Chapter 98 What Newcastle wants to do next season

“Does my personal appearance look okay? Is my hair messy?”

When surrounded by reporters and asked about his feelings after winning the championship, Ronaldo’s first reaction was to touch his face and hair towards the camera.

The reporters around smiled knowingly, and Ronaldo also grinned, looking like he was in a very good mood.

“It’s been a fantastic season for me and my teammates.

To be honest, at the beginning of the season we were all confident that we could compete with the top teams in the league, but we didn’t expect the process of winning the championship would be so ‘smooth’.”

When they heard this, many reporters surrounding Ronaldo nodded subconsciously.

They could tell that Ronaldo was not showing off, but was genuinely surprised.

At the beginning of this season, they and the majority of Premier League fans did not expect this.

Liverpool, who reversed the situation and won the championship last season, are in such a difficult situation this season that they only secured their top four spot in the last round of the league.

Arsenal’s sudden rise surprised the media.

But in comparison, the abnormal performance of Liverpool and Manchester City will indeed have a greater impact on the power structure of the Premier League this season.

The poor performance of the two giants gave Newcastle, which only needed to focus on league competition, a big advantage.

The bargain was so great that even though Newcastle’s main players have actually won the championship, they still feel it is a bit of a dream.

“I have to thank our manager, my teammates, our hard-working coaching staff and support staff. This is definitely a team victory and I am proud to continue to make history at a big club like Newcastle.

Now we have to enjoy the beautiful championship celebrations, this moment belongs to all Newcastle fans, I love you, see you later! ”

After Ronaldo finished speaking, he turned around and jogged towards Li Chen, who was being caught by other Newcastle players.

Then they knocked Li Chen to the ground as planned, and threw him into the sky again and again!

However, this exciting celebration did not last long.

Because after the first Newcastle diehard fan jumped off the stands and rushed into the stadium, the security guards on the scene could no longer stop the excited home fans from rushing into the stadium to celebrate the championship!

Li Chen was not worried that the fans at the scene would do something too radical to him.

But in order to reduce the workload of the security personnel, he took the initiative to invite the players to sneak into the locker room.

Under the live camera, St. James’ Park has been occupied by fanatical Magpies fans.

They hugged and cheered with their families and friends or took selfies to celebrate in the stadium.

The grass on the field will inevitably be pulled by many fans.

As for the nets hanging behind the goals on both sides, they had already been cut into pieces by fans with scissors and taken away as souvenirs.

The FA’s working team has already engraved the name of Newcastle United Club on the league championship trophy on site.

However, it still takes time to set up the stage for the championship celebration, and Sky Sports also brought the camera back to the studio in time.

Several special guests in the studio at the moment have talked about why Newcastle has been so successful this season.

Alan Shearer, one of the special guests, gave most of the credit for the championship to Li Chen without hesitation.

In the past, the other special guests present would certainly have expressed different opinions on this.

But what is rare is that none of the other special guests who were in the same room with Alan Shearer today expressed any objection to the comparison.

Ferdinand and Keane even said that Li Chen is the only “soul figure” of Newcastle’s successful reconstruction.

“Coaches like them all have a certain quality, and you should understand what I mean. Just like Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Lee is also a leadership coach who can lead a team to complete transformation.

I won’t cite Newcastle’s successful example this season. You only need to look at Manchester United’s performance in the second half of last season and this season to draw a very intuitive conclusion.

I’m sorry, I don’t mean to say that Eric (ten Hag) is doing a bad job at Manchester United, but it is obvious that a club of Manchester United’s size needs a head coach like Sir Alex Ferguson!

Eric is good, but he is more suitable to go to Everton first, to a team like Brighton to experience himself and feel the fierce competition in the Premier League, rather than taking over Manchester United right away and making mistakes in balancing various aspects of the team…”

Keane became more and more excited as he spoke. Ferdinand, who was standing beside him, was afraid that his big brother would say something shocking next, so he decisively changed the subject and did not let him continue to express his views on Ten Hag’s coaching.

However, just because some topics were not discussed further in the studio does not mean that the related issues no longer exist.

On the contrary, the resentment of the Red Devils fans towards the club’s top management has reached its peak with Newcastle’s successful championship!
If Ten Hag had taken over a Manchester United team ranked in the lower half of the league this season, no Manchester United fans would have considered his performance problematic.

Being one point away from the top four in the league would only make Manchester United fans feel pity, rather than finding fault and complaining about Ten Hag’s lack of ability.

It just so happened that Ten Hag took over Manchester United, which finished third in the league last season and won an English domestic cup championship.

Ten Hag can complain that Li Chen did not leave him a young team with sufficient talent and potential.

But Li Chen also did not overdraw Manchester United’s recruitment expenses.

Sandezi never approved a penny more for Li Chen’s transfer fee until he left office.

And to put it bluntly, using the same players and lineup, Li Chen brought this group of players out last season despite the wave of injuries.

As soon as Ten Hag took office in the new season, Manchester United’s management spent 200 million on your transfer fee.

In this case, if you couldn’t even lead the team into the top four after a season alone, shouldn’t the fans question your ability and your means of balancing the locker room?

All I can say is that everything is afraid of comparison. If there is no comparison, Manchester United fans may continue to support Ten Hag with a pinch of their nose.

But there is a comparison, especially this year Li Chen also completed such a beautiful season in Newcastle.

How can the Red Devils fans not miss the hope of revival that Li Chen brought them last season.

How can we not miss that united Manchester United team that rediscovered the spirit of the Red Devils?

A new wave of public opinion has formed, and Manchester United, as the protagonist of the wave, is likely to continue to be the public opinion leader in the Premier League during the coming off-season.

The negative impact brought about by this public opinion may require Manchester United to slowly digest it over the next several seasons.

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The scene of Ramos and his teammates celebrating their victory by holding the trophy high made the front pages of major British media without any suspense the next morning.

With Newcastle’s historic championship, in addition to the huge profits made by Newcastle’s main players and Li Chen, Real Madrid Club also became the winner of public opinion.

After the “Real Madrid swill theory” by an Inter Milan fan in China spread to the European football world, it was recognized by many European fans. The gist of it is that the former stars who were also “abandoned” by the giants and sold at a low price by the Real Madrid Club can always shine in other leagues and perform well.

To put it bluntly, these players abandoned by Real Madrid are the “swill” of the Galacticos, but they are the cornerstones of the team building that mainstream clubs in other leagues are happy to have…

It’s a very rough statement, but the logic is there and the facts are indeed there.

Theo from AC Milan, Kovacic from Chelsea, Morata from Atletico Madrid, and the Real Madrid guys from Newcastle.

All of a sudden, many players in Real Madrid who are currently lacking playing opportunities have been targeted by fans from all over the world.

Anyway, we have to spend money on recruiting players to strengthen the team in the summer window, so instead of spending money on lottery tickets, why not pick up Real Madrid’s high-quality leftover players?

The latter seems much safer.

Li Chen brought together a group of veteran Real Madrid stars to help Newcastle win the Premier League title.

Their requirements are not high. It’s not too much to ask for some leftover players from Real Madrid to help the team qualify for the European Cup next season, right?
In a short period of time, fans from major leagues have become visibly more enthusiastic about discussing Real Madrid.

Many media outlets that are trying to gain traffic have even listed Real Madrid’s current rotation players and noted their respective strengths for fans to watch and choose from.

This sudden change caught the onlookers off guard.

Judging from the public opinion, the summer transfer window is just about to open, and then the major clubs will wave their money to hollow out Real Madrid.

Li Chen did not expect that his club’s championship victory would bring such unexpected traffic and trouble to Real Madrid.

After saying sorry to Ancelotti in his heart, he openly liked the reports on the Internet that encouraged other clubs to poach players from Real Madrid.

This outrageous move made many of his fans who followed him laugh and cry, and they all “rebuked” him for the fact that the former Real Madrid assistant coach had become a traitor.

Li Chen, who further muddied the waters, just walked away and led the team to the last two league games.

With the points and rankings already determined, Brighton and Newcastle’s opponents in the final league match, Chelsea, no longer have a strong desire to fight.

However, in order to be on the safe side, Li Chen sent many substitute players to start the last two rounds of the league, and also chose to let some of the main core players serve as substitutes.

Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint Li Chen.

Newcastle’s rotation players, who finally got the chance to start, performed very hard and helped the team to get two draws in the last two rounds of the league.

At this point, Newcastle also ended the 31-7 season with an unbeaten record of 2022 wins and 2023 draws.

Not only did they replicate Arsenal’s legendary unbeaten championship streak, they also raised the unbeaten championship points record to another level.

The only pity is that Newcastle did not break Manchester City’s 17% Premier League record set in the 18- season.

Many media reporters sighed over this.

But Li Chen was very open-minded about it.

Compared to the relaxed league competition environment faced by Manchester City in the 17-18 season.

Although Newcastle’s championship process this season was relatively smooth, they still had to fight with Arsenal and Manchester City until the final stage to decide the winner.

It is commendable that they were able to achieve a 100% undefeated championship in a situation with more intense competition.

Besides, Li Chen’s career in the Premier League had only started for two years. He was the undisputed number one young coach at the time, and he still had a long way to go in the future.

Who dares to conclude that he will not be able to break the record set by Guardiola after missing this opportunity?

Newcastle fans were not affected by the media propaganda.

They actively responded to the call of the club and Li Chen and set their sights on the upcoming FA Cup final.

Although the league is over, Newcastle’s journey this season has not yet reached its end.

They still have one last important trophy to fight for this season.

Once they win the FA Cup, they will make history again and become the first team in Premier League history to win the English domestic treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in a single season!
Of course, Newcastle’s opponent in the FA Cup final, Manchester City, would certainly not be willing to give up the championship trophy easily.

Although the Blue Moon Army lost the league battle for two consecutive seasons, they once again reached the Champions League final this season.

As long as they eventually win the Champions League and FA Cup double, this season will be an extremely successful one for them.

At least it is far more valuable than Newcastle’s Premier League and League Cup double title.

The Manchester City players are full of energy and want to avenge their previous defeat in the upcoming FA Cup final.

And considering that Manchester City has a full week of rest after the FA Cup final to prepare for the Champions League final against Inter Milan.

Therefore, no fan doubts that Guardiola and the entire Manchester City team will give up the FA Cup final in advance to save their strength for the Champions League.

They are all looking forward to another top-notch showdown between Newcastle and Manchester City.

However, just as the two teams were actively preparing for the game, a piece of news released simultaneously by Kante’s agency team and the Newcastle club quickly stole the limelight of the FA Cup final.

Having ended his multi-year contract with Chelsea, Kante, who has now regained his free agent status, officially announced that he will join Newcastle next season!

As soon as this official news came out, fans all over the world were stunned.

Yes, Kante has been severely affected by injuries in recent years and his attendance rate is much lower than before.

The vast majority of fans believe that Kante has gone downhill and it will be difficult for him to return to his peak.

But no matter how much his performance has declined, he is still Kante!

Which fan who watched the entire 2018 World Cup can forget Kante’s superb performance that summer?
Who can forget the almighty Kante who almost single-handedly caused Real Madrid’s ceremonial midfield to malfunction in the summer of 2021?
Not to mention that he chose to join Newcastle, which has the best medical team in the Premier League and a head coach who is very good at using veterans!
Think about it, once Kante recovers to 80% of his strength at Newcastle next season, he will rotate with Sean Longstaff and Palinha.

How strong will Newcastle’s midfield be by then?
Do other Premier League teams still want to survive? !

For a while, fans of all Premier League teams expressed their “protests” online, as if Newcastle’s recruitment of Kante had greatly disrupted the balance of power among the top teams in the Premier League.

But in the face of their protests, the official Twitter account of Newcastle Club took it upon itself to allow its mouthpiece newspapers to drop another depth bomb-like information.

“In view of the great success that Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved this season, the club’s top management has approved a transfer budget of at least 2 million pounds for this summer. We do not rule out the possibility of increasing the transfer budget in the future according to the requirements of the coaching staff…”

As soon as this news came out, not to mention the Premier League fans, fans all over the world were once again devastated.

The transfer fee of 2 million is not 2 million euros, it’s million pounds!
What on earth do these dog owners in the Middle East want to do?
Look at Newcastle’s current squad. If they spend another 200 million on reinforcements, what do they want to do next season? !
(End of this chapter)