Chapter 1400 The Unsettled Final Battle
During the game, Li Wei didn't know why the Crystal Palace suddenly seemed to be as fierce as chicken blood. After the game, Li Wei already knew the reason.
Manchester City also worked hard to win this league championship. They contacted Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish privately and promised to pay Steve Parish a bonus of 1000 million pounds if Crystal Palace can beat Liverpool. Just a draw with Liverpool can also get a bonus of 300 million pounds!
Manchester City is spending money on the Premier League champions!
The vice-chairman of the club, Harry Thompson, suggested that Levi complained to the FA in the name of the Liverpool club about Manchester City's behavior, and at the same time launched a personal relationship to allow the FA to accept Liverpool's complaint, but Levi did not approve Harry Thompson's claim in the end. suggestion.
Is it illegal for Manchester City to pay winning incentive bonuses to other teams?
This is actually walking in a gray area. It is hard to say that it is legal, but it is also hard to say that it is illegal.
This is not the first time this has happened in football. Real Madrid and Barcelona offered incentive bonuses for winning games at the end of a season in order to prevent their opponents from winning the championship. Didn’t the Spanish Football Association punish the two teams?So far in football, I have never heard of a team that has been punished for giving incentive bonuses to other teams.
When Liverpool and Manchester United competed for the championship, Manchester United also offered high-priced incentive bonuses for winning.
Another important point is that although the information Li Wei obtained is reliable, he has no real evidence. It is even more impossible for him to let the senior management of the Premier League club who informed him of the news stand up as a witness. The other party can tell you the reason in private, but he can’t People who dare to stand up as bad manners will become public enemies in football.
This also means that even if Levy complains, the FA is willing to give Levy face and think that Manchester City's operation is illegal. When the investigation results come out, it will not be known that it will be a few years later.The Premier League has already ended, and the FA may not necessarily award the championship to Liverpool by then.
Instead of doing so many things, it is better to take the next game seriously.
In terms of goal difference, Manchester City has [-] goals more than Liverpool. Although Liverpool is stronger than Manchester City in terms of offensive power, but the defense is not strong enough.
This will also mean that Liverpool must win against Newcastle United in the next round, even if it is a draw, it will be reversed by Manchester City because of the goal difference.
But Liverpool is not without opportunities. Now Newcastle United is not the original Newcastle United, and their most valuable player, Moussa Sissoko, is only worth 500 million euros in the "Transfer Market".The price difference between the starting lineup and Liverpool's starting lineup is at least three times!
As long as Liverpool play their own strength, no matter whether Newcastle United is an iron barrel or a defensive counterattack, they will eventually lose!
Liverpool was tied by Crystal Palace. The bigger reason was that the outbreak of Crystal Palace was very sudden. It only took 0 minutes from 3:3 to 3:8 Crystal Palace, which completely stunned Liverpool players.
If the Liverpool players could calm down and play at a normal level at that time, how could they not have scored three goals in a row without Crystal Palace?
Therefore, what Li Wei did most before the game was not to explain the tactics to the players and analyze the weaknesses of Newcastle United, but to decompress the players and let them maintain a good attitude to face the game.
Especially the outside media is very lively now, the suspense of the championship has resumed, the media have hyped Liverpool and Manchester City, and even Ferguson, who has retired, also stood up for interviews.
"I am optimistic about Manchester City. Although they are our rivals in the same city, their performance is more stable. They don't fight in the third line like Liverpool, and they often collapse at the end of the season habitually."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho came out in support of Liverpool. "I am optimistic about Levi. He is born to win championships. If you look at his showroom, you should know that he is very experienced in winning championships. In contrast, I am not saying that Pellegrini is inferior. But what championship has he won?!"
Has Pellegrini ever won a title?
Of course I have won it, but in the eyes of many European coaches, Pellegrini is not a champion coach, because Pellegrini has only won the Intertoto Cup once during his coaching time in Europe. As for the other titles, they were won while coaching in South America.European teams in South America have never been valued very much, and this has a lot to do with good South American players coming to Europe.
Fans know that players who play well in South America will come to Europe, and only players who can't get along in Europe will go back to South America.
For example, Robinho, Pato, etc. were not in good condition in Europe, so they finally chose to go back to South America to play.
For the speeches of Ferguson and Mourinho, Levi didn't mean to respond at all.
On the surface, it seems that Ferguson is stepping on Liverpool, but who knows if Ferguson gave Manchester City a mouthful of poisonous milk?
By the same token, who knows if Mourinho is also feeding Liverpool a mouthful of tainted milk?
What's more, for Liverpool now, they don't need to discuss who has a better chance of winning the championship, because this is an unsolvable problem full of infinite possibilities.Just like Liverpool last year, did they play badly enough?But Manchester United played worse than Liverpool, so Liverpool won the championship.
Therefore, discussing such issues will not benefit Liverpool, it will only distract Liverpool players.
In order to let the players concentrate on the game, Li Wei issued a ban on the team, prohibiting the players from being interviewed by any reporters in private. If the players want to be interviewed, they can apply to the club, and after the club's review, they will be accompanied by the club's press officer. down for an interview.
In addition, the Melwood training base was open to the public for about one hour every day. This opening time allowed fans and the media to enter to watch the players train, take photos and interviews.
But now it is only open for 15 minutes a day, and interviews are prohibited.
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"Liverpool is scared! It's just against Newcastle United. Look at their preparations. It's exactly like the Champions League final!"
"No, although there is an opening time, it's only 15 minutes. It takes at least 5 minutes to get in and out. No interviews are given. What can be done in these 10 minutes."
"It seems that Manchester City may really have a chance to reverse Liverpool!"
"It's better if it's reversed. I'm curious what Li Wei's expression will be then, haha!"
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Newcastle United chairman's office, Mike Ashley to the club's manager Alan Pardew: "Are you sure you can draw with Liverpool?"
Alan Pardue spread his arms and said with a wry smile, "Sir, you are talking about Liverpool!"
Now this Liverpool team is not the down-and-out giants Liverpool in history. Even the Liverpool team in history is several levels stronger than Newcastle United.
After a pause, Alan Pardew said: "Sir, if you want to win, you have to give players bonuses. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to motivate them to play. Now it is the last round of the league, and the team In a very safe state, the players are ready to finish the game, go on vacation instead of going to the World Cup to participate in the World Cup. They don't want to be injured in the last round of the game, so that they can play for the national team Or the time spent in a tourist resort becomes spent in a hospital bed."
Alan Pardue's words made Newcastle United's boss Mike Ashley dissatisfied, but Mike Ashley also had to admit that what Alan Pardue said was very reasonable, and it seemed that he could only share some profits.
Mike Ashley said: "If the team can beat Liverpool, I will reward the player with a bonus of 300 million pounds!"
Alan Pardew's expression darkened slightly. Although he is the head coach, he is not afraid of club chairman Mike Ashley, because although Mike Ashley is the club chairman, he is not the only owner of Newcastle United. He is the major shareholder of the team, and the team still has a board of directors to restrict him, not to mention that he has no shortage of next homes for Alan Pardue.
Alan Pardew immediately disregarded Mike Ashley's anger and said: "Sir, I heard that Manchester City promised the club £500 million to win Liverpool, and an incentive bonus of £700 million to tie Liverpool. How come, sir? Here, you only get £300 million if you win?"
Alan Pardue felt that the club chairman Mike Ashley was too stingy, and he didn't know how to manage the club's affairs. He would sell and sell every year, forcing himself to buy new players at low prices again and again to train.
In fact, it’s not just Alan Pardew who doesn’t like Mike Ashley, many Newcastle United executives and players don’t like Mike Ashley, such as Newcastle United stars Alan Shearer, Beardsley, David Ginola are all in Various dissatisfaction with club chairman Mike Ashley was secretly expressed on different occasions.
Especially in terms of running the club, Mike Ashley is very utilitarian, and what he pursues is profit.This is understandable, but Mike Ashley ignored the club's performance when pursuing profits. If it weren't for the board of directors' constraints, I am afraid that Newcastle United would have sold out the stars in the team, and then the team was relegated to the British Championship. The league is over.