When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, indicating that the game had entered the intermission, the stands of St. James' Park were completely silent. Newcastle fans were all stunned to see the score displayed on the big screen in the stadium!
Four to zero! In just half a game, Tottenham defeated Newcastle, which ranked sixth in the Premier League last season. The most important thing is that these results were achieved by Tottenham on the road!
"Who can explain to me what is going on?!" Faced with the extremely unfavorable situation of being four goals behind, Souness, who returned to the locker room, could no longer hold back and roared loudly in the room. He never expected that his team would be beaten like this by Tottenham at home!
"We are Newcastle! We were sixth in the league last season and third in the Premier League in the 2002-03 season. We can compete with Manchester United and Arsenal!" Because the result of 0 to 4 was too unexpected, Therefore, at this time, Souness's voice seemed a little angry and hysterical, "Look at your performance today! Not only were you beaten by Tottenham without any power to fight back, but you were also defeated in just forty-five minutes. Conceding four goals in a row, is there anything worthy of the Newcastle jersey you are wearing?!"
However, Souness's roar did not inspire the Newcastle players to fight, nor did they get any response. Lee Bowyer, Dyer and Jenas all looked indifferent, while captain Alan Shearer looked at Bramble and Bumsong with dissatisfaction, looking like he wanted to kill them both with his eyes. posture, but no one took Souness's words to heart.
This is the hidden danger of not being a big-name head coach - as a player, none of the Magpie players here (including Nicky Butt and Kluivert) have achieved as many honors as Souness, but Souness There are no impressive results in the head coaching position, and the Magpies leadership headed by Sheppard has been causing trouble behind the scenes recently. There are even rumors that Shearer hopes to take over the Newcastle coach after retiring. News, this caused almost everyone here to regard Souness as a transitional figure.
The saddest thing is that Souness, who feels good about himself, does not realize this, but really regards himself as the leader who leads Newcastle to glory. Therefore, after seeing that the players were indifferent to his words, Souness' anger suddenly rose to another level!
Of course, no matter how angry or furious Souness is, it will not be of any use.
At the same time, in the visiting team's locker room, George was also commenting on the first half of the game: "Guys, I am very satisfied with your performance in the first half! However, I hope you will not give up just because of the big lead. Relax. Because today, I have only one request from you, and that is to score goals! As many goals as you can!"
Although George is not very old and is even younger than many of the players here, due to his special status (Tottenham owner and head coach), no one dares to take his words seriously. You must know that those who dared to openly confront him, such as the former Sheringham, have been cleared out of White Hart Lane by him. With these lessons learned, naturally no one would stand up and argue with George at this time.
"Hey, Chris (Cristiano Ronaldo), do you know what happened to the boss today? Why do you have to put Newcastle to death?" Looking at George, who impassionedly mobilized everyone in front of him to keep up their efforts and strive to score more goals in the second half. , Xavi Alonso asked Ronaldo doubtfully. Although he has only joined Tottenham for a short time, the smart Spaniard has already seen that the relationship between Ronaldo and his boss is obviously far closer than others.
"What else could it be because of? It must be the boss who wants to take advantage of this game to vent his anger on Sir Robson." Ronaldo glanced at George carefully first, and after confirming that the other party did not notice his little move, he Then he replied in a low voice, "Xavi (Alonso), you only joined the team this summer, so you don't know much about some things. The reason why the boss attaches so much importance to this game is that in this kind of situation The reason why we are asked to continue to score goals is because Sir Robson is the leader who led the boss into the coaching circle. Therefore, the boss has always been very dissatisfied with Sir Robson being burned by Newcastle's senior management, so he thought of retribution for him. hatred."
"I understand." After listening to Ronaldo's explanation and knowing the reason, Alonso nodded as if he had a sudden realization, and at the same time secretly made a decision in his heart.
Although Alonso never intervenes in any fights within the club, this does not mean that the Spaniard does not know how to behave. In fact, Alonso in his previous life was able to survive several struggles not only by relying on a neutral stance, but also as a manifestation of wisdom!
Therefore, Alonso would be really stupid if he did not seize this great opportunity to seduce his boss!
In this way, the Newcastle players who were playing at home each had their own hidden agendas. Souness's outburst during the halftime break not only failed, but further deepened the conflict between them. Under George's order, they unified their thoughts and were sharpening their knives. Tottenham players, who are ready to attack the Magpies, can't wait for the game to start again!
Finally, when another forty-five minutes passed and the final whistle sounded, the St. James Park stadium, which was still full at the beginning of the game, had become sparse. The Magpies fans who insisted on staying to watch the game all had dull eyes. He looked at the score displayed on the big screen with despair. The visiting team's fan area in the corner of the stands was a scene of roaring cheers - in this second round clash of the 2004-05 Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur, which had already led by four goals at halftime, scored again in the second half. Three goals and a bloodbath of Newcastle United with a score of 7-0!
Cristiano Ronaldo, Drogba, Villa and Alonso each scored a goal in this game. Especially the latter, in addition to scoring the first goal for Tottenham, he also sent two assists and performed extremely well!
However, the best player award was finally awarded to Miroslav Klose - the German's hat-trick performance in this game allowed him to beat teammate Alonso and get the award after landing in the Premier League. The first personal honor!
By the way, after the game, the displeased Newcastle fans wanted to teach these Tottenham fans who dared to celebrate arrogantly on their turf, but their plan was not realized when the on-site security personnel blocked them, and they also Incurred severe punishment from the disciplinary committee - a fine of 100,000 pounds and a three-game home ban, which is the price Newcastle fans paid for their impulsive behavior!
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