legendary worker

Although Su Yun was still very humble in the end, there were already numerous reports in the newspapers that Su Yun pointed at the League Cup champion.Even if Su Yun didn't say anything, the newspaper would have said so.Now the teams that have entered the semi-finals of the League Cup, including Wimbledon Athletic and Leicester City, although they did not shout slogans, they will all stare at the championship trophy in their hearts.

If it was before, there must have been many people who laughed at Sunderland for being overwhelmed.

But now, no one laughed at Sunderland or Su Yun.On the contrary, there are still many voices of support.

Even Sunderland is only behind Tottenham in the recent League Cup odds list.And the odds on Sunderland and Tottenham are almost the same.The biggest reason why Sunderland is a little behind Tottenham is that Su Yun's qualifications are not as good as Graham's.

Although Graham has been unsatisfactory recently, he was once a champion coach after all.

He is Arsenal's meritorious coach.

He is a meritorious coach who can enter the Arsenal Hall of Fame.

He has won the top league championship for Arsenal, and even the European Cup Winners' Cup. From the mid-80s to the early 90s, the only player in British football that could compete with Liverpool was Graham's Arsenal.

In any case, Graham has extremely rich experience in winning the championship.

Experience is a very important consideration in cup games.

Compared to Graham, although Su Yun is very popular now, he is a real rookie.Su Yun has only been in England for three years and has several championships in England.But they are all league champions in the lower leagues.What is the champion of the League C, the champion of the League One, and so on.

Not a single championship of any magnitude has ever been won.

Not to mention winning the championship in the cup.

Therefore, in the championship matchup, they are more optimistic about the experienced Graham.

Therefore, Tottenham's winning odds are slightly higher than Sunderland.

As for the other two teams, Leicester City and Wimbledon Athletic, in the League Cup semi-finals, they have been completely ignored.

…………

"Coach Su, do you have any specific ideas for this season?"

Murray, Carden, and Su Yun were drinking on the sidelines.

It's the Christmas reception at the Sunderland Club.

After finishing the fifth round of the League Cup, Sunderland played three more Premier League games.

On December 12th, Sunderland challenged Blackburn away.

Blackburn is no longer the champion team that swept the Premier League three years ago.After winning the championship, Blackburn's group of champion players all left one after another.Including Shearer and David Batty went to Newcastle, Le Saux went to Chelsea, Henningberg went to Manchester United, and Tim Sherwood is already preparing to go to Tottenham.

It can be said that the Premier League champions that Jack Walker piled up with money have completely fallen apart.

Completely scattered.

In fact, the current strength of Blackburn's cards is still good.

Chris Sutton, who came with a record transfer fee that year, is still a very good center forward in the Premier League.And veteran Kevin Gallagher is also old and strong.Among the midfielders is Tim Sherwood, a midfielder who is still in his prime.

And there is a new talented player in Blackburn's midfield.

It is the young winger Damien Duff trained by Blackburn himself.This young player, who will only be 20 years old in three months, is already a very good wide player in the Premier League.Played the main force in Blackburn since the beginning, and his strength is very strong.

Just look at the cards.They are still very good in the Premier League.

Although it is much worse than when it won the Premier League championship, it is still the strength of the upper and middle reaches of the Premier League.

It's a pity that people's hearts are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.

That's the case with Blackburn right now.

Players are thinking about their future now.He doesn't care about the club's performance at all.They rarely cooperate on the field, they just want to perform well and then go to other clubs.How could such a performance have good results.

Blackburn are only slightly better than Nottingham Forest this season.Now ranked No.19 in the Premier League.Relegation is almost a certainty.

Facing the current strong Sunderland, Blackburn failed to stop Sunderland at home.

Relying on Quinn's header and Kilbaney's long shot, Sunderland defeated Blackburn away [-]-[-].

On December 12th, Sunderland challenged Sheffield Wednesday away.

Sheffield Wednesday's home court is the famous "Hillsborough Stadium", which is the stadium of the "Hillsborough tragedy".

Although it had little to do with Sunderland, Su Yun still felt that it was not very auspicious.

After the game, Su Yun felt even more unlucky.

Attacking Xie Wednesday violently, he scored more than 20 shots in the whole game, and there were [-] shots in the shot alone.Unfortunately, no goals were scored until the end of the game.

Sheffield's offense was poor on Wednesday.

Sunderland did not break their goal, they are already grateful.

Sunderland got a draw away.

As December approaches.Sunderland's results are no longer as amazing as they were at the beginning of the season.But it is very stable.

On December 12, Sunderland faced Aston Villa at home.

Su Yun originally wanted to win a beautiful victory before the Christmas schedule.It's a pity that Su Yun still failed to get a victory at home.Su Yun is becoming more and more dissatisfied with his defense line, and only got a one-to-one score.

Manchester United and Arsenal are still strong and have begun to shake off Sunderland.

And Chelsea's recent form is also very good.Started to overtake Sunderland.The most surprising thing was Liverpool, whose performance went from bad to worse.It has already slipped to the position of No.8.

Because the next game was on December 12th, the club held a Christmas reception on the 26th.

Although Sunderland's performance has tended to be flat recently, it is still very exciting for Sunderland's top management.Murray is already very satisfied.

"Get the UEFA Cup qualification for next season."

Regarding the goal of this season, Su Yun said very simply.

But the meaning is very rich.Because among the three major European cups.The European Cup Winners' Cup is about to be abolished.The European Cup Winners' Cup will be merged into the UEFA Cup from next season.

So the number of places in the UEFA Cup will also increase.

The champion of England's two major cups, and the Premier League No.4.Both qualify for the UEFA Cup.The Premier League No.5 can participate in the Intertoto Cup competition, and also has the opportunity to get a place in the UEFA Cup.

"Coach Su, aren't you qualified for the European Champions Cup?"

Murray asked Su Yun carefully.

Murray really wants to play in the Champions League.With the reform of the Champions League, the importance of the Champions League in European football is growing.More importantly, the Champions League is a cornucopia, and broadcast fees and bonuses are a lot of income.It is completely unmatched by the UEFA Cup.

Although Sunderland's results are not as strong as they were at the beginning, they are still No.3 in the Premier League.

Premier League No.3 can participate in the Champions League.

Although Murray himself is sane.But Murray also had a little extravagant hope in his heart.

Su Yun shook his head.

"Mr. Chairman, the Champions League is really not something we can participate in now." Su Yun can understand Murray's thoughts. Murray has invested in Sunderland for more than ten years.Sunderland has had its ups and downs over the years.Never before have such good grades been achieved.

But understanding is understanding, Su Yun will never aim too high.

After half a season, Su Yun already understood where Sunderland should be.

"Manchester United and Arsenal are very strong. It is estimated that this season's Premier League champions will emerge from between them. In terms of strength, Chelsea and Leeds United are stronger than us. Although our current ranking is a bit high. But from the thickness of the lineup It is impossible for us to continue this strength.”

Manchester United and Arsenal are champions.

Their strength is the best in the Premier League, and both head coaches are heading straight for the Premier League championship.As long as there is no accident, the top two teams in the Premier League must belong to Manchester United and Arsenal.

In addition, Chelsea, Leeds United, and Liverpool have far better bench thickness than Sunderland.They will definitely have an advantage over Sunderland in the second half of the season.

If you want to qualify for the Champions League, you must be in the top three of the Premier League.

Su Yun did not dare to expect extravagantly.

Murray nodded.

He is not unhappy.He just said it casually.

Just a little unwilling.

The UEFA Champions League is just around the corner, but I can't see it this season.

"Mr. Chairman, the most realistic goal of this season is to qualify for the UEFA Cup. We now have two ways, one is to win the League Cup, and the other is to get the No.4 position in the Premier League. I think the League Cup places are very important. Reality."

Seeing that Murray had calmed down a lot, Su Yun continued.

"Mr. Chairman, if we want to enter the Champions League, our Sunderland lineup still has some problems. Especially the defense line is a big problem."

Su Yun remembered what ** said.

If Sunderland want to go to the next level.It requires investment.

Now if I have a good defender combination, I won't be easily overtaken by Arsenal and Manchester United.And it won't let Chelsea catch up.Su Yun can completely look forward to the UEFA Champions League next season.

Carden looked up at Su Yun, and then at Murray next to him.

Su Yun's meaning is obvious.

Murray picked up the wine glass quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Murray also looked up at Su Yun.Xu Xu said: "Coach Su, do you have any goals for the winter transfer?"

Su Yun shook his head.

"There will be no good prey for winter transfers."

Even if Su Yun has his eyes on someone in the winter transfer, other clubs will not let him go.Sunderland is a small club, the transfer fee should be used wisely.Only summer transfers will be able to achieve the team's goals.

Murray kept shaking the wine glass in his hand.

Murray is the boss in Sunderland, but Murray is not the only one on the board of directors.Murray just has an absolute controlling stake.

"Coach Su, I understand what you mean. I will discuss it with the other directors. If the results of this season are outstanding, I believe our board of directors will support you." (To be continued...)