Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 60 "Red Devil" Is a Kind of Spirit (Please Vote for the Third Update)
Chapter 60 "Red Devil" is a kind of spirit (Third update, please vote for me)
It can be said that no one in the world believes that Manchester United can defeat the surging Liverpool at Anfield, but Ferguson still firmly believes that he can do it. In order to make the fire of fighting spirit in the hearts of the players burn brighter, on the eve of the game During the tactical meeting, Ferguson showed the entire Manchester United team the highlights of last season's game.
When everyone walked into the conference room, they thought it was just an ordinary tactical meeting, announcing the starting lineup and telling them what to pay attention to in tomorrow's game.
But when they all sat down, the lights in the conference room were all turned off, and the room was dark. Some people thought there was a power outage, and there was a brief commotion.
Until Ferguson's voice sounded again: "What's going on? Everyone, sit tight!"
Although in the eyes of the outside world, this old man has reached the end of his life as a hero, he still has supreme authority in Manchester United. No one dares to challenge this, otherwise he will die miserably.
It took Ferguson twenty-eight years to build the entire Manchester United into a strong fortress of his own. The operation was so watertight that not even a fly could fly in.
In the early years, there were still people who did not believe in evil and insisted on challenging his authority. As a result, no one died well at Manchester United. Even Roy Keane, Ferguson's favorite disciple, was expelled from Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson because he made rude remarks and provoked Ferguson.
In today's Manchester United team, the biggest star is Rooney, but Rooney also obeys Ferguson's words.
Internal stability is the main reason why Ferguson feels that he can still compete with the rising Liverpool.
If Rooney was like Cristiano Ronaldo and was clamoring for a transfer to Real Madrid, Ferguson would probably have no energy left to contend with Liverpool.
After hearing the majestic voice of the old lord, the dark room quickly became quiet, and no one made a sound again.
Then the white curtain in front of them lit up, and the projector hanging from the ceiling made a rustling sound.
Then the noise from the stadium came over the speakers.
This sound is familiar to the Manchester United players sitting here, because it is the cheering sound of Old Trafford.
The screen gradually brightened up, and when everyone saw it clearly, there was a look on his body - they didn't expect Ferguson to show them the video of the game he lost to Liverpool at Old Trafford last season. Video.
"This is not a full game video, it is just a collection of highlights edited by Mike. But I think it will be helpful to you." Ferguson's voice rang again.
When the screen turned on, Ferguson, who was standing next to the curtain, also appeared in everyone's field of vision. He pointed at the curtain and said: "You must look carefully, look carefully, and look carefully."
After saying that, he pushed him aside and stopped talking.
In the next fifteen minutes, Manchester United's players followed the game highlights and relived the nightmare of being beaten 4:3 by Liverpool at their home court.
Some players with poor psychological quality don't understand why the boss shows them this. Is it to make them perform abnormally in the game?
After the video was played, Ferguson's voice came back to mind: "There are two purposes for showing you this game highlights. One purpose is to remind you what our enemies have done to us at our home court. This hatred must be held." Yes. If we don’t hug, we will always live in the shadow of this game! I don’t need to explain too much, you will know for yourself just by looking at the public opinion in the media during this period.”
They do know very well that the media has repeatedly mentioned this game. It has been several months, but the heat is still not gone, and the impact is really far-reaching.
"The second purpose is to let you look at this game again and let you know that you once had a chance to win this game. So in terms of strength, we are not as far behind them as the outside world says. We are After falling behind at the beginning, we equalized the score and once took the lead! We scored three goals. With this kind of performance, we should win in any game. Even in the game against Liverpool, we also We should have the last laugh. We are just unlucky and it has nothing to do with our strength!"
Is this really the case? Ferguson will not let the players think about this problem. They only need to know that it was bad luck that caused them to lose this game.
If you think too much, you will fall into the distress of self-doubt and eventually turn into self-denial.
Ferguson wishes his players were all mindless robots who just need to faithfully execute his tactical requirements as required.
But this was impossible, so he could only use verbal suggestions to hypnotize his players.
When playing against Liverpool, thinking too much is not a good thing.
When many teams faced Liverpool, they thought too much and became fearful. In the end, they gave up in their hearts before the game even started... How can this be done?
Being timid before fighting is not Manchester United's style.
"Why is our nickname 'Red Devils'? Just because we wear red jerseys? Just because there is a little devil on our team logo? Wrong! It's because we have a 'devil' nature!"
Ferguson began to use his hair dryer ability to cheer up the players who were about to face strong opponents. It was also a kind of psychological suggestion and hypnosis.
"This club has never bowed its head under pressure, and has never shaken its morale by making too many enemies. Manchester United has the most enemies, but we are still the most successful team in the country. The curses and jealousies of those enemies cannot slow down. Our progress! For a hundred years, we have been as arrogant and powerful as Meredith, the first star in the team's history, always facing our opponents with our heads held high! This temperament has penetrated deeply into every ' In the bones of the Red Devils, this is why we make our opponents jealous! Because weak mortals cannot understand our pride! We are the Red Devils, we are Manchester United! What reason do we have to surrender in front of a Liverpool! Lost at home They lost the league championship, and all the outside voices are badmouthing us, are we going to accept our fate?"
"No! Never! Absolutely not! The 'Red Devils' never give up, the 'Red Devils' never admit defeat, the 'Red Devils' are stubborn to the end! In tomorrow's game, I ask each of you to remember that you are a 'Red Devil', Let those Red Army sissies see our power!”
Rooney stood up and waved his fist: "Fuck Liverpool!!"
He used to be an Everton player, and his hatred for Liverpool was already very deep. Now that he has moved to Manchester United, Liverpool's mortal enemy, his hatred is doubled.
Under his leadership, rude shouts filled the entire conference room.
Mike Whelan saw the players full of fighting spirit from the side. He turned to look at Ferguson, who was staring at these players seriously, and his admiration for Sir Alex deepened in his heart.
Although a man is old, his strength is still there, and his ambition has never been lost.
Is it your honor or misfortune to be treated as your mortal enemy by such a man for twenty-eight years, Liverpool?
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No one knows what happened in the Manchester United meeting room.
When the sun rises, it is a new day, and Liverpool fans begin to look forward to the afternoon game. They are waiting for a feast at their doorstep.
But not only the Manchester United players were reliving that game, many Liverpool fans also shared online the highlights of the game when Liverpool defeated Manchester United in an away game and won the championship.
In their words, today's game hasn't started yet, so they can only relive the game from last season to satisfy themselves.
In the afternoon, the game against Manchester United came as scheduled.
Anfield Stadium was like a boiler boiling over, with the vast majority of Liverpool fans stamping their feet in the stands and shouting anti-Manchester United slogans.
The game has just started, and the atmosphere in this stadium is as if the game has entered a heated stage.
This is the match between Liverpool and Manchester United!
This is England's El Clasico.
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Ferguson stood on the sidelines and looked nervously at the court.
Although he prepared well before the game, he was still quite nervous when it came to the game.
He knows the football game too well...
There were many uncertain factors that could determine the outcome of the game, so he did not dare to be careless at all.
In terms of strength, he really can't think that Manchester United is any worse than Liverpool. Liverpool's offensive lineup includes Sanchez, Bell, Suarez, Gerrard and Chen Yingxiong, plus Gotze. Manchester United also has Rooney, Fernandez, Ashley Young, Valencia, Nani and Shinji Kagawa. In the defense, Liverpool has Skrtel and Pepe, as well as Van der Wiel and Enrique, and Glen Johnson. On Manchester United's side are Smalling, Phil Jones and Evans, as well as the two Silva brothers.
In terms of goalkeeper, David De Gea is even better than Reina. After all, he is younger than Reina and has just as much experience.
So purely from a comparison of the strength of the players on both sides, the gap between Manchester United and Liverpool is not as big as the media said.
This is one of the reasons why Ferguson is confident.
As long as the strength of the two sides is not so different, there is no way to say who will win.
He does not believe in those claims that Liverpool must win, nor does he think that his team is already at a disadvantage.
When two strong players compete, the first and most important thing is not to admit defeat first. If you feel you are inferior to your opponent, then don't play the game and just admit defeat.
Manchester United is definitely no worse than Liverpool!
The old Scottish man, standing on the sidelines of Anfield Stadium, still firmly believes this in his heart.
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