Before the winter transfer window opened, Newcastle scored 11 points after the first 19 Premier League games of the season, and the relegation road seemed irreversible.
After winning England international Trippier in the winter window, Newcastle spent a total of 102 million euros to become the number one player in Europe, and the team's last four Premier League records have won 3 wins and 1 draw and won 10.
The ability to make a threat jumps out of the relegation zone in an instant, which is not a very difficult thing. After all, for them with oil daddies, the future goal may be champions league tickets.
The total and net investment of the winter window are the first in Europe:
Banknote capabilities helped transform Newcastle
a. Net investment in the winter window exceeds 100 million euros: with a little effort, it becomes the first in Europe
Because there are no good players in the winter transfer market, the tone of the Newcastle club is: "Just buy something in the winter window." ”
In the end, they spent more than 100 million euros on the transfer fee of 4 players, becoming the first in the winter window for net investment and total investment.
Although Juve are close to Newcastle in terms of total price, they still need to sell their accounts, and the actual net investment is only not much higher than that of Barca, which ranks third, which is not the same as Newcastle.
After spending money, you can really hear the sound, and Newcastle, which has won three consecutive games, is now four points higher than the relegation zone with one less round.
Six points higher than Watford in penultimate and only three points less than Brentford in 14th place, the prospects for relegation are bright.
b. Trippier, who scored 3 goals in 2 games: the biggest hero on the road to 3 consecutive wins
Judging from the last 4 games, the team's first signing choice for Trippier is really all too correct.
Although his finger could not even be aimed at the insignia when taking the photo, in the game, the big Englishman's passing was much more reliable than his finger.
Against Everton, the team was at one point 0-1 behind. It was Trippier who took the corner and pinpointed centre-back Russells, whose header bounced off the crossbar and bounced into the net to help Newcastle equalise.
In both Premier League games with Everton and Aston Villa, Trippier scored with a direct free kick to help the team score all three points.
Considering that this Newcastle team has a number of players with the ability to break through with the ball, such as St. Maximan, Fraser, Willock and Jorrington, Trippier's foot can rival Prouss's direct free kick and become a weapon for the team.
However, Trippier seems to be a little too involved in the game, in this round of the league, he first elbowed his teammate Scheer, causing the latter to be bleeding profusely and needed first aid from the team doctor.
Subsequently, Trippier was injured because of the fierce fight, and may miss the team's next period of competition.
Fortunately, the Newcastle winter window is not only to buy a Trippier, but also to buy Brazilian international Guimarães for more than 40 million euros, and the last 2 games have been in stoppage time.
After Trippier's injury, the Newcastle winter window champion may have reached the time to show his true strength. After all, in the English media reports, Newcastle bought him not for relegation, but "the goal is to play the Champions League".
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Who would dare to say that Eddie Howe is not a master tactician
a. British Centre-Forward + High Pressing: Eddie Howe won consecutive victories over The British Doubles
From the tactical board, Wood is a tactical center, behind him is Jolington and Willock, who are very good at carrying the ball forward, as midfielders, and commando Saint Maximan and Fraser as wingers.
Under such a kick, Wood received a large number of long passes to the first point, behind which was the impact of wolves. Although sometimes the kick is a bit simple, but one is that there are more commandos, which is conducive to creating free kicks, and the other is that once the mistake is made, the whole team will also counterattack on the spot and look for opportunities for a second attack.
Wood's role as a center is still more obvious, not only has a good header ability, but also has a certain foot to hold the ball. Despite frequent missteps, this time Wood created a chance for willock to follow.
Take another look at this attack, directly long passes to wood's head, the first top to Fraser on the flanks, and St. Maximan's in the middle of the road to quickly wrap up.
The problem is that both Fraser and St. Maximiman are the type that break through stronger than passes, and after getting a chance in front of the box, they will not cooperate. However, this time, after St. Maxima was cut off, Newcastle rebounded on the spot and regained the ball through the center-back front midfield.
EddieHao's style of play is very aggressive, considering that the Newcastle player's athleticism is good, and the execution effect of the high pressing is not bad, that is, the ability of the center-back players cannot really do a good job of supporting the bottom function.
At the same time, Newcastle has a number of attackers who can quickly carry the ball forward, so they can also launch a counterattack on the spot after grabbing the ball at a high position. This time, Willock took the ball into the box and exploded, although blocked, but the idea was right (the Newcastle players had a poor sense of cooperation in the penalty area).
b. Wood is not very strong: the tactical role is still in place
Spending £30 million in liquidated damages to buy Chris Wood, Newcastle was once ridiculed for being stupid for having too much money. Wood is not a very good player, but his tactical value is still obvious.
In his last win over Everton, he had a total of 12 successful headers, the most successful player in the 14 teams in the Premier League except for the Big 6.
Because of Wood, Newcastle's offensive and defensive conversions can be simpler, and it is also conducive to the physical return of the players in the backcourt, ensuring the execution of Eddiehao's somewhat aggressive high pressing and a lot of physical confrontation.
The problem, of course, is that both Fraser and St. Maximan's style of play are a bit of a hammer, and in addition to creating fouls, they also have a lot of shots of accelerating and conceding goals.
In addition, As a center forward, Wood's own goal is not efficient, and he has not yet achieved too brilliant shooting performances after joining the team. The only one goal score was also due to the invalidity of the offside (in fact, it was also a teammate's shot that was saved by the goalkeeper and bounced into the net, nor was it an active shot).
In this wave of attacks, Wood tried hard to complete the goal, but still failed to catch up with Fraser's cross.
If you complete the relegation:
Will Newcastle do big things in the summer window?
After a 1-0 win over Aston Villa, Newcastle are getting closer to completing their relegation goals. So they also need to think about how they should continue to strengthen the team.
A key point is whether Newcastle will still trust St. Maximan, who is the core or core commando to build the team.
The French winger has a good ability to dribble under his feet and a passing skill. The problem is that St. Maximan's attacking options are not reasonable, and the number of strong attacks and strong shots in the game is still high.
Like this chance, Jolington broke the ball and passed it to St. Maximan, who went into the box and had some sticky balls that caused the chance to disappear. Saint-Maximin, who suffered a goal, had nothing to do with himself, and Joe Linton followed the defense all the way, and finally paid the price of a yellow card to defuse the opponent's counterattack.
If Newcastle is really building a team with the Champions League as its goal, then Saint-Maximin is clearly not up to the task. But if you want to upgrade st. Maxima's position, Newcastle's current appeal may not be able to buy good players.
At least a dembele name doesn't really associate it with Newcastle. Judging from the predicted odds of platforms such as Sky, even if Newcastle is willing to pay sky-high annual salaries, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester United and other teams are the objects that the "greedy" Dembele will consider.
Not only Dembele, but also talented Ligue 1 centre-forward Equitic, as well as Lille centre-back Botman, have all received high transfer fee offers from Newcastle, and the parent team has agreed to release them, but the players themselves are reluctant to come to Newcastle.
b. Poaching Brighton Director: Newcastle wants to improve its scouting vision
So If Newcastle wants to complete its metamorphosis, it's not enough to have money. In addition to buying good players, they are also poaching Brighton's director Ashworth.
The 50-year-old football expert previously served as the development director of the British Football Association for 6 years and was a key figure in brighton's rise, bringing in a number of powerful players such as Lampte and Kukurelia for the team. He has already handed over his job from Brighton and is expected to join the squad after paying a fee in Newcastle.
The rise of Liverpool, AC Milan, Leicester City and Atlanta shows how important a good football director is.
Guimarães, which cost 40 million euros to introduce, can be said to be the "horse bone" invited by Newcastle. The strength of this player may not be as good as his value, and there is a certain possibility of being overestimated.
However, through the entry of Guimarães, once he can successfully integrate, it will also give the Newcastle midfield a certain upgrade and revolution, so that the team will be more abundant in the future tactics.
Judging from the scene when Newcar was completely suppressed by Aston Villa after Trippier's injury, the ambition of the Newka boss to enter the Champions League and even win the Champions League is not easy to achieve in the short term, unless they do something really big in the summer window.
Conclusion:
Newcastle can then consider bringing in past stars such as Coutinho (if Villa are not willing to execute according to the buyout amount, the negotiation with Barca has failed), Hazard and other past stars to increase the attention of the team.
Or rely on a new director to see people, buy more good players, and build a new team of future aces. How to do it, maybe only time to give us an answer.