i am beckham

Chapter 179
After reading this article in The Sun, Beckham basically believed that the editor named Nick was a friendly army.

This guy who has always been famous for his poisonous tongue has supported him in the sports column for two consecutive months, showing the basic cultivation of a brain-dead fan.

Beckham remembers that the first time this well-known editor in the news industry supported him should be the end of the game between Manchester United and Chelsea.

That day, a member of the Spice Girls wanted to use himself for traffic, and specially arranged for someone to take a photo of the two meeting in the box.

Then Sophie Marceau also came, and then she was going to play football in the box.

After the girl made a mistake with the ball, she was reckless. The football hit Gary's lower body, and she threw herself on herself.

It turned out that Nick boasted about himself in the social section the next day.

At that time, Beckham thought he was talking about Sophie Marceau, and it happened that the story had its own, so he put himself in the news by the way.

To be honest, not only Nick, but Beckham felt that all British men were cheering in their hearts.

Anything that makes the French unhappy basically makes the British happy.

In the eyes of the British, the French nation is a standard proud and arrogant family with high self-esteem.

In the minds of the French, a dirty street is casual, and a big man who does not go to work and wanders around all day is called himself.

This kind of national value is two hundred and five in the eyes of the British, but they still take themselves seriously.

Coupled with the fact that the French don't think highly of the British, this makes the men of Great Britain even more crazy.

Everyone was very excited after seeing Beckham and Sophie Marceau playing in circles and holding high in the Premier League that day.

Tens of millions of French people have tried all kinds of methods to find a handsome British guy. This incident made the British gentlemen feel that they have a lot of face.

Within a few days of the broadcast, men all over the UK applauded Beckham at the same time, and they couldn't wait to see the French man's spiritual sustenance being misfortune by the handsome British guy.

Beckham thinks that Nick should also be such a person, the only difference is that he has a pen and can find an outlet to vent his emotions.

But a week after this incident, Nick praised him in the newspaper again, which made him a little confused.

It's not that he has persecution paranoia, it's that this editor named Nick has a bad reputation among the public.

This guy is a big troll, the more well-known the person is, the more pungent the writing is, as long as the "Sun" can find the black material of those public figures, a considerable part of the content will be written by him.

So Beckham logically thought that this guy wanted to fatten him up before killing him, and only the oily scenes would attract readers.

He has been paying attention to the articles written by Nick, just as the other party has been following him.

It's just that two months later, Beckham felt that something was wrong. This guy named Nick not only boasted about himself in the news, but later developed into boasting about Manchester United.

This made Beckham have a good impression of him, and he is not so milky under normal circumstances.

But he is still mentally preparing for the other party to spray him sooner or later.

However, Nick's praise has never stopped, and he helped Manchester United build momentum at the most critical time.

At the critical moment when Ferguson launched a general attack on Keegan's public opinion war, the "Sun" Newcastle's last point of view expanded, and told everyone by way of comparison that other Premier League teams did have reservations when they played Newcastle, but they went all out when they played against Manchester United.

Ferguson's words were stinging, but someone followed up. Such behavior is definitely a friendly army.

With Nick's article, Arsenal and Leeds United can't sit still. Once this kind of bullying hat is put on, the team's reputation will definitely drop by more than one level.

So there is no need to think about it at all. When they see Newcastle again, they will definitely prove themselves with actions. Then Newcastle's game will be much more difficult.

Beckham feels that people have voted for such a degree, and it seems that there is no reason to question him, otherwise let people say what.

Of course, it's also possible if Nick is a big schemer who insists on waiting for a major setback in his career before spraying.

Seeing Nick's article, Beckham felt like the needle had turned around.

The first time I saw Nick bragging that he was related to Chelsea, although they didn't expect things to develop like that.

After Nick's report was released, Manchester United met Chelsea again, fate!
This is the third time the two teams have met this season. Manchester United has won and drawn one and remained unbeaten in the previous two.

But no one dared to guarantee that Manchester United would definitely advance to the FA Cup final. When the two teams met for the first time at Stanford, Gullit had not yet fully integrated into the team, and Chelsea was still a mid-range team.

Manchester United easily sent four eggs to the other side at the door of Chelsea. Chelsea looked vulnerable that day.

But when the two teams played the second game, Beckham could clearly feel the change in the opponent.

At that time, Gullit had already integrated into the team, and he raised Chelsea by half a level by himself.

At that time, Chelsea became very difficult. If it hadn't been for me to take advantage of the opponent's relaxation and play one after another, Manchester United might have overturned at home that day.

For nearly three months, Beckham feels that this Chelsea team has run in very well. They have many veterans who have experienced many battles and are particularly strong in controlling the rhythm.

But these old guys also have weaknesses. They are often vigorous in the first half and play vigorously, but in the second half they are habitually weak in the waist and knees, and their level plummets.

So they can win teams like Tottenham, but they can't win Manchester United and Liverpool. The main reason is that the little guys in these teams are too good at running.

The FA Cup semi-finals are played at a neutral venue, and the winner will advance to the final.

Chelsea are the most-watched side in the Premier League this season as they make a massive signing of international stars

Although most of these players have entered the end of their careers, their influence is still there, and their togetherness instantly aroused the interest of fans.

With the arrival of Gullit, more Serie A stars have landed at Stamford Bridge one after another.Not only that, they are also very different from the traditional Premier League teams in terms of coach selection and team tactics, which set off a unique trend in England.

They are very adaptable, and their technical and tactical abilities are excellent. Their game style is not rigidly restricted by the situation. They often come to whatever the opponent is afraid of.

In such an important game, Manchester United once again encountered a central defender crisis.

The regular players Bruce and Pallister were both unable to participate due to injuries, and Ferguson could only send a central defender combination of Gary Neville and David May.

It is worth noting that this combination is the weakest of all Manchester United's central defenders.

Since the central defender combination was too broken, Ferguson could only let the team attack. He asked his players to play as fast as they could.

A steady rhythm is Chelsea's favorite, and they must not be allowed to succeed.

Manchester United played very proactively in the opening game. Giggs and Beckham kept attacking Chelsea's defense, and the opposing defenders struggled one-on-one.

Less than 15 minutes into the game, Manchester United got a chance. Giggs crossed into the penalty area. Chelsea's defenders focused on Cantona and Cole. Unexpectedly, Beckham suddenly came out.

Although he and Giggs were on the two sides, their tacit understanding was very good. When the Welshman broke through and observed the position in the middle, Beckham understood what the other party wanted to do.

When Giggs flattened Chelsea's defense, Beckham moved to the center and directly plugged in.

Sure enough, Giggs passed the ball to the middle, and Beckham looked at the position of the Chelsea goalkeeper, and pushed the ball directly without stopping the ball.

The Chelsea goalkeeper didn't even have time to make a save at this time, he could only watch the football go to the lower left corner of the goal.

It's a pity that Beckham's luck was mediocre today. The ball hit the goal post and was then cleared by the defender.

Ferguson on the sidelines had already raised his arms high, but when the goal scored, he shook his head regretfully.

But he was in a good state of mind, and it took him a few seconds to adjust, and he chatted with Brian Keane about his business: "Ryan's cross made a spin, and David was able to push the ball in a straight line with the arch of his foot. This kid feels really good under his feet!"

Hearing Ferguson's evaluation, Brian Kidd showed an awkward yet polite perfunctory smile.

No way, his career is really hard to call exciting, and he is also a defender.

What kind of footwork can a defender in England's second division league have?
This is Ferguson's customary ending when two people have differences in business communication.

When encountering such a moment, Brian Keane couldn't find any way to deal with it.

In this case, the laugh is over.

To be honest, he didn't see anything unique about Beckham's shot. After all, he was just an English defender.

The game continued, Manchester United still suppressed Chelsea's mad attack.

The Chelsea players who experienced the shocking moment just now settled down a lot, and played a defensive counterattack seriously.

After withstood Manchester United's onslaught several times, the experienced Blues Chelsea began to stare at Manchester United's central defender and fired.

The Blues used high-altitude balls to hang into the Manchester United penalty area many times, allowing Gullit and Mark Hughes to bully Gary.

Seeing that Gary Neville basically had no air defense ability, Hoddle decisively let Gullit go up the front line and bullied him with Mark Hughes.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Mark Hughes pulled out from the left to respond. He pressed Phil with his body to get a good position, and sent a left-footed cross before Beckham's help defense was in place.

This cross caused Gary Neville to make a serious mistake. He judged the wrong place and caused the top to fall. As a result, Gullit, who was ambushing at the back point, easily broke Schmeichel's ten fingers with a header from close range. Chelsea led 1-0.

After losing the ball, Gary Neville habitually hugged his neck with his hands, and assumed a fractured looking up posture.

This is not the first time he has made a fool of himself in the central defender's position, but today's game is particularly important.

Seeing that he was one step away from the FA Cup final, Gary Neville wanted to escape reality a bit.

But looking up at the fracture didn't help much. It was impossible for him to maintain this posture in the subsequent games, and it took a lot of time to maintain this posture for a long time.

Gary Neville secretly looked at Ferguson who was standing on the sideline. After playing for Manchester United for all these years, he judged the old man's emotions without looking at his face at all. He only needed to look at the opponent's face and chewing speed to know whether the opponent was angry.

Ferguson's angry state is obvious, red face, chewing gum quickly.

Seeing that Ferguson wasn't angry, Gary Neville felt relieved.

Chelsea followed suit with the attack just now. Gary Neville hit the ball, but this time it was even more terrifying than a fall.

He was on the back of the head, and the football spun and flew towards the top right corner of the goal.

Fortunately, Schmeichel was prepared this time, fixed the "inner ghost" in time, and lifted the football out of the crossbar with one hand.

The first thing the Dane did when he got up from the ground was to rush to Gary Neville, grabbed his neck with both hands and shouted: "Little brat, why don't you focus on me!"

At half-time, Beckham almost laughed when he saw Gary Neville sneak into the dressing room like a thief. This moment was indeed too embarrassing.

A few minutes later, Ferguson came in and teased Gary: "I used to think that the difference between you and a good central defender is your height. Now I think that even if you grow to 3 meters, you may not be a good central defender. You have no sense of position at all."

Beckham and other players in the locker room watched the old man's expression nervously. Seeing the smile on his head coach's face, everyone felt relieved.

Trailing by a goal at half-time, Ferguson was in high spirits and it looked like United were leading by a goal.

"Boys, I have confidence in you. You must keep the football running at high speed in the second half. As long as you persist for another 20 minutes, they will definitely not be able to run!"

After saying this, Ferguson allowed Brian Kidd to demonstrate his tactics on the tactical board, turned around and returned to the court after checking the time.

The state of the head coach made Beckham relax a lot, and he saw that his teammates performed similarly to him.

After the start of the second half, Chelsea's veterans really couldn't withstand the impact of Manchester United's youth storm. Both Beckham and Phil Neville are physically strong, and the two kept teaming up to attack the opponent's left.

As a result, the Chelsea team persisted for 15 minutes and couldn't run anymore.

In the 62nd minute, Phil Weir easily swayed the left back Spencer after receiving a ball from Beckham on the right, and then sent an eager cross.

This lob was so exquisite that the opponent had no choice but to watch the ball fly to the dead corner of the gate even if a large number of players surrounded the penalty area.When the ball flew to the goal line, Cole took the lead and put the ball in firmly. Manchester United 1-1.

Seeing Cole celebrating excitedly, the other Manchester United players looked disgusted. He could score the ball without touching it.

If he hadn't touched it, the goal would have been beautiful, and his worldly poke in front of goal completely ruined Cantona's performance.

Cantona still kept his back straight, with no expression on his face, as if nothing happened just now.

If Beckham didn't know the Frenchman, he would definitely think that the other party was a facial paralysis.

But he has seen the other party's smile in front of Sophie Marceau. This flattering expression is the standard for French men to meet the lover of their dreams.

After Manchester United equalized and launched a fierce attack, Cantona made another attack, sending a pass from the right to Giggs who was cutting.

Chelsea's Burleigh couldn't catch up and was forced to use an unconventional double flying foot to clear the siege.As a result, the ball not only failed to clear the siege, but flew towards the front of the penalty area.

At this time, Beckham had already started at a high speed. He completely relied on his speed advantage to get rid of the opponent's defender who was chasing back, and he also got the ball before the opponent's goalkeeper attacked.

This ball is almost in the same position as the goal post in the first half, and this time it must be played with quality.

Since Gary's headers from the same position are getting worse every time, why can't he be better every time?
Thinking of this, Beckham immediately stopped the ball in front of him, and suddenly shot when the defender was about to shovel.

His shot was one step before the penalty spot, the Chelsea players failed to cover in time in the chaos, and the goalkeeper again failed to make a save at this time.

In the end, Beckham did not waste the opponent's assist, he calmly shot into the dead corner.

2 is better than 1!

The Manchester United fans on the field roared almost at the same time. They sang and danced on the field regardless of the feelings of Chelsea fans and neutral fans.

In the subsequent games, Chelsea fans watched their team lose the semi-final.

At the end of the game, Manchester United players formed a circle and jumped up.

Beckham is particularly excited, this is his first FA Cup final.

(End of this chapter)