i am beckham

Chapter 188 War of the Roses ([-])

Manchester United's next opponent is Leeds United, and the relationship between the two teams is not simple.

When it comes to historical grievances in English football, the "War of Roses" between Manchester United and Leeds United is not much worse than the "Double Red Club".

Among the rivals of the Premier League, some are related to geography, and some are related to history.

The derby between regions is okay to say, it is just a matter of time.

There is a war of words between Manchester United and Manchester City every year. Manchester United wants to let Manchester City die, and Manchester City wants to let Manchester United die badly, but it is all talk.

After all, the supporters of the two clubs may be friends, colleagues, or even a family supporting different clubs.

This kind of derby in the same city means that there is me in you, and you in me. Except for some extreme fans who may do some stupid things, the confrontation is kept within a reasonable range.

And once it is contaminated with history, the grievances between clubs are "death feuds" in the true sense, because the grievances between some clubs are the continuation of life between different cities, and this hostile relationship often flows in the blood and is engraved in the bone marrow.

Just like the "Rose Derby" between Manchester United and Leeds United, if you trace the roots, the grievances between the two clubs can be traced back to 500 years ago.

At that time, the two major dynasties of Lancashire and Yorkshire fought for the throne of England, and a civil war broke out. This war was also known as the bloodiest war in English history. The two families created a considerable number of deaths in British history in the era of cold weapons.

The later fantasy novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" all referred to the battle of the red and white roses between the two families, which shows the importance of this history in the hearts of the British.

The family coat of arms of Lancashire, where Manchester is located, is a red rose, and that of Yorkshire, where Leeds United is located, is a white rose.

Shakespeare called this war the "Wars of the Roses" in his historical play "Henry VI".

In the era of the Industrial Revolution, the cotton industry in Manchester defeated the wool industry led by Leeds, which meant that the two places had once again formed a beam.

If we talk about grievances, the impact of the industrial war is even more serious than historical grievances.

The prevalence of cotton and the shrinkage of the wool industry will affect the quality of life of thousands of families and tens of thousands of people.

The combination of new hatred and old hatred means that the hostile relationship between the two clubs has also been continued in life, so once the two clubs meet, they usually have to fight to the death.

Manchester United encountered the Munich air crash. Some extreme Leeds United fans mocked the Manchester United club without any scruples. Even when the two teams were playing, the Leeds United players celebrated the plane crash after scoring a goal.

Now the two clubs have become stronger.

When the two teams met for the first time, the Elland Road Stadium where Leeds United was located was packed, and Leeds United worked hard to score Manchester United 3 goals. This game made all Manchester United people worry about it.

Before the game, Ferguson gave the team a must-win instruction while exhaling: "Newcastle has already scored, we can only win. If anyone is persuaded, I will clear him out of the team at the end of the season!"

As soon as the Manchester United team walked out of the stadium, Beckham heard the whole stadium singing insults to the Leeds United players.

Compared with using lyrics to connotate people before, the lyrics of Manchester United fans this time are much simpler, calling out a player's name, and then adding a swear word.

Compared with the broken central defender combination in the previous encounter, this time Manchester United finally got together the main central defender combination of Bruce and Pallister.

"Manchester United's goalkeeper is Schmeichel, and the four defenders are Gary Neville, Bruce, Pallister and Irvine. I haven't seen Bruce and Pallister appear on the field at the same time for a long time.

Their four midfielders are David Beckham, Roy Keane, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs. These four players take over most of the team's games, they are simply four iron men.

On the defensive line, Manchester United's combination is Cantona and Scholes. This game is of great significance to the team throughout the season. Alex replaced Andy Cole, who was in a sluggish state throughout the season, with the young Scholes. This shows that Manchester United desperately needs goals! "

The game between Manchester United and Leeds United is about the title of the championship. Martin Taylor has gathered enough energy and is ready to eat today's melon.

At the beginning of the season, Beckham was slapped in the face a few times, and now he has become a fan of Beckham, but he has not yet reached the level of a fan. He will not be like Nick, who takes advantage of the convenience of his position and the development of "The Sun" to vigorously pursue stars.

From the first second of the game whistle, the fight between the two teams immediately entered a fierce battle.

Manchester United immediately gave the ball to the right at the beginning of the game. Beckham's first thought was to pass, but he calmed down a bit. Everyone was full of energy at the beginning.

He took a look at Leeds United's left midfielder. This guy completely let go of the wing, and it seemed that he didn't intend to defend well at all.

After the identification, there is no doubt about the flying shovel.

So Beckham dribbled the ball forward vigorously, rubbing the football to the instep of the ball at the moment of contact.

At the moment he touched the ball, the Leeds United players didn't even think about it, just a flying shovel.

Watching Leeds United's left back slip past him, Beckham said "fuck" in his heart.

Fortunately, I was careful, otherwise, even if there were no major injuries, minor injuries would be unavoidable.

He immediately changed direction and rushed from the left, and the Leeds United left midfielder got up from the ground and rushed towards him.

Beckham immediately passed the ball to Keane, and the Leeds United defender immediately stretched his legs from behind Keane.

Keane, who was standing still, had already expected that the opposing player would come. He compressed his body further and jumped back at the moment when the Leeds United midfielder stretched his legs.

Keane was lifted up, he leaned back hard, and hit the Leeds United defender with his head. The two fell to the ground together, and Keane pressed on the opponent.

The referee signaled that the Leeds United players had fouled, Keane got up and nothing happened, and the Leeds United midfielder browboned.

The momentary fighting spirit of Keane and the defensive players made Beckham terrified. If it was him, he might be knocked to the ground.

United re-kicked off and Giggs had the same problem on the left, passing the ball to Cantona, who was kicked hard by the Leeds United player's thigh.

Seeing that Leeds United did not even get a card for such a foul, Ferguson immediately greeted the three generations of the referee's family tree on the sidelines.

Seeing that their head coach was not happy, the fans on the sidelines started scolding directly. This time, everyone didn't even sing, and just scolded the Leeds United players one by one.

Manchester United kicked off again, Scholes took the ball outside the penalty area and shot directly, and the football flew towards the upper right corner of the goal.

The Leeds United goalkeeper struggled to hold the ball over the baseline.

corner kick!

Beckham took a look. Leeds United was keeping a close eye on the middle and the back. Fortunately, he drove the ball forward.

Giggs shrugged off the defender and clung to the football, which flew towards the back post and the goalkeeper reached for it hastily.

Did not touch.

Leeds United's players guarding the post jumped up vigorously and stopped the football in the air, and Bart rushed towards the football.

The defender jumped again, and the two headed towards the football at the same time.

Beckham, who was almost in the penalty area, only heard a "boom" head bump, followed by a scream from the Leeds United defenders.

Butt rushed over, the Leeds United player jumped on the spot, and the heads of the two hit each other. The Leeds United player was hit and turned 90 degrees in the air and fell to the ground, with Butt lying on top of him.

The referee whistled immediately, and players from both sides rushed towards the scene of the incident. The uniforms of the Leeds United players had been dyed red.

Since the two fell together, it was not known whose blood belonged to it.

Bart covered his head. The Leeds United player was pressed down and wanted to turn over but he had no strength. His expression had become extremely grim due to the pain.

Seeing that his teammates were under pressure, Bart couldn't get up, and the Leeds United players were about to drag Bart, Keane immediately rushed up, and the players from both sides huddled together.

The two sides struggled for a few minutes before they were separated. The Leeds United players couldn't hold on, and Bart's face was covered in blood, so he had to go to the sidelines for treatment.

A few minutes later, the team doctor Dave ran to Ferguson's side: "Boss, Nicky's consciousness is a little fuzzy, I suggest replacing him."

Ferguson glanced at the court with a gloomy face, turned around and said to Lee Sharp, "Hurry up and warm up!"

Lee Sharpe ran back on the touchline like a rabbit.

After 5 minutes, both sides completed the substitution at the same time.

Lee Sharp walked up to Beckham and said, "David, the boss asked me to play right midfielder, you go to the center."

Beckham opened his mouth wide: "No way!?"

(End of this chapter)