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Chapter 304 The Not Perfect 01-02 Season
Because of historical reasons, Britain and Germany are always very hot every time they play against each other.

The German national team came to Nottingham ahead of schedule, and using Nick's resources, the German national team conducted closed training.

Nottingham Forest's striker Klose was also selected for the German national team. His condition is very good and he showed a very good condition in training.

Therefore, at Wembley Stadium on October 10, Klose replaced Jankel as the starting striker of the German team.

And Klose also became the highlight of the game. He scored with a header in the 77th minute and helped the German team finally win the away game.

Overall, the England team took the initiative on the field in this game.

However, under Nick's organization, the German team's defense was very tight, leaving no good opportunities for the England team.

The England team only got 6 shots in the whole game, which shows how strong the German team's defense is.

Even Beckham's passes came to nothing in this game, with Nick and Frings' double holding midfielder duo being excellent in interception, always picking up the ball when Beckham was about to make it.

Without Beckham, an important passing point, England's offense will not be so powerful, and Owen's state in this game is also very sluggish, and his personal breakthroughs have not been successful a few times.

The German team not only restrained the England team very well defensively, but also played a lot of counterattack opportunities under Nick's instigation. Although the England team's marking on Nick was also very tight, Nick's excellent skills and speed were often able to easily get rid of the entanglement of the England players, and then passed the threatening ball.

In the 77th minute, Nick passed Scholes, Ince, McMaraman and others in the midfield and sent a deadly through pass. Klose broke into the penalty area and scored the only goal of the game.

This once again highlights Nick's offensive and defensive core position. As long as his teammates can run out of position, Nick's pass can come out, and threats will definitely come.

After the game, Wöller was very happy that the team could win England away, which means that the German team will take the initiative in qualifying in this group.

And England coach Keegan did not admit defeat. Only two rounds of qualifiers have passed. As long as England can beat the German team in an away game, they can also qualify from this group.

However, Keegan was not lucky enough to lead his team to revenge, because the next day, the FA announced that Keegan was dismissed from get out of class. Keegan failed to lead the England team to qualify from the group stage in the 2000 European Championship, and now they lost to the rival German team. The FA was very dissatisfied.

Within two days, the FA announced that the Swede Eriksson took office, and the task was to lead the England team to the 2002 World Cup finals.

After the national team game, Nick has entered a state of rest again, and now the FA Cup and the League Cup are not yet time for Chelsea to participate.

The days without games are sad. Fortunately, Nick still has a lot of places to go. The Chinese Super League has entered a critical moment, and Nick came to Xichuan.

西川1999队在已经过去的前27轮联赛中拿到了18胜5平4负积59分的成绩，不过依然还是没有甩开连城队，两队之间差距只有3分，而第28轮两队直接交手，很大程度上将决定本赛季冠军的归属。

So Nick personally went to the scene to watch the game and cheer for Xi Chuan 1999.

It is estimated that the arrival of Nick stimulated the Xichuan 1999 players. The home team played quite well in this game, passing and receiving the ball very smoothly.

After one season, Iniesta has become the core midfielder of Xichuan 1999. This La Masia genius has performed with ease in the Chinese arena.

In this game, he also staged a hat-trick of assists. Baggio scored twice, and Jiuli also scored a goal. Xichuan 1999 finally defeated the Liancheng team 3:1.

What also makes Nick happy is that Xichuan 1999's operating conditions are very normal. If they win the championship this season, the team will earn at least 3 million soft sister coins. This is a pretty good result.

Bai Jie has even successfully mastered the means of managing football. This season, the club's sponsors, advertising revenue, and ticket revenue have all reached new highs. The prospect of Chinese football is completely different from that of another time and space. It can be said that the development momentum is very good.

Nick is also very happy to help Chinese football embark on a broad road, although this time and space exists like a dream.

After resting in China, Germany and England for nearly half a month, Nick finally ushered in the UEFA Cup game, Chelsea played against a Belgian team Gent.

The strength gap between the two sides is very obvious. Chelsea won 3:0 in the away game. Nick made two passes and one shot to help the team win.

Back at home, Hasselbaink, who had returned from injury, scored a hat-trick. Chelsea won again 3:1 and easily advanced 6:1 in two rounds.

I am used to participating in the UEFA Champions League, but now participating in the UEFA Cup, Nick feels that it is not difficult. Before entering the fourth qualifying round, it is estimated that it is difficult to meet a team with outstanding strength, and the current competition system is not very attractive. After several qualifying rounds, the competitiveness of the UEFA Cup is too low.

However, this may give some weak teams a chance to be upset. After all, the knockout still gives risks. Except for Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, several Premier League teams have been eliminated.

Nick's focus has kept Chelsea in the UEFA Cup without any surprises. Maybe winning a UEFA Cup championship this season is also a good result.

It’s just that Chelsea is in a bad situation in the Premier League. Their state is very unstable. They win one game, quickly draw two games, or even lose one game.

到尼克停赛期满的第19轮，切尔西的成绩是8胜6平5负积30分，排名英超20支球队的第10名，这跟阿布的期望相差甚远。

The UEFA Cup and the English League Cup have entered the top 8, which is an extra little surprise. Now the team is 19 points away from the top of the Premier League, Arsenal.

And Nick finally ended his career as a ball supervisor and can return to the Premier League.Before his comeback, Nick received the honor of the 2001 World Footballer of the Year.

Facing West Ham United, the first opponent after his comeback, Nick opened fire and staged the first hat-trick in the Premier League. Chelsea finally defeated West Ham United 5:1 again.

Unexpectedly, this victory also opened the clarion call for Chelsea's counterattack in the second half of the season.

From the 20th round to the 30th round, Chelsea won 11 consecutive victories, directly sending themselves into the top three of the Premier League standings.

However, it is a pity at this time that the Chelsea team suddenly suffered a large-scale injury attack, and the team could only gather 14 players to participate.

所以在最后的8轮联赛中，切尔西只是拿到了5胜1平2负的战绩，整个赛季24胜7平7负积79分排在冠军阿森纳之后名列英超亚军。

Chelsea finally won the League Cup and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Looking at the performance throughout the season, Chelsea still achieved good results, but for Nick, such results are difficult to satisfy him.

Fortunately, Chelsea can participate in the UEFA Champions League next season, and Nick hopes that the team can fully thrive next season.

In the national team, Nick helped the team qualify for the 2002 World Cup. With Nick's help, the German team directly qualified from the ninth group. In the second round of the match against rival England, facing Owen's hat-trick, Nick also responded with three long-range shots, helping the German team draw with England 9:3.

The 01-02 season is over, and Nick has not gained much, but everything has just begun. With such regrets, there is a higher pursuit, and the biggest event in 2002, the World Cup, is coming. Nick is facing the arduous task of leading the German team to the World Cup championship.

If you get your wish, then the title of king will be nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)