The atmosphere between Newcastle and Sunderland is becoming increasingly tense. Su Yun even feels this tension.
The most obvious thing is that there are more and more reporters.
During training these days, Su Yun has seen many reporters wandering around the court. Their purpose is for this Northeastern Derby.
The media is getting really excited.
They are all looking for important news. Something happens in every Northeastern derby.
The popularity of the North East Derby is very famous in England.
Even among all the derbies in European football, the North East Derby is number one.
This is especially true for places like Newcastle and Sunderland, which have historically had bloody conflicts due to political reasons. This kind of historical bloody conflicts is completely different from the conflicts between fans in other places.
More fiery and bloody.
And not only have there been many conflicts between Newcastle and Sunderland in history, but there are even more conflicts now. Especially after Su Yun became the head coach of Sunderland, he directly introduced two players from Newcastle and also robbed one player.
There is also a player who came from Newcastle's youth academy.
These things add up to a lot of things to see.
More importantly, Su Yun had just had a verbal spat with his head coach Gullit.
Therefore, there are too many various reports between these two teams.
Of course, one thing that cannot be bypassed is Lee Clark, the biggest traitor in Newcastle's history. Although Thomason was purchased directly from Newcastle by Sunderland, Thomason's influence is completely incomparable to that of Lee Clark.
Lee Clark is a player trained by the Newcastle youth academy. He has been the main force in Newcastle for many years and has played more than 200 games in Newcastle. Although he gradually became a substitute player after arriving in the Premier League, he was still favored by Newcastle fans.
I still have a lot of status in my heart.
Thomason, who has only been at Newcastle for one season, cannot compare to Lee Clark's status among Newcastle fans.
As the saying goes, the depth of love is the depth of hatred.
Lee Clark was their biggest traitor.
Therefore, reporters first approached Lee Clark.
It's a pity that Lee Clark is not a regular at Sunderland now.
Lee Clark was quite dissatisfied with Su Yun. Because he no longer had a starting position at Newcastle, and Peter Reid promised to give him a starting position and better treatment, Lee Clark dared to take the risk and come here.
Sunderland.
But when he came to Sunderland, the manager of Sunderland had already changed.
Su Yun trusts his direct player Williams more.
No matter how you think about it, it is not worthwhile. But before such an important game, Lee Clark did not dare to talk nonsense. Therefore, Lee Clark simply avoided the reporters and did not go to see them at all.
This dissatisfied many reporters.
An important person like Lee Clark refused to be interviewed, so they focused on someone else.
Ji Wen was found first.
Dalglish was originally planning to lure Given to Newcastle. Unfortunately, Sunderland intervened and Given went to Sunderland.
"Given, do you regret rejecting Newcastle?"
"Why did you choose Sunderland over Newcastle?"
All kinds of questions are coming towards Ji Wen.
Given is much more mature than his age. If it were another club, Given would definitely praise the club first. For example, he would say how great Newcastle is, and then he would change his tone and talk about how good Sunderland is.
Anyway, neither side is guilty.
But of course Given cannot say that about the relationship between Newcastle and Sunderland.
"I felt the sincerity of the boss, so I chose Sunderland. And I am very happy at Sunderland. The boss values me very much and the fans also support me. I am satisfied with my choice."
Ji Wen looks so stable.
The reporter lost interest in Ji Wen.
They set their sights on another person.
It was Jack Williams who was abandoned by Newcastle and played all the way from the English and African League to the Premier League.
"Jack, what do you think of Newcastle?"
"Jack, there's a game against Newcastle coming up soon. What do you think of the game?"
"Jack, tell me the difference between Newcastle and Sunderland?"
"Jack, do you have anything to say about Newcastle's elimination that year?"
Williams is a big topic right now.
Not only did he score two goals in the victory over Arsenal, but in the last game against Southampton, the midfielder led by Williams completely suppressed Southampton's midfield. After the game, many media expressed their opinions.
Williams appreciated it very much.
The English media has a habit.
They are very picky about foreign players and coaches. Unless they are really strong and can completely conquer the British football world, like Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp, they will reject them if they are even a little dissatisfied.
them.
But he is very tolerant towards his players.
As long as the local players in England perform a little better, they will keep praising them. For example, Joe Cole, a very famous young player in England, has several people who have actually watched him play.
But all the English media were bragging.
It seems that Joe Cole is an unparalleled genius. If you read the reports in the English media, you will definitely think that Joe Cole is another Maradona.
This is the English media.
So does Williams.
He is only 21 years old, but he performed extremely well in two Premier League games. How could the English media let him go?
Williams performed very well, and the English media once again brought up the story of Williams' time at Newcastle.
Williams hated this group of reporters.
Williams doesn't want to recall what happened in Newcastle at all. The fans of Newcastle and Sunderland are both famous for their loyalty. Since Williams came out of Newcastle's youth training camp, of course he is also a Newcastle fan.
There is no other club in the whole of Newcastle. There is only one team, Newcastle United. All Newcastle people are Newcastle fans.
It's just that he was just seventeen years old when he was kicked out of Newcastle.
This was a huge blow to the young Williams.
At that time, Williams was full of complaints and even resentment towards Newcastle.
He didn't want to remember Newcastle at all, so he was very cold when facing reporters. Anyway, Williams didn't talk much, so he put on a cold face, which indeed drove away many reporters. But some of the reporters were persistent.
people.
They followed Williams all day.
In the end, Williams was very impatient, so he replied: "I'm fine at Sunderland."
This short sentence made the reporter think about it.
Anyway, the most powerful thing about a reporter is his pen.
Although it is just one sentence, these reporters can make up thousands of words.
"Williams thinks Sunderland are better than Newcastle!"
"Williams can't forget the humiliation given by Newcastle!"
"Williams is going to fight back!"
Anyway, every reporter who can think of it will write it. Anyway, it’s not a fabrication. Didn’t Williams say “I’m fine at Sunderland”?
If we say that Sunderland players start out quite naturally.
Well, things are different here in Newcastle.
Warren Barton said arrogantly to reporters: "Sunderland is just a newly promoted team. After winning two games, the sky is high. I believe they will soon find that the Premier League is not that easy to mess with. We
Will teach them a lesson at their Stadium of Light."
Not only Warren Barton, but the entire Newcastle players looked down on Sunderland.
"Sunderland? It was just a fluke that they won two games. I just hope that Sunderland fans will not cry at the Stadium of Light." Felipe Albert said even more disdainfully.
"A clean sheet? That's because they haven't touched us yet."
Anyway, Newcastle's players are full of confidence.
And Gullit was even more disdainful: "Sunderland, after the end of the season, they will know that the Premier League is not the place they should stay. The English League One is their stage."
After these words reached Sunderland, the Sunderland players were not satisfied. Although Sunderland did play well in the first two games, the Sunderland players, like Su Yun, adopted a relatively low-key approach. But
I didn't expect Newcastle to be so high-profile and look down on Sunderland so much.
This stimulated the Sunderland players. Many Sunderland players are young people, and what they can't stand is the stimulation.
Michael Gray jumped out immediately.
"Newcastle is nothing! Even if we are relegated, they still pray that they don't get relegated."
Robbie Savage said even more viciously: "We will definitely let Newcastle know what it means to be great when we get to the Stadium of Light."
Derby is like that.
It doesn’t mean that one side can just keep a low profile if it wants to. Due to the nature of the derby, the derby must be hot. The back and forth between the players from both sides is very lively.
As the head coach, Su Yun will certainly be involved.
Su Yun did not show the arrogance of Gullit, nor did he show the anger of the Sunderland players. Instead, he said calmly: "Derby, derby is a war. My players will do their best for this game.
