On October 10, 1998, Su Yun led Sunderland to London.,qΒ5
In the ninth round of the English League, Sunderland will challenge Chelsea away from home.
Chelsea was founded relatively late.
The history up to now is only more than 90 years. Over the years, the honors are also lackluster. So far, they only have one top league championship, two FA Cup championships, and two League Cup championships. Fortunately, they are still in Europe.
There are two winners of the Cup Winners' Cup.
As a major London football club, it is really hard to achieve such a small amount of results.
But then I thought about it and it was actually right.
Although London claims to have more than a dozen professional teams, there is only one Arsenal that can be said to be a traditional powerhouse. Apart from Arsenal, including Tottenham, Chelsea's status in the history of British football is very average.
But they have a lot of fans, and their influence is completely out of proportion to their achievements. Because they are in London, a global metropolis.
Therefore, their historical results are average, but their influence is not small.
But England’s football center city is definitely not London.
Cities such as Manchester and Liverpool are more qualified than London to become the center of English football.
Manchester United and Manchester City, Manchester City's honors are a little thinner. But there are also two top league championships, four FA Cup championships, two League Cup championships, and a European Cup Winners' Cup championship. The history is even far greater than that of Chelsea and Manchester United.
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Manchester United is the current British hegemon and has a brilliant history.
Needless to say, Liverpool.
Liverpool is the real center of English football. Needless to say, Liverpool Club is the real king of England. Whether it is the top league champion or the UEFA Champions League champion, it can be regarded as the top giant in European football.
Liverpool's city rival Everton has an equally glorious history.
Nine-time English top league champions and five-time English FA Cup champions.
And their historical glory can be seen from another aspect. Everton has seven English top league runners-up and seven English FA Cup runners-up. These heavy honors tell everyone about Everton's glorious history.
Liverpool City has a total of 27 top league championships, ten English FA Cup championships, and five English League Cup championships.
It is the absolute football city in England.
Not to mention Manchester and Liverpool, even Birmingham is not much worse than London. Aston Villa in Birmingham is also a truly traditional strong team. Not to mention the top league championship, there is also a European Champions Cup.
Therefore, apart from the large number of professional teams, London really doesn't have much to offer on the map of English football.
Chelsea even more so.
However, Chelsea's results have been good recently.
In particular, Gullit looked down upon Su Yun very much, and of course he looked down upon his coaching ability. However, his coaching at Chelsea has achieved great success. His biggest contribution is undoubtedly using his personal connections to introduce many Italian football players to Chelsea.
players in the world.
Using his connections in Europe, Gullit successively bought Vialli, Di Matteo, Leboeuf and other foreign players for Chelsea. There is also the little Zola Gullit who is very popular among Chelsea fans.
The coach doesn't have much ability, but his eye for judging people is definitely one of the best in English football.
Even in European football, there are few coaches who can compare with Gullit's vision of people.
Last summer, Gullit introduced several more players. Babayaro, Le Saux, De Gouye, as well as Poyet and Flo, who were introduced for free, have all become Chelsea's main players.
Without him, there would be no Chelsea, which won the Cup Winners' Cup last season.
It can be said that the current Chelsea is the team left by Gullit to Vialli. Most of the players in it were introduced by Gullit.
Although his coaching ability is limited, Gullit is definitely a meritorious coach for Chelsea.
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Stamford Bridge can be said to be a very old stadium in England.
This stadium has a history of 120 years.
It is one of the oldest stadiums in European football. There are few stadiums in the entire European football field that can surpass Stamford Bridge in history.
Capacity exceeds 40,000 people.
But overall it's really not as luxurious as Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
This is Su Yun's first time coming to Stamford Bridge.
Su Yun could also hear the singing of Chelsea fans in the dressing room.
"Hi Blue! Our dream, football, our sport.
United as one. Victory is our goal!
No matter it’s sunny or rainy, please keep cheering for us!
Because our name is Chelsea, Chelsea!"
Su Yun's expression was a bit serious in the locker room. Su Yun actually wanted to make himself laugh and talk to his players in a peaceful mood. Unfortunately, Su Yun could not calm himself down.
Dark horse.
Su Yun doesn't like this word very much.
Su Yun knows a little bit.
If Sunderland wins this game, this season is likely to skyrocket.
Of course, even if they lose this game, Sunderland will not have any problems this season. However, they may miss a real opportunity to make a leap. Once they really defeat Chelsea, Sunderland will really be able to consolidate their position.
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It will also give players a qualitative leap in their confidence.
This is a very important game for Sunderland, Sunderland players and Su Yun.
Su Yun gave the players the key points of the game over and over again.
"Chelsea is the team with the oldest average age in the UK. Except for Di Matteo, all other players in their midfield are over 30 years old. Be fast, I only have one request. It is to be fast and speed up the pace of the game. I
I believe it will definitely be the Chelsea players who can’t stand it in the end.”
"Run, keep running. We will tire them out!"
Chelsea's current strength is definitely higher than Sunderland's.
Because their players are all powerful generals, many of them are famous figures in European football.
But they have entered the late stages of their careers.
They are older. Although they are strong, Su Yun believes that the energy of Sunderland's players can overcome their experience.
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"Hello, Chairman Bates."
In the box at Stamford Bridge, Murray smiled and greeted Ken Bates.
Bates has a gray head and a white beard. He looks like a scientist.
But when he opened his mouth, he was full of vulgarity.
"Hahaha. Chairman Murray's English is much better than that old guy Hall and that idiot Shepard."
Bates had no qualms about calling Hall a cliché and calling Shepard a fool.
After hearing Bates' words, Murray's smile disappeared, and a trace of anger flashed across his face. However, a good self-control made a smile reappear on Murray's face.
But I have already scolded the old man Bates countless times in my heart.
Because Bates has always looked down on Newcastle and Sunderland, clubs in the north of England.
Even when Bates met face to face, he directly laughed at Hall and Sheppard's Newcastle accent. He also mocked them as natives from northern England, a group of country bumpkins who had never seen the world. Although Murray also hated Newcastle, when faced with Bates felt good about the London landowners at the time. Their position was the same.
They all hated Bates very much.
But even so, Hall and Shepard, including Murray, can't do anything to Bates.
Therefore, Bates's influence in British football is not small.
The most influential clubs in the current British football world include Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. If you add one more, it is Ridsdale, the owner of Leeds United. Representatives of these five clubs are very important in England. Among the roundtables are the Big Five.
For example, Newcastle's performance in recent years has been very good, but it has no say in English football.
Regardless of Chelsea's lack of history, it is not even considered a traditional strong team in England, but Bates is very powerful in English football. He has a very poor relationship with Arsenal Vice Chairman Dane, who is also in London, and Bates often He scolded Dane in front of the media. However, Dane is a gentle person and rarely uses vulgar language. However, there are no swear words, which does not mean that Dane will not scold Bates. He does not need swear words.
These two people, who have such a bad relationship, are both very powerful people in English football.
They are also the two most active people in British football.
Although Bates is rude, he has achievements.
It brought Chelsea, which was already in danger back then, to where it is now. Even Bates boasts every day that his business model is immortal.
A lot of people hate Bates.
His words were vicious and his behavior was arrogant. I don’t know how many people were cursing Bates to die early.
But Bates, the old bastard, has been living well.
After just saying a word to Murray, Bates stopped talking to Murray at all. He actually saw a flash of anger on Murray's face, but Bates didn't care at all. He sat down on his own very arrogantly. From his position, he didn't even look at Murray.
Although Murray is also a billionaire, in Bates's eyes he is just a country bumpkin from the countryside of northern England.
Although Bates dislikes Arsenal Vice Chairman Dane very much, in Bates's eyes only people like Dane are worthy of being his opponents. A character like Murray is not worthy of Bates to waste his saliva on him.
After Bates left, Murray's face immediately fell.
I was really angry.
Bates, you uneducated bastard!
Murray really wanted to go up and slap him.
As a billionaire, no one dared to treat Murray like this anywhere. He was even more enthusiastic in Sunderland. I didn't expect that this hateful old man would dare to treat me like this.
Murray silently cursed Bates.
You damn old man, why aren't you dead? It would be best to have a stroke someday. Let's see if you can still be so vicious.
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While Murray was cursing Bates in the box, players from both sides had already begun to enter.
"Hello everyone. This is at Stamford Bridge. The two sides of the game are Chelsea and Sunderland. Currently, Sunderland is ranked in the English table with 16 points. Chelsea has 12 points with one game less and is at a disadvantage on goal difference.
Ranked sixth in the UK.”
"The game is about to start and we are looking forward to a wonderful game."
