i am beckham

Chapter 210 Hanging Newcastle
The 1996-1997 season was a special season for Manchester United. It was thought that the Premier League title could be a bargaining chip to attract reinforcements. As a result, well-known players did not consider coming, potential rookies all went to Serie A, and local stars were not found. Finally, the lineup was barely completed.

Facts have proved that in order to attract outstanding players, the influence of the Premier League is far from being comparable to that of Serie A, and Manchester United is not the first choice for the stars, or even a backup.

The Premier League teams can't attract popular stars, they can only use money to spend money on retired or retired stars, and treat them as treasures.

So if Manchester United wants to increase their influence, they have to win another championship and have some results in the Champions League, or else they will be the most shameless championship team in the five major leagues.

Although Manchester United's influence is so-so, Ferguson has already made a name for himself in the arena.

Now let’s talk about Mr. Alex of Manchester United, football players all over Europe can give him a thumbs up and call him a master.

But the old man was still far from satisfied. He was rejected by a group of stars in the summer, and now he was at the height of his self-esteem, and now Keegan ran out to flirt, which was tantamount to making him feel uncomfortable.

The Charity Shield was originally not very attractive, but at this time it became the most interesting game before the start of the Premier League.

Famous coaches face off, or Ferguson against Keegan, last season's league champion against runner-up, all of which are worth looking forward to.

What is even more concerning is that Keegan and Ferguson have almost become enemies because of the Shearer transfer turmoil in Xia Chuang.Keegan succeeded in snatching someone at the last moment of the transfer, and abruptly regained a round, which also allowed Newcastle to take the lead in Xia Chuang's transfer market and grab the first prize.

You must know that Ronaldo is not as valuable as Shearer now. England's number one center is the top scorer in the European Cup, and his attack power is beyond doubt.

Although Ronaldo made a big splash in PSV Eindhoven, the Eredivisie's gold content is limited after all. Half of the top scorers from here have become parallel imports of big teams, and some are not even qualified to go to big teams.

Ferguson, who was cut off halfway, was naturally furious, and the failure to introduce Shearer also caused a chain reaction. Manchester United fell short, and even the decision to introduce central defenders and midfielders was suspected. Names such as Johansen, Cruyff, and Solskjaer are naturally difficult to satisfy.

You must know that Manchester United is not Grandet in the transfer market. In order to get the players they want, they will not hesitate to create transfer records to compete for local stars. This time, for the first time, they cannot spend the money.

Xia Chuang's five signings were questioned as impromptu, or considered to be just a sham.

Manchester United has not spent money in three transfer windows for two consecutive seasons. Many media have seized on this to question the club's management capabilities.

Ferguson is always good at turning passive into active. Before the start of the new season, he focused on polishing the lineup. The main player who won the championship last season was the one who worked the most. The addition of new aid was placed in the second tier by him.

In Ferguson's thinking, he needs to build the skeleton of the Red Devils team, and then let new forces slowly join in, so that newcomers can adapt to this structure and tactical system.

Manchester United, as last season's league champions and FA Cup champions, made their debut in the Charity Shield and accepted the challenge of old enemies Newcastle United.

Manchester United played with the successful lineup last season, while their opponents Newcastle United changed a lot of players. Although the coach is still Keegan, his team has a lot more fierce players besides Shearer.

Shearer was abruptly taken away from Manchester United. Before the game, fans of Keegan and Magpies were triumphant, thinking that Manchester United would be devastated after being hit by this blow.Ferguson and the Manchester United players decided to wake up their opponents with a big victory, so that their opponents can clearly understand who the boss of the Premier League is.

In the pre-match interview, Ferguson became the target of public criticism again. He began to deal with the reporters' barrage of questions from the moment he entered the press conference.

"About the game? I know what you reporters like to write about, and you're ready for the jokes, even the script is written ahead of time.

But I don't care, because the game needs to speak with strength! "

"Alan Shearer? We were planning to sign Shearer in the summer. The whole world knows that Manchester United wants to buy the best star in the league. This is our arrogance. Buying Shearer was our second attempt. Unfortunately, we didn't succeed. Now Shearer has gone to Newcastle.

"The team's lineup? We had fewer people last season. For a while, we even needed Gary and Roy to play central defenders, but we still won the championship.

Newcastle's lineup is really good. They can change a lineup every season, and they are very domineering! "

Beckham relayed what Ferguson said at the press conference to the old John, and the other party marveled at the old man's sharpness in seeing the problem.

"David, I have to say that the old man is a guy with an epoch-making vision. Do you think he said that Newcastle changed a lineup every season as a sarcasm?
He is telling others that a good team cannot always make a big adjustment to the lineup.

In my day, this kind of thing was well known.But people may not think so at the time. Many people think that a strong team is the superposition of excellent players.

In fact, this kind of thinking is completely wrong. New players will greatly affect the tacit understanding of the team. A team that is always in a state of running-in cannot be too strong. "

Beckham pondered for a while, and this is the reason.

If it was him, he would definitely not explain the essence of the matter clearly.

The biggest taboo in life is to talk lightly.

If it were him, I am afraid that even a few words would not be revealed, so that the "Newcastlemen" change a lineup every year, and they will be deflated every year.

Of course, if I have always been like this, I am afraid I will never be able to become the master among the people.

Ferguson will throw out a topic and let the other party figure it out for themselves.

If you figure it out, you can count on your skills, but if you don't figure it out, you deserve it.

Of course, Ferguson is not yet strong enough to enter the world. He is one Wenger, one Mourinho and several Keegans away from greatness.

In general, Keegan wants to be tough with the old man in this era, but he is not qualified enough.

Before the Charity Cup started, fans of Manchester United and Newcastle had exchanged fire several times.

Manchester United fans even ridiculed that Newcastle's ability to play the Charity Shield was due to Manchester United's blessing, because Manchester United won the league and FA Cup double championships, and Newcastle could use the league runner-up as a sandbag.

Newcastle's fans are not good at it either, they have always been known for their hard-fisted football hooligans and their combat effectiveness.

There were quite a lot of Newcastle fans pouring into Wembley Stadium. They not only swept away the tickets allocated to their team, but also bought a bunch of neutral fans' tickets.

The Magpies fans who flocked into the stadium were elated and put on the masks of Alan Shearer to satirize the Red Devils.Fans of the Magpies also specially displayed a huge Newcastle United flag on the spot to express their love and support for the team.Overjoyed to have won Shearer, they sang and danced in the stands, weaving into impossibly timely raps, making fun of their opponents, taunting Ferguson and United for being fooled like idiots.

Ferguson and the Manchester United players have not been affected too much. Compared with the tormented start of last season, the current situation is really weak.

In order to further fine-tune the lineup, Ferguson dispatched the main starters who won the championship last season, and none of the players signed in the summer played.

Cantona advanced alone, Scholes became the shadow striker, while Keane and Butt became the central midfielders in the center, and Beckham and Giggs played as wide midfielders on both sides, becoming the biggest source of offensive firepower.

David May replaced Bruce and Pallister on the back line. The left and right full backs are Irwin and Gary Neville. Schmeichel stood on the goal line, showing a look of looking down on all offensive players. .

与上个赛季相比，曼联的阵型已经没有变化，还是4-4-2或者4-4-1-1，看起来就是一个烂大街的英式阵容。

But Ferguson still has something in terms of tactics, and Manchester United have repeatedly conducted running training this summer.

When the team is attacking, the two full-backs go to the opponent's hinterland, and the position of the two full-backs is not limited to the wing. They can exchange positions with the two players in the midfield, or even exchange positions between two wingers.

This is the strength of Ferguson. He will not be like the later Moyes, who was eager to erase all the traces of his predecessor when he first came to power, and took out his own things with great fanfare, regardless of whether the players would be dissatisfied.

Ferguson made some changes in the team every season. Adjacent seasons seemed like small changes. After a few seasons, the team immediately became different.

At the beginning of the game, the Newcastle United players who were eager to prove themselves came up with a wave of high-position pressing. They wanted to seize the start and beat their opponents.

Unfortunately, after a season of training, Manchester United's tacit understanding has been greatly improved. Passing, running and supporting have become more direct, simple and smoother.

When the opponent is not paying attention or is not prepared in advance, Manchester United's ferocious attack will tear the opponent's defense line.

Newcastle's central and frontcourt players ran very hard, but they lacked coordination with each other, leaving a big hole for their opponents by rushing.

Of course, Manchester United will not waste such an opportunity. Once the football is passed to Cantona's feet, Newcastle's defensive pressure will suddenly increase.

Manchester United played this game as a warm-up match, but it played out of the effect of the league.

On the Newcastle side, there are quite a few differences. Keegan hopes to play this game as a battle of the end of the world, and all the losing teams will be wiped out.

The Newcastle players regard the Charity Shield as an unspoken social etiquette. They think they are here to enjoy the fun and participate in a large carnival. They are obviously not prepared for any battle.

In the 15th minute, Cantona ran out of space in front of the penalty area and suddenly moved laterally before the defensive player posted it. At this time, Gary Neville followed up with a pass. The Frenchman easily scored the football into the corner.

1 to 0!He scored a goal before kicking hard, and look at this whole thing.

After conceding the ball, the Newcastle players gave up the high press. They wanted to cooperate with Manchester United, so the game entered the next misunderstanding.

They thought that playing in midfield would make their opponents uncomfortable, but they didn't expect that it was Manchester United that made them uncomfortable.

In the 25th minute, after Manchester United got the ball, two wide players moved forward, and the two wide players moved closer to the center. The midfield suddenly became 6 vs 3.

Cantona dropped back at the right time. He threw off the defender at the moment of receiving the ball, and then, like last season, he slammed into the penalty area alone.

Everyone did not expect that Manchester United had 6 players in the midfield, and the final offensive method was still Cantona singled out Newcastle's defense.

The Newcastle players immediately surrounded them, but Cantona ignored the defense at all and wanted to be one-stop.

He dribbled the ball to the penalty spot, and suddenly sent the ball behind him with his heel.

At this time, the Newcastle players were still staring at Cantona stupidly, and Beckham had already inserted from the middle.

He really didn't expect that behind Cantona, there was not a single Newcastle defender, and they were all pushed into the penalty spot by the Frenchman.

Newcastle's defense is even more empty than training, and it's a pity for them not to shoot.

Beckham had plenty of time, he took the ball to adjust a step, and then volleyed vigorously.

The football went straight to the upper left corner of the goal, and Newcastle's goalkeeper didn't even have time to make defensive moves.

2 to 0, after scoring the goal, Beckham rushed to the sideline and shot at the Newcastle fans wearing Shearer masks, and the stands were instantly heated.

Don't you guys like booing?I'll let you boo all at once!

Beckham's move made Keegan half dead, but there was nothing he could do. The new team was more competitive than last season, but the execution ability of the players was really bad.

These so-called excellent players have given up on the tactics he formulated and started to follow their feelings.

After scoring the goal, Beckham still followed Cantona, always waiting for the sniper.

This kind of work requires shooting accuracy, so Cole can only return to the bench first.

In the 40th minute, Beckham came to life again, this time it was still Cantona who retreated to take the ball, still with exaggerated extraordinary moves and faster and faster dribbling speed.

Cantona dribbled the ball 20 meters in the midfield, attracting the "siege" of 4 defensive players. At this time, they may not have expected the unsuccessful 4-on-1 end.

In the next second, they saw their end.

Cantona slammed the outside instep of his right foot straight into the penalty area and Beckham followed up again, picking up the ball on the edge of the box and accelerating his dribble.

At this time, the Newcastle players suddenly discovered that Beckham wanted to go it alone
The Newcastle goalkeeper applied seriousness, and he sealed the near corner while attacking.

After calculation, Beckham found that the goalkeeper still had two brushes, so he rubbed the ball with the back of his foot.

The football went over the goalkeeper's head, dropped suddenly just after the goal, and flew into the goal.

3 to 0, Beckham excitedly tried a hand flip and machine gun fire, he didn't know that he had already robbed an Irish striker.

Everyone didn't expect Manchester United to cry Newcastle in just 45 minutes.

You must know that Manchester United played two consecutive games against Newcastle last season, and the opponent controlled the rhythm in the first half.

Unexpectedly, in less than 6 months, the gap between the two teams has become so large.

Beckham had a chance to score a hat-trick, but a free kick in front of the penalty area was snatched by Keane.

In Keane's words, the pre-season warm-up match should not be sharp, so he has to kick this free kick.

So Keane performed a miracle in front of 7 people at Wembley Stadium.

His shot went through the wall and into the top right corner.

4 to 0, Manchester United almost replaced all the main players.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United's substitutes were also very motivated. At the end of the game, Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 5-0.

Compared with the elated Manchester United team, Shearer, who did not get any effective supply in the audience, was useless. He and Keegan, who had a livid face and stiffened until the end of the game, were in perfect contrast.

The Manchester United fans present sang loudly: "Shearer is a fool! We have Cantona! Keegan is a weak chicken!"

All Manchester United fans are laughing at the arrogance of Newcastle fans.

This was a completely asymmetrical battle. Manchester United won the Charity Shield with a near-perfect performance. Beside the elated Red Devils were all kinds of embarrassed Newcastle fans and bewildered Newcastle players.

In the Charity Shield, Newcastle was very weak.

(End of this chapter)