After returning from Zurich, I could only smile bitterly at Clark Suyun.
The result of this trip to Zurich was really bad.
Su Yun didn't know how many times he prayed before going there. He hoped to meet a weak team in the group stage. Unfortunately, it was obvious that Su Yun's "godfather" God did not bless Su Yun this time.
Instead, Chelsea was put into the group of death.
Juventus, Leverkusen, Deportivo. None of them are easy to deal with. Every game is a war. For Su Yun, six strong dialogues were added out of thin air, which is very difficult to say the least.
uncomfortable.
There can be several strong dialogues in a season.
If he met a powerful team in the knockout round, Su Yun would not say anything. But in the group stage, he met so many powerful teams, which made Su Yun feel very bad.
"Su, should you go worship God?"
Clark was also slightly disappointed.
After all, with Chelsea's strength, it will take a lot of effort to emerge from this group, and even some luck. Because Chelsea does not have an absolute advantage in this group. Of course, it is not that Chelsea will be afraid of them, but who will win?
Everyone in this group will be disappointed.
Clark believed that Su Yun was definitely not the only one who was sighing now.
Chelsea is in trouble.
Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, and Deportivo must be similarly troubled. Chelsea thinks they are a strong team, so why don't they think Chelsea is also a strong team.
So Clark comforted Su Yun with a smile.
"Actually, many teams have no chance to participate in the Champions League. Look at Leeds United. They are obsessed with participating in the Champions League. But they estimate that they will have no hope in ten or twenty years. They don't know how to envy us.
Woolen cloth?"
Su Yun laughed.
If everyone used to envy Leeds United, now Leeds United has become the object of everyone's ridicule.
Especially Ridsdale.
A few years ago, Ridsdale was a giant that began to rise in the English Round Table Conference, but it only took a few years. In a few years, Ridsdale went from being a football giant at the time to becoming the current English football giant.
a joke.
"I don't know which bastard deliberately created such a death group."
After Clark's comfort, Su Yun's mood improved a lot. But Su Yun couldn't help but cursed in the end. Su Yun would never believe that there was nothing fishy about the Champions League draw. Don't look at these bastards who advertise themselves as minions every day.
Zhu, they claim that the draw of lots is fair. In fact, it is all nonsense.
Among UEFA, the economic interests involved in the Champions League are too great. Apart from the European Cup, the Champions League is the highest-paying competition. The important thing is that there will be a Champions League every season. It is the most important revenue competition for UEFA.
.
For the sake of economic interests, it is an open secret that UEFA does some simple behind-the-scenes operations.
I don’t know which bastard created such a group of death. This group of death must be to send out some strong teams in other groups, and then to eliminate some unattractive teams in this group of death.
Just thinking about Su Yun makes me want to scold them.
I wonder which club UEFA does not want to appear in the knockout rounds?
Juventus? Leverkusen? Deportivo La Coruna, or Chelsea?
"Sue, the question now is which one do you want to choose?"
Su Yun sat quietly on the chair. He closed his eyes and let his mind empty for a while.
Of course Su Yun understood what Clark meant.
The Champions League is very important.
Everyone knows this. But with the current Chelsea lineup and Su Yun's experience, there are still many problems in the two-line battle. This game is not comparable to last season's mini-treble.
The Champions League is too difficult.
Far from being comparable to the League Cup and FA Cup, the UEFA Cup competitions are comparable.
Especially facing such a death group.
It's even more difficult.
If you want to have your cake and eat it too, maybe both will end up in trouble.
Is it the league or the Champions League?
Or maybe both.
This requires Su Yun to make a decision.
Su Yun is also a little hesitant. The Champions League is a necessary step to become a world-famous coach, and Su Yun also has some vanity. Su Yun also wants to hear praise from others, and Su Yun also wants to be famous all over the world like a famous coach in history.
Which coach who is currently active in European football and has a high reputation is not famous in the European competition.
Including Del Bosque, Ferguson, Hitzfield, and Lippi. Their current status is entirely due to their outstanding results in the Champions League.
Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson has become the dominant player in the Premier League. But some people have always criticized him. Although he won the Cup Winners' Cup with Aberdeen, some people still questioned him because Manchester United's results in the Champions League were not very good.
Until 1999.
That year's Triple Crown made Ferguson a world-famous coach in European football.
This is the influence of the Champions League championship.
Not having Champions League results is always a flaw.
Just like Wenger.
Wenger is a very outstanding coach. He won the top league championship in France, the Emperor's Cup in Japan, and the Premier League championship in the Premier League.
But Wenger's record in Europe has always been flawed.
When he was in Monaco, he reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup. Unfortunately, he lost to Werder Bremen 0-2 and could only finish second.
After arriving at Arsenal, Wenger also led the team to the UEFA Cup final.
However, they lost to Galatasaray in a penalty shootout.
Won the UEFA Cup runner-up once again.
Arsenal's performance in the Champions League over the years has also been very poor. There has been no outstanding performance. This has caused Wenger to be questioned a lot, because Wenger's European record has always been a flaw.
Su Yun does not want to be like Wenger, but hopes to become a super coach like Hitzfeld and Del Bosque.
Unfortunately, these are all good wishes.
Su Yun is far calmer than imagined.
After just thinking for a while, Su Yun said: "League."
Su Yun said it firmly. After a moment, he still said firmly: "League, Premier League. You have to eat one bite at a time. The best thing about me is that I never aim too high."
Although Su Yun is also very greedy.
That's the Champions League.
But in a moment, Su Yun still rationally chose the Premier League.
"Steve, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this season. Manchester United is in an unexpectedly sluggish state. Maybe as the media analyzed, the news of Ferguson's retirement has had some impact on their players. Now Manchester United has completely fallen behind. In
They have no hope in the championship battle."
The more Su Yun talked, the clearer he became. "Arsenal, we are now 13 points ahead of Arsenal. Arsenal's state is also ups and downs now."
"For me, this is an opportunity given to me by God. In the current competition for the Premier League title, Chelsea only has two opponents. Manchester United and Arsenal. They each have their own problems now. The opportunity has come to us, I don't
I will give up. This season is the best season. I will never allow the Premier League title to be lost again this season."
"I want to conquer the Premier League first. Then I will conquer the Champions League."
Clark nodded.
He understood Su Yun's choice. And he also supported Su Yun's choice.
Clark thought so too.
Even if Chelsea can emerge from the group of death this season, the hope of winning the Champions League is very slim. But the Premier League championship is different. The Premier League championship is already close at hand.
If you lose the Premier League championship because of distraction, it will really outweigh the gain.
For Chelsea fans, winning a Premier League title would also be very exciting. After all, Chelsea has only had one top league title in history. This was half a century ago.
As long as Su Yun wins a Premier League championship, then Su Yun will really become the most outstanding head coach in Chelsea's century-old history.
It's a pity no matter how you think about it.
This is the Champions League.
Facing the other three strong teams, as long as they are destroyed, Su Yun's reputation will rise without the media bragging. It is estimated that the title of world famous coach can directly hit Su Yun's head.
Up.
And Chelsea can really become famous in Europe.
Seeing Clark who was a little frustrated, Su Yun stood up and said with a smile: "Steve, what I said about choosing the Premier League was just to focus on the Premier League. I didn't mean to give up the Champions League."
"As long as possible, I will not give up any competition. It's just that the Premier League is more important at this stage."
Su Yun's first goal is the Premier League.
But the thirteenth round of the Premier League gave Su Yun a big blow.
On November 18th, the thirteenth round of the Premier League begins.
Chelsea is away to challenge Everton.
Everton is a traditional strong team in England. In terms of history, Chelsea is still no match for Everton even if Su Yun’s five crowns are added together. Liverpool’s two teams, Liverpool and Everton, are important players in English football.
components.
Everton's nine top-flight titles outweigh them all.
When Wenger took over Arsenal, historically speaking, Everton and Aston Villa were not necessarily defeated by Arsenal. But after a few years, Arsenal is now getting higher and higher.
Even with its global influence, Arsenal has gradually caught up with those traditional European giants and has a strong tendency to become another European giant. However, traditional English teams such as Everton and Aston Villa are
Outside of England, few fans know him.
Since the 1990s, Everton has begun to decline. Even now, Everton is hovering in the relegation zone.
Facing Everton like this, Su Yun gave a killing order.
Just a small relegation team.
Su Yun has already risked his life to win the Premier League championship.
Destroyed Everton and got three points.
This is the only purpose of today.
But when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Su Yun sat alone on the bench and sulked. He was completely out of energy.
Facing a relegation-defeating team like Everton, Chelsea failed to defeat their opponent.
After besieging the opponent for ninety minutes, they were defeated by Everton's counterattack. Su Yun really couldn't accept this result. During the game, Su Yun shouted on the sidelines, hoping that the Chelsea players would gather their energy.
But it's no use.
Zero to one.
It turned out to be a loss to Everton.
It wouldn't matter if they lost to those strong teams. But they actually lost to Everton. This is Everton.
I really didn't expect it.
Chelsea, which has been in excellent form this season, actually lost to the relegation team Everton. All newspapers did not expect it. The commentator who explained this game was even more puzzled.
Depend on!
This is the biggest upset of this round.
Everton beat Chelsea?
At this time, Su Yun felt more and more pressure.
Thirteen points ahead of Arsenal. With so many points, Su Yun still feels so stressed.
***.
Competing for the top league championship is really not that easy. Just to overcome this kind of intentional or unintentional pressure is not something ordinary people can bear. Fortunately, Su Yun has been very close to the Premier League championship twice, but failed again.
Su Yun, who has had this experience, has a very strong heart now.
On the way back, Su Yun heard even worse news.
Arsenal, who kicked off an hour later than Chelsea, won.
Before this round, all the media said that Chelsea would increase the points in this round and further consolidate their advantage in the standings. Some media even said that after this round, the Premier League will be completely over.
But man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation.
Chelsea faced the weak Everton and was defeated by him. What an accident.
Arsenal's opponents in this round are very strong.
He faced Manchester United.
When many people thought that both teams were losing, Arsenal defeated Manchester United without any blood at home.
Manchester United really has too many problems this season.
Arsenal easily defeated Manchester United with a score of 3 to 1.
He kicked Manchester United down.
The imagined lose-lose situation did not appear.
The points gap between Arsenal and Chelsea has narrowed to ten points. After Manchester United lost to Arsenal, they were already seven points behind Arsenal. The team off the table was already 17 points behind.
Manchester United is completely out of business.
…………
Su Yun went to Spain with disappointment.
The original intention was to expand the lead in the league, but unexpectedly, Arsenal narrowed the points gap.
very.
The difference in points is not small.
But it is not an insurmountable gap. After all, the season is not even halfway through. Back then, Manchester United once trailed Newcastle United by 12 points, but managed to catch up by 16 points in the second half of the season.
Ten points, you may not be able to catch up without it.
What's even more off-putting is that the Champions League games are too dense.
The first round of the Champions League group stage has just ended, and the second round of the Champions League group stage is about to begin again.
The competition is very intensive.
That's why Su Yun considered whether he should give up one.
After the game against Everton on the 18th, Chelsea will play away to Deportivo on the 22nd, and face Blackburn at home on the 24th.
What should be done, Su Yun is really difficult.
The Premier League is the most important, but Su Yun has not thought about giving up the Champions League group stage directly. But if the main force goes to play Deportivo, how will they face Blackburn two days later?
The main players are not ironclad either.
There is only one game in two days, plus you are tired from flying, how can you play against Blackburn Rovers?
We cannot let Arsenal continue to chase points now.
If the points continue to shrink, Chelsea players will be under increasing pressure.
But Su Yun is not willing to play as a substitute. After all, this is only the first game of the second round of the Champions League group stage. Su Yun cannot give up a competition so soon.
Although I chose the Premier League and had a good talk with Clark at the time, it was too difficult to do it.
