the sidelines, who immediately knew what Mourinho meant, and he was preparing himself for the worst, so he immediately asked Faria to dig some files out of his laptop while substitute goalkeeper Almunia ran to the position of goalkeeper Cech.
Mourinho himself was in the linesman's position, constantly pointing to the live broadcast screen on the field, and the slow-motion replay on it showed that Curtis was the first to tackle the ball before tripping people, and it was a beautiful defense.
The Red Rebels also surrounded the referee, and captain David Beckham dissuaded his impatient teammates before running to the referee to negotiate.
"Sir, it's a beautiful defense, he touched the ball first!"
"David, I'm sorry, I believe in my eyes, I believe what I see, I understand your feelings, but this is an undoubted foul!"
"It's not a damn foul, Shearer is going to the ground, Curtis is tackling that fucking ball first, you look at the slow motion on the screen, all the fans can see that it's a pretty defense, it's definitely not a fucking penalty!"
Beckham was also excited, he suddenly ran up, grabbed the referee's shoulder, and pointed to the monitor.
"Please, take a look, we fought for a season, we gritted our teeth for a year, we gave almost everything, we can't let your misjudgment cause our efforts for a season to fall short, you see clearly!"
The referee knows Beckham's influence in England, and he also understands Beckham's feelings, if you are anyone, in this situation, you will definitely collapse, and it is good that Beckham is not as out of control as his teammates.
"I'm sorry, David!" The referee still had no intention of changing the decision.
Beckham suddenly covered his hands and shook them hard, yelling: "This is an absolute, absolutely absolute misjudgment of yours!" ”
Beckham's roar was clearly shown on the live TV camera, and all the fans sank in their hearts when they saw the referee Huo Ran turn around.
Sure enough, the referee had to defend his dignity and showed a yellow card to Beckham, who was sent off because he had already had a yellow card on his side.
The Red Rebels all went crazy at this moment, and they ran towards the referee one by one, as if they were hungry tigers, trying to pounce and tear the referee.
The referee swore that he had officiated so many football matches and had never seen such a terrible look on a player from any team.
Beckham suddenly stopped his teammates, especially Curtis, who bore the brunt of the attack, hugged him tightly, and then pulled Ronaldo and Essien to the ground, and the Red Rebels players fell to the ground.
"Curtis, calm down!" Beckham patted Curtis's cheek vigorously as he ripped off the captain's armband from his arm and thrust it heavily into Curtis's chest.
"After I get off the field, you will be the captain, remember your duty, what we want is a victory, a victory!"
Beckham's roar was almost audible on live TV, and he was almost hysterical!
'It doesn't matter if I go down, the referee will definitely take care of us a little bit in the next decision, but you have to continue, whether the penalty goes in or not, we have to win, understand? A fucking victory that is about the ownership of the championship! ”
The teammates calmed down, and Beckham got up from the ground, hugged his teammates one by one, encouraged them, and then slowly walked down.
All the Red Rebels fans in the stands immediately burst into cheers, Mourinho was the first to applaud on the sidelines, and then greeted him, hugging Beckham heavily, and the coaches, the players on the bench, and the fans in the stands suddenly remembered the overwhelming applause, all dedicated to Beckham.
"I'm sorry, Jose!" Beckham said apologetically.
Mourinho shook his head and patted David Beckham on the shoulder, the England captain has been good enough this season and no one can ask him to do better, and he worked very hard in this game, and it was not his fault that he accumulated yellow cards.
"Don't worry, David, we're going to get a win, I promise!"
Curtis on the field slowly stood up, Xiao Xiaoluo, Essien, Messi and others also leaned over, even the goalkeeper Cech also came closer, and the 10 players on the field were close together, hand in hand, head to head, tight, as if they wanted to integrate into each other's bodies.
The applause and cheers of the fans in the stands were even louder, and the live TV camera even captured many fans crying out loud.
"It's an impressive game, whether the Red Rebels win this game or not, whether they can reverse Arsenal or not to win the title, but the Red Rebels have gone down in history this season, their unity, their blood, their will, their unrivalled attacking tactics, even if they end up with nothing, they are the uncrowned kings of European football this season!"
Andy? Gray was clearly impressed by the unity of the Red Rebels, and praised very cooperatively.
Martin on the side? Taylor was speechless for a long time.
Jose Mourinho stood closest to the pitch in the dugout, with Cassel, Faria, Boas, Moniz, Moulenstin and others standing next to him, and the players on the bench also stood next to Mourinho, all of whom were supporting the players on the pitch in this way.
Ismail was called out to warm up and Mourinho was clearly going to make a last-ditch push regardless of the penalty outcome.
Under Curtis's beckoning, the players all returned to their positions, but their eyes revealed that they were more decisive than just now, full of murderous aura, as if they were wolves staring at their prey!
That kind of look made the Newcastle players can't help but feel a little creepy when they look at it.
Even the well-informed Alain? Shearer, as he walked to the penalty spot, felt a little palpitations when he looked directly at the young man Petr Cech across from him.
It's a look that looks like it's going to swallow you up so easily!
(To be continued)