Chapter 1,127 The Camp Is Full of Wounded Soldiers

After the game, there were many Manchester United fans surrounding the Manchester United bus. They were not too happy. They were very anxious and eager to know the extent of the injuries of Ferdinand and Vidic.

Online forums are full of posts from Manchester United fans asking about the injuries of Vidic and Ferdinand, and there are also many unscrupulous netizens who post some fake news to gain views.

At the press conference, Ferguson focused on the process of the game and only said "the opponent is not weak and can win the game. The players performed quite well" on the players' performance, without making too many comments.

Reporters are also very concerned about the injuries of Manchester United's two central defenders. Ferguson is not clear about this. He told reporters that it will be necessary to wait for further examination in the hospital to know how long Vidic and Ferdinand will be injured.

Ferguson is aware of the current mood of reporters and fans. He also told reporters that injuries to Vidic and Ferdinand have a great impact on Manchester United, but in the central defender position, Manchester United also has Evans, Smalling, and Phil. Jones and Gao Xiaodong can also make a cameo, so they can handle the return of Vidic and Ferdinand without much problem.

Nowadays, information is very developed, and Ferguson’s speech spread all over the world through the Internet almost at the same time.

Many fans disagreed with Ferguson's statement and thought that Sir Alex was a bit arrogant.

Because judging from the first game, Manchester United has great hidden dangers in the goalkeeper position. If two young central defenders are placed in front of the goal, the picture will be too beautiful to watch.

As for Gao Xiaodong coming back as a central defender, it is even more of a joke, because after Scholes retired, only Gao Xiaodong can create scoring opportunities in the Manchester United midfielder. Park Ji-sung, Fletcher, and Carrick all do the dirty work. Nigeria's football intelligence is not enough, Valencia is just a warrior who executes orders. If Gao Xiaodong plays as a central defender, Manchester United's offense will definitely be constipated.

The next day, the test results came out. Ferdinand had a ligament injury and was out for six weeks. Vidic had a muscle strain and was out for four weeks. In addition to the original injured Evra and Rafael, Manchester United's experienced defenders were all injured. , O'Shea and Brown were also sold. Now the oldest player in the defense and goalkeeper is no more than 22 years old. With such a configuration, it will be defeated when encountering a weak team, but it will definitely be beaten when encountering a strong team.

After receiving this news, Manchester United fans were in mourning. They all felt that Manchester United was too embarrassed. It was only the first round of the league and four main defenders were injured. How could this game be played? It turned out that the fans were ambitiously preparing to defend the Triple Crown. Wang, let alone the Triple Crown, the defending league championship is also in doubt.

Of course, there are also optimistic fans. They believe that the best thing among misfortunes is that the league has just started and the Champions League has not yet started. Even if they are separated by a few points from their opponents, the experienced Manchester United will be able to recover.

The injury of the main defender is bad news for Manchester United and Manchester United fans.

But there's good news for the newcomers coming off the bench.

With the strength of Ferdinand and Vidic, and the particularity of the central defender position, if there are no injuries, they will be the main force. Other young central defenders can only go out to exercise in garbage time, and now, they have almost a It will take two months to prove himself in the Premier League and Champions League. If he performs well, he may even hope to counterattack directly.

After the first round of the league, Manchester United had fierce competition for the central defender position. During training, Smalling, Jones and Evans almost all defended with live ammunition. Nani was almost tackled by Jones during training. Got into a fight with him.

In fact, Manchester United not only has fierce competition for the central defender position, but also the fierce competition for the defensive midfielder position.

Originally, Gao Xiaodong and Fletcher were the absolute mainstays of Manchester United's defensive midfielders, but now that Fletcher is suffering from injuries, Gao Xiaodong may also play a guest role as central defender. In this way, one or two positions in the midfielder position may be vacant for a short time.

Although it won't last too long, for players like Pogba, Cleverley, Anderson, and even Carrick, this is an opportunity to perform. As long as you seize it, you can at least guarantee a main substitute position.

Manchester United had bad luck. When the battalion was full of injuries, they met last season's fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur in the second round.

In the wealthy Premier League, Tottenham is the team that has not spent a penny in the transfer market so far.

Tottenham introduced veteran goalkeeper Friedel for free, signed Barcelona youth training kid Ceballos for free, and signed Cote d'Ivoire forward Koulibaly for free. What's even more amazing is that when Tottenham purged midfielder O'Hara, they also received 5 million pounds and made a profit in the transfer market. This is a sight that has not been seen in the Premier League for more than ten years.

But this does not mean that Tottenham's strength has declined. At least now Tottenham has retained the core midfielder Modric, who Chelsea and Real Madrid are asking for 30 million, plus Van der Vaart, Bell, Keane, and Pavlyuchenko. Under the leadership of veteran coach Redknapp, Tottenham still has the strength to compete with the top four in the Premier League.

In the first round of the Premier League, Tottenham defeated Toffees Everton 2:0 at home and beat Manchester United to third place with a goal difference. The first place was Manchester United's archrival Manchester City, which swept 4:0. Swansea showed even greater strength than last season.

Before the game, many Manchester United fans were not optimistic about their team, believing that under the impact of Tottenham's three musketeers Modric, Van der Vaart and Bell, Manchester United's defense might become riddled with holes.

Some fans suggested that it would be impossible to defend. Manchester United might as well take advantage of their home court and compete with their opponents to see who scores more goals.

Ferguson has no confidence in this game, but Sir Alex Ferguson will never lose his momentum verbally. He told Manchester United fans that Tottenham have not won at Old Trafford for 22 years. Tottenham know that even if Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra cannot play, Manchester United can still win.

Manchester United is full of injured soldiers, and Tottenham are extremely eager to take this opportunity to break the tragic record of 22 years without a win at Old Trafford, because with the strength of Tottenham, they will never be unable to win against Manchester United in 22 years. Many times the loss is mainly due to Tottenham. Spurs have a psychological shadow. If they can break it in one fell swoop this time, it will be a spiritual relief for Tottenham.

However, the reason why the curse is a curse is definitely not accidental. Just when Tottenham were ambitiously heading to Old Trafford, Tottenham core Modric suddenly announced that he would not continue to play for Tottenham unless Tottenham agreed. He moved to Real Madrid.

This is definitely a bolt from the blue for Tottenham. They thought they had already taken care of Modric, but unexpectedly during the critical period when they encountered a strong enemy, Modric suddenly turned against him. Tottenham without Modric is like Manchester United losing Gao Xiaodong. , the impact is even greater than the absence of Vidic and Ferdinand, because they are irreplaceable.

Old coach Redknapp personally persuaded Modric, but Modric avoided seeing him. Redknapp had no choice but to take Tottenham Hotspur without Modric to challenge the defending champion Manchester United.