Chapter 29 The Key to Victory

The first round of the Manchester derby came very suddenly.

All teams are still organizing warm-up games everywhere, the media is still paying attention to various transfers, fans are still thinking about the situation of the team in the new season, and then turn around to see that the Manchester derby is imminent, which makes many people feel that it is too sudden .

But this is the Premier League.

When other leagues are still on holiday, the Premier League is already at war, and the FA's schedule depends entirely on the time and the attractiveness of the game. For example, they will choose to arrange the 'Christmas game' in the first game after Christmas, and use the Manchester derby as the start. The first game of the league is no big deal, and it's clear that this game will be the finale of the first round of the league.

Many fans heard that there was a Manchester derby in the first round, and they felt very suddenly. They had not recovered from the league truce, and then they were told that the Manchester derby was about to start! ?

Manchester derby? It's so sudden!

When they came back to their senses, they realized that the league was about to start!

Many fans are paying attention to this derby, including many non-fans of the two teams. The Manchester derby is still very attractive. In the eyes of many fans, it is second only to the tragic Liverpool derby. In terms of competition, it is even higher than the Liverpool derby, because Manchester United and Manchester City have achieved a lot in the history of the game. always close.

For teams with a long history and outstanding records, the grievances between Manchester City and Manchester United can even be said to last a century.

Manchester City had a slight advantage in the 1950s and 1970s, but Manchester United reversed the situation in recent years (especially in the 1990s). Fans come from the West and around the world.

Most notably, the Manchester derby was completely dominated by Manchester United throughout the 1990s, who achieved 9 wins and 5 draws and did not lose to Manchester City for a whole decade. Including a 5-0 victory on November 10, 1994, and Andrei Kanchelski's hat-trick.

Entering the millennium, the two teams have returned to a state of equal score again.

In the millennium, the first Manchester derby saw the culmination of a long-running feud between Roy Keane and Harant, which went back to 1998 when Harant, who was still playing for Leeds, faced Manchester United. Keane tries to stop Harant from dribbling the ball. Instead, he severely injured his knee cruciate ligament. When Keane fell to the ground, Harant still complained that he was cheating.

Three years later, on April 21, 2001, Harant had moved to Manchester City and served as the captain. Some time after the game, when Harant controlled the ball in midfield, Keane stepped forward with a knee-height shovel. After Harrant fell to the ground. Keane also vented his anger by mocking him as an insult. Before the referee showed the red card, Keane returned to the locker room without looking back.

In 2002, Keane published his autobiography admitting intentional injury, so he was fined £150,000 and suspended for five games.

This kind of grievance will be reported by the media every time.

Roy Keane is still playing for Manchester United and is still the captain of Manchester United. As long as he is at Manchester United for one day, his "deeds" will continue to be found out. At the same time, he is the most hated player of Manchester City fans in the Manchester United squad.

Perhaps, this is an honor for Manchester United players.

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Of course, Wansheng doesn't need to know much about the historical grievances and grievances between the two teams. He is an outsider, and the game is an ordinary league for him. He doesn't need to be hostile to Manchester United like the fans.

But he has reasons to be hostile to Manchester United!

His reason is different from that of the fans. It is not history or the team's grievances, but his own experience.

Usually now, Wan Sheng hardly thinks about the time when he just "crossed", especially the time when he was kicked out by Manchester United and was looking for a job everywhere, it was a bit too sad.

He rarely remembered.

Now he has a high salary, enough ability, and many new players. Although he doesn't have a family, he at least has a woman who cares about himself... All these add up to his work and life. Not bad, he is not a person who likes to recall the past. The past is gone. It doesn't matter what he has experienced, and memories cannot change the past. It is important to cherish the present and work hard to see the future. He is such a person, but when again When facing Manchester United, he will still recall that experience, after all, it was experienced and deeply etched in his memory.

It was because of that experience that he couldn't help but see Manchester United as an enemy.

Ferguson is also the enemy.

Perhaps the old Jazz is a 'liar gun' as the Manchester United coach, but Wan Sheng and him have not been very happy to meet him a few times. The two are completely opposites. Taking the league as an example, the two are also real competitors, so they are directly enemies. Not at all.

Against Manchester United, Wan Sheng always wants to win, and this kind of thinking is stronger than against Chelsea.

Mourinho is a rare opponent, but it is a real opponent, just an opponent, without any personal feelings, and Manchester United is different, Manchester United is not only an opponent, but also an enemy, and now because of coaching Manchester United, it is added to it. Another meaning, that is 'Manchester Derby', the grudge of the century-old Derby County, what else needs to be explained?

Therefore, Wansheng can say with dignity and awe, "I went to hostile Manchester United for the sake of all Manchester City fans and the honor of Manchester City Club!"

So he wanted to beat Manchester United's heart even stronger.

Of course, to deal with the enemy, it is not enough to win a game. It is a long-term job. Fortunately, his coaching work at Manchester City has just begun. He has many opportunities to play against Manchester United, and now is the first chance.

The FA's schedule came out very early, and Wansheng had been waiting for this match since the team's preparations.

Therefore, he already knew how to deal with this game. At present, the team's tactics are only a prototype. He can still play against weaker teams, but it is a bit difficult to play against Manchester United with new tactics. After all If you want to beat a top team, the real thing is hard power, but the tactical play will not be different from the training. The training is for the competition, otherwise the training is a set. The game is a set, and it is strange that the team can adapt to it, so training is meaningless, so there is no need to think about tactical play, and there is still a little surprise in this aspect.

This is also Wansheng's preparation for the game.

On a training open day. There were fans and the media coming in to watch the training. The team rarely does tactical training. Usually, they restore their lower physical fitness and do personal training. The tactical training is kept at normal times, so that it is difficult for the outside world to know what the team is training. The last warm-up match against Nottingham Forest , although the team is using new tactics. But not much is exposed. The main reason is that the team has not fully adapted, and it doesn't even look like it plays out, and it is not very oppressive. Another point is that Wright Phillips has attracted so much attention that no one paid attention to Manchester City's use in this game. What tactics, what everyone sees is Wright - Phillips's excellence, that's all. And after the game, the media was also occupied by the transfer news of Phillips, so there is no need to worry about anything.

Manchester United must not have imagined that Manchester City have trained new tactics. Maybe the old Scottish man thought about it, but he would only consider the tactics he used in Derby County, not the new tactics now.

The opponent does not know, it is surprising.

Therefore, the team can completely surprise Manchester United in the first round!

However, what is unfavorable to the team is the away game, but this is also the driving force for Wansheng - it is obviously more meaningful to win Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the derby of the same city team is assigned to Manchester City by the FA The number of tickets will not be much less than Manchester United.

Wansheng still has some confidence.

He knows that Manchester United is in a weak period. From the end of last season to now, Manchester United has been in the 'quagmire' that has just been acquired. Many Manchester United fans resist Glazer's entry, they think that Manchester United will no longer be England's ball. As the new chairman, Glazer did not increase investment to help Manchester United replenish the lineup. That is to say, Manchester United has been acquired, but it does not have a lot of foreign financial support like Chelsea, which makes Manchester United fans extremely dissatisfied.

Fortunately, Manchester United is one of the few clubs that can achieve independent profits. Their financial pressure will not be too great. In the summer, they still added two players, one is Park Ji-sung from South Korea, and the other is the former Fulham goalkeeper Van der sa.

But the joining of these two people has shown some problems in itself.

At the same time in his previous life, Wansheng had paid attention to the situation of Manchester United, and naturally he was very clear about their situation. Even if he did not study it, he would have known the problem of Manchester United now, that is, 'weakness on the offensive end'.

The midfield is Manchester United's weakness.

On the sidelines, Giggs and C-Ronaldo are both very good, but in fact, Giggs is 32 years old after all, the 'king of the left' is already old, and C-Ronaldo has not grown up. It seems that his own performance is good, but the cooperation with forward Van Nistelrooy has always been a problem.

Not to mention the midfield, the captain Roy Keane has reached the retirement stage, and the contract renewal with Manchester United cannot be carried out. Smith has the temperament to replace Keane, but the level is not yet home, the only thing that can be negotiated is Scholes is only over 30 years old, but his pre-season warm-up performance was mediocre. He only scored a goal in Beijing and Antwerp. The impact of his state on Manchester United will be decisive.

The real influence in the frontcourt is the cooperation between Van Nistelrooy and C-Ronaldo.

They have always had the embarrassment of "both Shengyu and He Shengliang".

Van Nistelrooy needs to make a cross, but C-Ronaldo prefers to go it alone; Van-Nieux is good at grabbing points, and his kick is powerful, but C-Ronaldo can't take care of the word "grab". Wasting opportunity alone.

That's the problem between the two.

It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. It is all caused by personal style problems, but the problem of the two has affected Manchester United's offensive ability. The old Jazz needs to do a lot of work. Otherwise, Manchester United's performance will definitely be affected.

Wan Sheng was aware of United's problems, which were not resolved until Van Nistelrooy left.

This situation is like the 'double virtue' of the England team, the problem is on the bright side.

As long as anyone who understands the ball can analyze it from the game, by the end of the season, the media analyzed Manchester United’s performance throughout the season and summed up the reason. Now, maybe Ferguson and all Manchester United players, including Van Nistelrooy I have experience with C-Ronaldo himself. They have noticed or not noticed, but it is very difficult to solve it. It is impossible not to let C-Ronaldo or Van Nistelroove play, and the loss will obviously be greater.

Now that you know Manchester United's problems, there is an article to do.

Wan Sheng knew that this would be the key to victory. As an outsider, he could see it clearly. Ferguson should know it, but he might not take it too seriously.

Now Wansheng feels that he should help him pay more attention... After all, respect the old and love the young, the elderly can't directly say when they make mistakes, let them know with actions and give them enough face, this is the best respect .

Thinking about it like this, Wansheng feels that he is really a good person and treats his enemies so kindly.

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Ferguson is in a really good mood. He is much more relaxed than he was two months ago.

Just over two months ago, at the end of last season, the old Jazz didn't even know if he could stay at Manchester United, and if he couldn't, he was ready to retire early - even though he didn't feel old enough to be able to. Fight for a few years like young people.

Fortunately, the new chairman Glazer appeased him with a new contract.

Ferguson hesitated for a long time and finally decided to stay on for a few more years, so he signed a new contract so that within five years he will definitely continue to coach Manchester United.

After the problems related to his coaching work were solved, Ferguson relaxed a lot. He began to devote himself to transforming the team. It is a pity that the new owner has no intention to increase investment, at least not this summer. The transfer funds are less than 10 million pounds, so he can only choose to supplement the much-needed midfield and goalkeeper positions.

However, Manchester United's background is different after all. Even if they don't have transfer funds, they can still rely on England's top youth training system, such as Richardson, who is on loan, and Fletcher, a new star of the team. They can all rely on Smith. There is also a lot of potential to tap. Coupled with the original team, Manchester United's strength is still quite strong.

The only problem is that some of the new nuns have not grown up, the only ones that can be mentioned are Rooney and C-Ronaldo.

Ferguson hopes that Park Ji-sung can perform well. He regards the Koreans as Giggs' successor and will give the Koreans a chance to perform. Of course, if the Koreans' performance is not satisfactory, he can only choose to give up. After all, it is only a 400 East Asian players worth 10,000 pounds are simply irrelevant.

After 20 days of preparation, Manchester United has regrouped, and Ferguson also has an outlook for the new season. He knows that the competitiveness of the team may not be as good as that of the strong Chelsea, but no one knows what will happen if the season has not started. Competitors make mistakes, wouldn't it be an opportunity for Manchester United! ? In addition, even if they really compete, his Manchester United will not be afraid of any team!

This is the strength of the old jazz!

After the team completed the East Asia Tour and returned to Manchester for a week of training, the league was approaching, Ferguson received good news, the team's main central defender - Ferdinand has completed his contract extension, which also means that Manchester United's defense has also No problem.

Ferguson was in a better mood.

At this time, his eyes fell on the newspaper delivered in the morning, and a line of clear text appeared in the lower left corner of the "Guardian" sports page, "Manchester City coach Wan Sheng said that there is a problem in Manchester United's frontcourt, Park Ji-sung, Richard Desen, Fletcher, Smith and other new stars are all unusable, Manchester United will have serious problems on the offensive end in the new season, and at the same time, he expressed that he has enough confidence in the upcoming 'Manchester Derby'!"

Ferguson's face suddenly darkened.

It was only then that he remembered that the nasty young man from Derbyshire had come to Manchester and became a neighbor with him, but this neighbor was not friendly and was completely a mortal enemy. (To be continued ~^~)