As the English League One season approaches, Sunderland Club held a pre-season press conference.
This kind of press conference is not the first time for Su Yun.
As early as last year, Su Yun had already held such a press conference in Dagenham. But at this time last year, Dagenham's reputation was too small. A total of four companies came to the press conference.
Six reporters from the newspaper.
Su Yun was dumbfounded at that time.
But this time it's different.
The English League One is different, and Sunderland are the favorites to be promoted this season. Therefore, when the press conference was held, more than 40 reporters came.
Su Yun's identity is also different.
When the press conference was held last year, Su Yun was a complete newcomer in English football. He was not even famous at all. If anyone mentioned Su Yun's name, it would be great if one person among the 10,000 people in English football knew him.
But this year Su Yun has become Sunderland's head coach.
"Coach Su, do you have any goals for Sunderland this season?"
The first reporter asked a very standard question. Maybe it was for the sake of opening remarks, so Su Yun had already thought of the question he asked.
"I said it was relegation. You must not believe it."
As soon as Su Yun spoke, some reporters laughed. "Upgrade. Sunderland has only one goal, which is to upgrade."
Su Yun knows that if he cannot lead Sunderland to promotion this season, his coaching position will be shaky.
"As the first club to win three league titles in the top flight of England, if Sunderland is not in the top league of England, the Premier League will lose its glory. Sunderland's position should be in the Premier League. So our goal this season is simple,
It’s just an upgrade.”
No one was surprised by Su Yun's answer.
After all, Sunderland's strength, promotion is definitely their goal.
"Coach Su, you have spent six million pounds on the transfer market this summer. Sunderland is already very strong, don't you think this is a waste?"
The person who stood up this time was Martin Noble, a reporter for Sunderland's local newspaper "The Echo".
Sunderland and Newcastle are bitter rivals in the North East.
But it is completely different from Newcastle, the most popular city in England. Newcastle has a population of more than 400,000, nearly 500,000. But the total population of Sunderland is less than 200,000, with only 100,000 people.
About 70,000 people.
But don't underestimate Sunderland's small population.
Because compared to other cities in England, Sunderland has the best football atmosphere.
Everyone in Sunderland is a fan, and they are all fans of the Sunderland club.
Therefore, Sunderland definitely has no shortage of fans.
Martin Noble is a native of Sunderland and a fan of the Sunderland club. He is still very concerned about the fate of Sunderland.
"It's not a waste at all. Why were we relegated after just one season after being promoted to the Premier League? It's still because there are problems with the team's strength, especially the team's midfield. This is where I focus on improving this season.
Midfielder. If we upgrade this time, we will never be relegated again.”
After hearing Su Yun's answer, Martin Noble did not sit down.
"Boboski's one year at Manchester United showed that he was not suitable for the English league. Coach Su spent two million pounds to introduce Boboski. Don't you think it was too risky?"
When Bobosky arrived at Manchester United, it was not only Ferguson who had high hopes for him.
Many English media are also very optimistic about him. After all, the 1996 European Cup was held in England, and Boboski's performance in the European Cup was really outstanding. Far better than other players in the Czech national team.
But after just one season, everyone's views on him changed.
Boboski's performance was terrible.
There is no sharpness like in the European Cup.
That's why Martin Noble asked Su Yun. After all, although Sunderland is not short of money, buying a player for two million pounds is still a very high value.
"Any transfer involves risks. Manchester United's purchase of Cantona was a risk, and Blackburn's purchase of Shearer was also a risk, but they both achieved great success. Chelsea's record purchase of Paul Furlong was also a risk.
It was a risky business, but it failed in the end."
"It is normal to have wins and losses in the transfer market. But we cannot miss out on some talented players just because we take risks. It is obvious that Karel is an out-and-out genius and he is very strong. The last one
I just arrived in England this season, so I am not familiar with the characteristics of English football."
"But he has the strength. I believe that as long as you give him full trust, he will definitely regain his performance in the European Cup. I firmly believe in this."
Boboski is really powerful.
As long as they have seen his performance in training, Su Yun believes that everyone will look forward to his flying.
Bobosky is one of the rare players in England who requires skill, speed, and even a high football IQ. It's just that he was unlucky to land at a wealthy club like Manchester United.
Then a reporter stood up.
"I don't know what is there about Given that attracts Coach Su. You are willing to spend 1.6 million pounds to bring him in. As a goalkeeper, don't you think Given's height is a flaw? Especially in the Premier League."
Ji Wen is indeed not tall.
The so-called goalkeeper Ji Wen is only 1.8 meters tall. When it comes to goalkeepers, they must be those players who are tall and have long arms.
"Shay is indeed not tall. But he reacts quickly, makes good judgments, and most importantly, his position selection is excellent. He has all the conditions for a successful goalkeeper."
Sunderland's transfers this season have indeed attracted a lot of attention.
Many reporters have questions in this regard.
Anyway, no matter what the question is, Su Yun's answer is the same. That is to say, how outstanding are the players he introduced during the transfer period.
"Coach Su, are you really confident that you can lead Sunderland to promotion?"
In the midst of a harmonious press conference, a very discordant voice suddenly sounded.
Su Yun looked down and saw that it was a reporter from the Newcastle Herald.
Su Yun, who was in a good mood, was greatly upset by this question, so he answered very rudely. "Do you want me to answer yes or no?"
"If you want to hear me say I'm not confident, then even if I say I'm confident, you're probably going to say I'm bragging. If you think I'm confident I can take Sunderland to promotion, why bother asking me? Anyway, you guys
When the Herald reported on our Sunderland, they wrote it casually. In fact, they didn’t even come to this press conference, they just wrote it casually. It also saved the fare.”
Martin Noble was delighted.
The reporter from the Herald burst out laughing.
Completely without regard for face.
This is the relationship between Sunderland and Newcastle. The relationship between the two families is completely bitter. Compared with the Manchester derby, the North London derby is even crazier and full of hatred.
If your opponent is not good, it is your own good fortune.
Su Yun also knew this.
The more he criticizes Newcastle here, the happier Sunderland fans will be.
Although there were some hiccups, there were no major conflicts during the press conference.
