As the League Cup final approaches, media reporters have become active.//.qΒ5,
Although the League Cup is the least valuable cup in English football.
But after all, it is also the first championship in English football this season.
Although the Community Shield is also a championship, it is a pity that the Community Shield is purely a friendly match in English football. Even if it is higher than a friendly match, it is not much higher. Those clubs don't care about the Community Shield at all.
Compared with the Community Shield, the League Cup is very valuable.
In addition, it is the first championship in English football this season, so the media still pays more attention to it.
Su Yun is a little nervous now. So he just wants to prepare quietly and then play the game well.
But Tottenham didn't want to let Sunderland go.
The first to start a war of words was Tottenham.
When Tottenham chairman Alan Sugar faced the media, he said arrogantly: "Sunderland? It seems they haven't tasted what it's like to win a championship in more than 20 years."
Same as Bates.
Alan Sugar also has a bad mouth.
Although many Tottenham fans are dissatisfied with their club chairman, Alan Sugar is Tottenham's great savior. Ten years ago, Tottenham was a club heavily in debt. At this time, Alan Sugar took over Tottenham.
Helped Tottenham pay off 20 million pounds of debt.
Twenty million pounds at that time was not a small amount of money.
After that, Alan Sugar was not stingy in the transfer market.
It's a pity that despite all his efforts, Tottenham's results have not improved at all. Although he has hired many well-known coaches, Tottenham's results are still half-dead.
"It's so disappointing. We have to play the League Cup final against Sunderland. This will greatly reduce the gold content of our championship."
Alan Sugar never fails to disparage Sunderland.
Alan Sugar is very confident now. Unlike Sunderland, who had a smooth journey, Tottenham almost eliminated the British teams all the way to the final. And compared to Su Yun, Alan Sugar believes in the experienced Graham
Mu.
Su Yun felt very funny in his heart after listening to Alan Sugar's words.
They say London is a world city.
Why are all London football clubs a group of problematic clubs? Not to mention Millwall, where football hooligans gather, and East London, where West Ham United is located, Chelsea’s owner Bates and Tottenham’s owner Alan Sugar are each more vulgar than the other.
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It seems that Arsenal is slightly more normal.
Murray is a billionaire.
He can tolerate Bates hurting him. After all, although Bates has a bad mouth, he is really capable. The most important thing is that he has a group of younger brothers in the British football world cheering for him, and Murray is unwilling to offend him.
Murray was afraid that offending Bates would be detrimental to Sunderland's development.
But Alan Sugar is the elder.
Murray also has the dignity of a billionaire.
So Murray had no patience at all. He replied directly: "We at Sunderland are currently ranked fifth in the UK, and Tottenham are ranked 12th in the UK. Looking at the standings, Tottenham is only four points more than Southampton.
Tottenham is a traditional strong team in England. It has countless glorious histories. I am really afraid that Tottenham will be relegated. If they are relegated, it would be a shame. England's top league cannot be without Tottenham."
Murray is definitely not a soft persimmon.
It doesn't use bad words to hurt others.
The teams in the lower reaches of the UK are very close in points. Except for Nottingham Forest and Blackburn, whose relegation is already certain, the point difference from the twelfth place in the UK to the 18th place in the UK is only four points. The points difference between the seven teams is
Within four points.
And Tottenham are twelfth in the UK.
It is only four points ahead of Southampton, which is ranked 18th in the UK. The difference is only two goals at most.
After hearing Murray mocking Tottenham's record this season, Graham couldn't help it.
"The championship is not as easy as imagined. I have rich experience in winning cup competitions. I have won the League Cup, the FA Cup, and the Cup Winners' Cup. So I know how important experience is. Although Coach Su is talented
, but after all, I don’t have the experience to win a championship.”
Su Yun was really nervous before the game.
There is no time for this kind of war of words.
But others have to pull you down. After Graham, Tottenham players also came out and said that the current Sunderland players are too young. Su Yun also has no championship experience.
Those reporters wanted to ask Su Yun what he thought all day long.
Su Yun really wanted to avoid it.
But Graham and the Spurs players went too far.
Su Yun could only accept interviews from the media.
"Experience, how many pounds is experience worth? If we say that if you have more experience, you can win, then what competition should we play? Everyone will show their coaching years, and then show their championship trophies, and whoever has more will win.
You have to win the championship. A coach like me who has never won a championship and has very little coaching experience can just wait for those old coaches to retire before he can win the championship."
Su Yun scoffed at Graham's statement.
"I don't know how Coach Graham got his first medal. Any coach grows up gradually from a rookie coach."
Su Yun didn't show any aggressive look.
Just a simple response to Graham and the Tottenham players.
But not all Sunderland players are as good-tempered as Su Yun.
Robbie Savage, just like he did on the court, spoke mercilessly of Tottenham in front of reporters. "Look down on us? The last time we defeated Tottenham 1-0 at White Hart Lane, we already gave them a lot of face."
.We should beat them three to zero so that they can clearly see their own strength."
Michael Gray is smiling playfully when facing the camera.
"Winning experience? Coach Graham certainly has a lot of winning experience. He is loved by all fans. When he left Arsenal and Leeds United, I don't know how many fans cried and shouted for him to stay."
Michael Gray folded his hands in front of him and shrugged.
"The fans are shouting 'Don't leave!'. In the history of our English football, no coach has ever been able to get such love from the fans. Coach Graham should be really proud."
Hearing Michael Gray's words, I don't know how many reporters were snickering.
Graham is regarded as the most unpopular coach in British football.
Not only the opponent's head coach, but also the players don't like him. The opponent's fans don't like him either. This is understandable. As long as a head coach has good performance, it is difficult to win the love of the opponent's fans.
But the most surprising thing is that not many fans of this team like Graham.
Graham was Arsenal's meritorious coach back then, but even so, many Arsenal fans were dissatisfied with Graham because his team's playing style was too ugly. But at least Graham still had results, so he was so-so.
Still passable.
Arsenal fans actually recognize Graham as Arsenal’s meritorious coach.
But it was different after leaving Arsenal.
When he was at Leeds United, Leeds United fans were booing. They disliked Graham very much. Without his performance as a protective umbrella, Graham quickly left Leeds United. Leeds United fans did not have any sympathy for his arrival and departure.
Reaction. Like a stranger.
After that, he braved the world's disapproval to join Tottenham, but did not get the support of the fans.
Tottenham fans don't like Graham either.
You can say that.
Graham is not loved by fans no matter where he goes.
Michael Gray is a naked satirical Graham.
very funny.
When Su Yun was in China, he rarely saw such verbal quarrels. But after arriving in England for three years, Su Yun was used to these people's verbal quarrels.
The most famous one is when Ferguson drove Kevin Keegan crazy in the 9596 season.
Newcastle led from a 12-point lead until it was finally reversed by Ferguson. At that time, Ferguson kept harassing Kevin Keegan in front of the media. By the end, Kevin Keegan and the Newcastle players were all upset.
In the end, he gave up the British championship.
However, although Su Yun is used to it, he is much more immature than a master of psychological warfare like Ferguson.
Su Yun is not very good at using this kind of psychological warfare.
But Su Yun is also learning.
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The lively war of words cannot stop the passage of time.
The time for the League Cup final is slowly coming.
Su Yun and Sunderland came to London a few days before the final to familiarize themselves with the venue. The English League Cup and FA Cup finals were both played at Wembley Stadium.
Su Yun is no stranger to Wembley Stadium.
When Su Yun was coaching Dagenham, the AFC promotion play-off games were played at Wembley Stadium.
Came to London again.
Su Yun is already immune to London.
When I first came to England, I was coaching Dagenham in London. Later, after coaching Sunderland, I would come to London several times a season.
Time is slowly approaching the finals.
The atmosphere on both sides is becoming increasingly tense.
The time for the League Cup final has finally arrived.
On March 21, 1999, the day of the English League Cup final arrived.
Sunderland's bus slowly arrived at Wembley Stadium.
Before it even got close to the stadium, the team bus was already surrounded by fans.
"Champion! Champion! Champion!"
"Hail! Sunderland!"
"Sunderland, Sunderland!!!!"
Thousands of fans surrounded the team bus and began chanting slogans.
Su Yun sighed while sitting in the car.
The last time I came to Wembley Stadium, there were very few fans in Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 people. The entire stadium looked very empty. But this time it was different.
It's still a long time before the game.
But there were already more than 10,000 Sunderland fans outside the stadium. It seemed that there was no need to worry about the number of fans at the scene for this game.
Sunderland's bus stopped at the gate of Wembley Stadium.
Su Yun was the first to go down.
Behind Su Yun are several members of the coaching staff led by Cotterill, then Quinn, Michael Gray, and Williams.
When the bus door opened and Su Yun appeared in front of everyone, Sunderland fans burst into cheers.
"Su, we want the championship!"
"Champion! Su, we only want the championship!"
"Champion! Champion!"
There are also a bunch of reporters preparing to interview Su Yun.
But Su Yun just waved his hands to the fans and did not accept any interviews from reporters.
At this time, Tottenham's bus also arrived at Wembley Stadium and stopped not far away. Tottenham fans also surrounded their team bus and started cheering...)
