"Coach Nelson, you have done a great job at Tottenham. I believe Alex (Ferguson) will be proud to have such an outstanding disciple like you." After the game, Mark Hughes smiled and chatted with George. He looked up and didn't seem to be affected at all by this 1-4 defeat. "After coaching Tottenham, we won the Premier League runner-up for two consecutive years and also led the team to the Champions League final. This is definitely an amazing achievement. If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to do this."
It's no surprise that Mark Hughes would appear so relaxed. After all, Blackburn does not have high requirements for performance this season. It only requires him to lead the team to successfully avoid relegation. Having completed his task, the former Manchester United star will naturally not feel much pressure at this time.
Of course, the reason why Mark Hughes has such a friendly attitude towards George is not because he sees George’s outstanding performance in leading the team or because Tottenham is rich and intends to get some benefits from him, but because both of them have worked under Ferguson. I have served under my account. With this relationship, Mark Hughes would treat George differently - otherwise, why wouldn't Mark Hughes flatter Chelsea and Mourinho, who are also burning a lot of money?
Steve Bruce who coached at Birmingham, Bryan Robson who coached at West Bromwich Albion, Mark Hughes who coached at Blackburn, and "Big Sam" Allardyce who had a close relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson , coupled with George who is in control of Tottenham...Unknowingly, Ferguson's series of head coaches have begun to spread their wings in the Premier League, forming an extremely huge network of relationships and becoming a force in English football. A power that cannot be underestimated!
Although George was not familiar with Mark Hughes before, with Ferguson's relationship, the atmosphere of the exchange between the two was generally quite friendly and harmonious. Naturally, George had no reason to refuse the goodwill shown by Mark Hughes, and expressed his affirmation of Mark Hughes' achievements at Blackburn: "Coach Hughes, I think your achievements at Blackburn are better than It's even rarer than mine. After all, as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, I am also the owner of this club, and no one will hinder my actions. And your situation is much more difficult, because under Chairman Jack Walker Blackburn's management simply don't give you much room to maneuver after you pass away."
George's high opinion of Mark Hughes was not unfounded. You know, since Jack Walker unfortunately passed away due to illness last year, his Blackburn club has entered asset management. The Walker family and asset trustees, who have no interest in running a football club, have been looking for a new owner willing to take over Blackburn. Naturally, they cannot increase their investment in the club. Instead, they are still looking for ways to cut expenses. With extremely limited available resources, Mark Hughes was able to lead Blackburn, who had only successfully landed at the end of last season, to complete the relegation task early. This can not but be said to be a quite remarkable achievement.
Now let's get down to business. After the game against Blackburn Rovers, the 2004-05 Premier League season officially came to an end, and the fate of the twenty Premier League clubs was determined!
Needless to say, the ownership of the league championship is of course Chelsea, who secured the trophy one round in advance. This is also the first English top league title won by the Blues since the league championship in the 1954-55 season. Chelsea's league championship has brought Mourinho and Abramovich's reputation among Chelsea fans to an unprecedented height! Especially the former, with this victory, he dispelled everyone's doubts about him and completely secured his position as the world's top coach!
Second place in the league behind Chelsea was Tottenham Hotspur coached by George. In the Premier League this season, Tottenham has achieved an excellent record of 27 wins, nine draws, two losses and 90 points. In previous years, this would definitely be a result that would allow Tottenham to secure the league title. But it is a pity that Tottenham met Chelsea led by Mourinho this time and had incredible willpower. As a result, they were distracted from the European war and ended up finishing second with a three-point difference.
The winners of third and fourth place in the league are Arsenal and Manchester United, two veteran teams in the Premier League respectively. The former is because the contract renewal issues of veterans such as Pires and Bergkamp have affected the morale and state of the army (Note: Arsenal had an unwritten rule during this period. No matter how much credit they have for veterans over 30 years old, their contracts will be renewed. It is a one-year signing.), the latter is subject to the injuries of generals such as Ruud van Nistelrooy and the aging of main players such as Roy Keane, and cannot guarantee stable enough performance in the long league.
Of course, the poor performance of Arsenal and Manchester United this season is also closely related to the increased strength of competitors such as Chelsea and Tottenham. Compared with the latter who are burning a lot of money in the transfer market, Manchester United The actions with Arsenal undoubtedly seemed a bit too conservative and stingy.
Despite their best efforts in the final sprint, Everton and Liverpool ultimately failed to get a ticket to next season's Champions League. The reality of missing the Champions League for two consecutive years has made the Red Army's already poor financial situation even worse!
In addition, although the league's gold and silver boots are not shared by Tottenham this time, it does not mean that Tottenham's offensive firepower is not as good as Arsenal, who are famous for their offensive football in European football - Miroslav Klose and Didier Drogba. He was tied for third on the scorer list with eighteen goals, while Villa scored an astonishing sixteen goals in extremely limited playing time and ranked fifth on the scorer list!
The three forwards Drogba, Klose and Villa contributed a total of 52 league goals for Tottenham. Such an amazing goal efficiency dwarfs even Arsenal. You know, although Henry won the Premier League Golden Boot with 25 goals, Pires and Ljungberg, as the team's second and third scorers, only scored 14 and 10 goals respectively. The three hot spots combined total Forty-nine goals were scored, making the Gunners' offensive trident less powerful than Tottenham Hotspur, which has three forwards.
Compared with the championship battle, which was not decided until the penultimate round, this season's Premier League relegation battle can also be said to be extremely brutal. Before the final round of the league begins, the four teams at the bottom of the standings have the possibility of relegation. After ninety minutes of game time, West Bromwich Albion, coached by Bryan Robson, created a miracle and became the first team since the establishment of the Premier League to be at the bottom in the first half of the season but ultimately successfully avoid relegation!
As for the three teams that lost in this relegation battle, including Norwich, Southampton and Crystal Palace, they have to accept the cruel reality of being relegated from the Premier League and seeing a sharp drop in revenue next season!
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