Chapter 793 Competition

Manchester United faced Valencia, the strongest opponent in Group C, in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

During the summer transfer, the Bat Corps was troubled by the financial crisis and sold Villa, Silva, Zizic, and Marchena. These four people are almost Valencia's main offensive firepower and defensive mainstay. Billy With 21 goals, he is the league's top local scorer. Silva scored 8 goals. Serbian high center Zikic also scored 4 goals. More than 50% of the team's goals were completed by these three people.

In terms of transfers, Valencia only bought Getafe forward Soldado and Mallorca forward Aduriz. In terms of data alone, these two players are not much worse than Villa and Silva. There are many, but the strength of the two is completely incomparable with the players sold.

However, what is surprising is that after 5 rounds of La Liga, the battered Bat Corps ranked first in the standings with 4 wins and 1 draw, 1 point more than Barcelona and 2 points more than Real Madrid. This is enough to prove that Valencia’s main Coach Emery is by no means an easy man when it comes to coaching the team.

Valencia is not weak, and its record against Manchester United and Premier League teams is also very good. Historically, Manchester United and Valencia have met 6 times. The two sides have 1 win, 1 loss and 4 draws. The score is evenly divided, and no one can do anything to the other. In terms of the overall record against English teams, Valencia is dominant with 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. It has only lost to Chelsea once at home and maintains an unbeaten record against other teams.

Facing such an opponent, after training the next day, Manchester United came out with bad news. Rooney was absent due to injury.

In the game against Bolton, Rooney started and scored a goal, but Rooney was not in good condition, and he was kicked in the ankle by his opponent during the game. Rooney didn't feel anything yet, But during training the next day, Rooney felt pain. After examination by the team doctor, it was discovered that Rooney's injured left foot was an old injury from the battle with Bayern last season. Rooney's injury never recovered and he received another kick during the game. As a result, even the strong Lu Xiaopang couldn't hold on anymore.

Rooney was injured as well as Hernandez and Berbatov who were in good condition, but Scholes was very tired after starting consecutive games. He was in poor condition and ran weakly in the second day of training. It would be very difficult to perform well against the wolf-like Valencia in such a state.

In fact, this is also an old problem of Manchester United. The bosses of the Class of 92 are getting old, but the newcomers have not stepped up. Ferguson can only let the bosses continue to play the main role.

Now that Scholes is tired and in poor condition during training, Ferguson can only prepare Gao Xiaodong to lead Manchester United alone to face strong opponents.

Rooney's injury and Scholes' fatigue are a great opportunity for Manchester United's substitutes.

Anderson and Carrick, who have returned from injury, Park Ji-sung and Fletcher, who have been on the bench in the new season, young striker Macheda and veteran Owen, are all eager to replace Rooney and Scholes.

In the evening, Anderson came to the hotel where Gao Xiaodong stayed.

Anderson is a former European golden boy. Before his injury, he was like Gao Xiaodong now, good at offense and defense. If he and Hargreaves hadn't been seriously injured, I don't know whether he could have returned to his original form, and Ferguson might not have been determined to buy Gao. Xiaodong.

Anderson and Gao Xiaodong are both clients of Mendes. They and Nani are also core members of the Portuguese-speaking gang. Now that Scholes may have to take a truce, Anderson feels that the opportunity has come. He hopes that on the third day of training, Gao Xiaodong can cooperate with him more.

Given Gao Xiaodong's status at Manchester United, if Anderson and Gao Xiaodong can work together tacitly, they will definitely be able to give Ferguson a high-profile look when arranging to play.

Anderson was very straightforward and expressed his thoughts directly to Gao Xiaodong, hoping to get Gao Xiaodong's help.

Gao Xiaodong naturally hopes that Anderson and Nani can play well, and preferably become the main players, so that his status in Manchester United will be higher, so he naturally agrees.

Anderson left happily. As soon as he left with his front foot, Park Ji-sung came in with his back foot. The Korean star had the same idea as Anderson.

However, Park Ji-sung was more reserved. He brought Gao Xiaodong another ginseng root and a recipe for frog soup, but he did not ask Gao Xiaodong for help.

Park Ji-sung is now moving closer to Gao Xiaodong, and Gao Xiaodong also hopes to have his own supporters besides Mendes. He took the initiative to tell Park Ji-sung that in the game against Valencia, he will definitely be the core of the offense, and Nani will be the breakthrough There are two positions in the midfield. Facing opponents like Valencia, Ferguson may consider the defensive capabilities of these two positions.

Gao Xiaodong's words made it clear. He and Nani are the main attackers, and the remaining two positions must be the main defenders. Whoever defends better has the hope of playing in the game against Valencia.

Park Ji-sung understood and knew that he didn't need to perform well in the offense tomorrow. As long as he defended well, he didn't dare to say that the starter would have a chance. The substitute should have a chance, so he went home happily.

The training the day before heading to Spain was extremely intense. Manchester United's main players and substitutes all fought hard, no less than a formal League Cup match.

In the end, both Anderson and Park Ji-sung, who were taken care of by Gao Xiaodong, entered the squad, but they did not get the chance to start. Fletcher started with Gao Xiaodong.

Fletcher is strong, has more seniority, and is Ferguson's hometown. Scholes takes a rest, so he is the first candidate. Both Anderson and Park Ji-sung have to step aside.

However, Anderson and Park Ji-sung are not disappointed, because Giggs has played a lot of games recently. Although he is in the starting lineup, it is estimated that he will only play half-time, so they will have a lot of time to play.

After announcing the starting lineup, the players left, but Ferguson kept Gao Xiaodong.

"Xiaodong, it is very difficult to challenge Valencia away from home. I really don't want you to shoulder the offensive responsibility alone, but Paul is too tired. If he is not allowed to rest, he may get injured. Carrick has just recovered from his injury. I can’t appear in a game like this yet, so I have to rely on you.”

Ferguson is telling the truth. He is very conservative in cultivating Gao Xiaodong. He is always worried about overthrowing the talents and tries his best to let Scholes lead Gao Xiaodong. In this way, if Gao Xiaodong does not perform well, Scholes can also help Gao Xiaodong. Xiaodong shared some of the blame, but Gao Xiaodong was young and had good physical strength, so double matches a week was no problem, but Scholes couldn't stand it, so Ferguson could only let Scholes rest.

Gao Xiaodong is actually very eager to lead the team alone. Although Scholes can share the praise with him when he fails, he also shares part of the honor when he succeeds. Gao Xiaodong came to Manchester United for a high transfer fee, and he still hopes to have A masterpiece of leading the team by himself, rather than relying on the assistance and guidance of seniors to win.

"BOSS, let Paul have a good rest. I will definitely lead Manchester United to move forward." Gao Xiaodong said confidently.

Ferguson was very satisfied with Gao Xiaodong's confidence. Young people should have such vigor, but he still warned: "You are the core of Manchester United's offense. You have performed extremely well in the previous six league rounds and a Champions League game. Valencia will definitely treat you." Take strict surveillance."

Gao Xiaodong was unimpressed and said: "Don't worry, the stars that can be targeted are not stars. Even if Valencia sends people to follow me every step of the way, I will definitely be able to use other methods to help the team."

Ferguson nodded slightly and said: "Yes, this is a challenge, but also an opportunity. After all, Scholes is 35 years old and may retire at any time. If you can achieve good results this time, I believe you will soon." Will become Manchester United's new frontcourt core."

"Thank you, coach, for trusting me. I will definitely not let you down."

Over the past month or so, Gao Xiaodong has made many new teammates in order to consolidate his status in the locker room. However, a player's status in the locker room ultimately depends on his performance on the court. Scholes' rotation is very important to Gao Xiaodong. For him, the opportunity had come, and it was too late for him to be happy.

Ferguson talked with Gao Xiaodong for another ten minutes, and then left the Laurie Hotel.

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