Chapter 341: Advantages and good news

"Three to one, the symbol of the new king!"

"The battle between the old and new red whirlwinds, the flying dragon defeated the devil."

"Ferguson is going to retire? Maybe he should really retire."

It has to be said that the media is the most changeable thing in the world. After Leiden Oriental defeated Manchester United at home, the newspapers were filled with praise for Leiden Oriental and belittled Manchester United. In addition to some local newspapers in Manchester, half of the media that were pro-Manchester City were still belittled Manchester United.

However, Xiao Ming was still very clear. At least he knew that the game just passed was not the final. Winning only added a lot of weight to the subsequent championship journey, rather than winning the game to win everything - the excitement of the cup is that a loss may lead to losing everything, while the excitement of the league is that a temporary victory does not represent an eternal victory. Whoever laughs at the end will laugh better.

So when they found that the players had a relaxation after winning that key game, Xiao Ming immediately dispelled the sign.

So when the players returned to the locker room after the warm-up on January 17, before the rematch against Newcastle began, the players happened to see Xiao Ming standing next to a piece of white paper sticking to the wall, looking at them with a smile.

The players looked at each other and knew what their boss was going to play again.

"Let's see what this is?" Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Jin Kraze went up and took a look, and then replied on behalf of all the players: "This is the latest Premier League standings, boss."

"That's right, it's this...what did you remember when you see this?" Xiao Ming continued to ask.

"Uh...we are finally ranked first in the standings again, yeah!" Jinklaze thought for a while, and then suddenly realized the answer.

Seeing Jinklaze turn around and slap Figo after he finished calling, Xiao Ming smiled: "No, no, no, gentlemen, are you seeing this? That's a pity. Do you know what I saw?"

Without waiting for the players to answer, Xiao Ming turned around and drew on the line of Leiden East: "Leedon East, 16 wins, six draws and zero losses in 22 games, accumulated fifty-two points, scored forty-nine goals and conceded twenty-five goals, and had 24 goals in goal difference."

Then he then drew a stroke on the Manchester United line: "Manchester United, 16 wins, four draws and three losses in 23 games, accumulated 50, scored 54 goals and conceded 16 goals, and had 38 goals.

After doing these two things, Xiao Ming clapped his hands and turned around: "Okay, tell me now, what have you seen?"

"We are only two points ahead." Jin Kraze stopped smiling and replied very seriously.

"We have fourteen fewer goals than them, but one less game," Daniel continued.

"If we lose one more game than them in the next game and draw one more game, then the champion will be them." Gerald also understood what Xiao Ming meant.

"Yes, you're right." Xiao Ming was very satisfied with the answers of these three important players: "I'm not a pessimist, but as a head coach, never be too optimistic before winning the final victory. No matter how many games you play, no matter whether you have a great chance of winning the championship in theory, I only believe in one thing - the scores that have appeared in the standings are reliable points. In theory, the points we can get, no matter how beautiful they are, do not belong to us for the time being. So what we think now is that we have only two points ahead of Manchester United, and the league still has a long time."

"Two points!" Xiao Ming made two fingers: "In the final stage of the season, a point can determine the final fate of a team, but in the middle of the season, this is nothing! Manchester United once reversed and won the championship when they were twelve points behind. They were also reversed and won the championship when they were nine points. Last season, Leverkusen was two points ahead of the last round. Last season, Lazio was once ahead of the second place with five rounds left in the league! Their advantages are greater than ours now, and they are very big. Almost everyone thinks they will definitely win the championship, but what about the end? The winner is their opponent! Why?

They relaxed! Because they thought they had a great advantage, but in fact they had much less advantages than they thought! Twelve were greater than nine and seven were greater than two, what in the end? They became negative numbers! In front of teams that were far inferior to those who lost the championship, what reason do we have to see only the good side? There is a story for children in China called the Totors and Hare Race. Maybe you want to hear this story, it is very naive, but it contains a very simple and important philosophy, that is, before you get the final victory, never relax, and never give your opponent any chance. A lion will do his best to deal with a rabbit, not to mention that our opponent is not a rabbit!”

Xiao Ming waved his hand: "Many media outside said that we have already led Manchester United by five points, because we have one less game. Of course, I hope it will become a fact, but these three points will not fall from the sky. We have to fight for it ourselves. Few teams in St. James Park Stadium can take away three points from here this season. Manchester United, Liverpool and Leeds have not been able to do this. I hope you can do this and do what our opponents have not done. Use facts to prove that you can definitely take away three points from here! You will be the well-deserved champions of the Premier League this season!"

Xiao Ming, who successfully boosted the morale of the players, was a little stunned when he appeared on the coach's seat, because the St. James Park Stadium, which has always been known for its terrifying home court, is so harmonious today. When the players of Leiden Oriental appeared, many Newcastle fans even played the slogan "Leden Oriental, Champion!"...

Xiao Ming really wants to ask Shepard, even if our two clubs have a good relationship, we can't do this...

But thinking about Newcastle's best two years of being pushed under Manchester United, the head coach almost got mad by Ferguson. Newcastle's situation is not very good now. A team that kills Manchester United and is likely to win the championship appears. In addition, the relationship between the two clubs is good, so Newcastle fans will naturally not be stingy with treating Leiden Oriental friendly before the game begins.

The harmonious atmosphere disappeared after the game started. Newcastle fans put away banners supporting Leiden Oriental and began to play banners supporting Newcastle. Although Newcastle started this season, under the leadership of Sir Robson, they quickly showed the strength of traditional strong teams. With no investment in the transfer market, they are now ranked eighth and are still a certain gap from the top six points, but they are not unavailable to catch up.

Newcastle is in a state of turmoil this year. Shearer was injured shortly after the start of the league. High center Duncan Ferguson also returned to Everton. After Hiller was injured, Robson found that he could not find a useful striker, and the defense line also gave the old coach Robson a headache. It was in this case that Robson could lead the team to overturn Leeds and Liverpool at home and tie Chelsea and Manchester United. It was after he took office that Newcastle, who almost fell to relegation, began to gradually recover his vitality.

Xiao Ming felt that he was bullying the old man by using strong troops to deal with Newcastle, who did not even have a decent striker.

But what I have to admire is that despite such a bad lineup, Robson still discovered the merits of this lineup. Solano, Speed, and the young midfielder Dale, who emerged this season, played well in the first half of the game with this midfielder Newcastle and Leiden Oriental. Although Newcastle finally lost at home due to the weakness of the defense line and the weakness of the forward line, he won the respect of countless people.

After the game, Xiao Ming and Robson were full of respect. In this game, Leighton East had the upper hand in terms of three-to-one scores, but Newcastle played well at all. After getting one point, there was a possibility of equalization. If Jin Klaze's key goal had not stabilized the situation, it might have been more difficult for Leiton East to win.

"I'm lucky that Alan can't play today, otherwise we will be the ones who are dangerous in this game." Xiao Ming said to Robson.

Robson shrugged his shoulders, then shook his head: "We are still rebuilding this season, and we are not very lucky... But Xiao, it will not be so easy to come to St. James Park again next season."

"I know." Xiao Ming smiled, then let go of his hand, nodded to Robson, and turned around and left.

Although Newcastle's performance was beyond everyone's expectations, Leiden Oriental still took away a crucial three-pointer. After twenty-three rounds, Leiden Oriental has already led Manchester United by five points in the standings. With fifteen rounds left in the league, this is already a considerable advantage.

But Xiao Ming did not have the intention to be satisfied. Before the rekindled the Champions League in March, Leiden Oriental still had six league games to play. The most difficult game was to challenge Arsenal away in the 25th round, while Manchester United's schedule was much more difficult. In the first three rounds of the Champions League, they had to play Chelsea away, Arsenal at home, and Leeds United away. The difficulty of the schedule was naturally quite great. Xiao Ming asked that in these six rounds of the league, Leiden Oriental would definitely get more points than Manchester United, so that after the Champions League restart, Leiden Oriental would not bear too much pressure because of the two-front battle.

In the twenty-fourth round, Leiden Oriental challenged Sunderland away, and Manchester United faced Aston Villa at home.

Relying on the goals of veterans Sheringham and Giggs, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa two goals at home, and Leiden Oriental was not to be outdone. The goals of Klose and Edmunddo helped Leiden Oriental win 2-1 away and continue to lead by five points.

In the 25th round, Leiden Oriental faced Arsenal who had already caught up with him away. The goals of Henry and Piret once helped Arsenal lead with two goals, but Leiden Oriental burst out with strong abilities in the second half. Figo scored from a small angle and sounded the horn of Leiden Oriental's counterattack. Before the final game, Jinklaze beautifully broke through Lauren's defense on the side, and then passed a wonderful cross. Kloze beat Karaze to score a header, snatching a point from the Highbury Stadium!

Manchester United did not miss the opportunity to be blocked by Arsenal from the away game. They relied on Beckham's straight free kick to take away three-pointers from Sunderland's Light Stadium, and the gap from Leiden East narrowed to three-pointers, which made Manchester United fans rekindle their hopes of chasing Leiden East.

After the lead was reduced, Leiden East ushered in good news. The striker Vanny, who was injured for seven months, began to reappear on the training ground. After a detailed examination by the doctor, Vanny was finally able to resume training, but it would take at least a month to be able to play. After all, after all, if you leave the court for so long, you will lose your physical strength and become extremely fat...

On the training ground, Fanny received warm welcome from other players. When he stepped on the long-lost lawn, Fanny was extremely excited.

"Okay, guys, Luther is back. At this critical period, we have returned to an important player... Luther can't train with everyone recently, but I believe he will soon become a part of us... Kevin, Miloslav, Ed, Yuri, be careful, you have another strong competitor." Xiao Ming said after clapping his face.

The players all laughed. With the Champions League game about to begin immediately, it is undoubtedly a good thing for the entire team to return such an excellent player. Although it will make the competition on the forward line more intense, how can there be no competition? Moreover, from all aspects this season will undoubtedly become a great season for Leiden East. No matter how outstanding a player is, it is not necessarily something that can be encountered if he wants to encounter such a season that can impact countless honors. When a team is energetic and pursues honor, no matter how fierce the internal competition is, it will be a virtuous cycle.

After the training, Xiao Ming called Fanny to his office. He happily chatted with Fanny. He had already received the doctor's report. The final conclusion made by the United States was that "Fanny's knee has completely recovered from the situation before the injury, and is as healthy as a normal person's legs. This is difficult to achieve after the operation. Obviously, whether it is us or the player, the luck of this operation is very good."

"Okay, Luther, how are you doing in the United States in the past few months?" Xiao Ming asked Fanny to sit down on the chair in front of him, and then said with a casual smile.

"It's very good, the environment is very good, but there are almost no football matches, except for the European Cup. Later, Miss Jessica visited me many times and invited me to her house to watch the game. She only watched a few Leiden East games." Fanny shrugged, perhaps because he did not stop exercising other parts of his body during the recuperation period, except for his injured legs. He did not look very fat and was also very energetic.

Xiao Ming nodded. He had heard Jessica say about this matter long ago. Then he took out a contract from the drawer and handed it to him: "Tell you something. I had refused to ask for a salary cut at that time, but in order not to distract you during your recovery, my agent and I lied to you. This is your original contract. I will be given up. In addition, the fake contract is torn, and there is no legal effect."

Fanny raised his head in surprise and looked at Xiao Ming. Because he was stubborn, he was injured in the national team. So Fanny always felt a little uneasy when he was still on the hospital bed. So half a year ago, he took the initiative to ask for a half salary cut. The agent later told him that Xiao Ming agreed to his request, but now it is obvious that Xiao Ming and his agent teamed up to cheat him...

"I don't care what you think, Luther, as the players' salaries have increased significantly this season, it would be unfair to you if your salary has not increased. At that time, you said that in order to thank me for letting you go to the European Cup, you are willing to postpone the salary increase for a year. I agree, but if you want to cut your salary, it is too unfair to you. Although you were injured in the training of the national team, the source of the injury is because you won a Champions League for us with your injuries... Would I feel at ease if you do this?" Xiao Ming looked at Fanny and said calmly.

"Boss, I don't mean that." Fanny quickly explained.

"Okay, then let's not talk about anything else. Do a good job of restorative training. You should know that in the second half of the season, there is your name." Xiao Ming patted Fanny's shoulder and said.

"Is my name?" Fanny was stunned for a moment and raised his head suddenly. You should know that the Champions League roster was reported a week ago. At that time, Fanny had not received any notice of being discharged from the hospital. There were only twenty-five people in the Champions League roster. It can be said that each candidate is very important. Xiao Ming put a forward who didn't know if he could make a comeback in March. What kind of trust is this?

"You were the fourth scorer in the Champions League last season. Although we scored a lot of goals in the Champions League this year, we still lack a stable scoring point. Of course I have to sign up for you, otherwise you will not be able to get into the game when you are in good condition. I am not too stupid. Even if you are not in good condition, you will just waste a place... But judging from your spirit, I don't think you will waste this place." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

"Boss, you will definitely not waste this place." Fanny nodded heavily and said swearingly.
Chapter completed!