i am beckham

Chapter 171 Newcastle's stormy offense
Seeing that Keegan had slowly become arrogant, Beckham felt that he could not avoid this wonderful air-to-mouth battle no matter what.

Sure enough, Ferguson responded immediately after Keegan spoke: "I am glad that Kevin still remembers that friendly match. He is an excellent player. But I always think his playing style is a bit reckless. He also has this problem after he became the head coach.

I don't think it's appropriate for him to hold high the banner of offense in front of the media. Once the head coach makes a promise in front of the public, he should fulfill it.

The head coach who is used to backtracking always seems to be unreliable.

He is talking about offense now, and he will probably attack at that time. It is not a wise decision to expose the tactical play in advance.

My opinion of him now is basically the same as when I first met him.

Kevin likes to talk about the fans before games, and I like to thank them with victories after games.Kevin likes to make the fans happy with the wins, and I will take the trophy and make the people who love Manchester United proud. "

Keegan wanted to show off his character in front of everyone, but Ferguson didn't need it, because his character was tough on the front.

So Keegan is always having a hard time talking between two people over the air.

Although the whole of England knows that he is a bad temper, but he still wants to let everyone see himself differently.

He was low-key when Newcastle was leading by a big score, and he was modest when evaluating Ferguson, and he had to appear to be level even if he said sarcasm.

Beckham felt that Keegan should be quite difficult. He was like a child who refused to admit defeat, and would respond positively every time he was targeted.

He must have put a lot of thought into dealing with the media, and he might have lost a handful of hair.

But Manchester United is different. The old man puts all his attention on studying tactics.

In the next week, the Manchester United team held tactical seminars every night overtime.

Brian Kidd led the players to study Newcastle United's tactical routines over and over again, playing the players' habitual actions frame by frame.

Beckham felt that he only needed five minutes to figure out how to deal with Keegan, and Keegan probably had to make a draft first, then study the structure of the article, and try to make the speech as smooth and perfect as possible.

In the air battle between the two, Ferguson played triumphantly, while Keegan retreated steadily. Compared with this opponent who is proficient in psychological warfare, he was really struggling.

The day before the game, Keegan looked at the end of his rope and finally repeated the old story: "It is a great honor for my team to play Manchester United in a championship game.

The man who will stand before me is a great manager, and the only regret is that Manchester United has not planned to renew the contract of his meritorious manager.

Compared with Manchester United's approach, we are more accustomed to seeing a club reach an intention to renew the contract with the head coach two years in advance, and the two parties will solve all the problems when the contract is one year away. This is the club's minimum respect for an excellent employee.

I don't know what's going on inside Manchester United, but it's unprofessional to talk to your own staff about extending contracts when their contracts are up. "

The issue of contract renewal has always been Ferguson's weakness, and it is also the most lethal weapon in Keegan's hands.

Even Ferguson would change the subject whenever he made a point of it.

There is no way, the management of Manchester United is a bit crotch and dishonest in handling this matter.

The nasty things I did were caught by others and I couldn't blame others.

Ferguson's attitude towards this matter is very open: "Now is not the time to struggle with this matter, our top priority is to play every game well.

I believe time can tell everything. "

His way of putting his words clearly on the table immediately won the unanimous support of the players. The contract issue not only did not disintegrate the morale of the team, but instead made the team feel the same.

A day before the game, Beckham practiced passing with Gary Neville for a while after the game.

Scholes was also present, and Cantona's return to the team made his playing opportunities much less than before.

He doesn't have many game tasks, and now whenever he has the opportunity, he will stay on the court to practice for a while.

Just when Beckham was practicing vigorously, Scholes came over suddenly: "Look, the old man is walking to the office building of the board of directors."

About 15 minutes later, several people saw the ruddy Ferguson coming back chewing gum, trying to blow bubbles with the gum as he walked.

Seeing the old man doing stupid things in broad daylight, several people felt that the head coach's contract extension was on the horizon.

Under such circumstances, major shareholders still deeply realize the indispensability of Ferguson.It is said that when the board of directors was discussing, Charlton has been firmly supporting Ferguson. He has shown consistent wisdom. He insisted on renewing the contract with Ferguson. "We can't hesitate on this issue. That is definitely a crime against the Red Devils!"

The next morning, Manchester United's official website announced that the club will renew Ferguson's contract at the end of the season, and the effectiveness of the new contract will continue until the summer of 2001.

Hearing this news, the entire Manchester United team was so excited that it was about to explode.

If tomorrow is not a game day, it is estimated that everyone must have a drink together after training in the evening.

Of course, until the game is over, Ferguson and Keegan's verbal battle will never stop.

Beckham guessed that Keegan should be a little depressed today. He probably didn't expect that his remarks directly led to the renewal of the Manchester United board of directors and Ferguson.

Who should I turn to for reasoning?
However, this sudden contract renewal information did not change the outside world's predictions for this game. Gaming companies cautiously supported Newcastle's unbeaten at home, and also ranked Newcastle United as the biggest favorite in the odds of winning the season.

To some extent, they are well-founded. Newcastle is now leading, and the initiative is still in the hands of the Magpies.

As long as they don't make mistakes, Manchester United still have to catch up. Ferguson has no chance to counterattack Keegan.

There is another reason why most ball critics are optimistic about Newcastle, that is, the matchup in March will be held at Newcastle's home court. Newcastle's home performance this season is horrible.

Manchester United fans also have firm confidence, they fully trust Ferguson's ability.Background This Scot has created a miracle for Manchester United and has led Manchester United to the top. They firmly believe that Ferguson will defeat Newcastle and regain the Premier League title that has been lost for a year.

The day of fierce battle finally came.

On March 3, Manchester United went to St. James' Park to challenge Newcastle United.

The table situation was further complicated by Liverpool's win over Aston Villa just a day before the game.

Liverpool is now 2 points behind Manchester United and 7 points less than Newcastle, which is the difference between two games.The championship situation suddenly changed from plain to fierce and tense, and evolved from a two-hero hegemony to a Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

This is of course an important game, but no matter what the score is, this game does not decide anything, we are still at the top of the table." Kevin Keegan defined this game in the introduction of the game magazine. "But if we can beat Manchester United, I think we will win the Premier League title. There is no suspense. "

This declaration means that Newcastle United will establish an advantage in the standings by KO Manchester United at home.

Ferguson wrote simply and directly in Manchester United's game magazine, "We have only one goal. This game is the most critical of our whole season. All our efforts are to beat our opponents. We are in good shape, our morale is high, and we have the initiative. Of course we will win, everything is as simple as that."

As the game approached, the two head coaches didn't care about the logic and rationality of their speeches.

Facing a game that he absolutely cannot lose, Mang is done.

The coach's bickering does not reflect the preparations of the two teams. Before the game, the Magpies ushered in major benefits. The two main offensive players, Ginola and Asprilla, both lifted their bans and returned in time, which will be of great help to strengthen their offensive firepower.

More importantly, Newcastle's midfield has ushered in a championship-level main force. They have just signed England's main midfielder David Batty. He has won top league titles with Leeds and Blackburn.

He has been recovering from his injuries since he was bought by Newcastle, and he just had time to play in this game.

David Batty can be regarded as a lucky player. He first won the league championship with Leeds United, and won the Premier League trophy with Blackburn last season. His comeback was interpreted by the outside world as Newcastle occupying the sky.

Newcastle's home game this time can be said to have the right time, place and people.

Manchester United is not optimistic. There is no Pallister in Ferguson's team. This is almost the biggest hidden danger of Manchester United, because everyone knows that Newcastle is known for its fierce firepower this season.

Losing the most stable player in the central defender line this season, many people think that whether Manchester United can survive the first 30 minutes is unknown.

Although it was said before the game that they would kill their opponents, St. James' Park, as the home ground of the Magpies' 13 consecutive victories, the atmosphere created by the fans is obviously deterrent.

When Manchester United walked into the stadium, the noise made by the Newcastle fans caused Beckham's ears to ring.

Amidst the noise of nearly 4 opponents, Beckham felt completely dazed.

He turned around and looked at his teammates. The expressions of Gary Neville and Bart were not much better than his.

Philip Neville, who played as a left-back, is the one with the strongest stress response. He has just been transferred to the first team this season.

In front of the Newcastle fans, my younger brother panicked during the warm-up and stood on the field dumbfounded, unable to do anything.

This reminded Beckham of the scene in the first round of the league when Manchester United played as a guest against Villa. Phil was in this state before the game. As a result, he immediately became the opponent's key attack target in less than 30 minutes.

Of course, Beckham can't protect himself now, so the younger brother can only ask for more blessings.

To be honest, since he entered the court, he has no idea, because the old man has formed a strange combination on the back line.

He put the team's main left-back Erwin at right-back to contain Newcastle's French star Ginola, and then put Philip Neville on the left side of the defense.

The most puzzling thing is that he put David May, who played well before, on the bench, and continued to use Bruce and Gary Neville, a combination that was blown up many times at the beginning of the season, on the central back line.

According to previous experience, as long as Ferguson does not take an unusual path, Manchester United's games will not have very good results.

Beckham felt that even if he was deafened by the Newcastle fans, he could only bite the bullet and hold on to this game.

Seeing that the season has come to an end, no one wants to lose the championship at the last moment.

In the locker room, Ferguson looked at the players with cold eyes and said: "You have all seen that this is the real championship battle. Compared with this, the previous games were simply too easy.

That's the environment we're going to be playing against, and we're playing against a team better than anyone we've ever played against, even better than Blackburn Rovers last season.

Are you already cowardly?

Let me tell you, even if you take a step back later, you will usher in a devastating end.

If they score one goal, there will be a second, a third.

So I ask you to concentrate on defending well. They will definitely press high, they will tackle fiercely, and they will even insult you by sticking to your face.

In short, anything that can make you irritable, angry or weak will be on the court.

I ask you to grit your teeth and defend. We will let them return in vain, let them be impatient, and let them waste their energy.

As long as there is a problem with their emotions, our opportunity will come.

Boys, as long as you are patient, the victory will be ours. "

Ferguson's pre-match speech made Beckham aware of the seriousness of the situation. You must know that the old man, who has always been tough, hardly set the tone of "on protracted battle" for a game before the game.

Before the game started, the head coach put on a low profile first, which is one of the few experiences in Beckham's career.

He looked around, except for Cantona, Keane, Bruce and Schmeichel, who were still self-centered on the four central axes, everyone else was listless as if they had been cut off.

Although the morale is mediocre, the Manchester United team still has a strong cohesion, and everyone trusts their head coach unconditionally.

Everyone has no other ideas and is ready to implement the head coach's tactics unconditionally.

The situation was as expected by Ferguson. Manchester United players were caught in the huge noise from the fans at the beginning of the game, and they were not prepared for such a crazy atmosphere of Newcastle United fans.

Newcastle launched a fierce attack from the very beginning. Keegan, who had an extremely strong attack group, completely abandoned the traditional tactics of English football.

Only in the 3rd minute of the game, Newcastle created a murderous intention.

Asprilla sped off Bruce after picking up the ball on the edge of the box, and he slid the ball straight to the edge of the six-yard box before Keane was covered.

Gary Neville gritted his teeth and almost hung on Les Ferdinand, but in the end he still let the other party get ahead.

The Newcastle striker kicked in from the penalty area line and Schmeichel almost lifted the ball over the bar by virtue of not being able to reach out.

corner kick!

Manchester United has 10 players recovered to participate in the defense, leaving only Giggs in the frontcourt with Newcastle's two players running back and forth.

Newcastle's Ginola took a corner kick, Les Ferdinand rubbed the football with his head in the middle, David Batty jumped high in the middle, and smashed the football hard to the right post. Mechel had no time to react.

Irvine, who was standing by the goal post, blocked the football with his chest. Players from the two teams had a melee in the penalty area. Asprilla leaned on Bruce, turned his back and picked the ball up, followed by an undercut shot.

Many British players in the Manchester United team did not expect the Colombian's operation to be so coquettish, and missed the best opportunity for defense.

The quality of Asprilla's shot is very high, and the football flies towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Seeing that Schmeichel didn't even make a save, Beckham groaned inwardly.

All Manchester United players can only watch the football fly towards the goal.

With a sigh from the home fans, the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

so close!

Seeing that their team aimed at Manchester United's goal and bombed wildly at the beginning of the game, the Newcastle fans roared like crazy.

Beckham was panting heavily. Apart from his own heartbeat, his ears were filled with the heart-piercing cheers of the home team fans.

Just before the Manchester United players had time to catch their breath, Newcastle's next attack came again
(End of this chapter)