Chapter 334: A sharp contrast

As time passes day by day, the weather is getting colder and colder. The weather over London is getting more and more gloomy. The rainy weather makes everyone feel like they are about to get moldy.

However, for the fans of Leiden Oriental, although the weather is getting colder, their support for Leiden Oriental is getting hotter and hotter.

Leiden Oriental, who won the Toyota Cup from Tokyo, returned home with a reputation. They were welcomed and treated warmly at the airport as usual. Even the FA sent congratulatory messages. In the eyes of all English fans, the Champions League and Toyota Cup for two consecutive seasons were awarded by Premier League teams to prove that the Premier League has become the world's top league and restored the glory of Premier League teams sweeping Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s...

Many British media also forced Manchester United and Leiden Oriental to compare Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, which defended the Champions League in succession at the time. However, coincidentally, the home jerseys of these four teams were all red, the Red Army Red Devils, the Red Forest and the Red Flying Dragon. The English team went through a cycle...

However, their metaphor makes sense. Manchester United and Liverpool are mortal enemies and are indeed giants that dominate English football. Compared with them, another giant Arsenal has far inferior in the European arena. Nottingham Forest also won the Champions League championship as a big dark horse. However, before that, they had won the FA Cup championship, which is much better than Leiden Oriental. If Leiden Oriental is the most poor team in Champions League history, no one will have any opinions. Even Leiden Oriental fans would not think there is anything wrong, because it is indeed a fact.

When Leiden Oriental participated in the Toyota Cup, they missed two rounds of the league against Tottenham and away against Newcastle. Fortunately, Manchester United only won one in these two rounds of the league, and in the other round of the league, they lost to Liverpool by 0-1 at home, leading Leiden Oriental by only four points. Although these two opponents are not easy to deal with, as long as they can win in the make-up game, they can surpass Manchester United.

After returning to London, Leiden Oriental immediately participated in the quarterfinals of the League Cup. Leiden Oriental, who came on as a substitute in the first two rounds of the league, won the League Cup. The main players ran back and forth, and their physical fitness was greatly affected. Xiao Ming naturally continued to send all the substitutes to play this game. As a result, they lost to Manchester United 1-2 away and stopped in the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

After losing this game, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief. For Xiao Ming, this League Cup match is OK, either if you win or lose, but don’t tie it, because after the tie, the second supplementary match will be ushered in a week. In that case, the 17th round of the league that would have been scheduled to be held on the 20th will have to be postponed. Premier League teams do not have a winter break. If one more game is arranged, the subsequent schedule will become more intensive. Of course, Xiao Ming doesn’t want to see it, so it’s best to win this game, and it’s acceptable to lose. Xiao Ming really has no interest in the League Cup now.

On December 20, in the 17th round of the league, Leiden Oriental faced Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Tottenham's performance this season was quite bad. Before the start of the season, their captain, England international Campbell warned the team that if the team did not enhance their strength, they would not have any status in the Premier League. This sentence was said to the club selling former French international Ginola. Campbell's contract was only one year left. Although he is a symbol of Tottenham, Tottenham's long-term in the mid-range and unable to participate in European competitions has made Campbell feel a little tired. After all, as the main international in England, one of the best central defenders in the Premier League, missing the European competition for a long time has also had a great impact on him.

In order to retain Campbell, before the start of the season, Tottenham spent 11 million pounds to introduce Rebrov, one of the two twin stars who are most powerful in the Premier League, from Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine, Ukraine, who is second only to Leiden Oriental to introduce Figo, Arsenal introduced Villotd and Chelsea to 15 million pounds to 15 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds to 100 million pounds.

Such performance also made Campbell's hope of staying in Tottenham more and more slim. Campbell refused to renew his contract with Tottenham because he wanted to go to a team that would make him honor. In this era when excellent central defenders are scarce, Campbell has also attracted the attention of countless teams. Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have expressed their interest in Campbell privately or publicly. Ferguson has always wanted to find an excellent central defender partner for Stam, not to mention Wenger, he has been transforming the defense line, and Hollier has also felt a headache for not having a stable central defender. Even abroad, Morati's Inter Milan wants to introduce Campbell. This year, the one who performs the most stable in the defense line is the former French captain Blanco, who is already 35 years old. Campbell, who is in a golden age and in extremely outstanding form, will not worry about not being able to find his next home.

Of course, Tottenham wants to do everything possible to keep their captains, but what ability do they have to keep the captains who are eager for honor and are no longer with them?

In the 20th game, Xiao Ming sent all the main players. On Tottenham, Campbell, who was in the transfer vortex, started the game. He fought fiercely and performed very well in this game. The reason is very simple. If he loses this game, their ranking may slip out of the top ten and enter the second half of the standings. But how can his performance alone compete with the players of Leiden Oriental who have been resting for nearly a week and have been raising energy?

Rebrov is still mediocre on the court. Under the close defense of Hepia and Deselli, he seems at a loss. After getting the ball, he keeps losing the ball and passing the ball is not threatened. This star worth 11 million is even worse than the 34-year-old veteran Les Ferdinand on the court. At least Ferdinand still has some impact in the penalty area.

Seeing the Ukrainian running around like a headless fly on the court, Xiao Ming couldn't help but sigh. Last season, Rebrov performed well in Dynamo Kiev, with a goal rate of 90% in the league, scoring 18 goals in 20 games, carrying the offensive banner of Dynamo Kiev after Shepchenko left, and led Dynamo Kiev to the second stage of the group stage. In the same group as Bayern and Real Madrid, their final points were the same as Real Madrid. If they had not lost to Real Madrid at home and away, they would have entered the quarterfinals. But how long has it been, the majestic Rebrov became the "weak Ukrainian" in Tottenham fans...

In Xiao Ming's opinion, Rebrov should not come to the Premier League. First of all, he is not a scorer himself. When Schepchenko was there, he usually helped Schepchenko score goals behind him. His technical awareness and overall view were quite good. The position between the striker and the midfielder was his best position. At the same time, the tough style of British football also made Rebrov very uncomfortable. In addition, after the high transfer, Tottenham wanted Rebrov to score more goals to prove his worth and make him closer to the goal, but instead made him lose himself in the rough collision of Premier League defenders. At the same time, the psychological quality of the Ukrainians does not seem to be high. He is not the kind of player who can rise up in adversity, but needs the careful care of the coach. Unfortunately, he does not have these conditions.

In Xiao Ming's eyes, there are two types of players in this world. One is a player who can adapt well in any situation and in any style of league, and the other is a player who needs to perform in a familiar environment. There is no difference between these two players, because players with strong adaptability may not be able to exert their abilities to a very high level. Players who can only play in certain leagues can achieve higher achievements because of their concentration. As long as they do not go to leagues with completely different styles from theirs, if the former player can give a very high level, it will be terrible. Players who can adapt to most leagues and perform continuously and stably are superstars, while the latter will be praised to some extent, but are far inferior to the former in overall height.

The former is representative of players like Figo, Zidane, and Ronaldo, while the latter is most famous among the latter is probably Riquelme.

So when Xiao Ming introduced players, he tried his best to choose players who later proved his strength and impression in the Premier League that he could perform well in at least two top leagues. He had many choices, and there was no need to introduce players who didn't know whether they could prove themselves in the Premier League for their own preferences. Otherwise, this year he might have directly dug Fran, the future World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot double winner, to Leiden Oriental. The main reason is that Fran's failure at Manchester United made him unwilling to pin his hopes on this Uruguayan shooter.

As for Edmunddo, it is because he performed well in Serie A. During this period, the difficulty level of Serie A was indeed the world's number one. Players who can perform well in Serie A will not perform suddenly after coming to the Premier League. Just like Xiao Ming believes that if Shepchenko comes to the Premier League now, he will also perform well and will never change from a nuclear warhead to nuclear waste.

On the court, Leiden East finally took the lead before the end of the first half after gaining the upper hand. Kloze attracted Campbell's attention in the middle, while Jin Klaze, who broke through the wing, cleverly passed the ball to the back point. Figo passed back again, and Phillips, who followed, made a shot from the front point, and Leiden East took the lead with one goal!

Amid the deafening cheers of the fans of Leiden Oriental, the players of Leiden Oriental got off the court with a chat and laugh. Their advantage was quite big in the first half. Although they only scored one goal, if they continued to play like this, the victory of this game would be their favorite.

The expressions on Tottenham players' faces were confused and unhappy. This season was like a nightmare for Tottenham players. Campbell walked off the court with his face. He had made up his mind to leave Tottenham. Whether it was Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United, they were at least ambitious clubs, and their players were ambitious players, rather than willing to hang out in the Premier League.

Inter Milan seems to be good, at least they lack central defenders, but British players' performance in Italy is basically very failures, including Gascoin and Pratt before. Only Ince performed well in Inter Milan, which made Campbell have some concerns about playing abroad. Campbell is not a player who wants to leave home too far...

Simon Davis walked beside Campbell. Campbell looked at the young teammate. In this game, Simon Davis was also the one who performed the best. Although he did not get many opportunities under the control of the opponent's veteran Garney, he ran actively on the wing and made a decisive breakthrough. Obviously, although Davis did not play any main player in Leiden East, he developed the temperament of not being afraid of anyone.

"Simon, do you feel sad after leaving Leiden East?" Seeing that there were no one around, Campbell suddenly asked Davis.

Davis was stunned for a moment, and he admired Davis, the boss of Campbell. He scratched his head: "There is one thing... Although I am not the main player there, I have a happy life. The boss is very good, and the other teammates are also very kind. Our locker room makes people feel very comfortable, so I didn't want to leave Leiden East at that time, but my agent told me that I am still young and have more opportunities to play in Tottenham, which will be better for my future prospects, so I came to Tottenham. The boss did not make things difficult for me, and encouraged me to do a good job in Tottenham, saying that the players who went out from Leiden East were not embarrassed and told me not to lose the face of Leiden East."

Hearing Davis say this, Campbell couldn't help but laugh at the heartfelt smile on Davis's face.

How long has it been since I had such a happy smile? In Tottenham, he is the captain and a leader-level figure. He looks glorious, but he is under considerable pressure. The team is not performing well, he has to bear pressure and be criticized. Some things often happen in the locker room, and the team is mediocre... Look at Davis, he has no games in Leiden East, and can only get opportunities to play in cups and ordinary leagues, but he is filled with the confidence that does not exist and the desire to win...

Such a sharp contrast.

Looking at Campbell's face, Davis asked carefully: "Captain, are you not planning to renew your contract with the club?"

Campbell smiled. Now the media is talking about this, and it is not uncommon for Davis to know: "I don't know, but I don't want to always work hard to compete for the top ten."

"Maybe you can go to Leiden East, captain." Davis said excitedly: "I was also a member of the Champions League champion last season! Although I didn't play much, the feeling of the Champions League is really beautiful. Seeing those European giants defeated by us one by one, this feeling is very comfortable even on the bench! However, Leiden East seems to have no shortage of central defenders now. Marcel and Sammy are both excellent, and Darren and Matthew are also good substitutes. In my opinion, many main central defenders in the mid-range Premier League teams are not as good as Darren and Matthew. There are too many good players in Leiden East. Every time they arrange the main players, the boss is very troublesome."

Hearing Davis' words, Campbell couldn't help but smile bitterly. Before the start of the season, he protested to the club for the lack of competitiveness of the team. What about Leiden East? It's a headache for whom to send whom and whom...

"It depends on whether they are interested in me." Campbell shrugged: "I don't really want to leave London. As long as Tottenham has the strength of the top six and can participate in the Champions League frequently, I will not be willing to leave. After all, Tottenham trained me."

The final result of this game was that Leiden Oriental defeated Tottenham 3-1 at home. Djokav and Jin Kraze, who came on as a substitute, scored one goal each. Tottenham scored a goal. Taking advantage of a corner kick, Campbell jumped high and beat Hypia to push the ball into Leiden Oriental's goal. His bounce was fully demonstrated in this goal. Campbell, 26, is in the golden age of a defender. His physical fitness, experience and personal condition are the best times. No wonder he is unwilling to waste his best time in Tottenham.

What Campbell doesn't know is that Xiao Ming is really interested in him. Hepia is 27 years old this year, and Deselli is already 32 years old. Although Deselli can extend his best form for one or two years, Hepia's performance has always been very stable, but in Xiao Ming's opinion, it is not enough. Hepia is not a top central defender. His ability to confront is still a little different from those top central defenders. Deselli's physical fitness is inevitable. Reedselli will definitely not play almost all the time like he is now in the next few seasons. Perth and Upson can be good substitutes, but they do not have the ability to serve as the main force. If Campbell can be introduced, Leiden East's defense will undoubtedly be stronger.

However, Simon Davis's proposal was something Xiao Ming didn't know. He did not entrust Davis to persuade Campbell. In fact, Davis had just transferred to Tottenham, so it was difficult to play any role in the middle. However, Xiao Ming underestimated Davis's feelings for Leiden East. The conversation in the player channel during the break left a deep impression on Campbell's heart and played a crucial role in the summer Campbell battle.
Chapter completed!